New York Philharmonic Ensembles to Perform at Merkin Concert Hall, 3/15

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its fifth performance of the 2014-15 season on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Bottesini's Gran Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Piano; Tournier's Suite for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, Op. 34; and Brahms's String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36. The musicians on the program will be Acting Principal Associate Concertmaster Michelle Kim and violinists Quan Ge, Fiona Simon, and Sharon Yamada; violists Judith Nelson, Re?mi Pelletier, and Robert Rinehart; cellists Eric Bartlett, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, and Patrick Jee; Principal Bass Timothy Cobb; Principal Harp Nancy Allen; and guest pianist Jean Schneider.

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.

Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of

Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Single tickets are $34. They are available through the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at 129 West 67th Street, New York, New York 10023. For more information, or to charge tickets, call the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at (212) 501-3330, or online at kaufmanmusiccenter.org/NYPensembles.