The New York Philharmonic said on Monday that two unusual stars (unusual for the Philharmonic, anyway) would join the orchestra for a concert in Central Park on July 13: Mariah Carey and Joe Torre.
The orchestra and Major League Baseball are promoting the concert as a charity affair to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Major League Baseball has planned several events that day to raise money for hurricane rebuilding, including $1 million connected to the concert, bringing to $5 million its donations to charities in time for the All-Star Game at Citi Field on July 16.
Like all Philharmonic concerts in the parks, admission to the performance in Central Park will be free. Tickets will be available online beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The Philharmonic is also offering V.I.P. tickets to the first 150 applicants who donate at least $500. That money will go to the orchestra, not to hurricane rebuiding efforts.
Ms. Carey will sing several songs with the Philharmonic. The orchestra, under its music director, Alan Gilbert, will perform a suite from the 1984 film “The Natural†by Randy Newman and a suite from “42,†the Brian Helgeland film about Jackie Robinson that opened in April. Mr. Torre, the manager of the Yankees from 1996 to 2007 and the Mets from 1977 to 1981, will read the poem “Casey at the Bat.â€
Along with three other parks concerts, the Philharmonic was already scheduled to appear in Central Park on July 15, two days after the baseball concert.
