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Something’s happening here.

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And more than a little fun.

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For a limited time you can experience the magic of Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic at an extraordinary introductory rate: pick your favorite three concerts out of the 91 in this brochure and you’ll receive a 33% discount. That’s like getting one of your hand-picked concerts free.

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Gil Shaham

EVENINGS ON THE TOWN If your nights at the Philharmonic are occasions for getting together with friends, or perhaps a date night with someone special, these enjoyable and entertaining concerts are the ones for you.

Mix ‘n’ Match with any other concerts in this brochure to create your own personalized concert collection.

Fri, October 30 | 8:00pm Sat, October 31 | 8:00pm

Emanuel Ax

Garrick Ohlsson

Thurs, November 12 | 7:30pm Fri, November 13 | 11:00am Sat, November 14 | 8:00pm Tues, November 17 | 7:30pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

David Robertson’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Vadim Repin

Jeffrey Kahane

Thurs, November 19 | 7:30pm Tues, November 24 | 7:30pm

Riccardo Muti HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU˚ Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

Valery Gergiev

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Riccardo Muti’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Riccardo Muti

Fri, November 27 | 8:00pm Sat, November 28 | 8:00pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Riccardo Muti’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Thurs, December 3 | 7:30pm Fri, December 4 | 11:00am Sat, December 5 | 8:00pm Tues, December 8 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Yefim Bronfman

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

This concert series is sponsored by ANA, All Nippon Airways.

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Thurs, January 7 | 7:30pm Fri, January 8 | 8:00pm Tues, January 12 | 7:30pm

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano

RAVEL Mother Goose Suite BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete)

Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor

Jeffrey Kahane Conductor & Piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 6 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24

The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival Fri, April 23 | 2:00pm Sat, April 24 | 8:00pm

Riccardo Muti Conductor Carter Brey Cello MOZART Symphony No. 34 BOCCHERINI Cello Concerto in D, G.479 SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4, Tragic

Valery Gergiev Conductor Mariinsky Theatre Chorus STRAVINSKY Jeu de cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky is generously supported

by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation.

Riccardo Muti Conductor HONEGGER Symphony No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Wed, April 14 | 7:30pm Thurs, April 15 | 7:30pm Fri, April 16 | 8:00pm Sat, April 17 | 8:00pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Riccardo Muti’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Riccardo Muti Conductor LISZT Les Préludes ELGAR In the South PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (selections)

Thurs, March 25 | 7:30pm Fri, March 26 | 8:00pm Sat, March 27 | 8:00pm

David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The BASF Concert Series is presented by BASF Corporation.

Riccardo Muti

Wed, March 10 | 7:30pm Thurs, March 11 | 7:30pm Sat, March 13 | 8:00pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Riccardo Muti’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story FALLA Suite No. 2 from The ThreeCornered Hat

Thurs, February 25 | 7:30pm Fri, February 26 | 11:00am Sat, February 27 | 8:00pm

Susan Graham

Thurs, June 3 | 7:30pm Fri, June 4 | 8:00pm Sat, June 5 | 8:00pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Sir Andrew Davis’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Susan Graham Mezzo-Soprano Kent Tritle Organ BERLIOZ Les Francs-juges Overture CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Alan Gilbert’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund. Yefim Bronfman’s appearance is made possible through the Lawrence and Ronnie Ackman Family Fund for Distinguished Pianists.

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Christoph Eschenbach

THE MASTERS

Glenn Dicterow

Thurs, December 10 | 7:30pm Fri, December 11 | 8:00pm Sat, December 12 | 8:00pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Christoph von Dohnányi’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. *U.S. Premiere.

Valery Gergiev

Tues, December 15 | 7:30pm Wed, December 16 | 7:30pm Thurs, December 17 | 7:30pm Fri, December 18 | 7:30pm Sat, December 19 | 7:30pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Alan Gilbert

Wed, February 10 | 7:30pm Thurs, February 11 | 7:30pm Fri, February 12 | 8:00pm Tues, February 16 | 7:30pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Major support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund. ** World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission.

András Schiff

Sat, March 6 | 8:00pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival Wed, April 21 | 7:30pm Thurs, April 22 | 7:30pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky is generously sponsored by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation.

Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4

Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shenyang Bass-Baritone Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus HANDEL Messiah Presented by the Robert Hekemian Family Foundation.

The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival Wed, May 5 | 7:30pm Thurs, May 6 | 7:30pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky is generously supported by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation. Valery Gergiev’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.

Kurt Masur

Alan Gilbert Conductor Liang Wang Oboe Mark Nuccio Clarinet Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

Valery Gergiev Conductor Mlada Khudoley Soprano Olga Savova Mezzo-Soprano Alexander Timchenko Tenor Gennady Bezzubenkov Bass Alexander Mogilevsky, Julia Mogilevsky, Maxim Mogilevsky, Svetlana Smolina Piano Mariinsky Theatre Chorus STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)

Valery Gergiev Helmuth Rilling

Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris* BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1

Do you love music that ignites your mind and connects you with the genius of the great composers? If experiencing the great pillars of the repertoire is what you seek, these concerts are just the ticket.

Mix ‘n’ Match with any other concerts in this brochure to create your own personalized concert collection.

Thurs, March 18 | 7:30pm Fri, March 19 | 2:00pm Sat, March 20 | 8:00pm

Wed, May 12 | 7:30pm Thurs, May 13 | 7:30pm Fri, May 14 | 8:00pm Sat, May 15 | 8:00pm

Valery Gergiev Conductor Denis Matsuev Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)

Kurt Masur Conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The BASF Concert Series is presented by BASF Corporation.

Kurt Masur’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Lisa Batiashvili

Solo Recital András Schiff Piano

Thurs, June 10 | 7:30pm Fri, June 11 | 2:00pm Sat, June 12 | 8:00pm Tues, June 15 | 7:30pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Magnus Lindberg is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composerin-Residence. These concerts are made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund.

MENDELSSOHN Variations sérieuses SCHUMANN Sonata No. 1, Grosse Sonate MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words (selections) SCHUMANN Fantasie, Op. 17

Thurs, June 17 | 7:30pm Fri, June 18 | 11:00am Sat, June 19 | 8:00pm

Håkan Hardenberger

Alan Gilbert

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Major support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund.

Wed, June 23 | 7:30pm Thurs, June 24 | 7:30pm Sat, June 26 | 8:00pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Magnus Lindberg is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composerin-Residence. These concerts are made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund. **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission.

Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Alan Gilbert Conductor Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Alan Gilbert Conductor Christine Brewer Soprano Jane Henschel Soprano Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor Eric Owens Bass-Baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director Magnus LINDBERG New Work II** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis

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Waltraud Meier

MUSICAL ADVENTURES Looking for a refreshing, lively concert experience with a twist? Here are concerts that blend the favorite and the new, making each concert a musical journey you won’t forget.

The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival Wed, April 28 | 7:30pm Thurs, April 29 | 7:30pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky is generously sponsored by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation.

Mix ‘n’ Match with any other concerts in this brochure to create your own personalized concert collection.

Thomas Hampson

Thurs, November 5 | 7:30pm Fri, November 6 | 8:00pm Sat, November 7 | 8:00pm Tues, November 10 | 7:30pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Thomas Hampson is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. Major support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund.

Leif Ove Andsnes

Tues, December 29 | 7:30pm Wed, December 30 | 7:30pm Sat, January 2 | 8:00pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The January 2nd concert is dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Toos N. Daruvala.

Thomas Hampson

Thurs, January 14 | 7:30pm Fri, January 15 | 2:00pm Sat, January 16 | 8:00pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The BASF Concert Series is presented by BASF Corporation.

Thomas Hampson is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. These concerts are made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund.

David Robertson

Thurs, February 18 | 7:30pm Fri, February 19 | 2:00pm Sat, February 20 | 8:00pm

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Riccardo Muti

Thurs, March 4 | 7:30pm Fri, March 5 | 8:00pm Mon, March 8 | 7:30pm

Neeme Järvi Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone Hillevi Martinpelto Soprano

STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex

Anthony Dean Griffey

BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony

Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone HAYDN Symphony No. 49, La passione John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished BERG Three Orchestral Pieces

David Robertson Conductor Nicolas Hodges Piano

The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival Fri, April 30 | 8:00pm Sat, May 1 | 8:00pm

Valery Gergiev Conductor Please see April 28–29 listing for Oedipus Rex cast.

STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky is generously sponsored by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation.

The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival

Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-Soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexie Tanavitski Bass (Creon) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus

Fri, May 7 | 8:00pm

Alexei Volodin

Alan Gilbert

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The Russian Stravinsky is generously sponsored by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation.

Thurs, May 27 | 7:30pm Fri, May 28 | 8:00pm Sat, May 29 | 8:00pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Generous support provided by the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. Additional support provided by the Francis Goelet Fund.

Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director Cast to include: Barbara Hannigan, Eric Owens, Mark Schowalter, Jennifer Black, Joshua Bloom, Kiera Duffy, Melissa Parks, Wilbur Pauley, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Peter Tantsits, and Renée Tatum.

New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (semi-staged)

George BENJAMIN Dance Figures DEBUSSY Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand GINASTERA Dances from the Ballet Estancia

Riccardo Muti Conductor András Schiff Piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Riccardo Muti’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

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