The New York Philharmonic plays Fantasia.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Hyacinth Hippo and Ben Ali Gator dance a pas de deux in Fantasia. Image © 1940 The Walt Disney Company. |
Outreach is vital for a great orchestra's survival. This weekend, the New York Philharmonic may have won itself a new and younger generation of concert-goers with its presentation on Friday and Saturday of three concerts featuring clips from the Disney films Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, accompanied by the full might if the orchestra under the baton of assistant conductor Joshua Gerstein. Saturday's evening concert, starting at a family-friendly 7pm had an audience including current New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert.
