FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2014 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718; [email protected] NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL November 23, 2014 Musicians from the New York Philharmonic To Perform Works by Schnittke, Joel Eric Suben, Beethoven, and Schubert The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its second performance of the 2014–15 season on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Schnittke’s Moz-Art, for Two Violins; the World Premiere of Joel Eric Suben’s Piano Trio “Ballo di Corte”; Beethoven’s String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3; and Schubert’s String Quartet in A minor, Rosamunde, D.804. The musicians on the program will be Acting Principal, Second Violin Group, Lisa Kim and violinists Duoming Ba, Kuan Cheng Lu, Soohyun Kwon, Joo Young Oh, and Vladimir Tsypin; violists Vivek Kamath and Rémi Pelletier; cellists Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, Patrick Jee, and Ru-Pei Yeh; and guest pianist Elena Kuschnerova. 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. *** 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. For press tickets, call Lanore Carr at (212) 875-5714, or e-mail her at [email protected]. ### NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street Sunday, November 23, 2014, 3:00 p.m. SCHNITTKE Moz-Art, for Two Violins Soohyun Kwon, Joo Young Oh, violin Joel Eric SUBEN Piano Trio “Ballo di Corte” (World Premiere) Vladimir Tsypin, violin; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello; Elena Kuschnerova§, piano BEETHOVEN String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3 Lisa Kim, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Patrick Jee, cello SCHUBERT String Quartet in A minor, Rosamunde, D.804 Duoming Ba, Kuan Cheng Lu, violins; Vivek Kamath, viola; Ru-Pei Yeh, cello § 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; [email protected].