New York Philharmonic Ensembles to Launch 34th Season This Fall

The 34th season of the New York Philharmonic Ensembles series - chamber concerts showcasing Musicians from the Orchestra performing classical masterpieces and modern compositions in an intimate setting - will begin on Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Merkin Concert Hall.

The opening concert will include Kevin Puts's Credo; Schulhoff's Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass; Bizet's Carmen Suite for Five Cellos, in an arrangement by W. Thomas-Mifune; and Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3.

The Ensembles series' fall season continues at Merkin Concert Hall on Sunday, December 3, 2017, with a concert featuring Klein's String Trio; Beethoven's Octet for Winds, Op. 103; and Shostakovich's Piano Quintet. The fourth performance of the series, Sunday, January 14, 2018, will feature Beethoven's String Quartet No. 1; Turina's Piano Quartet; Roesgen-Champion's Concert No. 2; and Brahms's Piano Trio No. 3. The December 3 program will also be performed at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

The 2017-18 New York Philharmonic Ensembles series will continue with three additional performances on February 18, April 15, and May 27. More information on the 2017-18 season of Ensembles concerts can be found at nyphil.org/ensembles.

Since 1984 the New York Philharmonic Ensembles series has allowed audiences to experience the artistry of the Philharmonic's virtuosos in an intimate setting. Ensembles concerts are also offered on the Orchestra's international and domestic tours, on separate chamber music tours, and at locations throughout New York City.

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic's former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Subscriptions for the series of 6 concerts at Merkin Concert Hall are $168; single tickets are $40. They are available through the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at 129 West 67th Street, New York, New York 10023. For more information call the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at (212) 501-3330, or go online at merkinconcerthall.org. Tickets to the November 5, 2017, concert at Kupferberg Center for the Arts start at $25, and are available online at kupferbergcenter.org, or by calling (718) 793-8080.

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New York Philharmonic ENSEMBLES:

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street

Sunday, October 15, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

Kevin PUTS Credo
Shanshan Yao, Lisa GiHae Kim, violin; Vivek Kamath, viola; Patrick Jee, cello

SCHULHOFF Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass
Mindy Kaufman, flute; Rebecca Young, viola; Max Zeugner, bass

BIZET / Arr. W. Thomas-Mifune Carmen Suite for Five Cellos
Sumire Kudo, Ru-Pei Yeh, Patrick Jee, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, Nathan Vickery, cello

MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
Fiona Simon, Sharon Yamada, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Maria Kitsopoulos, cello

LeFrak Concert Hall
Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College
153-49 Reeves Avenue
Flushing, New York

Sunday, November 5, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

KLEIN String Trio
Quan Ge, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello

BEETHOVEN Octet for Winds, Op. 103
Sherry Sylar, Robert Botti, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, Amy Zoloto, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, Arlen Fast, bassoon; Richard Deane, R. Allen Spanjer, horn

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet
Joo Young Oh, Marié Rossano, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; Steven Graff§, piano

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street

Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

KLEIN String Trio
Quan Ge, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello

BEETHOVEN Octet for Winds, Op. 103
Sherry Sylar, Robert Botti, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, Amy Zoloto, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, Arlen Fast, bassoon; Richard Deane, R. Allen Spanjer, horn

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet
Joo Young Oh, Marié Rossano, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; William Wolfram§, piano

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street

Sunday, January 14, 2018, 3:00 p.m.

BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 1
Soohyun Kwon, Jin Suk Yu, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello

TURINA Piano Quartet
Anna Rabinova, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Maria Kitsopoulos, cello; Margaret Kampmeier§, piano

ROESGEN-CHAMPION Concert No. 2
Roger Nye, bassoon; Paul Cohen§, alto saxophone; Anna Vasilyeva§, piano

BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 3
Yulia Ziskel, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist

Pictured: New York Philharmonic musicians performing at Merkin Concert Hall. Photo by Chris Lee.