New York Philharmonic to Debut at Radio City Music Hall

In Wednesday’s (12/10) Asbury Park Press (New Jersey), Ilana Keller writes, “It’s the New York Philharmonic, like you’ve never heard them before. Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. just announced that the first concert to utilize Radio City Music Hall’s brand-new Sphere Immersive Sound system will be the first-ever appearance at the storied venue by the legendary orchestra. The concert is set for Sunday, Jan. 25, just after the run of the ‘Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes,’ which has been delighting audiences with the state-of-the-art sound system all holiday season long. The New York Philharmonic will play Radio City Music Hall for the first time … and will be conducted by Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Music & Artistic Director Designate Gustavo Dudamel. The more-than-80-piece ensemble will be one of the largest orchestras ever to perform at Radio City.” The new Sphere Immersive Sound system “uses ‘next-generation 3D audio beamforming and wave field synthesis technology’ to ‘transform how audio is delivered,’ Radio City says. ‘The result is controlled, consistent, and crystal-clear audio for audiences …’ It was created and customized for Sphere in Las Vegas.”