2018–19 New York Philharmonic Season Brochure

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WITH CHANGE COMES A PALPABLE CURRENT OF ENERGY THAT ECHOES THE FREQUENCY OF NEW YORK CITY. AND SO, WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION, WE WELCOME

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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NEW MAESTRO. NEW SEASON. NEW ERA. Music brings meaning to the world.

This season

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

T H E A RT O F

ON THE SCENE

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.

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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

RESPONSE

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.

OCTOBER 7

JANUARY 27

JUNE 2

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

MUSIC OF

THREADS OF OUR CITY

CONSCIENCE

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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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 133 P E R F O R M A N C E S,

YO-YO MA & TCHAIKOVSKY

COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES TO S T I R YO U R S O U L

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

EMMANUELLE HAÏM

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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The Art of the Score

Holiday Concerts

Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor

MAURIZIO POLLINI One night only with Pollini and the

THERE WILL BE BLO OD

HOLIDAY BR ASS

New York Philharmonic featuring works

Hugh Brunt conductor

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

by Beethoven and Schumann.

The Philharmonic performs Jonny Greenwood’s riveting film score as the powerful, Oscar©-nominated

Experience the power, brilliance,

film starring Academy Award ©

and virtuosity of the New York

winner Daniel Day-Lewis projects

Philharmonic Brass and Percussion.

on a giant screen.

DECEMBER 16

SEPTEMBER 12–13 Motion Picture Artwork, Photos © 2007 Paramount Pictures.

All Rights Reserved.

OPENING GAL A C ONCERT

Jaap van Zweden conductor MARCH 27

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

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Ashley FURE New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

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

SPRING GAL A FEATURING PAT TI LUPONE One night only with the New York Philharmonic and Patti LuPone

HOME ALONE IN C ONCERT

performing her popular hits.

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker director 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

André de Ridder conductor Experience this spectacle of sight and sound as the New York Philharmonic performs classical favorites,

MAY 16

Don’t miss this holiday blockbuster as the Philharmonic performs John Williams’s score live to film.

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

performed live by the Philharmonic.

Jaap van Zweden conductor Waltz into the New Year with music

George Daugherty conductor MAY 17–18

of Strauss and others.

TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s18)

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JOSHUA BELL

6 Weeknights Tuesday, October 16 Michael Stern conductor Joshua Bell violin John CORIGLIANO The Red Violin Score performed live to complete film

Wednesday, November 7 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

Tuesday, December 4 Jaap van Zweden conductor Simone Lamsma violin BRIT TEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

Wednesday, March 13 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 MOZART MOZART MOZART MOZART

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

Tuesday, April 30 Semyon Bychkov conductor Thomas LARCHER Symphony No. 2, Kenotaph U.S. Premiere

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Tuesday, May 28 Jaap van Zweden conductor SHOSTAKOVICH / Orch. Barshai Chamber Symphony BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

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Wednesday, October 10

Wednesday, October 17

Tuesday, September 25

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

Michael Stern conductor Joshua Bell violin

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

John CORIGLIANO The Red Violin

Ashley FURE New work

Louis ANDRIESSEN TAO for solo piano, women’s

voices, and ensemble

RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

Tuesday, December 11 Jonathan Cohen conductor Lauren Snouffer soprano Anthony Roth Costanzo countertenor Andrew Staples tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Score performed live to complete film

Wednesday, December 12 Jonathan Cohen conductor Lauren Snouffer soprano Anthony Roth Costanzo countertenor Andrew Staples tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

Wednesday, March 6 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

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

Wednesday, May 22

Wednesday, April 24

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Semyon Bychkov conductor

SHOSTAKOVICH / Orch. Barshai Chamber

Thomas LARCHER Symphony No. 2, Kenotaph

Symphony BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica $580

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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

Tuesday, March 26 Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone IVES Central Park in the Dark John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

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BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

5 Weeknights

Wednesday, January 30 Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano

Tuesday, March 19

MOZART MOZART MOZART MOZART

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

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

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Juraj Valčuha conductor Frank Huang violin

Emmanuelle Haïm conductor

Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Tuesday, January 22

Wednesday, October 31

Wednesday, November 21

Wednesday, January 16

HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr

New York Philharmonic Commission

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

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7 Thursdays Thursday, September 27 Jaap van Zweden conductor Conrad TAO New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8

Thursday, October 18 Michael Stern conductor Joshua Bell violin John CORIGLIANO The Red Violin Score performed live to complete film

Thursday, November 29 Jaap van Zweden conductor Simone Lamsma violin BRIT TEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

Thursday, January 10 Jakub Hrůša conductor Simon Trpčeski piano JANÁČEK / Arr. C. Mackerras The Cunning Little

Vixen Suite

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSK Y-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Thursday, February 14 Zubin Mehta conductor WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1 WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great

Thursday, March 21 Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone IVES Central Park in the Dark John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Thursday, May 2 Semyon Bychkov conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos BRUCH Concerto for Two Pianos R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

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Thursday, November 1

Thursday, October 4

Thursday, October 25

Juraj Valčuha conductor Frank Huang violin

Jaap van Zweden conductor Leila Josefowicz violin

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Gil Shaham violin

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

Louis ANDRIESSEN Agamemnon

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

from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 SCHUBERT Selected songs R. STRAUSS Selected songs MOZART Symphony No. 40 Thursday, January 3 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 Thursday, January 24 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

Thursday, February 28 Herbert Blomstedt conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 SCHUBERT / Orch. Reinecke The Shepherd on the Rock BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

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

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

HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr

BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem

Thursday, April 11

Thursday, January 31

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano

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

Thursday, May 30

Thursday, February 21

BRAHMS Tragic Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 John CORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1

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STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)

Thomas L ARCHER Symphony No. 2, Kenotaph U.S. Premiere

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Jaap van Zweden conductor David Fray piano

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New York Premiere

Semyon Bychkov conductor

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

Thursday, February 7

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Matthias PINTSCHER mar’eh

Thursday, April 25

Thursday, March 7 Long Yu conductor

Yo-Yo Ma cello

Wu Man pipa

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MUSORGSK Y / Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov

Prelude to Khovanshchina

Thursday, May 23

ZHAO Lin Concerto for Pipa and Cello

Jaap van Zweden conductor

U.S. Premiere

SHOSTAKOVICH / Orch. Barshai Chamber Symphony BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

7 Thursdays

Iván Fischer conductor Miah Persson soprano Anthony McGill clarinet

Matthias Pintscher conductor Renaud Capuçon violin

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

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Manfred Honeck conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Thursday, November 8

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

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Thursday, November 15

DEBUSSY La Mer

Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone

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STRAVINSK Y Violin Concerto STRAVINSK Y Symphonies of Wind Instruments

(1947 version)

Thursday, December 6

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World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

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TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Thursday, June 6 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

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Friday, September 21

Friday, September 28

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Jaap van Zweden conductor Conrad TAO New work

Ashley FURE New work

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

New York Philharmonic Commission

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

Friday, February 1 Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano 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

Friday, December 14 (begins at 7:30 pm)

Friday, February 22

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

Matthias Pintscher conductor Renaud Capuçon violin

HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr

New York Premiere

STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)

Friday, March 8

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

Friday, March 1 Herbert Blomstedt conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 GRIEG Piano Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

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

Friday, June 7 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

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Friday, March 15 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 MOZART MOZART MOZART MOZART

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Matthias PINTSCHER mar’eh

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

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CURATED SATURDAY EVENING SERIES Concerts begin at 8:00 pm

7 Saturdays Saturday, October 13 David Robertson conductor Synergy Vocals vocal quartet Eric Huebner piano Garrick Ohlsson piano Louis ANDRIESSEN TAO for solo piano,

women’s voices, and ensemble

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

Prelude to Khovanshchina

ZHAO Lin Concerto for Pipa and Cello U.S. Premiere

TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

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

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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

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$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

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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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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

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