"Exuberant chamber orchestra!""Admirably dedicated to bringing free music!"- TIMEOUT NEW YORK -The New York Classical Players (NYCP) is a professional chamber orchestra composed of highly-gifted young musicians committed to bringing free, high-level concerts to diverse audiences in the greater New York City metropolitan area. Since its founding season in 2010-11, NYCP has presented nearly 60 concerts collaborating with some of world's renowned performing artists such as Kim Kashkashian, Cho-Liang Lin, Mark Kosower and Stefan Jackiw. Most recently, NYCP has completed its first US National Tour in four major cities with esteemed soprano Sumi Jo. (www.nycpmusic.org)MISSIONFounded on the belief that access to excellence in music is an essential human right, the New York Classical Players (NYCP) is devoted to bringing free, high-level classical music concerts to communities throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. A non-profit organization composed of young professional musicians under the leadership of founding music director Dongmin Kim, NYCP seeks to reach a wide spectrum of audiences with performances that engage the communities in which they occur.CORE VALUEUncompromising artistic excellence.Engagement with community.Innovative vision.Collaboration and Teamwork.Committed to fiscal responsibility.