New York Philharmonic 3 & 4 Concert Series Built For You 2009–2010 Season
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“Alan Gilbert blew me away.” –Wall Street Journal
Passion. Inspiration. Excitement. You’d expect nothing less from the next Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. But New Yorkers can look forward to so much more.
A Maestro for New York.
This maestro shares a unique chemistry with his musicians, and brings them together as one in concerts of singular intensity and power. He’s an accomplished master who can transport each listener and reveal something fresh within even the most familiar favorites. And he’s a native New Yorker who really connects with the city and with its orchestra. Please welcome Alan Gilbert, the new Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. Join us for the beginning of a new era.
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“When I learned that Alan Gilbert was going to be the next Music Director, I thought, ‘That’s perfect.’ This guy has everything.” –Carter Brey, Principal Cello
The players not only respect his talent, but also trust his instincts. He recognizes the skill of every musician, and understands how to inspire each one. This is a musical partnership of the highest level, borne of the shared admiration one finds among fellow musicians who bring a lifetime of artistic accomplishment to every concert they give.
Alan Gilbert and Principal Cello Carter Brey
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“Music can be meaningful and important and touching on a deeply human level to many, many people. The experience of hearing the New York Philharmonic playing this music live is something that simply cannot be duplicated.” –Alan Gilbert
This season, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic will deliver more than a hundred exceptional performances designed to transport, exhilarate, and move you in a very personal way. So don’t miss out. Subscribe now and become part of the experience. We are very proud to present Alan Gilbert, a maestro for New York, for the Philharmonic, and for you.
To learn more about the Alan Gilbert era, visit us online at nyphil.org
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Highlights of the Season
Thomas Hampson
Thomas Hampson Artist-in-Residence The acclaimed baritone performs on two subscription programs plus New Year’s Eve and a recital at Alice Tully Hall, and gives master classes and educational programs.
Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg Composer-in-Residence The Finnish composer will contribute four works (two world premieres) and conduct a Contact program, in addition to leading education and outreach activities.
Valery Gergiev
The Russian Stravinsky A Philharmonic Festival Conducted by Valery Gergiev One of the most exciting conductors of our time leads this three-week immersion into the genius of Stravinsky. See pages 12–13 for details.
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Matthias Pintscher
Mitsuko Uchida
György Ligeti
Contact The New Music Series In its inaugural season, our new contemporary music series presents seven exceptional world premieres from seven exceptional composers. See page 28 for details.
Emanuel Ax
Five Beethoven Symphonies and Concertos The First and Third Symphonies, Violin Concerto, Fourth Piano Concerto, and the monumental Missa solemnis.
Nine Mozart Concertos, Symphonies, and Serenades Four sublime symphonies, two elegant piano concertos, a serenade, and two Sinfonia concertantes–all in one season.
Petra Lang
Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 September 17, 18 & 22, 2009 One hundred years after Gustav Mahler conducted his first concerts as music director of the Philharmonic, a new Music Director, Alan Gilbert, begins his own inaugural subscription season with Mahler’s titanic Third Symphony.
Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre May 27—29, 2010 Alan Gilbert and director Douglas Fitch bring György Ligeti’s fantastical 1975 opera–perhaps the most humorous and irony-filled examination of mortality ever composed–to the Philharmonic stage for its New York Premiere.
Helmuth Rilling
Handel’s Messiah December 15–19, 2009 Conducted by Baroque master, Helmuth Rilling.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Russian Stravinsky
A Philharmonic Festival Conducted By Valery Gergiev “You cannot imagine how happy I am today,” said Igor Stravinsky when he touched Russian soil after 50 years in exile. “I have spoken Russian all my life, I think in Russian, my manner of speaking is Russian,” he said. “Maybe you cannot see it in my music at once, but it underlies it.” Hear for yourself as the New York Philharmonic and one of the most electrifying Russian maestros of our time reveals the Russian pulse inside the many masterpieces of Stravinsky. Look for these concerts in the subscription series on pages 14–27.
Valery Gergiev
The Russian Stravinsky Concert Schedule Wednesday, April 21 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 22 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Mlada Khudoley Soprano Olga Savova Mezzo-soprano Alexander Timchenko Tenor Gennady Bezzubenkov Bass Mariinsky Theatre Chorus STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)
Additional concerts, lectures, symposia, and much more to be announced. Visit nyphil.org for complete details.
Additional Events Tuesday, April 27 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Mariinsky Theatre Chorus Liturgy of Stravinsky Sunday, May 2 | 3:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Cast to include: Alexander Timchenko Tenor Gennady Bezzubenkov Bass STRAVINSKY Renard STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale
Friday, April 30 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 1 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
Friday, April 23 | 2:00pm Saturday, April 24 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Wednesday, May 5 | 7:30pm Thursday, May 6 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexander Toradze Piano
STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)
STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 original version)
Wednesday, April 28 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 29 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Friday, May 7 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 8 | 2:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
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Monday & Tuesday Musical Adventures (MA1) Tuesday, November 10 | 7:30pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris* MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony
Tuesday, December 29 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
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WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
*US Premiere
Monday, March 8 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor András Schiff Piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat
Wednesday Musical Adventures (MA2)
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Wednesday, September 30 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
The Russian Stravinsky Wednesday, April 28 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Wednesday, December 30 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
3 & 4 Concert Series Musical Adventures
A Fresh Blend of the Favorite and the New
You love broadening your cultural horizons, and classical music is one of your favorite avenues. Musical Adventures blend the fresh and new with masterpieces you never tire of hearing, taking you on a musical journey that will move you.
Highlights Brahms’s Violin Concerto and First Piano Concerto Mozart’s Prague, Jupiter Symphonies and 23rd Piano Concerto The New York Premiere of György Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre Premieres by Magnus Lindberg, Matthias Pintscher, and Christopher Rouse Soloists Leif Ove Andsnes, Emanuel Ax, András Schiff, and Thomas Hampson
Wednesday, February 10 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
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**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
Thursday A Musical Adventures (MA3)
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Thursday, September 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
The Russian Stravinsky Thursday, April 29 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande
Thursday, November 5 | 7:30pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris* MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony *US Premiere
Thursday, March 4 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor András Schiff Piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat
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STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
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Thursday B Musical Adventures (MA4) Thursday, October 1 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
Thursday, February 18 | 7:30pm David Robertson Conductor Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano
**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas
Thursday, January 14 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone
Thursday, May 27 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director
HAYDN Symphony No. 49, La Passione John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished BERG Three Orchestral Pieces
LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged)
Friday Musical Adventures (MA5) Friday, November 6 | 8:00pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris* MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony *US Premiere
Friday, March 5 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Andrรกs Schiff Piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat 16
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The Russian Stravinsky Friday, April 30 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
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Saturday A Musical Adventures (MA6) Saturday, September 26 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
Robert Langevin
BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande Saturday, January 2 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
Saturday, February 20 | 8:00pm David Robertson Conductor Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano
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Emanuel Ax
DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas
WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
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Saturday B Musical Adventures (MA7)
Friday, May 28 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director
Saturday, October 3 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged)
Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Saturday, January 16 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone
The Russian Stravinsky Saturday, May 1 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
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Saturday, May 29 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged)
STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
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Tuesday The Masters (TM1)
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Tuesday, September 22 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director
Tuesday, February 16 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Tuesday, December 15 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shenyang Bass-baritone Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus HANDEL Messiah
**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Tuesday, June 15 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Wednesday The Masters (TM2) Wednesday, December 16 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shenyang Bass-baritone Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus
The Russian Stravinsky Wednesday, April 21 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Mlada Khudoley Soprano Olga Savova Mezzo-soprano Alexander Timchenko Tenor Gennady Bezzubenkov Bass Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
HANDEL Messiah
STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)
3 & 4 Concert Series The Masters
Highlights Mahler’s Third Symphony Beethoven’s First Symphony and Missa solemnis Stravinsky’s The Firebird Handel’s Messiah Guest Artists Pinchas Zukerman, András Schiff, Kurt Masur, Valery Gergiev, and Christoph Eschenbach
Thursday A The Masters (TM3) Thursday, September 17 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director MAHLER Symphony No. 3
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
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Wednesday, May 12 | 7:30pm Kurt Masur Conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Wednesday, June 23 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Christine Brewer Soprano Stephanie Blythe Mezzo-soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director
**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Thursday, February 11 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn To learn more visit nyphil.org/themasters
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Magnus LINDBERG New Work** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis
Immerse Yourself in the Great Works
For you, classical music ignites your mind and connects you with the genius of the great composers. With a Masters series subscription, you will experience the majestic pillars of the repertoire brought to life as only the Philharmonic can.
Petra Lang
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The Russian Stravinsky Thursday, May 6 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexander Toradze Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 original version)
Thursday, June 17 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
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Thursday B The Masters (TM4) Thursday, December 10 | 7:30pm Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 Thursday, March 18 | 7:30pm Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1
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Thursday, May 13 | 7:30pm Kurt Masur Conductor
Kurt Masur
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Thursday, June 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Christine Brewer Soprano Stephanie Blythe Mezzo-soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director Magnus LINDBERG New Work** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Thursday C The Masters (TM5) Thursday, December 17 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shenyang Bass-baritone Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus HANDEL Messiah
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The Russian Stravinsky Thursday, April 22 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Mlada Khudoley Soprano Olga Savova Mezzo-soprano Alexander Timchenko Tenor Gennady Bezzubenkov Bass Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
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Saturday, December 12 | 8:00pm Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola
Lisa Batiashvili
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)
Saturday, March 6 | 8:00pm A very special solo recital András Schiff Piano MENDELSSOHN Variations sérieuses SCHUMANN Sonata No. 1, Grosse Sonate MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words (selections) SCHUMANN Fantasie, Op. 17
Thursday, June 10 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Friday The Masters (TM6) Friday, December 11 | 8:00pm Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
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Friday, February 12 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Saturday A The Masters (TM7)
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Friday, May 14 | 8:00pm Kurt Masur Conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
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Saturday, May 15 | 8:00pm Kurt Masur Conductor
HANDEL Messiah
András Schiff
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Saturday, June 19 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Saturday B The Masters (TM8) Saturday, December 19 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shenyang Bass-baritone Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus
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Saturday, March 20 | 8:00pm Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1 Saturday, June 12 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin
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Saturday, June 26 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Christine Brewer Soprano Stephanie Blythe Mezzo-soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director Magnus LINDBERG New Work** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 20
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Tuesday & Wednesday A Evenings on the Town (ET1) Tuesday, November 17 | 7:30pm Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano
Wednesday, March 10 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin
HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Tuesday, December 8 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer
Tuesday & Wednesday B Evenings on the Town (ET2) Tuesday, November 24 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor
Wednesday, April 14 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor
LISZT Les Préludes ELGAR In the South PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (selections)
PROGRAM TBD
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Yefim Bronfman
Tuesday, January 12 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
3 & 4 Concert Series Evenings on the Town
Thursday A Evenings on the Town (ET3)
One of New York’s Great Attractions
The soundtrack to a magical evening–that’s what these concerts are all about. Imagine sharing an evening with someone you love, enveloped by exquisite classics you can lose yourselves in. Sound good? Then these are the concerts for you.
Highlights Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Beethoven’s Violin Concerto All-Mozart program with Sir Colin Davis and Mitsuko Uchida
Thursday, February 25 | 7:30pm David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin
HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete)
Thursday, December 3 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano
Guest Artists Yefim Bronfman, Joshua Bell, Riccardo Muti, Gil Shaham, and Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Thursday, November 12 | 7:30pm Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer
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David Fray
Thursday, March 25 | 7:30pm Sir Colin Davis Conductor Mitsuko Uchida Piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade
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Thursday B Evenings on the Town (ET4) Thursday, November 19 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor LISZT Les Préludes ELGAR In the South PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (selections)
Thursday, March 11 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin
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Vadim Repin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor
Thursday, January 7 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano
Thursday, April 8 | 7:30pm Antonio Pappano Conductor Joshua Bell Violin
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Friday Evenings on the Town (ET5) Friday, January 8 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano
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Friday, April 16 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor
Saturday A Evenings on the Town (ET6) Saturday, November 14 | 8:00pm Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano
Saturday, March 27 | 8:00pm Sir Colin Davis Conductor Mitsuko Uchida Piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade
Saturday, February 27 | 8:00pm David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin
Friday, March 26 | 8:00pm Sir Colin Davis Conductor Mitsuko Uchida Piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade
Friday, June 4 | 8:00pm 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
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Saturday, April 17 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor PROGRAM TBD
Riccardo Muti
Saturday B Evenings on the Town (ET7) Saturday, December 5 | 8:00pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano
Saturday, April 10 | 8:00pm Antonio Pappano Conductor Joshua Bell Violin
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer
MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Saturday, March 13 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor
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BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete)
PROGRAM TBD PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
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Joshua Bell
Saturday, June 5 | 8:00pm 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
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Matinees
Great Music Happens in the Daytime Too
With a Philharmonic Matinee series, you can combine world-renowned musical performances with shopping, lunch, and all the other pleasures of a midday getaway. To learn more visit nyphil.org/matinees
Friday 11AM Matinees (FRC)
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$146
Friday, September 25 | 11:00am Alan Gilbert Conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
Friday, December 4 | 11:00am Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano
Friday, April 9 | 11:00am Antonio Pappano Conductor Joshua Bell Violin
BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande
BARTﾃ適 Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer
MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Friday, November 13 | 11:00am Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
Friday, February 26 | 11:00am David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin BARBER Violin Concerto BARTﾃ適 The Wooden Prince (complete)
Friday 2PM Matinees (FRD) Friday, September 18 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director MAHLER Symphony No. 3 Friday, January 15 | 2:00pm 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 26
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Friday, June 18 | 11:00am Alan Gilbert Conductor Hﾃ･kan Hardenberger Trumpet WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde See Page 34 for Seating Chart $459 $375 $357 $303 $267
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Friday, February 19 | 2:00pm David Robertson Conductor Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano
The Russian Stravinsky Friday, April 23 | 2:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas
STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)
Friday, March 19 | 2:00pm Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1
Saturday 2PM Matinees (SATM)
More than a matinee, this is a triple feature. It begins with chamber music by Philharmonic musicians, followed by a spectacular, full orchestra performance, then a lively post-concert panel discussion to round off the afternoon. Saturday, November 28 | 2:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Marc Ginsberg Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola Rebecca Young Viola Carter Brey Cello Eileen Moon Cello
The Russian Stravinsky* Saturday, May 8 | 2:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano
SCHOENBERG Verklﾃ､rte Nacht (Transfigured Night) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica Saturday, February 27 | 2:00pm David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin Mark Nuccio Clarinet Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn Michelle Kim Violin Rebecca Young Viola Carter Brey Cello Eugene Levinson Bass
*This is a full orchestral concert, with no chamber music or post-concert panel discussion.
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David Robertson
STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
Saturday, June 12 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Sheryl Staples Violin Lisa Kim Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola Alan Gilbert Viola Carter Brey Cello Eileen Moon Cello BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN Septet BARBER Violin Concerto
Friday, June 11 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
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Magnus Lindberg
Contact, The New Music Series
New This Year at Symphony Space! Contact connects you with the most interesting, innovative, and engaging new music from today’s most exciting contemporary composers. Live from Symphony Space on 95th and Broadway.
Contact features seven World Premiere performances (composers listed below) commissioned by the Philharmonic. 2-concert subscriptions, $48.
Rush Hour Series (RH)
When work ends, come experience a different kind of rush. Head over to the Philharmonic for an evening of music that’s guaranteed to revitalize you.
Thursday, December 17 | 8:00pm Friday, April 16 | 8:00pm Magnus Lindberg Conductor Alan Gilbert Conductor
Wednesday, January 6 | 6:45pm Alan Gilbert Conductor
Marc-André DALBAVIE Lei LIANG Arlene SIERRA Arthur KAMPELA
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
Sean SHEPHERD Nico MUHLY Matthias PINTSCHER
Rush Hour Series concerts begin at 6:45pm and last about an hour.
Wednesday, March 3 | 6:45pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn
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Wednesday, April 7 | 6:45pm Antonio Pappano Conductor MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter Marc-André Dalbavie
Lei Liang
Arlene Sierra
Sean Shepherd
Nico Muhly
Matthias Pintscher
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Liang Wang
Judith LeClair
Philip Myers
Antonio Pappano
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Young People’s Concerts (YPC)
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Renée Fleming
Wednesday, September 16 | 7:30pm Opening Night Gala Alan Gilbert Conductor Renée Fleming Soprano The Alan Gilbert era begins in historic fashion with a brand-new, never-before-heard overture written especially for the occasion by Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg. The world-renowned Renée Fleming will then sing exotic Messiaen, and the evening will conclude with Berlioz’s spectacular orchestra showpiece.
Alan Gilbert
Thursday, December 31 | 7:30pm New Year’s Eve Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone Ring in the New Year with this glittering evening of all-American favorites, starring Alan Gilbert, Thomas Hampson, and, of course, the one-and-only New York Philharmonic.
For Children 6 to 12 Years of Age A work of genius contains a wealth of past influences along with the seeds of new musical growth. This season, each Young People’s Concert focuses on a single masterpiece, through which we will explore how music develops and how the orchestra itself brings the music alive. See Page 34 for Seating Chart $235
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Daniel Boico $89
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Magnus LINDBERG New Work** MESSIAEN Poèmes pour Mi BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
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COPLAND Appalachian Spring COPLAND Old American Songs VARIOUS Selections from Broadway Musicals GERSHWIN An American in Paris Broadcast nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center
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Saturday, December 12 | 2:00pm Claude Debussy La Mer Sensual yet elusive, La Mer of 1905 marked a major advance in pictorial orchestral writing. Explore just what the modern orchestra can do.
**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission Broadcast nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center
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Saturday, November 7 | 2:00pm Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Through Britten’s beloved orchestra showpiece, you’ll meet the virtuosic musicians and sections of the New York Philharmonic.
Theodore Wiprud
Saturday, March 6 | 2:00pm Magnus Lindberg Feria The Philharmonic’s own Composer-in-Residence shares the influences and passions behind his thrilling 1997 orchestral tour de force, Feria. Find out how a composer sets a Spanish outdoor festival to music.
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Each Young People’s Concert is preceded by Kidzone Live!—an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Bring your child to join the fun! All Young People’s Concerts are conducted by the Philharmonic’s Assistant Conductor Daniel Boico and are hosted by Director of Education Theodore Wiprud. The Young People’s Concerts and Kidzone Live! are made possible with generous support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the Philharmonic’s Education Programs. ®
Saturday, March 27 | 2:00pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter In the finale of his last symphony, Mozart builds a simple musical phrase, familiar for centuries, into a sublime expression of humanity. Discover how a conductor approaches a work of such perfection.
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Music Here, There & Everywhere Philharmonic Programs for Young People School Day Concerts (grades 3 to 12) Music Director Alan Gilbert leads these annual concerts for over 12,000 schoolchildren. Programs tailored to elementary or secondary groups introduce kids to the symphony orchestra in the context of a curriculum that comes alive in the classroom. Very Young People’s Concerts (for ages 3 to 5) The Very Young People’s Concerts introduce preschoolers to classical music through games, active listening, and hands-on music-making with musicians from the New York Philharmonic. To subscribe, please call us at 212 875 5656 or simply visit nyphil.org. School Partnership Program The world of classical music comes to city children as musicians and teaching artists of the New York Philharmonic visit our partner elementary schools. Call if your school is interested in partnering with us. For more information, please visit nyphil.org/spp or call us at 212 875 5733. Philharmonic Mentors (grades 6 to 12) Philharmonic musicians work with instrumental ensembles in middle and high schools across the region, and welcome students to Avery Fisher Hall for Philharmonic rehearsals and performances. English and social studies classes get involved by studying the social context of major musical works. Explore Kidzone! at nyphilkids.org Visit the Philharmonic’s award-winning interactive Website, where kids can play classical music and learn about composers and instruments, at nyphilkids.org. Discover a world of learning opportunities for children and adults at nyphil.org/education. Philharmonic Concerts in the Park Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer Summer 2010 marks our 46th year of music under the stars. Look for our announcement of concert schedules and programs in spring 2010.
An Open House with Alan Gilbert
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Chamber Concerts Live from Merkin Concert Hall Enjoy the virtuosity of the New York Philharmonic musicians in the intimate setting of our Ensembles Concerts at Merkin Concert Hall. Concert information will be available in the spring. The Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall February 13, 2010 Alan Gilbert conducts the U.S. Premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with soloist Kari Kriikku, plus Wagner’s Rienzi Overture and Sibelius’s Second Symphony, at Carnegie Hall on February 13, 2010. The Philharmonic on Tour 2009–2010 Philharmonic Tours The Philharmonic plays musical ambassador on its tours to Asia in October 2009 and to Europe in January 2010. Summertime Classics Conducted and Hosted by Bramwell Tovey Summertime Classics features popular masterpieces in a festive atmosphere.
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Totals Photo Credits Brochure Cover: Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard; Pages 2–7: Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard; Page 8: Audience and orchestra by Chris Lee; Pages 10–11: Large Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 10: Thomas Hampson by Dario Acosta, Magnus Lindberg by Hanya Chlala, Valery Gergiev by Marco Borggreve, Matthias Pintscher by Andrea Medici, Mitsuko Uchida by Justin Pumfrey, György Ligeti by Schott Promotion/HJ Kropp; Page 11: Emanuel Ax by J. Henry Fair, Petra Lang by Anne Weitz, Helmuth Rilling by ©A.T. Schaefer, Stuttgart; Page 12: Large Igor Stravinsky by David Kennerly/Getty Images; Page 13: Valery Gergiev by ©V. Baranovsky; Page 14: Saxophone by Getty Images; Page 15: Leif Ove Andsnes by ©Felix Broede for EMI Classics; Page 16: Cellists by Chris Lee, Robert Langevin by Chris Lee; Page 17: Violinist by Chris Lee, Emanuel Ax by J. Henry Fair; Page 18: Instrument detail by Michael DiVito; Page 19: Petra Lang by Anne Weitz; Page 20: Kurt Masur by Frans Jansen, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek; Page 21: Large Glenn Dicterow by Chris Lee, András Schiff by Birgitta Kowsky Leipzig; Page 22: Avery Fisher Hall by Chris Lee;
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Nine Mozart Concertos, Symphonies, and Serenades. The Russian Stravinsky. Renée Fleming. Joshua Bell. Five Beethoven Symphonies and Concertos. Pinchas Zukerman. Riccardo Muti. Mahler’s Third. Valery Gergiev. Emanuel Ax. Yefim Bronfman. Thomas Hampson. Kurt Masur. András Schiff. Messiah.
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New York Philharmonic 3 & 4 Concert Series 2009–2010 Season
*US Premiere **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission
Musical Adventures Pages 14–17
The Masters Pages 18–21
Evenings on the Town Pages 22–25
Conductor
Guest Artists
Program
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande
SEP 24 SEP 26
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Emanuel Ax Piano
Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
SEP 30 OCT 1 OCT 3
Vladimir Jurowski Conductor
Thomas Hampson Baritone
Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris* MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony
NOV 5 NOV 6 NOV 10
Xian Zhang Conductor
Garrick Ohlsson Piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
NOV 12 NOV 14 NOV 17
LISZT Les Préludes ELGAR In the South PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (selections)
NOV 19 NOV 24
Riccardo Muti Conductor
SEP 17 SEP 22
Glenn Dicterow Violin Marc Ginsberg Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola Rebecca Young Viola Carter Brey Cello Eileen Moon Cello
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
David Fray Piano
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer
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
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes Piano
WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Yefim Bronfman Piano
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
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
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
David Robertson Conductor
Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano
DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas
David Robertson Conductor
Gil Shaham Violin
BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete)
David Robertson Conductor
Gil Shaham Violin Mark Nuccio Clarinet Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn Michelle Kim Violin Rebecca Young Violin Carter Brey Cello Eugene Levinson Bass
BEETHOVEN Septet BARBER Violin Concerto
András Schiff Piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat
Riccardo Muti Conductor
Riccardo Muti Conductor
SEP 18
SEP 25
DEC 3 DEC 5 DEC 8
DEC 29 DEC 30 JAN 2 JAN 7, JAN 8, JAN 12 JAN 14 JAN 16
FEB 10
JAN 15
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FEB 18 FEB 20
FEB 19 FEB 25 FEB 27
FEB 26
FEB 27
MAR 4, MAR 5, MAR 8
MAR 6
MAR 10 , MAR 11, MAR 13
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor
Christoph Eschenbach Conductor
Pinchas Zukerman Violin
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1
Sir Colin Davis Conductor
Mitsuko Uchida Piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade
MAR 25, MAR 26, MAR 27
Antonio Pappano Conductor
Joshua Bell Violin
MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
APR 8 APR 10
MAR 18 MAR 20
Valery Gergiev Conductor The Russian Stravinsky
STRAVINSKY Les Noces Mlada Khudoley STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Soprano Wind Instruments Olga Savova STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Mezzo-soprano Alexander Timchenko Tenor Gennady Bezzubenkov Bass Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Valery Gergiev Conductor The Russian Stravinsky
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)
Valery Gergiev Conductor The Russian Stravinsky
Leonidas Kavakos Violin Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) Evgeny Nikitin Bass-baritone (Creon, A Messenger) Mikhail Petrenko Bass (Tiresias) Alexander Timchenko Tenor (A Shepherd) Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex
Valery Gergiev Conductor The Russian Stravinsky
Alexander Toradze Piano
STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 original version)
Valery Gergiev Conductor The Russian Stravinsky
Alexei Volodin Piano
STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
MAR 19
APR 9
APR 14, APR 16, APR 17
PROGRAM TBD
APR 21 APR 22
APR 23
APR 28 APR 29
APR 30 MAY 1
Kurt Masur Conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director
LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged)
MAY 6
MAY 8 MAY 12, MAY 13, MAY 14, MAY 15 MAY 27 MAY 28 MAY 29
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
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili Violin
Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Sheryl Staples Violin Lisa Kim Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola Alan Gilbert Viola Carter Brey Cello Eileen Moon Cello
BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 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
JUN 17 JUN 19
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Magnus LINDBERG New Work** Christine Brewer BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis Soprano Stephanie Blythe Mezzo-soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director
JUN 23 JUN 24 JUN 26
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DEC 4
DEC 15 DEC 16 DEC 17 DEC 19
Vadim Repin Violin
Valery Gergiev Conductor The Russian Stravinsky
NOV 13
DEC 10 DEC 11 DEC 12
Riccardo Muti Conductor
Riccardo Muti Conductor
Pages 26–27
NOV 28
MENDELSSOHN Variations sérieuses SCHUMANN Sonata No. 1, Grosse Sonate MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words (selections) SCHUMANN Fantasie, Op. 17
Solo Recital András Schiff Piano
Matinees
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JUN 11
JUN 12
JUN 18
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