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19 Commissions Celebrating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
One hundred years after American women gained the right to vote, the Philharmonic celebrates the 19th Amendment by commissioning 19 new works by women. The multi-season Project 19 launches in February 2020 with a three-week festival featuring three World Premieres plus collaborations with The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s MetLiveArts performance series, the Academy of American Poets, The Juilliard School, and other partners. nyphil.org/project19
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Mahler’s New York
One of the most beloved and revered composers, Gustav Mahler Jaap van Zweden conductor took the subway to work at the New York Philharmonic, where he SEPTEMBER 21–25 served as the tenth Music Director between 1909 and 1911. This season, the Philharmonic invites New Yorkers to get acquainted with their fellow straphanger through Mahler’s New York, featuring his first two symphonies, the one-night-only Mahler Grooves concert, a walking tour of Mahler’s New York, and more. nyphil.org/mahlerny
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Unsuk Chin Mary Kouyoumdjian Joan La Barbara Tania León Nicole Lizée Caroline Mallonee Jessie Montgomery Angélica Negrón Olga Neuwirth Paola Prestini Ellen Reid Maria Schneider Caroline Shaw Sarah Kirkland Snider Anna Thorvaldsdottir Joan Tower Melinda Wagner Nina C. Young Du Yun
Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung A woman wanders a forest at night desperately searching for her lover. Newlyweds Duke Bluebeard and Judith arrive at the Duke’s dark castle, each of its seven rooms more shocking than the last. The Philharmonic presents a staged production of two psychological, Expressionist one-act operas by Schoenberg (1909) and Bartók (1911). Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts and 2018 Birgit Nilsson Prize recipient Nina Stemme stars in the US Stage Premiere of this bold double-bill directed and designed by Bengt Gomér. This event will be complemented by our Sound ON series, returning this year. nyphil.org/bluebeard
Hotspots Festival The final three weeks of the season shine a light on three hotspots of classical music innovation. Berlin: where the bohemian and underground thrive. Reykjavík: where Europe’s tectonic plate meets North America’s, where Björk and Sufjan Stevens cross paths with Nico Muhly and Bryce Dessner. New York City: where leading artists from around the globe convene. The festival features World Premieres by Berlin-based Olga Neuwirth; Nico Muhly, co-founder of Reykjavík’s Bedroom Community collective; and Sarah Kirkland Snider, co-founder of the Brooklyn-based New Amsterdam Records. It wouldn’t be a new-music festival without Sound ON and Nightcap, featuring the composers of these three World Premieres. It all culminates in a season finale not to be missed. nyphil.org/hotspots 5
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The Art of the Score — Alec Baldwin Artistic Advisor
Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert Experience John Williams’s score performed live by the New York Philharmonic to Steven Spielberg’s out-of-this-world film. Richard Kaufman conductor
Psycho in Concert Feel the suspense as the New York Philharmonic plays Bernard Herrmann’s spine-tingling score to Hitchcock’s classic thriller. Richard Kaufman conductor September 13–14
New Year’s Eve Ring in the new year with the New York Philharmonic, which has been known to “enchant” and offer “good spirits aplenty” (The New York Times) each New Year’s Eve. Guest artists and program to be announced. December 31
September 11–12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind © 1977, renewed 2005, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Holiday Brass Join the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion for this holiday family favorite. New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet December 15
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard while the Orchestra performs John Williams’s iconic score live. Justin Freer conductor December 11–14
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Mary Poppins in Concert Enjoy the original supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Disney family favorite with the New York Philharmonic. David Newman conductor May 21–23 Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. © All rights reserved.
Fall Gala with Lang Lang
Lunar New Year
Spring Gala: Singin’ in the Rain
Join Music Director Jaap van Zweden and the Philharmonic at the 2019–20 Fall Gala featuring piano superstar Lang Lang.
Celebrate the Year of the Rat with the Philharmonic.
What a glorious feeling to experience this classic film starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds with the score played live by the Orchestra.
Jaap van Zweden conductor Lang Lang piano
January 28
Long Yu conductor
David Newman conductor May 20
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 October 7
Nadia Sirota, Kravis Creative Partner / host / curator Musicians from the New York Philharmonic perform chamber music by composers of today.
Kravis Nightcap Series GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON Series Telling Tales October 1
Nadia Sirota, Kravis Creative Partner / host
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center
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Leading Voices February 10
Mapping Berlin June 1
Cap off your evening and take part in a lively musical exchange and performance while enjoying the intimate Kaplan Penthouse. nyphil.org/nightcap Curated by Laurie Anderson October 5
Curated by Steve Reich December 7
Curated by Olga Neuwirth May 30
Curated by Bryce Dessner November 16
Curated by Tania León February 15
Curated by Nico Muhly June 6
Curated by Sarah Kirkland Snider June 13
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THE ART OF THE SCORE
Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert Wednesday, September 11 | 7:30pm Thursday, September 12 | 7:30pm Close Encounters of the Third Kind © 1977, renewed 2005, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Richard Kaufman conductor
Friday, September 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 14 | 8:00pm
HERRMANN Psycho New York Premiere Score performed live to complete film
Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung
September 18–21
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THE ART OF THE SCORE
Wednesday, September 18 | 7:30pm Thursday, September 19 | 7:30pm Friday, September 20 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 21 | 8:00pm
Jaap van Zweden conductor
John WILLIAMS Close Encounters of the Third Kind New York Premiere
Psycho in Concert
Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber
Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber
Richard Kaufman conductor
Thursday, September 26 | 7:30pm Friday, September 27 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 28 | 8:00pm
Jaap van Zweden conductor Kelli O’Hara soprano Philip GLASS New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915 PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet Jaap van Zweden conductor Nina Stemme soprano (Bartók) Johannes Martin Kränzle baritone (Bartók) Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano (Schoenberg) Bengt Gomér director / designer SCHOENBERG Erwartung BARTÓK Bluebeard’s Castle US Stage Premiere of Bengt Gomér’s production in collaboration with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conductor Augustin Hadelich violin
Thursday, October 3 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 5 | 8:00pm
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Fall Gala with Lang Lang
Jaap van Zweden conductor Lang Lang piano
Monday, October 7 | 7:30pm
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Susanna Mälkki Conducts Haydn and Strauss
Susanna Mälkki conductor Wu Wei sheng
Friday, October 18 | 8:00pm ▶ Saturday, October 19 | 8:00pm ▶ Tuesday, October 22 | 7:30pm ▶
HAYDN Symphony No. 22, Philosopher Unsuk CHIN Šu, for Sheng and Orchestra R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
Emanuel Ax Performs Beethoven
Stéphane Denève conductor Emanuel Ax piano
Thursday, October 24 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 26 | 8:00pm
Jennifer HIGDON blue cathedral BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 ROUSSEL Symphony No. 3 RAVEL La Valse
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Mendelssohn
Philippe Jordan conductor Julia Fischer violin
Wednesday, October 30 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 31 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 2 | 8:00pm
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, Classical MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
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Emanuel Ax Performs Beethoven Stéphane Denève conductor
October 24–26
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Salonen, Bach, and Hindemith
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
Wednesday, November 6 | 7:30pm Friday, November 8 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 9 | 8:00pm Tuesday, November 12 | 7:30pm
J.S. BACH / Orch. Schoenberg Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, St. Anne Esa-Pekka SALONEN Castor New York Premiere Esa-Pekka SALONEN Pollux J.S. BACH / Orch. Schoenberg Two Chorale Preludes HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler Symphony
Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor Bryce Dessner electric guitar
Thursday, November 14 | 7:30pm ▶ Friday, November 15 | 8:00pm ▶ Saturday, November 16 | 8:00pm ▶
Saint-Saëns and Dvořák Thursday, November 21 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 23 | 8:00pm
Daniil Trifonov Performs Scriabin Jaap van Zweden conductor
November 27–December 3
Jakub Hrůša conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello BORODIN Symphony No. 2 SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6
Daniil Trifonov Performs Scriabin
Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano
Wednesday, November 27 | 7:30pm Friday, November 29 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 30 | 8:00pm Tuesday, December 3 | 7:30pm
SCRIABIN Piano Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
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TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, OvertureFantasy Bryce DESSNER Wires New York Premiere SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
Daniil Trifonov is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert Wednesday, December 11 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 12 | 7:30pm Friday, December 13 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 14 | 2:00pm
Holiday Brass Sunday, December 15 | 3:00pm
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 Steve REICH Music for Ensemble and Orchestra New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and Baltic Sea Philharmonic BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 Justin Freer conductor
John WILLIAMS Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Score performed live to complete film HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s19)
New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet Join the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion for this holiday family favorite.
Handel’s Messiah Tuesday, December 17 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 18 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 19 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 21 | 7:30pm
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Thursday, December 5 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 7 | 8:00pm
Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
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Bronfman and Beethoven
Harry Bicket conductor Louise Alder soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor Joshua Ellicott tenor Dashon Burton baritone Handel and Haydn Society Chorus Harry Christophers director
New Year’s Eve Tuesday, December 31 | 7:30pm
Celebrate New Year's Eve with the New York Philharmonic. Guest artists and program to be announced.
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HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr
Bronfman and Beethoven Jaap van Zweden conductor
December 5–7
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Mozart and Haydn
Jeffrey Kahane conductor / piano
Friday, January 3 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 4 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 7 | 7:30pm
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 RESPIGHI Trittico botticelliano HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle
Grieg and Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony
Daniel Harding conductor Paul Lewis piano
Thursday, January 9 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 11 | 8:00pm
GRIEG Piano Concerto R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
Dudamel Conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9
Gustavo Dudamel conductor Sergio Tiempo piano
Wednesday, January 15 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 16 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 18 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 21 | 7:30pm
IVES The Unanswered Question Esteban BENZECRY Piano Concerto, Universos infinitos New York Premiere DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Dudamel Conducts Mahler and Schubert
Gustavo Dudamel conductor Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano Simon O’Neill tenor
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Thursday, January 23 | 7:30pm Friday, January 24 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 25 | 8:00pm
Dudamel Conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 Gustavo Dudamel conductor
January 15–21
Lunar New Year Tuesday, January 28 | 7:30pm
Long Yu conductor Program to be announced
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SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4, Tragic MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
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Britten and Elgar Thursday, January 30 | 7:30pm
Simone Young conductor Alban Gerhardt cello BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Brett DEAN Cello Concerto New York Premiere ELGAR Enigma Variations
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Mozart, Haydn, and Nina C. Young Wednesday, February 5 | 7:30pm Thursday, February 6 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 8 | 8:00pm Tuesday, February 11 | 7:30pm
Jaap van Zweden conductor Carter Brey cello Miah Persson soprano Amanda Majeski soprano Nicholas Phan tenor Andrew Foster-Williams bass Concert Chorale of New York Nina C. YOUNG New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major MOZART Mass in C minor, Great
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Brahms, Strauss, and Tania León
Jaap van Zweden conductor Janine Jansen violin
Thursday, February 13 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 15 | 8:00pm Tuesday, February 18 | 7:30pm
BRAHMS Violin Concerto Tania LEÓN New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Renée Fleming Sings Björk
Jaap van Zweden conductor Renée Fleming soprano
Thursday, February 20 | 7:30pm Friday, February 21 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 22 | 8:00pm
Ellen REID New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission BJÖRK / Orch. H. Ek Virus, Joga, All Is Full of Love, and Undo BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
Renée Fleming Sings Björk Jaap van Zweden conductor
February 20–22
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Strauss’s Symphonia domestica Thursday, February 27 | 7:30pm ▶ Saturday, February 29 | 8:00pm ▶
Debussy, Ravel, and Scriabin Thursday, March 5 | 7:30pm Saturday, March 7 | 8:00pm Tuesday, March 10 | 7:30pm
Jaap van Zweden conductor
April 1–4
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Jörg WIDMANN Babylon Suite R. STRAUSS Symphonia domestica
Louis Langrée conductor Isabel Leonard mezzo-soprano DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune DEBUSSY Nocturnes RAVEL Shéhérazade SCRIABIN Le Poème de l’extase
Gergiev Conducts Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky
Valery Gergiev conductor Denis Matsuev piano
Thursday, March 12 | 7:30pm Friday, March 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 14 | 8:00pm
Rodion SHCHEDRIN Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, Naughty Limericks RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor Frank Huang violin
Thursday, March 26 | 7:30pm Saturday, March 28 | 8:00pm
Joshua Bell Performs Beethoven
Franz Welser-Möst conductor
BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture LALO Symphonie espagnole JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Joshua Bell Performs Beethoven
Jaap van Zweden conductor Joshua Bell violin
Wednesday, April 1 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 2 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 4 | 8:00pm
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
Mahler Grooves
Jaap van Zweden conductor Roderick Williams baritone
Mahler’s New York Friday, April 17 | 8:00pm
Program to include: MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer MAHLER Symphony No. 1
Jaap van Zweden Conducts Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
Jaap van Zweden conductor Joélle Harvey soprano Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Concert Chorale of New York
Mahler’s New York Thursday, April 23 | 7:30pm Friday, April 24 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 25 | 8:00pm
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Spring Gala: Singin’ in the Rain in Concert
David Newman conductor
N.H. BROWN / Arr. L. Hayton Singin’ in the Rain New York Premiere
Wednesday, May 20 | 7:30pm
Score performed live to complete film
Mary Poppins in Concert
David Newman conductor
Thursday, May 21 | 7:30pm Friday, May 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 23 | 2:00pm
SHERMAN & SHERMAN Mary Poppins Score performed live to complete film Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. © All rights reserved.
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Jaap van Zweden Conducts Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony Jaap van Zweden conductor
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John Adams, Prokofiev, and Olga Neuwirth hotspots festival Thursday, May 28 | 7:30pm ▶ Saturday, May 30 | 8:00pm ▶ Tuesday, June 2 | 7:30pm ▶
Jaap van Zweden conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos
hotspots festival
Nico MUHLY Concerto for Two Pianos World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission COPLAND Third Symphony
Yuja Wang Performs Shostakovich hotspots festival Thursday, June 11 | 7:30pm Friday, June 12 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 13 | 8:00pm
Yuja Wang Performs Shostakovich Jaap van Zweden conductor
June 11–13
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PROKOFIEV The Love for Three Oranges Suite Olga NEUWIRTH New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission John ADAMS City Noir
Jaap van Zweden Conducts Copland and Nico Muhly Thursday, June 4 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 6 | 8:00pm Tuesday, June 9 | 7:30pm
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John Adams conductor Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker director Timothy McAllister saxophone
Jaap van Zweden conductor Yuja Wang piano Christopher Martin trumpet Concert Chorale of New York Sarah Kirkland SNIDER New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings John ADAMS Harmonium
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Made famous by Leonard Bernstein, this beloved Saturday afternoon series will highlight music by women and Very Young Composers. All Young People’s Concerts are preceded by YPC Overtures, where children can meet Philharmonic musicians, try out instruments, and listen to music by Very Young Composers.
Support for Young People’s Concerts is provided by The Theodore H. Barth Foundation and The Brodsky Family Foundation.
“A Composer’s Toolkit”
“The Woman’s Voice”
Audiences will explore how tradition and new concepts create a timeless art form. Jaap van Zweden conducts.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment — which gave women in America the right to vote — we hear voices who helped pave the way and continue to spotlight women’s rights.
December 7
May 30
“Orchestral Music in America” The impact of orchestral music spans the globe, and music from America is no exception. Hear how a range of cultures and perspectives come together to create an American voice.
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“Music as a Change Agent”
Featuring Karen LeFrak’s Sleepover at the Museum and Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals.
What are ways in which music can spark dialogue and enact change? This program will highlight composers whose works both reflect and contribute to larger social issues.
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FRIDAY 11am Emanuel Ax Performs Beethoven Friday, October 25
Saint-Saëns and Dvořák Friday, November 22
Bronfman and Beethoven Friday, December 6
Dudamel Conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9
Jennifer HIGDON blue cathedral BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 ROUSSEL Symphony No. 3 RAVEL La Valse Jakub Hrůša conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello BORODIN Symphony No. 2 SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 Steve REICH Music for Ensemble and Orchestra New York Premiere BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 Gustavo Dudamel conductor Sergio Tiempo piano
Friday, January 17
IVES The Unanswered Question Esteban BENZECRY Piano Concerto, Universos infinitos New York Premiere DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Britten and Elgar
Simone Young conductor Alban Gerhardt cello
Friday, January 31
Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin Friday, March 27
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Stéphane Denève conductor Emanuel Ax piano
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Brett DEAN Cello Concerto New York Premiere ELGAR Enigma Variations Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor Frank Huang violin BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture LALO Symphonie espagnole JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
FRIDAY 2pm Jaap van Zweden Conducts Symphonie fantastique
SATURDAY 2pm Jaap van Zweden conductor Augustin Hadelich violin
Friday, October 4
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Mendelssohn
Philippe Jordan conductor Julia Fischer violin
Friday, November 1
Handel’s Messiah Friday, December 20
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, Classical MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Harry Bicket conductor Louise Alder soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor Joshua Ellicott tenor Dashon Burton baritone Handel and Haydn Society Chorus Harry Christophers director
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. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 Saturday, November 30
MOZART Wind Serenade in E-flat major, K.375b TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Haydn’s Miracle Symphony Saturday, January 4
HANDEL Messiah Presented by Gary W. Parr
Grieg and Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony Friday, January 10
Strauss’s Symphonia domestica Friday, February 28
Jaap van Zweden Conducts Copland and Nico Muhly hotspots festival Friday, June 5
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Elgar’s Enigma Variations Saturday, February 1
Franz Welser-Möst conductor
Nico MUHLY Concerto for Two Pianos World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission COPLAND Third Symphony
Simone Young conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic DVOŘÁK String Sextet ELGAR Enigma Variations
Jörg WIDMANN Babylon Suite R. STRAUSS Symphonia domestica Jaap van Zweden conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos
Jeffrey Kahane conductor / piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic BRAHMS Piano Quintet RESPIGHI Trittico botticelliano HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle
Daniel Harding conductor Paul Lewis piano GRIEG Piano Concerto R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
Jaap van Zweden conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer Mahler’s New York Saturday, April 18
Jaap van Zweden conductor Roderick Williams baritone New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet BERNSTEIN Dance Suite ARNOLD Brass Quintet No. 1 Joseph HOROVITZ Music Hall Suite MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer
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Nov 6
Salonen, Bach, and Hindemith
Nov 12 Salonen, Bach, and Hindemith
Jan 7
Mozart and Haydn
Dec 18 Handel’s Messiah
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Mozart, Haydn, and Nina C. Young 19
Sep 18
Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber
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Mozart, Haydn, and Nina C. Young 19
Apr 15
Daniil Trifonov Performs Mozart
Mar 10 Debussy, Ravel, and Scriabin Apr 21
Daniil Trifonov Performs Mozart
Jun 2 John Adams, Prokofiev, and Olga Neuwirth 19
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WEEKDAY C
5 concerts | 7:30pm
Oct 30 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Mendelssohn Dec 3
Daniil Trifonov Performs Scriabin
Jan 21 Dudamel Conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 Feb 18
Brahms, Strauss, and Tania León
June 9 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Copland and Nico Muhly
THURSDAY EVENINGS A
THURSDAY A
B
7 concerts | 7:30pm
7 concerts | 7:30pm
C
THURSDAY C
7 concerts | 7:30pm
Sep 19 Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber
Oct 24 Emanuel Ax Performs Beethoven
Oct 31 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Mendelssohn
Nov 21 Saint-Saëns and Dvořák
Oct 3 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Symphonie fantastique Dec 5
Nov 14 Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
Jan 23 Dudamel Conducts Mahler and Schubert
Jan 30 Britten and Elgar
Jan 16 Dudamel Conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9
Feb 6
Mar 5
Feb 13
Brahms, Strauss, and Tania León
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Mar 12 Gergiev Conducts Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky Apr 23 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
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THURSDAY B
Mozart, Haydn, and Nina C. Young 19
Feb 27 Strauss’s Symphonia domestica Apr 2
Joshua Bell Performs Beethoven
Jun 4 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Copland and Nico Muhly
Bronfman and Beethoven Debussy, Ravel, and Scriabin
Mar 26 Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin Apr 16
Daniil Trifonov Performs Mozart
May 28 John Adams, Prokofiev, and Olga Neuwirth 19
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SATURDAY EVENINGS A
SATURDAY A
B
7 concerts | 8:00pm
SATURDAY B
C
8 concerts | 8:00pm
SATURDAY C
7 concerts | 8:00pm
Oct 5 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Symphonie fantastique
Sep 28 Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung
Sep 21 Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber
Nov 30 Daniil Trifonov Performs Scriabin
Oct 26 Emanuel Ax Performs Beethoven Nov 16 Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
Nov 2 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Mendelssohn
Jan 4 Haydn’s Miracle Symphony Feb 15 Brahms, Strauss, and Tania León
Dec 7
Dec 21 Handel’s Messiah (7:30pm) 19
Bronfman and Beethoven
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SATURDAY D
7 concerts | 8:00pm
Oct 19 Susanna Mälkki Conducts Haydn and Strauss Nov 9
Salonen, Bach, and Hindemith
Nov 23 Saint-Saëns and Dvořák
Jan 18 Dudamel Conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9
Jan 25 Dudamel Conducts Mahler and Schubert
Mar 28 Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin
Jan 11 Grieg and Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony
Apr 25 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
Feb 8
Mozart, Haydn, and Nina C. Young 19
Feb 29 Strauss’s Symphonia domestica
Feb 22 Renée Fleming Sings Björk
Apr 4
May 30 John Adams, Prokofiev, and Olga Neuwirth 19
Mar 7
Debussy, Ravel, and Scriabin
Mar 14 Gergiev Conducts Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky
Apr 18
Daniil Trifonov Performs Mozart
Jun 6 Jaap van Zweden Conducts Copland and Nico Muhly
Joshua Bell Performs Beethoven
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Jun 13 Yuja Wang Performs Shostakovich
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FRIDAY EVENING B 7 Concerts
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Sep 26 Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung
Sep 27 Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung
Sep 20 Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber
Nov 27 Daniil Trifonov Performs Scriabin
Dec 19 Handel’s Messiah
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Renée Fleming Sings Björk
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