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— -Produced by Kim Nowacki,
WQXRClassical
August 22, 2012
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LIVE BROADCAST: Lara St. John, Pablo Ziegler & Friends in Central Park
A link to the LIVE RECORDING of our 7 AUGUST 2012 Concert. Just click on WQXR here.
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August 10, 2012
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LIVE BROADCAST: The Knights Perform Copland, Reich, Haydn in Central Park
A link to the LIVE RECORDING of our 24 July 2012 The Knights Concert. Just click on WQXR here. Read More...— WQXR
July 29, 2012
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Even by the standards of the Knights, an adventurous young orchestra that has established a strong reputation for polished performances and imaginative programming, the lineup on Tuesday evening seemed eclectic. But there were several themes linking the works, which included pieces by Purcell, Copland and Steve Reich, as well as a premiere. Read More...— Vivien Schweitzer,
The New York Times
July 25, 2012
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YouTube Video of The Knights rehearsal on 10 July 2012 in the Naumburg Bandshell of Central Park, for their evening performance. Click on WQXR for link Read More...— Produced by Elliott Forrest, Kim Nowacki & Mike Rinzel,
WQXRClassical
July 25, 2012
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Live Broadcast: The Knights Perform Schumann, Debussy in Central Park
A link to the LIVE RECORDING of our 10 July 2012 The Knights Concert. Just click on WQXR here. Read More...— WQXR
July 11, 2012
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It is a measure of the young orchestra’s accomplishment that ....it held the attention of a hefty audience through the entire program. (The 900 seats in front of the band shell were full; another 200 or more people stood at the back and sides.) It says something about the lure of live music too: listeners could easily have stayed home and heard the live broadcast on WQXR. Read More...— Allan Kozinn,
The New York Times
July 11, 2012
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Live Broadcast: Orpheus Opens Central Park Series with Mozart, Grieg and Bartók
A link to the LIVE RECORDING of our 19 June 2012 Orpheus Concert. Just click on WQXR here. Read More...— WQXR
June 20, 2012
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The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts had planned to present free performances by three ensembles in its four-concert series this summer, but only one — the Knights, an enterprising young chamber orchestra — made it through its programs as planned. Read More...— ALLAN KOZINN,
The New York Times
August 23, 2011
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Though often long on charm, the concerts, now in their 106th year, have not always been musically compelling. That began to change a few years ago, when the series — now run by Christopher W. London, whose great-grandfather, Elkan Naumburg, founded it in 1905 — started presenting inventive chamber ensembles like the Imani Winds. Read More...— Allan Kozinn,
The New York Times
June 24, 2011
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There will be no free concerts in the parks for the New York Philharmonic this summer. But Alan Gilbert, the orchestra's music director, has given his word that situation will change in 2012......Mr . Gilbert did not specify in the e-mail how far into the future he envisions the free summer concerts continuing once they are resumed. He mentioned private benefactors ..., who have made a commitment to the series through 2013.... Mr. Tommasini noted that ''with orchestras across America buckling under challenges from the poor economy, it is more crucial than ever to entice new audiences'' through outreach programs such as the free parks concerts, which he said have become ''a beloved New York summer ritual.'' Read More...— Larry Rohter,
The New York Times
June 23, 2011
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But don’t think for a moment that I’m “on board” with the New York Philharmonic’s stepping away from our annual Concerts in the Parks. Along with great New Yorkers like Didi and Oscar Schafer, who underwrite their considerable expense, I am making a personal promise that these beloved free concerts will return next summer, and continue for many years to come.
Read More...— Alan Gilbert,
The New York Times
June 22, 2011
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Still, it makes another “gesture,” to borrow Mr. Mehta’s phrase: namely, that the parks concerts are expendable. And that worries me.....It is obviously too late to bring back the parks tour for this summer, ....But New York music lovers should hold the Philharmonic to its word that the parks concerts will return in 2012.
Read More...— Anthony Tommasini,
The New York Times
June 22, 2011
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“Our view of reality is conditioned by our position in space and time — not by our personalities as we like to think. Thus every interpretation of reality is based upon a unique position. Two paces east or west and the whole picture is changed.”
— Lawrence Durrell, “Balthazaar”
Read More...— Lisa Bielawa,
The New York Times
June 15, 2011
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The Knights, a dynamic young chamber orchestra, had to cut short their performance in June at the Naumburg Bandshell when it began to pour. But they were luckier on Tuesday.... Read More...— Vivien Schweitzer,
The New York Times
August 5, 2010
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With all the great new music out there, .... why did they play so much old stuff? Maybe because they knew they could bring so much joy to it - and counterintuitivity, too. Read More...— Anonymous,
Lucid Culture
August 4, 2010
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Photos of August 3 Knights Concert - link
Photographic shots of August 3rd concert -
— Keith Lew - photographer,
Keith Lew Photography
August 4, 2010
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The historic Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, is one of New York City's great cultural icons. WQXR's Midge Woolsey recently spoke to Christopher W. London, a great-grandson of the bandshell donor Elkan Naumburg, about his hopes for the preservation of the bandshell. Read More...— Midge Woolsey,
WQXR radio online
July 19, 2010
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Naumburg Orchestral Concerts on MYFOXNY.COM -
Since 1923, the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park has hosted free, classical music concerts for the public.
Good Day NY entertainment reporter Julie Chang stopped in on the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Can't make it on July 6? There are shows on July 20 and August 3.
Read More...— Fox Five News
July 6, 2010
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" ... the Knights, a stylish, adventurous young chamber orchestra..." "The concert, presented by Naumburg Orchestral Concerts .... drew what appeared to be hundreds of aficionados and curiosity seekers." "The old band shell served its original purpose, focusing and projecting the ensemble's appealing sound..."
Read More...— Steve Smith,
The New York Times
June 23, 2010
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On Tuesday evening at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, Ms. St. John was joined by her older brother, Scott St. John - a violinist, violist and member of the St. Lawrence String Quartet - for a spirited performance of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (BWV 1043). The work concluded an excellent concert by the Knights, a dynamic young chamber orchestra. Read More...— Vivien Schweitzer,
The New York Times
June 25, 2009
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"The hint of poignancy in this modest affair wasn't simply a matter of the setting. Farther up in the park, the New York Philharmonic was hosting its own boisterous concert on the Great Lawn. Still, about 1,200 people turned up for the Naumburg event, according to a Brooklyn Philharmonic representative, and they responded generously." Read More...— Steve Smith,
The New York Times
June 26, 2008
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"The main business of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts at the Central Park Bandshell is what the name suggests: symphonic music. And all but one of this summer's free performances are by the Naumburg Orchestra, but the exception was the opening concert, on Tuesday evening, by Imani Winds, a woodwind quintet." Read More...— Allan Kozinn,
The New York Times
June 29, 2006
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"... the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, now in their 101st year, are presented in a facility actually designed for music: the Naumburg Bandshell, which opened in 1923. The classically inspired limestone structure on the west side of the park near 72nd Street was the venue for the opening concert of this summer's series on Tuesday evening." Read More...— George Loomis,
New York Sun
June 29, 2006
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"Most of the 600 folding chairs were taken and the nearby benches filled, but the concert had a much more intimate feel than the Great Lawn extravaganzas. Best of all, the crowd showed a genuine interest in listening. It helped that Carlos Miguel Prieto, who leads orchestras in Xalapa, Mexico, and Huntsville, Ala., offered an ambitious and engaging program of works from North and South America, including music by Ives, Copland, Barber and Bernstein but also fascinating selections by Alberto Ginastera and Silvestre Revueltas." Read More...— Jeremy Eichler,
The New York Times
July 14, 2005
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"They say that people never value something until it's taken from them. Well, the devotion of the Naumburg family to the cause of classical music has never been in doubt: Its members were instrumental in creating the Naumburg Foundation Awards for young musicians, the classical radio station WQXR-FM, and teh Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. But in 1989, they came close to losing something dear to their hearts - the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, which has hosted concerts since 1923." Read More...— Russell Platt,
Newsday
June 22, 2005
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"For years, the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park has been in need of extensive repairs. Last week, the city began emergency work to deal with severe water damage to the roof of the bandshell, an 80-year-old half-dome in neo-Classical style that was donated to the city by a banker named Elkan Naumburg." Read More...— Ben Sisario,
The New York Times
July 13, 2003
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"The immediate cause of this complaint was the sudden, unannounced decision, a week ago, to turn the bandshell area, the focal point of the entire park, into a construction site. Scaffolding now encases the bandshell itself and a 10-foot tall chicken-wire gate, supported by massive metal piles driven into the pavement, has taken over half of the adjoining plaza." Read More...— James Gardner,
New York Sun
June 2, 2003
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"On Tuesday evening, under the baton of Derrick Inouye, the Naumburg Orchestra will perform works by Haydn, Stravinsky and Elgar under the Naumburg Band Shell on the mall in Central Park.... Unknown to most listeners, however, the neo-Classical limestone half-dome lies at the heart of a feud that has been raging for more than a decade and shows no sign of abating." Read More...— Ben Sisario,
The New York Times
August 4, 2002
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"Despite threatening showers and dreadful humidity, Tuesday night was another welcome opportunity to savor a local treasure: the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts in their 94th season." Read More...— Patrick Giles,
Newsday
July 1, 1999
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