92nd Street Y Spotlights Classical Composers in 2010-2011 Season

The 92nd Street Y has announced their 2010-2011 schedule which will focus on classical composers.  The line-up includes the Takacs Quartet in a Schubert concert series October 16, February 26, and April 9.  Another concert series will feature the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio playing the music of the Schumanns, Brahms, and Chopin on October 27-28, December 15-16, and April 6-7.

Other programs include a Chopin recital featuring Charles Rosen and Fred Sherry on November 20.  Leon Fleisher will give a recital on November 13 and a chamber concert on December 11, followed by the showing of the film, "Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story."

To view the full schedule, visit: http://www.92y.org.

 Founded in 1874 as the Young Men's Hebrew Association where Jewish men could find harmony and good fellowship, the 92nd Street Y today has evolved into a world-renowned community and cultural center, an organization of exhilarating vitality and remarkable diversity, a proudly Jewish institution that reaches out to people of every race, ethnicity, religion, age and economic class.

At once a lecture hall, a performance space, a school, a health center and a community organization, the 92nd Street Y remains focused on its mission of enriching the lives of the people who pass through its doors-women and men, young families and senior citizens, accomplished artists and aspiring beginners, master instructors and enthusiastic students, world leaders and concerned citizens.

For over 133 years, the 92nd Street Y has been serving its community and the world in a remarkable way, providing exceptional programs across the spectrum - in the arts and culture, Jewish life and education, health and fitness, personal growth and travel, and in classes for adults, families and children. A unique, multifaceted institution, the 92nd Street Y serves over 300,000 people annually, from newborns to centenarians, always remaining true to its mission.

Programs at the 92nd Street Y are designed for people of all ages. Infants and small children benefit from the caring their mothers and fathers learn in parenting classes. Children are uniquely enriched by our nursery school, afterschool programs and camps. Adults of every age partake in the full gamut of physical, intellectual and cultural pursuits. And the Y operates a nationally recognized program for adults over 60. In every aspect of our programming, families and generations are able to come together to enrich their lives.

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