- This event has passed.
SATURDAY @ 6 p.m. New York Scandia Symphony Presents: Scandinavian Music Festival
June 10, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Event Navigation
This concert will be held tonight, Saturday June 10
New York Scandia Symphony has served Washington Heights/Inwood with free outdoor music programs for 19 years in Fort Tryon Park! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free performance with backdrop views of the Hudson River. The festival takes place on June 4, 9 & 11.
Music Director: Dorrit Matson.
In a “SUNSET CONCERT,” The Scandia String Quartet will perform works by Wilhelm Stenhammer, Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen, introducing the grand and virtuosic string quartets by Scandinavian composers.
June 10
Scandia String Quartet
Jean Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Wilhelm Stenhammar: String Quartet in F Major Opus 3 – Quasi Andante; String Quartet in F Minor – Adagio – Allegro giocoso
Frank Foerster: Three Icelandic Dances
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in G Minor Opus 13 – Allegro energico – Andante amoroso – Scherzo. Allegro molto – Finale. Allegro
Edvard Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen