LAST UPDATED: February 1, 2013 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING 2012–2013 SEASON ALAN GILBERT OPENS THE SEASON: RITE OF SPRING AND LEIF OVE ANDSNES Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano György KURTÁG ... quasi una fantasia ... BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring ALAN GILBERT OPENS THE SEASON: THE OPENING GALA WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, September 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Live From Lincoln Center Alan Gilbert, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome Selections for Violin and Orchestra: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Fantasy on Russian Themes MASSENET Méditation from Thaïs TCHAIKOVSKY/arr. Glazunov Scherzo from Souvenir d’un lieu cher John WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List SARASATE Introduction and Tarantella RESPIGHI Pines of Rome 2 ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: 2011 TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO COMPETITION WINNER DANIIL TRIFONOV PLAYS PROKOFIEV Avery Fisher Hall Friday, September 28, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano* MUSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, September 29, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet Sheryl Staples, violin Michelle Kim, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade *denotes New York Philharmonic debut 3 MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE EMANUEL AX PERFORMS BACH AND SCHOENBERG WITH ALAN GILBERT Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, October 4, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in D minor SCHOENBERG Piano Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 36, Linz ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: THE NIELSEN PROJECT CONTINUES WITH NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2012 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Robert Langevin, flute Nikolaj Znaider, violin NIELSEN Flute Concerto NIELSEN Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian 4 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street Sunday, October 14, 2012, 3:00 p.m. Victor YORAN Duo for Violin and Bass Trombone Anna Rabinova, violin; James Markey, bass trombone MOZART Quintet for Horn and Strings Yulia Ziskel, violin; Judith Nelson, Dawn Hannay, violas; Eileen Moon, cello; Philip Myers, horn BARBER Summer Music Mindy Kaufman, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet; Kim Laskowski, bassoon; R. Allen Spanjer, horn SCHUMANN Piano Quartet Joo Young Oh, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Wei Yu, cello; Keun A Lee§, piano MR. KEILLOR AT 70 Pension Fund Concert Avery Fisher Hall Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Garrison Keillor, narrator and vocalist Rob Fisher, conductor Christine DiGiallonardo, vocalist* A personal narrative of 70 years of music in a man’s head, featuring Brethren hymns, nonsense, rousers, show tunes, blues, ribaldry, Pomp and Circumstance, “My Girl,” as well as music by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Brian Wilson, Ligeti, and Jerry Garcia. Plus: ‘Hot Bananas Poetry and Piano Ping-Pong.’” *denotes New York Philharmonic debut § denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist 5 RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS AND AUGUSTIN HADELICH Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, October 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin** LALO Symphonie espagnole BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS CONDUCTS MOZART AND MAHLER Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, October 25, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Philip Myers, horn MOZART Serenade No. 6, Serenata notturna MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 RUSH HOUR CONCERT: CHARLES DUTOIT CONDUCTS RACHMANINOFF AND ELGAR Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 6:45 p.m. Charles Dutoit, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano* RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra ELGAR Enigma Variations **denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut *denotes New York Philharmonic debut 6 CHARLES DUTOIT AND NIKOLAI LUGANSKY Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Charles Dutoit, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano DEBUSSY The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian: Symphonic Fragments RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra ELGAR Enigma Variations MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RECITAL CO- PRESENTED WITH LINCOLN CENTER’S WHITE LIGHT FESTIVAL The Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center Sunday, November 4, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Emanuel Ax, piano Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Matthias Pintscher, conductor Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas, tenor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic J. S. BACH Selection from the Well-Tempered Clavier SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 MAHLER/Schoenberg Das Lied von der Erde (chamber orchestra version, completed by Rainer Riehn) 7 KURT MASUR WITH GLENN DICTEROW AND CARTER BREY Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Kurt Masur, conductor Glenn Dicterow, violin Carter Brey, cello BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, November 10, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Music with an Accent: “Gypsy Airs” Program tba KURT MASUR CONDUCTS BRAHMS Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Kurt Masur, conductor BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 8 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67 Street Sunday, November 18, 2012, 3:00 p.m. PAGANINI Quartet for Guitar and Strings in B major Yulia Ziskel, violin; Irene Breslaw, violia; Wei Yu, cello; Tali Roth§, guitar BEETHOVEN Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 71 Pascual Martínez Forteza, Amy Zoloto§, clarinets; R. Allen Spanjer, Howard Wall, horns; Kim Laskowski, Arlen Fast, bassoons MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Sheryl Staples, violin; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Sumire Kudo, cello; Wendy Chen§, piano ANDREY BOREYKO AND FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN Avery Fisher Hall Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Andrey Boreyko, conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin MENDELSSOHN Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World § denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist 9 SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE EMANUEL AX IN BRAHMS PIANO QUINTET Avery Fisher Hall Saturday, November 24, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Andrey Boreyko, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Glenn Dicterow, violin Sheryl Staples, violin Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello BRAHMS Piano Quintet DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERE BY STEVEN STUCKY GIL SHAHAM IN BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert, conductor Gil Shaham, violin Steven STUCKY Symphony (New York Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic) BARBER Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances 10 JURAJ VALČUHA AND ANDRÉ WATTS Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Juraj Valčuha, conductor* André Watts, piano WEBER Oberon Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS “Fantasie” from Die Frau ohne Schatten R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite JURAJ VALČUHA AND THE PHILHARMONIC AT NJPAC New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Juraj Valčuha, conductor André Watts, piano WEBER Oberon Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS “Fantasie” from Die Frau ohne Schatten R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite *denotes New York Philharmonic debut 11 DANIEL HARDING AND JAN LISIECKI Avery Fisher Hall Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Daniel Harding, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano* SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3 SCHUMANN Piano Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 HOLIDAY BRASS Avery Fisher Hall Sunday, December 16, 2012, 3:00 p.m. New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet Lee Musiker Jazz Trio Program tba *denotes New York Philharmonic debut 12 EMMANUELLE HAÏM CONDUCTS MESSIAH Avery Fisher Hall Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor* Camilla Tilling, soprano* Tim Mead, countertenor* Kenneth Tarver, tenor Alastair Miles, bass New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director HANDEL Messiah CONTACT!, THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW-MUSIC SERIES Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:00 p.m.