Name: THE NUTCRACKER: The InsideOut Concerts(tm) Experience for Everyone!
Start: 2026-12-12T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-12T16:00:00-05:00
Location: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music

THE NUTCRACKER: The InsideOut Concerts(tm) Experience for Everyone!

Since its founding in 1999, thePark Avenue Chamber Symphonyhas built a loyal following, both in New York City and worldwide through its extensive catalog of recordings on iTunes,  Amazon and Spotify.  A three time--FIRST PRIZE Winner of The American Prize Competition in Orchestral Performance (2011, 2012, 2013), the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony's performances were described by the judges as "extremely impressive, well-shaped.  This ensemble is good enough to surpass many professional orchestras, performing incredibly difficult repertoire on a professional level."  New York Critics have acclaimed Park Avenue Chamber Symphony performances as “Triumphant...polished…exquisite…with a strong sense of style and commitment…with the depth and fervor of the old school European orchestras.”David Bernard, Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, has gained recognition for his dramatic and incisive conducting in the United Stated and in over 20 countries on four continents.  He serves as Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic. A multiple First Prize winner of the Orchestral Conducting Competition ofThe American Prize, Bernard was described in the judges’ remarks as, “a first-rate conductor…phenomenal performance…masterly in shaping, phrasing, technique and expressivity.”Noted recent performances include aLincoln Centerperformance of Stravinsky’sThe Rite of Spring(“Conducting from memory, David Bernard led a transcendent performance…vivid…expertly choreographed.”,LucidCulture) and aCarnegie Hallperformance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (“taught and dramatic”,superconductor).Bernard’s recordings have received enthusiastic critical praise. His release of Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique was lauded byGramophone Magazineas “…an impressively elegant, thoughtful, well‑balanced and sophisticated Tchaikovsky Pathétique.” Of his Beethoven Symphony No. 9 release,The Arts Deskproclaimed “Scintillating Beethoven…Edge-of-the-seat playing…it’s a winner: dramatic, witty, eloquent and boasting some startling choral work in the last movement.” His complete recorded Beethoven symphony cycle was praised byFanfaremagazine for its “intensity, spontaneity, propulsive rhythm, textural clarity, dynamic control, and well-judged phrasing”. Of his recent premiere recording of new editions of Stravinsky’sThe Rite of SpringandThe Firebird,The Art Music Loungeproclaimed “this is THE preferred recording ofThe Ritebecause of its authenticity as well as the almost startling boldness of approach.”.David Bernard is an acclaimed orchestra builder and is sought after for his artistic leadership and innovation in community engagement. Under his leadership as Music Director, both the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic have thrived—with growing audiences, expanded ensembles and increased critical acclaim. Bernard’s approach to growing new audiences for classical music include engaging families in the community through schools, presenting multi-media concert presentations and developing a new concert format—“Classical Music from the InsideOut” where audiences sit inside the orchestra during concerts. David Bernard’s InsideOut concerts with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic have been acclaimed by WQXR, Newsday, ClassicalWorld and the Epoch Times, bringing an unsurpassed experience and level of engagement for the audiences of all ages.

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony

Experience a musical journey through the land of the sweets from your seat INSIDE a full symphony orchestra.

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music

Immersive Concerts 2026-2027

Be transported through spellbinding and captivating immersive musical experiences through the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony's InsideOut Concerts(r) Immersive Events where audiences sit inside the orchestra among the musicians.

Designed for EVERYONE, including adults and families with children: Just in time for the Holidays, join us for a journey through Tchaikovsky's musical imagining of the Land of the Sweets. You and your family will experience some of the most beautiful and expressive music ever written from your seat inside the orchestra. Following this engaging program, children will have the opportunity to play the instruments of the orchestra in an Instrument Zoo provided by the Lucy Moses School.Program:Tchaikovsky The NutcrackerThis concert is made possible by the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts

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