Orchestra of St. Luke's
One of the best-known chamber orchestras in America, the Orchestra of St. Luke's was organized in the summer of 1979 to perform at the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, New York. The orchestra grew out of the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, which was formed in 1974 to play concerts at the Church of St. Luke's in the Fields in New York's Greenwich Village. Roger Norrington served as the orchestra's first music director (1990-1994); he was succeeded by Charles Mackerrass in 1994.
The orchestra performs an annual subscription series at Carnegie Hall and is much involved in Carnegie Hall's family concerts and educational programs. It has toured extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, and takes part in regular out-of-town residencies. The orchestra has commissioned many compositions (and a few dance pieces) and premiered over 100 new works by the likes of John Adams, Joan Tower, Anthony Davis, André Previn, and Nicholas Maw. The orchestra also gained some notoriety by taking part in the rock group Metallica's orchestral tour in 1999.
The Orchestra of St. Luke's has made over 70 recordings for a variety of labels. Two of its recordings on the Nonesuch label have received Grammy Awards: John Adams' Nixon in China, and Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (with soprano Dawn Upshaw).
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J.S. Bach: Arias for Soprano and Violin (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 1)
Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Orchestra of St. Luke's, John Nelson
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1992
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Honey and Rue (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 5)
Kathleen Battle, Orchestra of St. Luke's, André Previn
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 21 Jul 2023
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Renée Fleming - Bel Canto Scenes
Renée Fleming, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Patrick Summers
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 7 May 2002
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 31 "Hornsignal" & 45 "Farewell"
Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Telarc on 1 May 1989
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 "The Clock" & 104 "London"
Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Telarc on 1 Jul 1992
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 100 "Military" & 103 "Drumroll"
Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Telarc on 1 Nov 1991
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A Christmas Celebration (Kathleen Battle Edition, Vol. 12)
Kathleen Battle, Boys Choir Of Harlem, New York Choral Artists, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Leonard Slatkin
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 19 Sep 1986
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Handel: Water Music
Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Telarc on 1 Aug 1991
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Symphonie en ut majeur - Symphonie en trois mouvements
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
Classical - Released by Naxos on 27 Jan 2009
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Everybody's Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 100 "Military," 101 "The Clock," 103 "Drumroll" & 104 "London"
Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Telarc on 28 Apr 2009
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Renée Fleming - Mozart Arias
Renée Fleming, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Charles Mackerras
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1996
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A Carnegie Hall Christmas
Classical - Released by Sony Classical on 22 Apr 2016
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J.S. Bach: Arias for Soprano and Violin
Orchestra of St. Luke's, John Nelson
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1992
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A Christmas Celebration
Kathleen Battle, Leonard Slatkin, Boys Choir Of Harlem, Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York Choral Artists
Classical - Released by Angel Records on 19 Sep 1986
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Angel Records on 1 Jan 1990
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A Celebration of Peace Through Music (Live)
Classical - Released by Delos on 12 May 2015
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Fearful Symmetries/The Wound-Dresser
John Adams, Sanford Sylvan, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Nonesuch on 1 Jan 1989
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Mozart: Serenade No. 10 for 13 Winds in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran partita"
Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Classical - Released by Telarc on 1 Apr 1994
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1, Op. 13 & The Tempest, Op. 18
Orchestra of St. Luke's, Pablo Heras-Casado
Symphonies - Released by harmonia mundi on 4 Nov 2016
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John Adams: Music From "Nixon In China"
Classical - Released by Nonesuch on 16 Apr 1995
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The Baroque Collection
Classical - Released by Musical Heritage Society on 2 Sep 2022
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