Press Release

June 24, 2026

For Immediate Release

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."

Watch Delirium Musicum and violinist/artistic director Etienne Gara perform Summer 1 from Max Richter's The Four Seasons Recomposed

The 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.

Relive opening night: audio on demand on WQXR.org

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts' opening night show with pianist Simone Dinnerstein and her string orchestra Baroklyn with the CONCORA choir, is now available to stream on demand from WQXR. The fantastic program features music by Bach and Philip Glass. Listen 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.

Press kit available here.

Delirium Musicum is a self-conducted chamber orchestra that pulses with ferocious passion and infuses L.A.'s crackling energy into every performance, disrupting expectations and redefining “classical” music as the new red-hot concert experience. 

A 21st-century musical phenomenon, Delirium Musicum breathes fire into masterworks from the Baroque to the music of tomorrow, delivering a concert experience that radiates with fierce and unapologetic creative fervor. 

Led by violinist and Artistic Director Etienne Gara, Delirium Musicum performances grab hold of concert-goers' emotions and don't let go. Expect an incandescent, visceral experience as you enjoy Delirium Musicum's eclectic artists making their musical magic. 

July 21: Orchestra of St. Luke's

Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Brad Lubman, conductor

Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano (Walter W. Naumburg Int’l Competition Winner 2021)

All works by W.A. Mozart

Divertimento in D major K. 136

Adagio and Fugue in C minor K. 546 

Alma grande e nobil core, K.578

Vado, me dove?, K. 583

Voi che sapete from Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492

Porgi amor, from Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492

Tutte nel cor vi sento, from Idomeneo, K. 366

Symphony No. 21 in A major K. 134

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525

August 4: Nosky’s Baroque Band

Aisslinn Nosky, director & violin soloist
Steve Marquardt, trumpet soloist

Giuseppe Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D (Roger 188) 

Arcangelo Corell: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 10

Giuseppe Torelli: Violin Concerto Op. 8, No. 9 in e minor 

G. P. Telemann: Burlesque de Quixotte Suite TWV 55:G10

J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto BWV 1052r

G. P. Telemann: Concerto TWV 53:D5 for trumpet & strings

Since 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts has continuously presented free, outdoor classical music concerts to New Yorkers of all walks of life. It is the oldest such concert series in the world. Named after founder and philanthropist Elkan Naumburg, who donated the Naumburg Bandshell to New York City in 1923, and inspired by his own ardent love of music, the series seeks to stimulate and encourage new and expanded audiences for classical music in the informal and beautiful setting of Central Park.