Musicians of New York City Ballet

Join us for a special performance in-park on Earth Day! On April 22, the Bronx Zoo will present a live concert of “Carnival of the Animals” by Saint-Saens featuring @BalletOrchestra & dancers of the NYC Ballet, in addition to encores of “Flight of the Bumble Bee” & “Tunis Nefta"

We're pleased to share that City Ballet The Podcast is back with a new season. The first episode revisits our Hear the Dance on Symphony in C, with an excerpt from the Balanchine ballet performed by @BalletOrchestra introduced by @andrewlitton_. Tune in: podcast.nycballet.com

@nycballet funny about paying homage to those resident musical organizations @SPACsaratoga . I could have sworn I played in one of them, namely the NYCBO @BalletOrchestra . Have I been forgotten about?

Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 7PM Eastern for a live-stream NYCBallet fundraiser!! Here we are rehearsing Trout Quintet which will feature Stefan Jackiw, Katharina Kang, Eugene Moye and Ron Wasserman! Oh, and me too!! @nycballet

@apollinairenyc Oh, just if someone makes a comment about the musical aspect of the performance.

@apollinairenyc Sometimes I get to say "I am the orchestra" on the subway.

This week we bid goodbye to the 18/19 season with our final ballet, Balanchine's A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Get to know Shakespeare's beloved characters as they find themselves on an enchanted journey. See it MAY 28-JUN 2: nycballet.com/midsummer

“A good orchestrator brings the musical ideas to life, and also brings them to reality,” Sufjan Stevens says, explaining how his score for Justin Peck's Principia came to be. Learn more about his journey making the music for their latest collaboration: nycballet.com/principiascore

What goes into making a ballet score? We talked to composer Sufjan Stevens (of @asthmatickitty), orchestrator @timoandres, and conductor Daniel Capps about creating the music for Justin Peck’s Principia. Learn how the score came to life: nycballet.com/principiascore

@Justin_Peck, Chris Thile of @punchbrothers has an amazing collaboration with composer/bassist extraordinaire @EdgarMeyerJr and the inimitable @YoYo_Ma of some Bach Trio Sonatas that we find truly inspiring. Do check it out! They get an amazing sound very rarely heard today.

@wbgleason @andrewlitton_ @nycballet @wbgleason If you're ever in NY, come check out @nycballet . We perform every show from Bach to Bernstein, classical to jazz. Hope to see you here sometime!

Agreed! @DallasSymphony and I had a PHENOMENAL time working with @houghhough on those performances and recordings!

The Nutcracker is just around the corner. Here at Lincoln Center, all the creatures are stirring, especially a mouse. Catch George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® NOV 23 to DEC 30. For tickets and info: nycballet.com/nutcracker

Merde to all our friends at @MiamiCityBallet, #mariinskyballet, @TheRoyalBallet and our own dancers kicking off @nycitycenter's Balanchine fest tonight, and to those dancing later this week: @joffreyballet, @MiamiCityBallet, @BalletOParis, @ABTBallet and @sfballet.

We're looking forward to joining @MiamiCityBallet, #mariinskyballet, @TheRoyalBallet, @sfballet, @BalletOParis, @joffreyballet, and @ABTBallet for this upcoming celebration of #Balanchine's choreography created in our early years at @NYCityCenter.

Fall dance picks from @nytimesarts include the return of William Forsythe's complete Herman Schmerman during winter programming and the Balanchine festival, featuring NYCB and a host of other companies @nycitycenter in October.

We're breaking out our best emeralds, rubies, and diamonds tonight for the opening of the 18/19 Season. George Balanchine's Jewels is back for just six performances only. See it SEPT 18–25: nycballet.com/jewels.

Listen to the piece that perfectly complements the opulence of George Balanchine's Diamonds: Tschaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 performed by @lennybernstein and @nyphil. Jewels opens fall performances SEPT 18: nycballet.com/fall. goo.gl/ey59oP

This #musicmonday, enjoy @BalletOrchestra's performance of Gabriel Faure's "Pelleas er Melisande" & "Shylock," which scores George Balanchine's grand Emeralds, part of the full-length Jewels. See Jewels beginning SEPT 18: nycballet.com/fall. open.spotify.com/album/6fDBGN58…

Happy 100 birthday Bernstein! All of us @nycballet sure miss you but are thankful for all of your great offerings to the arts and culture of NY and the world. #LennyCentenny

🎶Youngest conductor ever to lead the New York Philharmonic ✍️Composed classic Broadway scores like “West Side Story” 🌎First U.S. maestro to gain international renown Happy 100th Birthday, Leonard Bernstein! Watch the full video #GoogleDoodle → goo.gl/3Xbj9S