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Free program at the historic Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park features music by Schubert, Vivaldi, Saint-Saëns, Gabriella Smith, Philip Glass, and more
New York, N.Y. - On Tuesday, July 7 at 7:30 pm, Naumburg Orchestral Concerts presents the New York debut of Delirium Muiscum at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (mid-park at 72nd St.). The concert is free and will be broadcast live and streamed on WQXR.
The chamber orchestra is praised by San Francisco Classical Voice as "ferocious and rhythmically mesmerizing." In its first-ever performance in New York, the group performs a wide-ranging program that features music from its recent albums, "Cabinet of Curiosities" and "Seasons," both on Warner Classics.
Highlights of this lively Los Angeles-based ensemble's program include familiar favorites such as Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre," Vivaldi's "Winter," and more contemporary offerings like Jessie Montgomery's "Banner" and Gabriella Smith's "Cactus-Yucca Scrub."
The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts' season continues on July 21 with an all-Mozart program performed by the Orchestra of St. Luke's led by Brad Lubman with mezzo-soprano Erin Wanger (Walter Naumburg International Competition winner 2021).
The 2026 summer concert series concludes on August 4 with Nosky's Baroque Band with trumpet soloist Steve Marquardt. Full program details are below. Digital press kit available here
Tuesday, July 7 at 7:30 pm at the Naumburg Bandshell on the Concert Ground in Central Park (72nd St, mid-park)
Etienne Gara, music director and violin soloist
PROGRAM
Zoltán Kodály: Intermezzo from Háry János Suite*
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre*
Gabriella Smith: Cactus-Yucca Scrub from Desert Ecology
Erik Satie: Gnossienne N.1*
Max Richter: Summer from The Four Seasons Recomposed
Philip Glass: Echorus
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig*
Jessie Montgomery: Banner for Solo String Quartet & String Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons, Op 8 No.4, RV 297
*arranged for Delirium Musicum by Gianluca Bersanetti
Admission is free and reservations are not needed.
Visit naumburgconcerts.org for more information and programs.
Delirium Musicum is a self-conducted chamber orchestra that pulses with ferocious passion and infuses L.A.'s crackling energy into every performance, disrupting expectations and redefining “classical” music as the new red-hot concert experience.
A 21st-century musical phenomenon, Delirium Musicum breathes fire into masterworks from the Baroque to the music of tomorrow, delivering a concert experience that radiates with fierce and unapologetic creative fervor.
Led by violinist and Artistic Director Etienne Gara, Delirium Musicum performances grab hold of concert-goers' emotions and don't let go. Expect an incandescent, visceral experience as you enjoy Delirium Musicum's eclectic artists making their musical magic.
Coming Up:
July 21: Orchestra of St. Luke's
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Brad Lubman, conductor
Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano (Walter W. Naumburg Int’l Competition Winner 2021)
All works by W.A. Mozart
Divertimento in D major K. 136
Adagio and Fugue in C minor K. 546
Alma grande e nobil core, K.578
Vado, me dove?, K. 583
Voi che sapete from Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Porgi amor, from Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Tutte nel cor vi sento, from Idomeneo, K. 366
Symphony No. 21 in A major K. 134
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525
August 4: Nosky’s Baroque Band
Aisslinn Nosky, director & violin soloist
Steve Marquardt, trumpet soloist
Giuseppe Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D (Roger 188)
Arcangelo Corell: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 10
Giuseppe Torelli: Violin Concerto Op. 8, No. 9 in e minor
G. P. Telemann: Burlesque de Quixotte Suite TWV 55:G10
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto BWV 1052r
G. P. Telemann: Concerto TWV 53:D5 for trumpet & strings
About the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
Since 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts has continuously presented free, outdoor classical music concerts to New Yorkers of all walks of life. It is the oldest such concert series in the world. Named after founder and philanthropist Elkan Naumburg, who donated the Naumburg Bandshell to New York City in 1923, and inspired by his own ardent love of music, the series seeks to stimulate and encourage new and expanded audiences for classical music in the informal and beautiful setting of Central Park.
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