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2011-12 Season Lang Lang · Joshua Bell · The Modern Beethoven Pinchas Zukerman · Emanuel Ax · Yefim Bronfman Gil Shaham · Frank Peter Zimmermann · Lorin Maazel Kurt Masur · Evgeny Kissin · John Williams

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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS A SEASON OF MASTERPIECES CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT

Alan Gilbert

In its extraordinary new season, music director Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic in a feast of musical masterworks: Mozart’s Mass in C major ; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, plus his Symphonies No. 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. For lovers of all-time masterpieces performed with passion and fire by one of the most acclaimed musical partnerships on the planet, the 2011-12 season of Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic is for you.

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Conducted by David Zinman

Alisa Weilerstein

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 with David Zinman, and 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 The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg

The acclaimed violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, our 2011-12 Artist-in-Residence, will perform concertos by Beethoven, Bach, Berg, and Dvoˇrák, as well as an all-Brahms chamber recital on January 22.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 7:30pm Academy Award-winning composer/conductor John Williams returns to the Philharmonic for a thrilling program of music from the movies, featuring excerpts from such classics as Alex North’s Spartacus and Bernard Herrmann’s Vertigo, plus highlights from Williams’s own career, including music from Harry Potter, Star Wars, and more. A selection of film clips will accompany much of the program.

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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 stars pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the New York Philharmonic with Alan Gilbert conducting.

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WEEKNIGHT SAMPLER A Six Weeknights at 7:30pm

WEEKNIGHT SAMPLER B Five Weeknights at 7:30pm

Gil Shaham

Joshua Bell

Tuesday, October 18 Lorin Maazel conductor Nancy Allen harp Robert Langevin flute

Tuesday, September 27 Alan Gilbert conductor Miah Persson soprano Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria from Images

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection Tuesday, November 15 Bernard Haitink conductor Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello

Tuesday, November 22 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 Wednesday, December 14 Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Tuesday, February 28 Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Steven STUCKY Son et lumière BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Anne Sofie von Otter

WEEKNIGHT SAMPLER D Five Weeknights at 7:30pm

Pinchas Zukerman

Tuesday, October 4 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephanie Blythe mezzo-soprano

Wednesday, October 5 Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

John CORIGLIANO One Sweet Morning, for mezzo soprano and orchestra* ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 7

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

Tuesday, November 29 Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Sheryl Staples violin Liang Wang oboe

Tuesday, December 13 Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe MOZART Symphony No. 33 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1

Wednesday, December 7 Daniel Harding conductor Joshua Bell violin

Wednesday, December 28 Alan Gilbert conductor Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano

SCHUMANN Manfred Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

HAYDN Symphony No. 88 SCHUBERT Selected Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse

HANDEL Messiah Tuesday, January 10 Alan Gilbert conductor Thomas ADÈS Polaris † MAHLER Symphony No. 9

Wednesday, January 18 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Tuesday, March 13 David Zinman conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello

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

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

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BARBER Cello Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

Wednesday, June 20 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano Jennifer Zetlan soprano Jennifer Johnson mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby tenor Joshua Hopkins baritone

Tuesday, April 17 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yuja Wang piano

Wednesday, June 6 Pinchas Zukerman conductor/violin

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1

J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Concerto in D MOZART Symphony No. 39

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

Tuesday, May 22 Alan Gilbert conductor Glenn Dicterow violin

led an energetic account... Its rousing conclusion “Gilbert drew the audience to its feet for a five-minute ovation.”

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ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

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THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Tuesday, March 20 David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin

Five Weeknights at 7:30pm

R. STRAUSS Don Quixote BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Tuesday, March 6 David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano

HANDEL Messiah

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THURSDAY B

Seven Thursdays at 7:30pm

Seven Thursdays at 7:30pm

Lisa Batiashvili

Thursday, October 13 Lorin Maazel conductor Nancy Allen harp Robert Langevin flute MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria from Images Thursday, December 1 Daniel Harding conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke) Thursday, January 12 Zubin Mehta conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 Thursday, February 23 Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Steven STUCKY Son et lumière BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Thursday, March 15 David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica Thursday, April 26 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture Marc NEIKRUG Concerto for Orchestra* MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer Thursday, June 21 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano Jennifer Zetlan soprano Jennifer Johnson mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby tenor Joshua Hopkins baritone

THURSDAY C

Yefim Bronfman

Thursday, October 6 Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Frank Peter Zimmermann violin J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 Thursday, October 27 Kurt Masur conductor Sergei Leiferkus baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar Thursday, December 8 Daniel Harding conductor Joshua Bell violin SCHUMANN Manfred Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Thursday, January 5 Alan Gilbert conductor Thomas ADÈS Polaris † MAHLER Symphony No. 9 THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Thursday, March 1 David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 STRAVINSKY Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Thursday, March 29 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

THURSDAY D

Seven Thursdays at 7:30pm

Eight Thursdays at 7:30pm

Lang Lang

Thursday, November 10 Bernard Haitink conductor Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello R. STRAUSS Don Quixote BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Thursday, December 15 Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah Thursday, January 19 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano Magnus LINDBERG Feria BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Thursday, March 8 David Zinman conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BARBER Cello Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Thursday, April 12 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yuja Wang piano PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1

SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum ˇ DVORÁK Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Thursday, May 31 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Erin Morley soprano Nicholas Phan tenor Orfeon Pamplona chorus

Thursday, May 3 Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

FALLA Excerpts from Atlántida ORFF Carmina burana

ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Thursday, June 14 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin

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

BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Thursday, September 22 Alan Gilbert conductor Miah Persson soprano Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection Thursday, October 20 Lorin Maazel conductor Philip Myers horn R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Thursday, November 17 Bernard Haitink conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Thursday, December 29 Alan Gilbert conductor Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano HAYDN Symphony No. 88 SCHUBERT Selected Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse Thursday, January 26 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2 Thursday, March 22 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Hans Werner HENZE Excerpts from The Bassarids SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great Thursday, April 19 Herbert Blomstedt conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Thursday, June 7 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

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Seven Fridays at 8:00pm

Lang Lang

Friday, September 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephanie Blythe mezzo-soprano John CORIGLIANO One Sweet Morning, for mezzo soprano and orchestra ** ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 7 Friday, November 11 Bernard Haitink conductor Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello R. STRAUSS Don Quixote BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Friday, November 25 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 Friday, December 30 Alan Gilbert conductor Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano HAYDN Symphony No. 88 SCHUBERT Selected Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet) RAVEL La Valse Friday, January 20 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano Magnus LINDBERG Feria BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 Friday, March 30 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum ˇ DVORÁK Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique Friday, April 13 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yuja Wang piano PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1

FRIDAY B

Eight Fridays at 8:00pm

Friday, October 28 Kurt Masur conductor Sergei Leiferkus baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar Friday, November 18 Bernard Haitink conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Friday, December 9 Daniel Harding conductor Joshua Bell violin SCHUMANN Manfred Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Friday, January 13 Zubin Mehta conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 Friday, January 27 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

SATURDAY B

Eight Saturdays at 8:00pm

Joshua Bell

Eight Saturdays at 8:00pm

Alan Gilbert

Saturday, October 22 Lorin Maazel conductor Philip Myers horn R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Saturday, November 26 Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Sheryl Staples violin Liang Wang oboe

Kurt Masur

Saturday, October 15 Lorin Maazel conductor Nancy Allen harp Robert Langevin flute MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria from Images Saturday, October 29 Kurt Masur conductor Sergei Leiferkus baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe MOZART Symphony No. 33 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1

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

Saturday, December 10 Daniel Harding conductor Joshua Bell violin

Saturday, December 3 Daniel Harding conductor

SCHUMANN Manfred Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

MAHLER Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)

Saturday, January 7 Alan Gilbert conductor

Saturday, January 14 Zubin Mehta conductor

Thomas ADÈS Polaris † MAHLER Symphony No. 9

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Saturday, March 10 David Zinman conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Saturday, March 3 David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BARBER Cello Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

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

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Saturday, March 31 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Saturday, March 24 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor

Friday, June 1 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Erin Morley soprano Nicholas Phan tenor Orfeon Pamplona chorus

SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum ˇ DVORÁK Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2 Friday, April 20 Herbert Blomstedt conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano

FALLA Excerpts from Atlántida ORFF Carmina burana Friday, June 22 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano Jennifer Zetlan soprano Jennifer Johnson mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby tenor Joshua Hopkins baritone MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 MOZART Mass in C minor, Great

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Hans Werner HENZE Excerpts from The Bassarids SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great Saturday, May 5 Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 Saturday, June 16 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3

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Eight Saturdays at 8:00pm

FRIDAY 11AM MATINEE Six Fridays at 11:00am

Seven Saturdays at 8:00pm

Pinchas Zukerman

Gil Shaham

Saturday, October 1 Alan Gilbert conductor Stephanie Blythe mezzo-soprano

Saturday, September 24 Alan Gilbert conductor Miah Persson soprano Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director

John CORIGLIANO One Sweet Morning, for mezzo soprano and orchestra * ˇ DVORÁK Symphony No. 7

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

Saturday, November 12 Bernard Haitink conductor Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello

Saturday, November 19 Bernard Haitink conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

R. STRAUSS Don Quixote BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

Saturday, January 21 Alan Gilbert conductor Lang Lang piano

Saturday, December 17, 7:30pm Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director

Magnus LINDBERG Feria BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Saturday, March 17 David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin

HANDEL Messiah Saturday, January 28 Alan Gilbert conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

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

Saturday, April 21 Herbert Blomstedt conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano

Saturday, February 25 Alan Gilbert conductor Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Steven STUCKY Son et lumière BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Saturday, April 14 Jaap van Zweden conductor Yuja Wang piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Saturday, May 26 Alan Gilbert conductor Glenn Dicterow violin ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Saturday, June 23 Alan Gilbert conductor Emanuel Ax piano Jennifer Zetlan soprano Jennifer Johnson mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby tenor Joshua Hopkins baritone

Saturday, May 19 Alan Gilbert conductor Glenn Dicterow violin ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY Concerto in D MOZART Symphony No. 39 $903 $677 $629 $499 $451 $267

Six Fridays at 2:00pm

Lisa Batiashvili

Lorin Maazel

Friday, October 7 Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Frank Peter Zimmermann violin J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins BERG Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 Friday, October 21 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 Daniel Harding conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)

Friday, October 14 Lorin Maazel conductor Nancy Allen harp Robert Langevin flute MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto DEBUSSY Jeux DEBUSSY Ibéria from Images Friday, December 16 Peter Schreier conductor Ute Selbig soprano Nathalie Stutzmann contralto Steve Davislim tenor Peter Rose bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller director HANDEL Messiah

Friday, March 16 David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin

THE MODERN BEETHOVEN: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Friday, March 2 David Zinman conductor Peter Serkin piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 HARTMANN Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

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

Friday, May 4 Alan Gilbert conductor Yefim Bronfman piano ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 Friday, June 8 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

Friday, March 23 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Hans Werner HENZE Excerpts from The Bassarids SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, Great Friday, April 27 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture Marc NEIKRUG Concerto for Orchestra* MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish DEBUSSY La Mer Friday, June 15 Alan Gilbert conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3

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

Saturday, June 9 Pinchas Zukerman conductor/violin

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SATURDAY C

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CONTACT!

Rush Hour

The New Music Series

Leonidas Kavakos

Saturday, October 1 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

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.”

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

Peter Norton Symphony Space Saturday, December 17, 8:00pm

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friday, June 8, 7:00pm

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

For CONTACT! tickets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art go to metmuseum.org/tickets

Saturday, June 16 Alan Gilbert conductor/violin Leonidas Kavakos violin Cynthia Phelps viola Carter Brey cello Maria Kitsopoulos cello

Saturday, November 12, 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

Yann ROBIN New work ** Michael JARRELL New work** Pierre BOULEZ …explosante-fixe…

SCHUBERT Octet BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 ˇ DVORÁK Carnival Overture

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, March 17, 2:00pm

David Robertson conductor

For CONTACT! tickets at Peter Norton Symphony Space go to nyphil.org.

Series of 2: $35; Add-on price: $17.50

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.

BERNSTEIN Leonard Bernstein may have been the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, and as a composer he sought to unify popular and classical music. Find out where that mission led him and his successors.

Wednesday, April 25 Alan Gilbert conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Peter Norton Symphony Space Saturday, June 9, 8:00pm

Saturday, May 19 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

FOUR GREATS

Saturday, October 15, 2:00pm

Wednesday, March 28 Christoph von Dohnányi conductor

Magnus LINDBERG Gran Duo Alexandre LUNSQUI New work* HK GRUBER Frankenstein!!

SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B-flat major J.S. BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe MOZART Symphony No. 33

RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS OF AGE

CONTACT! The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friday, December 16, 7:00pm

Alan Gilbert conductor HK Gruber chansonnier

Saturday, November 26 Jeffrey Kahane conductor/piano Glenn Dicterow, Sheryl Staples violins Carter Brey cello Liang Wang oboe

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THREE CONCERTS AT 6:45pm

Alan Gilbert

Our popular Saturday matinees are more than just concerts, they’re triple features.

This season, each 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. An entertaining and engaging panel discussion with Philharmonic musicians completes the afternoon.

Young People’s Concerts

Saturday, April 14, 2:00pm

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Mr. Gilbert drew a revelatory performance from the Philharmonic.

” –The New York Times

CONTACT! is made possible with generous support from The Mary Flagler Charitable Trust. Support also provided

by The Amphion Foundation.

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?

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.

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3

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