New York Philharmonic Ensembles to Perform at Merkin Concert Hall, 2/15

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its fourth performance of the 2014-15 season on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Krzysztof Penderecki's String Trio; Sibelius's String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae, Op. 56; and Giannini's Piano Quintet. The musicians on the program will be violinists Quan Ge, Anna Rabinova, Na Sun, Shanshan Yao, and Yulia Ziskel; violists Irene Breslaw, Dawn Hannay, and Re?mi Pelletier; cellists Qiang Tu and Nathan Vickery; and guest pianist Keun A Lee.

Since 1984 the Philharmonic Ensembles series has presented diverse programming of both classical masterpieces and modern compositions. 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.