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A SEASON OF BRILLIANT NIGHTS

The New York Philharmonic's 2014–15 season features more than 100 extraordinary evenings (and matinees) of the best music-making you’ll hear anywhere. Here are a few highlights:

ONLY SUBSCRIBERS CAN RESERVE THEIR SEATS NOW FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS. THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor

La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema

YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE

The Oscar-winning actress (La Vie en Rose, Midnight in Paris, Rust and Bone) stars in the U.S. Premiere of a new, fully staged production of Honegger’s dramatic masterpiece. Alan Gilbert conducts, June 10—13.

The Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma celebrate their 15th anniversary season by joining the New York Philharmonic for a special collaboration. Integrating musical traditions and instruments from around the world into the fabric of the symphony orchestra, the two ensembles make cross-cultural connections and showcase virtuoso performers in new world classical music.

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PREMIERES

As the orchestra that premiered his New World Symphony, the Philharmonic has long held a close relationship with Dvorˇák, who lived in New York for three years. We celebrate this legacy December 4–13 with conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, and with performances of Dvorˇák’s chamber music masterpieces in our Saturday Matinee Concerts and at the 92nd St. Y.

Christopher Rouse completes his tenure as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composerin-Residence with Thunderstuck, a new orchestral work to be premiered in October; the Philharmonic also performs the New York Premiere of his Flute Concerto and Iscariot. This season includes premieres of Philharmonic commissions from John Adams, Unsuk Chin, Thierry Escaich, and Peter Eötvös as well as the U.S. Premiere of a new work from Thomas Adès.

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VERDI’S REQUIEM

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“The greatest American violinist active today” (Boston Herald) performs Glazunov’s delightful Violin Concerto with the Philharmonic and Associate Conductor Case Scaglione, November 12—18.

Alan Gilbert leads the Philharmonic, New York Choral Artists, and a quartet for the ages (Angela Meade, Lilli Paasikivi, Brandon Jovanovich, and Eric Owens) in our first performances of this powerful and deeply moving masterpiece in nine years, January 15—17.

“Must-see adventures with provocative, enticing contemporary music.” – The New York Times

LISA BATIASHVILI The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence

“One of the most fabulous violinists of our time ... a truly great artist” (Le Figaro) performs Brahms, Barber, Bach, and the U.S. Premiere of a new concerto for Violin and Oboe by French composer Thierry Escaich.

MARION COTILLARD IN JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE

A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

September 16 & 17 8 ½, La Dolce Vita, Cinema Paradiso – these classics of Italian cinema are beloved not only for their story telling, but also for their unmistakable music. And when that gorgeous music is performed by the Philharmonic and soloists Josh Groban, Joshua Bell, and Renée Fleming – accompanied by animated graphics and film clips – it truly becomes an evening in cinema paradise. Presented in collaboration with Sugar Music. September 16 is the Philharmonic’s Opening Gala.

Opening Gala, September 16 $247.50, $147.50, $117.50, $97.50, $77.50 September 17 $167.50, $147.50, $117.50, $97.50, $77.50

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SUPERSTAR SOLOISTS Lang Lang Plays Mozart Alan Gilbert, conductor October 21 The acclaimed pianist performs Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 24. $147.50, $117.50, $107.50, $97.50, $57.50

HOLIDAY CONCERT New Year’s Eve Gershwin Celebration Bramwell Tovey, conductor

December 31 It’s New York’s classiest New Year’s: the Philharmonic performs the brilliant music of that quintessential New Yorker, George Gershwin, under the baton of Bramwell Tovey. “Tovey, whose personality is as ebullient as this music, interspersed the works with a lively stream of jokes and anecdotes.” – The New York Times $277.50, $197.50, $147.50, $107.50, $81.50

Chinese New Year Celebration with Yo-Yo Ma

Long Yu, conductor Wu Tong, sheng February 24 “The Philharmonic’s new tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year ... was a pleasure from first note to last.... [T]he orchestra was in flawless fettle.” – Musical America.com $147.50, $117.50, $107.50, $97.50, $57.50

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SPECIAL EVENT: LA DOLCE VITA: THE MUSIC OF ITALIAN CINEMA

Tuesday, September 16 | 7:30pm Wednesday, September 17 | 7:30pm Opening Gala, September 16 $247.50, $147.50, $117.50, $97.50, $77.50 September 17 $167.50, $147.50, $117.50, $97.50, $77.50 September 16 is the Philharmonic’s Opening Gala.

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Tuesday, September 23 | 7:30pm Saturday, September 27 | 8:00pm Tuesday, September 30 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Alec Baldwin THE ART OF THE SCORE Artistic Advisor Joshua Bell violin Josh Groban vocalist Renée Fleming soprano Includes music by Nino ROTA, Ennio MORRICONE, and Luis Enríquez BACALOV, along with suites from Fellini’s 8 ½ and La Dolce Vita and Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso, newly arranged by composer and arranger William Ross.

SPECIAL EVENT: LANG LANG PLAYS MOZART Tuesday, October 21 | 7:30pm $147.50, $117.50, $107.50, $97.50, $57.50

Unsuk CHIN Clarinet Concerto

Thursday, October 23 | 7:30pm Friday, October 24 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 25 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 28 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Thursday, October 30 | 7:30pm Friday, October 31 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 1 | 8:00pm

Leonard Slatkin conductor Robert Langevin flute

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

Lisa has appeared as a soloist with distinguished ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. John's Smith Square (under the direction of Lord Yehudi Menuhin), and, a lover of chamber music, has participated in the Taos Chamber Music Festival, and the Aspen and Sarasota Music Festivals.

Thursday, October 9 | 7:30pm Friday, October 10 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 11 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 14 | 7:30pm

Program to include: NIELSEN Symphony No. 5 NIELSEN Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice

Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Christopher ROUSE Thunderstuck

Case Scaglione conductor Joshua Bell violin

Thursday, November 20 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 22 | 8:00pm

Jaap van Zweden conductor Sheryl Staples violin Cynthia Phelps viola

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

Lisa GiHae Kim Violin

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Jeremy Denk piano BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)

COPLAND El Salón México RAVEL/Orch. Constant Gaspard de la nuit Christopher ROUSE Flute Concerto RAVEL Boléro

HAYDN Symphony No. 103, Drumroll BRAHMS Violin Concerto Thursday, October 16 | 7:30pm Friday, October 17 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 18 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor

BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8

New York Premiere

MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Wednesday, October 1 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 2 | 7:30pm

The acclaimed pianist performs Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 24.

Thursday, December 4 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 6 | 8:00pm Tuesday, December 9 | 7:30pm

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Presented in collaboration with Sugar Music. Alan Gilbert conductor Kari Kriikku clarinet

Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

Wednesday, November 26 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, November 28 | 8:00pm ◆ Saturday, November 29 | 8:00pm ◆

Jaap van Zweden conductor Hilary Hahn violin J. WAGENAAR Cyrano de Bergerac Overture KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello Program to include: DVORˇ ÁK Cello Concerto DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

Thursday, December 11 | 7:30pm Friday, December 12 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 13 | 8:00pm

DOHNÁNYI/DVORˇÁK:

A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Martin Helmchen piano Program to include: DVORˇ ÁK Piano Concerto DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 7

Tuesday, December 16 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 17 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 18 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 20 | 7:30pm ◆

DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

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EVENING CONCERTS SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER 2014

Gary Thor Wedow conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor Michael Slattery tenor James Westman baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah

Tuesday, December 30 | 7:30pm Friday, January 2 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 3 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 6 | 7:30pm

Juanjo Mena conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

SPECIAL EVENT: NEW YEAR’S EVE GERSHWIN CELEBRATION

Bramwell Tovey conductor

Wednesday, December 31 | 7:30pm $277.50, $197.50, $147.50, $107.50, $81.50 Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

It’s New York’s classiest New Year’s: the Philharmonic performs the brilliant music of that quintessential New Yorker, George Gershwin, under the baton of Bramwell Tovey. “Tovey, whose personality is as ebullient as this music, interspersed the works with a lively stream of jokes and anecdotes.” – The New York Times

NEW! NO-INTERMISSION CONCERTS

Many of you have told us you wished our concerts ended a little earlier in the evening, and we’ve listened. These concerts will be performed with no intermission and will end at about 9:00pm – allowing you to get home a little earlier or enjoy a late dinner. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this new format in our post-concert surveys next season. 8

Thursday, January 8 | 7:30pm Friday, January 9 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 10 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 13 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales MOZART Symphony No. 35, Haffner TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake

Wednesday, February 11 | 7:30pm Thursday, February 12 | 7:30pm

Stéphane Denève conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

Thursday, March 19 | 7:30pm Tuesday, March 24 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Inon Barnatan piano

FAURÉ Pelléas et Mélisande Suite James MACMILLAN Piano Concerto No. 3, The Mysteries of Light

Esa-Pekka SALONEN Nyx RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major DEBUSSY Jeux R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite

New York Premiere

Thursday, January 15 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, January 16 | 7:30pm ◆ Saturday, January 17 | 8:00pm ◆

Joo Young Oh Violin

Alan Gilbert conductor Angela Meade soprano Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano Brandon Jovanovich tenor Eric Owens bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 Thursday, February 19 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, February 20 | 8:00pm ◆ Saturday, February 21 | 8:00pm ◆

Long Yu conductor Philip Myers horn

Wednesday, January 28 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 29 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 31 | 8:00pm

“My father ran a music academy for violin and cello in Jinju. I was surrounded by his students and naturally I wanted to play, too. I started the violin at age five. My father was my first teacher.”— Joo Young Oh, a native of Jinju, South Korea, has since appeared as a soloist with orchestras around the world, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, St. Petersburg and Czech Philharmonic orchestras, Salzburger Kammer-Philharmonie, and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

Thursday, February 5 | 7:30pm Friday, February 6 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 7 | 8:00pm

SPECIAL EVENT: CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION WITH YO-YO MA

CHEN Qigang Enchantements oubliés

Tuesday, February 24 | 7:30pm $147.50, $117.50, $107.50, $97.50, $57.50

MOZART Horn Concerto No. 4 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

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New York Premiere

David Robertson conductor Emanuel Ax piano RACHMANINOFF Vocalise CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 STRAVINSKY The Song of the Nightingale BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite

Thursday, February 26 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 28 | 8:00pm

U.S. Premiere

“The Philharmonic’s new tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year ... was a pleasure from first note to last.... [T]he orchestra was in flawless fettle.” – Musical America.com

LYADOV The Enchanted Lake STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911, original version) John ADAMS Scheherazade.2 – Symphony for violin and orchestra

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – David Robertson Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

Long Yu conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello Wu Tong sheng Program to include: ZHAO LIN Duo for cello, sheng and Orchestra

Alan Gilbert conductor Leila Josefowicz violin

There’s a reason you never hear Genghis Barbie and the New York Philharmonic perform at the same time – Leelanee Sterrett’s in both of them. The leading post post-feminist all-female horn experience, you can hear more of the Barbies on their latest CD, Amp it Up!

Sakari Oramo conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin SIBELIUS The Oceanides SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

David Zinman conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Christopher ROUSE Iscariot BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

Thursday, March 26 | 7:30pm Friday, March 27 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 28 | 8:00pm ◆

PROGRAM TBA

VERDI Requiem

Thursday, January 22 | 7:30pm Friday, January 23 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 24 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello Silk Road Ensemble

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EVENING CONCERTS JANUARY–MARCH 2015

Thursday, March 12 | 7:30pm Friday, March 13 | 7:30pm Saturday, March 14 | 8:00pm

Thomas Adès conductor Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano Simon Keenlyside baritone BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BERLIOZ Les Francs-juges Overture Thomas ADÈS Totentanz U.S. Premiere

Leelanee Sterrett Horn

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Wednesday, April 8 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 9 | 7:30pm Friday, April 10 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 11 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin François Leleux oboe

Thursday, May 28 | 7:30pm ◆ Saturday, May 30 | 8:00pm ◆

Manfred Honeck conductor Augustin Hadelich violin J. STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe Thierry ESCAICH Concerto for Violin and Oboe

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10

Wednesday, May 6 | 7:30pm

“I started on the cornet at five. I had no interest in the trombone until my father brought one home — he thought it fit my chops better. I started playing it at eight.” — Joseph Alessi, whose father was a professional trumpet player, and mother a singer in The Metropolitan Opera chorus, and whose 1999 recording of George Crumb’s Star-Child won a Grammy.

Alan Gilbert conductor RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911, original version)

Friday, May 8 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 9 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano Russell Braun baritone SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished Peter EÖTVÖS Senza sangue

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commisison with the support of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music, with the Kölner Philharmonie

Thursday, May 21 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 23 | 8:00pm

Wednesday, June 3 | 7:30pm Thursday, June 4 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 6 | 8:00pm ◆

Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano

Wednesday, June 10 | 7:30pm ◆ Thursday, June 11 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, June 12 | 7:30pm ◆ Saturday, June 13 | 8:00pm ◆

Alan Gilbert conductor Côme de Bellescize director Cast to include: Marion Cotillard actress (Joan) Éric Génovèse actor (Brother Dominique) Christian Gonon actor (Narrator) Simone Osborne soprano (Marguerite) Faith Sherman mezzo-soprano (Catherine) Thomas Blondelle tenor Steven Humes bass

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 MOZART Don Giovanni Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague

“When I was about four, a little girl I knew played ‘Twinkle, Twinkle’ on the violin. Immediately I wanted to play the violin, too…. I eventually gave up the violin — I liked the viola sound better.” — Vivek Kamath, who has performed at the Marlboro, Ravinia, Sarasota, Blossom, and Bowdoin festivals and with the Philharmonic Ensembles, also enjoys playing tennis, studying wildlife, and dining out.

HONEGGER Joan of Arc at the Stake (staged)

Susanna Mälkki conductor Jonathan Biss piano

Vivek Kamath Viola

BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn HARVEY Tranquil Abiding BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

Joseph Alessi Principal Trombone

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EVENING CONCERTS APRIL–JUNE 2015

NEW! NO-INTERMISSION CONCERTS

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MATINEES

FRIDAY 11AM MATINEE

FRIDAY 2PM MATINEE

SATURDAY 2PM MATINEE

Friday, September 26 Alan Gilbert conductor Kari Kriikku clarinet

Friday, October 3 Alan Gilbert conductor

Our popular Saturday Matinee Concerts are more than just concerts: they’re triple features. Each concert features a chamber music gem and a performance starring the full New York Philharmonic. An entertaining and engaging panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians completes the afternoon.

Unsuk CHIN Clarinet Concerto

Program to include: NIELSEN Symphony No. 5 NIELSEN Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice

MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Friday, November 21 Jaap van Zweden conductor Sheryl Staples violin Cynthia Phelps viola

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

Friday, January 30 David Robertson conductor Emanuel Ax piano RACHMANINOFF Vocalise CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 STRAVINSKY The Song of the Nightingale BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Friday, February 27 Sakari Oramo conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin SIBELIUS The Oceanides SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 Friday, March 20 Alan Gilbert conductor Inon Barnatan piano

Sharon Yamada, who joined the New York Philharmonic in 1988, was an architecture major at Yale University while also serving as concertmaster of the Yale Symphony. She is now a regular presence at the Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall and the Very Young People’s Concerts.

Esa-Pekka SALONEN Nyx RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major DEBUSSY Jeux R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite Friday, May 22 Susanna Mälkki conductor Jonathan Biss piano BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn HARVEY Tranquil Abiding BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

DOHNÁNYI/DVORˇÁK:

A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, December 5 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello Program to include: DVORˇ ÁK Cello Concerto DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Friday, December 19 Gary Thor Wedow conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor Michael Slattery tenor James Westman baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Friday, February 13 Stéphane Denève conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano FAURÉ Pelléas et Mélisande Suite James MACMILLAN Piano Concerto No. 3, The Mysteries of Light New York Premiere

Friday, June 5 Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 MOZART Don Giovanni Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague

Friday, May 29 Manfred Honeck conductor Augustin Hadelich violin

Sharon Yamada Violin

Saturday, October 11 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Musicians from the New York Philharmonic DVORˇ ÁK String Quartet in F major, American HAYDN Symphony No. 103, Drumroll BRAHMS Violin Concerto Saturday, November 29 Jaap van Zweden conductor Hilary Hahn violin Musicians from the New York Philharmonic DVORˇ ÁK Wind Serenade J. WAGENAAR Cyrano de Bergerac Overture KORNGOLD Violin Concerto Saturday, February 7 David Zinman conductor Inon Barnatan piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic DVORˇ ÁK Piano Quintet, Op. 81 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 Saturday, May 23 Susanna Mälkki conductor Jonathan Biss piano Alan Gilbert viola Musicians from the New York Philharmonic DVORˇ ÁK String Quintet in E-flat major BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

J. STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

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YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

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SUPER SONIC MUSIC BOX

Imagine a music box that plays something different every time you open it – a doorway into sounds you’ve never imagined and melodies you’ll never forget. Imagine the orchestra itself as a chameleon of infinite colors, a composer as a wizard transforming the sounds around us, and yourself as the greatest transformer of all, making meaning of everything you hear. Discover the super sounding music box that is the New York Philharmonic. November 15, 2014 MELODY TRANSFORMED What happens when a beautiful melody is transported to a new setting? How does its meaning change? And what is a melody anyway? Investigate one of the most mysterious but essential aspects of music in works of Debussy, Prokofiev, and others. January 24, 2015 ORCHESTRA TRANSFORMED The sounds that a symphony orchestra can produce are almost limitless, as varied as the personalities of composers who create for it. Survey the remarkable range of sonorities produced by different combinations of instruments in music by Handel, Chen Qigang, Shostakovich, and others. February 21, 2015 STORY TRANSFORMED Can music tell an actual story? Or does each listener hear their own story? Explore the world of meanings suggested in music by composers from very different cultures.

Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm 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!

May 9, 2015 DANCE TRANSFORMED The waltz craze swept Europe in the 19th century, and that beautiful music has been reinterpreted by composers ever since. Trace the evolution of this most charming music in works by Johann Strauss II, Richard Strauss, Maurice Ravel, and Christopher Rouse.

MetLife Foundation is the lead corporate underwriter for the New York Philharmonic's Education Programs. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation.

Young People’s Concerts are hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Vice President, Education The Sue B. Mercy Chair

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WE APPLAUD OUR SPONSORS

The New York Philharmonic works with its corporate partners to enhance brand awareness and visibility while providing unique opportunities for client entertainment. Sponsorships are supported by our extensive marketing platform, highly desirable audience and patron demographics, and one-of-a-kind Philharmonic events. We would be pleased to customize a plan to fulfill your business objectives. Maria Kitsopoulos Cello

“Our section is very close, and we have known each other for many years. To be a part of such a great section is fantastic, and it’s great getting paid to do what you love to do.” – R. Allen Spanjer, on his colleagues in the Philharmonic’s horn section. Al is also the “ears” of the Philharmonic, carefully scrutinizing every recording before it is released as a CD or download.

When Maria was a little girl and heard her family listening to the soundtrack of Bernstein’s West Side Story, the song “Maria” came on and she ran around looking for who was calling her name. In addition to now being a member of the Philharmonic, she performs contemporary music with groups such as Music Mobile and the Guild of Composers, has toured Europe with the Ensemble Intercontemporain, and was a member of the cello quartet CELLO.

SPONSORS The New York Philharmonic is proud to acknowledge the following additional companies that play a leadership role through sponsorship of performances, events, and education activities:

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Arlen Fast Bassoon and Contrabassoon Patrick Jee Cello

A native New Yorker, Patrick Jee has performed on CNN’s American Morning as well as at the United Nations at the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Korean War armistice. An avid chamber musician, the denizen of the Upper West Side is a member of the award-winning New Piano Trio.

Additional corporate support for the Philharmonic’s education programs is provided by Deutsche Bank.

PUBLIC SUPPORT Programs of the New York Philharmonic are also supported, in part, by public funds from the following agencies: Arlen Fast is not only an accomplished musician, he’s a pioneer in instrument design. He invented a new system of register keys for the contrabassoon considered the most significant design change for the instrument since the 1870s.

Photo Credits: Music Box Cover: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra Members by The Wade Brothers; Highlights Cover: Joshua Bell by Bill Phelps, Marion Cotillard by Mondino, Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Chris Lee, Lisa Batiashvili by Anja Frers, Lang Lang courtesy of CAMI, Yo-Yo Ma by Todd Rosenberg; Pages 2–3: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra Members by The Wade Brothers; Page 4: Marion Cotillard by Mondino, Joan of Arc at the Stake ©Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, Yo-Yo Ma by Todd Rosenberg, Lisa Batiashvili by Decca-Kasskara, Dvorˇák courtesy of the New York Philharmonic, Christopher Rouse by Jeffrey Herman, Joshua Bell by Bill Phelps, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, CONTACT! by Ryan Jensen; Page 5: Renée Fleming by Andrew Eccles, Josh Groban by Olaf Heine; Lang Lang courtesy of CAMI, Bramwell Tovey by David Cooper, Long Yu by Lin Hao, Yo-Yo Ma by Todd Rosenberg, Orchestra by Chris Lee, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Christopher Lamb and Kyle Zerna by Chris Lee; Page 6: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 8: Avery Fisher Hall by Julie Skarratt, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Lisa GiHae Kim by Jennifer Taylor; Page 10: Orchestra Members by Frank Walsh, Joo Young Oh by Chris Lee, Avery Fisher Hall by Chris Lee, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee; Page 11: Leelanee Sterett by Chris Lee; Page 12: Joseph Alessi by Chris Lee; Page 13: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Chris Lee, Vivek Kamath by Jennifer Taylor, Audience Members by Chris Lee, Cellist by Michael DiVito; Page 14: Sharon Yamada by Jennifer Taylor; Page 15: Young People’s Concert and Kidzone Live! Images by Michael DiVito; Page 16: Orchestra Members by Chris Lee; Page 18: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 19: Concert goers by Chris Lee.

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