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The Knights & Gil Shaham, violin soloist


Please bring a Mask to wear, and your Proof of Vaccination card/copy or NYS’s Excelsior Pass

Park benches, space for your own seats and standing room will all be available on the evening of the performance.


JUNE 15 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Knights
Gil Shaham, violin
Aoife O'Donovan, vocals

George T. Walker (1922- 2018) Lyric for Strings, (1946)
Aoife O'Donovan (b. 1982) America, Come featuring Aoife O'Donovan, vocals (New York Premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) , arr. Michael P. Atkinson (b. 1978), Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 ,(1806), featuring Gil Shaham, violin
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Larghetto
3. Rondo: Allegro

Attendance restrictions due to Covid 19 will apply for our seating, and the NYC Parks regulations may change closer to the concert date.  Please check our website closer to 15 June – as only 500 allocated tickets are to be issued presently.  Thank you for your understanding.

WQXR Host: Jeff Spurgeon

The performance of The Knights has been made possible by a generous grant from The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation.