Naumburg Orchestral Concerts announces summer events for 2019

This summer’s free concerts will take place at Temple Emanu-El during the renovation of the Naumburg Bandshell

Lineup features The Knights, Venice Baroque Orchestra, A Far Cry, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, the longest-running series of its type in the world, announces its 114^th season of free summer concerts, running from June 18 to August 6, 2019. This season’s concerts will take place indoors at Temple Emanu-El as the iconic Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park undergoes necessary repairs.

Summer 2019’s slate of chamber orchestras includes the return of New York-based ensembles The Knights, Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, as well as Boston-based A Far Cry. Making its series debut is the Venice Baroque Orchestra, which gives frequent modern-day premieres of forgotten masterpieces from the past on period instruments. Find full program information for all five ensembles below.

“As the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts enters its 114^th season, we are especially grateful for this new partnership with Temple Emanu-El,” said Christopher London, President of the Board of Naumburg Orchestral Concerts. “They have helped us ensure that there will be no disruption to our series of free concerts of top-tier classical ensembles while the Naumburg Bandshell undergoes renovation. We hope that our longstanding audience members, as well as new attendees, will enthusiastically embrace this new location and its stellar acoustics for the summer of 2019.”

All concerts will take place at 7 PM at Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center (Fifth Avenue at 65^th Street, New York, NY 10065). Tickets are free but reservations are required. Visit naumburgconcerts.org or call 212-501-7809 for more information.

Complete Season Listing

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 7 PM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor

        Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) String Octet, Op. 20, (1825)

        Benjamin Britten (1913-76) Lachrymae, Op. 48a, (1950, orch.1976)

        Lisa Bielawa (b. 1968) Fictional Migration, (Solo Flute and Horn with strings)
        (WORLD PREMIERE ARR.)

        Walt Whitman, songs and poetry set to music by The Knights


Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 7 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
With Anna Fusek, recorder
Gianpiero Zanocco, violin
Massimo Raccanelli, cello

        Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Sinfonia in C Major for strings and basso continuo, from “L’Olimpiade”, RV         725

        George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Concerto grosso in G major, Op.6 n.1, HWV 319

        Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) Concerto in G major for strings and basso continuo, Op. VII, No. 4

        Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in E minor for violin, strings and basso continuo, RV 273

        Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) Sinfonia in G major for strings and basso continuo

        Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for cello, strings and basso continuo in A minor, RV 419

        Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) Concerto grosso in D minor, H.143, “La Follia” (after A. Corelli Op. V          n.12), (1729)

        Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in C major for recorder and strings, RV 443


Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 7 PM
A Far Cry

        Georg Muffat (1653-1704) Concerto Grosso No. 12 “Propitia Sydera”, (1701)

        Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) Entr’acte, (2011, adapted for String Orchestra by A Far Cry 2014)

        Lembit Beecher (b. 1980) Conference of the Birds, (2017, Premiered with A Far Cry, 2018)
        NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE

        Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Serenade in C Major, Op. 48, (1880)

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 7 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
With Jasmine Price, soprano

        Anna Clyne (b. 1980) Prince of Clouds (2012)

        Florence Price (1887-1953) Songs (1930s & 40s)

        Samuel Barber (1910-81) Adagio for Strings (1936)

        Aaron Copland (1900-90) Appalachian Spring (1943-44)

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 7 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Pasión: A Concert of Spanish and South American Music
With JP Jofre, bandoneon

        Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) La Oración del torero, for string orchestra, Op. 34 (1925)

        Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-99) Zarabanda lejana y villancico (1930)

        Juan Pablo Jofre (1983) Tangodromo 1 for bandoneon and strings (2016)

        Astor Piazzolla (1921-92) Adiós Nonino, for bandoneon and strings (1959)
        (b. 1972) Chasqui and Coqueteos from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (2001)

        Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) Estampas Nocturnas (1923)

About Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
Since 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts has continuously presented free, outdoor classical music concerts to New Yorkers of all walks of life.  It is the oldest such concert series in the world.  Named after founder and philanthropist Elkan Naumburg, who donated the Naumburg Bandshell to New York City in 1923, and inspired by his own ardent love of music, the series seeks to stimulate and encourage new and expanded audiences for classical music in the informal and beautiful setting of Central Park.

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