The Orchestra Now: Joan Tower & Tchaikovsky's 5th

The Orchestra Now (TŌN)

Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 4:00pm – 6:15pm (EDT)

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, New York, NY, United States

Free (RSVP required)

Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Zachary Schwartzman, conductor

David Serkin Ludwig — Fanfare for Samuel Barber ("Fanfare for Sam")
Joan Tower — A New Day
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

The Orchestra Now's Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert. The program opens with the colorful Fanfare for Samuel Barber by David Serkin Ludwig, nephew of the late Peter Serkin. Cellist Raman Ramakrishnan, a founding member of the Daedalus Quartet, joins The Orchestra Now for A New Day, a recent composition by the renowned Joan Tower. The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky's emotional 5th Symphony.