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Zweden Conducts Mozart and Shostakovich

October 1, 2021, 9:00 pm

New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden (Photo: Roger Neve)

Leading NY Phil artists concertmaster Sheryl Staples and principal viola Cynthia Phelps take center stage for a performance of Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante.

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Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K.364/320d
Sheryl Staples, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8

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Zweden Conducts Mozart and Shostakovich

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