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Thursday, June 05, 2014

New York City Escapade--2014





New York--Concerts and Musical Shows

May 29--June 2, 2014


The catalyst for my going to NY was to attend a performance of the Budapest Festival Orchestra with 
Iván Fischer, conductor. I was not disappointed.


Budapest Festival Orchestra
  
Avery Fisher Hall--Lincoln Center

Iván Fischer, Conductor

Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

All Dvorák Program--June 1, 2014

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (1886-87)

Piano Concerto in G minor (1876)

                                         
                                        Intermission


Legend No. 6 (1881)

Symphony No. 8 in G major (1889) 





Iván Fischer





Mr. Fischer acknowledges the orchestra...









Garrick Ohlsson acknowledges the enthusiastic audience...


 
John Pizzarelli Quartet with special guest 
 Jane Monheit

Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center

May 31, 2014 





Appel Room-Jazz at Lincoln Center


 
John and Jane played and sang all the old standards.











I also attended two Broadway musicals...






After Midnight--May 31--matinée






 Newsies--May 31--evening performance 




Rockefeller Center--a tourist's delight









 






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