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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN AS OUR NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR. FOR JAAP, RETURNING TO THE CITY THAT HONED HIS MUSICIANSHIP SOME 40 YEARS AGO AT JUILLIARD MEANS RECONNECTING WITH THE PULSE OF A PEOPLE AND AN ORCHESTRA WHOSE EXPECTATIONS AND RESOLVE ARE UNMATCHED — RESULTING IN A STIRRING INAUGURAL SEASON THAT PULLS ON THE THREADS OF HUMANITY, REVERBERATING HERE AND BEYOND.
NEW YORK, MEET JAAP.
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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.
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FOR THE COMMUNITY
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PHIL THE HALL
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NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES
Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic welcome an array of New Yorkers to these four special performances, bringing together the noble doers, dreamers, and everyday heroes of our great and diverse city. Open to all those on whom we depend — those who devote their talents to teaching, those who respond first, volunteer, give back, and work in public service — we extend a warm invitation for $5 tickets at David Geffen Hall.
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.
APRIL 4–6 N Y P H I L . O RG / P H I LT H E H A L L
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
Hosted by Nadia Sirota, Creative Partner 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. Fridays or Saturdays at 10:30 pm | Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Curated by Conrad TAO SEPTEMBER 28
Curated by Matthias PINTSCHER FEBRUARY 23
Curated by Louis ANDRIESSEN OCTOBER 13
Curated by John ADAMS MARCH 23
Curated by Gabriel KAHANE NOVEMBER 10
Curated by John CORIGLIANO JUNE 1
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Led by David Robertson, this work inspired by Chinese poetry features Synergy Vocals and piano. Part of a subscription week program. OCTOBER 10–13
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GOING DUTCH Part of the Sound ON series See details to the right. OCTOBER 7
CURATED BY Louis ANDRIESSEN Part of the Nightcap series See details to the right. OCTOBER 13 N Y P H I L . O RG / A N D R I E S S E N
SOUND ON
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. Sundays at 3 pm | The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center GOING DUTCH
THREADS
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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.
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JANUARY 27
JUNE 2
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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 shaped 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.
Julia WOLFE Fire in My Mouth World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
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. Jaap van Zweden conductor Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer JANUARY 24–26
THREADS Part of the Sound ON series See details to the left. JANUARY 27 N Y P H I L . O RG / STO R I E S
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 MAY 22–28 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 of Mozart. Jaap van Zweden conductor MAY 30–JUNE 1 David LANG prisoner of the state World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission
Don’t miss this contemporary take on Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang, this climactic season finale puts a fresh lens on the fall of a tyrant. Jaap van Zweden conductor Elkhanah Pulitzer director JUNE 6–8
CURATED BY John CORIGLIANO Part of the Nightcap series See details to the left. JUNE 1
RESPONSE Part of the Sound ON series See details to the left. JUNE 2
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Yo-Yo Ma stars in this program that also features Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony. MARCH 6–9
DANIIL TRIFONOV Daniil Trifonov performs Beethoven’s last piano concerto, aptly nicknamed Emperor for its majesty and power. Jaap van Zweden conductor SEPTEMBER 21–25
DANIIL TRIFONOV
RACHMANINOFF, BEETHOVEN, AND YEFIM BRONFMAN Bronfman solos in Beethoven’s dramatic Second Piano Concerto, and the Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff’s deeply Romantic Second Symphony. Jaap van Zweden conductor JANUARY 16–22 YEFIM BRONFMAN
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THE RED VIOLIN Film with Live Orchestra featuring
JOSHUA BELL Joshua Bell joins the New York Philharmonic in John Corigliano’s Oscar©-winning score performed to the film. OCTOBER 16–20
JOSHUA BELL
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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HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC Handel’s Water Music, created for King George I’s barge cruise on the River Thames, is truly a royal treat. NOVEMBER 21–24
MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY The Orchestra performs Mozart’s final and grandest symphony. Jaap van Zweden conductor JANUARY 30–FEBRUARY 2
BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM Jaap van Zweden conducts A German Requiem, a work of profound, radiant beauty. Jaap van Zweden conductor FEBRUARY 7–9
MOZART’S REQUIEM Experience Mozart’s Requiem, a work of transcendent beauty with powerful orchestration and otherworldly radiance. MARCH 13–19
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Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Ashley FURE New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
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SPRING GAL A FEATURING PAT TI LUPONE One night only with the New York Philharmonic and Patti LuPone
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DECEMBER 20–21 © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox
LUNAR NEW YEAR Celebrate the Year of the Pig with the Philharmonic.
including Also sprach Zarathustra, to Stanley Kubrick’s landmark
Kahchun Wong conductor FEBRUARY 5
science-fiction classic.
SEPTEMBER 14–15 A live presentation in association with Warner Bros., Southbank Centre London and the British Film Institute.
New York Philharmonic and Warner Bros. present
BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II 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
NEW YEAR’S EVE | VIENNESE BALL
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Jaap van Zweden conductor Waltz into the New Year with music
George Daugherty conductor MAY 17–18
of Strauss and others.
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World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
Thursday, February 28 Herbert Blomstedt conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
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Thursday, December 13 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 Presented by Gary W. Parr
BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
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Thursday, January 31
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MAHLER Symphony No. 6
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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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor STRAVINSK Y The Rite of Spring
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8
Friday, November 23 Emmanuelle HaÏm conductor
Friday, November 16 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
HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 HANDEL Water Music Suites Nos. 3 and 1 RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus
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Friday, December 14 (begins at 7:30 pm)
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HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr
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Friday, January 25 Jaap van Zweden conductor Anthony McGill clarinet The Crossing chamber choir Donald Nally director Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer STUCK Y Elegy from August 4, 1964 COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Julia WOLFE Fire in My Mouth World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
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Prelude to Khovanshchina
ZHAO Lin Concerto for Pipa and Cello U.S. Premiere
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RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Saturday, November 17 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
Saturday, January 19 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
Saturday, February 9 Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Matthias Goerne baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
Saturday, March 9 Long Yu conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello Wu Man pipa MUSORGSK Y / Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov
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Saturday, April 27 Semyon Bychkov conductor Thomas LARCHER Symphony No. 2, Kenotaph U.S. Premiere
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Saturday, June 8 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
$834
$605
$559
$448
$407
$249
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8 Saturdays
7 Saturdays
7 Saturdays
Saturday, October 6
Saturday, September 22
Saturday, October 27
Jaap van Zweden conductor Leila Josefowicz violin
Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano
Tugan Sokhiev conductor Gil Shaham violin
Louis ANDRIESSEN Agamemnon
Ashley FURE New work
BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 4
World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
New York Philharmonic Commission
STRAVINSK Y Violin Concerto STRAVINSK Y Symphonies of Wind Instruments
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor STRAVINSK Y The Rite of Spring
DEBUSSY La Mer
Saturday, November 3
Saturday, October 20
Juraj Valčuha conductor Frank Huang violin
Iván Fischer conductor Miah Persson soprano Anthony McGill clarinet
KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing Suite BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 SCHUBERT / Orch. Reinecke The Shepherd on the Rock BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
Saturday, November 24
Saturday, December 8
Saturday, December 15 (begins at 7:30 pm)
Emmanuelle HaÏm conductor
Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone
HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 HANDEL Water Music Suites Nos. 3 and 1 RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus
J.S. BACH / Arr. Webern Fuga (Ricercata) from
Jonathan Cohen conductor Lauren Snouffer soprano Anthony Roth Costanzo countertenor Andrew Staples tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director
(1947 version)
Michael Stern conductor Joshua Bell violin John CORIGLIANO The Red Violin Score performed live to complete film
Saturday, January 5 Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Gautier Capuçon cello DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto SIBELIUS Lemminkainen and the Maidens
of the Island RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2 Saturday, February 23
Musical Offering, BWV 1079
SCHUBERT Selected songs R. STRAUSS Selected songs MOZART Symphony No. 40
HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr
Saturday, January 26 Jaap van Zweden conductor Anthony McGill clarinet The Crossing chamber choir Donald Nally director Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer
STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)
Saturday, March 16 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
Zubin Mehta conductor WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1 WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great
Saturday, March 2
Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone
GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 GRIEG Piano Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
IVES Central Park in the Dark John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Saturday, May 25
Saturday, June 1
SHOSTAKOVICH / Orch. Barshai Chamber
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Symphony
Saturday, May 4 Semyon Bychkov conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos
$849
$620
$574
$463
$422
Jaap van Zweden conductor David Fray piano BRAHMS Tragic Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 John CORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1
$264
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BRUCH Concerto for Two Pianos R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
$486
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
Saturday, March 23
Herbert Blomstedt conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor
$534
Vixen Suite
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSK Y-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Saturday, April 13
$662
JANÁČEK / Arr. C. Mackerras The Cunning Little
Saturday, February 2
Saturday, February 16
New York Premiere
$710
Jakub Hrůša conductor Simon Trpčeski piano
World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Matthias PINTSCHER mar’eh
$982
Saturday, January 12
STUCK Y Elegy from August 4, 1964 COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Julia WOLFE Fire in My Mouth
Matthias Pintscher conductor Renaud Capuçon violin
MOZART MOZART MOZART MOZART
Saturday, November 10
$849
$302
8 Saturdays
All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 25 FOR SEATING CHART.
$620
7 Saturdays
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6 Friday Mornings
6 Friday Afternoons
4 Saturday Afternoons
Friday, October 12
Friday, October 5
David Robertson conductor Synergy Vocals vocal quartet Eric Huebner piano Garrick Ohlsson piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Leila Josefowicz violin
Louis ANDRIESSEN TAO for solo piano,
STRAVINSK Y Violin Concerto STRAVINSK Y Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Our popular Saturday Matinee Concerts are more than just concerts, they’re triple features. Each concert includes a chamber music gem and a performance starring the full New York Philharmonic. An entertaining and engaging Q&A with Philharmonic musicians completes the afternoon.
DEBUSSY La Mer
Saturday, October 27
Friday, November 30
Friday, October 26
Jaap van Zweden conductor Simone Lamsma violin
Tugan Sokhiev conductor Gil Shaham violin
Tugan Sokhiev conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
BRIT TEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad
BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 4
Friday, January 4
Friday, December 7
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Gautier Capuçon cello
Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone
Program to include: RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto SIBELIUS Lemminkainen and the Maidens
J.S. BACH / Arr. Webern Fuga (Ricercata) from
Louis ANDRIESSEN Agamemnon World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
women’s voices, and ensemble
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
of the Island RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2 Friday, January 18 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
(1947 version)
Musical Offering, BWV 1079
SCHUBERT Selected songs R. STRAUSS Selected songs MOZART Symphony No. 40
Zubin Mehta conductor WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1 WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great
Friday, April 12 Jaap van Zweden conductor
$480
$408
$360
$360
$300
Saturday, February 23
Friday, January 11
Program to include: STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)
Jakub Hrůša conductor Simon Trpčeski piano
Saturday, April 27
JANÁČEK / Arr. C. Mackerras The Cunning Little
Semyon Bychkov conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSK Y-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
Program to include: BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Friday, February 8 $292
Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Matthias Goerne baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
$236
$204
$192
$156
$120
4 Saturday Afternoons
BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
6 Friday Mornings
Saturday, November 24
Matthias Pintscher conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Vixen Suite
Friday, February 15
Program to include: TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 4
Friday, May 3 $180
Semyon Bychkov conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos BRUCH Concerto for Two Pianos R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
$480
$408
$360
6 Friday Afternoons
$360
$300
$180
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YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
MUSIC ACROSS BORDERS ™
Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00 pm
Music has power to transport us across time and space, across the borders of fantasy and reality. And it can express our experience crossing into new lands. Share a season of great, thought-provoking music with a special young person of your own, here at the New York Philharmonic.
Dancing Across Europe — The Waltz Discover how the waltz grew from a social dance to a nostalgic symbol; featuring the music of Johann Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, and others.
November 17
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 journey with a poet and his vivid imagination, from the mountains of Norway to the deserts of Africa; featuring the music of Grieg.
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.
May 11 $160
$132
$120
$108
4 Saturday Afternoons
$100
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