FILM WEEK at the PHILHARMONIC Alec Baldwin, the ART of the SCORE Artistic Advisor

UPDATED April 29, 2016

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THE ART OF THE SCORE: FILM WEEK AT THE PHILHARMONIC Alec Baldwin, THE ART OF THE SCORE Artistic Advisor

ON THE WATERFRONT

Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, September 18, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

David Newman, conductor Robert Osborne, special guest

BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront (World Premiere–live score with complete film)

THE ART OF THE SCORE: FILM WEEK AT THE PHILHARMONIC Alec Baldwin, THE ART OF THE SCORE Artistic Advisor

THE GODFATHER

Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, September 19, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Justin Freer*, conductor Paul Sorvino, special guest (September 19)

ROTA The Godfather (New York Premiere–live score with complete film)

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: OPENING GALA CONCERT WITH LANG LANG

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, September 24, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center

Alan Gilbert, conductor Lang Lang, piano

GRIEG Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN’S LA VARIATIONS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, September 25, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor

Esa-Pekka SALONEN LA Variations R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Frank Huang, violin

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BRAHMS WITH EMANUEL AX

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY MARC NEIKRUG

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, October 1, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Emanuel Ax, piano

BRAHMS Tragic Overture Marc NEIKRUG Canta-Concerto (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS AT LIU: BRAHMS WITH EMANUEL AX

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, New York

Friday, October 2, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: CARNEGIE HALL OPENING NIGHT GALA

Carnegie Hall

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 7:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano

Magnus LINDBERG Vivo (World Premiere–Carnegie Hall Co-Commission) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OCTOBER 9–11, 2015

The New York Philharmonic will launch its five-year residency partnership with the University Musical Society (UMS) at the University of Michigan. The first residency will include three New York Philharmonic performances at Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium: Magnus Lindberg’s Vivo, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Artist-in-Association Inon Barnatan, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (October 9, led by Alan Gilbert); The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen’s LA Variations and R. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben featuring Concertmaster Frank Huang (October 10, led by Alan Gilbert); and Leonard Bernstein’s score to On the Waterfront while the complete film is screened (October 11, led by David Newman).

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS: GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN SINGERS AND THEIR LEGACY

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Wilkins*, conductor Eric Owens, host, curator, and bass-baritone Janai Brugger*, soprano Laquita Mitchell*, soprano Deborah Nansteel*, mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas, tenor Dorothy Maynor Singers of the Harlem School of the Arts*

Works linked to groundbreaking vocalists William Warfield, Betty Allen, George Shirley, and Marian Anderson, focusing on the history these artists had with the Philharmonic and their influence on the generations of African American vocalists that followed.

JOPLIN Treemonisha Overture JOPLIN Selections from Treemonisha MAHLER Selections from Songs of a Wayfarer J.S. BACH/arr. Gounod “Ave Maria” TRADITIONAL/Arr. and Orch. J. Joubert “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit” TRADITIONAL/Arr. Hogan and Orch. J. Joubert “Ride On, King Jesus” GERSHWIN Selections from Porgy and Bess VERDI “Ingemisco” from Requiem KERN “Ol’ Man River” from Showboat COPLAND “Simple Gifts” from Old American Songs — Selection from Appalachian Spring Suite

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: CHOPIN WITH MAURIZIO POLLINI

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, October 16, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Maurizio Pollini, piano

BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1

SEMYON BYCHKOV CONDUCTS BRAHMS WITH LISA BATIASHVILI AND GAUTIER CAPUÇON

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 22, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2015, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Semyon Bychkov, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin Gautier Capuçon, cello

Detlev GLANERT Brahms-Fantasie (New York Premiere) BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, October 25, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

POULENC Le Bal masqué Tyler Duncan §, baritone; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Mark Nuccio, clarinet, Judith LeClair, bassoon; Yulia Ziskel, violin; Patrick Jee, cello; Matthew Muckey, trumpet; Daniel Druckman, percussion, Jonathan Feldman*, piano

David AMRAM Trio for Tenor Saxophone, French Horn, and Bassoon Kenneth Radnofsky*, alto saxophone; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; Howard Wall, horn

RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor Soohyun Kwon, violin; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello; Sean Botkin*, piano

HANDEL/HALVORSEN Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Double Bass arr. D. Grossman Anna Rabinova, violin; David J. Grossman, bass

MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E-flat major Anna Rabinova, Fiona Simon, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Qiang Tu, cello

JAAP VAN ZWEDEN AND ARTIST-IN-ASSOCIATION INON BARNATAN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, October 29, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Jaap van Zweden, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano

BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist * denotes New York Philharmonic debut

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, October 31, 2015, 2:00 p.m.

Jaap van Zweden, conductor Liang Wang, Robert Botti, oboe Anthony McGill, Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet Judith LeClair, Roger Nye, bassoon Philip Myers, R. Allen Spanjer, horn

MOZART Wind Serenade in C minor BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: PRINCIPAL HORN PHILIP MYERS IN MOZART

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Philip Myers, horn

MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136/125a MOZART Horn Concerto No. 2 MOZART Serenade for 13 Winds, Gran partita

CONTACT! AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and Met Museum Presents

The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue

Friday, November 6, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015, 7:00 p.m.

André de Ridder*, conductor New York Philharmonic Estelí Gomez, vocalist

Thomas ADÈS Chamber Symphony Richard Reed PARRY and Wave Movements Bryce DESSNER for chamber orchestra and film by Hiroshi Sugimoto (U.S. Premiere)

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, November 8, 2015, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Rebecca Young, host Marion Schoevaert, illustrator

Philharmonic Playground: “Treble and Bass”

Program to include: J.S. BACH Selections from Orchestral Suite No. 2

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL FROM RUSSIA TO RIVERSIDE DRIVE: RACHMANINOFF AND FRIENDS A Co-Presentation of the New York Festival of Song and Kaufman Music Center

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Dina Kuznetsova, soprano Shea Owens, baritone

This program delves into the soulful cry of Rachmaninoff’s Russian songs and samples the music he heard during his years in America. Featuring songs by Gershwin, Barber, and others.

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH CRISTIAN MĂCELARU AND DANIIL TRIFONOV

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Cristian Măcelaru*, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano

RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

CONTACT! AT NATIONAL SAWDUST: “YOUNG AMERICANS” A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Monday, November 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Mario DAVIDOVSKY Flashbacks Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor; Yoobin Son, flute/alto flute/piccolo; David Gould§, clarinet/bass clarinet; Shanshan Yao, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano; Daniel Druckman, percussion

Kate SOPER Into That World Inverted for horn and piano Richard Deane, horn; Steven Beck§, piano

Adam SCHOENBERG Fleeting Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Quan Ge, violin; Ru-Pei Yeh, cello; Steven Beck§, piano

Nathan HEIDELBERGER Halve Time (quartet after Zeno) Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Hae-Young Ham, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano

Caroline MALLONÉE Unless Acted Upon: Manifestations of Newton’s First Law Yoobin Son, flute/piccolo; David Gould§, clarinet/bass clarinet; Quan Ge, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH NEEME JÄRVI AND DANIIL TRIFONOV

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Neeme Järvi, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano

RACHMANINOFF/Orch. A. Leytush Russian Song, Op. 11, No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CHAMBER MUSIC WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y

92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue

Sunday, November 22, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello Daniil Trifonov, piano

RACHMANINOFF String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished) RACHMANINOFF String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished) RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH LUDOVIC MORLOT AND DANIIL TRIFONOV

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

Ludovic Morlot, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, November 28, 2015, 2:00 p.m.

Ludovic Morlot, conductor New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet

HANDEL/Arr. C. Seipp La Réjouissance (Rejoicing), from Music for the Royal Fireworks ALBINONI/Arr. D. Hickman Sonata Saint Mark GLINKA/Arr. S. Sutherland Ruslan and Ludmila Overture BERNSTEIN/Arr. A. DiLorenzo On the Town Suite RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center Thursday, December 3, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Lonny Price, director Joshua Bergasse, choreographer

Christina Aguilera*, vocalist Chris Botti, trumpet Fantasia*, vocalist Sutton Foster*, vocalist Seth MacFarlane*, host and vocalist Bernadette Peters, vocalist Sting*, vocalist

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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, December 6, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

J.S. BACH Trio Sonata from Musical Offering Yoobin Son, flute; Shanshan Yao, violin; Max Zeugner, bass; Yi-Heng Yang§, harpsichord

ARENSKY String Quartet No. 2 Yulia Ziskel, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Sumire Kudo, Nathan Vickery, cello

BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 Sharon Yamada, Fiona Simon, violin; Judith Nelson, Katherine Greene, viola; Eileen Moon, Eric Bartlett, cello

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut § denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist 14

JAMES GAFFIGAN CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE BY ANDREW NORMAN WITH JEFFREY KAHANE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, December 10, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015, 8:00 p.m.

James Gaffigan**, conductor Jeffrey Kahane, piano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 Andrew NORMAN Piano concerto (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Once Upon a Time: “Fables and Folktales”

Saturday, December 12, 2015, 2:00 p.m.

Joshua Gersen*, conductor Theodore Wiprud, host Brandon Gill, narrator and host

PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

** denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut * denotes New York Philharmonic debut

HOLIDAY BRASS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Sunday, December 13, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet Canadian Brass New York Philharmonic Percussionists

HANDEL-L. MASON/Arr. K. Snell “Joy to the World” HANDEL Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon SCHEIDT Echo for two brass choirs G. GABRIELI Canzona per suonare IV GUARALDI/Arr. B. Ridenour Charlie Brown Christmas LENNON & MCCARTNEY/ “Penny Lane” Arr. C. Dedrick TRADITIONAL/Arr. L. Henderson “I Saw Three Ships” VARIOUS/Arr. C. Dedrick Glenn Miller Medley Christopher COLETTI Bach’s Bells Caleb HUDSON White Rose Elegy TRADITIONAL/Arr. R. Elkjer Chanukah Medley VARIOUS/Arr. R. Elkjer Christmas Medley for two trombones and brass choir VARIOUS/Arr. R. Carmichael & Stan Kenton Christmas C. Dedrick

JANE GLOVER CONDUCTS HANDEL’S MESSIAH

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Jane Glover*, conductor Heidi Stober*, soprano Tim Mead, countertenor Paul Appleby, tenor Roderick Williams*, baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, director

HANDEL Messiah

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut 16

OH, WHAT FUN! A PHILHARMONIC HOLIDAY

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, December 18, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015, 2:00 p.m.

Courtney Lewis, conductor Eric Owens, bass-baritone New York City Gay Men’s Chorus*

Program to include: TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from The Nutcracker Traditional/Arr. M. Gould “Good King Wenceslas” TRADITIONAL/Arr. R. Wendel Christmas a la Valse VARIOUS/Arr. M. Riese Christmas Trilogy KENT & GANNON/Arr. M. Hayes “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Mariah CAREY & Walter AFANASIEFF/ “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Orch. O. Eldor BERLIN/Pharrell WILLIAMS/ “Happy (Holiday)” Orch. O. Eldor ANDERSON Sleigh Ride HUMPERDINCK Selections from Hansel and Gretel Traditional/Arr. M. Gould “Adeste Fideles” HERBERT/Arr. C. Dragon “Toyland” from Babes in Toyland HAGUE & DR. SEUSS/Arr. E. Podanny “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” VARIOUS Christmas Carol Sing-Along

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO WITH JOSHUA BELL

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Joshua Bell, violin

SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Finlandia

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut 17

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS NEW YEAR’S EVE: LA VIE PARISIENNE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, December 31, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center

Alan Gilbert, conductor Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano Nathan Lane, narrator Inon Barnatan, piano Makoto Ozone, piano

OFFENBACH Orpheus in the Underworld Overture OFFENBACH “Ah! que j’aime les militaires” from The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein OFFENBACH “Ah! quel dîner” from La Périchole SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission of new narration) RAVEL Pavane pour une Infante défunte SIMONS “C’est ça la vie, c’est ça l’amour” from Toi c’est moi PIAF & LOUIGUY “La Vie en rose” OFFENBACH Selections from Gaîté parisienne

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ERIC OWENS SINGS STRAUSS AND WAGNER

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, January 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Heidi Melton*, soprano Eric Owens, bass-baritone

SIBELIUS En saga R. STRAUSS Selected songs WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries and Final Scene from Act III of Die Walküre

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, January 9, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello

GRIEG String Quartet SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: U.S. PREMIERE BY MAGNUS LINDBERG WITH FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, January 14, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

RESPIGHI Church Windows Magnus LINDBERG Violin Concerto No. 2 (U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, January 17, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

MARTINŮ Duo No. 1 for Violin and Cello, H. 157 Joo Young Oh, violin; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello

John SICHEL Fishbowl Diaries No. 3 Vladimir Tsypin, violin; Blake Hinson, bass; John A. Sichel§, narrator

DVOŘÁK Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90, Dumky Anna Rabinova, violin; Patrick Jee, cello; Wei-Yi Yang*, piano

BEETHOVEN Quintet for Piano and Winds Sherry Sylar, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; R. Allen Spanjer, horn; Yi-Fang Huang§, piano

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Once Upon a Time: “Myths and Legends”

Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Joshua Gersen, conductor Theodore Wiprud, host Tuomas Hiltunen*, actor Tom Dulack, scriptwriter and director

SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen’s Return SIBELIUS Selections from En Saga Works by Very Young Composers of Finland and New York City SIBELIUS Finlandia

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist * denotes New York Philharmonic debut

JUANJO MENA CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN WITH JAMES EHNES

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Juanjo Mena, conductor James Ehnes, violin

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6 (Ed. Nowack)

CONTACT! AT NATIONAL SAWDUST: “SALONEN’S FLOOF AND OTHER DELIGHTS” A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Monday, February 1, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen, curator and host

LUTOSŁAWSKI String Quartet Anna Rabinova, Fiona Simon, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello

DONATONI Hot for solo sopranino/tenor saxophone and six-member ensemble Joshua Gersen, conductor; Timothy Ruedeman§, sopranino/tenor saxophone; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Thomas V. Smith, trumpet; Colin Williams, trombone; Max Zeugner, bass; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Eric Huebner, piano

CASTIGLIONI Dulce refrigerium, six sacred songs for piano Eric Huebner, piano

Esa-Pekka SALONEN Floof (Songs of a Homeostatic Homer) Joshua Gersen, conductor; Hila Plitmann§, soprano; David Gould§, clarinet/double bass clarinet; Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano; Steven Beck§, synthesizer; Daniel Druckman, percussion

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist 21

CHARLES DUTOIT AND YUJA WANG

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, February 3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Charles Dutoit, conductor Yuja Wang, piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme RESPIGHI Roman Festivals RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT AND GALA

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Long Yu, conductor Maxim Vengerov, violin Nancy Allen, harp

LI Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture CHEN Gang and HE Zhanhao The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto KREISLER Tambourin chinois TAN DUN Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women, symphony for 13 micro films, harp and orchestra (New York Premiere)

SEMYON BYCHKOV CONDUCTS MAHLER

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 11, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Semyon Bychkov, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, February 14, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Ellen Taaffe ZWILICH Piano Quintet Hae-Young Ham, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Hélène Jeanney§, piano

SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 14 Fiona Simon, Sharon Yamada, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Eileen Moon, cello

BRAHMS Horn Trio Hyunju Lee, violin; Richard Deane, horn; William Wolfram§, piano

JURAJ VALČUHA AND YEFIM BRONFMAN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Juraj Valčuha, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

KODÁLY Dances of Galánta LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 DVOŘÁK The Water Goblin RAVEL La Valse

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist

CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH AND BAIBA SKRIDE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Baiba Skride*, violin

DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, February 28, 2016, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.

Hae-Young Ham, violin Kerry McDermott, violin Rémi Pelletier, viola Qiang Tu, cello Arlen Fast, bassoon Rebecca Young, host Kate Bell, storywriter Marion Schoevaert, illustrator

Philharmonic Playground: “Forte and Piano”

PONCHIELLI/Arr. A. Roitstein Selection from “Dances of the Hours” from La Gioconda GRIEG Selections from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÁNYI CONDUCTS BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, March 3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Camilla Tilling, soprano Matthias Goerne, baritone New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director

BRAHMS A German Requiem

CONTACT! AT NATIONAL SAWDUST: “THE MESSIAEN CONNECTION” A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Monday, March 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen, host and curator

MESSIAEN Fantasie for violin and piano Yulia Ziskel, violin; Steven Beck§, piano BOULEZ Anthèmes I for solo violin Anna Rabinova, violin George BENJAMIN Viola, Viola for two violas Katherine Greene, Peter Kenote, viola MESSIAEN Le Merle noir for flute and piano Mindy Kaufman, flute; Stephen Gosling§, piano Oliver KNUSSEN Autumnal for violin and piano Yulia Ziskel, violin; Steven Beck, piano BOULEZ Sonatine for flute and piano Robert Langevin, flute; Steven Beck§, piano

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist

MESSIAEN WEEK ERIC HUEBNER PIANO RECITAL

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Eric Huebner, piano

DUKAS Prélude elegiaque MESSIAEN Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu, from Préludes Tristan MURAIL Cloches d’adieu, et un sourire ... in memoriam Olivier Messiaen George BENJAMIN Sortilèges Betsy JOLAS Pièce pour MESSIAEN Selections from Vingts regards sur l’Enfant-Jésu XV. Le Baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus X. Regard de l’Esprit de joie

MESSIAEN WEEK COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS TURANGALÎLA-SYMPHONIE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, March 10, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Yuja Wang, piano Valérie Hartmann-Claverie, ondes martenot

MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie

MESSIAEN WEEK QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME WITH ALAN GILBERT AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART’S TEMPLE OF DENDUR IN THE SACKLER WING A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and Met Museum Presents

The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing 1000 Fifth Avenue

Sunday, March 13, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, violin Carter Brey, cello Anthony McGill, clarinet Inon Barnatan, piano

MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERE OF COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN’S KARAWANE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, March 17, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from The Age of Gold Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Once Upon a Time: “Babble and Verse”

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 2:00 p.m. YPC Overtures — 12:45 p.m.

Courtney Lewis, conductor New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director Theodore Wiprud, host Jessica Cummings, actor Tom Dulack, scriptwriter and director

ORFF Selections from Carmina burana RACHMANINOFF Vocalise MUSORGSKY / Orch. Ravel Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition Esa-Pekka SALONEN Selection from Karawane (New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

BRAMWELL TOVEY CONDUCTS FALLA

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Bramwell Tovey, conductor and host Joyce Yang, piano Virginie Verrez**, mezzo-soprano

MASSENET Ballet Music from Le Cid FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet)

** denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut 28

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture 450 Grand Concourse Bronx, New York Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. Pre-performance workshop at 10:30 a.m.

Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Music Center 129 West 67th Street New York, New York Sunday, April 3, 2016, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.

The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WQXR 44 Charlton Street New York, New York Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. Live webcast at www.wqxr.org

Kuan Cheng Lu, Sharon Yamada, violin Vivek Kamath, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello Nancy Allen, harp Rebecca Young, host and voice Amy Leffert, storywriter Marion Schoevaert, illustrator

Philharmonic Playdates: “Allegro and Adagio”

PONCHIELLI /Arr. A. Roitstein Selection from “Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda SULLIVAN “Tit-Willow” from The Mikado SULLIVAN “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” from The Pirates of Penzance TCHAIKOVSKY/Arr. J. Tokke Selections from Swan Lake

MANFRED HONECK AND PRINCIPAL OBOE LIANG WANG

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Manfred Honeck, conductor Liang Wang, oboe

SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

CHRIS BOTTI AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Monday, April 11, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Andy Einhorn*, conductor Chris Botti, trumpet

Lee Pearson, drums Richie Goods, bass Ben Butler, guitar Taylor Eigsti, piano Sy Smith, vocals Jonathan Johnson, vocals Sandy Cameron, violin

Trumpet player Chris Botti performs with the New York Philharmonic.

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut 30

BERNARD HAITINK CONDUCTS MAHLER

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Bernard Haitink, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, April 17, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

SMETANA Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 Lisa Kim, violin; Ru-Pei Yeh, cello; Hélèn Jeanney§, piano

BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 Quartetto serioso Quan Ge, Duoming Ba, violin; Dawn Hannay, viola; Qiang Tu, cello

HUMMEL Septet Robert Rinehart, viola; Eileen Moon, cello; Satoshi Okamoto, bass; Mindy Kaufman, flute; Grace Shryock§, oboe; Howard Wall, horn; Tomoko Kanamaru§, piano

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: MAHLER’S DAS LIED VON DER ERDE WITH TENOR STEFAN VINKE AND BARITONE THOMAS HAMPSON

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2016, 11:00 a.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Stefan Vinke*, tenor Thomas Hampson, baritone

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY FRANCK KRAWCZYK

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Carter Brey, cello

Franck KRAWCZYK Après (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, with the support of the Kravis Prize for New Music) SCHUMANN Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

JOHN STORGÅRDS AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ERIC OWENS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, May 12, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

John Storgårds*, conductor Eric Owens, bass-baritone

SCHUMANN Genoveva Overture MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Once Upon a Time: “Story and Song”

Saturday, May 14, 2016, 2:00 p.m. YPC Overtures — 12:45 p.m.

Courtney Lewis, conductor Eric Owens, bass-baritone Theodore Wiprud, host

ROSSINI William Tell Overture MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn MAHLER Selection from Symphony No. 2, Resurrection COPLAND Selection from Appalachian Spring MOZART “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” from Don Giovanni GERSHWIN Selections from Porgy and Bess

CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S CITY LIGHTS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, May 19, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Timothy Brock, conductor

CHAPLIN City Lights (live score with complete film)

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut 33

DISNEY FANTASIA LIVE IN CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, May 20, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016, 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Joshua Gersen, conductor

Select scenes from Disney Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, featuring live performances of selections from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Pastoral; Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite; Debussy’s Clair de lune; Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite (1919 version); Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours; Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; and Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance.

JACK QUARTET PERFORMS WORLD AND NEW YORK PREMIERES Presented by 92nd Street Y

92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue

Monday, May 23, 2016, 8:30 p.m. Concert will be video webcast live on 92Y.org

JACK Quartet

Cenk ERGÜN Sonare (New York Premiere) Derek BERMEL String Quartet No. 1 (Gin, Jazz, and Dreams) (World Premiere) Cenk ERGÜN Celare (New York Premiere) Marc SABAT Euler Lattice Spirals Scenery (New York Premiere)

SPRING GALA: A JOHN WILLIAMS CELEBRATION

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

David Newman, conductor

John WILLIAMS For New York John WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind John WILLIAMS Selections from Jane Eyre “Lowood” “To Thornfield” John WILLIAMS “Sayuri’s Theme” from Memoirs of a Geisha John WILLIAMS “Harry’s Wondrous World” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone John WILLIAMS “The Barrel Chase” from Jaws John WILLIAMS Born on the Fourth of July John WILLIAMS “Motorcycle Chase” from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade John WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List John WILLIAMS “Rey’s Theme” from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens John WILLIAMS “Throne Room and Finale” from Star Wars

WORLD PREMIERE OF JENNIFER KOH’S SHARED MADNESS Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Concerts will be streamed live on WQXR’s Q2 Music, available at q2music.org

Jennifer Koh, violin Helga Davis, host

Shared Madness: two programs that together present the World Premieres of more than 30 short works for solo violin, which taken together explore the shared creative space between composer and performer as well as virtuosity in the 21st century. Composers include Samuel ADAMS, Timo ANDRES, Matt AUCOIN, Jean-Baptiste BARRIÈRE, Derek BERMEL, Lisa BIELAWA, Daníel BJARNASON, David BRUCE, Chris CERRONE, Anthony CHEUNG, Bryce DESSNER, Zosha DI CASTRI, Philip GLASS, Michael GORDON, Mark GREY, John HARBISON, Vijay IYER, Gabriel KAHANE, Phil KLINE, David LANG, David LUDWIG, James MATHESON, Missy MAZZOLI, Eric NATHAN, Marc NEIKRUG, Andrew NORMAN, Christopher ROUNTREE, Kaija SAARIAHO, Sean SHEPHERD, Noam SIVAN, Augusta Read THOMAS, and Julia WOLFE.

YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC’S NEW MUSIC NEW HAVEN Co-Presented by Yale School of Music and WQXR’s Q2 Music The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space 44 Charlton Street

Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Concert will be streamed live via webcast on WQXR’s Q2 Music, available at q2music.org

Musicians from the Yale School of Music

IVES Selected songs for piano and voice Christopher THEOFANIDIS Kaoru for two flutes Aaron Jay KERNIS Toward the Setting Sun (Vers le soleil couchant) (New York Premiere) Hannah LASH Leaves, Space (New York Premiere) David LANG where you go for 12 singers (New York Premiere) Martin BRESNICK And I Always Thought for clarinet, violin, and piano (New York Premiere) Hilary PURRINGTON For your judicious and pious consideration for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano (New York Premiere)

DAVID ROBERTSON CONDUCTS JOHN WILLIAMS WITH PRINCIPAL TUBA ALAN BAER

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, May 26, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

David Robertson, conductor Alan Baer*, tuba Women of the Oratorio Society of New York Kent Tritle, director

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro John WILLIAMS Tuba Concerto HOLST The Planets

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, May 28, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

David Robertson, conductor Women of the Oratorio Society of New York Kent Tritle, director Sheryl Staples, violin Rebecca Young, viola Timothy Cobb, bass Liang Wang, oboe Anthony McGill, clarinet

PROKOFIEV Quintet HOLST The Planets Music by Very Young Composers of Afghanistan, Syria, the Netherlands, and New York City

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, May 29, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 7 Yulia Ziskel, Jin Suk Yu, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello

Paul SCHOENFIELD Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Hae-Young Ham, violin; Eric Huebner, piano

SCHUBERT Piano Quintet, Trout Hannah Choi, violin; Vivek Kamath, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello; Blake Hinson, bass; Pallavi Mahidhara§, piano

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: ANNUAL FREE MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue

Monday, May 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor and speaker Wynton Marsalis, speaker and trumpet Thomas Hampson, speaker and baritone

BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist

ORCHESTRA OF THE LEAGUE OF COMPOSERS PERFORMS U.S. AND NEW YORK PREMIERES Presented by the League of Composers/ISCM

Miller Theatre at Columbia University 2960 Broadway

Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Louis Karchin, conductor Charles Wuorinen, conductor (Wuorinen) Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Orchestra of the League of Composers

Huck HODGE Alêtheia (New York Premiere) Felipe LARA Fringes (U.S. Premiere) Paul MORAVEC Sempre Diritto! Charles WUORINEN Flying to Kahani for piano and chamber orchestra

VIVALDI’S THE FOUR SEASONS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, June 2, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Frank Huang*, leader/violin

GRIEG The Last Spring PIAZZOLLA/Arr. L. Desyatnikov Four Seasons of Buenos Aires VIVALDI The Four Seasons

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

CONTACT! AT THE BIENNIAL: U.S. STAGE PREMIERE OF GERALD BARRY’S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center’s Great Performers as Part of the Lincoln Center–New York Philharmonic Opera Initiative

Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center 10 Columbus Circle

Thursday, June 2, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Production by the Royal Opera

Ilan Volkov, conductor Ramin Gray*, director Ben Clark, associate set design, after an idea by Johannes Schütz Christina Cunningham, costume design Franz Peter David, lighting design Leon Baugh, movement director New York Philharmonic

Simon Wilding*, bass (Lane/Merriman) Benedict Nelson*, baritone (Algernon Moncrieff) Paul Curievici*, tenor (John Worthing) Stephanie Marshall*, mezzo-soprano (Gwendolen Fairfax) Alan Ewing*, bass (Lady Bracknell) Hilary Summers*, contralto (Miss Prism) Claudia Boyle*, soprano (Cecily Cardew) Kevin West* (The Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.)

Gerald BARRY The Importance of Being Earnest (U.S. Stage Premiere–Co-Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director, and Barbican Centre, London)

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut

LIGETI FORWARD Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic, LUCERNE FESTIVAL, and MetLiveArts

The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue

Friday, June 3, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Program I Saturday, June 4, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Program II Sunday, June 5, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Program III Concerts will be video webcast live on metmuseum.org, with on-demand viewing afterwards

Alan Gilbert, conductor David Fulmer, conductor (Chin, Fujikura, and Grisey) Conor Hanick, piano Jay Campbell, cello Pekka Kuusisto, violin Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI

Ligeti Forward, Program I Alexandre LUNSQUI Kinetic Study 2 Alexandre LUNSQUI Three Short Pieces Unsuk CHIN Fantaisie mécanique LIGETI Piano Concerto

Ligeti Forward, Program II Marc-André DALBAVIE Axiom LIGETI Cello Concerto Dai FUJIKURA ice

Ligeti Forward, Program III GRISEY Talea John ZORN Remedy of Fortune Mivos Quartet LIGETI Violin Concerto

BROOKLYN RIDER PERFORMS WORKS INSPIRED BY NEW YORK CITY’S DOWNTOWN MUSIC SCENE Presented by National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Friday, June 3, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Rider

Program to include: Colin JACOBSEN BTT (World Premiere) John ZORN The Alchemist Tyondai BRAXTON Arp Rec 1 (New York Premiere)

VERY YOUNG COMPOSERS OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC: VOICES FOR THE FUTURE Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 11:00 a.m.

New York Philharmonic Musicians and Teaching Artists

World Premieres of works by participants in the Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers program in the United States and affiliated programs in Venezuela, South Korea, and Finland, including New York composers born in the 21st century: Chi-Chi EZEKWENNA, Aidan NG, Mia MICIC, and Nina MOSKE; established composers: Angélica NEGRÓN, a Philharmonic Teaching Artist, and Paola PRESTINI, a former Philharmonic Teaching Artist; and international Very Young Composers born in the 21st century: Angie ANDRADE of Venezuela’s Jóvenes Compositores; Aino HARTONEN of Finland’s Kuule, minä sävellän!; and Kyurim KIM of Korea’s Gomah Jagoka.

INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS YOUNG AMERICANS Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic and Interlochen Center for the Arts

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Sunday, June 5, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Christopher Rountree, conductor Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra

Program to include: Jennifer HIGDON Machine (New York Premiere) Hannah LASH Chaconnes (World Premiere) Ashley FURE Bound to the Bow (World Premiere) Nico MUHLY So Far So Good (New York Premiere) Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Company Christopher Williams, choreographer

NEW YORK CITY ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Co-Presented by the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Sunday, June 5, 2016, 3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2016, 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.

Several programs of pure electroacoustic works for live electronics, including computer processing and laptop orchestras; works combining live instruments or voices with fixed media or live electronics; video and multimedia works; and sound installations.

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL’S ASPEN CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE PERFORMS WORKS BY ASPEN ALUMNI AND MORE Co-Presented by Aspen Music Festival and School and the Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art 99 Gansevoort Street

Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Timothy Weiss, conductor Aspen Music Festival and School’s Aspen Contemporary Ensemble

Thomas KOTCHEFF bang Z (New York Premiere) Stephen HARTKE The Blue Studio (New York Premiere) Nina C. YOUNG Rising Tide (New York Premiere) Steven STUCKY The Stars and the Roses (New York Premiere) Spencer Lang, tenor Christopher STARK Mercy Bell (New York Premiere) Esa-Pekka SALONEN Catch and Release (New York Premiere)

BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS AND SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS PERFORM WORLD AND NEW YORK PREMIERES Presented by the New York Philharmonic

Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center 10 Columbus Circle

Thursday, June 9, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Dianne Berkun Menaker, conductors Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker, artistic director and conductor San Francisco Girls Chorus Lisa Bielawa, artistic director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, music director and conductor

Philip GLASS/ “Father Death Blues” from Hydrogen Jukebox Arr. L. Bielawa and P. Glass (New York Premiere of choral arrangement) Carla KIHLSTEDT Herring Run (New York Premiere) Theo BLECKMANN Final Answer (World Premiere) Theo Bleckmann, vocalist Caroline SHAW so quietly (World Premiere) Mary KOUYOUMDJIAN Become Who I Am Hotel Elefant, amplified string quartet Gabriel KAHANE Back of the Choir (World Premiere)

THE KNIGHTS PERFORM WORLD, U.S., AND NEW YORK PREMIERES WITH BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS AND SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS

Presented by the New York Philharmonic

Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center 10 Columbus Circle

Thursday, June 9, 2016, 8:30 p.m.

Eric Jacobsen, conductor The Knights Colin Jacobsen, co-artistic director Eric Jacobsen, co-artistic director and conductor Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun Menaker, artistic director and conductor San Francisco Girls Chorus Lisa Bielawa, artistic director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, music director and conductor

Lisa BIELAWA My Outstretched Hand (World Premiere) Nico MUHLY Impossible Things (U.S. Premiere) Nicholas Phan, tenor; Colin Jacobsen, violin Colin JACOBSEN If I Were Not Me (World Premiere) Aaron Jay KERNIS Remembering the Sea — Souvenir de la Mer (World Premiere) Timo ANDRES Comfort Food (New York Premiere)

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE OF WILLIAM BOLCOM’S TROMBONE CONCERTO WITH PRINCIPAL TROMBONE JOSEPH ALESSI Presented by the New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, June 10, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Joseph Alessi, trombone Martin Grubinger*, percussion New York Philharmonic

William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra) John CORIGLIANO Conjurer: Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra (New York Premiere)

* denotes New York Philharmonic debut 45

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL’S ASPEN CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic and Aspen Music Festival and School David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, June 11, 2016, 4:00 p.m.

Timothy Weiss, conductor Aspen Music Festival and School’s Aspen Contemporary Ensemble

Steven STUCKY The Stars and the Roses Spencer Lang, tenor Esa-Pekka SALONEN Catch and Release

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS BOULEZ, STUCKY, AND U.S. PREMIERE BY PER NØRGÅRD Presented by the New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, June 11, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor New York Philharmonic

BOULEZ Messagesquisse Eric Bartlett, solo cello; Patrick Jee, Qiang Tu, Sumire Kudo, Maria Kitsopoulos, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, Wendy Sutter§, cello STUCKY Second Concerto for Orchestra (New York Premiere) Per NØRGÅRD Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)

§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist

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