2018–19 Season Brochure

2018/19 SEASON Jaap van Zweden Music Director

Yo-Yo Ma Daniil Trifonov The Red Violin featuring Joshua Bell Mozart’s Requiem Beethoven’s Eroica Handel’s Water Music 2001: A Space Odyssey Patti LuPone AND MORE!

SINGLE TICKETS on sale August 7

NEW MAESTRO. NEW SEASON.

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This season J A A P VA N Z W E D E N has woven together classical masterpieces and new works into TIMELY PILLARS that kindle personal reflection and collective action.

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MUSIC OF

C ONSCIENCE

Experience three weeks of unforgettable music — including Beethoven’s Eroica and a World Premiere by David Lang — created in response to historical events, political unrest, and societal turmoil. Community partners include the International Rescue Committee in New York, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, and Stonewall 50 Committee.

MAY 22–JUNE 8

PILLARS SEASO OF THE

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NEW YORK STORIES:

THREADS OF OUR CIT Y

Having proudly served as New York’s Orchestra for more than 176 years, the Philharmonic turns its sights on music that reflects who we are as a mosaic of people. In this weeklong focus, we explore our roots as a city of immigrants, including a new work

by Julia Wolfe that spotlights the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Community partners include the Museum of the City of New York, National Archives at New York City, and the Tenement Museum.

JANUARY 24–27

ON N Y P H I L . O RG / H I G H L I G H T S

NEW MUSIC:

NEW VENUES

Intimate performances and rousing dialogue in scenic spaces offer an experience like none other. Join host Nadia Sirota for late-night concerts curated by notable contemporary composers in the Kaplan Penthouse (Kravis Nightcap series), or spend Sunday afternoons overlooking Central Park with Musicians from the New York Philharmonic (GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series).

Nadia Sirota is The Marie-JosĂŠe Kravis Creative Partner.

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

THE ART OF

ANDRIESSEN

Louis Andriessen has been on the forefront of musical innovation, inspiring a generation of composers, performers, and audiences alike. The Art of Andriessen celebrates his rich musical contributions, and explores an array of his works and influences.

Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-JosĂŠe Kravis Prize for New Music.

OCTOBER 4–13

SEPTEMBER 2018

NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES

Hosted by Nadia Sirota, The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner Kravis

GRoW @ Annenberg

Cap off your evening with a drink in the glow of the skyline as you take part in a lively musical exchange and performance while enjoying the intimate Kaplan Penthouse.

Hosted by Nadia Sirota.

The new-music series where both sound and stimulation are set to “on.” With a view of Central Park, go deeper into our season’s pillars with Musicians from the New York Philharmonic. Hosted and curated by Nadia Sirota.

10:30pm Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

Sundays at 3:00pm The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center

NIGHTCAP series

Curated by

Conrad TAO Friday, September 28

SOUND ON series

GOING DUTCH A closer look at the rebellious spirit of Louis Andriessen Sunday, October 7

Curated by

Louis ANDRIESSEN Saturday, October 13 Curated by

Gabriel KAHANE Saturday, November 10 Curated by

Matthias PINTSCHER Saturday, February 23

THREADS Explore how immigrants have shaped the world of music Sunday, January 27

RESPONSE A powerful complement to Music of Conscience Sunday, June 2

Curated by

John ADAMS Saturday, March 23 Curated by

John CORIGLIANO Saturday, June 1

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2 0 0 1 : A S PA C E O DYS S E Y

THE ART OF THE SC ORE

SPECIAL EVENT

Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor

THERE WILL BE BLOOD: LIVE

Hugh Brunt conductor

Wednesday, September 12 I 7:30pm Thursday, September 13 I 7:30pm

Jonny GREENWOOD There Will Be Blood Score performed live to complete film

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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY: LIVE

André de Ridder conductor

Friday, September 14 I 8:00pm Saturday, September 15 I 8:00pm

VARIOUS 2001: A Space Odyssey

SPECIAL EVENT

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Score performed live to complete film

Includes selections from works by Ligeti, R. Strauss, J. Strauss II, and Khachaturian

OPENING GALA CONCERT: NEW YORK, MEET JAAP

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Thursday, September 20 I 7:30pm

Ashley FURE Filament, for trio, orchestra, and moving voices World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission

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RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major STRAVINSK Y The Rite of Spring

Ashley Fure’s commission is made possible with generous support from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

TRIFONOV, BEETHOVEN, AND THE RITE OF SPRING

Jaap van Zweden conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Friday, September 21 I 8:00pm Saturday, September 22 I 8:00pm Tuesday, September 25 I 7:30pm

Ashley FURE Filament, for trio, orchestra, and moving voices

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New York Philharmonic Commission

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor STRAVINSK Y The Rite of Spring Ashley Fure’s commission is made possible with generous support from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

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SEPTEMBER–O CTOBER 2018

THE ART OF ANDRIESSEN Celebrate the rich contributions and musical influences of a true compositional pioneer of our time.

AGAMEMNON Jaap van Zweden conducts this World Premiere and a pair of works by Stravinsky, from whom Andriessen’s music draws inspiration.

Part of a subscription week program.

Thursday, October 4 Friday, October 5 Saturday, October 6

For additional programming and events:

N YP H I L. O RG / A N DRI E S S E N

Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

SOUND ON: GOING DUTCH Part of the GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series See page 11 for more information.

Sunday, October 7

TAO Led by David Robertson, this work, inspired by Chinese poetry, features Synergy Vocals and piano. Part of a subscription week program.

Wednesday, October 10 Friday, October 12 Saturday, October 13

NIGHTCAP : CUR ATED BY LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Part of the Kravis Nightcap series See page 11 for more information.

Saturday, October 13

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO. 8 Thursday, September 27 I 7:30pm Friday, September 28 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/bruckner

Jaap van Zweden conductor Conrad TAO New work World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Commission

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NIGHTCAP: CURATED BY CONRAD TAO

Enjoy a drink and lively musical exchange, along with the glow of the skyline.

Friday, September 28 I 10:30pm

Conrad Tao piano / curator Nadia Sirota host

Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

Part of the Kravis Nightcap series Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

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THE ART OF ANDRIESSEN

DEBUSSY’S L A MER AND STR AVINSK Y

Jaap van Zweden conductor Leila Josefowicz violin

Thursday, October 4 I 7:30pm Friday, October 5 I 2:00pm MATINEE Saturday, October 6 I 8:00pm

Louis ANDRIESSEN Agamemnon World Premiere­­—New York Philharmonic Commission

STRAVINSK Y Violin Concerto STRAVINSK Y Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version) DEBUSSY La Mer

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Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES

SOUND ON: GOING DUTCH

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Nadia Sirota host / curator with Jaap van Zweden

Sunday, October 7 I 3:00pm The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, New York City

Part of The Art of Andriessen Part of the GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

nyphil.org/dutch

Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

THE ART OF ANDRIESSEN

R ACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI Wednesday, October 10 I 7:30pm Friday, October 12 I 11:00am MATINEE Saturday, October 13 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/rhapsody

David Robertson conductor Synergy Vocals vocal quartet Tomoko Mukaiyama piano / koto Garrick Ohlsson piano Louis ANDRIESSEN TAO for solo piano, women’s voices, and ensemble RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES

NIGHTCAP: CUR ATED BY LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Saturday, October 13 I 10:30pm Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor nyphil.org/nightcap

Enjoy a drink and lively musical exchange, along with the glow of the skyline.

Louis Andriessen curator Nadia Sirota host Part of The Art of Andriessen Part of the Kravis Nightcap series Louis Andriessen is the recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

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O CTOBER–NOVEMBER 2018

THE RED VIOLIN IN C ONCERT FEATURING JOSHUA BELL Tuesday, October 16 I 7:30pm Wednesday, October 17 I 7:30pm Thursday, October 18 I 7:30pm Saturday, October 20 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/redviolin joshua bell The Red Violin film, © by Rhombus Media Inc. used by permission of Rhombus Media Inc. The Red Violin film score by John Corigliano, © by G. Schirmer, Inc., used by permission of Schirmer Theatrical, LLC

Joshua Bell joins the New York Philharmonic in John Corigliano’s Oscar©-winning score performed to the François Girard film.

Michael Stern conductor Joshua Bell violin John CORIGLIANO The Red Violin Score performed live to complete film

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PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN C ONCERT HALL Sunday, October 21 I 3:00pm

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic ROSSINI Duo for Cello and Double Bass LOEFFLER Deux Rhapsodies TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence

Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street For a full listing of programs and musicians, go to nyphil.org/ensembles

GIL SHAHAM AND TCHAIKOVSK Y

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Gil Shaham violin

Thursday, October 25 I 7:30pm Friday, October 26 I 2:00pm MATINEE Saturday, October 27 I 8:00pm

BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

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Tugan Sokhiev conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

SATURDAY MATINEE:

TCHAIKOVSK Y’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

MENDELSSOHN String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Saturday, October 27 I 2:00pm After the concert, join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians. nyphil.org/satmat1

R ACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES AND BARBER Wednesday, October 31 I 7:30pm Thursday, November 1 I 7:30pm Saturday, November 3 I 8:00pm

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Juraj Valčuha conductor Frank Huang violin KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing Suite BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

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NOVEMBER 2018

BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT Wednesday, November 7 I 7:30pm Thursday, November 8 I 7:30pm Saturday, November 10 I 8:00pm

anthony mcgill

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Iván Fischer conductor Miah Persson soprano Anthony McGill clarinet SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 SCHUBERT / Orch. Reinecke The Shepherd on the Rock BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES

NIGHTCAP: CURATED BY GABRIEL KAHANE

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Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

THE BLUE DANUBE

Manfred Honeck conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Thursday, November 15 I 7:30pm Friday, November 16 I 8:00pm Saturday, November 17 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/danube

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Saturday, November 10 I 10:30pm

Enjoy a drink and lively musical exchange, along with the glow of the skyline.

DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture MARTINŮ Violin Concerto No. 1 J. STRAUSS II The Gypsy Baron Overture Jos. STRAUSS The Dragonfly J. STRAUSS II Hail to Hungary!

J. STRAUSS II On the Beautiful Blue Danube J. STRAUSS II At the Hunt J. STRAUSS II In Krapfen’s Woods J. STRAUSS II Thunder and Lightning

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YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERT® Saturday, November 17 I 2:00pm YPC Overtures starts at 12:45pm

Music Across Borders: “Dancing Across the Universe — The Waltz”

Ages 6–12

Featuring music by Johann Strauss II, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and more.

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Conductor tba Support for Young People’s Concerts® is provided by The Theodore H. Barth Foundation.

HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC

Emmanuelle Haïm conductor

Wednesday, November 21 I 7:30pm Friday, November 23 I 8:00pm Saturday, November 24 I 8:00pm

HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 HANDEL Water Music Suites Nos. 3 and 1 RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus

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SATURDAY MATINEE:

SELECTIONS FROM DARDANUS

emmanuelle haïm

Saturday, November 24 I 2:00pm After the concert, join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians. nyphil.org/satmat2

Emmanuelle Haïm conductor Shai Wosner piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 RAMEAU Selections from Dardanus

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JA AP VAN Z WEDEN C ONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

Jaap van Zweden conductor Simone Lamsma violin

Thursday, November 29 I 7:30pm Friday, November 30 I 11:00am MATINEE Tuesday, December 4 I 7:30pm

BRIT TEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

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JA AP VAN Z WEDEN C ONDUCTS MOZ ART’S SYMPHONY NO. 40

Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone

Thursday, December 6 I 7:30pm Friday, December 7 I 2:00pm MATINEE Saturday, December 8 I 8:00pm

J.S. BACH / Arr. Webern Fuga (Ricercata) from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 SCHUBERT Selected songs R. STRAUSS Selected songs MOZART Symphony No. 40

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Matthias Goerne is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN C ONCERT HALL Sunday, December 9 I 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic LOT TI Trio Sonata in A major UHL Kleines Konzert BOCCHERINI String Quintet, Op. 11, No. 5 BRAHMS String Quintet in G major

For a full listing of programs and musicians, go to nyphil.org/ensembles

HANDEL’S MESSIAH Presented by Gary W. Parr

Tuesday, December 11 I 7:30pm Wednesday, December 12 I 7:30pm Thursday, December 13 I 7:30pm Friday, December 14 I 7:30pm Saturday, December 15 I 7:30pm nyphil.org/messiah

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Jonathan Cohen conductor Lauren Snouffer soprano Anthony Roth Costanzo countertenor Andrew Staples tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah

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HOLIDAY C ONCERTS HOLIDAY BR ASS Sunday, December 16 I 3:00pm nyphil.org/brass

Experience the power, brilliance, and virtuosity of the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion in this holiday favorite.

New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet Programs for Families at the New York Philharmonic are presented by Daria and Eric Wallach.

SPECIAL EVENT

Major support for Holiday Brass is provided by the Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Endowment Fund.

HOME ALONE IN CONCERT Thursday, December 20 I 7:00pm Friday, December 21 I 7:00pm

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker director John WILLIAMS Home Alone New York Premiere Score performed live to complete film

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Programs for Families at the New York Philharmonic are presented by Daria and Eric Wallach.

NEW YEAR’S EVE: VIENNESE BALL

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Monday, December 31 I 7:30pm

Ring in the New Year with the New York Philharmonic and Music Director Jaap van Zweden reveling in a celebration of Viennese and popular classics.

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Jaap van Zweden conductor

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Gautier Capuçon cello

Thursday, January 3 I 7:30pm Friday, January 4 I 11:00am MATINEE Saturday, January 5 I 8:00pm

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto SIBELIUS Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

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SCHEHER A Z ADE Thursday, January 10 I 7:30pm Friday, January 11 I 2:00pm MATINEE Saturday, January 12 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/nights

YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERT®

Jakub Hrůša conductor Simon Trpčeski piano JANÁČEK / Arr. C. Mackerras The Cunning Little Vixen Suite PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSK Y-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Saturday, January 12 I 2:00pm

Music Across Borders: “Animals into Song — The Cunning Little Vixen”

YPC Overtures starts at 12:45pm

Featuring works by Janáček and Dvořák.

Ages 6–12

Jakub Hrůša conductor

nyphil.org/ypc

Support for Young People’s Concerts® is provided

by The Theodore H. Barth Foundation.

PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN C ONCERT HALL Sunday, January 13 I 3:00pm

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic David AMRAM Fanfare and Processional SMETANA String Quartet No. 1, From My Life DVOŘÁK Piano Trio in F minor

Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street For a full listing of programs and musicians, go to nyphil.org/ensembles

BEETHOVEN AND R ACHMANINOFF

Jaap van Zweden conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Wednesday, January 16 I 7:30pm Friday, January 18 I 11:00am MATINEE Saturday, January 19 I 8:00pm Tuesday, January 22 I 7:30pm

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

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NEW YORK STORIES: THREADS OF OUR CIT Y A sonic tribute to New York’s history as a city of immigrants.

Julia WOLFE Fire in my mouth World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission An immersive, multimedia musical feature — with lights, video, and projection — that explores a seminal event in New York City, the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed more than 100 young immigrants. Part of a subscription week program.

Jaap van Zweden conductor Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer Thursday, January 24 Friday, January 25 Saturday, January 26 Julia Wolfe’s commission is made possible with generous support from Linda and Stuart Nelson.

SOUND ON: THREADS Part of the GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series See page 8 or 20 for more information.

Sunday, January 27

For additional programming and events: N Y P H I L . O RG / STO R I E S

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JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2019 YEFIM BRONFMAN AT 92Y Sunday, January 20 I 3:00pm 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue nyphil.org/schumann

New York Philharmonic String Quartet Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Yefim Bronfman piano HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 2, Fifths SCHUMANN Piano Quartet A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y

NEW YORK STORIES: THREADS OF OUR CIT Y

FIRE IN MY MOUTH Thursday, January 24 I 7:30pm Friday, January 25 I 8:00pm Saturday, January 26 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/fire

Jaap van Zweden conductor Anthony McGill clarinet The Crossing chamber choir Donald Nally director Jeff Sugg video and scenic designer STUCK Y Elegy from August 4, 1964 COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Julia WOLFE Fire in my mouth World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Commission

Julia Wolfe’s commission is made possible with generous support from Linda and Stuart Nelson.

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NEW YORK STORIES: THREADS OF OUR CIT Y

SOUND ON: THREADS Sunday, January 27 I 3:00pm The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Nadia Sirota host / curator Part of the GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

nyphil.org/threads

MOZ ART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY AND A X

Jaap van Zweden conductor Emanuel Ax piano

Wednesday, January 30 I 7:30pm Thursday, January 31 I 7:30pm Friday, February 1 I 8:00pm Saturday, February 2 I 8:00pm

MOZART Symphony No. 1 HAYDN Piano Concerto in D major, Hob.XVIII: 11 STRAVINSK Y Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

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LUNAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL EVENT

Wednesday, February 6 I 7:30pm nyphil.org/lny

The Philharmonic’s annual Lunar New Year concert, this year celebrating the Year of the Pig. Kahchun Wong conductor Starr International Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of the Lunar New Year Gala.

BR AHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM Thursday, February 7 I 7:30pm Friday, February 8 I 2:00pm MATINEE Saturday, February 9 I 8:00pm

Jaap van Zweden conductor Ying Fang soprano Matthias Goerne baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell director

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BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem Matthias Goerne is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY

Zubin Mehta conductor

Thursday, February 14 I 7:30pm Friday, February 15 I 11:00am MATINEE Saturday, February 16 I 8:00pm

WEBERN Passacaglia, Op. 1 WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great

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PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN C ONCERT HALL Sunday, Febraury 17 I 3:00pm

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic HONEGGER Sonatine for Violin and Cello DEBUSSY Piano Trio FAURÉ Piano Quartet in G minor

Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street For a full listing of programs and musicians, go to nyphil.org/ensembles

STR AVINSK Y’S FIREBIRD AND R AVEL

Matthias Pintscher conductor Renaud Capuçon violin

Thursday, February 21 I 7:30pm Friday, February 22 I 8:00pm Saturday, February 23 I 8:00pm

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Matthias PINTSCHER mar’eh (complete)

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STRAVINSK Y The Firebird

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SATURDAY MATINEE:

STR AVINSK Y’S FIREBIRD Saturday, February 23 I 2:00pm After the concert, join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.

Matthias Pintscher conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic IBERT Trois pièces brèves GOUNOD Petite Symphonie, for Winds STRAVINSK Y The Firebird (complete)

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NEW MUSIC: NEW VENUES

Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor nyphil.org/nightcap

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Matthias Pintscher curator Nadia Sirota host Part of the Kravis Nightcap series Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERTS®

Philharmonic Playground: “Allegro and Adagio”

Sunday, February 24 I 12:30pm Sunday, February 24 I 3:00pm Monday, February 25 I 10:30am

Rebecca Young host Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Ages 3–6

Support for Very Young People’s Concerts® is provided by The Brodsky Family Foundation.

nyphil.org/vypc

GRIEG’S PIANO C ONCERTO FEATURING THIBAUDET

Herbert Blomstedt conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

Thursday, February 28 I 7:30pm Friday, March 1 I 8:00pm Saturday, March 2 I 8:00pm

GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 GRIEG Piano Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

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YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERT® Saturday, March 2 I 2:00pm YPC Overtures starts at 12:45pm nyphil.org/ypc

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Inspire young music lovers with an interactive concert.

Conductor tba Support for Young People’s Concerts® is provided

by The Theodore H. Barth Foundation.

Ages 6–12

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YO-YO MA AND TCHAIKOVKSY Wednesday, March 6 I 7:30pm Thursday, March 7 I 7:30pm Friday, March 8 I 8:00pm Saturday, March 9 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/yoyoma

Long Yu conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello Wu Man pipa MUSORGSK Y / Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov Prelude to Khovanshchina ZHAO Lin Concerto for Pipa and Cello U.S. Premiere—New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Beijing Music Festival and Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra

TCHAIKOVSK Y Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

MOZ ART’S REQUIEM

Manfred Honeck conductor Richard Goode piano Joélle Harvey soprano TBA mezzo-soprano Ben Bliss tenor Matthew Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Wednesday, March 13 I 7:30pm Friday, March 15 I 8:00pm Saturday, March 16 I 8:00pm Tuesday, March 19 I 7:30pm nyphil.org/requiem

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GOERNE AND TRIFONOV AT 92Y Sunday, March 17 I 3:00pm 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue nyphil.org/trifonov

Piano Concerto No. 27 Masonic Funeral Music Requiem (unfinished) Ave Verum Corpus

Matthias Goerne baritone Daniil Trifonov piano New York Philharmonic String Quartet Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Timothy Cobb bass SCHUBERT Lieder tba EISLER Ernste Gesänge BEETHOVEN / Arr. A. Schmalcz “Adelaide” SCHUMANN / Arr. A. Schmalcz “Die Löwenbraut” BRAHMS Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 BRAHMS Piano Quintet A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y Matthias Goerne is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

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JA AP VAN Z WEDEN C ONDUCTS BR AHMS’S FIRST SYMPHONY Thursday, March 21 I 7:30pm Saturday, March 23 I 8:00pm Tuesday, March 26 I 7:30pm nyphil.org/adams

Jaap van Zweden conductor Matthias Goerne baritone IVES Central Park in the Dark John ADAMS The Wound-Dresser BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Matthias Goerne is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

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MAURIZIO POLLINI WITH THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

Jaap van Zweden conductor Maurizio Pollini piano

Wednesday, March 27 I 7:30pm

J. WAGENAAR Cyrano de Bergerac Overture SCHUMANN Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

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Ages 3–6

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERTS®

Philharmonic Playground: “Forte and Piano”

Sunday, March 31 I 12:30pm Sunday, March 31 I 3:00pm Monday, April 1 I 10:30am

Rebecca Young host Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Support for Very Young People’s Concerts® is provided by The Brodsky Family Foundation.

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PHIL THE HALL Thursday, April 4 I 7:30pm Friday, April 5 I 8:00pm Saturday, April 6 I 2:00pm Saturday, April 6 I 8:00pm

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Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic invite community and service professionals to Phil the Hall, four performances hosted by iconic New Yorkers and led by Jaap van Zweden. The series will honor the Orchestra’s hometown and those who serve.

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PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN C ONCERT HALL Sunday, April 7 I 3:00pm

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic PIAZZOLLA Three tangos BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 2 STRAVINSK Y L’Histoire du soldat

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MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6

Jaap van Zweden conductor

Thursday, April 11 I 7:30pm Friday, April 12 I 11:00am MATINEE Saturday, April 13 I 8:00pm

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

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BR AHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4

Semyon Bychkov conductor

Wednesday, April 24 I 7:30pm Thursday, April 25 I 7:30pm Saturday, April 27 I 8:00pm Tuesday, April 30 I 7:30pm

Thomas LARCHER Symphony No. 2, Kenotaph U.S. Premiere

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

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SATURDAY MATINEE:

BR AHMS’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 Saturday, April 27 I 2:00pm

Semyon Bychkov conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic BRAHMS String Quartet No. 2 in A minor BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

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C ONCERTO FOR T WO PIANOS AND STR AUSS Thursday, May 2 I 7:30pm Friday, May 3 I 2:00pm MATINEE Saturday, May 4 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/2pianos

Semyon Bychkov conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos MARTINŮ Concerto for Two Pianos R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERT®

Music Across Borders: “Coming to New York — Immigrant Voices”

Saturday, May 11 I 2:00pm YPC Overtures starts at 12:45pm

Ages 6–12

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SPRING GAL A FEATURING PAT TI L u PONE SPECIAL EVENT

Thursday, May 16 I 7:30pm nyphil.org/patti

Conductor tba Patti LuPone vocalist Patti LuPone returns to the New York Philharmonic to celebrate her 70th birthday, performing her favorite Broadway selections.

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BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II Friday, May 17 I 8:00pm Saturday, May 18 I 2:00pm Saturday, May 18 I 8:00pm

George Daugherty conductor VARIOUS Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II MATINEE

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Classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons on the big screen with music performed live by the New York Philharmonic.

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MUSIC OF CONSCIENCE Hear how composers through the centuries have responded to political unrest and societal turmoil.

BEETHOVEN Eroica and SHOSTAKOVICH Feel the power of the Eroica Symphony, forever known as the work almost dedicated to Napoleon for his seeming heroism. The program opens with Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, written under the reign of Stalinist terror.

John C ORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1 Experience this piercing, personal dedication to loved ones lost and the many impacted by the widespread AIDS epidemic of the ʼ80s. Paired with Brahms’s Tragic Overture and music by Mozart.

NIGHTCAP: CUR ATED BY JOHN C ORIGLIANO

Jaap van Zweden conductor Wednesday, May 22 Thursday, May 23 Saturday, May 25 Tuesday, May 28

Jaap van Zweden conductor Thursday, May 30 Saturday, June 1

SOUND ON: RESPONSE

Part of the Kravis Nightcap series

Part of the GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series

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Saturday, June 1

Sunday, June 2

David L ANG prisoner of the state World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission

Don’t miss this contemporary take on Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang, this climactic season finale puts a fresh lens on the fall of a tyrant.

Jaap van Zweden conductor Elkhanah Pulitzer director See page 29 for the cast.

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Thursday, June 6 Friday, June 7 Saturday, June 8

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MUSIC OF CONSCIENCE

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA Wednesday, May 22 I 7:30pm Thursday, May 23 I 7:30pm Saturday, May 25 I 8:00pm Tuesday, May 28 I 7:30pm nyphil.org/beethoven

Jaap van Zweden conductor SHOSTAKOVICH / Orch. Barshai Chamber Symphony BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN C ONCERT HALL Sunday, May 26 I 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic SCHUBERT Notturno Sofia GUBAIDULINA Piano Quintet POPPER Requiem SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2

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MUSIC OF CONSCIENCE

MOZ ART AND C ORIGLIANO Thursday, May 30 I 7:30pm Saturday, June 1 I 8:00pm nyphil.org/corigliano

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Jaap van Zweden conductor David Fray piano BRAHMS Tragic Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 John CORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1

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SOUND ON: RESPONSE

Spend Sunday afternoon with a view of Central Park, enjoying a thoughtfully curated selection of contemporary repertoire.

Sunday, June 2 I 3:00pm The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street nyphil.org/response

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Nadia Sirota host / curator Part of Music of Conscience Part of the GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON series Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S C ONCERTS®

Philharmonic Playground: “Treble and Bass”

Sunday, June 2 I 12:30pm Sunday, June 2 I 3:00pm Monday, June 3 I 10:30am

Rebecca Young host Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Ages 3–6

Support for Very Young People’s Concerts® is provided by The Brodsky Family Foundation.

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MUSIC OF CONSCIENCE

PRISONER OF THE STATE Thursday, June 6 I 7:30pm Friday, June 7 I 8:00pm Saturday, June 8 I 8:00pm

A contemporary take on Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, the story of a woman who dresses herself as a guard to rescue her husband from unjust political imprisonment.

Jaap van Zweden conductor Elkhanah Pulitzer director Julie Mathevet soprano (The Assistant) Alan Oke tenor (The Leader) Jarrett Ott baritone (The Prisoner) Eric Owens bass-baritone (The Jailor)

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David LANG prisoner of the state World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Rotterdam’s de Doelen, London’s Barbican, Barcelona’s l’Auditori, Bochum Symphony Orchestra, and Bruges’s Concertgebouw

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