New York Scandia Symphony Presents: Scandinavian Music Festival
June 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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New York Scandia Symphony has served Washington Heights/Inwood with free outdoor music programs for 19 years in Fort Tryon Park! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free performance with backdrop views of the Hudson River. The festival takes place on June 4, 9 & 11.
Music Director: Dorrit Matson.
In a “SUNSET CONCERT,” The Scandia String Quartet will perform works by Wilhelm Stenhammer, Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen, introducing the grand and virtuosic string quartets by Scandinavian composers.
June 9
Scandia String Quartet
Jean Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Wilhelm Stenhammar: String Quartet in F Major Opus 3 – Quasi Andante; String Quartet in F Minor – Adagio – Allegro giocoso
Frank Foerster: Three Icelandic Dances
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in G Minor Opus 13 – Allegro energico – Andante amoroso – Scherzo. Allegro molto – Finale. Allegro
Edvard Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
