New York Philharmonic 2009-2010 Season Brochure

A MAESTRO FOR NEW YORK. 2009–2010 SEASON

PRESENTING ALAN GILBERT. MUSIC DIRECTOR. NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC.

“Alan Gilbert blew me away.”

Wall Street Journal

Passion. Inspiration. Excitement.

You’d expect nothing less from the next Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.

But New Yorkers can look forward to so much more.

This maestro shares a unique chemistry with his musicians, and brings them together as one in concerts of singular intensity and power. He’s an accomplished master who can transport each listener and reveal something fresh within even the most familiar favorites.

And he’s a native New Yorker who really connects with the city and with its orchestra.

Please welcome Alan Gilbert, the new Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.

Join us for the beginning of a new era.

“When I learned Alan Gilbert was going to be the next Music Director, I thought, ‘That’s perfect.’

This guy has everything.”

Carter Brey, Principal Cello

The players not only respect his talent, but also trust his instincts. He recognizes the skill of every musician, and understands how to inspire each one. This is a musical partnership of the highest level, borne of the shared admiration one finds among fellow musicians who bring a lifetime of artistic accomplishment to every concert they give.

A MAESTRO FOR THE PHILHARMONIC.

Alan Gilbert and Principal Cello Carter Brey

“Music can be meaningful and important and touching on a deeply human level to many, many people. The experience of hearing the New York Philharmonic playing this music live is something that simply cannot be duplicated.”

Alan Gilbert

This season, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic will deliver more than a hundred exceptional performances designed to transport, exhilarate, and move you in a very personal way.

So don’t miss out. Subscribe now and become part of the experience. We are very proud to present Alan Gilbert, a maestro for New York, for the Philharmonic, and for you.

A MAESTRO FOR YOU.

To learn more about the Alan Gilbert era, visit us online at nyphil.org

Joshua Bell

Renée Fleming

Artists from top left to right: Joshua Bell, Thomas Hampson, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Petra Lang, Emanuel Ax, Vladimir Jurowski, Xian Zhang, Riccardo Muti, Judith LeClair, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Cynthia Phelps, Renée Fleming, Helmuth Rilling, Leif Ove Andsnes, Yefim Bronfman, Glenn Dicterow, David Robertson, Gil Shaham, Liang Wang, Pinchas Zukerman, Sir Colin Davis, Alan Gilbert, Mitsuko Uchida, Vadim Repin, Antonio Pappano, Philip Myers, Kurt Masur, Lisa Batiashvili, András Schiff, Håkan Hardenberger, Susan Graham, Sir Andrew Davis, Magnus Lindberg, Philip Smith, and Robert Langevin.

Alan Gilbert

09.16.09 MARKS A NEW ERA AND YOU’RE INVITED! September 16 not only heralds the start of a new season, but also marks the beginning of a new era as the official debut of Music Director Alan Gilbert. Subscribe now and be a part of an exhilarating season, and witness history in the making.

As a Subscriber, You Get So Much More.

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András Schiff

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CONTACT, THE NEW MUSIC SERIES NEW THIS YEAR! Contact connects you with the most interesting, innovative, and engaging new music from today’s most exciting contemporary composers. Live from Symphony Space on 95th and Broadway.

Marc-Andre Dalbavie

Lei Lang

Arlene Sierra

Contact features seven World Premiere performances (composers listed below) commissioned by the Philharmonic.

2-concert subscriptions, $48.

Thursday, December 17 | 8:00pm Magnus Lindberg Conductor Marc-Andre DALBAVIE Lei LANG Arlene SIERRA Arthur KAMPELA Friday, April 16 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Sean SHEPHERD Nico MUHLY Matthias PINTSCHER

Arthur Kampela

Sean Shepherd

Nico Muhly

Matthias Pintscher

Artist-in-Residence Thomas Hampson

2009–2010 ARTISTIC PARTNERS

Visit nyphil.org to learn more about our Artistic Partners, where you can also subscribe and reserve your tickets for these performances by Hampson, Lindberg, and the Philharmonic.

Alan Gilbert invites two of the music world’s brightest stars to share their artistry all season long.

Thomas Hampson Artist-in-Residence One of the most acclaimed singers of our time, baritone Thomas Hampson will join the Philharmonic for three programs at Lincoln Center and on tour with the Philharmonic in Europe. He will also be leading master classes and a variety of educational programs during the season.

November 5, 6, 7 & 10 ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony

January 14–16 John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser

New Year’s Eve COPLAND Old American Songs

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April 11 Thomas Hampson will also give a recital at Alice Tully Hall, in collaboration with conductor/pianist Antonio Pappano. Co-presented by the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center’s Art of the Song series.

Magnus Lindberg Composer-in-Residence Alan Gilbert has appointed Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg as the Philharmonic’s Composer-in-Residence.

He will contribute three World and U.S. Premieres to our season, which will also be performed on our tours of Southeast Asia and Europe. In addition, Lindberg will conduct a Contact concert of World Premieres and will lead education and outreach activities with audiences and with young New York-area composers.

September 16* & 30, October 1 & 3 February 13 Magnus LINDBERG World Premiere Alan Gilbert conducts the Philharmonic in the U.S. Premiere December 17–18 of Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Magnus Lindberg leads a Contact Concerto at Carnegie Hall, with concert featuring World Premieres soloist Kari Kriikku. of Philharmonic commissions.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON Look for these exceptional concerts conducted by Alan Gilbert in the subscription series on pages 18–25.

June 10, 11, 12 & 15 Magnus LINDBERG Arena June 23, 24 & 26 Magnus LINDBERG World Premiere

Petra Lang

György Ligeti Le Grand Macabre Alan Gilbert and director Douglas Fitch bring György Ligeti’s fantastical 1975 opera, perhaps the most humorous and irony-filled examination of mortality ever composed, to the Philharmonic stage for its New York Premiere.

Thursday, May 27 | 7:30pm Friday, May 28 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 29 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director

Presented in collaboration with the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program of The Metropolitan Opera and the Julliard Opera.

LIGETI Le Grand Macabre

(Semi-staged)

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3 One hundred years after Gustav Mahler conducted his first concerts as music director of the Philharmonic, a new music director, Alan Gilbert, begins his own inaugural subscription season with Mahler’s titanic Third Symphony.

Thursday, September 17 | 7:30pm Friday, September 18 | 2:00pm Tuesday, September 22 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director MAHLER Symphony No. 3

*Opening Night

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Igor Stravinsky

THE RUSSIAN STRAVINSKY A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CONDUCTED

BY VALERY GERGIEV “You cannot imagine how happy I am today,” said Igor Stravinsky when he touched Russian soil after 50 years in exile. “I have spoken Russian all my life, I think in Russian, my manner of speaking is Russian,” he said. “Maybe you cannot see it in my music at once, but it underlies it.”

Igor Stravinsky

Hear for yourself as the New York Philharmonic and one of the most electrifying Russian maestros of our time reveals the Russian pulse inside the many masterpieces of Stravinsky. Look for these concerts in the subscription series on pages 16–25.

Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev

Wednesday, April 21 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 22 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind

Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Friday, April 23 | 2:00pm Saturday, April 24 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Wednesday, April 28 | 7:30pm Thursday, April 29 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex

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Friday, April 30 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 1 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus)

Additional concerts, lectures, symposia, and much more to be announced.

Visit nyphil.org for complete details.

STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex Wednesday, May 5 | 7:30pm Thursday, May 6 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano

and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka

(1911 original version) Friday, May 7 | 8:00pm Saturday, May 8 | 2:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and

Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

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Renée Fleming

Alan Gilbert

2009–2010 SPECIAL EVENTS Subscribe now and you can reserve your seats for these sure sellouts. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public in August.

RUSH HOUR SERIES (RH) When work ends, come experience a different kind of rush. Head over to the Philharmonic for an evening of music that’s guaranteed to revitalize you.

Renée Fleming

Thomas Hampson

Wednesday, September 16 | 7:30pm Opening Night Gala Alan Gilbert Conductor Renée Fleming Soprano

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The Alan Gilbert era begins in historic fashion with a brand-new, never-before-heard overture written especially for the occasion by Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg.

The world-renowned Renée Fleming will then sing exotic Messiaen and the evening will conclude with Berlioz’s spectacular orchestra showpiece.

Magnus LINDBERG New Work** MESSIAEN Poèmes pour Mi BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

Thursday, December 31 | 7:30pm New Year’s Eve Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone

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Ring in the New Year with this glittering evening of all-American favorites, starring Alan Gilbert, Thomas Hampson, and, of course, the one-and-only New York Philharmonic.

COPLAND Appalachian Spring COPLAND Old American Songs VARIOUS Selections from

Broadway Musicals GERSHWIN An American in Paris

$235

$175

$129

$109

$89

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Gala seating only

Wednesday, January 6 | 6:45pm Alan Gilbert Conductor

Antonio Pappano

Rush Hour Series concerts begin at 6:45pm and last about an hour.

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$155

$146

$125

$98

$83

Wednesday, April 7 | 6:45pm Antonio Pappano Conductor MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission Broadcast nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center

$250 $200

$150

$125

Liang Wang $95

$65

Judith LeClair

Philip Myers

Wednesday, March 3 | 6:45pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Winds MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

Broadcast nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center

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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY SAMPLER A (SPA)

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Tuesday, September 22 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director

Tuesday, January 12 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano

MAHLER Symphony No. 3

Tuesday, February 16 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn

Tuesday, November 24 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor LISZT Les Préludes ELGAR In the South PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (selections) Tuesday, December 15 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shen Yang Bass Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus HANDEL Messiah

Riccardo Muti

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY SAMPLER C (SPC) Tuesday, November 10 | 7:30pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony Wednesday, December 30 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

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Wednesday, May 12 | 7:30pm Kurt Masur Conductor

$130

Leif Ove Andsnes

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Wednesday, June 23 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Christine Brewer Soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director Magnus LINDBERG New Work** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

The Russian Stravinsky

**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

Wednesday, April 14 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor

Wednesday, April 28 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus)

PROGRAM TBD

STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY SAMPLER B (SPB)

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Wednesday, September 30 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano

Monday, March 8 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor András Schiff Piano

Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat The Russian Stravinsky

**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

Tuesday, December 8 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion

and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer Tuesday, December 29 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

Wednesday, April 21 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind

Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Tuesday, June 15 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Esa-Pekka Salonen

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY SAMPLER D (SPD)

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Tuesday, November 17 | 7:30pm Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Wednesday, March 10 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin

HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor

Wednesday, December 16 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shen Yang Bass Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus HANDEL Messiah

Vadim Repin

The Russian Stravinsky Wednesday, May 5 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano

and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka

(1911 original version)

Wednesday, February 10 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

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THURSDAY A (THA) Thursday, September 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelléas and Mélisande Thursday, November 12 | 7:30pm Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 Thursday, January 14 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone HAYDN Symphony No. 49, La Passione John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser SCHUBERT Symphony in B-minor,

Unfinished BERG Three Orchestral Pieces

See Page 30 for Seating Chart $803 $587 $539 $428 $371

Thursday, February 18 | 7:30pm David Robertson Conductor Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas Thursday, March 11 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor Thursday, March 25 | 7:30pm Sir Colin Davis Conductor Mitsuko Uchida Piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade

$212

The Russian Stravinsky Thursday, April 29 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Leonidas Kavakos Violin Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus)

THURSDAY C (THC) Thursday, October 1 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

STRAVINSKY Le roi des étoiles STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex Thursday, June 3 | 7:30pm Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Susan Graham Mezzo-soprano Kent Tritle Organ BERLIOZ Les francs-juges Overture CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

Thursday, December 3 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion

and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer Thursday, December 17 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shen Yang Bass Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus

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Thursday, February 11 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn

Thursday, September 17 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director MAHLER Symphony No. 3 Thursday, November 19 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor LISZT Les Préludes ELGAR In the South PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (selections) Thursday, January 7 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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Thursday, April 8 | 7:30pm Antonio Pappano Conductor Joshua Bell Violin

$475 $379 $328 $190

Joshua Bell

**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

Thursday, February 25 | 7:30pm David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete) Thursday, April 15 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor PROGRAM TBD

MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

The Russian Stravinsky

Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony Thursday, December 10 | 7:30pm Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola

Thursday, April 22 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor STRAVINSKY Les Noces STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind

Instruments STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Thursday, May 13 | 7:30pm Kurt Masur Conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

THURSDAY D (THD) Thursday, November 5 | 7:30pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone

MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 Thursday, June 10 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin

Thursday, March 4 | 7:30pm Riccardo Muti Conductor András Schiff Piano

Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat

Thursday, June 17 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod

from Tristan and Isolde

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Thursday, March 18 | 7:30pm Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin

$513

$471

$373 $324

$184

Pinchas Zukerman

BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1 The Russian Stravinsky Thursday, May 6 | 7:30pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano STRAVINSKY Symphony in C STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano

and Orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka

(1911 original version) Thursday, May 27 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged)

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Gil Shaham

MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

HANDEL Messiah

THURSDAY B (THB)

$511 $469 $371 $322 $182

Thursday, June 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Christine Brewer Soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director Magnus LINDBERG New Work** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission 212 875 5656 or NYPHIL.ORG 19

FRIDAY A (FRA)

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Friday, November 27 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Philip Smith Trumpet

Friday, March 5 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor András Schiff Piano

HONEGGER Symphony No. 2, for String

Orchestra and Trumpet BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat

Friday, December 18 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shen Yang Bass Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus HANDEL Messiah Friday, February 12 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Liang Wang Oboe Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Winds Christopher ROUSE Zhizn** MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

Friday, April 16 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor

András Schiff

$302

$177

FRIDAY B (FRB) Friday, November 6 | 8:00pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony

The Russian Stravinsky

Friday, December 11 | 8:00pm Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola

Friday, May 7 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano

MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4

STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three

Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and

Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Friday, January 8 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Yefim Bronfman Piano

PROGRAM TBD

Friday, May 28 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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Friday, March 26 | 8:00pm Sir Colin Davis Conductor Mitsuko Uchida Piano

$180

Yefim Bronfman

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade The Russian Stravinsky Friday, April 30 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex Friday, May 14 | 8:00pm Kurt Masur Conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

Friday, June 4 | 8:00pm Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Susan Graham Mezzo-soprano Kent Tritle Organ BERLIOZ Les francs-juges Overture CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged)

**World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

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SATURDAY A (SAA) Saturday, September 26 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelléas and Mélisande Saturday, December 5 | 8:00pm Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion

and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer Saturday, January 16 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone HAYDN Symphony No. 49, La Passione John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser SCHUBERT Symphony in B-minor,

Unfinished BERG Three Orchestral Pieces

See Page 30 for Seating Chart $730 $548 $506 $401 $359 $212

Saturday, February 20 | 8:00pm David Robertson Conductor Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas Saturday, March 13 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Vadim Repin Violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto FRANCK Symphony in D minor The Russian Stravinsky Saturday, May 1 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Cast to include: Waltraud Meier Mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor (Oedipus) STRAVINSKY Orpheus STRAVINSKY Oedipus Rex

SATURDAY B (SAB) Saturday, November 7 | 8:00pm Vladimir Jurowski Conductor Soloists to include: Thomas Hampson Baritone Matthias PINTSCHER towards Osiris MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony Saturday, November 28 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Philip Smith Trumpet HONEGGER Symphony No. 2, for String

Orchestra and Trumpet BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Saturday, January 2 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Leif Ove Andsnes Piano WEBERN Im Sommerwind MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

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Saturday, June 5 | 8:00pm Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Susan Graham Mezzo-soprano Kent Tritle Organ

See Page 30 for Seating Chart $625 $469 $433 $343 $307

Saturday, October 3 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano

Saturday, March 27 | 8:00pm Sir Colin Davis Conductor Mitsuko Uchida Piano

Magnus LINDBERG New Work** IVES Symphony No. 2 IVES The Unanswered Question BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 MOZART Posthorn Serenade

Saturday, December 19 | 7:30pm Helmuth Rilling Conductor Annette Dasch Soprano Daniel Taylor Countertenor James Taylor Tenor Shen Yang Bass Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chorus

PROGRAM TBD

HANDEL Messiah Saturday, February 27 | 8:00pm David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin

BERLIOZ Les francs-juges Overture CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete)

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SATURDAY D (SAD)

$730 $548 $506 $401 $359 $212

Saturday, March 20 | 8:00pm Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin

SATURDAY C (SAC)

Saturday, June 19 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod

from Tristan and Isolde

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Saturday, April 10 | 8:00pm Antonio Pappano Conductor Joshua Bell Violin

BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1

HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

The Russian Stravinsky Saturday, April 24 | 8:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor

Saturday, December 12 | 8:00pm Christoph von Dohnányi Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola

Saturday, May 29 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Douglas Fitch Director

STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)

MOZART Sinfonia concertante

for Violin and Viola BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4

Saturday, May 15 | 8:00pm Kurt Masur Conductor

Saturday, March 6 | 8:00pm A very special solo recital András Schiff Piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

Saturday, June 12 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

MENDELSSOHN Variations serieuses SCHUMANN Sonata No. 1, Grosse Sonata MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words

(selection) SCHUMANN Fantasie

Emanuel Ax

Saturday, April 17 | 8:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor

Saturday, November 14 | 8:00pm Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Lisa Batiashvili

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Christoph von Dohnányi

LIGETI Le Grand Macabre (Semi-staged) Saturday, June 26 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Soloists to include: Christine Brewer Soprano Paul Groves Tenor Eric Owens Bass-baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt Director Magnus LINDBERG New Work** BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis **World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission

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FRIDAY 11AM MATINEE (FRC) Friday, September 25 | 11:00am Alan Gilbert Conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin

Friday, February 26 | 11:00am David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin

BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHOENBERG Pelléas and Mélisande

BARBER Violin Concerto BARTÓK The Wooden Prince (complete)

Friday, November 13 | 11:00am Xian Zhang Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Friday, April 9 | 11:00am Antonio Pappano Conductor Joshua Bell Violin

HAYDN Symphony No. 95 MARTINU Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris BRUCH Scottish Fantasy BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Friday, December 4 | 11:00am Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor David Fray Piano

Friday, June 18 | 11:00am Alan Gilbert Conductor Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet

BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion

and Celesta RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DEBUSSY La Mer

WAGNER Siegfried Idyll HK GRUBER Aerial MOZART Symphony No. 25 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod

from Tristan and Isolde

FRIDAY 2PM MATINEE (FRD) Friday, September 18 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Petra Lang Mezzo-soprano Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director MAHLER Symphony No. 3 Friday, January 15 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Thomas Hampson Baritone HAYDN Symphony No. 49, La Passione John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser SCHUBERT Symphony in B-minor,

Unfinished BERG Three Orchestral Pieces

Friday, February 19 | 2:00pm David Robertson Conductor Robert Langevin Flute Nicolas Hodges Piano DEBUSSY Syrinx for Solo Flute George BENJAMIN Antara RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand REVUELTAS La Noche de los Mayas

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Garrick Ohlsson

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Friday, March 19 | 2:00pm Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Violin BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS/Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1 The Russian Stravinsky Friday, April 23 | 2:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Friday, June 11 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin

Christoph Eschenbach

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SATURDAY 2PM MATINEE (SATM) More than a matinee, this is a triple feature. It begins with chamber music by Philharmonic musicians, followed by a spectacular, full orchestra performance, then a lively post-concert panel discussion to round off the afternoon.

Saturday, November 28 | 2:00pm Riccardo Muti Conductor Glenn Dicterow Violin Marc Ginsberg Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola Rebecca Young Viola Carter Brey Cello Eileen Moon Cello SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht

(Transfigured Night) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

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David Robertson

BEETHOVEN Septet BARBER Violin Concerto

Saturday, May 8 | 2:00pm Valery Gergiev Conductor Alexei Volodin Piano

$228 $188

Saturday, February 27 | 2:00pm David Robertson Conductor Gil Shaham Violin Mark Nuccio Clarinet Judith LeClair Bassoon Philip Myers French Horn Michelle Kim Violin Rebecca Young Viola Carter Brey Cello Eugene Levinson Bass

The Russian Stravinsky*

Magnus LINDBERG Arena SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

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STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and

Wind Instruments STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring *This is a full orchestral concert, with no chamber music.

Saturday, June 12 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert Conductor Sheryl Staples Violin Lisa E. Kim Violin Cynthia Phelps Viola Alan Gilbert Viola Carter Brey Cello Eileen Moon Cello BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 212 875 5656 or NYPHIL.ORG 25

Daniel Boico

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS (YPC) FOR CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS OF AGE A work of genius contains a wealth of past influences along with the seeds of new musical growth. This season, each Young People’s Concert focuses on a single masterpiece, through which we will explore how music develops and how the orchestra itself brings the music alive. ®

Each Young People’s Concert is preceded by Kidzone Live!—an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert.

Bring your child to join the fun!

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Saturday, November 7 | 2:00pm Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Through Britten’s beloved orchestra showpiece, you’ll meet the virtuosic musicians and sections of the New York Philharmonic.

Saturday, December 12 | 2:00pm Claude Debussy La Mer Sensual yet elusive, La Mer of 1905 marked a major advance in pictorial orchestral writing. Explore just what the modern orchestra can do.

Saturday, March 6 | 2:00pm Magnus Lindberg Feria The Philharmonic’s own Composer-in-Residence shares the influences and passions behind his thrilling 1997 orchestral tour de force, Feria.

Find out how a composer sets a Spanish outdoor festival to music.

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All Young People’s Concerts are conducted by the Philharmonic’s Assistant Conductor Daniel Boico and are hosted by Theodore Wiprud.

The Young People’s Concerts® and Kidzone Live! are made possible with generous support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

Saturday, March 27 | 2:00pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter In the finale of his last symphony, Mozart builds a simple musical phrase, familiar for centuries, into a sublime expression of humanity. Discover how a conductor approaches a work of such perfection.

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MUSIC HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE Philharmonic Programs for Young People School Day Concerts (grades 3 to 12) Music Director Alan Gilbert leads these annual concerts for over 12,000 schoolchildren. Programs tailored to elementary or secondary groups introduce kids to the symphony orchestra in the context of a curriculum that comes alive in the classroom.

Very Young People’s Concerts (for ages 3 to 5) The Very Young People’s Concerts introduce preschoolers to classical music through games, active listening, and hands-on music-making with musicians from the New York Philharmonic. Subscriptions are $45 and $57. To subscribe, please call us at 212 875 5656 or simply visit nyphil.org.

School Partnership Program The world of classical music comes to city children as musicians and teaching artists of the New York Philharmonic visit our partner elementary schools. Call if your school is interested in partnering with us. For more information visit nyphil.org/spp or please call us at 212 875 5733.

Philharmonic Mentors (grades 6 to 12) Philharmonic musicians work with instrumental ensembles in middle and high schools across the region, and welcome students to Avery Fisher Hall for Philharmonic rehearsals and performances. English and social studies classes get involved by studying the social context of major musical works.

Kidzone!

Visit the Philharmonic’s award-winning interactive website, where kids can play classical music and learn about composers and instruments, at nyphilkids.org. Discover a world of learning opportunities for children and adults at nyphil.org/education.

Philharmonic Concerts in the Park Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer Summer 2010 marks our 46th year of music under the stars.

Look for our announcement of concert schedules and programs in spring 2010.

New York Philharmonic On the Air This Week Listen to the New York Philharmonic’s weekly national concert broadcasts (locally on 96.3 FM WQXR) on the air and online.

For more information, visit nyphil.org/broadcasts.

Live From Lincoln Center The only live performing arts series on television that nationally broadcasts the New York Philharmonic concerts, including Opening Night September 16, 2009, with Renée Fleming, as well as New Year’s Eve with Thomas Hampson, both conducted by Alan Gilbert.

Chamber Concerts Live from Merkin Concert Hall Enjoy the virtuosity of the New York Philharmonic musicians in the intimate setting of our Ensembles Concerts at Merkin Concert Hall.

Concert information will be available in the spring.

The New York Philharmonic salutes its Global Sponsor:

The Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall February 13, 2010 Alan Gilbert conducts the U.S. Premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with soloist Kari Kriikku, plus Wagner’s Rienzi Overture and Sibelius’s Second Symphony, at Carnegie Hall on February 13, 2010.

The Philharmonic On Tour 2009–2010 Philharmonic Tours The Philharmonic plays musical ambassador on its tours to Southeast Asia in October 2009, the East Coast in November 2009, and Europe in January 2010.

Summertime Classics Conducted and hosted by Bramwell Tovey Summertime Classics features popular masterpieces in a festive atmosphere.

AN OPEN HOUSE WITH ALAN GILBERT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 The New York Philharmonic and new Music Director Alan Gilbert invite you and your family to a very special day of music and fun–all for free. The day begins with an open rehearsal at 9:45am, followed by an afternoon of chamber performances, panel discussions, and children’s activities.

Global Sponsor ADDITIONAL SPONSORS The New York Philharmonic is proud to acknowledge the following additional companies that play a leadership role through sponsorship of performances, events, and outreach activities:

Avery Fisher Hall

Then, at 7:30pm, enjoy a free performance of Berlioz’s spectacular Symphonie fantastique, conducted by Alan Gilbert. Visit nyphil.org this spring for more information.

It’s our way of introducing you to our new maestro, and letting you get to know the man himself. Please join us!

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WE APPLAUD OUR SPONSORS The New York Philharmonic works with its corporate partners to enhance brand awareness and visibility, while providing unique opportunities for client entertainment. Sponsorships are supported by our extensive marketing platform, highly desirable audience and patron demographics, and one-of-a-kind Philharmonic events. We would be pleased to customize a plan to fulfill your business objectives.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Programs of the New York Philharmonic are also supported, in part, by public funds from the following agencies:

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SPECIAL EVENTS Event Date Opening Night

Photo Credits Brochure Cover: Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard; Pages 2–7: Alan Gilbert

by Karen Ballard; Page 8: Left to Right: Joshua Bell by Chris Lee, Thomas Hampson by Dario Acosta, Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm, Petra Lang by Anna Weitz, Emanuel Ax by Henry Fair, Vladimir Jurowski

by Roman Gontcharov, Xian Zhang by Chris Lee, Riccardo Muti by Chris Lee, Judith LeClair by Chris Lee, Esa-Pekka Salonen by Nicho Sidling, Cynthia Phelps by Christian Steiner, Renée Fleming by Decca-Andrew Eccles, Helmuth Rilling by A.T. Schaefer, Leif Ove Andsnes by Felix Broede for EMI Classics, Yefim Bronfman by Dario Acosta, Glenn Dicterow by Chris Lee, David Robertson by Michael Tammaro, Gil Shaham by Boyd Hagen, Liang Wang by Chris Lee, Pinchas Zukerman by Paul Labelle, Sir Colin Davis by Matthias Creutziger, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Mitsuko Uchida by Justin Pumfrey, Vadim Repin by Chris Lee, Antonio Pappano by Sheila Rock, Philip Myers by Chris Lee, Kurt Masur by A. Yanez, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek, András Schiff by Sheila Rock, Håkan Hardenberger by Marco Borggreve, Susan Graham by Dario Acosta, Sir Andrew Davis by Jim Four, Magnus Lindberg by Hanya Chlala, Philip Smith by Chris Lee, Robert Langevin by Chris Lee; Page 9: Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 10: Large Thomas Hampson by Dario Acosta, Thomas Hampson by Dario Acosta, Magnus Lindberg by Dario Acosta; Page 11: Marc-Andre Dalbavie by Roger Mastroianni, Lei Lang by Carl Cao, Arlene Sierra by Ian Philips McLaren, Arthur Kampela by Christopher Moore,

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New York Philharmonic Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023

Nine Mozart Concertos, Symphonies, and Serenades. The Russian Stravinsky.

Renée Fleming. Joshua Bell. Five Beethoven Symphonies and Concertos.

Pinchas Zukerman. Riccardo Muti. Mahler’s Third. Valery Gergiev. Emanuel Ax. Yefim Bronfman. Thomas Hampson. Kurt Masur. András Schiff. Messiah.