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Forbes
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Festival Orchestra Of Lincoln Center Music & Artistic Director Johnthan Heyward Shares His New York Loves
The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center Music & Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward. The concerts put on by the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center are a big tourist attraction and one of my favorite pastimes in New York, come summer. The concerts are incredible and practically free to attend. They get you outdoors, listening to great music, and give you a sense of place. This year, the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center celebrates its second season under Music and Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward. The lineup features exciting premieres and commissions paired with timeless classics and runs through August 9, 2025. 2025 also sees Heyward's continued exploration of Robert Schumann's four symphonies through the lens of mental health, presented in collaboration with the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, established with the World Health Organization (WHO). The orchestra performs at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, and tickets are Choose-What-You-Pay starting at $5. I caught up with Heyward recently about his New York loves. Where do you live when you're in New York City? Steps away from Hell's Kitchen. What is your favorite neighborhood in the city and why? Harlem, because my family is from there and still lives there. Can you share some of your favorite spots near Lincoln Center and what makes them so great? I love Central Park, it's a nice, calm oasis. I also love looking over the Hudson at Riverside Park, it's very peaceful. The best place for a pre-or post-concert meal and why. What are the dishes to order? Cafe Fiorello— I always get the daily special! Best Upper West Side watering hole and the drink to get? The lobby bar at David Geffen Hall. My favorite is the Negroni! Insider tips for enjoying a classical music concert. Anything to make the experience better? Come with an open mind and an open heart. What other orchestra performances or festivals are on your radar right now? The Blossom Music Festival in Cleveland has a number of exciting things, including movie screenings and classical concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra (including one I'm conducting!) and I'm looking forward to an amazing 25-26 season with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, my other job. Share your insider New York gems? I love the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens which has The Jim Henson Exhibition, with The Muppets. And right next door is Frank Sinatra School of the Arts which has very talented students (that we at the Festival Orchestra are lucky enough to get to work with) Can you share your favorite concert halls around the world and why? The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam has wonderful acoustics. Powell Hall in St. Louis, too. I haven't been back since the renovation but loved it pre-renovation. And David Geffen Hall right here in NYC, I love performing here with our orchestra.
Time Out
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
See classical music concerts at Lincoln Center for only $5—here's how
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 of Lincoln 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. 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.
Korea Herald
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
TMIF begins on high note with Lim Yunchan's riveting performance
The festival continues until April 6, closing with Britten's 'War Requiem.' The Tongyeong International Music Festival opened with a performance by its Festival Orchestra, comprising both domestic and international musicians, under the baton of French conductor Fabien Gabel. The concert began with Overture (1973/74) by Isang Yun -- the composer in whose honor the festival was founded in 2002. Among the audience were former president Moon Jae-in and former first lady Kim Jung-sook, who reside in Yangsan, about 80 kilometers from Tongyeong. They returned to the festival after a two-year absence, having last attended in 2023. As the concert began, around 130 ticketless attendees gathered in the hall's lobby, where the performance was being broadcast. Following Yun's overture, pianist Lim Yunchan took the stage to perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. Lim's involvement was more limited than that of the previous artist-in-residence, yet it significantly raised the profile of the festival, which takes place in a remote coastal city. This year's festival features only two performances by Lim — the opening concert and his recital on Sunday — both of which quickly sold out. In fact, the Tongyeong International Music Foundation stopped accepting new members for its sponsorship program as early as October, due to the overwhelming interest following the announcement that Lim would be the next artist-in-residence. Annual membership fees range from 300,000 ($204) to 1 million won. Members receive benefits such as discounted tickets, invitations to the TIMF's opening reception and sponsor event, priority booking for the festival and foundation-produced performances and exclusive opportunities to meet performers. 'The number of current sponsors has exceeded the foundation's capacity,' the foundation had announced in October. For the encore, Lim performed F. Liszt's Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from Annees de pelerinage: Deuxieme Annee (Italie), S. 161 No. 5. In the second half, Gabel returned to lead Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, which drew a standing ovation. Gabel is a French conductor known for his expressive style and broad repertoire. Born in Paris in 1975 to a musical family, he started as a trumpeter and trained at top conservatories in France and Germany. He gained attention after winning the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in 2004 and became assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. He later led the Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec (2012–2021) and Orchestre Francais des Jeunes. On Saturday, Gabel returned to the Tongyeong Concert Hall to lead the festival orchestra's second performance, featuring Ravel's Une Barque sur l'Océan from Miroirs, Henri Dutilleux's Tout un monde lointain… for cello and orchestra (1967–70), with cellist Pablo Ferrández, and Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40. The late composer Isang Yun, who passed away 30 years ago, was honored in a subsequent concert titled "Hommage à Isang Yun." Weiwuying Comtemporary Muisic Ensemble, conducted by Yang Su-han, featured two of Yun's works - Piece concertante for ensemble and Teile dich Nacht for soprano and ensemble (1980) - alongside compositions by his former students: Toshio Hosokawa, Pan Hwang-long, and Paik Byung-dong. gypark@
