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Season Highlights Season Highlights THE ART OF THE SCORE Fall Gala with Artistic Advisor Join Music Director Jaap van Zweden and the Philharmonic at the 2019–20 Fall Gala, featuring superstar Lang Lang. Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert Jaap van Zweden conductor Lang Lang piano Experience ’s score performed live by the New York Philharmonic to October 7 ’s out-of-this-world film. Richard Kaufman conductor Lunar New Year Close Encounters of the Third Kind September 11–12 Celebrate the Year of the Rat with © 1977, renewed 2005, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights the Philharmonic. Reserved Long Yu conductor Psycho in Concert January 28 David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center 65th & Broadway

Feel the suspense as the New York Philharmonic plays Bernard Herrmann’s Kelli O’Hara Sings Barber spine-tingling score to Hitchcock’s JAAP VAN ZWEDEN classic thriller. The season begins with a program pairing Richard Kaufman conductor Tony-winning Broadway star Kelli O’Hara INVITES YOU TO DISCOVER singing Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 West 68th Street September 13–14 with selections from Prokofiev’s THE ����/�� SEASON Merkin The Leopard at des Artists Romeo and Juliet. Hall West 67th Street Jaap van Zweden conductor Kelli O’Hara soprano Welcome to our second season led by Jaap van HOLIDAYS AT THE PHILHARMONIC Zweden — and what a season it promises to be. West 66th Street September 18–21 The Juilliard Stanley H. Kaplan School Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s It will challenge you. It will cause you to reflect Penthouse Alice Tully Hall Renée Fleming Sings Björk West 65th Street Stone™ in Concert Indie Food on the past and celebrate the present. Together, and Wine Lincoln Relive the film that started it all. Watch the The beloved soprano performs songs by we will look toward the future. Because together Center Kitchen West 64th Street wand choose the wizard while the Orchestra Icelandic singer / songwriter Björk. David Geffen Hall Bar Boulud performs John Williams’s iconic score live. Jaap van Zweden conducts. WE ARE NY PHIL.

Justin Freer conductor Jaap van Zweden conductor West 63rd Street Bread’s Bakery HARRY POTTER characters, names, Renée Fleming soprano David December 11–14 Rubenstein and related indicia are © & ™ WBEI. Atrium February 20–22 WIZARDING WORLD trademark and West 62nd Street logo © & ™ WBEI. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s19) Two Weeks with Holiday Brass West 61st Street

Join the New York Philharmonic Brass and Gustavo Dudamel returns for two weeks Percussion for this holiday family favorite. of programs featuring Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler, and more. New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Gustavo Dudamel conductor West 60th Street The Appel Room, Columbus Philip Smith conductor / host / trumpet January 15–21 and 23–25 Jazz at Circle Lincoln Center 2019/20 December 15 Lincoln Center Parking Other Parking SEASON Spring Gala: Garage Entrances Garage Entrances Singin’ in the Rain Group Benefits Handel’s Messiah David Geffen Hall is the home of the New York Philharmonic. What a glorious feeling to experience this Presented by Gary W. Parr Official Sponsors Season Sponsor classic film starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Harry Bicket conductor Reynolds with the score played live by the Discounts of up to 25% Handel and Haydn Society Chorus Orchestra. Harry Christophers director Priority Seating David Newman conductor All concerts at David Geffen Hall unless otherwise noted. Program, artists, dates, fees, and prices subject to December 17–21 change. Programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of May 20 Easy Payment Terms Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Programs for Families at the New York Philharmonic are presented by Daria and Eric Wallach.Starr International Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of the Workshops and Add-On Components Lunar New Year Gala. Credits: Cover: Jaap van Zweden by Brad Trent; Orchestra Section by Chris Lee; David Mary Poppins in Concert Geffen Hall by Iñaki Vinaixa; Orchestra Section by Chris Lee. Season Highlights: Close Encounters of the Third New Year’s Eve Kind © 1977, renewed 2005, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved; Psycho; HARRY POTTER characters, names, and related indicia are © & TM WBEI. WIZARDING WORLD trademark and logo © & TM WBEI. Ring in the new year with the New York Enjoy the original supercalifragilisticexpiali- Private Group Dining and Events Publishing Rights © JKR. (s19); Orchestra Section by Roger Neve; Messiah by Chris Lee; New Year’s Eve by Chris docious Disney family favorite with the Lee; Lang Lang by Haiqiang Lv; Long Yu by Chris Lee; Kelli O’Hara by Laura Marie Duncan; Renée Fleming by Philharmonic, which has been known to Andrew Eccles; Gustavo Dudamel by Gerardo Gomez. Singin’ in the Rain Courtesy of The Gene Kelly Image “enchant” and offer “good spirits aplenty” New York Philharmonic. Trust; Mary Poppins Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. © All rights reserved. Red Panel: Jaap van (The New York Times) each New Year’s Eve. Zweden and members of the New York Philharmonic by Brad Trent. This Panel: David Geffen Hall by Chris Lee. David Newman conductor Copyright © 2001–19 New York Philharmonic®

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z Premium Dates S Select Dates 2019/20 SEASON TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MATINEES 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM CONDUCTOR GUEST ARTISTS PROGRAM New work KELLI OʼHARA SINGS BARBER World Premiere–New York Kelli O’Hara soprano Philharmonic Commission SEP 18 SEP 19 SEP 20 SEP 21 Jaap van Zweden conductor BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915 PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet Nina Stemme soprano (Bartók) SCHOENBERG Erwartung Johannes Martin Kränzle BARTÓK Bluebeard’s Castle BLUEBEARDʼS CASTLE baritone (Bartók) US Stage Premiere of Bengt Gomér’s AND ERWARTUNG Katarina Karnéus SEP 26 SEP 27 SEP 28 production of Bluebeard’s Castle and mezzo-soprano (Schoenberg) Jaap van Zweden conductor Erwartung in collaboration with the Royal Bengt Gomér Philharmonic Orchestra director / designer

JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS FRI OCT 4 SIBELIUS Concerto Augustin Hadelich violin OCT 3 OCT 5 • BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Jaap van Zweden conductor 2:00 PM

MÄLKKI CONDUCTS HAYDN Symphony No. 22, Philosopher OCT 22 OCT 18 OCT 19 HAYDN AND STRAUSS Wu Wei sheng Šu, for Sheng and Orchestra S S S Susanna Mälkki conductor R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

Jennifer HIGDON blue cathedral EMANUEL AX FRI OCT 25 BEETHOVEN No. 1 OCT 24 OCT 26 PERFORMS BEETHOVEN Emanuel Ax piano • ROUSSEL Symphony No. 3 z z 11:00 AM Stéphane Denève conductor RAVEL La Valse

BEETHOVENʼS SYMPHONY PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, Classical FRI NOV 1 NO. � AND MENDELSSOHN Julia Fischer violin MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor OCT 30 OCT 31 NOV 2 • conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 2:00 PM

J.S. BACH / Orch. Schoenberg Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, St. Anne SALONEN, BACH, Esa-Pekka SALONEN Castor AND HINDEMITH New York Premiere NOV 12 NOV 6 NOV 8 NOV 9 Esa-Pekka SALONEN Pollux Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor J.S. BACH / Orch. Schoenberg Two Chorale Preludes HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler Symphony TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy TCHAIKOVSKY AND SIBELIUS NOV 14 NOV 15 NOV 16 electric guitar Bryce DESSNER Wires S S S Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor New York Premiere SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

SAINT�SAËNS AND DVOŘÁK BORODIN Symphony No. 2 FRI NOV 22 Alisa Weilerstein cello SAINT�SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 NOV 21 NOV 23 • Jakub Hrůša conductor DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 11:00 AM

DANIIL TRIFONOV SCRIABIN Piano Concerto DEC 3 NOV 27 NOV 29 NOV 30 PERFORMS SCRIABIN Daniil Trifonov piano TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 z z z z Jaap van Zweden conductor

SATURDAY MATINEE� SAT NOV 30 Musicians from the MOZART Wind Serenade in E-flat major, K.375b TCHAIKOVSKYʼS SYMPHONY NO. � • New York Philharmonic TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Jaap van Zweden conductor 2:00 PM

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 Steve REICH Music for Ensemble and Orchestra New York Premiere– New York Philharmonic Co-Commission FRI DEC 6 BRONFMAN AND BEETHOVEN with the , Yefim Bronfman piano DEC 5 DEC 7 • London Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden conductor 11:00 AM San Francisco Symphony, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and Baltic Sea Philharmonic BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 Louise Alder soprano countertenor  Joshua Ellicott tenor DEC 21 FRI DEC 20 HANDELʼS MESSIAH HANDEL Messiah Dashon Burton baritone DEC 17 DEC 18 DEC 19 • • Presented by Gary W. Parr Harry Bicket conductor Handel and Haydn 7:30 2:00 PM Society Chorus z Harry Christophers director

MOZART AND HAYDN MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 RESPIGHI Trittico botticelliano JAN 7 JAN 3 JAN 4 conductor / piano HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle

SATURDAY MATINEE� BRAHMS Piano Quintet SAT JAN 4 HAYDNʼS MIRACLE SYMPHONY Musicians from the RESPIGHI Trittico botticelliano • New York Philharmonic Jeffrey Kahane HAYDN Symphony No. 96, Miracle 2:00 PM conductor / piano

GRIEG AND STRAUSSʼS FRI JAN 10 GRIEG Piano Concerto AN ALPINE SYMPHONY Paul Lewis piano JAN 9 JAN 11 • R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony Daniel Harding conductor 2:00 PM

IVES The Unanswered Question Piano Concerto, DUDAMEL CONDUCTS FRI JAN 17 Universos infinitos JAN 21 JAN 15 JAN 16 JAN 18 DVOŘÁKʼS SYMPHONY NO. � Sergio Tiempo piano • New York Premiere z z z z 11:00 AM Gustavo Dudamel conductor DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

DUDAMEL CONDUCTS Michelle DeYoung SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4, Tragic JAN 23 JAN 24 JAN 25 MAHLER AND SCHUBERT mezzo-soprano MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde z z z Gustavo Dudamel conductor Simon O’Neill tenor

BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes BRITTEN AND ELGAR from Peter Grimes FRI JAN 31 Alban Gerhardt cello Brett DEAN Cello Concerto JAN 30 • Simone Young conductor New York Premiere 11:00 AM ELGAR Enigma Variations

SATURDAY MATINEE� SAT FEB 1 Musicians from the DVOŘÁK String Sextet ENIGMA VARIATIONS • New York Philharmonic ELGAR Enigma Variations Simone Young conductor 2:00 PM

Carter Brey cello Miah Persson soprano 19 Nina C. YOUNG New work MOZART, HAYDN, Amanda Majeski soprano World Premiere–New York AND NINA C. YOUNG Nicholas Phan tenor Philharmonic Commission FEB 11 FEB 5 FEB 6 FEB 8 Jaap van Zweden conductor Andrew Foster-Williams HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major bass-baritone MOZART Mass in C minor, Great Concert Chorale of New York BRAHMS Violin Concerto BRAHMS, STRAUSS, 19 Tania LEÓN New work AND TANIA LEÓN Janine Jansen violin World Premiere–New York FEB 18 FEB 13 FEB 15 Jaap van Zweden conductor Philharmonic Commission R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite

19 Ellen REID New work RENÉE FLEMING World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission SINGS BJÖRK Renée Fleming soprano FEB 20 FEB 21 FEB 22 BJÖRK / Orch. H. Ek Virus, Joga, Jaap van Zweden conductor All Is Full of Love, and Undo BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4

FRI FEB 28 STRAUSSʼS SYMPHONIA DOMESTICA Jörg WIDMANN Babylon Suite FEB 27 FEB 29 • R. STRAUSS Symphonia domestica S S Franz Welser-Möst conductor 2:00 PM

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune DEBUSSY, RAVEL, DEBUSSY Nocturnes Isabel Leonard AND SCRIABIN RAVEL Shéhérazade MAR 10 MAR 5 MAR 7 mezzo-soprano Louis Langrée conductor SCRIABIN Le Poème de l’extase

GERGIEV CONDUCTS Rodion SHCHEDRIN Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, Naughty Limericks RACHMANINOFF AND STRAVINSKY Denis Matsuev piano MAR 12 MAR 13 MAR 14 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 conductor STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version) BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture BARTÓKʼS MIRACULOUS MANDARIN LALO Symphonie espagnole FRI MAR 27 Frank Huang violin JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody MAR 26 MAR 28 • Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor for Orchestra 11:00 AM BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite

JOSHUA BELL PERFORMS BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto APR 4 BEETHOVEN Joshua Bell violin SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 APR 1 APR 2 z Jaap van Zweden conductor

DANIIL TRIFONOV MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 APR 21 APR 15 APR 16 APR 18 PERFORMS MOZART Daniil Trifonov piano MAHLER Symphony No. 1 z z z z Jaap van Zweden conductor

BERNSTEIN Dance Suite SATURDAY MATINEE� MAHLERʼS Roderick Williams baritone SAT APR 18 ARNOLD Brass Quintet No. 1 SONGS OF A WAYFARER New York Philharmonic • Joseph HOROVITZ Music Hall Suite Principal Brass Quintet 2:00 PM Jaap van Zweden conductor MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer

JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS Joélle Harvey soprano MAHLERʼS SYMPHONY NO. � Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection APR 23 APR 24 APR 25 Jaap van Zweden conductor Concert Chorale of New York

Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano PROKOFIEV The Love for Three Oranges Suite ADAMS, PROKOFIEV, Brooklyn Youth Chorus 19 Olga NEUWIRTH New work JUN 2 MAY 28 MAY 30 AND OLGA NEUWIRTH Dianne Berkun Menaker World Premiere–New York S S S conductor director Philharmonic Commission Timothy McAllister saxophone John ADAMS Nico MUHLY Concerto for Two JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS FRI JUN 5 Katia and Marielle Labèque World Premiere–New York COPLAND AND NICO MUHLY JUN 9 JUN 4 JUN 6 • pianos Philharmonic Commission 2:00 PM Jaap van Zweden conductor COPLAND Third Symphony

19 Sarah Kirkland SNIDER New work World Premiere–New York PERFORMS Yuja Wang piano Philharmonic Commission JUN 13 SHOSTAKOVICH Christopher Martin trumpet JUN 11 JUN 12 SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto No. 1 for Piano, z Concert Chorale of New York Jaap van Zweden conductor Trumpet, and Strings John ADAMS Harmonium 2/27/19 4:56:24 PM

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