[Updated August 31, 2012]
Works Commissioned by or Written for the New York Philharmonic (Including the New York Symphony Society) Date
Composer
Work
Conductor
Nov. 14, 1925
Symphonic Poem, “Jurgen”
W. Damrosch
Dec 3, 1925
Taylor, Deems Gershwin
Concerto for Piano in F
W. Damrosch
Dec 26, 1926
Sibelius
W. Damrosch
Feb 12, 1928
Holst
Symphonic Poem Tapiola, Op. 112 Tone Poem Egdon Heath
W. Damrosch
Dec 20, 1936
James
Overture, Bret Harte
Barbirolli
Nov 4, 1937
Read
Symphony No. 1
Barbirolli
Apr 2, 1938
Porter
Symphony No. 1
Porter
Dec 18, 1938
Haubiel
Passacaglia in A minor
Haubiel
Jan 19, 1939
Van Vactor
Symphony in D
Van Vactor
Feb 26, 1939
Sanders
Little Symphony in G
Sanders
Jan 24, 1946
Stravinsky
Stravinsky
Nov 16, 1948
Gould
Symphony in Three Movements Philharmonic Waltzes
Jan 14, 1960
Schuller
Spectra
Mitropoulos
Sep 23, 1962
Copland
Connotations for Orchestra
Bernstein
Oct 4, 1962
Schuman
Symphony No. 8
Bernstein
Nov 29, 1962
Milhaud
Ouverture Philharmonique
Barbirolli
Apr 4, 1963
Barber
Andromache’s Farewell
Schippers
Soloists
George Gershwin
Mitropoulos
Martina Arroyo
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Funding Source
Notes Commissioned by Damrosch for the Symphony Society Commissioned by Damrosch for the Symphony Society Commisioned by The Symphony Society Commissioned by the Symphony Society American Composers Award American Composers Award American Composers Award American Composers Award American Composers Award American Composers Award
In honor of Dimitri Mitropoulos Celebrating the opening season of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center Celebrating the opening season of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center Celebrating the opening season of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center and the composers seventieth year Celebrating the opening season of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center