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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN has woven together classical masterpieces and new works into timely themes that kindle personal reflection and collective action.

NEW MAESTRO. NEW SEASON. NEW ERA.

N E W YO R K STO R I E S :

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ON THE SCENE

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Having proudly served as New York’s Orchestra for more than 176 years, the Philharmonic turns its sights on music that reflects who we are as a mosaic of people. In this weeklong focus, we explore our roots as a city of immigrants, including a new work that spotlights a landmark event that helped shape our history. Community partners include the Museum of the City of New York, National Archives at New York City, and the Tenement Museum.

The season culminates in three weeks of unforgettable music created in response to historical events, political unrest, and societal turmoil. Community partners include International Rescue Committee, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York, and Stonewall 50 Committee.

Hosted by Nadia Sirota, Creative Partner

Louis Andriessen has been on the forefront of musical and compositional innovation, inspiring a generation of musicians and audiences alike. The Art of Andriessen celebrates Louis’s rich musical contributions, and explores an array of his works and influences.

THREADS OF OUR CITY

CONSCIENCE

Julia WOLFE Fire in my mouth World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES

BEETHOVEN Eroica and SHOSTAKOVICH Feel the power of the Eroica Symphony, forever linked as the work nearly dedicated to Napoleon for his seeming heroism. The program opens with Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, written under the reign of Stalinist terror.

Jaap van Zweden conductor Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer

Fridays or Saturdays at 10:30 pm | Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

Curated by Conrad TAO

Curated by Gabriel KAHANE

Curated by John ADAMS

MAY 22–28

SEPTEMBER 28

NOVEMBER 10

MARCH 23

John CORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1 Experience this piercing, personal dedication to loved ones lost and the many impacted by the widespread AIDS epidemic of the ʼ80s. Paired with Brahms’s Tragic Overture and music by Mozart.

Curated by Louis ANDRIESSEN

Curated by Matthias PINTSCHER

Curated by John CORIGLIANO

OCTOBER 13

FEBRUARY 23

JUNE 1

Jaap van Zweden conductor

An immersive, multimedia musical feature — with lights, video, and projection — that explores a seminal event in New York City, the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed more than 100 young immigrants. Part of a subscription week program.

NIGHTCAP Cap off your evening with a drink in the glow of the skyline as you take part in a lively musical exchange and performance while enjoying the intimate Kaplan Penthouse.

Hosted by Nadia Sirota.

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Jaap van Zweden conductor

JANUARY 24–26

N Y P H I L . O RG / N I G H TCA P

THREADS Part of the Sound ON series

SOUND ON

David LANG prisoner of the state

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World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission

JANUARY 27

Don’t miss this contemporary take on Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio. Written by Pulitzer Prizewinning composer David Lang, this climactic season finale puts a fresh lens on the fall of a tyrant.

A new-music series where both sound and stimulation are set to “on.” With window seats to Central Park, go deeper into our seasonal themes with Musicians from the New York Philharmonic. Hosted and curated by Nadia Sirota.

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Elkhanah Pulitzer director

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CURATED BY JOHN CORIGLIANO Part of the Nightcap series

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JUNE 2 N Y P H I L . O RG / C O N S C I E N C E

Sundays at 3 pm | The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center GOING DUTCH

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A closer look at the rebellious spirit of Louis Andriessen.

Explore how immigrants have shaped the world of music.

An exquisite complement to Music of Conscience.

JANUARY 27

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Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

AGAMEMNON Jaap van Zweden conducts this World Premiere and a pair of works by Stravinsky, from whom Andriessen’s music draws inspiration. Part of a subscription week program.

OCTOBER 4–6

TAO Led by David Robertson, this work, inspired by Chinese poetry, features Synergy Vocals and piano. Part of a subscription week program.

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Holiday Concerts The Art of the Score

Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor

New York Philharmonic and Warner Bros. present

HOLIDAY BR ASS

BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II

New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet THERE WILL BE BLO OD

Hugh Brunt conductor The Philharmonic performs Jonny Greenwood’s riveting film score as the powerful, Oscar©-nominated film starring Academy Award © winner Daniel Day-Lewis projects on a giant screen.

Classical music gets a fun twist with the Wascally Wabbit and friends. Enjoy classic Looney Tunes projected on the big screen, with their original scores

OPENING GAL A C ONCERT: NEW YORK, MEET JA AP.

Experience the power, brilliance, and virtuosity of the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion.

An exuberant kickoff to Jaap van Zweden’s inaugural season.

MAURIZIO POLLINI One night only with Pollini and the New York Philharmonic featuring works

by Beethoven and Schumann.

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

DECEMBER 16

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George Daugherty conductor MAY 17–18

Jaap van Zweden conductor MARCH 27

Ashley FURE New work World Premiere–New York

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SEPTEMBER 12–13

RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring SEPTEMBER 20

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HOME ALONE IN C ONCERT

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker director Don’t miss this holiday blockbuster as the Philharmonic performs John Williams’s score live to film.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

André de Ridder conductor

SPRING GAL A FEATURING PAT TI LUPONE One night only with the New York Philharmonic and Patti LuPone performing her popular hits.

DECEMBER 20–21 © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox

Experience this spectacle of sight and sound as the New York Philharmonic performs classical favorites ranging from Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra and Johann Strauss II’s On the Beautiful Blue Danube to Ligeti’s Atmosphères alongside a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s landmark science-fiction classic.

SEPTEMBER 14–15 A live presentation in association with Warner Bros., Southbank Centre and the British Film Institute.

LUNAR NEW YEAR Celebrate the Year of the Pig with the Philharmonic.

Kahchun Wong conductor FEBRUARY 6

NEW YEAR’S EVE | VIENNESE BALL

Jaap van Zweden conductor Waltz into the New Year with music of Strauss and others.

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Hugh Brunt conductor Jonny GREENWOOD There Will Be Blood

RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI

(Score performed live to complete film)

Wednesday, October 10 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 13 | 8:00pm

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

André de Ridder conductor

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Friday, September 14 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 15 | 8:00pm

VARIOUS 2001: A Space Odyssey

Wednesday, September 12 | 7:30pm Thursday, September 13 | 7:30pm nyphil.org/twbb

(Score performed live to complete film) includes selections from works by Ligeti, R. Strauss, J. Strauss II, and Khachaturian

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Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Thursday, September 20 | 7:30pm

Ashley FURE New work

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

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TRIFONOV, BEETHOVEN, AND THE RITE OF SPRING

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Friday, September 21 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 22 | 8:00pm Tuesday, September 25 | 7:30pm

Ashley FURE New work

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Michael Stern conductor Joshua Bell violin

Tuesday, October 16 | 7:30pm Wednesday, October 17 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 18 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 20 | 8:00pm

John CORIGLIANO The Red Violin

GIL SHAHAM AND TCHAIKOVSKY Thursday, October 25 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 27 | 8:00pm

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor STRAVINSK Y The Rite of Spring

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Thursday, September 27 | 7:30pm Friday, September 28 | 8:00pm ▶

Conrad TAO New work

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

THE RED VIOLIN IN CONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL

DEBUSSY’S LA MER AND STRAVINSKY

Jaap van Zweden conductor Leila Josefowicz violin

Thursday, October 4 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 6 | 8:00pm

Louis ANDRIESSEN Agamemnon

Joshua Bell joins the New York Philharmonic in John Corigliano’s Oscar©-winning score performed to the François Girard film.

OCTOBER 16–20

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STRAVINSK Y Violin Concerto STRAVINSK Y Symphonies of Wind Instruments

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THE RED VIOLIN IN CONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL

(Score performed live to complete film)

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Gil Shaham violin

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BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

RACHMANINOFF'S SYMPHONIC DANCES AND BARBER

Juraj Valčuha conductor Frank Huang violin

Wednesday, October 31 | 7:30pm Thursday, November 1 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 3 | 8:00pm

KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing Suite BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

New York Philharmonic Commission

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO. 8 ▶

Louis ANDRIESSEN TAO for solo piano, women’s voices, and ensemble RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

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RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major STRAVINSK Y The Rite of Spring

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David Robertson conductor Synergy Vocals vocal quartet Eric Huebner piano Garrick Ohlsson piano

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

(1947 version)

DEBUSSY La Mer

The Red Violin film, © by Rhombus Media Inc. used by permission of Rhombus Media Inc. The Red Violin film score by John Corigliano, © by G. Schirmer, Inc., used by permission of Schirmer Theatrical, LLC

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BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT Wednesday, November 7 | 7:30pm Thursday, November 8 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 10 | 8:00pm nyphil.org/schubert

Iván Fischer conductor Miah Persson soprano Anthony McGill clarinet SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 SCHUBERT / Orch. Reinecke The Shepherd on the Rock BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH

THE BLUE DANUBE Thursday, November 15 | 7:30pm Friday, November 16 | 8:00pm ▶ Saturday, November 17 | 8:00pm

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Manfred Honeck conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture MARTINŮ Violin Concerto No. 1 J. STRAUSS II The Gypsy Baron Overture Jos. STRAUSS The Dragonfly J. STRAUSS II Hail to Hungary!

J. STRAUSS II On the Beautiful Blue Danube J. STRAUSS II At the Hunt J. STRAUSS II In Krapfen’s Woods J. STRAUSS II Thunder and Lightning

Tuesday, December 11 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 12 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 13 | 7:30pm Friday, December 14 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 15 | 7:30pm

Jonathan Cohen conductor Lauren Snouffer soprano Anthony Roth Costanzo countertenor Andrew Staples tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

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HANDEL Messiah

HOLIDAY BRASS

Sunday, December 16 | 3:00pm

HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 HANDEL Water Music Suites Nos. 3 and 1 RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus

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Thursday, December 20 | 7:00pm Friday, December 21 | 7:00pm

Jaap van Zweden conductor Simone Lamsma violin

Thursday, November 29 | 7:30pm Tuesday, December 4 | 7:30pm

BRIT TEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

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HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC Emmanuelle Haïm conductor NOVEMBER 21–24

VAN Z WEDEN CONDUCTS MOZART’S 40TH SYMPHONY

Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone

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

J.S. BACH/Arr. Webern Fuga (Ricercata)

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from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 SCHUBERT Selected songs R. STRAUSS Selected songs MOZART Symphony No. 40

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker director

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John WILLIAMS Home Alone

NEW YEAR’S EVE VIENNESE BALL

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Monday, December 31 | 7:30pm

VAN Z WEDEN CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet

New York Premiere (Score performed live to complete film)

SPECIAL EVENT

Emmanuelle Haïm conductor

Wednesday, November 21 | 7:30pm Friday, November 23 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 24 | 8:00pm

Jaap van Zweden conductor JANUARY 16–22

Presented by Gary W. Parr

Holiday Concerts

HOME ALONE IN CONCERT HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC

RACHMANINOFF, BEETHOVEN, AND YEFIM BRONFMAN

Program to feature Viennese classics, including works by J. Strauss II

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RAVEL’S DAPHNIS AND CHLOÉ AND DVOŘÁK

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Gautier Capuçon cello

Thursday, January 3 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 5 | 8:00pm

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto SIBELIUS Lemminkainen and the

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RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2

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SCHEHERA ZADE

Jakub Hrůša conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

Thursday, January 10 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 12 | 8:00pm

JANÁČEK / Arr. C. Mackerras

The Cunning Little Vixen Suite PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSK Y-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

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Wednesday, February 6 | 7:30pm

BEETHOVEN AND RACHMANINOFF

Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

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BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM Wednesday, January 16 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 19 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 22 | 7:30pm

Kahchun Wong conductor

Thursday, February 7 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 9 | 8:00pm nyphil.org/german

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Matthias Goerne baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem

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FIRE IN MY MOUTH Thursday, January 24 | 7:30pm Friday, January 25 | 8:00pm ▶ Saturday, January 26 | 8:00pm

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Jaap van Zweden conductor Anthony McGill clarinet The Crossing chamber choir Donald Nally director Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer

Jaap van Zweden conductor JANUARY 30–FEBRUARY 2

MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY AND A X

Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano

Wednesday, January 30 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 31 | 7:30pm Friday, February 1 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 2 | 8:00pm

MOZART Symphony No. 1 HAYDN Piano Concerto in D major, Hob.XVIII: 11 STRAVINSK Y Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

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Thursday, February 14 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 16 | 8:00pm nyphil.org/mehta

Zubin Mehta conductor WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1 WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great

STUCK Y Elegy from August 4, 1964 COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Julia WOLFE Fire in my mouth World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY

SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY

STRAVINSKY’S THE FIREBIRD Thursday, February 21 | 7:30pm Friday, February 22 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 23 | 8:00pm nyphil.org/firebird

Matthias Pintscher conductor Renaud Capuçon violin RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Matthias PINTSCHER mar’eh

New York Premiere

STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)

BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM Jaap van Zweden conductor FEBRUARY 7–9

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GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO FEATURING THIBAUDET

Herbert Blomstedt conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

Thursday, February 28 | 7:30pm Friday, March 1 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 2 | 8:00pm

GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 GRIEG Piano Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

Jaap van Zweden conductor Maurizio Pollini piano

Program to include: SCHUMANN Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

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MAURIZIO POLLINI Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30pm

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YO-YO MA AND TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHÉTIQUE Wednesday, March 6 | 7:30pm Thursday, March 7 | 7:30pm Friday, March 8 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 9 | 8:00pm

Long Yu conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello Wu Man pipa MUSORGSK Y / Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov

Prelude to Khovanshchina ZHAO Lin Concerto for Pipa and Cello U.S. Premiere TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

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MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Thursday, April 11 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 13 | 8:00pm

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

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BRAHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 Wednesday, April 24 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 25 | 7:30pm ▶ Saturday, April 27 | 8:00pm Tuesday, April 30 | 7:30pm ▶

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Semyon Bychkov conductor Thomas LARCHER Symphony No. 2, Kenotaph

U.S. Premiere

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

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MOZART’S REQUIEM Wednesday, March 13 | 7:30pm Friday, March 15 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 16 | 8:00pm Tuesday, March 19 | 7:30pm

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Manfred Honeck conductor Richard Goode piano Joélle Harvey soprano Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Ben Bliss tenor Matthew Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Piano Concerto No. 27 Masonic Funeral Music Requiem (unfinished) Ave Verum Corpus

Semyon Bychkov conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos

Thursday, May 2 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 4 | 8:00pm

BRUCH Concerto for Two Pianos R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

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SPRING GAL A FEATURING PAT TI L u PONE

Patti LuPone vocalist Conductor tba

Thursday, May 16 | 7:30pm

YO-YO MA & TCHAIKOVSKY Yo-Yo Ma stars in this program that also features Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony.

MARCH 6–9

VAN Z WEDEN CONDUCTS BRAHMS’S FIRST SYMPHONY

Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone

Thursday, March 21 | 7:30pm ▶ Saturday, March 23 | 8:00pm ▶ Tuesday, March 26 | 7:30pm ▶

IVES Central Park in the Dark John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

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BRUCH’S CONCERTO FOR T WO PIANOS

MOZART’S REQUIEM Manfred Honeck conductor MARCH 13–19

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BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II Friday, May 17 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 18 | 2:00pm Saturday, May 18 | 8:00pm

George Daugherty conductor VARIOUS Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II Classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons with orchestra

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Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00 pm

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BEETHOVEN’S EROICA Wednesday, May 22 | 7:30pm Thursday, May 23 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 25 | 8:00pm Tuesday, May 28 | 7:30pm

Jaap van Zweden conductor SHOSTAKOVICH / Orch. Barshai Chamber Symphony BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

MUSIC ACROSS BORDERS Dancing Across Europe — The Waltz Discover how the waltz grew from a social dance to a nostalgic symbol; featuring music by Johann Strauss II, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and others.

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MOZART AND CORIGLIANO Thursday, May 30 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 1 | 8:00pm nyphil.org/corigliano

Jaap van Zweden conductor David Fray piano BRAHMS Tragic Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 John CORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1

Animals into Song — The Cunning Little Vixen Janáček’s beloved opera The Cunning Little Vixen takes us into the animal kingdom, and Dvořák’s Rusalka transports us into the mermaid’s realm.

January 12

Fantasy or Reality? Peer Gynt Take a surreal journey with a poet and his vivid imagination, from the mountains of Norway to the deserts of Africa; featuring music by Grieg.

PRISONER OF THE STATE All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted.

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Thursday, June 6 | 7:30pm Friday, June 7 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 8 | 8:00pm nyphil.org/state

Jaap van Zweden conductor Elkhanah Pulitzer director Julie Mathevet soprano (The Assistant) Alan Oke tenor (The Leader) Jarrett Ott baritone (The Prisoner) Eric Owens bass-baritone (The Jailor) David LANG prisoner of the state World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission

March 2

Coming to New York — Immigrant Voices New York has become home to waves of immigrants who bring with them their varied cultures. Music by composers reflecting their tragedies and their triumphs.

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RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI Friday, October 12

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David Robertson conductor Synergy Vocals vocal quartet Eric Huebner piano Garrick Ohlsson piano Louis ANDRIESSEN TAO for solo piano, women’s

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S A T U R D A Y

DEBUSSY’S LA MER AND STRAVINSKY

Jaap van Zweden conductor Leila Josefowicz violin

Friday, October 5

Louis ANDRIESSEN Agamemnon

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voices, and ensemble RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

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STRAVINSK Y Violin Concerto STRAVINSK Y Symphonies of Wind Instruments

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DEBUSSY La Mer

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TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 VAN Z WEDEN CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

Jaap van Zweden conductor Simone Lamsma violin

Friday, November 30

BRIT TEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

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GIL SHAHAM AND TCHAIKOVSKY Friday, October 26 nyphil.org/shaham

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Gil Shaham violin

Saturday, October 27 nyphil.org/satmat1

BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 4

SELECTIONS FROM DARDANUS RAVEL’S DAPHNIS AND CHLOÉ AND DVOŘÁK

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Gautier Capuçon cello

Friday, January 4

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto SIBELIUS Lemminkainen and the

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VAN Z WEDEN CONDUCTS MOZART’S 40TH SYMPHONY

Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone

Friday, December 7

J.S. BACH / Arr. Webern Fuga (Ricercata)

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SCHUBERT Selected songs R. STRAUSS Selected songs MOZART Symphony No. 40

Maidens of the Island

RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2

Saturday, November 24 nyphil.org/satmat2

BEETHOVEN AND RACHMANINOFF nyphil.org/bronfman

SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY Friday, February 15 nyphil.org/mehta

Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

Zubin Mehta conductor WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1 WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great

SCHEHERA ZADE Friday, January 11

Jakub Hrůša conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

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JANÁČEK / Arr. C. Mackerras

The Cunning Little Vixen Suite

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSK Y-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM Friday, February 8 nyphil.org/german

Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Matthias Goerne baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem

MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6 Friday, April 12 nyphil.org/mahler

Jaap van Zweden conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 6

BRUCH’S CONCERTO FOR T WO PIANOS

Semyon Bychkov conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos

Friday, May 3

BRUCH Concerto for Two Pianos R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

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Tugan Sokhiev conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Program to include: TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 4

Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Program to include: RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus

from Musical Offering, BWV 1079

STRAVINSKY’S THE FIREBIRD Saturday, February 23

Friday, January 18

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BRAHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

Matthias Pintscher conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Program to include: STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)

Saturday, April 27

Semyon Bychkov conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

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Program to include: BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

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THE RED VIOLIN IN CONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL

Oct 10

RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI

Oct 17

THE RED VIOLIN IN CONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL

Nov 7

BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT

Dec 11

Dec 4

HANDEL’S MESSIAH PRESENTED BY GARY W. PARR

Dec 12

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

HANDEL’S MESSIAH PRESENTED BY GARY W. PARR

Mar 13

Jan 22

MOZART’S REQUIEM

BEETHOVEN AND RACHMANINOFF

Jan 16

BEETHOVEN AND RACHMANINOFF

Apr 30

BRAHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

Mar 6

YO-YO MA AND TCHAIKOVSK Y’S PATHÉTIQUE

Mar 19

MOZART’S REQUIEM

May 28

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

Apr 24

BRAHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

T H U R S DAY

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THURSDAY A 7 Concerts | 7:30pm

Sep 27

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO. 8

Oct 18

THE RED VIOLIN IN CONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL

Nov 29

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

Jan 10

SCHEHERAZADE

Feb 14

SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY

Mar 21

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS BRAHMS’S FIRST SYMPHONY

May 2

BRUCH’S CONCERTO FOR T WO PIANOS

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7 concerts | 7:30pm

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THURSDAY C 7 concerts | 7:30pm

RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES AND BARBER

Oct 4

DEBUSSY’S LA MER AND STRAVINSKY BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS MOZART’S 40TH SYMPHONY

Nov 8 Dec 13

HANDEL’S MESSIAH PRESENTED BY GARY W. PARR

RAVEL’S DAPHNIS AND CHLOÉ AND DVOŘÁK FIRE IN MY MOUTH GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO FEATURING THIBAUDET

Apr 25

BRAHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

May 23

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

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SATURDAY B 8 concerts | 8:00pm

Oct 6

DEBUSSY’S LA MER AND STRAVINSKY

Oct 20

THE RED VIOLIN IN CONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL

THE BLUE DANUBE

Jan 19

BEETHOVEN AND RACHMANINOFF

Nov 24

HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC

Feb 9

BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM

Jan 5

RAVEL’S DAPHNIS AND CHLOÉ AND DVOŘÁK

Feb 23

STRAVINSK Y’S THE FIREBIRD

YO-YO MA AND TCHAIKOVSK Y’S PATHÉTIQUE

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SATURDAY C 7 concerts | 8:00pm

Sept 22

GIL SHAHAM AND TCHAIKOVSK Y

Nov 3

RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES AND BARBER

Nov 10

BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT

Dec 15

HANDEL’S MESSIAH PRESENTED BY GARY W. PARR

Dec 8

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS MOZART’S 40TH SYMPHONY

Jan 12

SCHEHERAZADE

Feb 2

MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY AND AX

Mar 23

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS BRAHMS’S FIRST SYMPHONY

Jun 1

MOZART AND CORIGLIANO

FIRE IN MY MOUTH SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY

MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6

Mar 2

GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO FEATURING THIBAUDET

BRUCH’S CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS

May 25

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

Mar 16

MOZART’S REQUIEM

Jun 8

PRISONER OF THE STATE

Apr 13 May 4

7 concerts | 8:00pm

Oct 27

Feb 16

BRAHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

SATURDAY D

TRIFONOV, BEETHOVEN, AND THE RITE OF SPRING

Jan 26

Apr 27

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RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI

5 concerts | 7:30pm

Oct 16

May 22

7 Concerts | 8:00pm

Nov 17

Mar 9

S A M P L E R S

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Oct 13

SATURDAY A

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WEEKDAY SAMPLER D 6 Concerts

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THURSDAY EVENING D 6 Concerts

TRIFONOV, BEETHOVEN, AND THE RITE OF SPRING

Oct 25

GIL SHAHAM AND TCHAIKOVSK Y

RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES AND BARBER

Nov 15

THE BLUE DANUBE

Feb 7

BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6 MOZART AND CORIGLIANO

Jan 31

MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY AND A X

Nov 21

HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC

Apr 11

Feb 21

STRAVINSK Y’S THE FIREBIRD

Jan 30

MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY AND A X

May 30

Mar 7

YO-YO MA AND TCHAIKOVSK Y’S PATHÉTIQUE

Mar 26

VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS BRAHMS’S FIRST SYMPHONY

Jun 6

PRISONER OF THE STATE

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Nov 16

THE BLUE DANUBE

Dec 14

HANDEL’S MESSIAH PRESENTED BY GARY W. PARR

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FIRE IN MY MOUTH

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Mar 15

MOZART’S REQUIEM

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Sept 28

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO. 8

Nov 23

HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC

Feb 1

MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY AND A X

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STRAVINSK Y’S THE FIREBIRD

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YO-YO MA AND TCHAIKOVSK Y’S PATHÉTIQUE

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