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Orpheus Opens Central Park Series with Mozart, Grieg and Bartók

Music Playlist

  1. Il Signor Bruschino Overture

  2. Holberg Suite, Opus 40

  3. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K 201

  4. Romanian Folk Dances

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra violist Daniel Panner warms up next to the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. Orpheus opened the 107th season of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts on June 19, 2012.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra violist Daniel Panner warms up next to the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. Orpheus opened the 107th season of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts on June 19, 2012. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
Not an empty seat in sight.
Not an empty seat in sight. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
WQXR's Midge Woolsey hosts the live broadcast of the concert, amid the sounds of helicopters, birds and a nearby exercise class.
WQXR's Midge Woolsey hosts the live broadcast of the concert, amid the sounds of helicopters, birds and a nearby exercise class. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
A beautiful evening for Edvard Grieg's Holberg Suite.
A beautiful evening for Edvard Grieg's Holberg Suite. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra makes its Naumburg Bandshell debut.
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra makes its Naumburg Bandshell debut. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
Violinist Eric Wyrick (center) takes a bow as the concertmaster for Grieg's Holberg Suite. Orpheus performs without a conductor and rotates musical leadership for each piece.
Violinist Eric Wyrick (center) takes a bow as the concertmaster for Grieg's Holberg Suite. Orpheus performs without a conductor and rotates musical leadership for each piece. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
Midge Woolsey interviews violist Nardo Poy and violinist Ronnie Bauch (center) during intermission.
Midge Woolsey interviews violist Nardo Poy and violinist Ronnie Bauch (center) during intermission. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
Twilight in Central Park as Orpheus performs Mozart's Symphony No. 29.
Twilight in Central Park as Orpheus performs Mozart's Symphony No. 29. (Kim Nowacki/WQXR)
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