Create Your Own Series 2015-2016

CREATE YOUR OWN SERIES Joshua Bell Rachmaninoff Festival Daniil Trifonov Mahler’s Fifth Symphony Lang Lang Brahms’s Requiem Esa-Pekka Salonen Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Eric Owens Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Yuja Wang The Godfather Maurizio Pollini

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THRILLING PERFORMANCES — ALL SEASON LONG The New York Philharmonic’s 2015–16 season features more than 100 extraordinary evenings (and matinees) of the best music-making you’ll hear anywhere. Here are a few highlights:

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

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

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

ERIC OWENS

New York magazine says “in his own works, the orchestra swivels, surges and throws off sparks. ... He is a master of the long and lovely meditation.” Our new Composer-in-Residence contributes three original compositions to our season.

The renowned bass-baritone joins the Philharmonic for a full range of concerts:

Sep 25–26

Dec 18–19

LA Variations

Mar 17–19 Karawane

Jun 11 World Premiere (part of NY PHIL BIENNIAL)

Oct 14–15 In Their Footsteps: Great African American Singers and Their Legacy Holidays with the Philharmonic

Jan 7–12 R. Strauss selected songs and selections from Wagner’s Die Walküre

May 12–14 Selections from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn

May 14 Young People’s Concerts: Once Upon a Time: “Story and Song” 4

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

November 10–28 RACHMANINOFF

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, and 4 The Isle of the Dead Symphony No. 3 Symphonic Dances

ALSO Nov 10 Rachmaninoff and His Circle A Co-Presentation of the New York Festival of Song and Kaufman Music Center

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

Mar 10–12 Turangalîla-symphonie with Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Mar 13 Quartet for the End of Time at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur with Alan Gilbert, violin

TBA CONTACT! concert and Messiaen symposium

Nov 22 Chamber Music at 92nd Street Y Daniil Trifonov piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Daniil Trifonov

“ We still sat riveted at Daniil Trifonov, capable of making the hardiest critic go weak at the knees.”

— Times (London)

RACHMANINOFF String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished) RACHMANINOFF String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished) RACHMANINOFF Piano Trio No. 2 in D Minor, Op.9, “Trio élégiaque” A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and

WORLD PREMIERES Oct 1–3 Marc NEIKRUG Canta-Concerto Dec 10–12 Andrew NORMAN Piano concerto Apr 27–30 Franck KRAWCZYK New work Jun 9 William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto

(part of NY PHIL BIENNIAL)

Jun 11 Esa-Pekka SALONEN New work

(part of NY PHIL BIENNIAL)

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“ EXPRESSIVE BRILLIANCE”

— Los Angeles Times

“HEAVENLY” — Rheinische Post

“A HEART-RENDING SOUND. . .”

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— The New York Times

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

OPENING GALA CONCERT

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SPECIAL EVENTS — RESERVE NOW

Thursday, September 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

MAURIZIO POLLINI Friday, October 16 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Maurizio Pollini piano

ON THE WATERFRONT Friday, September 18 | 7:30pm David Newman conductor BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront World Premiere–live score with complete film

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

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

HOLIDAYS WITH THE PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 19 | 2:00pm

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

NEW YEAR’S EVE: LA VIE PARISIENNE Thursday, December 31 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Makoto Ozone, Inon Barnatan piano

THE GODFATHER Saturday, September 19 | 8:00pm Monday, September 21 | 7:30pm Justin Freer conductor ROTA The Godfather New York Premiere–live score with complete film

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

Ring in the New Year with an evening of fizzy French treats, including selections from Offenbach’s Le Gaîté parisienne and Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals.

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

Featuring Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women

by Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a multimedia symphony for harp, orchestra, and film.

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SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER 2015

Here it is. The complete 2015–16 New York Philharmonic season.

To create your own series, just pick four or more of your favorite concerts from the following pages and order now, before the best seats are gone.

S P E C IAL E V E NT

EVENING CONCERTS

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

ON THE WATERFRONT

Friday, September 18 | 7:30pm

David Newman conductor BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront

World Premiere–live score with complete film

THE GODFATHER

Saturday, September 19 | 8:00pm Monday, September 21 | 7:30pm

Justin Freer conductor ROTA The Godfather

New York Premiere–live score with complete film

S P E C IAL E V E NT

Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

OPENING GALA CONCERT WITH LANG LANG Thursday, September 24 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Friday, September 25 | 8:00pm Saturday, September 26 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor

Wednesday, September 30 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano

Esa-Pekka SALONEN LA Variations MAHLER Symphony No. 5

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

Thursday, October 1 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 3 | 8:00pm

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

It must embrace everything.’”

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– Hyunju Lee

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

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

Thomas Wilkins conductor Eric Owens host and curator

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS:

S P E C IAL E V E NT

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

CHOPIN WITH MAURIZIO POLLINI Friday, October 16 | 8:00pm

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Wednesday, October 21 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 24 | 8:00pm

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

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Wednesday, October 14 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 15 | 7:30pm

– Eric Owens, on In Their Footsteps

Alan Gilbert conductor Maurizio Pollini piano BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1

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

Thursday, October 29 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 31 | 8:00pm

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

Wednesday, November 4 | 7:30pm ◆ Thursday, November 5 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, November 6 | 8:00pm ◆ Saturday, November 7 | 8:00pm ◆

Alan Gilbert conductor Philip Myers horn Musicians from the New York Philharmonic MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136/125a MOZART Horn Concerto No. 2 MOZART Serenade for 13 Winds, Gran partita

“Brahms is all about human emotions.”

– Lisa Batiashvili

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RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

EVENING CONCERTS

Wednesday, November 11 | 7:30pm ◆ Thursday, November 12 | 7:30pm ◆ Friday, November 13 | 8:00pm ◆ Saturday, November 14 | 8:00pm ◆ Tuesday, November 17 | 7:30pm

Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Thursday, November 19 | 7:30pm Saturday, November 21 | 8:00pm

Neeme Järvi conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

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

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

Tuesday, November 24 | 7:30pm Friday, November 27 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 28 | 8:00pm

Thursday, December 10 | 7:30pm Friday, December 11 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 12 | 8:00pm

Ludovic Morlot conductor Daniil Trifonov piano RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

James Gaffigan conductor Jeffrey Kahane piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Andrew NORMAN Piano concerto

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

Tuesday, December 15 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 16 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 17 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 19 | 7:30pm

“Rachmaninoff was always changing the interpretations of his own works. He does many things that are not written in his own score, so there is always freedom for the performer.”

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– Daniil Trifonov

Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah

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Tuesday 7:30pm

Conductor Guest Artists

Program

Alan Gilbert conductor

Esa-Pekka SALONEN LA Variations MAHLER Symphony No. 5 Emanuel Ax piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

Alan Gilbert conductor

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Emanuel Ax piano

BRAHMS Tragic Overture Marc NEIKRUG Canta-Concerto* BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

Thomas Wilkins conductor

Eric Owens host

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS:

Semyon Bychkov conductor

Lisa Batiashvili violin Gautier Capuçon cello

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

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Inon Barnatan piano

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

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

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

Alan Gilbert conductor

Philip Myers horn Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

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

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

Alan Gilbert conductor

Daniil Trifonov piano

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

Neeme Järvi conductor

Daniil Trifonov piano

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

Ludovic Morlot conductor

Daniil Trifonov piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

Ludovic Morlot conductor

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Program to include: RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

James Gaffigan Jeffrey Kahane piano conductor

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Andrew NORMAN Piano concerto* R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

Jane Glover conductor

Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

HANDEL Messiah

Alan Gilbert conductor

Joshua Bell violin

Alan Gilbert conductor

7:30pm

8:00pm

Saturday 8:00pm

unless otherwise noted

unless otherwise noted

SEP 25

SEP 26

OCT 3

OCT 14

OCT 15

OCT 21

OCT 22

OCT 23 11:00am

OCT 24

OCT 29

OCT 30 2:00pm

OCT 31 OCT 31 2:00pm

NOV 17

NOV 4◆

NOV 5◆

NOV 6◆

NOV 7◆

NOV 11 ◆

NOV 12 ◆

NOV 13 ◆

NOV 14 ◆

NOV 19

NOV 20 2:00pm

NOV 21

NOV 27

NOV 28

NOV 24

NOV 28 2:00pm

DEC 16

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

DEC 29

DEC 30

Heidi Melton soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone

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

JAN 12

Alan Gilbert conductor

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

GRIEG String Quartet SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4

Alan Gilbert conductor

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2 • STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Juanjo Mena conductor

James Ehnes violin

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

Charles Dutoit conductor

Yuja Wang piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome MAHLER Symphony No. 6

Friday

OCT 1

DEC 15

Semyon Bychkov conductor

7:30pm

SEP 30

Great African American Singers and Their Legacy

Cristian Ma˘celaru conductor

Wednesday Thursday

DEC 10

DEC 11

DEC 12

DEC 17

DEC 18 11:00am

DEC 19 7:30pm

JAN 2

JAN 7

JAN 8

JAN 9 JAN 9 2:00pm

JAN 14

JAN 15 11:00am

JAN 16

JAN 27

JAN 28

JAN 29

JAN 30 ◆

FEB 3

FEB 4

FEB 5

FEB 6◆

FEB 16

FEB 11

FEB 12

FEB 13

Juraj Valcˇuha conductor

Yefim Bronfman piano

KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 DVORˇ ÁK The Water Goblin RAVEL La Valse

FEB 23

FEB 18

FEB 19 11:00am

FEB 20

Christoph Eschenbach conductor

Baiba Skride violin

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

MAR 1

FEB 25

FEB 26 2:00pm

FEB 27

Christoph von Dohnányi conductor

BRAHMS A German Requiem Camilla Tilling soprano Matthias Goerne baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

MAR 8◆

MAR 3

MAR 4

MAR 5◆

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor

Yuja Wang piano

MAR 10

MAR 11

MAR 12

Alan Gilbert conductor

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto Leonidas Kavakos SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from violin New York Choral Artists The Age of Gold Joseph Flummerfelt Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane† director

MAR 17

MAR 18

MAR 19

MAR 31

APR 1 11:00am

APR 2

Bramwell Tovey Joyce Yang piano conductor Emily Fons mezzo-soprano

Liang Wang oboe

Manfred Honeck conductor Bernard Haitink conductor

MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie

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

APR 5

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

APR 12 ◆

APR 7◆

APR 8◆ 2:00pm

APR 9◆

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

APR 19

APR 14

APR 15

APR 16

APR 20

APR 21

APR 22 11:00am

APR 27

APR 28

APR 29 2:00pm

APR 30

MAY 12

MAY 13

MAY 14

MAY 26

MAY 27 2:00pm

MAY 28

Alan Gilbert conductor

Stefan Vinke tenor Thomas Hampson baritone

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde

Alan Gilbert conductor

Carter Brey cello

Franck KRAWCZYK New work‡ SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

John Storgårds conductor

Eric Owens bass-baritone

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

David Robertson conductor

Alan Baer tuba Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women’s Chorus tba

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

David Robertson conductor

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women’s Chorus tba

PROKOFIEV Quintet HOLST The Planets

Conductor/ violin tba

MAR 30

MAY 28 2:00pm

Program to include: VIVALDI The Four Seasons

JUN 2

JUN 3

* World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission • U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra † New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra ‡ World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, with the support of the Kravis Prize for New Music

JUN 4

Once you’ve finalized your series subscription, take a look at our Special Events.

Tickets are available as add-ons to your existing package before they go on sale to the general public.

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

OPENING GALA CONCERT Thursday, September 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

MAURIZIO POLLINI Friday, October 16 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Maurizio Pollini piano

ON THE WATERFRONT Friday, September 18 | 7:30pm David Newman conductor BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront World Premiere–live score with complete film

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

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

HOLIDAYS WITH THE PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 19 | 2:00pm

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

NEW YEAR’S EVE: LA VIE PARISIENNE Thursday, December 31 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Makoto Ozone, Inon Barnatan piano

THE GODFATHER Saturday, September 19 | 8:00pm Monday, September 21 | 7:30pm Justin Freer conductor ROTA The Godfather New York Premiere–live score with complete film

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

Ring in the New Year with an evening of fizzy French treats, including selections from Offenbach’s Le Gaîté parisienne and Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals.

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

Featuring Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women

by Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a multimedia symphony for harp, orchestra, and film.

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SPECIAL EVENTS — RESERVE NOW

Friday, December 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 19 | 2:00pm Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

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Tuesday, December 29 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 30 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 2 | 8:00pm

NEW YEAR’S EVE: LA VIE PARISIENNE

Thursday, December 31 | 7:30pm Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

Thursday, January 7 | 7:30pm Friday, January 8 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 9 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 12 | 7:30pm

Thursday, January 14 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 16 | 8:00pm

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S P E C IAL E V E NT

HOLIDAYS WITH THE PHILHARMONIC

Conductor tba Eric Owens bass-baritone New York City Gay Men’s Chorus Program to include: HAGUE & DR. SEUSS/Arr. and Orch. T. Firth “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” Alan Gilbert conductor Joshua Bell violin SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Finlandia Alan Gilbert conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Inon Barnatan piano Makoto Ozone piano Program to include: SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess OFFENBACH Selections from Gaîté parisienne Alan Gilbert conductor Heidi Melton soprano Eric Owens bass-baritone SIBELIUS En Saga R. STRAUSS Selected Songs WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene from Act III of Die Walküre

Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2

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

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

“Something in his music is so universal. It’s so deep.

And with just one note or one kind of phrase that is so typically Sibelius, he can conjure up pictures of entire populations and entire natural landscapes.”

– Alan Gilbert

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EVENING CONCERTS

S P E C IAL E V E NT

JANUARY–APRIL 2016

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Wednesday, January 27 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 28 | 7:30pm Friday, January 29 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 30 | 8:00pm ◆

Juanjo Mena conductor James Ehnes violin

Wednesday, February 3 | 7:30pm Thursday, February 4 | 7:30pm Friday, February 5 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 6 | 8:00pm ◆

Charles Dutoit conductor Yuja Wang piano

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Tuesday, February 9 | 7:30pm Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome Long Yu conductor Nancy Allen harp Program to include: LI Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture TAN DUN Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women, for harp and orchestra

Thursday, February 11 | 7:30pm Friday, February 12 | 8:00pm Saturday, February 13 | 8:00pm Tuesday, February 16 | 7:30pm

Semyon Bychkov conductor

Thursday, February 18 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 20 | 8:00pm Tuesday, February 23 | 7:30pm

Juraj Valcˇ uha conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Thursday, February 25 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 27 | 8:00pm Tuesday, March 1 | 7:30pm

Christoph Eschenbach conductor Baiba Skride violin

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 DVORˇ ÁK The Water Goblin RAVEL La Valse

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

Thursday, March 3 | 7:30pm Friday, March 4 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 5 | 8:00pm ◆ Tuesday, March 8 | 7:30pm ◆

Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Matthias Goerne baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director BRAHMS A German Requiem

Thursday, March 10 | 7:30pm Friday, March 11 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 12 | 8:00pm

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yuja Wang piano

Thursday, March 17 | 7:30pm Friday, March 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 19 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

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MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie

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

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

Wednesday, March 30 | 7:30pm Thursday, March 31 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 2 | 8:00pm Tuesday, April 5 | 7:30pm

Thursday, April 7 | 7:30pm ◆ Saturday, April 9 | 8:00pm ◆ Tuesday, April 12 | 7:30pm ◆

Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet)

Manfred Honeck conductor Liang Wang oboe

“Beethoven was an artist of extraordinary power.

It was as if he were writing for all of humanity and about all of humanity.”

– Manfred Honeck

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

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EVENING CONCERTS APRIL–JUNE 2016

Thursday, April 14 | 7:30pm Friday, April 15 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 16 | 8:00pm Tuesday, April 19 | 7:30pm

Bernard Haitink conductor

Wednesday, April 20 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 21 | 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Stefan Vinke tenor Thomas Hampson baritone

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde

Wednesday, April 27 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 28 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 30 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Carter Brey cello Franck KRAWCZYK New work

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, with the support of the Kravis Prize for New Music

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Thursday, May 12 | 7:30pm Friday, May 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 14 | 8:00pm

John Storgårds conductor Eric Owens bass-baritone

Thursday, May 26 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 28 | 8:00pm

David Robertson conductor Alan Baer tuba Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women’s Chorus tba

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

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

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

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– Sheryl Staples

Thursday, June 2 | 7:30pm Friday, June 3 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 4 | 8:00pm

Conductor/violin tba Program to include: VIVALDI The Four Seasons

MAY 31 – JUNE 11, 2016 Immerse yourself in a veritable playground of new music– 12 days of horizon-stretching, genre-bending music from around the world, combined into a singular New York festival. It’s a time to revel and be delighted. Let’s Play.

“Perhaps the most ambitious and extensive contemporarymusic festival yet overseen by an American orchestra.”

— The New York Times

Details to come this spring.

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

MATINEES

FRIDAY 11AM MATINEE

FRIDAY 2PM MATINEE

SATURDAY 2PM MATINEE

Friday, October 23 Semyon Bychkov conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Gautier Capuçon cello

Friday, October 30 Jaap van Zweden conductor Inon Barnatan piano

Our popular Saturday Matinee Concerts are more than just concerts: they’re triple features.

Each concert features a chamber music gem and a performance starring the full New York Philharmonic. An entertaining and engaging panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians completes the afternoon.

Detlev GLANERT Brahms-Fantasie BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Friday, December 18 Jane Glover conductor Heidi Stober soprano Tim Mead countertenor Paul Appleby tenor Roderick Williams baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Friday, January 15 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2

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

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Friday, February 19 Juraj Valcˇ uha conductor Yefim Bronfman piano KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK The Water Goblin DVOR RAVEL La Valse

“Brahms’s music always touches me deeply. Even his jolly, major-themed melody has a dark feeling to it, and that’s what’s so amazing and beautiful about it. It makes me think maybe he was never really happy, but wanted to imagine happiness through music.”

– Yoobin Son, on Brahms’s Symphony No. 1

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

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, November 20 Neeme Järvi conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

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

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

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

Friday, February 26 Christoph Eschenbach conductor Baiba Skride violin DVORˇ ÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8 Friday, April 8 ◆ Manfred Honeck conductor Liang Wang oboe BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture Friday, April 29 Alan Gilbert conductor Carter Brey cello Franck KRAWCZYK New work

World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, with the support of the Kravis Prize for New Music

Friday, April 1 Bramwell Tovey conductor Joyce Yang piano Emily Fons mezzo-soprano

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

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

Friday, May 27 David Robertson conductor Alan Baer tuba Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women’s Chorus tba

Friday, April 22 Alan Gilbert conductor Stefan Vinke tenor Thomas Hampson baritone

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

Saturday, November 28 Ludovic Morlot conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include: RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances Saturday, January 9 Alan Gilbert conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic GRIEG String Quartet SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 Saturday, May 28 David Robertson conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Women’s Chorus tba PROKOFIEV Quintet HOLST The Planets

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Ages 6–12 | Saturdays at 2:00pm

ONCE UPON A TIME

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

Fables and Folktales

Babble and Verse

December 12 When melodies and instruments identify characters, stories come vividly to life in your imagination.

Featuring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.

March 19 What happens when a nonsense poem is turned into music? Find the drama and humor in music

by Composer-in-Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen and others.

Myths and Legends

Story and Song

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

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

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Photo Credits: Cover: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra Musicians by Kevin Mackintosh; Highlights cover: Daniil Trifonov by Dario Acosta, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Yuja Wang by Felix Broede, Eric Owens by Dario Acosta, The Godfather Live courtesy of New York Philharmonic, Lang Lang courtesy of New York Philharmonic; Pages 2–3: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 4–5: Esa-Pekka Salonen by Clive Barda, Eric Owens by Dario Acosta, Daniil Trifonov by Dario Acosta/Decca Grammophone, CONTACT! by Ryan Jensen; Page 6: Nancy Allen by Jennifer Taylor, Robert Botti by Chris Lee, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Hae-Young Ham by Jennifer Taylor, Satoshi Okamoto by Chris Lee, Yoobin Son by Chris Lee, Christopher Lamb by Chris Lee; Page 7: On the Waterfront © 1954, renewed 1982 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved, The Godfather Live courtesy of New York Philharmonic; Page 8: Hyunju Lee by Jennifer Taylor; Page 9: Eric Owens by Paul Sirochman, Lisa Batiashvili

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