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New York City has a glorious history of offering high-quality art and culture for rock-bottom prices. “Rock bottom” may not be what it once was, but at least the culture remains at the same high standard. And this summer, you can confirm that for yourself when Lincoln Center hosts concerts for as little as $5 from Saturday, July 19 through Saturday, August 9.
Or rather, $5 is the minimum amount for the “Choose-What-You-Pay” fee structure — perhaps a better name would be “Choose-what-You-Pay-Within-These-Parameters”. The concerts comprise the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center series, part ofLincoln Center’s Summer for the City. Highlighting musicians from across the world who routinely perform with Lincoln Center, you might better know the Festival Orchestra from its previous iteration as the Mostly Mozart Festival.
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Among those scheduled to perform this year are Lincoln Center’s Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Jonathon Heyward (responsible for the series’ programming) conducting Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, Karen Kamensek conducting Bizet’s Symphony in C, Joana Carneiro conducting Ravel and Prokofiev, and Dame Jane Glover conducting Michael Abels's "More Seasons," Tchaikovsky, and Mozart. Even better, that low entrance fee also provides you access to the theaters in David Geffen Hall, where most of the concerts will be held. A concert and powerful AC for under $10? The movies could never in 2025.
Other works scheduled to be performed include Brahms' contemporary Emilie Mayer’s Faust Overture, the New York premiere of Anna Clyne’s Glasslands, and the popular Symphony of Choice. That’s right: Using text-to-vote technology, audiences can choose the evening’s selections from a list of the festival’s upcoming performances for the opening night, simultaneously creating a democratic concert experience and previewing what the upcoming weeks hold in store for the orchestra. Heyward will also conduct that evening, which will be simulcast for free in the lobby of David Geffen Hall.
The fourth annual Summer for the City is already running. Among the other series are BAAND Together Dance Festival, Comedy Underground, Concerts at Damrosch Park, Run AMOC* Festival, and Silent Disco, featuring DJs Heather Flock and Laura Jeffers, DJ Mina, Daiel Costta, and DJ Mari Mac Dowell.