
The New York City-based orchestra recently finished a series of performances at Carnegie Hall. Their series highlighted the 50-year-old group’s versatility and tradition of embracing both high and low culture.
The happenings: The NYC-based Orchestra of St. Luke’s recently finished a residency at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. On January 29th, they performed Leonard Bernstein’s “Kaddish” conducted by James Conlon, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Catch me up: The Orchestra of St. Luke’s began as a chamber ensemble based at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in New York’s Greenwich Village. Their debut performance was in 1974 and by 1975, they were a rave New York Times-reviewed orchestra. In 1983, they debuted in Carnegie Hall under their current name. Since then, they have performed under conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Sir Roger Norrington and Michael Tilson Thomas. They have won numerous GRAMMY awards, developed a youth orchestra, and played at notable events, including Saturday Night Live with Luciano Pavarotti and after the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center.
In October, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s celebrated their 50th anniversary with a concert in their original venue in Greenwich Village. Their current principal conductor is the Canadian Bernard Labadie — another Québécois conquering New York’s orchestral scene.
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