Riverside Symphony
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Location | New York City, US |
| Concert hall | Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center |
| Principal conductor | George Rothman |
| Website | riversidesymphony |
Riverside Symphony is a New York-based professional orchestra founded in 1981 by conductor George Rothman and composer Anthony Korf. The orchestra performs an annual three-concert series at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center and is recognized for programs which emphasize lesser known repertoire. The orchestra provides an ongoing forum for emerging soloists of exceptional promise and has showcased numerous instrumental and vocal talents over its 34-year history.
Directors George Rothman and Anthony Korf met as students at the Manhattan School of Music during the mid 1970s and formed Riverside Symphony after a 1980 concert at Riverside Church. Numbering some 40 musicians in its core roster, the orchestra draws upon New York City's freelance community for its talent, at times expanding in size to meet the demands of larger works. Since the Symphony's inception, directors George Rothman and Anthony Korf have served as Conductor and Composer-in-Residence respectively.
The orchestra's concerts regularly feature guest soloists from around the world. These have included early career appearances by Carter Brey,Frederic Chiu,Jeremy Denk,Tim Fain,Marc-André Hamelin,Christopher O'Riley, and Shai Wosner. The Symphony has also collaborated with guest narrators Cynthia Nixon,Sam Waterston, and Irene Worth.
Riverside Symphony’s curatorial focus has been mainly directed to overlooked corners of the repertory, with a special emphasis on contemporary music. The orchestra has championed such American composers as Andrew Imbrie, Stephen Hartke, George Tsontakis,Mario Davidovsky, & Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, and European composers Marius Constant, Henri Dutilleux,Guus Janssen, & Robert Suter, among others.
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