' ■ w NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 10,000th CONCERT NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 10,000th CONCERT Sunday, March 7,1982, 5:00 pm Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) Zubin Mehta, Music Director and Conductor Kathleen Battle, soprano Maureen Forrester, contralto Westminster Choir, Joseph Flummerfelt, director CONTENTS The First 9,999 Concerts.................................... 2 Bernstein, Boulez, Mehta By Herbert Kupferberg.................................................. 5 New York Philharmonic: The Tradition of Greatness Continues By Howard Shanet........................................................ 8 Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic............................... 14 Contemporary Music and the New York Philharmonic............................... 15 AVERY FISHER HALL, LINCOLN CENTER THE FIRST 9,999 CONCERTS The population of New York City in NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC: 1982 is 20 times what it was in 1842; the each of them. To survey them is to Philharmonic’s listeners today are define the current richness of the 10,000 times as many as they were in that organization: THE TRADITION OF GREATNESS CONTINUES The Subscription Concerts au­ dience, though not the largest of the their diversity they reflect the varied en Battle, David Britton, Montserrat aballé, Jennifer Jones, Christa Lud- in Avery Fisher Hall. As for television, it ig, Jessye Norman, and Frederica von is estimated that six million people Stade. (Another whole category across the country saw and heard the like - the < iductors. those chosen Philharmonic in a single televised per­ formance when the celebrated come­ dian Danny Kaye conducted the Or­ chestra recently in a Pension Fund benefit concert; and in a season's quota who is Music Director, of "Live from Lincoln Center" and other telecasts by the Philharmonic 20 are presented elsewhere in this publi million watchers may enjoy the Or­ chestra's performances in their homes. The warm affection - and the practical Fisher Hall, with dozens of telephones support - of the audiences of the tor, the list of seven distinguished G his held in the airwaves has been touchingly demon­ orchestral playing. He is able aged, distinguished guests being met as strated, in the past several years, during bines several of the best-established form a repertory that ext they arrived to participate in the broad­ the Philharmonic's Phone Festivals, or figures of the music world with e Baroque Era casts, refreshments being readied, con- Radiothons, for fund-raising, when whose reputations are outstandi oftheexperiir tributic who are less familiar to the Ne> tions come in from ail areas reached by public: Charles Dutoit, Rafael K Erich Leinsdorf, Raymond Leppard Martin Bookspan'' (the Philharmonic’s ry Fisher Hall, caller, and others name Robert Sherman of WQXR, or Zubin Mehta, or Leonard am voung. Bernstein, or favorite members of the Orchestra, while still others ask to hear York Philharmonic, under the Manag­ recorded broadcasts of Philharmonic ing Director, Albert K. Webster, in­ programs that have meant much to cludes Directors of Advertising and ahia and Daniel Bare Public Information, Development and Recordings, like radio and televi­ dré Watts and Lilia Educational Activities; a Controller and a sion, carry the Philharmonic to huge Bolet, Claude Frank, and Claudi Music Administrator, who is also Direc- numbers of listeners both in New York rau; among the violinists, fro: tor of Press Relations, and a staff of more Wha Ch Itzhak Perl Munroe, than 40 people who assist them. throughout the world. CBS Master- Pinchas rles Rex, Another professional providing a Szeryng oe, and needed service is the Program Editor. In available more than 200 Philharmonic the very first printed program of the albums (which means many times that Philharmonic, for the opening concert eral hundred* thousand Philharmonic on December 7,1842, there were a few brief explanatory notes and English texts records are sold each year. When you for some of the vocal compositions. remember that each record is played Regular program notes began in 1887. many times, that each playing is likely Most of today's notes are written by to be heard by more than one person, Phillip Ramey, Program Editor since and that some playings, in fact, are 1977, and Edward Downes, who was relayed to whole audiences of listeners Program Annotator for 14 years. by radio stations, you begin to recog­ nize how much the Philharmonic’s re­ How does the public participate in the cording program contributes to the activities of the Philharmonic - in addi­ diffusion of the Orchestra’s cultural tion, of course, to subscribing to and influence. Leonard Bernstein's great attending the performances? popularity has been a continuing factor Aiding the Officers and Administra­ in the eager acceptance of the Philhar­ tion are hundreds of Volunteers, who monic's recordings, and now Zubin help with such projects as the ftrks Mehta's direction has led CBS Master­ Concerts, the Pension Fund concerts, works to embark on a lively recording office work and a dozen other activi­ schedule with the New York Philhar­ ties. Anyone who has witnessed the monic, including a number of brilliant happy pandemonium of an evening at the Phone Festival/Radiothon in Avery 12 13 GUSTAV MAHLER CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND AND THE NEW YORK THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ZUBIN MEHTA, Music Director LEONARD BERNSTEIN, Laureate Conductor Larry Newland, Assistant Conductor THE PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC. NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ADMINISTRATION “ÄJ”” “Sil.“- °SSS.« T°SSSS!" “ZSSU,. 16 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 10,000th CONCERT Honored Guests For this unusual celebration, the Society has invited a number of distinguished soloists, conductors, and composers who have played a part in the Philhar­ monic's history, and former members and staff of the Orchestra. Honoring us with their presence are: Joaquin Achucarro Charles Dutoit Adele Addison Roger Englander John Aler Carole Farley Betty Allen Morton Feldman Lucine Amara Christian Ferras David Amram Robert Fizdale Marian Anderson Ezio Flagello Augustin Anievas Leon Fleisher Martina Arroyo Mrs. Lukas Foss Lydia Artymiw Serge Fournier Rose Bampton Erick Friedman David Bar-lllan Joseph Fuchs Leon Barzin Lillian Fuchs Stefan Bauer-Mengelberg Felix Galimir Arthur Berger Arnold Gamson Judith Blegen Stuart Gardner Elaine Bonazzi David Gilbert Charles Bressler Ivry Gitlis Yefim Bronfman Frank Glazer Patricia Brooks Carroll Glenn Boris Brott Arthur Gold Earle Brown Benny Goodman John Browning Morton Gould Dave Brubeck Gary Graff man McHenry Boatwright Donald Gramm Alfredo Bonavera Alexei Haieff Richard Buckley Leonid Hambro Igor Buketoff Sidney Harth James Buswell Melissa Hayden Elliott Carter Skitch Henderson John Cheek Barbara Hendricks Lili Chookasian Sydney Hodkinson Wen-Chung Chou Lorin Hollander Betty Comden Vladimir Horowitz James Conlon Byron Janis John Corigliano, Jr. Dylana Jenson Mary Costa-Chase Jennifer Jones Clamma Dale Gilbert Kalisch Jacques D’Amboise Lilian Kallir Mario Davidovsky Milton Katims Andrew Davis Ani Kavafian Ivan Davis Ulysses Kay Eleazar de Carvalho Constance Keene Norman Dello Joio Leon Kirchner Wilfred Delphin Earl Kim David Del Tredici Igor Kipnis Mischa Dichter Ralph Kirkpatrick Lucia Dlugoszewski Werner Klemperer Plácido Domingo Barbara Kolb Jacob Druckman Yuri Krasnapolsky Richard Dufallo Teresa Kubiak Mignon Dunn Rafael Kubelik continued— Efrem Kurtz Hugh Ross Jaime Laredo Zoltán Rozsnyai Ruth Laredo Julius Rudel Jacob Lateiner Eric Salzman Evelyn Lear Bidu Sayao Former Members of the Benjamin Lees Paul Schenley Former Members of the Raymond Lewenthal George Schick New York Philharmonic Staff and Administration Henry Lewis Janos Scholz Sanford Allen Cecile Licad Thomas Schumacher Joan Barton Cho-Liang Lin William Schuman Robert Brennand Betty Randolph Bean John V. Lindsay Jose Serebrier Englebert Brenner Josephine Carpenter Seymour Lipkin Leo Sevush John Cerminaro John Chappell Mordecai Dayan Martha Lipton Ellen Shade Freda Cummings Eugene List Howard Shanet Michael De Stefano Mary De Camp-Carlson Mrs. Jerome Lowenthal Elie Siegmeister Gregory Dinger Wesley Delacy Mrs. George London Stanley Silverman George Feher Lillian Dukoff Otto Luening Abbey Simon Louis Fishzohn Joan Glotzer Radu Lupu Joanna Simon Joseph Gewirtz Jack Gottlieb Lorin Maazel Zadel Skolovsky Amedeo Ghignatti Ann Harney Teo Macero Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Harry Glantz Ilana Horvath John Macurdy Claudette Sorel Saul Goodman Esther Krichevsky Robert Mann Tossy Spivakovsky David Kates Alice Kyne Israela Margalit David Stahl Howard Keresey Linda Mandel Salvatore Martirano Russell Stanger William Lincer Armando Maresma Barbara Martin Robert Starer Alfred Lora Alice Meade William Masselos Eleanor Steber Alfio Micci Marilynn Mendelson Kurt Masur Mrs. Isaac Stern Martin Ormandy Jack Murphy John McCollum Rise Stevens Allen Ostrander Adele Siegal Seth McCoy Ignace Strasfogel Selig Posner Clara Simons Johanna Meier Ju Hee Suh Michael Rosenker Mrs. Dario Soria Peter Mennin Yi-Kwei Sze Frank Ruggieri Adele Tilkin Morley Meredith Michael Tilson Thomas Arthur Schuller Keith Waggoner Robert Merrill Leon Thompson Gerard Schwarz William Weissel Janice Meyerson Paul Tobias Mrs. Rudolph Sims Herbert Weissenstein Jan Meyerowitz Giorgio Tozzi Mrs. Joseph Singer Pearl Wiegman Sherrill Milnes Walter Trampier James Smith Jeanne Mitchell Lester Trimble Leon Temerson Robert Moevs Tatiana Troyanos William Vacchiano Erica Morini Bion Tsang Lewis Van Haney James Morris Rosalyn Tureck Laszlo Varga Mrs.