The Philharmonic's 2007 Concerts in the Parks run July 9-17. The first performance of the series is a special appearance by the New York Philharmonic Brass Ensemble in Holmdel, New Jersey. The week's main concert program, to be conducted by Ludovic Morlot, includes Berlioz's Le Corsaire Overture; Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, with Stefan Jackiw making his Philharmonic debut; and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6. A second program, to be performed on July 17 only, features soprano Measha Brueggergosman (in her Philharmonic debut) singing arias by Puccini, Massenet, Catalani and Weber; in addition, Andrew Davis will conduct Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks and the Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition.
The concert schedule is as follows:
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Monday, July 9 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
Tuesday, July 10 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Wednesday, July 11 - The Great Lawn, Central Park, Manhattan
Thursday, July 12 - Cunningham Park, Queens
Friday, July 13 - Snug Harbor, Staten Island
Saturday, July 14 - Heckscher State Park, East Islip, Long Island
Monday, July 16 - Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Tuesday, July 17 - The Great Lawn, Central Park, Manhattan
All of the Concerts in the Parks begin at 8 p.m.; the full orchestra programs will be followed by fireworks.