FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2015 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718; johnsonk@nyphil.org NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL February 15, 2015 Musicians from the New York Philharmonic To Perform Works by Krzysztof Penderecki, Sibelius, and Giannini The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its fourth performance of the 2014–15 season on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio; Sibelius’s String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae, Op. 56; and Giannini’s Piano Quintet. The musicians on the program will be violinists Quan Ge, Anna Rabinova, Na Sun, Shanshan Yao, and Yulia Ziskel; violists Irene Breslaw, Dawn Hannay, and Rémi Pelletier; cellists Qiang Tu and Nathan Vickery; and guest pianist Keun A Lee. Since 1984 the Philharmonic Ensembles series has presented diverse programming of both classical masterpieces and modern compositions. Ensembles concerts are also offered on the Orchestra’s international and domestic tours, on separate chamber music tours, and at locations throughout New York City. *** The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta. *** Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. (more) New York Philharmonic Ensembles / 2 *** Single tickets are $34. They are available through the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at 129 West 67th Street, New York, New York 10023. For more information, or to charge tickets, call the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at (212) 501-3330, or online at kaufmanmusiccenter.org/NYPensembles. For press tickets, call Lanore Carr at (212) 875-5714, or e-mail her at carrl@nyphil.org. ### NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street Sunday, February 15, 2015, 3:00 p.m. Krzysztof PENDERECKI String Trio Quan Ge, violin; Dawn Hannay, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae, Op. 56 Anna Rabinova, Na Sun; violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Qiang Tu, cello GIANNINI Piano Quintet Yulia Ziskel, Shanshan Yao, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello; Keun A Lee§, piano § denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist ### ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE What’s New — Get the Latest News, Video, Slideshows, and More Photography is available in the New York Philharmonic’s online newsroom, nyphil.org/newsroom, or by contacting the Communications Department at (212) 875-5700; PR@nyphil.org.
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