New York Academic Festival Orchestra Presents Inaugural Concert
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8 PM
Mannes Concert Hall
(150 W. 85th Street, NYC)
The New York Academic Festival Orchestra (NYAFO) is recently founded by young talented musicians leading orchestra to make their artistic careers in New York City and specially composed of most exciting players from Juilliard, Manhattan, and Mannes School of Music. This is the very first time the three conservatories are established as a union orchestra in New York City. Since the three conservatories’ musicians making one orchestra is a very meaningful project, NYAFO are passionate in making a great tradition that may be passed onto the next generation musicians in New York.
Program
G. Rossini: Overture to ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’
R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Taeyoung Lee, Conductor
Michael Katz, Cellist
Free Admission. For more information, please call 201-417-0828.