AFLSE New York City: LSE, the New York Philharmonic & Central Park
Given the inclement weather conditions, we are cancelling our Philharmonic in the Park outing.
The group will instead be meeting at The Dead Poet, 450 Amsterdam Avenue (between W. 81st & W. 82nd Streets) starting at 7
Date: Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Time: Concert begins at 8pm,
but we need to arrive early to secure a good spot!
Location: The Great Lawn, Central Park, NYC
Meet us at 7 pm at the Romeo and Juliet statue in front of the Delacorte Theater Map at the southwest corner of the Great Lawn (enter Central Park at W.81st St. & Central Park West or at E.79th & Fifth Avenue and walk towards the Great Lawn), or if you come earlier or later just look carefully for the 15 purple, black and gold balloons on the lawn between softball fields 1 & 3.
The event is free and as always, friends and spouses always welcome!
Bring food & beverages to share!
In case of rain feel free to meet up at
The Dead Poet
450 Amsterdam Avenue
(between W.81st & W.82nd Streets)
The program:
This summer, Shanghai meets The Big Apple. On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 8:00 p.m., Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO), conducted by Long Yu, and internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang share the stage with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Andrey Boreyko at Central Park’s the Great Lawn. The event, celebrating The World Expo 2010 Shanghai and the partnership between the two cities, launches this year’s New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks series, presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer.
This historic event marks the first occasion that another orchestra has shared the stage with the New York Philharmonic on the Great Lawn. With all eyes looking to Shanghai as it hosts the recently launched Expo 2010, The World’s Fair, through October, The New York Philharmonic joins the global community in celebrating Shanghai, the cultural and economic capital of China.
The July 13th program will feature Shanghai Symphony Orchestra perfroming the Overture to Wagner’s Tannhauser; arias by Rossini, Gounod, and Mozart, as well as Jin Fuzai’s Go and See the World, the official song of the Expo, featuring soloists Ying Huang, soprano, and Changyong Liao, baritone. The event will conclude with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Lang Lang at the piano.
Andrey Boreyko, Conductor
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu, Conductor
Lang Lang, Piano
Ying Huang, Soprano
Changyong Liao, Baritone
Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Ravel: Boléro
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
Rossini: Largo al factotum della città from The Barber of Seville
Gounod: "Je veux vivre" from Romeo and Juliet
Mozart: "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni
Jim Fuzai: Go and See the World
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue