FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA OF LINCOLN CENTER MUSICIANS
Summer 2021 Concerts
Thank you to everyone who made our Mostly Mozart Festival Pop-Up Week such a success!!!
It was amazing to meet and perform with the 150 students that participated in our Mostly Mozart Summer Student Intensive from the Union City Music Project, Harlem School of the Arts, Corona Youth Music Project, Harmony Program, BridgeMusik, Chamber Music Center of NY, UpBeat NYC, Opportunity Music Project, Orchestrating Dreams, and other programs from all over New York City and New Jersey.
Our fantastic Pop-Up Concerts were met with enthusiastic and appreciative audiences every night. The demand to attend our full orchestra concert on August 6th was so great, that a second performance had to be added on the 7th; what a thrill to perform to a packed house two nights in a row!
We hope to return to our regular summer season next year, and to continue our collaboration with these talented and dedicated students.
Thank you everyone for your continued support, and please contact Lincoln Center at 212-875-5456 or on their site if you would like to see more Mostly Mozart next summer!
MOSTLY MOZART 2021 Scrolling Gallery
More Summer Student Intensive movies here
2021 MOSTLY MOZART POP-UP CONCERTS AT LINCOLN CENTER
"Finale" from Mozart's "Gran Partita" conducted by Louis Langrée
Bach Brandenburg No. 3 and Mozart Divertimento K. 136 with Louis Langrée
Mozart Duo K. 423 Concert featuring World Premiere of Ballet choreographed by Troy Schumacher, with Martha Graham dancers Marzia Memoli and Lorenzo Pagano, and Mozart Arias sung by soprano Katherine Whyte
Beethoven String Trio Op. 9 No. 1 performed by Mostly Mozart Principal Strings
“Music has the power to heal, elevate and unite us. Mozart addresses to us a universal message for humanity, and the Jupiter Symphony will echo the overwhelming joy our Orchestra will feel performing together for our beloved and devoted audience for the very first time after two years of silence, after such a challenging time away. We cannot wait!”
- Louis Langrée
CONCERT
at the Damrosch Bandshell
MOZART SYMPHONIES 1 & 41
August 6th, 2021 at 8pm
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
with Maestro Louis Langrée
Come join us as we perform Mozart's first and last symphonies at the Damrosch Bandshell in Lincoln Center on August 6th.
We will be joined onstage by students who have been participating in our Mostly Mozart Chamber Music Intensive.
The TodayTix Lottery is now closed.
Those without tickets can join the standby line before the concert, or watch the livestream on
Lincoln Center's Facebook, Youtube, or website: lincolncenter.org/MMFO
For further information about the August 6th public concert, or the August 7th private performance for donors, call Lincoln Center Guest Services at 212-875-5456
Lincoln Center Press Release here.
Pop-Up Concerts and Events Summer 2021
Monday August 2nd, 6pm: Gran Partita
conducted by Louis Langrée
Mostly Mozart winds perform Mozart's iconic Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361 "Gran Partita" on the Lincoln Center Plaza Green.
Tuesday August 3rd, 6pm: World Premiere Mozart Duo Ballet, and Mozart Arias
Come witness the world premiere performance of a ballet created by the talented Troy Schumacher, hailed by PBS as “one of his generation’s most acclaimed choreographers”. Troy is an American director, choreographer, soloist dancer with the New York City Ballet, and Artistic Director of BalletCollective, an acclaimed non-profit arts organization. This newly commissioned work is set to the second movement of Mozart's Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major K. 423., performed by Martha Graham Dance Company members, Marzia Memoli and Lorenzo Pagano, and Mostly Mozart violinist Sophia Kessinger and Principal Violist Shmuel Katz.
Following the ballet, hear the renowned Canadian soprano Katherine Whyte, known for her "keen artistic sensibility" (Opera Today), perform arias from Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Don Giovanni, accompanied by a new arrangement by Shmuel Katz for violin and viola.
This performance will take place on the Lincoln Center Plaza in front of the Met Opera House.
Wednesday August 4th, 6pm: Bach to Mozart
conducted by Louis Langrée
Mostly Mozart strings perform the Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048, and Mozart Divertimento for Strings in D Major K. 136 on the Lincoln Center Plaza Green.
Friday August 6th, 6pm: Student Performance,
Mostly Mozart Summer Intensive
The talented young participants of the Mostly Mozart Intensive, joined by members of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra will perform a program of: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Symphony No. 2 (first movement), and Caribbean Twinkle, a fun variation on Mozart's famous tune set to Afro-Cuban rhythms. The performance will take place on the Lincoln Center Plaza Green.
Friday August 6th, 8pm: Mozart's First and Last Symphonies;
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and Maestro Louis Langrée perform Mozart Symphonies No. 1 and No. 41 at the Damrosch Bandshell.
Pre-concert at 7pm: selections from Beethoven String Trios Op. 9 performed by Concertmaster Ruggero Allifranchini, Principal Viola Shmuel Katz, and Principal Cello Ilya Finkelshteyn. Ilya will be performing on an Omobono Stradivarius cello graciously loaned to him by Christophe Landon - Rare Violins.
Come join us as we perform Mozart's first and last symphonies under the baton of Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée at the Damrosch Bandshell at Lincoln Center. Our orchestra will be joined by the talented students participating in our Mostly Mozart Intensive for Mozart's Symphony No. 1.
The TodayTix App lottery is now closed.
Those without tickets can join the standby line before the concert, or watch the livestream on
Lincoln Center's Facebook, Youtube, or website: lincolncenter.org/MMFO
For further information about this concert, or the Aug 7th performance for donors, please call Lincoln Center Guest Services at 212-875-5456
Saturday August 7th, 6pm: Lecture with Maestro Louis Langrée at the Atrium: Mozart's First and Last Symphonies
Hear our Music Director Louis Langrée discuss Mozart's Symphonies No. 1 and No. 41, with musical demonstrations by our orchestra members, to learn everything you need to know about these two amazing pieces. The lecture will take place at the Atrium. For more information, please contact Lincoln Center Guest Services at 212-875-5456.
Saturday August 7th, 6pm: Student Performance,
Mostly Mozart Summer Intensive
The talented young participants of the Mostly Mozart Intensive, joined by members of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra will perform: Theme from Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11; a chamber orchestra version Mozart's Symphony No. 1 transcribed to D Major (first movement), a chamber orchestra version of Mendelssohn's String Octet Op. 20 (first movement), and Caribbean Twinkle, a fun variation on Mozart's famous tune set to Afro-Cuban rhythms. The performance will take place on the Lincoln Center Plaza Green.
Saturday August 7th, 8pm: Mozart's First and Last Symphonies;
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and Maestro Louis Langrée perform Mozart Symphonies No. 1 and No. 41 at the Damrosch Bandshell.
-Performance for Donors-
Pre-concert at 7pm: selections from Beethoven String Trios Op. 9 performed by Concertmaster Ruggero Allifranchini, Principal Viola Shmuel Katz, and Principal Cello Ilya Finkelshteyn. Ilya will be performing on an Omobono Stradivarius cello graciously loaned to him by Christophe Landon - Rare Violins.
This concert is taking place thanks to the amazing supporters of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, who reached out to Lincoln Center wanting to hear more performances of our ensemble. We greatly appreciate our supporters for securing a second performance of this amazing program.
We will perform Mozart's first and last symphonies under the baton of Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée at the Damrosch Bandshell at Lincoln Center. Our orchestra will be joined by the talented students participating in our Mostly Mozart Intensive for Mozart's Symphony No. 1.
For more information, and to voice your support for continued Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performances in future seasons, please contact Lincoln Center Guest Services at 212-875-5456.
VIDEOS
Summer Student Intensive Rehearsals with Mostly Mozart Music Director Louis Langrée
Summer Student Intensive Concerts
August 6, 2021
Videos courtesy of parents
August 7, 2021
Videos courtesy of parents