A Feast for the Senses

3 Min Read By MRM Staff

For its season premiere, The Philharmonia Orchestra of New York (PONY) commissioned top chefs to create dishes inspired by a pair of symphonies as a way of offering audience members an immersive, multi-sensory evening.

“Our audiences come to performances to not only hear the music, but to experience it,” said Jim Miller, PONY's Communication Director. “It’s all part of our mission to present classical music in the most accessible way possible. Music and food are a perfect pair. Symphonies are made of different movements, taking the listener on a journey from start to finish. The perfect dish does the same—taking the taster through different flavors from the first bite to the last swallow.”

The symphonies being performed on March 29 and 30 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater:  Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique have strong imagery and storytelling elements, according to Miller.

“From resurrection and nature, to love…