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CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING
2017–18 SEASON
STAR WARS — FILM CONCERT SERIES
A NEW HOPE
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, September 15, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 16, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
David Newman, conductor
John WILLIAMS Star Wars: A New Hope (World Premiere–score
performed live to complete film)
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: 106 ALL-STARS
OPENING GALA CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: NEW YORK PREMIERE BY PHILIP GLASS AND
MAHLER’S FIFTH SYMPHONY
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, September 22, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 23, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Philip GLASS Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
(New York Premiere)
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
STAR WARS — FILM CONCERT SERIES
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 28, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
David Newman, conductor
John WILLIAMS Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(World Premiere–score performed live to
complete film)
STAR WARS — FILM CONCERT SERIES
RETURN OF THE JEDI
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 5, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
David Newman, conductor
John WILLIAMS Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (World Premiere–score
performed live to complete film)
STAR WARS — FILM CONCERT SERIES
THE FORCE AWAKENS
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, October 6, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 7, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
David Newman, conductor
John WILLIAMS Star Wars: The Force Awakens (World Premiere–
score performed live to complete film)
PAAVO JÄRVI WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES;
NEW YORK PREMIERE BY COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, October 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, October 14, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Gambit (New York Premiere)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, October 14, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Frank Huang, violin
Carter Brey, cello
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
GRIEG Andante con moto, for piano trio
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio in E minor
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, October 15, 2017, 3:00 p.m.
Kevin PUTS Credo
Shanshan Yao, Lisa GiHae Kim, violin;
Vivek Kamath, viola; Patrick Jee, cello
SCHULHOFF Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass
Mindy Kaufman, flute; Rebecca Young, viola;
Max Zeugner, bass
BIZET / Arr. W. Thomas-Mifune Carmen Suite for Five Cellos
Sumire Kudo, Ru-Pei Yeh, Patrick Jee, Alexei Yupanqui
Gonzales, Nathan Vickery, cello
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
Fiona Simon, Sharon Yamada, violin;
Robert Rinehart, viola; Eileen Moon-Myers, cello
ANDRÁS SCHIFF CONDUCTS AND PERFORMS
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 20, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 21, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
András Schiff, conductor / piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 80
BARTÓK Divertimento for String Orchestra
J.S. BACH Piano Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
BERNSTEIN’S PHILHARMONIC: A CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
ALAN GILBERT WITH JOSHUA BELL AND KELLEY O’CONNOR;
U.S. PREMIERE BY JOEY ROUKENS
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 26, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 27, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Joey ROUKENS Boundless (Homage to L.B.) (U.S. Premiere)
BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium)
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah
BERNSTEIN’S PHILHARMONIC: A CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
ALAN GILBERT WITH ANTHONY MCGILL AND MAKOTO OZONE
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, November 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 3, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 4, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Makoto Ozone**, piano
BERNSTEIN Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, for Piano and Orchestra
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
BERNSTEIN’S PHILHARMONIC: A CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
LEONARD SLATKIN CONDUCTS STRAUSS AND KADDISH
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, November 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 11, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Cynthia Phelps, viola
Carter Brey, cello
Tamara Wilson*, soprano
Jeremy Irons, speaker
Concert Chorale of New York
James Bagwell, director
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Dianne Berkun Menaker, director
R. STRAUSS Don Quixote
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 3, Kaddish
BERNSTEIN’S PHILHARMONIC: A CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, November 11, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
YPC Overtures at 12:45 p.m.
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Makoto Ozone, piano
Mikaela Bennett*, soprano
Miles Mykkanen*, tenor
Jamie Bernstein, speaker
Habib Azar, stage director
Theodore Wiprud, host
Inspirations and Tributes: “Celebrating Leonard Bernstein”
BERNSTEIN Candide Overture
BERNSTEIN Selections from On the Town
BERNSTEIN Masque from Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety
BERNSTEIN Profanation from Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah
BERNSTEIN Selections from West Side Story
* New York Philharmonic debut
CHAMBER MUSIC
A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
Sunday, November 12, 2017, 3:00 p.m.
New York Philharmonic String Quartet
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 4
DVOŘÁK String Quartet in F major, American
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F minor
UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
NOVEMBER 16–21, 2017
The New York Philharmonic will continue its five-year residency partnership with the University
Musical Society of the University of Michigan (UMS). The Orchestra’s second residency in Ann
Arbor will include three performances at Hill Auditorium: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
(November 17, led by Jaap van Zweden); the Young People’s Concert “Celebrating Leonard
Bernstein,” featuring pianist Makoto Ozone (November 18, led by Leonard Slatkin); and
R. Strauss’s Don Quixote, featuring Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps and Principal Cello Carter
Brey, and Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, Kaddish, with soprano Tamara Wilson, speaker Jeremy
Irons, UMS Choral Union directed by Scott Hanoian, and Michigan State University Children’s
Choir directed by Kyle Zeuch (November 19, led by Leonard Slatkin).
GIANANDREA NOSEDA WITH CONCERTMASTER FRANK HUANG IN SAINT-SAËNS
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, November 22, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 24, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 25, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Frank Huang, violin
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh Suite
SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, November 25, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Mindy Kaufman, flute
Robert Botti, oboe
Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet
Judith LeClair, bassoon
Richard Deane, horn
NIELSEN Wind Quintet
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
EDO DE WAART CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE BY BENT SØRENSEN
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, November 30, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 1, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Edo de Waart, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Bent SØRENSEN Evening Land (World Premiere–New York
Philharmonic Commission)
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 p.m.
KLEIN String Trio
Quan Ge, violin; Rebecca Young, viola;
Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello
BEETHOVEN Octet for Winds, Op. 103
Sherry Sylar, Robert Botti, oboe;
Pascual Martínez Forteza, Amy Zoloto, clarinet;
Kim Laskowski, Arlen Fast, bassoon;
Richard Deane, R. Allen Spanjer, horn
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet
Shanshan Yao, Marié Rossano, violin;
Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello;
William Wolfram§, piano
ALAN GILBERT CONDUCTS NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC’S
175th BIRTHDAY CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 8, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 9, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Liang Wang, oboe
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Judith LeClair, bassoon
Richard Deane*, horn
WEBER Oberon Overture
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for Winds
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
§ New York Philharmonic guest artist
* New York Philharmonic debut
ANDREW MANZE CONDUCTS HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Presented by Gary W. Parr
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 14, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 15, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, December 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Andrew Manze, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss**, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Westminster Symphonic Choir
Joe Miller, director
HANDEL Messiah
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
HOLIDAY BRASS
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Sunday, December 17, 2017, 3:00 p.m.
New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion
Philip Smith, conductor / host / trumpet
Doc Severinsen*, trumpet
PIERPONT / Arr. Robert Elkjer Jingle Bells
TRADITIONAL / Arr. John Mindeman Ding Dong Merrily / Good King Wenceslas
G. GABRIELI / Arr. Tim Higgins O magnum mysterium
J.S. Bach / Arr. Michael Allen Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
BYRD / Arr. Michael Allen Wolsey’s Wilde
SOLER / Arr. Michael Allen The Emperor’s Fanfare
Anthony DiLORENZO The Toy Maker
Greg PASCUZZI Hanukkah 360
TRADITIONAL / Arr. Douglas Richard Deck the Halls
TRADITIONAL / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Joy to the World
Greensleeves
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
TRADITIONAL / Arr. Andrew Wainwright Carol of the Bells
Night of Joy
TRADITIONAL / Arr. Dorothy Gates Silent Night
HAGUE / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Welcome Christmas, Trim Up the Tree, and
You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch from
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
ROLLINS and NELSON / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Frosty the Snowman
COOTS and GILLESPIE / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
MARKS / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Jingle Jingle Jingle, There’s Always
Tomorrow, and Rudolph the Red-
Nosed Reindeer from Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer
* New York Philharmonic debut
BRAMWELL TOVEY WITH YEFIM BRONFMAN IN BARTÓK
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, December 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 28, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 29, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 30, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
SMETANA The Bartered Bride Overture
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
MUSORGSKY / Orch. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
NEW YEAR’S EVE: BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Sunday, December 31, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Live From Lincoln Center telecast on PBS stations, 9:00 p.m. (check local listings)
Bramwell Tovey, conductor and host
Lonny Price, stage direction and continuity
Annaleigh Ashford*, vocalist
Christopher Jackson*, vocalist
Laura Osnes, vocalist
Aaron Tveit*, vocalist
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
BERNSTEIN Selections from On the Town
“Taxi Number: Come Up to My Place”
“Lucky To Be Me”
BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
The Great Lover
Lonely Town: Pas de deux
Times Square: 1944
BERNSTEIN Selections from Wonderful Town
“Ohio”
“It’s Love”
“Wrong Note Rag”
BERNSTEIN Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
Galop
Waltz
Danzon
BERNSTEIN “Dream with Me,” from Peter Pan
BERNSTEIN Selections from West Side Story
Mambo
“Cool”
“Maria”
Balcony Scene
BERNSTEIN / Arr. S. Ramin, A Quiet Place Suite, Jazz Trio (“Mornin’ Sun”)
M. T. Thomas, M. Barrett
BERNSTEIN “I Can Cook Too,” from On the Town
BERNSTEIN “Make Our Garden Grow,” from Candide
* New York Philharmonic debut
JEFFREY KAHANE CONDUCTS AND PERFORMS WITH ALISA WEILERSTEIN
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, January 4, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 5, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 6, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor / piano
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
HAYDN Symphony No. 98
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, January 6, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
YPC Overtures at 12:45 p.m.
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor / piano
Sterling Elliott*, cello
Janey Choi*, host
Constantine Malahias*, actor
Peter Flynn*, scriptwriter and director
Inspirations and Tributes: “Classical Echoes”
MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
TCHAIKOVSKY Overture to The Nutcracker
MOZART Selection from Piano Concerto No. 17
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Variations on a Rococo Theme
HAYDN Selection from Symphony No. 98
* New York Philharmonic debut
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 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Sarah Kirkland SNIDER Thread and Fray
Ashley FURE Therefore I Was
DU Yun Tattooed in Snow, for String Quartet
(New York Premiere)
Fernanda Aoki NAVARRO Parthenogenesis (New York Premiere)
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Ró
SUSANNA MÄLKKI CONDUCTS NEW YORK CONCERT PREMIERE BY
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, January 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 12, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 13, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Helix (New York Concert Premiere)
DEBUSSY La Mer
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, January 14, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 1
Hannah Choi, Jin Suk Yu, violin;
Cynthia Phelps, viola; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello
TURINA Piano Quartet
Anna Rabinova, violin; Robert Rinehart, viola;
Maria Kitsopoulos, cello; Margaret Kampmeier§, piano
ROESGEN-CHAMPION Concert No. 2
Roger Nye, bassoon; Paul Cohen§, alto saxophone;
Anna Vasilyeva§, piano
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 3
Yulia Ziskel, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano
JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN CONDUCTS DEBUSSY AND RAVEL
WITH JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 19, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 20, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
DEBUSSY / Orch. Ravel Sarabande et Danse
RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales
RAVEL Boléro
§ New York Philharmonic guest artist
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, January 20, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim, violin
Cynthia Phelps, viola
Eileen Moon-Myers, cello
FRANCK Piano Quintet
DEBUSSY / Orch. Ravel Sarabande et Danse
RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales
RAVEL Boléro
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, January 21, 2018, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Monday, January 22, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Yulia Ziskel, violin
Katherine Greene, viola
Qiang Tu, cello
Satoshi Okamoto, bass
Eric Huebner, piano
Rebecca Young, host
Doug Fitch, designer / director
Philharmonic Playdates: “Games and Toys”
SCHUBERT Selections from Piano Quintet, Trout
STÉPHANE DENÈVE WITH JAMES EHNES IN PROKOFIEV
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, January 25, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 26, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 27, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Stéphane Denève, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
PROKOFIEV The Love for Three Oranges Suite
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, February 3, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
YPC Overtures at 12:45 p.m.
Joshua Gersen, conductor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Dianne Berkun Menaker, director
Kristen Alyson Browne*, actor
Terrance McKnight*, narrator and host
Noah Himmelstein*, scriptwriter and director
Inspirations and Tributes: “An African American Lineage”
STILL Selections from Lenox Avenue
TRADITIONAL / Arr. H.T. Burleigh “My Lord, What a Mornin’”
Camryn COWAN Harlem Shake
Michael PINEDA Just Out of Reach
ELLINGTON Selections from Harlem
* New York Philharmonic debut
ANTONIO PAPPANO WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES AND
ORGANIST KENT TRITLE
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 9, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 10, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
BRITTEN Piano Concerto (1945 version)
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: JOHN LUTHER ADAMS AND WAGNER
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 15, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Concert will be broadcast live, free on Facebook (facebook.com/nyphilharmonic)
On-demand soon afterward on the Philharmonic’s website (nyphil.org), YouTube
(youtube.com/newyorkphilharmonic), and Facebook
Saturday, February 17, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Heidi Melton, soprano (Sieglinde)
Simon O’Neill*, tenor (Siegmund)
John Relyea, bass (Hunding)
John Luther ADAMS Dark Waves (New York Premiere)
WAGNER Act I of Die Walküre (in concert)
* New York Philharmonic debut
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, February 18, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
BEETHOVEN String Trio, Op. 9, No. 1
Shanshan Yao, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola;
Nathan Vickery, cello
DEBUSSY Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Yoobin Son, flute; Vivek Kamath, viola;
Nancy Allen, harp
FIBICH Quintet, Op. 42
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Howard Wall, horn;
Lisa Kim, violin; Eileen Moon-Myers, cello;
Thomas Weaver§, piano
§ New York Philharmonic guest artist
LUNAR NEW YEAR
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Long Yu, conductor
Serena Wang*, piano
Heather Phillips*, soprano
Vanessa Vasquez*, soprano
Sarah Mesko*, mezzo-soprano
Marco Cammarota*, tenor
Chad Johnson*, tenor
Alex Rosen*, bass
Ariel Hsing*, Michael Landers*, ping pong players
Elizabeth Zeltser*, violin
David Cossin*, percussion
Farmers’ Chorus of the Yunnan Province*
Guangyuan Long, director
LI Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture
Andy AKIHO Ricochet, Concerto for Ping Pong, Violin, Percussion, and Orchestra
(U.S. Premiere)
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
TRADITIONAL “Flowing Stream”
JOSHUA GERSEN CONDUCTS BARBER, BERNSTEIN, AND COPLAND
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 22, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 23, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 24, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Joshua Gersen, conductor
BARBER Adagio for Strings
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
COPLAND Symphony No. 3
* New York Philharmonic debut
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: PROKOFIEV AND BRAHMS WITH YUJA WANG
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 1, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 2, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
ASIA 2018 TOUR
Jaap van Zweden makes his first international appearances with the New York Philharmonic
when he leads the ASIA / WINTER 2018 tour, March 8–18, 2018. The tour features eight
performances in five cities.
CONTACT! AT NATIONAL SAWDUST
A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and National Sawdust
National Sawdust
80 North 6th Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Monday, April 2, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, host
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Gerard McBurney, program consultant
Nikolay POPOV Nibiru 20/13
With video by Andrew Quinn (U.S. Premiere)
Anna Rabinova, Marié Rossano, violin; Peter Kenote, viola;
Wendy Sutter§, cello; Max Zeugner, bass
Denis KHOROV Barcarolle (U.S. Premiere)
Yoobin Son, flute; Meighan Stoops§, clarinet;
Sumire Kudo, cello; Eric Huebner, piano
Marina KHORKOVA VORderGRENZE (U.S. Premiere)
Meighan Stoops§, clarinet; Sumire Kudo, cello;
Eric Huebner, piano
Dmitri KOURLIANDSKI Voice-off
Ethan Hayden*, voice
Alexander KHUBEEV Ghost of Dystopia (U.S. Premiere)
Marié Rossano, violin; Peter Kenote, viola;
Wendy Sutter§, cello; Max Zeugner, bass;
Yoobin Son, flute; Meighan Stoops§, clarinet;
Daniel Druckman, percussion; Eric Huebner, piano;
Jeffrey Milarsky§, conductor
§ New York Philharmonic guest artist
* New York Philharmonic debut
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE BY
KRAVIS EMERGING COMPOSER ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 6, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor**, piano
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Metacosmos (World Premiere–New York
Philharmonic Commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, April 7, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Michelle Kim, violin
Timothy Cobb, bass
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Judith LeClair, bassoon
Christopher Martin, trumpet
Colin Williams, trombone
Christopher S. Lamb, percussion
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Catch and Release
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
The concert will be followed by New York Philharmonic musicians performing original
compositions by students in the Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers program in the Middle
East, South America, and New York, led by Assistant Conductor Joshua Gersen. Audience
members will be invited to contribute to organizations that benefit child refugees around the
world: Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee in New York, and the New
York Philharmonic Education Fund.
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, April 8, 2018, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 9, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Rebecca Young, host
Doug Fitch, designer / director
Philharmonic Playdates: “Make-Believe”
Program tba
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH BENJAMIN GROSVENOR,
RONNIE AND LAWRENCE ACKMAN CLASSICAL PIANO PRIZE RECIPIENT
A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Sheryl Staples, violin
Rebecca Young, viola
Eileen Moon-Myers, cello
Timothy Cobb, bass
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1
SCHUBERT Piano Quintet, Trout
THE ART OF THE SCORE
Alec Baldwin, Artistic Advisor
AMADEUS: LIVE
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 13, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Richard Kaufman*, conductor
Alec Baldwin, artistic advisor
Tom Hulce, special guest (April 11)
Musica Sacra, chorus
Kent Tritle, director
MOZART Amadeus: Live (New York Premiere–score
performed live to complete film)
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
LECLAIR Sonata in E minor for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 5
Hyunju Lee, Jin Suk Yu, violin
FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
Lisa Kim, violin; Dorian Rence, viola;
Eric Bartlett, cello; Steven Beck§, piano
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1
Hyunju Lee, violin; Rebecca Young, viola;
Ru-Pei Yeh, cello; Helen Huang§, piano
* New York Philharmonic debut
§ New York Philharmonic guest artist
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH CONDUCTS BRUCKNER AND MOZART WITH TILL FELLNER
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Till Fellner*, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9
EDWARD GARDNER WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Edward Gardner*, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter
DEBUSSY Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
EDWARD GARDNER CONDUCTS AT LIU:
WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
Brookville, New York
Friday, April 27, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Edward Gardner, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter
DEBUSSY Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
* New York Philharmonic debut
SPRING GALA: AN EVENING WITH AUDRA
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Andy Einhorn, conductor
Audra McDonald, vocalist
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award–winning singer and actress Audra McDonald will perform
songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bernstein, Sondheim, and more, as well as works by other
composers — both established and emerging — whom she continues to champion.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES IN RECITAL
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
NIELSEN Chaconne
SIBELIUS The Birch Tree, Op. 75, No. 4
Impromptu, Op. 97, No. 5
Rondino II, Op. 68, No. 2
The Shepherd, Op. 58, No. 4
Romance, Op. 24, No. 9
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 17, Tempest
SCHUBERT Two Scherzos, D.593
Jörg WIDMANN Idyll and Abyss
SCHUBERT Three Piano Pieces, D.946
MANFRED HONECK WITH NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, May 3, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 4, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 5, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
DVOŘÁK / Arr. M. Honeck, Orch. T. Ille Rusalka Fantasy
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Sleeping Beauty
NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY AND ELGAR WITH JIAN WANG
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, May 10, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 11, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 12, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Nikolaj Znaider†, conductor
Jian Wang**, cello
ELGAR Cello Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, Winter Dreams
† New York Philharmonic conducting debut
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
SEMYON BYCHKOV CONDUCTS BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH, AND
MENDELSSOHN WITH BERTRAND CHAMAYOU
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, May 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 18, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 19, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Bertrand Chamayou*, piano
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, May 19, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
YPC Overtures at 12:45 p.m.
Joshua Gersen, conductor
Inspirations and Tributes: “The Riddle of Shostakovich”
Program to include selections from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5
SEMYON BYCHKOV WITH ROOMFUL OF TEETH
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 25, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 26, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Roomful of Teeth*
BERIO Sinfonia
R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
* New York Philharmonic debut
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, May 27, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
VIVALDI Trio Sonata, Op. 1, No. 3
Duoming Ba, violin; Peter Kenote, viola;
Satoshi Okamoto, bass; piano tba
Krzysztof PENDERECKI Duo concertante for Violin and Double Bass
Kuan Cheng Lu, violin; Rion Wentworth, bass
REINECKE Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano
Liang Wang, oboe; Howard Wall, horn;
Zhen Chen§, piano
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1
Hannah Choi, violin; Patrick Jee, cello;
Steven Beck§, piano
ANNUAL FREE MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Monday, May 28, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
David Robertson, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
§ New York Philharmonic guest artist
CONCERTMASTER FRANK HUANG AND
PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER SHERYL STAPLES IN MOZART
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, May 31, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 1, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Frank Huang, leader
Sheryl Staples, violin
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3
MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
Sunday, June 3, 2018, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Monday, June 4, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Rebecca Young, host
Doug Fitch, designer / director
Philharmonic Playdates: “Building Blocks”
Program tba
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or by contacting the Communications Department at (212) 875-5700, or at PR@nyphil.org.
FOREIGN BODIES
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, June 8, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor / host
Pekka Kuusisto*, violin (Violin Concerto)
Members of the Boston Ballet*
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Foreign Bodies
With live video installation by
Tal Rosner (World Premiere)
Daníel BJARNASON Violin Concerto
Esa-Pekka SALONEN / Obsidian Tear (set to Lachen verlernt and Nyx)
Chor. Wayne MCGREGOR
* New York Philharmonic debut
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Contact: Katherine E. Johnson
(212) 875-5700; johnsonk@nyphil.org
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