New York Philharmonic: Annual Report 2012 by New York Philharmonic

360 Annual Report 2012

A Panorama of the 2011â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 Season

From left: Alan Gilbert taking the stage of Amsterdamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concertgebouw, February 14; Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic, and Alan Gilbert conducting, September 21

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Annual Report 2012

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Overview

2 A 360° Exploration of the Season 4 From the Philharmonic’s Leadership 6 Concerts and Attendance

Full Circle 8 From A Concert for New York to Philharmonic 360 10 The Massing of Voices 12 Contrasts and Interplay 14 A Four-Century-Wide Embrace 16 Inspiring an Appetite for Music 18 Partnerships and Perspectives 24 Good Friends, New Pathways 26 Arrivals and Returns 30 Reaching Near and Far 32 Connecting with Hometown Audiences 36 The Fusion Factor 38 Continuity and Evolution

Connecting 40 The Digital Continuum 42 Tying the Past to the Future

Cornerstones 44 The Orchestra 47 The Board of Directors 48 The Staff

Generosity and Support 50 Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor 52 New York Philharmonic Patrons 54 Lifetime Gifts 56 Leonard Bernstein Circle 57 Endowment Fund 58 Annual Fund 67 Education Donors 68 Heritage Society 70 Honor and Memorial Gifts 71 Volunteer Council

Independent Auditor’s Report 74 Statements of Financial Position

Overview

A 360° Exploration of the Season

In its 170th season New York’s hometown orchestra engaged in a 360-degree range of activities as rich and diverse as its audiences. During the third year of Alan Gilbert’s tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra promoted the cultural vitality of both its local communities and its planetspanning constituencies by cultivating outreach channels and by deepening the connections between artists and audiences, among the works on each program, and with the Orchestra’s artistic partners and collaborators. A panoramic view of the Philharmonic’s 2011–12 activities encompasses the emotional depths of A Concert for New York, telecast nationally, and the sonic heights of Philharmonic 360, performed across town at Park Avenue The view further reveals a rich variety Armory. It reflects the acclaim that of educational activities that reach all reached from New York’s Avery Fisher ages, from the preschoolers attending Hall to Los Angeles’s Disney Hall, from Very Young People’s Concerts through Amsterdam and London to the Great the next generation of professional Lawn in Central Park. It illuminates performers engaged in Conservatory fresh perspectives from the Orchestra’s Collaborations, to the adults enjoying partnerships with leading artists of lectures and Insights Series events. The our time — such as The Marie-Josée Philharmonic is a beacon of an innovaKravis Composer-in-Residence, The tive approach to audience-building, Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-inreaching from the box offices of Lincoln Residence, and the conductor of the Center to the traditional media of radio annual Philharmonic Festival — and it and television, as well as the more recent gains luster from the inauguration of the technologies in which the Philharmonic exciting new Marie-Josée Kravis Prize is as close to music lovers as its app and Pulsing throughout all segments of for New Music. downloads, available online. the panorama is the music itself, of course, presented in multidimensional programs that trigger resonances among works and musical styles — for Clockwise from above: the enduring musical thoughts of four Alan Gilbert conducting in centuries, including our own, provide Central Park, July 13; Mr. Gilbert conducting Philharmonic 360 at the ultimate ending and starting point Park Avenue Armory, June 29; the of any 360-degree survey of a Philharpublic on Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza watching the live monic year.

Twitter stream as they wait for the free, live plazacast of A Concert for New York, September 10; Assistant Principal Timpani and percussionist Kyle Zerna helping a child with the drums at Kidzone Live!, the interactive music fair preceding Young People’s Concerts, November 12

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From the Philharmonic’s Leadership

As I look back on the New York Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season, I hope everyone would agree that it was another historic and memorable time for all of us. Presiding over everything — from Mahler’s emotional depths in A Concert for New York to the brilliant all-Mozart subscription season finale and the post-season knock-out, Philharmonic 360, at the Armory — was our Music Matthew Director, Alan Gilbert. His chemistry with the VanBesien musicians and rapport with our audiences grows ever stronger because of his imagination and The New York Philharmonic’s 2011–12 artistry. For three years he worked with Zarin season was at full throttle when I arrived Mehta, the President and Executive Director who Gary W. Parr here in March: within a few months I engaged him, until Zarin stepped down at the end experienced The Modern Beethoven: of the season. The Board is very grateful for his A Philharmonic Festival, our Spring Gala, 12 years of contribution. He has been succeeded evenings of Mozart, and the astounding by Matthew VanBesien, who has the vision to achievement that was Philharmonic 360. collaborate with Alan to direct the Philharmonic’s The energy and impact of the Orchestra was exciting and successful course for years to come. palpable, both in New York, when I welcomed This future will be built on the Orchestra’s the tens of thousands who turned out in talent, the Board’s commitment, and our donors’ New York City’s parks, and in California, on remarkable generosity. As Global Sponsor, Credit my very first tour with the Orchestra. The Suisse has helped us connect with audiences Philharmonic’s contributions extended past at home and on tour, from Europe to California performances to the enrichment of the in this season alone. Breguet again aligned understanding and enjoyment of music for its dedication to precision and beauty as the those of all ages through our wide-ranging Philharmonic’s exclusive timepiece. Didi and education programs. The 360-degree view Oscar Schafer renewed their commitment to of the organization offered in this Annual our Concerts in the Parks, and Alec Baldwin Report clearly reveals that the Philharmonic’s continued his exemplary support — they join many vibrancy and cultural relevance not only generous music lovers in raising contributions to results in magnificent concerts — this $31 million, a new record. This was still not enough Orchestra is a powerful resource. for us to achieve a balanced budget, so we will I have admired the Philharmonic for continue to make efforts to ensure that your decades — both as an orchestral musician funds are being wisely spent to deliver all that and later, as an executive — but when our community deserves. I attended a concert during Alan Gilbert’s The Philharmonic embraces music of all eras first Philharmonic season I sensed an ever from many perspectives, and, thanks to a full more focused, exciting intention in the circle of friends who understand this Orchestra’s performance. It was thrilling, and adds to the importance, the Philharmonic is continuing to happy consonance of the aspirations for the build on our legendary past to become an even Philharmonic that Alan and I share. We both more vital contributor to cultural life. feel a responsibility to exceed the Orchestra’s past eminence and accomplishments, but Kindest regards, understand that great art is not confined to established ideas. I admire Alan’s openness to a broader palette of music, and am inspired by his fusion of the visual, theatriGary W. Parr cal, and orchestral. Chairman

Philharmonic 360, the concerts at the Park Avenue Armory at which musicians surrounded and separated the audience, has been suggested as an analogy of my third Philharmonic season. I do feel that the program captured fundamental elements that underscore our concerts throughout the year. The range of repertoire — from Gabrieli through I could ask for no better partners in Mozart to Ives, Boulez, and Stockhausen, just envisioning the Philharmonic’s future than to name only those heard at the Armory — and Alan and the members of our Orchestra, the connections that bind the works on each whose imagination and intellect match their program: these invite the audience to enjoy musicianship and expressivity, nor any better music from a variety of perspectives. supporters than Gary Parr and the Board of My belief in a multilayered approach Directors, as well as the donors and everyone also led to collaborations with today’s most in the audience. And I am grateful to Zarin interesting artists. Magnus Lindberg, The Mehta for his contributions of the past 12 Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence years, which established the firm grounding for my first three seasons, truly embodied the on which the institution can work to build an “residence” part of his title. In the 2011–12 exciting tomorrow. season he composed his Piano Concerto Although I’ve not yet spent a full season No. 2, performed in New York and California; here, I have already experienced the 360curated CONTACT!, our new-music series; degree richness of repertoire, artists, and and was one of the conductors in Philharmonic ideas that form the heart of the Philharmonic. 360. Frank Peter Zimmermann, The Mary It is an honor to build on all this to ensure and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, the organization’s health and vitality for is a violinist of power and imagination, and it future generations. was an honor to make my own Philharmonic debut as a violinist alongside him on our With best wishes, “Three B” program that featured Bach, Brahms, and Berg. David Zinman shared his revelatory readings of one of the great symphonists through The Modern Beethoven: Matthew VanBesien A Philharmonic Festival. Executive Director Then there are my most important colleagues, the New York Philharmonic musicians, who brought out the power in Mahler, elegance in Mozart, and precision in our CONTACT! programs. But they could not contribute their artistry without the support of the Philharmonic’s Board of Directors; our donors, such as Yoko Nagae Ceschina, who so generously underwrote my Music Directorship; and our audience, whose trust and enthusiasm I sense in every concert. I am grateful to all. Now I have a new partner, Matthew VanBesien, with whom I have discovered a synergy of interests. As he and I chart the next leg of the Philharmonic’s journey, we will aim high so that the Orchestra can be many things to many people — and always transcendent — at home and around the world.

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Overview

Concerts and Attendance

Audience Members 275,676

115 Subscription

15,464 39,330 5,131 7,752 1,912 10,808 3,574 8,295

4,000 27,800 15,306 119,691 16,380 555,331

6 Summertime Classics 17 Non-subscription 2 Holiday

5 Regional 1 Free Annual Memorial Day 4 Young People’s Concerts

9 Very Young People’s Concerts 4 School Day Concerts

1,954 2,258

Concerts

6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall 4 CONTACT! 2 in Montreal

16 on the EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour 7 on the CALIFORNIA 2012 tour 6 Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer

6 in the 2012 Residency at Bravo! Vail Music Festival 210 Total

New Yorkers and visitors lined up to attend the Free Dress Rehearsal, a gift from the Philharmonic and Credit Suisse, September 21

Full Circle

From A Concert for New York to Philharmonic 360

Any single concert yields a full musical experience, but the true scope of the New York Philharmonic’s achievements becomes visible only in a panoramic view of its yearly activities. Building on the “An intensely moving program unmistakable rapport with musicians and choice to help an audiences cultivated during the first two years of his tenure with the Orchestra, New Yorkers reflect, heal Music Director Alan Gilbert offered a .” and third season that expressed both musical ideas and a profound vision of the role of — Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times music-making in culture — a vision that encompassed canny repertoire choices, imaginative programs, and bold concert formats, as well as communal moments of elevated spirit.

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The season ranged from the emotional depths of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, on A Concert for New York — the observation of the eve of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 — to the sonic heights of Stockhausen’s Gruppen in the wide-ranging and space-embracing Philharmonic 360 concerts that were mounted in the Park Avenue Armory’s soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall. In choosing Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony for the observance of 9/11, Alan Gilbert spoke of his hope “that art can speak to people in times like this … in a unique way — [since] words often are not sufficient to plumb the depths of what people are feeling or trying to express.” Presented on September 10 as a gift from the Philharmonic and Global Sponsor Credit Suisse in remembrance and renewal, A Concert for New York united the city and spoke to the world — and was recorded live at Avery Fisher Hall, projected onto a screen on the plaza outside for a crowd of thousands, and internationally broadcast over radio and television.

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“ Friday night’s ‘Philharmonic 360’ program at the Park Avenue Armory offered the musical equivalent of team skydiving, with an emphasis on 20th-century works that were risky, thrilling and offered stunning changes of perspective.” — Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The Wall Street Journal Counterclockwise from far left: The simultaneous plazacast of the performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, with Avery Fisher Hall lit in Credit Suisse blue, September 10; notes of sympathy and support left by the public on the day of A Concert for New York; the cover of the program book for Philharmonic 360; Alan Gilbert conducting Pierre Boulez’s Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna, during Philharmonic 360 at Park Avenue Armory, June 29

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The Massing of Voices

Marking the beginning and end of the Philharmonic’s 170th subscription season were two choral masterworks — Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, and Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Great — which engaged the spirit as readily as the ears, mind, and heart. In discussing the Mozart Mass, Alan Gilbert spoke of the work’s struggle to find “light and peace through the use of a chromatic and difficult tonality” — a theme that resonated not only with the Mahler Resurrection Symphony but with that composer’s Sixth and Ninth symphonies, also performed during the season, the former at Carnegie Hall. The season-ending all-Mozart program coupled the Mass with the Piano Concerto No. 22, featuring longtime Philharmonic friend and collaborator Emanuel Ax, who is now serving as the 2012–13 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

“It was glorious business.” — Martin Bernheimer, Financial Times (of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection) 10

Counterclockwise from top: Alan Gilbert conducting Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony to open the subscription season, September 22; with pianist Emanuel Ax, and leading the forces amassed for the Great C-minor Mass on the allMozart season finale, June 20

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Contrasts and Interplay

The season’s Gala Opening Night Concert exemplified the Music Director’s markedly nuanced, multifaceted ap“The playing was brilliant and proach to programming. Reveling in the sense of interplay of vocal and orchestral music by Barber, Wagner, and Richard Strauss, thrilling.” to Gilbert’s the concert featured soprano Deborah — Howard Kissel, huffingtonpost.com Voigt in dramatically contrasting works ranging from the epic to the intimate, connoting ideas that spanned from sacred to profane. “It all fits together because it’s about the Orchestra,” Alan Gilbert said, “and it’s about Voigt’s thrilling voice.” The concert was a centerpiece of a daylong series of festivities that ranged from offering public access into the inner workings of rehearsal to a glamorous Gala. The morning began with the annual Free Dress Rehearsal, a gift to New York residents and visitors from the Philharmonic and Global Sponsor Credit Suisse. At the other end of the spectrum was the evening’s Gala — a black-tie affair at which the Orchestra’s most generous supporters mingled over pre-concert cocktails and a postconcert repast with the artists.

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Watch Gilbert speak about the Gala Opening Night Concert.

Counterclockwise from above: Alan Gilbert on the terrace of Avery Fisher Hall talking with Elliott Forrest on a live broadcast for WQXR, the Radio Station of the New York Philharmonic; Alec Baldwin, the host of the Live From Lincoln Center telecast, greeting Alan Gilbert on the intermission interview; the Gala dinner tent in Lincoln Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Damrosch Park; Alan Gilbert, soprano Deborah Voigt, and the musicians acknowledging the ovation that evening; all September 21

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A Four-Century-Wide Embrace

In his third Philharmonic season Alan Gilbert continued his 360-degreespanning journey through the symphonic repertoire, selecting works across three centuries — from the 17th to the 21st — for fresh interpretation. The Music Director contextualized the works in multidimensional programs that revealed resonances between works of different eras, styles, and forms — coupling, for example, Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 with two contrasting but complementary violin concertos, Berg’s and J.S. Bach’s for Two Violins; the New York premiere of Thomas Adès’s Polaris with Mahler’s Symphony No. 9; and Dvorˇák’s Carnival Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 with the World Premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Alan Gilbert offered welcome perspective on Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva, by pairing it with the deceptively approachable Korngold Violin Concerto, featuring Leonidas Kavakos, and that same week took up the violin for Schubert’s String Quintet in C major with Mr. Kavakos and Philharmonic musicians. Nielsen, it should be noted, was important this season for another reason. Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra continued The Nielsen Project, in which they are performing and recording the Danish composer’s six symphonies and three concertos over several seasons, for release on the Dacapo label.

“Mr. Gilbert led Polaris with tremendous focus.” — Paul Pelkonen, Superconductor.com 14

Counterclockwise from top left: the offstage brass performing the New York premiere of Thomas Adès’s Polaris, January 5, which was coupled with the Symphony No. 9 by Mahler; Frank Peter Zimmermann with Alan Gilbert in his Philharmonic debut as a soloist in J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, October 5, on a program that combined contrasting but related works by Berg, Brahms, and Bach

Learn about The Nielsen Project.

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Inspiring an Appetite for Music

No survey of a full year’s cycle of Philharmonic activities would be complete without a look at education, which has long been a part of the Orchestra’s DNA. Whether on stage or in schools, the Philharmonic has been helping music lovers of all ages increase their understanding and enjoyment of music in programs such as Young People’s Concerts, Very Young People’s Concerts, and Credit Suisse Very Young Composers.

Very Young People’s Concerts, on stage (hosted by Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young) and off (below, with Acting Associate Principal Clarinet Pascual Martínez Forteza demonstrating), March 26

For Kids and Teens

Very Young People’s Concerts (ages 3–6): performed at Merkin Concert Hall; includes games, stories, and hands-on music-making with Philharmonic musicians. This season’s theme was Mozart and Friends, which illuminated specific topics: “Allegro and Adagio,” January 23–24; “Treble and Bass,” February 26–27; and “Forte and Piano,” March 25–26.

Young People’s Concerts (ages 6–12): in its 87th year, the

theme was Four Greats, and the four concerts were “Bach,” October 15 (led by Joshua Weilerstein); “Bernstein,” November 12 (Case Scaglione, joined by Jamie Bernstein as guest speaker); “Beethoven,” March 17 (David Zinman); and “Brahms,” April 14 (Scaglione). All concerts hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Director of Education, The Sue B. Mercy Chair, and preceded by Kidzone Live!, an interactive music fair.

Phil Teens (ages 12–17): designed for teenagers as an introduction to attending evening concerts through Rush Hour Concerts and Pre-Concert Talks

Lectures and Discussions

Pre-Concert Talks: given by scholars, composers, and musicians one hour before every subscription concert

Insights Series: discussions, panels, and interviews — often accompanied by live performance — that delve into major works and themes of the current season; this season’s offerings: “In Times of Strife,” September 9 (including John Corigliano); “Toscanini: The Philharmonic Years,” February 9 (Harvey Sachs); “The Modern Beethoven,” March 5 (David Zinman and Sachs); and “An Evening with Frank Peter Zimmermann,” March 26

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For Schools

School Day Concerts (grades 3–12): given for school groups, and supported with curricular materials, recordings, and workshops for teachers; major support provided by the Carson Family Charitable Trust. This season’s four concerts, May 24–25, conducted by Joshua Weilerstein, coupled selections from Copland’s Billy the Kid and Rodeo with works from Credit Suisse Very Young Composers.

Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence held in the 2011–12 season by biographer and music historian Harvey Sachs

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Kidzone: the award-winning interactive Website (nyphilkids.org) with games, information, and more

Artists partnering with classroom teachers to deliver a three-year curriculum to 3,000 students in 14 New York City public schools.

Take Note: an online resource for music and classroom teachers, available at nyphil.org/takenote

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School Partnership Program (grades 3–5): Philharmonic Teaching

Credit Suisse Very Young Composers: a program enabling students ages 10–14 to compose music for performance by Philharmonic musicians — from chamber groups to the full Orchestra

Philharmonic Mentors (grades 6–12): Philharmonic musicians coaching middle- and high-school ensembles

Musical Encounters (grades 3–12):

“What would it be like if you were 10 years old and composed a piece of music that was played by the New York Philharmonic? … it’s

a dream come true, thanks to the

orchestra’s Very Young Composers program.” — Jeff Lunden, National Public Radio

include a visit to an Open Rehearsal and either a pre-rehearsal workshop or a post-rehearsal talk with a Philharmonic musician

Workshops for Visiting Ensembles (high school and college): Philharmonic musicians leading sectionals, master classes, clinics, and pre- and post-concert discussions

Conservatory Collaborations: Philharmonic rehearsals open to students, conductors, and composers; also, post-rehearsal Conductors’ and Composers’ Tables with renowned guest artists

Teacher Training: professionalCounterclockwise from this photo: Assistant Conductor Case Scaglione leading the Young People’s Concert saluting Bernstein as one of the Four Greats, November 12; Assistant Conductor Joshua Weilerstein leading a work by one of the Credit Suisse Very Young Composers, May 24; Kidzone Live!, the interactive music fair, exported to London, February 18

development sessions for public school teachers

Learning Overtures: brings together international educators and musicians to share practices and ideas; this season’s forums included Helsinki, Caracas, Tokyo and Fukushima, London, and Korean musicians in New York

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

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Partnerships and Perspectives

A hallmark of Alan Gilbert’s tenure has been the creation and development of artistic partnerships that allow participants to thoughtfully explore chosen themes, and express the results in a rich variety of concerts and programs. “I’m really excited to be able to have the New York Philharmonic build relationships with important musicians,” he explains. This belief lies behind the December 2011 announcement that Henri Dutilleux would be the inaugural recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic, just as it is the reason that Magnus Lindberg served as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence and Frank Peter Zimmermann as The Mary and James G. Wallach Artistin-Residence, and it is why the Music Director invited David Zinman to preside over The Modern Beethoven: A Philharmonic Festival.

Clockwise from top left: David Zinman leading Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica, March 15; Alan Gilbert with The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg and Henri Dutilleux, the inaugural recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music, December 7; Alan Gilbert and Magnus Lindberg after the performance of the composer’s Gran Duo on CONTACT!, December 16; Mr. Gilbert with Frank Peter Zimmermann backstage, January 27

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The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

at the New York Philharmonic A heartfelt extension of the Philharmonic’s emphasis on collaboration and mutual respect among artists was the establishment of an important new honor: The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music. The inaugural prize was awarded to the eminent French composer Henri Dutilleux, as announced at the Plaza Athénée in Paris. At the ceremony Alan Gilbert called Dutilleux “one of the greatest composers of our time,” whose music is “marked by a remarkable degree of beauty as well as precision.” Mr. Dutilleux’s honor was celebrated in June with a concert dedicated to his works at Avery Fisher Hall, featuring the composer’s Métaboles; his Cello Concerto, Tout un monde lontain…, with Yo-Yo Ma; and the string quartet, Ainsi la nuit, performed by the Miró Quartet. On the day of that performance the names of the composers whom Dutilleux generously elected to share his prize were announced: Peter Eötvös, Anthony Cheung, and Franck Krawczyk would be commissioned by the Philharmonic for new works. The news that Sean Shepherd was named the first Kravis Emerging Composer, and would create a work for the Orchestra, was also announced that day. Learn about The Kravis Prize for New Music.

“ Dutilleux knows that music is fundamentally a form of communication, of spiritual and sonic empathy between composer, performers, and audience.” — Russell Platt, The New Yorker 20

From top: Alan Gilbert congratulating Henri Dutilleux, December 7; Alan Gilbert and Yo-Yo Ma, at the all-Dutilleux concert, June 26

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“The concerto has great stylistic diversity: elusive atonal stretches; writing for the piano that evokes the spiky style of Stockhausen one moment and the voluptuous colors of Ravel the next.” — Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times (of Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2)

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The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence The Finnish composer’s Philharmonic tenure is a cornerstone of the Orchestra’s collaborations. “It seemed so obvious that we should keep Magnus on for a third year,” said Alan Gilbert, “not only because his music is so great, but because the relationships between him and the Orchestra and between him and the audience were growing.” Lindberg has made an indelible mark on the spirit of the Philharmonic’s new-music series, CONTACT!, which this year offered a 360-degree range of premieres and contemporary classics. More directly, the rapport between composer and Orchestra that had been developing for three years culminated in performances of Lindberg’s Feria in New York and in Europe, and of his brand-new Piano Concerto No. 2, a Philharmonic co-commission written for and featuring Yefim Bronfman, premiered From top: Magnus Lindberg, in New York and also performed in Alan Gilbert, and Yefim California. The composer concluded Bronfman after the Los Angeles Premiere of the composer’s his residency with Philharmonic 360, Piano Concerto No. 2, May 3; the surround-sound experience at Park Lindberg as one of the three conductors in Philharmonic Avenue Armory, as he joined Mr. Gilbert 360 at Park Avenue Armory, and fellow composer-conductor Matthias June 29; Lindberg interviewing Michael Jarrell after the U.S. Pintscher in wielding the batons to Premiere of NACHLESE Vb: guide Stockhausen’s mass of sound Liederzyklus, June 8 continued p known as Gruppen.

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Partnerships and Perspectives (continued)

Counterclockwise from top: Frank Peter Zimmermann’s recital of J.S. Bach’s complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard, October 11; a sign heralding his appearance with Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra in Cologne, January 30; and performing Dvorˇák’s Violin Concerto with Christoph von Dohnányi, March 29

Frank Peter Zimmermann

The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence

Described by Alan Gilbert as a “truly complete musician,” the German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performed works ranging from Bach to Berg, and accompanied the Orchestra on the EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour. For both audiences and the Philharmonic alike, the residency bore much and varied musical fruit. Zimmermann appeared with the Orchestra in concertos by Beethoven and Dvorˇák; partnered with Alan Gilbert (in Gilbert’s solo performer debut) for Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, and with pianist Enrico Pace for a recital of Bach’s complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard; and appeared with Philharmonic musicians (including Gilbert again, this time on the viola) in an all-Brahms chamber concert.

“The performance was a fantastic start to Mr. Zimmermann’s residency with the Philharmonic this season.” – Allan Kozinn, The New York Times (of Berg’s Violin Concerto)

Watch Zimmermann rehearse with Gilbert and the Philharmonic on tour.

“Zinman has restored starkness and physical energy to Beethoven’s music, recapturing the once revolutionary sound for today’s audiences.”

Watch Zinman discuss The Modern Beethoven: A Philharmonic Festival

— NYCArts.com

The Modern Beethoven: A Philharmonic Festival

Conducted by David Zinman

Another partnership allowed Philharmonic audiences to get to know conductor David Zinman’s historically informed approach to Beethoven through an absorbing festival, for which The Kaplen Foundation provided major support. Three weeks afforded the opportunity to hear the Beethoven symphonies stripped, says Zinman, of “the accretions of decades of performance tradition … in order to bring the listener as close as possible to the composer’s original conception.” In looking afresh at Beethoven’s original tempo markings and the performance practices of his time, Zinman gave audiences a way to enter that earlier world from a modern perspective. Each of the festival’s programs bookended a modern concerto with two Beethoven symphonies bearing musical affinities with it. Stravinsky’s neo-classical Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, featuring Peter Serkin, was paired with Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7; Barber’s neo-Romantic Cello Concerto, featuring Alisa Weilerstein, was paired with Symphonies Nos. 8 and 4; and Hartmann’s Concerto funèbre, featuring violinist Gil Shaham, was paired with From top: David Zinman with pianist Peter Serkin, March 1; Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3.

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Good Friends, New Pathways

Alan Gilbert approaches the repertory of Another commissioned World all periods with the same curiosity and Premiere by a composer with a longkeen enthusiasm for discovery. Moreover, standing Philharmonic association was new works such as Thomas Adès’s Polaris the song cycle One Sweet Morning by and Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto John Corigliano. Composed for mezzoNo. 2 — two of the exciting commissions soprano Stephanie Blythe, the work premiered by the Philharmonic during is a meditation on war and peace that the season — reflect the Music Director’s subtly contrasts texts by Czesław Miłosz, notably personal approach to the Homer, Li Po, and the popular song Orchestra’s music direction, in which lyricist E.Y. (“Yip”) Harburg. music-making results from deepening connections among artists and friends. One friend of both Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra is Marc Neikrug, whose “Alan Gilbert and the Concerto for Orchestra, a Philharmonic Philharmonic provided a commission, was premiered on a program that included Berlioz’s Le Corsaire virtuosic frame.” Overture, Debussy’s La Mer, and Mozart’s — Martin Bernheimer, Financial Times Violin Concerto No. 5 with violinist Lisa (of One Sweet Morning) Batiashvili — who has become a frequent collaborator with the Philharmonic as well as with the Music Director.

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Clockwise from far left: Mr. Gilbert with composer Thomas AdĂ¨s following the New York Premiere of Polaris, January 5; with Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples and violin soloist Lisa Batiashvili, and with composer Marc Neikrug after the premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra, April 26

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Arrivals and Returns

Emotion, never far away from any Philharmonic function, burnished the welcome return to the podium of three former Music Directors. Lorin Maazel conducted the Orchestra for the first time since the conclusion of his tenure, for two weeks of performances that included works by Mozart and Richard Strauss as well as solo turns from Principal Flute Robert Langevin, Principal Harp Nancy Allen, and Principal Horn Philip Myers; Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur led Shostakovich’s potent Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar, which he had performed and recorded with the Philharmonic 11 years earlier; and Zubin Mehta took the “Maazel was precise, urbane podium for Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8. Other distinguished conductors …. Under his and also returned, among them Herbert baton, the music managed to be Blomstedt (celebrating his 85th birthday season), Christoph von while retaining Dohnányi, Bernard Haitink, Daniel its French reserve and sheen.” Harding, and Pinchas Zukerman (who conducted and played the violin in — Jay Nordlinger, CityArts.com his 100th Philharmonic performance). The stellar collection of soloists who also contributed to the season’s music-making included some who are developing special ties to the Orchestra and its Music Director, among them pianist Yefim Bronfman and violinist and Board Member Joshua Bell.

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Three former Music Directors, counterclockwise from top left: Lorin Maazel, with Principal Flute Robert Langevin; Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur (center) with baritone Sergei Leiferkus and New York Choral Artists director Joseph Flummerfelt; Zubin Mehta (right) with Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow and Principal Librarian Lawrence Tarlow

Conductor

Actor

Dancer

Herbert Blomstedt

Zach Bandler

Brian T. Scott*

Andrey Boreyko

Heather Lipson Bell Director and Designer

Christoph von Dohnányi Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Bass

Alan Gilbert

Timothy Cobb

Bernard Haitink

Orin O’Brien

Ensemble

Daniel Harding

Satoshi Okamoto

The American Boychoir

Lt. Col. Jim Keene

Bassoon

Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Magnus Lindberg

Kim Laskowski

Lorin Maazel

Judith LeClair

Michael Counts*

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Director

Jeffrey Kahane

Dianne Berkun, Director The Collegiate Chorale

Kurt Masur

James Bagwell, Director

Peter May

Cello

Zubin Mehta

Carter Brey

David Newman

Gabriel Cabezas*

Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir

Matthias Pintscher*

Maria Kitsopoulos

Michael Riesman*

Yo-Yo Ma

Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus

David Robertson

Eileen Moon

Case Scaglione*

Alisa Weilerstein

Miró Quartet

Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus* Duain Wolfe, Director Kent Tritle, Director Kent Tritle, Director

New York Choral Artists

Peter Schreier* Ted Sperling

Chansonnier

Bramwell Tovey

HK Gruber*

Joseph Flummerfelt, Director New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet Oratorio Society of New York

Joshua Weilerstein* John Williams

Choreographer

Long Yu*

Andrew Palermo*

Orfeón Pamplonés Chorus*

David Zinman

Ken Roht*

Igor Ijurra Fernández, Director Philip Glass Ensemble*

Pinchas Zukerman Jaap van Zweden*

Kent Tritle, Director

Clarinet

Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s Choir*

Mark Nuccio

Voxare String Quartet* West Point Band

Computers Andrew Gerzo

Lt. Col. Jim Keene, Director Westminster Symphonic Choir

Joe Miller, Director

Costume Designer Kaye Voyce*

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Arrivals and Returns (continued)

Flute

Percussion

Violin

Jake Montagnino, Boy Soprano*

Andrea Griminelli

Colin Currie*

Lisa Batiashvili

Erin Morley, Soprano

Mindy Kaufman

Christopher S. Lamb

Joshua Bell

Robert Morse, Singer*

Robert Langevin

David Ratajczak

Nicola Benedetti*

Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano

Enrico Di Cecco

Lilli Paasikivi, Mezzo-Soprano

Piano

Glenn Dicterow

Miah Persson, Soprano*

Bamboo Flute

Emanuel Ax

James Ehnes

Nicholas Phan, Tenor*

Junqiao Tang*

Yefim Bronfman

Alan Gilbert*

Dorothea Rรถschmann, Soprano

David Foster

Augustin Hadelich

Peter Rose, Bass

Guitar

David J. Grossman

Leonidas Kavakos

Emalie Savoy, Soprano

Scott Kuney

Benjamin Grosvenor

Michelle Kim

Michael Seelbach, Singer*

Eric Huebner*

Gil Shaham

Ute Selbig, Soprano

Harp

Jeffrey Kahane

Sheryl Staples

Nathalie Stutzmann, Alto*

Nancy Allen

Evgeny Kissin

Alexandra Switala*

Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone

Lang Lang

Elena Urioste*

Mary Testa, Singer*

Harpsichord

Anne-Marie McDermott

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Russell Thomas, Tenor*

Jeffrey Kahane

Garrick Ohlsson

Pinchas Zukerman

Deborah Voigt, Soprano

Alexandra Sopp*

Pretty Yende, Soprano

Peter Serkin Horn

Ted Sperling

Vocalist

Philip Myers

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Keri Alkema, Soprano*

Simon Trpcห eski

Paul Appleby, Tenor*

* New York Philharmonic Debut

Host

Yuja Wang**

Tony Bennett, Singer

** New York Philharmonic

Jamie Bernstein

Sarina Zhang

Stephanie Blythe, Mezzo-Soprano Andrea Bocelli, Tenor

Magnus Lindberg John Schaefer

Scriptwriter and Director

John Bolton, Singer*

Theodore Wiprud

Tom Dulack

Ann Hampton Callaway, Singer*

Jazz Bass

Trombone

Nerea Castello, Contralto*

Peter Donovan

Joseph Alessi

Victoria Clark, Singer

Lighting Designer

Trumpet

Tracy Dahl, Soprano

Brian Aldous*

Chris Botti

Jason Danieley, Singer

Kyle Chepulis*

Philip Smith

Steve Davislim, Tenor*

Narrator

Viola

Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-Soprano

Christopher Plummer

Cynthia Phelps

Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano

Rebecca Young

Celine Dion, Singer*

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-Soprano

Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-Soprano*

Kevin Deas, Bass

Oboe

Charlotte Dobbs, Soprano*

Liang Wang

Bernard Dotson, Singer* Julianna di Giacomo, Soprano*

Organ

Joshua Hopkins, Baritone*

Kent Tritle

Jacques Imbrailo, Baritone* Marc Kudisch, Singer Sergei Leiferkus, Baritone Jo Sullivan Loesser, Singer Kelly Markgraf, Baritone* Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano Ryan McKinny, Bass-Baritone*

Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano

Keith Miller, Bass-Baritone*

Subscription Debut

Counterclockwise from top right: Pinchas Zukerman, June 6; Joshua Bell and Daniel Harding, December 7; Bernard Haitink, November 10; Garrick Ohlsson and Herbert Blomstedt, April 20; Evgeny Kissin and Alan Gilbert, May 23; Leonidas Kavakos and Alan Gilbert, June 14

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Reaching Near and Far

Touring has always been an important part of the Philharmonic’s life, but the EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour — the fifth to that continent under the aegis of Global Sponsor Credit Suisse — included a significant new element that builds on Alan Gilbert’s and the Orchestra’s commitment to deeper collaborations. Nesting among visits to Cologne, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf, Germany; Luxembourg; Paris, France; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was a visit to London that represented the Relive the first International Associates residency at the Barbican Centre, part of a long-term agreement between the two institutions. The residency included a performance of Thomas Adès’s Polaris, co-commissioned with the Barbican and other organizations, and a significant educational component that included a Young People’s Concert conducted by Alan Gilbert.

Clockwise from top left: Frankfurt’s historic Alte Oper, where the Orchestra performed February 8 and 9; the London ovation following the last of the four concerts at the Barbican Centre, February 18; Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the late composer and Philharmonic Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernstein, hosting the London Young People’s Concert, February 18

“ After three nights of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, it’s time to go on the wagon. My ears are saturated, and the emotional stimulus has been intoxicating, like walking down Fifth Avenue on a sunny morning.” — Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph (UK)

Alan Gilbert’s got a

thoroughbred

From top: Executive Director Matthew VanBesien and Alan Gilbert “Talking About Audiences” for the San Francisco Symphony’s American Orchestras Forum at Davies Symphony Hall, May 13; Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, May 9; the Orchestra’s 10th annual residency at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, July 25

orchestra at his disposal…. He jumped on the Dvorak and took off. Tchaikovsky’s morose symphonic fracas with fate became all blazing saddles.” — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season travels.

The Orchestra also traveled to the other side of the United States on its first domestic tour with Alan Gilbert. Among the highlights of the CALIFORNIA 2012 tour — the ninth Philharmonic tour in partnership with Credit Suisse, which made stops in Costa Mesa, Santa Barbara, Davis, and San Diego — were two concerts celebrating the San Francisco Symphony’s Centennial Celebration, complemented by a Webcast American Orchestras Forum panel featuring Alan Gilbert and then Executive Director Designate Matthew VanBesien, and the Philharmonic’s debut at Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. The wide-ranging repertoire included the West Coast premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow’s solo turn in Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1. In the summer the Philharmonic returned to the Rocky Mountains for the tenth consecutive summer to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival. Rounding out the Philharmonic’s schedule outside of New York were appearances at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey; Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York; Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York; and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Sullivan County.

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Connecting with Hometown Audiences

As the hometown orchestra of one outside of China with song and dance of the world’s great cultural capitals, and wearing traditional Mongolian dress. the New York Philharmonic has always In May Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra acted on its cultural citizenship at took part in a celebration of another home with typical Big Apple energy. iconic New York cultural institution, A memorable expression of that energy Carnegie Hall, performing Mahler’s this year was Alan Gilbert’s A New Symphony No. 6 as part of the venue’s Yorker’s New Year’s Eve, a rousing 120th anniversary season. Live From Lincoln Center offering in which the New York City–born Music Director showcased works by the great New York–based composers George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet did the honors as the evening’s featured soloist. In a warm reach out to New York’s Chinese American community, the Philharmonic presented its first-ever Chinese New Year’s Concert this year, a Gala event celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dragon through a program of Chinese and Western orchestral music. Featured were conductor Long Yu; pianist Lang Lang; Philharmonic Principal Oboe Liang Wang; bamboo flutist Junqiao Tang; and the Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s Choir, making its first-ever appearance

atch a moment from the Chinese New Year’s Concert.

Counterclockwise from bottom left: Alan Gilbert conducting pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Philharmonic in A New Yorker’s New Year’s Eve, December 31; pianist Lang Lang and conductor Long Yu receiving applause at the Chinese New Year’s Concert, and dancers welcoming the Year of the Dragon on the Josie Robertson Plaza on the day of the Philharmonic’s first Chinese New Year’s Concert, January 24; and Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra receiving the ovation at Carnegie Hall, May 2

“It was a spellbinding evening.” — Bruce Hodges, SeenandHeard-International.com (of the performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 at Carnegie Hall)

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Connecting with Hometown Audiences (continued)

Similar energy was on tap this summer. Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra honored a civic occasion with the Free Annual Memorial Day Concert, which was followed by the return of the Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, with major corporate support by Time Warner. In this series of free outdoor concerts, presented in some of the city’s loveliest locales, Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic returned to the oases they love, with Andrey Boreyko leading the second program. These followed the annual Summertime Classics series, conducted and hosted again by Bramwell Tovey, which included a spirited evening titled “A New York Fourth,” with the Orchestra joined by the Hellcats and Jazz Knights from the West Point Band and soprano Tracy Dahl to offer theater and film music by Bernstein and Gershwin, with a mix of jazz standards, patriotic tunes, and marches.

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“Even from the ‘cheap seats’ — the

outer fringe

of the park — the Phil’s finesse was clear.” —James Jorden, New York Post

From top left: Alan Gilbert conducting the Free Annual Memorial Day Concert at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, May 28; Alan Gilbert conducting in Central Park, July 13; Bramwell Tovey conducting the combined forces from the West Point Band and the Philharmonic, July 3 35

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The Fusion Factor

One reason why people talk about “the joy of music” is that there are so many kinds of this art form — a factor that lent this Philharmonic season notable cross-genre pizzazz, expressed in musical ventures into the worlds of film and theater. In September, to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the multiAcademy Award–winning film West Side Story, the Philharmonic performed Leonard Bernstein’s complete score live alongside a screening of the film. The following month, Academy Award–winning composer and conductor John Williams returned to the Philharmonic for the fourth time to lead the Orchestra in movie music alongside film clips, including stirring excerpts from Alex North’s score for Spartacus, Bernard Herrmann’s for Vertigo, and Williams’s own score for Star Wars.

Film music was also the highlight of the Philharmonic’s celebration of the 75th birthday of Philip Glass, in two concerts that featured the composer’s score for the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance — the Philharmonic’s first performances of a work by Glass. The Philharmonic found inspiration in theater as well for two exciting, but quite different moments: Christopher Plummer mounted the stage of Avery Fisher Hall to narrate Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, with music from Sir William Walton’s score for the Laurence Olivier film of Shakespeare’s play; and an all-star cast including Jo Sullivan Loesser and Robert Morse joined the Orchestra for its Spring Gala program, Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, a spirited celebration of the late legendary Broadway composer. And as for pure heart, which unifies music lovers of all types, the Philharmonic performed with tenor Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park, alongside notables as varied as Bryn Terfel and Tony Bennett, before the season began for a one-time-only, free musical event that was seen by a large and diverse live audience as well as recorded for television broadcast and release on CD and DVD.

“When the New York Philharmonic meets Broadway, wonderful things can happen.” — Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Counterclockwise from top left: Michael Riesman conducting Philip Glass’s score to Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance, November 2; David Newman conducting the score for Bernstein’s West Side Story alongside a complete screening of the film, September 7; Christopher Plummer and Alan Gilbert in Henry V, September 17; Andrea Bocelli, Tony Bennett, and Alan Gilbert in Central Park, September 15; the cast of Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, the Spring Gala, March 26

Relive the Philharmonic’s fusion of music with film and theater.

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Continuity and Evolution

In the Philharmonic’s 170-year history the institution has grown and evolved repeatedly. This change is most apparent when there is a shift in leadership; this took place in the 2011–12 season in the most graceful and gracious way as Zarin Mehta stepped down from his role as Executive Director and President and welcomed Matthew VanBesien as his successor. Over his 12-year tenure Zarin Mehta’s many achievements included the hiring of two Music Directors — including Alan Gilbert — and overseeing the growth of the institution’s budget to $69 million; championing the use of the technologies that emerged during that time; and spearheading the daunting arrangements required to make possible the 2008 New York Philharmonic visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, for which the Orchestra received the Common Ground Award for Cultural Diplomacy. Events in June that lauded the rewards of his wisdom and finesse culminated in a presentation to him, in Central Park, of a letter from New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg thanking him for his contributions to the metropolis’s cultural life. Matthew VanBesien, a former orchestral horn player who went on to run the Houston Symphony and the Melbourne (Australia) Symphony Orchestra, arrives at the Philharmonic at a time of great challenges. Among them is the much-discussed renovation of Avery Fisher Hall, which Mr. VanBesien has called “an opportunity to think differently about how and where the Orchestra performs.”

“Mr. VanBesien brings especially apt experience.” — Daniel Wakin, The New York Times

Clockwise from top left: Zarin Mehta saying farewell to Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra at the annual Retirees’ Reception, June 14; Zarin Mehta being presented with a letter from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg by Alan Gilbert, July 13; Zarin Mehta addressing the Central Park crowd as Board Member, radio host, and donor Alec Baldwin watches from the wings, July 13; Matthew VanBesien with his wife, Rosanne Jowitt (right), at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival’s 25th anniversary gala, July 21; Matthew VanBesien and Alan Gilbert before the concert in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, July 11; Matthew VanBesien, Chairman Gary W. Parr, Board Member and Parks presenter Oscar Schafer, Chairman Emeritus Paul B. Guenther, and Zarin Mehta before the Central Park concert, July 13

Connecting

The Digital Continuum

Concert Broadcasts The New York Philharmonic This Week The two-hour radio program, which serves more than 300 outlets nationally and 122 outlets internationally, was still hosted by actor and Philharmonic Board Member Alec Baldwin and featured interviews with Philharmonic musicians and guests. What was new was its production by the Philharmonic itself, allowing for greater flexibility and improved content. The series continued to air in the New York metropolitan area on 105.9 FM WQXR, with archived broadcasts available for two weeks on nyphil.org and through the free Philharmonic iPhone app.

The New York Philharmonic’s digital Alan Gilbert & The New York outreach grew significantly in the Philharmonic: 2011–12 Season 2011–12 season, with an expansion of For the third consecutive season live the team that facilitates the Orchestra’s performances by Alan Gilbert and the virtual connections across the world, Orchestra were made available through allowing for in-house production of iTunes and through individual downloads the weekly radio broadcast series, at all major online music stores. The among other initiatives. What remains range of the season’s repertoire and unchanged is the high standards not some of the distinguished soloists can only of the Philharmonic’s performances be heard in this 12-installment series, but of the technical quality of all these Live From Lincoln Center recorded live during the season, with projects, and the ability to collaborate The Opening Night Concert and A New two releases featuring guest conductors on significant projects, such as the Yorker’s New Year’s Eve, both conducted for spotlights on CONTACT!, the newworldwide release of A Concert for by Alan Gilbert and hosted by Alec music series (right), and the concerto New York on DVD (below). Baldwin (top left) were aired on PBS, appearances of Philharmonic principal building on annual appearances that musicians. began with the program’s first telecast In addition, a commemorative downin 1976. load was released in connection with the announcement that Henri Dutilleux A Concert for New York would be the inaugural recipient of The The performance of Mahler’s Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music Resurrection Symphony — a free performat the New York Philharmonic with Alan ance in remembrance and renewal Gilbert’s September 2010 reading of on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 — was Dutilleux’s Métaboles. shared with the world. The concert, The download series is made possible described by The New York Times by the Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser as “intensely moving” and “an inspired Recording Fund. performance,” was released internationally on DVD and Blu-ray (left) by ACCENTUS Music and distributed in the United States by Naxos.

Learn about the Philharmonic’s videos, broadcasts, and more.

Webcast of Philharmonic 360 The Philharmonic also produced a multicamera video of the surround-sound experience held at Park Avenue Armory (see page 9); the Medici.tv-hosted Concert Previews Webcast (right) was seen and heard On the Music: The New York by 70,000 viewers in more than 100 Philharmonic Podcast countries. The free download series of program Chinese New Year 2012 — previews (produced and hosted by The Year of the Dragon Philharmonic Audio Producer Mark The Philharmonic produced a full-length Travis, and winner of a 2011 Gold World video of its first Chinese New Year’s Medal for Best Podcast in the Fine Arts Online Communities Concert, conducted by Long Yu, featurCategory from the New York Festivals The New York Philharmonic has ing international star pianist Lang Lang for Radio Programming Awards) condeveloped a vital link to audiences and other Chinese soloists and chorus tinued to generate excitement and through an active and engaging social (see page 32). The performance was anticipation for the Orchestra’s concerts media presence, including on broadcast on Phoenix TV to millions through interviews and illustrative across Asia and on the Web. musical examples.

127,500 fans

nyphil.org

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Users can find the most up-to-date followers as of August 31, 2012 information about performances, events, and related programs; purchase, exchange, and donate tickets online, followers or buy Philharmonic recordings via as of August 31, 2012 iTunes and other outlets; have access to the inner workings of the Orchestra and its music through behind-the-scenes viewers videos and in-depth interviews with per month Music Director Alan Gilbert, Philharmonic as of August 31, 2012 musicians, guest artists, and music scholars; join the tours virtually through To this the Philharmonic has added slideshows, videos, and social media a Pinterest page over the summer, postings that offer an intimate view which by August 31, 2012, already of the Orchestra’s activities; explore developed the Philharmonic’s rich history, free to the world, through the Digital Archives (nyphil.org/archives) and followers the Performance History Search (nyphil.org/carlos); and more.

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Connecting

Tying the Past to the Future

A full grasp of the past enriches and informs the path to the future, and in its 170th season the New York Philharmonic continued to make its historic treasures available to scholars, musicians, students, and the general public around the world. In addition to mounting archival exhibits in the Bruno Walter Gallery and Tiers of Avery Fisher Hall, to give the audience a better understanding of the Orchestra and the composers whose music it performs, the Philharmonic has made the information more generally accessible online. Following the launch of the Performance History Search (history.nyphil.org), the New York Philharmonic Digital Archives (the Leon Levy Digital Collections, archives.nyphil.org) began making marked scores, business records, historic images, and audio and video samples available in February 2011 with the first stage of the Philharmonic’s International Era, 1943–1970.

In the 2011–12 season the material Around the world, weekly visitors shared grew with the infusion of 12,000 to the Philharmonic Archives’ Leon new photos and tens of thousands of Levy Digital Collections has doubled additional documents as the second since the addition of material in March release in the International Era, enhan2012. “Leonard Bernstein’s score of cing awareness of the seminal period Mahler’s Ninth has been studied by more when the Philharmonic became a than 25,000 people,” said Philharmonic worldwide touring orchestra and moved Archivist/Historian Barbara Haws. “If that to its new home at Lincoln Center. To many people had tried to turn the pages announce the launch, the Philharmonic of the actual score, it would have turned Archives hosted a Google Hangout, to dust!” an online chat room moderated by Jeff Also added was a feature that allows Spurgeon of WQXR, with scholars visitors to “tag” — identify previously logging in from around the world to unknown people in photos — utilizing discuss their research and discoveries the worldwide accessibility of the Digital in the Digital Archives. From New York Archives to gather new information through and Boston to Paris and Berlin and as crowd-sourcing. This function allows far away as St. Petersburg and Tokyo, users to tag photos to identify previously scholars shared their insights into the unknown people. Ms. Haws explained: Orchestra’s role in the broader musical “I know that we will discover even more and cultural landscape. not only about the history of the Philharmonic, but also of America and the cultural developments of the mid-20th century.”

Explore the Le

Clockwise from left: Bernstein (in white shirt) backstage after a Moscow concert on the 1959 Tour to Europe and the Near East with, tagged, from left: Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, Tikhon Khrennikov, Maya Plisetskaya; Bernstein with the musicians of the Imperial Household Agency at the Imperial Palace for a performance of Gagaku during the 1961 Tour of Japan, the Philharmonic’s first trip there; Philharmonic President David Keiser’s letter to the Board of Directors, chronicling the day-to-day events of the Orchestra’s first visit to the Soviet Union and Near East, including cheering crowds at the Acropolis and Bernstein’s birthday party in Moscow

eon Levy Digital Collections.

Cornerstones

The Orchestra

ALAN GILBERT Music Director, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair

Judith Ginsberg

Basses

Case Scaglione Assistant Conductor

Stephanie Jeong+

Joshua Weilerstein Assistant Conductor

Hyunju Lee

Timothy Cobb++ Acting Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith Chair

Leonard Bernstein Laureate Conductor, 1943–1990

Daniel Reed

Kurt Masur Music Director Emeritus

Na Sun

William Blossom The Ludmila S. and Carl B. Hess Chair

Vladimir Tsypin

Randall Butler

Violins Glenn Dicterow Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper Chair Sheryl Staples Principal Associate Concertmaster The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair

Hanna Lachert Joo Young Oh Mark Schmoockler

David J. Grossman

Violas

Satoshi Okamoto

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

Flutes

Rebecca Young* The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair

Robert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair

Michelle Kim Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family Chair

Irene Breslaw** The Norma and Lloyd Chazen Chair

Sandra Church*

Enrico Di Cecco Carol Webb

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

Piccolo

Yoko Takebe

Dawn Hannay

Mindy Kaufman

Dorian Rence

Vivek Kamath Quan Ge The Gary W. Parr Chair

Peter Kenote

Hae-Young Ham The Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Chair

Judith Nelson

Lisa GiHae Kim Kuan Cheng Lu Newton Mansfield The Edward and Priscilla Pilcher Chair

Kenneth Mirkin Robert Rinehart The Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen Chair

Cellos

Anna Rabinova

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

Charles Rex The Shirley Bacot Shamel Chair

Eileen Moon* The Paul and Diane Guenther Chair

Fiona Simon

Eric Bartlett The Shirley and Jon Brodsky Foundation Chair

Kerry McDermott

Mindy Kaufman

Oboes Liang Wang Principal The Alice Tully Chair Sherry Sylar* Robert Botti The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Chair

English Horn ___

Clarinets

Elizabeth Zeltser The William and Elfriede Ulrich Chair

Maria Kitsopoulos

Mark Nuccio Acting Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair

Yulia Ziskel

Elizabeth Dyson

Pascual Martínez Forteza* Acting Associate Principal The Honey M. Kurtz Family Chair

The Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Chair

Alucia Scalzo++

Sumire Kudo

Amy Zoloto++

Sharon Yamada

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

Orin O’Brien* Acting Associate Principal The Herbert M. Citrin Chair

Qiang Tu Ru-Pei Yeh The Credit Suisse Chair in honor of Paul Calello Wei Yu Wilhelmina Smith++

E-Flat Clarinet Pascual Martínez Forteza

Bass Clarinet Amy Zoloto++

Bassoons

Percussion

Judith LeClair Principal The Pels Family Chair

Christopher S. Lamb Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair

Kim Laskowski* Roger Nye Arlen Fast

Contrabassoon Arlen Fast

Horns Philip Myers Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder Chair Stewart Rose++* Acting Associate Principal Cara Kizer Aneff Assistant Principal R. Allen Spanjer

Daniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Chair Kyle Zerna

Orchestra Personnel Manager Carl R. Schiebler

Stage Representative Louis J. Patalano Joseph Faretta

Audio Director

Harp

Lawrence Rock

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

* Associate Principal

Keyboard In Memory of Paul Jacobs

Harpsichord

** 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.

Lionel Party Paolo Bordignon

Howard Wall

Honorary Members of the Society Emanuel Ax

Piano

Pierre Boulez

The Karen and Richard S. LeFrak Chair

Stanley Drucker

Trumpets

Harriet Wingreen

Lorin Maazel

Philip Smith Principal The Paula Levin Chair

Eric Huebner

Zubin Mehta

Jonathan Feldman

Carlos Moseley

Matthew Muckey*

Organ

Ethan Bensdorf

Kent Tritle

David Smith++

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Thomas V. Smith

Trombones Joseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart Chair David Finlayson The Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Chair

Librarians Lawrence Tarlow Principal Sandra Pearson** Sara Griffin**

Bass Trombone James Markey The Daria L. and William C. Foster Chair

Tuba Alan Baer Principal

Timpani Markus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley Chair Kyle Zerna**

Cornerstones

The Orchestra (continued)

Throughout its 170-year history the New York Philharmonic has carried on a legacy of greatness and imagination through the very members of the Orchestra. At the end of the 2011â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 season three musicians, with a combined 116 Philharmonic years, retired: violinist Hanna Lachert (following 40 years of service), harpsichordist Lionel Party (29 years), and pianist Harriet Wingreen (47 years). In addition, those who have experienced the tenures of several Music Directors and are helping share their experience with newer members celebrated milestone anniversaries: violinists Enrico Di Cecco and Newton Mansfield each marked the half-century point, and violinist Hae-Young Ham and Orchestra Personnel Manager Carl R. Schiebler each were acknowledged for their 25 years with the Philharmonic.

Lionel Party

Newton Mansfield

Hae-Young Ham

Hanna Lachert

Harriet Wingreen

Carl R. Schiebler

The Board of Directors

Officers and Directors Gary W. Parr, Chairman

Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director

Daisy M. Soros, Secretary

Matthew VanBesien, Executive Director Designate

Timothy M. George, Treasurer

Lawrence D. Ackman

J. Christopher Flowers

Ann Johnson

Charles F. Niemeth

Alec Baldwin

Daria L. Foster

Peter Jungen

Itzhak Perlman

Joshua Bell

Annabelle K. Garrett

Mitsuhiko Kawai

Joel I. Picket

Dr. Clemens Börsig

Timothy M. George

H. Frederick Krimendahl II

Antonio Quintella

Kenneth A. Buckfire

Paul B. Guenther

Honey M. Kurtz

Susan Rose

James E. Buckman

SungEun Han-Andersen

Christian A. Lange

Carol D. Schaefer

Laura Chang

Benjamin P. Harris

Karen T. LeFrak

Oscar S. Schafer

Peter D. Cummings

Gurnee F. Hart

William M. Lewis, Jr.

Shirley Bacot Shamel

Toos N. Daruvala

Gerald L. Hassell

Alan S. MacDonald

Larry A. Silverstein

Lodewijk J.R. de Vink

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

Peter W. May

Daisy M. Soros

Suellen Ettinger

C. Robert Henrikson

Harold Mitchell

Ronald J. Ulrich

Jay S. Fishman

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Lizabeth A. Newman

Sandra F. Warshawsky

Directors Emeriti Paul B. Guenther, Chairman Emeritus Carlos Moseley, Chairman Emeritus Donald Blinken

Gunther E. Greiner

Donald A. Pels

Benjamin M. Rosen

Edith S. Bouriez

William J. McDonough

Charles I. Petschek

Joel E. Smilow

Dale M. Frehse

Phyllis J. Mills

Paula L. Root

Stephen Stamas

The new Board Members who joined in the 2011–12 season, l. to r. from top: Laura Chang, Ann Johnson, Mitsuhiko Kawai, Christian A. Lange, Susan Rose, Carol D. Schaefer, and Harold Mitchell

Current as of August 31, 2012

Cornerstones

The Staff

ZARIN MEHTA President and Executive Director Matthew VanBesien Executive Director Designate Susan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell Assistant to the President and Executive Director

Bill Thomas Senior Vice President

Monica Parks Director of Publications Elana Estrin Publications and Content Editor Rebecca Winzenried Program and Publications Editor

Development

Jennifer Levine Manager, Special Events

Educational Activities Theodore Wiprud Director of Education The Sue B. Mercy Chair Amy Leffert Assistant Director of Education

Edward Yim Artistic Administrator

Hanna Gyory Assistant to the Vice President of Development

Megan Lemley School Partnership Program Manager

Eric Latzky Vice President, Communications

Karen Wyslotsky Manager of Corporate Relations

Debora Kang Education Assistant

Melanie Forman Vice President, Development

Susan Ebersole Director of Leadership Gifts

David Snead Vice President, Marketing

Paula Kascel Director of Development

Miki Takebe Vice President, Operations

Eric Gamalinda Associate Director, Institutional Giving

Pamela Katz Director of Finance

Jason Mogen Administrative Assistant

Marilyn Nichols Finance and Administration Assistant

Pamela Walsh Manager, Artistic Planning

Rebecca Vendemo Patron Ticket and Privilege Coordinator

Eddie Duffy Office Services Administrator

Richard Lonsdorf Artistic Planning Assistant

Individual Giving

Alexander Frenkel Assistant Controller

Joliene Ford Assistant to the Music Director

Elizabeth McColgan Director of Individual Giving

Maryam Kimyagarova Assistant Controller

Archives

Elaine Huang Development Database Administrator

Aleftina Malayeva Senior Accountant

Barbara Haws Archivist/Historian

Whitney Janis Gifts Coordinator

Gordon Samuels Assistant Accountant

Mitchell Brodsky Digital Archivist/Project Manager

Danielle Dufresne Administrative Assistant

Karen Schlicht Payroll Manager

Gabryel Smith Assistant Archivist

Russell Jones Director, Friends Program

Human Resources

Maria Kanakis Manager, Friends Program

Catherine Williams Director of Human Resources

Lanore Carr Assistant to the Vice President, Communications

Sarah Batts Administrative Assistant

Information Technology

Public Relations

Research

Terri-Ann Feindt Director of Information Technology

Katherine E. Johnson Director, Public and Media Relations

Barbara Shear Research Manager

Elizabeth Lee Associate Director, Information Technology

Katherine Klenn Assistant Director, Tour and Media Relations

Special Events and Volunteer Services

Will Lavary Associate Director, Network Infrastructure

Artistic Planning

Communications

Amanda Conte Media Relations Associate Deirdre Vesce Communications Assistant 48

Publications

Marion Cotrone Director of Special Events and Volunteer Services Courtney Ford Associate Director, Special Events and Volunteer Services

Finance, Administration, and Media Finance

Joseph Papenmeyer Network Administrator Yuri Reyes Support Analyst Galen Brown Application and Business Analyst

Media

Operations

Vince Ford Director of Digital Media

Alex Johnston Operations Manager

Nicholas Bremer Digital Media Assistant Producer

Brendan Timins Operations Manager

Lawrence Rock Audio Director

Michele Balm Operations Coordinator

Adrian Cosentini Audio/Preservation Manager

James Eng Operations Assistant

Robert Lanham Web and Digital Developer

Bethany Flom Administrative Assistant

Mark Travis Audio Producer Liz Mauban Digital Content Manager

Marketing and Customer Relations Marketing Julii Oh Director of Marketing

Orchestra Personnel Carl R. Schiebler Orchestra Personnel Manager Nishi Badhwar Orchestra Personnel Assistant/Auditions Coordinator

Current as of August 31, 2012

Deirdre Cipolla Assistant Director, Marketing Services Rachel Rossos Gallant Director of Relationship Marketing Kate Oberjat Database Marketing Manager

Customer Relations Linda Forlini Director of Customer Relations and Sales Amanda Decker Administrative Assistant Thomas Decker Customer Relations Representative Ovidio Esquivel Customer Service Representative Britta Hallberg Assistant Director of Customer Relations Andrew Main Customer Relations Representative John May Subscription Manager Valerie Petrov Manager of Customer Relations Philip Stevens Senior Customer Relations Representative

Group Sales Francisco Contreras, Jr. Group Sales Manager

Generosity and Support

Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor

The partnership between the New York Philharmonic and Credit Suisse — the Orchestra’s exclusive Global Sponsor since 2007 — has nourished the intellects and emotions of the Philharmonic audiences at home and around the world through acclaimed tours across the United States, Europe, and Asia. In the 2011–12 season the collaboration of these two long-lived yet forwardlooking institutions ranged far and delved deep. Together they continued to forge a central role in New York City’s cultural discourse, with dynamic and profound ideas informing the Philharmonic’s programs beginning with A Concert for New York, performed in remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2011. This partnership also helped spread the excitement and philosophy that Alan Gilbert has brought to the Orchestra through EUROPE / WINTER 2012, the fourth Philharmonic visit to that continent with Mr. Gilbert, and CALIFORNIA 2012, the first domestic tour with the ever-new Music Director.

Counterclockwise from top left: Michael Hoffmann, Director, Head Corporate Sponsorship and Brand Development, Credit Suisse, at the dinner for the musicians hosted by the Global Sponsor, February 10; Johannes Baratta, Chairman of Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG, and Alan Gilbert at the Credit Suisse post-concert event in Frankfurt, February 9; at Credit Suisse’s post-concert reception at Cologne’s Philharmonie, Alan Gilbert with Dr. Peter von Arx, Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG, February 2; at the pre-concert reception at Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, Zarin Mehta and Executive Director Designate Matthew VanBesien with Peter Skoglund (center), CEO Private Banking USA, Credit Suisse, May 9; Antonio Quintella, Chairman of Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo, speaking at a reception before A Concert for New York, the free performance supported by the Global Sponsor, September 10; Alan Gilbert with James Leigh-Pemberton, CEO of Credit Suisse UK, at the London post-concert reception, February 16; in Amsterdam for the ringing of the opening bell of NYSE Euronext Amsterdam to celebrate the Global Sponsor’s 25th anniversary in the Netherlands, attended by Alan Gilbert (left), Zarin Mehta (center), and Credit Suisse executives including Willem Bosch, CEO of Credit Suisse The Netherlands (second from right), and Chiel Ruiter, Head of Investment Banking, Credit Suisse The Netherlands, February 13

Generosity and Support

New York Philharmonic Patrons

Lodewijk* and Marijke de Vink

Matthew VanBesien* and Rosanne Jowitt (left and center), with Spring Gala Co-Chair Jo Sullivan Loesser, Special Events Committee Chair Karen T. LeFrak*, and Gary W. Parr*

Alan Gilbert and Michael Nelson

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

Chinese New Year Gala Chairs and Honorary Chairs Oscar Tang, Anla Cheng, and Angela Chen, Karen T. Lefrak* (Special Events Chair), Corinne and Maurice Greenberg, Lizabeth Newman*, Shirley Young, Guoqing Chen, Ansso Wang, Frank Newman, Lady Linda Wong Davies, and Gary W. Parr*, with children from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Ronald J.* and Christie Ulrich

Yoko Nagae Ceschina and Hae-Young Ham

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Leni and Peter* May

Honey M. Kurtz* and Alan Gilbert

Russell and Judith Carson

Mary J. Wallach

SungEun Han-Andersen* and G. Chris Andersen

Sharon and Lawrence Hite (second and third from left) with Assistant Principal Concertmaster Michelle Kim, Associate Principal Cello Eileen Moon, and violist Robert Rinehart

Spring Gala Co-Chair Alec Baldwin* and his wife, Hilaria

Opening Night Gala Co-Chairs Daria L. Foster*, Larry A.* and Klara Silverstein

Didi and Oscar* Schafer *Denotes New York Philharmonic Board Member

Generosity and Support

Lifetime Gifts

The New York Philharmonic honors the Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most significant individual, corporate, foundation, and government 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. Global Sponsor

The Ambrose Monell Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

Credit Suisse

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Jerry Levin

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels

Leni and Peter May

Leadership Circle

Elaine and Charles Petschek

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund

The Prospect Hill Foundation

Mrs. Sue Mercy*

Shirley Bacot Shamel

Vivian Milstein

Mrs. Hedwig A. van Ameringen

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

The Starr Foundation

Daisy and Paul Soros

Morgan Stanley

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

Murray L. Nathan

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Estate of Marcia D. Walton

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

Partners

Gary W. Parr

for Lincoln Center

Foundation

Francis Goelet Fund Citi

American Express

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Benefactors

Assicurazioni Generali

Estate of Mrs. David Rockefeller

The Carson Family Charitable Trust

AT&T

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.

MetLife Foundation

The Alec Baldwin Foundation

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III

National Endowment for the Arts

BASF Corporation

David Rockefeller

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Mr. and *Mrs. William S. Beinecke

Mrs. Frederick P. Rose

New York State Council on the Arts

Florence Blau Estate

Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Blinken

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Didi and Oscar Schafer

Booth Ferris Foundation

Kent C. Simons: In memory of Orton

Time Warner Inc.

Breguet

The Alice Tully Foundation

Ruth F.* and Alan J. Broder

Joan and Joel Smilow

and Lucile Simons

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Guardians

Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust

Estate of Marilyn Stradella

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Deutsche Bank

Hedwig van Ameringen Foundation

BNY Mellon

The Irene Diamond Fund

Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation

Yoko Nagae Ceschina

Estate of Irmgard Dix

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

The Dana Foundation

Daria L. and William C. Foster

The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George

Donors

ExxonMobil Corporation

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

J. Aron Charitable Foundation

J. Christopher Flowers

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

Estate of Anny M. Baer

The Ford Foundation

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

The Marie Baier Foundation

Estate of Frederick N. Gilbert

Paul and Diane Guenther

Susan Baker and Michael Lynch

Mr. Francis Goelet

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Halee and David Baldwin

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Robert G. and Marie Beverly Bartner

The Kaplen Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust

Estate of P. Richard Bauer

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Estate of Mr. R. D. Beckwith

Suzie and Bruce Kovner

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

The Estate of Leonard G. Bisco

Leon Levy Foundation

Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl

Marion I. Breen*

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Honey Kurtz

CIT

Estate of Herbert M. Citrin

Estate of Priscilla Thomas

Maurice and Corinne Greenberg

Billy Rose Foundation, Inc.

The Frederick S. and Dorothy S.

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Gunther E. Greiner

Mrs. William J. Ruane*

Miss Alice Tully

The Guardian Life Insurance Company

The Estate of Rachael M. Salzano

Coleman Foundation, Inc. Governor Jon S. Corzine

Paul Underwood

Constans Culver Foundation

The Lila Acheson & DeWitt Wallace

Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer /

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Savage

Barbara Haws and William Josephson

The Scherman Foundation

Mrs. Peter S. Heller

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc.

Shinsei Bank, Limited

Norma Hess*

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

Supporters

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

Sociedad General de Autores

ACE Group

The Hite Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Fund 96.3 FM WQXR

Margaret Enoch Foundation Ernst & Young

of America

Altria Group, Inc.

Mrs. Robert L. Hoguet

Estate of Claudette M. Sorel

Herman Goldman Foundation

Mr. Amyas Ames

Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.

Jodie and Sean Sovak

The Florence Gould Foundation

Helen and Robert Appel

Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee

The Hermione Foundation

The Vincent Astor Foundation

Mr. Walter J. Johnson

Roger and Susan Hertog

Rose M. Badgeley Residuary

Mr. David Keiser

Tishman Speyer

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Charitable Trust

Kekst and Company

Diamondstein-Spielvogel The Seth Sprague Educational / and Charitable Foundation

The Helen Huntington Hull Fund, Inc.

Mercedes Bass

Karen and Kevin Kennedy

Elaine and Stephen Stamas

IBM Corporation

Ginette and Joshua Becker

Temma and Alfred Kingsley

Mr.* and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr.

Maria Olivia* and Jim Judelson

Robert Benmosche

Mrs. William S. Lasdon

Miriam T. and Howard N. Stern

Peter Jungen

Anna Nikolayevsky Benton

Patricia and Philip Laskawy

Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

Shirley Brodsky

Estate of Paul Levenglick

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Straus

William H. Kearns Foundation

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Janice H. Levin

Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Langone

The Louis Calder Foundation

Carol and Jerry Levin

Surdna Foundation, Inc.

Estate of Dr. Jerome B. Marks

Jill and John Chalsty

Betty and John A. Levin

Estate of Gertrud Suskind

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

Arnold Chavkin and Laura Chang

Judith Little

Oscar L. Tang

Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath

Estate of Norma Chazen

The Litwin Foundation

Target

Mercedes-Benz of North America

James H. Clark

Audrey Love Charitable Foundation

Tyco International, Inc.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Joseph M. Cohen

George Lund

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz

Marion Moore Foundation, Inc.

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

Vital Projects Fund, Inc.

Mrs. Nancy A. Marks

Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation

New York State Natural Heritage Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Foundation

The New York Times Company

Continental Airlines

McKinsey & Co.

Dr. Karl Wamsler

Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian

Toos and Hira Daruvala

Carmen and Zarin Mehta

Ms. Lelia Wardwell

Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink

Estate of Mercedes Meyerhoff

The Estate of Joan S. Weil

Paul Newman*

The Aaron Diamond Foundation

Bruce Meyers

Lawrence A. Wien Foundation, Inc.

Edward John Noble Foundation

Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes

The Kathryn & Gilbert Miller Fund, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro

Estate of Mrs. Donald Oenslager

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP

Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.

Estate of Paula L. Zajan

Penzance Foundation

FDIC American Savings

In memory of K. Fred Netter

Ann Ziff

Mabel Larremore Pope Fund

Mrs. Sampson R. Field

The New York Community Trust

Estate of Joseph Pulitzer

Jay S. Fishman

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Edelman

John S. and Cynthia Reed

Dale M. Frehse

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Ingeborg and Ira Rennert

Mr. and Mrs. John French III

Nikko Cordial Securities

Mr. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.

GE Foundation

Richard Nordlof

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root

Barbara and Peter Georgescu

Pfizer Inc

Susan and Jack Rudin

Alan and Sandra Gerry /

Mr. Harvey Picker

Rosenthal

Estate of Richard B. Salomon Mrs. Richard B. Salomon* Carol and Chuck Schaefer

Gerry Foundation, Inc. Ira and Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund

Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Porté

2 Anonymous *Deceased

Current as of August 31, 2012

Estate of Eva Rautenberg Estate of William R. Robbins

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

*Joseph L. Gossner

Mr. Laurance S. Rockefeller*

The Skirball Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg

Rolex Watch, USA

Generosity and Support

Leonard Bernstein Circle

The New York Philharmonic’s Leonard Bernstein Circle recognizes the Orchestra’s most generous donors. Their substantial commitment helps fund the ongoing excellence in repertory, performance, presentation, and the Philharmonic’s internationally recognized educational programs. The Philharmonic is pleased to thank the following members: Marilyn and Robert Abrams

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

Florence L. Seligman

Darlene Tranter Anderson

The Hite Foundation

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

Helen and Robert Appel

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

The Alec Baldwin Foundation

Peter Jungen

Kent C. Simons:

Mercedes Bass

Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

Ginette and Joshua Becker

Karen and Kevin Kennedy

Joan and Joel Smilow

Shirley Brodsky

Leona Kern

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Temma and Alfred Kingsley

Daisy and Paul Soros

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

Joanne E. Spohler

The Carson Family Charitable Trust

Suzie and Bruce Kovner

Kimberly V. Strauss

Yoko Nagae Ceschina

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Kay and Jackson Tai

Arnold Chavkin and Laura Chang

Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl

Tiger Baron Foundation

Carolyn and David Cohen

Honey Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

Joseph M. Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange

Paul Underwood

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen:

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation

Gerald L. Lennard Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

Governor Jon S. Corzine

Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.

2 Anonymous

Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

George Lund

Toos and Hira Daruvala

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

Deutsche Bank

Mrs. Nancy A. Marks

Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink

Leni and Peter May

Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes

Barbie and Tony Mayer

Margaret Enoch Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

Cynthia and Herbert Fields

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Jay S. Fishman

Vivian Milstein

J. Christopher Flowers

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Daria L. and William C. Foster

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Dale M. Frehse

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. John French III

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George

Gary W. Parr

Barbara and Peter Georgescu

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels

Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation

Elaine and Charles Petschek

Joseph L. Gossner*

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Porté

Paul and Diane Guenther

Antonio and Gabriela Quintella

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Lillie Robertson

Joan Harris

Mrs. Frederick P. Rose

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

Susan and Elihu Rose

Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell

Susan and Jack Rudin

Barbara Haws and William Josephson

Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Carol and Chuck Schaefer

The Hermione Foundation

Didi and Oscar Schafer

In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons

Current as of August 31, 2012

Endowment Fund

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 2011–2012 season, the Philharmonic received from the following donors gifts of $5,000 or more, which, when combined with other contributions to the Endowment Fund, totaled more than $7 million.

Estate of P. Richard Baur Unitrust by the will of Elizabeth G. Beinecke Joyce and Stanley M. Berman Florence Blau Estate Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Estate of Thais Cohrone Francis Goelet Fund Mrs. William T. Knight, III Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Mr. Joseph V. Marchese Estate of Dr. Jerome B. Marks Leni and Peter May Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Eugene Mercy, Jr. Murray L. Nathan The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation Elaine and Charles Petschek Estate of Louise E. Raquello Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen Shirley Bacot Shamel Michael F. Shugrue Daisy and Paul Soros

Current as of August 31, 2012

Generosity and Support

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 todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading guest artists and conductors. They contribute, also, to education programs that are emulated around the world as well as to the Philharmonicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acclaimed outreach initiatives. The following individuals and institutions have made these gifts, and we are honored to recognize them. Global Sponsor

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Mr. and Mrs.* William S. Beinecke

Credit Suisse

National Endowment for the Arts

Margaret Enoch Foundation

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

Gifts of $500,000 or more

New York State Council on the Arts

Mabel Larremore Pope Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

Paul Underwood

The Alec Baldwin Foundation

Foundation

The Carson Family Charitable Trust

Gary W. Parr

Gifts of $35,000 or more

Yoko Nagae Ceschina

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Marilyn and Robert Abrams

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

Joan and Joel Smilow

Linda and Earle Altman

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Time Warner Inc.

Florence Blau Estate

Leon Levy Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

Shirley Brodsky

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Didi and Oscar Schafer

Gifts of $100,000 or more

Citi

The Alice Tully Foundation

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Governor Jon S. Corzine

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Toos and Hira Daruvala

Gifts of $250,000 or more

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

Lady Linda Wong Davies / KT Wong Foundation

BNY Mellon

Bonko P.H. Chan

Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer / Tishman Speyer

Breguet

Arnold Chavkin and Laura Chang

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

J. Christopher Flowers

Angela Chen, China Arts Foundation

Joseph L. Gossner*

Daria L. and William C. Foster

The Frederick S. and Dorothy S. Coleman Foundation,

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

Inc. Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

Roger and Susan Hertog

Honey Kurtz

Jay S. Fishman

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

MetLife Foundation

Paul and Diane Guenther

Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Peter Jungen

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

Lazard Ltd

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

The Hite Foundation

Jo Sullivan Loesser

Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation

Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl

Audrey Love Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

Gifts of $150,000 or more

George Lund

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels

Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

The Prospect Hill Foundation

Deutsche Bank

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Antonio and Gabriela Quintella

Francis Goelet Fund

Susan and Elihu Rose

Ingeborg and Ira Rennert

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Carol and Chuck Schaefer

Mrs. Frederick P. Rose

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Shirley Bacot Shamel

Susan and Jack Rudin

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

Florence L. Seligman

Suzie and Bruce Kovner

Daisy and Paul Soros

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange 58

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

The Kaplen Foundation

Leni and Peter May

Gifts of $75,000 or more

Vivian Milstein

Ginette and Joshua Becker

Kent C. Simons: In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons

Edith and Roy Simpson / The Resource Foundation

The Ambrose Monell Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith

The Hermione Foundation

Marion Moore Foundation, Inc.

Tishman Construction Corporation

The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable

Wendi Murdoch

Svetlana and Herbert Wachtell

Music Theatre International /

Betsy Wiegers

Foundation The Starr Foundation

Freddie Gershon, Drew Cohen

Wolfensohn Family Foundation

Oscar L. Tang

Elaine and Charles Petschek

Tiger Baron Foundation

Thierry PortĂŠ and Yasko Tashiro PortĂŠ

Gifts of $12,000 or more

Vital Projects Fund, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Renyi

Adam Aron

Lillie Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Bernstein

Gifts of $20,000 or more

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root

The Barbara and Gary Brandt Family Foundation

Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation

Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo

The Shoe Charitable Foundation

ACE Group

The Irving and Sara Selis Foundation

Marilyn and Allan Glick

Darlene Tranter Anderson

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Suzan Gordon

Helen and Robert Appel

The C.F. Roe Slade Foundation

Joan and Mike Kahn

Bank of China

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Kathleen and Scott Kapnick

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

Jodie and Sean Sovak

Helen and Martin Kimmel

Mercedes Bass

Joanne E. Spohler

Jeffrey H. Loria & Co.

The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Blinken

Kimberly V. Strauss

Miller Khoshkish Foundation

Guoqing Chen

Kay and Jackson Tai

The Mirken Foundation

Carolyn and David Cohen

Rosanne J. Jowitt and Matthew VanBesien

Alice K. Netter

Joseph M. Cohen

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen:

Henry Nias Foundation, Inc.

Constans Culver Foundation

In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Andrew and Margaret Paul

Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes

Shirley Young / USCCI / Committee of 100

Mrs. Milton Petrie

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP

2 Anonymous Patrons

Jonathan Pollack Lawrence A. Rand

Cynthia and Herbert Fields Stephen W. Fillo and Jane Carolyn Gould

Gifts of $17,500 or more

Patricia and John Roche

Dale M. Frehse

Deborah and Charles Adelman

Elaine and Lawrence Rothenberg

Mr. and Mrs. John French III

Halee and David Baldwin

Ruth and Milton Rubin

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath

Janet and William Schwartz

Barbara and Peter Georgescu

Howard S. Paley

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco

Alan and Sandra Gerry / Gerry Foundation, Inc.

William R. Rhodes

Martin E. Segal / The Segal Company

Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation

1 Anonymous Patron

Frank V. Sica and Colleen McMahon Mr. and Mrs. David M. Silfen

Mr. and Mrs. Gunther E. Greiner Joan Harris

Gifts of $15,000 or more

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som

Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell

Mrs. Morris Bergreen

Jay H. Tanenbaum

Barbara Haws and William Josephson

Mark Kingdon and Anla Cheng Kingdon

Wolffer Estate Vineyard

Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Mrs. Daniel Cowin

Karen and Kevin Kennedy

Ron and Andrea DeFeo

Gifts of $9,000 or more

Leona Kern

French-American Cultural Exchange

Kathi and Peter Arnow

Charles and Jane Klein Family Fund

Sheree A. and Gerald L. Friedman

Edith S. Bouriez

Koussevitzky Music Foundation

Deane A. and John D. Gilliam

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton

KPMG LLP

Herman Goldman Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham E. Cohen

Gerald L. Lennard Foundation

Maurice and Corinne Greenberg

Betsy and Alan D. Cohn

The Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig and Dr. Carol

Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc.

Alberto Cribiore

Kekst and Company

Mrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr.

Mrs. Nancy A. Marks

Bruce Meyers

Dr. Edward DiCarlo

Barbie and Tony Mayer

The Netter Foundation

Disney Worldwide Outreach

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

The New York Times Company

Mary Eagan

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Edelman

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fadem

Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.

Elizabeth and Kirk Radke

Ludwig / Promontory Financial Group, LLC

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Generosity and Support

Annual Fund (continued)

Jacquin P. Fink

Dr. Claude Ghez

Lauren Blum and C. William Merten

Giorgio Armani Corporation

Sunny and Brad Goldberg

Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund

The Marc Haas Foundation

Alfred G. Goldstein:

Ohn Choe

Mrs. Peter S. Heller

In memory of Hope Perry Goldstein Dr. and Mrs. Victor Grann

Martin and Michele Cohen

Frank E. Hydoski

Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Isenberg

Jan M. Guifarro

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cowett

Sandra L. Kozlowski

Lynne and Harold Handler

Nathalie and Marshall Cox

C.L.C. Kramer Foundation

William Herrman

Richard Cunniff, Jr.

Karen and Alan M. Krause

Rosa and John Hovey

Connie and Steve Delehanty

Mrs. Gene Lasdon

Dr. and Mrs. K. D. Irani

Marie G. Dennett Foundation

Audrey and Hal Lasky

Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson, II

Linda and John Eaves

Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Stuart M. Johnson

Joan and Alvin H. Einbender

Jonathan E. Lehman

Anita A. Kahn

Dr. and Mrs. John W. Espy

Arthur Loeb Foundation

William W. Karatz

Carol J. Feinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Miller

Natalie Katz:

Barbara Goldstein

Abby and Howard Milstein

In memory of Murray S. Katz

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Oceanic Heritage Foundation

Andrea Klepetar-Fallek

Roberta and Arnold Krumholz

Liz and Jeff Peek

Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn

Carol and Daniel Marcus

Dr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. Post

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Kurjan

Eleanor and Howard Morgan

Leo Rosner Foundation

Cynthia and Anthony Lamport

Ruth Newman:

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Alexandra and Jay Langer

Christine and Stephen A. Schwarzman

Betty and John A. Levin

Patricia and Erik Nicolaysen

Linda Marie Jackson and Cherif Sedky

Ann M. Longmore:

Amy and John Peckham

Michael A. Sennott

In Memory of Ann Longmore

In memory of Leonard Newman

Vicki and Charles Raeburn

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Beverley and Frank MacInnis

Daniel and Joanna S. Rose

Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Bernice Manocherian

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Rudin

Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach

Anne and Frank Petralito

Lisa and David T. Schiff

Sue Ann Weinberg

Charles J. Raab

Betsy and Edward Schiff

The Isak And Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.

David Rockefeller

Hope G. Solinger

Ann Eden Woodward Foundation

Rolex Watch, USA

Annaliese Soros

Carolan and Peter Workman

Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen

Nancy and Robert Stone

1 Anonymous Patrons

Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian Rosenthal

Natasha and Richard Stowe

Lillian Rosenthal

Sumitomo Corporation of America

Gifts of $7,500 or more

Ernestine and Herbert Ruben

Ann and Thomas Unterberg

Arlene and Alan Alda

Barbara and John Samuelson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. M. van der Voort

Sheila and Steven Aresty

Marge Scheuer

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz

Paula Freedman and Kulbir Arora

Alice Sim

Deborah and Thomas Wallace

Paul Bader

Connie Steensma and Rick Prins

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osgood Wood

Emma and Eli Bluestone

Jean and Dick Swank

3 Anonymous Patrons

H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. Friedman

Carol H. Taylor

Cheryl Rubin and Gordon Borteck

Jacobus van Heerden

Gifts of $5,000 or more

Andree M. Caldwell

Jeanette Sarkisian and Paul A. Wagner

Leona Clague and Yonatan Arbel

Dena and David Clossey

Patrick B. Woods

Robert Arnow

Barbara and H. Rodgin Cohen

1 Anonymous Patrons

Winifred Atkinson

Mr. and Mrs. Dinyar S. DeVitre

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Clifford

Steven L. Holley

Maurice and Lillian Barbash

Thea Duell and Peter Cook

Gifts of $6,000 or more

Gardner Grout Foundation

Ruth* and Jack Eagan

Mimi and Barry J. Alperin

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim

Otho E. Eskin and Therese A. Keane

Barbara Axel

Cynthia and Alexander Bing

Joan and Donald Fried

John and Gaily Beinecke

Mrs. Leonard Block

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Braddock

Mrs. Richard Lombard

Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust

Ruth and Louis Brause

William Louis-Dreyfus

The Paula Vial Fund — Dian Woodner

Amassador and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Brown

Carol and Albert Lowenthal

Joseph M. Cahalan / Xerox Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Burton

Elsa Garcia and Julius Mannino

Saul L. Zalkin

The Edward T. Cone Foundation

Ellen and James S. Marcus

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Zeitler

Michaela and Leon Constantiner

Enken and Jerome Mayer

Lynn and Robert Zimmer

Trust of Lucy Cooledge

Marie and Joe Melone

2 Anonymous Patrons

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

Joyce F. Menschel

The Dana Foundation

Karl Moller

Gifts of $3,500 or more

Sriram P. Das

Mary Lou and Robert Morgado

David R. Adler

Lenore and Robert Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse

Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno

Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Eberstadt

The Munera Family Foundation

Barbara and Stanley Arkin

J. Mark Edwards

Norma and Edward Munves

Janice and David Barnard

Jeanne Ellis

Don H. Nelson

Susan Beckerman

Fahey Family Foundation

Heidi and Tom McWilliams

Martin Berkowitz

Norman Feit

Stefan Nowicki

Carol and Edmund Blake

Paula and Edward Fichtner

Linda Gage and Timothy M. O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brandt

Joan Weltz and Arthur Field

Mr. and Mrs. Yale I. Paprin

Binta Niambi Brown

Susan and Arthur Fleischer

Jerry Perl

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Brown

Eunice and Milton Forman

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Prince

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cafritz

Dr. Maria L. Garcia

Dr. Gary and Deborah Raizes

Judy Champion

Trevor and Sarah Jane Gibbons

The Reed Foundation

Steven Cheng and Michelle Koo Cheng

Nancy and Dennis Gilbert

The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation

Andrea L. Colby

Lois Chiles and Richard Gilder

Constance Rosen

Dr. Frances R. Curcio

Karen and Henry Glanternik

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ross

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dineen

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Grant

Charles M. Royce

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C.N. Evans

Dianne and Bruce Grossman

The Rudin Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Feinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Gruss

Melachrina May and Lawrence A. Sax

Arthur F. Ferguson

Sarafian Foundation

Michael and Paola Schulhof

Nancy Dotterer Field

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Heller

Marvin and Joyce S. Schwartz Fund

Shirley and Irving Finkelstein

Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin

Wendy and Richard Schwartz

Lee Gelber

The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott

Christopher George

Diane and Kenneth Hipkins

Jane and Paul Shang

The Reverend Carlson Gerdau

Elihu and Harriet Inselbuch

Irene and Fred Shen

Beatrice C. Goldschmidt

Dr. Betty S. Iu

The Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon Foundation

Linda and Richard Goldstein

David Jaquet

Margaret and A.J.C. Smith

Anne C. and Burton G. Greenblatt

Alexandra Krofta Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sosnoff

Marilyn and Bud Greenspan

Avraham Kadar, M.D.

The Staten Island Foundation

Jamee and Peter Gregory

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kanak

Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund

Jane and Randy Guggenheimer

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Flora and George Suter

Russell Hamilton

Neil Katz

A. Alfred Taubman

Dr. Dorothy Kim Lee and Victor Han

Thomas L. Kempner and Kathryn C. Patterson

Karen N. Tell

Susan Harris

Ann and Dan Kolb

Barbara and Donald Tober

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hupper

Sheila and Bill Lambert

The Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge Foundation

Lenore and Michael Hyatt

Joseph S. Lesser

Dr. Karl Wamsler

Martin and Mary Jacobson

Marjory and John Lewin

Lulu and Anthony Wang

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kahaner

Evelene Wechsler

Dr. Andre H. Kelleners

Cheryl and Glen Lewy

Drs. Nancy and Andrew Weiland

Dr. Harold Laufman

Linda Lindenbaum

Ronnie and Jeffrey Weinstein

Arthur S. Leonard

Margot and Robert Linton

Sally and Harold Weisman

In honor of Melanie Forman

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Generosity and Support

Annual Fund (continued)

Nicolina R. Astorina

Sivia Loria

Terry A. Astuto

The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack

Martha and Robert Badger

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fennelly

Mrs. Lloyd B. Makepeace

Janet Bartucci-Samuel

The Finkelstein Foundation

Susan R. Malloy

Marion and Sam Bass

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sherer Finley

Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews

Helaine and Rick Beckerman

Isanne and Sanford Fisher

Elizabeth Lucier McKeever

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berman

Barbara G. Fleischman

Ellen and Lee Metzendorf

Lynda and Charles Biggs

Elaine Sisman and Martin Fridson

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Milstein

Rena and Martin Blackman

Fredrica S. and Stephen J. Friedman

Hadassah Brooks Morgan / and Thomas B. Morgan

Margot and Jerry Bogert

Elinor and Hasan Garan

Myriad, Inc.

Philena T. Bolden

Johanna and Leslie Garfield

Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Nitze

Ms. Kirsty Bonner

Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus

Kathleen O. Parker

Dr. Juan-Carlos Brenes

Andrew Golden

Madeline P. Pastore

Nancy and Alan Brenner

Robert F. Gossett, Jr.

Barbara and Sidney J. Pollack

Carol and Arthur Brill

Annette Green

Susan Porter

Cynthia D. Brodsky

John F. Green

Brenda and Berndt Rauch

John N. Brogard

Jamee and Peter Gregory

Paula and Ira M. Resnick

Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan

Anne and John Hall

David H. and L. Amanda Rhael

Joyce and Joel Buchman

Dr. Phyllis Hattis

Peter and Linda Riguardi

Ann and Herbert Burger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Henshaw, III

Deborah Roberts and Al Roker

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Caldwell

Joel Hershey and Roy Eddey

Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen

Celestine and Howard Campbell

Gregory Ho

Susan Ross

Colleen Foster and Chris Canavan

Dr. Sally Hodder and Dr. Adel Mahmoud

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rothman

Deborah Carmichael

June Jaffee

Margaret Touborg and Robert F. Rothschild

Theodore S. Chapin

Merit E. Janow and Peter Young

Eli Schonberger:

Andrew Mao, China Merchants Bank

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Johnston

In honor of Benjamin Feder

Amy and Gary Churgin

Christine Ju

Drs. William and Vicki Semel

Dr. Miguel Cima

Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason

Mary J. Shannon and Shannon Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cohen

Diane Upright and Robert M. Kaye

Adrianne and William Silver

Marian and James H. Cohen

Thomas F. Kearns

Simmons Family

Eileen and Stephen A. Cohen

William S. Keating

Dr. Olympia Hadjiliadis and Dr. Ioannis Stamos

Marcia and Stewart Cohen

Susan and Douglas Kerridge

Judith and Howard Steinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Cohn

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Khristov

Morris Sussman

Jamie Stern and Michael Connolly

Alfonso Kimche

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Swanson

Sally E. Cummins

Mrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) Kirby

John S. Tamagni

Micalyn S. Harris and Louis J. Cutrona, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Kirby

Robert Toscano

Mrs. William D. Dana, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Klingenstein

Joan and Barry Tucker

Elizabeth De Cuevas

Marvin and Rosalind Kochman

Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Ward

Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics, U.S.

Ellen and Murray Koppelman

Norma and Burton Wasserman:

Ruth and Robert Diefenbach

Casey and Sam Lambert

Junia Doan

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Lane

Peter Wexler

Peter R. Dolan

Susanne and Tristan Laurion

Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn

Althea L. Duersten

Hwa-Jin Lee and Chul-Joon Park

Janet Zinberg and Joel Zinberg:

Robert Dupuy

Phyllis and Bernard Leventhal

Rachel and Oded Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dan

Kamie and Richard Lightburn

Elaine Katz Edlin

The Litwin Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Englander

Richard L. Louth

Gifts of $3,000 or more

William Evans

John Lundsten

Gloria and Bert Abrams

Edward and Patricia Falkenberg

Michael and Cynthia Marks

The Amphion Foundation

Jessica and Daniel Fass

Andrew Martin-Weber

In memory of Lois

In memory of Adele Young

In memory of Arthur D. Zinberg 3 Anonymous Patrons

Phyllis Feder:

Drs. Kenneth Levey and Jessica Pandich

Barbara and Sorrell Mathes

Dr. Benjamin Small

Mr. and Mrs.Timothy M. Finnegan

Cheryne and David McBride

Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamondstein-Spielvogel

Pamela Flaherty

Christopher McMahon

Ms. Alexandra D. Steel and Mr. James Scott

Emily Braun and Andrew Frackman

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McNamara

Peter Steinman and Todd Geringswald

Anna Lucia Fuentes and Dr. Ricardo Castaneda

Gita and Sonny Mehta

Linda B. Stern

Maxine and Marvin Gilbert

Sally and Jay J. Meltzer

Karen S. and Barry F. Sullivan:

Danielle and Ned Ginty

Major Philip S. Milton, Ret.

In memory of Andre Sprogis

Edythe and Mike Gladstein

Gillian and Sylvester Miniter

Marcy Syms

Goldie Anna Charitable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Missett III

Frances A. Taber and Barry Lenson

Miriam Goldman

Melissa and Chappy Morris

Judy E. Tenney

Patricia Gould

Kristina M. Nilsson

J. Tilroe

Susan and Edward Greenberg

Gilda and Fred Nobel

Mark R. Timperley

Richard Herold / GE Transportation

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Obstbaum

Zachary Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, III

Helen Ojha

Paul A. Upham

Susan G. Jacoby

Gabrielle and Michael Palitz

Marlene Ver Planck

Helene L. and Mark N. Kaplan

Sybil Parker

Elizabeth and Harry L. Wachen

Maury I. Kaplin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Pennington

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Wang

Dr. Attallah Kappas

Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Pinson

Mr. and Mrs. Guy A. Weill

Ellen and Howard C. Katz

Judith and Jim Pohlman

Judy and Jerrald Weinstein

Mariana and George Kaufman

Ronnie and William Potter

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wellner

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Keirstead

Robert Press

Lucille Werlinich

Roberta C. King

Rita and Louis V. Quintas

Phyllis and Jack Wertenteil

Anita Kirsten:

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ragovoy

Dr. Carl Eugene Wilson

Laurence Reich

Judy Witt

Martha and Friedrich Kueffner

Jim and Jean

Mrs. Stephen L. Wolf

Nanette L. Laitman

Sheila Mahony and Charles Riggs

Laura and Robert Zimet

Dr. Carin Lamm and Mr. Peter Gruenberger

Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Rosen

Peter Zinman and Claudia Ray

Dr. Coco Lazaroff /

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen

6 Anonymous Patrons

In memory of Marvin Kirsten

In honor of KT Wong Foundation Wilma and Walter Leinhardt

Dr. Deborah Sherman and Dr. Mark Rubin

Gifts of $2,500 or more

Ira Leventhal

Caryl and Herbert Ackerman

Susan and Arthur Lindenauer

Patricia Ryan

Donald R. Allen

Linda and Stephen Long

Anne H. and Robert D. Sack

Gerald Appel

Adelaide McManus

Allen Samson

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Arneson

Richard and Ronay Menschel:

Betty and Paul Schaffer

Allen H. Arrow / Shukat Arrow Hafer & Habersman

Shirley and Alfred Schechter

The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund

Samuel C. Miller

Richard E. Scheid

Dr. Kathryn and Mr. Bruce Beal

Barbara B. Moore

Joanne and Martin Schneider

Ann and Dan Bernstein

Mary Norato Indeglia

Mr. and Mrs. Marc D. Schneider

Frances and Leo Bretter

Diana and Juergen Nott

Nadine Schramm, Budd Enterprises Ltd.

Christopher Carter

Aisling Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor

Ruth and Julian Schroeder

Barbara Cirkva, Chanel, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. George D. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

Muriel Schwartz

Cindy Chin

Beryl Pantaleo

James and Patricia Scott

Babette and Dr. Carmel Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Scott

Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr.

Patricia and Robert Phillips

Audrey Lou Sevin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Dannenberg

Laura and John Pomerantz

Michael Sharp

Maria De Sousa

Mark E. Pruzanski

Gil Shiva

Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg

Dana and Richard Reimer

Norman Shuman

John A. Elliott

Gerald Rochelle

Flo and Warren Sinsheimer

Suellen Ettinger

Gail and Michael Rogers

Anna Skjevesland / Pareto Securities Inc.

Barbara Finberg

Judith and Michael Rudman: In memory of Leonard Hochman

In honor of Sue Mercy and Paula Root

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Generosity and Support

Annual Fund (continued)

Vincent L. Rogers, Jr.

Kari T. Asperheim

Dannie Cho

Mr. and Mrs. Kola Romano

Laurie and Peter Atkins

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ciotti

Leslie and Michael Rosenberg

James A. Attwood, Jr.

Isabel E. Collins

Missy and Allen Rosenshine

Joel Azerrad

Professor Richard Comerford

Martin G. Ruckel

Susan and Martin Baker

Camille Cooper and Kenneth Rossner

Dr. Svetlana Salerno

Gordon H. Barrows

Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Cosio-Pascal

Pearl and Henry Schour

Betty Barton

Peter Crames

Vintage Foundation Inc.

James Bell

Christine and Paul Crotty

Florence and Jay William Seligman

Marta Benach

Ellen R. Nadler and Robert J. Cubitto

Edith and Alan Seligson

Sandra K. Bendfeldt

Meredith and Bill Dawson

Suzanne and David Simon:

Elizabeth L. Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Dawson

Michael Bergelson

Edward De Luca, Jr.

Stephanie A. Sirota

Emily M. Berger

Anton DeRosa

Barbara Slifka

Andrew and Kathy Berkman

Barbara M. Deacon

Elaine* and Stephen Stamas

Kathy Berlowe

Robert B. Deans, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Steffan

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Berman

Catherine Decker

Beverley and Sabin Streeter

Ann Berzin

Siavash Dejgosha

Elise C. and Marvin B. Tepper

Dr. Mark and Ursula Bevan

Anne E. Delaney

Malcolm Thomson

Janie and Thomas Bezanson

Leonard DeLuca

Phyllis Trible

Alison Blackman and John Dunham

Charna and Tony Di Santo

Carol Van Wijnen

Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Bleiberg

Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Diaz-Matos

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Walters

Allison Blinken

Teresa Donahue

Edward Weiner

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Block

Brian E. Donaldson

Roslyn and Harry Weinrauch

Ann and William Bohlin

Edmund C. Duffy

Rosalie Weir

A.L. Boskey

Chris Eagan

Bernard Weiss, MD

Amal Bouchenaki

Kristy Eagan

Mary Ellen and Mitchell Williams

Alice and Stuart Boynton

Terri Edersheim and B. Robert Meyer

Saul and Roberta Wolfe

Jane Eisner Bram, Ph.D. and William Bram

Anne Aronovitch and Richard Eger

Merryl Snow Zegar and Charles Zegar

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Braun

Karen and Jay Eliezer

Micha N. Ziprkowski

Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann

Kathleen M. Emberger

3 Anonymous Patrons

Laurel A. Brien

The Employment Line

Richard G. Brode

Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman

Gifts of $2,000 or more

Nancy and Howard Brown

Edward V. Evanick

Mr. and Mrs. Elkan Abramowitz

Alice B. and James T. Brown

Kenneth L. Everett

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ackman

Constance and Jeffrey T. Brown

Anna and Jim Fantaci

Elsie L. Adler

Morton R. Brown

Diana and Adam Farrell

Jordan Agee and Matt Reeg

Judith and Robert Burger

Mr. Ronald P. Feiman

Nasir Alamgir

Jeanne and Malcolm Campbell

Joan and William Felder

Eric Alexander

Dr. Lee Carlisle

Manuel L. Fernandez, MD

Donetta Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Carroll

Susana H. Finkel

Sylvia Almeida

Sandra and James C. Carter

Dr. R. Fenimore Fisher

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Alosco

Thomas A. Cassilly

Ingrid Fitz-James, MD

American Kennel Club: In honor of Karen LeFrak

Theresa M. Cribbin and Robert P. Castrignano

Dr. and Mrs. Roland Folter

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Anbinder

Josseline Charas

Sharif Ford

Jean K. Ando

Mr.* and Mrs. Michael J. Chasanoff

Amy Gillenson and James Fornari

Susan and Robert Appleby

Eric D. Chasser

Gwendolyn Foster

Adrian and Jessie Archbold Charitable Trust

Audrey and Jerome Chatzky

Robin McGarry, M.D. /

Karen and Greg Arenson

Linda R. Chen

Dr. Myron Arlen

John, Mary & Bernard Jacobs Foundation

Strypemonde Foundation

Rose Marie Armetta

Carol and Wallace Chinitz

John Fraser

In loving memory of Emmy-Lou Cohn

and Joseph A. Franciosa, M.D.

Bill and Caryn Freilich

Mr. James Holland

Grace Leight

Alice L. and Lawrence N. Friedland

Mr. and Mrs. David Hollander

Donna and Jeffrey Lenobel

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman

Joan Holmes

Jean and John Lesser

Karen and Edward A. Friedman

Tamara Hoover and Jeremy Dobrick

Robert L. Levine

Gladys M. Froustet

Timothy Hughes

Mr. Stuart Leyton and Ms. Linda Wambaugh

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ganberg

Heide Huttl

Laura Liberman

Carol Ewing Garber

Mark Ingram

Emily Lin

Mr. and Mrs. Gideon I. Gartner

Martha R. Ingram

Robert V. Lindsay*

Dr. Merwin Geffen and Dr. Norman Solomon

Anita and Robert Jacobson

Naomi and Marvin Lipman

Liselotte Geoghegan

Angela and Scott Jaggar

Lewis R. Lipsey, MD

Carol and Jerry Gertz

Mrs. Niels W. Johnsen

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lisanti

Maurice Gilbert Trust

Mr. Westbrook Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. George F. Little, II

Joan and Sam Ginsburg

Elizabeth H. Scheuer and Peter Joseph

Sharon J. Handler

Victor J. Goldberg and Patricia A. Waldeck

Irene and Jacob Judd

Holly and Donald Loftus

Wendy M. Goldberg

Laurence R. Jurdem

Joyce Lowinson, M.D.

Gay and Carl Goldman

Ms. Ann Justi

Holly and Christian MacDonald

Mrs. Jacob Goldman

Robert Kandel

Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Madero

Mae Goldstein

Alice Kaplan

Edward Mafoud

Ronald Goldstein

Ginger D. Karren:

Reeva and Ezra Mager

Wilbur Gonzalez

In memory of Arnold and Marie Volpe

Sherry and Labib Mahfouz

Florence A. Davis and Anthony C. Gooch

Joia and Joshua Kazam

Eve France and Howard Maisel

Senator Roy M. Goodman

Jane and Peter Keegan

Dr. Alexander Margulis

Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz and Michael Gormley

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kendrick

Kevin Marrinan

Elizabeth Gouger and Dr. Alen Shapiro

Debra Kessler

Jody and Giulio Martini

Judy and George L. Graff

Shazah Khawaja

Carol and Arthur Maslow

Perry and Martin Granoff

Charles Kimbrough

Alyce Matsumoto

Dr. Arthur A. Gray

Rudolph and Florence Kindel

Joanne and Norman Matthews

Sandra and Stephen M. Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kindler

Mr. and Mrs. J. Jay Mautner, Jr.

Joshua Groban

Jerry Kirby

Dr. and Mrs. Donald McCain

Izabela Grocholski

Alyce and Samuel Kirschenbaum

Joanne and Guy McCarter

Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman

Gail and Stephen Kittenplan

Violy McCausland

Marcelo Guerra

Betsy and Robert Knapp

William C. McClean

Jessica and Drew Guff

Margot W. and Jacques Kohn

Millie and David McCoy

Susan Gullia

Inge and John Konther

Dr. and Mrs. William W. McCutchen, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund

Meyer Koplow

Lynn and Daniel McLaughlin

Michael I. Gustave

Lydia and Edwin Kronfeld

Ryan D. McNaughton

Dr. Heskel M. Haddad

Joann and Karl Kunz

Blum-Merians Foundation, Inc.

Kara and Shane Hade

Keri Jackson and Adrian Kunzle

Barbara and Milton Meshirer

Erik Haines

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kurzweil

Marjorie L. Miller

Edward Hall

I. Lai

Evalyn Milman

Marian Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch

Steven J. Miron

Christa and Ulrich Hammerling

Lee Lamont

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan

Michael and Cathy Hayes

Barbara and Loeber Landau

Barbara S. Mosbacher

Phyllis and George Heilborn

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lang

Darrell Nelson

Linda and Steven Hill

Julia Lanigan

Allison Newell

Arlene Hochman

Adriana and Raymond LaRaja

George and Siobhan Nicolau

Larry Hochman

Michael V. Laterza

Chris Bockelmann and Floyd Norris

Denise and Gary Hodes

Kathleen Lawler

Doris Nussbaum

Constance M. Hoguet

The Employment Line

Deborah Bohr and James Oakes

Elizabeth O. Hollahan

Naomi and John R. Lawrence

continued p

Generosity and Support

Annual Fund (continued)

Joan B. O’Connor

Joan L. and Reade H. Ryan, Jr.

Priscilla and Jerome Teich

Anita O’Gara

Peter Safirstein and Ruth Susnick

John C. Thomas, Jr.

William Olbricht

Arlene and Chester Salomon

Marina and Bill Thomas

Gladys George and Stuart Orsher, M.D.

Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Salvati

Theresa S. Thompson

Margaret M. and Daniel P. O’Shea

Rebecca and Arthur Samberg

Karen and Andrew Thorburn

Erik Osland

Dr. Richard L. Saphir

Coralie S. Toevs

Anne M. Paine

Dr. Cheryl Fishbein and Mr. Philip Schatten

Marsha Tosk and Seymour Ubell

Pamela and Edward Pantzer

Caroline Schimmel

Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Trost

Antonio Pargana

Ann Adenbaum and Dr. Alan Schramm

Robert Tung

Grace Parr

Elaine and Edmund Schroeder

Mr. and Mrs. John Vaccaro

James Paterson

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

Max Van Gilder and Georgette Jasen

Chamara Paul

Peter Scola

Nancy Vardakis

Dr. William F. Pepper

The Grateful Foundation

Dr. Manuel Vazquez

Mrs. Harold S. Perl

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Seifer

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vogelfanger

Barbara and Louis Perlmutter

Dr. Richard and Marla Seldes

Norman H. Volk

Eugene A. Petracca, Jr.

Morton and Sandra Semel Foundation

Mrs. Philip R. Von Stade

Amy Phelan

Sharmila Sen

Hamayoun Vossoughi

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philipps

Vivian Serota

Susanne Wamsler

Shirley Phillips

Veronica Sessler

Pat and Wayne Warnken

Daphne Pierre-Paul

Dewey Shay

Carol and Ken Weiser

Robin L. Eisner and William A. Polf

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Sheehan

Harriet and Paul Weissman

Amy and Robert Poster

Gail Sheehy

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wendt

Regina and Otto Pretsfelder

Barbara Sheffer

Hilda and Arthur* Wenig

Ms. Meredith Raarup and Mr. Todd Raarup

Jessica and Jonathan Silberlicht, M.D.

Charles Wenzel

Margaret and Russell Rabito

Mr. and Mrs. Al Silverman

Ellen and Avram Westin

Dr. Robert B. Raiber

Selma and Alvin Silverman Foundation

Judy and Josh Weston

Janet Ramsdal

Stacey and Keith Silverstein

Howard Wexler

Ms. Nancy Volin and Dr. Jean-Pascal Simon

Ralph N. Wharton, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Rankin, III

Bernice J. Smilowitz

Jennifer Wheary

Naoko and Spencer Reames

Richard Sobel

Barbara and Ken White

Doris C. Rechtman

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Sobel

Dr. Philip D. Wilson

Dr. Everett R. Reff:

Dimitri Sogoloff

Timothy S. Wilson

Helene and Herbert Solomon

Carol Yeh

Amy and Jay Regan

Si Spiegel

Sachiko Yokoyama

Neil Henry Reid

Norton Spiel and Laurie Kranz

Kinne Yon

Peter V. Rezos

Elizabeth and Peter Stegemann

Inaya Yusuf

Peggy S. Rice

Andrew Steginsky

Marie Zehngebot

Robbins Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stein

Leonard and Marcia Zigelbaum

Sheila J. Robbins

Martha Roby Stephens

Mark Zorger

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Rodin

Susan K. and Jeffrey M. Stern

Dr. Harriet Zuckerman

Kathleen L. Rollin

Susan C. Stewart, M.D.

28 Anonymous Patrons

Dr. Sonia Rosenbaum

Robert and Carlyn Stonehill

Rosalind Rosenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streim

James H. Rosenfield, Sr.

Peter Sullivan and Mary Krueger

Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation

Ruth M. Swanberg

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Roth

Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sznajder

Suzanne and Burton Rubin

Akio Tagawa

Nancy B. Rubinger

Paula Tarzian-Ciferni

Raoul Rudelli

Dr. Priyamvada Tatachar

Adam Rudin

Jean E. Taylor

thanks Jon Deak

In Memory of Elaine Helena Reff

Current as of August 31, 2012

Education Donors

The New York Philharmonic is a national leader in music education. During the 170th season, education partnerships continued to expand and served as models for cultural institutions worldwide. Partnerships in New York City public schools, global initiatives around the world, and concert series for young audiences are just a few examples of the Philharmonicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 2011â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 season: The Carson Family Charitable Trust MetLife Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation

Marion Moore Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

National Endowment for the Arts

Kathi and Peter Arnow

New York State Council on the Arts

Anonymous

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

ASCAP Foundation

Foundation

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

Oceanic Heritage Foundation

Cynthia and Alexander Bing

Edith and Roy Simpson/The Resource Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham E. Cohen

Leo Rosner Foundation

Carolyn and David Cohen

The Rudin Foundation, Inc.

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Janet and William Schwartz

Constans Culver Foundation

The C.F. Roe Slade Foundation

Disney Worldwide Outreach

Beatrice Snyder Foundation

J. Mark Edwards

Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund

Dale M. Frehse

Karen and Andrew Thorburn

Dr. Claude Ghez

Peter Wexler

Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Grant Jan M. Guifarro

Current as of August 31, 2012

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen Muna and Basem Hishmeh Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson, II Jephson Educational Trust No. 2 Stuart M. Johnson Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Keller-Shatanoff Foundation Ann and Dan Kolb Honey Kurtz Carol and Albert Lowenthal Tiger Baron Foundation The Mirken Foundation

Generosity and Support

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 which contribute to the Philharmonic’s Endowment Fund. The Philharmonic’s endowment provides a steady and reliable income stream that maintains our extraordinary musical experiences, keeps ticket prices at affordable levels, and nurtures tomorrow’s generation of musicians and audience members through our education and community engagement programs. Gifts from our generous donors provide over half of the income we need to maintain this great orchestra. Last season alone almost $2 million was contributed through planned gifts. We are honored to recognize current Heritage Society members for their extraordinary commitment to the future. Gregory and Janet Abels

Domitilia M. dos Santos

Marjorie B. Kahn

Helen H. Acker

Alison Blackman and John Dunham

*Mr. and Mrs. Murray S. Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Diane C. Dunne

Mrs. Greta Katzauer

Leo Alves and Patricia Grove

Dr. Joan Eliasoph

Sara Kennedy

Janet J. Asimov

Robert E. Evans

Thomas C. and Joan P. King

Elleyn Amron Austin

Richard B. Everett

Jerry Kleinman

Gail F. Baker

Richard A. Feit

Andrea Klepetar-Fallek

Halee and David Baldwin

James Ferrara

Joan D. Kotzenberg

Ruth L. Bauman:

Stephen W. Fillo

Marilyn and Paul Kramer

Stuart M. Fischman

Marilyn Lamar

Judith-Anne Beard

Herbert J. Frank

Nora Roberts Leidesdorf

Dr. Kurt Becker and Ms. Joyce Weinstein

Dale M. Frehse

Grace Leight

*David and Marion Benedict

Chaim S. Freiberg

Arthur S. Leonard

Suzanne Bennett

Elizabeth and Larry Gelb

Marilyn J. Liebowitz

Joan Benson

Joan E. Gerstler

John C. Lieff

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim

Carol and Jerry Gertz

Catherine Lomuscio

Davi Ascher Strauss Bernstein

Nora Lee Glass

Florence Lotrowski

The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Blinken

Katherine Greene

Virginia S. Lyon

Edith S. Bouriez (Chair)

Kathleen M. Gresser

Carol and Daniel Marcus

Ann M. Bragg

Paul and Diane Guenther

Cynthia and Michael Marks

Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr.

Susan Gullia

Gillian Marshall

*Ruth and Alan Broder

Al and Joan Halpern

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Matacotta

Elaine Bukantz

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Haney

Ingrid and Douglas Matheson

C.T. Bundy 2D

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

Millie and David McCoy

Lois Burke

Ted Hassen

Barbara McCullough

Naomi J. Chandler

Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser

Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath

Rev. Chawanda Charae

John B. Hebard

Ann McHugh, Ph. D.

Josseline Charas

*Louise and Robert W. Hewitt

Millicent McKinley

Betsy Levitt Cohn

Diane Deschamps Hockstader

William H. Mears

Charles E. Cole

Drs. Noel and Patricia Holmgren

Phyllis Melhado

Mrs. Almira S. Couch

Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Honigfeld

Robert J. Melnick

Mrs. James W. Crystal

Lun Chia Hsu

John Metz

Harrison R. T. Davis

Barbara C. Humphrey

Phyllis J. Mills

Sue Ann Dawson

Andre M. Hurni and Deborah A. Kempe

Rosalind Miranda

Connie and Steve Delehanty

*Erwin and Marianne Jaffe

Cynthiane Morgenweck

Adnan Divjan

Mrs. Marcia Joondeph

Anne M. Morris

Dr. Richard Donovan

Peter H. Judd

Carlos Moseley*

In memory of Helen Bauman

Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Nearenberg

Martha Roby Stephens

The Netter Foundation

Diana A. Stern

Alan A. and Barbara Nicoll

John C. Thomas Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Edith F. Unger

Anita Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Gara

Barbara Z. Wallace

Ronald Oleet

Helen Waltuck

Mrs. Robert E. Pabst

Rose Lynn Weinstein

Evelyn P. and *Robert L. Peterson

Kay Welch

Sidney J. Pollack

Joan Weltz and Arthur Field

Susan Porter

Barbara B. and Frank P. Wendt

Thomas J. Porto

Lucille Werlinich

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Potter

*Jess Weston and Mary Mok Weston

Eleanor X. Pripadcheff

Marty Wolf

Francis Rasmus

Zen and Babs Yonkovig

Mrs. Kurtis Reed

Michele Zalkin

Angela Reich, Ph.D.

Saul L. Zalkin

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Remland

Perri Zweifler

Jack H. Resnick and Rhoda B. Resnick

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zweig

Laura A. Ressner

17 Anonymous

Karen and Joshua A. Rich V Martin Riskin Evelyn and Paul Ronell

Current as of August 31, 2012

Paula L. Root Pearle Rosenblatt

*deceased

Jay S. and Gladys M. Rosenthal *Mr. and Mrs. Seymour A. Rosenthal Seth Rosner Joann Ross Gretchen Gair Royce Ravi Rozdon Carol Brown Ruffo and Daniel J. Ruffo Judy and Dirk Salz Ralph N. Sansbury Frank and Lolita Savage Carol and Chuck Schaefer Dr. Vivian Schulte Rosa L. Schupbach Connie and Durelle Scott John Seaman Helena Segy Arthur B. and Judith Broder Sellner Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro Bruce Silberblatt Jeffrie J. Silverberg Ruth M. Silverman Florence Charwat Simon Mrs. Harold Smith Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som Marion G. Speer Stephen Stamas

Generosity and Support

Honor and Memorial Gifts

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

Honoring

Peter May

Frances Tress

Georgina West Russell

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Schlechter

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow

Peter Philipps’s 75th Birthday

Frank William Wilburn, Jr.

Mr. David M. Gavrin

Highland Park Condominium Association

Saul Zalkin

George W. Nash

Mr. Peter Steinman

Mrs. Yoshiko I. Nash

The Vleeschhouwer Family

Kenneth Klein

Mr. Philip Spencer

Ms. Ellen Haas

Valerie Petrov

Maurice Kashman

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Blank

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow

Zarin Mehta

Michael Degener

Ms. Joyce S. Pytkowicz

Mrs. Carol Lynch

Mr. Andrew R. Glenn Bruce A. Meyers Mr. and Mrs. David Carter Honey M. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kenney Dr. and Mrs. Lennard Wharton Jennifer and Bud Greenberg and Honey Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Martin Baker Jennifer Gruenberg Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Seiden Jo-Ann Winnik’s 70th Birthday (Volunteer) Roy Sampath

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tockerman

Memorializing Joan and Joel I. Picket

Eleanor Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Felenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman

Joan and Joel Picket

Samene Webber Lesser

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Tucker

Joseph S. Lesser

Klara and Larry Silverstein

Ms. Barbara Wallace

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brause

Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius O’Brien

Linda and Earle Altman

Arline Klatell

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brause

The Honorable Dov Zakheim

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaefer III

Arthur D. Zinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Blau

Ms. Janet Zinberg

Shirley Shamel

Edith Boulet-Gercourt

Dr. and Mrs. Martin Sorger

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow

Mr. Barnard Levere

Elaine Helen Reff

Mrs. Fanny Rybak

Dr. Everett R. Reff

Peter and Leni May

Eleanor Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Clive Chajet

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rulison

Mrs. Merle Sampath Samene Lesser Mr. Steven Jacobs

Current as of August 31, 2012

Volunteer Council

The New York Philharmonic Volunteer Council has more than 150 members and over a dozen different committees. The council’s service includes assisting the Orchestra and staff, participating in special events and educational activities, fund-raising through the Gift Kiosk, hosting the Patron Lounges, and encouraging membership support at the Friends Table (located on the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall during concerts and Open Rehearsals). The Philharmonic would like to express its gratitude for their dedication and devotion.

Executive Committee

Steering Committee

Suellen Ettinger

Adele Young Orchestra/

Meetings And Receptions

President

Staff Coffee Breaks

Edna Harris

(Schedule, Special Correspondence)

Sylvia Arnowich

Phyllis Rubin

Katrina Hering Membership/Mentoring

Diane Chesin Executive Vice President

Archives

Phyllis Rubin

(Education, Galas)

Rena Schklowsky

Nona Ventry

Gerry Becker

Coffee Bars

Vice President

Judy Beard

Newsletter

(Gift Kiosk/Book Table,

Roxane Kammerer

Marianne Heiden

Joan Weingarten

Barry Schwartz

Joan Cavicchi

Concert Coordinator

Nominating

Vice President

Valentina Gallardo

Naomi Isogai

(Adele Young Orchestra/Staff Coffee Breaks, Coffee

Barry Schwartz

Marianne Heiden

Membership/Mentoring)

Parks — 2012

Bars, Concert Coordinator) Education

Pam Paul

Ann Seifert

Maria Bustillo

Vice President

Neda Michels

Patrons’ Lounge

(Archives, Historian, Patrons’ Lounge, Staff Assistance/

Nancy Rubinger

Harriet Levine

Dorothy Zenilman

Sara Sadin

Corrine Whalen

Friends Table

Schedules

Vice President

Judy Levine

Susan Hom

(Databases, Hospitality, Newsletter, Parks 2012,

Christopher Rudman

Special Projects)

Special Correspondence

Tour Packets) Gift Kiosk/Book Table

Doris Schwartz

Carol Fiorello

Froma Eisenberg

Secretary

Ellen Haas

Staff Assistance/Special Projects

(Friends, Meetings and Receptions)

Naomi Isogai

Joan Conner

Susan Miller

Edna Harris

Pam Paul Carolyn Ramsdal

Tour Packets

Fanny Rybak

Laura Bronson Barry Schwartz

Hospitality Tom Buffkin

Doris Schwartz

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Volunteer Council (continued)

Members

Valentina Gallardo

Shirley Maslow

Barry Schwartz

Maria D. Alioto

William Gerdes

Judith Mason

Doris Schwartz

Sylvia Arnowich

Pearl Glassberg

Josephine Mazur

Elaine Schwartz

Gail F. Baker

Stiera Glick

Rosalie A. Mazzalupo

Muriel Schwartz

Joanna Barouch

Lenore B. Glickhouse

Deborah McCoy

Ryna A. Segal

Reiko S. Barten

Ufuk Goksu

Millicent McKinley

Ann C. Seifert

Sheila Barth

Gloria Goldberg

Neda Michels

Sandra Semel

Judith-Anne Beard

Marcia Goldstein

David Miller

Audrey L. Sevin

Andrea L. Becker

Mildred Goldstein*

Sunnie P. Miller

Ellen Shwarts

Gerry Becker

Seth A. Goldstein

Susan Miller

Linda Simon

Ginette Becker

Jeremy A. Gottlieb

Phyllis J. Mills

Steven J. Simon

Isa Benveniste

Elaine S. Grohman

Mary-Jean Monahan

Bernice J. Smilowitz

Sharon Bergh

Ellen Haas

Joanne Morey

Lois K. Stevens

Lana R. Berke

Gloria F. Halperin

Patricia Murphy

Pamela Stewart

Ernestine Bernstein

Edna Harris

Lilya Nirenberg

Jessica Stone

Bertha Betts

Marianne Heiden

Fay Norton

Norman T. Strauss

Marcia N. Bikales

Sherrye Henry

Isabel M. Olson

Lilia Streinger

Shirley Binin

Katrina V. Hering

Tillie Padob

Pinar Terzi

Jane Breakstone

Imogene Hess

Edith B. Panzer

Phyllis B. Topol

Laura E. Bronson

Marcia Hirsch

Pamela Paul

Nona Ventry

Thomas Buffkin

Maida Hirschkorn

Diana Polak

Marilyn Wallen

Illene Burack

Linda I. Hirschmann

Tova Preskin

Susan Wasserman*

Maria Bustillo

Arlene Hochman

Rose T. Price

Frank X. Weber

Joan C. Cavicchi

Susan Hom

Elaine Proujan*

Joan Weingarten

Josseline Charas

Robyn Imbimbo

Carolyn B. Ramsdal

Sandra Weinstein

Diane Chesin

Naomi Isogai

Shirley R. Rausher

Nancy Wenton

Nancy E. Colson

Eleanor Jakubovitz

Wendy Reilly

Nada Westerman

Joan Conner

Carol Joseph

Nora M. Revesz

Elinor Wexler

Paul Corrigan

Roxane Kammerer

Betty Roberts

Corrine Whalen

Carol Dallos

Ferne Katleman

Dolores G. Roebuck

Teri Whitehair

Nazeli DeBlasio

Nancy Katz

Linda Rogers

Jo-Ann Winnik

Shirlee R. Douglas

Sebnem Kavcar

Eric Rosen

Tracy B. Young

Irwin Drangel

Janet Kispert-White

Stephanie Rosenblatt

Dorothy Zenilman

Marion A. Edwards

Ora Koch

Alice Rothblum

Gay J. Zizes

Froma Eisenberg

Florence Kohn

Dede Rothenberg

Barbara Zucker-Zarett

James Elliott

Barbara Korngold

Michael G. Rothenberg

Perri Zweifler

Kathy Emery

Stefanie Landsman

Phyllis Rubin

Dean Engel

Florence L. Learsy

Nancy B. Rubinger

Phyllis Epstein

Karen Lehmann-Eisner

Christopher Rudman

Suellen Ettinger

Harriet Levine

Benito J. Rybak

Polina Ezrokh

Judith J. Levine

Fanny Rybak

Michael J. Fabrikant

Sybil Levine

Sara Sadin

Matthew Feinstein

Nina Liebman

Shirley Samuels

Minnie Finkelstein

Vicki Light

Sally Saulvester

Carol Fiorello

Clarinda Z. Lim

Carol D. Schaefer

Sheila Fox

Jan L. Linsky

Linda Schain

Laury Franks

Carol Lipsky

Judith A. Scheer

Anna Fridman

Steven Llorens

Rena Schklowsky

Harriet Friedman

Herman Lubetsky

Evelyn Schneider

Marilyn B. Friedman

Roslyn S. Mark

David I. Schuster

Current as of August 31, 2012 * deceased

Alan Gilbert conducting the Philharmonic, September 22

Independent Auditor’s Report

Introduction

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 PhilharmonicSymphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) as of August 31, 2012 and 2011, 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 consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 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, 2012 and 2011, 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.

New York, New York November 27, 2012

Statements of Financial Position

August 31 (in thousands)

2012

2011

Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ Interest, concert fees and other receivables Contributions receivable — current (Note 3) Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total current assets

4,199 $ 290 6,797 2,141 13,427

5,556 1,039 10,217 1,716 18,528

Noncurrent assets: Contributions receivable — noncurrent (Note 3) Notes receivable Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments, net (Note 4) Contributions receivable — permanently restricted (Note 3) Endowment investments (Note 2) Other investments (Note 2) Total noncurrent assets

8,086 54 13,578 5,851 180,761 4,423 212,753

11,151 66 12,236 7,355 184,026 3,780 218,614

226,180 $

237,142

Liabilities Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 3,642 $ Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other 12,156 Total current liabilities 15,798

3,286 12,727 16,013

Noncurrent liabilities: Accrued pension liability (Note 5) Accrued postretirement benefits (Note 6) Annuities payable Total noncurrent liabilities

33,404 3,662 854 37,920

21,110 2,904 892 24,906

53,718

40,919

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

Net (Deficit) Assets Unrestricted: Accrued pension liability and postretirement benefit (Note 7) Board-designated functioning as endowment (Notes 7 and 9) Accumulated losses on endowment funds (Note 9) Other (Note 7)

(37,066) 7,729 (9,840) 1,636 (37,541)

Temporarily restricted (Note 8) 86,200 Permanently restricted (Note 9) 123,803 172,462 $ 226,180 $ See notes to financial statements

(24,014) 6,754 (7,453) 175 (24,538) 97,310 123,451 196,223 237,142 75

Independent Auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report

Statements of Activities (in thousands)

Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted Total Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Income from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships $ 26,759 $ 26,759 Recording and broadcasting reimbursement 1,284 1,284 Total income from orchestra activities 28,043 28,043 Orchestra activity expenses (Note 14): Subscription and other concerts Student concerts Free park concerts Concerts on tour Recording and broadcasting Total orchestra activity expenses

39,104 2,430 1,864 9,163 1,602 54,163

Loss from orchestra activities

(26,120)

16,122 $ 5,737 $ 379 4,883 330 8,200 21,335 13,937 379

22,238 4,883 8,530 35,651

19,925 41,260

(19,925) (5,988) 379

0 35,651

Supporting services expenses: Management and administration 12,972 Fund-raising 4,918 Total supporting services expenses 17,890

12,972 4,918 17,890

Other income: Gifts, grants and bequests Special events revenue Investment return used for operations (Note 2) Total other income before release from restrictions Net assets released from restrictions (Note 8) Total other income

(Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses (2,750)

379

(8,359)

(2,387) 2,387 (127) 59 (2,464) (27)

(127) (2,432)

Change in net assets before adjustments Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment

(160) (11,110) 352 (12,843)

(10,918) (12,843)

Change in net assets Net (deficit) assets at beginning of year Transfer of net assets due to change in law (Note 1)

(13,003) (24,538)

Nonoperating income: Net assets released from restriction in excess of spending rate (Increase in) recovery of underwater funds (Note 9) Change in value of charitable gift annuities Investment return greater than (less than) spending rate, net

Net (deficit) assets at end of year 76

See notes to financial statements

5,045

(37,541) $

(5,988)

(5,045)

(11,110) 97,310

352 123,451

(23,761) 196,223

86,200 $

123,803 $

172,462

Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted Total Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Income from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships $ 27,681 $ 27,681 Recording and broadcasting reimbursement 890 890 Total income from orchestra activities 28,571 28,571 Orchestra activity expenses (Note 14): Subscription and other concerts 37,741 37,741 Student concerts 2,587 2,587 Free park concerts 21 21 Concerts on tour 9,940 9,940 Recording and broadcasting 1,393 1,393 Total orchestra activity expenses 51,682 51,682 Loss from orchestra activities

(23,111)

Other income: Gifts, grants and bequests Special events revenue Investment return used for operations (Note 2) Total other income before release from restrictions

17,245 $ 11,866 $ 1,769 4,273 11 9,775 21,529 21,641 1,769

30,880 4,273 9,786 44,939

17,376 38,905

0 44,939

Net assets released from restrictions (Note 8) Total other income

(17,376) 4,265 1,769

Supporting services expenses: Management and administration 12,639 12,639 Fund-raising 4,843 4,843 Total supporting services expenses 17,482 17,482 (Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses (1,688) Nonoperating income: Net assets released from restriction in excess of spending rate Recovery of underwater funds (Note 9) Change in value of charitable gift annuities Investment return greater than (less than) spending rate, net Change in net assets before adjustments Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment

1,769

4,346

1,779 (1,779) (131) 927 11,063 513

(131) 12,503

2,910 (11,526) 2,282 2,883

16,718 2,883

2,023

Change in net assets Net (deficit) assets at beginning of year Transfer of net assets due to change in law (Note 1)

5,793 (1,643) (28,688)

Net (deficit) assets at end of year

(24,538) $

4,265

(2,023)

11,526 57,096 28,688 97,310 $

2,282 121,169

19,601 176,622

123,451 $

196,223 77

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Statements of Cash Flows

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands)

2012

2011

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 Loss on disposition of equipment Bad debt expense Net change in unrealized gains on investments Net realized gains on sales of investments Donated securities Permanently restricted contributions

(23,761) $

19,601

1,222 7 (286) (3,160) (1,386) (1,883)

1,058 331 42 (10,673) (9,237) (1,661) (3,678)

Changes in: Interest, concert fees and other receivables 749 (871) Contributions receivable — current 3,413 (4,016) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (425) 804 Contributions receivable — noncurrent 3,065 499 Contributions receivable — permanently restricted 1,504 4,844 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 356 (90) Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other (571) (134) Accrued pension liability 12,294 (2,642) Accrued postretirement benefits 758 (36) Annuities payable (38) (36) Net cash used in operating activities (8,142) (5,895) Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments (2,564) (1,996) Repayments on notes receivable 12 42 Purchases of investments (31,165) (49,584) Proceeds from sales of investments 38,619 52,716 Net cash provided by investing activities 4,902 1,178 Cash flows from financing activities: Permanently restricted contributions

1,883

3,678

Net change in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

(1,357) 5,556

(1,039) 6,595

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

4,199

$ 5,556

Notes to Financial Statements

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 in 1853 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. 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.

In essence, NYPMIFA requires all of the financial resources of the entity to be used in a “prudent” fashion, with the express approval and action of the governing board.

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, or the board acts to appropriate funds,

(c) 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.

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 policy to record temporarily restricted contributions received and expended in the same accounting period 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)

(d) U se 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.

are reported as temporarily restricted until the long-lived assets have been 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) Permanently restricted: Permanently restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions

(e) 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:

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. Under the terms of NYPMIFA, those earnings will be initially classified as temporarily restricted in the accompanying financial statements, pending appropriation

i) Unrestricted:

by the Board of Directors.

Unrestricted net assets represent those

(b) Applicability of NYPMIFA: Enacted in 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“NYPMIFA”) addresses (i) the management and investment of a not-for-profit entity’s “institutional funds” (which are mainly the financial assets of the entity and which exclude programmatic assets), and (ii) the appropriations by the governing board of the earnings derived from the donor-restricted endowment funds.

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) Temporarily restricted:

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.

Temporarily restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions that require the Society to use or expend the related assets as specified or are subject to the requirements of NYPMIFA. The Society records

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Investments: Investments in securities and readily marketable funds are recorded at their fair values, which are based on published market prices. Alternative investments and real asset funds are recorded at their original cost basis and are adjusted to fair value as determined by the related investment managers or advisors. These investments may have restrictions as to their marketability that could affect the Society’s ability to liquidate the investments quickly. In addition, because some of the underlying investments are not readily marketable, the estimated fair values may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market existed. The Society reviews and evaluates the values provided and believes the carrying amounts of these investments in non-publicly traded securities are 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 in fiscalyears 2012 and 2011, which are not required to be depreciated.

Fair-value measurement: The Society reports a fair-value measurement of all applicable financial assets and liabilities, including investments, pledges and grants receivable, and short-term payables (For the fair valuation of investments, see Note 2).

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, 2012 and 2011, this accrued vacation obligation was approximately $117 and $112, respectively.

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

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 subscription sales and is recognized as income when the performance for which the tickets have been sold occurs. Income taxes: The Society is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740-10-05, relating to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of the Society’s general tax-exempt status, ASC Topic 740-10-05 has not had, and is not expected to have, a material impact on the Society’s financial statements.

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. 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.

Note 2 — Investments At each fiscal year-end, the fair values of the Society’s investments were as follows: 2012 2011 Cost Fair Value Cost August 31 (in thousands) Fair Value Endowment: Money-market funds $ 7,650 $ 7,650 $ 16,201 $ 16,201 Equity securities — domestic 58,286 44,392 50,759 43,427 Equity securities — international 27,260 26,694 25,961 24,538 Fixed-income funds 27,344 26,774 28,068 27,591 Real asset funds 25,388 28,044 27,502 27,577 Alternative investments 34,833 28,651 35,535 26,216 Total endowment investments (bothrestricted and unrestricted) 180,761 162,205 184,026 165,550 Other investments

4,423

4,086

3,780

185,184 $

166,291 $

187,806 $

3,649 169,199

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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 $8,325 and $197 and $9,566 and $209 in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively. The spending-rate was calculated as 5.0% and 5.5%, of the prior three-year, rolling-average quarterly

market value of investments for fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Unrestricted investment income also includes interest income earned on operating funds of $8,000 and $11,000 in fiscal-year 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following schedule summarizes the Society’s investment returns and their classifications in the accompanying statements of activities for each fiscal year: Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted Total Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Interest and dividend income, net of $ 143 $ 2,508 $ 2,651 investment expenses of $556 Net realized gains 139 2,988 $ 38 3,165 Net change in unrealized gains (losses) 107 240 (65) 282 Total return on investments 389 5,736 (27) 6,098 Investment return used for operations (including a spending rate of $8,522) Investment return greater than (less than) spending rate

330

59 $

8,200

(2,464)

(27) $

8,530

(2,432)

Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted Total Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Interest and dividend income, net of $ 124 $ 2,254 $ 2,378 investment expenses of $532 Net realized gains 321 8,781 $ 136 9,238 Net change in unrealized gains (losses) 493 9,803 377 10,673 Total return on investments 938 20,838 513 22,289 Investment return used for operations (including a spending rate of $9,775) Investment return greater than spending rate

927 $

9,775

11,063 $

513 $

9,786

12,503

ASC Topic 820-10-05 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy of fair-value measurements. These 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 hierarchy: Level 1: Valuations are based on observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices in active markets for the same or identical assets and liabilities at the reporting date. Level 2: Valuations are based on (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or (iii) pricing inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable at the reporting date. Level 2 assets include those securities that are redeemable at or near the balance sheet date and for which a model was derived for valuation.

little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability, or (ii) the underlying investments of which could not be independently valued, or (iii) they cannot be immediately redeemed at or near the fiscal year-end. Most investments classified in Levels 2 and 3 consist of shares or units in investment funds, as opposed to direct interests in the funds’ underlying holdings, which may be marketable. Because the net-asset value reported by each fund is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value of the Society’s interest therein, its classification in Levels 2 or 3 is based on the Society’s ability to redeem its interest at or near year-end. If the interest can be redeemed in the near term, the investment is classified as Level 2 otherwise the investment is classified as Level 3 if its redemption period is greater than a year. The classification of investments in the fair-value hierarchy is not necessarily an indication of the risks, liquidity, or degree of difficulty in estimating the fair value of each investment’s underlying assets and liabilities.

The following tables summarize the fair values of the Society’s Level 3: Fair value is determined based on pricing inputs that assets at each fiscal year-end, in accordance with the ASC Topic are unobservable and includes situations where (i) there is 820-10-05 valuation levels. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Money-market funds $ 7,650 $ 7,650 Equity securities — domestic 58,286 58,286 Equity securities — international 27,260 27,260 Fixed income funds 27,344 27,344 Real asset funds 10,627 $ 14,761 25,388 Alternative investments 24,833 $ 10,000 34,833 Other investments 4,423 4,423 Total funds

135,590 $

39,594

$ 10,000

$ 185,184

Level 1 Level 2 Total Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Money-market funds $ 16,201 $ 16,201 Equity securities — domestic 50,759 50,759 Equity securities — international 25,961 25,961 Fixed income funds 28,068 28,068 Real asset funds 9,953 $ 17,549 27,502 Alternative investments 35,535 35,535 Other investments 3,780 3,780 Total funds $

134,722 $

53,084 $

187,806

The Society had no unfunded commitments to its alternative investments at August 31, 2012 and 2011. The Society can redeem its Level 2 investments on a quarterly basis with 60–65 days’ notice and its Level 3 investments are subject to a three year lockup period, which expires August 2015.

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Note 3 — Contributions Receivable At each fiscal year-end, contributions receivable, net of the discount to present value (at rates which range from 3.5% to 7%) and the allowance for doubtful accounts, are due to be collected as follows:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011 One year $ 9,749 $ 13,859 (including $ 2,702 and $3,399 of endowment pledges in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively) One to five years 10,488 14,549 More than five years 3,691 4,694 23,928 33,102 Less allowance for doubtful collections (250) (243) 23,678 32,859 Future value Less discount to present value (2,944) (4,136)

20,734 $ 28,723

2012 2011 Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Leasehold improvements $ 9,570 $ 9,202 Equipment 2,430 2,293 Computer hardware and software 7,635 5,576 Musical instruments 6,504 6,504 26,139 23,575 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (12,561) (11,339)

13,578 $ 12,236

Note 5 — Pension Plans 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. The following table sets forth the Plans’ funded status and the amounts recognized in the Society’s financial statements:

Orchestra Plan Office Plan 2012 2011 2012 2011 Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Projected benefit obligation $ (64,831) $ (54,665) $ (16,515) $ (13,032) Fair value of Plan assets 38,369 38,437 9,573 $ 8,151 Funded status — deficiency of assets $ (26,462) $ (16,228) $ (6,942) $ (4,881) Service cost — $ 747 $ 715 $ 596 $ 560 benefits earned during the period Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 2,899 2,722 679 624 Expected annual return on Plan assets (3,313) (3,313) (761) (707) Net amortization and deferrals 1,926 1,901 309 309 Net periodic pension costs $ 2,259 $ 2,025 $ 823 $ 786 Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate for benefit cost 5.35% 5.15% Discount rate for projected benefit obligation 4.22% 5.35% Expected return on Plan assets 8.00% 8.00% Rate of compensation increase N/A N/A Benefit cost Employer contributions Employee contributions Benefits paid

5.35% 4.22% 8.00% 3.00%

5.15% 5.35% 8.00% 3.00%

$ 2,259 $ 2,025 $ 823 $ 786 1,968 1,796 1,050 966 NONE NONE 6 5 $ 3,064 $ 2,890 $ 375 $ 399

Employer contributions are stated as amounts paid during fiscal-years 2012 and 2011. These contributions may be applied to plan years other than the fiscal year in which it has been reported.

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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Note 5 — Pension Plans (continued) The primary objective of the Plans’ 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:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 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% 100% 100%

At August 31, 2012, the percentages of the fair values of the types of Plan assets held were as follows:

Orchestra Plan Office Plan Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Equity securities 49% 65% Fixed-income funds 15% 35% Alternative investments 19% Real asset fund 15% Cash and cash equivalents 2% 100% 100% The estimated amount of the Society’s contribution for fiscal-year 2013 is $4,006 for the Orchestra Plan and $1,050 for the Office Plan. These estimates reflect the funding requirements promulgated under the Internal Revenue Service’s Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) rules. The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future years: Orchestra Plan Office Plan Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2013 $ 3,508 $ 525 2014 3,488 555 2015 3,591 645 2016 3,613 668 2017 3,632 704 2018–2022 18,744 4,145

Note 6 — Other Postretirement Benefit Plans 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 fiscal year during which related costs for annual insurance premiums were incurred. The amount of the expected postretirement benefit obligation is presented in the following table:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011 Expected postretirement benefit obligation $ (3,662) $ Fair value of plan assets at end of year 0 Funded status (deficiency of assets) $ (3,662) $ Service cost — benefits earned during the period $ Interest cost on expected benefit obligation Net amortization and deferral Net periodic postretirement benefit cost $

80 $ 153 10 243 $

(2,904) 0 (2,904) 79 149 34 262

Weighted-average assumptions Discount rate 3.90% 5.35%

For the year ended August 31, Benefit Cost $ 243 $ 262 Benefit Paid $ 99 $ 106

The accrued expected postretirement benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2012 was $2,927 and $735, respectively. The accrued benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2011 was $2,364 and $540, respectively.

For measurement purposes, a 4.25% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits was assumed for both fiscal-year 2012 and fiscal-year 2011. There were no employer or employee contributions to the Plans in either fiscal-year 2012 or fiscal-year 2011.

Note 7 — Unrestricted Net Deficit It is the Society’s intent to meet the accumulated pension obligations as they become due. Management believes the Society will have sufficient resources to meet these obligations.

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Note 8 — Temporarily Restricted Net Assets At each fiscal year-end, temporarily restricted net assets consisted of the following:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011 Purpose restrictions: Guest artists $ 11,987 $ Conductors 6,804 Education 3,308 Instrument chairs 5,945 Concert sponsorship 1,863 Archives digitization project 2,028 Commissioned works and new music 11,443 Media projects 1,502 Musical instrument purchases and repairs 2,063 Pension fund 283 Music director chair Free parks concerts 1,816 Artists in residence 260

13,199 7,288 4,411 6,656 2,934 2,149 11,625 1,677 1,650 308 1,500 52 200

36,898 $ 86,200 $

43,661 97,310

Time restrictions

Temporarily restricted net assets which were endowment-related totaled $67,441 and $72,802 for fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively. During each fiscal year, temporarily restricted net assets were released from restrictions in fulfillment of the following:

2012 2011 Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Purpose restrictions: Guest artists $ 1,984 $ Conductors 799 Education 1,694 Instrument chairs 1,593 Concert sponsorship 1,342 Archives digitization project 121 Commissioned works and new music 1,041 Media projects 237 Musical instrument purchases and repairs Pension fund 40 Music director chair 1,500 Free parks concerts 854 Artists in residence 200 Time restrictions

13,565 $ 24,970 $

Endowment-related temporarily restricted net assets released from restrictions were $13,623 and $12,046 for fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively.

2,202 872 1,682 1,389 1,039 106 585 226 68 44 22

11,164 19,399

Note 9 — Endowment Funds The endowment The Society’s endowment consists of 91 individual funds established for a variety of purposes, designated by donors to be permanently restricted endowment funds and designated by the Board of Directors as unrestricted quasi-endowment. Interpretation of relevant law NYPMIFA is applicable to all of the Society’s institutional funds. The Board of Directors will continue to adhere to NYPMIFA’s requirements relating to the Society’s endowment funds. Return objectives and risk parameters The Board of Directors has adopted investment and spending policies for the Society’s endowment assets that seek to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment, and maintain purchasing power of the endowment over time.

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. Spending policy and relationship to investment objectives: The Society has a policy of appropriating for distribution each year 5.0% 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.

Endowment net-asset composition by type of fund, as of August 31, 2012 and 2011: Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted Total Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Donor-restricted funds $ 67,441 $ 58,407 $ 125,848 Donor-restricted funds with deficiencies $ (9,840) 65,396 55,556 Board-designated endowment fund 7,729 7,729 (2,111) $ 67,441 $ 123,803 $ 189,133 Total funds

Temporarily Permanently Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Donor-restricted funds $ 70,079 $ 77,514 $ 147,593 Donor-restricted funds with deficiencies $ (7,453) 2,723 45,937 41,207 Board-designated endowment fund 6,754 6,754 $ (699) $ 72,802 $ 123,451 $ 195,554 Total funds

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Note 9 — Endowment Funds (continued) Changes in endowment net-assets, for fiscal-year 2012 and 2011: Temporarily Permanently Restricted Restricted Total Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Endowment net assets, beginning of year $ (699) $ 72,802 $ 123,451 $ 195,554 Investment returns Investment income Net appreciation (realized and unrealized) Total investment return

Contributions Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures Transfers: Recoveries of underwater funds, net Endowment net assets, end of year

106 176 282 1,464 (771)

(2,387) (2,111) $

2,465 3,081 5,546 329 (13,623)

(27) (27)

2,571 3,230 5,801

379

2,172 (14,394)

2,387 67,441 $

123,803 $

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Endowment net assets, beginning of year $ 25,390 $ 36,908 $ 121,169 $ Investment returns Investment income Net appreciation (realized and unrealized) Total investment return

Contributions Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures Transfers: Transfers of net assets due to change in law Recoveries of underwater funds, net $ Endowment net assets, end of year

2,571 189,133

Total 183,467

82 692 774

2,217 18,408 513 20,625 513

2,299 19,613 21,912

300 (254)

406 1,769 (12,046)

2,475 (12,300)

(28,688) 1,779 (26,909) (699) $

28,688 (1,779) 26,909 72,802 $ 123,451 $ 195,554

Funds with deficiencies: Due to unfavorable market fluctuations, from time to time the fair value of assets associated with individual donor-restricted endowment funds may decline below the historic dollar value of the donor’s original, permanently restricted contribution. Under the terms of NYPMIFA, the Society has no responsibility to restore such decreases in value.

Note 10 — In-Kind Contributions Contributions of services are recognized by the Society as both revenue and expense in the accompanying statements of activities, if the services (a) create or enhance non-financial assets or (b) require specialized skills, and are provided by individuals possessing those skills and would typically need to be purchased if not donated. The fair value of contributed legal services was approximately $54 and $59 for fiscal-year 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 11 — Commitments And Contingencies 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. During fiscal-year 2011, the Society entered into an agreement extending the period of renewal notification until June 30, 2014. 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 $ 4,551 and $4,708 in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Line-of-credit During fiscal-year 2012, the Society had available an $8,000 unsecured line-of-credit from a major bank. Interest on the line is payable at a variable rate, based on LIBOR. There were no borrowings against the line-of-credit during the fiscal-year. Employment contracts During 2012 the Society extended the Music Director’s contract which was due to expire in fiscal-year 2013, to fiscal-year 2017. The Society also entered into an employment contract with a new Executive Director, which has an initial term of three years.

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Note 12 — Concentrations Of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Society to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash that is deposited in financial institutions in amounts which, from time to time, may exceed federal insurance limits. However, management believes that the Society does not face a significant risk of loss on these accounts.

Note 13 — Comparison To Internal Operating Measure For fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, the unrestricted deficiency of operating income over operating expenses, as reported in the accompanying statements of activities, differs from the operating measures used for internal-reporting purposes for several reasons, including the alternative treatment of certain income and expense items. A reconciliation of these two measurement processes is as follows: 2012 2011 Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Deficiency of unrestricted operating income over operating expenses $ (2,750) $ (1,688) Unrestricted gifts functioning as endowment (1,465) (300) Deferred marketing expenses 124 (507) Endowment fund-raising expenses 243 253 Gilbert Instrument Purchase 125 Postretirement benefit cost 144 156 Operating measure for internal-reporting purposes $ (3,579) $ (2,086)

Note 14 — Schedule Of Functional Expenses Orchestra Management Activities and General Fund-Raising Total Expenses Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Salaries and wages $ 22,404 $ 6,595 $ 1,689 $ 30,688 Performing Artists 7,366 7,366 Fringe benefits 6,647 2,243 552 9,442 Professional fees 580 570 1,150 Facilities and office expenses 3,981 908 24 4,913 Depreciation 1,222 1,222 Production 4,372 4,372 Travel 4,414 69 11 4,494 Advertising 4,512 181 40 4,733 Information technology 383 24 407 Miscellaneous expenses 467 791 2,008 3,266 $ 54,163 $ 12,972 $ 4,918 $ 72,053

Orchestra Management Activities and General Fund-Raising Total Expenses Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Salaries and wages $ 20,772 $ 5,921 $ 1,649 $ 28,342 Performing Artists 7,664 7,664 Fringe benefits 6,317 2,112 541 8,970 Professional fees 965 578 1,543 Facilities and office expenses 4,148 937 20 5,105 Depreciation 1,058 1,058 Production 3,631 3,631 Travel 4,574 54 5 4,633 Advertising 4,158 184 8 4,350 Information technology 358 19 377 Miscellaneous expenses 418 1,050 2,023 3,491 $ 51,682 $ 12,639 $ 4,843 $ 69,164

Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic in Mahlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Symphony No. 9, January 5, 2012

Annual Report 2012 360: A Panorama of the 2011–12 Season Edited and Produced by New York Philharmonic Communications Eric Latzky, Vice President, Communications Monica Parks, Director of Publications Elana Estrin, Publications and Content Editor Deirdre Vesce, Communications Assistant Design: Paperwhite Studio Essay texts: Stephen Greco All photos by Chris Lee except p. 2 Kidzone Live by Stephanie Berger; p. 13 Gala tent by Julie Skarratt; pp. 14–15 composers courtesy New York Philharmonic Archives; p 16 Very Young People’s Concert by Michael DiVito; p. 17 Young People’s Concert by Stephanie Berger, Credit Suisse Very Young Composer’s by Michael DiVito; p. 19 Kravis Prize announcement by Alvaro Yanez; p. 20 Dutilleux and Gilbert by Alvaro Yanez; p. 34 Memorial Day concert by Michael DiVito; pp. 36–37 Koyaanisqatsi and West Side Story by Stephanie Berger; pp. 42–43 New York Philharmonic Digital Archives; p. 47 by permission of the subjects; p. 51 Amsterdam bell ringing courtesy NYSE Euronext; p. 51 Quintella by Jennifer Taylor; pp. 52–53 by Stephanie Berger, Michael DiVito, Chris Lee, Linsley Lindekens, and Julie Skarratt. New York Philharmonic Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-6970 nyphil.org