The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts presents the New York debut of Delirium Musicum on July 7
Free program at the historic Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park features music by Schubert, Vivaldi, Saint-Saëns, Gabriella Smith, Philip Glass, and more
On Tuesday, July 7 at 7:30 pm, Naumburg Orchestral Concerts presents the New York debut of Delirium Muiscum at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (mid-park at 72nd St.). The concert is free and will be broadcast live and streamed on WQXR.
The chamber orchestra is praised by San Francisco Classical Voice as "ferocious and rhythmically mesmerizing." In its first-ever performance in New York, the group performs a wide-ranging program that features music from its recent albums, "Cabinet of Curiosities" and "Seasons," both on Warner Classics.
Highlights of this lively Los Angeles-based ensemble's program include familiar favorites such as Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre," Vivaldi's "Winter," and more contemporary offerings like Jessie Montgomery's "Banner" and Gabriella Smith's "Cactus-Yucca Scrub."
he Naumburg Orchestral Concerts' season continues on July 21 with an all-Mozart program performed by the Orchestra of St. Luke's led by Brad Lubman with mezzo-soprano Erin Wanger (Walter Naumburg International Competition winner 2021).
The 2026 summer concert series concludes on August 4 with Nosky's Baroque Band with trumpet soloist Steve Marquardt. Full program details are below. Digital press kit available here.
Tuesday, July 7 at 7:30 pm
Delirium Musicum
Etienne Gara, music director and violin soloist
at the Naumburg Bandshell on the Concert Ground, Central Park (72nd St, mid-park)
PROGRAM
Zoltán Kodály: Intermezzo from Háry János Suite*
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre*
Gabriella Smith: Cactus-Yucca Scrub from Desert Ecology
Erik Satie: Gnossienne N.1*
Max Richter: Summer from The Four Seasons Recomposed
Philip Glass: Echorus
Franz Schubert: Erlkönig*
Jessie Montgomery: Banner for Solo String Quartet & String Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons, Op 8 No.4, RV 297
*arranged for Delirium Musicum by Gianluca Bersanetti
Admission is free and reservations are not needed.
Visit naumburgconcerts.org for more information and programs.