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GUIDE Your Guide to More Than 140 Extraordinary Concerts
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ANDRÉ WATTS
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CAROUSEL THE BACH VARIATIONS A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL March 6–April 6
Highlights include piano concertos with András Schiff (Apr. 3–6), violin concertos with Isabelle Faust and conductor Bernard Labadie (Mar. 20– 23), choral works with renowned Bach specialist Masaaki Suzuki (Mar. 6–9), and one of the crowning achievements in all of music, the Mass in B minor conducted by Alan Gilbert (Mar. 13–16).
December 5–11
Rob Fisher, conductor; James Brennan, director February 27–March 2
EMANUEL AX ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
October 4–6, Nov 4 & 24, April 24–27, June 20–22 Plus a rare performance of Schoenberg’s arrangement of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with musicians from the Philharmonic on Nov. 4 at the Rose Theater, co-presented with Lincoln rat Center’s White Lights Festival.
YEFIM BRONFMAN ox HOLIDAY BRASS
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January 16–19
The New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet with the Lee Musiker Jazz Trio Sunday December 16, 3:00pm
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Our friends at 92Y are also saluting Bach this season. Their concerts include performances by pianists András Schiff (Oct. 27, Nov. 1) and Marc-André Hamelin (Jan. 30); guitarists Raphaella Smits (Mar. 23) and Benjamin Verdery (May 23); violinist Jennifer Koh (Mar. 2); recorder virtuoso Michala Petri and harpsichord Anthony Newman (Feb. 13); and Interpreting Bach: A Symposium with Alan Gilbert, Jennifer Koh and Masaaki Suzuki, moderated by Hanna Arie-Gaifman (Mar. 3). 92Y.org/Concerts or 212.415.5500.
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCErabbit February 21–22, April 17–20, June 20–22
CARTER BREY PLAYS THE COMPLETE BACH CELLO SUITES
April 17–20
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OPENING GALA: ITZHAK PERLMAN
THE COMPLETE BRAHMS SYMPHONIES & CONCERTOS
Thursday September 27, 7:30pm
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November 29–December 1
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NEW YEAR’S EVE
Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Feinstein, Sir James Galway, and Frederica von Stade Monday, December 31, 7:30pm 4
Long Yu, conductor; Tuesday February 12, 7:30pm
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 65th St. and Central Park West Wednesday, March 27, 7:30pm
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Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur begins our cycle with two all–Brahms programs: Symphony No. 2 and the Double Concerto for Violin and Cello with soloists Glenn Dicterow and Carter Brey (Nov. 8–13), and Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 (Nov. 15–17), Yefim Bronfman performs the First Piano Concerto (Jan. 16–19), and in February Christian Tetzlaff performs Brahms’s Violin Concerto, Rudolf Buchbinder plays the Second Piano Concerto, and Alan Gilbert conducts the First Symphony.
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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER Wednesday, September 19 | 7:30pm Thursday, September 20 | 7:30pm Friday, September 21 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 22 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
SPECIAL EVENT OPENING GALA: ITZHAK PERLMAN Leif Ove Andsnes
Thursday, September 27 | 7:30pm
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Saturday, September 29 | 2:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.
Thursday, October 4 | 7:30pm Friday, October 5 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 6 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Emanuel Ax is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.
Wednesday, October 10 | 7:30pm SCALE A Thursday, October 11 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, October 12 | 8:00pm SCALE A Saturday, October 13 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Emanuel Ax
György KURTÁG … quasi una fantasia … BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
The preeminent violinist of our age performs selections for violin and orchestra, and Alan Gilbert conducts Respighi’s glittering virtuoso showpieces for orchestra: Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome.
Sunday, October 14 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Augustin Hadelich
Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.
Victor YORAN Duo for Violin and Bass Trombone MOZART Quintet for Horn and Strings BARBER Summer Music SCHUMANN Piano Quartet
Thursday, October 18 | 7:30pm Friday, October 19 | 11:00am Saturday, October 20 | 8:00pm SCALE A Tuesday, October 23 | 7:30pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund and the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.
RUSH HOUR
Wednesday, October 31 | 6:45pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Presented by Travelers.
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Philip Myers horn MOZART Serenade No. 6, Serenata notturna MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
Charles Dutoit conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra ELGAR Enigma Variations
Philip Myers
Alan Gilbert conductor Daniil Trifonov piano MUSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade Alan Gilbert conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in D minor SCHOENBERG Piano Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 36, Linz Alan Gilbert conductor Robert Langevin flute Nikolaj Znaider violin
NOVEMBER Thursday, November 1 | 7:30pm Friday, November 2 | 11:00am Saturday, November 3 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
SPECIAL EVENT EMANUEL AX and song of the earth Sunday, November 4 | 5:00pm
Emanuel Ax is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.
Co-presented with Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival
BRAHMS CYCLE With New York Philharmonic musicians Pascual Martínez Forteza, Dawn Hannay, Mindy Kaufman, Kim Laskowski, James Markey, Eileen Moon, Philip Myers, Judith Nelson, Joo Young Oh, Anna Rabinova, R. Allen Spanjer, Sherry Sylar, Rebecca Young, Wei Yu, Yulia Ziskel, and guest artist Keun A. Lee
Thursday, November 8 | 7:30pm Friday, November 9 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 10 | 8:00pm Tuesday, November 13 | 7:30pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Young People’s Concerts® For Ages 6–12
The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Augustin Hadelich violin LALO Symphonie espagnole BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Charles Dutoit conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano DEBUSSY The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian: Symphonic Fragments RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra ELGAR Enigma Variations
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Matthias Pintscher conductor Emanuel Ax piano Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas tenor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Concert takes place at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street J.S. BACH Selection from the
NIELSEN Flute Concerto NIELSEN Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
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Thursday, October 25 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, October 26 | 2:00pm SCALE A Saturday, October 27 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.
Opening Gala is presented by Breguet.
Friday, September 28 | 2:00pm Saturday, September 29 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 2 | 7:30pm SCALE B
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Alan Gilbert conductor Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Saturday, November 10 | 2:00pm
Well-Tempered Clavier Schoenberg Six Little Piano Pieces, op. 19 MAHLER/Schoenberg Das Lied von der Erde Kurt Masur conductor Glenn Dicterow violin Carter Brey cello BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 Case Scaglione conductor Theodore Wiprud host Tom Dulack scriptwriter and director
Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation and the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.
Gypsy Airs The nomadic Gypsies, or Roma, have inspired composers across Europe. How have Gypsies influenced concert music? Music of Brahms, Barto´ k and more.
BRAHMS CYCLE
Kurt Masur conductor
Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Bring your child to join the fun!
Thursday, November 15 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, November 16 | 8:00pm SCALE A Saturday, November 17 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Glenn Dicterow
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Carter Brey
Kurt Masur
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
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November Continued Ensembles
Sunday, November 18 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.
PAGANINI Quartet for Guitar and Strings in B major BEETHOVEN Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 71 MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time
Ensembles
Tuesday, November 20 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, November 23 | 8:00pm SCALE A Saturday, November 24 | 8:00pm Tuesday, November 27 | 7:30pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Saturday, November 24 | 2:00pm SCALE B
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians. Emanuel Ax is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.
Thursday, November 29 | 7:30pm Friday, November 30 | 2:00pm SCALE B Saturday, December 1 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Gil Shaham
With New York Philharmonic musicians Irene Breslaw, Arlen Fast, Pascual Martínez Forteza, Sumire Kudo, Kim Laskowski, Mark Nuccio, R. Allen Spanjer, Sheryl Staples, Howard Wall, Wei Yu, Yulia Ziskel, and guest artists Wendy Chen, Tali Roth, Amy Zoloto
The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.
Andrey Boreyko conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin MENDELSSOHN Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Andrey Boreyko conductor Emanuel Ax piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic BRAHMS Piano Quintet ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Alan Gilbert conductor Gil Shaham violin Steven STUCKY Symphony
New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Sunday, December 16 | 3:00pm The New York Philharmonic gratefully acknowledges support for its activities from the Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Endowment Fund.
Tuesday, December 18 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 19 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 20 | 7:30pm Friday, December 21 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 22 | 7:30pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Presented by the Robert Hekemian Family Foundation.
New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet with the Lee Musiker Jazz Trio Our annual holiday concert is filled with wit, virtuosity and the glorious music of the season — once again featuring pianist Lee Musiker, famed music director for Tony Bennett (among many others). Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Tim Mead countertenor Kenneth Tarver tenor Alastair Miles bass New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director
Emmanuelle Haïm’s appearance with the New York Philharmonic is made possible through the Claudette Sorel Performance Endowment Fund.
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CONTACT!
Jayce Ogren conductor Elizabeth Futral soprano Andy AKIHO New Work
The New Music Series Friday, December 21 | 7:00pm The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saturday, December 22 | 8:00pm Peter Norton Symphony Space For CONTACT! tickets at Peter Norton Symphony Space go to nyphil.org. For CONTACT! tickets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art go to metmuseum.org/tickets
Holiday Brass
World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission Andrew Norman Try New York Premiere
Emmanuelle Haïm
Jude VACLAVIK New Work
World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
DRUCKMAN Counterpoise
CONTACT! is made possible with major support from the Francis Goelet Fund and The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. The April performances are supported in part by the French American Fund for Contemporary Music.
SPECIAL EVENT NEW YEAR’S EVE
Monday, December 31 | 7:30pm
BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
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Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Feinstein, Sir James Galway, and Frederica von Stade The one-and-only Marvin Hamlisch conducts New York’s most sophisticated New Year’s celebration, with a little help from his friends.
Jayce Ogren
JANUARY VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 3–6 Sunday, December 2 | 12:30 & 3:00pm Monday, December 10 | 10:30am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street
André Watts
SPECIAL EVENT HOLIDAY BRASS
Wednesday, December 5 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 6 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 8 | 8:00pm Tuesday, December 11 | 7:30pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. André Watts’ appearance is made possible through the Lawrence and Ronnie Ackman Family Fund for Distinguished Pianists.
Thursday, December 13 | 7:30pm Friday, December 14 | 11:00am Saturday, December 15 | 8:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Designed especially for 3- to 6-year-olds, Very Young People’s Concerts introduce youngsters to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening, and hands-on music-making with members of the New York Philharmonic.
Thursday, January 3 | 7:30pm Friday, January 4 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 5 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
PROGRAM: Musical Families
Juraj Valcuha ˇ conductor André Watts piano WEBER Oberon Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS “Fantasie” from Die Frau ohne Schatten R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite Daniel Harding conductor Jan Lisiecki piano SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3 SCHUMANN Piano Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 3–6 Sunday, January 6 | 12:30 & 3:00pm Monday, January 7 | 10:30am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street
Wednesday, January 9 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 10 | 7:30pm Friday, January 11 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 12 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Manfred Honeck conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano BRAUNFELS Suite from Fantastic Apparitions on a Theme by Berlioz GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Designed especially for 3- to 6-year-olds, Very Young People’s Concerts introduce youngsters to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening, and hands-on music-making with members of the New York Philharmonic.
PROGRAM: Musical Families
Christoph Eschenbach conductor Pinchas Zukerman violin
Pinchas Zukerman
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Christoph Eschenbach’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. Pinchas Zukerman’s appearance is made possible with generous support from the Florence Blau Trust.
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JANUARY Continued BRAHMS CYCLE
Wednesday, January 16 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 17 | 7:30pm Friday, January 18 | 2:00pm Saturday, January 19 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Lorin Maazel conductor Yefim Bronfman piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Lorin Maazel’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.
Ensembles Lorin Maazel
Sunday, January 20 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.
SCHUBERT String Trio in B-flat Major, D.581 FOSS Time Cycle John SICHEL Masque 2012 HINDEMITH Octet
With New York Philharmonic musicians Irene Breslaw, Carter Brey, Daniel Druckman, Vivek Kamath, Lisa Kim, Judith LeClair, Kuan Cheng Lu, Eileen Moon, Philip Myers, Mark Nuccio, Satoshi Okamoto, Robert Rinehart, Vladimir Tsypin, Qiang Tu, and guest artists Steven Beck, Evgeny Beleninov, Susan Narucki, Alucia Scalzo The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.
SPECIAL EVENT CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
Long Yu conductor
BRAHMS CYCLE
Alan Gilbert conductor Rudolf Buchbinder piano
Tuesday, February 12 | 7:30pm
Thursday, February 14 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, February 15 | 8:00pm SCALE A Saturday, February 16 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Yefim Bronfman
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Lorin Maazel’s appearance with the New York Philharmonic is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.
Young People’s Concerts® For Ages 6–12 Saturday, January 26 | 2:00pm Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Bring your child to join the fun!
Jennifer Koh
Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation and the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.
Lorin Maazel conductor Jennifer Koh violin TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy LUTOSŁAWSKI Chain 2: Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 Joshua Weilerstein conductor Theodore Wiprud host Tom Dulack scriptwriter and director Asian Horizons While Western composers have often evoked the Orient, Asia’s own composers are now at the forefront of the musical world. Where is music going with the explosion of classical music in Asia? Music of Debussy, Takemitsu, and more.
FEBRUARY
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Christoph von Dohnányi’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.
Saturday, February 2 | 2:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians. Christoph von Dohnányi’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.
BRAHMS CYCLE
Wednesday, February 6 | 7:30pm Thursday, February 7 | 7:30pm Friday, February 8 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 9 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Ensembles
Sunday, February 17 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street
ROSSINI/arr. Douglas B. Moore Overture to The Barber of Seville YSAŸE Trio for Two Violins and Viola Christopher ROUSE String Quartet No. 2 Harold MELTZER Two Songs from Silas Marner MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
BRAHMS CYCLE
Thursday, February 21 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, February 22 | 11:00am SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence.
With New York Philharmonic musicians Eric Bartlett, Quan Ge, Hae-Young Ham, Dawn Hannay, Sumire Kudo, Eileen Moon, Robert Rinehart, Fiona Simon, Yoko Takebe, Ru-Pei Yeh, Wei Yu, Elizabeth Zeltser, and guest artists Inon Barnatan, Charlotte Dobbs Ensembles The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.
Alan Gilbert conductor Jan Vogler cello Christopher ROUSE Phantasmata BLOCH Schelomo BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Alan Gilbert
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Radu Lupu piano BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 Andris Nelsons conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin ˇ DVORÁK The Noon Witch BRAHMS Violin Concerto BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
SPECIAL EVENT RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CAROUSEL Wednesday, February 27 | 7:30pm*
Rob Fisher conductor James Brennan director
THE BACH VARIATIONS A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL
Masaaki Suzuki conductor/harpsichord Sherezade Panthaki soprano Joelle Harvey soprano lestyn Davies countertenor Nicholas Phan tenor Tyler Duncan baritone Bach Collegium Japan Yale Schola Cantorum
Thursday, February 28 | 7:30pm Friday, March 1 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 2 | 2:00pm Saturday, March 2 | 8:00pm
Wednesday, March 6 | 7:30pm Thursday, March 7 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, March 8 | 8:00pm SCALE A Saturday, March 9 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
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Rudolf Buchbinder
March Thursday, January 31 | 7:30pm SCALE C Friday, February 1 | 8:00pm SCALE B Saturday, February 2 | 8:00pm SCALE C
Radu Lupu
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.
Thursday, January 24 | 7:30pm Friday, January 25 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 26 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with this festive evening of Chinese music and dance.
Open Rehearsal at 9:45am
*Gala Seating
In the tradition of the Philharmonic’s acclaimed Company, My Fair Lady, and Candide, we present Carousel — the musical many consider the best ever. Don’t miss out on your chance for great seats to this sure sellout.
Masaaki Suzuki
J.S. BACH Motet No. 1: Singet dem Herrn J.S. BACH Magnificat MENDELSSOHN Christus MENDELSSOHN Magnificat
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March CONTINUED THE BACH VARIATIONS A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Wednesday, March 13 | 7:30pm Thursday, March 14 | 7:30pm Friday, March 15 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 16 | 8:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Alan Gilbert conductor Dorothea Röschmann soprano Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim tenor Eric Owens bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director
Thursday, April 11 | 7:30pm SCALE C Friday, April 12 | 8:00pm SCALE B Saturday, April 13 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
David Robertson conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano MESSIAEN Les Offrandes oubliées MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 Tristan MURAIL Le Désenchantement du monde, Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic co-commission with Bavarian Radio, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
J.S. BACH Mass in B minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
Eric Owens
For Ages 3–6 Sunday, March 17 | 12:30 & 3:00pm Monday, March 18 | 10:30am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street
RUSH HOUR THE BACH VARIATIONS A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Wednesday, March 20 | 6:45pm SCALE B Bernard Labadie
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Presented by Travelers.
THE BACH VARIATIONS A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Thursday, March 21 | 7:30pm Friday, March 22 | 2:00pm Saturday, March 23 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Designed especially for 3- to 6-year-olds, Very Young People’s Concerts introduce youngsters to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening, and hands-on music-making with members of the New York Philharmonic. PROGRAM: Musical Families Bernard Labadie conductor Isabelle Faust violin J.S. BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42 J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in E major J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 Bernard Labadie conductor Isabelle Faust violin J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 4 J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in E major J.S. BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42 J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
Young People’s Concerts® For Ages 6–12 Saturday, April 13 | 2:00pm Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Bring your child to join the fun! Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation and the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.
Wednesday, April 17 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 18 | 7:30pm Friday, April 19 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 20 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence.
Ensembles
Sunday, April 21 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.
Isabelle Faust
APRIL THE BACH VARIATIONS A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Wednesday, April 3 | 7:30pm SCALE B Thursday, April 4 | 7:30pm SCALE C Friday, April 5 | 11:00am SCALE B Saturday, April 6 | 8:00pm SCALE C
András Schiff conductor/piano J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in F minor MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No. 9 J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in D major SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
FINZI Interlude for Oboe and Strings DURUFLÉ Prelude, Recitative and Variations REINECKE Trio in A major BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor
Wednesday, April 24 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 25 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 27 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Emanuel Ax is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.
Case Scaglione conductor Theodore Wiprud host Tom Dulack scriptwriter and director
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
FIESTA Music about Spain – mostly by French composers. What so fascinated French composers in the 19th and 20th centuries about their sunny neighbor over the mountains? Music by Bizet, Falla, and more.
Alan Gilbert conductor Joshua Bell violin
Joshua Bell
Christopher ROUSE Prospero’s Rooms World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”) IVES Symphony No. 4
With New York Philharmonic musicians Glenn Dicterow, Pascual Martínez Forteza, Dawn Hannay, Eric Huebner, Vivek Kamath, Mindy Kaufman, Peter Kenote, Lisa Kim, Soohyun Kwon, Sherry Sylar, Qiang Tu, Ru-Pei Yeh, Rebecca Young, and guest artists Todd Crow, Christopher Guzman
Ensembles
The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.
Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 Emanuel Ax
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
András Schiff
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The New Music Series Friday, April 5 | 7:00pm The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saturday, April 6 | 8:00pm Peter Norton Symphony Space For CONTACT! tickets at Peter Norton Symphony Space go to nyphil.org. For CONTACT! tickets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art go to metmuseum.org/tickets CONTACT! is made possible with major support from the Francis Goelet Fund and The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. The April performances are supported in part by the French American Fund for Contemporary Music.
Alan Gilbert conductor Liang Wang oboe Unsuk CHIN Gougalon U.S. Premiere
Poul RUDERS Oboe Concerto
may Young People’s Concerts® For Ages 6–12
U.S. Premiere
Saturday, May 25 | 2:00pm
New York Premiere
Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Bring your child to join the fun!
Anders HILLBORG Vaporized Tivoli Yann ROBIN Backdraft
U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Fundação Casa da Música, Portugal
Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation and the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.
Case Scaglione conductor Theodore Wiprud host Tom Dulack scriptwriter and director World’s Fair Festival music from around the globe stirs us in different ways. How do sounds particular to a certain place inspire people of all times and places? Music of RimskyKorsakov, Copland, Respighi, and more.
Alan Gilbert
Unsuk Chin’s appearance with the New York Philharmonic is made possible through the Claudette Sorel Performance Endowment Fund.
Liang Wang
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may & june Free Memorial Day Concert Monday, May 27 | 8:00pm The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Alan Gilbert conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence.
Tickets required. This performance has been made possible with generous support from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
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Thursday, May 30 | 6:45pm SCALE C
Alan Gilbert
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Presented by Travelers. Wynton Marsalis’s appearances are made possible with generous support from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
Friday, May 31 | 11:00am SCALE B Saturday, June 1 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Wynton Marsalis’s appearances are made possible with generous support from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
Thursday, June 20 | 7:30pm Friday, June 21 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 22 | 8:00pm SCALE B Emanuel Ax is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.
Alan Gilbert conductor Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis music director, trumpet Wynton MARSALIS Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
Thursday, June 27 | 7:30pm Friday, June 28 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 29 | 8:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano Christopher ROUSE Seeing, for Piano and Orchestra WAGNER/arr. Alan Gilbert, after Erich Leinsdorf A Ring Journey Alan Gilbert conductor A production created by Giants Are Small Doug Fitch director and designer Edouard Getaz producer STRAVINSKY The Fairy’s Kiss STRAVINSKY Petrushka
Emanuel Ax
Alan Gilbert conductor Case Scaglione conductor
(Ragtime, Tahiti Trot)
Mark Nuccio clarinet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis music director, trumpet STRAVINSKY Ragtime SHOSTAKOVICH Tahiti Trot COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Wynton MARSALIS Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
Wynton Marsalis
Thursday, June 6 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 8 | 8:00pm Tuesday, June 11 | 7:30pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. These performances are dedicated to the memory of Helen Huntington Hull.
Lisa Batiashvili
Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Cast to include:
Patricia Racette soprano (The Mother) Gerald Finley bass-baritone (The Prisoner) Peter Hoare tenor (The Jailer and Grand Inquisitor) The Collegiate Chorale James Bagwell director PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 DALLAPICCOLA Il Prigioniero
Saturday, June 8 | 2:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.
Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Lisa Batiashvili violin Musicians from the New York Philharmonic BRAHMS String Quintet in G major TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
Leonidas Kavakos
Thursday, June 13 | 7:30pm SCALE C Friday, June 14 | 2:00pm Saturday, June 15 | 8:00pm Tuesday, June 18 | 7:30pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
Ensembles
Sunday, June 16 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street
Lionel Bringuier conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 KODÁLY Dances of Galánta STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919) With New York Philharmonic musicians Peter Kenote, Kuan Cheng Lu, Eileen Moon, Robert Rinehart, Fiona Simon, Na Sun, Qiang Tu, Sharon Yamada, Wei Yu, and guest artist Hélène Jeanney
Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.
Ensembles
MARTINU˚ String Trio No. 2 ˇ EK String Quartet No. 1, JANÁC Kreutzer Sonata TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio
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