Beautiful, powerful, emotional. It reaches out, lifts and transforms you. It’s the very embodiment of the city itself. It’s the New York Philharmonic. And this season as we celebrate our momentous 175th anniversary, we salute our bold Music Director Alan Gilbert in his farewell season.
A Season of Celebration 2016–17 Highlights
Join us in celebrating our 175th anniversary—a season of music and events that honor our storied legacy and rich history championing new masterpieces, applaud our intrepid Music Director Alan Gilbert in his final season, and preview our trailblazing future.
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For concerts celebrating the Philharmonic’s 1 75th anniversary
Alan Gilbert
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Gilbert reinvigorated the New York Philharmonic — he injected huge excitement and energy into the orchestra — and into the cultural life of the city. — NPR
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Wynton Marsalis World Premiere by Wynton Marsalis conducted by Alan Gilbert with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
December 28–January 3
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The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence
Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Enjoy this season’s Artist-in-Residence in performances that range from Young People’s Concert, recitals and beloved concertos to a World Premiere written just for him.
September 21–27 175th
World Premiere by the Philharmonic on December 16, 1893
The season-long, citywide New World Initiative aims to give all New Yorkers the opportunity to hear and discover this beloved masterpiece. Explore the iconic work and the meaning of “home” through performances and outreach events. Learn more at nyphil.org/175.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor October 20–25 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 In recital with Yuja Wang February 8 Available to add to your subscription.
May 3–9
U.S. Premiere by the Philharmonic on May 20, 1846
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Lera Auerbach New violin concerto March 1–3
(World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
Alan Gilbert conducts
Wagner’s Das Rheingold
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Leonidas Kavakos
BRAHMS Violin Concerto May 19–23 June 1 –6
Alan Gilbert conducts
Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence
Salonen conducts Circle Map featuring music October 13–14 of Kaija Saariaho at Park Avenue Armory.
Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky and His World
Tickets can be purchased separately at armoryonpark.org
New York Premiere of Wing on Wing May 19–23
3-Week Festival conducted by Semyon Bychkov Including:
Yo-Yo Ma
Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman
Yo-Yo Ma performs Salonen’s new Cello Concerto
Piano Concerto No. 1 with Kirill Gerstein
March 15–18
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World Premiere by the Philharmonic on April 23, 1981
Ravi Shankar’s Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2 with Anoushka Shankar on sitar November 3–5
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The New York Philharmonic performs the music of these classic films set in New York City as the films are projected on a towering screen above the Orchestra.
OPENING GALA CONCERT
September 21 Alan Gilbert conductor
John CORIGLIANO Stomp for Orchestra (New York Premiere)
December 31 Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Celebrate New Year’s Eve by joining the Philharmonic for an “Enchanted Evening” of American classics, including beloved works by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic
Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor
WEST SIDE STORY
September 13–15 David Newman conductor
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GERSHWIN Concerto in F DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
NEW YEAR’S EVE
THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic
Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor
CHINESE NEW YEAR
CHEN Qigang Enchantements oubliés MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
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ALAN GILBERT’S 50TH BIRTHDAY February 23
Star-studded birthday bash with performances by Joshua Bell, Emanuel Ax, Lisa Batiashvili, Renée Fleming, Yefim Bronfman, Pamela Frank, Frank Huang, and more. Featuring the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert.
September 16–17 Alan Gilbert conductor
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS THE CHINA PHILHARMONIC December 11 Long Yu conductor Julian Rachlin violin
MANHATTAN
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January 31 Celebrate the Year of the Rooster Long Yu conducts
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Spring Gala Concert May 11 Justin Freer conductor
This film is rated R.
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Weekday Sampler Concerts begin at 7:30pm
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Lang Lang
Christina Landshamer
Wednesday, October 5 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano
Wednesday, March 15 Alan Gilbert conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello
LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
John ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto
Tuesday, October 25 Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 Tuesday, January 3 Alan Gilbert conductor Joseph Alessi trombone Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis COPLAND Quiet City William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto Wynton MARSALIS New work (World Premiere–
(New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbican Centre, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg)
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Tuesday, April 25 Courtney Lewis conductor Jonathan Biss piano
BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet Timo ANDRES Piano Concerto No. 3, The Blind Banister BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 ELGAR In the South (Alassio) $678 $486 $438 $348 $300 $180 six weeknights
Wednesday, November 9 Vladimir Jurowski conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir Kent Tritle director MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) Tuesday, December 13 Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York HANDEL Messiah
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Tuesday, February 7 Semyon Bychkov conductor Kirill Gerstein piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version)
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
New York Philharmonic Commission)
Wednesday, March 1 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Christina Landshamer soprano
Wednesday, February 22 Herbert Blomstedt conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Lera AUERBACH New violin concerto
(World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 4 Tuesday, June 6 Alan Gilbert conductor Cast to include:
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Unsurprisingly, the audience went wild. — WQXR
Eric Owens bass-baritone (Wotan) Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano (Fricka) Christopher Purves baritone (Alberich) Russell Thomas tenor (Loge) Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano (Erda) Morris Robinson bass (Fasolt) Rachel Willis-Sørensen soprano (Freia) Jennifer Zetlan soprano (Woglinde) Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde) Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano (Flosshilde) WAGNER Das Rheingold (complete, in concert)
$565 $405 $365 $290 $250 $150 8
five weeknights
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Frank Huang
Wynton Marsalis
Tuesday, November 1 Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Frank Huang violin
Tuesday, September 27 Alan Gilbert conductor Anthony McGill clarinet
BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
John CORIGLIANO Stomp for Orchestra MOZART Clarinet Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Wednesday, December 14 Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York
Wednesday, November 23 Iván Fischer conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin
HANDEL Messiah
Wednesday, December 28 Alan Gilbert conductor Joseph Alessi trombone Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Wednesday, January 11 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephen Hough piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
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BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
COPLAND Quiet City William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto Wynton MARSALIS New work (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission)
Tuesday, May 9 Alan Gilbert conductor Artists to include:
Camilla Tilling soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 Tuesday, May 23 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Anu Komsi soprano Piia Komsi soprano BRAHMS Violin Concerto Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Aeriality (New York Premiere)
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Wing on Wing (New York Premiere)
$580 $420 $380 $305 $265 $165 five weeknights
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Wednesday, February 15 Manfred Honeck conductor Inon Barnatan piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 Wednesday, May 3 Alan Gilbert conductor Artists to include:
Camilla Tilling soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
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Stylish, passionate and limitlessly fluent on the clarinet.
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— Bachtrack
$580 $420 $380 $305 $265 $165 five weeknights
Anthony McGill Principal Clarinet
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Thursday Evening Concerts begin at 7:30pm
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Kirill Gerstein
Yefim Bronfman
Thursday, October 6 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Thursday, October 20 Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 Thursday, December 1 Bernard Labadie conductor Robert Langevin flute Ying Fang soprano MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris MOZART Flute Concerto No. 2 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate MOZART Symphony No. 39 Thursday, January 5 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano
Thursday, March 9 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violins Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre
Thursday, September 22 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Thursday, November 17 Jaap van Zweden conductor Cynthia Phelps viola
Thursday, June 1 Alan Gilbert conductor Cast to include:
Eric Owens bass-baritone (Wotan) Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano (Fricka) Christopher Purves baritone (Alberich) Russell Thomas tenor (Loge) Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano (Erda) Morris Robinson bass (Fasolt) Rachel Willis-Sørensen soprano (Freia) Jennifer Zetlan soprano (Woglinde) Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde) Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano (Flosshilde) WAGNER Das Rheingold
WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Julia ADOLPHE Viola Concerto (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the League of American Orchestras)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Thursday, December 15 Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York HANDEL Messiah
(complete, in concert)
$791 $567 $511 $406 $350 $210 seven weeknights
WEILL Threepenny Opera Suite HK GRUBER Piano Concerto (World Premiere–
Thursday, December 29 Alan Gilbert conductor Joseph Alessi trombone Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis COPLAND Quiet City William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto Wynton MARSALIS New work (World Premiere–
New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic orchestras)
New York Philharmonic Commission)
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Thursday, February 2 Semyon Bychkov conductor Kirill Gerstein piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version)
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
Lisa Batiashvili September 22–24 Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto 10
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A heart-rending sound — The New York Times
GLINKA Valse fantaisie TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Thursday, February 16 Manfred Honeck conductor Inon Barnatan piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 Thursday, May 25 Jakub Hrůša conductor Augustin Hadelich violin DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Three Slavonic Dances JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra $791 $567 $511 $406 $350 $210 seven weeknights
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Stephen Hough
Kun Woo Paik
Thursday, September 29 Alan Gilbert conductor Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Thursday, October 27 Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Frank Huang violin
BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
Thursday, November 3 Zubin Mehta conductor Anoushka Shankar sitar R. SHANKAR Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2, for Sitar and Orchestra SCHUBERT Symphony in C major, Great
Thursday, November 10 Vladimir Jurowski conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir Kent Tritle director
Thursday, January 12 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephen Hough piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
Thursday, December 8 Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Kun Woo Paik piano
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Thursday, February 9 Semyon Bychkov conductor
TANEYEV Oresteia Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique Thursday, March 16 Alan Gilbert conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello John ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto
JANÁČEK House of the Dead Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 Thursday, March 2 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Christina Landshamer soprano
Thursday, April 27 Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Philip Myers horn R. Allen Spanjer horn Leelanee Sterrett horn Howard Wall horn
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BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Thursday, January 26 Semyon Bychkov conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
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BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2 Tansy DAVIES New work for four horns
(New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Philharmonia Orchestra and Warsaw Autumn Festival)
R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra Thursday, May 4 Alan Gilbert conductor Artists to include:
Camilla Tilling soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 $693 $501 $453 $363 $315 $195 six weeknights
Lera AUERBACH New violin concerto
(World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
(New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbican Centre, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg)
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Thursday, April 20 Courtney Lewis conductor Jonathan Biss piano
BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet Timo ANDRES Piano Concerto No. 3, The Blind Banister BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 ELGAR In the South (Alassio) Thursday, June 8 Alan Gilbert conductor Program tba All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART
$806 $582 $526 $421 $365 $225 seven weeknights
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Friday Evening
Concerts begin at 8:00pm
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Emanuel Ax
Yo-Yo Ma
Friday, October 7 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Friday, November 4 Zubin Mehta conductor Anoushka Shankar sitar
Artists to include:
Camilla Tilling soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 Friday, June 9 Alan Gilbert conductor
R. SHANKAR Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2, for Sitar and Orchestra SCHUBERT Symphony in C major, Great
Program tba
Friday, November 25 Iván Fischer conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin
eight weeknights
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 Friday, January 6 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano WEILL Threepenny Opera Suite HK GRUBER Piano Concerto (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic orchestras)
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Friday, January 27 Semyon Bychkov conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
GLINKA Valse fantaisie TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Friday, March 3 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Christina Landshamer soprano Lera AUERBACH New violin concerto
(World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
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Friday, May 5 Alan Gilbert conductor
$807 $615 $551 $479 $383 $255
Friday, September 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade Friday, November 11 Vladimir Jurowski conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir Kent Tritle director MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) Friday, December 2 Bernard Labadie conductor Robert Langevin flute Ying Fang soprano MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris MOZART Flute Concerto No. 2 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate MOZART Symphony No. 39 Friday, December 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Joseph Alessi trombone Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis COPLAND Quiet City William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto Wynton MARSALIS New work (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission)
Friday, January 13 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephen Hough piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Friday, February 10 Semyon Bychkov conductor
TANEYEV Oresteia Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
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Friday, March 17 Alan Gilbert conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello John ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbican Centre, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg)
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Friday, May 19 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Anu Komsi soprano Piia Komsi soprano
BRAHMS Violin Concerto Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Aeriality (New York Premiere)
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Wing on Wing (New York Premiere)
$792 $600 $536 $464 $368 $240 eight weeknights
Cynthia Phelps Principal Viola
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I’m very lucky in that I’m premiering a viola concerto written by a young female composer, Julia Adolphe. It gives the viola a lot of opportunity to show color and texture and tons of temperament.
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— Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps
All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART
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Saturday Evening Concerts begin at 8:00pm
(unless otherwise noted)
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Semyon Bychkov
Zubin Mehta
Saturday, October 8 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano
Saturday, September 24 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Saturday, October 22 Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 Saturday, December 10 Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Kun Woo Paik piano JANÁČEK House of the Dead Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Saturday, February 11 Semyon Bychkov conductor
TANEYEV Oresteia Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique Saturday, March 11 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violins Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre Saturday, May 6 Alan Gilbert conductor Artists to include:
Camilla Tilling soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director
Saturday, November 5 Zubin Mehta conductor Anoushka Shankar sitar
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2 Tansy DAVIES New work for four horns
R. SHANKAR Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2, for Sitar and Orchestra SCHUBERT Symphony in C major, Great
R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
Saturday, December 3 Bernard Labadie conductor Robert Langevin flute Ying Fang soprano MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris MOZART Flute Concerto No. 2 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate MOZART Symphony No. 39 Saturday, January 14 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephen Hough piano
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Saturday, May 20 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Anu Komsi soprano Piia Komsi soprano BRAHMS Violin Concerto Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Aeriality (New York Premiere)
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Wing on Wing (New York Premiere)
eight Saturdays
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Saturday, February 4 Semyon Bychkov conductor Kirill Gerstein piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version)
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony Saturday, February 25 Herbert Blomstedt conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Lang Lang
Program tba $848 $610 $568 $456 $414 $253
(New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Philharmonia Orchestra and Warsaw Autumn Festival)
$982 $710 $662 $534 $486 $302
SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 Saturday, June 10 Alan Gilbert conductor
Saturday, April 29 Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Philip Myers horn R. Allen Spanjer horn Leelanee Sterrett horn Howard Wall horn
October 5–8 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
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Jaap van Zweden
Eric Owens
Saturday, October 29 Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Frank Huang violin
Saturday, April 22 Courtney Lewis conductor Jonathan Biss piano
Saturday, October 1 Alan Gilbert conductor Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Saturday, March 18 Alan Gilbert conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello
BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet Timo ANDRES Piano Concerto No. 3, The Blind Banister BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 ELGAR In the South (Alassio)
BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
John ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto
Saturday, November 19 Jaap van Zweden conductor Cynthia Phelps viola WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Julia ADOLPHE Viola Concerto (New York
Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the League of American Orchestras)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Saturday, December 17 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York HANDEL Messiah
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Saturday, January 28 Semyon Bychkov conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
GLINKA Valse fantaisie TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Saturday, March 4 Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta MAHLER Symphony No. 4
Saturday, May 27 Jakub Hrůša conductor Augustin Hadelich violin DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Three Slavonic Dances JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra $848 $610 $568 $456 $414 $253 seven Saturdays
Saturday, November 12 Vladimir Jurowski conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir Kent Tritle director MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) Saturday, November 26 Iván Fischer conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 Saturday, January 7 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano WEILL Threepenny Opera Suite HK GRUBER Piano Concerto (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic orchestras)
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2
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(New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbican Centre, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg)
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Saturday, June 3 Alan Gilbert conductor Cast to include:
Eric Owens bass-baritone (Wotan) Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano (Fricka) Christopher Purves baritone (Alberich) Russell Thomas tenor (Loge) Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano (Erda) Morris Robinson bass (Fasolt) Rachel Willis-Sørensen soprano (Freia) Jennifer Zetlan soprano (Woglinde) Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde) Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano (Flosshilde) WAGNER Das Rheingold (complete, in concert)
$848 $610 $568 $456 $414 $253 seven Saturdays
Saturday, February 18 Manfred Honeck conductor Inon Barnatan piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
Daniil Trifonov All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART
November 9–12 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 15
Matinees
FRIDAY 11AM
FRIDAY 2PM
Pablo Heras-Casado
Manfred Honeck
Friday, October 21 Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 Friday, October 28 Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Frank Huang violin BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
Friday, December 9 Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Kun Woo Paik piano
Friday, September 23 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
JANÁČEK House of the Dead Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
Friday, February 3 Semyon Bychkov conductor Kirill Gerstein piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version)
Friday, November 18 Jaap van Zweden conductor Cynthia Phelps viola WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Julia ADOLPHE Viola Concerto (New York
Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the League of American Orchestras)
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Friday, February 24 Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Friday, December 16 Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Friday, April 21 Courtney Lewis conductor Jonathan Biss piano
HANDEL Messiah
BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet Timo ANDRES Piano Concerto No. 3, The Blind Banister BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 ELGAR In the South (Alassio) $480 $408 $360 $360 $300 $180 six Friday mornings
Ethan Bensdorf
Acting Associate Principal Trumpet
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The Philharmonic brass played with the greatest beauty of sound, power and expression imaginable.
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— New York Classical Review
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SATURDAY 2PM Alan Gilbert
Friday, February 17 Manfred Honeck conductor Inon Barnatan piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 Friday, March 10 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violins Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre Friday, May 26 Jakub Hrůša conductor Augustin Hadelich violin DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Three Slavonic Dances JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra $480 $408 $360 $360 $300 $180 six Friday afternoons
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. Saturday, November 26 Iván Fischer conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include:
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 Saturday, December 10 Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include:
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 Saturday, April 22 Courtney Lewis conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include:
BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet ELGAR In the South (Alassio) Saturday, May 20 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include:
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
Young People’s Concerts
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Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00pm
THE AGES OF MUSIC
Four interactive concerts showcasing leading composers of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras. What’s the sound of each period? How does music reflect the cultures of different times, and the personal stories of composers? Discover the whole history of orchestral music in a single season of Young People’s Concerts!
BAROQUE
ROMANTIC
October 22
January 21
MODERN
CLASSICAL
March 11
December 3 $156 $128 $116 $104
175th
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$52
four Saturday afternoons
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Enjoyable, educational and certainly memorable! — Young People’s Concert Parent
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Young People’s Concerts are hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Vice President, Education.
$292 $236 $204 $192 $156 $120 four Saturday afternoons
All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART
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Programs of the New York Philharmonic are also supported, in part, by public funds from the following agencies: Photo Credits: Cover: Photo by David Drebin; Pages 2-3: Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard; Pages 4-5: Alan Gilbert by David Drebin, Wynton Marsalis by Joe Martinez, Leonidas Kavakos by Marco Borggreve, Esa Pekka-Salonen by Sonja Werner, Anoushka Shankar by Fadil Berisha, Yo-Yo Ma by Todd Rosenberg; Page 6: Alan Gilbert by Jennifer Taylor, Long Yu courtesy of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato by Josef Fischnaller, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Renée Fleming by Andrew Eccles, West Side Story © 1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All rights reserved., Manhattan © 1979 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved., Breakfast at Tiffany’s courtesy of New York Philharmonic; Page 7: Concert Goers by Jennifer Taylor.; Page 8: Lang Lang by Detlef Schneider, Christina Landshamer by Marco Borggreve; Page 9: Frank Huang by Chris Lee, Wynton Marsalis by Joe Martinez, Anthony McGill by David Drebin; Page 10: Lisa Batiashvili by Sammy Hart, Kirill Gerstein by Marco Borggreve, Yefim Bronfman by Dario Acosta; Page 11: Stephen Hough by Sim Canetty-Clarke, Kun Woo Paik courtesy of New York Philharmonic; Page 12: Emanuel Ax by Lisa Marie Mazzucco, Yo-Yo Ma by Jason Bell; Page 13: Cynthia Phelps by David Drebin; Page 14: Semyon Bychkov by Sheila Rock, Zubin Mehta by Wilfried Hoesl, Lang Lang by Harald Hoffmann; Page 15: Jaap van Zweden by Bert Hulselmans, Eric Owens by Dario Acosta, Daniil Trifonov by Dario Acosta; Page 16: Ethan Bensdorf by David Drebin, Pablo Heras-Casado by Fernando Sancho, Manfred Honeck by Felix Broede; Page 17: Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Young People’s Concert by Michael DiVito; Page 18: Concerts in the Park by Chris Lee; Page 19: David Geffen Hall by Julie Skarratt, Audience Members by Chris Lee.
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The very rawness of the overall experience had an authenticity and an emotional sincerity that were profoundly moving. — London Evening Standard
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The first movement rose to a mighty climax leaving the audience breathless. — Superconductor
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