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GYÖRGY KURTÁG | SAMUEL BECKETT
FIN DE PARTIE “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness.” In the dystopian world of Beckett’s Fin de partie (Endgame), we see a blind man, his helpless parents, and his hapless servant bumble and bicker as they wait for an end to their suffering — like four final pieces on a chessboard, waiting for the game to end. Kurtág’s music provides the timeless continuum for the eternal question, one that concerns us in the 21st century now more than ever: how will this universal game play out? The New York Philharmonic presents the US Premiere of Kurtág’s opera based on Beckett’s tragicomedy in a fully staged production directed by Claire van Kampen (Farinelli and the King) and conducted by Jaap van Zweden.
SEASON TWO
PROJECT 19 19 Commissions To Celebrate the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
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American women gained the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The New York Philharmonic is marking the centennial with Project 19, a multi-season initiative to commission and premiere 19 new works by women, launched last season. The single largest women-only commissioning initiative in history, Project 19 continues in 2020–21. 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
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
CHICK COREA TAKEOVER
ROOMFUL OF TEETH “Roomful of Teeth is revolutionizing choral music,” declared The New Yorker in 2019. The Grammy-winning vocal ensemble — which introduced the world to the work that made Caroline Shaw the youngest Pulitzer Prize for Music winner in history — takes over the New York Philharmonic for a two-week residency. At the center is the premiere of a new work by Shaw, commissioned by the Philharmonic. A Sound ON new-music evening, Nightcaps, and perhaps even a few surprises, round out this takeover.
Like Mozart, Chick Corea improvises the cadenzas whenever he plays a Mozart piano concerto. Unlike Mozart, his improvisations are jazzy. The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Chick Corea opens the season performing Mozart (with jazzinfused cadenzas, of course) and returns for the World Premiere of his new Trombone Concerto with Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi, a Nightcap, and a Chick and Friends concert. nyphil.org/chickcorea CHICK COREA
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HIGHLIGHTS JAAP VAN ZWEDEN
YUJA WANG
Music Director Jaap van Zweden leads must-hear concerts, including Mahler’s Ninth, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Eighth, and Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Piano superstar Yuja Wang performs Rachmaninoff’s thrilling First Piano Concerto. Hannu Lintu conducts.
LISA BATIASHVILI Lisa Batiashvili performs Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Jaap van Zweden conducts. September 24–26 and 29
BEATRICE RANA Acclaimed pianist Beatrice Rana makes her New York Philharmonic subscription debut playing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto. October 8–10 and 13
YEFIM BRONFMAN Yefim Bronfman returns to perform Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. Jaap van Zweden conducts.
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS YUJA WANG
February 10–13
JOSHUA BELL
JOSHUA BELL Joshua Bell returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto. Jaap van Zweden conducts. March 3 and 5–6
VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON Víkingur Ólafsson makes his New York Philharmonic debut performing Strauss’s Burleske. Semyon Bychkov conducts. HILARY HAHN
April 15–17
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Michael Tilson Thomas returns with Gil Shaham in a program of works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Schuman.
BEATRICE RANA VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON
May 13–15
November 25 and 27–28
HILARY HAHN EMMANUELLE HAÏM Emmanuelle Haïm conducts a Baroque program featuring Purcell’s The Fairy Queen Suite and Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Hilary Hahn performs Dvořák’s Violin Concerto. Jaap van Zweden conducts. May 27–29
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Spring Gala
Lunar New Year
The New York Philharmonic’s versatility and virtuosity is on full display at the annual Spring Gala concert. Guest artists and program to be announced.
Celebrate the Year of the Ox with the New York Philharmonic. Long Yu conductor
February 16
May 4
Jaap van Zweden conductor Itzhak Perlman violin
SOUND ON
Kravis Nightcap series
GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series
Hosted by Nadia Sirota, The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner Cap off your evening and take part in a lively musical exchange and performance. Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 ITZHAK PERLMAN
NIGHTCAP
LONG YU
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September 16
Curated by
Jessie Montgomery September 26
Jaap’s 60th Birthday Celebration
New Year’s Eve
Holiday Brass: 25th Anniversary
Ring in the new year with the New York Philharmonic at our annual festive, star-studded concert. Guest artists and program to be announced.
Happy birthday, Jaap! Celebrate his birthday among the stars. Guest artists to be announced. Jaap van Zweden conductor
Join the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion for a special 25th-anniversary celebration of this holiday family favorite.
Thomas Wilkins conductor
December 16
New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet
December 31
December 13
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Curated by
Branford Marsalis November 14 Curated by
Roomful of Teeth February 13
Hosted and Curated by Nadia Sirota, The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner Musicians from the New York Philharmonic perform chamber music by composers of today. The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center nyphil.org/soundon Be Prepared! October 5 Bite Me! February 8 Checkmate! June 11
Curated by
Caroline Shaw February 20 Curated by
Michael Tilson Thomas May 15 Curated by
Chick Corea June 5
THE ART OF THE SCORE The ultimate “surround-sound” movie event. Alec Baldwin Artistic Advisor
Casablanca in Concert
Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert
Home Alone in Concert
Back to the Future in Concert
The iconic drama of love and virtue starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman plays on the big screen while the New York Philharmonic performs the Oscar-nominated score live. Here’s looking at you, kid!
Relive Indiana Jones’s grand adventure on the big screen with John Williams’s epic score performed live by the New York Philharmonic.
A blockbuster returns by popular demand for its 30th anniversary, just in time for the holidays. Enjoy Kevin McCallister’s shenanigans in this beloved family favorite featuring John Williams’s charming score performed live.
Great Scott! It’s the 35th anniversary! Power up your DeLorean, recharge your flux capacitor, and head over to the David Geffen Hall for this 1.21-gigawatt blockbuster on a hi-def screen with Alan Silvestri’s dazzling score performed live.
Vinay Parameswaran conductor
November 6–7
Vinay Parameswaran conductor
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker director
November 4–5
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December 18–19
David Newman conductor © Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
May 6–8
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CURATED WEEKDAY SAMPLER SERIES
WKDY
WKDY
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JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
6 WEEKNIGHTS
WKDY
C
LISA BATIASHVILI
5 WEEKNIGHTS
D
YEFIM BRONFMAN
5 WEEKNIGHTS
ALICE SARA OTT
5 WEEKNIGHTS + WILDCARD
Tuesday, September 22
Tuesday, September 29
Wednesday, November 25
Wednesday, October 28
Jaap van Zweden conductor Chick Corea piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
Marek Janowski conductor Seong-Jin Cho piano
Joan TOWER New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 MUSORGSKY / Orch. Stokowski Pictures at an Exhibition
Jessie MONTGOMERY New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
WEBER Der Freischütz Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 (revised version)
Manfred Honeck conductor Beatrice Rana piano
Susanna Mälkki conductor Branford Marsalis saxophone
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
SIBELIUS The Oceanides John ADAMS Saxophone Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
Texu KIM Dub-Sanjo New York Premiere RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
Wednesday, March 3 Jaap van Zweden conductor Joshua Bell violin TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
James Gaffigan conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano BARBER Symphony in One Movement DVOŘÁK Suite in A major, American BERNSTEIN The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2
PURCELL The Fairy Queen Suite HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks HANDEL Il delirio amoroso
Tuesday, March 2 Jaap van Zweden conductor
Wednesday, January 27
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Iván Fischer conductor
Hannu Lintu conductor Yuja Wang piano SIBELIUS Finlandia RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR New work US Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Iceland Symphony Orchestra SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
Wednesday, April 21
Tuesday, May 25
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Erin Morley soprano
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Wednesday, February 10
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite Caroline SHAW New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission MOZART Symphony No. 39
Tuesday, January 19
Tugan Sokhiev conductor Haochen Zhang piano
HANDEL Messiah
Jaap van Zweden conductor Roomful of Teeth vocal ensemble
Texu KIM Dub-Sanjo New York Premiere RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
Wednesday, January 6
Presented by Gary W. Parr
Tuesday, February 23
Eun Sun Kim conductor Alice Sara Ott piano
Presented by Gary W. Parr
Fabio Biondi conductor Liv Redpath soprano Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano John Matthew Myers tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
Eun Sun Kim conductor Alice Sara Ott piano
Tuesday, January 5
HANDEL Messiah
Tuesday, December 8
Wednesday, December 30
Wednesday, December 9 Fabio Biondi conductor Liv Redpath soprano Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano John Matthew Myers tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
Tuesday, October 13
Tuesday, November 17
Concerts begin at 7:30pm
WKDY
Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano Tenor tba Tareq Nazmi bass Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
MOZART The Impresario Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague SATIE / Orch. Debussy Gymnopédie No. 1 MILHAUD Le Boeuf sur le toit RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Wednesday, April 7 Paavo Järvi conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6
Tuesday, April 27
Wildcard
Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano Tenor tba Tareq Nazmi bass Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
Complete your series by choosing a sixth subscription concert. Seating will be the best available in your section. Call with your choice after you order your series.
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht MOZART Requiem (Süssmayr completion)
$703
$519
$466
$371
$323
$206
5 Weeknights + Wildcard
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht MOZART Requiem (Süssmayr completion)
$606
$440
$396
$316
$276
$175
5 Weeknights
$703
$519
6 Weeknights
$466
$371
$323
$206
$606
$440
$396
$316
$276
$175
5 Weeknights
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CURATED THURSDAY EVENING SERIES Concerts begin at 7:30pm
THU
THU
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THU
B
HILARY HAHN
7 THURSDAYS
THU
C
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
7 THURSDAYS
D
EMMANUELLE HAÏM
7 THURSDAYS
5 THURSDAYS + WILDCARD
Thursday, September 17
Thursday, September 24
Thursday, October 8
Thursday, October 1
Jaap van Zweden conductor Chick Corea piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Manfred Honeck conductor Beatrice Rana piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano
Joan TOWER New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 MUSORGSKY / Orch. Stokowski Pictures at an Exhibition
Jessie MONTGOMERY New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 John ADAMS Century Rolls BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
Stéphane Denève conductor Gautier Capuçon cello
Gianandrea Noseda conductor Francesco Piemontesi piano RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
Christoph Eschenbach conductor Frank Huang violin
Presented by Gary W. Parr
SIBELIUS Finlandia RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR New work US Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Iceland Symphony Orchestra SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
Thursday, February 25 Jaap van Zweden conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Thursday, April 15 Semyon Bychkov conductor Víkingur Ólafsson piano DUTILLEUX Métaboles R. STRAUSS Burleske, for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Thursday, May 27
$436
$380
$239
Thursday, January 28
Jaap van Zweden conductor Roomful of Teeth vocal ensemble
Iván Fischer conductor
Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano Tenor tba Tareq Nazmi bass Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6
Thursday, April 29 Jaap van Zweden conductor Renaud Capuçon violin
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Gil Shaham violin
Thursday, June 3
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht MOZART Requiem (Süssmayr completion)
Wildcard Complete your series by choosing a sixth subscription concert. Seating will be the best available in your section. Call with your choice after you order your series.
Jaap van Zweden conductor Joseph Alessi trombone
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3 SCHUMAN Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, Spring
BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront Suite Chick COREA Trombone Concerto World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
$821
$604
$542
MOZART The Impresario Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague SATIE / Orch. Debussy Gymnopédie No. 1 MILHAUD Le Boeuf sur le toit RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Thursday, April 22
Thursday, May 13
Jaap van Zweden conductor Claire van Kampen director Cast to include: Laurent Naouri bass-baritone (Hamm) Rod Gilfry baritone (Clov) J’Nai Bridges mezzo-soprano (Nell)
Michael IPPOLITO Nocturnes DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Thursday, February 18
WAGNER Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Thursday, June 10
Jaap van Zweden conductor Hilary Hahn violin
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Paavo Järvi conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin
Hannu Lintu conductor Yuja Wang piano
HANDEL Messiah
PURCELL The Fairy Queen Suite HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks HANDEL Il delirio amoroso
Thursday, April 8
Thursday, February 11
SIBELIUS The Oceanides John ADAMS Saxophone Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
Tugan Sokhiev conductor Haochen Zhang piano
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite Caroline SHAW New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission MOZART Symphony No. 39
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No. 5
Susanna Mälkki conductor Branford Marsalis saxophone
Thursday, January 7
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Erin Morley soprano
Thursday, December 3
Herbert Blomstedt conductor Igor Levit piano
Fabio Biondi conductor Liv Redpath soprano Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano John Matthew Myers tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
$548
Thursday, January 14
Thursday, January 21
Thursday, December 10
$610
PROKOFIEV Sinfonia concertante DEBUSSY Ibéria ROUSSEL Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2
R. STRAUSS Wind Serenade MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
$842
WEBER Der Freischütz Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 (revised version)
David Robertson conductor Robert Langevin flute Nancy Allen harp
Thursday, November 19
Thursday, November 12
Marek Janowski conductor Seong-Jin Cho piano
Thursday, October 22
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, October 29
EMANUEL AX
$431
$375
$703
$519
$466
$371
$323
$206
5 Thursdays + Wildcard
$238
7 Thursdays
György KURTÁG / Samuel BECKETT Fin de partie US Premiere
7 Thursdays
$837
$619
7 Thursdays
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$558
$447
$391
$253 All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 23 FOR SEATING CHART.
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CURATED FRIDAY EVENING SERIES
FRI
FRI
A
B
6 FRIDAYS + WILDCARD
JOSHUA BELL
YUJA WANG
6 FRIDAYS + WILDCARD
Friday, October 2
Friday, October 30
Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano
Marek Janowski conductor Seong-Jin Cho piano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 John ADAMS Century Rolls BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
WEBER Der Freischütz Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 (revised version)
Friday, October 16
Friday, November 27
Gianandrea Noseda conductor Francesco Piemontesi piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
Friday, January 29 Iván Fischer conductor
Friday, February 26
MOZART The Impresario Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague SATIE / Orch. Debussy Gymnopédie No. 1 MILHAUD Le Boeuf sur le toit RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Jaap van Zweden conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Friday, March 5 Jaap van Zweden conductor Joshua Bell violin
Friday, February 12 Hannu Lintu conductor Yuja Wang piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
Friday, May 21 James Gaffigan conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano BARBER Symphony in One Movement DVOŘÁK Suite in A major, American BERNSTEIN The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2
Friday, June 4
SIBELIUS Finlandia RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR New work US Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Iceland Symphony Orchestra SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
Friday, May 14 Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Gil Shaham violin
Jaap van Zweden conductor Joseph Alessi trombone
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3 SCHUMAN Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, Spring
BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront Suite Chick COREA Trombone Concerto World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
Friday, May 28
Wildcard
Jaap van Zweden conductor Hilary Hahn violin
Complete your series by choosing a seventh subscription concert. Seating will be the best available in your section. Call with your choice after you order your series.
Michael IPPOLITO Nocturnes DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Wildcard
Concerts begin at 8:00pm
$733
$562
$499
$428
$346
6 Fridays + Wildcard
$238
Complete your series by choosing a seventh subscription concert. Seating will be the best available in your section. Call with your choice after you order your series.
$758
$583
$522
$452
$368
$254
6 Fridays + Wildcard
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SAT
SAT
A
SAT
B
BEATRICE RANA
7 SATURDAYS
SAT
C
VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON
8 SATURDAYS
D
GAUTIER CAPUÇON
7 SATURDAYS
Saturday, September 26
Saturday, October 31
Saturday, October 3
Saturday, October 17
Jaap van Zweden conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Marek Janowski conductor Seong-Jin Cho piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano
Gianandrea Noseda conductor Francesco Piemontesi piano
Jessie MONTGOMERY New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
WEBER Der Freischütz Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 (revised version)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 John ADAMS Century Rolls BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
Saturday, November 28
Saturday, October 24
Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
Stéphane Denève conductor Gautier Capuçon cello
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
PROKOFIEV Sinfonia concertante DEBUSSY Ibéria ROUSSEL Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2
Saturday, October 10 Manfred Honeck conductor Beatrice Rana piano TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
Saturday, December 5
Saturday, November 14
David Robertson conductor Robert Langevin flute Nancy Allen harp
SIBELIUS The Oceanides John ADAMS Saxophone Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
R. STRAUSS Wind Serenade MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
Saturday, January 9
Saturday, January 16
Tugan Sokhiev conductor Haochen Zhang piano
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Erin Morley soprano
Presented by Gary W. Parr
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
PURCELL The Fairy Queen Suite HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks HANDEL Il delirio amoroso
Saturday, January 23
Saturday, February 13
Saturday, March 6
Hannu Lintu conductor Yuja Wang piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Joshua Bell violin
SIBELIUS Finlandia RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR New work US Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Iceland Symphony Orchestra SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Saturday, January 2
Fabio Biondi conductor Liv Redpath soprano Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano John Matthew Myers tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
Eun Sun Kim conductor Alice Sara Ott piano Texu KIM Dub-Sanjo New York Premiere RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
Saturday, January 30 Iván Fischer conductor
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No. 5
MOZART The Impresario Overture MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague SATIE / Orch. Debussy Gymnopédie No. 1 MILHAUD Le Boeuf sur le toit RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Saturday, February 27
Saturday, February 20
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Jaap van Zweden conductor Roomful of Teeth vocal ensemble
Herbert Blomstedt conductor Igor Levit piano
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Saturday, April 17
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite Caroline SHAW New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission MOZART Symphony No. 39
Saturday, May 1
Semyon Bychkov conductor Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Saturday, May 22
Jaap van Zweden conductor Renaud Capuçon violin
Saturday, April 10
WAGNER Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Paavo Järvi conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6
Saturday, May 29
James Gaffigan conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano BARBER Symphony in One Movement DVOŘÁK Suite in A major, American BERNSTEIN The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht MOZART Requiem (Süssmayr completion)
Christoph Eschenbach conductor Frank Huang violin
HANDEL Messiah
DUTILLEUX Métaboles R. STRAUSS Burleske, for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano Tenor tba Tareq Nazmi bass Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
Saturday, November 21
Saturday, December 12 (begins at 7:30pm)
Susanna Mälkki conductor Branford Marsalis saxophone
Saturday, April 24
Jaap van Zweden conductor Hilary Hahn violin
Saturday, June 12
Michael IPPOLITO Nocturnes DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Saturday, June 5
Saturday, May 15
Jaap van Zweden conductor Joseph Alessi trombone
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Gil Shaham violin
$916
BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront Suite Chick COREA Trombone Concerto World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3 SCHUMAN Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, Spring
$671
$626
$510
$461
7 Saturdays
$297
Jaap van Zweden conductor Claire van Kampen director Cast to include: Laurent Naouri bass-baritone (Hamm) Rod Gilfry baritone (Clov) J’Nai Bridges mezzo-soprano (Nell) György KURTÁG / Samuel BECKETT Fin de partie US Premiere
$873 $889
$666
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$567
$509
$329
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$485
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$278
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Friday, October 9
Friday, September 25
Saturday, October 24
Manfred Honeck conductor Beatrice Rana piano
Jaap van Zweden conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Stéphane Denève conductor New York Philharmonic String Quartet
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
Jessie MONTGOMERY New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
RAVEL String Quartet DEBUSSY Ibéria ROUSSEL Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2
Friday, October 23 Stéphane Denève conductor Gautier Capuçon cello
Semyon Bychkov conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
David Robertson conductor Robert Langevin flute Nancy Allen harp
STRAVINSKY L’Histoire du soldat Suite RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
R. STRAUSS Wind Serenade MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
Friday, December 11 Fabio Biondi conductor Liv Redpath soprano Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano John Matthew Myers tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director
Friday, January 22
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No. 5
HANDEL Messiah
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$128
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Jaap van Zweden conductor Roomful of Teeth vocal ensemble
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Erin Morley soprano
James Gaffigan conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
$304
Friday, February 19
Friday, January 15
Saturday, May 22
DVOŘÁK String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 BARBER Symphony in One Movement DVOŘÁK Suite in A major, American
Herbert Blomstedt conductor Igor Levit piano
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Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00pm Bring a special young person in your life to the New York Philharmonic, and we’ll help nurture a lifelong love of music and concert-going. Made famous by Leonard Bernstein, this beloved Saturday afternoon series will include premieres by students in the Philharmonic Very Young Composers Program. All Young People’s Concerts® are preceded by YPC Overtures at 12:45pm, where children can meet Philharmonic musicians, try out instruments, and listen to music by Very Young Composers.
Our Planet
Overtures and Preludes
Explore the beauty of our planet’s natural features through music inspired by them, and learn about ways to support and conserve the Earth. Saturday, November 14
The lights dim, and everyone is quietly waiting for the first notes to be played by the orchestra … anything is possible. Find out how composers set the mood and get your musical blood flowing with anticipation.
The Firebird
Saturday, April 10
Stravinsky’s ballet startled audiences at its premiere more than 100 years ago and has been beloved ever since. Explore a magical world of enchanted forests, mythical creatures, and daring wizardry.
At the Podium
Saturday, February 6
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite Caroline SHAW New work World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission MOZART Symphony No. 39
PURCELL The Fairy Queen Suite HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks HANDEL Il delirio amoroso
It’s a blast from the past with Michael Tilson Thomas, who conducted and hosted our Young People’s Concerts® in the 1970s. He returns for the first time — with new, creative ideas — and will share the stage with his protégé, conductor / pianist / clarinetist / composer Teddy Abrams. Saturday, May 15
Friday, April 16
Friday, April 9
Semyon Bychkov conductor Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Paavo Järvi conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin
DUTILLEUX Métaboles R. STRAUSS Burleske, for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6
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Saturday, April 17
Friday, December 4
SIBELIUS The Oceanides John ADAMS Saxophone Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
6 Fridays
TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Susanna Mälkki conductor Branford Marsalis saxophone
$426
David Robertson conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Christoph Eschenbach conductor Frank Huang violin
Friday, November 13
$504
Saturday, December 5
Friday, November 20
PROKOFIEV Sinfonia concertante DEBUSSY Ibéria ROUSSEL Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
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$288
$192
$504 6 Fridays
$426
$378
$378
$288
$192
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$168 Support for Young People’s Concerts is provided by The Theodore H. Barth Foundation and The Brodsky Family Foundation. ®
Major support for the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers Program is provided by Susan and Elihu Rose.
All concerts take place at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted. SEE PAGE 23 FOR SEATING CHART.
$140
$128
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$108
$56
4 Saturday Afternoons
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Public Support Programs of the New York Philharmonic are also supported, in part, by public funds from the following agencies. Programs for Families at the New York Philharmonic are presented by Daria and Eric Wallach. | Chick Corea is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. | Lead support for Project 19 is provided by the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust and Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Mr. Oscar L. Tang. | Starr International Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of the Lunar New Year Gala. | Programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Credits: Cover: Illustration by Karma Agency. p. 2: Jaap van Zweden by Chris Lee. p. 4: Project 19 Art: Paola Prestini by Axel Dupeaux; Melinda Wagner by Alex Federov; Nicole Lizée by Murray Lightburn; Mary Kouyoumdjian by Caroline Tompkins; Du Yun by Shahzia Sikander; Caroline Mallonee, no credit; Angélica Negrón by Quique Cabanillas; Olga Neuwirth by Harald Hoffmann; Ellen Reid by James Matthew Daniel; Tania León by Michael Provost; Nina Young by Eleanor Goldsmith; Sarah Kirkland Snider by Willy Soma; Unsuk Chin by Priska Ketterer; Caroline Shaw by Kait Moreno; Joan Tower by Bernie Mindich; Joan La Barbara by Ellen Rietbrock; Jessie Montgomery by Jiyang Chen; Maria Schneider by Whit Lane; Anna Thorvaldsdottir by Saga Sigurdardottir. Roomful of Teeth by Bonica Ayala. p. 5: Endgame Art by Karma Agency; Chick Corea courtesy of Chick Corea Prod. p. 7: Joshua Bell by Benjamin Ealovega; Beatrice Rana by Nicolas Bets; Víkingur Ólafsson by Ari Magg; Michael Tilson Thomas by Chris Wahlberg; Yuja Wang by Norbert Kniat; Hilary Hahn by Dana Van Leeuwen. p. 8: Itzhak Perlman by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Jaap van Zweden by Brad Trent; Orchestra Section by Chris Lee; New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve by Chris Lee; Casablanca; Raiders of the Lost Ark © 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. P. 9: Long Yu by Chris Lee; Orchestra Section by Roger Neve; Nightcap by Chris Lee; Sound ON by Chris Lee; Home Alone © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox; Back to the Future © Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. p. 10: Orchestra by Zach Mahone; Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Chris Lee. p. 11: Lisa Batiashvili by Sammy Hart; Yefim Bronfman by Dario Acosta; Alice Sara Ott by Jonas Becker; p. 12: Fire in my mouth Art. p. 13: Orchestra Section by Zach Mahone. p. 14: Orchestra Section by Chris Lee; Hilary Hahn by Dana Van Leeuwen; Michael Tilson Thomas by Chris Wahlberg; Emmanuelle Haïm by Marianne Rosenstiehl; Emanuel Ax by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco. p. 16: Orchestra Section by Chris Lee. p. 17: Joshua Bell by Benjamin Ealovega; Yuja Wang by Norbert Kniat. p. 18: Orchestra by Chris Lee; Beatrice Rana by Nicolas Bets. p. 19: Víkingur Ólafsson by Ari Magg; Gautier Capuçon by Gregory Batardon; Iván Fischer by Chris Lee. p. 20: Matinee Audience by Chris Lee. p. 21: Young People’s Concerts™ by Chris Lee p. 22: Leonard Bernstein Circle Salon by Chris Lee.
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