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THE MUSIC OF THE CITY. THE CLASSICS OF TOMORROW.
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS A SEASON OF MASTERPIECES CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT
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In this extraordinary new season, Music Director Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic in a feast of musical masterworks. This year’s menu includes Mozart’s Mass in C minor; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, plus his Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9; Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Brahms’s Third Symphony; Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition; Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony; Debussy’s La Mer; and much more. Don’t miss these all-time masterpieces performed with the passion and fire of one of the world’s most acclaimed musical partnerships, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic.
THE MODERN BEETHOVEN A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Conducted by David Zinman
David Zinman
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March 1–20 “Exhilarating” is how Gramophone magazine describes conductor David Zinman’s approach to the masterpieces of Beethoven. Hear for yourself in this three-week festival featuring six Beethoven symphonies led by David Zinman, with soloists Gil Shaham, Peter Serkin and Alisa Weilerstein.
BRILLIANT STARS
Joshua Bell
Pianists Lang Lang, Jean Yves Thibaudet, Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax, and Garrick Ohlsson; violinists Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, Pinchas Zukerman, Lisa Batiashvili, and Glenn Dicterow; singers Anne Sofie von Otter and Stephanie Blythe; and many more. On the podium, Lorin Maazel, Bernard Haitink, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Daniel Harding return for two-week residencies.
TODAY’S MUSIC The latest from Magnus Lindberg (The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence), plus premieres by John Corigliano, Thomas Adés, and Marc Neikrug. CONTACT! returns to the intimate settings of Symphony Space and the Met Museum.
FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN
Magnus Lindberg
Alan Gilbert Music Director
The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence The acclaimed violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, our 2011–12 Artist-in-Residence, will perform concertos by Beethoven, Bach, Berg, and Dvoˇrák, as well as the complete sonatas for violin and piano by J.S. Bach on October 11, and an all-Brahms chamber concert on January 22.
Philharmonic has been sounding “The better than ever under Alan Gilbert.”
The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair
Frank Peter Zimmermann
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OPENING NIGHT GALA: Deborah Voigt WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 7:30pm
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JOHN WILLIAMS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 7:30pm Academy Award-winning composer/conductor John Williams returns for a thrilling program of music from the movies, featuring excerpts from such classics as Alex North’s score for Spartacus and Bernard Herrmann’s for Vertigo, plus Williams’s own for Harry Potter, Star Wars, and more. Film clips will accompany much of the program. $295, $225, $185, $145, $115, $75
KOYAANISQATSI LIVE: A Breathtaking Spectacle of Sight and Sound WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 7:30pm Lose yourself in Philip Glass’s powerful music for the 1982 Godfrey Reggio film Koyaanisqatsi: A Life Out Of Balance, performed live by the Philharmonic and the Philip Glass Ensemble, as the landmark film is projected on a huge screen above the Avery Fisher Hall stage. $115, $75, $55, $35
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 3:00pm The Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet presents our annual holiday classic filled with wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of the season.
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NEW YEAR’S EVE: Gershwin & Bernstein SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 8:00pm Rhapsody in Blue, West Side Story, Candide, Gershwin’s Concerto in F . . . New York’s most sophisticated New Year’s Eve stars “one of the greatest pianists in the world” (Seattle Times) – Jean-Yves Thibaudet – and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert. Jean-YvesThibaudet
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The preeminent dramatic soprano of our time joins Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic for an Opening Night of fireworks for voice and virtuoso orchestra, featuring Richard Strauss’s searing Dance of the Seven Veils and the Final Scene from Salome.
John Williams
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 8:00pm Alan Gilbert conducts music of Shakespeare’s time, along with Sir William Walton’s magnificent score for the Laurence Olivier film of Henry V, with legendary actor Christopher Plummer narrating.
“Ms. Voigt is astonishing . . . . Simply glorious.” – The New York Times
Deborah Voigt
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EVENING CONCERTS
EVENING CONCERTS
September–October 2011
October–December 2011
Here it is. The complete 2011–2012 New York Philharmonic season. To create your own series, just pick four or more of your favorite concerts from the following pages and order now, before the best seats are gone. SPECIAL EVENT: SHAKESPEARE’S HENRY V Saturday, September 17 | 8:00pm Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Alan Gilbert
Alan Gilbert conducts music of Shakespeare’s time, along with Sir William Walton’s magnificent score for the Laurence Olivier film of Henry V, with legendary actor Christopher Plummer narrating.
SPECIAL EVENT: Alan Gilbert conductor OPENING NIGHT GALA Deborah Voigt soprano Wednesday, September 21, 7:30pm BARBER The School for Scandal Overture Available now as an Add-On to your WAGNER “Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhäuser Create Your Own Series. BARBER Andromache’s Farewell The Opening Night Gala is presented by Breguet. WAGNER Overture to Tannhäuser Broadcast live nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center R. STRAUSS Intermezzo, Dance and Final Scene from Salome
Thursday, September 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, September 24 | 8:00pm Tuesday, September 27 | 7:30pm SCALE B
Alan Gilbert conductor Miah Persson soprano Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director
SPECIAL EVENT: JOHN WILLIAMS Tuesday, October 25 | 7:30pm
John Williams conductor
Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Academy Award-winning composer/ conductor John Williams returns for a thrilling program of music from the movies accompanied by film clips. The program features classic scores plus highlights from Williams’s own career.
Thursday, October 27 | 7:30pm Friday, October 28 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 29 | 8:00pm SCALE C
Kurt Masur conductor Sergei Leiferkus baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director
Friday, September 30 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 1 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 4 | 7:30pm SCALE A
Wednesday, October 5 | 7:30pm Thursday, October 6 | 7:30pm SCALE A
Thursday, October 13 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 15 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 18 | 7:30pm SCALE A Frank Peter Zimmermann
Thursday, October 20 | 7:30pm Saturday, October 22 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Alan Gilbert conductor Stephanie Blythe mezzo-soprano John CORIGLIANO One Sweet Morning, for mezzo soprano and orchestra ** ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 7
Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Frank Peter Zimmermann violin J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
Lorin Maazel conductor Nancy Allen harp Robert Langevin flute MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria
Lorin Maazel conductor Philip Myers horn R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
SPECIAL EVENT: Michael Riesman conductor PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE Philip Glass Ensemble Wednesday, November 2 | 7:30pm Westminster Symphonic Choir Thursday, November 3 | 7:30pm Philip GLASS Koyaanisqatsi Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Kurt Masur
Thursday, November 10 | 7:30pm Friday, November 11 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 12 | 8:00pm Tuesday, November 15 | 7:30pm SCALE B
Bernard Haitink conductor Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello
Thursday, November 17 | 7:30pm Friday, November 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 19 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Bernard Haitink conductor
R. STRAUSS Don Quixote BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
Tuesday, November 22 | 7:30pm SCALE B Friday, November 25 | 8:00pm SCALE C Saturday, November 26 | 8:00pm SCALE C Tuesday, November 29 | 7:30pm SCALE B
Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Sheryl Staples violin Liang Wang oboe
Thursday, December 1 | 7:30pm Saturday, December 3 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Daniel Harding conductor
Wednesday, December 7 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 8 | 7:30pm Friday, December 9 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 10 | 8:00pm SCALE C
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Philip Glass
J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe MOZART Symphony No. 33 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
Daniel Harding
MAHLER Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)
Daniel Harding conductor Joshua Bell violin SCHUMANN Manfred Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
Lorin Maazel
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John Williams
SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Deborah Voigt
Lilli Paasikivi
Alan Gilbert conductor Christopher Plummer narrator
Joshua Bell
** World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Shanghai Symphony Orchesta
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EVENING CONCERTS
EVENING CONCERTS
December–January 2012
Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah
Anne Sofie von Otter
Wednesday, December 28 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Thursday, December 29 | 7:30pm Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano Friday, December 30 | 8:00pm HAYDN Symphony No. 88 SCALE A SCHUBERT Selected Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse
SPECIAL EVENT: NEW YEAR’S EVE Saturday, December 31 | 8:00pm Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series. Broadcast live nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center
RUSH HOUR Wednesday, January 4 | 6:45pm
Alan Gilbert
Thursday, January 5 | 7:30pm Saturday, January 7 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 10 | 7:30pm SCALE A
Thursday, January 12 | 7:30pm Friday, January 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 14 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Lang Lang
Gala Seating Only
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide GERSHWIN Concerto in F BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Thursday, February 23 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 25 | 8:00pm Tuesday, February 28 | 7:30pm SCALE A
Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
Zubin Mehta conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8
Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano Magnus LINDBERG Feria BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Lang Lang
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2 Alan Gilbert
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse
Thomas ADÈS Polaris † MAHLER Symphony No. 9
TRADITIONAL Spring Festival Overture BAO Yuankai China Air Suite TRADITIONAL Mongolian Folk Song Suite CHEN Qigang Extase for oboe and orchestra TRADITIONAL Works for bamboo flute and orchestra LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
Thursday, January 26 | 7:30pm Friday, January 27 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 28 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Alan Gilbert conductor
Alan Gilbert conductor
Long Yu conductor Lang Lang piano Liang Wang oboe Tang Jun Qiao bamboo flute Mongolian Children’s Chorus
Thursday, March 1 | 7:30pm Saturday, March 3 | 8:00pm Tuesday, March 6 | 7:30pm SCALE C
Steven STUCKY Son et lumière BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Joyce DiDonato
Thursday, March 8 | 7:30pm David Zinman conductor Saturday, March 10 | 8:00pm Alisa Weilerstein cello Tuesday, March 13 | 7:30pm BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 SCALE C BARBER Cello Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Thursday, March 15 | 7:30pm David Zinman conductor Saturday, March 17 | 8:00pm Gil Shaham violin Tuesday, March 20 | 7:30pm BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 SCALE C HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
and the orchestra performed “ Gilbert with breathtaking precision and power.” – The Daily News
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Alan Gilbert conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Zubin Mehta
Wednesday, January 18 | 7:30pm Thursday, January 19 | 7:30pm Friday, January 20 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 21 | 8:00pm SCALE C
SPECIAL EVENT: CHINESE NEW YEAR Tuesday, January 24 | 7:30pm
THE MODERN BEETHOVEN A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL
Tuesday, December 13 | 7:30pm Wednesday, December 14 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 15 | 7:30pm SCALE A Saturday, December 17 | 7:30pm SCALE C
January–March 2012
Alisa Weilerstein
Gil Shaham
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† New York City Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission 11
EVENING CONCERTS March–May 2012
“Gilbert led an energetic account... . Thursday, March 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, March 24 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor
RUSH HOUR Wednesday, March 28 | 6:45pm
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor
Thursday, March 29 | 7:30pm Friday, March 30 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 31 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Thursday, April 12 | 7:30pm Friday, April 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 14 | 8:00pm Tuesday, April 17 | 7:30pm SCALE B
Jaap van Zweden conductor Yuja Wang piano
Thursday, April 19 | 7:30pm Friday, April 20 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 21 | 8:00pm SCALE C
Herbert Blomstedt conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano
RUSH HOUR Wednesday, April 25 | 6:45pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Christoph von Dohnányi
Yuja Wang
Garrick Ohlsson
Hans Werner HENZE Excerpts from The Bassarids SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great
SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum ˇ DVORÁK Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer
Thursday, April 26 | 7:30pm Saturday, April 28 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Thursday, May 3 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 5 | 8:00pm SCALE B
Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Lisa Batiashvili
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture Marc NEIKRUG Concerto for Orchestra** MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer
Magnus Lindberg
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** World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission * World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission
Its rousing conclusion drew the audience to its feet for a five-minute ovation.”
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FRIDAY 11AM MATINEE
May–June 2012
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Evgeny Kissin
Saturday, May 19 | 8:00pm Tuesday, May 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 26 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Alan Gilbert conductor Glenn Dicterow violin
SPECIAL EVENT: EVGENY KISSIN Wednesday, May 23 | 7:30pm
Alan Gilbert conductor Evgeny Kissin piano
Friday, October 7 | 11:00am SCALE A
J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
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Thursday, May 31 | 7:30pm Friday, June 1 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 2 | 8:00pm SCALE C
Program to include: GRIEG Piano Concerto
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Erin Morley soprano Nicholas Phan tenor Orfeon Pamplona chorus
Friday, October 21 | 11:00am SCALE A
Wednesday, June 6 | 7:30pm Thursday, June 7 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 9 | 8:00pm SCALE C
Pinchas Zukerman conductor/violin
Thursday, June 14 | 7:30pm Saturday, June 16 | 8:00pm SCALE A
Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin
J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Concerto in D MOZART Symphony No. 39
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
Leonidas Kavakos
Wednesday, June 20 | 7:30pm Thursday, June 21 | 7:30pm Friday, June 22 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 23 | 8:00pm SCALE C
Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano Jennifer Zetlan soprano Jennifer Johnson mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby tenor Joshua Hopkins baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 MOZART Mass in C minor, Great
Lorin Maazel conductor Philip Myers horn R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Friday, December 2 | 11:00am SCALE A
FALLA Selections from Atlántida ORFF Carmina burana
Erin Morley
Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Daniel Harding conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)
THE MODERN BEETHOVEN A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, March 16 | 11:00am SCALE C
David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin
Friday, May 4 | 11:00am SCALE B
Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano ˇ Carnival Overture DVORÁK Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Friday, June 8 | 11:00am SCALE C
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Alan Gilbert
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
David Zinman
Pinchas Zukerman conductor/violin J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Concerto in D MOZART Symphony No. 39
Emanuel Ax
Yefim Bronfman
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Pinchas Zukerman
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* World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission 15
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FRIDAY 2PM MATINEE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MATINEES Our popular Saturday matinees are more than just concerts, they’re triple features. This season, each Saturday Matinee concert begins with a chamber music gem by Franz Schubert performed by Philharmonic musicians (and, on June 16, Alan Gilbert), followed by a performance starring the full New York Philharmonic and an entertaining, engaging panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians. Also, make plans to join us for the annual Holiday Brass concert on Sunday, December 11th.
Friday, October 14 | 2:00pm SCALE A
Lorin Maazel conductor Nancy Allen harp Robert Langevin flute
Saturday, October 1 | 2:00pm SCALE A
MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria
Lorin Maazel
Friday, December 16 | 2:00pm SCALE A
Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director
SCHUBERT Quintet in A major, Trout ˇ Symphony No. 7 DVORÁK
Saturday, November 26 | 2:00pm SCALE C
Peter Schreier
Friday, March 23 | 2:00pm SCALE A
Christoph von Dohnányi
Friday, April 27 | 2:00pm SCALE A
David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Hans Werner HENZE Excerpts from The Bassarids SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great
SPECIAL EVENT: HOLIDAY BRASS Sunday, December 11 | 3:00pm Available now as an Add-On to your Create Your Own Series.
Saturday, May 19 | 2:00pm SCALE A
Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin
Lisa Batiashvili
Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
The Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet presents our annual holiday classic filled with wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of the season.
Alan Gilbert conductor Glenn Dicterow violin Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim violins Rebecca Young viola Judith LeClair bassoon Philip Myers horn Eileen Moon cello Satoshi Okamoto bass SCHUBERT Octet BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 ˇ Carnival Overture DVORÁK
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture Marc NEIKRUG Concerto for Orchestra** MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer
Friday, June 15 | 2:00pm SCALE A
Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Glenn Dicterow violin Sheryl Staples violin Carter Brey cello Liang Wang oboe
Alan Gilbert
SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B-flat major J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe MOZART Symphony No. 33
HANDEL Messiah
THE MODERN BEETHOVEN A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, March 2 | 2:00pm SCALE C
Alan Gilbert conductor Michelle Kim violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Satoshi Okamoto bass Anne-Marie McDermott piano
Saturday, June 16 | 2:00pm SCALE A
Glenn Dicterow
Philip Myers
Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Leonidas Kavakos violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Maria Kitsopoulos cello SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
Carter Brey
Alan Gilbert
Cynthia Phelps
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** World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission
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CONTACT!
Rush Hour
The New Music Series
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HOUR-LONG CONCERTS AT 6:45pm
Alan Gilbert
CONTACT! connects you with some of the most interesting, innovative, and engaging music of our time, performed by ensembles of Philharmonic musicians in more intimate and less formal settings. In addition to the music itself, each CONTACT! performance includes insightful commentary from the composers and performers. “A dynamic addition to the Philharmonic’s offerings beyond Avery Fisher Hall,” writes The New York Times; “listeners of all ages filled the hall.” CONTACT! The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friday, December 16, 7:00pm Peter Norton Symphony Space Saturday, December 17, 8:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor HK Gruber chansonnier Alexandre LUNSQUI Fibres, Yarn and Fabric* Magnus LINDBERG Gran Duo HK GRUBER Frankenstein!!
Young People’s Concerts
RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS OF AGE
Artist-in-Residence
Chamber Concert and Recital
Lisa Batiashvili
When work ends, come experience a different kind of rush. Head over to the Philharmonic for an evening of music that’s guaranteed to revitalize you. Rush Hour concerts begin at 6:45pm, are affordably priced, and last about an hour. Wednesday, January 4 Alan Gilbert conductor BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse Wednesday, March 28 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique Wednesday, April 25 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friday, June 8, 7:00pm
You can subscribe to all three Rush Hour concerts at the discounted prices below, or add individual concerts to your Create Your Own series.
Peter Norton Symphony Space Saturday, June 9, 8:00pm
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David Robertson conductor Yann ROBIN Backdraft ** Michael JARRELL New work*** Pierre BOULEZ …explosante-fixe…
Frank Peter Zimmermann
FOUR GREATS
This season we focus on four of the biggest names in orchestral music, placing them in the context of the music of their own time and tracing their impact on future generations. Find out why Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms are the lasting pillars of the repertory, and why Bernstein’s legacy as a composer continues to grow. Saturday, October 15, 2:00pm BACH J.S. Bach summed up everything accomplished in the Baroque period of music, but his music went out of fashion for a century after his death. Fathom some of the richest music ever composed, and trace Bach’s resurgence and his impact through generations of succeeding composers. Saturday, November 12, 2:00pm BERNSTEIN Leonard Bernstein may have been the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, but as a composer he sought to unify popular and classical music. Find out where that mission led him and his successors. Saturday, March 17, 2:00pm BEETHOVEN No composer is more central to the symphonic repertory than Beethoven, but his music was difficult for his own generation to accept. Discover what set him apart and why his example has dominated musical thought for 200 years. David Zinman conductor Saturday, April 14, 2:00pm BRAHMS As a young man Johannes Brahms accepted a challenge to buck the tide of musical change. How was the world changing and what enabled Brahms to redirect musical history?
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FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence
In addition to numerous concerto performances with the Philharmonic, our Artist-in-Residence will perform the complete sonatas for violin and keyboard by J.S. Bach, as well as an all-Brahms chamber recital, joined by Philharmonic musicians. Subscribers can reserve their tickets now. Tuesday, October 11, 7:30pm Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Enrico Pace piano BACH Complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 Price: $35 Sunday, January 22, 3:00pm Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Enrico Pace piano Philip Myers horn Sheryl Staples violin Cynthia Phelps viola Alan Gilbert viola Carter Brey cello Eileen Moon cello BRAHMS Scherzo for Violin and Piano BRAHMS Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano, in E-flat Major, Op. 40 BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 Price: $35
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Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by KidZone Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Bring your child to join the fun! Young People’s Concerts are hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Director of Education. The Sue B. Mercy Chair
Tickets for the Met go on sale in June. CONTACT! is made possible with generous support from The Mary Flagler Charitable Trust.
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Photo Credits: Cover: Alan Gilbert by Frank Walsh; Page 2: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Frank Walsh, Page 3-4, Orchestra by Frank Walsh, Glenn Dicterow by Chris Lee, Audience by Chris Lee, Orchestra by Frank Walsh, Philip Smith by Michael DiVito, Concertgoers outside by Frank Walsh, Scroll by Chris Lee, Orchestra by Frank Walsh, Strings by Frank Walsh, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Avery Fisher Hall by Frank Walsh, Bass by Michael DiVito, Musicians by Chris Lee, Avery Fisher Hall by Frank Walsh, Cynthia Phelps by Chris Lee, Carter Brey by Michael DiVito, Orchestra by Karen Ballard, Hae-Young Ham by Chris Lee, Philip Myers by Chris Lee, Markus Rhoten by Michael DiVito, Robert Langevin & Liang Wang by Chris Lee, Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 5: Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, David Zinman by Priska Ketterer, Joshua Bell by Marc Hom, Magnus Lindberg by Hanya Chlala, Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm; Page 6: Christopher Plummer by Richard Bain Photography, Deborah Voigt by CAMI, John Williams courtesy of NY Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Decca/Kasskara; Page 8: Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Deborah Voigt by CAMI, Lilli Paasikivi by Rami Lappalainen, Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm, Lorin Maazel by Andrew Garn, Page 9: John Williams courtesy of NY Philharmonic, Kurt Masur by Frans Jansen, Philip Glass by Raymond Meier, Daniel Harding by Harald Hoffmann, Joshua Bell by Bill Phelps; Page 10: Anne Sofie von Otter by Mats Bäcker, Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Decca/Kasskara, Alan Gilbert by Chis Lee, Zubin Mehta by Wilfried Hosl, Lang Lang by SONY Classical; Page 11: Lang Lang by Olaf Heine/DG, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Joyce DiDonato by Sheila Rock, Alisa Weilerstein by Christian Steiner, Gil Shaham by Christian Steiner; Page 12: Christoph von Dohnányi by Terry O’Neill, Yuja Wang by Felix Broede, Garrick Ohlsson by Paul Body, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek, Magnus Lindberg by Hanya Chlala; Page13: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Frank Walsh; Page 14: Evgeny Kissin by Sheila Rock; Erin Morley by Dario Acosta, Leonidas Kavakos by Yannis Bournias, Emanuel Ax by Maurice Jerry Beznos Audience by Chris Lee; Page 15: Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, David Zinman by Priska Ketterer, Yefim Bronfman by Dario Acosta, Pinchas Zukerman by Paul Labelle; Page 16: Lorin Maazel by Andrew Garn, Peter Schreier courtesy of NY Philharmonic, Christoph von Dohnányi by Decca, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard; Page 17: Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Glenn Dicterow by Chris Lee, Philip Myers by Chris Lee, Carter Brey by Chris Lee, Cynthia Phelps by Chris Lee; Page 18: Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek; Page 19: Young People’s Concerts by Michael DiVito, Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm.
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