NY Philharmonic's Free Summer Concert Series: Dates, Venues

NEW YORK, NY – Break out your lawn chairs: The New York Philharmonic will be playing free shows in all five boroughs this summer.

The renowed ensemble released its schedule for this summer's Free Concerts in the Parks series, with Music Director Jaap van Zweden leading the orchestra for the first time for the shows.

The orchestra will kick off the series on June 11th at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx.

The philharmonic will then perform on the Great Lawn in Central Park on June 12th, Queens' Cunningham Park on June 13th, Brooklyn's Prospect Park on June 14th and Staten Island's St. George Theater on June 16th.

"The New York Philharmonic’s free parks concerts have become an iconic New York summer experience since they began in 1965, transforming parks throughout the New York area into a patchwork of picnickers and providing music lovers with an opportunity to hear classical music under the stars. More than 15 million listeners have been delighted by the performances since their inception," read a press release.

The program is set to include Gioachino Rossini's Italian melodramma La gazza ladra Overture, 20th century American composer Aaron Copeland's Ho-Down from Rodeo, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and works by the New York Philharmonic-affiliated Very Young Composers of New York City.

Tickets are required for the concert at Staten Island's St. George Theater. The tickets are free and can be acquired here.