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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 of championing new masterpieces, applaud our intrepid Music Director Alan Gilbert in his final season, and preview our trailblazing future.
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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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Leonidas Kavakos
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 a 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 U.S. Premiere by the Philharmonic on May 20, 1846
May 3–9
J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor October 20–25 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 In recital with Yuja Wang February 8
Presented in Association with Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Available to add to your subscription.
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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
BRAHMS Violin Concerto May 19–23
June 1 –6
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Alan Gilbert conducts (complete, in concert)
The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence
Salonen conducts Circle Map featuring music October 13–14 by Kaija Saariaho at Park Avenue Armory.
Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky and His World January 24–February 11
Tickets can be purchased separately at armoryonpark.org
New York Premiere of Wing on Wing May 19–23
Three-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 See page 12
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Ravi Shankar’s Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2, conducted by former Music Director Zubin Mehta, with Anoushka Shankar on sitar World Premiere by the Philharmonic on April 23, 1981
November 3–5
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FILMS AT THE PHILHARMONIC
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The New York Philharmonic performs the music of classic films set in New York City as the films are projected on a giant 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
ALAN GILBERT’S 50TH BIRTHDAY February 23
Star-studded birthday bash with performances by Emanuel Ax, Lisa Batiashvili, Joshua Bell, Yefim Bronfman, Renée Fleming, Pamela Frank, Frank Huang, and more. Featuring the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert.
September 16–17 Alan Gilbert conductor
This film is rated R.
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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 Long Yu conductor Celebrate the Year of the Rooster
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Spring Gala Concert May 11 Justin Freer conductor
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THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic
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Evening Concerts
Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor
WEST SIDE STORY
David Newman conductor
Tuesday, September 13 | 7:30pm Wednesday, September 14 | 7:30pm Thursday, September 15 | 7:30pm
BERNSTEIN West Side Story (complete film with orchestra)
MANHATTAN
Alan Gilbert conductor
Friday, September 16 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 17 | 8:00pm
GERSHWIN Manhattan (complete film with orchestra)
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Wednesday, September 21 | 7:30pm
John CORIGLIANO Stomp for Orchestra (New York Premiere)
Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
GERSHWIN Concerto in F DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Thursday, September 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, September 24 | 8:00pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Tuesday, September 27 | 7:30pm
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OPENING GALA CONCERT
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Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Alan Gilbert conductor Anthony McGill clarinet John CORIGLIANO Stomp for Orchestra MOZART Clarinet Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
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Thursday, September 29 | 7:30pm Friday, September 30 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 1 | 8:00pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Wednesday, October 5 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 6 | 7:30pm Friday, October 7 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 8 | 8:00pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano
Thursday, October 20 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 22 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 25 | 7:30pm
Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin
Thursday, October 27 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 29 | 8:00pm Tuesday, November 1 | 7:30pm
Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Frank Huang violin
Thursday, November 3 | 7:30pm Friday, November 4 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 5 | 8:00pm
Zubin Mehta conductor Anoushka Shankar sitar
BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
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Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is one of the most beautiful works ever written by Mozart. He explores the clarinet’s wide range, from the top to the bottom, and all of its virtuosic capabilities. — Anthony McGill
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J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
R. SHANKAR Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2, for Sitar and Orchestra SCHUBERT Symphony in C major, Great
Anthony McGill Lang Lang
Principal Clarinet
October 5–8 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 9
Wednesday, November 9 | 7:30pm Thursday, November 10 | 7:30pm Friday, November 11 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 12 | 8:00pm ◆
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)
Thursday, November 17 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 19 | 8:00pm
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 Wednesday, November 23 | 7:30pm Friday, November 25 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 26 | 8:00pm
Iván Fischer conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin
Thursday, December 1 | 7:30pm Friday, December 2 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 3 | 8:00pm
Bernard Labadie conductor Robert Langevin flute Ying Fang soprano
Thursday, December 8 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 10 | 8:00pm
Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Kun Woo Paik piano
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris MOZART Flute Concerto No. 2 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate MOZART Symphony No. 39
JANÁČEK House of the Dead Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6
Jaap van Zweden
November 17–19
Daniil Trifonov November 9–12 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS THE CHINA PHILHARMONIC Sunday, December 11 | 3:00pm Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Tuesday, December 13 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 14 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 15 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 17 | 7:30pm ◆
Long Yu conductor Julian Rachlin violin CHEN Qigang Enchantements oubliés MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
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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. — Cynthia Phelps
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Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York
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HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, December 28 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 29 | 7:30pm Friday, December 30 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 3 | 7:30pm
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–
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New York Philharmonic Commission)
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve by joining the Philharmonic for an “Enchanted Evening” of American classics, including beloved works by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Saturday, December 31 | 8:00pm
Cynthia Phelps Principal Viola
Thursday, January 5 | 7:30pm Friday, January 6 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 7 | 8:00pm
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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BELOVED FRIEND: TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL
SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday, January 11 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 12 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, January 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 14 | 8:00pm ◆
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Alan Gilbert conductor Stephen Hough piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 Long Yu conductor
Tuesday, January 31 | 7:30pm
The Philharmonic welcomes the Year of the Rooster with this festive concert.
Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Thursday, January 26 | 7:30pm Friday, January 27 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 28 | 8:00pm
Semyon Bychkov conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
Thursday, February 2 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 4 | 8:00pm ◆ Tuesday, February 7 | 7:30pm
Semyon Bychkov conductor Kirill Gerstein piano
GLINKA Valse fantaisie TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version)
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony Thursday, February 9 | 7:30pm Friday, February 10 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 11 | 8:00pm
Semyon Bychkov conductor TANEYEV Oresteia Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
Beloved Friend — Tchaikovsky and His World: A Philharmonic Festival
For three weeks, Semyon Bychkov conducts the New York Philharmonic in a celebration of Tchaikovsky’s music, a composer who influenced him, and one whom he later inspired. The festival’s title, Beloved Friend, was taken from the frequent correspondence between the composer and his patroness, Baroness Nadezhda von Meck — who financially supported him for 13 years while stipulating that they could never meet!
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SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday, February 15 | 7:30pm Thursday, February 16 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 18 | 8:00pm
Manfred Honeck conductor Inon Barnatan piano
Wednesday, February 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 25 | 8:00pm
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
ALAN GILBERT’S 50th BIRTHDAY
Thursday, February 23 | 7:30pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Artists to include:
Emanuel Ax piano Lisa Batiashvili violin Joshua Bell violin Yefim Bronfman piano Renée Fleming soprano Pamela Frank violin Frank Huang violin
Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Program to be announced Wednesday, March 1 | 7:30pm Thursday, March 2 | 7:30pm Friday, March 3 | 8:00pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Christina Landshamer soprano Lera AUERBACH New violin concerto
(World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 4 Saturday, March 4 | 8:00pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta MAHLER Symphony No. 4
Ethan Bensdorf
Acting Associate Principal Trumpet
Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violins Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello
Thursday, March 9 | 7:30pm Saturday, March 11 | 8:00pm
John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre
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Mahler’s First Symphony is one of those pieces that I can play over and over again. It is full of raw emotion, elation, and desperation, and is one truly magical ride. — Ethan Bensdorf
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Alan Gilbert conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello
Wednesday, March 15 | 7:30pm Thursday, March 16 | 7:30pm Friday, March 17 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 18 | 8:00pm
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 Thursday, April 20 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 22 | 8:00pm Tuesday, April 25 | 7:30pm
Courtney Lewis conductor Jonathan Biss piano
Thursday, April 27 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 29 | 8:00pm
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Philip Myers horn R. Allen Spanjer horn Leelanee Sterrett horn Howard Wall horn
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)
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)
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SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Justin Freer conductor
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Thursday, May 11 | 7:30pm
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Wednesday, May 3 | 7:30pm ◆ Thursday, May 4 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, May 5 | 8:00pm ◆ Saturday, May 6 | 8:00pm ◆ Tuesday, May 9 | 7:30pm ◆
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SPECIAL EVENT
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R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
MANCINI Breakfast at Tiffany’s (complete film with orchestra)
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Friday, May 19 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 20 | 8:00pm Tuesday, May 23 | 7:30pm
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)
Thursday, May 25 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 27 | 8:00pm
Jakub Hrůša conductor Augustin Hadelich violin DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Three Slavonic Dances JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra
Thursday, June 1 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 3 | 8:00pm Tuesday, June 6 | 7:30pm
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) Brian Jagde tenor (Froh) Christian Van Horn bass-baritone (Donner) Jennifer Zetlan soprano (Woglinde) Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde) Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano (Flosshilde) WAGNER Das Rheingold (complete, in concert)
Thursday, June 8 | 7:30pm Friday, June 9 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 10 | 8:00pm
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Alan Gilbert conductor Season Finale: exploring how music and musicians can effect positive change and harmony in the world.
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The Mary and James Artist-in-Residence
The very rawness of the overall experience had an authenticity and an emotional sincerity that were profoundly moving.
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— London Evening Standard
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Friday 2pm Matinee
Friday, October 21 | 11:00am Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin
Friday, September 23 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 Friday, October 28 | 11:00am Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Frank Huang violin BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 Friday, December 9 | 11:00am Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Kun Woo Paik piano JANÁČEK House of the Dead Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 Friday, February 3 | 11:00am Semyon Bychkov conductor Kirill Gerstein piano TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version)
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony Friday, February 24 | 11:00am Herbert Blomstedt conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Friday, November 18 | 2:00pm 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
Friday, December 16 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Christina Landshamer soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Polenzani tenor John Relyea bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York HANDEL Messiah Friday, February 17 | 2:00pm Manfred Honeck conductor Inon Barnatan piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 Friday, March 10 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violins Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello
Friday, April 21 | 11:00am Courtney Lewis conductor Jonathan Biss piano
John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre
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)
Friday, May 26 | 2:00pm Jakub Hrůša conductor Augustin Hadelich violin
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Matinees
Friday 11am Matinee
All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Three Slavonic Dances JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra
Young People’s Concerts
Saturday 2pm Matinee
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Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00pm
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.
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!
Saturday, November 26 | 2:00pm Iván Fischer conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include:
BAROQUE
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
October 22
Saturday, December 10 | 2:00pm Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
CLASSICAL
December 3
Program to include:
ROMANTIC
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DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6
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Saturday, April 22 | 2:00pm Courtney Lewis conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Enjoyable, educational, and certainly memorable!
Program to include:
BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet ELGAR In the South (Alassio) Saturday, May 20 | 2:00pm
— Young People’s Concert Parent
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Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Young People’s Concerts are hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Vice President, Education.
Program to include:
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
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A heart-rending sound — The New York Times
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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: New York Philharmonic Violinist Lisa GiHae Kim, 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: Concert Goers by Jennifer Taylor.; Page 7: 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 8: West Side Story by Stephanie Berger Page 9: Lang Lang courtesy of CAMI, Anthony McGill by David Drebin; Page 10: Jaap Van Zweden by Bert Hulselmans, Daniil Trifonov by Dario Acosta; Page 11: Cynthia Phelps by David Drebin; Page 12: Semyon Bychkov by Rob Brims; Page 13: Leonidas Kavakos by Marco-Borggreve; Page 14: Alan Gilbert by Jennifer Taylor; Page 15: Ethan Bensdorf by David Drebin; Page 17: 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; Grid Cover: New York Philharmonic by Chris Lee.
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The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. David Geffen Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-6970
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Alan Gilbert Music Director nyphil.org
Audiences are saying:
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A concert of a lifetime, and one I will remember forever
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Life-changing performance
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The excitement was contagious!
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Breathtaking
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Swept away by the sound
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