“The Nutcracker” & “The Planets”
- Dec 15, 2024 at 3 PM
- Julia Richman Educational Complex, 317 E 67 St, NYC
Program & Artists
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Holst “Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets
Leonardo Pineda conductor
Selections performed with the All-City High School Orchestra
David West principal director
Tickets
FREE
Advance RSVP requested
Part of TŌN’s Free Concerts series
The Orchestra Now presents a free holiday season concert at the Julia Richman Educational Complex on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. TŌN Interim Assistant Conductor Leonardo Pineda leads a program of high-spirited audience favorites, which includes Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite and Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka. TŌN is joined by NYC’s All-City High School Orchestra for Borodin’s evocative “Polovtsian Dances” and two movements from Holst’s iconic The Planets.
Concert Details
Brief remarks by TŌN flutist Chase McClung
Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
30 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN keyboard player Neilson Chen
Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
3 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN oboist Quinton Bodnár-Smith
Intermission
20 min
Brief remarks TŌN harpist Cheng Wei (Ashley) Lim and All-City High School Orchestra violinist Yuanming Zhao
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
with the All-City High School Orchestra
14 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN bassoonist Kylie Bartlett
Gustav Holst “Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets
with the All-City High School Orchestra
16 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN violist Tania Ladino Ramírez
All timings are approximate.
Sample the Music
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Holst “Mars” from The Planets
Photo: The Orchestra Now by Patrick Arias
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