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The Beethoven Pixar in Concert Piano Brian Stokes Mitchell Something’s happening here. Come and experience the passion and power of Alan Gilbert and the . Performance after performance, more than 100 of the world’s greatest musicians will take you on an amazing journey. MOVING. UNFORGETTABLE. And uniQuelY YourS. A SEASON OF The 2013–14 New York Philharmonic season features more than 100 extraordinary evenings (and matinees) of the best BRILLIANT NIGHTS music-making you’ll hear anywhere. Here are a few highlights.

SPECIAL EVENT THE ART OF THE SCORE: HITCHCOCK! Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Alec Baldwin The Art of the Score, artistic advisor Vertigo, North by Northwest, To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder, Strangers on a Train – rarely has there been a more memorable marriage of music and fi lm than in the classics of Alfred Hitchcock, especially with the music performed live as you enjoy Hitchcock! these fi lm highlights on the big screen.

YEFIM BRONFMAN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE The acclaimed pianist joins us for 23 performances in New York and Asia, including subscription performances of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Sept. 26–Oct. 1, Yefi m Bronfman and Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Jan. 2–7, both conducted by Alan Gilbert. Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

GLENN DICTEROW: A VIBRANT CAREER Acclaimed for his “fl ashing virtuosity . . . admirable elegance and utter fearlessness,” () Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow has left an indelible mark on the Philharmonic. Join us for a series of great concerts and programs to crown his brilliant career. On January 19, he will perform a recital of his personal favorites. On October 23, a special Insights Series will highlight his work. Also, see pages 8–9, 11, and 17 for other programs in which he is featured.

Special Insights Series: Wednesday, October 23 | 6:30pm Concert Hall New York Society for Ethical Culture Glenn Dicterow Tickets: $20 for the general public; free for New York Philharmonic subscribers and donors. Email [email protected] for more information.

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE MAY 28, 2014 – JUNE 7, 2014 COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Introducing an 11-day exploration of music One of America’s “loftiest, most passionate and most sincere composers” (critic from around the world. Inspired by the biennials Justin Davidson) contributes numerous premieres to our season: the World premiere of his Symphony No. 4 (June 5–7), the New York Premiere of his Oboe Concerto of the greatest modern art institutions. A deep (Nov. 14–19), and the New York Premiere of his Requiem on May 5, opening the immersion into the best of new and recent Christopher Rouse Spring for Music festival at . music today. A time to revel. To be delighted. Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence.

LET’S PLAY A veritable playground of music.

THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS: 92ND STREET Y, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, THE , GOTHAM CHAMBER , A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, BANG ON A CAN, AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA, AND KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER’S SPECIAL MUSIC HIGH SCHOOL. June 11–28 Alan Gilbert conductor Yefi m Bronfman soloist Wednesday, May 28 Tuesday, June 3 This season, our Artist-in-Residence will perform all fi ve Beethoven Piano 7:30pm | Toshio Hosokawa’s The Raven 7:30pm | CONTACT! at the Biennial: Solo Works by Concertos – plus the Triple Concerto with violinist Glenn Dicterow and Principal Young American Composers Alan Gilbert Cellist Carter Brey – in a remarkable three-week festival that includes World Thursday, May 29 Premieres of new works by Sean Shepherd and Anthony Cheung. 7:00pm | HK Gruber’s Gloria – a pigtale Wednesday, June 4 Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. 10:00pm | CONTACT! at the Biennial: Beyond Recall 9:30pm | Liszt Inspections Friday, May 30 Thursday, June 5 7:00pm | HK Gruber’s Gloria – a pigtale 7:30pm | Christopher Rouse’s Symphony No. 4 8:00pm | Toshio Hosokawa’s The Raven 8:00pm | Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields & Friday, June 6 Steven Mackey’s Dreamhouse 10:00am | Public rehearsal for ACO Underwood New Music Readings 8:00pm | Matthias Pintscher’s Refl ections on Narcissus & Bryn Terfel Saturday, May 31 Carter’s Instances 11:00am | Very Young Composers of the New York Philharmonic SPECIAL EVENT SWEENEY TODD 2:00pm | Circles of Infl uence: Pierre Boulez Saturday, June 7 BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: A Musical Thriller 7:00pm | Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields & 7:30pm | 23rd Annual ACO Underwood New Music Readings NO. 9, “ODE TO JOY” Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Steven Mackey’s Dreamhouse 8:00pm | Christopher Rouse’s Symphony No. 4 The New York Philharmonic gave the U.S. Premiere of Book by Hugh Wheeler 8:00pm | Toshio Hosokawa’s The Raven this towering masterpiece in 1846, but hasn’t performed From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince 10:00pm | CONTACT! at the Biennial: Beyond Recall it since 2004. These concerts include the U.S. Premiere Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick All-access Biennial Pass for $75. of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Frieze, co-commissioned with March 5–8 Individual events starting at $20. the Royal Philharmonic Society (which commissioned Alan Gilbert conductor Sunday, June 1 Beethoven’s Ninth in 1817), and BBC Radio 3. Alan Starring Bryn Terfel 11:00am | Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music High School For more information go to Gilbert conducts, Oct. 3–9. Lonny Price director 2:00pm | HK Gruber’s Gloria – a pigtale nyphil.org/biennial Additional Cast tba 5:00pm | Circles of Infl uence: George Benjamin Major support provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Susan and Elihu Rose

4 Foundation, and The Francis Goelet Fund. June 3 C O N T A C T ! made possible by Linda and Stuart Nelson. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Macintosh and Daryl McGregor. Order at 212 875 5656 or nyphil.org SEPTEMBER&OCTOBER

Thursday, October 17 | 7:30pm Semyon Bychkov conductor SPECIAL EVENT Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Friday, October 18 | 2:00pm Kirill Gerstein piano THE ART OF THE SCORE: Alec Baldwin The Art of the Score Saturday, October 19 | 8:00pm artistic advisor SCALE A RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme HITCHCOCK! Vertigo, North by Northwest, To Catch a Tuesday, September 17 | 7:30pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. of Paganini Thief, Dial M for Murder, Strangers on SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11, Wednesday, September 18 | 7:30pm a Train – rarely has there been a more Semyon Bychkov’s appearance is made possible through The Year 1905 memorable marriage of music and fi lm the Florence Blau Trust. than in the classics of Alfred Hitchcock, especially with the music performed live ENSEMBLES With New York Philharmonic musicians as you enjoy these fi lm highlights on the Sunday, October 20 | 3:00pm Yoobin Son, Joo Young Oh, Rémi big screen. Merkin Concert Hall Pelletier, Patrick Jee, Na Sun, Qiang 129 West 67th Street Tu, Yulia Ziskel, Robert Rinehart, Alexei Hitchcock! Yupanqui Gonzalez, and guest artists Charles Dutoit SPECIAL EVENT Alan Gilbert conductor Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall Hélène Jeanney, tba THE ART OF THE SCORE: Alec Baldwin The Art of the Score at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org. artistic advisor MOZART Flute Quartet in C major, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, It’s truly the ultimate trip: Stanley Kubrick’s in part, by the Fund for the Orchestra, an K. 285b Friday, September 20 | 8:00pm landmark science fi ction masterpiece with endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the C. SCHUMANN Piano Trio Saturday, September 21 | 8:00pm the music as you always wanted to hear it, Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta. BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 but never could. Also sprach Zarathustra, in G minor INSIGHTS SERIES: the Blue Danube Waltz, Ligeti’s The Art of the Score Atmosphères – Kubrick made brilliant use Thursday, October 24 | 7:30pm Charles Dutoit conductor Saturday, September 21 | 4:00pm of them all, as you’ll experience anew in Friday, October 25 | 8:00pm Carter Brey cello Gerald Lynch Theater, John Jay College this unforgettable evening. Presented in Saturday, October 26 | 8:00pm Alisa Weilerstein cello association with Warner Bros., the Southbank Alec Baldwin moderates a conversation with guests from the worlds of SCALE B Daniel Müller-Schott cello fi lm making, fi lm music, and science. See nyphil.org/insights for details. Centre, and the British Film Institute. Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole Alan Gilbert conductor Charles Dutoit’s appearance is made possible through the Krzysztof PENDERECKI Concerto grosso Ensembles Alan Gilbert SPECIAL EVENT Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. OPENING GALA: The Philharmonic Opening Gala is always MUSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an a festive occasion, especially when one of Exhibition YO-YO MA the greatest musicians of our time joins the

Wednesday, September 25 | 7:30pm celebration for a program featuring Osvaldo Saturday, October 26 | 2:00pm Charles Dutoit conductor Golijov’s Azul (written especially for Yo-Yo SCALE B Musicians from the New York Generous underwriting provided by BNY Mellon. Ma), three tangos from Piazzolla’s La serie Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Philharmonic del Ángel, and Ravel’s intoxicating Boléro. After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion RAVEL String Quartet with the Philharmonic musicians. MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Thursday, September 26 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Exhibition Friday, September 27 | 11:00am Yefi m Bronfman piano Charles Dutoit’s appearance is made possible through the Saturday, September 28 | 8:00pm Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. Tuesday, October 1 | 7:30pm RAVEL Alborada del gracioso SCALE C BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from

Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. West Side Story NOVEMBER Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 Yo-Yo Ma Artist-in-Residence. Alisa Weilerstein Wednesday, October 30 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Thursday, October 3 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Thursday, October 31 | 7:30pm Leila Josefowicz Friday, October 4 | 8:00pm Julianna Di Giacomo soprano Friday, November 1 | 11:00am Saturday, October 5 | 8:00pm Kelley O'Connor mezzo-soprano Saturday, November 2 | 8:00pm RAVEL Mother Goose Suite Tuesday, October 8 | 7:30pm Russell Thomas Tuesday, November 5 | 7:30pm Esa-Pekka SALONEN Violin Concerto Wednesday, October 9 | 7:30pm Shenyang bass SCALE A New York Concert Premiere SCALE C School of Music Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Symphonic Choir Kent Tritle director Esa-Pekka Salonen’s appearance is made possible through the These performances are made possible with generous support Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and The Additional support by The Francis Goelet Fund. Francis Goelet Fund. Mark-Anthony TURNAGE Frieze Frieze is co-commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic BBC Radio 3, and the Royal Philharmonic Society. Co-Commission with the Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3 Yefi m Bronfman BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 Leila Josefowicz

Saturday, October 12 | 8:00pm Joshua Weilerstein conductor Tuesday, October 15 | 7:30pm Arabella Steinbacher violin SCALE A Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Osvaldo GOLIJOV Last Round MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto Carter Brey DVO RÁKˇ Symphony No. 8 Principal Cello

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS® Ages 6–12 Symphony No. 9 Saturday, October 12 | 2:00pm Beethoven’s Ninth represents a huge Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone creative leap. It takes the symphonic form Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, into uncharted territory not only with its choral ® play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Young People’s Concerts Bring your child to join the fun! fi nale, the “Ode to Joy,” but also with three other movements of unprecedented depth. Surprising infl uences by The Beatles MetLife Foundation is the lead corporate underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs. Additional and Judy Garland helped to inspire support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. Principal Cello Carter Brey. He believes playing music closely aligns with his other passion, sailing — an ideal balance between art and science. Carter rose to international attention as a prizewinner in the Rostropovich 6 International Cello Competition. 7 Open Rehearsal at 9:45am Order at 212 875 5656 or nyphil.org NOVEMBERCONTINUED

CONTACT! Esa-Pekka Salonen host Tuesday, November 26 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor An Evening with Musicians from the SCALE B Paul Appleby tenor Esa-Pekka Salonen New York Philharmonic Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Philip Myers horn Monday, November 4 | 7:30pm SubCulture Works by SALONEN, including: MOZART Symphony No. 39 45 Bleecker Street knock, breathe, shine for solo cello BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, Memoria for wind quintet and Strings CONTACT! at SubCulture is a co-presentation of YTA III for solo cello MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter 92nd Street Y and the New York Philharmonic. Homunculus This concert is made possible with generous support for string quartet from Linda and Stuart Nelson. Second Meeting for oboe and piano Friday, November 29 | 8:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Saturday, November 30 | 8:00pm Thursday, November 7 | 7:30pm Bernard Labadie conductor SCALE B MOZART Symphony No. 39 Esa-Pekka Salonen Friday, November 8 | 8:00pm Miah Persson soprano Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. MOZART Symphony No. 40 Alan Gilbert Saturday, November 9 | 8:00pm Stephanie Blythe mezzo-soprano MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter SCALE B Frédéric Antoun tenor Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Andrew Foster-Williams bass Saturday, November 30 | 2:00pm Alan Gilbert conductor Philip Smith trumpet SCALE B Jeffrey Kahane piano Bernard Labadie’s appearance is made possible through New York Choral Artists the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund. Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Musicians from the New York Joseph Flummerfelt director Philharmonic After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion J.S. BACH Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott with the Philharmonic musicians. POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds in allen Landen! POULENC Trio for Piano, Oboe, Jeffrey Kahane’s appearance is made possible through the and Bassoon HANDEL “Let the Bright Seraphim” Lawrence and Ronnie Ackman Family Fund for from Samson Distinguished Pianists. MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter MOZART Requiem

Thursday, November 14 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Friday, November 15 | 2:00pm Liang Wang oboe DECEMBER Stephanie Blythe Saturday, November 16 | 8:00pm Richard Goode Tuesday, November 19 | 7:30pm R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra SCALE A Glenn Dicterow, Violin VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S AT HOME with Philharmonic Families: Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Christopher ROUSE Oboe Concerto CONCERTS® "Strings" New York Premiere Ages 3–6 Introduce your young one to some Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis R. STRAUSS Don Juan Composer-in-Residence. Sunday, December 1 | 12:30pm, 3:00pm Glenn Dicterow, Violin Philharmonic Families – strings, brass, and Additional support by The Francis Goelet Fund. Monday, December 2 | 10:30am percussion. You’ll fi nd out how they like to Merkin Concert Hall play at home, and how you can play like them ENSEMBLES With New York Philharmonic musicians 129 West 67th Street in your own home! Sunday, November 17 | 3:00pm Mindy Kaufman, Pascual Martínez Forteza, Kim Laskowski, R. Allen Spanjer, Merkin Concert Hall Thursday, December 5 | 7:30pm David Zinman conductor 129 West 67th Street Sherry Sylar, Howard Wall, Quan Ge, Lisa G. Kim, Vivek Kamath, Ru Pei Yeh, Friday, December 6 | 8:00pm Richard Goode piano Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall Sumire Kudo Saturday, December 7 | 8:00pm at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org. SCALE B Thomas ADÈS Three Studies from Liang Wang Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Couperin Young People’s Concerts® The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, L. E. JADIN Nocturne No. 3 for Flute, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn MOZART Piano Concerto No. 18 endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the NIELSEN Woodwind Quintet MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta. SCHUBERT String Quintet Scottish

Thursday, November 21 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS® Friday, November 22 | 8:00pm Paul Appleby tenor Ages 6–12 Symphony No. 41, Jupiter Saturday, November 23 | 8:00pm Philip Myers horn Saturday, December 7 | 2:00pm SCALE A Kate Royal soprano In the fi nale of his last symphony, Mozart Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, builds a simple motif, familiar for centuries, Brooklyn Youth Chorus play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. into a sublime expression of humanity. Dianne Berkun director Bring your child to join the fun! New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt director MetLife Foundation is the lead corporate underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. Ensembles BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Strings BRITTEN Spring Symphony SPECIAL EVENT Manfred Honeck conductor ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER: The famed violinist performs Dvoˇrák's Violin Concerto with conductor Manfred ONE NIGHT ONLY Honeck and the Philharmonic, in an all- Tuesday, December 10 | 7:30pm Dvoˇrák program that includes his New World Symphony and Carnival Overture. Hae-Young Ham A Pension Fund benefi t concert. Violin Thursday, December 12 | 7:30pm Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Friday, December 13 | 2:00pm Saturday, December 14 | 8:00pm BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 SCALE A R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Glenn Dicterow, violin

Rafael Frubeck de Burgos’ appearance is made possible through Holiday Brass the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. When she was four, Hae-Young Ham sang in a children’s choir for radio SPECIAL EVENT New York Philharmonic Principal Brass HOLIDAY BRASS Quintet with the Lee Musiker Jazz Trio and TV, and after one performance Our annual holiday concert is fi lled with she got to meet South Korea’s Sunday, December 15 | 3:00pm wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of president and fi rst lady. By age 12, the season. she had found the violin and hasn’t looked back. She is most inspired by 8 the compositions of Bach, Mozart, 9 Open Rehearsal at 9:45am Beethoven, and . Order at 212 875 5656 or nyphil.org

Tuesday, December 17 | 7:30pm Andrew Manze conductor Thursday, January 16 | 7:30pm Andrey Boreyko conductor Wednesday, December 18 | 7:30pm Joélle Harvey soprano Friday, January 17 | 11:00am Judith LeClair bassoon Thursday, December 19 | 7:30pm Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano Saturday, January 18 | 8:00pm Friday, December 20 | 11:00am Allan Clayton tenor SCALE A STRAVINSKY The Song of Saturday, December 21 | 7:30pm Matthew Rose bass Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. the Nightingale SCALE A Westminster Symphonic Choir MOZART Bassoon Concerto Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Joe Miller director ZEMLINSKY The Mermaid, Fantasy for Orchestra HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, January 22 | 7:30pm Andrey Boreyko conductor SPECIAL EVENT Ted Sperling conductor SCALE A Judith LeClair bassoon A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS “Mr. Mitchell brought the house to a roar. . . Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Brian Stokes Mitchell his place in the pantheon of romantic STRAVINSKY The Song of Andrey Boreyko WITH BRIAN STOKES musical leads is now guaranteed” (The the Nightingale MITCHELL New York Times). Now the Tony-winning MOZART Bassoon Concerto Friday, December 20 | 8:00pm star of Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me, Kate, TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 3 Saturday, December 21 | 2:00pm and Ragtime joins the Philharmonic for two Glenn Dicterow, violin magical performances of Broadway and holiday delights. Thursday, January 23 | 7:30pm Andrey Boreyko conductor Friday, January 24 | 2:00pm Gautier Capuçon cello SPECIAL EVENT Featuring the comedy duo Igudesman & Joo Saturday, January 25 | 8:00pm NEW YEAR'S EVE Alan Gilbert conductor SCALE A Nikolay TSCHÉRÉPNINE The As if our annual New Year’s Eve celebration Tuesday, December 31 | 7:30pm Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Magic Kingdom could be any more fun, we welcome the SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 team the Times crowned “The TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 3 kings of classical comedy.... Think Jack Glenn Dicterow, violin Benny and [combined with] Judith LeClair Igudesman & Joo a Chico Marx, Vladimir Horowitz and Jerry Lewis mash-up.... [the] crowd was kept in ENSEMBLES With New York Philharmonic musicians stitches. But also in musical thrall.” “Go see Sunday, January 26 | 3:00pm Michelle Kim, Fora Baltacigil, them – they are brilliant” adds Vanity Fair. Merkin Concert Hall Kuan Cheng Lu, Qiang Tu, Satashi 129 West 67th Street Okamoto, Max Zeugner, Blake Hinson, Rex Surany, Lisa Kim, and Ru Pei Yeh Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall with guest artists Hélène Jeanney and at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org. JANUARY Yi-Fang Huang The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the BOTTESINI Gran Duo for Double Bass Thursday, January 2 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta. and Violin Friday, January 3 | 8:00pm Yefi m Bronfman piano FAURÉ Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 Tuesday, January 7 | 7:30pm BIZET/Arr. TBD Carmen Fantasie SCALE B Christopher ROUSE Rapture Quintet Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 2, in C major Alan Gilbert TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Ensembles Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence. Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach FEBRUARY Artist-in-Residence.

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S AT HOME with Philharmonic Families: Long Yu, conductor; Yuja Wang, piano CONCERTS® "Brass" SPECIAL EVENT CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebrate the Year of the Horse with this Ages 3–6 Introduce your young one to some festive evening of music and dance starring Sunday, January 5 | 12:30pm, 3:00pm Philharmonic Families – strings, brass, and CELEBRATION “quite simply, the most dazzlingly, uncannily Monday, January 6 | 10:30am percussion. You’ll fi nd out how they like to Saturday, February 1 | 7:30pm gifted pianist in the concert world today” Merkin Concert Hall play at home, and how you can play like them (San Francisco Chronicle), performing 129 West 67th Street in your own home! Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Thursday, January 9 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Yuja Wang Lisa Batiashvili Friday, January 10 | 8:00pm Lisa Batiashvili violin Saturday, January 11 | 8:00pm Tuesday, January 14 | 7:30pm BEETHOVEN Fidelio Overture SCALE B SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 GERSHWIN An American in Paris Rebecca Young Associate Principal Viola CONTACT! Yefim Bronfman piano Yefi m Bronfman and Friends Marc Neikrug host Monday, January 13 | 7:30pm Musicians from the New York SubCulture Philharmonic 45 Bleecker Street Program to include: CONTACT! at SubCulture is a co-presentation of Marc-André DALBAVIE Trio No. 1 for 92nd Street Y and the New York Philharmonic. violin, cello, and piano CONTACT! This concert is made possible with generous support from Linda and Stuart Nelson. Marc NEIKRUG Passions, Refl ected Yefi m Bronfman is the Mary and James G. Wallach for solo piano Artist-in-Residence. World Premiere Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young was considering a career in medicine before picking up a viola. She instantly fell in love. Prior to that, Rebecca learned her technique on the violin, but she became aware of the “heart and soul” of music through her 10 passion for the viola. 11 Open Rehearsal at 9:45am Order at 212 875 5656 or nyphil.org APRIL

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS® Wednesday, April 2 | 7:30pm Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Ages 6–12 The Young Person’s Guide to the Thursday, April 3 | 7:30pm Peter Serkin piano Orchestra Friday, April 4 | 11:00am Saturday, February 1 | 2:00pm Saturday, April 5 | 8:00pm BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Britten’s beloved Guide, composed for SCALE A Peter Grimes Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, an educational fi lm in 1946, strikes a play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. unique balance between music of the past SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 Bring your child to join the fun! and future. Through this work, meet the virtuosic musicians and sections of the Thursday, April 10 | 7:30pm Christoph von Dohnányi conductor MetLife Foundation is the lead corporate underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs. Additional New York Philharmonic. Friday, April 11 | 8:00pm Paul Lewis piano support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. Saturday, April 12 | 8:00pm SCALE B BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 ® Young People’s Concerts MARCH Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 Pablo Heras-Casado Christoph von Dohnányi’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. SPECIAL EVENT Wednesday, March 5 | 7:00pm SWEENEY TODD Thursday, March 6 | 7:30pm YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS® The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Friday, March 7 | 8:00pm Ages 6–12 Piano Concerto No. 1 A Musical Thriller Saturday, March 8 | 2:00pm Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Saturday, March 8 | 8:00pm Saturday, April 12 | 2:00pm Johannes Brahms struggled for years to Book by Hugh Wheeler Each Young People’s Concert is preceded at 12:45pm by Kidzone complete his fi rst major orchestral work. From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond Alan Gilbert conductor Live! – an interactive music fair where kids can try out instruments, It fi nally took the form of a concerto for Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Starring Bryn Terfel play musical games, and preview the theme of the day’s concert. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Bring your child to join the fun! piano and orchestra that still sounds brash Lonny Price director and uncompromising. Additional Cast tba MetLife Foundation is the lead corporate underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs. Additional support from The Theodore H. Barth Foundation. Wednesday, March 12 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor ® Bryn Terfel Thursday, March 13 | 7:30pm Stephen Williamson clarinet Young People’s Concerts Friday, March 14 | 2:00pm ENSEMBLES With New York Philharmonic musicians Saturday, March 15 | 8:00pm NIELSEN Helios Overture Sunday, April 13 | 3:00pm Kuan Cheng Lu, Sumire Kudo, Daniel SCALE A NIELSEN Clarinet Concerto Merkin Concert Hall Reed, Peter Kenote, Hae Young Ham, Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. NIELSEN Symphony No. 4 129 West 67th Street and Wei Yu with guest artist Cecile Licad Thursday, March 20 | 7:30pm Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall KODÁLY Duo, Op. 7 Friday, March 21 | 8:00pm at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org. MARTINU˚ Three Madrigals for Saturday, March 22 | 8:00pm RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major Violin and Viola The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, ^ Tuesday, March 25 | 7:30pm WEILL Symphony No. 2 in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an DVORÁK Piano Trio in F minor SCALE A GERSHWIN Concerto in F endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.

Jeffrey Kahane’s appearance is made possible through the Thursday, April 24 | 7:30pm Sir Andrew Davis conductor Lawrence and Ronnie Ackman Family Fund for Friday, April 25 | 11:00am Marc-André Hamelin piano Distinguished Pianists. Saturday, April 26 | 8:00pm Jeffrey Kahane Ensembles SCALE B Julian ANDERSON The Discovery Saturday, March 22 | 2:00pm Jeffrey Kahane conductor Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. of Heaven SCALE A Musicians from the New York Additional support by The Francis Goelet Fund. U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion DEBUSSY String Quartet Orchestra with the Philharmonic musicians. RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major FRANCK Symphonic Variations for Piano Jeffrey Kahane’s appearance is made possible through the GERSHWIN Concerto in F and Orchestra Lawrence and Ronnie Ackman Family Fund for PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo Distinguished Pianists. and Juliet With New York Philharmonic musicians ENSEMBLES Saturday, April 26 | 2:00pm Sunday, March 23 | 3:00pm Anna Rabinova, Fiona Simon, Dawn Sir Andrew Davis conductor Merkin Concert Hall Hannay, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzalez, SCALE B Marc-André Hamelin piano 129 West 67th Street Pascual Martínez Forteza, Wei Yu, Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Musicians from the New York Robert Langevin, Mark Nuccio, Philharmonic After the concert join us for a lively Q&A panel discussion Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall Kyu-Young Kim, and Eric Bartlett with with the Philharmonic musicians. Ensembles at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org. FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Sir Andrew Davis guest artists Keun A Lee and Margaret PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo Kampmeier The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, and Juliet in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 76, Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta. VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S AT HOME with Philharmonic Families: No. 2, The Fifths ® BRAHMS Trio for Clarinet, Cello CONCERTS "Percussion" and Piano Ages 3–6 Introduce your young one to some SCHOENBERG/WEBERN Sunday, April 27 | 12:30pm, 3:00pm Philharmonic Families – strings, brass, and Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 Monday, April 28 | 10:30am percussion. You’ll fi nd out how they like to Merkin Concert Hall play at home, and how you can play like them Thursday, March 27 | 7:30pm conductor 129 West 67th Street in your own home! Friday, March 28 | 8:00pm Saturday, March 29 | 8:00pm VIVIER Orion SCALE B BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. New York Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel Musicians Gustavo Dudamel’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund.

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David Newman, conductor SPECIAL EVENT NY PHIL BIENNIAL Alan Gilbert conductor PIXAR IN CONCERT From the Toy Story trilogy to Finding Nemo, ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS Wall•E, and UP, Pixar has given audiences Vocalists affi liated with Thursday, May 1 | 7:30pm STAGED PRODUCTION OF The Juilliard School of all ages some of the most touching and HK GRUBER’S GLORIA – Friday, May 2 | 8:00pm memorable moments in movie history. Juilliard’s AXIOM ensemble Saturday, May 3 | 8:00pm A PIGTALE A Production by Giants Are Small Now, together with visually stunning fi lm Thursday, May 29 | 7:00pm clips from all 13 Pixar hits, you can enjoy Doug Fitch director/designer Friday, May 30 | 7:00pm Edouard Getaz producer these remarkable scores performed as only Sunday, June 1 | 2:00pm the New York Philharmonic can. Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium HK GRUBER Gloria − a pigtale ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS The Metropolitan Museum of Art COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE Alan Gilbert conductor 1000 Fifth Avenue Jacques Imbrailo baritone A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic, Pixar In Concert CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Juilliard School CONTACT! REQUIEM AT SPRING FOR MUSIC Westminster Symphonic Choir Monday, May 5 | 7:30pm Joe Miller director NY PHIL BIENNIAL Carnegie Hall Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun director CONTACT! AT THE BIENNIAL: 57th Street and 7th Avenue BEYOND RECALL Beyond Recall (11 U.S. Premieres) For tickets call CarnegieCharge at 212 247 7800. Christopher ROUSE Requiem Thursday, May 29 | 10:00pm Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis (New York Premiere) Saturday, May 31 | 10:00pm Composer-in-Residence. Agnes Gund Garden Lobby Matthias Pintscher conductor Additional support by The Francis Goelet Fund. The Museum of Modern Art TBA mezzo-soprano 11 West 53rd Street TBA baritone Thursday, May 8 | 7:30pm Bernard Haitink conductor Musicians from the New York Friday, May 9 | 8:00pm Leonidas Kavakos violin A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic Philharmonic Saturday, May 10 | 8:00pm and The Museum of Modern Art SCALE B Bruno MANTOVANI on “Spirit of Mozart” by Marina Abramovic Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. WEBERN Im Sommerwind Johannes Maria STAUD on “Caldera” by Anthony Cragg BERG Violin Concerto Dai FUJIKURA on “Sphaera” / “Frau im Fels” Leonidas Kavakos Bernard Haitink’s appearance is made possible through Matthias Pintscher the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica by Stephan Balkenhol Vykintas BALTAKAS on “Beyond Recall” by Brigitte Kowanz Thursday, May 15 | 7:30pm Bernard Haitink conductor David FULMER on “Awilda” by Jaume Plensa Friday, May 16 | 8:00pm Bernarda Fink mezzo-soprano Jay SCHWARTZ on “Mozart – Eine Hommage” Saturday, May 17 | 8:00pm Women of the New York Choral Artists by Markus Lüpertz SCALE B Joseph Flummerfelt director Mark ANDRÉ on “Sky-Space” by James Turrell Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. Brooklyn Youth Chorus Vito ZURAJ on “Connection” by Manfred Wakolbinger Dianne Berkun director Michael JARRELL on “Vanitas” by Christian Boltanski Bernard Haitink’s appearance is made possible through the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Conductors Endowment Fund. Olga NEUWIRTH on “Ziffern im Wald” by Mario Merz MAHLER Symphony No. 3 Nina ŠENK on “Gurken” by Erwin Wurm Wednesday, May 21 | 7:30pm Vladimir Jurowski conductor NY PHIL BIENNIAL Jayce Ogren conductor Thursday, May 22 | 7:30pm Janine Jansen violin TWO NEW YORK PREMIERES: Bang on a Can All-Stars Friday, May 23 | 2:00pm JULIA WOLFE’S ANTHRACITE TBA chorus Saturday, May 24 | 8:00pm SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 Rinde Eckert baritone (The Architect) Janine Jansen FIELDS WITH BANG ON A CAN Bang on a Can SCALE A PROKOFIEV Cinderella Suite ALL-STARS, AND STEVEN Synergy Vocals Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time. MACKEY’S DREAMHOUSE Catch Electric Guitar Quartet New York Philharmonic Vladimir Jurowski’s debut with the New York Philharmonic is made Friday, May 30 | 8:00pm possible by the Kurt Masur Fund for the Philharmonic, an Saturday, May 31 | 7:00pm endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the SCALE A Julia WOLFE Anthracite Fields Philharmonic’s Music Director Emeritus, Kurt Masur. Avery Fisher Hall (New York Premiere) Steven MACKEY Dreamhouse (New York Premiere) ENSEMBLES With New York Philharmonic musicians A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and Bang on a Can Sunday, May 25 | 3:00pm Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Anna Rabinova, Merkin Concert Hall Irene Breslaw, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzalez, NY PHIL BIENNIAL New York Philharmonic Musicians 129 West 67th Street Sharon Yamada, Eric Bartlett, and Satoshi VERY YOUNG COMPOSERS OF and Teaching Artists Okamoto with guest artist Jonathan THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Tickets are $34. To order, call Merkin Concert Hall Feldman Works by students and Teaching Artists in at 212 501 3330 or visit merkinconcerthall.org. Saturday, May 31 | 11:00am Merkin Concert Hall at the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young BARTÓK 44 Duos for 2 , Composers and Bridge Programs and the The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, Kaufman Center AlanAlan GilbertGilbert Nos. 26-44 ® in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an 129 West 67th Street Jovenes Compositores de Venezuela: Young People's Concerts endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the F. MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Jake O’BRIEN, Samantha DARRIS, Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Piano Quintet A Presentation of the New York Philharmonic Daniela MELO, Elli CHOI, Eric PORETSKY, Ethan COHN, FREE MEMORIAL DAY Program tba This series is sponsored, in part, by The ASCAP Foundation Irving Daniel FELSENFELD, Caesar Fund. Jack GULIELMETTI, Will HEALY, CONCERT Nick CHOMOWICZ, Milo PONIEWOZIK, Monday, May 26 | 8:00pm Additional support is provided by the Ethel K. & Sanford L. Solender Memorial Music Fund of UJA-Federation. Farah TASLIMA, Julian GALESI, The Cathedral Church of St. John Richard CARRICK, David WALLACE the Divine Tickets required. NY PHIL BIENNIAL Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Orchestra of St. Luke’s This performance has been made possible with generous support from the CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE: Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation. PIERRE BOULEZ Saturday, May 31 | 2:00pm Pierre BOULEZ Mémoriale NY PHIL BIENNIAL Neal Goren conductor Rose Theater at Lincoln Center (… explosante-fi xe … Originel) Luca Veggetti stage director/ Heinz HOLLIGER Ostinato funèbre Doug Fitch U.S. PREMIERE OF TOSHIO (U.S. Premiere) Pierre Boulez HOSOKAWA’S THE RAVEN choreographer A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic Fredrika Brillembourg mezzo-soprano and Orchestra of St. Luke’s Bruno MANTOVANI Work tba (STAGED) Marc-André DALBAVIE Work tba Wednesday, May 28 | 7:30pm Alessandra Ferri ballerina Gotham Chamber Opera Pierre BOULEZ Une page d’éphéméride Friday, May 30 | 8:00pm Philippe MANOURY Strange Ritual Saturday, May 31 | 8:00pm (U.S. Premiere) Gerald W. Lynch Theater CAPLET Conte fantastique John Jay College Toshio HOSOKAWA The Raven 524 West 59th Street (U.S. Premiere)

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NY PHIL BIENNIAL Dr. Jenny Undercofl er conductor NY PHIL BIENNIAL Matthias Pintscher conductor MUSICIANS FROM KAUFMAN MUSIC Special Music High School Students Friday, June 6 | 8:00pm Alisa Weilerstein cello New York Philharmonic CENTER’S SPECIAL MUSIC HIGH Face the Music (Iyer and Ruo) SCALE A SCHOOL AND FACE THE MUSIC Avery Fisher Hall TBD Work to be selected through EarShot PERFORM STUDENT WORKS Vijay IYER Three Fragments Huang RUO Chamber Concerto No. 2, National Orchestral Composition Discovery Sunday, June 1 | 11:00am The Lost Garden CARTER Instances Martin Luther King, Jr. (World Premiere of chamber (New York Premiere) Educational Campus orchestra version) Matthias PINTSCHER Refl ections on 122 Amsterdam Avenue Student works tba Narcissus (New York Premiere) A Presentation of Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music High School and Face the Music Pablo Heras-Casado NY PHIL BIENNIAL George Manahan conductor George Manahan NY PHIL BIENNIAL Pablo Heras-Casado conductor AMERICAN COMPOSERS American Composers Orchestra Orchestra of St. Luke’s ORCHESTRA HOLDS 23RD CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE: Up to eight new works tba GEORGE BENJAMIN George BENJAMIN ANNUAL UNDERWOOD Sunday, June 1 | 5:00pm Upon Silence NEW MUSIC READINGS Rose Theater at Lincoln Center (New York Premiere) Open Rehearsal – Friday, June 6 | 10:00am A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic Octet and Orchestra of St. Luke’s (New York Premiere) Saturday, June 7 | 7:30pm Colin MATTHEWS Grand Barcarolle DiMenna Center for (U.S. Premiere) 450 West 37th Street Helen GRIME Luna (New York Premiere) A Presentation of American Composers Orchestra Ryan WIGGLESWORTH A First Book of Inventions Wednesday, June 11 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor (U.S. Premiere) Thursday, June 12 | 7:30pm Yefi m Bronfman piano CONTACT! Friday, June 13 | 8:00pm Yefi m Bronfman NY PHIL BIENNIAL Saturday, June 14 | 8:00pm BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 CONTACT! AT THE BIENNIAL: SCALE C Anthony CHEUNG New work (World Premiere-New York SOLO WORKS BY YOUNG Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach Philharmonic Commission) AMERICAN COMPOSERS Artist-in-Residence. BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 Tuesday, June 3 | 7:30pm SubCulture 45 Bleecker Street Wednesday, June 18 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor Thursday, June 19 | 7:30pm Yefi m Bronfman piano A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic Friday, June 20 | 8:00pm and 92nd Street Y Musicians from the New York Saturday, June 21 | 8:00pm BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 The June 3 NY PHIL BIENNIAL CONTACT! concert is made possible Philharmonic SCALE C Sean SHEPHERD New work with generous support from Linda and Stuart Nelson (World Premiere-New York Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach Philharmonic Commission) Artist-in-Residence. BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 Oscar BETTISON Krank (New York Premiere) AlanCONTACT! Gilbert Ryan BROWN Four Pieces for Solo Piano Glenn Dicterow (New York Premiere) Tuesday, June 24 | 7:30pm Alan Gilbert conductor New work for solo violin Wednesday, June 25 | 7:30pm Glenn Dicterow violin (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Thursday, June 26 | 7:30pm Carter Brey cello Chris KAPICA New work for solo clarinet Friday, June 27 | 8:00pm Yefi m Bronfman piano (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Saturday, June 28 | 8:00pm Eric NATHAN New work for solo trombone SCALE C BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto

THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS: Yefi m Bronfman is The Mary and James G. Wallach

A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL No. 5, Emperor Paola PRESTINI New work for solo cello Artist-in-Residence. (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Alan Gilbert’s appearance is made possible through the Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund. NY PHIL BIENNIAL Marino Formenti piano LISZT INSPECTIONS: Works by Liszt juxtaposed with those SOLO RECITAL BY of modern and contemporary masters: MARINO FORMENTI to be announced Wednesday, June 4 | 9:30pm Midori Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center

A Presentation of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts NY PHIL BIENNIAL Alan Gilbert conductor ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS Midori violin WORLD PREMIERE OF New York Philharmonic CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 Thursday, June 5 | 7:30pm TBD Work to be selected through EarShot National Orchestral Composition Saturday, June 7 | 8:00pm Discovery Network SCALE A Peter EÖTVÖS DoReMi Avery Fisher Hall (New York Premiere) Christopher ROUSE Symphony No. 4 Christopher Rouse A Presentation of the New York Philharmonic (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Commission) Composer-in-Residence. Visit us at nyphil.org

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Prices starting at: $34 $43 $52 $28 $30 $31 $30 $30 $30 $39 $47 $58 $28 $28 $28 Avery Fisher Hall is the home of the New York Philharmonic. Opening 2001: A Anne-Sophie VYPC Hitchcock! YPC Night Gala Space Odyssey Mutter Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Prices starting at: $12 $22 $79 $45 $45 $41 Broadway and 65th Street Brian Stokes Chinese Holiday Brass New Year's Eve Sweeney Todd Pixar in Concert Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are held at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Mitchell New Year Prices $60 $55 $79 $35 $75 Center, located on Broadway and 65th Street. starting at: $45

Directions to Lincoln Center From New York State Thruway 1-2 concerts: Add $2.50 per ticket facility fee. Add $5.50 per ticket handling/processing fee online and phone. By Subway Take to Cross Bronx Expressway, taking the last 3+ concerts: Add $2.50 per ticket facility fee. Add $10.00 per order handling fee. Take the No.1 local train to the 66th Street/Lincoln Manhattan exit (leading towards George Washington Center Station. Bridge). Follow Henry Hudson Parkway South. Concert Selections Take to West 79th Street exit and follow directions By Bus from Upstate New York. From Connecticut: Take I-95 Concert Date/ Time Preferred Seating Section The M5, M7, M10, M11, M66, and M104 bus lines South to Cross Bronx Expressway, taking the last all stop within one block of Lincoln Center. Manhattan exit (leading towards George Washington Bridge). Follow Henry Hudson Parkway South. By Car Take to West 79th Street exit and follow directions From Long Island: Long Island Expressway to Midtown from Upstate New York. Order 3 or more subscription concerts* and you are a subscriber! Subscriber benefi ts include up to10% savings, free ticket exchange, and more! Tunnel; go cross-town to 8th Avenue. Then north to 62nd–65th Street. Parking Information Lincoln Center Park & Lock Garage From New Jersey Enter eastbound or westbound via 62nd Street Lincoln Tunnel between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, Take the left exit towards 40th Street and North. Turn left eastbound via 65th Street between Amsterdam onto West 42nd Street, right onto 10th Avenue, continuing and Columbus Avenues, and northbound via to 65th Street. Amsterdam Avenue, just beyond 62nd Street. For more information, call 212 721 6500 or * A $10.00 transaction fee is added to subscription orders. Holland Tunnel visit nyphil.org/parking. Follow signs to Exit 1 into Laight Street. Follow Laight Street to West Side Highway to 56th Street. Right onto Other Area Parking Garages The Philharmonic Needs Your Support West 56th Street, left onto 11th Avenue. Right on West 165 West 65th Street Parking Corporation Avery Fisher Hall Revenue from ticket sales covers less 65th Street. Lincoln Center Garage is between Amsterdam 165 West 66th Street, 212 874 9508 than half of our costs. Your tax-deductible and Columbus. contribution helps to continue a tradition of Alfred Car Park 161 West 61st Street, 212 397 8949 excellence at the New York Philharmonic. George Washington Bridge/ I-95 North Take the Henry Hudson Parkway/178th Street exit onto Icon Garage To learn more about the benefi ts of giving, Henry Hudson Parkway South/West Side Highway. 1 Lincoln Plaza, 212 724 6282 please visit nyphil.org/support or call our Take to West 79th Street exit and follow the circle, exit Friends Offi ce at 212 875 5381 or our onto 79th street. Right onto West End Avenue, heading Lincoln Center Garage Patron Offi ce at 212 875 5682. 160 West 66th Street, 212 769 0136 south. Left onto 65th Street. Lincoln Center Garage is Group Sales between Amsterdam and Columbus. Groups of 15 or more can save up to 25%. For more Lincoln Plaza Tower Garages information, call Group Sales at 212 875 5672. 44 West 62nd Street, 212 262 3800 From Upstate New York Student Rush Tickets Westchester/Saw Mill Parkway/ Regent Garage A limited number of $13.50 tickets may be available to Henry Hudson Parkway South students up to 10 days before the performance date, or 45 West 61st Street, 212 245 9594 in person the day of select concerts. Valid identifi cation Take to West Side Highway. Take to West 79th Street is required. Tickets are subject to availability and may exit and follow the circle and exit onto 79th Street. Two Lincoln Parking be purchased in person or online. To determine ticket Right onto West End Avenue, heading south. Left onto 60 West 66th Street, 212 874 8639 availability, call 212 875 5656 or visit nyphil.org/rush. 65th Street. Lincoln Center Garage is between Gift Certifi cates Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. To purchase gift certifi cates, call 212 875 5656, or visit the Customer Relations Department located at Avery Fisher Hall. Avery Fisher Hall is the home of the New York Philharmonic. International Orders New York Philharmonic concerts at Avery Fisher Hall offer infrared headphones for the hearing-impaired and wheelchair locations. International ticket orders will be held at the Avery Fisher For further information, call 212 875 5380 or TDD 212 875 5375. Conductors, programs, soloists, pricing, and sale dates are correct at the Hall Box Offi ce on the performance date. date of printing and are subject to change. All concerts are at Avery Fisher Hall unless otherwise noted. Classical 105.9 FM WQXR, the radio station of the 22 New York Philharmonic. ©2013 New York Philharmonic. All rights reserved. 23 *A portion of the stage is not visible. The Philharmonic-Symphony NEW YORK Society of New York, Inc. Avery Fisher Hall PHILHARMONIC 10 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-6970

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