The Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio, Music Director has announced details of its debut concert on Thursday, October 11, 2007 – 7:30 PM at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue at 57th Street in Manhattan.

This will be the first concert by this group, which is the first professional orchestra in the history of New York City to be entirely devoted to young professionals and performances in all five boroughs.

The program will be Bernstein's Overture to Candide, Respighi's The Birds, Vivaldi's Winter from The Four Seasons and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. Soloist in the Vivaldi will be concertmaster Kelly Hall-Tompkins. A champagne reception will immediately follow the concert.

Tickets for the October 11 concert are $50 and $35 and can be ordered through CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or online here.

The Chamber Orchestra of New York, established in honor of Ottorino Respighi, is dedicated to presenting the great orchestral repertoire alongside undiscovered or rarely performed gems which complement and extend the classical tradition, from early Italian legends to contemporary American masters. Serving the global community from the international city of New York, the Chamber Orchestra consists of young professionals and provides a venue for artistic and cultural exchange. The Chamber Orchestra of New York, a not-for-profit organization, is a professional orchestra founded by conductor Salvatore Di Vittorio, in New York, NY in the year 2006 on the 250th anniversary of the birth of W. A. Mozart. For more about them, please visit http://www.chamberorchestraofnewyork.org/.

A native of Italy, Salvatore Di Vittorio has held conducting positions with the Accademia Musicale Siciliana, Chamber Ensemble of Rome and Florence Symphonietta. He has also conducted the Vancouver Island Symphony, State Symphony Orchestra of Sofia (Bulgaria), Danbury Symphony, Royal College of Music Symphony, and Festival Sinfonietta Umbra di Perugia. Of his March 2005 American symphonic debut with the Danbury Symphony, James Pegolotti of the Danbury Times wrote: "Di Vittorio's leadership evidenced a natural and significant talent!" Much more about him at http://www.chamberorchestraofnewyork.org/music.html.

For press inquiries or more about the Chamber Orchestra of New York and Salvatore Di Vittorio, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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