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David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

David Newman, conductor

BERNSTEIN West Side Story (score performed live to complete film)

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

MANHATTAN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, September 16, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor

GERSHWIN Manhattan (World Premiere–score performed live to complete film)

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: 175TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENING GALA CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Aaron Diehl*, piano

John CORIGLIANO STOMP for Orchestra (New York Premiere) GERSHWIN Concerto in F DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY NO. 9, FROM THE NEW WORLD

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, September 22, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin

TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: JOHN CORIGLIANO’S STOMP AND MOZART WITH ANTHONY MCGILL

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet

John CORIGLIANO STOMP for Orchestra MOZART Clarinet Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

* New York Philharmonic debut

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BERLIOZ WITH MAGDALENA KOŽENÁ

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, September 29, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Magdalena Kožená*, mezzo-soprano

BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Christopher Martin*, trumpet

BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BEETHOVEN WITH LANG LANG; LIGETI AND BARTÓK

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, October 6, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Christopher Martin, trumpet Lang Lang, piano

LIGETI Mysteries of the Macabre, for Trumpet and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta

* New York Philharmonic debut NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, October 9, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

SHOSTAKOVICH/Arr. Atomyan Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano Elizabeth Zeltser, Shanshan Yao, violin; Liza Stepanova§, piano

Behzad RANJBARAN Dance of Life for Violin and Double Bass Duoming Ba, violin; Satoshi Okamoto, double bass

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

BRAHMS Piano Quintet Anna Rabinova, Hannah Choi, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello; Joy Cline Phinney§, piano

CIRCLE MAP AT PARK AVENUE ARMORY Presented by Park Avenue Armory

Wade Thompson Drill Hall Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue (between 66th and 67th Streets)

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Jennifer Zetlan, soprano Kari Kriikku, clarinet Pierre Audi*, director

Kaija SAARIAHO Lumière et Pesanteur (New York Premiere) Kaija SAARIAHO D’OM LE VRAI SENS, for Clarinet and Orchestra (New York Premiere) Kaija SAARIAHO Lonh, for soprano and electronics Kaija SAARIAHO Circle Map (New York Premiere)

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist * New York Philharmonic debut ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEONIDAS KAVAKOS CONDUCTS AND PERFORMS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, October 20, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 22, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Leonidas Kavakos†, conductor / violin

J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 BUSONI Berceuse élégiaque SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

The Ages of Music: “Baroque”

Saturday, October 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Joshua Gersen, conductor Leonidas Kavakos†, conductor / violin (Violin Concerto) Christopher Martin, trumpet Ethan Bensdorf, trumpet R. Allen Spanjer, horn David Finlayson, trombone Hyesang Park*, soprano Thomas Baird, Quilan Arnold*, dancers Theodore Wiprud, host Leslie Stifelman*, Melissa Rae Mahon*, artistic consultants

J.S. BACH Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 3 G. GABRIELI Canzona per sonar No. 1, La spiritata HANDEL “Da tempeste il legno infranto” from Giulio Cesare J.S. BACH Movement I from Violin Concerto in D minor (reconstructed), BWV 1052 J.S. BACH Movement III from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

† New York Philharmonic conducting debut * New York Philharmonic debut

PABLO HERAS-CASADO AND CONCERTMASTER FRANK HUANG IN BRUCH

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, October 27, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Frank Huang, violin

BARTÓK Dance Suite BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7

ZUBIN MEHTA AND ANOUSHKA SHANKAR DEBUT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

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

Manfred Honeck, conductor Anoushka Shankar*, sitar

R. SHANKAR Rāgā-Mālā Concerto No. 2, for Sitar and Orchestra HAYDN Symphony No. 93 SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished

* New York Philharmonic debut

VLADIMIR JUROWSKI AND DANIIL TRIFONOV IN MOZART

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir Kent Tritle, director

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)

ITZHAK PERLMAN AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Itzhak Perlman, conductor / violin

BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS NEW YORK PREMIERE BY JULIA ADOLPHE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Jaap van Zweden, conductor Cynthia Phelps, viola

WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Julia ADOLPHE Unearth, Release (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra) (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the League of American Orchestras) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, November 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

FRANÇAIX String Trio Shanshan Yao, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello

PROKOFIEV Quintet in G minor for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Double Bass Anna Rabinova, violin; Vivek Kamath, viola; Blake Hinson, double bass; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet

BEETHOVEN Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Three Horns, and Bassoon Liang Wang, oboe; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; Richard Deane, R. Allen Spanjer, Howard Wall, horn

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quintet in D major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Cello, and Piano Lisa Kim, violin; Eileen Moon, cello; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Philip Myers, horn; John Novacek§, piano

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist IVÁN FISCHER WITH NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 25, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Iván Fischer, conductor Nikolaj Znaider, violin

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, November 26, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Iván Fischer, conductor Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello

DVOŘÁK String Quartet in F major, American DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

ALL-MOZART WITH BERNARD LABADIE AND PRINCIPAL FLUTE ROBERT LANGEVIN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, December 1, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Bernard Labadie, conductor Robert Langevin, flute Ying Fang*, soprano

MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris MOZART Flute Concerto No. 2 MOZART Exsultate, jubilate MOZART Symphony No. 39

* New York Philharmonic debut YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

The Ages of Music: “Classical”

Saturday, December 3, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Joshua Gersen, conductor Theodore Wiprud, host

Program to include selections from: MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris MOZART Symphony No. 39

JIŘÍ BĔLOHLÁVEK WITH KUN WOO PAIK

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, December 8, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, 8:00 p.m.

Jiří Bĕlohlávek, conductor Kun Woo Paik**, piano

JANÁČEK House of the Dead Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6

** New York Philharmonic subscription debut

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, December 10, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Jiří Bĕlohlávek, conductor Robert Langevin, flute / piccolo; Liang Wang, oboe Anthony McGill, clarinet; Amy Zoloto, bass clarinet Judith LeClair, bassoon; Christopher Martin, trumpet Philip Myers, horn

HINDEMITH Kleine Kammermusik for Five Winds, Op. 24, No. 2 HINDEMITH Septet DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6

CHINA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Presented by the New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Sunday, December 11, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Long Yu, conductor Julian Rachlin, violin China Philharmonic Orchestra

PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: HANDEL’S MESSIAH Presented by Gary W. Parr

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Christina Landshamer*, soprano Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Matthew Polenzani, tenor John Relyea, bass-baritone Concert Chorale of New York James Bagwell, director

HANDEL Messiah

BABE IN CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, December 16, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016, 2:00 p.m.

Nigel Westlake*, conductor

Nigel WESTLAKE Babe (U.S. Premiere–score performed live to film)

* New York Philharmonic debut

HOLIDAY BRASS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Sunday, December 18, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Philip Smith, conductor / host / trumpet Christopher Martin, trumpet Joseph Alessi, trombone New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion

PIERPONT/Arr. Robert Elkjer Jingle Bells Joseph TURRIN Ceremonial SCHÜTZ/Arr. David Baldwin Herr, unser Herrscher (Psalm 8), SWV 27 MOZART/Arr. Michael Allen “Der Hölle Rasche kocht in meinem Herzen,” from Die Zauberflöte Peter GRAHAM/Trans. by Dorothy Gates Quicksilver Gregory PASCUZZI Chanukah Reflections (World Premiere) Anthony DILORENZO A Little Russian Circus Tent of Terror Nikolai the Magnificent The Clown Rings of Fire Douglas A. RICHARD Holidays with Phil (World Premiere) Dorothy GATES A Christmas Fanfare Stephen BULLA Christmas Proclamation Overture WILLIS/Arr. Douglas A. Richard It Came upon a Midnight Clear TRADITIONAL/Arr. Phil Snedecor The Wexford Carol GUARALDI/Arr. Stephen Bulla Selections from A Charlie Brown Christmas GRUBER/Arr. Dorothy Gates Silent Night HANDEL/Arr. David Baldwin Hallelujah, from Messiah

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY WYNTON MARSALIS, PART OF THE NEW YORK COMMISSIONS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Christopher Martin, trumpet Grace Shryock*, English horn Joseph Alessi, trombone Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

COPLAND Quiet City William BOLCOM Trombone Concerto Wynton MARSALIS The Jungle (Symphony No. 4) (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission)

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH JOYCE DIDONATO AND PAULO SZOT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, December 31, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center

Alan Gilbert, conductor Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Paulo Szot, baritone

COPLAND Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo COPLAND Selections from Old American Songs RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN “Billy’s Soliloquy” from Carousel J. STRAUSS II On the Beautiful Blue Danube RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Selections from The Sound of Music LERNER & LOEWE Selections from My Fair Lady RODGERS Carousel Waltz

* New York Philharmonic debut

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY HK GRUBER

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, January 5, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

WEILL Little Threepenny Music for Wind Orchestra HK GRUBER Piano Concerto (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich) SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, January 8, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

MAURER Concertante for Four Violins Michelle Kim, Soohyun Kwon, Joo Young Oh, Jin Suk Yu, violin; Eric Huebner, piano

RAVEL Piano Trio Quan Ge, violin; Patrick Jee, cello; Wu Qian§, piano

BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor Frank Huang, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Eileen Moon, cello; Krisztina Wajsza§, piano

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Monday, January 9, 2017, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Kuan Cheng Lu, Kerry McDermott, violin Judith Nelson, viola; Ru-Pei Yeh, cello Max Zeugner, bass Rebecca Young, host and voice Amy Leffert, storywriter Doug Fitch, illustrator

Philharmonic Families: “Strings”

ROSSINI Selection from La gazza ladra Overture TRADITIONAL/Arr. R. Young and T. Wiprud “We Are the String Family” TCHAIKOVSKY Excerpt from Symphony No. 4 DVOŘÁK Selections from Serenade for Strings

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BEETHOVEN WITH STEPHEN HOUGH

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Concert will be broadcast live on Facebook (facebook.com/nyphilharmonic) On-demand on the Philharmonic’s website (nyphil.org), YouTube (youtube.com/newyorkphilharmonic), and Facebook

Alan Gilbert, conductor Stephen Hough, piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

The Ages of Music: “Romantic”

Saturday, January 21, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

Joshua Gersen, conductor Theodore Wiprud, host Stephen Salters, baritone Actor tba Kevin Del Aguila, scriptwriter and director

DVOŘÁK Selections from Symphony No. 9, From the New World VARIOUS Works by Very Young Composers of New York City, all first- or second-generation immigrants, responding to Dvořák’s New World Symphony and its theme of home

CONTACT! AT NATIONAL SAWDUST A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Monday, January 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

David LANG sweet air Joo Young Oh, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Yoobin Son, flute; Romie de Guise Langlois§, clarinet; Steven Beck§, piano Zosha DI CASTRI La forma dello spazio Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor; Joo Young Oh, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Yoobin Son, flute; Romie de Guise Langlois§, clarinet; Steven Beck§, piano CARTER Quintet for Piano and String Quartet Fiona Simon, Sharon Yamada, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello; Eric Huebner, piano Alexandre LUNSQUI Glaes Daniel Druckman, percussion; Eric Huebner, prepared piano Steven MACKEY Indigenous Instruments Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor; Joo Young Oh, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Yoobin Son, flute; Guise Langlois§, clarinet; Steven Beck§, piano

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist BELOVED FRIEND — TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS WORLD: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Pyotr the Great: The Songs of Tchaikovsky and His Circle A Co-Presentation of the Kaufman Music Center and New York Festival of Song

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Antonina Chehovska, soprano Alexey Lavrov, baritone Michael Barrett, piano Steven Blier, piano and arranger

This vocal concert features Tchaikovsky’s often autobiographical songs, giving expression to the emotional upheavals of his life, as well as a selection of songs by his students Taneyev and Arensky, and his teacher Anton Rubinstein.

BELOVED FRIEND — TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS WORLD: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CONDUCTED BY SEMYON BYCHKOV; WITH YEFIM BRONFMAN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, January 26, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Semyon Bychkov, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

GLINKA Valse fantaisie TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

BELOVED FRIEND — TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS WORLD: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH YEFIM BRONFMAN A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y

92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue

Sunday, January 29, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples, violin Cynthia Phelps, Rebecca Young, viola Carter Brey, Eileen Moon, cello Yefim Bronfman, piano

TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from The Seasons TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio

CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT AND GALA

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Long Yu, conductor Sumi Jo*, soprano Alison Balsom*, trumpet Frank Huang, violin Robert Langevin, flute

LI Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture TRADITIONAL “A Little Path” ADAM “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman,” from Le Toréador (adapted) SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso CHEN Qigang Joie Éternelle (Eternal Joy), for trumpet and orchestra (U.S. Premiere) HUANG Zi / Arr. BAO Yuankai “Three Rose Wishes” PUCCINI “Signore, ascolta!” from Turandot TRADITIONAL “I Live Beside the Yangtze River” RAVEL Boléro

* New York Philharmonic debut

BELOVED FRIEND — TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS WORLD: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CONDUCTED BY SEMYON BYCHKOV; WITH KIRILL GERSTEIN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Semyon Bychkov, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 (1879 version) TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony

BELOVED FRIEND — TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS WORLD: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL Presented by the New York Philharmonic

Church of St. Paul the Apostle

Friday, February 3, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, director

RACHMANINOFF All-Night Vigil (Vespers)

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, February 5, 2017, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2017, 10:30 a.m.

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Rebecca Young, host

Philharmonic Families: “Brass”

Program tba

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEONIDAS KAVAKOS IN RECITAL WITH YUJA WANG Presented by the New York Philharmonic in Association with Lincoln Center’s Great Performers

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Leonidas Kavakos, violin Yuja Wang, piano

JANÁČEK Sonata for Violin and Piano SCHUBERT Fantasy in C major, D.934 DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano BARTÓK Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, BB 84

BELOVED FRIEND — TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS WORLD: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CONDUCTED BY SEMYON BYCHKOV

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Semyon Bychkov, conductor

TANEYEV Oresteia Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

MANFRED HONECK CONDUCTS MAHLER; ARTIST-IN-ASSOCIATION INON BARNATAN IN BEETHOVEN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Manfred Honeck, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1

HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

ALAN GILBERT’S 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Lisa Batiashvili, violin Joshua Bell, violin Yefim Bronfman, piano Renée Fleming, soprano Pamela Frank, violin Frank Huang, violin

J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins BRAHMS Andante — Piu adagio, from Piano Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN Allegro con brio, from Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCH Finale — Allegro energico, from Violin Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS “Morgen!” KORNGOLD “Marietta’s Lied,” from Die tote Stadt DVOŘÁK / Arr. Kreisler, “Goin’ Home,” from Largo from Symphony No. 9, adapted by T. Batiashvili From the New World GERSHWIN An American in Paris

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, February 26, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

MENOTTI Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano Hyunju Lee, violin; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Michael Brown§

SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht Quan Ge, Lisa GiHae Kim, violin; Vivek Kamath, Rémi Pelletier, viola; Sumire Kudo, Ru-Pei Yeh, cello

SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 3 Na Sun, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; Hélène Jeanney§, piano

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY LERA AUERBACH WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin Christina Landshamer, soprano

Lera AUERBACH NYx: Fractured Dreams (Violin Concerto No. 4) (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) MAHLER Symphony No. 4

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: MAHLER AND BARTÓK

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, March 4, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Christina Landshamer, soprano

BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta MAHLER Symphony No. 4

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: JOHN ADAMS IN HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY SEASON

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, March 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2017, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor New York Philharmonic String Quartet*

John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

The Ages of Music: “Modern”

Saturday, March 11, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor New York Philharmonic String Quartet* John Adams, speaker Theodore Wiprud, host

Program to include selections from: John ADAMS The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) John ADAMS Absolute Jest John ADAMS Harmonielehre

* New York Philharmonic debut ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERE BY COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN WITH YO-YO MA

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello

John ADAMS The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbican Centre, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg) BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

EUROPE / SPRING 2017 TOUR

Alan Gilbert will lead the Philharmonic on the EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour, March 23–April 7, 2017. The tour will include performances in Antwerp, Luxembourg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Budapest, Vienna, London as part of the Philharmonic’s third Barbican Centre residency, Hamburg, and Copenhagen. The repertoire will reflect major highlights of the Philharmonic’s 2016–17 season, including Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist; Mahler’s Symphony No. 4; Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta; John Adams’s Harmonielehre with the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, Absolute Jest, and The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra); Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique; and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with Frank Peter Zimmermann.

COURTNEY LEWIS WITH JONATHAN BISS

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, April 20, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Courtney Lewis**, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano

BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet Timo ANDRES Piano Concerto No. 3, The Blind Banister BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 ELGAR In the South (Alassio)

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, April 22, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

Courtney Lewis**, conductor New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet

Anthony DILORENZO Fire Dance Michael TILSON THOMAS Street Song Bruce BROUGHTON Three American Portraits BERLIOZ Selections from Romeo and Juliet ELGAR In the South (Alassio)

** New York Philharmonic subscription debut

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, April 23, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

PAGANINI Duetto Concertante No. 2 for Violin and Bassoon Anna Rabinova, violin; Kim Laskowski, bassoon

PERSICHETTI Serenade No. 6 for Trombone, Viola, and Cello Rebecca Young, viola; Maria Kitsopoulos, cello; Joseph Alessi, trombone

BUSCH Piano Quintet Kuan Cheng Lu, Lisa GiHae Kim, violin; Vivek Kamath, viola; Eric Bartlett, cello; Peter Serkin§, piano

BRAHMS String Quintet No. 1 Lisa Kim, Shanshan Yao, violin; Robert Rinehart, Rémi Pelletier, viola; Maria Kitsopoulos, cello

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS U.S. PREMIERE BY TANSY DAVIES

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, April 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Richard Watkins*, horn Katy Woolley*, horn Nigel Black*, horn Michael Thompson*, horn

STRAVINSKY Funeral Song (New York Premiere) Tansy DAVIES Forest: a concerto for four horns (U.S. Premiere– New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Philharmonia Orchestra and Warsaw Autumn Festival) R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist * New York Philharmonic debut ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS AT LIU: TANSY DAVIES’S NEW WORK FOR FOUR HORNS

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

Friday, April 28, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Richard Watkins*, horn Katy Woolley*, horn Nigel Black*, horn Michael Thompson*, horn

* New York Philharmonic debut

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street Sunday, April 30, 2017, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. (sold out) Monday, May 1, 2017, 10:30 a.m.

Center for Family Life at PS 503/506 343 60th Street Brooklyn, New York Friday, June 2, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. Pre-performance workshop at 6:30 p.m.

Yoobin Son, flute Sherry Sylar, oboe Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet Harrison Miller§, bassoon R. Allen Spanjer, horn Rebecca Young, host Doug Fitch, production designer

Philharmonic Families: “Woodwinds”

ROSSINI / Arr. P. Erwin Selection from La gazza ladra Overture TRADITIONAL / Arr. R. Young and T. Wiprud “This Violist Went Wandering” RAVEL / Arr. Jones and Schuller Selections from Le Tombeau de Couperin

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY AND SCHOENBERG’S A SURVIVOR FROM WARSAW

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Gabriel Ebert*, narrator Camilla Tilling, soprano Daniela Mack*, mezzo-soprano Joseph Kaiser*, tenor Eric Owens, bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, director

SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

SPRING GALA: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, May 11, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Joshua Gersen, conductor The Symphony Singers*, chorus Judith Clurman, director

MANCINI Breakfast at Tiffany’s (score performed live to complete film)

* New York Philharmonic debut

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, May 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, 7:00 p.m.

David Newman, conductor

John WILLIAMS E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (New York Premiere–score performed live to complete film)

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERES BY COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND KRAVIS EMERGING COMPOSER ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, May 19, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin Anu Komsi**, soprano Piia Komsi*, soprano

BRAHMS Violin Concerto Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Aeriality (New York Premiere) Esa-Pekka SALONEN Wing on Wing (New York Premiere)

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

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, May 20, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin Sheryl Staples, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass Shai Wosner§, piano

SCHUBERT Quintet in A major for Piano and Strings, Trout BRAHMS Violin Concerto

CONTACT! AT NATIONAL SAWDUST A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Monday, May 22, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Eric WUBBELS katachi Yoobin Son, flute; Tim Ruedeman§, tenor saxophone; Jamie Jordan§, soprano; Quan Ge, violin; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Steven Beck§, piano; Sam Pluta§, live electronics; Jeffrey Milarsky§, conductor

Sam PLUTA binary/momentary ii: flow state/joy state (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) Matthew Muckey, trumpet; Colin Williams, trombone; George Curran, bass trombone; Kyle Zerna, percussion; Eric Huebner, piano

David FULMER Sky’s Acetylene (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) Mindy Kaufman, flute; Max Zeugner, bass; Nancy Allen, harp; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Eric Huebner, piano

J. DRUCKMAN Come Round Lisa GiHae Kim, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Mindy Kaufman, flute; Amy Zoloto, clarinet / bass clarinet; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Michael Barrett§, piano

§ New York Philharmonic guest artist

JAKUB HRŮŠA WITH AUGUSTIN HADELICH

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, May 25, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26, 2017, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Jakub Hrůša*, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 1; Op. 72, No. 2; and Op. 72, No. 7 JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street

Sunday, May 28, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

J. DRUCKMAN Come Round Mindy Kaufman, flute; Amy Zoloto, clarinet; Lisa GiHae Kim, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Daniel Druckman, percussion; Michael Barrett§, piano; James Baker, conductor

MOZART String Quintet in G minor Fiona Simon, Marié Rossano, violin; Judith Nelson, Katherine Greene, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello

DVOŘÁK String Quintet in G major Sheryl Staples, Yulia Ziskel, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Maria Kitsopoulos, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass

* New York Philharmonic debut § New York Philharmonic guest artist

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: ANNUAL FREE MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

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

Monday, May 29, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Ying Fang, soprano

MAHLER Symphony No. 4

ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: WAGNER’S DAS RHEINGOLD

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, June 1, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Louisa Muller*, director David C. Woolard*, costume designer

Eric Owens, bass-baritone (Wotan) Jamie Barton*, mezzo-soprano (Fricka) Christopher Purves*, baritone (Alberich) Russell Thomas, tenor (Loge) Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano (Erda) Morris Robinson*, bass (Fasolt) Stephen Milling*, bass (Fafner) Rachel Willis-Sørensen*, soprano (Freia) Brian Jagde*, tenor (Froh) Christian Van Horn*, bass-baritone (Donner) Peter Bronder*, tenor (Mime) Jennifer Zetlan, soprano (Woglinde) Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde) Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano (Flosshilde) Dan Saunders, music preparation Kaitlin Springston*, stage manager

WAGNER Das Rheingold (enhanced concert production)

* New York Philharmonic debut

FREE PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM: “WHAT IS CULTURAL DIPLOMACY?”

Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center (65th Street near Amsterdam)

Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 8:30 p.m.

Music Director Alan Gilbert, host Fareed Zakaria, moderator Yo-Yo Ma, Debora Spar, Karim Wasfi, Irina Bokova, panelists

The New York Philharmonic will present “What Is Cultural Diplomacy?” — a free public symposium exploring the role of the arts in forging a common humanity across borders. The symposium will be moderated by journalist Fareed Zakaria and hosted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, and the panelists will include cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Lincoln Center president Debora Spar, Iraqi cellist Karim Wasfi, and UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova.

ALAN GILBERT SEASON FINALE: A CONCERT FOR UNITY

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, June 8, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor and violin Yo-Yo Ma, cello Anthony McGill, clarinet

Cristina Pato, Galician bagpipes and piano Johnny Gandelsman, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello Edward Perez, bass Shane Shanahan, percussion

Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic joined by musicians from orchestras around the world — to date, Australia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the United States — in a program celebrating the power of music to build bridges and unite people across borders.

Kinan AZMEH Ibn Arabi Postlude Edward PEREZ / TRADITIONAL The Latina 6/8 Suite MAHLER Symphony No. 7

ALAN GILBERT SEASON FINALE: A CONCERT FOR UNITY

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Friday, June 9, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Alan Gilbert, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

Program to include: MAHLER Symphony No. 7

ALAN GILBERT SEASON FINALE: A CONCERT FOR UNITY

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, June 10, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Concert will be broadcast live for free on Facebook (facebook.com/nyphilharmonic) On-demand on the Philharmonic’s website (nyphil.org), YouTube (youtube.com/newyorkphilharmonic), and Facebook

Alan Gilbert, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 7

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