Annual Report 2010 Evolution
New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert, Music Director
Contents Overview The Season in Numbers From the Chairman and The President From the Music Director
The Alan Gilbert Era Begins Connecting The Masters A Dazzling Apocalypse Artistic Partners Making Contact! Shown in the Spotlight Standouts Vanguard Journeys
Reaching Out Informing and Inspiring Digital Access Online Community and Communications
Cornerstones The Orchestra Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor The Board of Directors New York Philharmonic Staff
Generous Supporters Lifetime Gifts / Leonard Bernstein Circle Endowment Fund / Annual Fund Education Donors / Heritage Society Honor & Memorial Gifts / Volunteer Council
Independent Auditor’s Report Statements of Financial Position
Overview
The Season in Numbers “ Simply put, the orchestra is playing better than it has in the seventeen years that I’ve been a critic in New York.”
Audience Members
264,871 20,666 23,971 5,469
— Alex Ross, The New York Yorker
29,205 1,700
911 2,165 73,904
9 Summertime Classics 11 Non-subscription 2 Holiday 11 Regional
4 Young People’s Concerts
3,979 1,674
110 Subscription
1 Free Annual Memorial Day
10,559 10,453
Concerts
9 Very Young People’s Concerts 6 School Day Concerts 6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall 1 Ensembles at the College of Staten Island, CUNY
4 CONTACT!
6 Concerts in the Parks & Free Indoor Concerts, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer
19,236 24,077 14,848 507,688
12 Asian Horizons tour 2009 13 EUROPE / WINTER 2010 6 2010 Residency at Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival 211 TOTAL
Overview
From the Chairman and The President In the course of its 168 years the New York Philharmonic has experienced periods in which the Orchestra’s venerable legacy has been reinvigorated by the introduction of a new Music Director, whose influence is felt onstage and off, throughout the organization. Alan Gilbert ascended the Philharmonic’s podium in the 2009–10 season, and his inaugural season reflected his thorough knowledge of the institution as well as his profound admiration for the Philharmonic musicians. He galvanized the Philharmonic with a fresh approach to programming, the introduction of a variety of initiatives, and exciting performances that received a tremendously positive response from audiences and critics, both at home and abroad. Alan’s arrival at the New York Philharmonic has been endorsed enthusiastically by the entire Philharmonic family, including by supporters whose generous contributions have made it possible for us to implement
his vision. During Alan’s inaugural season seven men and women joined the Board, and high-profile gifts were made to support his initiatives: Henry and Marie-Josée Kravis endowed the position of Composer-inResidence, and Alan’s choice for the post, Magnus Lindberg; Mary and James G. Wallach contributed to the creation of the post of Artist-in-Residence, which was held in its first season by the great American
Gary W. Parr
Zarin Mehta
Overview
From the Chairman and The President (continued) baritone Thomas Hampson. And, on May 4, 2010, Credit Suisse announced the extension of its role as the exclusive Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic for another three years. This partnership has already allowed the Philharmonic to achieve pinnacles of excellence and innovation, and its renewal is a valued endorsement for the new Music Director’s vision and the energy with which he has infused the Orchestra. This support from both individuals and institutions has braced the New York Philharmonic at a crucial time, when the economy has adversely affected cultural institutions across the country. The financial statements contained in this Annual Report do reflect a significant deficit. However, thanks to the enthusiasm of the Orchestra’s supporters, as well as the diligence of our Development department, giving exceeded our expectations. Through these exemplary acts and efforts, and because the entire Staff dedicated itself to lowering expenses, we were able to reduce the projected $4.5 million shortfall to $3.6 million.
We have more work ahead of us to restore the New York Philharmonic to full financial health, now and for the future; we will continue to operate with prudence, and to honor the munificence of friends, donors, and patrons at every level. During this past, inaugural season of Alan Gilbert, all of us have experienced a new musical majesty, and incredible spirit — “buzz,” if you will — inspired by the passion, contagious curiosity, and truly extraordinary artistry that Alan has brought to the New York Philharmonic. Please join us as we forge a path toward our brightest future ever!
Gary W. Parr
Zarin Mehta
Chairman of the Board
President and Executive Director
Overview
From the Music Director When I was a child, the son of two New York Philharmonic violinists, the Orchestra was my second family; attending concerts and spending time backstage and on tour would eventually help shape my ideal of a great symphony orchestra. Over the eight years in which I returned as an adult to conduct as a guest, my admiration for these musicians continued to grow, so when I was appointed the 25th Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, I was honestly able to say it was a dream I had never dared to dream. On my first Gala Opening Night, in September 2009, after two years of planning and learning the history and traditions of the podium I was inheriting, I understood the intriguing dichotomy that my predecessors had faced: to revere the past while embracing the future. The understanding between me and the musicians developed further over the 2009 –10 season, both at home, at Avery Fisher Hall, and on tour, including our debut performances at the historic Hanoi Opera House and the first of many anticipated
visits to Paris. From the excitement the players infused in Magnus Lindberg’s EXPO, on Opening Night, through the spiritual quest underlying Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, which closed the season, their performances were inspiring. I had known of their interest in new music, but was still gratified by our CONTACT! concerts, not to mention our milestone production of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre — I am sure that this challenging, mercurial music has never been played better. The members of the Orchestra are my companions on a journey of musical discovery, and I am proud of their precision, power, and sheer professionalism. They can play anything — Haydn, Mahler, Stravinsky, Rouse — brilliantly! Alan Gilbert
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From the Music Director (continued) My wish to enhance the Philharmonic’s placement at the center of New York City’s cultural and intellectual life has received great support from our Board of Directors, Chairman Gary W. Parr, and President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, and I am honored by their endorsement of my determination to share my love for all music with the widest possible audience. Zarin and I have worked together to bring to life my programming philosophy in which every concert tells a story, though sometimes one that cannot easily be articulated. He has been integral in creating a “think tank” of notable musicians to help spur our creativity: in my inaugural season Magnus Lindberg was The Marie-Josée Kravis Composerin-Residence, and Thomas Hampson was The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. Magnus’s works have enriched the past year, and he has quickly become a valued musical advisor; Tom, a wonderful baritone, infused his concerts with exhilaration and musicological curiosity. Their contributions, along with those of
Valery Gergiev in his acclaimed three-week exploration of The Russian Stravinsky, helped draw an informed and curious public to our concerts. I appreciate the support and enthusiasm I have felt from everyone — the musicians, the Board, our very, very generous supporters, and, perhaps most telling of all, our audience — over my first season as Music Director. This lets me know that we are finding the right artistic balance as we act on our love of our art form and the Orchestra’s beautiful traditions, and our fascination with the present and the future of music. I look forward to harnessing this energy to build on last year’s success. It is my great joy as well as my responsibility to see that the New York Philharmonic continues to give stirring, captivating concerts, and to expand its prominence in the cultural life of New York City, and of the world.
Alan Gilbert Music Director
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A new era at the New York Philharmonic began in the 2009 –10 season with Alan Gilbert’s arrival as Music Director. It was a year of evolution and excitement, with performances of venerable works presented in a new light alongside pieces that were brand new or inexplicably unfamiliar. The activities onstage and off were fueled by a respect for the Philharmonic’s rich legacy and a commitment to revitalizing the institution on every possible level.
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Connecting: The Pieces Alan Gilbert shared with New York his personal approach to programming: every concert tells a story, in which individual pieces are woven into larger tapestries of musical ideas. This philosophy was introduced on his first Opening Night Concert, September 16, 2009, telecast nationally on Live From Lincoln Center. In it he explored the relationships among Magnus Lindberg’s EXPO (premiered on that concert); Messiaen’s passionate song cycle Poèmes pour Mi, sung by soprano Renée Fleming (right); and Berlioz’s shocker of 1830, the Symphonie fantastique. His concerts over the season all evinced such interesting juxtapositions: Brahms coupled with Schoenberg; a work by John Adams with others by Haydn, Schubert, and Berg; the World Premiere of Christopher Rouse’s Odna Zhizn with Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante for Winds; Lindberg’s Al largo with Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.
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Connecting: The Audience Another of Alan Gilbert’s aspirations is to bring the “ An inspiring evening ... the concert audience closer to the Orchestra, and he acted on this was an announcement that the conviction early, when he stood at the door of Avery Philharmonic had entered an Fisher Hall and personally welcomed concertgoers to adventurous new era.” the Opening Night Concert’s Free Open Rehearsal on September 16 (right), made possible by Credit — The New York Times Suisse, the Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. He reached out to listeners in other ways, on occasion speaking from the stage to share his thoughts about individual works and how they related to others on the program. “I want people to feel that it is really the New York Philharmonic, not just an orchestra that happens to be in New York,” Alan Gilbert has said. To that end, he conducted the Orchestra’s six School Day Concerts, and led other performances around New York City, including at Carnegie Hall, Peter Norton Symphony Space, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in the 19th Annual Free Memorial Day Concert at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.
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Connecting: The Musicians Alan Gilbert's experience as an orchestral string player helps him understand the needs of the musicians. He called on that knowledge to strengthen his bond with the players by putting aside his baton and joining them in chamber music on two Saturday Matinee Concerts, playing the violin in Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major (on October 31), and the viola in Brahms’s String Sextet No. 2 (June 12, right). He also invited members of the wind section — Principal Oboe Liang Wang, Acting Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio, Principal Horn Philip Myers, and Principal Bassoon Judith LeClair — to step out of the ensemble as the soloists in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major for Winds.
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The Masters Alan Gilbert constructs programs with a fresh perspective and a new balance, and he also treasures the Orchestra’s extraordinary ability to perform the greatest works from every period. In his very first subscription program the Music Director conducted a masterpiece by one of his predecessors on the Philharmonic podium, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Throughout the season he continued to breathe life into the gems of the repertoire, leading music composed in all eras, from Classical symphonies by Haydn and Mozart and Romantic symphonies by Beethoven and Schumann, to music by the great 19th-century rivals Brahms and Wagner, “ Mr. Gilbert drew glowing warmth from the and early 20th-century symphonic icons Sibelius Philharmonic during the Schubert [Unfinished] and Rachmaninoff. The symphony, performed with an ideal mix result was stirring perof magisterial cool and somber urgency. ” formances that lifted — The New York Times audiences to their feet.
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A Dazzling Apocalypse A defining moment of Alan Gilbert’s inaugural season as Music Director took place in late May: fully staged performances marking the New York Premiere of Le Grand Macabre, György Ligeti’s absurdist 1978 opera. For three nights Avery Fisher Hall was transformed, with a carnival-like atmosphere in which extreme characters were driven by a darkly humorous storyline. The production was a sellout, with scalpers visible outside the hall.
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A Dazzling Apocalypse (continued) Critics acclaimed the magnificent renditions by conductor, cast, and Orchestra, as well as its use of “live animation” projections created by director/designer Doug Fitch. The production was produced by Edouard Getaz and Giants Are Small, with costumes by multiple Tony Award winner Catherine Zuber and lighting by Clifton Taylor. It featured a cast of concert and opera stars that included sopranos Barbara Hannigan, Kiera Duffy, and Jennifer Black; mezzo-sopranos Renée Tatum and Melissa Parks; countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo; tenors Mark Schowalter and Peter Tantsits; bass-baritone Eric Owens; baritone Joshua Bloom; bass Wilbur Pauley; and the New York Choral Artists.
“ Led by its quietly revolutionary new music director Alan Gilbert, the orchestra performed to a sellout crowd that evidently relished the opera’s flamboyant unconventionality, the insanely high caliber of the performance, and the evidence of a cultural institution that has shed its stodgy past. It was a marvelous night for New York.” — New York
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Artistic Partners Alan Gilbert believes in the power of partnership, and invited eminent musicians to form a team to spearhead the season. Their artistry, knowledge, and curiosity contributed to the evolutionary momentum experienced throughout the organization and in its programs.
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Artistic Partners: Magnus Lindberg For The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence the Music Director approached Magnus Lindberg. The twoyear appointment allows the Finnish composer to immerse himself in the Orchestra’s world, establishing a presence that would be reflected in the music he is writing for the Philharmonic, as well as in his other activities including adult and youth educational programs and curating CONTACT!, the Philharmonic’s new-music series, which he conducted in its debut.
Magnus Lindberg 2009–10 Season September 16: EXPO, World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, premiered Opening Night, and reprised in subscription concerts and on the Asian Horizons and EUROPE / WINTER 2010 tours; December 17 and 19: Conducting CONTACT! concerts; February 13: Clarinet Concerto, U.S. Premiere, at Carnegie Hall; March 6: Feria, Young People’s Concert; April 16–17: Curated CONTACT! program; June 10 – 12 and 15: Arena; June 23–24 and 26: Al largo, World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
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Artistic Partners: Thomas Hampson The Philharmonic’s first Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, a oneyear appointment, was baritone Thomas Hampson (left), a passionate artist, educator, communicator, and music advocate. He performed as soloist with the Orchestra in subscription programs and on the Orchestra’s EUROPE / WINTER 2010 tour, in recital, and in the April CONTACT! program. He also served as the 2009–10 Leonard Bernstein Scholar-inResidence at the New York Philharmonic.
Thomas Hampson 2009–10 Season November 5–7 and 10: Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony; December 13: AllAmerican New Year’s Eve Concert, broadcast on Live From Lincoln Center; January 14–16: John Adams’s The Wound-Dresser, in New York and on the EUROPE / WINTER 2010 tour; April 11: Recital at Alice Tully Hall; April 16–17: Matthias Pintscher’s songs from Solomon’s garden, on the CONTACT! program Alan Gilbert acknowledging Thomas Hampson after his performance at London's Barbican Centre on February 4
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Artistic Partners: Valery Gergiev Alan Gilbert believes that each season would be enriched by the inclusion of an annual three-week festival based on a major programmatic theme and led by a prominent guest conductor. For the first he invited Valery Gergiev, who presided over The Russian Stravinsky: A Philharmonic Festival, generously sponsored by Yoko Nagae Ceschina and the Kaplen Foundation, an exploration of how Stravinsky’s Russian roots informed his works. It featured not only orchestral programs, but also a chamber music May 1: Insights Series concert, a roundtable discussion, event: “Stravinsky’s RussianAmerican Odyssey,” curated and and the participation of vocal soloists hosted by Joseph Horowitz, with and Chorus from Mr. Gergiev’s commentary by conductor Valery Gergiev and Philharmonic Artistic Administrator John Mariinsky Theatre. Mangum; with performances by pianists from The Juilliard School, Anderson & Roe The Russian Stravinsky: Piano Duo, and New York Philharmonic A Philharmonic Festival Education Department Teaching Artists Ensemble, at the Morgan April 21: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Library & Museum. Jeu de cartes, The Firebird (complete). April 22: Les Noces, Symphonies of Wind Instruments, The Firebird (complete); Mariinsky Theatre Chorus & soloists. May 5–6: Symphony April 23–24: Jeu de cartes, Symphony of Psalms, in C, Capriccio for Piano The Firebird (complete); Mariinsky Theatre Chorus. and Orchestra, Petrushka (1911 April 28–29: Le Roi des étoiles, Violin Concerto, Oedipus version); Denis Matsuev, piano. Rex; Leonidas Kavakos, violin, Jeremy Irons, narrator, May 7–8: Symphony in Three Waltraud Meier, mezzo-soprano, Anthony Dean Griffey, Movements, Concerto for tenor, and Mariinsky Theatre Chorus and soloists. Piano and Wind Instruments, April 30 –May 1: Orpheus, Oedipus Rex; Jeremy The Rite of Spring; Alexei Irons, narrator, Waltraud Meier, mezzoVolodin, piano. soprano, Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor, and Mariinsky Theatre Chorus and soloists.
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Artistic Partners: Alec Baldwin Screen and stage actor Alec Baldwin, who received the 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his starring role in the television series 30 Rock, became the Announcer-in-Residence for The New York Philharmonic This Week, the Philharmonic’s national radio broadcast. This stemmed from a Philharmonic staff member having read an article in the fall of 2007 in which Mr. Baldwin shared his surprising ambition of someday being a classical music “DJ.” Conversations followed, and Mr. Baldwin’s participation was secured, adding to the many ways in which Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic are reaching out to audiences in new and inventive ways. In addition to his radio activities, Alec Baldwin hosted the Philharmonic’s two appearances on the national television program, Live From Lincoln Center, on PBS (including on New Year’s Eve, left).
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Making CONTACT! Alan Gilbert harnessed the Philharmonic musicians’ interest in and aptitude for the cutting edge by creating CONTACT!, the Philharmonic’s new-music series. This presentation of new works for sinfoniettasized ensembles is curated by The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg. The series’ first season made a bold statement by only offering world premieres of works that the Philharmonic had commissioned for the occasion.
Composers Arthur Kampela, Arlene Sierra, Lei Liang, Marc-André Dalbavie, and Magnus Lindberg at Symphony Space, December 17
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Shown in the Spotlight The New York Philharmonic’s season was enriched by the world’s leading conductors and soloists. Many of them are particularly close musical collaborators of Alan Gilbert and also longtime associates of the Orchestra, such as violinists Lisa Batiashvili and Frank Peter Zimmermann and pianists Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman. Conductor
Bassoon
Daniel Boico Andrey Boreyko Sir Andrew Davis Christoph von Dohnányi Christoph Eschenbach Asher Fisch Paul Gemignani Valery Gergiev Lt. Col. Timothy J. Holtan
Judith LeClair
(U.S. Military Academy Band)
Neeme Järvi Jeffrey Kahane Alan Kosloff Magnus Lindberg* Kurt Masur Riccardo Muti Antonio Pappano Helmuth Rilling David Robertson Esa-Pekka Salonen Bramwell Tovey Long Yu (Shanghai Symphony Orchestra)
Xian Zhang
Actor Adam Alexander Thomas Baird Daniel Davis* Alesia Lawson Heather Lipson Bell Melissa Murray*
Alto Saxophone
Cello Carter Brey
Choreographer Josh Rhodes*
Clarinet Kari Kriikku* Mark Nuccio
Dancer Blaine Hoven* Heather Lipson Bell Maria Riccetto* Avichai Scher*
Designer Doug Fitch
Director Tom Dulack Doug Fitch Lonny Price
Rob Besserer*
New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet
Narrator Alec Baldwin Jeremy Irons
Oboe Liang Wang
The Oratorio Society of New York Kent Tritle, music director and chorus master Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Long Yu, conductor
Organ Kent Tritle Piano Leif Ove Andsnes Emanuel Ax Jonathan Biss Yefim Bronfman
United States Military Academy Band Lt. Col. Timothy J. Holtan, commander/conductor West Point Concert Band Brass and Percussion Lt. Col. Timothy J. Holtan, commander/conductor
Ensemble
Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, director
The American Boychoir Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, director
Guitar Pablo Sáinz Villegas
Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater Andrei Petrenko, principal chorus master*
Branford Marsalis*
Atmosphericist
New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling, director
Horn Philip Myers
Host David Hyde Pierce Manabu Suzuki* Bramwell Tovey Theodore Wiprud
Emanuel Ax (at the piano), with the Philharmonic on September 30
David Fray* Alexander Gavrylyuk* Nicolas Hodges* Jeffrey Kahane Denis Matsuev* Maxim Mogilevsky* Alexander Mogilevsky* Garrick Ohlsson Wolfram Rieger András Schiff Svetlana Smolina* Alexei Volodin* Youliya Zaichkina*
Producer Matt Cowart Edouard Getaz* Lonny Price
Trumpet Håkan Hardenberger*
Viola Cynthia Phelps
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Shown in the Spotlight (continued) Violin Lisa Batiashvili Joshua Bell Ye-Eun Choi Glenn Dicterow Augustin Hadelich* Leonidas Kavakos Itzhak Perlman Vadim Repin Gil Shaham Mikhail Simonyan* Frank Peter Zimmermann Pinchas Zukerman
Vocalist
Violinists Frank Peter Zimmermann, at Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, and (inset) Lisa Batiashvili, backstage in New York on June 10
Trey Anastasio, singer* Ilya Bannik, bass* Laura Benanti, singer* Gennady Bezzubenkov, bass* Jennifer Black, soprano* Dennis Blackwell, bass* Joshua Bloom, baritone* Andrea Bocelli, tenor Christine Brewer, soprano Nicole Cabell, soprano* Matt Cavenaugh, singer* Michael Cerveris, singer* Victoria Clark, singer* Jenn Colella, singer* Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor* Jason Danieley, singer* Annette Dasch, soprano* Kiera Duffy, soprano RenĂŠe Fleming, soprano Alexander Gemigiani, singer* Joanna Gleason, singer* Susan Graham, mezzosoprano Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Nathan Gunn, singer Cecilia Hall, mezzo-soprano* Thomas Hampson, baritone Barbara Hannigan, soprano* George Hearn, singer Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano Mlada Khudoley, soprano* Anu Komsi, soprano* Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano*
Audrey Elizabeth Luna, soprano* Patti LuPone, singer Yanira Marin, singer* Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano* Marin Mazzie, singer Audra McDonald, singer John McMartin, singer* Waltraud Meier, mezzosoprano* Steven Moore, bass* Shina Ann Morris, singer* Angelina Mullins, singer* Donna Murphy, singer* Kat Neiat, singer* Karen Olivo, singer* Laura Osnes, singer* Eric Owens, bass-baritone Melissa Parks, mezzo-soprano* Mandy Patinkin, singer Wilbur Pauley, bass Bernadette Peters, singer* Mikhail Petrenko, bass* Michael Riley, bass Jennifer Sanchez, singer* Andrei Serov, bass-baritone* Olga Savova, mezzo-soprano* Mark Schowalter, tenor* Shenyang, bass* Bobby Steggert, singer Elaine Stritch, singer Peter Tantsits, tenor RenĂŠe Tatum, mezzo-soprano Daniel Taylor, countertenor* James Taylor, tenor Alexander Timchenko, tenor* Tanairi Sade Vazquez, singer* Dmitry Voropaev, tenor* Jim Walton, singer* Chip Zien, singer*
*New York Philharmonic debut
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Standouts
Stephen Sondheim (in blue suit) with (l. to r.) Marin Mazzie, Bernadette Peters, Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, and Donna Murphy, as well as (l. to r.) Mandy Patinkin, Paul Gemignani, George Hearn, Michael Cerveris, and Nathan Gunn. Inset: Andrey Boreyko conducting the Central Park concert on July 14
The 2009–10 season was punctuated by events featuring dynamic guests that drew attention and accolades. On December 2 Assistant Conductor Daniel Boico led the Orchestra, joined by Itzhak Perlman, in The Concert to End Polio. Later in the season the theatrical side of the Philharmonic took center stage for SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert! (left), two memorable evenings in March that celebrated the noted composerlyricist’s 80th birthday. The summer offered fare that ranged from the 2010 Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer (inset), Sponsored by Target and MetLife Foundation, which hosted the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the then active World Expo in Shanghai; and Alan Gilbert led the Philharmonic at the Lincoln Center Festival in the July 20 performances of all of Varèse’s completed orchestral works, again grabbing the music world's headlines.
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Vanguard Journeys
The New York Philharmonic built on its longtime role as international cultural ambassador with major tours of Asia and Europe, under the aegis of Global Sponsor Credit Suisse, led for the first time by Alan Gilbert.
The scene outside the Hanoi Opera House on October 16, during the Philharmonic's Vietnam debut
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Vanguard Journeys: Asian Horizons Within a month of assuming his Philharmonic post, Alan Gilbert led the Asian Horizons tour (October 8–24), on which the Orchestra was joined by pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann. The tour opened with four days, three concerts (including October 10, left), and a Young People’s Concert in Tokyo. Bracketed by return visits to Seoul and Singapore, the centerpiece of the tour was the Philharmonic’s debut in Vietnam at the historic Hanoi Opera House, captured on television and projected outside the French-colonial edifice onto two jumbo screens. The tour concluded with debuts at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi and at the Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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Vanguard Journeys: EUROPE / WINTER 2010 Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic took The Continent by storm on EUROPE / WINTER 2010 (January 21–February 4), receiving accolades and ovations from Barcelona through Zurich and Paris to London. The bold programming included a combination of works by Haydn, John Adams, Schubert, and Berg, as well as the European premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s EXPO. Thomas Hampson was the soloist in John Adams’s The Wound-Dresser, and Yefim Bronfman played Prokofiev’s notoriously difficult Piano Concerto No. 2. The tour's repertoire was acknowledged by the ASCAP Award for for Adventurous Programming. The Orchestra’s appearance at London’s Barbican Centre previewed their multiyear association that begins in 2012. Insets, from top: Chairman Gary W. Parr watching as the agreement with the Barbican is signed by Sir Nicholas Kenyon and Zarin Mehta. Philharmonic musicians were cultural ambassadors at a chamber concert at the U.S. Embassy in Paris on January 31
“ Not since Bernstein’s times had the New York Philharmonic sounded that brilliant, virtuosic, powerful and well-balanced.” — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Reaching Out Alan Gilbert wants to open the doors of Avery Fisher Hall to as many people as possible. That has meant an approach to concerts for young people that accentuates the entertainment and an embrace of the newest methods in distributing recordings and communication with the Philharmonic’s fans.
Reaching Out
Informing and Inspiring Engaging the Young The multitude of the Philharmonic’s 2009–10 season offerings for the young included the School Day Concerts (previous page and right, May 19–21); Alan Gilbert conducted these six performances, which were attended by more than 10,000 children and which featured music from Stravinsky’s Petrushka and works by students in the Philharmonic’s Very Young Composer’s program — the first time in decades that the Philharmonic’s Music Director led these performances given exclusively for New York City–area schoolchildren. The famous Young People’s Concerts (middle, inset), all led by Assistant Conductor Daniel Boico and hosted by Director of Education Theodore Wiprud, illuminated the symphonic repertoire for the assembled audience members ages 6–12 and their families through four “Points of Entry,” each centered around a major work: Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (November 7), Debussy’s La Mer (December 12), Magnus Lindberg’s Feria (March 6), and Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony (March 12). Almost 4,000 preschoolers, ages 3–6, and their adult companions enjoyed the music of “Vivaldi and Friends” at the nine sold-out Very Young People’s Concerts, held at Merkin Concert Hall (February 28–March 1, April 11 & 19, May 9–10), which all featured hands-on activities before and after the performance. The Philharmonic’s offstage education efforts included the nationally recognized School Partnership Program (right, inset), serving more than 3,000 children in 15 New York City public schools, and the Very Young Composer’s program. Among the other programs were
Musical Encounters, Philharmonic Mentors, Workshops for Visiting Ensembles, Conservatory Collaborations, and Teacher Sem-inars. The award-winning interactive Website Kidzone (nyphilkids.org) offers games, sound clips, and information about instruments, composers, and Philharmonic musicians.
MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs
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Informing and Inspiring (continued) For Audiences of All Ages In the 2009–10 season the Philharmonic offered events that enriched the understanding of the music the Orchestra was performing. These included Pre-Concert Talks before every subscription concert; four Insights Series events, interdisciplinary explorations of the works being performed over the season (two of which were given by the season’s Leonard Bernstein Scholarin-Residence, baritone Thomas Hampson, who was also the Orchestra’s Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence for the season); and the Annual Erich Leinsdorf Lecture (left, also given by Mr. Hampson). Other Insights Series events featured Valery Gergiev in discussion with Joseph Horowitz, and Alan Gilbert conversing with Doug Fitch.
International Partnerships The New York Philharmonic used its international platform with Learning Overtures, the global initiative it launched in 2006 that brings together educators and musicians to share practices and ideas in musical education. This initiative returned to Japan and South Korea in anticipation of the Orchestra’s Asian Horizons tour: New York Philharmonic Teaching Artists went to Asia to help students prepare the works that the Orchestra would perform at the October 10, 2009, Tokyo Young People’s Concert (inset), and to advance the work launched by the creation of a partnership with the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service (KACES). There was a second tour YPC in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. These exchanges were supported by Credit Suisse, the Philharmonic’s Global Sponsor, with a particular interest in bolstering education efforts.
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Digital Access In the 2009–10 season Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic shared performances and information about them to an unprecedented degree through the use of digital media — specifically through nyphil.org, podcasts, online communities, and in the groundbreaking season-long iTunes Pass. Performances Available — On Demand In a 12-month period the New York Philharmonic released more than 40 concerts as downloads, including the 30-installment Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season. The first classical music iTunes Pass (available at the iTunes store and nyphil.org/ iTunes) shared the excitement of Alan Gilbert’s first season as the Orchestra’s Music Director with live performances in a breadth of repertoire, from Handel’s Messiah through Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre, and offered special features of Mr. Gilbert’s onstage commentaries. Four recordings of individual concerts were also released.
nyphil.org The Philharmonic’s Website evolved to offer more services and to provide more information than ever before. The newest feature was Print At Home Tickets, which added to Pick Your Own Seat, advanced Filtered Event Listings, and other features that attend to the convenience of ticket buyers. The site also provided videos of the composers who were commissioned for CONTACT!, the Philharmonic’s new-music series, the Performance History database, and a rich bank of information — such as video interviews with musicians and scholars; sound clips of the works being performed; photo albums of the Orchestra’s tours and special activities; program notes; Kidzone (nyphilkids.org); archived radio broadcasts and downloads; and publications such as the Annual Report and Fact Book.
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Digital Access (continued) Award-Winning Podcasts
On Air
Winner of the New York Festivals Radio Programming & Promotions International Competition for 2010 — for the second year in a row — the free New York Philharmonic Podcast series previewed every subscription program of the season providing interviews and illustrative musical excerpts, as well as special events such as Opening Day, and offering an exclusive interview with new Music Director Alan Gilbert. The returning producer/hosts of the series were Elliott Forrest and Mark Travis.
The sixth season of The New York Philharmonic This Week — the 52week national radio series syndicated by Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network to more than 295 stations, and which won the New York Festivals Radio Programming & Promotions International Competition for 2010 — was graced with a new host: award winning actor and music lover Alec Baldwin (right). The series offered complete performances accompanied by interviews with Philharmonic musicians and guest artists, and aired in the New York metropolitan area on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., on 105.9 FM WQXR. The Philharmonic’s presence on television continued with two Live From Lincoln Center telecasts, both conducted by Alan Gilbert and hosted by Mr. Baldwin: the Opening Night Concert, featuring soprano Renée Fleming as soloist (September 16); and the all-American New Year’s Eve program, with baritone Thomas Hampson, The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence (December 31).
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Online Community and Communications Online sites, such as social networks, play a role that could not have been foreseen a decade ago. Word travels faster than ever, and fans want to get the news as it breaks and share their reactions with each other. The Philharmonic has created vibrant presences on a number of sites, allowing people around the world to experience a more direct relationship with Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra. The Philharmonic’s homes on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and other sites provide a forum through which fans can learn of and discuss happenings onstage and off, including Philharmonic news, special offers, photos, and interviews. Alan Gilbert’s desire to connect with as many people, and as directly, as possible was manifested on the Orchestra’s social sites, resulting in an unprecedented growth in online followers. These forums were utilized to help spread excitement about Alan Gilbert’s initiatives, including the debut season of CONTACT! and the New York Premiere of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre, engaging the interest of the news media and contributing to the success of those sold-out events.
Tens of thousands have read Facebook Q&As with Alan Gilbert, followed the live-from-tour Twitter streams, watched behind-the-scenes videos with artists and musicians on YouTube, and more.
The Growth Over the Season Facebook fans
9/01/09 8/31/10 Increase 10,000 38,000 250%
Twitter followers 2,000 YouTube viewers 11,000
8,000
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These online communities join the Orchestra’s iPhone app to allow music lovers to keep up with the Philharmonic’s activities in any number of ways.
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The Orchestra
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The Orchestra: The Men and Women ALAN G I LB E RT Music Director Daniel Boico Assistant Conductor Leonard Bernstein, Laureate Conductor, 1943 – 1990 Kurt Masur Music Director Emeritus
Yulia Ziskel
Violins Glenn Dicterow Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper Chair Sheryl Staples Principal Associate Concertmaster The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair Michelle Kim Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family Chair Enrico Di Cecco Carol Webb Yoko Takebe
Marilyn Dubow The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Chair Martin Eshelman Quan Ge Judith Ginsberg Myung-Hi Kim» Hanna Lachert Hyunju Lee Daniel Reed Mark Schmoockler Na Sun Vladimir Tsypin
Minyoung Chang Hae-Young Ham The Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Chair Lisa GiHae Kim Kuan-Cheng Lu Newton Mansfield The Edward and Priscilla Pilcher Chair Kerry McDermott Anna Rabinova Charles Rex The Shirley Bacot Shamel Chair Fiona Simon Sharon Yamada Elizabeth Zeltser The William and Elfriede Ulrich Chair
Marc Ginsberg Principal Lisa Kim* In Memory of Laura Mitchell Soohyun Kwon The Joan and Joel I. Picket Chair Duoming Ba
Violas Cynthia Phelps Principal The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Chair Rebecca Young* Irene Breslawª The Norma and Lloyd Chazen Chair Dorian Rence Katherine Greene The Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Chair Dawn Hannay Vivek Kamath Peter Kenote Barry Lehr Kenneth Mirkin Judith Nelson Robert Rinehart The Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen Chair
Cellos Carter Brey Principal The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Chair Eileen Moon* The Paul and Diane Guenther Chair Qiang Tu The Shirley and Jon Brodsky Foundation Chair Evangeline Benedetti Eric Bartlett The Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Chair Elizabeth Dyson Maria Kitsopoulos Sumire Kudo Ru-Pei Yeh Wei Yu Basses Eugene Levinson Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith Chair Orin O’Brien Acting Associate Principal The Herbert M. Citrin Chair William Blossom The Ludmila S. and Carl B. Hess Chair Randall Butler David J. Grossman Satoshi Okamoto Flutes Robert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair Sandra Church* Renée Siebert Mindy Kaufman
Piccolo Mindy Kaufman Oboes Liang Wang Principal The Alice Tully Chair Sherry Sylar* Robert Botti English Horn Thomas Stacy The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair Clarinets Mark Nuccio Acting Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair Pascual Martinez Forteza Acting Associate Principal The Honey M. Kurtz Family Chair Alucia Scalzo+ Amy Zoloto+ E-Flat Clarinet Pascual Martinez Forteza Bass Clarinet Amy Zoloto+ Bassoons Judith LeClair Principal The Pels Family Chair Kim Laskowski* Roger Nye Arlen Fast Contrabassoon Arlen Fast Horns Philip Myers Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder Chair Erik Ralske Acting Associate Principal
Cara Kizer Aneffª R. Allen Spanjer Howard Wall Trumpets Philip Smith Principal The Paula Levin Chair Matthew Muckey* Ethan Bensdorf Thomas V. Smith Trombones Joseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart Chair Amanda Davidson* David Finlayson The Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Chair Bass Trombone James Markey Tuba Alan Baer Principal Timpani Markus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley Chair Percussion Christopher S. Lamb Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair Daniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Chair Harp Nancy Allen Principal The Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight III Chair
Keyboard In Memory of Paul Jacobs Harpsichord Lionel Party Piano The Karen and Richard S. LeFrak Chair Harriet Wingreen Jonathan Feldman Organ Kent Tritle Librarians Lawrence Tarlow Principal Sandra Pearsonª Sara Griffinª Orchestra Personnel Manager Carl R. Schiebler Stage Representative Louis J. Patalano Audio Director Lawrence Rock * Associate Principal ª Assistant Principal » On Leave + Replacement/Extra The New York Philharmonic uses the revolving seating method for section string players who are listed alphabetically in the roster.
Honorary Members of the Society Pierre Boulez Stanley Drucker Lorin Maazel Zubin Mehta Carlos Moseley
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The Orchestra: Tradition and Change On May 5, 2010, the New York Philharmonic gave its 15,000th concert, a milestone unmatched by any other symphony orchestra in the world. The longevity of the Philharmonic is only surpassed by its ability to expand and explore — both qualities are only possible because of the caliber of the musicians who comprise the Orchestra. As one generation of players is succeeded by another, the dedication, professionalism, and passion of the New York Philharmonic musician remains an inspiring constant. Milestones
The Philharmonic’s annual Retirees’ Reception, held this season on June 10, 2010, acknowledged a particularly large and distinguished group of musicians and staff celebrating their 25th anniversary with the Orchestra: Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi, violinist Judith Ginsberg, Principal Percussion Christopher S. Lamb, Principal Bass Eugene Levinson, Principal Librarian Lawrence Tarlow, and Archivist/Historian Barbara Haws. The event also celebrated the careers of musicians retiring after decades of service: violinist Myung-Hi Kim, who joined the Orchestra in 1977, and flutist Renée Siebert, a member of the Philharmonic since 1974.
Joseph Alessi
Judith Ginsberg
Myung-Hi Kim
Codas
The New York Philharmonic mourns former members of the Orchestra who died during the 2009–10 season: cellist Lorin Bernsohn (lived 1927–2009; a member 1958–2000), violinist Carlos Piantini (lived 1930–2010; a member 1956–72), violinist Oscar Ravina (lived 1930–2010; a member 1965–2003), and violinist Frederick Vogelgesang (lived 1922– 2010; a member 1953–56).
Christopher S. Lamb
Eugene Levinson
Lawrence Tarlow
Barbara Haws
Renée Siebert
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Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor
Alan Gilbert, with Lito Camacho, (left), Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific and Singapore Country Manager, Credit Suisse, and Philharmonic President Zarin Mehta, at the postconcert reception on October 19 in Singapore
In the 2009–10 season Alan Gilbert became the New York Philharmonic’s Music Director, bringing to this venerable Orchestra his bold vision to create a new era of exploration and excitement. The Orchestra’s many activities over the course of the year reflected his passion and curiosity, and were supported and bolstered by Credit Suisse, the Orchestra’s exclusive Global Sponsor.
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Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor (continued) This unique partnership has deepened and strengthened since it was first announced in 2007, and has already created musical history, particularly on Philharmonic tours across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including to vanguard destinations such as Vietnam where, on October 16, 2009, the Orchestra made its debut at the historic Hanoi Opera House. The synergy enjoyed by these two institutions has enriched the cultural life of New York with new artistic collaborations, world and U.S. premieres, exciting staged presentations that have thrilled audiences and critics alike, and free events for the public. On May 4, 2010, the New York Philharmonic and Credit Suisse renewed their partnership, to build on the past collaboration with another three seasons of music and travel. The New York Philharmonic mourns the untimely passing, on November 16, 2010, of Paul Calello, an esteemed Board Member and, as the Chairman of the Investment Bank at Credit Suisse, a primary and remarkably enthusiastic liaison in the partnership between the two organizations. When the extension of the Global Partnership was announced in May, he said: We look forward to continuing to sustain the Orchestra’s important achievements as a vital institution in New York City and, through its extensive touring, as an American treasure that is highly regarded around the world. We also look forward to taking part in the many exciting opportunities that our sponsorship provides to our clients, our colleagues and our communities.
Above, clockwise: Alan Gilbert, and Zarin Mehta with Paul Kuo, CEO, Credit Suisse, Japan, and tour solosts Emanuel Ax and Frank Peter Zimmermann. Kai Nargolwala, Credit Suisse CEO of Asia Pacific, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Michael W. Michalek, and Alan Gilbert. Hans-Ulrich Doerig, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group AG, and Zarin Mehta; Paul Calello, with his daughter Jin on September 16, 2009
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The Board of Directors
Officers and Directors Gary W. Parr, Chairman Daisy M. Soros, Secretary Joshua Bell Dr. Clemens Börsig Kenneth A. Buckfire James E. Buckman Paul Calello Peter D. Cummings Toos N. Daruvala Lodewijk J.R. de Vink Jay S. Fishman J. Christopher Flowers Daria L. Foster John French III Masaaki Fujita Annabelle K. Garrett Paul B. Guenther
Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director Timothy M. George, Treasurer
SungEun Han-Andersen Benjamin P. Harris Gurnee F. Hart Gerald L. Hassell Robert S. Hekemian, Jr. C. Robert Henrikson Roger Hertog Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess Peter Jungen Richard L. Kauffman H. Frederick Krimendahl II Honey M. Kurtz Karen T. LeFrak William M. Lewis, Jr.
George M. Lund Alan S. MacDonald Peter May William J. McDonough Lizabeth A. Newman Charles F. Niemeth Itzhak Perlman Joel I. Picket Oscar S. Schafer Shirley S. Bacot Shamel Judith Shepard Brook Taube Ronald J. Ulrich Sandra F. Warshawsky
Over the 2009–10 season seven men and women became members of the Philharmonic’s Board of Directors:
Joshua Bell
Lodewijk de Vink
Jay S. Fishman
Daria L. Foster
Annabelle Garrett
Ben Harris
Directors Emeriti Paul B. Guenther, Chairman Emeritus Carlos Moseley, Chairman Emeritus Donald M. Blinken Edith S. Bouriez Gov. Jon S. Corzine Dale M. Frehse Gunther E. Greiner Thomas J. McGrath
David E. McKinney Phyllis J. Mills Donald A. Pels Charles I. Petschek Paula L. Root Benjamin M. Rosen
Joel E. Smilow Stephen Stamas Mrs. John W. Straus Kurt F. Viermetz
Itzhak Perlman
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New York Philharmonic Staff Zarin Mehta
Artistic Planning
Communications
Development
President and Executive Director
Pamela Walsh
Lanore Carr
Karen Wyslotsky
Manager, Artistic Planning
Assistant to the Vice President, Communications
Assistant to the Vice President, Development
Public Relations Katherine E. Johnson
Research Barbara Shear
Associate Director of Public Relations
Research Manager
Susan O’Dell Assistant to the President
Bill Thomas Senior Vice President
John Mangum
Richard Lonsdorf Artistic Planning Assistant
Joliene Ford Assistant to the Music Director
Artistic Adminsitrator
Archives Barbara Haws
Eric Latzky
Archivist/Historian
Vice President, Communications
Melanie Forman Vice President, Development
David Snead Vice President, Marketing
Mitchell Brodsky Digital Archivist/Project Manager
Richard Wandel Associate Archivist
Miki Takebe
Audio Lawrence Rock
Vice President, Operations
Audio Director
Adrian Cosentini Audio/Preservation Manager
Eric M. Gewirtz Assistant Director, Public Relations, Media and Touring
Katie Klenn
Individual Giving Judith Helf Director of Individual Giving
Ashley King
Special Events and Volunteer Services Marion Cotrone Director of Special Events and Volunteer Services
Courtney Ford Manager of Special Events and Volunteer Services
Erika Lange Administrative Assistant
Public Relations Assistant
Friends Program Manager
Special Projects Steven Parkey
Joshua Marcum
Maria Kanakis
Director of Special Projects
Publicist
Administrative Assistant
Publications Monica Parks
Elaine Huang
Director of Publications
Lucy Kraus
Development Database Administrator
Galen Brown
Senior Publications Editor
Assistant Database Administrator
Rachel L. Conrad
Andrew Peterson
Publications Editor
Gifts Coordinator
Major, Planned and Patron Gifts Elizabeth McColgan Director of Patron Program
Amy Mugavero Director of Major and Planned Gifts
Inge Konther Administrative Assistant
Rebecca Vendemo Patron Ticket and Privilege Coordinator
Brian Hoeflschweiger Special Projects Associate
Educational Activities Theodore Wiprud Director of Education
Toya Lillard Director of In-School Programs
Amy Leffert Assistant Director of Education
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New York Philharmonic Staff (continued) Finance and Administration
Marketing and Customer Relations
Finance Pamela Katz
Jay McKay
Director of Finance
IT Assistant
Marketing Julii Oh Director of Marketing
Operations Andrew Main Customer Relations Representative
Marilyn Nichols
Brian Stallings
Finance and Administration Assistant
Concerto Project Manager
Deirdre Cipolla
Subscriptions Manager
Stephen Weinberg
Assistant Director, Marketing Services
Valerie Petrov
Ticketing/Web Database Administrator
Melissa Iacono
Eddie Duffy Office Services Administrator
Alexander Frenkel Assistant Controller
Maryam Kimyagarova Assistant Controller
Aleftina Malayeva
Media Vince Ford Director of New Media
Philip Stevens
Maura LoMonico
Senior Customer Relations Representative
Web Producer
Derek Morton Web Producer
Stacey Trzesinski
Gordon Samuels
Assistant Director, New Media and Database Marketing
Karen Schlicht Payroll Manager
Human Resources Catherine Williams Director of Human Resources
Information Technology Elizabeth Cahill Director, Information Technology
Louise Austin Systems Analyst
Idrissa Bamba Systems Administrator
Elizabeth Lee Associate Director, Information Technology
Manager of Customer Relations
Administrative Assistant
Senior Accountant
Assistant Accountant
John May
Group Sales Ann Hilton Director of Group Sales
Francisco Contreras, Jr. Group Sales Assistant
Customer Relations Linda Forlini Director of Customer Relations
Amy Aquilino Customer Relations Representative
Brittany Dreher Customer Relations Representative
Danielle Dufresne Customer Relations Representative
Britta Hallberg Assistant Director of Customer Relations
Alex Johnston
Orchestra Personnel
Operations Manager
Carl R. Schiebler
Brendan Timins
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Operations Manager
Nishi Badhwar
Michele Balm
Orchestra Personnel Assistant/ Auditions Coordinator
Operations Coordinator
James Eng Operations Assistant
Bethany Flom Adminsitrative Assistant
Generous Supporters
A Few of Our Patrons
Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman
Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg
Mrs. William T. Knight, III
Vera and Donald° Blinken
Paul Calello°, Gary W. Parr°, Paul Guenther°, and Alec Baldwin
Gary W. Parr°, Gerald L.° and Agnes Hassell, Peter° and Leni May, Stephen Sondheim, Donna and Benamin° Rosen, and Zarin Mehta°
Oscar° and Didi Schafer
° Denotes New York Philharmonic Board Member
Larry A. and Klara Silverstein
Russell and Judith Carson
SungEun Han-Andersen°
Mary J. Wallach
J. Christopher Flowers° and Elizabeth Flowers
Jeremy Irons, Leonidas Kavakos, Yoko Nagae Ceschina, Valery Gergiev, and Zarin Mehta°
Ronald° and Christy Ulrich
Generous Supporters
Lifetime Gifts The New York Philharmonic honors the Orchestra’s most significant individual, corporate, foundation, and government donors whose cumulative annual gifts and contributions to special occasions have supported Philharmonic activities over the years. We recognize and extend our thanks to our thoughtful friends for their gifts, and we look forward to a continuing tradition of generosity. Lifetime Benefactor (Lifetime gifts of $2,000,000 or more)
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter Bacot The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Mr. and Mrs. William S. Beinecke Robert H. Benmosche Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Carson Citigroup Credit Suisse The Charles A. Dana Foundation Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust Exxon Mobil Corporation Mr. J. Christopher Flowers The Ford Foundation Frederick N. Gilbert Francis Goelet Fund The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Guenther Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart William Randolph Hearst Foundation Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Family The Kaplen Foundation Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Bruce Kovner Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Emilia A. Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Jerry M. Levin Leon Levy Foundation Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. McKinsey & Company The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. MetLife and MetLife Foundation The Ambrose Monell Foundation National Endowment for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts Wendy Keys and Donald Pels The William Petschek Family The Prospect Hill Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. Didi and Oscar Schafer The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow Daisy and Paul Soros The Starr Foundation Time Warner Inc. Alice Tully Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Mrs. Arnold van Ameringen Lila Acheson & DeWitt Wallace Fund for Lincoln Center Marcia D. Walton
Lifetime Guarantor (Lifetime gifts of $1,000,000 – $1,999,999
SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Assicurazioni Generali AT&T BASF Corporation Florence Blau The Honorable and Mrs. Donald Blinken Booth Ferris Foundation Marion I. Breen Yoko Nagae Ceschina Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust The Charles E. Culpeper Foundation The Irene Diamond Fund Irmgard Dix Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Rita E. Hauser and Gustave M. Hauser The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight, III Honey M. Kurtz The Mitsui USA Foundation Morgan Stanley Natural Heritage Trust The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation Joseph Pulitzer Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Salomon In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons Beatrice Snyder Foundation 96.3 FM WQXR.com 1 Anonymous Lifetime Guarantor
Lifetime Patron (Lifetime gifts of $500,000 – $999,999)
American Express Company J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc. Anny M. Baer The Marie Baier Foundation Halee and David Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Marie Beverly and Robert G. Bartner R.D. Beckwith Leonard L. Bisco Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman The Louis Calder Foundation CIT Herbert M. Citrin Continental Airlines Governor Jon S. Corzine
Constans Culver Foundation Toos and Hira Daruvala Deutsche Bank The Enoch Foundation Ernst & Young Herman Goldman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg The Florence Gould Foundation Susan and Roger Hertog Helen Huntington Hull IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Maria Olivia and Jim Judelson Peter Jungen Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman William H. Kearns Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Langone Susan Baker and Michael Lynch Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath Mercedes-Benz of North America Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Edward S. Moore Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Murray L. Nathan Paul Newman Anne and Charles F. Niemeth The New York Times Company Foundation Edward John Noble Foundation Mrs. Donald Oenslager Penzance Foundation Joan and Joel I. Picket Mabel Larremore Pope Cynthia and John Reed Ingeborg Rennert and Ira Leon Rennert Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr. Rockefeller Brothers Fund Carol and Chuck Schaefer Donna and Marvin Schwartz The Skirball Foundation Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer Priscilla Thomas Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sanford S. Warshawsky Lila Acheson and Dewitt Wallace Fund 1 Anonymous Lifetime Patron
Generous Supporters
Lifetime Gifts (continued) Lifetime Contributor (Lifetime gifts of $250,000 – $499,999)
ACE Group Altria Group, Inc. Amyas Ames Helen and Robert Appel The Vincent Astor Foundation Audrey Love Charitable Foundation Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass Anna N. Benton Shirley and Jon Brodsky John Chalsty Norma and Lloyd Chazen James H. Clark Joseph M. Cohen Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings The Aaron Diamond Foundation Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP FDIC American Savings Mr. and Mrs. Sampson R. Field Dale M. Frehse Sandra and Alan Gerry Ira and Lenore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund Connie and Maurice Greenberg Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Gunther Greiner Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Barbara Haws, William Josephson, and Eliot Bostar Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Heller The Victor Herbert Foundation Hermione Foundation Norma W. Hess Constance and Robert L. Hoguet Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hoyt, Jr. Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 Walter J. Johnson Mrs. David M. Keiser Kekst & Company Incorporated Karen and Kevin Kennedy Mrs. William S. Lasdon Patricia and Philip Laskawy Mrs. Erich Leinsdorf Paul Levenglick Betty and John Levin Carol and Jerry W. Levin Janice H. Levin
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brian Little George M. Lund Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald Nancy and Edwin Marks Leni and Peter May Carmen and Zarin Mehta Mercedes Meyerhoff Bruce Meyers Kathryn and Gilbert Miller Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Montres Breguet Gerald Morgan, Jr. The Netter Foundation The New York Community Trust Nias Foundation, Inc., Courtesy of Stanley Edelman, M. D. Nihon Unisys, Ltd. Nikko Cordial Group Richard Nordloff Oliver Wyman Group Pfizer Inc Eva Rautenberg REVLON William R. Robbins Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert Rolex Watch USA Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root Billy Rose Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ruane Susan and Jack Rudin Rachael M. Salzano Frank and Lolita Savage The Scherman Foundation Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro Shinsei Bank, Limited Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Klara and Larry A. Silverstein Sociedad General de Autores Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon Sony Corporation of America Claudette M. Sorel Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee DiamonsteinSpielvogel The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Elaine and Stephen Stamas Mr. and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr.
Miriam T. and Howard N. Stern Mr. and Mrs. John W. Straus Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund Surdna Foundation, Inc. Gertrud Suskind Oscar L. Tang Target Tyco International, Ltd. Paul Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Dr. Karl Wamsler Ms. Lelia Wardwell Joan S. Weil Lawrence A. Wien Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro Paula L. Zajan Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ziff, Jr. 2 Anonymous Lifetime Contributors (current as of August 31, 2010)
Generous Supporters
Leonard Bernstein Circle The Leonard Bernstein Circle honors the Philharmonic’s most important donors by offering significant privileges including invitations to the annual Leonard Bernstein Circle dinner and exclusive Salon evenings, plus special recognition in the concert program. Membership begins with a gift of $20,000. The Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation Marilyn and Robert Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation Darlene Tranter Anderson Helen and Robert J. Appel The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Robert G. and Marie Beverly Bartner Ginette and Joshua Becker William S. Beinecke The Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken Shirley Brodsky Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman The Carson Family Charitable Trust Yoko Nagae Ceschina Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Carolyn and David Cohen Joseph M. Cohen Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf Constans Culver Foundation Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Toos N. and Hira Daruvala Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes Margaret Enoch Foundation Cynthia and Herbert Fields Jay S. Fishman J. Christopher Flowers Daria and William Foster Dale M. Frehse John French III and Carole Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Barbara and Peter Georgescu Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation Francis Goelet Fund
Herman Goldman Foundation Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Joseph L. Gossner Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Paul and Diane Guenther SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Joan Harris Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell Barbara Haws and William Josephson William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc. Hermione Foundation Susan and Roger Hertog Muna and Basem Hishmeh The Hite Foundation Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 Peter Jungen The Kaplen Foundation Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation Dr. Karen and Kevin Kennedy Temma and Alfred Kingsley Mrs. William T. Knight, III Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn Suzie and Bruce Kovner Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Honey Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Gerald L. Lennard Foundation Leon Levy Foundation Audrey Love Charitable Foundation George M. Lund Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald Nancy L. Marks Leni and Peter May Barbie and Tony Mayer
Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Carmen and Zarin Mehta Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Eugene Mercy, Jr. Bruce Meyers Vivian Milstein The Ambrose Monell Foundation Marion Moore Foundation The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation Stavros Niarchos Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Gary W. Parr Elaine and Charles Petschek Joan and Joel I. Picket Mabel Larremore Pope Fund Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro The Prospect Hill Foundation Susan and Jack Rudin Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Carol and Chuck Schaefer Didi and Oscar Schafer Donna and Marvin Schwartz Irving and Sara Selis Foundation Shirley Bacot Shamel Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro The Shubert Foundation Dr. Michael F. Shugrue Klara and Larry A. Silverstein Kent C. Simons : In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons Edith and Roy Simpson/The Resource Foundation C.F. Roe Slade Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Smilow Beatrice Snyder Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon Daisy and Paul Soros Jodie and Sean Sovak Joanne E. Spohler
The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation The Starr Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brook Taube The Troy Family: In memory of Joanne Joslin Troy The Alice Tully Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Paul Underwood Vital Projects Fund Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach Mary J. Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky Ann Ziff 2 Anonymous
Generous Supporters
Endowment Fund
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund
In the early days of the Orchestra, devoted lovers of music created an endowment to ensure the Philharmonic’s artistic excellence and financial security for future generations. To this day, the New York Philharmonic’s endowment helps support all of the Orchestra’s activities. During the 2009 –1 0 season, the Philharmonic received the following gifts of $5,000 or more, which, when combined with other contributions to the Endowment Fund, totaled more than $6 million.
The New York Philharmonic is grateful to the many generous Patrons who have helped sustain its historic commitment to excellence. With their gifts, the Orchestra offers unparalleled programs with today’s leading guest artists and conductors. They contribute, also, to education programs that are emulated around the world as well as to the Philharmonic’s acclaimed outreach initiatives. The following individuals and institutions have made these gifts, and we are honored to recognize them.
Unitrust by the will of Elizabeth G. Beinecke The Hon. and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman The Carson Family Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Francis Goelet Fund SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Mrs. William T. Knight III Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Honey M. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Elaine and Charles Petschek Joan and Joel I. Picket Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen Daisy and Paul Soros The Starr Foundation
Global Sponsor
Gifts of $150,000 or more
Credit Suisse
Daria and William C. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Francis Goelet Fund William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc. Roger and Susan Hertog Suzie and Bruce Kovner Leni and Peter May The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts Gary W. Parr Henry H. Shepard Trust Joan and Joel Smilow Target Mary J. Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky
Gifts of $500,000 or more The Carson Family Charitable Trust Leon Levy Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis MetLife Foundation Didi and Oscar Schafer The Alice Tully Foundation
Gifts of $250,000 or more BNY Mellon Yoko Nagae Ceschina J. Christopher Flowers The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Kaplen Foundation Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Montres Breguet The Fan Fox and Leslie Samuels Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich
Gifts of $100,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Baker & McKenzie LLP The Alec Baldwin Foundation Robert G. and Marie Beverly Bartner Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund (continued) Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Deutsche Bank Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink Jay S. Fishman John French III Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg Paul and Diane Guenther Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Honey Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak George Lund Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald Eugene Mercy, Jr. Vivian Milstein National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Joan and Joel I. Picket Thierry PortĂŠ and Yasko Tashiro Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Donna and Marvin Schwartz Shirley Bacot Shamel Klara and Larry A. Silverstein Daisy and Paul Soros
Gifts of $75,000 or more Helen and Robert Appel JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mrs. William T. Knight III Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Mabel Larremore Pope Fund John S. and Cynthia Reed Mr. and Mrs. Brook Taube Paul Underwood 1 Anonymous Patron
Gifts of $35,000 or more Marilyn and Robert Abrams American Express Adrienne Arsht Florence Blau Estate Marion I. Breen* Shirley Brodsky Citi Toos N. and Hira Daruvala Margaret Enoch Foundation Dale M. Frehse
Barbara and Peter Georgescu Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Joseph L. Gossner Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Guardian Life Insurance Company Edward D. Herlihy Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz The Hermione Foundation Muna and Basem Hishmeh Home Box Office, Inc. Peter Jungen Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman Audrey Love Charitable Foundation The Ambrose Monell Foundation Wendy Keys and Donald Pels Elaine and Charles Petschek The Prospect Hill Foundation Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rosen Susan and Jack Rudin Carol and Chuck Schaefer Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Edith and Roy Simpson/The Resource Foundation Jodie and Sean Sovak The Starr Foundation The Travelers Companies, Inc. Vital Projects Fund, Inc. Willow Lifestyle Clubs LLC
Gifts of $20,000 or more Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation Linda and Earle Altman Darlene Tranter Anderson Adrienne Arsht The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc. Ginette and Joshua Becker Mr. and *Mrs. William S. Beinecke The Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken Jill and John Chalsty Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Carolyn and David Cohen Joseph M. Cohen Constans Culver Foundation Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP
Ermenegildo Zegna Cynthia and Herbert Fields Alan and Sandra Gerry Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation Herman Goldman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gunther Greiner Joan Harris Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell Taeko Hattori Barbara Haws and William Josephson Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 Karen and Kevin Kennedy Temma and Alfred Kingsley Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund Gerald L. Lennard Foundation Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr. Thomas Lister Nancy Abeles Marks Barbie and Tony Mayer Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath Ray McGuire Carmen and Zarin Mehta Bruce Meyers Marion Moore Foundation, Inc. Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Renyi Susan and Elihu Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation, Inc. The Irving and Sara Selis Foundation Mary Jo and Ted Shen Michael F. Shugrue In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons The C.F. Roe Slade Foundation Beatrice Snyder Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon Joanne Spohler The Seth Sprague and Educational and Charitable Foundation Tiffany & Company Tishman Speyer The Troy Family: In memory of Joanne Joslin Troy Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach Rhoda Weiskopf Cohen: In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf
Ann Ziff 2 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $15,000 or more Deborah and Charles Adelman J. Aron Charitable Foundation Halee and David Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass Mrs. Morris Bergreen R. Bradford Evans In memory of Hope Perry Goldstein Maurice and Corinne Greenberg Rob and Mary Henrikson The Hite Foundation Henry H. Hoyt, Jr. Kekst and Company Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. The Mitsui USA Foundation The Netter Foundation William R. Rhodes Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root Leo Rosner Foundation Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo Michael A. Sennott Oscar L. Tang Ms. Beryl Snyder and Mr. Steven R. Trost Trust for Mutual Understanding Betsy and George Wiegers 1 Anonymous Patron
Gifts of $12,500 or more BWF Foundation Mrs. Daniel Cowin Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin P. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Lauder Arthur L. Loeb Elizabeth and Kirk Radke Madelon and Lawrence A. Rand Martin E. Segal / The Segal Company Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som 1 Anonymous Patron
Gifts of $10,000 or more Adrian and Jessie Archbold Charitable Trust Kathi and Peter Arnow Adam Aron Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund (continued) Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Bernstein The Barbara and Gary Brandt Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo A. Cisneros Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dinyar S. Devitre Dr. Edward DiCarlo Disney Worldwide Outreach Mary Early Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Edelman Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fadem French-American Cultural Exchange Dr. William and Judith Frost D. Maria L. Garcia GeNx360 Capital Partners Marilyn and Allan Glick Goldman Sachs & Co. The Marc Haas Foundation Mrs. Peter S. Heller Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc. Helene and Mark Kaplan Kathleen and Scott Kapnick Miller Khoshkish Foundation Helen and Martin Kimmel C.L.C. Kramer Foundation Joyce and Kent Kresa Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Loria Kathy and Ed Ludwig: In honor of Mark Nuccio Bernice Manocherian Robert B. Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Howard Morgan Howard S. Paley Mrs. Milton Petrie Dr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. Post Dr. Dale Atkins Rosen and Robert L. Rosen Elaine and Lawrence Rothenberg Ruth and Milton Rubin Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. The Shoe Charitable Foundation Frank V. Sica and Colleen McMahon Annaliese Soros Kay and Jackson Tai Malcolm Thomson Svetlana and Herbert Wachtell
Dr. Karl Wamsler Susanne Wamsler The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc. Wolffer Estate Vineyard 2 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $7,500 or more Mr. and Mrs. James Block Cheryl and Gordon Borteck Edith S. Bouriez Barbara and Rodgin Cohen Eleanor and Alvin Donnenfeld Thea Duell and Peter Cook Mrs. Charles H. Erhart Suzan Gordon Lynn and Harold Handler Steven L. Holley Rosa and John Hovey Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hupper Joan L. and Dr. Julius Jacobson, II Natalie Katz: In memory of Murray S. Katz Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Kern Sheila and Bill Lambert Cynthia and Anthony Lamport Mrs. Gene Lasdon Jonathan E. Lehman Betty and John A. Levin Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Liddy Robert V. Lindsay Margot and Robert Linton Carol and Albert Lowenthal Mr. and Mrs. David E. McKinney Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Nugent Susan Porter Susan and Arthur Rebell Amy and Jay Regan Rolex Watch, USA Ernestine and Herbert Ruben Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Jay Tanenbaum Lucille Werlinich Carolan and Peter Workman
Gifts of $6,000 or more Oded Aboodi David R. Adler Sheila and Steven Aresty Barbara and Stanley Arkin
Paula Freedman and Kulbir Arora Maurice and Lillian Barbash Judy and Howard Berkowitz The Leonard Bernstein Office Mrs. Leonard Block Emma and Eli Bluestone Mrs. James E. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Abraham E. Cohen Betsy and Alan D. Cohn Emma L. Dana Joshua Easterly Linda and John Eaves Eisai Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Fraenkel Joan and Donald Fried Dr. and Mrs. Victor Grann Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin Doris and Ralph E. Hansmann William Herrman Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Dalia and Larry Leeds Ann M. Longmore Arnaz and Jamsheed Marker: In memory of Feroza Marker James D. Matte and J. Christopher Beck Pamela and Edward McKelvey Lauren Blum and C. William Merten Norma and Edward Munves Murray L. Nathan Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian Rosenthal Anne and Frank Petralito Brian J. Pitz Charles J. Raab Peter H. Robinsohn Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Rita and Philip Rosen Lillian Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Rudin Hannelore Schulhof Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott Irene and Fred Shen The Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon Foundation Nancy and Robert Stone Sumitomo Corporation of America Flora and George Suter Ruth and Edmund Swanberg Paul A. Upham
Jeanette Sarkisian and Paul A. Wagner The Paula Vial Fund — Dian Woodner 3 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $5,000 or more Simin and Herb Allison Mimi and Barry Alperin Alpern Family Foundation Madeline and Stephen Anbinder Robert Arnow The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Brook and Roger Berlind Stephanie Bernheim Edith C. Blum Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Braddock Mr. and Mrs. Philip Caldwell Dr. Pamela Cantor and Richard Cantor Jane Carroll Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Chasanoff Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Clifford Dena and David Clossey Colgate-Palmolive Company The Edward T. Cone Foundation Michaela and Leon Constantiner Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cowett The Dana Foundation Lucy and Nat Day Connie and Steve Delehanty Marie G. Dennett Foundation The Alice M. Ditson Fund Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Durst Ruth* and Jack Eagan Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Eberstadt Lewis Eisenberg R. Bradford Evans Carol J. Feinberg Norman Feit Paula and Edward Fichtner Lois Chiles and Richard Gilder Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Grant Jane-Howard Hammerstein Dan Healy The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Diane and Kenneth Hipkins Dr. and Mrs. K. D. Irani Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Isenberg Marjorie B. Kahn
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund (continued) The J.M. Kaplan Fund Ellen and Howard C. Katz Joe Keenan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. Roberta and Arnold Krumholz Keri Jackson and Adrian Kunzle Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Kurjan Linda and Sandy Lindenbaum Jerome and Kenneth Lipper Foundation Ruth and Leonard Litwin Sharon Handler and Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Mrs. Richard Lombard Susan Baker and Michael Lynch Mr. and Mrs. William Mack Beverley and Frank MacInnis Samuel C. Miller The Mirken Foundation Elizabeth Glazer and William Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Alice and *Richard Netter Patricia and Erik Nicolaysen Gilda and Fred Nobel Oceanic Heritage Foundation Mrs. Paul E. Parker, Jr. Amy and John Peckham Judy and Harold Prince Vicki and Charles Raeburn The Reed Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Patricia and John Roche Peter Rothschild Giacomo Santangelo The Staten Island Foundation Natasha and Richard Stowe Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund Jean and Dick Swank John C. Thomas, Jr. Debra and William Toppeta Ann and Thomas Unterberg The Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge Foundation Drs. Nancy and Andrew Weiland Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Weis Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Winkler Wolfensohn Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osgood Wood
Patrick B. Woods The Woodbourne Foundation Anne Eden Woodward Foundation Mortimer B. Zuckerman 2 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $4,000 or more Ethel and Philip Adelman Charitable Foundation, Inc. Elsie L. Adler Susan Beckerman Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim Cynthia and Alexander Bing Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brandt Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bunn, Jr. Colleen Foster and Chris Canavan Trust of Lucy Cooledge Elizabeth de Cuevas Mrs. Lawrence Feldman Ashleigh Fernandez Joan Weltz and Arthur Field Eunice and Milton Forman H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. Friedman Sheree A. and Gerald L. Friedman Linda Gage and Timothy M. O’Connor Nancy and Dennis Gilbert Karen and Henry Glanternik Sunny and Brad Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Goldman Beatrice C. Goldschmidt Florence Davis and Anthony C. Gooch Robert F. Gossett, Jr. Anne C. and Burton G. Greenblatt Jane and Randy Guggenheimer Jan M. Guifarro Leonore and Michael Hyatt Elihu and Harriet Inselbuch Dr. Betty S. Iu Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kahaner William W. Karatz Anita Kirsten: In memory of Marvin Kirsten Mr. and Mrs. Lee Klingenstein Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Kirby Mrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) Kirby Marvin and Rosalind Kochman Eleanor D. Kress Martha and Friedrich Kueffner Arthur S. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Lesser
Sivia Loria Carol and Daniel Marcus Enken and Jerome Mayer Dr. Wesley Cornelious McClure Marie and Joe Melone Stanis and Walter Mihm Mary Lou and Robert Morgado The Munera Family Foundation Myriad, Inc. Ruth Newman: In memory of Leonard Newman Mr. and Mrs. Yale I. Paprin Barbara and Sidney J. Pollack Dr. Gary and Deborah Raizes David and L. Amanda Rhael Gail and Michael Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rose Constance Rosen Barbara and Alan Rosenzweig Sarafian Foundation Nancy and Henry Schacht Eli Schonberger: In memory of Lois Marvin and Joyce S. Schwartz Fund Michael Sharp Alice Sim Margaret and A.J.C. Smith Dr. Olympia Hadjiliadis and Dr. Ioannis Stamos John S. Tamagni Duhanne and Douglas Tansill Carol H. Taylor Karen N. Tell Toshiba America, Inc. Harriette and Clay Ward Sue Ann Weinberg Sally and Harold Weisman Bernard Weiss, MD Ronnie and Jeffrey Weinstein Judy Witt Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn Kryspin Ziemski 4 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $3,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Elkan Abramowitz Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno The Amphion Foundation Leona Clague and Yonathan Arbel Vona and James Bach
Richard Bassik Fran and Martin Berkowitz Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Martin Blackman Margot and Jerry Bogert Cornelia and Tom Bonhag Dr. and Mrs. Sorin Brener Gerow D. Brill John N. Brogard Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Brown Morton Brown Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan Joyce and Joel Buchman Ann and Herbert Burger Mary Elizabeth Combe Jamie Stern and Michael Connolly Nathalie and Marshall Cox Carol and George Crapple Richard Cunniff, Jr. Lillian Butler Davey Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Davis Andrea and Ronald DeFeo Harriett and Marcel Dekker Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Diaz-Matos Charles and Sandra Drimal Joan and Alvin Einbender Jeanne Ellis Kathleen Emberger Otho E. Eskin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C.N. Evans Susan and Arthur Fleischer Arlyn and Edward L. Gardner Carlson Gerdau Marilyn and Bud Greenspan Dr. Dorothy Kim Lee and Victor Han Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Henshaw, III Ta Chun Hsu Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, III Lenore and Michael Hyatt Frank E. Hydoski Olga and Eric Jorgensen Neil Katz Betsy and Thomas F. Kearns William S. Keating Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Kolb David B. Kriser Foundation Nanette L. Laitman Dr. Harold Laufman Shelly and George Lazarus
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund (continued) Katherine Leech and Scot C. Galliher Drs. Kenneth Levey and Jessica Pardich Elyane E. Lombardy, M. D. Susan R. Malloy Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Marks Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews Dr. and Mrs. William W. McCutchen, Jr. Robin McGarry, M.D Elizabeth Lucier McKeever Mr. and Mrs. Philip Milstein Gillian and Sylvester Miniter Karl G. Moller Hadassah Brooks Morgan and Thomas B. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Mueller Robert D. and Eve W. Paul Evelyn Peterson Judith and James Pohlman Brenda and Berndt Rauch Paula and Ira M. Resnick Peter and Linda Riguardi Deborah Roberts and Al Roker Anne H. and Robert D. Sack Arthur Samberg Lawrence A. Sax June and Paul Schorr III Nadine Schramm, Budd Enterprises Ltd. Wendy and Richard Schwartz Steven Seiden Edith and Alan Seligson Audrey Lou Sevin Michael Sheffery Simmons Family Gil Shiva Adrianne and William Silver In honor of Joel Smilow Hope G. Solinger Nancy and Burt Staniar Mrs. Carl Stern Morris Sussman Marcy Syms Jean E. Taylor Mark R. Timperley Barbara and Donald Tober Nathaniel H. Usdan Mrs. Philip R. Von Stade Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Wachen Norma and Burton Wasserman — In memory of Adele Young
Phyllis and Jack Wertenteil In memory of Doris T. Weiss Dr. Philip D. Wilson Saul L. Zalkin Janet Zinberg and Joel Zinberg: In memory of Arthur D. Zinberg Peter Zinman and Claudia Ray 3 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $2,500 or more Gloria and Bert Abrams Caryl and Herbert Ackerman Adelaida Anderson Goldie Anna Charitable Trust Barbara Axel Bryan A. Barnett Marion and Sam Bass Helaine and Rick Beckerman Ruth Bender Doris Benewitz Emily M. Berger Carol and Myles Berkman Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berman Ann and Dan Bernstein Marisol and Moreton Binn Philena T. Bolden Kirsty Bonner Alice and Stuart Boynton Carol and Arthur Brill Cynthia D. Brodsky Gary Brooks Jeanne and Malcolm Campbell Christopher Carter Anna Lucia Fuentes and Dr. Ricardo Castaneda Judy Champion Ohn Choe Babette and Dr. Carmel Cohen Eileen and Stephen Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cohen Marian and James H. Cohen Susan B. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Cohn John W. Creamer Sally E. Cummins Micalyn S. Harris and Louis J. Cutrona, Jr. Sriram P. Das Mr. and Mrs. Evan Dawson Maria De Sousa Ruth and Robert Diefenbach
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dineen Peter R. Dolan Teresa Donahue Erica Drake Mary Eagan Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg Foundation Harold Eisenberg, Jr. John A. Elliott Elaine Fabrikant Fahey Family Foundation Jessica and Daniel Fass Valerie and Lois Feigen Kenneth and Diane Feinberg Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fennelly Trish and Steve Fillo Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sherer Finley Pamela Flaherty Antoinette Fleisch Barbara G. Fleischman Charles Forman Elaine Sisman and Martin Fridson Rosele and Daniel Frishwasser Johanna and Leslie Garfield Dr. Claude Ghez Edythe and Mike Gladstein Miriam Goldman Linda and Richard Goldstein Patricia A. Gordon Annette Green John F. Green David and Alan Greene Family Foundation, Inc. Alexis Gregory Terry Grossman Dr. Carin Lamm and Peter Gruenberger Susan Gullia Russell Hamilton The Hammerling Family Dr. Phyllis Hattis Taeko Hattori Joel Hershey and Roy Eddey Gregory Ho Arlene Hochman Elizabeth O. Hollahan Jo K. Jagoda Angela and Scott Jaggar Jim and Jean Stuart M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. William R. Johnston Alexandra K. Jones
Anita A. Kahn George Kaough Maury I. Kaplin Prof. and Mrs. Robert A. Kavesh Robert M. Kaye Alfonso Kimche Nancy Kipper Alyce and Samuel Kirschenbaum Peggy and Harvey Koeppel Ellen and Murray Koppelman Karen and Alan M. Krause Casey and Sam Lambert Lee Lamont Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Lane Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange JoAnn Laudi Wilma and Walter Leinhardt Frances A. Taber and Barry Lenson Phyllis and Bernard Leventhal Marjory and John Lewin John Lundsten and Daniel K. O’Donnell Connie and Bob MacCrate Dr. Sally Hodder and Dr. Adel Mahmoud Mrs. Lloyd B. Makepeace Edwina Marks Carol and Arthur Maslow Barbara and Sorrell Mathes Cheryne and David McBride Dr. and Mrs. Donald McCain Pat and Bill Mears Sally and Jay J. Meltzer Richard and Ronay Menschel — In honor of Sue Mercy and Paula Root Dr. Jean E. Merrill Mrs. Stanley R. Miller Major Philip S. Milton, Ret. Steven J. Miron Dr. Richard Moskowitz Millie and Peter Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Karlheinz Muhr Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Nitze Deborah Bohr and James Oakes Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Obstbaum Anita O‘Gara Mr. and Mrs. George D. O‘Neill Gladys George and Stuart Orsher, M.D. Gabrielle and Michael Palitz Dr. and Mrs. David R. Payne Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Pennington
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund (continued) Elliot and Stephanie Pinson Irene Pletka Jonathan Pollack Ronnie and William Potter Isabella del Frate Rayburn Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ragovoy Peggy S. Rice Sheila Mahony and Charles Riggs Joan M. Roguski Ellen and Kenneth Roman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen Missy and Allen Rosenshine Dr. Deborah Sherman and Dr. Mark Rubin Judith and Michael Rudman: In memory of Leonard Hochman Janet Bartucci-Samuel Barbara and John Samuelson Betty and Paul Schaffer Marge Scheuer Susan and Bruce Schlecter Pearl and Henry Schour Shirley and Alfred Schechter William and Janet Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. William C. Scott James and Patricia Scott John Seaman Florence and Jay William Seligman Morton and Sandra Semel Foundation Drs. William and Vicki Semel Susan and James Serota Renate and Sidney Shapiro Norman Shuman Suzanne and David Simon: In loving memory of Emmy-Lou Cohn Flo and Warren Sinsheimer Bernice J. Smilowitz Mary Ann Smith Helene and Herbert Solomon In memory of Andre Sprogis Elaine* and Stephen Stamas Susan and Joseph Stamler Connie Steensma and Rick Prins Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Steffan Sheila Steinberg Linda B. Stern Susan K. and Jeffrey M. Stern Beverley and Sabin Streeter Elise C. and Marvin B. Tepper Priscilla and Jerome Teich
Judy E. Tenney Marina and Bill Thomas Theresa S. Thompson Nils G. Tolling Mr. and Mrs. Michael V.M. van der Voort Jacobus Van Heerden Marlene Ver Planck Vintage Foundation Inc. Ms. Nancy Volin and Dr. Jean-Pascal Simon Dorothy Waldron Dr. and Mrs. Harry Weinrauch Judy and Jerry Weinstein Carol and Ken Weiser Katherine B. Whitney Saul and Roberta Wolfe Lois and Martin Zelman Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimo 5 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $2,000 or more Donald R. Allen Dr. and Mrs. David M. Arneson Nicolina R. Astorina Janice and David Barnard Allene and Ken Berman Roxanne Brandt Frances and Leo Bretter Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Burton Celestine and Howard Campbell Zhikai Chen Mr. and Mrs. Rroderick Chin Pedro and Maria Chomnalez Barbara Coller Karen and Hugh Connell Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr. Andrew Duell Robert Dupuy Elaine Katz Edlin Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Hortense F. Feldblum Arthur F. Ferguson Barbara Finberg Shirley and Irving Finkelstein Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Finnegan Robert J. Gallagher Elinor and Hasan Garan Fabian and Carola Garcia Maurice Gilbert Trust
Maxine and Marvin Gilbert Danielle and Ned Ginty Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus Elizabeth Gouger and Dr. Alen Shapiro The Grateful Foundation Lois E. Grayson Jessica and Drew Guff Pauline G. Hecht, M.D. Timothy Hughes Susan G. Jacoby Mrs. Niels W. Johnsen Christine Ju Mr. and Mrs. John Kanak Rita Katz Charles Kimbrough Stephanie Sirota Koch Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Kohn Inge and John Konther Robert S. Khristov Naomi and Marvin Lipman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lisanti Richard L. Louth Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan Barbara S. Mosbacher Donald Mullen Marianna Nunez Maria Olivia and Jim Judelson James Paterson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Perella Mr. and Mrs. Irving Phillips Patricia and Robert Phillips Darlyne M. Pitt Robert Press Mark E. Pruzanski Margaret and Russel Rabito Dana and Richard Reimer Resources Counselors, Inc. Franci Blassberg and Joe Rice Robbins Foundation, Inc. Gerald Rochelle Sally Rocker and Christopher C. Paci Robert F. Rothschild Dr. Svetlana Salerno Tysha and Phillip Scott Ruth and Julian Schroeder Linda Jackson and Cherif Sedky Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Seifer Seligman Foundation Dorothy Sahn Siegal
Alvin and Selma Silverman Barbara Slifka Si Spiegel Judith and Howard Steinberg Zachary Townsend Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Trost Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vogelfanger Hamayoun Vossoughi Evelene Wechsler Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wendt Mary Ellen and Mitchell Williams Mrs. Stephen L. Wolf Richard Willard Dr. Carl Eugene Wilson Sachiko Yokoyama 5 Anonymous Patrons
Gifts of $1,500 or more James and Kevin Abernathy Helen H. Acker Ellen and Rex Adams Jean K. Ando Gerald and Petra Appelstein Susan and Robert Appleby In honor of Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic Rose Marie Armetta Dr. and Mrs. David M. Arneson Karen Arnone Kari T. Asperheim Joel Azzerrad William P. Barbeosch and Marta B. Varela Mrs. William S. Barrack, Jr. Betty Barton Dr. Kathryn and Mr. Bruce Beal James Bell Elizabeth L. Bennett Andrew and Kathy Berkman Davi Ascher Strauss Bernstein Francine Berry Ann Berzin Janie and Thomas Bezanson Ronald Blaylock Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Bleiberg Allison Blinken Barbara S. Blumberg Blum-Merians Foundation, Inc. Debra Bock Ann and William Bohlin
Generous Supporters
Annual Fund (continued) Dr. Adele Boskey Christopher Branca Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann Dr. Juan-Carlos Brenes Alice B. and James T. Brown Kenneth Browne Judith and Robert Burger James V. V. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Burton Sandra and James C. Carter Zitta and William Chapman Josseline Charas Audrey and Jerome Chatzky Dr. Miguel Cima John Clarke Mr. Rryan Colbert Andrea L. Colby Isabel Collins Nancy W. and Ronald A. Collins Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Cosio-Pascal Sophie and George Coumantaros Annika E. Croone Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Cruikshank Ellen R. Nadler and J. Cubitto Richard Cuniff Dr. Frances Curcio Barbara and B. Dannenberg Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Davis Ria A. Davis Robert B. Deans, Jr. Raymond Debbane Edward De Luca, Jr. Leonard DeLuca Barbara M. Deacon Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Debbane Patricia and Wolfgang Demisch Thomas Dobler Jeremy Dobrick Patrick Donahue Brian E. Donaldson Edmund C. Duffy Alison Dunham — In memory of Dr. Norman S. Blackman Joan G. Dyer Rachel and Oded Edan Terri Edersheim and B. Robert Meyer J. Mark Edwards Karen and Jay Eliezer David Endler
Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman Suellen Ettinger Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Evans Kenneth L. Everett Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Evnin Anna and Jim Fantaci Phyllis Feder Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Feldman Joan and William Felder Dr. Barbara Lohse and Dr. Donald Fischman Heather I. Fuhrman and Samuel E. Fisher George L. Fleming Dr. and Mrs. Roland Folter Mr. and Ms. James D. Fornari Gwendolyn Foster Emily Braun and Andrew Frackman Robin McGarry, M.D. and Joseph A. Franciosa, M.D. Bill and Caryn Freilich Alice L. and Lawrence N. Friedland Fredrica S. and Stevphen J. Friedman Geraldine Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman Karen and Edward Friedman Gladys M. Froustet George Gallo Francesco Galtieri Dr. Carol Garber Mr. and Mrs. Gideon I. Gartner Dr. Merwin Geffen and Dr. Norman Solomon Lee Gelber Carolyn D. Gentile Mr. and Mrs. William J. Geoghegan Carol and Jerry Gertz Christopher George Joan Gerstler Rebecca Gillan Maryann and John Gilmartin Joan and Sam Ginsburg Victor J. Goldberg and Patricia A. Waldeck Wendy Goldberg Andrew Golden Gay and Carl Goldman Mae Goldstein Wilbur Gonzalez The Constance and Leonard Goodman Charitable Fund Senator Roy M. Goodman Barbara and Robert Goodkind
Toby and Michael Gorelick Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz and Mr. Michael Gormley Mr. and Mrs. Gould, Jr. Judy and George Graff Dianne and Bruce Grossman Gardner Grout Foundation The Stanley and Kathleen Grumbacher Foundation Marcelo Guerra Joseph Gusmano Michael I. Gustave Dr. Heskel M. Haddad Kara and Shane Hade Anne and John Hall Edward Hall Margo and Stan Harrison Peter B. Haughton, MD Khalid R. W. Haywood Karen C. Hegener Mr. and Mrs. James A. Heller George H. Heilborn Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hermanos Kenneth E. Holden Andrew Holifield Heide Huttl Mary Norato Indeglia Martha Ingram John, Mary & Bernard Jacobs Foundation Anita and Robert Jacobson David Jaquet Harry Lee Jones Irene and Jacob Judd Laurence R. Jurdem Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn Robert Kandel Gilla Kaplan Dr. Attallah Kappas Ginger D. Karren: In memory of Arnold and Marie Volpe Greta Katzauer Philip Colin Kane Dr. Andre H. Kelleners Thomas and Marianna Kennedy Debra Kessler Adele P. Kindred Roberta C. King Lawrence K. Kinsella Gail and Stephen Kittenplan
Betsy and Robert Knapp Lucinda Knuth Jacques and Margot W. Kohn Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kronfeld Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Koster Sandra L. Kozlowski Lydia and Edwin Kronfeld Joseph Kubler Donald W. Kuk Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kurzweil Adriana and Raymond LaRraja I. Lai Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch Lee Lamont Barbara and Loeber Landau Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lang Kathleen Lawler Naomi and John R. Lawrence Eddie Lee Florence D. Lee Mary Jane Lee Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leezenbaum Grace Leight Julius Leiman-Carbia Trude B. Lemle Lee C. Lensky Jean and John Lesser Robert Leven and Mira Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leventhal Robert L. Levine YingJie Li Mr. and Mrs. George F. Little, II Dorothy Litwin Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Loftus Jared Longhitano Richard Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs. John Loveless Grace Lyu-Volckhausen Holly and Christian MacDonald Carol and Earle I. Mack Edward Mafoud Eve France and Howard Maisel Elsa Garcia and Julius Mannino William Mannion Mr. and Mrs. Philip Maletta Maria Marchetti Dr. Sabina and Moshe Margalit Magda Margolis Kevin Marrinan
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Annual Fund (continued) Sarah J. Martin Andrew Martin-Weber Carol and Arthur Maslow A. K. Matsumoto Jill Mautner Marguerite McAdoo Joanne and Guy McCarter Maria and Thomas McCaskill Donna M. and Robert J. McCoy Millie and David McCoy Josephine N. McFadden Gerard McGorian Brian McGrath Christopher McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McNamara Iris McQuistion Gita and Sonny Mehta Polibio Meneses Bobbie and Mickey Meshirer Ellen Metzendorf Marjorie L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mnuchin Barbara B. Moore Alejandra Mora Arno and Axel Motulsky Caitlin Pincus and Dan Motulsky Carol and Stephen Negron, Jr. Lynn Neuman Dr. Gordon Neufeld Rev. Dr. Allen R. Newman Laura K. and Richard L. Novak Doris Nussbaum Joan O‘Connor Helen Ojha William Olbricht Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Oroschakoff Juris and Gita Padegs Pamela and Edward Pantzer Soo Y. Park Mr. and Mrs. Pennoyer Mrs. Harold S. Perl Barbara Perlmutter Eugene Petracca, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philipps Wayne Phillips Robin L. Eisner and William Polf Eric Porres Robert and Amy Poster Regina and Otto Pretsfelder
Dr. Mark Ptashne and Ms. Lucy Gordon Rita and Louis V. Quintas Janet Ramsdal thanks Jon Deak Clyde and Camille Rankin Mrs. Kurtis Reed Laurence Reich Mr. and Mrs. and Sherie Reiter Peter V. Rezos Frank R. Rinaldi John F. Robson Sheila J. Robbins Vincent L. Rogers, Jr. Mark A. Romney Karen and Ken Rosen Dr. Sonia Rosenbaum Rosalind Rosenberg Leslie and Michael James Rosenfield The Rosenthal Family Foundation Susan Ross Mr. and Mrs. Barry Roth Mr. and Mrs. Burton Rubin Nancy B. Rubinger Martin G. Ruckel Adam Rudin Rivka Rudner, Ph.D. Joan L. and Reade Ryan, Jr. Arlene and Chester Salomon Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Salvati Dr. Richard L. Saphir Hiroshi Sasaki Richard E. Scheid Caroline and Stuart Schimmel Diana K. Schuld Dr. Vivian Schulte Peter Scola Sarah Jane Sculco Dr. Richard and Marla Seldes Naomi O. Seligman and Ernest M. von Simson Sharmila Sen Victoria Seplarsky Vivian Serota Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Shannon Dr. and Mrs. Gerald and Nancy Shaw Mr. and Mrs. David A. Sheehan Gail Sheehy Jonathan Silberlicht, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Al Silverman Pamela Singleton
Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Skove Benjamin Small Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Sobel Jennie Sorese Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Spencer Norton Spiel and Laurie Kranz Elissa Burke and Alec Stais Elizabeth and Peter Stegemann Martha Roby Stephens Fred Stein Peter Steinman and Todd Geringswald Susan C. Stewart, M.D. Robert and Carlyn Stonehill Rosemary Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streim Peter Sullivan and Mary Krueger Amanda Sutton Lawrence A. Sykes Charitable Trust Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sznajder Akio Tagawa Mr. and Mrs. Taggart Robert D. Taisey, Esq. Paul Tenaglia Deborah and Wallace Thomas R.D. Topkis and Family Helen and Hector Torres Phyllis Trible Lynn and David Troyka Rachel Wetstein and Daniel Turkel Marsha Tosk and Seymour Ubell Adam Van Hyfte Max Van Gilder and Georgette Jasen Nancy Vardakis Tina Vasan Dr. Manuel Vazquez Norman Volk Mrs. Philip von Slade Monica Beck and Mark Waddell Pat and Wayne Warnken In memory of Phyllis Weiner Harriet and Paul Weissman Hilda and Arthur Wenig Charles Wenzel Michelle Wernli and John McGarry Carol West Mr. and Mrs. Avram Westin Judy and Josh Weston Carol Ann Wetmore, RN, MSN Howard Wexler, Ph.D.
Barbara and Ken White Dr. and Mrs. Craig and Susu Wilson Timothy S. Wilson Shirley and Yohalem Helena Anne Yuhas Marie Zehngebot Leonard Zigelbaum Laura and Zimet Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer Dr. Harriet Zuckerman 26 Anonymous Patrons
* Deceased
(Current as of August 31, 2010)
Generous Supporters
Education Donors (continued) The New York Philharmonic is a national leader in music education. During the 168th season, education partnerships continued to expand and served as models for cultural institutions worldwide. Partnerships in New York City public schools, global initiatives in Asia, and concert series for young audiences are just a few examples of the Philharmonic’s commitment to engaging its community and creating the next generation of audiences for symphonic music. The New York Philharmonic offers grateful thanks to the following donors for their high level of support for our Educational Programs in the 2009 –1 0 season: MetLife Foundation The Carson Family Charitable Trust Credit Suisse The William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the William Randolph Hearst Education Endowment Fund The Astor Education Fund Deutsche Bank IBM Company Fund for the Conductorship of Youth Concerts JP Morgan Chase Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Mary P. Oenslager Student Concert Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller Fund Edith and Roy Simpson/the Resource Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Citi An Endowment in the Name of Lillian Butler Davey Basem L. Hishmeh The Willard T.C. Johnson Fund The Beatrice Snyder Foundation
Helen and Robert Appel Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Halee and David Baldwin Teaching Artist Fund The Donald and Vera Blinken General Education Endowment Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen Rhoda Weiskopf Cohen; in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation Disney Worldwide Outreach Dale M. Frehse Jephson Education Trust No. 2 Mrs. Erich Leinsdorf Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Endowment Fund Miller Khoshkish Foundation Marion Moore Foundation Mitsui USA Foundation Leo Rosner Foundation The Edna Barnes Salomon Educational Fund Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. Malcolm Thomson
Kathi and Peter Arnow The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Shirley Brodsky Colgate-Palmolive Company Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Oceanic Heritage Foundation The Staten Island Foundation
Generous Supporters
Heritage Society Members of the Heritage Society play a significant role in the future of the Orchestra through gifts in their wills or other estate plans, all of which contribute to the Philharmonic’s Endowment Fund. That fund helps the institution maintain the highest artistic standards of performance, attract the leading guest conductors and soloists, and support a wide range of education and outreach programs to the community. Members of the Heritage Society honor the truly priceless legacy that the Philharmonic has inherited from earlier music lovers by continuing to extend this legacy into the future. We are honored to recognize certain Heritage Society members who are thoughtfully playing their part in preserving a tradition of excellence for future generations. Gregory and Janet Abels Helen H. Acker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Leo Alves and Patricia Grove Janet J. Asimov Elleyn Amron Austin Gail F. Baker Halee and David Baldwin P. Richard Bauer Ruth L. Bauman in memory of Helen Bauman Judith-Anne Beard Dr. Kurt Becker and Ms. Joyce Weinstein *David and Marion Benedict Suzanne Bennett Joan Benson Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim Davi Ascher Strauss Bernstein The Hon. And Mrs. Donald Blinken Edith S. Bouriez, Chair Ann M. Bragg Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr. Ruth and Alan Broder Eliane Bukantz C.T. Bundy 2D Naomi J. Chandler Rev. Chawanda Charae Josseline Charas Betsy Levitt Cohn Mrs. Thais Cohrone Mrs. James W. Crystal Harrison R. T. Davis Sue Ann Dawson Connie and Steve Delehanty Diane Deschamps Hockstader
Adnan Divjan Dr. Richard Donovan Domitilia M. dos Santos Mr. John Dunham and Mrs. Allison B. Dunham Diane C. Dunne Dr. Joan Eliasoph Robert E. Evans Richard B. Everett Richard A. Feit Hortense F. Feldblum James Ferrara Stephen W. Fillo Stuart M. Fischman Herbert J. Frank Dale M. Frehse Chaim S. Freiberg Elizabeth and Larry Gelb Joan E. Gerstler Carol and Jerry Gertz Nora Lee Glass Mimi Goldfinger Katherine Greene Kathleen M. Gresser Paul and Diane Guenther Susan Gullia Al and Joan Halpern Mr. and Mrs. John B. Haney Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Ted Hassen Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser John B. Hebard Louise and Robert W. Hewitt Drs. Noel and Patricia Holmgren Caroline Stephens Holt
Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Honigfeld Lun Chia Hsu Barbara C. Humphrey Andre M. Hurni and Deborah A. Kempe Edgar E. and Renee Jackson Erwin and Marianne Jaffe Mrs. Marcia Joondeph Peter H. Judd Marjorie B. Kahn *Mr. and Mrs. Murray S. Katz Mrs. Greta Katzauer Sara Kennedy Thomas C. and Joan P. King Jerry Kleinman Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Joan D. Kotzenberg Marilyn and Paul Kramer Marilyn Lamar Nora Roberts Leidesdorf Grace Leight Arthur S. Leonard Marilyn J. Liebowitz John C. Lieff Robert V. Lindsay Catherine Lomuscio Florence Lotrowski Virginia S. Lyon Carol and Daniel Marcus Cynthia and Michael Marks Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Matacotta Ingrid and Douglas Matheson Millie and David McCoy Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath Ann McHugh, Ph. D.
Millicent McKinley Phyllis Melhado Robert J. Melnick John Metz Phyllis J. Mills Rosalind Miranda Gerald Morgan, Jr. Cynthiane Morgenweck Anne M. Morris Carlos Moseley Mr. and *Mrs. Murray L. Nathan Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Nearenberg The Netter Foundation Alan A. and Barbara Nicoll Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Anita O’Gara Ronald Oleet Mrs. Robert E. Pabst Evelyn P. and *Robert L. Peterson Sidney J. Pollack Susan Porter Thomas J. Porto Mrs. Elizabeth H. Potter Eleanor X. Pripadcheff Francis Rasmus Mrs. Kurtis Reed Angela Reich, Ph.D. Jack H. Resnick and Rhoda B. Resnick Laura A. Ressner Karen and Joshua A. Rich V Herbert Robinson Evelyn and Paul Ronell Paula L. Root Pearle Rosenblatt
Generous Supporters
Heritage Society (continued) Jay S. and Gladys M. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Seymour A. Rosenthal Seth Rosner Joann Ross Gretchen Gair Royce Ravi Rozdon Carol Brown Ruffo and Daniel J. Ruffo Judy and Dirk Salz Frank and Lolita Savage Carol and Chuck Schaefer Dr. Vivian Schulte Rosa L. Schupbach Connie and Durelle Scott John Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Segal Helena Segy Arthur B. and Judith Broder Sellner Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro Michael F. Shugrue Bruce Silberblatt Jeffrie J. Silverberg Florence Charwat Simon Mrs. Harold Smith Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som Marion G. Speer Rosmarie and W.F. Spitznagel Stephen Stamas Martha Roby Stephens Ruth and Harold Stern Diana A. Stern John C. Thomas Jr. Edith F. Unger Barbara Z. Wallace Helen Waltuck Rose Lynn Weinstein Kay Welch Joan Weltz and Arthur Field Barbara B. and Frank P. Wendt Lucille Werlinich Jess Weston and Mary Mok Weston Willilam H. Mears Marty Wolf Michele Zalkin Saul L. Zalkin Perri Zweifler Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zweig 15 Anonymous
Generous Supporters
Honor & Memorial Gifts The New York Philharmonic recognizes those thoughtful individuals who have honored or memorialized loved ones or friends by making generous gifts in their names. Donors’ names are italicized. Honoring
Shirley Bacot Shamel Mrs. John R. Cannell Anniversary of Drs. George and Barbara Burton Lana R. Berke Jon Deak Mr. and Mrs. Stanley K. Ramsdal Stanley Drucker Dorothy Siegel Suellen Ettinger Mr. and Mrs. John Curley Katherine Farley Jerry Gliklich Gerald Hassell Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Gardner Bela Horvath Alan Steinfeld, M.D. Mr. H. Frederick Krimendahl, II and Ms. Emilia A. Saint-Amand Kevin and Karen Kennedy Honey Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Aaron Mr. and Mrs. Lee P. Klingenstein John C. Lieff’s 70th Birthday Lauren Gai Pamela Richard Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schneier Rohanna Mehta Jeff Brown
Ellen Metzendorf Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Gruenberg
Memorializing
Jaffar and Samina Azam Sahir Azam
Mr. and Mrs. Philipps 50th Anniversary David Gavrin Peter Grosewald Judy Gruenberger
Rose Bahlke Ingeborg Pedersen
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Picket 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pomerantz Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Seslowe
Elizabeth Beinecke Marion S. Brown George Labalme, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Tansill
Luke Poeppel David Poeppel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaefer Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Blau Joel E. Smilow Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Seiden Daisy Soros Susan L. Baker and Michael R. Lynch Tom Stacy Mary G. Hadcock Joseph Storm Myrna S. Zinn Lawrence H. Tarlow on his 25th as Librarian Mr. and Mrs. William Tarlow Mr. and Mrs. Warshawsky Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Harrison Sandy Warshawsky Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schoenfeld Saul Zalkin Peter Steinman and Todd Geringswald
Lorin Bernsohn Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. T. Yee Florence Borkan Lionel Borkan Gordon Bronstein Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow Alice P. Chodosh Meryl C. Chodosh-Weiss Leslie A. Cooper Eva Cooper Benjamin Feder Daniel J. Krellenstein
Suellen Ettinger Ellen Haas Naomi Isogai Roxane Kammerer Dr. and Mrs. Dan Raviv Mr. and Mrs. Barry Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Seifert Nona Ventry Barbara Zucker-Zarett Dennis Gilmour June A. Gilmour Lewis Gordonson Lara Lawrence Sylvia Greenburg Sandra K. Bendfeldt Joan S. Groct Joel Azerrad Aaron Herman Rosalie Kesslen Sheldon Kesslen Beth Roth Cheryl Wilson Eugene Herman Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow Henry Herzfeld Erwin B. Drucker Alan Hewitt Robert W. Hewitt
Ira L. Freilicher Vivian Freilicher
Leonard Hochman Arlene Hochman Judith E. Rudman
Mrs. Isaac Garb Mr. Isaac S. Garb
Constance R. Hoguet Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hoguet, III
Mikki Gerstenhaber Sylvia Arnowich Gail F. Baker Joan Conner Carol Dallos
David John Howard Everell A. Buenting Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dipaola Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leheny Barbara Milroy
Generous Supporters
Honor & Memorial Gifts (continued) Paul G. Nasser Renee Pope Mr. and Mrs. James Routh Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Showalter Mr. and Mrs. Alok Vora Joanne Joslin Troy Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Gruenberg William B. Troy Martin E. Karp Naomi J. Karp Dorothy Kashman Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow Doris Lesser William L. Goldman Helen Lowell Marvin Kornfeld Selwyn Malin Mary A. Malin Virginia and Leonard Marx Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Gruenberg Sue Mercy Roberta Abrams Lois Altshul Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bach Adele Block Mr. and Mrs. James A. Block Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Blum Mr. and Mrs. Marvin K. Broder Kenneth Brody The Carwill Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cooperman Robert P. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Steven Einhorn Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Eisenberg Katherine G. Farley and Jerry I. Speyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Friedman Charlotte Gold The Gant Family Foundation Michael R. Griffinger Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee F. Hart The Healey Family Foundation
Terry S. Herst Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hittinger Joyce Hoch Anita Hoffman David L. Hoffman Maury I. Kaplin Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Karasic Marcia Kligman Mr. and Mrs. Christian A. Lange Lehigh University Alumni Association Barbara A. Lehman Maxine Lesnik Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Leventhal Lois K. Levy Mr. and Mrs. David Marrus Robert B. Menschel Nancy Metzendorf Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mindich Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Mirken Arthur & Marilyn Penn Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Reid Ruttenberg Carol Schepps Mr. and Mrs. Axel Schupf Cynthia H. Schwab Mr. and Mrs. David Silfen Mr. and Mrs. Roger Strong Camilla Trinchieri and Stuart P. Greenspon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Tulcin Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wallach The Wilf Family Foundation Harry H. Wise Elliot K. Wolk Roy J. Zuckerberg Nancy H. Moldover The Cunningham Dance Foundation Mary O’Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow Roger Paget Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow Stanley Rosen Ann Sahid Rosche Seymor Schnell Marianne B. Schnell
Milton Schubin Myra Schubin Susan Schweitzer Harry H. Wise Frank M. Seaman Kenneth H. Chase John C. Stephenson Jean Stephenson Dr. William Tabachnik Judy Columbus Jay Gelb Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Light Helena Van Cortlant Burrill Mr. and Mrs. N. Pendleton Rogers Bruno Walter Rolland S. Parker Adele Young Rebecca Young and Jack Schatz
Generous Supporters
Volunteer Council
The New York Philharmonic Volunteer Council has more than 200 members and 24 different committees. The council’s service includes assisting the Orchestra and staff, participating in special events and educational activities, fundraising through the Gift Kiosk, hosting the Patron Lounges, encouraging membership support at the Friends Table (located on the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall during concerts and Open Rehearsals), and organizing silent auctions. The Philharmonic would like to express its gratitude for their dedication and devotion. Executive Committee Naomi Isogai President
Judy Shepard Executive Vice President (Opening Night, Databases, Ebay/Auctions, Scheduling/ Mailings) Diane Chesin Vice President (Education, Meetings and Receptions, Archives)
Joan Conner Vice President (Concert Coordinator, Adele Young Coffee Breaks, Membership/Mentoring) Suellen Ettinger Vice President (Patron Lounge, Staff Assistance/Special Events, Hospitality) Ellen Haas Vice President (Friends, Coffee Bars, Parks, Databases) Nona Ventry Vice President (Gift Kiosk/Book Shop, Newsletter) Phyllis J. Mills Board Advisor
Steering Committee
Adele Young Orchestra/Staff Coffee Breaks Sylvia Arnowich Joan Cavicchi Archives Projects Ann Seifert Concert Coordinator Ann Seifert Creative Resources Dayna Solomon Databases Naomi Isogai Education Lenore Glickhouse Kathryn Lancioni Dorothy Zenilman Friends Elisabeth Berry Diana Lai
Judy Shepard and Naomi Isogai
Gift Kiosk Froma Eisenberg Susan Miller Pam Paul Carolyn Ramsdal Pat Richardson Fanny Ryback Nona Ventry Nancy Wenton Hospitality Debra Blank Rena Schklowsky Meetings and Receptions Edna Harris Phyllis Rubin Membership/Mentoring Gerry Becker Carol Dallos Katrina Hering Lois Stevens Newsletter Marianne Heiden Barry Schwartz Judy Shepard Nominating Lenore Glickhouse
Parks Concerts Pam Paul Carolyn Ramsdal Kristin Springer Patron Lounge Rosalie Mazzalupo Corrine Whalen Philharmonic Coffee Bars Judy Beard Roxane Kammerer Schedules Susan Hom Staff Assistance/Special Events Joanna Barouch Edna Harris Phyllis Rubin Tour Packets Laura Bronson Kathryn Lancioni Barry Schwartz Doris Schwartz
Members
Doris Abeles Maria D. Alioto Sylvia Arnowich Gail F. Baker Joanna Barouch Reiko S. Barten Sheila Barth Judith-Anne Beard Gerry Becker Ginette Becker Sharon Bergh Lana R. Berke Ernestine Bernstein Marcia N. Bikales Shirley Binin Belinda Bonazzi Jane Breakstone Laura E. Bronson Thomas Buffkin Maria Bustillo
Gordon Butler Matthew C. Butta Robert Carney Bernice E. Cavall Joan C. Cavicchi Josseline Charas Diane Chesin Nancy E. Colson Cristina Condur Joan Conner Joseph Cruickshank Carol Dallos Marvin Davidowitz Nazeli DeBlasio Shirlee R. Douglas Irwin Drangel Marion A. Edwards Froma Eisenberg Dean Engel Suellen Ettinger Polina Ezrokh Michael J. Fabrikant Minnie Finkelstein Carol Fiorello Sheila Fox Laury Franks Anna Fridman Sylvia Fried Frank Friedman Marilyn B. Friedman Valentina Gallardo Stiera Glick Lenore B. Glickhouse Ufuk Goksu Gloria Goldberg Marcia Goldstein Mildred Goldstein Seth A. Goldstein Joyce Greenberg Elaine S. Grohman Ellen Haas Gloria F. Halperin Edna A. Harris Marianne Heiden Katrina V. Hering Marcia Hirsch Linda I. Hirschmann Arlene Hochman Susan Hom
Generous Supporters
Volunteer Council (continued)
Naomi Isogai Maxine F. Jaffe Carol Joseph Roxane Kammerer Ferne Katleman Nancy Katz Sebnem Kavcar Ora Koch Florence Kohn Barbara Korngold Diana Lai Kathryn A. Lancioni Florence L. Learsy Karen Lehmann-Eisner Teela Lelyveld Esther Levine Harriet Levine Judith J. Levine Vicki Light Jan L. Linsky Carol Lipsky Rea H. Loftis Roslyn S. Mark Shirley Maslow Judith Mason Lilian Matsuda Josephine Mazur Rosalie A. Mazzalupo Millicent McKinley Neda Michels Monica Miles David Miller Sunnie P. Miller Susan Miller Phyllis J. Mills Edward J. Monahan Lilya Nirenberg Fay Norton Sara Nuttall Isabel M. Olson Kulla H. Ostberg Tillie Padob Edith B. Panzer Andrea Pastor Pamela Paul Diana Polak Tova Preskin Rose T. Price Elaine Proujan
Carolyn B. Ramsdal Shirley R. Rausher Wendy Reilly Nora M. Revesz Patricia B. Richardson Betty Roberts Dolores G. Roebuck Stephanie Rosenblatt Alice Rothblum Phyllis Rubin Nancy B. Rubinger Christopher Rudman Benito J. Rybak Fanny Rybak Sara Sadin Shirley Samuels Lee Sander Sally Saulvester Carol D. Schaefer Linda Schain Judith A. Scheer Rena Schklowsky Evelyn Schneider David I. Schuster Doris Schwartz Barry Schwartz Elaine Schwartz Muriel M. Schwartz Ann C. Seifert Sandra Semel Saundra Severtson Audrey L. Sevin Judy Shepard Dolores Shiposh Ellen Shwarts Sheryl Silberg Florence C. Simon Steven J. Simon Linda Simon Bernice J. Smilowitz Lois K. Stevens Norman T. Strauss Lilia Streinger Pinar Terzi Phyllis B. Topol Helen C. van der Voort Nona Ventry Marilyn Wallen Susan Wasserman
Frank X. Weber Joan Weingarten Sandra Weinstein Nancy Wenton Elinor Wexler Corrine Whalen Tracy B. Young Dorothy Zenilman Gay J. Zizes Barbara Zucker-Zarett Perri Zweifler
(Current as of August 31, 2010)
Independent Auditor’s Report Board of Directors The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. New York, New York
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) as of August 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Society’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
Eisner Amper Fiancial Advisors New York, New York, 2010
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements enumerated above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. as of August 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Independent Auditor’s Report
Statements of Financial Position August 31
(in thousands)
2010
2009
Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents Interest, concert fees and other receivables Contributions receivable — current (Note 3) Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total current assets
$
Noncurrent assets: Contributions receivable — noncurrent (Note 3) Notes receivable Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments, net (Note 4) Contributions receivable — permanently restricted (Note 3) Endowment investments (Note 2) Other investments (Note 2) Total noncurrent assets
6,951 8,262 107 139 11,628 11,034 16,898 14,211 166,116 163,907 3,253 3,000 $ 204,953 $ 200,553
Total assets
Liabilities
$
6,595 $ 167 6,242 2,518 15,522
220,475
3,881 112 5,820 2,115 11,928
$ 212,481
Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other Total current liabilities
$
3,373 $ 12,860 16,233
2,794 12,112 14,906
Noncurrent liabilities: Accrued pension liability (Note 5) Accrued postretirement benefits (Note 6) Annuities payable Total noncurrent liabilities
23,752 2,940 928 27,620
15,897 2,625 971 19,493
Commitments (Note 10)
43,853
$
34,399
26,692 $ 25,390 (341) (1,643)
18,522 18,522 (734) 7,397
$
Net (Deficit) Assets Unrestricted: Unfunded accumulated benefit obligation (Note 7) Board-designated functioning as endowment (Notes 7 and 9) Accumulated deficit (Note 7) Total
$
Temporarily restricted (Note 8) Permanently restricted (Note 9) Total
$
57,096 $ 50,256 121,169 120,429 176,622 178,082
Total net assets
$
220,475
$ 212,481
Independent Auditor’s Report
Statements of Financial Position Year Ended August 31
Unrestricted
2010
Temporarily Restricted
Unrestricted
Permanently Restricted Total
2009
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted Total
Income from orchestra activities: $
28,636 $ 689 29,325
28,636 689 29,325
$
27,723 $ 642 28,365
27,723 642 28,365
Subscription and other concerts Student concerts Free park concerts Concerts on tour Recording and broadcasting Total orchestra expenses
36,615 2,783 1,725 10,671 1,073 52,867
36,615 2,783 1,725 10,671 1,073 52,867
35,600 2,855 1,796 9,007 860 50,118
35,600 2,855 1,796 9,007 860 50,118
Loss from orchestra activities
(23,542)
Concert receipts and tour sponsorships Recording and broadcasting reimbursement Total income from orchestra activities
Orchestra expenses (Note 14):
(23,542)
(21,753)
(21,753)
Other income: 16,023 $ 15,191 $ 631 3,906 5,394 4,680
31,845 3,906 10,074
13,083 $ 10,334 $ 1,882 3,694 5,624 4,569
25,229 3,694 10,193
Total other income before release from restrictions Net assets released from restrictions (Note 8)
25,323 11,791
45,825 0
22,401 10,460
39,186 0
Total other income
37,114
631
45,825
32,861
1,882
39,186
Management and administration Fund-raising Total supporting services expenses
11,972 4,739 16,711
11,972 4,739 16,711
11,980 4,976 16,956
11,980 4,976 16,956
(Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses
631
5,572
(5,848)
Gifts, grants and bequests Special events revenue Investment return used for operations (Note 2)
19,871 631 (11,791) 8,080
14,903 1,882 (10,460) 4,443
Supporting services expenses:
(3,139)
3,639
4,443
1,882
477
Nonoperating Income Net assets released from restriction in excess of spending rate Change in value of charitable gift annuities Investment return greater than (less than) spending rate, net
1,626 (1,626) (126) (676) 386 109
(126) 1,171
(Decrease) increase in net assets before adjustments Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment
(963) 6,840 740 (8,077)
Change in net assets Net assets at beginning of year (as restated)
(9,040) 7,397
6,840 50,256
Net (deficit) assets at end of year
$
(1,643)
57,096
See notes to financial statements
$
$
1,641 (1,641) 175 (17,569) 14,014 1,193
0 175 (32,776)
6,617 (8,077)
(21,601) (11,212) 689 (13,069)
(32,124) (13,069)
740 120,429
(1,460) 178,082
(34,670) 42,067
(45,193) 223,275
121,169
176,622
$
$
7,397
$
(11,212) 61,468 50,256
$
689 119,740 120,429
$
178,082
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Statements of Financial Position Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities: Change in net assets
2010 $
(1,461)
2009 $ (45,192)
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to cash used in operating activities: 1,125 268 (15,483) 5,802 (1,924)
1,133 230 13,711 10,957 (984) (6,165)
Interest, concert fees and other receivables Contributions receivable — current Prepaid expenses and other current assets Prepaid pension cost Contributions receivable — noncurrent Contributions receivable — permanently restricted Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other Accrued pension liability Accrued postretirement benefits Annuities payable
(56) (690) (403) 1,311 (2,687) 581 748 7,855 315 (43)
862 424 1,283 262 4,284 (297) (2,312) 12,717 100 (53)
Net cash used in operating activities
(4,742)
(9,039)
Depreciation and amortization Bad debt expense Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investments Net realized losses on sales of investments Donated securities Permanently restricted contributions
Changes in:
Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments Repayments on notes receivable Purchases of investments Proceeds from sales of investments
Net cash provided by investing activities
(1,719) (1,844) 32 15 (58,063) (146,635) 67,206 154,002 7,456
5,538
Permanently restricted contributions
6,165
Net change in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
2,714 3,881
2,664 1,217
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
6,595
3,881
Cash flows from financing activities:
See notes to financial statements
$
$
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Statements of Financial Position Note 1: Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles Organization
The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) is a not-for-profit membership corporation incorporated in New York State in 1853 and located in Lincoln Center in New York City, the purpose of which is to support a symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic (the “Philharmonic”), and to foster an interest in and enjoyment of music in New York City and the world. The Society qualifies as a Section 501(c) (3) organization, exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), as well as from New York State and New York City income taxes under comparable laws. The Society has also been classified as a publicly supported organization under Section 509(a) of the Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.
(d) Net assets: Net assets and income, expenses, gains and losses are classified based on the existence or absence of donorimposed restrictions. Accordingly, the net assets of the Society and changes therein are classified and reported as follows: i) Unrestricted Unrestricted net assets represent those resources that are not restricted by donors, or for which donor-imposed restrictions have expired. Board-designated net assets represent amounts determined by the Board of Directors to function as endowment.
(b) Measure of operations: The Society includes in its definition of operations all income and expenses relating to its orchestra and supporting activities. Investment income (including net realized and unrealized gains and losses) that is greater or less than the Society’s authorized spending rate is recognized as nonoperating income or loss, respectively.
ii) Temporarily restricted Temporarily restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions that require the Society to use or expend the related assets as specified. The Society records contributions as temporarily restricted if they are received with donor stipulations that limit their use through either purpose or time restrictions. When donor restrictions expire, that is, when a time restriction ends or a purpose restriction is fulfilled, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified as unrestricted net assets and reported in the statements of activities as net assets released from restrictions. It is the Society’s policy to record temporarily restricted contributions received and expended in the same accounting period, as well as donorrestricted income earned and expended on permanently restricted net assets, in the unrestricted net-asset category.
(c) Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
Contributions that the donor requires to be used to acquire long-lived assets (e.g., leasehold improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment) are reported as temporarily restricted until the long-lived assets have been acquired and placed in service, at which time the Society reflects the expiration of the donor-imposed
Financial reporting
(a) Basis of accounting: The accompanying financial statements of the Society have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as applicable to not-for-profit organizations.
restriction as a reclassification included in net assets released from restrictions. iii) Permanently restricted Permanently restricted net assets represent those resources with donorimposed restrictions which stipulate that the related resources be maintained in perpetuity, but which permit the Society to expend part or all of the income and capital appreciation derived from the donated assets for either specified or unspecified purposes.
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, the Society considers highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, other than those held in the Society’s investment portfolio, to be cash equivalents.
Investments
Investments in securities and readily marketable funds are recorded at their fair values, which are based on published market prices. Alternative investments refer to the Society’s investment in a fund-of-funds, whose value is determined by the related investment manager. This alternative investment may have restrictions as to its marketability that could affect the Society’s ability to liquidate the investment quickly. In addition, because some of the underlying investments are not readily marketable, the estimated fair value of the alternative investment may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for these securities existed. The Society reviews and evaluates the value provided and believes the carrying amount of this investment in non-publicly traded securities is a reasonable estimate of fair value. Purchased securities are recorded as of their trade dates and donated securities are recorded at their market values on the dates received. Gains or losses from the sales of securities are determined using the average-cost method. All assets in the investment portfolio are reported as noncurrent. The Society considers most of its
investment portfolio, both restricted and unrestricted, to be endowment-related.
Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments
Major expenditures for furniture, equipment, computer hardware and software and leasehold improvements are capitalized and are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to thirty-five years, or the life of the underlying lease, whichever is shorter. Minor expenditures for furniture and equipment are recorded as expenses; as such items are not considered sufficiently material to warrant capitalization and depreciation. The costs (or donated values) of musical instruments are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, except for antique musical instruments, valued at $5,845,000 in fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, which are not required to be depreciated.
Accrued vacation
The Society’s employees are entitled to be paid for unused vacation time if they leave the Society’s employ. Accordingly, at each fiscal year-end, the Society must recognize a liability for the amount that would be incurred if employees with such unused vacation were to leave. At August 31, 2010 and 2009, this accrued vacation obligation was approximately $102,000 and $197,000, respectively.
Contributions
All unconditional contributions to the Society are recorded as income at the earlier of the receipt of cash or other assets or of unconditional pledges. Conditional contributions are recognized as income when the conditions on which they depend have been substantially met. All contributions are considered available for unrestricted use unless specifically restricted by the donor.
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Statements of Financial Position Note 1 (continued) Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue from ticket sales arises from subscription sales and is recognized as income when the performance for which the tickets have been sold occurs.
Income tax uncertainties
The Society is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740–10–05 relating to the accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of the Society’s general-tax exempt status, ASC 740–10–05 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on the Society’s financial statements.
Fair-value measurement
As further described in Note 2, the Society reports a fair-value measurement of all applicable financial assets and liabilities, including investments, pledges receivable and short-term payables.
Endowment funds
The Society reports all applicable disclosures to its funds treated as endowment, both donorrestricted and board-designated (see Note 9).
Advertising
The Society expenses the costs of advertising as they are incurred.
Volunteers
A number of volunteers have made significant contributions of time to the Society’s program and support functions. The value of this contributed time does not meet the criteria for recognition of contributed services and, accordingly, is not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
Subsequent events
The Society considers the accounting treatments, and the related disclosures in the current fiscal-year’s financial statements, that may be required as the result of all events or transactions that occur after the fiscal year-end through the date of the independent auditors’ report.
Note 2: Investments At each fiscal year-end, the fair values of the Society’s investments were as follows: Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
2010 2009 Fair Value Cost Fair Value Cost
Endowment: Money-market funds Equity — domestic Equity — international Fixed income funds Real asset fund Alternative investments
$ $ $ $ $ $
7,418 47,329 25,840 25,449 25,484 34,596
$ $ $ $ $ $
7,418 45,312 26,856 24,802 26.297 27,380
$ $ $ $ $ $
9,033 52,372 28,563 18,011 23,952 31,976
$ $ $ $ $ $
9,033 53,459 31,291 18,032 32,013 27,380
Total endowment investments (both restricted and unrestricted) Other investments
$ $
166,116 3,253
$ $
158,065 3,368
$ $
163,907 3,000
$ $
171,208 3,198
Total investments
$
169,369
$
161,433
$
166,907
$
174,406
Other investments include amounts designated for a supplemental pension fund, charitable gift annuities and other general funds.
Reclassification
Certain financial information for fiscal-year 2009 has been reclassified to conform to the fiscalyear 2010 presentation.
Prior year’s financial information
The opening balance at September 1, 2009 has been restated to reflect the change in value of the Society’s charitable gift annuities.
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Statements of Financial Position Note 2 (continued) The Society’s Board of Directors has adopted a spending-rate policy whereby a predetermined amount of each fiscal year’s investment assets is used to fund current operations. The spending-rate return reflected in unrestricted and temporarily restricted investment income was $9,815,000 and $239,000 and $9,927,000 and $244,000 in fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, respectively, calculated as 5.5% of the prior three-year, rolling-average quarterly market value of investments. Unrestricted investment income also includes interest income earned on operating funds of $21,000 in each fiscal-year. The following schedule summarizes the Society’s investment returns and their classifications in the accompanying statements of activities for each fiscal year: Unrestricted
Permanently Temporarilty Restricted Restricted
Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $650 Net realized losses Net change in unrealized gains Total return on investments
$
837 (3,108) 8,341 6,070
$
673 (2,486) 6,879 5,066
Investment return used for operations (including a spending rate of $10,054)
$
(5,394)
$
(4,680)
Investment return greater than amounts used for operations
$
676
$
Year Ended August 31, 2009
Unrestricted
Permanently Temporarilty Restricted Restricted
Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $645 Net realized losses Net change in unrealized gains (losses) Total return on investments
$
1,655 (8,782) (4,818) (11,945)
$
44 (115) (9,374) (9,445)
Investment return used for operations (including a spending rate of $10,171)
$
(5,624)
$
(4,569)
(10,193)
Investment return less than amounts used for operations
$
(17,569)
$
(14,014)
(32,776)
Year Ended August 31, 2010
(in thousands)
(in thousands)
386
$
$
$
$
Total
55 $ (209) 263 109
109
$
(10,074)
$
1 ,171
Total
386 $ (2,060) 481 (1,193)
(1,193)
1,565 (5,803) 15,483 11,245
$
2,085 (10,957) (13,711) (22,583)
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Statements of Financial Position Note 2 (continued) ASC 820–10–05 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy of fair-value measurements. These valuation techniques are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair-value hierarchy:
Level 1
aluations are based on observable inputs V that reflect quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities at the reporting date. The types of investments and other assets included in Level 1 consist of exchange-traded equity and debt securities, short-term money-market funds, and actively traded mutual funds. evel 2 L Valuations are based on (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or
Most investments classified in Levels 2 and 3 consist of shares or units in investment funds, as opposed to direct interests in the funds’ underlying holdings, which may be marketable. Because the net asset value reported by each fund is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value of the Society’s interest therein, its classification in Level 2 or 3 is based on the Society’s ability to redeem its interest at or near August 31, 2010. If the interest can be redeemed in the near term, the investment is classified as Level 2. The classification of investments in the fair-value hierarchy is not necessarily an indication of the risks, liquidity, or degree of difficulty in estimating the fair value of each investment’s underlying assets and liabilities. The following tables summarize the fair values of the Society’s assets at each fiscal year-end, in accordance with the ASC 820–10–05 valuation levels.
August 31, 2010 (in thousands)
Level 1
Money-market funds Equity — domestic Equity — international Fixed-income funds Real asset fund Alternative investments Other investments
$ 7,148 $ 47,329 25,840 25,257 $ 192 25,484 34,596 3,253
Total funds
$
109,097
Level 2
$
60,272
Total
$
August 31, 2009 (in thousands)
Level 1
Money-market funds Equity — domestic Equity — international Fixed-income funds Real asset fund Alternative investments Other investments
$ 9,033 $ 52,372 28,563 10,208 $ 7,803 23,952 $ 31,976 3,000
Total funds
$
103,176
Level 2
$
31,755
Level 3
$
31,976
7,148 47,329 25,840 25,449 25,484 34,596 3,253 169,369
Total
$
9,033 52,372 28,563 18,011 23,952 31,976 3,000 166,907
(ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or (iii) pricing inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable at the reporting date. Level 2 assets include corporate debt securities and alternative investments that are redeemable at or near the balance sheet date and for which a model was derived for valuation. evel 3 L Fair value is determined based on pricing inputs that are unobservable and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. Level 3 assets include securities in non-actively traded alternative investments, the underlying investments of which could not be independently valued, or cannot be immediately redeemed at or near the fiscal year-end.
The following summarizes the changes in fair values of the Society’s Level 3 investments for fiscal-year 2010 and 2009: Years ended August 31
(in thousands)
2010
2009
Balance, September 1 $ 31,976 $ Transfers to Level 2, effective September 1st (31,976) Redemptions Realized gains Unrealized losses
(8,000) 381 (4,314)
Balance, August 31
31,976
$
The Society had no unfunded commitments to its alternative investment at August 31, 2010 and 2009. The Society can redeem its interest in this investment on a quarterly basis with 65 days notice.
$
43,909
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Statements of Financial Position Note 3: Contributions Receivable At each fiscal year-end, contributions receivable, net of the discount to present value (at rates which range from 3.5% to 7%) and the allowance for doubtful accounts, are due to be collected as follows: Year Ended August 31
(in thousands)
2010
Future value Less discount to present value
$
Total
One year (including $7,086 and $5,766 of endowment pledges in fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, respectively) One to five years More than five years Total Less allowance for doubtful accounts
$
2009
13,529 $ 15,994 6,118 35,641
11,733 14,979 6,885 33,597
(201)
(147)
35,440 (5,349)
33,540 (5,157)
30,091
28,293
$
Note 4: Leasehold Improvements, Equipment and Musical Instruments At each fiscal year-end, the costs of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments were as follows: Year Ended August 31
(in thousands)
2010
Leasehold improvements Equipment Computer hardware and software Musical instruments Total
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
Total
Depreciation and amortization of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical equipment amounted to $1,125,000 and $1,132,000 for fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, respectively.
$
$
2009
8,941 $ 1,737 6,481 6,504 23,664 (12,035) 11,628
$
8,884 1,568 4,998 6,494 21,944 (10,910) 11,034
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Statements of Financial Position Note 5: Pension Plans The Society maintains two defined-benefit pension plans (the “Plans”), one for members of the orchestra and one for office employees. The Society’s funding policy is to contribute funds to a trust as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded accrued benefit liabilities, over a reasonable period, to meet IRS minimum-funding requirements. To the extent that these requirements are fully covered by assets in the trust, a contribution may not be made in a particular year. The following table sets forth the Plans’ funded status and the amounts recognized in the Society’s financial statements: Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
Orchestra Plan Orchestra Plan Office Plan Office Plan 2010 2009 2010 2009
Projected benefit obligation Fair value of Plan assets Funded status — deficiency of assets
$ $
Service cost — benefits earned during the period Interest cost on projected benefit obligation Expected annual return on Plan assets Net amortization and deferral
$
Net periodic pension costs
$
Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate for benefit cost Discount rate for projected benefit obligation Expected return on Plan assets Rate of compensation increase
Benefit cost Employer contributions Employee contributions Benefits paid
$
Employer contributions are stated as amounts paid during fiscal-years 2010 and 2009. These contributions may be applied to plan years other than the fiscal year in which it has been reported. The Plans’ investments will be made for the purpose of providing retirement reserves for the present and future benefit of participants of the Plans. The assets will be invested with the care, skill and diligence a prudent person acting in this capacity would exercise to comply with all objectives outlined herein, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and all other governing statutes.
(53,496) 35,209 (18,287)
$ $
582 $ 2,813 (3,355) 1,256 1,296
$
6.3% 5.15% 8.0% N/A 1,296 $ 1,313 None 2,697
$ $
(12,314) $ 6,849 (5,465) $
(10,237) 6,487 (3,749)
522 $ 2,831 (3,356) 1,026
476 $ 627 (655) 98
410 579 (622) 1
(46,717) 34,569 (12,148)
1,023
$
6.8% 6.3% 8.0% N/A 1,023 $ 1,200 None 2,467
546
$
6.3% 5.15% 8.0% 5.0% 459 $ 588 3 370
368
6.8% 6.3% 8.0% 5.0% 368 586 4 363
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Statements of Financial Position Note 5: Pension Plans (continued) The primary objective of the Plans’ trustees is to provide a balance among capital appreciation, preservation of capital, and the production of current income. The Plans’ trustees recognize that risk (i.e., the uncertainty of future events), volatility (i.e., the potential for variability of asset values) and the possibility of loss in purchasing power (due to inflation) are present to some degree in all types of investment vehicles. While high levels of risk are to be avoided, the assumption of risk is warranted in order to allow the investment manager the opportunity to achieve satisfactory long-term results consistent with the objectives of the Plans.
The trustees of the Plans have established the following asset-allocation strategy:
Orchestra Plan
Equity securities Fixed-income funds Alternative investments Real asset fund Cash and cash equivalents
Total
Office Plan
45% 15% 20% 15% 5%
65% 35%
100%
100%
At August 31, 2010, the percentages of the fair values of the types of Plan assets held were as follows:
Orchestra Plan
Office Plan
Equity securities Fixed-income funds Alternative investments Real asset fund Cash and cash equivalents
45% 15% 20% 15% 5%
65% 35%
Total
100%
100%
The estimated amount of the Society’s contribution for fiscal-year 2011 is $2,200,000 for the Orchestra Plan and $900,000 for the Office Plan. The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future years: Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016–2020
Orchestra Plan
$
Office Plan
2,987 $ 3,052 3,150 3,185 3,270 17,192
511 518 545 567 639 3,552
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Statements of Financial Position Note 6: Other Postretirement Benefit Plans In addition to providing pension benefits, the Society provides certain health-care insurance benefits for qualified employees retiring after September 21, 1982, under two separate benefit plans. Administrative employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 62 years of age while working for the Society. Orchestra employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 60 years of age while working for the Society. Prior to fiscal-year 1996, the cost of retiree health-care benefits was recognized as expense in the year during which related costs for annual insurance premiums were incurred. The amount of the expected postretirement benefit obligation is presented in the following table: Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
Expected postretirement benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets at end of year Funded status (obligation in excess of assets)
$ $
2010
(2,940) $ 0 (2,940) $
2009 (2,625) 0 (2,625)
Service cost— benefits earned during the period Interest cost on expected benefit obligation Net amortization and deferral Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$ $
67 $ 162 24 253 $
55 170 28 253
5.15% $ 253 $ $ 102 $
6.30%
Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate
For the year ended August 31, Benefit cost Benefits paid
253 110
The accrued expected postretirement benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2010 was $2,391,000 and $549,000 respectively. The accrued benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2009 was $2,167,000 and $458,000, respectively. For measurement purposes, a 4.25% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits was assumed for fiscal-years 2010 and 2009. There were no employer or employee contributions to the Plans in fiscal-years 2010 and 2009.
Note 7: Unrestricted Net Deficit It is the Society’s intent to meet the accumulated pension obligations as they become due. Management believes the Society will have sufficient resources to meet these obligations
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Statements of Financial Position Note 8: Temporarily restricted net assets Temporarily restricted net assets which were endowment-related totaled $37,401 and $30,379 for fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, respectively. During each fiscal year, temporarily restricted net assets were released from restrictions in fulfillment of the following:
At each fiscal year-end, temporarily restricted net assets consisted of the following: Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
2010
2009
Purpose restrictions: Guest artists Conductors Education Instrument chairs Concert sponsorship Archives Commissioned works and new music Media projects Musical instrument purchases and repairs Pension fund Tour sponsorship New music director launch Free parks concerts New artistic initiatives Time restrictions Total
Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
2010
2009
Purpose restrictions: $ 12,271 $ 6,847 3,961 5.054 2,628 2,232 10,830 1,432 1,279 286 41 ` 10,235 $ 57,096 $
13,270 7,165 4,848 4,832 2,367 2,340 2,280 1,378 1,059 304 250 200 50 300
Guest artists Conductors Education Instrument chairs Concert sponsorship Archive digitization project Commissioned works and new music Media projects Musical instrument purchases and repairs Pension fund Tour sponsorship Free parks concerts New artistic initiatives Major choral and vocal works
9,615 50,256
Time restrictions Total
$ 2,696 $ 1,039 1,962 1,339 993 156 664 201 101 52 250 27 500 ` 3,437 $ 13,417 $
Endowment-related temporarily restricted net assets released from restrictions were $6,784 and $6,361 for fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, respectively.
1,638 1,108 1,991 1,687 1,109 800 440 51 57 29 600 500 2,091 12,101
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Statements of Financial Position Note 9: Endowment Funds The Endowment
The Society’s endowment funds consist of individual funds established for a variety of purposes, consisting of both boarddesignated and donor-restricted funds. Temporarily restricted net assets related to the endowment funds represent the accumulated net investment gain or loss on donor-restricted funds.
Interpretation of relevant law
The Board of Directors has interpreted the New York State Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UMIFA”) as requiring the preservation of the historic dollar value of the original gift as of the gift date of the donor-restricted endowment funds, absent explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As a result of this interpretation, the Society classifies as permanently restricted net assets: • the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, • the original value of subsequent gifts to the permanent endowment, and • accumulations to the permanent endowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund. Endowment net-asset composition by type of fund, as of August 31, 2010 and 2009: Year Ended August 31, 2010 (in thousands)
Unrestricted
Permanently Restricted Total
Temporarily Restricted
Total
Donor-restricted endowment funds: Instrument chairs Education Conductors Guest artists Society musicians Free parks concerts Musical instrument purchase and repairs Commissioned works and new music Concert sponsorship Pension fund Media General activities of the society Board designated endowment fund
$ 15,032 $ 15,032 $ 4,674 $ 7,728 7,728 2,497 3,357 3,357 6,847 11,950 11,950 11,732 803 803 210 210 41 4,686 4,686 30 6,408 6,408 8,318 600 600 1,235 209 209 286 1,247 70,186 70,186 492 $ 25,390 25,390
Total Funds
$
25,390
$
121,169
$
146,559
$
37,399
$
19,706 10,225 10,204 23,682 803 251 4,716 14,726 1,835 495 1,247 70,678 25,390 183,958
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Statements of Financial Position Note 9: Endowment Funds (continued) Year Ended August 31, 2009 (in thousands)
Unrestricted
Permanently Restricted Total
Temporarily Restricted
Total
Donor-restricted endowment funds: Instrument chairs Education Conductors Guest artists Society musicians Free parks concerts Musical instrument purchase and repairs Commissioned works and new music Concert sponsorship Pension fund Media General activities of the society Board designated endowment fund
$ 14,916 $ 14,916 $ 4,832 $ 7,728 7,728 2,604 3,350 3,350 7,165 11,950 11,950 12,576 803 803 210 210 50 4,651 4,651 16 6,244 6,244 (301) 600 600 1,300 209 209 304 1,228 69,768 69,768 605 $ 26,653 26,653
19,748 10,332 10,515 24,526 803 260 4,667 5,944 1,900 513 1,228 70,373 26,653
Total Funds
$
177,461
26,653
$
120,429
$
147,082
$
30,379
$
Changes in endowment net-assets, for fiscal-year 2010 and 2009: Year Ended August 31, 2010 (in thousands)
Unrestricted
Permanently Restricted Total
Endowment net assets, beginning of the year Contributions Investment gains Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures
$
26,653 $ 120,429 $ 631 5,968 109 (7,231)
147,082 $ 631 6,077 (7,231)
30,379 $ 8,794 5,012 (6,786)
177,461 9,425 11,089 (14,017)
Endowment net assets, end of year
$
25,390
146,559
37,399
183,958
Year Ended August 31, 2009 (in thousands)
Unrestricted
Endowment net assets, beginning of the year Contributions Investment gains Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures
$
Endowment net assets, end of year
$
$
121,169
$
Permanently Restricted Total
47,408 $ 119,740 $ (124) 1,882 (12,027) (1,193) (8,604) 26,653
$
120,429
$
Temporarily Restricted
$
Temporarily Restricted
Total
$
Total
167,148 $ 1,758 (13,220) (8,604)
46,099 $ (9,359) (6,361)
147,082
30,379
$
$
213,247 1,758 (22,579) (14,965) 177,461
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Statements of Financial Position Note 9 (continued) Funds with deficiencies
From time to time, the fair value of assets associated with individual donor-restricted endowment funds may fall below the level that the donor or UMIFA requires an organization to retain as a fund of perpetual duration. Deficiencies of this nature for the Society that are reported in temporarily restricted net assets were approximately $11,951,000 and $13,312,000 as of August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These deficiencies resulted from unfavorable market fluctuations that occurred after the investment of new permanently restricted contributions and continued appropriation for certain programs that was deemed prudent by the Board of Directors.
Return objectives and risk parameters
The Board of Directors has adopted investment and spending policies for the Society’s endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment. The Society seeks to maintain purchasing power of the endowment.
Strategies employed for achieving objectives
To satisfy its long-term rate-of-return objectives, the Society relies on a total-return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Society targets a diversified asset allocation within prudent risk constraints.
Note 11: Commitments Spending policy and relationship to investment objectives
The Society has a policy of appropriating for distribution each year 5.5% of its endowment funds’ average fair value over the prior 12 quarters through March 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year in which the distribution is planned. In establishing this policy, management has considered the long-term expected return on the endowment assets. Accordingly, over the long term, management expects the current spending policy to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets held in perpetuity or for a specified term, as well as to provide additional real growth through new gifts and investment returns.
Note 10: In-Kind Contributions During fiscal-year 2010, the Society received contributed services for general legal costs of approximately $85,000, which has been recorded as both a contribution and expense in the accompanying statements of activities. During fiscal-year 2009, the Society received contributed services for general legal costs of approximately $145,000, which has been recorded as both a contribution and expense in the accompanying statements of activities.
Lease
The Society is the principal tenant of Avery Fisher Hall under a long-term lease agreement (which was renewed for 25 years, effective July 1, 1986) between the Society and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Subsequent to year-end, the Society entered into an agreement extending the period of renewal notification until June 30, 2014. The Society’s rent is determined by established rental rates for its use of the concert hall, plus or minus its proportionate share of the operating gain or loss. The expense incurred under this agreement amounted to approximately $4,851,000 and $4,151,000 in fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Line-of-credit
During both fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, the Society had available a $10,000,000 line-ofcredit from a major bank. Interest on the line is payable at a variable rate, based on LIBOR. There were no borrowings against the line-ofcredit during either fiscal-year.
Employment contracts
During fiscal-year 2009, the Society entered into a contract with a new music director beginning in the 2009/2010 season through the 2013/2014 season. The Society also has an employment contract with the President and Executive Director.
Note 12: Concentrations of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Society to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash that is deposited in financial institutions in amounts which, from time to time, may exceed federal insurance limits. However, management believes that the Society does not face a significant risk of loss on these accounts.
Independent Auditor’s Report
Statements of Financial Position Note 13: Comparison to Internal Operating Measure For fiscal-years 2010 and 2009, the unrestricted deficiency of operating income over operating expenses, as reported in the accompanying statements of activities, differs from the operating measures used for internal-reporting purposes for several reasons, including the alternative treatment of certain income and expense items. A reconciliation of these two measurement processes is as follows: Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
Excess (deficiency) of unrestricted operating income over operation expenses Unrestricted gifts functioning as endowment Deferred marketing expenses Endowment fund-raising expenses Postretirement benefit cost
2010
2009
$ (3,139) $ (849) 183 152 $ (3,653) $
Operating Measure for internal-reporting purposes
(5,848) 124 529 403 142 (4,650)
Note 14: Schedule of Functional Expenses 2010
2009
Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)
Orchestra Expenses
Performing artists Salaries and wages Fringe benefits Professional fees Facilities and office expenses Depreciation Production Travel Advertising Information technology Miscellaneous expenses
$ 28,483 $ $ 5,848 $ 1,721 5,444 1,905 516 584 592 3,845 1,419 23 1,125 4,489 4,895 35 8 4,818 171 111 304 19 893 581 1,749
28,483 7,569 7,865 1,176 5,287 1,125 4,489 4,938 5,100 323 3,223
$ 28,128 $ $ 5,933 $ 1,846 4,892 1,851 547 779 560 3,702 786 46 1,132 3,380 4,193 111 11 5,247 295 22 349 19 576 744 1,925
28,128 7,779 7,290 1,339 4,534 1,132 3,380 4,315 5,564 368 3,245
Total
$
69,578
$
67,074
52,867
Management and General Fundraising
$
11,972
$
4,739
Total Expenses
$
Orchestra Expenses
50,118
Management and General Fundraising
$
11,980
$
4,976
Total Expenses
$
Paris’s Salle Pleyel just before the New York Philharmonic’s performance on February 1, the launch of a period of regular visits there
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