FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2015 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718; [email protected] NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL March 15, 2015 Musicians from the New York Philharmonic To Perform Works by Bottesini, Tournier, and Brahms The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its fifth performance of the 2014–15 season on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Bottesini’s Gran Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Piano; Tournier’s Suite for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, Op. 34; and Brahms’s String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36. The musicians on the program will be Acting Principal Associate Concertmaster Michelle Kim and violinists Quan Ge, Fiona Simon, and Sharon Yamada; violists Judith Nelson, Rémi Pelletier, and Robert Rinehart; cellists Eric Bartlett, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, and Patrick Jee; Principal Bass Timothy Cobb; Principal Harp Nancy Allen; and guest pianist Jean Schneider. 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 [email protected]. ### NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3:00 p.m. BOTTESINI Gran Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass _____ and Piano Michelle Kim, violin; Timothy Cobb, bass; Jean Schneider§, piano TOURNIER Suite for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, Op. 34 Mindy Kaufman, flute; Sharon Yamada, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello; Nancy Allen, harp BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 Fiona Simon, Quan Ge, violin; Judith Nelson, Rémi Pelletier, viola; Eric Bartlett, Patrick Jee, 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].