Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer




The New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, have become an iconic New York summer experience since they began in 1965, transforming parks throughout the city into a patchwork of picnickers enjoying friends, family, and music under the stars, for free! This summer Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts two iconic masterpieces — Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man — plus a potpourri of overtures by Rossini and J. Strauss II, and works by NY Phil Very Young Composers.

All outdoor performances begin at 8:00 PM and are followed by fireworks. The Free Indoor Concert in Staten Island begins at 4:00 PM.

For weather and other updates, call the Concert Information Hotline at (212) 875-5709.

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Tue
13
Jun
2023
Concerts in the Parks: Van Cortlandt Park
Program To Include
  • Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
  • Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
  • Rossini, William Tell Overture
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Mia Mićić, Raft Dino Spies
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Michael Rodriguez, Trip to the Moon!
  • J. Strauss II, Die Fledermaus Overture
  • J. Strauss II, On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Wed
14
Jun
2023
Concerts in the Parks: Central Park
Program To Include
  • Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
  • Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
  • Rossini, William Tell Overture
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Mia Mićić, Raft Dino Spies
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Michael Rodriguez, Trip to the Moon!
  • J. Strauss II, Die Fledermaus Overture
  • J. Strauss II, On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Thu
15
Jun
2023
Concerts in the Parks: Cunningham Park
Program To Include
  • Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
  • Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
  • Rossini, William Tell Overture
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Mia Mićić, Raft Dino Spies
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Michael Rodriguez, Trip to the Moon!
  • J. Strauss II, Die Fledermaus Overture
  • J. Strauss II, On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Fri
16
Jun
2023
Concerts in the Parks: Prospect Park
Program To Include
  • Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
  • Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
  • Rossini, William Tell Overture
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Mia Mićić, Raft Dino Spies
  • NY Phil Very Young Composer Michael Rodriguez, Trip to the Moon!
  • J. Strauss II, Die Fledermaus Overture
  • J. Strauss II, On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Sun
18
Jun
2023
Free Indoor Concert: Staten Island
Program To Include
  •  , To Be Announced
Artists
  • Musicians from the New York Philharmonic,
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The New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks are presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer.

Major support for the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers Program is provided by Susan and Elihu Rose.

Concerts in the Parks are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Activities are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.