Members of the NY Phil Bandwagon, from left, violinist Fiona Simon, countertenor and producer Anthony Roth Costanzo and violinist Curtis Stewart perform in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The NY Phil Bandwagon travels to three unannounced locations around New York City, Friday through Sunday, for an impromptu pullup chamber music concert as part of the New York Philharmonic's Fall 2020 activities. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Curtis Stewart, Fiona Simon, Anthony Roth Costanzo
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic has found a way to play on even after its performance hall was shut because of the coronavirus.
For the past few months its musicians have been playing pop-up concerts on sidewalks and in public plazas around New York City. The musicians and their equipment travel by van and pickup truck and play short, unpublicized sets to small groups of passersby.
The Philharmonic plans to hold its final Bandwagon concert of the year this weekend, then resume the program in the spring.
Violinist Fiona Simon says “you’re not a complete musician if you’re just playing for yourself.”
