New York Philharmonic 2014–15 Annual Report

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Contents

Reflections on the 2014–15 Season 2Oscar S. Schafer, Chairman 2Matthew VanBesien, President 5Alan Gilbert, Music Director 6

Year at a Glance 8Our Audiences 9The Orchestra 10The Board of Directors 14The Administration 16Conductors, Soloists, and Ensembles 18

Serving the Community 20Education 20 Open Access 24 A Global Leader 28

Innovation and Preservation 30

Digital Projects 30 The Archives 32

The Year in Pictures 36

The Benefactors 66

Lifetime Gifts 66 Leonard Bernstein Circle 68 Annual Fund 70Education Donors 86Heritage Society 88Volunteer Council 90

Independent Auditor’s Report 92

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I am honored to be the Chairman of the New York Philharmonic. It is an astounding orchestra that both preserves the legacy that has made this one of the world’s greatest ensembles, and continues to pursue bold transformation by cultivating new music, innovating concert presentation, and serving our

community and the world. While we look to the future — to our goals for strengthening the Philharmonic and helping to rebuild the hall that is our home — let’s reflect on where we are and how we arrived here.

In New York, our home, the Orchestra’s 2014–15 season included performances of music ranging from Handel’s Messiah to brand-new compositions. And the Orchestra pushed the envelope with THE ART OF THE SCORE film week, the engaging production of Show Boat, and the visionary staging of Joan of Arc at the Stake, part of Music Director Alan Gilbert’s vision. Alan and the Philharmonic even brought signature projects — like the musicians’ theatrical contributions in Petrushka — on the EUROPE / SPRING 2015 tour. More than ever, the Philharmonic is now acknowledged as a leader in education. Finally, David Geffen’s $100 million gift gave the impetus to the fundraising for our new hall.

Personally, it was exciting to experience the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Concerts in the Parks, which my wife and I sponsor. It’s so much fun to see tens of thousands of New Yorkers gathered in the beautiful parks and on the lawns of this great city — united in good feelings and in the love of beautiful music on lovely summer nights. And this year the Philharmonic hosted Share the Stage, with local bands appearing on our parks stage to play for their borough neighbors. What great outreach!

I want to congratulate Gary Parr on all he accomplished during his tenure as my predecessor, and I am trying to follow his example of passionate commitment to our organization. I also want to congratulate our President, Matthew VanBesien, on the successful launch of New York Philharmonic Global Academy partnerships, and Alan Gilbert on presiding over another year of memorable concerts and inspiring projects. Didi and I are proud of helping this magnificent Orchestra build on its astounding track record of combining stellar performances of glorious music with service to its community and the world.

Kindest regards,

Oscar Straus SchaferChairman

Reflections on the 2014–15 SeasonFROM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC’S LEADERSHIP

July 17, Central Park

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In the 2014–15 season the New York Philharmonic made great strides in redefining the 21st-century orchestra. Many resulted from remarkable synergies in New York, around the country, and across oceans. In every concert our guests experienced the brilliance of our Philharmonic musicians, whose chemistry with Music Director Alan Gilbert and a cavalcade of

visiting artists in the widest possible range of repertoire is truly amazing.It was a transformative year, with the election of a new Chairman, Oscar S.

Schafer, to build on the initiatives begun during the successful tenure of his predecessor, Gary W. Parr. In September 2015 Oscar and his wife, Didi, announced a leadership gift of $25 million to jump-start major fundraising efforts during this next important phase to strengthen the Orchestra and our performance home.

Over the course of the 2014–15 season we connected with a broader audience, with our concerts being attended by more households than ever, thanks in part to the diversity of our programing and through Share the Music!, which couples Free Fridays, a project that provides tickets to people younger than 26, with digital access. And because of the groundbreaking partnership with Maestro Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony and Conservatory, we connected with that great city through our first orchestral performance residency there and through the establish-ment of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy, which our musicians serve as faculty.

Building on the incredible success in Shanghai, the New York Philharmonic Global Academy has established other partnerships with like-minded organizations to act on our commitment to the art and craft of orchestral performance. Having begun a successful collaboration with the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, we announced a new Global Academy partner, the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and a similar blend of performance and education in partnership with the University Musical Society at the University of Michigan.

The Philharmonic’s vision is enriched by long-standing partnerships, including one with New York City itself, which has helped present the Concerts in the Parks for 50 years, and the series continues to flourish because of its support and thanks to the visionary generosity of Didi and Oscar Schafer.

During the season we galvanized our agenda for the coming years, including the search for Alan’s successor as the Philharmonic’s Music Director and the renovation of the now renamed David Geffen Hall. And while we face a deficit, the Board of Directors and the administrative staff have formulated a long-term plan that combines cost efficiencies with ambitious yet achievable fundraising campaigns to build a successful and sustainable financial platform.

With this plan in place, a dedication to our audiences, and the passion and brilliance of the Orchestra’s musicians, we are confident about the future. Thanks to the deep commitment of our Board of Directors and our generous donors, the New York Philharmonic will be even more powerfully poised to reshape the future of the American orchestra.

With best wishes,

Matthew VanBesienPresident



August 2, Santa Barbara

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Reviewing this Annual Report offers an opportunity to reflect on an exciting season of impactful performances, warm artistic friendships, and the first manifestations of exciting endeavors. From the Opening Gala Concert, La Dolce Vita — a blend of sumptuous Italian film scores, dynamic soloists,

and poetically animated adaptations of film clips — to the powerful staging of Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake with the breathtaking Marion Cotillard, our 2014–15 season celebrated the intrinsic theatricality of concerts. This was as true, if less overt, in music by masters such as Mozart, Beethoven, Bruckner, Mahler, and Nielsen, and in new compositions by the likes of John Adams, Thomas Adès, Unsuk Chin, Peter Eötvös, and James MacMillan. And we made new friends around the world, including with audiences in Shanghai and Santa Barbara.

The artists who joined us enriched our performances through their technical mastery and musical expression, and this was especially true of those who held artistic positions that led to repeated appearances here. Lisa Batiashvili, the season’s Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, is a violinist whose remarkable technique never distracts from the magnificent naturalness in her playing, and she challenged us to see afresh pieces by Bach and Brahms and to bring passion to new music by Thierry Escaich. Christoph von Dohnányi is a towering figure — an important mentor to me, personally, and a profound interpreter — so it was an honor to experience the Dvořák festival over which he presided. And it was fascinating to explore the sound world of Christopher Rouse, who completed his three-year tenure as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, by revisiting his earlier works and premiering new music he wrote for us.

Personally, there was a heightened dimension to last season when I announced that I would be stepping down as Music Director in 2017, a decision I know is best for both the New York Philharmonic and for me. But for now, I am happily as busy as ever, having appointed the Orchestra’s new Concertmaster and putting the final touches on our plans for the 2016–17 season while, of course, making music with this remarkable Orchestra. Looking back on last season and the ones that preceded it, two impressions soar above all: delight in the breathtaking talent, dedicated commitment, and spirit of collaboration among the Philharmonic musicians, and gratitude to the Board of Directors, the administration, and the donors who make it possible for us to aspire and to innovate.

Alan GilbertMusic Director


September 23

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98Year at a GlanceOUR AUDIENCES

CONCERTS ATTENDANCE

108 Subscription 253,144

5 CONTACT! 1,298

23 Non-Subscription 52,934

25 Open Rehearsals 31,767

1 Regional 1,764

1 Free Annual Memorial Day Concert 1,800

4 Young People’s Concerts 9,495

15 Very Young People’s Concerts 4,540

6 Young People’s Concerts for Schools 8,188*

6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall 2,378

5 Concerts in the Parks, 105,025** Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer

12 on EUROPE / SPRING 2015 Tour 24,263

6 in the 2015 Bravo! Vail Residency 14,443

5 in the 2015 Shanghai Residency 6,266

1 in the 2015 Music Academy of the West Residency 4,500 223 TOTAL 521,805

* Two concerts had reduced attendance due to an official Public School snow day.

** One concert cancelled due to weather.

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1110Year at a GlanceTHE ORCHESTRA

T he heart of the New York Philharmonic is the group of musicians who together form this remarkably excellent, vibrant, versatile, and committed ensemble.

Changing of the Guard

At the end of the 2014–15 season the Orchestra saluted two members of the string section who had contributed decades of dedicated service, and was revitalized by the addition of six musicians who received tenure during the season.

William Blossom, The Ludmila S. and Carl B. Hess Chair, who retired after 40 years

Martin Eshelman, Violin, who retired after 58 years

Timothy Cobb, Principal Bass George Curran, Bass Trombone, The Daria L. and William C. Foster Chair

Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet, The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair

Rémi Pelletier, Viola Leelanee Sterrett, Horn Nathan Vickery, Cello

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1312Year at a GlanceTHE ORCHESTRA (CONTINUED)

alan gilbert Music Director

Case Scaglione Associate Conductor, The Arturo Toscanini Chair

Courtney Lewis Assistant Conductor

Leonard Bernstein Laureate Conductor, 1943–1990

Kurt Masur Music Director Emeritus

VIOLINSSheryl Staples Acting Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper Chair

Michelle Kim Acting Principal Associate Concertmaster The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair

Carol Webb+ Acting Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family Chair

Quan Ge

Hae-Young Ham The Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Chair

Lisa GiHae KimKuan Cheng LuNewton Mansfield The Edward and Priscilla Pilcher Chair

Kerry McDermottAnna RabinovaCharles Rex The Shirley Bacot Shamel Chair

Fiona SimonSharon YamadaShanshan YaoElizabeth Zeltser The William and Elfriede Ulrich Chair

Yulia Ziskel The Friends and Patrons Chair

Lisa Kim Acting Principal

Soohyun Kwon*** In Memory of Laura Mitchell

Duoming Ba The Joan and Joel I. Picket Chair

Hannah ChoiMarilyn Dubow The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Chair

Martin EshelmanHyunju LeeJoo Young OhDaniel ReedMark SchmoocklerNa Sun The Gary W. Parr Chair

Vladimir TsypinJin Suk Yu

VIOLASCynthia Phelps Principal The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Chair

Rebecca Young* The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair

Irene Breslaw** The Norma and Lloyd Chazen Chair

Dorian Rence

Katherine Greene The Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Chair

Dawn HannayVivek KamathPeter KenoteKenneth MirkinJudith NelsonRémi PelletierRobert Rinehart The Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen Chair

CELLOSCarter Brey Principal The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Chair

Eileen Moon* The Paul and Diane Guenther Chair

Eric BartlettPatrick Jee

Elizabeth Dyson The Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Chair

Alexei Yupanqui GonzalesMaria Kitsopoulos The Secular Society Chair

Sumire KudoQiang TuNathan VickeryRu-Pei Yeh The Credit Suisse Chair in honor of Paul Calello

Wei Yu

BASSESTimothy Cobb Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith Chair

Satoshi Okamoto*** The Herbert M. Citrin Chair

Max Zeugner*** The Herbert M. Citrin Chair

William Blossom The Ludmila S. and Carl B. Hess Chair

Randall ButlerDavid J. GrossmanBlake HinsonOrin O’Brien

FLUTESRobert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair

Sandra Church*Yoobin SonMindy Kaufman

PICCOLOMindy Kaufman

OBOESLiang Wang Principal The Alice Tully Chair

Sherry Sylar*Robert Botti The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Chair

ENGLISH HORN—

CLARINETSAnthony McGill Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair

Mark Nuccio* The Honey M. Kurtz Family Chair

Pascual Martínez Forteza

E-FLAT CLARINETMark Nuccio

BASS CLARINET—

BASSOONSJudith LeClair Principal The Pels Family Chair

Kim Laskowski*Roger Nye The Rosalind Miranda Chair in memory of Shirley and Bill Cohen

Arlen Fast

CONTRABASSOONArlen Fast

HORNSPhilip Myers Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder Chair

Richard Deane*R. Allen Spanjer The Rosalind Miranda Chair

Leelanee SterrettHoward Wall

TRUMPETSMatthew Muckey Acting Principal The Paula Levin Chair

Ethan Bensdorf***Thomas V. Smith

TROMBONESJoseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart Chair

Colin Williams*David Finlayson The Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Chair

BASS TROMBONEGeorge Curran The Daria L. and William C. Foster Chair

TUBAAlan Baer Principal

TIMPANIMarkus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley Chair

Kyle Zerna**

PERCUSSIONChristopher S. Lamb Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair

Daniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Chair

Kyle Zerna

HARPNancy Allen Principal The Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight III Chair

KEYBOARD In Memory of Paul Jacobs

HARPSICHORD

Paolo Bordignon

PIANO

Eric Huebner

ORGAN

Kent Tritle

LIBRARIANSLawrence Tarlow Principal

Sandra Pearson**Sara Griffin**

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGERCarl R. Schiebler

STAGE REPRESENTATIVEJoseph Faretta

AUDIO DIRECTORLawrence Rock

* Associate Principal** Assistant Principal*** Acting Associate Principal+ On Leave++ Replacement / Extra

The New York Philharmonic uses the revolving seating method for section string players who are listed alphabetically in the roster.

HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETYEmanuel AxPierre BoulezStanley DruckerThe Late Lorin MaazelZubin Mehta

Instruments made possible, in part, by The Richard S. and Karen LeFrak Endowment Fund.

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Board NewsThe 2014–15 season marked a smooth transition of leadership when Gary W. Parr stepped down as Chairman (2009–2015) and was succeeded by Oscar S. Schafer (above, with his wife, Didi), who had joined the board in 2007, the same year that he and his wife, Didi, began presenting the Concerts in the Parks. In addition, Peter W. May, a member of the Board since 2008, was given the newly created title of Vice Chairman.

In addition, five dedicated music lovers joined the Board:

InternationalAdvisory Board An International Advisory Board (IAB) of the New York Philharmonic was formed to more effectively develop and maximize relationships outside the United States to support the Philharmonic’s activities abroad, including the New York Philharmonic Global Academy. The Orchestra recognizes the efforts of the IAB, which first convened in the 2014–15 season.

Co-ChairsAngela Chen, United StatesChristian A. Lange, United States Antonio Quintella, Brazil

Board MembersBernard Attali, FranceRiccardo Braglia, SwitzerlandJinqing Caroline Cai, ChinaCharles C.Y. Chen, TaiwanLuis Rebollar Corona, MexicoJanet Holmes à Court, AustraliaSteve Jensen, United StatesMitsuhiko Kawai, JapanFederico R. Lopez, PhilippinesPedro P. Parente, BrazilWashington SyCip, PhilippinesEmma Thompson (Honorary Member), United Kingdom

Richard Tsai, TaiwanSusanne Wamsler, AustriaChaoyong Wang, ChinaSuzher Yan, Hong KongMaestro Long Yu (Honorary Member), China

Peter Gross

James L. Nederlander

Alexander Klabin

J. Christopher Kojima

Nancy B. Rubinger

Year at a GlanceTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.

Officers and DirectorsOscar S. Schafer, Chairman Matthew VanBesien, President Peter W. May, Vice Chairman Daisy M. Soros, Secretary Laura Chang, Treasurer

Lawrence D. AckmanAlec BaldwinJoshua BellDr. Clemens BörsigYefim BronfmanKenneth A. BuckfireAngela ChenPeter D. CummingsToos N. DaruvalaLodewijk J.R. de VinkJ. Christopher FlowersAnnabelle K. GarrettTimothy M. GeorgeWhoopi GoldbergPeter GrossPaul B. GuentherGurnee F. HartGerald L. HassellRobert S. Hekemian, Jr.C. Robert HenriksonSteven HeyerAnn JohnsonPeter JungenAlexander KlabinJ. Christopher KojimaHoney M. Kurtz

Christian A. LangeKaren T. LeFrakWilliam M. LewisHarold Mitchell, ACJames L. NederlanderElizabeth A. NewmanCharles F. NiemethC. Allen ParkerGary W. ParrItzhak PerlmanJoel I. PicketSusan RoseNancy B. RubingerCarol D. SchaeferShirley S. Bacot ShamelLarry A. SilversteinStephanie A. SirotaMotomu TakahashiOscar L. TangPamela Thomas-GrahamBobby TudorRonald J. UlrichDaria L. WallachMary J. WallachSandra F. WarshawskyShirley Young

Chairmen EmeritiPaul B. Guenther Gary W. Parr

Directors EmeritiDonald BlinkenEdith BouriezDale M. Frehse

Gunther E. GreinerPhyllis J. MillsPaula L. Root

Benjamin M. Rosen Joel E. SmilowStephen Stamas

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1716Year at a GlanceTHE ADMINISTRATION

MATTHEW VanBesien President

Susan O’Dell Assistant to the President

Lisa Mantone Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Bill Thomas Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

David Snead Vice President, Marketing, Brand, and Customer Experience

Miki Takebe Vice President, Operations and Touring

Theodore Wiprud Vice President, Education The Sue B. Mercy Chair

Edward Yim Vice President, Artistic Planning

ARTISTIC PLANNINGPamela Walsh Artistic Administrator

Betsey Tumarkin Artistic Planning Manager

Bethany Flom Artistic Planning Assistant

Galiya Valerio Assistant to the Music Director

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTArchivesBarbara Haws Archivist / Historian

Gabryel Smith Assistant Archivist

Mitchell Brodsky Digital Archivist Project Manager

DevelopmentHanna Gyory Assistant to the Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Sara Pinto Senior Director, Development

Jill Batcheller Associate Director, Friends Program

Amy Grossman Coordinator, Friends Program

Barbara Shear Research Manager

Corporate RelationsAlison Abels Director, Corporate Sponsorships

Pamela Bash Manager, Corporate Relations

Individual GivingSusan Ebersole Director, Leadership Gifts

Russell Jones Senior Development Officer

Jane Kelly Development Officer

Institutional GivingNancy Kingston Director, Institutional Giving

Megan Whitman Associate Director, Institutional Giving

Whitney Janis Administrative Assistant

OperationsNatalie Groisman Director, Operations

Genevieve Chapin Operations Associate

Jose Guzman Operations Associate

Kayla Walker Operations Associate

Special Events and Volunteer ServicesMarion Cotrone Director, Special Events and Volunteer Services

Jennifer Levine Associate Director, Special Events and

Volunteer Services

Siobhan Harloff Manager, Special Events

CommunicationsKatherine E. Johnson Director, Communications

Deirdre Roddin Communications Associate

Jennifer Luzzo Communications Assistant

PublicationsMonica Parks Director of Publications

Elana Estrin Publications and Content Editor

Edward Lovett Digital Publications Editor

Rebecca Winzenried Program and Publications Editor

EDUCATIONAmy Leffert Director, Education Productions

Megan Lemley Associate Director, School Programs

Debora Kang Manager, Education Programs

OPERATIONS AND FINANCEFinancePamela Katz Director of Finance

Marilyn Nichols Finance and Administration Assistant

Eddie Duffy Office Services Administrator

Alexander Frenkel Assistant Controller

Maryam Kimyagarova Assistant Controller

Aleftina Malayeva Senior Accountant

Gordon Samuels Assistant Accountant

Karen Schlicht Payroll Manager

Human ResourcesCatherine Williams Director of Human Resources

Information TechnologyTerri-Ann Feindt Director of Information Technology

Elizabeth Lee Associate Director, Information Technology

Will Lavary Associate Director, Network Infrastructure

Joseph Papenmeyer Network Administrator

Galen Brown Application and Business Analyst

Yuri Reyes Support Analyst

MarketingLanore Carr Assistant to the Vice President, Marketing, Brand and Customer ` Experience

Julii Oh Director of Marketing

Rebecca Brenner Direct Marketing Manager

Deirdre Cipolla Associate Director, Marketing Services

Rachel Rossos Gallant Director of Relationship Marketing

Renee Jiang Digital Marketing Manager

Customer RelationsLinda Forlini Director of Customer Relations and Sales

Mandy Decker Administrative Assistant

Deedee Aguilar Group Sales Manager

Britta Hallberg Assistant Director of Customer Relations

Jasmine Bermudez Customer Relations Representative

Sean Cameron Customer Relations Representative

Thomas Decker Customer Relations Supervisor

Patrick Deeney Customer Relations Manager

Ashley Lara Customer Relations Supervisor

Timothy Martin Customer Relations Representative

Patrick O’Reilly Customer Relations Representative

MediaVince Ford Director of Digital Media

Lawrence Rock Audio Director

Mark Travis Audio Producer

Robert Lanham Web and Digital Media Developer

Elizabeth Mauban Digital Content Manager

Jacob King Video Producer

OPERATIONSAlex Johnston Director, Concert Production and Operations

Brendan Timins Director, Touring and Operations

Michele Balm Director, Facilities and Operations

James Eng Operations Assistant

Valerie Whitney Administrative Assistant

Orchestra PersonnelCarl R. Schiebler Orchestra Personnel Manager

Valerie Petrov Orchestra Personnel Assistant /

Auditions Coordinator

(As of August 31, 2015)

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1918Year at a GlanceCONDUCTORS, SOLOISTS, AND ENSEMBLES

CONDUCTORThomas Adès*** Timothy Brock*George Daugherty*Stéphane Denève*Christoph von DohnányiCharles DutoitAlan GilbertManfred HoneckJeffrey KahaneConstantine KitsopoulosCourtney Lewis*Susanna Mälkki*Juanjo Mena*Jeffrey Milarsky* Sakari OramoDavid RobertsonEsa-Pekka SalonenCase ScaglioneLeonard SlatkinTed SperlingBramwell ToveyKrzysztof Urbański*Gary Thor WedowJoshua WeilersteinLong Yu**David ZinmanJaap van Zweden

CELLOEric Bartlett*Yo-Yo MaAlisa Weilerstein

CLARINETKari Kriikku**Anthony McGill*

DRUMSTerri Lyne Carrington*

ENSEMBLEBrooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun-Menaker, DirectorNew York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, Director; Pierre Vallet, Chorus Master

New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Ensemble Philip Smith, ConductorSilk Road Ensemble*Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, Director

FLUTERobert Langevin

GHIJAKGulinaer Yiming*

HOST / SPEAKERKinan Azmeh Whoopi Goldberg*Joseph GramleyWu ManMo Rocca*Martin Scorsese Philip SmithJoe TorreTheodore Wiprud

JAZZ BASS Reuben Rogers*

OBOEFrançois Leleux*

PIANOEmanuel AxInon Barnatan*Yefim BronfmanJeremy Denk*Kirill GersteinStephen Gosling*Martin Helmchen*Jeffrey KahaneLang LangPeter Martin* Anne-Marie McDermottJon Kimura ParkerJean-Yves ThibaudetDaniil Trifonov

SHENGWu Tong

THEATRICALKevin Del Aguila, Scriptwriter / Director*Jane Alexander, Actor*Alec Baldwin, Artistic AdvisorCôme de Bellescize, Director*Jason Cicci, Actor*Marion Cotillard, Actor*George Daugherty, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Co-Creator Giants Are Small, ProductionTom Dulack, Scriptwriter / DirectorDoug Fitch, Director / DesignerÉric Génovèse, Actor*Edouard Getaz, Producer / Video DirectorChristian Gonon, Actor*Michael Thomas Holmes, Actor*David Ka Lik Wong, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Co-Creator Silvia Kahley, ActorHeather Lipson Bell, Dancer / Choreographer Allan McCormick, Dancer*Randy Skinner, Choreographer* Fred Willard, Actor*

VIOLACynthia Phelps

VIOLINLisa BatiashviliJoshua BellRenaud Capuçon*Augustin HadelichHilary HahnLeila JosefowiczMidoriSheryl StaplesMaxim VengerovFrank Peter Zimmermann

VOCALISTDaniela Barcellona, Mezzo-Soprano*Ben Bliss, Tenor*Thomas Blondelle, Tenor*Russell Braun, BaritoneJulia Bullock, Soprano*Iestyn Davies, CountertenorJoyce DiDonato, Mezzo-SopranoChristopher Fitzgerald, Vocalist*

Renée Fleming, SopranoSantino Fontana, VocalistJosh Groban, VocalistErika Henningsen, Vocalist*Steven Humes, Bass*Lei Jia, Vocalist*Norm Lewis, Vocalist*Alli Mauzey, Vocalist*Angela Meade, Soprano*Erin Morley, SopranoSimone Osborne, Soprano*Laura Osnes, VocalistAnne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano Julian Ovenden, Vocalist*Eric Owens, Bass-BaritoneLilli Paasikivi, Mezzo-SopranoChristine Price, Soprano*Dianne Reeves, Vocalist*Faith Sherman, Mezzo-Soprano*Michael Slattery, TenorMark Stone, Baritone*Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-Soprano*Russell Thomas, TenorCamilla Tilling, Soprano*Connor Tsui, Boy Soprano*Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano*Edward Watts, Vocalist*James Westman, Baritone*NaTasha Yvette Williams, Vocalist*Vanessa Williams, Vocalist*Lauren Worsham, Vocalist*

* New York Philharmonic Debut ** New York Philharmonic Subscription Debut*** New York Philharmonic Conducting Debut

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Young People’s Concerts for AllYoung People’s Concerts Support provided by UNIQLO (ages 6–12 / audiences of 10,000 annually)

The 2014–15 series, titled SUPER SONIC MUSIC BOX, included four concerts at Avery Fisher (now named David Geffen) Hall on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.

November 15, 2014: “Melody Transformed”January 24, 2015: “Orchestra Transformed”February 21, 2015: “Story Transformed”May 9, 2015: “Dance Transformed” (right, bottom)

The season introduced YPC Overtures (right, top), engaging activities, beginning at 1:00 p.m., that feature ways to engage with the Orchestra in person, through live performance, and via digital media.

Very Young People’s Concerts (ages 3–6 / audiences of 3,200 annually)

The season’s series was titled Philharmonic Playdates. These events, which take place at Merkin Concert Hall, include pre-concert musical games with Philharmonic musicians (page 21, left) and post-performance instrument tryouts.

November 30 and December 1, 2014: “Games and Toys”February 8 and 9, 2015: “Make-Believe”March 22 and 23, 2015: “Building Blocks”

In the 2014–15 season the Philharmonic offered VYPCs away from home, engaging children across the city and as far away as Long Island. (experienced by 1,300)

March 14, 2015: “Make-Believe,” at Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education (in the Bronx), presented by Lincoln Center’s Boro-Linc

March 21, 2015: “Make-Believe,” at The Jerome L. Greene Space at WQXR, in Lower Manhattan

March 29 and 30, 2015: “Building Blocks,” at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, on Long Island

Young People’s Concerts for Schools Made possible with support from the Carson Family Charitable Trust and the Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation (grades 3–12 / audiences of 12,000 annually)

These concerts, formerly titled School Day Concerts and held at Avery Fisher (now named David Geffen) Hall, are given exclusively for New York City and nearby elementary, middle, and high school students, many of them participants in Philharmonic Schools. The 2014–15 season program, titled “Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Music of Two Worlds,” presented selections of the great composer’s musical setting of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy alongside premieres created by Philharmonic Very Young Composers.

March 4, 5, and 6, 2015

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Serving the CommunityEDUCATION

Learning CommunitiesPhilharmonic Schools (formerly School Partnership Program)(grades 3–5 / 5,000 students in 17 schools)

New York Philharmonic Teaching Artists instruct students and school teachers how to listen, perform, and compose with major orchestral repertoire. In-school activities (right, bottom) prepare students to attend concerts in their schools and at Avery Fisher (now named David Geffen) Hall (right, top). Partner elementary schools in all five boroughs embrace music as an essential element of the classroom and school community.

Very Young Composers (grades 5–12 / 132 composers in NYC / national and global partners)

Students with or without musical background learn to create, notate, and hear their own music performed by Philharmonic musicians — often the full Orchestra — with the help of Teaching Artists, who serve as mentors and scribes. Students begin the program through Philharmonic Schools, and can choose to continue through Composer’s Bridge sessions. With assistance from the New York Philharmonic, numerous communities in the U.S. and abroad have established their own versions of Very Young Composers.

Through a collaboration with the Tomodachi Initiative of the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, in March 2015 one of those communities — Fukushima, Japan, the site of the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster — sent nine of its Very Young Composers to New York to work directly with nine young American composers, following an exchange of “musical postcards.” Their compositions, all on the theme of “Rebirth,” were performed by Philharmonic musicians in a free public concert.

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T he New York Philharmonic serves New York City and the world through a wide and immersive array of education programs and free performances, and by representing its

hometown through bold projects presented on its travels to the cultural capitals of the world.

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MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic’s Education Programs.

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InsightsPre-Concert Insights (108 lectures / 7,200 attendees)

These talks for adults, which take place before every subscription concert, are given by scholars — including the 2014–15 season Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence Carol J. Oja, who also pursued research in the Archives — and composers.

Insights at the Atrium (6 lectures with performance / 1,000 attendees)

These free events, held at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, examine the music and themes of the season through discussions, often with live performance and video.

October 22, 2014: “Intertwining Histories: William Warfield, Show Boat, and the New York Philharmonic,” with Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence Carol J. Oja, speaker

January 7, 2015: “Perspectives on Nielsen: A Conversation with Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill,” Program Annotator James M. Keller, The Leni and Peter May Chair, moderator

February 2, 2015: “An Evening with Lisa Batiashvili,” Vice President, Artistic Planning, Edward Yim, moderator

February 18, 2015: “Traversing Time and Trade: Fifteen Years of the Silk Road,” members of the Silk Road Ensemble

March 23, 2015: “Artist and Muse: John Adams and Leila Josefowicz,” Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence Carol J. Oja, moderator, and John Novacek, piano (above)

June 1, 2015: “Joan of Arc at the Stake: Drama in Music,” Alan Gilbert and cast members from the Philharmonic production

The season also offered Insights Immersion, a day-long series of events — co-presented with and held at 92nd Street Y — on December 7, titled “The Many Worlds of Antonín Dvořák,” which provided a deeper look into Dohnányi / Dvořák: A Philharmonic Festival for serious enthusiasts. They included talks and lectures by scholars and artists, a plenary session, live performance, multimedia elements, and concert packages.

New York Philharmonic Global AcademyThese customized collaborations with partners worldwide offer intensive training of pre-professional instrumentalists by musicians from the Orchestra, often complemented by Philharmonic performance residencies. The Global Academy Fellowship Program offers opportunities for Academy participants to travel to New York to train and play with New York Philharmonic musicians as Zarin Mehta Fellows.

Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership The Starr International Foundation, Presenting SponsorA four-year partnership with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, led by its Music Director Long Yu, was launched in September 2014 with the opening of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA), in partnership with the Shanghai Conservatory. The season also featured the first of four annual performance residencies by Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic in Shanghai (left) through the 2017–18 season. (See page 60.) This project was the foundation of the collaborative blend of education and performance that the Philharmonic would call the Global Academy.

Music Academy of the West This four-year partnership, launched in July 2014, is the platform through which Philharmonic musicians train Music Academy Fellows, among them the inaugural group of ten Zarin Mehta Fellows, who were immersed in orchestral life over ten days in January (left), including performing in the Orchestra. Over the summer there was the first of two biennial Philharmonic residencies with concerts led by Alan Gilbert at the Music Academy Summer Festival coupled with educational activites (above). (See page 64.)

Philharmonic Academy, Jr. The Orchestra collaborates with New York institutions committed to creating strong orchestra programs for pre-college students by offering training by Philharmonic musicians. The initial partnerships were with the Harmony Program in Harlem (an El Sistema–inspired network of youth orchestras) and the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale.

January 6, New York

July 6, Shanghai

August 3, Santa Barbara

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The 50th Anniversary of the Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, with concerts in all five boroughs, June 17–24

The beloved series, running strong for half a century, was an occasion for citywide civic celebrations (see page 59). They included (clockwise, from bottom left) bringing out tens of thousands to Central Park; politicians such as Senator Charles E. Schumer and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Mitchell J. Silver (wearing tie and far right, respectively, with Matthew VanBesien and Oscar Schafer); anniversary activities including Share the Stage, pre-concert performances by local bands (made possible by a grant from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs), such as the Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir led by Pastor Frank Haye; and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer (seen here with Mr. VanBesien and Mr. Schafer) commending “the New York Philharmonic’s contributions to the City” and proclaiming June 17 “Philharmonic in the Park Appreciation Day.”

June 18, Central Park


June 19, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park


T he Philharmonic has acted on a commitment to its community by giving free performances since 1965, a tradition celebrated in the 2014–15 season.

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Chinese New Year Concert and Gala

The New York Philharmonic’s fourth annual Chinese New Year celebration (see page 50) was complemented by free pre-concert festivities held on Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza.

Serving the CommunityOPEN ACCESS (CONTINUED)

Free Annual Memorial Day ConcertPresented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

For the 24th consecutive year the Philharmonic invited New Yorkers to gather and commemorate through music, in a free performance at the august Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, with music shared in the adjacent Pulpit Green for overflow crowds.

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February 24

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2928Serving the CommunityA GLOBAL LEADER

EUROPE / SPRING 2015 Tour, April 16–May 1Credit Suisse is the Exclusive Tour Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic

The Orchestra’s visit to the wellspring of symphonic music garnered acclaim for its signature programs, which combine cornerstones of the canon with today’s newest sounds, and more recent projects for which the Philharmonic has become acclaimed, including (counterclockwise, from near right) education outreach in Dublin (during the first return there after 19 years); a production of Stravinsky’s Petrushka in which the musicians played a theatrical role as well as a CONTACT! chamber concert in London; a return to Amsterdam’s historic Concertge-bouw; and two concerts in the inaugural season of the Philharmonie de Paris. (See page 52.) April 16, Dublin

April 26, Paris

April 18, London April 21, Amsterdam

April 19, London

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3130Innovation and PreservationDIGITAL PROJECTS

BroadcastsThe New York Philharmonic This Week MetLife Foundation, Corporate Underwriter (approx. 38.6 million listeners per year)

Weekly, national, and international audio program; during the season the series’ distribution was expanded to China

Live From Lincoln Center nationally televised at least twice a year, on pbs (approx. 2 million viewers per telecast)

Two broadcasts during the 2014–15 season: the March 2014 production of Sweeney Todd (right) and the live broadcast of the New Year’s Eve concert, conducted by Bramwell Tovey, featuring Dianne Reeves and Norm Lewis; in addition, the November 2014 production of Show Boat was taped for broadcast in the following season

Great Performances periodic appearances on pbs (approx. 2 million viewers per telecast)

La Dolce Vita, the Opening Gala Concert

Webcasts(approx. 150,000 views)

The first American orchestra to broadcast from Philharmonie de Paris, produced in partnership with Medici.tv, in a concert with Joyce DiDonato as soloist (left)

E ver at the forefront of sharing its music and acting as a cultural resource, the Philharmonic builds on a legacy of being a media pioneer and has launched an avant-garde

database to make its history available to the world.

nyphil.org(nyphil.org receives 1.8 million unique visitors each year)

The mobile-friendly website that allows audience members and music fans to explore the world of the Philharmonic through:

• Video interviews, audio clips, and program notes• Secure ticket purchases, with the ability to choose

the vantage point through “View from a Seat”• Video footage of performances• High quality audio streams• Behind-the-scenes videos with artists and

musicians• Performance photos and slideshows• Curated playlists• All recently released Philharmonic commercial

recordings, radio broadcasts, and preview clips• Introductions to individual Philharmonic

musicians through online Q&As• The Philharmonic’s past through the History

section, including the Leon Levy Digital Archives and Performance History Search (see page 32)

Social Media

Facebook approx. 371,844 followers

Twitter approx. 115,622 followers

YouTube approx. 16,847 followers

Tumblr approx. 4,503 followers

Pinterest approx. 1,200 followers

Soundcloud approx. 17,200 followers


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The online recording series, self-produced and released by the Philharmonic monthly, with ten new performances over the season released, bringing the Orchestra’s total number of live concert recordings to more than 100, all available through Spotify, iTunes, and other major online music stores

Four releases from the series, including Verdi’s Requiem and highlights from the 2014 NY PHIL BIENNIAL, part of Google’s launch of Classical Live, a series of live concert recordings from the world’s premier ensembles

CDsThe Nielsen Project The multiyear initiative (see page 46) culminating with the release of two CDs — Nielsen’s Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice, plus his three concertos, with Principal Flute Robert Langevin, Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill, and violinist Nikolaj Znaider as soloists — and of the complete boxed set (below) in June, the month of the composer’s 150th birthday

New York Philharmonic Presents: Philip SmithIn celebration of the tenure of the Philharmonic’s former Principal Trumpet, a CD of repertoire highlights and two online albums of selected concerto appearances

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2014–15 Bruno Walter Gallery exhibits: (Permanent and Bruno Walter Gallery changing exhibits viewed by approx. 522,500 visitors)

The Politics of Music: The Orchestra During World War I (marking the centennial of the beginning of World War I)

Dvorák in the New World: The Composer and the Philharmonic during Dvorák’s Time in New York (in conjunction with Dohnányi / Dvorák: A Philharmonic Festival)

Sibelius at Home: Images from the Aho Family Films (celebrating Sibelius’s 150th birthday)

The Legacy of Avery Fisher (in conjunction with a concert honoring Avery Fisher’s legacy)

Sanctity and Spectacle: Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake

Priceless Music, Absolutely Free: 50 Years of the New York Philharmonic in the Parks

The New York Philharmonic ArchivesOne of the world’s great music research centers, the oldest and most comprehensive collection of any symphony orchestra contains approximately six million pages of material that date back to the Orchestra’s founding in 1842. The holdings include correspondence, business records, orchestral scores and parts, photographs, concert programs, and newspaper clippings, as well as concert and broadcast recordings dating as far back as to the 1920s. The Archives (above) supports research by scholars and musicians — including the season’s Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence (see page 22) — and engages in outreach such as presenting the Orchestra’s history in New York City schools and communities, curating both permanent and changing exhibitions in Avery Fisher (now titled David Geffen) Hall.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Concerts in the Parks, the Archives created Crowdsourcing Memories (below), an online portal to capture individuals’ favorite memories from the series. In addition to partnering with the Queens Public Library and New York Public Library to encourage participation, the Archives sent resource packets of original documents to more than 100 public school librarians and music teachers to foster students’ active engagement in the history of the Philharmonic and the city.

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New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives (more than 750,000 visits, with almost 3.5 million page views.)

Available at archives.nyphil.org, this groundbreaking project is digitizing and making freely available the Orchestra’s vast history from 1842 to 1970, and all public documents to today. With generous support from the Leon Levy Foundation, the Philharmonic has received a total of $5 million since 2005 to implement one of the world’s most ambitious and comprehensive digitization programs. In the spring of 2015 the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the project a grant of $325,000 in recognition of the Digital Archives’ success and of the broad cultural value of the Orchestra’s history.

New additions over the 2014–15 season include: • Every printed program from 1842 to the most

recent week, with more than 13,300 programs now available

• Upgrading the Performance History Database, which now links to the Digital Archives, facilitating access to the history of any artist, concert location, date, and work

• Open Data Initiative, making the Philharmonic the first major symphony orchestra to provide open access to its performance history data for research and application development

• The historic subscriber database project, created in collaboration with a team of Columbia University sociologists led by Shamus Kahn, and supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

• In an interactive online presentation to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Andre Kostelanetz’s score of Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (below) with links to the signed tributes of those who have narrated the work with the Philharmonic, as well as to audio excerpts of their performances; these luminaries include Marion Anderson, Carl Sandberg, Walter Cronkite, and Joe Torre, who narrated the work at the May 2015 Spring Gala, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks

Innovation and PreservationTHE ARCHIVES (CONTINUED)

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3736The Year in Pictures

Opening Gala — La Dolce Vita: Music from Italian Cinema

The season began with Italian flair thanks to an Opening Gala centered on a glamorous concert (part of THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic) with superstar soloists and classic film sound tracks by the likes of Nino Rota performed alongside animations of films by masters including Federico Fellini. Alan Gilbert conducted and soprano Renée Fleming, violinist Joshua Bell•, and vocalist Josh Groban were the soloists. The Gala festivities were presided over by (from top) Gala Co-Chairmen Antonio and Gabriela Quintella and James L.• and Margo M. Nederlander.

H ere is a glance at some of the more memorable moments of the New York Philharmonic’s 2014–15 season, which ranged from glamorous galas and choral masterpieces to

today’s newest music, plus a free 50th-anniversary tour of the city and performance and education projects across three continents.

September 16

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Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times

The second production in the season’s THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic (an initiative overseen by Alec Baldwin•, its Artistic Advisor, seen here with his wife, Hilaria) was a tribute to The Little Tramp through a masterpiece for which Chaplin himself wrote the music, which was reconstructed by the concert’s conductor, Timothy Brock.

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Collaborations with today’s leading artists underpinned the entire season, but no more so than when the Orchestra was joined by official artistic partners. The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence was violinist Lisa Batiashvili, who performed concertos and appeared in recital (above and top right). Christopher Rouse concluded his three-year tenure as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence (far right, seen with Principal Flute Robert Langevin, who performed Rouse’s Flute Concerto). And the Philharmonic introduced a new three-year post: that of Artist-in-Association, held by pianist Inon Barnatan (near right, with Philharmonic musicians and cellist Alisa Weilerstein), who made his Philharmonic debut and joined the Orchestra’s players in chamber music performances.


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CONTACT!, The New-Music Series

In the 2014–15 season the Philharmonic’s new-music series explored the sounds of a specific country or region (including, right, “New Music from Nordic Countries,” led by Alan Gilbert at The Metropolitan Museum of Art) and, in one of the chamber concerts at NoHo’s SubCulture, the perspective offered by composer John Adams, who curated and hosted (below).


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Dvořák / Dohnányi: A Philharmonic Festival

The eminent conductor Christoph von Dohnányi presided over two weeks (although, due to illness, Krzysztof Urbański conducted in his place for the first week) that focused on the music of Antonín Dvořák, including concertos spotlighting cellist Alisa Weilerstein (below) and pianist Martin Helmchen (right) in a festival that also included a chamber concert, part of a daylong Insights Immersion (see page 22). During the festival, Czech Consul General Martin Dvořák presented to the Philharmonic a facsimile edition of the New World Symphony manuscript score in appreciation of the Philharmonic’s contributions to the exhibition of the actual manuscript, displayed in New York to mark the 25th anniversary of the Czech Velvet Revolution.

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The Nielsen Project

Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic’s survey of the symphonies and concertos of the great Danish composer Carl Nielsen concluded with a performance of the Clarinet Concerto, with Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill in his solo debut, and the release of the final recordings in the project. The release of the complete box set, in June, was feted with a Nielsen birthday party at SubCulture, attended by (below) Alan Gilbert, Danish Consul General in New York Ambassador Jarl Frijs-Madsen, and Matthew VanBesien.


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Wide-Ranging Repertoire

The Philharmonic brought brilliance, style, and commitment to a breathtaking variety of music, ranging from (clockwise, from above) the Verdi Requiem, conducted by Alan Gilbert; through the all-Gershwin New Year’s Eve concert (conducted by Bramwell Tovey and featuring Norm Lewis and Dianne Reeves) and the semi-staged production of Show Boat (conducted and directed by Ted Sperling and starring Jane Alexander, Christopher Fitzgerald, Erika Henningsen, Norm Lewis, Alli Mauzey, Julian Ovenden, Edward Watts, Fred Willard, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Vanessa Williams, and Lauren Worsham); to the blend of sounds from different cultures that infused the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Silkroad Project.


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Chinese New Year Concert and Gala

The Philharmonic welcomed the Year of the Sheep with a program featuring Chinese composers, musicians, and traditional instruments to celebrate the cultural heritage of China, and to honor the Chinese American community. The concert was conducted by Long Yu and featured cellist Yo-Yo Ma, sheng player Wu Tong, ghijak player Gulinaer Yiming (not in photo), and vocalist Lei Jia (not in photo) as soloists. It followed a free outdoor performance by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and public school students from the National Dance Institute (see page 27). The Gala was presided over by Honorary Gala Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Maurice R. Greenberg (near right), H.E. Ambassador Liu Jieyi, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wolfensohn, and H.E. Consul-General Zhang Qiyue; Gala Co-Chairmen Angela Chen•, Guoqing Chen and Ming Liu, Gary W. Parr• (who was honored at the Gala for his contributions during his tenure as Chairman of the Philharmonic’s Board), Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar L. Tang•, and Shirley Young•. The Starr International Foundation was the Gala’s Presenting Sponsor, and Hennessy was its Corporate Sponsor (and in top right photo, represented by brand director Bernadette Knight, seen here with Long Yu, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gary W. Parr).

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EUROPE / SPRING 2015 Tour

The Philharmonic’s 12th tour under the aegis of Exclusive Tour Sponsor Credit Suisse featured concerts in Dublin, London, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Paris, Frankfurt, and Cologne. Highlights included Philharmonic signature projects such as the theatrical reimagining of Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka; the World Premiere of Peter Eötvös’s Senza sangue, co-commissioned with KölnMusik (far right); and a CONTACT! chamber music concert (see page 28). The Orchestra also engaged in education activities in Dublin (near right), returned to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, appeared in the inaugural season of the Philharmonie de Paris (bottom, center), with Philharmonic Patrons attending as part of a Patron Tour, and was feted by Credit Suisse at events in London (below, represented by Credit Suisse Director, Private Banking UK, Paul Fairfoull and Credit Suisse Global Head of Advertising Libby Hills) and Frankfurt (bottom, represented by Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Germany, Austria & Central Europe, Credit Suisse Group AG Helene von Roeder).


April 15, Dublin

April 17, London

April 28, Frankfurt April 30, CologneApril 26, Paris

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5554

The Spring Gala: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks

The celebration of a half-century of priceless music, absolutely free began with the Spring Gala, a program of music associated with the beloved series, including Copland’s Lincoln Portrait narrated by baseball legend Joe Torre (below). The Gala was chaired by (above, far left and far right) Peter• and Leni May and Marijke and Lodewijk• de Vink and honored (center) Oscar• and Didi Schafer for supprting the series. Curtis Arledge (left, with Mr. Schafer) represented BNY Mellon, which presented the Gala.


May 19

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Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake

As has become a tradition, the subscription season ended with a powerful, theatrical production, this time Honegger’s oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake starring Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard. The production — the U.S. Premiere of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto production under Seiji Ozawa, produced by Vony Sarfati, Vocaly Inc in agreement with Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati — featured an enormous cast, including actors from the Comédie-Française and vocal soloists as well as children’s chorus and adult chorus.


June 10

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Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer: The 50th Anniversary

The 50th-anniversary summer of the Concerts in the Parks (see page 24) offered not only the performances New Yorkers have loved for five decades. Alan Gilbert conducted all-American programs with Joshua Bell (left) and Julia Bullock and Ben Bliss as soloists, and Charles Dutoit led a Franco-Russian program spotlighting violinist Renaud Capuçon. The Orchestra also hosted Share the Stage, with the Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir, led by Frank Haye; jazz percussionist Steven Kroon (below); and historic Richmond Town folk musicians Bob Conroy and Norm Pederson with Bill Doerge giving pre-concert performances in their home boroughs in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, respectively. The Brooklyn and Queens audiences were catered to by local food trucks, and the Philharmonic Archives mounted pop-up exhibits in the parks. The Archives also partnered with the city’s Department of Education to engage public school students in classical music and history, linked to the Concerts in the Parks and, in partnership with the Queens Library, presented multimedia talks about the Philharmonic’s history and relationship. This complemented Crowdsourcing Memories: 50 Years of the Philharmonic in New York City’s Parks, inviting the public to share personal Concerts in the Parks memories, to be preserved forever in the Archives (see page 32).



June 22, Queens’s Cunningham Park

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Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency PartnershipThe Starr International Foundation, Presenting Sponsor

In July the New York Philharmonic undertook its first performance residency in Shanghai, as part of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership, the flagship collaboration that led to the creation of the New York Philharmonic Global Academy (see page 23). The culmination of a year in which groups of Philharmonic musicians traveled there to teach at the Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA), the entire Orchestra arrived for five concerts, including a Young People’s Concert (right) that included A Bite of the Apple by Karen LeFrak (in inset, with Fred Dixon, president and CEO, NYC & Company, left, and Matthew VanBesien) with video produced by NYC & Co., and activities associated with the SOA, including master classes, lessons, and coachings (below). The residency- partnership is presented by The Starr International Foundation (of which Florence A. Davis, second from right in bottom photo, is Director).


July 3

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Bravo! Vail Residency

The Philharmonic’s 13th annual summer residency at the Rocky Mountain festival featured six concerts and a chamber music performance by Philharmonic musicians. The conductors were Alan Gilbert, Bramwell Tovey, and former New York Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Joshua Weilerstein, and the soloists were pianists Jon Kimura Parker and Anne-Marie McDermott, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, violinist Midori, soprano Julia Bullock and tenor Ben Bliss, and Acting Concertmaster Sheryl Staples and Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps. In addition, Philharmonic musicians worked with students in the Very Young Composers of Vail program, a project of the New York Philharmonic in collaboration with Bravo! Vail.


July 26

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Music Academy of the West Partnership

After starting with visits by Alan Gilbert and Philharmonic musicians to Santa Barbara in the summer of 2014, the New York Philharmonic Global Academy partnership with the Music Academy of the West flourished in 2015 (see page 23). In January the Global Academy Fellowship Program was inaugurated by the arrival in New York of ten Music Academy instrumentalists, selected as Zarin Mehta Fellows through auditions, to train and play with the Philharmonic (below). In early August the Orchestra’s first performance residency in Santa Barbara took place, with a side-by-side orchestra reading with the Music Academy’s Academy Festival Orchestra (near left) and Philharmonic musicians serving as visiting artists, engaging in educational activities, and giving a chamber concert. It culminated with Alan Gilbert conducting an all-American program in the Orchestra’s debut at the Santa Barbara Bowl (opposite).


January 8, in New York City

August 2

August 3

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6766The BenefactorsLIFETIME GIFTS

Leadership CircleCiti Credit Suisse Francis Goelet* Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Didi and Oscar S. Schafer The Starr Foundation Mrs. Arnold van Ameringen* Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund for Lincoln Center

BenefactorsThe Family of Elizabeth G. Beinecke / Prospect Hill Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Carson Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Flowers

Leon Levy Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mercy, Jr. MetLife Foundation National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts

The City of New York The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

The Starr International Foundation

Time Warner Inc. The Alice Tully Foundation

GuardiansMr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman J. Carter Bacot* / Shirley Bacot Shamel

The Alec Baldwin Foundation BNY Mellon Yoko Nagae Ceschina* Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust

The Dana Foundation Exxon Mobil Corporation The Ford Foundation Frederick N. Gilbert* Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart William Randolph Hearst Foundation

The Kaplen Brothers Fund Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels* Suzie and Bruce Kovner H. Frederick Krimendahl II* and Emilia A. Saint-Amand

Honey M. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak The Ambrose Monell Foundation Charles F. and Anne M. Niemeth Charles* and Elaine Petschek Peggy* and David Rockefeller The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow Daisy and Paul* Soros Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Daria and Eric Wallach Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation

Marcia D. Walton* Anonymous (1)

PartnersAmerican ExpressAssicurazioni GeneraliAT&TBASF CorporationFlorence Blau*The Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken

Booth Ferris FoundationBreguet Ruth F.* and Alan J.* Broder Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Sharon and Jon Corzine Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Constans Culver Foundation Deutsche Bank The Irene Diamond Fund Irmgard Dix* Ernst & Young Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer / Tishman Speyer

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

Paul and Diane Guenther SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mrs. William T. Knight III* Gerald M. Levin

The New York Philharmonic honors the Orchestra’s most significant donors, who have generously supported the Philharmonic’s activities over the years.

Daria L. Wallach• and Music Director Alan Gilbert

Anne and J. Christopher• Flowers

Leni and Peter May Vivian Milstein Mitsui & Co. Morgan Stanley Mr.* and Mrs.* Murray L. Nathan Natural Heritage Trust The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation The New York Times Company Gary W. Parr Joan and Joel I. Picket / Picket Family Foundation Mabel Larremore Pope Fund Joseph Pulitzer* Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III* Mr.* and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose The Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Mr.* and Mrs.* Richard B. Salomon Carol and Chuck Schaefer Donna and Marvin Schwartz The Secular Society Klara and Larry A. Silverstein In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons The Beatrice Snyder Foundation Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Mr. Oscar Tang Priscilla Thomas* Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky Anonymous (2)


Elizabeth Moynihan (left) and Shelby White (right) of the Leon Levy Foundation, with Assistant Principal Viola Irene Breslaw

*Deceased •Board Member

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6968The BenefactorsLEONARD BERNSTEIN CIRCLE

The New York Philharmonic recognizes the substantial commitment of Leonard Bernstein Circle members, who help fund the Orchestra’s ongoing excellence in performance, outreach, and educational programs.

Marilyn and Robert Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Deborah and Charles Adelman Adrienne Arsht James A. Attwood, Jr. The Alec Baldwin Foundation Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Ginette and Joshua Becker The Family of Elizabeth G. Beinecke / Prospect Hill Foundation

Mr. J. Truman Bidwell and Mrs. Ludmila S. Bidwell

Riccardo BragliaShirley BrodskyNoreen and Kenneth BuckfireThe Carson Family Charitable Trust Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Charles C. Y. ChenAngela Chen, China Arts Foundation International

Theodore Chu Mr. and Mrs. David M. CohenJoseph M. Cohen Michele and Martin Cohen Mrs. Daniel Cowin Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr.Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

Toos and Hira DaruvalaMarijke and Lodewijk de VinkThea Duell and Peter Cook Joan and Alvin H. Einbender The Enoch Foundation Cynthia and Herbert Fields Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Flowers Dale M. FrehseRosalind and Eugene J. GlaserSuzan Gordon Joan B. Gossner

The Jaye Penny Gould FoundationMr. and Mrs. Eugene M. GrantMaurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs.* Gunther E. GreinerPeter Gross Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Paul and Diane Guenther Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell

Rita E. Hauser and Gustave M. Hauser

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

The Hermione Foundation, Laura Sloate, Trustee

Steven Heyer Muna and Basem Hishmeh The Hite Foundation Janet Holmes à Court ACSteven J. JensenMr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Barbara Ehrlich and Stuart M. Johnson

Peter JungenJoan and Mike Kahn Ralph W.* and Leona KernTemma and Alfred Kingsley J. Christopher Kojima Suzie and Bruce Kovner Karen L. and Alan M. Krause Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Honey M. KurtzMr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch Mr. and Mrs. Christian LangeJulia L. Lanigan Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Gerald L. Lennard FoundationIn Memory of Ann Longmore

Federico LopezJustin A. Manus Nancy A. Marks Leni and Peter May Barbie and Tony Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mercy, Jr.Evalyn E. and Stephen E. MilmanMr. and Mrs. Philip Milstein Rosalind Miranda and John McLintock

Harold Mitchell, AC Margo M. and James L. Nederlander

Linda and Stuart NelsonThe Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Howard S. Paley Pedro P. ParenteC. Allen Parker, Esq. Gary W. ParrWendy Keys and Donald* PelsElaine and Charles* Petschek Joan and Joel I. Picket Mabel Larremore Pope Fund Antonio and Gabriela Quintella Susan and Elihu Rose Susan and Jack Rudin Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred* Krimendahl

Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo Carol and Chuck Schaefer Didi and Oscar Schafer Donna and Marvin Schwartz The Secular SocietyFlorence L. Seligman Michael A. Sennott Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

Kent C. Simons: In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons

Joan and Joel Smilow Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon Daisy and Paul* Soros Edward Stanford & Barbara Scheulen Arlene and David StarrKimberly V. StraussWash SyCipDr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Mr. Oscar L. TangTiger Baron Foundation Richard TsaiPhoebe and Bobby Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Matthew VanBesien and Rosie Jowitt Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation

Susanne WamslerMr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky Shirley Young / US-China Cultural Institute / Committee of 100

Ann Ziff Anonymous (1)


Noreen and Kenneth A.• Buckfire

Mary J. Wallach•

Daisy M. Soros•


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7170The BenefactorsANNUAL FUND

New York Philharmonic Patron ProgramThe New York Philharmonic is grateful to the many generous Patrons who help the Orchestra present unparalleled programs with today’s leading guest artists and conductors, as well as maintain acclaimed educational programming and outreach initiatives.

Gifts of $500,000 or more The Alec Baldwin Foundation Laura Chang and Arnold Chavkin Credit Suisse — Exclusive Tour Sponsor

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. JohnsonAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

Leon Levy Foundation Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Estate of Donald A. Pels Didi and Oscar Schafer The Starr International Foundation

The Secular Society The Wallace Foundation Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation

Anonymous (1) Gifts of $250,000 or more BNY Mellon The Carson Family Charitable Trust

Angela Chen, China Arts Foundation International

Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Flowers Estate of Ellen G. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis The Estate of Marguerita de Herczeg McAdoo

MetLife Foundation Harold Mitchell, AC New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

The Pratt Foundation Susan and Elihu Rose

Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Mr. Oscar L. Tang

Gifts of $150,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Steven Heyer The Kaplen Brothers Fund Kristen and Alexander Klabin Beth and Christopher KojimaSuzie and Bruce Kovner Honey M. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange Leni and Peter MayEvalyn E. and Stephen E. Milman Rosalind Miranda and John McLintock

Margo M. and James L. Nederlander

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation

C. Allen Parker, Esq. Gary W. Parr Joan and Joel I. Picket Estate of Geraldine E. Rhoads The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein Joan and Joel Smilow Kimberly V. StraussPhoebe and Bobby Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

Anonymous (1)

Gifts of $100,000 or more Shirley Brodsky Noreen and Kenneth Buckfire The Frederick S. and Dorothy S. Coleman Foundation, Inc.

Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

Deutsche Bank Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer / Tishman Speyer

Jaye Penny Gould FoundationPeter Gross Paul and Diane Guenther The Hite Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mercy, Jr. Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth Elaine and Charles Petschek Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Susan and Jack Rudin Carol and Chuck Schaefer Florence L. Seligman Shirley Bacot Shamel Daisy and Paul* Soros Gifts of $75,000 or more Ginette and Joshua Becker Toos and Hira Daruvala The Enoch Foundation Perry and Martin Granoff Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Ralph W. and Leona Kern Mrs. William T. Knight III*Mabel Larremore Pope FundAntonio and Gabriela Quintella Mary Jo and Ted Shen

Kent C. Simons: In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons

Paul Underwood Shirley Young / US-China Cultural Institute / Committee of 100

Anonymous (1) Gifts of $35,000 or more Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation Baker & McKenzie LLP Florence Blau Estate Thea Duell and Peter Cook Gerry Foundation, Inc. Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Willis and Marilynn Goldsmith Suzan Gordon Mr. and Mrs.* Gunther E. Greiner Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg The Hilton Club New York Muna and Basem Hishmeh Barbara Ehrlich and Stuart M. Johnson Peter Jungen Wendy Keys and Donald* Pels Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn C.L.C. Kramer Foundation Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred* Krimendahl

Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch Julia L. Lanigan Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Audrey Love Charitable Foundation The Ludwig Family Foundation Catie and Donald Marron McKinsey & Company Linda and Stuart Nelson Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc. / Kathy Mele

The Prospect Hill Foundation Donna and Marvin Schwartz The Shubert Foundation, Inc. The Hermione Foundation, Laura Sloate Trustee

Edward Stanford & Barbara Scheulen The Starr Foundation Wash SyCip Megumi and Motomu Takahashi

Phoebe and Bobby• Tudor

Larry A.• and Klara Silverstein

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg


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Tiger Baron Foundation Richard Tsai UNIQLOU.S.-Japan Council / Tomodachi Initiative

Vital Projects Fund, Inc.

Gifts of $20,000 or more Marilyn and Robert Abrams Deborah and Charles Adelman Judy Hart Angelo and John M. Angelo

Adrienne Arsht James A. Attwood, Jr. Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Mr. J. Truman Bidwell and Mrs. Ludmila S. Bidwell

Gerhild and Clemens Börsig Mr. Riccardo Braglia Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Charles C.Y. Chen Guoqing Chen and Ming Liu Theodore Chu Citi City National Bank Carolyn and David Cohen Joseph M. Cohen Michele and Martin Cohen Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Mrs. Daniel Cowin Constans Culver Foundation Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr. Joan and Alvin H. Einbender Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP Cynthia and Herbert Fields Dale M. Frehse Marjorie and Roy FurmanBarbara and Peter Georgescu Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Joan B. Gossner

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Grant Maurice and Corinne Greenberg The Marc Haas Foundation Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell

Taeko Hattori Rita E. Hauser and Gustave M. Hauser

Janet Holmes à Court AC Steven J. Jensen Jephson Educational Trusts Jones Day Nancy Jones Joan and Mike Kahn Temma and Alfred Kingsley Karen and Alan M. Krause The Krevlin Family Foundation Gerald L. Lennard Foundation In Memory of Ann Longmore Federico R. Lopez Justin A. Manus Nancy A. Marks Barbie and Tony Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Philip Milstein Moët Hennessy, USA The Ambrose Monell Foundation New York-Presbyterian The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation

Howard S. Paley Pedro P. Parente Rivulet Capital Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo Nancy and Alan Schwartz The Irving and Sara Selis Foundation

Michael A. Sennott Stephanie A. Sirota The C.F. Roe Slade Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon H. Solow Arlene and David Starr The Staten Island Foundation Leonard and Allison Stern Teng Yue Partners, LP

The John and Barbara Vogelstein Foundation

Susanne Wamsler Ann Ziff Anonymous (3) Gifts of $17,500 or more The Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. Blinken

William R. Rhodes Janet and William Schwartz Kay and Jackson Tai

Gifts of $15,000 or more In Loving Memory of Ethel B. Albert Winifred Atkinson Mrs. Morris Bergreen Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fadem Marilyn and Allan GlickIn memory of Hope Perry Goldstein Steven L. Holley Jeffrey H. Loria & Co. Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath Bruce Meyers Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr. Alan and Joan Mirken Ruy Pinto and Vera Geyer Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Irene and Fred Shen Bonnie Ward Simon Jay H. Tanenbaum Sue Ann Weinberg Betsy and George Wiegers Ann Eden Woodward Foundation Anonymous (1)

Gifts of $12,000 or more Arlene and Alan Alda Linda and Earle Altman Helen and Robert Appel Barbara and Stanley Arkin Kathi and Peter Arnow Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Chae Dr. Edward DiCarlo Disney Worldwide Outreach

The BenefactorsANNUAL FUND (CONTINUED)

Laura Chang• and Arnold Chavkin with Principal Timpani Markus Rhoten (left) and Principal Oboe Liang Wang (second from right)

Ann Johnson•, Matthew VanBesien, and Rosanne Jowitt

James and Mary Early Esther Simon Charitable Trust Herman Goldman Foundation Jan M. GuifarroHelene L. and Mark N. Kaplan Mrs. Helen Kimmel Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Dalia and Larry Leeds Naomi and Marvin Lipman Beverley and Frank MacInnis Anthony Martignetti Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason S. Subotky Dr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. Post Tina Smith and Lawrence A. Rand Elaine and Lawrence Rothenberg Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som Karl Sprules Paul A. Upham Matthew VanBesien and Rosie Jowitt Edward Jay Wohlgemuth Laura and Robert Zimet Anonymous (1)

Gifts of $9,000 or more Mr. and Mrs.* William S. Beinecke Emily M. Berger Mrs. Joyce C. Berman The Leonard Bernstein Office: In honor of Carlos Moseley

Edith S. Bouriez Ruth and Louis Brause Cornelia and Stewart Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton Cowen Group, Inc. Richard Cunniff, Jr. Ruth* and Jack Eagan Edward and Patricia Falkenberg The French-American Fund for Contemporary Music

Colin Gardner Barbara Goldstein Estate of Alvin Halpern Mrs. Peter S. Heller Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc. William Herrman Mrs. Alexandra K. Jones John and Janet Kanak Elizabeth A.• and Frank Newman


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Kathleen and Scott Kapnick Mr. and Mrs. Gene KaufmanGail and Stephen Kittenplan Sandra L. Kozlowski Sheila Labrecque Cynthia and Anthony Lamport Jonathan E. Lehman Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.

Kamie and Richard Lightburn The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation Arthur Loeb Foundation Phyllis and William Mack Marubeni America Corporation Harold Matzner Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Linda Gage O’Connor Liz and Jeff Peek Dr. Mark Pruzanski and Mara Kaplan

Vicki and Charles Raeburn Adam and Liz Rechnitz Dr.* and Mrs. Leon Root Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Leo Rosner Foundation The Rudin Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rushmore Susan Schuur Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Scott and Elena Shleifer Nancy K. Silverman The Spektor Family FoundationElaine* and Stephen Stamas Angee and Jerry Stonehouse Merryl and James Tisch Barbara and Donald Tober Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wolfensohn Carolan and Peter* WorkmanSam & Helen Zell and The Zell Family Foundation: In Honor of Oscar and Didi Schafer

Anonymous (5)

Gifts of $7,500 or more Virginia Aaron David R. Adler Mimi and Barry J. Alperin

Sheila and Steven Aresty Barbash Family Fund Dr. Kathryn and Bruce Beal Francesca Beale Emma and Eli Bluestone Lauren Blum and C. William Merten

H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. Friedman

Amy and Gary Churgin Barbara and H. Rodgin Cohen Eunice and Milton Forman Joan and Donald Fried Mr. and Mrs. Trevor B. Gibbons Sunny and Brad Goldberg Linda and Richard Goldstein Dr. and Mrs. Victor Grann Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin

Gardner Grout Foundation Lynne and Harold Handler Elihu and Harriet Inselbuch Donna and Carroll Janis Ellen and Howard C. Katz Natalie Katz: In memory of Murray S. Katz

Marjory and John J. Lewin Carol and Albert Lowenthal Bernice Manocherian Melachrina May and Lawrence A. Sax

Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Miller Karl Moller Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Alice K. Netter Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian Rosenthal

Oceanic Heritage Foundation William Richmond-Watson David Rockefeller Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen Leslie and Michael Rosenberg Mr. Gordon Borteck and Dr. Cheryl Rubin

Ruth* and Milton Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Rudin

Arlene and Chester Salomon Marge Scheuer Roberta and Irwin Schneiderman David Miller Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Swanson Malcolm Thomson Deborah and Thomas Wallace Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach

Carol Andrea Whitcomb Carol Winograd Patrick B. Woods Simon Yates Mr. and Mrs. William M. Zeitler Anonymous (3)

Gifts of $6,000 or more Marion and Sam Bass Murat Beyazit Frances and Leo Bretter Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan Leona Clague and Yonatan Arbel Betsy Cohn Colgate-Palmolive Company David Conney, M.D. Michael Connolly Robert J. Cubitto and Ellen R. Nadler

Connie and Steve Delehanty Marie G. Dennett Foundation Fahey Family Foundation Carol J. Feinberg Karen and Henry Glanternik John Gore / Key Brand Entertainment

Russell Hamilton Ed and Helen Hintz Diane and Kenneth Hipkins Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez Katherine Leech and Scot Galliher Betty and John A. Levin Sivia Loria Ed and Kathy LudwigBertita and Guillermo L. Martinez Enken and Jerome Mayer William E. Mayer Marie and Joe Melone


Edward Munves Patricia and Erik Nicolaysen The Domenico Paulon Foundation Naoko and Spencer Reames Anthony T. Shih, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Solender Hope G. Solinger Annaliese Soros Nancy and Robert Stone Sumitomo Corporation of America James R. Swenson and Joyce P. Gurzynski Rafael and Diana Vinoly Barry and Fran Weissler Susan and Benjamin Winter Anonymous (1) Gifts of $5,000 or more Elsie Adler and Stuart Herman Donetta Allen The Amphion Foundation Mr. Alberto A. Arias and Mr. David Kinnard

Robert Arnow The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund

Susan Beckerman Mr. Harvey L. Benenson Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim Christine and David Bernick Dr. and Mrs. Mark BevanMrs. Leonard Block Margot and Jerry Bogert Alex Bouzari Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bowers Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Braddock Amanda and Charles Brainerd Yefim Bronfman: In Memory of Naum Bronfman

The Estate of Ms. Matilda D. Cascio Judy Champion Yvonne Cohen The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Nathalie and Marshall Cox Sally E. Cummins The Dana Foundation Strachan Donnelley Family Charitable Lead Trust


Stanford and Sandra F.• Warshawsky

Paula• and Leon* Root

Julia L. Lanigan

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Megumi and Motomu• Takahashi with violist Rémi Pelletier (left)

Robert and Nancy Downey Elaine Katz Edlin J. Mark Edwards Estate of Evelyn Williams Semler Irene Esteves and Steve Pearce Donna and Richard Esteves Norman Feit and Shishaldin Hanlen

Carp Ferrari Paula and Edward Fichtner Aldo Fozzati and Jill Perry Mr. and Mrs. John French III Sheree A. and Gerald L. Friedman Kari and Steven Gauster: In Memory of Donald and Joanne Asperheim

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George The Reverend Carlson Gerdau Claude Ghez, M.D. Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Hal Goltz John F. Green Audrey and Martin D. Gruss Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gutfreund Alexandra and Paul Herzan Linda and Steven Hill Mr. David Hirst: In memory of Leonard “Lenny” Cohn and Jules Arnold

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hupper Lenore and Michael Hyatt Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Icahn Dr. Betty S. Iu Susan G. Jacoby June Turner Jaffee Maria Olivia* and Jim Judelson Alexandra Jupin and John Bean The J.M. Kaplan Fund Neil Katz Elaine and Henry Kaufman Thomas L. Kempner and Kathryn C. Patterson

Ester Kirjner and Carlos Kirjner-Neto

Mr. David Klafter Ann and Dan Kolb

Dr. Carin Lamm and Mr. Peter Gruenberger

Lawrence W. Leighton: In memory of Mariana S. Leighton

John A. Leone Howard Li-Waitex International Co., Ltd.

Linda Lindenbaum Arthur and Yvonne Liu Jane Lombard Carol and Daniel Marcus Mr. and Mrs. Morris Mark Michael and Cynthia Marks Alyce Matsumoto Gerald C. McNamara and Renée K. Petrofes

Heidi and Thomas McWilliams Carol and David Morse Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Nelson The Netherland-America Foundation

In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. K. Fred Netter

Stefan Nowicki Nancy and Morris W. Offit Mr. and Mrs. Yale I. Paprin Sybil Parker and Linda Collins Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Amy and John Peckham Jerry Perl Frank Petralito Estate of Elizabeth H. Potter Hal and Judy Prince Connie Steensma and Richard Prins Mr. William Purdy Dr. Gary and Deborah Raizes David and Deborah Roberts Karen and Ken Rosen The Hon. Helen Rosenthal, New York City Council

Edward John and Patricia Rosenwald Foundation

Joan L. and Reade H. Ryan Sarafian Foundation Richard E. Scheid Lisa and David T. Schiff Wendy and Richard Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott Estate of Evelyn Williams Semler Stephanie and Fred Shuman Family Foundation

Mrs. Rhonda Silver Margaret and A.J.C. Smith Sobel Family Supporting Foundation

Roberta and Alex Solowey Joan and Michael Steinberg Judy and Michael Steinhardt Susan K. and Jeffrey M. Stern Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund Karen S. and Barry F. Sullivan: In memory of Andre Sprogis

Flora and George Suter Henry Tang Scott and Marcy Tarriff Judy E. Tenney Theresa S. Thompson Michael Tischman and Dana Forfa Mr. and Mrs. Luciano Vasconcellos

The Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge Foundation

Svetlana and Herbert Wachtell Mr. and Mrs. William G. Walters Dr. Karl Wamsler Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Ward Drs. Nancy and Andrew Weiland Sally and Harold Weisman Joan Weltz and Arthur Field Lucille Werlinich Peter Wexler Winokur Family Foundation In Memory of Cynthia WiseJill and Carter Worth Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn Dr. June K. Wu Lynn and Robert Zimmer Anonymous (7)

Gifts of $3,500 or more Dr. and Mrs. David M. Arneson Nicolina R. Astorina Terry A. Astuto Nora Lee and Guy Barron


Martin Berkowitz Mr. Stuart Boynton Frances and Hubert J. Brandt Leona and Murry Brochin Richard G. Brode John N. Brogard Joyce and Joel Buchman Jane and George Bunn Celestine and Howard Campbell Ohn Choe David C. Chou Dena and David Clossey Andrea L. Colby Dr. Frances R. Curcio Ms. Helen Cytryn Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dineen Rachel and Oded E’dan David B. Elsbree, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin Arthur F. Ferguson Emily Braun and Andrew J. Frackman Karen and Edward A. Friedman Fredrica S. and Stephen J. Friedman Lee Gelber Beatrice C. Goldschmidt Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gould, Jr. Jane and Randy Guggenheimer Micalyn S. Harris and Dr. Louis J. Cutrona, Jr.

Ms. Patricia M. Hastings Martha R. Ingram Raphael Jacobs Robert Kandel and Kristi Witker Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Casey and Sam Lambert Dr. Dorothy Kim Lee and Victor Han Arthur S. Leonard Margot and Robert Linton Richard L. Louth Mr and Mrs. Earle Mack Edward Mafoud and Family Drs. Adel Mahmoud and Sally Hodder John E. McAuliffe Ellen and Lee Metzendorf The Munera Family Foundation Mildred Munich and Donald R. Allen

Carol D.• and Chuck Schaefer

Joel E. Smilow• and Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young


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7978The BenefactorsANNUAL FUND (CONTINUED)

Daniel Padnos and Dexter Phillip Judy and Scott Phares Jules L. Plangere Judy and Jim Pohlman Charles J. Raab Doris C. Rechtman Laurence Reich Kathleen L. Rollin Dr. Hilary Ronner and Mr. Ronald Feiman

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rothman Nancy B. Rubinger Faten Sabry Eli Schonberger: In memory of Lois

Nadine Schramm, Budd Enterprises Ltd.

Ruth and Julian Schroeder Peter Scola Ms. Linda Settanni Packman Stuart Sparks Howard and Judith Steinberg Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sznajder Frances A. Taber and Barry Lenson Elise C. and Marvin B. Tepper Jacobus van Heerden Nancy Vardakis Ronnie and Jeffrey Weinstein Susan L. West Mr. Neil Westreich and Mr. Michael O’Keefe: In Memory of Arthur D. Zinberg

Janet Zinberg and Joel Zinberg: In memory of Arthur D. Zinberg

Anonymous (5)

Gifts of $3,000 or more Gloria and Bert Abrams Caryl and Herbert Ackerman Jordan Agee and Matthew Reeg Mr. Carl Barish and Mrs. Margo Barish

Helaine and Rick Beckerman Janine Behrman & Alan Gover Renee and Robert Belfer Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Berkowitz Ann and Dan Bernstein

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bernstein Lynda and Charles Biggs Rena and Martin Blackman Madeline and Alan Blinder Allison Blinken Elizabeth Bock Philena T. Bolden Carol and Arthur Brill Cynthia D. Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Michael Broido Dennis and Susan Bunder Ann and Herbert Burger Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Burton Sandra and James C. CarterJames Caspi Judith Chasanoff Carol and Wallace Chinitz Dr. Miguel Cima Babette and Dr. Carmel Cohen Jill and Irwin B. Cohen Joel and Lois Coleman Drs. Bobbi and Barry Coller John and Catherine Colton Trust of Lucy Cooledge Mr. Peter Croncota Richard and Barbara Dannenberg Lenore and Robert Davis Elizabeth De Cuevas Barbara M. Deacon Juan Jose and Gabriela Delgado Ingrid Ehrenberg and Joe Chan Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg John A. Elliott Suellen Ettinger Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C.N. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Feinberg Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fennelly Jay Fialkoff Joseph Field Shirley and Irving Finkelstein Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sherer Finley Fireman Hospitality Group Bart Friedman and Wendy A. Stein

Elinor and Hasan Garan Roslyn and Leslie Goldstein

E. Robert and Barbara Goodkind Robert F. Gossett, Jr. Patricia L. Gould Roger Gould and Bonnie Strauss Gould

Dr. Arthur A. Gray Annette Green Susan and Edward Greenberg Marilyn and Bud Greenspan Maria Eugenia and William Haseltine

Dr. Phyllis Hattis Dan Healy Susan and Robert Hermanos Joel Hershey and Roy Eddey Elizabeth O. Hollahan David and Tair Hollander Dr. Carol Morris and Kim Hourihan

Timothy Hughes Dr. and Mrs. K. D. Irani Mary and Martin Jacobson Merit E. Janow and Peter YoungBrenda and Howard Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kahaner Rita Katz Robert M. Kaye and Diane Upright Thomas F. Kearns William S. Keating Mr. and Mrs. William P. Keirstead Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kendrick Mrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Lee Klingenstein Dr. Marvin and Rosalind Kochman Judith-Ann Corrente and Willem P. Kooyker

Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation

Mr. Adam Land Donna and Jeffrey Lenobel Frank and Patricia Lenti Phyllis and Bernard Leventhal Mr. Lionel Leventhal Bill Lewis Ms. Emily Lin Thomas Lister The Litwin Foundation

Richard and Gail Maidman Dula Man and Jane Yao / Happy Dragon of New York

Marcum Technology, LLC Rena & George Martens Barbara and Sorrell Mathes Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews Mr. John McCrosky and Ms. Corinne Samios

Dr. and Mrs. William W. McCutchen, Jr. Sally and Jay Meltzer Ms. Joyce Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meshirer Gillian and Sylvester Miniter Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan Helen K. Morik Melissa and Chappy Morris Lois and Andre Nasser Ms. Erlinda Nelson NetApp David and Krystyna Newman Ruth Newman: In memory of Leonard Newman

Kristina M. Nilsson Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Nitze Joan B. O’Connor Helen D. Ojha Gabrielle and Michael Palitz Pamela and Edward Pantzer Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Pinson Laura and John Pomerantz Susan Porter Dr. Robert Press Rita and Louis V. Quintas Dr. Robert B. Raiber and Abbie Newman D. Paul Rittmaster and Jane G. Rittmaster Gail and Michael Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen Dr. Deborah Sherman and Dr. Mark Rubin Anne H. and Robert D. Sack Barbara and John Samuelson James P. and Barbara S. Schadt Robin S. Schafer Betty and Paul Schaffer Caroline F. SchimmelMr. and Mrs. Marc D. Schneider June and Paul C. Schorr III

Lawrence and Sharon Hite

Christie and Ronald J.• Ulrich

Joel I.• and Joan Picket


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Elaine & Edmund Schroeder Audrey Lou Sevin Gil Shiva Mr. and Mrs. Al Silverman Suzanne and David Simon: In loving memory of Emmy-Lou Cohn

Flo and Warren Sinsheimer Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Sotos Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamondstein-Spielvogel

Mr. John Stadler Nancy and Burton Staniar Robert and Carlyn Stonehill Paul and Ursula Striker Shining Sung Jean and Dick Swank Arthur G. Taylor Dr. Jean E. Taylor Karen N. Tell Dr. and Mrs. Michael TendlerLindsey Turner Marsha Tosk and Seymour Ubell Ann and Thomas Unterberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. M. van der Voort

Carol J. VanBesien Marlene Ver Planck Norman H. Volk Elizabeth and Harry L. Wachen Jeanette S. Wagner Lulu C. and Anthony Wang Phyllis and Jack Wertenteil Ellen and Avram Westin R.N. Wharton M.D. and S. Bernheim Filippa and Mark Williams Saul L. Zalkin and Cedric Walker Merryl Snow Zegar and Charles Zegar

Anonymous (13) Gifts of $2,500 or more Adrienne Auerbach Barbara Axel Andrew and Kathy BerkmanJudy and Howard Berkowitz Mr. John Braden

Jodi and Roger Burke John Calcagno and Amr Abdelaziz Mr. Michael Cano Marian and James H. Cohen Michaela and Leon Constantiner Ruth and Anton DeRosa Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer

Aashish and Dinny Devitre Charna and Tony Di Santo Prof. and Mrs. Meyer Feldberg Pamela E. Flaherty Liz and Michael Foster Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fox Dr. Maria L. Garcia Maxine and Marvin Gilbert Edythe Gladstein Goldie Anna Charitable Trust Miriam Goldman The Gordon Foundation Gorter Family Foundation Susan Gullia Agnes Gund Edward Hall April Haskell Rosa and John H. Hovey Mark A. Ingram Irene and Jacob Judd Anita Kirsten: In memory of Marvin Kirsten

Murray Koppelman Justin R. Kush Nanette L. Laitman Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Lane Wilma and Walter Leinhardt Herman Li Susan B. and Arthur Lindenauer Ms. Millicent R. Liotta Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lisanti Lisa Mantone and Thomas Vilardi Stephanie and Carter McClelland Richard and Ronay Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Michael Minikes Constance Hoguet Neel Darrell R. Nelson Merilee and Stephen Obstbaum Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill

Robert and Joan Pennington Dr. Arlene PerkinsJoan Porcaro Ms. Lorna Power Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Rankin, III Dr. Everett R. Reff: In Loving Memory of Elaine Helena Reff

Dana and Richard Reimer David H. and L. Amanda Rhael The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation

Missy and Allen Rosenshine Charles M. Royce Esa-Pekka and Jane Salonen Mrs. Patricia Schoenfeld The Segal Company Florence and Jay William Seligman

Edith and Alan SeligsonRobert Silver Bradley D. Simon Mr. John Stadler Dr. and Mrs. Mark Stecker Andrew and Patricia Steffan Linda B. Stern Ms. Gloria Talkow and Ms. Linda B. Gridley

Allyson Tang / Angel Shine Foundation

Carol Van Wijnen Ruby and Martin Vogelfanger Evelene Wechsler Harry and Roslyn Weinrauch Wien Family Fund Dr. Carl Eugene Wilson Saul and Roberta Wolfe Kimba Wood and Frank Richardson

Anonymous (9)

Gifts of $2,000 or more Madeline and Stephen Anbinder Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno American Kennel Club Anthony Anemone and Vivian Pyle

Erik and Gard Anestad


Karen and Greg Arenson Rose Marie Armetta Anne Aronovitch and Richard Eger Joseph Baio Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bandier Ken Banta and Tony Powe Janice and David Barnard Mrs. Irene Barrack Pedro Bello Marta Benach Michael Bergelson Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berman Mitch and Gretel Bernstein Janie and Thomas Bezanson Sarah Binder and Punit Mehta Alison Blackman and John DunhamHarvey and Arlene Blau Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Bleiberg Deborah Bohr and James OakesElizabeth Bollenbacher Adele Boskey & Jay Gersten Jane Eisner Bram, Ph.D. and William Bram Ms. Roxanne Brandt Carol and Robert Braun Laurel A. Brien Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Brown Nancy and Howard Brown Alice B. and James T. Brown Morton R. Brown Judith and Robert Burger Deborah Carmichael Anna Lucia Fuentes and Dr. Ricardo Castaneda

Dr. Isabelle Cazeaux Bonnie and Clive Chajet Eric D. Chasser Audrey and Jerry Chatzky Mr. and Mrs. Tom Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cline David Cohen and Dr. Sylvia Katz Johann Isabel E. Collins Andrea and Eric Colombel John & Catherine Colton Ms. Carla Comelli Camille Cooper and Kenneth Rossner Anthony Crudo

Martin and Michele Cohen

Charles F.• and Anne Niemeth

Philharmonic clarinetist Pascual Martínez Forteza and Honey M. Kurtz•


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Dr. John D. Dalack Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr. Florence A. Davis and Anthony C. Gooch

Edward De Luca, Jr. Ms. Jamie DeRoy Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Diaz-Matos Ruth and Robert Diefenbach Louis Echevarria Terri Edersheim and B. Robert Meyer

Sandy Edry Sonia Eisenberg Karen and Jay Eliezer Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman Esther G. Enterline Edward V. Evanick Michael and Elizabeth Fascitelli Joan and William Felder Martin Muni Filler Annette E. Fisherman and Dr. Barry Fisherman

Susan and Arthur Fleischer Elizabeth and Irvine Flinn Dr. and Mrs. Roland Folter Michael Foreman Amy Gillenson and James D. Fornari

Wm. Fox Jr. Foundation — Barbara W. Fox-Bordiga

J. Michael Fried Alice L. and Lawrence N. Friedland

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman Johanna and Leslie GarfieldGladys George and Stuart Orsher Mrs. Carol Gertz Maurice Gilbert Trust Gay and Carl Goldman The Constance and Leonard Goodman Charitable Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Goodridge Ms. P. Goradia Elizabeth Gouger and Dr. Alen Shapiro

Judy and George L. Graff The Grateful Foundation

Hilda and Paul Greenfield Mr. Paul B. Gridley Ms. Izabela B. Grocholski: In Loving Memory Tad N. Grocholski

Karoly and Henry Gutman Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hall Marian Hamilton Nasser & Elizabeth Hassan Mr. Todd Heaton Phyllis and George Heilborn Helen and Peter Haje Mr. Richard T. Henshaw III The Rochelle and David A. Hirsch Foundation

Arlene Hochman Judith M. Hoffman Heinz Hofmeister Dr. Mady Hornig Jeffrey A. Horowitz Kenneth and Jill Iscol John Mary & Bernard Jacobs Foundation, Inc.

Anita and Robert Jacobson Max Van Gilder and Georgette Jasen

Akemi Nozaki and Westbrook Johnson

Laura Johnson Alice Kaplan Dr. Gilla Kaplan and Dr. Bernt Nesje

Dr. Attallah Kappas Ginger and Harold Karren: In memory of Arnold and Marie Volpe

Evan Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Keegan Mr. Wilmot H. Kidd III & Mrs. Julie J. Kidd

Cornelia L. Kiley: In loving memory of Frank J. Casa

Mr. and Mrs. Peter KindlerLois and Kenneth Kirschenbaum Shirley L. Klein Marilyn and Fredric Kleinberg Julie Kluzinski and Heather Isaacs Betsy and Robert Knapp June H. Koizumi

Susan and Edward Kopelowitz Ms. Renata B. Kowalczyk Robert Kuchner Martha and Friedrich Kueffner Mr. Denis Kulagin Joann and Karl Kunz Ichun Lai and Michael Kitsis Barbara and Loeber Landau Dr. Raymond and Ms. Adriana Laraja

Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund Susanne and Tristan Laurion Alain and Helene Lebleu Ms. Marian Leibowitz Dr. Martin and Rosanne Leshner Joseph S. Lesser: In loving Memory of Samene Webber Lesser

Stephanie and Larry Levy Stuart E. Leyton and Linda M. Wambaugh

Joseph Lisa Mr. and Mrs. George Little Mr. Francis and Mrs. Susan Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Les Marshak Gillian Marshall Jane & Max Martinez Silvia Marx Douglas and Ingrid Matheson Joanne and Norman Matthews Jill Mautner Cheryne and David McBride Millie and David McCoy Mr. Rodney McDaniel Robin McGarry and Joseph Franciosa

Lynn and Daniel McLaughlin Brendan H. Miller Hunter and Jessica Millington Steven J. Miron Adriana and Robert Mnuchin Astrid Montes Paul Montrone Barbara B. Moore Fred and Julie Mopsik Ms. Maggie Mudd and Mr. Fulvio Dobrich

Jishnu Mukerji


Stevan Nichols Maria Nocera Floyd Norris and Chris Bockelmann Pablo Ordorica Lenero Margaret M. and Daniel P. O’Shea Robert J. Osterhus Bruce & Susan Patrick Arthur Peck Martin Peretz Perlmutter Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philipps Shirley Phillips Leslie Plush and Lawrence UbellCatherine and Leon Pollack Linda Nochlin Pommer Mr. Eric Porres Ronnie and William Potter Regina and Otto Pretsfelder Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ptashne Mr. Eric H. Queen and Dr. Renee Garrick Elizabeth and Kirk Radke Drs. Mark and Naomi Ramer Janet Ramsdal thanks Jon Deak Jim and Jean Rensink In Memory of Peggy Rice Robbins Foundation, Inc. Sheila J. Robbins Kerry Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Howard Rodin Inge Rose: In Memory of Martin E. Rose

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rosen Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation Lucina and Brian Ross Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Rothenberg Margaret and Robert F. Rothschild Herbert + Ernestine Ruben Lawrence and Jan Ruben Suzanne and Burton Rubin Martin G. Ruckel Dr. Svetlana Salerno Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Salvati Dr. Richard L. Saphir Steven Schacter Michael Schumaecker Paula Schutte

Christian A.• and Heidi Lange

Gunther• and Renata* Greiner

Peter D. Cummings•


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Marvin and Joyce S. Schwartz Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Schwartzman Eriberto and Marguerite Scocimara

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Scott Mark Seader Leonora Seid and Larry Fischer Michael N. Sekus and Bianca A. Russo

Morton and Sandra Semel Foundation

Veronica H. Sessler Mr. and Mrs. David Sgorbati Leonard Sharzer Dewey K. Shay Dr. Davida Sherwood and Mr. Robert L. Manger

Mr. William Shulevitz and Rabbi Marion Shulevitz

Selma and Alvin Silverman Foundation

Nancy Craig Simmons Mr. George Slavin Margaret Smith-Burke Helene and Herbert Solomon Si Spiegel Dr. Loren C. Stahl Gilbert Standen Ms. Linda Stansfield Mr. Patrick Stayer and Ms. Jennifer Murray

Elizabeth and Peter Stegemann Marlene Steger: In Memory of Arthur M. Bernhardt

Dr. Bettie M. Steinberg Susan C. Stewart, M.D. Beverley and Sabin Streeter Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streim Patricia Ann Sweeney Paula Tarzian-Ciferni Priscilla and Jerome Teich Lynda and Stephen Tepperman Ray Topkis and Elyse Aronauer Robert Toscano Sara V. Traberman Phyllis Trible Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Trost

Robert Tung Mr. Chandana Ukwatte Rachel and Eric Valle Ethel Vickery Fern Small and Barry M. Wainstein

David Waldman Alexander and Claire Wang

Scott F. Warner Judy and Jerrald Weinstein Harriet and Paul Weissman Howard Wexler Barbara and Ken White Dr. Alan Zients and Dr. Ronda Shaw

Mark Zorger Dr. Harriet Zuckerman Mr. and Mrs. Morris E. Zukerman Anonymous (24)

Gifts of $1,200 or moreUmber AhmadMr. Rafael Alcantara-LansbergThomas AloscoMr. Patrick J. Aquilina and Mr. Richard R. Gray

Romulo Aromin, Jr.Ahmed AsadiRobert BakerMr. and Mrs. Stephen BankerBlanca A. BaqueroDr. Sherry Barron-Seabrook and Mr. David Seabrook

Mr. Karim Beldjilali and Mr. Timothy Tate

Sandra K. BendfeldtElizabeth L. BennettMaureen BenzigerApril Leyla BerkolMr. and Mrs. Alexander BingMr. and Mrs. George BlankRonald BramsenDianne BrandiMark BronsonCharles S. BrownAmbassador and Mrs. W. Lyons Brown, Jr.

Kenneth P. Browne

Susan A. BuffumPaul BurgMr. and Mrs. Peter BurkMr. and Mrs. David CardozaMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. CarrollKenneth H. ChaseLola L. ChlupsaAndrea ChristensenMs. Susan Cluff and Mr. Neil Rudolph

Nicholas ComanosMr. and Mrs. Michael W. ConboyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. CorioSteven M. DawsonMr. and Mrs. Joseph DziwuraMr. Harry K. EbensteinSuzanne EngelCharles EntelisRobert FeltIngrid Fitz-JamesMs. Megan Flanigan and Ms. Susan Shakel

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. FoleyThe Fraenkel Family FoundationVivian FreilicherRenata GallagherMr. and Mrs. Michael GarrisonMr. Carlos Garza RiquelmeMr. and Mrs. Peter GatesEmily GilmoreJoan and Sam GinsburgAmy S. GoldbergerElizabeth GotliebMark R. GulleyMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey K. GundAaron HahnJohn HamiltonPeter HamiltonIra Haupt IIMrs. Ruth Heckman and Ms. Lucy Heckman

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan N. HelfatMark HelgeAndi HookMr. and Mrs. Christopher HorchKathleen C. Howard


Ms. Deirdre A. Howley and Mr. Ira A. Eisenstadt

Susan Isaacs and Elkan Abramowitz Mr. Mark H. Jackson and Ms. Karen Hagburg

Beverly Elmyra JohnsonAnn JustiMr. and Mrs. Richard L. KayJoia and Joshua KazamLillian A. KennedyStuart and Isabel KesslerMr. and Mrs. Michael KishbauchMr. and Mrs. Robert J. KobelMr. and Mrs. John KomarMeyer G. KoplowManfred KormanElinor Weiler KrachTim LarimerMark A. LeeMr. and Mrs. Raymond P. LeFebvreMr. Julius Leiman-CarbiaMarlene LengnerMr. and Mrs. Arthur Levitt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank LindeMr. and Mrs. Joseph LombardiDr. Steven C. Lorch and Mrs. Susann Kochan-Lorch

Dr. and Mrs. Norman LukaJoanne LymanMr. and Mrs. J. R. Mann, Jr.Mr. Kenneth Marlin and Ms. Jacqueline Barnathan

Mr. and Mrs. Larry MaxwellMr. and Mrs. Myron MayerTimothy McCabeMs. Joan Pirics and Mr. James McCarthy

Paul McDonnellJosephine N. McFaddenMr. Thomas McKitterick and Mr. Michael Chandler

Robert McQuillinMr. and Mrs. Brian W. McTiernanNaila-Jean MeyersMr. David Mirkin and Mrs. Karen Piacentini

Eben Moglen

David MonacoMarilyn MonterSusan MooreRichard K. MorseThe Estate of Phyllis L. Moss Mr. and Mrs. Gary MunchGordon R. NeufeldMr. and Mrs. Sheldon OhrenLandis OleskerBarry OstrowskySarah E. PaceAnthony PacielloMadeline P. PastoreMargaret PeistIvonne PerdidoFrederick A. PereiraMr. and Mrs. Richard N. PorterMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. PotashMr. and Mrs. James B. RanckMr. and Mrs. Alonzo C. RandMs. Julie Reed-Yeboah and Mr. George Yeboah

Frank RichardsonMartha L. RomeroMrs. Marianne Roncoli and Mr. Stephen Blank

Ms. Mary L. Rooney and Mr. Raymond J. Langley

Dylan RossmanMartin RothenbergStephen RubinLauren Danielle RuffMr. and Mrs. Joel SachsPatricia SaigoMr. and Mrs. Alexander Saint-Amand

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey SalzmanMr. Marvin Sandler and Dr. Mimi Berman-Sandler

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel SchapiroCarol SchepkerMr. and Mrs. James SchreiberMr. and Mrs. Alan H. SchwartzMs. Maxine R. SchweitzerThe Shannon FoundationDr. and Mrs. Gerald M. ShawMr. and Mrs. David A. Sheehan

Howard V. SmytheMr. and Mrs. Daniel S. SolomonsAmbassador and Mrs. Craig R. Stapleton

Sonja SteptoeSanford SternliebMr. Maitland Stewart and Mrs. Elise Boddie

Virginia K. StoweDavid P. StuhrLucie SubakMr. and Mrs. William SukMs. Barbara A. SutphinMarcy SymsMr. and Mrs. Douglas T. TansillNechama TecMr. and Mrs. David TezanosNatalie ToranMr. and Mrs. Kenan TurnaciogluMs. Mara VilcinsDorothy M. WalkerAlan WeitzMr. and Mrs. Gary WendlandtMr. William Herndon White and Ms. Denise Cullerton

Judith WolfF. Dmitri WolkoffSylvia Y. WonAndrew YimMichael A. YoungLaszlo ZaborszkyAnonymous (1)



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8786The BenefactorsEDUCATION DONORS

The Carson Family Charitable TrustDeutsche BankMetLife FoundationEvalyn E. and Stephen E. MilmanNational Endowment for the ArtsNew York City Department

of Cultural AffairsMary and James G. Wallach Family

Foundation

Carol and David MorseNew York State Council on the Arts

Domenico Paulon FoundationSybil Parker and Linda CollinsJudy and Scott PharesCarolyn RamsdalMr. George Reeves and Ms. Ross Wisnewski

Susan and Elihu Rose Karen and Ken RosenThe Hon. Helen Rosenthal, New York City Council

Leo Rosner FoundationThe Rudin Foundation, Inc.Arlene and Chester SalomonAdolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Janet and William SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Evan SchwartzmanPeter ScolaRhonda SilverBonnie Ward SimonThe C.F. Roe Slade FoundationKarl SprulesThe Staten Island FoundationAlan & Katherine Stroock FundMr. and Mrs. Dennis SwansonTheresa S. ThompsonU.S.-Japan Council / Tomodachi Initiative

UJA-Federation of New YorkUncle Larry’s FundUNIQLOKimberly Joy Van MersbergenPeter WexlerCarol Andrea WhitcombCarol Winograd


Joseph and Sophia Abeles FoundationKathi and Peter ArnowThe ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar FundRose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable TrustTiger Baron FoundationTheodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.Susan BeckermanMr. Harvey L. BenensonChristine and David BernickShirley BrodskyCarolyn and David CohenColgate-Palmolive CompanyConstans Culver FoundationHugh F. Culverhouse, Jr.Lawrence DavidsonDisney Worldwide OutreachDonna and Richard EstevesIrene Esteves and Steven PearceDale M. FrehseBarbara GoldsteinSuzan GordonAlexandra and Paul HerzanMuna and Basem HishmehSusan G. JacobyJephson Educational TrustsAlexandra Jupin and John BeanRalph W. and Leona KernAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen FoundationKeller-Shatanoff FoundationC.L.C. Kramer FoundationElroy and Terry Krumholz FoundationHoney M. KurtzMr. Francis and Mrs. Susan LloydCarol and Albert LowenthalSilvia MarxMr. and Mrs. Eugene Mercy, Jr.Miller Khoshkish FoundationMr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

The New York Philharmonic is a recognized leader in music education. The Orchestra’s education programs — from public school partnerships through Young People’s Concerts to global initiatives — continue to serve as models for cultural institutions worldwide.

Pianist Lang Lang and Marina Kellen French

UNIQLO volunteers at YPC Overtures

Susan• and Elihu Rose


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8988The BenefactorsHERITAGE SOCIETY

Members of the Heritage Society play a vital role in securing the Orchestra’s future through bequests and other planned gifts, providing a reliable income stream that will nurture future generations.

Gregory and Janet AbelsMr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Nancy AllenLeo M. Alves and Patricia GroveJoan AndersonJanet J. AsimovEllyn Amron AustinGail F. BakerHalee and David BaldwinRuth L. Bauman: In Memory of Helen Bauman

Judith-Anne BeardDr. Kurt Becker and Ms. Joyce Weinstein

David* and Marion BenedictSuzanne BennettJoan BensonMr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim

Davi Ascher Strauss BernsteinElizabeth Alford BeskinThe Honorable and Mrs.

Donald M. BlinkenBarbara Herbst Bohmart: In

loving memory of Joel K. Bohmart, Esq.

Edith S. BouriezRobert and Carol BraunElaine BukantzC.T. Bundy 2DLois BurkeJudith ChampionNaomi J. ChandlerRev. Chawanda CharaeJosseline CharasDavid CohenBetsy Levitt CohnCharles E. ColeMrs. Almira S. Couch

Mrs. James W. CrystalAnn CummisHarrison R.T. DavisConnie and Stephen DelehantyGlenn DicterowAdnan DivjanDr. Richard DonovanDomitilia M. Dos SantosAlison Blackman and John

DunhamDiane C. DunneDr. Joan EliasophRobert E. EvansRichard B. EverettRomana R. Farrington, Ph.D.,

and George L. Farrington, Ph.D.Richard A. FeitJames FerraraNancy Dotterer FieldStephen W. FilloStuart M. FischmanLorraine FoxDale M. FrehseChaim S. FreibergElizabeth and Larry GelbCarol and Jerry GertzNora Lee GlassJoyce GoldenMiriam GoldmanKatherine GreeneKathleen Gresser-BennettEdmund A. GrossmanPaul and Diane GuentherSusan GulliaMr. and Mrs. John B. HaneyGurnee and Marjorie HartFrancis J. Harvey, Jr.Rita E. and Gustave M. HauserJohn B. HebardDiane Deschamps Hockstader

Drs. Noel and Patricia HolmgrenDr. and Mrs. Irwin HonigfeldLun Chia HsuBarbara C. HumphreyAndre M. Hurni and Deborah A.

KempeMerry IvanoffErwin* and Marianne JaffeMrs. Marcia JoondephPeter H. JuddMarjorie B. KahnMr.* and Mrs. Murray S. KatzMindy KaufmanSara KennedyBrian KingThomas C. and Joan P. King*Jerry KleinmanAndrea Klepetar-FallekJoan D. KotzenbergMarilyn and Paul KramerNora Roberts LeidesdorfArthur S. LeonardMarilyn J. LiebowitzJohn C. LieffCatherine LomuscioFlorence LotrowskiVirginia S. LyonCarol and Daniel MarcusCynthia and Michael MarksGillian MarshallMr. and Mrs. Gerald MatacottaIngrid and Douglas MathesonMillie and David McCoyBarbara McCulloughThomas J. and Diahn McGrathAnn McHugh, Ph. D.Millicent McKinleyWilliam H. MearsPhyllis MelhadoRobert J. Melnick

John MetzPhyllis J. MillsRosalind MirandaAnne M. MorrisDr. and Mrs. Sidney Nearenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Anita O’GaraRonald OleetMrs. Robert E. PabstEvelyn P. and Robert L.* Peterson

Barbara S. PollackSusan PorterEleanor X. PripadcheffFrancis RasmusAngela Reich Ph. D.Mr. and Mrs. Neil RemlandJack H. Resnick and

Rhoda B. ResnickLaura A. RessnerKaren and Joshua A. Rich VMartin RiskinEvelyn and Paul RonellPaula L. RootPearle RosenblattJay S. and Gladys M.

RosenthalMr.* and Mrs. Seymour A. Rosenthal

Seth RosnerJoan RossGretchen Gair RoyceRavi RozdonCarol Brown Ruffo and Daniel J. Ruffo

Judy and Dirk SalzRalph N. SansburyFrank and Lolita Savage

Carol and Chuck SchaeferMyrna W. SchoreDr. Vivian Schulte*Rosa L. SchupbachConnie and Durelle ScottJohn SeamanArthur B. and Judith Broder

SellnerRobert D. SholitonBruce SilberblattJeffrie J. SilverbergRuth M. SilvermanMrs. Harold SmithDr. and Mrs. Peter M. SomStephen StamasMartha Roby StephensDiana A. SternPaulaMarie SusiEdith F. UngerHelen WaltuckRose Lynn WeinsteinJoan Weltz and Arthur FieldBarbara B. and Frank P. Wendt

Lucille WerlinichJess* Weston and Mary Mok Weston

Carol Andrea WhitcombMarty WolfZen and Babs YonkovigMichele ZalkinSaul L. ZalkinPerri ZweiflerMr. and Mrs. Ernest Zweig15 Anonymous


Gurnee F.• and Marjorie L. Hart

Paul B.• and Diane Guenther with Ronnie and Lawrence D.• Ackman

Vera and Donald• Blinken


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9190The BenefactorsVOLUNTEER COUNCIL

Executive CommitteeNancy B. Rubinger, President (Schedules, Special Correspondence)

Tom Buffkin, Executive Vice President (Galas, Patron Lounge)

Matthew Feinstein, Vice President (Gift Kiosk, Hospitality, Historian)

Stefanie Landsman, Vice President (Database, Membership, Newsletter)

Neda Michels, Vice President (Archives, Concert Coordinator, Education)

Jo-Ann Winnik, Vice President (Adele Young Orchestra / Staff Coffee Breaks, Meetings & Receptions, Open Rehearsals, Staff Assistance)

William Gerdes, Secretary (Parks, Tour Packets, Welcoming)

Steering CommitteeAdele Young Orchestra / Staff Coffee BreaksSylvia ArnowichKatrina HeringHarriet Levine

ArchivesRena Schklowsky

Concert CoordinatorSuellen EttingerCarol Fiorello

DatabasesHenry WongEducationJoan ConnerMaria BustilloTeri Whitehair

Gift Kiosk / Book Table BuyersFroma EisenbergSusan MillerPam PaulCarolyn Ramsdal

SchedulersNaomi IsogaiDede RothenbergPamela Stewart

AdvisorEllen Haas

HistorianAnn Seifert

HospitalityDiane Chesin

Immediate Past PresidentCarol Fiorello

Meetings and ReceptionsEdna HarrisKatrina Hering

Membership / MentoringKathy EmeryNona VentryPhyllis Rubin

NewsletterMarianne HeidenBarry Schwartz

NominatingDiane Chesin

Open RehearsalsAnn Seifert — Ushers

Parks — 2015Pam PaulCarolyn RamsdalTeri Whitehair

Patron LoungeGerry BeckerSara Sadin

SchedulesSusan Hom

Staff Assistance / Special ProjectsLinda RogersMaida HirschkornSally Saulvester

Tour PacketsLaura BronsonPam PaulBarry SchwartzDoris Schwartz

WelcomeBarbara SchacterImogene Hess

The New York Philharmonic would like to express its gratitude to the members of the Volunteer Council, who assist the Orchestra and staff with fundraising through the Gift Kiosk, hosting of the Patron Lounges, staffing the Friends membership table, and special events support.

Members Roberta AdamsLaura AppersonSylvia ArnowichGail BakerJoanna BarouchReiko S. BartenSheila BarthDeanna BaumJudith-Anne BeardAndrea L. BeckerGerry BeckerGinette BeckerIsa BenvenisteLana R. BerkeShirley BininSusan BlackburnCarol BorelliAndrew BrinkmanLaura E. BronsonThomas BuffkinMaria BustilloAudrey ChangDiane ChesinTim ChuehJoan ConnerCarol DallosConnie DelehantyMarjorie DembitzerIrwin DrangelMarion A. EdwardsFroma EisenbergKathy EmeryEdith Enriquez Phyllis EpsteinSuellen EttingerPolina EzrokhMatthew FeinsteinMinnie FinkelsteinCarol FiorelloCarroll Foley

Roz FormanSheila FoxLaury FranksAnna FridmanMarilyn B. FriedmanHarriet FriedmanC. Robert FriedmanAmy FriednerPeter FuryValentina GallardoLenore GensiorWilliam GerdesPearl GlassbergGloria GoldbergSeth A. GoldsteinJeremy A. GottliebElaine GrohmanYousr GuitouniEllen HaasGloria F. HalperinMary Lynn HallandEdna HarrisMarianne HeidenSherrye HenryKatrina V. HeringImogene HessMaida HirschkornLinda I. HirschmannArlene HochmanErica HoffmasterSusan HomNaomi IsogaiEleanor JakubovitzTimothy JonesDorothy KalsonRoxane KammererFerne KatlemanBarbara KaufmanJanet Kispert-WhiteOra KochFlorence Kohn

Barbara KorngoldStefanie LandsmanKaren Lehmann-EisnerDolores LermanDavid LevensonSybil LevineHarriet LevineJudith J. LevineAngela Shuo LiJan L. LinskyCarol LipskyRoslyn S. MarkJosephine MazurRosalie A. MazzalupoMillicent McKinleyNeda MichelsSusan MillerDavid MillerMary-Jean MonahanVernon MosheimPatricia A. MurphyStephanie MurrayAziz NekoukarLilya NirenbergCarol NovakIsabel M. OlsonEdith PanzerPamela PaulMarion PearlDiana PolakTova PreskinCarolyn RamsdalShirley R. RausherDolores G. RoebuckLinda RogersAlice RothblumDede RothenbergPhyllis RubinNancy Brilliant RubingerFanny RybakSara Sadin

Barbara SchachterLinda SchainJudith A. ScheerRena SchklowskyEvelyn SchneiderPetra ScholderDavid SchusterSue SchuurBarry M. SchwartzElaine SchwartzDoris SchwartzAnn C. SeifertSandra SemelAudrey SevinLaurie J. ShapiroEllen ShwartsRuth M. SilvermanLinda SimonSharon L. SpiegelDonald SteinmanMarjorie SternPamela StewartHarriet StollmanNorman T. StraussLilia StreingerPhyllis TopolNona VentryMichelle WangFrank X. WeberSandra WeinsteinNancy WentonNada WestermanElinor WexlerCorrine WhalenTeri WhitehairLeah WilliamsJo-Ann WinnikHenry WongGay J. Zizes



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9392Independent Auditor’s Report

THE PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.

See notes to financial statements

Statements of Financial Position (amounts in thousands)

August 31, 2015 2014

ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,494 $ 3,854 Interest, concert fees and other receivables 307 1,136 Contributions receivable – current, net (Note 3) 8,501 5,225 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,530 2,372

Total current assets 15,832 12,587

Noncurrent assets: Contributions receivable – noncurrent, net (Note 3) 10,064 6,750 Notes receivable 202 121 Contributions receivable - permanently restricted, net (Note 3) 14,550 2,875 Endowment investments (Note 2) 183,482 200,328 Other investments (Note 2) 15,664 5,656 Property and equipment, net (Note 4) 14,381 13,801

Total noncurrent assets 238,343 229,531

$ 254,175 $ 242,118

LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 3,485 $ 3,699 Deferred revenue - use interest of beneficiary (Note 1) 4,575 Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other 13,575 13,900

Total current liabilities 21,635 17,599

Noncurrent liabilities: Accrued pension liability (Note 5) 34,518 25,980 Accrued postretirement benefits (Note 6) 4,591 4,088 Annuities payable 740 702

Total noncurrent liabilities 39,849 30,770

Total liabilities 61,484 48,369

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

NET ASSETS Unrestricted, net deficit (Note 8): Accrued pension liability and postretirement benefit (39,110) (30,068) Board-designated, functioning as endowment (Note 10) 8,496 7,985 Accumulated losses on endowment funds (Note 10) (13,475) (7,090) Other 1,806 1,389

(42,283) (27,784)

Temporarily restricted (Note 9) 90,745 95,137 Permanently restricted (Note 10) 144,229 126,396

Total net assets 192,691 193,749

$ 254,175 $ 242,118

Board of DirectorsThe Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.New York, New York

REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSWe have audited the accompanying financial statements of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”), which are comprised of the statements of financial position as of August 31, 2015 and 2014, the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial StatementsThe Society’s management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgments, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the organization’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the organization’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

OpinionIn our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. as of August 31, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

New York, New YorkDecember 1, 2015

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See notes to financial statements

Statements of Cash Flows (amounts in thousands)

Year Ended August 31,

2015 2014

Cash flows from operating activities: Change in net assets $ (1,058) $ 6,525 Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 1,361 1,368 Loss on disposal of musical instrument 97 Bad debt expense 171 189 Net change in unrealized loss (gains) on investments 19,617 (15,017) Net realized gains on sales of investments (9,988) (8,243) Donated securities (4,113) (3,434) Proceeds from sales of donated securities 4,113 3,434 Permanently restricted contributions (7,723) (2,026) Changes in: Interest, concert fees and other receivables 830 419 Contributions receivable - current (3,447) 1,139 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (158) (545) Contributions receivable - noncurrent (3,314) 854 Contributions receivable - permanently restricted (11,675) 780 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (214) (155) Deferred revenue - use interest of beneficiary 4,575 Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other (326) 1,070 Accrued pension liability 8,540 4,725 Accrued postretirement benefits 503 (158) Annuities payable 38 (89)

Net cash used in operating activities (2,268) (9,067)

Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (1,942) (1,528) Donation of property held subject to life interest (10,000) Proceeds from sale of musical instrument 97 Collections of notes receivable 6 6 Issuance of notes receivable (88) (7) Purchases of investments (37,699) (21,946) Proceeds from sales of investments 44,908 31,510

Net cash used in investing activities (4,815) 8,132

Cash flows from financing activities: Permanently restricted contributions 7,723 2,026

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 640 1,091 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 3,854 2,763

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 4,494 $ 3,854

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Noncash acquisition of property held subject to life interest $ 10,000 Donated services $ 47 $ 71

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Notes to Financial Statements August 31, 2015 and 2014 (amounts in thousands)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (CONTINUED)

[b] Financial reporting: (continued)

4) Investments: (continued)

Because of the complex management structures and nature of the underlying investments and the inherent uncertainty of the valuation of the alternative investments, the Society's management and its various investment managers monitor their positions to reduce the risk of potential losses due to changes in fair values or the failure of counterparties to perform on a routine basis. Management believes the carrying amount of the investments in non-publicly traded securities is a reasonable estimate of fair value. Estimated fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for these securities existed. The Society's investments in limited partnerships are valued based on the valuation policies and procedures of the general partners. The general partners perform oversight of the underlying positions, both on an investment level and from a risk perspective. The general partners are also responsible for ensuring that the investments are valued according to the policies and procedures adopted by the partnership. The Society places reliance upon those procedures, and it records those investments at fair value as determined by the general partners.

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are determined by comparison of the average cost of acquisition to proceeds at the time of disposition. The earnings from dividends and interest are recognized when earned.

Donated securities are recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of donation. The Society's policy is to sell donated securities immediately, and, accordingly, for purposes of the accompanying statements of cash flows, donated securities and the proceeds generated from their sales are included as operating activities.

Investment expenses include the services of investment managers and custodians. The balances of investment management fees disclosed in Note 2 are those specific fees charged by the Society's various investment managers in each fiscal year; however, they do not include those fees that are embedded in various other investment accounts and transactions.

5) Split-interest agreements:

The Society's investments include deferred-giving vehicles subject to split-interest agreements. The different types of agreements currently maintained by the Society include a life interest in real estate and charitable gift annuities.

Under the life interest in real estate agreement, the Society has received a contribution of real estate where the donor retains the right to use the real estate until their death. The agreement specifies that the donor will continue to pay the executory costs for the property, including maintenance costs, property taxes, insurance, utilities, and other similar costs. The Society recognizes the property received at fair value in the statements of financial position. The Society also recognizes an obligation reflecting the donor's use of the asset throughout their lives that is reported as deferred revenue in the statements of financial position. The difference between the fair value of the property received and the use obligation is recognized as temporarily restricted income in the accompanying statements of activities.



NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

[a] Organization:

The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the "Society") is a not-for-profit membership corporation, incorporated in New York State in 1853 and located in Lincoln Center in New York City, the purpose of which is to support a symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic (the "Philharmonic"), and to foster an interest in and enjoyment of music in New York City and the world.

The Society qualifies as a Section 501(c)(3) organization, exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), as well as from New York State and New York City income taxes under comparable laws. The Society has also been classified as a publicly supported organization under Section 509(a) of the Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.

[b] Financial reporting:

1) Basis of accounting:

The accompanying financial statements of the Society have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, as applicable to not-for-profit organizations.

2) Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3) Cash and cash equivalents:

For financial-reporting purposes, the Society considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents considered to be part of the Society's investment portfolio are reported as investments in the accompanying financial statements.

4) Investments:

Investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair values are reported at their fair values in the accompanying statements of financial position, with realized and unrealized gains and losses included in the accompanying statements of activities. The Society's mutual funds are also reported at their fair values, as determined by the related investment manager or advisor.

The Society has investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies which are considered to be alternative investments, for which readily determinable fair values do not exist. The underlying holdings of the Society's alternative investments consist principally of publicly traded domestic and international equity securities. The fair value of the alternative investments has been estimated based on the respective net asset value per share ("NAV") of each investment, as reported by the investment company's fund managers.

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10) Deferred revenue:

Deferred revenue from ticket sales arises from subscription sales and future special events, and is recognized as income when the related performances or special events are held.

11) Net assets:

i) Unrestricted:

Unrestricted net assets represent those resources that are not subject to donor restrictions and are available for current operations. The Society's board-designated funds have been allocated by the Board of Directors to the board-designated endowment, the unrestricted earnings of which will be applied to future needs as determined by the Board of Directors.

ii) Temporarily restricted:

Temporarily restricted net assets represent those resources that are subject to the requirements of the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act ("NYPMIFA") and the use of which has been restricted by donors or state law to specific purposes and/or the passage of time. When a donor restriction expires, that is, when a stipulated time restriction ends, a purpose restriction is accomplished, or funds are appropriated through an action of the Board of Directors, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified as unrestricted net assets and reported in the accompanying statements of activities as "net assets released from restrictions."

iii) Permanently restricted:

Permanently restricted net assets represent those resources the principal of which is originally restricted into perpetuity by its donor. The purposes for which the income and net capital appreciation arising from the underlying assets may be used depend on the wishes of those donors. Under the terms of NYPMIFA, those earnings are classified as temporarily restricted in the accompanying statements of activities, pending appropriation by the Board of Directors.

12) Revenue recognition:

i) Income from orchestra activities:

Revenue from concerts and tour sponsorships is recognized as income when the performance has occurred. Recording and broadcasting reimbursements are recognized as income when the payment has been made.

ii) Gifts, grants and bequests:

Gifts, grants and bequests made to the Society are recognized as revenue upon the receipt of cash or other assets or of unconditional pledges. Contributions are recorded as either temporarily or permanently restricted if they are received with donor stipulations or time considerations as to their use. Conditional contributions are recorded when the conditions have been met and, if received in advance, are recognized in the statements of financial position as funds received in advance. The Society records bequest income at the time it has an established right to a bequest and the proceeds are measurable. Contributions to be received over periods longer than a single year are discounted at an interest rate commensurate with the risk involved.





5) Split-interest agreements: (continued)

Charitable gift annuities are unrestricted irrevocable gifts under which the Society agrees in turn to pay a life annuity to the donor or designated beneficiary. The contributed funds and the attendant liabilities immediately become part of the Society's general assets and liabilities, subject to the Society's maintaining an actuarial reserve (see Note 7).

6) Other assets:

Other assets consist of inventory of gift shop items and CDs which are valued at cost, on a first-in-first-out basis.

7) Property and equipment:

Major expenditures for furniture, equipment, computer hardware and software, and leasehold improvements are stated at their original costs at the dates of acquisition or, if contributed, at their fair values at the dates of donation. The Society capitalizes items of property and equipment that have a cost of $5 or more and useful lives greater than one year. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over 3 to 35 years, the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the remaining lease term, or the useful lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter. Minor expenditures for furniture and equipment are recorded as expenses, as such items are not considered sufficiently material to warrant capitalization and depreciation.

The costs (or donated values) of musical instruments are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, except for antique musical instruments, which are carried at cost of $5,651 in fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, and are not required to be depreciated.

Management evaluates the recoverability of the investment in long-lived assets on an on-going basis and recognizes any impairment in the year of determination. Long-lived assets were tested for impairment as of August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and in the opinion of management, there were no impairments. It is reasonably possible that relevant conditions could change in the near term and necessitate a change in management's estimate of the recoverability of these assets.

8) Archival collection:

The Society maintains a collection of historic and culturally significant musical documents. In accordance with the collection policies of museums, the cost or value of these collection items is not included in the accompanying statements of financial position. Each item is cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. Items purchased for the collection are recorded as expenses in the year in which the items are purchased. Proceeds from deaccessions are classified as unrestricted, except when donor restrictions apply.

9) Accrued vacation:

Accrued vacation is included as a liability in the accompanying statements of financial position and represents the Society's obligation for the cost of unused vacation time payable in the event that all employees leave the Society; the obligation is recalculated every year. At August 31, 2015 and 2014, this accrued vacation obligation was approximately $140 and $117, respectively, and was reported as part of accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying statements of financial position.

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20) Fair-value measurement:

The Society reports a fair-value measurement of all applicable financial assets and liabilities, including investments, contributions and other receivables and short-term payables, which approximate fair value.

21) Reclassifications:

Certain amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current-year's presentation.

22) Recent accounting pronouncements:

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent). ASU2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair-value hierarchy all investments for which the fair value is measured using NAV as a practical expedient. The Society adopted ASU 2015-07 in fiscal-year 2015, with retrospective application to the prior fiscal year. Accordingly, investments for which fair value is measured using NAV as a practical expedient have not been categorized within the fair-value hierarchy for fiscal-years 2015 and 2014.

23) Subsequent events:

The Society considers all of the accounting treatments, and the related disclosures in the current fiscal-year's financial statements, that may be required as the result of all events or transactions that occur after August 31, 2015 through December 1, 2015, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.





13) Allowance for doubtful collections:

The Society periodically assesses the collectability of its contributions and receivables using management's judgment of potential defaults, which considers factors such as prior collection history, the type of contribution, and the nature of fund-raising activity and provides allowances for anticipated losses, if any, when necessary.

14) Measure of operations:

The Society includes in its definition of operations all income and expenses relating to its orchestra and supporting activities. Investment income, including net realized and unrealized gains and losses earned in excess or deficit of the Society's authorized spending limit, changes in the value of split interest agreements, and pension-related changes other than periodic costs are recognized as part of non-operating activities.

15) Volunteers:

A number of volunteers have made significant contributions of time to the Society's program and support functions. The value of this contributed time does not meet the criteria for recognition of contributed services and, accordingly, is not reported in the accompanying financial statements. However, the value of services that do meet the criteria are reported as in-kind donations of services.

16) Advertising:

The Society expenses the costs of advertising as they are incurred.

17) Functional allocation of expenses:

The costs of providing the various programs and supporting services of the Society have been summarized on a functional basis in Note 16. Accordingly, certain expenses have been allocated among the programs and supporting services using appropriate measurement methodologies determined by management.

18) Endowment funds:

The Society reports all applicable disclosures to its funds treated as endowment, both donor-restricted and board-designated.

19) Income taxes:

The Society is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Income Taxes, as it relates to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Due to the Society's general not-for-profit status, ASC Topic 740 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on the Society's financial statements.

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NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

The following schedule summarizes the investment returns and their classifications in the accompanying statements of activities for each fiscal year:

Year Ended August 31, 2015 T emporarily Permanently

Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total

Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $673 $ 130 $ 2,103 $ 2,233Net realized gains 434 9,332 $ 222 9,988Net change in unrealized losses (911) (17,911) (795) (19,617)

Total return on investments (347) (6,476) (573) (7,396)

Investment return used for operations (including a spending-rate amount of $11,702) (566) (11,142) (11,708)

Investment return less than spending rate $ (913) $ (17,618) $ (573) $ (19,104)

Year Ended August 31, 2014 T emporarily Permanently


Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $630 $ 161 $ 2,928 $ 4 $ 3,093Net realized gains 449 7,612 182 8,243Net change in unrealized gains 654 13,800 563 15,017

Total return on investments 1,264 24,340 749 26,353

Investment return used for operations (including a spending-rate amount of $11,955) (541) (11,419) (11,960)

Investment return greater than spending rate $ 723 $ 12,921 $ 749 $ 14,393

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy of fair-value measurements. These valuation techniques are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair-value hierarchy:

Level 1: Valuations are based on observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices in active markets for the same or identical assets and liabilities, at the reporting date.

Level 2: Valuations are based on (i) quoted prices for those investments, or similar investments, in active markets, or (ii) quoted prices for those investments, or similar investments, in markets that are not active, or (iii) pricing inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable at the reporting date. Level 2 assets include those investments, or similar investments that are redeemable at or near the statement of financial position fiscal year-end and for which a model was derived for valuation.



NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS

At each fiscal year-end, the fair values of investments were as follows:

August 31, 2015 2014

Fair Value Cost Fair Value Cost

Endowment: Money-market funds $ 12,462 $ 12,462 $ 7,633 $ 7,633 Equity securities - domestic 39,192 28,803 48,503 30,220 Equity securities - international 13,711 13,076 11,261 9,200 Fixed-income funds 32,072 33,909 38,060 38,903

Alternative investments (valued at NAV): Inflation hedging funds 10,453 18,123 15,084 18,124 Equity securities - domestic 12,578 10,050 12,774 10,050 Equity securities - international 25,436 20,348 23,869 15,938 Other funds-of-funds 37,578 24,635 43,144 28,651

Total endowment investments (both restricted and unrestricted) 183,482 161,406 200,328 158,719

Other investments, non-endowment: Residence held subject to life interest 10,000 10,000 Money-market funds 13 13 14 14 Equity securities - domestic 3,150 2,692 4,788 4,035 Equity securities - international 381 370 389 334 Fixed-income funds 2,023 1,793 465 453

Alternative investments (valued at NAV) Other funds-of-funds 97 80

Total other investments, non-endowments 15,664 14,948 5,656 4,836

$ 199,146 $ 176,354 $ 205,984 $ 163,555

Other investments include value of the property received in life interest in real estate, amounts designated for a supplemental pension fund, charitable gift annuities and other general funds.

The Society's Board of Directors has adopted a spending-rate policy whereby a predetermined amount of each fiscal-year's investment assets is used to fund current operations. For fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively, the spending-rate was calculated as 6.50% and 6.75% of the prior three-year, rolling-average, quarterly market value of investments. Unrestricted investment income also includes interest income earned on operating funds of $6 and $5, in fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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NOTE 3 - RECEIVABLES

[a] Contributions receivable:

At each fiscal year-end, net contributions receivable are due to be collected as follows:

August 31, 2015 2014

One year (including $4,462 and $2,400 of endowment pledges in fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively) $ 13,214 $ 7,826 One to five years 19,286 6,706 More than five years 3,591 1,958

36,091 16,490 Less allowance for doubtful accounts (250) (200)

Future value 35,841 16,290 Less discount to present value (at rates of 3.16% to 7%) (2,726) (1,440)

$ 33,115 $ 14,850

The Society reserved $171 and $189 of certain uncollectable contributions receivable as part of the Society's general allowance for doubtful accounts for fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[b] Other receivables:

At each fiscal year-end, other receivables consisted of amounts due to the Society from unrelated parties for exchange-type transactions. All amounts are due within one year, and, based on the Society's prior experience, are expected to be fully collected. Accordingly, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been established.



NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

Level 3: Valuations are based on pricing inputs that are unobservable and include situations where (i) there is little, if any, market activity for the investments, or (ii) the investments cannot be independently valued, or (iii) the investments cannot be immediately redeemed at or near the fiscal year-end.

The available market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair-value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period. During fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, there were no transfers among the fair-value hierarchy levels.

The following tables summarize the fair values of investments at each fiscal year-end, in accordance with the ASC Topic 820 valuation levels.

August 31, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Money-market funds $ 12,475 $ 12,475 Equity securities - domestic 42,342 42,342 Equity securities - international 14,092 14,092 Fixed-income funds 28,370 $ 5,725 34,095 Residence held subject to life interest $ 10,000 10,000 Funds valued at NAV 86,142

Total funds $ 97,279 $ 5,725 $ 10,000 $ 199,146

August 31, 2014Level 1 Level 2 Total

Money-market funds $ 7,647 $ 7,647 Equity securities - domestic 53,291 53,291 Equity securities - international 11,650 11,650 Fixed-income funds 28,099 $ 10,426 38,525 Funds valued at NAV 94,871

Total funds $ 100,687 $ 10,426 $ 205,984

The following table presents the activity for Level 3 investments for the fiscal-year ended August 31, 2015:

Balance, beginning of year $ 0 Contribution of residence held subject to life interest 10,000

Balance, end of year $ 10,000

The following table describes the funding commitment and redemption information for the alternative investments:

Year Ended August 31, 2015 U nfunded Redemption Redemption

Fair Value Commitments Frequency Notice Period

Limited liability companies $ 70,577 None Monthly & quarterly 5-95 daysLimited partnerships 15,565 None Monthly & quarterly 10 days

$ 86,142

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NOTE 5 - PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)

Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate for benefit cost 4.20% 4.99% 4.20% 4.99% Discount rate for projected benefit obligation 4.57% 4.20% 4.57% 4.20% Expected return on plan assets 8.00% 8.00% 8.00% 8.00% Rate of compensation increase N/A N/A 3.00% 3.00%

Benefit cost $ 2,527 $ 2,436 $ 1,219 $ 945 Employer contributions 3,179 3,390 814 946 Employee contributions None None 6 6 Benefits paid 3,762 3,553 509 491

Employer contributions are stated as amounts paid during fiscal-years 2015 and 2014. These contributions may be applied to plan years other than the fiscal year in which it has been reported.

The plans' investments will be made for the purpose of providing retirement reserves for the present and future benefit of participants of the plans. The assets will be invested with the care, skill and diligence a prudent person acting in this capacity would exercise, in order to comply with the objectives outlined herein, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and all other governing statutes.

The primary objective of the plans' trustees is to provide a balance among capital appreciation, preservation of capital, and the production of current income. The plans' trustees recognize that risk (i.e., the uncertainty of future events), volatility (i.e., the potential for variability of asset values), and the possibility of loss in purchasing power (due to inflation) are present to some degree in all types of investment vehicles. While high levels of risk are to be avoided, the assumption of risk is warranted in order to allow the investment manager the opportunity to achieve satisfactory long-term results consistent with the objectives of the plans.

The trustees of the plans have established the following asset-allocation strategy:

Orchestra Plan Office Plan

Equity securities 35% 65% Fixed-income funds 15% 35% Alternative investments 35% - Inflation hedging 10% - Cash and cash equivalents 5% -

100% 100%

At August 31, 2015, the percentages of the fair values of the types of plan assets held were as follows:

Orchestra Plan Office Plan

Equity securities 39% 65% Fixed-income funds 15% 35% Alternative investments 36% - Inflation hedging 5% - Cash and cash equivalents 5% -

100% 100%



NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

At each fiscal year-end, the costs of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments were as follows:

August 31, 2015 2014

Leasehold improvements $ 11,732 $ 11,118 Equipment 2,545 2,522 Computer hardware and software 6,630 6,017 Archives digitization and conservation 3,746 3,067 Musical instruments 6,351 6,338

31,004 29,062 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (16,623) (15,261)

$ 14,381 $ 13,801

Depreciation and amortization of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments amounted to $1,361 and $1,368 for fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively. During fiscal-year 2014, the Society recognized a loss of $97 on the sale of a musical instrument with a cost basis of $194.

NOTE 5 - PENSION PLANS

The Society maintains two defined-benefit pension plans, one for members of the orchestra and one for office employees. To meet the minimum-funding requirements of the Internal Revenue Service, the Society's funding policy is to contribute funds to a trust, as necessary, to provide for current service and for any unfunded, accrued benefit liabilities. To the extent that the funding requirement is fully satisfied by trust assets, a contribution to the trust may not be made in a particular year.

The following table sets forth the plans' funded status and the amounts recognized in the Society's financial statements:

Orchestra Plan Office Plan Year Ended August 31,

2015 2014 2015 2014

Projected benefit obligation $ (72,967) $ (68,748) $ (21,290) $ (18,970) Fair value of plan assets 46,309 48,414 13,430 13,324

Funded status - deficiency of assets $ (26,658) $ (20,334) $ (7,860) $ (5,646)

Service cost - benefits earned during the period $ 957 $ 798 $ 872 $ 701 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 2,833 3,008 794 772 Expected annual return on plan assets (3,695) (3,463) (1,012) (908) Net amortization and deferral 2,432 2,093 565 380

Net periodic pension costs $ 2,527 $ 2,436 $ 1,219 $ 945

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NOTE 6 - OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (CONTINUED)

The accrued expected postretirement benefit cost recognized in the accompanying statements of financial position for the Orchestra Plan and Office Plan for fiscal-year 2015 was $3,680 and $911, respectively. The accrued benefit cost recognized in the accompanying statements of financial position for the Orchestra Plan and Office Plan for fiscal-year 2014 was $3,307 and $781, respectively.

The estimated amount of the Society's contribution for fiscal-year 2015 is $88 for the Orchestra Plan and $11 for the Office Plan. These estimates reflect the funding requirements promulgated under the Internal Revenue Service's MAP-21 rules.

For measurement purposes, a 4.25% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits was assumed for both fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively.

A one percentage-point increase in the assumed healthcare cost-trend for each fiscal year would have resulted in an increase in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of August 31, 2015 of $538 and an increase in the aggregate cost components of net period postretirement benefit costs of $42 for fiscal-year 2015.

There were no employer or employee contributions to the Plans in either fiscal-year 2015 or 2014.

The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future fiscal years:

Year Ending Orchestra Office August 31, Plan Plan

2016 161 28 2017 163 29 2018 163 30 2019 166 32 2020 174 36

2021 - 2024 952 234

NOTE 7 - CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES

The Society has an established charitable gift annuity plan in which donors contribute assets to the Society in exchange for the Society's promise to pay a fixed amount over the donor's life to the donor or to payees designated by the donor.

The assets received are recorded at their fair values, and an annuity payment liability is recognized at the present value of the expected future cash flows. Of the amounts of $5,664 and $5,656 that were recorded as other investments as of August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, $1,030 and $1,196 represented amounts held in reserve for charitable gift annuities at August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NOTE 8 - DEFICIT IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS

The deficit in unrestricted net assets is due largely to the Society's accumulated pension and postretirement benefit obligations. Management believes the Society will have sufficient resources to meet these obligations.



NOTE 5 - PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED)

The estimated amount of the Society's contribution for fiscal-year 2015 is $3,265 for the Orchestra Plan and $201 for the Office Plan. These estimates reflect the funding requirements promulgated under the Internal Revenue Service's "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century" ("MAP-21") rules.

The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future fiscal years:

Year Ending Orchestra Office August 31, Plan Plan

2016 3,936 733 2017 4,001 757 2018 4,026 778 2019 4,094 865 2020 4,255 931

2021 - 2024 22,190 5,255

NOTE 6 - OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Society provides certain healthcare insurance benefits for qualified employees retiring after September 21, 1982, under two separate benefit plans. Administrative employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 62 years of age while working for the Society. Orchestra employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 60 years of age while working for the Society. Prior to fiscal-year 1996, the cost of retiree healthcare benefits was recognized as expense in the fiscal year during which related costs for annual insurance premiums were incurred.

The amount of the expected postretirement benefit obligation is presented in the following table:

Year Ended August 31, 2015 2014

Expected postretirement benefit obligation $ (4,591) $ (4,088) Fair value of plan assets at end of year 0 0

Funded status (deficiency of assets) $ (4,591) $ (4,088)

Service cost - benefits earned during the period $ 131 $ 142 Interest cost on expected benefit obligation 170 183 Net amortization and deferral 34 44

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 335 $ 369

Weighted-average assumptions Discount rate - Orchestra 4.25% 4.28% Discount rate - Office 4.28% 4.32%

For the year ended August 31, Benefit cost $ 335 $ 369 Benefits paid $ 99 $ 112

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NOTE 10 - ENDOWMENT FUNDS

[a] The endowments:

The Society's endowment is composed of 101 individual funds established for a variety of purposes, consisting of both funds directed by donors to be permanently restricted endowment and funds designated by the Board of Directors as unrestricted quasi-endowment.

[b] Return objectives and risk parameters:

The Board of Directors has adopted investment and spending policies for the Society's endowment assets that seek to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment, and maintain purchasing power of the endowment over time.

[c] Strategies employed for achieving objectives:

To satisfy its long-term rate-of-return objectives, the Society relies on a total-return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Society targets a diversified asset allocation within prudent risk constraints.

[d] Spending policy and relationship to investment objectives:

The Society had a policy of appropriating an annual distribution of 6.50% and 6.75%, for fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively, of its endowment funds' average fair value over the prior 12 quarters, through March 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year in which the distribution is planned. In establishing this policy, management considered the long-term expected return on the endowment assets. Accordingly, over the long term, management expects the current spending policy to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets held in perpetuity or for a specified term, as well as to provide additional real growth through new gifts and investment returns.

[e] Endowment net asset composition, by type of fund, as of each fiscal year-end:

August 31, 2015 Temporarily Permanently


Donor-restricted funds $ 61,586 $ 70,803 $ 132,389Donor-restricted funds with deficiencies $ (13,475) 73,426 59,951Board-designated endowment fund 8,496 8,496

Total funds $ (4,979) $ 61,586 $ 144,229 $ 200,836

August 31, 2014 Temporarily Permanently


Donor-restricted funds $ 78,535 $ 93,641 $ 172,176Donor-restricted funds with deficiencies $ (7,090) 32,755 25,665Board-designated endowment fund 7,985 7,985

Total funds $ 895 $ 78,535 $ 126,396 $ 205,826



NOTE 9 - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

At each fiscal year-end, temporarily restricted net assets consisted of the following:

August 31, 2015 2014

Purpose restrictions: Guest artists $ 10,418 $ 13,748 Conductors 6,199 7,544 Education 2,676 3,839 Instrument chairs 5,138 7,047 Concert sponsorship 2,358 3,419 Archives digitization and conservation 3,756 3,700 Commissioned works and new music 11,668 12,634 Media projects 1,570 1,619 Musical instrument purchases and repairs 3,230 3,203 Pension fund 252 321 Free parks concerts 3,844 59 David Geffen Hall renovation 300 300 Audience cultivation 756 Tour sponsorship 2,748 Time restrictions 35,832 37,704

$ 90,745 $ 95,137

Temporarily restricted net assets which are endowment-related totaled $61,586 and $78,535 for fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively (Note 10).

During each fiscal year, temporarily restricted net assets were released from restrictions in fulfillment of the following restrictions:


Purpose restrictions: Guest artists $ 2,470 $ 2,086 Conductors 999 841 Education 1,407 991 Instrument chairs 1,986 1,867 Concert sponsorship 1,172 1,282 Archive digitization project 263 228 Commissioned works and new music 1,075 994 Media projects 85 30 Musical instrument purchases and repairs 151 33 Pension fund 51 43 Free parks concerts 26 1,022 Time restrictions 12,488 10,140

$ 22,173 $ 19,557

Endowment-related temporarily restricted net assets released from restrictions were $17,234 and $14,543 forfiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively (Note 10).

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NOTE 10 - ENDOWMENT FUNDS (CONTINUED)

[g] Funds with deficiencies:

Due to unfavorable market fluctuations, from time to time the fair value of assets associated with individual donor-restricted endowment funds may decline below the historic dollar value of the donor's original, permanently restricted contribution (i.e., "underwater" funds). Under the terms of NYPMIFA, the Society has no responsibility to restore such decreases in value.

NOTE 11 - DONATED SERVICES

For recognition of donated services in the Society's financial statements, such services must (i) create or enhance non-financial assets and (ii) require specialized skills, be performed by individuals possessing those skills, and otherwise be purchased by the Society. Donated services are recorded as support at their estimated fair value at the dates of donation and are reported as unrestricted support unless the donor has restricted the services to a specific purpose. The fair value of contributed legal and consulting services was approximately $47 and $71 for fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NOTE 12 - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Society to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash that is deposited in financial institutions in amounts which, from time to time, may exceed federal insurance limits. However, management believes that the Society does not face a significant risk of loss on these accounts.

NOTE 13 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

[a] Lease:

The Society is the principal tenant of David Geffen Hall under a long-term lease agreement between the Society and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., which was renewed for 25 years, effective July 1, 2014. The Society's rent is determined by established rental rates for its use of the concert hall, plus or minus its proportionate share of the operating gain or loss. The expense incurred under this agreement amounted to approximately $5,409 and $5,367 in fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[b] Line of credit:

During fiscal-year 2015, the Society had available an $8,000 unsecured line of credit from a major bank. Interest on the line is payable at a variable rate, based on LIBOR. There were no borrowings against the line of credit during the fiscal year.

[c] Employment contracts:

The Society has employment contracts with the Executive Director and Music Director, which expire through 2017.



NOTE 10 - ENDOWMENT FUNDS (CONTINUED)

[f] Changes in endowment net assets, during each fiscal year:

For the Year Ended August 31, 2015 Temporarily Permanently


Endowment net assets, beginning of year $ 895 $ 78,535 $ 126,396 $ 205,826

Investment returns: Investment income 100 2,039 2,139 Net depreciation (realized and unrealized) (444) (8,504) (573) (9,521)

Total investment return (344) (6,465) (573) (7,382)

Other activity: Contributions 1,032 365 19,398 20,795 Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures (1,176) (17,227) (18,403) Transfers: Expiration for term endowments 999 (7) (992) 0 Recoveries of "underwater" funds, net (6,385) 6,385 0

Total other activity (5,530) (10,484) 18,406 2,392

Endowment net assets, end of year $ (4,979) $ 61,586 $ 144,229 $ 200,836

For the Year Ended August 31, 2014 Temporarily Permanently

Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Endowment net assets, beginning of year $ (854) $ 70,566 $ 124,526 $ 194,238

Investment returns: Investment income 130 2,871 4 3,005 Net appreciation (realized and unrealized) 957 21,019 745 22,721

Total investment return 1,087 23,890 749 25,726

Other activity: Contributions 20 159 1,246 1,425 Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures (1,020) (14,543) (15,563) Transfers: Expiration for term endowments 125 (125) 0 Recoveries of "underwater" funds, net 1,537 (1,537) 0

Total other activity 662 (15,921) 1,121 (14,138)

Endowment net assets, end of year $ 895 $ 78,535 $ 126,396 $ 205,826

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NOTE 14 - COMPARISON TO INTERNAL OPERATING MEASURE

For fiscal-years 2015 and 2014, the unrestricted deficiency of operating income over operating expenses, as reported in the accompanying statements of activities, differs from the operating measures used for internal-reporting purposes for several reasons, including the alternative treatment of certain income and expense items. A reconciliation of these two measurement processes is as follows:


Deficiency of unrestricted operating income over operating expenses $ (3,736) $ (2,590) Unrestricted gifts functioning as endowment (2,032) (145) Deferred marketing expenses (61) (176) Endowment fund-raising expenses 320 352 Gilbert instrument sale 97 Loss on disposal of Gilbert instrument 97 Postretirement benefit cost 236 257

Operating measure for internal-reporting purposes $ (5,273) $ (2,108)

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The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.Alan Gilbert, Music DirectorOscar S. Schafer, ChairmanMatthew VanBesien, President

David Geffen Hall10 Lincoln Center PlazaNew York, NY 10023-6970Main Phone: (212) 875-5900Website: nyphil.org

CommunicationsPhone: (212) 875-5700Fax: (212) 875-5717Email: [email protected] are available to the media from Communications at nyphil.org/newsroom.

DevelopmentOnline: nyphil.org/supportPhone: (212) 875-5753Fax: (212) 875-5929Email: [email protected]

Ticket InformationOnline: nyphil.orgPhone: (212) 875-5656,

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday

In person: David Geffen Hall Box OfficeGroup sales: (212) 875-5672Accessibility Information: (212) 875-5380

David Geffen Hall Box Office HoursOpens 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, noon on Sunday. On performance evenings the Box Office closes one half-hour past performance time; on other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m., except Sundays, when it closes at 5:00 p.m.

All photos by Chris Lee unless otherwise noted.

Cover: Violinist Hae-Young Ham and Harmony program students by Yuan Yuan Kong. Inside front cover: by The Wade Brothers. Page 2: Oscar S. Schafer by Brad Trent. Page 6: Alan Gilbert by David Finlayson. Page 10: William Blossom by Jorge Madrigal. Page 11: Leelanee Sterrett by Spencer Lloyd. Page 15: Didi and Oscar Schafer by Julie Skarratt; Board Members courtesy of the subjects. Pages 20–21: by Michael DiVito. Page 31: Nielsen cover courtesy of Dacapo Records. Pages 32–35: programs, clippings, and scores courtesy of the NY Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives. Page 35: Baldwins by Julie Skarratt. Page 36: Quintellas by Julie Skarratt; Nederlanders by Linsley Lindekens. Page 41: Batiashvili with Paul Lewis in recital, by Jennifer Taylor. Page 42: Adams at CONTACT! by Michael DiVito. Page 47: Nielsen box set release event by Alan Chin. Page 50: Greenbergs courtesy of the subjects. Page 55: Spring Gala Co-Chairmen and honorees by Julie Skarratt. Page 62: by Zach Mahone. Page 67: Wallach and Gilbert by Julie Skarratt; Flowers by Linsley Lindekens. Page 69: by Linsley Lindekens. Page 71: Tudors by Julie Skarratt, Gruenbergs, Silversteins by Linsley Lindekens. Page 73: by Linsley Lindekens. Page 75: Warshawskys, Roots by Linsley Lindekens; Lanigan by Michael DiVito. Page 77: Schaefers, Smilow and Young by Linsley Lindekens. Page 79: Hites by Linsley Lindekens; Pickets, Ulrichs by Julie Skarratt. Page 81: Cohens, Niemeths by Linsley Lindekens. Page 83: Langes by Julie Skarratt; Cummings, Greiners by Linsley Lindekens. Page 87: UNIQLO volunteers by Michael DiVito; Roses by Julie Skarratt. Page 89: Harts by Julie Skarratt; Blinkens, Guenthers and Ackmans by Linsley Lindekens.

New York Philharmonic 2014–15 Annual Report Edited and Produced by New York Philharmonic Publications Lisa Mantone, Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement Monica Parks, Director, Publications Rebecca Winzenried, Program and Publications Editor Jen Luzzo, Communications Assistant Design by Isaac Gertman, The Independent Group

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New York PhilharmonicDavid Geffen Hall10 Lincoln Center PlazaNew York, NY 10023-6970(212) 875-5900nyphil.org

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