Season Guide 2011-12

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GUIDE Alan Gilbert Music Director The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair

Your Guide to More Than 140 Extraordinary Concerts

THE MUSIC OF THE CITY.

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THE CLASSICS OF TOMORROW.

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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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A SEASON OF MASTERPIECES CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT

Alan Gilbert

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

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.

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

FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN 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.

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The Philharmonic has been sounding better than ever under Alan Gilbert.

Frank Peter Zimmermann

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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.

Magnus Lindberg

Young People’s Concerts® For Ages 6–12 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.

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BRILLIANT STARS

Joshua Bell

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 3–6 Pre-schoolers enjoy classical music through games, active listening, and hands-on music-making with musicians from the New York Philharmonic, at Merkin Concert Hall. This season, enjoy music by Mozart and Friends!

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2011-12 Season

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Get Behind the Notes Treasures from the Archives The Archival exhibits for this season will be In Times of Strife: The Philharmonic’s Response from Abraham Lincoln to 9/11; Who’s Listening? A look at the Philharmonic subscribers since 1842; An Extraordinary Musician: Remembering Bruno Walter; Beethoven in Nineteenth Century America: Why did he take so long to get here? These exhibits will be in the Bruno Walter Gallery, located on the Grand Promenade between doors 4 and 5.

Juilliard at Night Subscribers to the Philharmonic receive a 15% discount on many non-credit classes in The Juilliard Evening Division.

For a catalog, call The Juilliard School Evening Division at 212 799 5040, visit www.juilliard.edu/evening or email evening@juilliard.edu.

Pre-Concert Talks Join us one hour before concert time for an insightful preview of the music. Talks are held in the Helen Huntington Hull Room, in Avery Fisher Hall, Second Tier, unless otherwise noted.

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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER SPECIAL EVENT MGM HD PRESENTS WEST SIDE STORY Wednesday, September 7 | 7:30pm Thursday, September 8 | 7:30pm

David Newman conductor BERNSTEIN West Side Story (orchestra performing score with film) Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic film, as the New York Philharmonic plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score live while the re-mastered film is shown in hi-def on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact.

Winner of ten Academy Awards, the film features choreography by Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

West Side Story

SPECIAL EVENT SHAKESPEARE’S HENRY V Saturday, September 17 | 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert

The Opening Night Gala is presented by Breguet. Generous underwriting also provided by BNY Mellon, and Credit Suisse.

Christopher Plummer

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN RECITAL Tuesday, October 11, 7:30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Miah Persson soprano Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

Friday, September 30 | 8:00pm• Saturday, October 1 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 4 | 7:30pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

This concert is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Co-commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Music Director, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu, Music Director.

Saturday, October 1 | 2:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.

Stephanie Blythe

Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.

WAGNER Overture and Bacchanale from Tannhäuser WALTON Henry V - A Shakespeare Scenario (arranged by Christopher Palmer)

BARBER The School for Scandal Overture WAGNER “Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhäuser BARBER Andromache’s Farewell WAGNER Overture to Tannhäuser R. STRAUSS Intermezzo, Dance, and Final Scene from Salome

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 Michelle Kim violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Satoshi Okamoto bass Anne-Marie McDermott piano SCHUBERT Quintet in A major, Trout ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 7

Frank Peter Zimmermann is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

Thursday, October 13 | 7:30pm• Friday, October 14 | 2:00pm Saturday, October 15 | 8:00pm Tuesday, October 18 | 7:30pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Lorin Maazel’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 6–12 Saturday, October 15 | 2:00pm

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.

Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, with additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

Theodore Wiprud is the Sue B. Mercy Chair.

Thursday, October 20 | 7:30pm• Friday, October 21 | 11:00am Saturday, October 22 | 8:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

SPECIAL EVENT JOHN WILLIAMS Tuesday, October 25 | 7:30pm

Thursday, October 27 | 7:30pm• Friday, October 28 | 8:00pm Saturday, October 29 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

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** World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Shanghai Symphony Orchesta

J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 3

With New York Philharmonic musicians Quan Ge, Peter Kenote, Lisa Kim, Sumire Kudo, Hyunju Lee, Kuan-Cheng Lu, Ru-Pei Yeh, Rebecca Young, Wei Yu, Yulia Ziskel, and guest artists Steven Beck and Helen Huang

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Thursday, September 22 | 7:30pm• Saturday, September 24 | 8:00pm Tuesday, September 27 | 7:30pm SCALE B

Deborah Voigt

ENSEMBLES Sunday, October 9 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street

WOLF Italian Serenade BEETHOVEN String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 Sean Shepherd Aperture in Shift Schumann Piano Trio No. 3

Alan Gilbert conductor Deborah Voigt soprano

Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Frank Peter Zimmermann is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

Alan Gilbert conductor Christopher Plummer narrator Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir Kent Tritle director American Boychoir Fernando Malvar-Ruiz director

Alan Gilbert conducts, along with Sir William Walton’s magnificent score for the Laurence Olivier film of Henry V, with legendary actor Christopher Plummer narrating.

SPECIAL EVENT OPENING NIGHT GALA Wednesday, September 21 | 7:30pm•

Wednesday, October 5 | 7:30pm• Thursday, October 6 | 7:30pm Friday, October 7 | 11:00am SCALE A

Open Rehearsal at 9:45am

Frank Peter Zimmermann

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Enrico Pace piano BACH Complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1014–1019

Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel conductor Robert Langevin flute Nancy Allen harp MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria

Theodore Wiprud host

Philip Myers

Four Greats: 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.

Lorin Maazel conductor Philip Myers horn

John Williams

R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks John Williams conductor The Academy Award-winning composer/ conductor 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.

Kurt Masur conductor Sergei Leiferkus baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

Kurt Masur

SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar

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NOVEMBER

DECEMBER SPECIAL EVENT PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE Wednesday, November 2 | 7:30pm Thursday, November 3 | 7:30pm

Thursday, November 10 | 7:30pm• Friday, November 11 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 12 | 8:00pm Tuesday, November 15 | 7:30pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Bernard Haitink’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund

Young People’s Concerts For Ages 6–12 Saturday, November 12 | 2:00pm ®

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.

Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, with additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

Theodore Wiprud is the Sue B. Mercy Chair.

Thursday, November 17 | 7:30pm• Friday, November 18 | 8:00pm Saturday, November 19 | 8:00pm SCALE A Theodore Wiprud

Bernard Haitink conductor Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello R. STRAUSS Don Quixote BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.

Jonathan Pieslak Gray Fractures JANÁCˇEK Mládi (Youth) Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 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

Four Greats: 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.

Bernard Haitink conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

With New York Philharmonic musicians Eric Bartlett, Sandra Church, Lisa Kim, Maria Kitsopoulos, Kim Laskowski, Pascual Martinez Forteza, Sumire Kudo, R. Allen Spanjer, Sherry Sylar, Ru-Pei Yeh, Rebecca Young, Wei Yu, and guest artists William Wolfram and Amy Zoloto The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Sheryl Staples violin Liang Wang oboe J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe MOZART Symphony No. 33 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1

MAHLER Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)

Ensembles Sunday, December 4 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.

Beethoven Duo No. 1 in C major, WoO 27 Britten String Quartet No. 2 Douglas Vistel Three Pieces for Violin, Double Bass, and Piano Beethoven String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3

With New York Philharmonic musicians William Blossom, Irene Breslaw, Elizabeth Dyson, Joo Young Oh, Anna Rabinova, Robert Rinehart, Fiona Simon, Na Sun, Vladimir Tsypin, Qiang Tu, Sharon Yamada, and guest artist Adonis Gonzalez

Daniel Harding

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Wednesday, December 7 | 7:30pm• Thursday, December 8 | 7:30pm Friday, December 9 | 8:00pm Saturday, December 10 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Daniel Harding’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

SPECIAL EVENT HOLIDAY BRASS Sunday, December 11 | 3:00pm

Tuesday, December 13 | 7:30pm• Wednesday, December 14 | 7:30pm Thursday, December 15 | 7:30pm Friday, December 16 | 2:00pm SCALE A Saturday, December 17 | 7:30pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Presented by the Robert Hekemian Family Foundation.

CONTACT! The New Music Series Friday, December 16, 7:00pm The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saturday, December 17, 8:00pm Peter Norton Symphony Space For Peter Norton Symphony Space tickets go to nyphil.org or call 212 875 5656.

Daniel Harding conductor Joshua Bell violin

Joshua Bell

SCHUMANN Manfred Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

The Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet presents our annual holiday classic filled with wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of the season.

Peter Schreier

Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Alan Gilbert

HANDEL Messiah

Alan Gilbert conductor HK Gruber chansonnier Alexandre LUNSQUI Fibres, Yarn, and Wire* Magnus LINDBERG Gran Duo† HK GRUBER Frankenstein!!

For The Metropolitan Museum of Art tickets go to metmuseum.org/ tickets or call 212 570 3949.

Magnus Lindberg is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-inResidence. CONTACT is made possible with generous support from The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.

Glenn Dicterow

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.

Daniel Harding conductor

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Daniel Harding’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

The New York Philharmonic gratefully acknowledges support for its activities from the Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Endowment Fund.

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

The New York Philharmonic recognizes Baker & McKenzie for its generous support.

Saturday, November 26 | 2:00pm SCALE C

Thursday, December 1 | 7:30pm• Friday, December 2 | 11:00am Saturday, December 3 | 8:00pm SCALE A

Theodore Wiprud host

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Bernard Haitink’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund

Ensembles Sunday, November 20 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street

Jeffrey Kahane

Philip GLASS Koyaanisqatsi (orchestra performing score with film) 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.

Philip Glass

Bernard Haitink

Michael Riesman conductor Philip Glass Ensemble Westminster Symphonic Choir

Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Glenn Dicterow violin Sheryl Staples violin Carter Brey cello Liang Wang oboe

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 Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse

Anne Sofie von Otter

SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B-flat major (Dicterow, Brey, Kahane)

J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe (Staples, Wang)

MOZART Symphony No. 33 8

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* World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission † New York City Premiere 9

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SPECIAL EVENT NEW YEAR’S EVE Saturday, December 31 | 8:00pm Broadcast live nationally on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center

Alan Gilbert conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide GERSHWIN Concerto in F BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 3–6 Sunday, January 22 | 12:30pm Sunday, January 22 | 3:00pm Monday, January 23 | 10:30am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street

Rebecca Young host Dorian Rence writer and narrator Marion Schoevaert illustrator New York Philharmonic Musicians MOZART AND FRIENDS Allegro and Adagio Designed especially for 3- to 6-year-olds, Very Young People’s Concerts introduce youngsters to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening, and hands-on music-making with members of the New York Philharmonic.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

SPECIAL EVENT CHINESE NEW YEAR Tuesday, January 24 | 7:30pm

JANUARY RUSH HOUR Wednesday, January 4 | 6:45pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Thursday, January 5 | 7:30pm• Saturday, January 7 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 10 | 7:30pm SCALE A Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert conductor BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse

Thursday, January 12 | 7:30pm• Friday, January 13 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 14 | 8:00pm SCALE A

Thomas ADÈS Polaris † MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Thursday, January 26 | 7:30pm• Friday, January 27 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 28 | 8:00pm SCALE B

Zubin Mehta conductor

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Frank Peter Zimmermann is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Zubin Mehta

Ensembles Sunday, January 15 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.

Mozart Trio in E-flat major, K.498 Foote Piano Quartet Daniel Schnyder Trio for Trumpet, Horn, and Bass Trombone Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello

Lang Lang

Wednesday, January 18 | 7:30pm• Thursday, January 19 | 7:30pm Friday, January 20 | 8:00pm Saturday, January 21 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Alan Gilbert’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund. Magnus Lindberg is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence.

Frank Peter Zimmermann CHAMBER CONCERT Sunday, January 22, 3:00pm Frank Peter Zimmermann is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

Frank Peter Zimmermann

With New York Philharmonic musicians Pascual Martinez Forteza, Vivek Kamath, Sumire Kudo, Kuan Cheng Lu, James Markey, Eileen Moon, Judith Nelson, Charles Rex, Thomas Smith, Howard Wall, and guest artists Gema Nieto-Forteza and June Chi Oh

Very Young People’s Concerts

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2

Alan Gilbert

Thursday, February 23 | 7:30pm Saturday, February 25 | 8:00pm Tuesday, February 28 | 7:30pm SCALE A

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Magnus LINDBERG Feria BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

Lang Lang

Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

FEBRUARY

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

Long Yu conductor Lang Lang piano Liang Wang oboe Tang Jun Qiao bamboo flute Mongolian Children’s Chorus 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

Alan Gilbert conductor

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Very Young People’s Concerts

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 3–6 Sunday, February 26 | 12:30pm Sunday, February 26 | 3:00pm Monday, February 27 | 10:30am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street

Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Steven STUCKY Son et lumière BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Rebecca Young host Dorian Rence writer and narrator Marion Schoevaert illustrator New York Philharmonic Musicians

Joyce DiDonato

MOZART AND FRIENDS Treble and Bass Designed especially for 3- to 6-year-olds, Very Young People’s Concerts introduce youngsters to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening, and hands-on music-making with members of the New York Philharmonic.

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

Very Young People’s Concerts

BRAHMS Scherzo for Violin and Piano BRAHMS Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano, in E-flat major, Op. 40 BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 † New York City Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Barbican Centre 10

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Peter Serkin

David Zinman

APRIL

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL

MARCH Thursday, March 1 | 7:30pm• Friday, March 2 | 2:00pm Saturday, March 3 | 8:00pm Tuesday, March 6 | 7:30pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

David Zinman’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

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 Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 David Zinman’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Thursday, March 15 | 7:30pm• Friday, March 16 | 11:00am Saturday, March 17 | 8:00pm Tuesday, March 20 | 7:30pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

David Zinman’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Young People’s Concerts For Ages 6–12 Saturday, March 17 | 2:00pm

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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.

Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, with additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

Theodore Wiprud is the Sue B. Mercy Chair.

Gil Shaham

David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano

Thursday, March 22 | 7:30pm• Friday, March 23 | 2:00pm Saturday, March 24 | 8:00pm SCALE A

David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

David Zinman conductor Theodore Wiprud host Four Greats: 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.

Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Hans Werner HENZE Excerpts from The Bassarids SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Christoph von Dohnányi’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Alisa Weilerstein

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS For Ages 3–6 Sunday, March 25 | 12:30pm Sunday, March 25 | 3:00pm Monday, March 26 | 10:30am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street

Rebecca Young host Dorian Rence writer and narrator Marion Schoevaert illustrator New York Philharmonic Musicians

RUSH HOUR Wednesday, March 28 | 6:45pm•

Christoph von Dohnányi conductor

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Frank Peter Zimmermann

MOZART AND FRIENDS Forte and Piano Designed especially for 3- to 6-year-olds, Very Young People’s Concerts introduce youngsters to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening, and hands-on music-making with members of the New York Philharmonic.

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 PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Jaap van Zweden’ debut season with the New York Philharmonic is made possible by the Kurt Masur Fund for the Philharmonic, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s Music Director Emeritus, Kurt Masur.

Young People’s Concerts For Ages 6–12 Saturday, April 14 | 2:00pm

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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.

Theodore Wiprud host Four Greats: 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?

Yuja Wang

Major support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, with additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

Theodore Wiprud is the Sue B. Mercy Chair.

Ensembles Sunday, April 15 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.

ˇ Terzetto DVORÁK John Harbison Twilight Music Emily Tu Dusk to Dawn ˇ DVORÁK Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87 Thursday, April 19 | 7:30pm• Friday, April 20 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 21 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Garrick Ohlsson’s appearance is made possible through the Lawrence and Ronnie Ackman Family Fund for Distinguished Pianists.

With New York Philharmonic musicians Eric Bartlett, Quan Ge, Lisa Gihae Kim, Vivek Kamath, Kuan-Cheng Lu, Philip Myers, Anna Rabinova, Sheryl Staples, Qiang Tu, Rebecca Young, and guest artists Emily Tu, Jon Klibonoff, Virginia Perry Lamb

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Herbert Blomstedt conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

RUSH HOUR Wednesday, April 25 | 6:45pm•

Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer

Thursday, April 26 | 7:30pm Friday, April 27 | 2:00pm Saturday, April 28 | 8:00pm SCALE A

Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Theodore Wiprud

BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture Marc NEIKRUG Concerto for Orchestra** MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer

Ensembles

Garrick Ohlsson

SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique Lisa Batiashvili

Thursday, March 29 | 7:30pm Friday, March 30 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 31 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Frank Peter Zimmermann is the Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. Christoph von Dohnányi’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund.

Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum ˇ DVORÁK Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

** World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission 12

Open Rehearsal at 9:45am

Coffee Bar at 9:15am

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MAY Thursday, May 3 | 7:30pm• Friday, May 4 | 11:00am Saturday, May 5 | 8:00pm SCALE B Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Magnus Lindberg is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence.

Saturday, May 19 | 2:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.

Yefim Bronfman

Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2** TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 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

Thursday, June 14 | 7:30pm• Friday, June 15 | 2:00pm Saturday, June 16 | 8:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Saturday, June 16 | 2:00pm SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians.

SCHUBERT Octet BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture Saturday, May 19 | 8:00pm Tuesday, May 22 | 7:30pm Saturday, May 26 | 8:00pm SCALE A Alan Gilbert

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

SPECIAL EVENT EVGENY KISSIN Wednesday, May 23 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.

Evgeny Kissin

Free Memorial Day Concert Monday May 28, 8:00pm The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

Alan Gilbert conductor Glenn Dicterow violin ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Program to include: GRIEG Piano Concerto

Ensembles Sunday, June 17 | 3:00pm Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org.

Wednesday, June 20 | 7:30pm• Thursday, June 21 | 7:30pm Friday, June 22 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 23 | 8:00pm SCALE C

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

JUNE

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Erin Morley soprano Nicholas Phan tenor Jacques Imbrailo baritone Orfeón Pamplonés chorus FALLA Selections from Atlántida ORFF Carmina burana

Erin Morley

Wednesday, June 6 | 7:30pm• Thursday, June 7 | 7:30pm Friday, June 8 | 11:00am Saturday, June 9 | 8:00pm SCALE C Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.

CONTACT! The New Music Series Friday, June 8, 7:00pm The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saturday, June 9, 8:00pm Peter Norton Symphony Space

Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Alan Gilbert violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Maria Kitsopoulos cello Joshua Hopkins baritone

Leonidas Kavakos

With New York Philharmonic musicians Nancy Allen, Duoming Ba, Sandra Church, David Grossman, Hae-Young Ham, Mindy Kaufman, Robert Langevin, Satoshi Okamoto, Lionel Party, Cynthia Phelps, Anna Rabinova, Robert Rinehart, Sharon Yamada, Ru-Pei Yeh, Wei Yu, and guest artists Barbara McKenzie and Cecile Licad

Alan Gilbert

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Alan Gilbert conductor

Presented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Thursday, May 31 | 7:30pm• Friday, June 1 | 8:00pm Saturday, June 2 | 8:00pm SCALE C

BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture KORNGOLD Violin Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major NIELSEN Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva

Handel Trio Sonata in G major, Op. 5, No. 4 Elliott Schwartz Sonata for Violin and Double Bass CRAS Quintette Gaubert Divertissement grec RAVEL Piano Trio

Alan Gilbert conductor Evgeny Kissin piano

Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Joshua Hopkins baritone

Pinchas Zukerman conductor/violin

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

Carter Brey

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 MOZART Mass in C minor, Great

JULY Summertime Classics July 3–6

Bramwell Tovey conductor & host Popular masterpieces in a festive atmosphere.

Visit nyphil.org/summertime in spring 2012 for more information.

Emanuel Ax

J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Concerto in D MOZART Symphony No. 39 David Robertson conductor Yann ROBIN Backdraft ** Michael JARRELL New work*** Pierre BOULEZ …explosante-fixe…

Bramwell Tovey

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Pinchas Zukerman

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Magnus Lindberg is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-inResidence. CONTACT is made possible with generous support from The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.

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Coffee Bar at 9:15am

** World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission *** U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission 15

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Volunteering is a rewarding way to join the Philharmonic family, and the Council’s work provides essential support for the Orchestra’s programs each year.

Photo Credits: Cover: Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard; Page 2: Orchestra by Frank Walsh, Glenn Dicterow by Chris Lee, Philip Smith by Michael DiVito, Concertgoers outside by Frank Walsh, Scroll by Chris Lee, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Avery Fisher Hall by Frank Walsh, Audience by Chris Lee, Carter Brey by Michael DiVito, Cynthia Phelps by Chris Lee, Orchestra by Chris Lee; Page 3: Alan Gilbert and Orchestra by Frank Walsh; Page 4: 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 5: Young People at the Philharmonic by Michael DiVito; Page 6: West Side Story courtesy of MGM HD, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Christopher Plummer

by Richard Bain Photography, Deborah Voigt by CAMI, Christopher Plummer by Richard Bain Photography, Stephanie Blythe by Kobe van Rensburg; Page 7: Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm, Lorin Maazel by Andrew Garn, Philip Myers by Chris Lee, John Williams courtesy of NY Philharmonic, Kurt Masur by Frans Jansen; Page 8: Philip Glass by Raymond Meier, Bernard Haitink by Clive Barda, Theodore Wiprud by Michael DiVito, Jeffrey Kahane by Michael Amsler Photography, Glenn Dicterow by Chris Lee; Page 9: Daniel Harding by Harald Hoffmann, Joshua Bell by Bill Phelps, Peter Schreier courtesy of NY Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert by Karen Ballard, Anne Sofie von Otter by Mats Bäcker; Page 10: Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Decca/Kasskara, Alan Gilbert by Chis Lee, Zubin Mehta by Wilfried Hosl, Lang Lang by SONY Classical, Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm; Page 11: Very Young People’s Concerts by Michael DiVito, Lang Lang

by Olaf Heine/DG, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Joyce DiDonato by Sheila Rock, Very Young People’s Concerts by Michael DiVito; Page 12: Peter Serkin by Kathy Chapman, David Zinman by Priska Ketterer, Gil Shaham by Christian Steiner, Alisa Weilerstein by Christian Steiner, Frank Peter Zimmermann by Franz Hamm; Page 13: Yuja Wang by Felix Broede, Theodore Wiprud by Michael DiVito, Ensembles by Chris Lee, Garrick Ohlsson by Paul Body, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek; Page 14: Yefim Bronfman by Dario Acosta, Alan Gilbert by Chis Lee, Evgeny Kissin by Sheila Rock; Erin Morley by Dario Acosta, Pinchas Zukerman by Paul Labelle; Page 15: Leonidas Kavakos by Yannis Bournias, Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Carter Brey by Chris Lee, Emanuel Ax by Maurice Jerry Beznos, Bramwell Tovey by David Cooper; Page 16: Young People’s Concerts – Kidzone by Michael DiVito, Audience members by Chris Lee, Party by Julie Skarratt; Page 17: Musicians Courtesy of NY Philharmonic, Volunteers by Chris Lee, Partygoers by Chris Lee; Page 18: Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center by Frank Walsh.

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By Phone 212 875 5656 Monday–Saturday,

10:00am to 6:00pm Sunday, 12:00pm to 5:00pm In Person by visiting the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office,

Monday–Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm

Sunday, 12:00pm to 6:00pm The Box Office opens to the general public August 21, 2011.

Ticket Prices Weeknight Evenings Avery Fisher Hall is the home of the New York Philharmonic.

Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center

Broadway and 65th Street Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are held at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, located on Broadway and 65th Street.

Directions to Lincoln Center

By Subway Take the No.1 local train to the 66th Street/Lincoln Center Station.

By Bus The M5, M7, M10, M11, M66, and M104 bus lines all stop within one block of Lincoln Center.

By Car From Long Island: Long Island Expressway to Midtown Tunnel; go cross-town to 8th Avenue. Then north to 62nd–65th Street.

From New Jersey Lincoln Tunnel Take the left exit towards 40th Street and North. Turn left onto West 42nd Street, right onto 10th Avenue, continuing to 65th Street.

Holland Tunnel Follow signs to Exit 1 into Laight Street. Follow Laight Street to West Side Highway to 56th Street. Right onto West 56th Street, left onto 11th Avenue. Right on West 65th Street. Lincoln Center Garage is between Amsterdam and Columbus.

George Washington Bridge/ I-95 North Take the Henry Hudson Parkway/178th Street exit onto Henry Hudson Parkway South/West Side Highway.

Take to West 79th Street exit and follow the circle, exit onto 79th street. Right onto West End Avenue, heading south. Left onto 65th Street. Lincoln Center Garage is between Amsterdam and Columbus.

From Upstate New York Westchester/Saw Mill Parkway/ Henry Hudson Parkway South Take to West Side Highway. Take to West 79th Street exit and follow the circle and exit onto 79th Street.

Right onto West End Avenue, heading south. Left onto 65th Street. Lincoln Center Garage is between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.

From New York State Thruway Take to Cross Bronx Expressway, taking the last Manhattan exit (leading towards George Washington Bridge). Follow Henry Hudson Parkway South.

Take to West 79th Street exit and follow directions from Upstate New York. From Connecticut: Take I-95 South to Cross Bronx Expressway, taking the last Manhattan exit (leading towards George Washington Bridge). Follow Henry Hudson Parkway South.

Take to West 79th Street exit and follow directions from Upstate New York.

Friday Matinees

Saturday Matinees

Scale Concerts (A, B, C)

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

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C

A

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Prices starting at:

$33

$41

$45

$38

$44

$52

$31

$36

$41

$31

$36

Prices starting at:

Rush Hour

YPC

VYPC

$31

$12

$21

Opening New Night Gala Year’s Eve

$65

$65

Holiday Brass

Zimmermann Chamber Recitals

$52

$35

John Evgeny Shakespeare’s Koyaanisqatsi Live West Side Chinese New Story Williams Kissin Henry V Philip Glass Year: Lang Lang

Prices starting at:

$75

$45

$35

$35

$35

$35

There is a $2.50-per-ticket facility fee in addition to these prices. A $5.50 per ticket fee is applied to all phone, online, mail, and fax orders.

CONTACT! individual tickets at Peter Norton Symphony Space are $23.50 plus a $1.50 facility fee – for tickets call 212 875 5656 or go to nyphil.org.

CONTACT! individual tickets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art are $20 – for tickets call 212 570 3949 or go to metmuseum.org/tickets

Concert Selections Concert Date/ Time

Preferred Seating Section

Parking Information Lincoln Center Park & Lock Garage Enter eastbound or westbound via 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, eastbound via 65th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues, and northbound via Amsterdam Avenue, just beyond 62nd Street.

For more information, call 212 721 6500 or visit nyphil.org/parking.

Order 3 or more subscription concerts* and you are a subscriber! Subscriber benefits include up to10% savings, ticket exchange, and more!

Other Area Parking Garages 165 West 65th Street Parking Corporation 165 West 66th Street, 212 874 9508

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Avery Fisher Hall

Alfred Car Park 161 West 61st Street, 212 397 8949 Icon Garage 1 Lincoln Plaza, 212 724 6282

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To learn more about the benefits of giving, please visit nyphil.org/support or call our Friends Office at 212 875 5381 or our Patron Office at 212 875 5682.

Lincoln Center Garage 160 West 66th Street, 212 769 0136 Lincoln Plaza Tower Garages 44 West 62nd Street, 212 262 3800

Group Sales Groups of 20 or more can save up to 25%. For more information, call Group Sales at 212 875 5672.

Regent Garage 45 West 61st Street, 212 245 9594

Student Rush Tickets A limited number of $12.50 tickets may be available to students up to 10 days before the performance date, or in person the day of select concerts. Valid identification is required. Tickets are subject to availability and may be purchased in person or online. To determine ticket availability, call 212 875 5656 or visit nyphil.org/rush.

Two Lincoln Parking 60 West 66th Street, 212 874 8639

New York Philharmonic concerts at Avery Fisher Hall offer infrared headphones for the hearing-impaired and wheelchair locations.

For furtherinformation, call 212 875 5380 or TDD 212 875 5375. Conductors, programs, soloists, pricing, and sale dates are correct at the date of printing and are subject to change. All concerts are at Avery Fisher Hall unless otherwise noted. Classical 105.9 FM WQXR, the radio station of the New York Philharmonic. ©2011 New York Philharmonic. All rights reserved.

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Your Guide to More Than 140 Extraordinary Concerts

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2011-12

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