DISCOUNT DRESS REHEARSAL TIX HERE
Performance - $100
Tours begin at 6:45 PM, 7:15 PM, 7:45 PM, 8:15 PM, and 8:45 PM
Each performance will begin with a 30-minute whiskey tasting, followed by a cemetery-wide performance that will last approximately 2 hours.
Hymn to the City is a ground-breaking collaboration between Death of Classical, The Green-Wood Cemetery, and the New York Philharmonic—a sprawling, immersive event that pays tribute to New York’s singular spirit of resilience and renewal after a year of collective trauma, loss, and mourning.
Attendees will be taken on a journey across the Cemetery, hearing the stories of Green-Wood’s extraordinary permanent residents — many of whom are members of the New York Philharmonic community — interwoven with music, dance, and poetry. From Leonard Bernstein’s gravesite to the Hill of Graves, the Civil War Soldiers Monument to the Catacombs, we’ll remember the battles lost and won, the challenges overcome, and the boundless ingenuity, open-hearted creativity, and indomitable strength of our beloved city.
About the New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic connects with up to 50 million people annually through concerts, broadcasts, recordings, education initiatives. The Orchestra responded to the pandemic with NY Phil Bandwagon — free, outdoor concerts across New York City — and streamed concerts on NYPhil+. The Philharmonic has premiered works by leading composers since 1842 and toured to 435 cities in 63 countries. Jaap van Zweden became Music Director in 2018, succeeding titans including Bernstein, Toscanini, and Mahler.
A once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the greatest city in the world.
Alison Fierst, flute
Mindy Kaufman, flute
Dasol Jeong, violin
Kyung Ji Min, violin
Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello
Thomas Smith, trumpet
Ethan Bensdorf, trumpet
Richard Deane, horn
Colin Williams, trombone
George Curran, bass trombone
Marco Foster, vocals and guitar
Jin Suk Yu, violin
Leah Ferguson, viola
Max Zeunger, bass
Liana Kleinman, dancer
Qianqian Li, violin
Na Sun, violin
Vivek Kamath, viola
Sumire Kudo, cello
Paul Grosvenor, baritone
Adam Tendler, piano
Lucy Dhegrae, mezzo-soprano
Catalyst Quartet
Karla Donehew Perez, violin
Abi Fayette, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, cello