2015-16 Season Brochure by New York Philharmonic

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THRILLING PERFORMANCES–ALL SEASON LONG

The New York Philharmonic’s 2015-2016 season features more than 100 extraordinary evenings (and matinees) of the best music-making you’ll hear anywhere. Here are a few highlights:

IN THE SPOTLIGHT THE MARIE-JOSÉE KRAVIS COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

Daniil Trifonov

RACHMANINOFF A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL The Philharmonic’s first-ever Rachmaninoff festival features three nonstop weeks of the composer’s masterpieces, including four of his spectacular piano concertos performed by the electrifying 24-year-old Daniil Trifonov.

“We still sat riveted at Daniil Trifonov, the 22-year-old Russian capable of making the hardiest critic go weak at the knees.” — Times (London)

November 10–28 RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra Piano Concerto Nos. 2, 3 and 4 The Isle of the Dead Symphony No. 3 Symphonic Dances ALSO

NACT! COT

Nov 10 New York Festival of Song Celebrates Rachmaninoff and his Circle Nov 22 Chamber Music at 92Y

This year, CONTACT! collaborates with SubCulture and The Metropolitan Museum of Art to explore contemporary music from around the world. Join us in intimate settings around the city for truly special performances by Philharmonic ensembles. For dates and programs, check nyphil.org/contact.

New York Magazine says “in his own works, the orchestra swivels, surges and throws off sparks. . . He is a master of the long and lovely meditation.” Our new Composer-in-Residence contributes three original compositions to our season. Sep 25–26 L.A. Variations Mar 17–19 Karawane Jun 11 World Premiere (part of NY PHIL BIENNIAL)

THE MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

ERIC OWENS

The renowned bass-baritone joins the Philharmonic for a full range of concerts: Oct 14–15 In Their Footsteps: Great African-American Singers and Their Legacy Dec 18–19 Holidays at the Philharmonic Jan 7–12 Strauss songs, selections from Wagner's Die Walküre May 12–14 Selections from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn May 14 Young People's Concerts: Story and Song

MESSIAEN WEEK Explore the many dimensions of this freethinking French composer’s music in this week-long festival of concerts and events.

Mar 10–12

Turangalila-symphonie with Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Mar 13

Quartet for the End of Time at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur with Alan Gilbert, violin

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CONTACT! Concert and Messiaen Symposium

WORLD PREMIERES Oct 1–3 Marc NEIKRUG Canta-Concerto Dec 10–12 Andrew NORMAN Piano Concerto No. 2 Apr 27–30 Franck KRAWCZYK New work tba

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THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor

OPENING GALA CONCERT

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SPECIAL EVENTS–RESERVE NOW Thursday, September 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

MAURIZIO POLLINI Friday, October 16 | 8:00pm

ON THE WATERFRONT Friday, September 18 | 7:30pm David Newman conductor BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront (complete, with film)

Experiencing Marlon Brando’s white-hot Oscar-winning performance is reason enough to see On The Waterfront; pair it with Leonard Bernstein’s shattering score performed live by the full New York Philharmonic, and it’s a must-see.

THE GODFATHER Saturday, September 19 | 8:00pm Monday, September 21 | 7:30pm Justin Freer conductor ROTA The Godfather (complete, with film)

Brando’s second Oscar-winning role, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic saga, and Nino Rota’s unforgettable music performed live by the New York Philharmonic – it’s an offer you can’t refuse.

Alan Gilbert conductor Maurizio Pollini piano

In his historic return to the Philharmonic after a 20-year absence, this grand master of the piano performs Chopin’s First Piano Concerto. Also on the program: Tchaikovsky and Berlioz.

CHINESE NEW YEAR Tuesday, February 9 | 7:30pm Long Yu conductor Nancy Allen harp

Featuring Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women by Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a multimedia symphony for harp, orchestra and film.

HOLIDAYS AT THE PHILHARMONIC

NEW YEAR’S EVE: LA VIE PARISIENNE

Friday, December 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 19 | 2:00pm

Thursday, December 31 | 7:30pm

The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus joins the Philharmonic for a heart-warming concert of holiday favorites. Bonus: Artistin-Residence Eric Owens performs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”

Ring in the New Year with an evening of fizzy French treats, including selections from Offenbach’s Le Gaite Parisienne and Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals. Conducted by Alan Gilbert with pianists Makoto Ozone and Inon Barnatan and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham.

LET’S PLAY MAY 31 – JUNE 11, 2016 Immerse yourself in a veritable playground of new music– 12 days of horizon-stretching, genre-bending music from around the world, combined into a singular New York festival. It’s a time to revel and be delighted. Let’s Play. “Perhaps the most ambitious and extensive contemporarymusic festival yet overseen by an American orchestra.”

–The New York Times

2016 NY PHIL BIENNIAL PARTNERS: YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC’S NEW MUSIC NEW HAVEN, ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL’S ASPEN CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE, INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY, LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, GOTHAM CHAMBER OPERA, AND AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA Artists to include The Knights, Jennifer Koh, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and San Francisco Girls Chorus

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WEEKNIGHT SAMPLER Concerts begin at 7:30pm

A Daniil Trifonov

Wednesday, September 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Tuesday, November 17 Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 Tuesday, December 15 Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, February 3 Charles Dutoit conductor Yuja Wang piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome Tuesday, March 8 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Matthias Goerne baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

“Brahms’s music always touches me deeply. Even his jolly, major-themed melody has a dark feeling to it, and that’s what’s so amazing and beautiful about it. It makes me think maybe he was never really happy, but wanted to imagine happiness through music.” – Yoobin Son, on Brahms's Symphony No. 1

Wednesday, October 21 Semyon Bychkov conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Gautier Capuçon cello Detlev GLANERT Brahms-Fantasie BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Tuesday, November 24 Ludovic Morlot conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances Tuesday, December 29 Alan Gilbert conductor Joshua Bell violin SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Finlandia Wednesday, January 27 Juanjo Mena conductor James Ehnes violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6 Tuesday, February 16 Semyon Bychkov conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 6 Wednesday, April 20 Alan Gilbert conductor Stefan Vinke tenor Thomas Hampson baritone

BRAHMS A German Requiem

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde

Tuesday, April 12 Manfred Honeck conductor Liang Wang oboe

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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture

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Gautier Capuçon

$672 $480 $432 $342 $294 $174

D Joshua Bell

Eric Owens

Wednesday, October 14 Thomas Wilkins conductor Eric Owens host

Tuesday, March 1 Christoph Eschenbach conductor Baiba Skride violin

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS:

DVORˇ ÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8

Great African-American Singers and Their Legacy

In this moving evening of powerful music combined with rarely seen historical footage, we celebrate four American legends: Marian Anderson, William Warfield, Betty Allen, and George Shirley. Wednesday, November 4 Alan Gilbert conductor Philip Myers horn Musicians from the New York Philharmonic MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136/125a MOZART Horn Concerto No. 2 MOZART Serenade for 13 winds, Gran partita Wednesday, December 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Joshua Bell violin SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Finlandia

Tuesday, April 5 Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet) Tuesday, April 19 Bernard Haitink conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9

$687 $495 $447 $357 $309 $189 six weeknights

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Wednesday, November 11 Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 Wednesday, December 16 Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Tuesday, January 12 Alan Gilbert conductor Heidi Melton soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone SIBELIUS En Saga R. STRAUSS Songs tba WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene from Act III of Die Walküre

Tuesday, February 23 Juraj Valcˇ uha conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

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KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK The Water Goblin DVOR RAVEL La Valse Wednesday, March 30 Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet) Wednesday, April 27 Alan Gilbert conductor Carter Brey cello Franck KRAWCZYK New work tba

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission with the generous support of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

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“I wanted to look back at some of the African American singers who have, in many ways, paved the way for me. They brought a lot of heart, soul, and intellect to their music-making and in how they let their light shine. I wanted to honor and thank them.” – Eric Owens, on In Their Footsteps

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THURSDAY

Concerts begin at 7:30pm

Daniil Trifonov

Thursday, October 15 Thomas Wilkins conductor Eric Owens host

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS:

Great African-American Singers and Their Legacy

In this moving evening of powerful music combined with rarely seen historical footage, we celebrate four American legends: Marian Anderson, William Warfield, Betty Allen, and George Shirley.

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Thursday, November 19 Neeme Järvi conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF/Orch A. Leytush Russian Song, Op. 11, No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 Thursday, December 17 Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah

“I started to imagine a circus lost in time and space, in endless slow motion through strange landscapes towards the next performance with or without audience, no purpose other than to keep moving.” – Esa-Pekka Salonen, on his work Karawane

Baiba Skride

Thursday, February 11 Semyon Bychkov conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 6 Thursday, March 10 Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yuja Wang piano MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie Thursday, April 21 Alan Gilbert conductor Stefan Vinke tenor Thomas Hampson baritone SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde Thursday, May 26 David Robertson conductor Alan Baer tuba Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women's Chorus TBA ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

$784 $560 $504 $399 $343 $203 seven weeknights

Thursday, November 5 Alan Gilbert conductor Philip Myers horn Musicians from the New York Philharmonic MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136/125a MOZART Horn Concerto No. 2 MOZART Serenade for 13 winds, Gran partita Thursday, December 10 James Gaffigan conductor Jeffrey Kahane piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Andrew NORMAN Piano Concerto No. 2 World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Thursday, January 28 Juanjo Mena conductor James Ehnes violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6 Thursday, February 25 Christoph Eschenbach conductor Baiba Skride violin ˇ ÁK Carnival Overture DVOR BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8 DVOR

D Lisa Batiashvili

Emanuel Ax

Thursday, March 31 Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano

Thursday, October 22 Semyon Bychkov conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Gautier Capuçon cello

Thursday, October 1 Alan Gilbert conductor Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Emanuel Ax piano

MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet)

Detlev GLANERT Brahms-Fantasie BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

BRAHMS Tragic Overture Marc NEIKRUG Canta-Concerto

Thursday, April 28 Alan Gilbert conductor Carter Brey cello Franck KRAWCZYK New work tba

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission with the generous support of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 Thursday, May 12 John Storgårds conductor Eric Owens bass-baritone

SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

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RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

Thursday, November 12 Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Thursday, October 29 Jaap van Zweden conductor Inon Barnatan piano

RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2

BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

Thursday, January 14 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Thursday, January 7 Alan Gilbert conductor Heidi Melton soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone

RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Thursday, February 18 Juraj Valcˇ uha conductor Yefim Bronfman piano KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK The Water Goblin DVOR RAVEL La Valse

SIBELIUS En Saga R. STRAUSS Songs tba WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene from Act III of Die Walküre

Thursday, February 4 Charles Dutoit conductor Yuja Wang piano

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MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome Thursday, March 3 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Matthias Goerne baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director BRAHMS A German Requiem Thursday, April 7 Manfred Honeck conductor Liang Wang oboe BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture Thursday, June 2 TBA conductor/violin Program to include: VIVALDI The Four Seasons

$799 $575 $519 $414 $358 $218 seven weeknights

Thursday, March 17 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from The Age of Gold Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane

New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, April 14 Bernard Haitink conductor All concerts take place at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

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FRIDAY

Concerts begin at 8:00pm

A Leonidas Kavakos

Friday, November 6 Alan Gilbert conductor Philip Myers horn Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Friday, March 18 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136/125a MOZART Horn Concerto No. 2 MOZART Serenade for 13 winds, Gran partita

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from The Age of Gold Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, November 27 Ludovic Morlot conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances Friday, February 5 Charles Dutoit conductor Yuja Wang piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome Friday, March 4 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Matthias Goerne baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director BRAHMS A German Requiem

New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Friday, April 15 Bernard Haitink conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Friday, May 13 John Storgårds conductor Eric Owens bass-baritone SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

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Yuja Wang

Friday, September 25 Alan Gilbert conductor Esa-Pekka SALONEN L.A. Variations MAHLER Symphony No. 5

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, November 13 Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 Friday, December 11 James Gaffigan conductor Jeffrey Kahane piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Andrew NORMAN Piano Concerto No. 2 World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Friday, January 8 Alan Gilbert conductor Heidi Melton soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone

Friday, January 29 Juanjo Mena conductor James Ehnes violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

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Friday, February 12 Semyon Bychkov conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 6 Friday, March 11 Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yuja Wang piano MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie Friday, June 3 TBA conductor/violin Program to include: VIVALDI The Four Seasons

$799 $607 $543 $471 $375 $247 eight weeknights

SIBELIUS En Saga R. STRAUSS Songs tba WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene from Act III of Die Walküre

“Something in his music is so universal. It’s so deep. And with just one note or this one kind of phrase that is so typically Sibelius, he can conjure up pictures of entire populations and entire natural landscapes.” – Alan Gilbert All concerts take place at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART

SATURDAY Concerts begin at 8:00pm

A Heidi Melton

Saturday, October 31 Jaap van Zweden conductor Inon Barnatan piano BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Saturday, November 28 Ludovic Morlot conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances Saturday, January 9 Alan Gilbert conductor Heidi Melton soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone SIBELIUS En Saga R. STRAUSS Songs tba WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene from Act III of Die Walküre Saturday, February 13 Semyon Bychkov conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 6 Saturday, March 19 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from The Age of Gold Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane

“Mahler’s powerful music has always healed my soul. I am humbled and moved to hear his music, which has his whole life story in it. It was Mahler who said, ‘a symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.’ ” – Hyunju Lee

B David Robertson

Saturday, October 24 Semyon Bychkov conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Gautier Capuçon cello Detlev GLANERT Brahms-Fantasie BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Saturday, November 21 Neeme Järvi conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF/Orch A. Leytush Russian Song, Op. 11, No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 Saturday, January 2 Alan Gilbert conductor Joshua Bell violin

Saturday, March 5 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Matthias Goerne baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director BRAHMS A German Requiem Saturday, April 9 Manfred Honeck conductor Liang Wang oboe BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture Saturday, May 28 David Robertson conductor Alan Baer tuba Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women's Chorus TBA

SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Finlandia

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

Saturday, February 6 Charles Dutoit conductor Yuja Wang piano

seven Saturdays

$871 $633 $591 $479 $437 $276

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 16 Bernard Haitink conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Saturday, June 4 TBA conductor/violin Program to include: VIVALDI The Four Seasons

“Beethoven was an artist of extraordinary power. It was as if he was writing for all of humanity and about all of humanity.” – Manfred Honeck

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James Ehnes

Saturday, October 3 Alan Gilbert conductor Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Emanuel Ax piano BRAHMS Tragic Overture Marc NEIKRUG Canta-Concerto

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Saturday, November 14 Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 Saturday, December 12 James Gaffigan conductor Jeffrey Kahane piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Andrew NORMAN Piano Concerto No. 2 World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Saturday, January 30 Juanjo Mena conductor James Ehnes violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

Yefim Bronfman

Saturday, February 27 Christoph Eschenbach conductor Baiba Skride violin DVORˇ ÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8 Saturday, April 2 Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet) Saturday, April 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Carter Brey cello Franck KRAWCZYK New work tba

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission with the generous support of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

$856 $618 $576 $464 $422 $261 seven Saturdays

Saturday, September 26 Alan Gilbert conductor Esa-Pekka SALONEN L.A. Variations MAHLER Symphony No. 5 Saturday, November 7 Alan Gilbert conductor Philip Myers horn Musicians from the New York Philharmonic MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136/125a MOZART Horn Concerto No. 2 MOZART Serenade for 13 winds, Gran partita Saturday, December 19 Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Saturday, February 20 Juraj Valcˇ uha conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

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KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK The Water Goblin DVOR RAVEL La Valse Saturday, March 12 Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yuja Wang piano MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie Saturday, May 14 John Storgårds conductor Eric Owens bass-baritone SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

$841 $603 $561 $449 $407 $246 seven Saturdays

HANDEL Messiah Saturday, January 16 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

“Rachmaninoff was always changing the interpretations of his own works. He does many things that are not written in his own score… So, there is always freedom for the performer.” All concerts take place at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART

– Daniil Trifonov

MATINEES

FRIDAY 11AM

FRIDAY 2PM

SATURDAY 2PM

Yefim Bronfman

Inon Barnatan

Alan Gilbert

Friday, October 23 Semyon Bychkov conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Gautier Capuçon cello Detlev GLANERT Brahms-Fantasie BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Friday, December 18 Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Friday, January 15 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Friday, November 20 Neeme Järvi conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Saturday, October 31 Jaap van Zweden conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

RACHMANINOFF/Orch A. Leytush Russian Song, Op. 11, No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3

MOZART Wind Serenade in C minor BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

Friday, February 26 Christoph Eschenbach conductor Baiba Skride violin

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

Saturday, November 28 Ludovic Morlot conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include: RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Friday, April 8 Manfred Honeck conductor Liang Wang oboe

Saturday, January 9 Alan Gilbert conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture

GRIEG String Quartet SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4

KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK The Water Goblin DVOR RAVEL La Valse Friday, April 1 Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet)

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

DVORˇ ÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8

Friday, February 19 Juraj Valcˇ uha conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

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BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

Our popular Saturday Matinee Concerts are more than just concerts: they’re triple features. Each concert features a chamber music gem and a performance starring the full New York Philharmonic. An entertaining and engaging panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians completes the afternoon.

RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2

U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

“The power of Holst's The Planets leaves one feeling transported through an amazing journey!”

Friday, October 30 Jaap van Zweden conductor Inon Barnatan piano

Friday, April 29 Alan Gilbert conductor Carter Brey cello

Friday, April 22 Alan Gilbert conductor Stefan Vinke tenor Thomas Hampson baritone SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde Friday, May 27 David Robertson conductor Alan Baer tuba Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women's Chorus TBA

Franck KRAWCZYK New work tba

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

six Friday afternoons

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission with the generous support of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

$474 $402 $354 $354 $294 $174 six Friday mornings

Saturday, May 28 David Robertson conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women's Chorus TBA PROKOFIEV Quintet HOLST The Planets

$288 $232 $200 $188 $152 $116 four Saturday afternoons

$489 $417 $369 $369 $309 $189 All concerts take place at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 19 FOR SEATING CHART

Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00pm

ONCE UPON A TIME

Stories, poems, legends, tales of heroes and villains all come to life in music by great composers. Join the New York Philharmonic for a season of drama and whimsy that will inspire a lifelong love of symphonic music.

Fables and Folktales

Babble and Verse

December 12 When melodies and instruments identify with characters, stories come vividly to life in your imagination. Featuring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Richard Strauss’s Til Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.

March 19 What happens when a nonsense poem becomes music? Find the drama and humor in music by Composer-in-Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen and others.

Myths and Legends January 23 The music of Jean Sibelius so embodied the Finnish epic Kalevala as to inspire Finnish independence. Discover the sweeping sounds of Nordic myth as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’s birth.

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YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Story and Song May 14 Music plus words equals song. Add characters and you have opera. Join Artist-in-Residence Eric Owens to hear how songs can bloom with the orchestra, and how characters come to life in opera, with music by Gershwin and Mahler.

$152 $124 $112 $100

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Young People’s Concerts are hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Vice President, Education. MetLife Foundation is the lead corporate underwriter for the New York Philharmonic's Education Programs.

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