2016-17 Create Your Own Series by New York Philharmonic

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Beautiful, powerful, emotional. It reaches out, lifts, and transforms you. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the very embodiment of the city itself. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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For concerts celebrating the Philharmonic’s 1 75th anniversary

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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

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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

SPECIAL EVENT

THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic

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)

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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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Alan Gilbert conductor

OPENING GALA CONCERT

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SPECIAL EVENT

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

Choose 4 or more concerts to create your own season nyphil.org/cyo or 212 875 5656 All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART

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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

SPECIAL EVENT

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–

SPECIAL EVENT

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!

Choose 4 or more concerts to create your own season nyphil.org/cyo or 212 875 5656 ◆ Premium Dates

All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART

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)

SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Justin Freer conductor

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Thursday, May 11 | 7:30pm

Music Director

SPRING GALA

Alan Gilbert conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Alan Gilbert

SPECIAL EVENT

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R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

MANCINI Breakfast at Tiffany’s (complete film with orchestra)

Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

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

s Leonidas Kavako G. Wallach

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

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

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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MODERN

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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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