UPDATED March 17, 2014
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING 2013–2014 SEASON
THE ART OF THE SCORE: FILM WEEK AT THE PHILHARMONIC HITCHCOCK!
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Constantine Kitsopoulos*, conductor Alec Baldwin, THE ART OF THE SCORE artistic advisor
An evening of music from Hitchcock films, with scenes projected during the performance, to include selections from the following sound tracks:
MURRAY To Catch a Thief TIOMKIN Strangers on a Train GOUNOD Funeral March of a Marionette TIOMKIN Dial M for Murder HERRMANN North by Northwest
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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THE ART OF THE SCORE: FILM WEEK AT THE PHILHARMONIC 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, September 20, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Alec Baldwin, THE ART OF THE SCORE Artistic Advisor Musica Sacra* Kent Tritle, director
The Orchestra performs the music from 2001: A Space Odyssey live while the complete film is screened above the stage. The film’s music includes selections from the following:
LIGETI Atmosphères R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra LIGETI Kyrie, from Requiem J. STRAUSS II On the Beautiful Blue Danube LIGETI Lux aeterna LIGETI Aventures
THE ART OF THE SCORE: FILM WEEK AT THE PHILHARMONIC “THE MIND, MUSIC, AND MOVING IMAGES” A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and World Science Festival
Gerald W. Lynch Theater John Jay College 524 West 59th Street
Saturday, September 21, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Alec Baldwin, THE ART OF THE SCORE Artistic Advisor, moderator Joel and Ethan Coen, filmmakers Carter Burwell, film composer Aniruddh D. Patel, neuroscientist
Alec Baldwin is joined by guests from the worlds of filmmaking, film music, and science for a conversation exploring the fascinating relationships between music, film, the brain, and human emotion, and the creative process behind the choice and composition of film music and how it impacts the mind.
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut 3
ALAN GILBERT OPENS THE SEASON: THE OPENING GALA WITH YO-YO MA
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello
RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Osvaldo GOLIJOV Azul Michael Ward-Bergeman*, hyper-accordion Jamey Haddad* and Cyro Baptista*, percussion PIAZZOLLA/arr. Brunetti Suite from La serie del Ángel (World Premiere- New York Philharmonic Commission of Arrangement) Michael Ward-Bergeman*, accordion; Eric Huebner, piano; Glenn Dicterow, violin RAVEL Boléro
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: THE MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN- RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN IN TCHAIKOVSKY
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, September 26, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
RAVEL Alborada del gracioso BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut 4
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: U.S. PREMIERE OF FRIEZE BY MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, October 3, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Julianna Di Giacomo†, soprano Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas†, tenor Shenyang, bass Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus Kent Tritle, director
Mark-Anthony TURNAGE Frieze (U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LECTURE “A FUTURE FOR MUSIC — WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER”
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
Roger Wright, speaker
Roger Wright, controller of BBC Radio 3 and director of the BBC Proms, offers his thoughts about the future of classical music. Royal Philharmonic Society Lectures examine the future of classical music in a high profile public forum. This lecture is part of the Royal Philharmonic Society Bicentenary Celebrations (1813–2013) in New York. www.rps200.org.
†denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut
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YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Case Scaglione, conductor Theodore Wiprud, host Raquel Gonzalez*, soprano Lacey Jo Benter, mezzo-soprano Raul Melo*, tenor Aubrey Allicock*, bass-baritone Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus Kent Tritle, director Tom Dulack, scriptwriter and director
Points of Entry: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN AND ARABELLA STEINBACHER
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, October 12, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Arabella Steinbacher*, violin
Osvaldo GOLIJOV Last Round MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto DVO ŘÁK Symphony No. 8
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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SEMYON BYCHKOV AND KIRILL GERSTEIN
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, October 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 18, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Semyon Bychkov, conductor Kirill Gerstein†, piano
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, October 20, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
MOZART Flute Quartet in C major Yoobin Son, flute; Joo Young Oh, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Patrick Jee, cello
FAURÉ Piano Trio Kuan Cheng Lu, violin; Qiang Tu, cello; Hélène Jeanney§, piano
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Yulia Ziskel, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello; Alexander Kobrin§, piano
†denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut § denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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CHARLES DUTOIT CONDUCTS PENDERECKI’S CONCERTO GROSSO
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, October 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 25, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Charles Dutoit, conductor Carter Brey, cello Alisa Weilerstein, cello Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole Krzysztof PENDERECKI Concerto grosso MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, October 26, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Charles Dutoit, conductor Sheryl Staples, violin Michelle Kim, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello
RAVEL String Quartet MUSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
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ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND LEILA JOSEFOWICZ
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 31, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 1, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Leila Josefowicz†, violin
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite Esa-Pekka SALONEN Violin Concerto (New York Concert Premiere) SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
CONTACT! AT SUBCULTURE: AN EVENING WITH ESA-PEKKA SALONEN A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
Monday, November 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m. SubCulture 45 Bleecker Street
Esa-Pekka Salonen, host Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka SALONEN knock, breathe, shine for solo cello Memoria for wind quintet YTA III for solo cello Homunculus for string quartet Second Meeting for oboe and piano
†denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut
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BERNARD LABADIE CONDUCTS MOZART’S REQUIEM
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, November 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Bernard Labadie, conductor Miah Persson, soprano Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano Frédéric Antoun*, tenor Andrew Foster-Williams, bass Philip Smith, trumpet New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director
J.S.BACH Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! HANDEL “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson MOZART Requiem
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERE OF OBOE CONCERTO BY THE MARIE-JOSÉE KRAVIS COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, November 14, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Liang Wang, oboe
R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra Glenn Dicterow, violin Christopher ROUSE Oboe Concerto (New York Premiere) R. STRAUSS Don Juan Glenn Dicterow, violin
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, November 17, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
L.E. JADIN Nocturne No. 3 for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn Mindy Kaufman, flute; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; R. Allen Spanjer, horn
NIELSEN Woodwind Quintet Mindy Kaufman, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; Howard Wall, horn
SCHUBERT String Quintet Quan Ge, Sharon Yamada, violin; Vivek Kamath, viola; Ru-Pei Yeh, Sumire Kudo, cello
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: ALL-BRITTEN PROGRAM
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, November 21, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Philip Myers, horn Kate Royal*, soprano Sasha Cooke†, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun-Menaker, director
BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings BRITTEN Spring Symphony
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut †denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut
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ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: BRITTEN AND MOZART
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Paul Appleby, tenor Philip Myers, horn
MOZART Symphony No. 39 BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: MOZART’S FINAL SYMPHONIES
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, November 29, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
MOZART Symphony No. 39 MOZART Symphony No. 40 MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, November 30, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Jeffrey Kahane, piano Robert Langevin, flute Liang Wang, oboe Stephen Williamson, clarinet Judith LeClair, bassoon Philip Myers, horn
POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds POULENC Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
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DAVID ZINMAN AND RICHARD GOODE
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, December 5, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
David Zinman, conductor Richard Goode, piano
Thomas ADÈS Three Studies from Couperin MOZART Piano Concerto No. 18 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, Scottish
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, December 7, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Case Scaglione, conductor
Points of Entry: Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Program tba
ALL-DVO ŘÁK PROGRAM WITH MANFRED HONECK AND ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
DVO ŘÁK Carnival Overture DVO ŘÁK Violin Concerto DVO ŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
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RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN AND STRAUSS
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, December 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Glenn Dicterow, violin
HOLIDAY BRASS
Avery Fisher Hall
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet Lee Musiker Jazz Trio
Program tba
ANDREW MANZE CONDUCTS HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Andrew Manze*, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano Tamara Mumford†, mezzo-soprano Allan Clayton, tenor Matthew Rose*, bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, director
HANDEL Messiah
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut †denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut 14
A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS WITH BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, December 20, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Ted Sperling, conductor Brian Stokes Mitchell*, vocalist
Program tba
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT WITH IGUDESMAN & JOO
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Igudesman & Joo*
Program tba
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S RAPTURE; ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN IN MAGNUS LINDBERG
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, January 2, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
Christopher ROUSE Rapture Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S RAPTURE; ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN IN BEETHOVEN
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, New York Saturday, January 4, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
Christopher ROUSE Rapture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: LISA BATIASHVILI IN SHOSTAKOVICH
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, January 9, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin
BEETHOVEN Fidelio Overture SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 GERSHWIN An American in Paris
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CONTACT! AT SUBCULTURE: YEFIM BRONFMAN AND FRIENDS A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
Monday, January 13, 2014, 7:30 p.m. SubCulture 45 Bleecker Street
Yefim Bronfman, piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Marc Neikrug, host
Program to include: Marc-André DALBAVIE Trio No. 1 for violin, cello, and piano Marc NEIKRUG Passions, Reflected for solo piano (World Premiere)
ANDREY BOREYKO AND JUDITH LECLAIR
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, January 16, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2014, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Andrey Boreyko, conductor Judith LeClair, bassoon
STRAVINSKY The Song of the Nightingale MOZART Bassoon Concerto ZEMLINSKY The Mermaid, Fantasy for Orchestra
A FAREWELL TO CONCERTMASTER GLENN DICTEROW: CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and The Juilliard School
Alice Tully Hall
Sunday, January 19, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Glenn Dicterow, violin Lisa Kim, violin Karen Dreyfus§, viola Eileen Moon, cello Gerald Robbins§, piano
KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing Suite (excerpts) John CORIGLIANO Violin Sonata DVO ŘÁK String Quartet No. 12, American
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist 17
ANDREY BOREYKO AND JUDITH LECLAIR
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Andrey Boreyko, conductor Judith LeClair, bassoon
STRAVINSKY The Song of the Nightingale MOZART Bassoon Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 3 Glenn Dicterow, violin
ANDREY BOREYKO AND GAUTIER CAPUÇON
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, January 23, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Andrey Boreyko, conductor Gautier Capuçon*, cello
N. TCHEREPNIN The Enchanted Kingdom SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 3 Glenn Dicterow, violin
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, January 26, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
BOTTESINI Gran Duo for Violin and Double Bass Michelle Kim, violin; Fora Baltacigil, bass
C. SCHUMANN Piano Trio Na Sun, violin; Quiang Tu, cello; Hélène Jeanney§, piano
BIZET (arr.) Carmen Fantasie Quintet Fora Baltacigil, Satoshi Okamoto, Max Zeugner, Blake Hinson, Rex Surany §, bass
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 2 in C major Lisa Kim, violin; Ru-Pei Yeh, cello; Helen Huang§, piano
SCHOOL DAY CONCERTS
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 30, 2014, 10:30 a.m.
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
BRITTEN Selections from Four Sea Interludes BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra VARIOUS Works by Very Young Composers in the United States and Japan
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, February 1, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Long Yu, conductor Yuja Wang, piano Cho-Liang Lin, violin Jian Wang*, cello
Li HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini DVO ŘÁK Romance for Violin and Orchestra Yuan MAO New Year’s Greeting TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme Tan DUN The Triple Resurrection Music from Hero; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and The Banquet
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, February 1, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Points of Entry: Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and Selections from Britten’s Four Sea Interludes
ASIA / WINTER 2014
Tour to include concerts in Tokyo and Seoul, Piano Concerto No. 2 by former Composer-in- Residence Magnus Lindberg performed by Artist-in-Residence Yefim Bronfman, Rapture by current Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse, and a Young People’s Concert in Tokyo with Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra narrated in Japanese by Alan Gilbert. Additional details to be announced.
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S SWEENEY TODD CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT, DIRECTED BY LONNY PRICE
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Alan Gilbert, conductor Lonny Price, director Lonny Price and Matt Cowart, producers
Bryn Terfel (Sweeney Todd) Emma Thompson* (Mrs. Lovett)
Stephen SONDHEIM Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Musical Thriller (staged)
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: THE NIELSEN PROJECT CONTINUES
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
NIELSEN Helios Overture NIELSEN Symphony No. 1 NIELSEN Symphony No. 4
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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JEFFREY KAHANE PERFORMS RAVEL, WEILL, AND GERSHWIN
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, March 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor and piano
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major WEILL Symphony No. 2 GERSHWIN Concerto in F
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, March 22, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor and piano Sheryl Staples, violin Michelle Kim, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Eileen Moon, cello
DEBUSSY String Quartet RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major GERSHWIN Concerto in F
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, March 23, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 76, No 2, The Fifths Anna Rabinova, Fiona Simon, violin; Dawn Hannay, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello
BRAHMS Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Wei Yu, Cello; Keun A. Lee§, piano
SCHOENBERG/Arr. Webern Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 Robert Langevin, flute; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Fiona Simon; Eric Bartlett, cello; Margaret Kampmeier§, piano
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL CONDUCTS BRUCKNER
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
VIVIER Orion BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN CHAMBER CONCERT A Co-Presentation with 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue
Sunday, March 30, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
Yefim Bronfman, piano Glenn Dicterow, violin Mark Nuccio, clarinet Lisa Kim, violin Rebecca Young, viola Maria Kitsopoulos, cello
SCHUBERT Sonatina in A minor BARTÓK Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano BRAHMS Piano Quintet
PABLO HERAS-CASADO AND PETER SERKIN
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Pablo Heras-Casado*, conductor Peter Serkin, piano
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÁNYI AND PAUL LEWIS
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, April 10, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Paul Lewis*, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, April 12, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Paul Lewis, piano Theodore Wiprud, host Tom Dulack, scriptwriter and director
Points of Entry: Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 1 FALLA Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, April 13, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
KODÁLY Duo for Violin and Cello Kuan Cheng Lu, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello
MARTIN Ů Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola Daniel Reed, violin; Peter Kenote, viola
DVO ŘÁK Piano Trio in F minor Hae-Young Ham, violin; Wei Yu, cello; Cecile Licad§, piano
A NIGHT WITH GERSHWIN AND BERNSTEIN
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Makoto Ozone*, piano
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, for Piano and Orchestra BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story GERSHWIN An American in Paris
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist *denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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SIR ANDREW DAVIS CONDUCTS U.S. PREMIERE OF JULIAN ANDERSON’S THE DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Marc-André Hamelin†, piano
Julian ANDERSON The Discovery of Heaven (U.S. Premiere– New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra) FRANCK Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
†denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Saturday, April 26, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Marc-André Hamelin, piano Glenn Dicterow, violin Rebecca Young, viola Carter Brey, cello
FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
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PIXAR IN CONCERT
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, May 1, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
David Newman, conductor Host tba
VARIOUS Clips and music from Pixar’s 13 films so far, from Toy Story to Brave.
Includes music by Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino, Thomas Newman, and Patrick Doyle.
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S REQUIEM AT SPRING FOR MUSIC
Carnegie Hall
Monday, May 5, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Jacques Imbrailo, baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, director Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun-Menaker, director
Christopher ROUSE Requiem (New York Premiere)
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BERNARD HAITINK AND LEONIDAS KAVAKOS
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, May 8, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Bernard Haitink, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin
WEBERN Im Sommerwind BERG Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
BERNARD HAITINK CONDUCTS MAHLER
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, May 15, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Bernard Haitink, conductor Bernarda Fink*, mezzo-soprano Women of the New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun-Menaker, director
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
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VLADIMIR JUROWSKI AND JANINE JANSEN
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Vladimir Jurowski*, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 PROKOFIEV Cinderella Suite
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: FREE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Monday, May 26, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, May 25, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
BARTÓK 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Nos. 26–44 Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, violins
Fanny MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Anna Rabinova, Hyunju Lee, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Piano Quintet Sharon Yamada, violin; Irene Breslaw, viola; Eric Bartlett, cello; Satoshi Okamoto, bass; Jonathan Feldman§, piano
NY PHIL BIENNIAL U.S. PREMIERE OF TOSHIO HOSOKAWA’S THE RAVEN (STAGED) A Presentation of Gotham Chamber Opera
Gerald W. Lynch Theater John Jay College 524 West 59th Street
Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Neal Goren, conductor Luca Veggetti, stage director/choreographer Fredrika Brillembourg, mezzo-soprano Alessandra Ferri, ballerina Gotham Chamber Opera
CAPLET Conte fantastique Toshio HOSOKAWA The Raven (U.S. Premiere)
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS STAGED PRODUCTION OF HK GRUBER’S GLORIA – A PIG TALE A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Juilliard School
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue
Thursday, May 29, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2014, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Vocalists affiliated with The Juilliard School The Juilliard School’s AXIOM ensemble A Production by Giants Are Small Doug Fitch, director/designer Edouard Getaz, producer
HK GRUBER Gloria − A Pig Tale
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL CONTACT! AT THE BIENNIAL: BEYOND RECALL A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and The Museum of Modern Art
Agnes Gund Garden Lobby The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street
Thursday, May 29, 2014, 10:00 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, 10:00 p.m.
Beyond Recall (11 U.S. Premieres)
Matthias Pintscher, conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Jennifer Zetlan, soprano Evan Hughes, bass-baritone
Dai FUJIKURA on “Sphaera” / “Frau im Fels” by Stephan Balkenhol Bruno MANTOVANI on “Spirit of Mozart” by Marina Abramovic Olga NEUWIRTH on “Ziffern im Wald” by Mario Merz Michael JARRELL on “Vanitas” by Christian Boltanski Johannes Maria STAUD on “Caldera” by Anthony Cragg Mark ANDRÉ on “Sky-Space” by James Turrell Nina ŠENK on “Gurken” by Erwin Wurm Jay SCHWARTZ on “Mozart – Eine Hommage” by Markus Lüpertz Vito ZURAJ on “Connection” by Manfred Wakolbinger
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL TWO NEW YORK PREMIERES: JULIA WOLFE’S ANTHRACITE FIELDS WITH BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS , AND STEVEN MACKEY’S DREAMHOUSE A Presentation of the New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, May 30, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Jayce Ogren, conductor Bang on a Can All-Stars* Chorus tba Rinde Eckert*, baritone (The Architect) Synergy Vocals Catch Electric Guitar Quartet* New York Philharmonic
Julia WOLFE Anthracite Fields (New York Premiere) Steven MACKEY Dreamhouse (New York Premiere)
NY PHIL BIENNIAL VERY YOUNG COMPOSERS OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC A Presentation of the New York Philharmonic
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street
Saturday, May 31, 2014, 11:00 a.m.
New York Philharmonic Musicians and Teaching Artists
Works by students and Teaching Artists in the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers and Bridge Programs and the Jovenes Compositores de Venezuela: Jake O’BRIEN, Samantha DARRIS, Daniela MELO, Elli CHOI, Eric PORETSKY, Ethan COHN, Jack GULIELMETTI, Will HEALY, Nick CHOMOWICZ, Milo PONIEWOZIK, Farah TASLIMA, Julian GALESI, Richard CARRICK, David WALLACE
*denotes New York Philharmonic debut
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE: PIERRE BOULEZ A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Rose Theater at Lincoln Center
Saturday, May 31, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Pierre BOULEZ Mémoriale (… explosante-fixe … Originel) Heinz HOLLIGER Ostinato funèbre (U.S. Premiere) Bruno MANTOVANI Work tba Marc-André DALBAVIE Work tba Pierre BOULEZ Une page d’éphéméride Philippe MANOURY Strange Ritual (U.S. Premiere)
NY PHIL BIENNIAL MUSICIANS FROM KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER’S SPECIAL MUSIC HIGH SCHOOL AND FACE THE MUSIC PERFORM STUDENT WORKS A Presentation of Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music High School and Face the Music
Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Campus 122 Amsterdam Avenue
Sunday, June 1, 2014, 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Jenny Undercofler, conductor Special Music High School Students Face the Music (Iyer and Huang)
Vijay IYER Three Fragments HUANG Ruo Chamber Concerto No. 2, The Lost Garden (World Premiere of chamber orchestra version) Student works tba
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE: GEORGE BENJAMIN A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Rose Theater at Lincoln Center
Sunday, June 1, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke’s
George BENJAMIN Upon Silence (New York Premiere) Octet (New York Premiere) Colin MATTHEWS Grand Barcarolle (U.S. Premiere) Helen GRIME Luna (U.S. Premiere) Ryan WIGGLESWORTH A First Book of Inventions (U.S. Premiere)
NY PHIL BIENNIAL CONTACT! AT THE BIENNIAL: SOLO WORKS BY YOUNG AMERICAN COMPOSERS A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
SubCulture 45 Bleecker Street
Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Oscar BETTISON Krank (New York Premiere) Ryan BROWN Four Pieces for Solo Piano (New York Premiere) Michael HERSCH New work for solo violin (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Chris KAPICA New work for solo clarinet (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Eric NATHAN New work for solo trombone (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Paola PRESTINI New work for solo cello (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission)
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL LISZT INSPECTIONS: SOLO RECITAL BY MARINO FORMENTI A Presentation of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 9:30 p.m.
Marino Formenti, piano
LISZT Hungarian Folksong No. 5 Friedrich CERHA Knabenschwermut LISZT Piano Piece No. 2 in A-flat major György KURTÁG … Waiting for Susan … LISZT Bagatelle without tonality LIGETI Étude No. 3, Touches bloquées Gérard PESSON Speech of clouds Wolfgang RIHM Piano Piece No. 6, Bagatelles Piano Piece No. 7 LISZT Michael Mosonyi Funérailles USTVOLSKAYA Piano Sonata No. 6 LISZT Au lac de Wallenstadt BERIO Wasserklavier John ADAMS China Gates LISZT Lullaby FELDMAN Piano Piece (1964) LISZT Resignation
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE OF CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 A Presentation of the New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, June 5, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Midori, violin New York Philharmonic
TBD Work to be selected through New York Philharmonic EarShot New Music Readings Peter EÖTVÖS DoReMi (New York Premiere) Christopher ROUSE Symphony No. 4 (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
NY PHIL BIENNIAL MATTHIAS PINTSCHER CONDUCTS TWO NEW YORK PREMIERES: HIS OWN REFLECTIONS ON NARCISSUS AND CARTER’S INSTANCES A Presentation of the New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall
Friday, June 6, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Matthias Pintscher, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello New York Philharmonic
TBD Work to be selected through New York Philharmonic EarShot New Music Readings CARTER Instances (New York Premiere) Matthias PINTSCHER Reflections on Narcissus (New York Premiere)
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NY PHIL BIENNIAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA HOLDS 23RD ANNUAL UNDERWOOD NEW MUSIC READINGS A Presentation of American Composers Orchestra
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music 450 West 37th Street
Saturday, June 7, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Open Rehearsal – Friday, June 6, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
George Manahan, conductor American Composers Orchestra
Up to eight new works tba
THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL FEATURING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN WORLD PREMIERE BY KRAVIS PRIZE BENEFICIARY ANTHONY CHEUNG
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 Anthony CHEUNG New work (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
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THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL FEATURING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN WORLD PREMIERE BY KRAVIS EMERGING COMPOSER SEAN SHEPHERD
Avery Fisher Hall
Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 Sean SHEPHERD New work (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL FEATURING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE YEFIM BRONFMAN A FAREWELL TO CONCERTMASTER GLENN DICTEROW: BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE CONCERTO
Avery Fisher Hall
Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano Glenn Dicterow, violin Carter Brey, cello
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
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SUMMERTIME CLASSICS
Program I — “Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and Friends”
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 7:30pm Thursday, July 3, 2014, 7:30pm
Bramwell Tovey, conductor Joyce Yang, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 MUSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain RACHMANINOFF Vocalise TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker TCHAIKOVSKY Marche slave
Program II — “Star-Spangled Celebration”
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, July 4, 2014, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
Bramwell Tovey, conductor Mark Nuccio, clarinet United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, “The Commandant’s Own” Major Brian Dix, director and commanding officer
Program to include: COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man GERSHWIN “Strike Up the Band” from Strike Up the Band COPLAND Clarinet Concerto SOUSA Marches tba
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