David Geffen Hall - Enigma Variations & Bruch’s Violin Concerto
Sun, Mar 29
|David Geffen Hall
Experience the brilliance of Bruch and Elgar as Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads the NY Phil in a sweeping evening of orchestral mastery and romantic fervor.
Time & Location
Mar 29, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
About the event
Event Overview From March 27 to March 29, 2026, at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic invites audiences to witness the rare artistry of Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, who performs double duty as both soloist and conductor in a program rich with emotion, virtuosity, and symphonic storytelling.
The evening opens with the brilliant mischief of Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, a witty, swirling tone poem that evokes the exploits of the legendary German folk hero with cinematic flair. Szeps-Znaider then steps into the solo spotlight for Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, a deeply romantic and richly melodic work considered one of the crown jewels of the violin repertoire — both technically dazzling and emotionally sublime.
The finale? A pinnacle of English orchestral literature: Elgar’s Enigma Variations. This iconic piece unfolds as a deeply personal set of musical portraits — each variation representing one of Elgar’s close friends — culminating in…