{"id":228801,"date":"2026-05-12T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228801\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:41:08","slug":"the-naumburg-orchestral-concerts-begins-season-on-june-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228801\/","title":{"rendered":"The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts begins season on June 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"NaumburgPianist Simone Dinnerstein, her string ensemble Baroklyn, and CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) perform music by J.S Bach and Philip Glass<\/p>\n


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The world’s oldest continuous free outdoor classical concert series features five concerts June 9 \u2013 August 4, 2026<\/p>\n


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New York, N.Y. – On Tuesday, June 9 at 7:30 pm,\u00a0Naumburg Orchestral Concerts<\/a>\u00a0kicks off its 2026 season with the GRAMMY\u00ae-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein, Baroklyn (the string ensemble she founded and directs) and CONCORA\u00a0(Connecticut Choral Artists) at Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (mid-park at 72nd St.). The concert is free and will be broadcast\u00a0live and streamed on WQXR.<\/p>\n


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The program features music by Philip Glass and J.S. Bach – two composers whose music Dinnerstein sees a natural affinity between. The pianist says, \u201cGlass\u2019s music is multi-linear in a way that evokes the music of Bach. It is music on the horizontal, as opposed to the vertical. If anything, it is circular music.\u201d<\/p>\n


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For the concert, Dinnerstein leads the artists from the piano for performances of Glass’s “The Hours” and a recomposition by Philip Lasser of Bach\u2019s Air on the G String, and conducts Bach’s Cantata No. 9 “Es ist das Heil uns Kommen her” alongside selections from three other cantatas by Bach with Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA).<\/p>\n


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Launched in 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts is the world’s oldest continuous free outdoor classical concert series. The season continues with The Knights on June 23, Delirium Musicum (making their NYC debut!) on July 7, followed by Orchestra of St. Luke’s on July 21, and concludes on August 4 with Nosky’s Baroque Band.\u00a0Full program details are below. Digital press kit available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Calendar Listing<\/p>\n


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Tuesday, June 9 at 7:30 pm<\/p>\n


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Baroklyn<\/a><\/p>\n


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Simone Dinnerstein, director and piano<\/a><\/p>\n


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CONCORA Choir<\/a><\/p>\n


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at the Naumburg Bandshell on the Concert Ground\u00a0\ufeffCentral Park (72nd St, mid-park)<\/p>\n


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PROGRAM<\/p>\n


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Johann Sebastian Bach:\u00a0Herr Gott, BWV 617<\/p>\n


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Philip Glass:\u00a0The Hours<\/p>\n


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J.S. Bach (continuo realizations by Philip Lasser): Cantata 9,\u00a0Es ist das Heil uns Kommen her, BWV 9<\/p>\n


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J.S. Bach: Three Movements from Cantatas 99, 22, & 182<\/p>\n


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J.S. Bach\/Lasser:\u00a0In the Air<\/p>\n


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WQXR Host: Elliott Forrest<\/p>\n


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Admission is free and reservations are not needed.<\/p>\n


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Visit\u00a0naumburgconcerts.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information and programs.<\/p>\n


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Press kit available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Coming up<\/p>\n


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June 23: The Knights<\/p>\n


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Colin & Eric Jacobsen, artistic directors<\/p>\n


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Tessa Lark, Violin (Walter W. Naumburg Int\u2019l Competition Winner 2012)\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Christina Courtin:\u00a0Rhapsody on being Giant Proof<\/p>\n


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Lisa Bielawa:\u00a0Violin Concerto No. 2: Pulse<\/p>\n


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Samuel Barber:\u00a0Adagio for Strings<\/p>\n


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Caroline Shaw:\u00a0The Mountain that Loved a Bird<\/p>\n


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Paul Simon (arr.\u00a0Colin Jacobsen):\u00a0American Tune<\/p>\n


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July 7: Delirium Musicum (NYC debut)<\/p>\n


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Etienne Gara, music director & violinist\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly:\u00a0Intermezzo from\u00a0H\u00e1ry J\u00e1nos Suite*<\/p>\n


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Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns:\u00a0Danse Macabre*<\/p>\n


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Gabriella Smith:\u00a0Cactus-Yucca Scrub\u00a0from\u00a0Desert Ecology<\/p>\n


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Erik Satie: Gnossienne N.1*<\/p>\n


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Max Richter:\u00a0Summer\u00a0from\u00a0The Four Seasons Recomposed<\/p>\n


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Philip Glass:\u00a0Echorus<\/p>\n


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Franz Schubert:\u00a0Erlk\u00f6nig*<\/p>\n


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Jessie Montgomery:\u00a0Banner\u00a0for Solo String Quartet & String Orchestra<\/p>\n


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Antonio Vivaldi:\u00a0Winter\u00a0from\u00a0The Four Seasons,\u00a0Op 8 No.4, RV 297<\/p>\n


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*arranged for Delirium Musicum by Gianluca Bersanetti<\/p>\n


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July 21: Orchestra of St. Luke’s<\/p>\n


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Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s, Brad Lubman, conductor<\/p>\n


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Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano\u00a0(Walter W. Naumburg Int\u2019l Competition Winner 2021)<\/p>\n


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All works by W.A. Mozart<\/p>\n


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Divertimento in D major K. 136<\/p>\n


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Adagio and Fugue in C minor K. 546\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Alma grande e nobil core, K.578<\/p>\n


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Vado, me dove?, K. 583<\/p>\n


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Voi che sapete\u00a0from\u00a0Le nozze di Figaro,\u00a0K. 492<\/p>\n


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Porgi amor,\u00a0from\u00a0Le nozze di Figaro,\u00a0K. 492<\/p>\n


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Tutte nel cor vi sento,\u00a0from\u00a0Idomeneo,\u00a0K. 366<\/p>\n


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Symphony No. 21 in A major K. 134<\/p>\n


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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik\u00a0K. 525<\/p>\n


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August 4: Nosky\u2019s Baroque Band<\/p>\n


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Aisslinn Nosky, director & violin soloist\ufeff

\n\ufeffSteve Marquardt, trumpet soloist<\/p>\n


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Giuseppe Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D (Roger 188)\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Arcangelo Corell:\u00a0Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 10<\/p>\n


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Giuseppe Torelli: Violin Concerto Op. 8, No. 9 in e minor\u00a0<\/p>\n


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G. P. Telemann:\u00a0Burlesque de Quixotte Suite\u00a0TWV 55:G10<\/p>\n


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J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto BWV 1052r<\/p>\n


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G. P. Telemann: Concerto TWV 53:D5 for trumpet & strings<\/p>\n


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About the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts<\/p>\n


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Since 1905, the\u00a0Naumburg Orchestral Concerts<\/a>\u00a0has 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.<\/p>\n


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