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During A Lonely New York Summer, Lincoln Center Brings Music To Essential Workers

America's biggest arts complex hasn't been able to present its regular programming due to the pandemic. So it's organized private outdoor concerts for healthcare professionals, teachers and others.
New York Philharmonic first violinist Kuan Cheng Lu, playing for a socially distanced audience of two at Lincoln Center on July 31.

There haven't been any live public performances at America's biggest arts center since mid-March. But New York's Lincoln Center has been hosting some free mini concerts for healthcare providers, teachers and other essential workers, featuring just one or two volunteer musicians and audiences of five, max.

The musicians are volunteers from the , one of Lincoln Center's constituent organizations. One of the performers is

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