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New York Philharmonic Annual Report 2008–09 Transition

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New York Philharmonic Annual Report 2008–09 Transition

On June 24, 2009, as Music Director Lorin Maazel was concluding his Philharmonic tenure, he was presented with a Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor declaring the date of his final performance as Music Director, June 27, to be “Maestro Lorin Maazel Day” in New York City.

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The 2008–09 Season: A Time of Transition

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Concerts and Attendance

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Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale

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Alan Gilbert: The Next Music Director

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Our New Look

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The Featured Artists of the 2008 – 09 Season

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Honoring Paragons

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Education: Inspiring and Informing

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Sharing Information and Excitement, Digitally

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The Evolving Orchestra

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The Board of Directors

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Our Global Sponsor

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A Few of Our Generous Donors

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Lifetime Gifts

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Leonard Bernstein Circle

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Endowment Fund

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Annual Fund

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Education Donors

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Heritage Society

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Honor and Memorial Gifts

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Volunteer Council

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Independent Auditors’ Report

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Staff

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The 2008–09 Season: A Time of Transition

The past year was a period of transition at the New York Philharmonic. The Orchestra experienced change in leadership on more than one level, and was affected by a shock to the economy that made us examine the way we do business, and we found new, more effective, more imaginative ways to fulfill our mission.

We evaluated the situation with a non-negotiable commitment to artistry and excellence, targeting our cuts to avoid affecting our concerts or how we serve our community. The value of our endowment, which had been at $195 million at the beginning of the 2008 – 09 season, dropped by just over 30 percent.

Despite impressive fund-raising efforts, our Annual Fund drew $3 million less than we had anticipated before the crisis. We immediately found ways to save, reducing costs by about $2.6 million by the end of the season through measures such as staff attrition, careful management of tour expenses and extra musicians costs, and the adjustment of our free summer concerts schedule. Still, the economic downturn left us with an operating deficit of $4.6 million.

However, too much of historic importance was at stake to allow this to impact our performances and other offerings: we were celebrating the culmination of the tenure of Lorin Maazel, and we were preparing to launch a new era under Alan Gilbert, who will chart the Orchestra’s path to the future. Because of our prompt and prudent reaction, we were able to salute our departing Music Director with the season-long celebration that we called Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale. We welcomed back artists who were his close associates, such as our Opening Night soloist Sir James Galway; mounted ambitious projects, including Richard Strauss’s opera Elektra; showcased Lorin’s synergy with the Philharmonic musicians, through the Bach Brandenburg Concerto cycle; and much more.

Just as he had during his tenure, Lorin was the toast of every city we visited on tour, and led brilliant concerts at home. He infused each and every concert with his energy, dedication, and passion.

We also celebrated another historic milestone: the retirement of Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker following his record-breaking 60-year Philharmonic tenure. There is no way to properly tally the contributions of this truly legendary figure, who performed in more than 10,200 Philharmonic concerts, for more than 40 million listeners, in 59 countries throughout

the world. But Stanley is much more than the sum of even these impressive statistics: how does one calculate his jazzy inflections in Copland’s Clarinet Concerto or the lilt he gave a solo passage that rose out of the orchestral texture? His sheer professionalism would be impressive all by itself, but when you add to that the soul of a true musician and all-around great human being, the result is Stanley.

Paul Guenther’s 13-year tenure as Chairman of the Board was also drawing to a close. A model of leadership, stability, and support, Paul has served this institution with extraordinary dedication. His contributions included the hiring of two Music Directors; serving as a highly effective fund-raiser; and recruiting a truly impressive number of new Board members.

His passionate love for and belief in this Orchestra and in the talents of every Philharmonic musician has benefited us for years, and will continue to be felt well into the future for he will stay on as Chairman Emeritus, an inevitable honor for one who has contributed so very much.

Crucially, the 2008 – 09 season was also the prelude to a new future, one headed by a next-generation Music Director, Alan Gilbert. His appearances over the past year inspired New Yorkers through their artistry, freshness, and excitement. The January 2009 press conference — which was held on the Avery Fisher Hall stage for the first time — that announced his first season not only offered a glimpse into Alan’s visionary musical ideas for his inaugural season; it also revealed his determination to place the Philharmonic at the center of New York’s cultural life.

So, despite the financial crisis, the New York Philharmonic is thriving artistically, and is poised to flourish. That we can do so is a tribute to the steady partnership of our very loyal supporters. Chief among them is Credit Suisse, our exclusive Global Sponsor, who is continuing to bolster our goals not only at home but around the world. Because of your contributions, the Orchestra can continue to uphold our great musical tradition. Moreover, we are able to renew our commitment to our art form and to our city, creating a powerful framework for an ever brighter future.

Zarin Mehta President and Executive Director

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Concerts and Attendance 118 Subscription

304,104

9 Summertime Classics

23,103

4 Non-subscription

10,632

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Free Annual Memorial Day Concert

4 Young People’s Concerts

4,015

6 School Day Concerts

9,096

6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall

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1 Day of Carter

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1 Chamber concert at 92d Street Y

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2 Chamber concerts at Metropolitan

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Museum of Art

1 Ensembles at the College

Zarin Mehta

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6 Concerts in the Parks, and Free Indoor

Gary W. Parr

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9 Very Young People’s Concerts

Paul B. Guenther

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Concerts Presented by Didi & Oscar Schafer

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Europe 2008

148,591 33,997

11 Winter U.S. Tour 2009

24,655

6 2009 Residency at Bravo! Vail Valley

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Music Festival

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Gustav Mahler once said that the New York Philharmonic is “the best in the country and the equal of any in the world.”

He would no doubt say the same of today’s musicians, whom I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know over the past year and whom I’ve found to be as wise and insightful as they are exceptionally talented.

It is an honor to have the opportunity to be a part of the Philharmonic, to build on the results of Paul Guenther’s stewardship. I love the Orchestra’s music, and I have been both impressed and moved by the performances I have heard over the years, including those that Lorin Maazel led in his final season.

Mahler — who ascended the Philharmonic’s podium 100 years ago — also said, “It should be one’s sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew.” That sentiment carried great meaning during the 2008 – 09 season, a time of transformation during which all New Yorkers anticipated Alan Gilbert’s arrival as Music Director in the fall. His performances throughout New York City’s five boroughs in the summer of 2009 were energizing in their immediacy and vibrancy, inspiring a palpable excitement in the almost 150,000 listeners who experienced them. Alan’s deepening connection with the Philharmonic’s musicians has culminated in this moment, the dawn of a new era, and I know that the renewed vitality he has brought to its performances will continue to thrill all our audiences, both here in New York and around the world.

It has been a profound honor to be the Chairman of the New York Philharmonic. My 13 years in the post have represented an exciting period of transition for this longlived Orchestra. I have witnessed the beginnings of the tenures of Lorin Maazel and Alan Gilbert, as well as the final years of Kurt Masur’s, three conductors who all infused this legendary ensemble with their individual visions. I am also extremely proud to have brought on board Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director. I have experienced more than 25 Philharmonic tours, to more than 100 cities in 28 countries, as well as more than 20 Philharmonic concerts on Central Park’s Great Lawn, and at other parks throughout the New York City area. These are memories that will always bring me joy and the feeling of a job well done.

To be named a Chairman Emeritus, and to hold that title alongside Carlos Moseley — who gave so much to this Orchestra over decades of service — is humbling. But the most meaningful tribute given to me is the selection of Gary W. Parr as the Philharmonic’s next Chairman. I believe the greatest reflection of one’s success is the choice of his successor, and Gary is a dynamic leader with a genuine commitment to music. I know, under his guidance, that the New York Philharmonic’s best days are ahead.

For the better part of my life I have loved the New York Philharmonic, and during my time as Chairman I have developed an unbounded admiration and affection for every musician in it. These feelings will not change, and I look forward to supporting this Orchestra and its mission for years to come.

Gary W. Parr Chairman of the Board

Paul B. Guenther Chairman Emeritus

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Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale

Throughout 2008–09 the New York Philharmonic saluted Lorin Maazel in his valedictory year as Music Director, naming the season Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale. This American musician — whose relationship with the Philharmonic began with his debut at the age of 12 in Lewisohn Stadium, then the Orchestra’s summer venue — conducted 46 concerts over 14 subscription weeks in the last season of his seven-year tenure. Included were World Premiere – New York Philharmonic Commissions, the complete cycle of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, two operas-in-concert, and farewell tours in Europe and in U.S. cities. The Orchestra’s activities utilized the latest media, with a specially designed Website tribute published on nyphil.org and the release of Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic: The Complete Mahler Symphonies, Live (for more information, see page 28). When Mr. Maazel led his final program he was doubly celebrated: the Mayor of New York City proclaimed the date of his final performance to be “Maestro Lorin Maazel Day” in honor of his accomplishments, and the New York Philharmonic named him an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, the institution’s highest honor.

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Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale (continued)

Lorin Maazel led Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 on November 25.

A Celebrated Partnership In his final season as the Philharmonic’s Music Director, Lorin Maazel celebrated the virtuosity of the Orchestra’s players by showcasing them as soloists.

He collaborated with Glenn Dicterow (Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, March 13 –1 4), Stanley Drucker (Copland’s Clarinet Concerto, June 4, 6, 9), Robert Langevin (Maazel’s own Music for Flute and Orchestra, September 25 – 27), Philip Myers (Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 2, December 11 – 12), Philip Smith (Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, June 4, 6, 9), and Thomas Stacy (Telemann’s Concerto for Oboe d’Amore in A major, March 13 –1 4).

Mr. Maazel also paid tribute to the depth of talent in the Orchestra through his season-long cycle of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos. On call for the First (November 25, 28 – 29) were Glenn Dicterow, violin; Liang Wang, Sherry Sylar, Robert Botti, oboes; Judith LeClair, bassoon; and Philip Myers and R. Allen Spanjer, horns. The Second (January 2 – 3, 6) featured Robert Langevin, flute; Philip Smith, trumpet; Sheryl Staples, violin; and Liang Wang, oboe. For the Third (December 11– 12) Mr. Maazel led a small orchestra comprising Sheryl Staples, Marc Ginsberg, Lisa Kim, violins; Cynthia Phelps, Rebecca Young, Robert Rinehart, violas; Eileen Moon, Sumire Kudo, Maria Kitsopoulos, cellos; Eugene Levinson, bass; and Lionel Party, harpsichord. The Fourth (June 4, 6, 9) spotlighted Michelle Kim, violin, and Renée Siebert and Mindy Kaufman, flutes; the Fifth (October 1– 2) was performed by Anna Rabinova, violin; Sandra Church, flute; and Lionel Party, harpsichord; and the Sixth (November 20 – 22, December 3, 5) featured Cynthia Phelps and Rebecca Young, violas.

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New Music Lorin Maazel led the premieres of two works commissioned by the Orchestra: Steven Stucky’s Rhapsodies for Orchestra (commissioned with generous support from the Francis Goelet Fund) was premiered by the Philharmonic at the BBC Proms in London (August 28) and given its U.S. Premiere in New York (September 18). Of the work, a Co-Commission with the BBC Proms, Mr. Stucky said: “Rhapsodies for Orchestra spotlights many of the superb solo players of the New York Philharmonic. Extended passages of ‘rhapsodic’ solo playing — virtuosic and rapturous — gradually merge into an ecstatic mass of sound in which the entire orchestra celebrates.”

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Lorin Maazel shared his passion for opera with the New York Philharmonic, leading concert performances of Richard Strauss’s Elektra (December 4, 6, 9, 13) and, at Carnegie Hall, Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges (February 17), revisiting the acclaimed production of the 2006 – 07 season with largely the same cast.

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Bernard Rands’s CHAINS LIKE THE SEA (the commission of which was made possible by a generous grant from Henry R. Kravis in honor of his wife, Marie-Josée Kravis; premiered October 1) comprises two movements that are titled “the sabbath rang slowly” and “rivers of the windfall light.” According to the composer, “The three quotations, used as titles, are from Dylan Thomas’s poem Fern Hill. Although they are somewhat abstract images, they are, at the same time, beautifully evocative. It is this latter quality for which I have tried to invent/compose musical images and sound-world analogies.”

Lorin Maazel and Principal Cello Carter Brey relaxed backstage on December 3.

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Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale (continued)

Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic appeared at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms on August 28, during their 2008 Tour of Europe.

Tours Tour of Europe 2008 (August 28 – September 12) Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic undertook a 9-city, 14-concert tour of Europe, launching Mr. Maazel’s valedictory season with the Orchestra. The Philharmonic performed at distinguished festivals — London’s BBC Proms, Frankfurt’s Rheingau Music Festival, Hamburg’s Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Lucerne Festival, and Bonn’s Beethovenfest — as well as in Essen, Paris, Stuttgart, and Baden-Baden.

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet was the soloist in several of the concerts. This trip marked the Orchestra’s first tour of Europe under the aegis of Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic.

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Winter U.S. Tour 2009 (February 21 – March 9) Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra traversed the United States, with appearances in Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, Miami, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Chapel Hill, Ann Arbor, and Chicago. The tour represented the Orchestra’s first U.S. tour with Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic, as well as Mr. Maazel’s final tour as the Philharmonic’s Music Director.

At the Winter U.S. Tour 2009’s stop in Danville, on March 5, Lorin Maazel was named a Kentucky Colonel, the highest honor bestowed by that commonwealth.

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In and Around Town Lorin Maazel led the Philharmonic in six concerts away from the Orchestra’s Lincoln Center home. He conducted an all-Tchaikovsky program at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. (October 3 – 4).

He also led back-to-back performances at Carnegie Hall (February 17– 18). The first was a reprise of Ravel’s one-act opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges, which Mr. Maazel had conducted in the 2006 – 07 season, and the complete score of Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloé. The second program featured Barber’s School for Scandal Overture and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring — two works he had led in 2002, during his opening weeks as the Philharmonic’s Music Director — as well as Gershwin’s Concerto in F, with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist. Mr. Maazel also appeared at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, N.J. (June 5), conducting some of the hallmarks of his tenure: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, arranged by Ravel, and Ravel’s Boléro.

His final weeks included a performance at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Brookville, N.Y. (June 19), which featured Copland’s Clarinet Concerto, marking Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker’s last solo performance as a member of the Orchestra.

Lorin Maazel, JeanYves Thibaudet, and the Philharmonic performed at Carnegie Hall on February 18.

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Reunions Lorin Maazel was joined by many friends and artistic partners. Sir James Galway — a personal friend and a flute virtuoso for whom Mr. Maazel has composed works, and who hosted and performed in Mr. Maazel’s 75th Birthday Concert in 2005 — kicked off the season with Ibert’s Flute Concerto on the Philharmonic’s Opening Night Concert (September 17). Other returning longtime collaborators included Yefim Bronfman for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (September 18 – 20, 23) and Emanuel Ax for Richard Strauss’s Burleske and Szymanowski’s Symphony No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra (January 2 – 3, 6). Mr. Maazel — a proponent for the talents of the next generation — presided over performances that featured artists whom he has championed, such as cellist Alisa Weilerstein, in Krzysztof Penderecki’s Cello Concerto No. 2 during the composer’s 75th birthday year (November 20 – 22); violinist Julia Fischer, in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish (November 25, 28, and 29); and soprano Nancy Gustafson, who joined the Philharmonic for both the Britten War Requiem (June 11–13) and Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand (June 24–27).

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Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale (continued)

The Grand Finale Lorin Maazel’s final weeks were filled with wide-ranging repertoire that included large-scale masterpieces representing Mr. Maazel’s myriad interests, influences, and personal passions, while also showcasing the artistry of the New York Philharmonic. He launched the month with a program that featured works by Bach, Haydn, and Copland performed by soloists from the Orchestra (June 4, 6, 9). The next week he shared his passion for Britten’s War Requiem, a powerful work that expresses many of Mr. Maazel’s personal feelings about war (June 11–13). Two of Mr. Maazel’s own compositions, Monaco Fanfares and Farewells, opened the next program (June 17–18, 20), which also included Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2. On his final program (June 24 – 27) he conducted Mahler’s rarely performed Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, completing his Philharmonic cycle of symphonies by that great composer and conductor, who had become the Orchestra’s music director 100 years earlier.

The Philharmonic also celebrated Mr. Maazel’s tenure through a multimedia archival exhibition, Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale: a retrospective of his Philharmonic career through photos, programs, and interviews was on display on the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall (May 18 – June 28).

Other honors included a June 24 onstage presentation by then-Chairman of the Board Paul B. Guenther, who named Mr. Maazel an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York and presented the departing Music Director with a Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor designating that day as “Maestro Lorin Maazel Day” in recognition of the conclusion of his seven-year tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.

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Lorin Maazel led Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, on June 24.

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A highlight of Alan Gilbert’s 2008 – 09 season appearances with the New York Philharmonic took place on July 14 when 80,000 listeners attended the concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn. This followed his critically acclaimed performances earlier in the season, when he led works by Leonard Bernstein, Peter Lieberson, Gustav Mahler, and others. As a whole, the season served as an exciting prelude to September 2009, when Mr. Gilbert would become Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.

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Alan Gilbert: The Next Music Director (continued)

In the Season, In Subscription The New York Philharmonic joined Carnegie Hall and a host of other organizations in presenting Leonard Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, a citywide tribute to the Orchestra’s late Laureate Conductor. Alan Gilbert led two of the Philharmonic’s contributions. He conducted a concert at Carnegie Hall (November 14, sponsored by Yoko Nagae Ceschina), 65 years to the day when the late composer and conductor made his famous eleventh-hour Philharmonic debut there. The all-Bernstein program featured music for film (Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront), Broadway (West Side Story Suites Nos. 1 and 2), and the concert hall (Serenade).

Mr. Gilbert also led the Juilliard Orchestra, presented by the Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, in

a program that included Bernstein’s Kaddish, Symphony No. 3 (November 24), featuring a special narration

by Holocaust survivor Samuel Pisar, who read the text himself.

Alan Gilbert returned in the spring for two programs. In the first (April 30 – May 2, May 5) he conducted works by Dvorˇák and Martinu˚, as well as Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto No. 3 with Joshua Bell. Mr. Gilbert then led three Hear & Now concerts (May 7– 9) featuring the World Premiere of Peter Lieberson’s The World in Flower (commissioned by the Philharmonic with a generous gift from MarieJosée Kravis, and presented with major support from the Francis Goelet Fund), as well as Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.

On May 7 Alan Gilbert led the New York Philharmonic in an acclaimed performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.

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Alan Gilbert conducted the Philharmonic at the 2009 Bravo!

Vail Valley Music Festival.

In the Summer, In- and Outdoors For the second consecutive year Alan Gilbert conducted the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks — as well as the Free Indoor Concerts — Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, Sponsored

by Target and MetLife Foundation (July 14 – 18). These free concerts in the five boroughs of New York City included music that ranged from Mozart to Mahler, as well as Copland songs, featuring baritone Nathan Gunn.

Mr. Gilbert’s final four performances as a guest conductor with the Philharmonic took place during the Orchestra’s seventh annual residency at the Bravo!

Vail Valley Music Festival (July 24–31), where he was again joined by Mr. Gunn as well as by violinist Nikolaj Znaider. The other two concerts were led

by Bramwell Tovey and featured pianist Simone Dinnerstein and mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.

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Alan Gilbert: The Next Music Director (continued)

Anticipation, and the Future Unveiled On January 12, 2009, the New York Philharmonic announced the Orchestra’s 2009–10 season, the Philharmonic’s 168th, and Alan Gilbert’s inaugural one as Music Director. The season would introduce his vision for the Philharmonic, one that builds on its rich legacy while also looking to the future. The initiatives and repertoire would reflect the diversity of Mr. Gilbert’s interests: his idea of the Orchestra as a place for both the established and the innovative, fostering new music and new enthusiasm for the classical repertoire; his belief in the importance of artistic collaboration; his commitment to raising audience awareness and understanding of music; and his determination to make the Philharmonic a destination for all music lovers.

Mr. Gilbert himself presided over the press conference — which, for the first time in the Orchestra’s history, was held on the stage of Avery Fisher Hall — and he introduced to the media the people he had invited to be his artistic partners: Magnus Lindberg, The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence; Thomas Hampson, the Artist-in-Residence; and, on video, Valery Gergiev, the eminent conductor who will preside over The Russian Stravinsky, the Orchestra’s first annual three-week festival.

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Alan Gilbert (center) joined his artistic partners at the press conference announcing the details of the 2009–10 season: director Douglas Fitch, the Artist-in-Residence Thomas Hampson, The Marie-JosÊe Kravis Composer-inResidence Magnus Lindberg, and new Radio Host Alec Baldwin.

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Our New Look

As part of the New York Philharmonic’s determination to stay ahead of the times, the institution developed a new visual identity — created by Paula Scher of the award-winning design firm Pentagram — to launch with the 2009–10 season, Alan Gilbert’s first as the Philharmonic’s Music Director. From the logo and the colors to the fonts of the words in every brochure, program book, and Web page, the Philharmonic was to have a new look and feel. The result: a logo that features the

The January 12 press conference announced the details of the New York Philharmonic’s 2009 – 10 season; seated, from left: Philharmonic President Zarin Mehta, Alan Gilbert, and Paul Calello, Chief Executive Officer, Investment Bank, Credit Suisse

graphic line of a baton, a tribute to the Orchestra’s long heritage of distinguished conductors. Elements of the logo appear in a variety of orientations to express the dynamism of music.

This new logo and associated new look was unveiled at a press conference on January 12, 2009, at which the details of the coming season were revealed. The new insignia has become a part of New York City, appearing on posters, the sides of buses, and at bus stops.

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Whereas the old New York Philharmonic logo represented the music the Orchestra performs through a flowing musical staff (below, left), the new logo is a dynamic set of parts that echoes the kinetic quality of live musical performance.

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The Featured Artists of the 2008 – 09 Season

Many renowned artists joined the New York Philharmonic in the 2008 – 09 season. The notable returns by eminent conductors included Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur, past Music Director Zubin Mehta, and Riccardo Muti, and popular soloists, including Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Yefim Bronfman, Radu Lupu, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Thomas Quasthoff, Mitsuko Uchida, and Pinchas Zukerman. Also joining the Orchestra were younger talents, such as conductors Gustavo Dudamel and Ludovic Morlot, and debuts, such as PercaDu.

Kurt Masur and Anne-Sophie Mutter

Zubin Mehta and PercaDu

Thomas Quasthoff and Riccardo Muti

Marvin Hamlisch and Liza Minnelli

David Robertson and Leonidas Kavakos

Gustavo Dudamel and Pinchas Zukerman

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Conductor Marin Alsop Daniel Boico* Andrey Boreyko Lionel Bringuier* Gustavo Dudamel Charles Dutoit Christoph Eschenbach Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Delta David Gier Alan Gilbert Marvin Hamlisch Gilbert Kaplan* Ton Koopman* Lorin Maazel Kurt Masur Nicholas McGegan Zubin Mehta Ludovic Morlot Lee Musiker Riccardo Muti David Robertson Bramwell Tovey David Zinman Actor Adam Alexander Thomas Baird Heather Lipson Bell Alesia Lawson* Dion Mucciacito* Jason Parrish* Bassoon Judith LeClair Cello Alisa Weilerstein Cimbalom Alexander Fedoriouk* Clarinet Stanley Drucker

Dancer Thomas Baird Heather Lipson Bell* Nuria Pomares, bailaora* Ensemble Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun, director Canadian Brass Coro Nacional de España, Mireia Barrera, director* Dessoff Symphonic Choir, James Bagwell, director Életfa Hungarian Folk Band* New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, director

Steven Stucky Bramwell Tovey Theodore Wiprud Narrator Alec Baldwin* Gerard McBurney Oboe Robert Botti Sherry Sylar Liang Wang Oboe d’amore Thomas Stacy Percussion PercaDu*

Guitar Pablo Sáinz Villegas*

Piano Emanuel Ax Rafał Blechacz* Yefim Bronfman Simone Dinnerstein* Vladimir Feltsman Leon Fleisher Marc-André Hamelin Lang Lang Radu Lupu Olli Mustonen Jean-Yves Thibaudet Mitsuko Uchida Shai Wosner Joyce Yang

Harpsichord Lionel Party

Scriptwriter and Director Tom Dulack

Horn Philip Myers R. Allen Spanjer

Trumpet Philip Smith

Flute Sandra Church Sir James Galway Mindy Kaufman Robert Langevin Renée Siebert Gamelan Lela Chapman* Nyoman Saptanyana*

Host Alec Baldwin* Jamie Bernstein* Delta David Gier Marvin Hamlisch

Videographer Peter Bogdanoff*

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The Featured Artists of the 2008 – 09 Season (continued)

Viola Cynthia Phelps Rebecca Young Violin Lisa Batiashvili Joshua Bell Glenn Dicterow James Ehnes Julia Fischer Karen Gomyo Leonidas Kavakos Michelle Kim Anne-Sophie Mutter Anna Rabinova Gil Shaham Sheryl Staples Christian Tetzlaff Nicolaj Znaider Pinchas Zukerman Vocalist Adam Alexander, baritone* Melissa Attebury, mezzo-soprano Janina Baechle, mezzo-soprano* Frank Barr, bass Matt Boehler, bass* Julianne Borg, soprano Russell Braun, baritone* Christine Brewer, soprano Ashley Brown, vocalist * Lola Casariego, mezzo-soprano* Philippe Castagner, tenor Stephanie Chigas, mezzo-soprano* Barbara Cook, vocalist Jeanine De Bique, soprano* Kevin Deas, bass Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone Kiera Duffy, soprano* Jörg Dürmüller, tenor * Lori Engle, soprano* Maria Friedman, vocalist * Priti Gandhi, soprano* Alfredo García, baritone* Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

Jason Grant, bass-baritone Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano* Ian Greenlaw, baritone Joel Grey, vocalist * Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Paul Groves, tenor Thorsten Grümbel, bass* Nathan Gunn, baritone Nancy Gustafson, soprano Esther Heideman, soprano Jane Henschel, soprano* Jennifer Holliday, vocalist* Sunhae Im, soprano* Jessica Jones, soprano Erin Michelle Kemp, mezzo-soprano* Jessica Klein, soprano* Christine Knorren, mezzo-soprano* Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano* Ryan MacPherson, tenor* Richard Margison, tenor* Ana María Martinez, soprano* Margarita Martinez, soprano* Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano Janice Meyerson, mezzo-soprano Liza Minnelli, vocalist* Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano Kelli O’Hara, vocalist Vicente Ombuena, tenor * Marina Pardo, mezzo-soprano* Linda Pavelka, mezzo-soprano* Gustavo Peña, tenor* Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano Deborah Polaski, soprano* Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone Helen Huse Ralston, soprano* Josep Miquel Ramón, bass* Vale Rideout, tenor* María Rodríguez, soprano* Detlef Roth, baritone* Pedro Sanz, tenor * Christine Schäfer, soprano Andreas Scholl, countertenor* Wolfgang Schöne, bass Anne Schwanewilms, soprano* Celena Shafer, soprano Jorma Silvasti, tenor *

Lara Stevens, mezzo-soprano* Paulo Szot, vocalist* Renée Tatum, soprano* Julian Tovey, baritone* Carla Wesby, soprano* Nikki Yanofsky, vocalist* Writer and Producer Joseph Horowitz

*New York Philharmonic debut

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Marin Alsop

Glenn Dicterow

Mitsuko Uchida

Susan Graham

Nicholas McGegan

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Honoring Paragons

In the 2008 – 09 season the New York Philharmonic not only saluted Lorin Maazel’s years as Music Director, but also marked milestone anniversaries of important composers and a record-breaking tenure of one of its own.

Notable Composers of Every Era To mark the 50th anniversary of the start of Leonard Bernstein’s tenure as Music Director, the 65th anniversary of his famous Philharmonic 1943 debut at Carnegie Hall, and his 90th birthday year, the New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall spearheaded Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, a citywide festival in honor of the Orchestra’s late Laureate Conductor. In addition to the performance at Carnegie Hall celebrating Mr. Bernstein’s debut, conducted by thenMusic Director Designate Alan Gilbert (see page 14), the Philharmonic’s contributions included performances at Avery Fisher Hall of Bernstein’s three symphonies (Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety, Lorin Maazel, conductor, Joyce Yang, piano, September 25 – 27; Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah, David Robertson, conductor, Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano, October 30 – November 1; and Kaddish, Symphony No. 3, on November 24, see page 14). Befitting a tribute to the

Elliott Carter

noted educator, the Philharmonic dedicated to him the first of the season’s Young People’s Concerts, Capitals of Music: Bernstein’s New York (hosted by his daughter Jamie Bernstein and conducted by Delta David Gier, October 18). As a complement to the performances, HarperCollins published Leonard Bernstein: American Original — How a Modern Renaissance Man Transformed Music and the World During His New York Philharmonic Years, 1943 –1 976, a visual look at his life, times, and orchestra by his brother, Burton Bernstein; Barbara Haws, Philharmonic THe OPeNiNg NigHT gALA Archivist/Historian; and other contributors.

OF CArNegie HALL’S 118TH SeASON The Philharmonic celebrated Elliott Carter’s centennial. David Robertson conducted the American icon’s Of Rewaking: Three Poems of William Carlos Williams (October 30 – November 1), and a month later the Philharmonic presented the Day of Carter (December 13).

This intimate event, held at Lincoln Center’s Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, included the World Premiere of Mr. New YOrk PHiLHArMONiC Carter’s Poems of Louis Zukofsky, which also featured soprano Lucy Shelton.

The Philharmonic joined the world in celebrating Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with an allMendelssohn program (February 4 – 7) that included SACreD MuSiC iN A SACreD SPACe his Violin Concerto and the oratorio Die erste Walpurgisnacht, conducted by Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur, a leading proponent of the composer.

The Orchestra also marked the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel with an THe JOY OF MuSiC: LeONArD BerNSTeiN ON FiLM all-Handel program (March 26 – 28) conducted by the noted Baroque interpreter Nicholas McGegan and featuring soprano Christine Schäfer.

Wed, Sept 24 at 7 PM CArNegie HALL | Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor Dawn Upshaw, Soprano | Christine Ebersole, Vocalist Thomas Hampson, Baritone | Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

ALL-BerNSTeiN PrOgrAM Symphonic Dances from West Side Story ; Selections from A Quiet Place; Meditation from Mass; Selections from Trouble in Tahiti, Songfest, Fancy Free, On the Town, and West Side Story

Opening Night Gala Sponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopers Major support for the Opening Night Gala Broadcast has been provided by S. Donald Sussman.

For information on tickets for Gala benefit events, including the pre-concert reception and post-concert dinner, please call 212-903-9679.

Concert-only tickets in the Balcony and Dress Circle: $56, $69, $92

Thurs, Sept 25 at 7:30 PM; Fri, Sept 26 at 11 AM; Sat, Sept 27 at 8 PM AverY FiSHer HALL | Lincoln Center Lorin Maazel, Music Director and Conductor Robert Langevin, Flute | Kiera Duffy, Soprano Joyce Yang, Piano

MAHLER Adagio from Symphony No. 10 LORIN MAAZEL Music for Flute PIERRE BOULEZ Pli Selon Pli: Improvisation II sur Mallarmé BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”

Presented by the New York Philharmonic.

Pre-concert talk one hour before concert time

Tickets: $28–$109 | For information: nyphil.org or 212-875-5656

Wed, Oct 1 at 8 PM CHurCH OF ST. igNATiuS LOYOLA, Park Ave at 84th St

Sept 24–Dec 13 To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic present a celebration featuring 50 events in eight different venues throughout New York City. These events—including performances of his three symphonies; music for film, ballet, and stage; recitals, lectures, panel discussions, exhibits, and films; a semi-staged production of his seminal musical On the Town ; and performances of his monumental Mass —provide a spectacular overview of the breadth of this legendary New Yorker’s contributions to both the American and international musical cultures.

For New York Philharmonic tickets, call 212-875-5656.

For Carnegie Hall tickets, call 212-247-7800.

For other events, please consult our partner venues.

Visit bernsteinfestival.org.

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Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor Andres Felipe Aristizabal, Boy Treble Susanna Phillips, Soprano | Jane Gilbert, Mezzo-Soprano | Bryan Griffin, Tenor Matt Boehler, Bass BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Presented by Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.

Tickets: $25, $35, $45 For information: smssconcerts.org or 212-288-2520

Wed, Oct 15–Sat, Nov 1 wALTer reADe THeATer, 165 W. 65th St

These 11 film programs present Leonard Bernstein on screen in many of his most famous roles: conductor, teacher, accompanist, film composer, jazz musician, to name just a few. Highlights include Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow (1959), The Art of Conducting (Omnibus), Bernstein and Mahler, and the film On the Waterfront.

Presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in association with the New York Philharmonic, Classifilms, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Tickets: $15 | For program details and information: lincolncenter.org or 212-721-6500

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Witness to History The entire music world made note of the retirement of Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker (The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair), who concluded a 60-year tenure, the longest of any Philharmonic musician in history. He was the subject of a New York Philharmonic Archives exhibition, 60 Years with the Philharmonic: Celebrating Stanley Drucker. ABC News World News Tonight named him “Person of the Week,” and he was the subject of an homage in The New York Times.

On June 4 Stanley Drucker set the Guinness World Record for the “Longest Career as a Clarinetist.”

And, following his June 4 performance of the Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Orchestra, he received a proclamation from The New York City Council, and set a new Guinness World Record for the “Longest Career as a Clarinetist.” The Orchestra also gave him its highest honor, naming him an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York — the first Philharmonic musician in modern history to be so honored.

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Education: Inspiring and Informing

Just as the New York Philharmonic is known for magnificent music and for having been led by the great conductors of every generation, it is also known for its extensive educational programs for all ages and levels of sophistication.

Engaging the Young The multitude of the Philharmonic’s 2008 – 09 season offerings for the young included six School Day Concerts (February 11 – 13), attended by more than 10,000 children. The famous Young People’s Concerts, renowned for inspiring youngsters ages 6 to 12 to follow a lifelong path of classical music enjoyment, “transported” more than 10,000 to the “Capitals of Music” with orchestral visits to Bernstein’s New York (October 18), Ravel’s Paris (November 22), Mozart’s Vienna (March 28), and Mussorgsky’s St. Petersburg (May 2). More than 3,500 very small children, ages 3 to 6, and their adult companions learned about tempos, dynamics, and pitches at the immensely popular Very Young People’s Concerts, held at Merkin Concert Hall (April 26 – 27, May 10 –1 1, June 14 –1 5), nine performances that featured handson activities before and after.

The Philharmonic’s offstage education efforts included the nationally recognized School Partnership Program, which serves more than 3,500 children in 15 New York City public schools. Among the other education programs were Musical Encounters, Philharmonic Mentors, Workshops for Visiting Ensembles, Conservatory Collaborations, and Teacher Seminars, along with the award-winning interactive Website Kidzone (nyphilkids.org), which offers games (including the newest, Musical Mingles), sound clips, and information about instruments, composers, and Philharmonic musicians.

MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

From top: Philharmonic Teaching Artist Richard Mannoia at P.S. 165, Manhattan, leading students in the Philharmonic’s School Partnership Program; a moment from the May 2 Young People’s Concert; young audience members arriving for the February 13 School Day Concert.

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Baroque scholar Thomas Forrest Kelly (standing) presided over the December 7 Insights Series event at the Kaplan Penthouse, which included a performance of selections from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Philharmonic musicians and Juilliard students.

Enrichment for All

Connecting Continents

In the 2008 – 09 season, adults benefited from numerous activities that included Pre-Concert Talks before every subscription concert; five Insights Series events, interdisciplinary explorations of the works being performed over the season (including some given by the season’s Leonard Bernstein Scholarin-Residence, Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller); and the Annual Erich Leinsdorf Lecture. Scholarly observations accompanied the Philharmonic’s passionate performances in three Inside the Music programs and four Hear & Now presentations, hosted by Steven Stucky, which celebrated the newer works the Philharmonic was performing.

With the support of Credit Suisse, the New York Philharmonic capitalized on its international reach and reputation by continuing to expand Learning Overtures, a global initiative that brings educators and musicians together to share practices and ideas in musical education. In November 2008 Philharmonic Teaching Artists undertook their third annual residency in Tokyo, offering workshops for local musicians and educators to help them develop a Japanese approach to teaching artistry. Also in 2008 – 09, a new relationship began with the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service (KACES), with visits to and from Seoul and New York that would carry forward to the Orchestra’s 2009–10 season Asian Horizons tour.

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Sharing Information and Excitement, Digitally

In the 2008–09 season the New York Philharmonic continued to use digital media to share its music and music-making through nyphil.org, podcasts, a Twitter stream, text messaging, and more. nyphil.org In the 2008 – 09 season the Philharmonic’s Website presented a series of tributes to Lorin Maazel during his final season as the Orchestra’s Music Director.

Video features focused on two of his initiatives: the cycle of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos (with performances by and conversations with Philharmonic musicians and scholars), and upcoming Philharmonic commissions by Steven Stucky and Bernard Rands (see page 7). Toward the end of the season the Philharmonic laun-ched a virtual celebration of Lorin Maazel that included a video in which he reflected on his relation-ship with the Orchestra, an online photo album of highlights of his seven-year Philharmonic tenure, and a time line documenting his almost 70year career.

The Website continued to offer the most up-todate information about the New York Philharmonic, such as video interviews with musicians; sound clips of the works being performed; photo albums of the Orchestra’s tours and special activities; ticket purchase, exchange, and donation; program notes; Kidzone (nyphilkids.org); archived radio broadcasts and downloads; and more. New in the season were Webcasts of Lorin Maazel’s final Philharmonic Opening Night Concert and of the press conference announcing Alan Gilbert’s first season as Music Director; and Choose Your Own Seat (allowing visitors to select their precise seat location). Also new: Performance History Search (below), in

which the Orchestra’s rich trove of information about its almost 15,000 concerts and the artists and works featured in them was made available online for scholars and music lovers around the world.

Releases, on DVD and by Download As the season began the world was still talking about the Philharmonic’s historic February 25 – 27, 2008, visit to North Korea, not the least because of the release of the international edition of The Pyongyang Concert, a DVD that contains the entire concert as well as a documentary, “Americans in Pyongyang,” with information about the journey and interviews with Lorin Maazel, Philharmonic President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, and Philharmonic musicians. Produced by EuroArts, a Medici Arts company, the DVD was released in both standard and Blu-ray formats.

As Lorin Maazel’s tenure as Music Director drew to a close, the Philharmonic released an audio time capsule of some of his most memorable performances with The Complete Mahler Symphonies, Live.

This complete cycle of Mr. Maazel’s performances of all of Mahler’s symphonies, recorded during concerts from 2002 to 2009, was released during the summer of 2009. The downloads are available on nyphil.org and from digital music stores, including iTunes, Amazon.com, eMusic.com, InstantEncore.com, and HDtracks.com.

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Award-Winning Podcasts The New York Philharmonic Podcast — the free series of downloads that previews upcoming concerts through interviews and illustrative musical excerpts — was honored with the 2009 Silver World Medal from the New York Festivals for Radio Programming & Promotion. In its third season the producer/hosts were Elliott Forrest and Mark Travis.

On Air The fifth season of The New York Philharmonic This Week — the 52-week national radio series syndicated by Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network to more than 295 stations — continued to offer complete performances accompanied by interviews with Philharmonic musicians and guest artists. The series aired in the New York metropolitan area on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., on 96.3 FM WQXR. The Philharmonic’s presence on television continued with two Live From Lincoln Center telecasts: the Opening Night Concert, conducted by Lorin Maazel and featuring flutist Sir James Galway as soloist (September 17), and New Year’s Eve, again conducted

by Mr. Maazel, with mezzo-soprano Susan Graham (December 31).

A Live From Lincoln Center camera at the September 17, 2009, rehearsal prepares for the evening’s telecast.

Reaching Out In 2009 the New York Philharmonic became the first orchestra to have its own Apple iPhone application (app). Free and available at the iTunes app store, the app provides easy access to information about the Philharmonic, including streams of the weekly radio broadcasts, concert listings, and links to purchase tickets and to access program notes, reviews, podcasts, and the Philharmonic’s social networking sites.

The New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, Sponsored by Target and MetLife Foundation, returned and with them — by popular demand — Vote for Your Encore, which for the second consecutive year invited those in the audience to choose the evening’s final musical selection in real time by sending text messages from their cell phones. Music lovers were also able to connect with the Philharmonic through an online Photo Contest and Mobile Giving (allowing people to donate easily to the Orchestra). People followed concert status and otherwise keep abreast of the Philharmonic’s activities through the Orchestra’s Twitter stream.

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The Evolving Orchestra

The New York Philharmonic comprises the finest musicians, attracting talented young players as it salutes those who are retiring and achieving milestone anniversaries, or as it mourns the passing of those who have retired.

New Members Violinist Quan Ge (joined June 2009) holds a bachelor’s degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and a master’s degree from The Juilliard School.

A native of Huai Nan, China, she was the recipient of a Fu Chenxian Scholarship, and has won top prizes in both the China National Competition and the Jeunesses Music Competition (Romania).

Assistant Principal Librarian Sara Griffin (joined September 2009) earned a bachelor of music and a doctor of musical arts degree in oboe from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a master in music degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her previous library associations have included positions with the National Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony.

Violinist Hyunju Lee (joined June 2009) received a diploma from The Curtis Institute of Music, a bachelor of music degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), and a graduate diploma from The Juilliard School. A native of Seoul, South Korea, she began playing the violin at age five. She has won prizes in Korea and the CIM Concerto Competition and second prize in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition.

Associate Principal Trombone Amanda Stewart (joined September 2009) graduated from The Juilliard School in 2004. Her appearances as soloist have included the San Antonio Symphony. She was principal trombone of the San Antonio Symphony and assistant principal trombone of the Lyric Opera of San Antonio.

Quan Ge

Sara Griffin

Hyunju Lee

Amanda Stewart

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Milestones

Chamber Music

At the end of each season the New York Philharmonic salutes those who are retiring or marking milestones at the annual Retirees Reception, attended by the musicians, the board, and the staff. This year’s event, on June 17, celebrated the 25th anniversaries of violinist Daniel Reed and Associate Principal Oboe Sherry Sylar, and saluted five musicians who retired after long careers in the Orchestra: Associate Principal Bass Jon Deak (39 years), Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker (60 years, see page 25), Bass Clarinet Stephen Freeman (42 years), cello Valentin Hirsu (32 years), and bass Michele Saxon (37 years).

The New York Philharmonic celebrates the virtuosity of the Orchestra’s musicians by presenting several chamber music series, which shed a spotlight on their individual talents. The popular and long-running series of Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall returned (October 26, November 16, January 25, February 15, March 15, and April 19); a chamber concert at the 92nd Street Y featured violinist Nikolaj Znaider and pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar (on March 22); and noted pianists joined the musicians in three performances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (January 4, Yefim Bronfman; January 11, Olli Mustonen; May 12, Nicolas Hodges).

Codas

Stanley Drucker and Stephen Freeman

Jon Deak and Michele Saxon

Zarin Mehta and Valentin Hirsu

The New York Philharmonic notes with sadness the passing of two retired members of the Orchestra. On February 7, 2009, Emanuel Boder (violin, 1979–2006) died at age 81. A native of Ukraine, he played with the Leningrad Philharmonic for more than 20 years, and later with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and served as assistant concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic. He also was concertmaster of the New York Symphonic Ensemble for more than 20 years, frequently appearing as soloist with the group both at home and on tour. Myor Rosen (Principal Harp, 1960–1987) died on March 13, 2009, at age 91. Mr. Rosen was one of three brothers, all of whom became professional harpists. On a New York Philharmonic scholarship Myor began his musical studies at the age of 10 and completed them with Marcel Grandjany with a Juilliard scholarship. Prior to the Philharmonic he was, for many years, on the music staff of CBS Television.

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The Evolving Orchestra (continued)

2008–2009 Season LORIN MAAZEL, Music Director Xian Zhang, Associate Conductor, The Arturo Toscanini Chair Leonard Bernstein, Laureate Conductor, 1943–1990 Kurt Masur, Music Director Emeritus Violins Glenn Dicterow Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper Chair

Sheryl Staples Principal AssociateConcertmaster The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair

Michelle Kim Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family Chair

Enrico Di Cecco Carol Webb Yoko Takebe Minyoung Chang Hae-Young Ham The Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Chair

Lisa GiHae Kim Kuan-Cheng Lu Newton Mansfield Kerry McDermott Anna Rabinova Charles Rex The Shirley Bacot Shamel Chair

Fiona Simon

Sharon Yamada Elizabeth Zeltser Yulia Ziskel Marc Ginsberg Principal

Lisa Kim* In Memory of Laura Mitchell

Soohyun Kwon The Joan and Joel I. Picket Chair

Duoming Ba Marilyn Dubow The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Chair

Martin Eshelman Quan Ge Judith Ginsberg Myung-Hi Kim+ Hanna Lachert Hyunju Lee Daniel Reed Mark Schmoockler Na Sun Vladimir Tsypin

Violas Cynthia Phelps Principal The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Chair

Rebecca Young* Irene Breslaw** The Norma and Lloyd Chazen Chair

Dorian Rence Katherine Greene The Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Chair

Dawn Hannay Vivek Kamath Peter Kenote Barry Lehr Kenneth Mirkin Judith Nelson Robert Rinehart The Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen Chair

Cellos Carter Brey Principal The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Chair

Eileen Moon* The Paul and Diane Guenther Chair

Qiang Tu The Shirley and Jon Brodsky Foundation Chair

Evangeline Benedetti Eric Bartlett The Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Chair

Elizabeth Dyson Valentin Hirsu Maria Kitsopoulos Sumire Kudo Ru-Pei Yeh Wei Yu

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Basses Eugene Levinson Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith Chair

Jon Deak* The Herbert M. Citrin Chair

Orin O’Brien William Blossom The Ludmila S. and Carl B. Hess Chair

Randall Butler David J. Grossman Satoshi Okamoto Michele Saxon Flutes Robert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair

Sandra Church* Renée Siebert Mindy Kaufman Piccolo Mindy Kaufman Oboes LiangWang Principal The Alice Tully Chair

Sherry Sylar* Robert Botti Acting Associate Principal

English Horn Thomas Stacy The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair

Clarinets Stanley Drucker Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair

Mark Nuccio* The Honey M. Kurtz Family Chair

Pascual Martinez Forteza Stephen Freeman

E-Flat Clarinet Mark Nuccio

Tuba Alan Baer Principal

Bass Clarinet Stephen Freeman Bassoons Judith LeClair Principal The Pels Family Chair

Timpani Markus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley Chair

Joseph Pereira**+

Kim Laskowski* Roger Nye Arlen Fast

Percussion Christopher S. Lamb

Contrabassoon Arlen Fast

Daniel Druckman*

Horns Philip Myers

Joseph Pereira+ Charles Settle++

Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder Chair

Erik Ralske Acting Associate Principal

Thomas Jöstlein** R. Allen Spanjer Howard Wall

Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Chair

Orchestra Personnel Manager Carl R. Schiebler Stage Representative Louis J. Patalano Audio Director Lawrence Rock Honorary Members of The Society Pierre Boulez Stanley Drucker Lorin Maazel Zubin Mehta Carlos Moseley

Harp Nancy Allen Principal The Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight III Chair

Keyboard In Memory of Paul Jacobs

Trumpets Philip Smith Principal The Paula Levin Chair

Matthew Muckey* Ethan Bensdorf Thomas V. Smith Trombones Joseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart Chair

Amanda Stewart* David Finlayson The Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Chair

Bass Trombone James Markey

Harpsichord Lionel Party Piano The Karen and Richard S. LeFrak Chair

Harriet Wingreen Jonathan Feldman Organ Kent Tritle Librarians Lawrence Tarlow Principal

Sandra Pearson** Sara Griffin**

* Associate Principal ** Assistant Principal + On Leave ++ Replacement/Extra The New York Philharmonic uses the revolving seating method for section string players who are listed alphabetically in the roster.

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The Board of Directors Lorin Maazel (standing, left) introduced Gary W. Parr, the Philharmonic’s next Chairman of the Board, to the Orchestra at a rehearsal on June 17.

On June 11, 2009, Gary W. Parr was elected the next Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., and assumed the Chairmanship on September 24, 2009. He succeeded Paul B. Guenther, who had held the post from September 1996. As Chairman, Mr. Parr serves as the Society’s chief volunteer officer.

Mr. Parr was elected to the Board of the New York Philharmonic on March 19, 2009. He is a vice chairman of Lazard, and for more than 25 years has provided strategic advice to financial institutions worldwide. Prior to joining Lazard, he served in numerous capacities at Morgan Stanley, including as vice-chairman — Institutional Securities; chairman and head of the Global Financial Institutions Group; and co-head of the Global Mergers and Acquisitions Department. Previously, he was co-president of Wasserstein Perella.

In his position at Lazard, Mr. Parr has advised on transactions such as the sale of Lehman’s North American investment banking business to Barclay’s; the sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan; the board of Fannie Mae in the U.S.-led restructuring; Mitsubishi’s UFJ’s investment in Morgan Stanley; Kuwait’s investment in Citigroup; China Investment Corp.’s investment

in Morgan Stanley; the merger of Bank of New York and Mellon; JPMorgan’s acquisition of Bank One; New York Stock Exchange’s merger with Archipelago; Temasak’s purchase of the Khoo stake in Standard Chartered Bank; MBIA’s equity capital raising from Warburg Pincus; Mitsubishi Tokyo’s acquisition of UFJ Holdings; and the merger of Lincoln Financial and Jefferson Pilot.

Gary W. Parr currently serves as chairman of the Parr Center for Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is chairman of the board of Venetian Heritage. He is on the boards of The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Mingya (China).

He graduated with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, and Beta Gamma Sigma from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

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New Faces Over the course of the 2008 – 09 season the New York Philharmonic elected eight new members to the Board of Directors:

Kenneth A. Buckfire

Paul Calello

Masaaki Fujita

Naomi Isogai

William M. Lewis, Jr.

Peter May

Gary W. Parr

Brook Taube

Officers and Directors Paul B. Guenther, Chairman Gary W. Parr, Chairman Designate Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director Frank Savage, Treasurer Daisy M. Soros, Secretary Robert G. Bartner Dr. Kurt Bock Dr. Clemens Börsig Kenneth A. Buckfire James E. Buckman Paul Calello Peter D. Cummings Toos N. Daruvala J. Christopher Flowers Dale M. Frehse John French III Masaaki Fujita Timothy M. George Evan G. Greenberg SungEun Han–Andersen Gurnee F. Hart Gerald L. Hassell Robert S. Hekemian, Jr. C. Robert Henrikson Roger Hertog

Directors Emeriti Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess Naomi Isogai Peter Jungen Richard L. Kauffman H. Frederick Krimendahl II Honey M. Kurtz Karen T. LeFrak William M. Lewis, Jr. George M. Lund Alan S. MacDonald Peter May William J. McDonough Thomas J. McGrath David E. McKinney Sue B. Mercy Phyllis J. Mills Lizabeth A. Newman Charles F. Niemeth Joel I. Picket Thierry Porté Oscar S. Schafer Shirley S. Bacot Shamel W. Sean Sovak Brook Taube Ronald J. Ulrich Sandra F. Warshawsky

Carlos Moseley, Chairman Emeritus Mrs. William S. Beinecke* Donald M. Blinken Edith S. Bouriez Gov. Jon S. Corzine Gunther E. Greiner Gerald M. Levin Robert V. Lindsay John D. Macomber Donald A. Pels Charles I. Petschek Paula L. Root Benjamin M. Rosen Joel E. Smilow Stephen Stamas Mrs. John W. Straus Kurt F. Viermetz

* Deceased

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Our Global Sponsor

The groundbreaking partnership between the New York Philharmonic and Credit Suisse, its exclusive Global Sponsor, continued to flourish in 2008–09.

The unique collaboration unites two long-standing institutions that share historic commitments to excellence and creativity, as well as to reaching the largest possible audience. From activities at home — such as working together on the Orchestra’s Free Dress Rehearsal for the second consecutive year, and underwriting the Opening Night Gala Concert — to international events, such as the Orchestra’s Tour of Europe 2008 and Winter U.S. Tour 2009, the results of this relationship enriched audiences both in New York and around the world.

At the press conference on January 12, 2009, announcing the plans for the following season, Paul Calello, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse’s Global Investment Bank, told the assembled media that “Credit Suisse has been a supporter of the arts, and in particular classical music, throughout our history. And at economically challenging times like these, we think it’s more important than ever that we reaffirm that support. As institutions with over 150 years’ history, we really strive for the commitment to quality, the innovation, and the integrity that the New York Philharmonic represents.” He concluded: “You have in Credit Suisse an extraordinarily committed and proud and — probably relevant for today’s financial markets — financially strong Global Sponsor.”

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Clockwise from opposite: Toni J. Krein, Director, Head Corporate Cultural Sponsorship, Credit Suisse, welcoming Lorin Maazel and the Philharmonic in London on August 28, the beginning of Tour of Europe 2008. Credit Suisse’s New York Philharmonic display at the Zurich Airport. Credit Suisse’s advertisement celebrating the start of the 2008 – 09 season. Zarin Mehta (second from left) with Peter Skoglund, Managing Director, Co-Head, Private Banking USA, Credit Suisse; Todd Buchner, Managing Director, Head of the Chicago Office of Private Banking USA, Credit Suisse; and Chris Williams, Managing Director, Head of the Northbrook Office, Private Banking USA, Credit Suisse, just before the Orchestra’s March 9 performance in Chicago. Mr. Maazel with Michael Rüdiger, Head of Credit Suisse, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and Central Europe, with Mr. Mehta and Michael Herrmann, artistic director of the Rheingau Music Festival, on August 30.

Photo by Julie Skarratt

A super-charged performance at no charge to you.

When:

The free Dress Rehearsal is a gift to New York from the New York Philharmonic and Credit Suisse.

Free Ticket Distribution: Dress Rehearsal: 8:00 am, on a first come, first served basis, in front of Avery Fisher Hall

Photo by Chris Lee

On September 17th, please join Music Director Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic with flutist Sir James Galway for a special Dress Rehearsal. All who attend will receive a discount coupon for a future Philharmonic concert.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Dress Rehearsal, 9:45 am

Where: Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center

Photo by Paul Cox

Credit Suisse and the New York Philharmonic are pleased to offer the public free admission to the Gala Opening Night Dress Rehearsal.

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A Few of Our Generous Donors

Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman

Russell and Judith Carson

James and Sheila McGarry

The late Elizabeth Beinecke (right) with Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples, whose chair she endowed

Alan Gilbert with Frank Bennack

Yasunori and Harumi Yokote, C. Robert* and Mary Henrikson, Gerald L.* and Agnes Hassell

Didi and Oscar* Schafer with Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Mary J. Wallach

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Vera and Donald* Blinken

James E.* and Nancy Buckman with Carol and Chuck Schaefer

Paul Calello* and Jane DeBevoise

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.*, his mother, Mary Jane, and his father, Robert (far right), with conductor Ton Koopman (second from right)

Henry R. and Marie-JosĂŠe Kravis

Sandra F.* and Stanford Warshawsky

Fran and Barry Weissler

Shelby White

* Denotes New York Philharmonic Board Member

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Lifetime Gifts The New York Philharmonic Lifetime Gifts recognition wall in Avery Fisher Hall honors the Orchestra’s most significant donors whose cumulative annual gifts and contributions to special occasions have supported Philharmonic activities over the years. We recognize and extend our thanks to our thoughtful friends for their gifts, and we look forward to a continuing tradition of generosity.

Lifetime Benefactor (Lifetime gifts of $2,000,000 or more)

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter Bacot The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Mr. and Mrs. William S. Beinecke Robert H. Benmosche Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Carson Citigroup Credit Suisse The Charles A. Dana Foundation Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust Exxon Mobil Corporation Mr. J. Christopher Flowers and Dr. Mary H. White The Ford Foundation Frederick N. Gilbert Francis Goelet Fund Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Guenther Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart William Randolph Hearst Foundation Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Family The Kaplen Foundation Bruce Kovner Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Emilia A. Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Jerry M. Levin Leon Levy Foundation Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. McKinsey & Company The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. MetLife and MetLife Foundation The Ambrose Monell Foundation National Endowment for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts Wendy Keys and Donald Pels The William Petschek Family The Prospect Hill Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. Didi and Oscar Schafer The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow Daisy and Paul Soros The Starr Foundation Time Warner Inc. Alice Tully Mrs. Arnold van Ameringen Lila Acheson & DeWitt Wallace Fund for Lincoln Center Marcia D. Walton

Lifetime Guarantor (Lifetime gifts of $1,000,000 – $1,999,999

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Assicurazioni Generali AT&T Florence Blau The Honorable and Mrs. Donald Blinken Booth Ferris Foundation Marion I. Breen Yoko Nagae Ceschina Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust The Charles E. Culpeper Foundation The Irene Diamond Fund Irmgard Dix Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Rita E. Hauser and Gustave M. Hauser Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight, III Honey M. Kurtz The Mitsui USA Foundation Morgan Stanley Natural Heritage Trust

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation Joseph Pulitzer Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Salomon In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich 96.3 FM WQXR.com 1 Anonymous Lifetime Guarantor

Lifetime Patron (Lifetime gifts of $500,000 – $999,999)

American Express Company J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc. Anny M. Baer The Marie Baier Foundation The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Marie Beverly and Robert G. Bartner BASF Corporation R.D. Beckwith Leonard L. Bisco Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman The Louis Calder Foundation CIT Herbert M. Citrin Continental Airlines Governor Jon S. Corzine Constans Culver Foundation Toos and Hira Daruvala Deutsche Bank Ernst & Young Herman Goldman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg The Florence Gould Foundation The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc. Susan and Roger Hertog Helen Huntington Hull IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Maria Olivia and Jim Judelson Peter Jungen

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Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman William H. Kearns Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Langone Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath Mercedes-Benz of North America Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Edward S. Moore Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Murray L. Nathan Paul Newman Anne and Charles F. Niemeth The New York Times Company Foundation Edward John Noble Foundation Mrs. Donald Oenslager Penzance Foundation Joan and Joel I. Picket Mabel Larremore Pope Cynthia and John Reed Ingeborg Rennert and Ira Leon Rennert Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr. Rockefeller Brothers Fund Carol and Chuck Schaefer Donna and Marvin Schwartz The Skirball Foundation Beatrice Snyder Foundation Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer Priscilla Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Sanford S. Warshawsky Lila Acheson and Dewitt Wallace Fund 1 Anonymous Lifetime Patron

Lifetime Contributor (Lifetime gifts of $250,000 – $499,999)

Altria Group, Inc. Amyas Ames Helen and Robert Appel The Vincent Astor Foundation Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Halee and David Baldwin Anna N. Benton Shirley and Jon Brodsky John Chalsty Norma and Lloyd Chazen James H. Clark The Aaron Diamond Foundation Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP

The Enoch Foundation FDIC American Savings Mr. and Mrs. Sampson R. Field Sandra and Alan Gerry Ira and Lenore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund Connie and Maurice Greenberg Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Gunther Greiner Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Barbara Haws, William Josephson, and Eliot Bostar Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Heller The Victor Herbert Foundation Hermione Foundation Norma W. Hess Constance and Robert L. Hoguet Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hoyt, Jr. Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 Walter J. Johnson Mrs. David M. Keiser Kekst & Company Incorporated Karen and Kevin Kennedy Mrs. William S. Lasdon Patricia and Philip Laskawy Mrs. Erich Leinsdorf Paul Levenglick Betty and John Levin Carol and Jerry W. Levin Janice H. Levin Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brian Little George M. Lund Susan Baker and Michael Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald Nancy and Edwin Marks Leni and Peter May Carmen and Zarin Mehta Mercedes Meyerhoff Bruce Meyers Kathryn and Gilbert Miller Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Gerald Morgan, Jr. The Netter Foundation The New York Community Trust Nias Foundation, Inc., Courtesy of Stanley Edelman, M. D. Richard Nordloff Oliver Wyman Group Pfizer Inc Eva Rautenberg REVLON William R. Robbins

Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert Rolex Watch USA Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root Billy Rose Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ruane Susan and Jack Rudin Rachael M. Salzano Frank and Lolita Savage The Scherman Foundation Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro Shinsei Bank, Limited Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Klara and Larry A. Silverstein Sociedad General de Autores Sony Corporation of America Claudette M. Sorel Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Elaine and Stephen Stamas Mr. and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr. Miriam T. and Howard N. Stern Mr. and Mrs. John W. Straus Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund Surdna Foundation, Inc. Gertrud Suskind Tyco International, Ltd. Paul Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Dr. Karl Wamsler Ms. Lelia Wardwell Joan S. Weil Lawrence A. Wien Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro Paula L. Zajan Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ziff, Jr. 2 Anonymous Lifetime Contributors

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Leonard Bernstein Circle The Leonard Bernstein Circle recognizes and honors the Philharmonic’s most important donors to the Patron program in a significant way by offering special privileges to its members, including recognition in the concert program and invitations to the annual Leonard Bernstein Circle dinner and exclusive Salon evenings. Membership begins with a gift of $20,000. At the Maestro level and above, members enjoy additional benefits.

Philharmonic Circle (Annual gifts of $250,000 or more)

Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Carson Yoko Nagae Ceschina J. Christopher Flowers The Kaplen Foundation Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John French III and Mrs. Stephen M. Kellen Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Leon Levy Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Didi and Oscar Schafer The Alice Tully Foundation

Chairman’s Circle (Annual gifts of $100,000 or more)

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Robert G. and Marie Beverly Bartner Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Francis Goelet Fund Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg Paul and Diane Guenther Gerald and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc. Susan and Roger Hertog William Randolph Hearst Foundation Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman Suzie and Bruce Kovner Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Honey Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak George M. Lund Leni and Peter May Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Joan and Joel I. Picket Donna and Marvin Schwartz Shirley Bacot Shamel Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Smilow Beatrice Snyder Foundation Daisy and Paul Soros Mr. and Mrs. Brook Taube Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Mary J. Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky Mr. and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro

Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath Carmen and Zarin Mehta Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Vivian Milstein The Ambrose Monell Foundation Wendy Keys and Donald Pels Elaine and Charles Petschek The Prospect Hill Foundation Susan and Jack Rudin Carol and Chuck Schaefer Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro The Shubert Foundation Edith and Roy Simpson/ The Resource Foundation Jodie and Sean Sovak The Starr Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr. Vital Projects Fund 2 Anonymous Maestro members

Virtuoso

Concertmaster

(Annual gifts of $75,000 or more)

(Annual gifts of $20,000 or more)

Helen and Robert J. Appel Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Mrs. William T. Knight, III Gary W. Parr Cynthia and John S. Reed Paul Underwood

The Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation Darlene Tranter Anderson The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Ginette and Joshua Becker Wiliam S. Beinecke The Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken Jill and John Chalsty Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Joseph M. Cohen Constans Culver Foundation Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes Cynthia and Herbert Fields Dale M. Frehse Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation Joseph L. Gossner Mr. and Mrs. Gunther Greiner The Hite Foundation Renee Jackson Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Maestro (Annual gifts of $35,000 or more)

Marilyn and Robert Abrams Marion I. Breen Shirley Brodsky Toos and Hira Daruvala The Enoch Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Corinne and Maurice Greenberg Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Hermione Foundation Muna and Basem Hishmeh Peter Jungen Audrey Love Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

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Endowment Fund

Barbara Haws and William Josephson Dr. Karen and Mr. Kevin Kennedy Temma and Alfred Kingsley Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn Gerald L. Lennard Foundation Nancy L. Marks Bruce Meyers Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Milstein Family Foundation Marion Moore Foundation New York Community Trust Sondra C. Rabin: In memory of Mrs. Bertha Rabin Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation, Inc. Irving and Sara Selis Foundation Dr. Michael F. Shugrue In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon Joanne E. Spohler The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Lynn and Sy Syms Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf Ann Ziff 2 Anonymous Concertmaster members

In the early days of the Orchestra, devoted lovers of music created an endowment to ensure the Philharmonic’s artistic excellence and financial security for future generations. To this day, the New York Philharmonic’s endowment helps support all of the Orchestra’s activities.

During the 2008 – 09 season, the Philharmonic received the following gifts of $5,000 or more, which, when combined with other contributions to the Endowment Fund, totaled more than $6 million.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen The Hon. and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman The Carson Family Charitable Trust Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust Francis Goelet Fund Dale M. Frehse Patricia Goodrich Estate Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Honey M. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Mr. Robert V. Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Joseph Paff Estate Elaine and Charles Petschek Joan and Joel I. Picket Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen Shirley Bacot Shamel The Starr Foundation Priscilla Thomas Estate Irene Boveri Trackman Estate Marcia D. Walton Estate

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Annual Fund The New York Philharmonic is grateful to the many generous Patrons who have helped sustain its historic commitment to excellence. With their gifts, the Orchestra offers unparalleled programs with today’s leading guest artists and conductors. They contribute, also, to education programs that are emulated around the world as well as to the Philharmonic’s acclaimed outreach initiatives. The following individuals and institutions have made these gifts, and we are honored to recognize them.

Gifts of $500,000 or more The Carson Family Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Leon Levy Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation MetLife Foundation Didi and Oscar Schafer The Alice Tully Foundation Gifts of $250,000 or more Yoko Nagae Ceschina J. Christopher Flowers The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Kaplen Foundation Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John French III and Mrs. Stephen M. Kellen Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Mitsui & Co Nihon Unisys, Ltd. The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. Gifts of $150,000 or more American Express BASF Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Francis Goelet Fund Paul and Diane Guenther William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc. Suzie and Bruce Kovner National Endowment for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts Poworchip Cultural Foundation Henry H. Shepard Trust Joan and Joel Smilow Target Mary J. Wallach

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky Gifts of $100,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen BNY Mellon Baker & McKenzie LLP Robert G. and Marie Beverly Bartner Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Deutsche Bank Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell Roger and Susan Hertog JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Honey Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak George Lund Leni and Peter May Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald James A. Macdonald Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Joan and Joel I. Picket Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Marvin and Donna Schwartz Shirley Bacot Shamel Beatrice Snyder Foundation Daisy and Paul Soros Spencer Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Brook Taube Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro 2 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $75,000 or more Helen and Robert Appel

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Mrs. William T. Knight III Gary W. Parr Mabel Larremore Pope Fund John S. and Cynthia Reed Miriam T. and Howard N. Stern Paul Underwood Gifts of $35,000 or more Marilyn and Robert Abrams ANA, All Nippon Airways Anna Nikolayevsky Benton and Dan Benton Florence Blau Estate Marion I. Breen Citi Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Toos N. and Hira Daruvala Mr. and Mrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr. The Enoch Foundation Richard S. Fuld, Jr. Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Maurice and Corinne Greenberg Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Edward D. Herlihy Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz The Hermione Foundation Muna and Basem Hishmeh Peter Jungen Audrey Love Charitable Foundation Catie and Don Marron Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath Carmen and Zarin Mehta Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Vivian Milstein The Ambrose Monell Foundation Wendy Keys and Donald Pels Elaine and Charles Petschek The Prospect Hill Foundation Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Susan and Jack Rudin Carol and Chuck Schaefer Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

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The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Edith and Roy Simpson/The Resource Foundation Jodie and Sean Sovak The Starr Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr. Vital Projects Fund, Inc. 2 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $20,000 or more Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation Darlene Tranter Anderson The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc. Ginette and Joshua Becker Mr. and *Mrs. William S. Beinecke The Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken Shirley Brodsky Joseph M. Cohen Constans Culver Foundation Christopher and Sharon Davis Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP Dale M. Frehse Alan and Sandra Gerry Joseph L. Gossner Mr. and Mrs. Gunther E. Greiner Guardian Life Insurance Company Barbara Haws and William Josephson Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 Karen and Kevin Kennedy Lazard Gerald L. Lennard Foundation Nancy L. Marks Bruce Meyers Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone Marion Moore Foundation, Inc. The New York Community Trust Sondra C. Rabin: In memory of Mrs. Bertha Rabin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Renyi Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation, Inc. The Irving and Sara Selis Foundation Michael F. Shugrue In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Joanne E. Spohler The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Lynn and Sy Syms TD Charitable Foundation Tishman Speyer The Travelers Companies, Inc. Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf Wolffer Estate Vineyard Ann Ziff 5 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $15,000 or more J. Aron Charitable Foundation Halee and David Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass Jill and John Chalsty Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton Cynthia and Herbert Fields Barbara and Peter Georgescu Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation In memory of Hope Perry Goldstein Herman Goldman Foundation The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund The Hite Foundation Henry H. Hoyt, Jr. Renee Jackson Temma and Alfred Kingsley Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn Barbie and Tony Mayer The Mitsui USA Foundation In memory of K. Fred Netter William R. Rhodes Leo Rosner Foundation Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo Oscar L. Tang Betsy and George Wiegers 5 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $12,500 or more Mrs. Morris Bergreen Mr. and Mrs. Philip Caldwell Kekst & Company Helen and Martin Kimmel Elizabeth and Kirk Radke Madelon and Lawrence A. Rand

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som 1 Anonymous Patron Gifts of $10,000 or more Deborah and Charles Adelman Ethel and Philip Adelman Charitable Foundation, Inc. Linda and Earle Altman Adrian and Jessie Archbold Charitable Trust Kathi and Peter Arnow Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Bernstein The Barbara and Gary Brandt Family Foundation Jane Carroll Carolyn and David Cohen Governor Jon S. Corzine Mrs. Daniel Cowin The Dana Foundation Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dinyar S. Devitre Disney Worldwide Outreach Ruth and Jack Eagan Samuel and Rae Eckman Charitable Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Edelman Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fadem Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Marilyn and Allan Glick Madame Yvonne Gluckman Robert D. Goldfarb Goldman Sachs & Co. The Marc Haas Foundation Mrs. Peter S. Heller Norma Hess Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc. Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson, II Kathleen and Scott Kapnick Miller Khoshkish Foundation C.L.C. Kramer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Loria Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc. Bernice Manocherian Robert B. Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Miller Mrs. Milton Petrie Dr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. Post

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Annual Fund (continued) Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert Susan and Elihu Rose Elaine and Lawrence Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Milton B. Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Savage Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. C & M Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. Michael A. Sennott Klara and Larry A. Silverstein The Shoe Charitable Foundation Malcolm Thomson Dr. Karl Wamsler Susanne Wamsler The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc. 3 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $7,500 or more The Amphion Foundation Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James A. Block Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Chasanoff Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Clifford Barbara and Rodgin Cohen The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Dr. Edward DiCarlo Mrs. Strachan Donnelley Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Erhart Dr. and Mrs. Victor Grann Rosa and John Hovey Natalie Katz: In memory of Murray S. Katz Sheila and Bill Lambert Mrs. Gene Lasdon Mr. Robert V. Lindsay Kathy and Ed Ludwig: In honor of Mark Nuccio Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Sharon J. Mooney Howard S. Paley Susan and Arthur Rebell Rolex Watch, USA Rory Riggs Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Kay and Jackson Tai Miriam G. Wallach Carolan and Peter Workman 4 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $6,000 or more Oded Aboodi David R. Adler Sheila and Steven Aresty Paula Freedman and Kulbir Arora Emma and Eli Bluestone Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Braddock Mrs. James E. Burke Dena and David Clossey Mr. and Mrs. Abraham E. Cohen Linda and John Eaves Eisai Inc. Ashleigh Fernandez Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin Lynn and Harold Handler William Herrman Arlene and Leonard Hochman Steven L. Holley Heide Huttl Dr. Betty S. Iu Helene and Mark Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Kern Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Kolb Suzette and Steven Kolitch Cynthia and Anthony Lamport Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange Jonathan E. Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Liddy Judith Little Arthur L. Loeb Arnaz and Jamsheed Marker Barbara and Sorrell Mathes James D. Matte and J. Christopher Beck Pamela and Edward McKelvey Samuel C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Nugent Mr. Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian Rosenthal Kathleen O. Parker Drs. Virginia and Paul Pellicci Anne and Frank Petralito Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philipps Lucy Sheils and Brian J. Pitz Susan Porter Charles J. Raab Peter H. Robinsohn Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Rita and Philip Rosen Barbara and Alan Rosenzweig

Ernestine and Herbert Ruben Hannelore Schulhof Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Shea Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation The Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon Foundation Burton B. Staniar Sumitomo Corporation of America Flora and George Suter Ruth and Edmund Swanberg Jean and Dick Swank Linda and Jay Tanenbaum Paul A. Upham Jeanette Sarkisian and Paul A. Wagner 5 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $5,000 or more Simin and Herb Allison Alpern Family Foundation Joan and Robert Arnow Maurice and Lillian Barbash The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Stephanie Bernheim Mrs. Leonard Block Cheryl Rubin and Gordon Borteck Edith S. Bouriez Mrs. Rionda Braga Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund Colgate-Palmolive Company The Edward T. Cone Foundation Michaela and Leon Constantiner Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cowett Elizabeth de Cuevas Marie G. Dennett Foundation Eleanor and Alvin Donnenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Durst Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Eberstadt Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard The Employment Line Carol J. Feinberg Norman Feit Paula and Edward Fichtner Dr. Maria L. Garcia Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles Doris and Ralph E. Hansmann Daniel M. Healy Ronnie and Gene Isenberg Marjorie B. Kahn The J.M. Kaplan Fund

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Keller-Shatanoff Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. Roberta and Arnold Krumholz Keri Jackson and Adrian Kunzle Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Kurjan Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr. Mrs. Richard Lombard Beverley and Frank MacInnis Susan R. Malloy Elizabeth Glazer and William Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Alice and *Richard Netter Patricia and Erik Nicolaysen Gilda and Fred Nobel Oceanic Heritage Foundation Amy and John Peckham Barbara and Sidney J. Pollack Judy and Harold Prince The Reed Foundation The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Patricia and John Roche Lillian Rosenthal The Richard Salomon Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Salvati Irene and Fred Shen The Staten Island Foundation Nancy and Robert Stone Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund Mr. and Mrs. John S. Tamagni John C. Thomas, Jr. Lillian Vernon Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz The Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge Foundation Drs. Nancy and Andrew Weiland Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Weis Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust Ann Eden Woodward Foundation 4 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $4,000 or more Elsie L. Adler Mimi and Barry Alperin Madeline and Stephen Anbinder Susan Beckerman Allison Blinken Lauren Blum and C. William Merten Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bunn, Jr. Betsy and Alan D. Cohn Trust of Lucy Cooledge Connie and Steve Delehanty Thea Duell and Peter Cook Elaine Fabrikant Mrs. Lawrence Feldman Mrs. Donald R. Findlay Eunice and Milton Forman Joan and Donald Fried H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. Friedman Nancy and Dennis Gilbert Karen and Henry Glanternik Sunny and Brad Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Goldman Mrs. Henry J. Goldschmidt Annette Green Anne C. and Burton G. Greenblatt Jessica and Drew Guff Jane and Randy Guggenheimer Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hupper Leonore and Michael Hyatt Elihu and Harriet Inselbuch Dr. and Mrs. K. D. Irani Alexandra K. Jones Martha and Friedrich Kueffner Mrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) Kirby Veronica and Ruth Laslo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Lesser Sivia Loria Carol and Daniel Marcus Marie and Joe Melone Stanis and Walter Mihm The Mirken Foundation Norma and Edward Munves Ruth Newman: In memory of Leonard Newman Mr. and Mrs. Yale I. Paprin Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Pennington Dr. Gary and Deborah Raizes Amy and Jay Regan L. Amanda and David H. Rhael Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rose Constance Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Rudin Sarafian Foundation Nancy and Henry Schacht Betty and Paul Schaffer Eli Schonberger: In memory of Lois Marvin and Joyce S. Schwartz Fund Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scott

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D. Scott Martin E. Segal/The Segal Company Edith and Alan Seligson Suzanne and David Simon: In loving memory of Emmy-Lou Cohn Annaliese Soros Dr. Olympia Hadjiliadis and Dr. Ioannis Stamos Carol H. Taylor Karen N. Tell Debra and William Toppeta Toshiba America, Inc. Betsy and David Van Pelt Harriette and Clay Ward Sue Ann Weinberg Phyllis Werner Sally and Harold Weisman Ronnie and Jeffrey Weinstein Joan Weltz and Arthur Field The Paula Vial Fund贸Dian Woodner Patrick B. Woods Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimo Kryspin Ziemski Leonard Zigelbaum 7 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $3,000 or more Vona and A. James Bach Betty Ballin Richard Bassik Fran and Martin Berkowitz Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bing Mr. and Mrs. Martin Blackman Jean S. Brenner Gerow D. Brill Cornelia and Tom Bonhag Cynthia D. Brodsky John N. Brogard Morton R. Brown Ann and Herbert Burger Andree Caldwell Celestine and Howard Campbell Claudia and Humberto Carvalho Mary Elizabeth Combe Sophie and George Coumantaros Lillian Butler Davey Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Davis Harriett and Marcel Dekker Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Diaz-Matos Joshua Easterly Kathleen Emberger

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Annual Fund (continued) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Evnin Maj. Gen. Giuliano Ferrari Susan and Arthur Fleischer Dr. William and Judith Frost Linda Gage and Timothy M. OĂ­Connor Carlson Gerdau Marilyn and Bud Greenspan Jan M. Guifarro Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Henshaw, III Ronnie and Samuel Heyman Diane and Kenneth Hipkins Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, III Martha R. Ingram Olga and Eric Jorgensen Neil Katz William S. Keating Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Kirby Marvin and Rosalind Kochman David B. Kriser Foundation Barbara and Loeber Landau Dr. Harold Laufman Shelly and George Lazarus Dorothy Kim Lee Arthur S. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews Enken and Jerome Mayer Robin McGarry, M.D Elizabeth Lucier McKeever Mr. and Mrs. David E. McKinney Pat and Bill Mears Mr. and Mrs. Philip Milstein Karl G. Moller Hadassah Brooks Morgan and Thomas B. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Mueller The Munera Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Nitze Robert D. and Eve W. Paul Brenda and Bernie Rauch Paula and Ira M. Resnick Mrs. Horace B. Robinson Nadine Schramm, Budd Enterprises Ltd. Wendy and Richard Schwartz Victoria Seplarsky Michael Sharp Margaret and A.J.C. Smith In honor of Joel Smilow Hope G. Solinger Susan and Joseph Stamler Judith and Howard Steinberg Mrs. Carl Stern

Morris Sussman Carol Colby Tanenbaum Nathaniel H. Usdan Mr. and Mrs. Michael V.M. van der Voort Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Wachen Phyllis and Jack Wertenteil In memory of Doris T. Weiss Deborah E. Wiley Janet Zinberg and Joel Zinberg: In memory of Arthur D. Zinberg Peter Zinman and Claudia Ray 16 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $2,500 or more Gloria and Bert Abrams Caryl and Herbert Ackerman Goldie Anna Charitable Trust Leona Clague and Yonathan Arbel Barbara and Stanley Arkin Bryan A. Barnett Marion and Sam Bass Helaine and Rick Beckerman Doris Benewitz Renee and Robert Beningson Emily M. Berger *Rudolph A. H. Bergmann Carol and Myles Berkman Allene and Ken Berman Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berman Ann and Dan Bernstein Margot and Jerry Bogert Alice and Stuart Boynton Alan M. Breitman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Brown Alice B. and James T. Brown Jeanne and Malcolm Campbell Christopher Carter Babette and Dr. Carmel Cohen Eileen and Stephen Cohen Jill and Irwin Cohen Marian and James H. Cohen Susan B. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Cohn Nathalie and Marshall Cox John W. Creamer Richard Cunniff, Jr. Micalyn S. Harris and Louis J. Cutrona, Jr. Barbara and Richard B. Dannenberg Sriram P. Das

Florence Davis and Anthony C. Gooch Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Dawson Ruth and Robert Diefenbach Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dineen Peter R. Dolan Teresa Donahue Edmund C. Duffy Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg Foundation Harold Eisenberg, Jr. Otho E. Eskin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C.N. Evans Fahey Family Foundation Anna and Jim Fantaci Valerie and Lois Feigen Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Feinberg Anita and Gilbert Fields Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sherer Finley Antoinette Fleisch The Flemings Family Charles Forman Joseph A. Franciosa, M.D. and Robin McGarry, M.D. Elaine Sisman and Martin Fridson Sheree A. and Gerald L. Friedman Rosele and Daniel Frishwasser Johanna and Leslie Garfield Dr. Claude Ghez Victor J. Goldberg and Patricia A. Waldeck Miriam Goldman Barbara and Howard Goldstein Linda and Richard Goldstein Suzan Gordon Mr. and *Mrs. Robert F. Gossett, Jr. David and Alan Greene Family Foundation, Inc. Alexis Gregory Terry Grossman Dr. Carin Lamm and Peter Gruenberger Susan Gullia Nicki and Ira Harris: In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Zarin Mehta Drs. Joyce and Marvin Hartstein Suzanne V. Hascoe Dr. Phyllis Hattis Joel Hershey and Roy Eddey Dr. Sally Hodder and Dr. Adel Mahmoud

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Lenore and Michael Hyatt Frank E. Hydoski Ju Joh Mr. and Mrs. William R. Johnston Laurence R. Jurdem Maury I. Kaplin William W. Karatz Robert M. Kaye Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kearns Debra Kessler Alfonso Kimche Nancy Kipper Alyce and Samuel Kirschenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Lee Klingenstein Peggy and Harvey Koeppel Eleanor D. Kress Nanette L. Laitman Mrs. Karen C. Lambert Lee Lamont Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Lane Phyllis and Bernard Leventhal Dr. Kenneth Levey Betty and John A. Levin Margot and Robert Linton Ann M. Longmore John Lundsten and Daniel K. O’Donnell Connie and Bob MacCrate Sheila Mahony and Charles Riggs Edwina Marks Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Marks Carol and Arthur Maslow Cheryne and David McBride Sally and Jay J. Meltzer Richard and Ronay Menschel: In honor of Sue Mercy and Paula Root Dr. Jean E. Merrill Major Philip S. Milton, Ret. Hiroshi M. Mori Dr. Robert Moskowitz Millie and Peter Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Karlheinz Muhr Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Obstbaum Anita O’Gara Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill Gladys George and Stuart Orsher, M.D. Gabrielle and Michael Palitz Dr. and Mrs. David R. Payne Dr. and Mrs. Elliot N. Pinson Judith and James Pohlman Ronnie and William Potter

Isabella del Frate Rayburn Peggy S. Rice Gail and Michael Rogers Kim and Nicholas Romano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen Dr. Deborah Sherman and Dr. Mark Rubin Anne H. and Robert D. Sack Dr. Svetlana Salerno Arthur Samberg Janet Bartucci-Samuel and Reuben Samuel Barbara and John Samuelson Beverly and Henry Schachar Marge Scheuer Ruth and Julian Schroeder Shirley and Alfred Schechter Janet and William Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. William C. Scott James and Patricia Scott Bob Sculthorpe Daniel D. Seaboldt John Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Seifer Florence and Jay William Seligman Drs. Vicki and William Semel Morton and Sandra Semel Foundation Susan and James Serota Audrey Lou Sevin Renate and Sidney Shapiro Norman Shuman Flo and Warren Sinsheimer Helene and Herbert Solomon Elaine and Stephen Stamas Connie Steensma and Rick Prins Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Steffan Linda B. Stern Susan and Jeffrey Stern Sally and Charles Svenson Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sznajder Judy E. Tenney Elise and Marvin B. Tepper Priscilla and Jerome Teich Jacobus Van Heerden Carolyn Verde Vintage Foundation Inc. Nancy Volin and Dr. Jean-Pascal Simon Marjorie M. Von Stade Svetlana and Herbert Wachtell Dorothy Waldron

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Warhol Norma and Burton Wasserman: In memory of Adele Young Dr. and Mrs. Harry Weinrauch Judy and Jerry Weinstein Carol and Ken Weiser Lucille Werlinich Saul and Roberta Wolfe Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn Saul L. Zalkin Lois and Martin Zelman 16 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $2,000 or more Nancy and Ernest Adams Donald R. Allen Adelaida Anderson Nicolina R. Astorina Susan B. Bender Ann and William Bohlin Frances and Leo Bretter Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Burton Judy Champion Marybeth and Edward Condon Karen and Hugh Connell Jamie Stern and Michael Connolly Aiko and Daniel Decelles Andrew Duell Mary Eagan Hortense F. Feldblum Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fennelly Barbara Finberg Shirley and Irving Finkelstein Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Finnegan Maurice Gilbert Trust Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus Elizabeth Gouger The Grateful Foundation John F. Green Pauline G. Hecht, M.D. Elizabeth Hirsch: In memory of Kathryn S. Hirsch Ta Chun Hsu John, Mary & Bernard Jacobs Foundation Susan G. Jacoby Ellen and Howard C. Katz Dr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Kook Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund Wilma and Walter Leinhardt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lisanti

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Annual Fund (continued) Marjorie L. Miller Steven J. Miron Mr. and Mrs. Irving Phillips Vicky Raeburn Spencer L. Reames Resources Counselors, Inc. Franci Blassberg and Joe Rice Robbins Foundation, Inc. Arlene and *Richard Roberts Tracy and Mark Rudd Rivka Rudner, Ph.D. Joan L. and Reade H. Ryan, Jr. Lawrence A. Sax Pearl and Henry Schour Gil Shiva Dorothy Siegal Barbara Slifka Beverley and Sabin Streeter Theresa S. Thompson Marlene and *Billy Ver Planck Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vogelfanger Dr. Barbara C. Wilson Elizabeth Wolf Sylvia Woloshin: In loving memory of Sid Woloshin Nina and Merle Yoder 7 Anonymous Patrons Gifts of $1,500 or more Mr. and Mrs. Elkan Abramowitz Helen H. Acker Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno C. Amir-Mokri Gerald and Petra Appelstein Susan and Robert Appleby In honor of Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic Rose Marie Armetta Dr. and Mrs. David M. Arneson Kari T. Asperheim Rosalind Case Avrett Margot and Richard Badenhausen William P. Barbeosch and Marta B. Varela Janice and David Barnard Betty Barton James Bell Bryan Ross Beller Sharon and Arie Ben Zvi Davi Bernstein Elisabeth J. Berry Francine Berry

Ann Berzin Janie and Thomas Bezanson Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Bleiberg Barbara S. Blumberg Blum-Merians Foundation, Inc. Debra Bock Philena T. Bolden Beverly J. Bowne John Bradley Jane Eisner Bram, Ph. D and Mr. William Bram Christopher Branca Roxanne Brandt Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann Dr. and Mrs. Sorin Brener Dr. Juan-Carlos Brenes Carol and Arthur Brill Marilyn M. Bruneau Carmen Bryant Joyce and Joel Buchman Judith and Robert Burger James V. V. Burke Paula Tancock Burrell and David M. Burrell Charlotte Burton Chris Canavan Sandra and James C. Carter Thomas A. Cassilly Anna Lucia Fuentes and Dr. Ricardo Castaneda Zitta and William Chapman Josseline Charas Audrey and Jerome Chatzky Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Chin Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Chu Dr. Miguel Cima Joan Hardy Clark John Clarke Ryan A. Colbert Andrea L. Colby Isabel E. Collins Nancy W. and Ronald A. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Congdon Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Cosio-Pascal Christine and Paul Crotty Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Cruikshank Ellen R. Nadler and Robert J. Cubitto Sally E. Cummins Ann and Clive Cummis Richard Cuniff Dr. Frances R. Curcio Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr.

Emma and William D. Dana Mary and Maxwell Davidson Bonnie and Ken Davis: In honor of Leni and Peter May Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Davis Robert B. Deans, Jr. Raymond Debbane Jana DeLancey Leonard DeLuca Maria De Sousa Barbara M. Deacon Salvatore A. Diana Thomas Dobler Patrick Donahue Brian E. Donaldson Erica Drake Joan G. Dyer Rachel and Oded Edan Elaine Katz Edlin J. Mark Edwards Karen and Jay Eliezer John A. Elliott Christopher Scholz and Ines Elskop David Endler Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman Stanley Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Evans Jessica and Daniel Fass Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Feldman Joan and William Felder Arthur F. Ferguson Pamela Flaherty George L. Fleming Dr. and Mrs. Roland Folter Frances Forman Gwendolyn Foster Andrew Frackman and Emily Braun Doris L. Frank Mr. and Mrs. William Freilich Alice L. and Lawrence N. Friedland Fredrica and Steve Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman Karen and Edward A. Friedman Dr. and Mrs. James Gabriel Francesco Galtieri Elinor and Hasan Garan Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Gideon I. Gartner Dr. Merwin Geffen and Dr. Norman Solomon: In memory of Adele Young

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Lee Gelber Carolyn D. Gentile Mr. and Mrs. William J. Geoghegan Carol and Jerry Gertz Nancy Gross and Michael J. Boberschmidt Christopher George Joan E. Gerstler Maxine and Marvin Gilbert Maryann and John Gilmartin Joan and Sam Ginsburg Wendy Goldberg Gay and Carl Goldman Eric Goldstein The Constance and Leonard Goodman Charitable Fund Barbara and Robert Goodkind Toby and Michael Gorelick Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz and Mr. Michael Gormley Mallika Govindan Eugene and Emily Grant Family Foundation Dianne and Bruce Grossman Gardner Grout Foundation Marjorie and David Griffel Dr. Judy Gurland Joseph Gusmano Michael I. Gustave Kara and Shane Hade Edward Hall Russell Hamilton Ulrich Hammerling Khalid R. W. Haywood Karen C. Hegener Gregory Ho Kenneth E. Holden Elizabeth O. Hollahan Timothy Hughes Anita and Robert Jacobson Angela and Scott Jaggar Anne and Richard Janiak Carolyn Jander Roger Johnson Christine Ju Anita A. Kahn Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kahaner Mr. and Mrs. John Kanak Ginger D. Karren: In memory of Arnold and Marie Volpe Greta Katzauer Philip Kane

Dr. Michael K. Karten Robert S. Khristov Susan Kim-Yoo Adele P. Kindred Roberta C. King Lawrence K. Kinsella Anita and Marvin Kirsten Betsy and Robert Knapp Doris M. Knopf Stephanie Sirota Koch Jacques and Margot W. Kohn Inge and John Konther Lydia and Edwin Kronfeld Ellen and Murray Koppelman Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Koster Karen and Alan M. Krause Lydia and Edwin Kronfeld Heidi Kunze Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kurzweil Adriana and Raymond LaRaja I. Lai Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lang Naomi and John R. Lawrence Anne-Marie D. Lee Eddie Lee Julia R. Lee Grace Leight Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leezenbaum Trude B. Lemle Lee C. Lensky Jean and John Lesser Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leventhal Robert L. Levine Naomi and Albert Levine Nathan Lewin Christina Lewis YingJie Li Naomi and Marvin Lipman Mr. and Mrs. George F. Little, II Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Loftus Jared Longhitano Richard Lorenzo Richard L. Louth Mr. and Mrs. John E. Loveless Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lundy Grace Lyu-Volckhausen S. Christian A. MacDonald Richard H. and Gail Lowe Maidman Eve France and Howard Maisel Mrs. Lloyd B. Makepeace Mr. and Mrs. Philip Maletta

Dr. Sabina and Moshe Margalit Magda Margolis James P. Marion Kevin Marrinan A. K. Matsumoto Jill Mautner Joanne and Guy McCarter Maria and Thomas McCaskill Dr. Wesley Cornelious McClure Millie and David McCoy Dr. and Mrs. William W. McCutchen, Jr. Josephine N. McFadden Christopher McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McNamara Polibio Meneses Barbara and Milton Meshirer Hayes Miller Barbara B. Moore Alejandra Mora Mrs. Charles F. Morgan Lu and Jack Morris Barbara S. Mosbacher Jan Navatkoski Carol and Stephen Negron, Jr. Dr. Gordon N. Neufeld Lynn Neuman Rev. Dr. Allen R. Newman Doris Nussbaum Joan OĂ­Connor Helen Ojha Ronald A. and Eileen S. Oleet Family Foundation Juris and Gita Padegs Anka Kriser Palitz Pamela and Edward Pantzer Soo Y. Park James Paterson Mrs. Harold S. Perl Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Peterson Eugene A. Petracca, Jr. Patricia and Robert Phillips Wayne Phillips Diane Pickoff and Thomas Rafferty Irene Pletka Robin L. Eisner and William A. Polf Regina and Otto Pretsfelder Eleanor X. Pripadcheff Mark E. Pruzanski Dr. and Mrs. Fredric Pullen Janet Ramsdal thanks Jon Deak Laurence Reich

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Annual Fund (continued) Dana and Richard Reimer Peter V. Rezos John F. Robson Mark A. Romney Virginia Rose and Family Dr. Marcia Rosen Dr. Sonia Rosenbaum Rosalind and Gerald Rosenberg Leslie and Michael Rosenberg *Nancy and James Rosenfield The Rosenthal Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Barry Roth Robert F. Rothschild Mr. and Mrs. Burton Rubin Martin G. Ruckel Arlene and Chester Salomon Mr. and Mrs. David Salz Judy and Dirk Salz Dr. Richard L. Saphir Hiroshi Sasaki Dr. Cheryl Fishbein and Mr. Philip Schatten Richard E. Scheid Caroline and Stuart Schimmel Diana K. Schuld Dr. Vivian Schulte Peter Scola Sarah Jane Sculco Dr. Richard and Marla Seldes Naomi O. Seligman and Ernest M. von Simson Sharmila Sen Peter Scola Allison and Randall Shaw Dewey Shay Jonathan Silberlicht, M.D. Pamela Singleton Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Skove David Snead Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Sobel Joan H. Soons Jennie Sorese Si Spiegel In memory of Andre Sprogis Emily and Sam Starkey Fred Stein Gustav L. Stewart, III Susan C. Stewart, M.D. Kathleen and Robert Steves David Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streim Akio Tagawa

Lawrence A. Sykes Charitable Trust Frances A. Taber and Barry Lenson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taggart Iris W. Taylor Jean E. Taylor Toby and David Thierman Noni S. Thomas and Thomas R. Murley Walter T. Thomas Helen and Hector Torres Zachary Townsend Phyllis Trible Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Trost Lynn and David Troyka Marsha Tosk and Seymour Ubell Adam Van Hyfte Nancy Vardakis Tina Vasan Manuel Vazquez, M.D. Victoria and Barrye Wall Patricia and Wayne Warnken Evelene Wechsler In memory of Phyllis Weiner Elizabeth and Joel Weissman Harriet and Paul Weissman Hilda and Arthur Wenig Michelle Wernli and John McGarry Mr. and Mrs. Avram Westin Judy and Josh Weston Carol Ann Wetmore, RN, MSN Howard Wexler, Ph.D. Barbara and Ken White Katherine B. Whitney Mary Ellen and Mitchell Williams Dr. and Mrs. Craig and Susie Wilson Dr. Philip D. Wilson Timothy S. Wilson Amiel Wohl Christopher W. Woods Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn Shirley and Ira Yohalem Sachiko Yokoyama Helena Anne Yuhas Dr. Harriet Zuckerman 28 Anonymous Patrons

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Education Donors The New York Philharmonic is a national leader in music education. During the 167th season, education partnerships continued to expand and served as models for cultural institutions worldwide. Partnerships in New York City public schools, global initiatives in Asia, and concert series for young audiences are just a few examples of the Philharmonic’s commitment to engaging its community and creating the next generation of audiences for symphonic music.

The New York Philharmonic offers grateful thanks to the following donors for their high level of support for our Educational Programs in the 2008 – 09 season:

MetLife Foundation The Carson Family Charitable Trust Credit Suisse William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the William Randolph Hearst Education Endowment Fund The Astor Education Fund Deutsche Bank Basem L. Hishmeh JPMorgan Chase Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Beatrice Snyder Foundation

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Citi Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen IBM Company Fund for the Conductorship of Youth Concerts Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 The Willard T. C. Johnson Fund Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller Fund Mrs. Erich Leinsdorf Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Endowment Fund The Mitsui USA Foundation Marion Moore Foundation The New York Community Trust Leo Rosner Foundation The Edna Barnes Salomon Educational Fund Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation Edith and Roy Simpson/The Resource Foundation Miriam T. and Howard N. Stern TD Charitable Foundation Brook Taube Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

The Halee and David Baldwin Teaching Artist Fund Donald and Vera Blinken General Education Endowment The Barbara and Gary Brandt Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen Disney Worldwide Outreach The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation The Samuel and Rae Eckman Charitable Foundation, Inc. Beatrice Eisendorfer Fund Miller Khoshkish Foundation Sheila and Bill Lambert Leon Lowenstein Foundation Irene R. Miller Mary P. Oenslager Student Concert Endowment Fund The Estate of Rachael M. Salzano Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. C & M Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. Malcom Thomson The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Colgate-Palmolive Company An Endowment in the Name of Lillian Butler Davey Eugene and Emily Grant Foundation Keller-Shatanoff Foundation Oceanic Heritage Foundation The Staten Island Foundation Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund Other generous donors

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Heritage Society Members of the Heritage Society play a significant role in the future of the Orchestra through gifts in their wills or other estate plans, all of which contribute to the Philharmonic’s Endowment Fund. That fund helps the institution maintain the highest artistic standards of performance, attract the leading guest conductors and soloists, and support a wide range of education and outreach programs to the community.

Members of the Heritage Society honor the truly priceless legacy that the Philharmonic has inherited from earlier music lovers by continuing to extend this legacy into the future.

We are honored to recognize certain Heritage Society members who are thoughtfully playing their part in preserving a tradition of excellence for future generations.

Gregory and Janet Abels Helen H. Acker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Leo Alves and Patricia Grove Janet J. Asimov Elleyn Amron Austin Gail F. Baker Halee and David Baldwin P. Richard Bauer Ruth L. Bauman in memory of Helen Bauman Judith-Anne Beard Dr. Kurt Becker and Ms. Joyce Weinstein Marion Benedict Suzanne Bennett Joan Benson Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim The Hon. And Mrs. Donald Blinken Edith S. Bouriez Ann M. Bragg Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr. Ruth and Alan Broder Eliane Bukantz C.T. Bundy 2D Naomi J. Chandler Rev. Chawanda Charae Josseline Charas Betsy Levitt Cohn Thais Cohrone Mrs. James W. Crystal Harrison R. T. Davis Sue Ann Dawson Connie and Steve Delehanty Adnan Divjan Domitilia M. dos Santos Diane C. Dunne Dr. Joan Eliasoph Robert E. Evans Richard B. Everett

Mr. and Mrs. John Exter Richard A. Feit Hortense F. Feldblum Stephen W. Fillo Stuart M. Fischman Herbert J. Frank Dale M. Frehse Chaim S. Freiberg Joan E. Gerstler Carol and Jerry Gertz Nora Lee Glass Mimi Goldfinger Katherine Greene Kathleen M. Gresser Paul and Diane Guenther Susan Gullia Al and Joan Halpern Mr. and Mrs. John B. Haney Reverend Alvin VanPelt Hart Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Ted Hassen Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser John B. Hebard Louise and Robert W. Hewitt Drs. Noel and Patricia Holmgren Caroline Stephens Holt Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Honigfeld Lun Chia Hsu Barbara C. Humphrey Edgar E. and Renee Jackson Erwin and Marianne Jaffe Mrs. Marcia Joondeph Peter H. Judd Marjorie B. Kahn Mrs. Murray S. Katz Greta Katzauer Sara Kennedy Thomas C. and Joan P. King Jerry Kleinman Andrea Klepetar-Fallek

Joan D. Kotzenberg Marilyn and Paul Kramer Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl Bruce Lee Kubert Marilyn Lamar Nora Roberts Leidesdorf Grace Leight Arthur S. Leonard Marilyn J. Liebowitz John C. Lieff Robert V. Lindsay Catherine Lomuscio Florence Lotrowski Virginia S. Lyon Carol and Daniel Marcus Cynthia and Michael Marks Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Matacotta Ingrid and Douglas Matheson Millie and David McCoy Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath Ann McHugh, Ph. D. Millicent McKinley Phyllis Melhado Robert and Helen Melnick John Metz Phyllis J. Mills Gerald Morgan, Jr. Cynthiane Morgenweck Anne M. Morris Carlos Moseley Murray L. Nathan Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Nearenberg The Netter Foundation Alan A. and Barbara Nicoll Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Anita O’Gara Ronald Oleet Mrs. Robert E. Pabst Evelyn P. Peterson

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Sidney J. Pollack Susan Porter Thomas J. Porto Elizabeth H. Potter Eleanor X. Pripadcheff Francis Rasmus Angela Reich, Ph.D. Jack H. Resnick and Rhoda B. Resnick Laura A. Ressner Karen and Joshua A. Rich, V Herbert Robinson Evelyn and Paul Ronell Paula L. Root Pearle Rosenblatt Jay S. and Gladys M. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Seymour A. Rosenthal Seth Rosner Joann Ross Gretchen Gair Royce Carol Brown Ruffo and Daniel J. Ruffo Judy and Dirk Salz Frank and Lolita Savage Carol and Chuck Schaefer Dr. Vivian Schulte Rosa L. Schupbach Connie and Durelle Scott John Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Segal Helena Segy Arthur B. and Judith Broder Sellner Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro Michael F. Shugrue Bruce Silberblatt Jeffrie J. Silverberg Florence Charwat Simon Mrs. Harold Smith Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som

Marion G. Speer Rosmarie and W. F. Spitznagel Stephen Stamas Martha Roby Stephens Ruth and Harold Stern Diana A. Stern John C. Thomas Jr. Edith F. Unger Elizabeth Wachsman Barbara Z. Wallace Helen Waltuck Rose Lynn Weinstein Kay Welch Joan Weltz and Arthur Field Barbara B. and Frank P. Wendt Lucille Werlinich Jess Weston and Mary Mok Weston Willilam H. Mears Marty Wolf Michele Zalkin Saul L. Zalkin Perri Zweifler Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zweig 16 Anonymous Members

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Honor and Memorial Gifts The New York Philharmonic recognizes those thoughtful individuals who have honored or memorialized loved ones or friends by making generous gifts in their names. Donors’ names are italicized.

Honoring Lola Bramsen Ronald Bramsen Albert Cabonell Joseph Moledo Carol Dallos’ Birthday Helene Levy Jane M. Moss Stanley Drucker Norman Sherman Alan Gilbert Herbert Bienstock Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stein The Gruenbergs Anonymous Bernard Horwitz Nancy Horwitz Kilsun Kim Soomee Kim Mr. H. Frederick Krimendahl, II and Ms. Emilia A. Saint-Amand Mr. and Dr. Kevin W. Kennedy Honey Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Aaron Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kenney Karen and Richard LeFrak Drs. Barbara and Barry Coller Karen Lehmann-Eisner Tom Freudenheim Lorin Maazel LoisAnn Oakes Mr. and Mrs. Peter May Mr. and Mrs. Ken Davis Mr. and Mrs. Zarin Mehta Mr. and Mrs. J. Ira Harris Lilly Pataky Hans Gesell Joel Picket’s 70th Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Felenstein Mr. and Mrs. Richard Richman Marjorie Schneidman Mr. and Mrs. Joel I. Picket Gordon H. Smith Robert Pyle Mr. and Mrs. David Shailer Oscar Schafer’s 70th Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Andre Nasser

Marion Sinek Marianna M. Kuhn Joel Smilow Mr. and Mrs. James P. Schadt Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Seiden Tom Stacy Mary G. Hadcock Sara Stone Robert P. Iezzi and Sara B. Stone Toby Thierman David Thierman

Memorializing Betty L. Asiel and Cecile Lehman Mayer E. N. Asiel Hilda Augspurger Byer Mrs. Robert Starr Elizabeth Beinecke James G. Alfring Vincent J. Apruzzese Edward S. Atwater, IV Elizabeth L. Bainbridge Mr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Barker Fred Bartenstein, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bates John P. Bent, Jr. Victor Bernstein Georgina Bissell Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bowles Jim Boyd Lois Boyd Mr. and Mrs. John B. Brescher, Jr. The Bristol Fund, Inc. Victoria L. Brooks and David Lawrence Jane Simmons Bullock Joseph Charyk The Circulating Library Edward M. Cleland Coopersmith, Simon & Vogel, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Coppedge, III Lewis B. Cullman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dauer Anne DeLaney and Calvin R. Carver, Jr.

Betty Densmore Mr. and Mrs. Martin Diamond Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon Bill and Denny Duddleson Eastward Ho! Country Club, Inc. Jeffrey N. Edwards Evans Charitable Foundation Thomas B. Evans, Jr. Marcia E. Fair Linda Fairstein and Justin Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gillespie Sara Graff Cooke Charles Halsey Brenda Hamm and Nathaniel E. Conard John Hanly Norma J. Hayman C. Michael Hazard Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hoit Mr. and Mrs. Alan Horn Elwood O. Horne Mr. and Mrs. Edward Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hoyt, Jr. Hughes, Hubard & Reed LLP Mary H. Hudgins Henry M. Hulshizer Elizabeth G. Hussey Mr. and Mrs. David A. Jones Betty Kenan Thomas S. Kenan, III Mr. and Mrs. E. Lawrence Keyes Mr. and Mrs. Warren S. Kimber, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Korn Perla Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Lance Liebman Alexandra W. Logue and Ian Shrank Edith W. MacGuire Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. MacNaughton Anat Madanes Carol Makovich and Charles Lobdell Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Malin Miriam Mass-Jackson Joan Q. McClellan Mr. and Mrs. John W. McDougall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mercy, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moriarty Carol Morrison Barbara B. Mustard Mr. and Mrs. John Neiswender The Northern Trust Company NRDC San Francisco Office The O’Toole Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pagnam The Pingry School Parents’ Association Robert M. Pyle, Jr. Louise C. Riemer Mr. and Mrs. John C. Richardson Gloria Robinson Larry Rockefeller Laurance S. Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Rooke Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Rosenberg Thomas W. Roush Alan D. Seget David Seidel Mr. and Mrs. Eric Seiff Mr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Shen Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Shriver Allison Silverman Edward P. Simmons Margaret S. Simmons Park B. Smith Ann Kelsey Somers The Somerset of Gulf Stream Inc. Ira Statfeld Patricia Stewart Henry G. Stifel Martha B. Stimpson Janet Stiller Mr. and Mrs. Roger Strong Sunshine, Sachs & Associates Aso O. Tavitian Heather Thomas W. Thompson, Jr. Jane R. Tolleson Joan M. Tyner Mr. and Mrs. Dean N. Vanech Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Waterbury James O. Welch, Jr. Helmut Weymar Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wibbelsman Deborah E. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. David C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wolfe Linda H. Wool Mr. and Mrs. Bob Zelle

Alice Chodosh Meryl Chodosh-Weiss Ira Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. R. Horne Saul and Enid Somerstein Cynthia Hymanson Gordon Irene Ketonen Howard B. Graham Rita J. Graham Joan Grott Joel Azerrad Kathryn S. Hirsch Elizabeth Hirsch Tom Jarosh David Katz Joanne Joslin Troy Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Gruenberg Sidney Kanengiser Jeanne Kanengiser Bea Kirshnitz Sue Ellen Bromberg Amy Kremer Mary G. Nocella Louise Lawrence The Volunteer Council Roberta Leighton Jacqueline Brophy Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clebak Mr. and Mrs. Robert Filgate Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilheany Shirley R. Porter Hermione H. Wickenden Ms. Jean Zeydel Morris R. Lerner Rose Lerner Murray Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Rubin Feroza Marker The Honorable and Mrs. Jamsheed K. A. Marker Betsy McAuliffe Mr. and Mrs. John E. McAuliffe Dr. Sharon C.H. Mead Dr. James C. Mead David M. Morson Mrs. David Morson Raymond M. Schleicher Roberta M. Schleicher Mary M. Schumacher Robert D. Schumacher Renate Shapiro Sidney Shapiro

Nicholas Sowul Anonymous Ben Z. Tunkelang Malva E. Filer Arnold and Marie Volpe Ginger D. Karren Ervin Weg Dr. Joseph F. Dash Sid Woloshin Sylvia Woloshin Gates Wray John F. Robson Alan Young Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bergman Mr. and Mrs. Howard Berk Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hirsch Mr. Bruce Rabbino Marjorie Zucker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Friedman

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Volunteer Council The New York Philharmonic Volunteer Council has more than 200 members and 24 different committees. The council’s service includes assisting the Orchestra and staff, participating in special events and educational activities, fundraising through the Gift Kiosk, hosting the Patron Lounges, encouraging membership support at the Friends Table (located on the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall during concerts and Open Rehearsals), and organizing silent auctions. The Philharmonic would like to express its gratitude for their dedication and devotion.

Executive Committee Lenore Glickhouse and Naomi Isogai

Steering Committee Adele Young Orchestra/ Staff Coffee Breaks Joan Cavicchi Florence Simon Archives eBay Project Carol Dallos Auctions/eBay Caroline Haas Barry Schwartz

Lenore B. Glickhouse President Naomi Isogai Executive Vice President Sylvia Arnowich Vice President Joe Cruickshank Vice President Mikki Gerstenhaber Vice President Suellen Ettinger Vice President Judy Shepard Secretary Phyllis J. Mills Board Advisor

Concert Coordinator Nancy Colson Creative Projects Dayna Solomon Databases Ellen Haas Education Diane Chesin Carol Joseph Carolyn Ramsdal Friends Karen Lehmann-Eisner Ellen Shwarts Gift Kiosk Froma Eisenberg Susan Miller Pam Paul Pat Richardson Fanny Rybak Nona Ventry Nancy Wenton Corinne Whelan

Historian/Archives Projects Ann Seifert Hospitality Debra Blank Rena Schklowsky Mailings Mikki Gerstenhaber Pam Paul Membership/Mentoring Joan Conner Carol Dallos Katrina Hering Lois Stevens Newsletter Barry Schwartz Marianne Heiden Nominating Ellen Haas OpeningNight/Gala Support Marianne Heiden Parks Concerts Pam Paul Patron Lounge Elisabeth Berry Ellen Haas Patron Tour Carol Schaefer Philharmonic Coffee Bars Judy Beard Ellen Haas Roxane Kammerer

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Schedules Susan Hom Special Events/Friends Projects Barbara Korngold Suse Vigilis Staff Assistance Edna Harris Phyllis Rubin Tour Packets Barry Schwartz Doris Schwartz Kathryn Lancioni Laura Bronson

Members Maria D. Alioto Linda Amster Sylvia Arnowich Irina Avtsin Suzan Awad Gail F. Baker Joanna Barouch Reiko S. Barten Sheila Barth Judith-Anne Beard Gerry Becker Ginette Becker Lana R. Berke Ernestine Bernstein Elisabeth J. Berry Marcia N. Bikales Debra Blank Jane Breakstone Laura E. Bronson Thomas Buffkin Gordon Butler Matthew C. Butta Robert Carney Sandra Carter Joan C. Cavicchi Josseline Charas Diane Chesin Nancy E. Colson Cristina Condur Joan Conner Joseph Cruickshank Carol Dallos

Marvin Davidowitz Nazeli DeBlasio Shirlee R. Douglas Irwin Drangel Marion A. Edwards Froma Eisenberg Joan Erlich Suellen Ettinger Polina Ezrokh Michael J. Fabrikant Joanna Farber Minnie Finkelstein Carol Fiorello Sheila Fox Laury Franks Anna Fridman Sylvia Fried Harriet Friedman Marilyn B. Friedman Marilyn Gerstenhaber Lenore Glickhouse Ufuk Goksu Gloria Goldberg Mildred Goldstein Seth A. Goldstein Sara Gordon Joyce Greenberg Rita Greenstein Elaine S. Grohman Ellen Haas Gloria F. Halperin Edna Harris Patricia Hamilton Marianne Heiden Mary Ann Henry Katrina V. Hering Marcia Hirsch Linda I. Hirschmann Susan Hom Edith L. Hornik-Beer Naomi Isogai Maxine F. Jaffe Carol Joseph Ruth Kameny Roxane Kammerer Ferne Katleman Nancy Katz Sebnem Kavcar Vivian Kirklin Florence Kohn Barbara Korngold Barbara Kreeger

Diana Lai Kathryn Lancioni Florence L. Learsy Karen Lehmann-Eisner Jan L. Linsky Carol Lipsky Cynthia Mackay Gail Maher Roslyn S. Mark Shirley Maslow Judith Mason Josephine Mazur Rosalie Mazzalupo Millicent McKinley David Miller Sunnie Miller Susan Miller Phyllis Mills Mary-Jean Monahan Lilya Nirenberg Fay Norton Isabel M. Olson Tillie Padob Edith B. Panzer Andrea Pastor Pamela Paul Margot Prendergast Rita Preskin Rose T. Price Robert Pucciariello Carolyn B. Ramsdal Shirley R. Rausher Adina Raviv Wendy Reilly Nora Revesz Patricia B. Richardson Betty Roberts Ellen Rochford Dolores G. Roebuck Stephanie Rosenblatt Alice Rothblum Phyllis Rubin Benito J. Rybak Fanny Rybak Sara Sadin Shirley Samuels Lee Sander Carol D. Schaefer Linda Schain Rena Schklowsky Evelyn Schneider David I. Schuster

Barry Schwartz Doris Schwartz Elaine Schwartz Muriel Schwartz Ann C. Seifert Sandra Semel Audrey L. Sevin Judy Shepard Dolores Shiposh Ming Shi Ellen Shwarts Sheryl Silberg Florence C. Simon Bernice Smilowitz Dayna I. Solomon Kirsten Springer Lois Stevens Hiromi Tanaka Jerry Tingstad Phyllis B. Topol Helen C. van der Voort Nona Ventry Marilyn Wallen Susan Wasserman Frank X. Weber Joan Weingarten Sandra Weinstein Carola Weisz Nancy Wenton Elinor Wexler Corrine Whalen Caroline Yoon Tracy B. Young Dorothy Zenilman Gay J. Zizes Barbara Zucker-Zarett Perri Zweifler

(All lists of Philharmonic supporters are current as of August 31, 2009)

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Independent Auditors’ Report Board of Directors The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. New York, New York We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) as of August 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Society’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements enumerated above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. as of August 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Eisner LLP New York, New York November 19, 2009

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Statements of Financial Position August 31

2009

2008

Cash and cash equivalents

$

$

Interest, concert fees and other receivables

112

974

Contributions receivable — current (Note 3)

5,820

6,474

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

2,115

3,398

Total current assets

11,928

12,063

(in thousands)

Assets Current assets: 3,881

1,217

Noncurrent assets: Contributions receivable — noncurrent (Note 3)

8,262

8,525

Notes receivable

139

154

Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments, net (Note 4)

11,034

10,323

Contributions receivable — permanently restricted (Note 3)

14,211

18,495

Endowment investments (Note 2)

163,907 194,890

Other investments (Note 2)

Total noncurrent assets

200,553 235,456

Total assets

3,000

3,069

$ 212,481

$ 247,519

$

$

Liabilities Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other

12,112

2,795

14,424

Total current liabilities

14,907

17,515

Noncurrent liabilities:

Accrued pension liability (Note 5)

15,897

3,180

Accrued postretirement benefits (Note 6)

2,625

2,525

Annuities payable

459

427

Total noncurrent liabilities

18,981

6,132

3,091

$ 33,888

$ 23,647

Unrestricted

$

$ 42,664

Temporarily restricted (Note 7)

50,263

61,468

Permanently restricted (Note 8 and 9)

120,429

119,740

Total net assets

178,593 223,872

Total liabilities and net assets

Total liabilities Commitments (Note 11)

Net Assets 7,901

$ 212,481

$ 247,519

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Statement of Activities Year Ending August 31, 2009

(in thousands)

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Permanently Restricted Total

Income from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships

$

Recording and broadcasting reimbursement

27,723

642

$

27,723 642

Total income from orchestra activities

28,365

28,365

Subscription and other concerts

37,205

37,205

Student concerts

2,547

2,547

Free park concerts

1,487

1,487

Concerts on tour

8,019

8,019

Recording and broadcasting

860

860

Total orchestra expenses

50,118

50,118

Loss from orchestra activities

Orchestra expenses (Note 13):

(21,753)

(21,753)

Other income: Gifts, grants and bequests

Special events revenue

13,083

1,882

25,299

3,694

$

10,334

$

3,694

Other income Investment return used for operations (Note 2)

5,623

Total other income before restrictions

22,400

4,569

Net Assets released from restrictions (Note 7)

10,460

Total other income

32,860

4,443

1,882

39,185

Management and administration

11,980

11,980

Fund-raising

4,976

4,976

Total supporting services expenses

16,956

16,956

(Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses

(5,849)

14,903

1,882

(10,460)

10,192 39,185 0

Supporting services expenses:

4,443

1,882

476

Nonoperating income: Net assets released from restriction in excess of spending rate

1,641

Investment return less than spending rate, net

(17,486)

(14,007)

(1,193)

(32,686)

(Decrease) increase in net assets before adjustments

(21,694)

(11,205)

689

(32,210)

Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment

(13,069)

(13,069)

Change in net assets

(34,763)

(11,205)

689

(45,279)

Net assets at beginning of year

42,664

61,468

119,740

223,872

Net Assets at end of year

$

50,263

120,429

178,593

See notes to financial statements

7,901

$

(1,641)

$

$

0

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Year Ending August 31, 2008

(in thousands)

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Permanently Restricted Total

Income from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships

$

Recording and broadcasting reimbursement

27,505

1,060

$

27,505 1,060

Total income from orchestra activities

28,565

28,565

Subscription and other concerts

35,803

35,803

Student concerts

2,341

2,341

Free park concerts

2,223

2,223

Concerts on tour

8,335

8,335

Recording and broadcasting

973

973

Total orchestra expenses

49,675

49,675

Loss from orchestra activities

(21,110)

Gifts, grants and bequests

20,470

Special events revenue

Other income

Orchestra expenses (Note 13):

(21,110)

Other income: 4,637

30,396

5,249

$

5,289

$

5,249

880 4,419

880

Investment return used for operations (Note 2)

5,435

Total other income before restrictions

31,154

10,588

4,637

46,379

9,854

Net Assets released from restrictions (Note 7)

9,407

(9,407)

0

Total other income

40,561

1,181

4,637

46,379

Management and administration

11,489

11,489

Fund-raising

5,074

5,074

Total supporting services expenses

16,563

16,563

(Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses

Supporting services expenses:

2,888

1,181

4,637

8,706

Nonoperating income: Net assets released from restriction in excess of spending rate

Investment return less than spending rate, net

(6,785)

(5,362)

(449)

(12,596)

(Decrease) increase in net assets before adjustments

(3,897)

(4,188)

4,188

(3,890)

Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment

(5,047)

(5,047)

Change in net assets

(8,944)

(4,181)

4,188

(8,937)

Net assets at beginning of year

51,608

65,649

115,552

232,809

Net Assets at end of year

$

42,664

61,468

119,740 $

223,872

$

$

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Statements of Cash Flows Year Ended August 31

(in thousands)

2009

2008

$ (45,279)

$ (8,937)

Cash flows from operating activities: Change in net assets

Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization

1,133

Bad debt expense

230

95

Net change in unrealized losses on investments

13,621

20,979

Net realized losses (gains) on sales of investments

10,957 (13,835)

Donated securities

(984)

(24)

Permanently restricted contributions

(6,202)

(2,394)

Interest, concert fees and other receivables

862

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Contributions receivable — current

424

(1,778)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,283

(1,463)

Prepaid pension cost

(2,629)

Contributions receivable — noncurrent

262

1,139

Contributions receivable — permanently restricted

4,284

476

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(297)

(1,386)

Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other

(2,312)

(833)

Accrued pension liability

12,717

2,397

Accrued postretirement benefits

100

(298)

Annuities payable

32

(179)

Net cash used in operating activities

(9,169)

(7,556)

Purchases of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments

(1,844)

(1,718)

Repayments on notes receivable

15

15

Purchases of investments

(146,542)

31,985

Proceeds from sales of investments

154,002

35,004

Net cash provided by investing activities

5,631

1,316

Permanently restricted contributions

6,202

2,394

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

2,664

(3,846)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

1,217

5,063

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

1,046

Changes in:

Cash flows from investing activities:

Cash flows from financing activities:

$

3,881

$

1,217

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Notes to Financial Statements (August 31, 2009 and 2008) Note 1: Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles Organization The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) is a not-for-profit membership corporation incorporated in New York State and located in Lincoln Center in New York City, the purpose of which is to support a symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic (the “Philharmonic”), and to foster an interest in and enjoyment of music in New York City and the world.

The Society qualifies as a Section 501(c)(3) organization, exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), as well as from New York State and New York City income taxes under comparable laws.

The Society has also been classified as a publicly supported organization under Section 509(a) of the Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.

(d) N et assets: Net assets and income, expenses, gains and losses are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, the net assets of the Society and changes therein are classified and reported as follows: i) Unrestricted Unrestricted net assets represent those resources that are not restricted by donors, or for which donor-imposed restrictions have expired. Board-designated net assets represent amounts determined by the Board of Directors to function as endowment. ii) T emporarily restricted Temporarily restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions that require the Society to use or expend the related assets as specified.

Financial reporting (a) Basis of accounting: The accompanying financial statements of the Society have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as applicable to not-for-profit organizations.

The Society records contributions as temporarily restricted if they are received with donor stipulations that limit their use through either purpose or time restrictions. When donor restrictions expire, that is, when a time restriction ends or a purpose restriction is fulfilled, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified as unrestricted net assets and reported in the statements of activities as net assets released from restrictions. It is the Society’s

(b) Measure of operations: The Society includes in its definition of operations all income and expenses relating to its orchestra and supporting activities. Investment income (including net realized and unrealized gains and losses) that is greater or less than the Society’s authorized spending rate is recognized as nonoperating income or loss, respectively.

policy to record temporarily restricted contributions received and expended in the same accounting period, as well as donor-restricted income earned and expended on permanently restricted net assets, in the unrestricted net-asset category.

Contributions that the donor requires to be used to

acquire long-lived assets (e.g., leasehold improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment) are reported as temporarily restricted until the long-lived assets have been

(c) Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

acquired and placed in service, at which time the Society reflects the expiration of the donor-imposed restriction as a reclassification included in net assets released from restrictions. iii) P ermanently restricted Permanently restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions which stipulate that the related resources be maintained in perpetuity, but which permit the Society to expend part or all of the income and capital appreciation derived from the donated assets for either specified or unspecified purposes.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Cash and cash equivalents For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, the Society considers highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, other than those held in the Society’s investment portfolio, to be cash equivalents.

Investments Investments in securities and readily marketable funds are recorded at their fair values, which are based on published market prices. Alternative investments refer to the Society’s investment in a fund-of-funds, whose value is determined by the related investment managers. This alternative investment may have restrictions as to its marketability that could affect the Society’s ability to liquidate the investment quickly. In addition, because some of the underlying investments are not readily marketable, the estimated fair value of the alternative investment may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for these securities existed. The Society reviews and evaluates the value provided and believes the carrying amount of this investment in non-publicly traded securities is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Purchased securities are recorded as of their trade dates and donated securities are recorded at their market values on the dates received. Gains or losses from the sales of securities are determined using the average-cost method. All assets in the investment portfolio are reported as noncurrent. The Society considers most of its investment portfolio, both restricted and unrestricted, to be endowment-related.

Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments Major expenditures for furniture, equipment, computer hardware and software and leasehold improvements are capitalized and are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to thirty-five years, or the life of the underlying lease, whichever is shorter Minor expenditures for furniture and equipment are recorded as expenses, as such items are not considered sufficiently material to warrant capitalization and depreciation.

The costs (or donated values) of musical instruments are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, except for antique musical instruments, valued at $5,845,000 in fiscal-years 2009 and 2008, which are not required to be depreciated.

Accrued vacation The Society’s employees are entitled to be paid for unused vacation time if they leave the Society’s employ. Accordingly, at each fiscal year-end, the Society must recognize a liability for the amount that would be incurred if employees with such unused vacation were to leave. At August 31, 2009 and 2008, this accrued vacation obligation was approximately $197,000 and $302,000, respectively.

Contributions All unconditional contributions to the Society are recorded as income at the earlier of the receipt of cash or other assets or of unconditional pledges. Conditional contributions are recognized as income when the conditions on which they depend have been substantially met. All contributions are considered available for unrestricted use unless specifically restricted by the donor.

Deferred revenue Deferred revenue from ticket sales arises from sub-scription sales and is recognized as income when the performance for which the tickets have been sold occurs.

Income tax uncertainties In fiscal-year 2010, the Society will adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). Due to the Society’s general tax-exempt status, FIN 48 is not expected to have a material effect on its financial statements.

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Fair-value measurement In fiscal-year 2009, the Society adopted FASB Statement of Financial Accounting No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement.” Accordingly, the Society reports a fair-value measurement of all applicable assets and liabilities (see Note 2).

Endowment funds The Society reports all applicable disclosures to its funds treated as endowment, both donor-restricted and board-designated (see Note 9).

Subsequent events The Society considers the accounting treatments, and the related disclosures in the current fiscal-year’s financial statements, that may be required as the result of all events or transactions that occur after the fiscal year-end through the date of the independent auditors’ report.

Reclassification Certain financial information for fiscal-year 2008 has been reclassified to conform with the fiscal-year 2009 presentation.

Advertising The Society expenses the costs of advertising as they are incurred.

Volunteers A number of volunteers have made significant contributions of time to the Society’s program and support functions. The value of this contributed time does not meet the criteria for recognition of contributed services and, accordingly, is not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

Note 2: Investments At each fiscal year-end, the fair values of the Society’s investments were as follows: 2009 Fair Value Cost

2008 Fair Value

Cost

Money-market funds

$

9,033

$

9,033

$

5,506

$

5,506

Equity — domestic

$

52,372

$

53,459

$

51,335

$

51,756

Equity — international

$

28,563

$

31,291

$

30,941

$

34,432

Fixed income funds

$

18,011

$

18,032

$

29,874

$

28,634

Real asset fund

$

23,952

$

32,013

$

33,325

$

33,350

Alternative investments

$

31,976

$

27,380

$

43,909

$

35,000

Total endowment investments (both r estricted and unrestricted)

$

163,907

$

171,208

$

194,890

$

188,678

Other investments

$

3,000

$

3,198

$

3,069

$

3,159

Total investments

$

166,907

$

174,406

$

197,959

$

191,837

Year Ending August 31 (in thousands)

Endowment:

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Note 2: Investments (continued) Other investments include amounts designated for a supplemental pension fund, charitable gift annuities and other general funds.

The Society’s Board of Directors has adopted a spending-rate policy whereby a predetermined amount of each fiscal year’s investment assets is used to fund current operations. The spending-rate return reflected in unrestricted and temporarily restricted investment income was $5,623,000 and $4,569,000 and $5,435,000 and $4,419,000 in fiscal-years

2009 and 2008, respectively, calculated as 5.5% of the prior three-year, rolling-average quarterly market value of investments. Unrestricted investment income also includes interest income earned on operating funds of $21,000 and $124,000 in fiscal-years 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The following schedule summarizes the Society’s investment returns and their classifications in the accompanying statements of activities for each fiscal year:

Year Ended August 31, 2009 (in thousands)

Unrestricted

Permanently Restricted

Temporarilty Restricted

Total

Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $645

$

$

$

Net realized gains

Net change in unrealized losses Total return on investments

1,654

$

386

(115)

44

(2,060)

2,084

(9,367)

481

(13,621)

(9,438)

(1,193)

(22,494)

$

(4,569)

(10,192)

(8,782)

(10,957)

(4,735)

(11,863)

(including a spending rate of $10,171)

$

(5,623)

Investment return less than amounts used for operations

$

(17,486)

$ (14,007)

$

Year Ended August 31, 2008 (in thousands)

Unrestricted

Permanently Restricted

Temporarilty Restricted

Total

Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $751

$

$

61

$

$

Net realized gains

11,006

141

2,688

13,835

Net change in unrealized gains (losses)

(15,867)

(1,145)

(3,967)

(20,979)

Total return on investments

(1,350)

(943)

(449)

(2,742)

(including a spending rate of $9,730)

$

(5,435)

$

(4,419)

(9,854)

Investment return less than amounts used for operations

$

(6,785)

$

(5,362)

Investment return used for operations

3,511

(1,193)

830

$ (32,686)

4,402

Investment return used for operations

$

(449)

$

(12,596)

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Temporarily restricted investment income released from restrictions is included in the unrestricted “investment return greater than amounts used for operations” categories above.

The Society reports its investments at their fair values, in the following manner:

The three-level valuation techniques are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair-value levels: c Level 1 — quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

c requiring consideration of nonperformance risk when valuing liabilities;

c Level 2 — quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations the significant inputs for which are observable; and

c defining fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and establishing a framework for measuring fair values; and

c Level 3 — instruments the significant inputs for which are unobservable.

c establishing a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement based upon the observability of inputs to the evaluation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

9,033

Total

Money-market funds

$

Equity — domestic

52,372

52,372

Equity — international

28,563

28,563

Fixed-income funds

10,208

$

18,011

Real asset fund

23,952

23,952

Alternative investments

Other investments

Total funds

$

7,803

$

$

31,976

3,000 103,176

$

31,755

$

31,976

$

9,033

31,976 3,000 166,907

The following summarizes the changes in fair values of the Society’s Level 3 investments for fiscal-year 2009:

(in thousands)

Balance, September 1, 2008

$

Realized gains

381

(4,314)

31,976

Unrealized losses Balance, August 31, 2009

43,909

Redemptions

$

(8,000)

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Note 3: Contributions Receivable At each fiscal year-end, contributions receivable, net of the discount to present value (at rates which range from 4.5% to 7%) and the allowance for doubtful accounts, are due to be collected as follows: Year Ended August 31

2009

2008

2009 and 2008, respectively)

$

$ 12,681

One to five years

14,979

More than five years

6,885

7,636

Total

33,597

40,089

(147)

(120)

(in thousands)

One year (including $5,766 and $4,495 of endowment pledges in fiscal-years 11,733

19,772

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

Future value

33,450

39,969

Less discount to present value

(5,157)

(6,475)

Total

$ 28,293

$ 33,494

Note 4: Leasehold Improvements, Equipment and Musical Instruments At each fiscal year-end, the costs of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments were as follows: Year Ended August 31

2009

2008

Leasehold improvements

$

$

Equipment

1,568

1,448

Computer hardware and software

4,998

4,266

Musical instruments

Total

20,126

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

(10,910)

(9,803)

Total

(in thousands)

$

8,884

6,494 21,944

11,034

7,925

6,487

$ 10,323

Depreciation and amortization of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical equipment amounted to $1,133,000 and $1,046,000 for fiscal-years 2009 and 2008, respectively. During fiscal-year 2009, the Society wrote off $26,000 of fully depreciated musical instruments.

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Note 5: Pensions The Society maintains two defined-benefit pension plans (the “Plans”), one for members of the orchestra and one for office employees. The Society’s funding policy is to contribute funds to a trust as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded accrued benefit liabilities, over a reasonable period, to meet IRS minimum-funding requirements. To the extent that these requirements are fully covered by assets in the trust, a contribution may not be made in a particular year.

In fiscal-year 2008, the Society adopted the provisions of the FASB No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” SFAS No. 158 which requires the recognition, in the sponsoring entity’s financial statements, of an asset or liability for the “funded status” of a defined-benefit pension plan. Accordingly, the following table sets forth the Plans’ funded status and the amounts recognized in the Society’s financial statements:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)

Orchestra Plan Orchestra Plan Office Plan Office Plan 2009 2008 2009 2008

Projected benefit obligation

$

(46,717)

$

Fair value of Plan assets

34,569

40,910

Funded status — excess (deficiency) of assets

$

(12,148)

$

(1,537)

$

(3,749)

$

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

$

522

$

596

$

410

$

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

2,831

2,654

579

538

Expected annual return on Plan assets

(3,356)

(3,460)

(622)

(623)

Net amortization and deferral

1,026

1,096

1

18

Net periodic pension costs

$

1,023

Discount rate for benefit cost

6.8%

6.3%

6.8%

6.3%

Discount rate for projected benefit obligation

6.3%

6.8%

6.3%

6.8%

Expected return on Plan assets

8.0%

8.5%

8.0%

8.5%

Rate of compensation increase

N/A

5.0%

5.0%

5.0%

Benefit cost

$

1,023

Employer contributions

1,200

1,200

586

311

Employee contributions

None

None

4

6

Benefits paid

2,467

2,601

363

354

$

(42,447)

886

$

$

(10,237)

$

6,487

368

$

(8,632) 6,989 (1,643) 435

368

Weighted-average assumptions:

$

886

$

368

$

368

The Plans’ investments will be made for the purpose of providing retirement reserves for the present and future benefit of participants of the Plans. The assets will be invested with the care, skill and diligence a prudent person acting in this capacity would exercise to comply with all objectives outlined herein, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and all other governing statutes.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Note 5: Pensions (continued) The primary objective for the trustees is to provide a balance among capital appreciation, preservation of capital, and the production of current income. The Plans’ trustees recognize that risk (i.e., the uncertainty of future events), volatility (i.e., the potential for variability of asset values) and the possibility of loss in purchasing power (due to inflation) are present to some degree in all types of investment vehicles.

While high levels of risk are to be avoided, the assumption of risk is warranted in order to allow the investment manager the opportunity to achieve satisfactory long-term results consistent with the objectives of the Plans.

The trustees of the Plans have established the following asset-allocation strategy:

Orchestra Plan

Office Plan

Equity securities

45%

65%

Fixed-income funds

15%

35%

Alternative investments

20%

Real asset fund

15%

Cash and cash equivalents

5%

Total

100%

100%

At August 31, 2009, the percentages of the fair values of the types of Plan assets held were as follows:

Orchestra Plan

Equity securities

47%

65%

Fixed-income funds

14%

35%

Alternative investments

20%

Real asset fund

14%

Cash and cash equivalents

Total

5%

Office Plan

100%

100%

The estimated amount of the Society’s contribution for fiscal-year 2010 is $1,200,000 for the Orchestra Plan and $587,000 for the Office Plan. The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future years:

(in thousands)

Orchestra Plan

Office Plan

2010

$

$

2011

3,101

458

2012

3,139

506

2013

3,206

534

2014

3,222

558

2015 – 2019

16,870

3,423

3,026

460

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Note 6: Other Postretirement Benefits In addition to providing pension benefits, the Society provides certain health-care insurance benefits for qualified employees retiring after September 21, 1982, under two separate benefit plans. Administrative employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 62 years of age while working for the Society. Orchestra employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten

years of service and 60 years of age while working for the Society. Prior to fiscal-year 1996, the cost of retiree health-care benefits was recognized as expense in the year during which related costs for annual insurance premiums were incurred.

The Society has adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 158 (see Note 5). The amount of the expected postretirement benefit obligation is presented in the following table: Year Ended August 31

2009

2008

Expected postretirement benefit obligation

$ (2,625)

$ (2,525)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

Funded status (obligation in excess of assets)

$ (2,625)

$ (2,525)

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

$

$

Interest cost on expected benefit obligation

170

175

Net amortization and deferral

28

53

(in thousands)

0

55

0

67

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

253

$

295

Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate

6.30%

6.80%

For the year ended August 31, Benefit cost

$

253

$

295

Benefits paid

$

110

$

146

The accrued expected postretirement benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2009 was $2,167,000 and $458,000, respectively. The accrued benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2008 was $2,165,000 and $360,000, respectively.

For measurement purposes, a 4.25% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits was assumed for fiscal-years 2009 and 2008.

There were no employer or employee contributions to the Plans in fiscal-years 2009 and 2008.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Note 7: Temporarily Restricted Net Assets At each fiscal year-end, unrestricted net assets consisted of the following: Year Ended August 31

(in thousands)

2009

2008

$ 13,270

$ 18,096

Purpose restrictions:

Guest artists

Conductors

7,165

Education

4,848

7,479

Instrument chairs

4,832

9,050

Concert sponsorship

2,367

3,038

Archives

2,340

175

Commissioned works and new music

2,281

2,966

Media projects

1,378

1,794

Musical instrument purchases and repairs

1,065

931

Pension fund

304

437

Tour sponsorship

250

New music director launch

200

Free parks concerts

50

118

Major choral and vocal works

500

New artistic initiatives

300

900

Time restrictions

9,613

6,230

Total

Temporarily restricted net assets which were endowment-related totaled $33,386 and $46,099 for fiscal-year 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Year Ended August 31

(in thousands)

$ 50,263

9,754

$ 61,468

During each fiscal year, temporarily restricted net assets were released from restrictions in fulfillment of the following:

2009

2008

$

$

Purpose restrictions:

Education

Instrument chairs

1,687

1,098

Guest artists

1,638

1,560

Concert sponsorship

1,109

122

Conductors

1,108

642

Commissioned works and new music

800

356

Media projects

440

444

Major choral and vocal works

500

500

Pension fund

57

33

Musical instruments purchases and repairs

51

87

Free parks concerts

29

17

Website and technology

125

New artistic initiatives

Time restrictions

2,091

2,809

Total

$

1,991

1,614

600 12,101

$

Endowment-related temporarily restricted net assets released from restrictions were $4,569 and $4,419 for fiscal-years 2009 and 2008, respectively.

9,407

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Note 8: Permanently Restricted Net Assets At each fiscal year-end, the balance of permanently restricted net assets, which consist of the original principal of the Society’s permanently restricted contributions, as well as donor-directed permanently restricted investment income and capital appreciation added thereto, consisted of the following elements, listed according to the purpose for which the related income is expendable: Year Ended August 31

(in thousands)

2009

2008

$ 69,768

$ 69,107

Purpose restrictions:

General activities of the Society

Guest artists

11,950

11,950

Instrument chairs

14,916

15,247

Education

7,728

7,728

Commissioned works and new music

6,244

5,090

Musical instrument purchase and repairs

4,651

5,334

Conductors

3,350

3,462

Concert sponsorships

600

600

Society musicians

803

803

Pension fund

209

209

Free parks concerts

210

Total

$ 120,429

210

$ 119,740

Note 9: Endowment Funds 1. The endowment: The Society’s endowment funds consist of individual funds established for a variety of purposes, consisting of both board-designated and donor-restricted funds. Temporarily restricted net assets related to the endowment funds represent the accumulated net investment gain or loss on donor-restricted funds.

2. Interpretation of relevant law: The Board of Directors has interpreted the New York State Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UMIFA”) as requiring the preservation of the historic dollar value of the original gift as of the gift date of the donor-restricted endowment funds, absent explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As a result of this interpretation, the Society classifies as permanently restricted net assets: c the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, c the original value of subsequent gifts to the permanent endowment, and c accumulations to the permanent endowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Note 9: Endowment Funds (continued) 3. Endowment net-asset composition by type of fund

Unrestricted

Permanently Restricted Total

Temporarilty Restricted

Total

Instrument chairs

$

$

14,916

$

4,832

$ 19,748

Education

7,728

7,728

2,604

Conductors

3,350

3,350

7,165

10,515

Guest artists

11,950

11,950

12,576

24,526

August 31, 2009 (in thousands)

Donor-restricted endowment funds: 14,916

10,332

Society musicians

803

803

803

Free parks concerts

210

210

260

50

Musical instrument purchase and repairs

4,651

4,651

22

4,673

Commissioned works and new music

6,244

6,244

(300)

5,944

Concert sponsorship

600

600

1,300

1,900

Pension fund

209

209

304

513

Media

1,228

1,228

General activities of the Society

605

70,373

Board-designated endowment fund

$

26,646

69,768

26,646

26,646

Total funds

$

26,646

147,075

$ 120,429

$

69,768 $

30,386

$ 177,461

4. Changes in endowment net-assets For fiscal-year 2009 (in thousands)

Unrestricted

Permanently Restricted Total

Temporarilty Restricted

Total

Endowment net assets, beginning of year

$

$

$

$ 213,247

Contributions

(124)

1,882

Investment loss

(12,034)

47,408

119,740

$

167,148

46,099

1,758

1,758

(1,193)

(13,227)

(9,352) (22,579)

Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures

(8,604)

(8,604)

(6,361) (14,965)

Endowment net assets, end of year

26,646

147,075

30,386

$

$

120,429

$

$

$ 177,461

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Note 10: In-Kind Contributions 5. Funds with deficiencies: From time to time, the fair value of assets associated with individual donor-restricted endowment funds may fall below the level that the donor or UMIFA requires an organization to retain as a fund of perpetual duration. Deficiencies of this nature for the Society that are reported in temporarily restricted net assets were $11,792,000 as of August 31, 2009. These deficiencies resulted from unfavorable market fluctuations that occurred after the investment of new permanently restricted contributions and continued appropriation for certain programs that was deemed prudent by the Board of Directors.

6. Interpretation of relevant law: The Board of Directors has adopted investment and spending policies for the Society’s endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment. The Society seeks to maintain purchasing power of the endowment.

7. Strategies employed for achieving objectives: To satisfy its long-term rate-of-return objectives, the Society relies on a total-return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Society targets a diversified asset allocation within prudent risk constraints.

8. Spending policy and relationship to investment objectives: The Society has a policy of appropriating for distribution each year 5.5% of its endowment funds’ average fair value over the prior 12 quarters through March 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year in which the distribution is planned. In establishing this policy, management has considered the long-term expected return on the endowment assets. Accordingly, over the long term, management expects the current spending policy to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets held in perpetuity or for a specified term, as well as to provide additional real growth through new gifts and investment returns.

During fiscal-year 2009, the Society received contributed services for general legal costs of approximately $145,000, which has been recorded as both a contribution and expense in the accompanying statement of activities. During fiscal-year 2008, the Society received contributed services for general legal and marketing costs. These services are reported as both contributions and expenses in the accompanying statements of activities, at approximately $75,000 and $250,000, respectively, based on their estimated fair values.

In addition, during fiscal-year 2008, the Society received an in-kind contribution in the form of transportation (i.e., a chartered plane and cargo shipment) in relation to an overseas concert. This service is reported as both estimated contribution and expense in the accompanying statements of activities, based on an estimated fair value of approximately $520,000.

Note 11: Commitments Lease The Society is the principal tenant of Avery Fisher Hall under a long-term lease agreement (which was renewed for 25 years, effective July 1, 1986) between the Society and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. The Society’s rent is determined by established rental rates for its use of the concert hall, plus or minus its proportionate share of the operating gain or loss.

The expense incurred under this agreement amounted to approximately $4,151,000 and $3,709,000 in fiscalyears 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Line-of-credit During both fiscal-years 2009 and 2008, the Society had available a $10,000,000 and $6,000,000 lineof-credit from a major bank, respectively. Interest on the line is payable at a variable rate, based on LIBOR. There were no borrowings against the line-of-credit during either fiscal-years.

Employment contracts During fiscal-year 2009, the Society entered into a contract with a new music director beginning in the 2009/2010 season through the 2013/2014 season.

The Society also has an employment contract with the President and Executive Director.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) Note 12: Schedule Of Functional Expenses For fiscal-years 2009 and 2008, the unrestricted deficiency of operating income over operating expenses, as reported in the accompanying statements of activities, differs from the operating measures used for internalreporting purposes for several reasons, including the alternative treatment of certain income and expense items.

A reconciliation of these two measurement processes is as follows: Year Ended August 31

2009

2008

Excess (deficiency) of unrestricted operating income over operating expenses

$ (5,849)

$

Unrestricted gifts functioning as endowment

(in thousands)

124

2,888 (4,084)

Deferred marketing expenses

529

(27)

Endowment fund-raising expenses

403

427

Postretirement benefit cost

143

Operating measure for internal-reporting purposes

$ (4,650)

$

(64) (860)

Note 13: Schedule Of Functional Expenses Year Ended August 31, 2009 (in thousands)

Orchestra Expenses

Management and General Fundraising

Performing artists

$

Salaries and wages

Fringe benefits

Professional fees Facilities and office expenses Depreciation

Production

Travel

4,193

111

11

4,315

Advertising

5,247

295

22

5,564

Information technology

349

19

368

Miscellaneous expenses

744

1,925

3,245

Total

$

4,976

67,074

Year Ended August 31, 2008 (in thousands)

Orchestra Expenses

Performing artists

$

Salaries and wages

Fringe benefits

28,128 $

28,128 7,779

1,851

547

7,290

779

560

1,339

786

46

4,534

3,702

$

$

1,846

4,892

5,933

Total Expenses

1,132

1,132

3,380

3,380

576 50,118

$

11,980

$

Management and General Fundraising

26,540 $

4,539

5,962

$

$

Total Expenses $

26,540

1,790

7,752

1,616

494

6,649

Professional fees

879

543

1,422

Facilities and office expenses

467

45

4,130

Depreciation

1,046

1,046

Production

4,605

4,605

Travel

4,660

122

20

4,802

Advertising

4,998

249

48

5,295

Information technology

425

22

447

Miscellaneous expenses

723

2,112

3,550

Total

$

3,618

715 49,675

$

11,489

$

5,074

$

66,238

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On the morning of September 17 crowds converged at Lincoln Center — which was undergoing major construction as part of its redevelopment project — to wait in line for admittance to the Free Dress Rehearsal for the evening’s Opening Night Concert.

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Staff Zarin Mehta President and Executive Director Susan O’Dell Assistant to the President Bill Thomas Senior Vice President Eric Latzky Vice President, Communications Melanie Forman Vice President, Development

Artistic Planning

Development

Pamela Walsh

Karen Wyslotsky

Manager, Artistic Planning

Assistant to the Vice President, Development

Courtenay Schowalter Associate Manager, Artistic Planning

Joliene Ford Assistant to the Music Director

Archives Barbara Haws Archivist/Historian

Richard Wandel Associate Archivist

Miki Takebe Vice President, Operations

Director of Corporate Sponsorship

Research Barbara Shear

Audio Lawrence Rock Adrian Cosentini Audio/Preservation Manager

Communications Lanore Carr Assistant to the Vice President, Communications

Individual Giving Judith Helf Ashley Bednarski Friends Program Manager

Maria Kanakis Administrative Assistant

Elaine Huang Development Database Administrator

Galen Brown Assistant Database Administrator

Inge Konther Public Relations Katherine E. Johnson

Gifts Coordinator

Associate Director of Public Relations

Major, Planned and Patron Gifts Marilyn Liebowitz

Eric M. Gewirtz Assistant Director, Public Relations, Media and Touring

Katie Klenn Public Relations Assistant

Joshua Marcum Publicist

Publications Monica Parks Director of Publications

Lucy Kraus Senior Publications Editor

Amy Hegarty Publications Editor

Director of Special Projects

Wendy Neikirk Assistant Director of Special Projects

Scott McCraw Grant Writer

Brian Hoeflschweiger Administrative Assistant

Research Manager

Director of Individual Giving

Audio Director

David Snead Vice President, Marketing

Corporate Sponsorship Lynne Randall

Special Projects Steven Parkey

Director of Major and Planned Gifts

Elizabeth McColgan Director of Patron Program

Melissa Gerstein Administrative Assistant

Rebecca Vendemo Patron Ticket and Privilege Coordinator

Educational Activities Theodore Wiprud Director of Education

Toya Lillard Director of In-School Programs

Amy Leffert Education Manager

Lynne Mattos Education Assistant

Finance and Administration Finance Pamela Katz Director of Finance

Marilyn Nichols Finance and Administration Assistant

Eddie Duffy Office Services Administrator

Alexander Frenkel Assistant Controller

Maryam Kimyagarova Assistant Controller

Aleftina Malayeva Senior Accountant

Special Events and Volunteer Services Marion Cotrone Director of Special Events and Volunteer Services

Georgia Petritsis Associate Director of Special Events and Volunteer Services

Jessica Bresgi Special Events Assistant

Gordon Samuels Assistant Accountant

Karen Schlicht Payroll Manager

Human Resources Catherine Williams Director of Human Resources

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Information Technology Elizabeth Cahill Director, Information Technology

Billy Alicea Technical Support Representative

Marketing and Customer Relations

Customer Relations Linda Forlini

Operations

Director of Customer Relations

Operations Manager

Marketing Julii Oh

Nataniel Francisco

Brendan Timins

Customer Relations Manager

Operations Manager

Amy Aquilino

Michele Balm

Customer Relations Representative

Operations Coordinator

Danielle Dufresne

James Eng

Customer Relations Representative

Operations Assistant

Director of Marketing

Louise Austin

Deirdre Cipolla

Systems Analyst

Assistant Director, Marketing Services

Idrissa Bamba Systems Administrator

Melissa Iacono Administrative Assistant

Elizabeth Lee Associate Director, Information Technology

Maura LoMonico

Jay McKay

Derek Morton

IT Assistant

Web Producer

Brian Stallings

Stacey Trzesinski

Concerto Project Manager

Assistant Director, New Media and Database Marketing

Web Producer

Stephen Weinberg Ticketing/Web Database Administrator

Media Vince Ford Director of New Media

Alex Johnston

Group Sales Ann Hilton Director of Group Sales

Francisco Contreras, Jr. Group Sales Assistant

The New York Philharmonic staff’s behind-the-scenes work includes overseeing the myriad details involved with the Orchestra’s tours, such as those addressed at this staff meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 20.

Britta Hallberg Ticket Systems Administrator

Andrew Main Customer Relations Representative

John May Subscriptions Manager

Valerie Petrov

Orchestra Personnel Carl R. Schiebler Orchestra Personnel Manager

Nishi Badhwar Orchestra Personnel Assistant/ Auditions Coordinator

Customer Relations Supervisor

Bonnie Shappell Customer Relations Representative

Philip Stevens Customer Relations Representative (Current as of August 31, 2009)

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Title Goes Here Lorin Maazel attended party that the Orchestra gave for him on Avery Fisher Hall’s Grand Promenade on June 27, following his final performance as the New York Philharmonic’s Music Director.

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Annual Report 2008 – 09 Transition Edited and Produced by New York Philharmonic Communications Eric Latzky, Vice President, Communications Monica Parks, Director of Publications Lucy Kraus, Senior Publications Editor Katherine E. Johnson, Associate Director, Public Relations Katie Klenn, Public Relations Assistant Design: Pure+Applied

All photos by Chris Lee except as follows. Page 9: Galway

by Paul Cox, Bronfman by Dario Acosta, Ax by J. Henry Fair, Weilerstein by Christian Steiner, Fischer by Kasskara, Gustafson by Christian Steiner. Page 16: by Hayley Sparks.

Page 23: Thibaudet by Kasskara, Alsop by Kym Thomson, Uchida by Benjamin Ealovega & courtesy Decca, Graham by Dario Acosta, McGegan by R. Beach. Page 25: by Stephanie Berger. Page 26: by Michael DiVito. Page 32: by Alan Schindler. Page 35: by permission of the subjects. Page 38: Ackmans, Carsons, Wallach by Linsley Lindekens; Bennack, Yokotes & Henricksons & Hassells by Julie Skarratt. Page 39: Blinkens, Calello & DeBevoise, Kravises, Weisslers by Julie Skarratt; Buckmans & Schaefers, Gruenbergs, Warshawskys

by Linsley Lindekens; Hekemians by Michael DiVito; White by permission of the subject.

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