Saturday, December 24 at 7 PM

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

New York String Orchestra

Jaime Laredo, Conductor
Rubén Rengel, Violin

This ensemble has delighted New York audiences every Christmas Eve for more than 50 years. In this special 90-minute, 7 PM performance, Rubén Rengel (winner of the Robert Frederick Smith Prize at the 2018 Sphinx Competition) joins the orchestra for J. S. Bach’s virtuosic Violin Concerto in A Minor. The program also features Elgar’s poetic Introduction and Allegro, a charming early Mozart work, and Tchaikovsky’s melodic Serenade for Strings.

Sponsored by Deloitte LLP

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.

Wednesday, December 28 at 8 PM

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

New York String Orchestra

Jaime Laredo, Conductor
Jonathan Biss, Piano

As the calendar turns from one year to the next, the New York String Orchestra reminds us that great music truly is timeless. The ensemble performs an evocative program of Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, Felix Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony, and Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto with pianist Jonathan Biss.

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.