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The Rockefeller University is pleased to announce its 2007–2008 Peggy
Rockefeller Concerts, a subscription series of outstanding musical
performances by internationally acclaimed artists. The concerts are held
on weekday evenings at 8 p.m. in the university’s Caspary Auditorium,
1230 York Avenue (at 66th Street) on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
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American Chamber
Players
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Formed in 1985 by Miles Hoffman from a core group of artists of The Library
of Congress Summer Chamber Festival, this innovative chamber ensemble performs repertoire ranging from familiar master-pieces to neglected gems to newly commissioned American works. They have toured in North
America and Europe and have been praised by The New York Times: "They appeal to the heart and the head, offering a warm, seductively luxurious sound and an impressive precision and unity of purpose."
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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New York Chamber
Soloists
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This ensemble of strings, winds and keyboard appeared at Rockefeller many times in the early years of The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts. They now return under the continuing leadership of oboist Melvin Kaplan in celebration
of their 50th year of continuing performances. The group has added substantially to the catalog of 20th-century chamber works, by commissioning more than 25 original compositions by contemporary composers.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Arabella Steinbacher
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Since her debut in Paris in 2004,
Arabella Steinbacher has toured across the world in appearances with leading international orchestras and has also made an important place in her concert calendar for chamber music. Her repertoire is broadly diversified, combining the major concertos of the classical and romantic periods with contemporary compositions. The Stuttgarter Zeitung hailed Ms. Steinbacher’s playing as "natural and with placid contemplation, distinguished and musically aesthetic, both elegant and rich in tone, while intelligently interpreted."
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Guarneri String Quartet
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Featured in television and radio
specials, documentaries and books, the Guarneri Quartet "is among the most revered and enduring ensembles of its kind in the world," according to National Public Radio. Formed in 1964, the group has circled the globe with its performances and won several
prestigious awards, including the Award of Merit from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in New York City. This will be the quartet’s 45th
appearance at The Peggy Rockefeller Concerts.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Subscription Information
A subscription, which consists of one ticket for each of eight concerts, is $165.
We do not offer partial or split subscriptions. Students and postdocs of The
Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NewYork-
Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University are eligible
to purchase up to two subscriptions at the special rate of $60 each. A subscription request form can be downloaded above. Checks should be made payable to The Rockefeller University.
Subscribers who cannot attend a particular concert may exchange their unused
tickets for another concert, allowing them to bring guests to the alternate
concert. Exchanges are contingent on advance notice and ticket availability for
the alternate dates.
Subscriptions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Buffet Supper Information
The pre-concert buffet supper in Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Dining Room and
Cohn Library starts at 6 p.m. Reservations are required and are taken on a
first-come, first-served basis. A wait list is maintained and there is no guarantee
of availability. To make a reservation, please download and fill out the form above.
Payment for each buffet supper must be made and processed prior to each
concert. The cost is $31.95 per person plus tax. Wine, which is available at an
additional charge, and gratuity can be paid the evening of the concert. All
cancellations must be received at least 48 hours prior to the concert or the
credit card number provided will be billed.
Questions
If you have any questions, please call 212-327-8437.
Founded in 1958 by Professor Theodore Shedlovsky, the concert series was renamed
in 1996 in memory of Peggy Rockefeller, wife of longtime chairman of the university’s
Board of Trustees, David Rockefeller. These concerts provide a unique opportunity to
hear world-renowned artists at affordable prices made possible by university
sponsorship and your gifts in support of the series.
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