New York Philharmonic2008/09 SeasonLorin Maazel—A Grand Finale

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[New York Philharmonic]2 2008–09 season overview By the Numbers Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds Premieres and Commissions Tours and Other U.S. Travel Other Highlights Seasonal Concerts

6 on the podium Lorin Maazel: A Look Back Music Director Designate Alan Gilbert

2008–09 Guest Conductors Former Music Directors and Advisors

8 about the orchestra The Orchestra Hail and Farewell Philharmonic Musicians in the Solo Spotlight Chamber Music

11 media nyphil.org Podcasts Recorded Sound On the Air The Pyongyang Concert

12 who’s who Music Director Chairman President and Executive Director

14 lifelong learning Hosted Concerts Insights Series Pre-Concert Talks Other Events For All Ages Philharmonic in the Schools Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at

the New York Philharmonic 16 premieres and commissions The Maazel Years Notable 20th Century Notable 19th Century

18 new york philharmonic history The Philharmonic in Brief

Historic Highlights

20 resources Archives Volunteer Council Portrait Gallery

The New York Philharmonic, in its 167th season, celebrates its partnership with Credit Suisse, the Orchestra’s first-ever and exclusive Global Sponsor. This unique collaboration with one of the world’s leading banks is critical in supporting the Phil-harmonic’s essential mission — to bring great music to audiences at home and around the world — and to enhance further its role as a cultural ambassador of New York and of the United States of America. The Orchestra applauds Credit Suisse’s commitment to excellence and innovation, a vision the two organizations share historically and in the 2008–09 season, Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale. For more information about Credit Suisse, please go to www.credit-suisse.com.

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lorin maazel, Music Directorpaul b. guenther, Chairmanzarin mehta, President and Executive Director

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Music Director Designate Alan Gilbert, who will lead Peter Lieberson’s The World in Flower

Subscription Concerts33 weeks118 concerts, including 12 Friday Matinees 4 Saturday Matinees 4 Young People’s Concerts27 Open Rehearsals

Non-Subscription ConcertsSummertime Classics (schedule to

be announced)Concerts in the Parks, Presented by

Didi and Oscar Schafer (schedule to be announced)

2 tours1 residency9 area concerts

Conductors1 Music Director1 Music Director Designate1 Associate Conductor18 guests, including 3 debuts

[2008–2009 Season Overview]

Guest Artists79 soloists, including 33 debuts7 ensembles (1 percussion, 1 brass

quintet, and 5 choruses)

Chamber Music Concerts6 Philharmonic Ensembles at

Merkin Concert Hall2 Metropolitan Museum of Art1 92nd Street Y1 CUNY–Staten Island1 New York Now in Bryant Park1 Make Music New York 9 Very Young People’s Concerts at

Merkin Concert Hall

The Orchestra106 contracted musicians54 men44 women7 vacancies52-week contract

By the Numbers

Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel’s 2008–09 Season Highlights• WorldPremiere–NewYork

PhilharmonicCommissions– Steven Stucky (World, August 28;

U.S., September 18–20 and 23)– Bernard Rands (October 1–2)– Aaron Jay Kernis (June 4, 6, and 9)

• ThecompleteBachBrandenburg Concertos(throughout the season)

• R.Strauss’soperaElektra,inconcert(December 4, 6, 9, and 13)

• PerformancesatCarnegieHall– Encore of Ravel’s One-Act

Opera, L’Enfant et les sortilèges and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) (February 17)

– Works by Barber, Gershwin, and Stravinsky (February 18)

• Performancesofhisownworks– Music for Flute

(September 25–27)– Monaco Fanfares and

Farewells (June 17–18 and 20)• Britten’s War Requiem (June 11–13)• Mahler’sSymphonyNo.8,Symphony

of a Thousand (June 24–27)

Lorin Maazel — A Grand FinaleThe New York Philharmonic’s 2008–09 season is titled Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale. During this yearlong celebration of the Music Director in his valedictory season with the Orchestra, he will con-duct 46 concerts over 14 subscription weeks. His programs include a wide variety of orchestral and operatic master-pieces, as well as new compositions.

Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds The Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall collaborate to spearhead a citywide festival that marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Leonard Bernstein’s tenure as Music Director, the 65th anniversary of his famous Philharmonic 1943 debut at Carnegie Hall, and his 90th birthday year. For details visit bernsteinfestival.org. The Philharmonic’s contributions (all at Avery Fisher Hall unless otherwise indicated) include: • Leonard Bernstein: American Original—How a

Modern Renaissance Man Transformed Music and the World During His Philharmonic Years, 1943–1976 (a book, below, published by HarperCollins). A visually rich look at his life, times, and orchestra by his brother, Burton Bernstein; Barbara Haws, Philharmonic Archivist/Historian; and other contributors.

• Bernstein’sthreesymphonies– Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety: Lorin Maazel,

conductor; Joyce Yang, piano (September 25–27)– Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah: David Robertson,

conductor; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano (October 30–November 1)

– Symphony No. 3, Kaddish: New York Philharmonic presents the Juilliard Orchestra, Alan Gilbert, conductor (November 24)

• NewYorkPhilharmonicYoungPeople’sConcerttitled Capitals of Music: Bernstein’s New York Jamie Bernstein, host; Delta David Gier, conductor (October 18)

• All-BernsteinConcertatCarnegieHallAlan Gilbert, conductor; Glenn Dicterow, violin; Ana María Martínez, soprano; Paul Groves, tenor; and others (November 14)

Premieres and Commissions During the 2008–09 season the New York Philharmonic will premiere four works commissioned by the Orchestra. • StevenStucky’sRhapsodies forOrchestra. World Premiere at the

BBC Proms in London, August 28, U.S. Premiere September 18–20 and 23, Lorin Maazel, conductor. Mr. Stucky has said: “Rhapsodies for Orchestra spotlights many of the superb solo players of the New York Philharmonic. Extended passages of ‘rhapsodic’ solo playing — virtuosic and rapturous — gradually merge into an ecstatic mass of sound in which the entire orchestra celebrates.”

• BernardRands’s CHAINS LIKE THE SEA. World Premiere October 1–2, Lorin Maazel, conductor. This work’s two move-ments are titled “the Sabbath rang slowly” and “rivers of windfall light.” Mr. Rands has said: “The three quotations, used as titles, are from Dylan Thomas’s poem Fern Hill. Although they are somewhat abstract images, they are, at the same time, beautifully evocative. It is this latter quality for which I have tried to invent/compose musical images and sound-world analogies.”

• PeterLieberson’s The World in Flower. World Premiere May 7–9, Music Director Designate Alan Gilbert, conductor; Steven Stucky, host; Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Russell Braun, baritone; New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director. Of the texts, by Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda, Rumi, Walt Whitman, and others, Mr. Lieberson has said: “They embody similarities in spiritual realizations from many traditions. I chose the texts for their profound understanding and sympathy for humanity, and for their passion and exuberance for this mysterious human life.”

• AaronJayKernis’snewworkfortrumpetandorchestra. World Premiere June 4, 6, and 9, Lorin Maazel, conductor; Philip Smith, trumpet. Mr. Kernis has said that his new work “will relate — in ways to be determined — to specific instances of reference to the trumpet (and other related instruments) in the Bible. It will be very exciting and challenging to work in what for me is a new medium of orchestra without strings.”

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Holiday Brass New York Philharmonic Principal Brass and Canadian Brass (December 14) [below]

Handel’s Messiah Ton Koopman, conductor, in his Philharmonic debut (December 17–20)New Year’s Eve Lorin Maazel, conductor, leading an evening of opera favorites (December 31)

Summertime Classics, conducted and hosted by Bramwell Tovey (June–July) [above]Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer (July) [below]

FreeDressRehearsalpriortoOpeningNightConcert (September 17)

Milestonecelebrations,toinclude:• The100thanniversaryoftheU.S.premiereofMahler’sSymphonyNo.2,Resurrection. Gilbert Kaplan, conductor, in his Philharmonic debut; Christiane Oelze, soprano; Janina Baechle, mezzo-soprano; Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, director (December 8)

•Day of Carter,celebratingthe100thbirthdayofAmericancomposerElliottCarter (December 13; details to be announced)

• 200thBirthdayofMendelssohn,with an all-Mendelssohn program. Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Jorma Silvasti, tenor; Albert Dohmen, bass-baritone; the Westminster Symphonic Choir; and others to be announced (February 4–7)

TourofEurope2008August28–September12Music Director Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic undertake a 9-city, 14-concert tour of Europe, launching Mr. Maazel’s valedictory season with the Orchestra. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will be the soloist in several of the concerts. The Orchestra will perform at distinguished festivals — London’s BBC Proms, Frankfurt’s Rheingau Music Festival, Hamburg’s Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Lucerne Festival, and Bonn’s Beethovenfest — as well as in Essen, Paris, Stuttgart, and Baden-Baden. This visit marks the Orchestra’s first tour of Europe under the aegis of Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic.

[2008–2009 Season Overview]

Tours

Seasonal Concerts

Other Highlights

WinterU.S.Tour2009February21–March9Music Director Lorin Maazel’s final New York Philharmonic tour will traverse the United States, from Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, Miami, San Juan, and Chapel Hill to Ann Arbor and Chicago. This marks the Orchestra’s first U.S. tour with Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. Details to be announced.

Mendelssohn Handel

Other U.S. Travel The Philharmonic will return to Colorado for the Orchestra’s seventh annual residency at the Bravo!VailValleyMusicFestival (July; details to be announced).

•Handel’s250thAnniversary, with an all-Handel program. Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Christine Schäfer, soprano (March 26–28)

All-Spanishprogram, including Falla’s opera La vida breve in concert. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor, with an all-Spanish cast (October 16–18 and 21)

CarterOpening Day, 2007

Other travel outside of New York City will bring the musicians to• AvisittotheKimmelCenterforthe

PerformingArts, Philadelphia, Pa. (October 3), and to the KennedyCenterforthePerformingArts, Washington, D.C. (October 4)

• CarnegieHall(November 14, February 17–18)

• TillesCenterforthePerformingArts, Brookville, N.Y. (January 17 and June 19)

• NewJerseyPerformingArtsCenter, Newark, N.J. (June 5)

• BethelWoodsCenterforthePerformingArts, Bethel, N.Y. (July 11)

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[On the Podium]

Lorin Maazel: A Look Back

In January 2009 the New York Phil-harmonic will announce the program-ming for 2009–10, Alan Gilbert’s debut season as the Orchestra’s Music Director. A native New Yorker, Mr. Gilbert is currently principal guest conductor of Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra, and recently completed his tenure as chief conductor and artistic advisor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Since making his Philharmonic debut in October 2001, Mr. Gilbert’s relationship with the Orchestra has grown, leading to this new appointment.

Alan Gilbert’s Season Highlights• TwoconcertsinCarnegieHallduring

thecitywidefestivalBernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds– An all-Bernstein evening

at Carnegie Hall (November 14)– A concert by the Juilliard Orchestra,

presented by the Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, with works by Bernstein and Beethoven (November 24)

• AprogramofworksbyDvorákandMartinu,aswellasSaint-Saëns’sViolinConcertoNo.3

with Joshua Bell (April 30, May 1–2, and 5)

• ThreeHear & Nowconcerts featuring Peter Lieberson’s The World

in Flower, a World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission (May 7–9)

1991–2002 Kurt Masur Music Director Emeritus

1978–1991 Zubin Mehta1971–1977 Pierre Boulez1969–1970 George Szell1958–1969 Leonard Bernstein 1969–1990, Laureate Conductor

1949–1958 Dimitri Mitropoulos1949–1950 Leopold Stokowski1947–1949 Bruno Walter1943–1947 Artur Rodzinski1936–1941 John Barbirolli1928–1936 Arturo Toscanini1922–1930 Willem Mengelberg1911–1923 Josef Stransky1909–1911 Gustav Mahler1906–1909 Wassily Safonoff1902–1903 Walter Damrosch**1898–1902 Emil Paur1891–1898 Anton Seidl1877–1891 Theodore Thomas1876–1877 Leopold Damrosch**1855–1876 Carl Bergmann1848–1865 Theodore Eisfeld1842–1847 Ureli Corelli Hill

* In some years there was no designee for these positions

** Conducted the New York Symphony Society, founded by Leopold Damrosch in 1877, which merged with the New York Philharmonic in 1928

Former Music Directors and Advisors*

Music Director Designate Alan Gilbert

Bernstein Mahler

HillToscanini

Alan Gilbert meeting the New York press for the first time as Music Director Designate in July 2007

With Zarin Mehta (right) greeting the press after the concert at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in 2008

Lorin Maazel became Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2002, 60 years after making his debut with the Orchestra at Lewisohn Stadium, then the Orchestra’s summer venue. By the end of his tenure as Music Director, he will have conducted 10 World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commissions — including John Adams’s Pulitzer Prize–winning On the Transmigration of Souls, the CD of which received three Grammy Awards — as well as cycles of works by Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. He has conducted every Opening Night Concert at the Philharmonic during his tenure, and will have led eight concerts broadcast nationally on Live From Lincoln Center. On September 11, 2002, Mr. Maazel led Philharmonic brass and percussion players in Battery Park at the evening’s ceremonial lighting of an Eternal Flame memorial in remembrance of September 11, 2001. On December 7 of the same year, he conducted the New York Philharmonic’s 160th Birthday Concert.

Mr. Maazel, who has received high critical praise for his performances of Mahler symphonies, will have conducted all of them by the end of the 2008–09 season. Other highlights of past performances include

Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette in October 2003; Verdi’s Requiem in spring 2006; and Ravel’s one-act opera, L’Enfant et les sortilèges, in October 2006, which he will reprise with the Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on February 17, 2009. The Philharmonic joined with Mr. Maazel on March 1, 2005, to celebrate his 75th birthday with a program of his own compositions — including Monaco Fanfares in its U.S. premiere, which he conducts again in the 2008–09 season. In a break from traditional venues, Mr. Maazel conducted Members of the New York Philharmonic in the Overture to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater on September 29, 2003, on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Lorin Maazel led the Orchestra’s inaugural per-formances in the DG Concerts series — a ground-breaking initiative to offer downloadable New York Philharmonic concerts exclusively on iTunes. He has taken the Orchestra on numerous international tours and residencies, including the historic visit to Pyong-yang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in February 2008 — the first performance there by an American orchestra, and an event watched around the world.

Guest ConductorsMarin AlsopAndrey BoreykoLionel Bringuier*Rafael Frühbeck de BurgosGustavo DudamelCharles DutoitChristoph EschenbachDelta David GierAlan GilbertGilbert Kaplan*Ton Koopman*Kurt MasurNicholas McGeganZubin MehtaLudovic MorlotRiccardo MutiDavid RobertsonEsa-Pekka Salonen* Philharmonic Debut

AssociateConductor(TheArturoToscaniniChair)Xian Zhang

Leading Members of the Philharmonic on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater in 2003

Mehta

Dudamel

AlsopSalonen

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[About the Orchestra]

In 2008–09 Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker celebrates his 60th anniversary with the Philharmonic, his final season before retiring. In honor of these mile-stones, he will appear as soloist with the Orchestra, led by Lorin Maazel, on June 4, 6, and 9, in Copland’s Clarinet Concerto — a work Mr. Drucker has previously played with the Philharmonic 59 times. He has made approximately 190 solo appearances with the Orch-estra since joining it at age 19, while maintaining an active solo career in addition to his regular duties. Mr. Drucker has been twice nominated for Grammy Awards in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist/Classical with Orchestra, and has made numerous recordings.

Stanley Drucker began clarinet studies at age 10 with Leon Russianoff, his principal teacher, and later attended the High School of Music and Art and The Curtis Institute of Music. He was appointed principal clarinet of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 16, of the Adolf Busch Chamber Players at age 17, and of the Buffalo Philharmonic at age 18. He joined the New York Philharmonic on September 16, 1948, and was named Principal starting with the 1960–61 season. He is one of the few living orchestral musicians whose biography appears in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

LORIN MAAZEL Music DirectorXian Zhang, Associate Conductor,

The Arturo Toscanini ChairLeonard Bernstein,

Laureate Conductor, 1943–1990Kurt Masur, Music Director Emeritus

ViolinsGlenn Dicterow Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper ChairSheryl Staples Principal Associate Concertmaster

The Elizabeth G. Beinecke ChairMichelle Kim Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family ChairEnrico Di CeccoCarol WebbYoko Takebe

Minyoung ChangHae-Young Ham The Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George ChairLisa GiHae KimKuan-Cheng LuNewton MansfieldKerry McDermottAnna RabinovaCharles Rex The Shirley Bacot Shamel ChairFiona SimonSharon Yamada

Elizabeth ZeltserYulia Ziskel

Marc Ginsberg PrincipalLisa Kim* In Memory of Laura MitchellSoohyun Kwon The Joan and Joel I. Picket ChairDuoming Ba

Marilyn Dubow The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. ChairMartin EshelmanJudith GinsbergMyung-Hi Kim+Hanna LachertDaniel ReedMark SchmoocklerNa SunVladimir Tsypin

ViolasCynthia Phelps Principal The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose ChairRebecca Young*Irene Breslaw** The Norma and Lloyd Chazen ChairDorian Rence

Katherine Greene The Mr. and Mrs. William J.

McDonough ChairDawn HannayVivek Kamath

English HornThomas Stacy The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair

ClarinetsStanley Drucker Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark ChairMark Nuccio* The Honey M. Kurtz Family ChairPascual Martinez FortezaStephen Freeman

E-flat ClarinetMark Nuccio

Bass ClarinetStephen Freeman

BassoonsJudith LeClair Principal The Pels Family ChairKim Laskowski*Roger NyeArlen Fast

ContrabassoonArlen Fast

HornsPhilip Myers Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder ChairErik Ralske Acting Associate PrincipalThomas Jöstlein**R. Allen SpanjerHoward Wall

TrumpetsPhilip Smith Principal The Paula Levin ChairMatthew Muckey*Ethan BensdorfThomas V. Smith

TrombonesJoseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart ChairDavid Finlayson The Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Chair

Bass TromboneJames Markey

TubaAlan Baer Principal

TimpaniMarkus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley ChairJoseph Pereira**+

Hail and Farewell

PercussionChristopher S. Lamb Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends

of the Philharmonic ChairDaniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J.

Ulrich ChairJoseph Pereira+Charles Settle++

Harp Nancy Allen Principal The Mr. and Mrs. William T.

Knight III Chair

KeyboardIn Memory of Paul Jacobs

HarpsichordLionel Party

Piano The Karen and Richard S. LeFrak Chair

Harriet WingreenJonathan Feldman

OrganKent Tritle

LibrariansLawrence Tarlow PrincipalSandra Pearson**

Orchestra Personnel ManagerCarl R. Schiebler

Stage RepresentativeLouis J. Patalano

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

Honorary Members of the SocietyPierre BoulezZubin MehtaCarlos Moseley

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

Peter KenoteBarry LehrKenneth MirkinJudith NelsonRobert Rinehart The Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen Chair

CellosCarter Brey Principal The Fan Fox and Leslie R.

Samuels ChairEileen Moon* The Paul and Diane Guenther ChairQiang Tu The Shirley and Jon Brodsky Foundation ChairEvangeline Benedetti

Eric Bartlett The Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman ChairElizabeth DysonValentin HirsuMaria KitsopoulosSumire KudoRu-Pei YehWei Yu

BassesEugene Levinson Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith ChairJon Deak*Orin O’Brien

William Blossom The Ludmila S. Hess and

Carl B. Hess ChairRandall ButlerDavid J. GrossmanSatoshi OkamotoMichele Saxon

FlutesRobert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace ChairSandra Church*Renée SiebertMindy Kaufman

PiccoloMindy Kaufman

OboesLiang Wang Principal The Alice Tully Chair Sherry Sylar*Robert Botti

Drucker

2008–2009 Season

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Philharmonic Musicians in the Solo Spotlight

RobertBotti(Brandenburg No. 1, November 25, 28–29)SandraChurch(Brandenburg No. 5, October 1–2)GlennDicterow(Bernstein Serenade,

November 14; Brandenburg No. 1, November 25, 28–29; Bruch Violin Concerto, March 13–14)

StanleyDrucker(Copland Clarinet Concerto, June 4, 6, 9)MarcGinsberg(Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)MindyKaufman(Brandenburg No. 4, June 4, 6, 9)MariaKitsopoulos(Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)LisaKim(Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)MichelleKim(Brandenburg No. 4, June 4, 6, 9)SumireKudo(Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)RobertLangevin(Maazel Music for

Flute, September 25–27; Brandenburg No. 2, January 2–3, 6)

JudithLeClair(Brandenburg No. 1, November 25, 28–29)EileenMoon(Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)PhilipMyers(Brandenburg No. 1,

November 25, 28–29; Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2, December 11–12)

LionelParty(Brandenburg No. 5, October 1–2)CynthiaPhelps(Brandenburg No. 6,

November 20–22 and December 3 and 5; Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)

AnnaRabinova(Brandenburg No. 5, October 1–2)RobertRinehart(Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)RenéeSiebert(Brandenburg No. 4, June 4, 6, 9)PhilipSmith(Brandenburg No. 2,

January 2–3, 6; New work for trumpet and orchestra, June 4, 6, 9)

R.AllenSpanjer(Brandenburg No. 1, November 25, 28–29)ThomasStacy(Telemann Concerto for Oboe d’Amore in A major, March 13–14)SherylStaples(Brandenburg No. 3,

December 11–12; Brandenburg No. 2, January 2–3, 6)

SherrySylar(Brandenburg No. 1, November 25, 28–29)LiangWang(Brandenburg No. 1,

November 25, 28–29; Brandenburg No. 2, January 2–3, 6)

RebeccaYoung(Brandenburg No. 6, November 20–22 and December 3 and 5; Brandenburg No. 3, December 11–12)

Another way to experience the artistry of the New York Philharmonic

NewYorkPhilharmonicEnsemblesNow in its 26th season, this chamber music series features Musicians from the Orchestra in a series of six Sunday afternoon concerts at 3:00 p.m. (at Merkin Concert Hall, October 26, November 16, January 25, February 15, March 15, and April 19)

MetropolitanMuseumofArtFor the second consecutive year Philharmonic musicians join noted pianists for chamber music at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday evenings at 8:00 p.m. (January 4, Yefim Bronfman; January 11, Olli Mustonen)

92ndStreetYThe New York Philharmonic will again collaborate with the 92nd Street Y when violinist Nikolaj Znaider joins Musicians from the Orchestra. (Sunday, March 15, 3:00 p.m.)

Chamber Music

[Media]

Recorded SoundThe Philharmonic has released 11 concerts — recorded live and avail-able exclusively on iTunes — on DG Concerts. Also available are two CDs: one is all Richard Strauss; the other, works by Ravel and Stravinsky. Both are conducted by Lorin Maazel.

On the Air Ontheradio:TheNew York Philharmonic This Week Now in its fifth season, the 52-week national radio series is syndicated by Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network to more than 250 stations. In addition to complete performances, the two-hour programs include interviews with Philharmonic musicians and guest artists, and air in the New York metropolitan area on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., on 96.3 FM WQXR.

Ontheradio:BBCRadio3’sPerformance on 3For the third season, broadcasts of concerts selected from the Orchestra’s 2008–09 performances will be produced and distributed by BBC Radio 3 in the U.K. with further distribution throughout Europe.

Ontelevision:Live From Lincoln CenterSince 1976 the New York Philharmonic has been an integral part of Live From Lincoln Center, aired on PBS. The tradi-tion will continue in 2008–09 with the telecast of Opening Night (September 17) and New Year’s Eve (December 31), both conducted by Lorin Maazel.

The Orchestra’s Website offers the most up-to-date information about the New York Philharmonic. In 2008–09 this includes videofeatures that focus on two of Lorin Maazel’s initiatives. One examines the cycle of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos through performances by Philharmonic musi-cians and scholars. The other is a series that explores the creative process behind three of the Philharmonic commis-sions through interviews with the composers themselves.

Website visitors can also watch and read interviews with musicians; listen to soundclips; view photoalbums of the Orchestra’s tours and special activities; learn about the Orchestra’shistory; order and exchange tickets in real time, and donate tickets (subscribers only); access complete programnotes; visit Kidzone (nyphilkids.org); listen to archivedradiobroadcasts and downloads; purchase Philharmonic CDs andgift items; support the Orchestra; and more.

PodcastsThe Philharmonic’s free podcasts preview upcoming concerts with interviews and illustrative musical excerpts. The producer/hosts are ElliottForrest, afternoon host of 96.3 FM WQXR; and MarkTravis, a producer for 98.7 FM WFMT, Chicago, and the WFMT Radio Network. The New York Philharmonic Podcast can be downloaded from nyphil.org/podcastsor directly from iTunes.

In his final season as the Philharmonic’s Music Director, Lorin Maazel cele brates the virtuosity of the musicians in the Orchestra as soloists, including in the cycle of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos.

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The Pyongyang Concert presents the New York Philharmonic’s historic February 25–27 visit to North Korea. This international edition of the DVD contains the entire concert, and a documentary, “Americans in Pyongyang,” with information about the journey and interviews with Music Director Lorin Maazel, Philharmonic President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, and musicians from the Orchestra. The DVD — which is produced by EuroArts, a Medici Arts company — has been released in both standard and Blu-ray formats, and may be purchased in the U.S. at record stores and at naxos.com.

Dicterow Langevin Myers Smith Stacy

Cellist Ru-Pei Yeh and violist Vivek Kamath at Merkin Concert Hall

The Pyongyang Concert

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[Who’s Who]

and has held positions as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (1988–96); general manager and chief conductor of the Vienna Staatsoper (1982–84); music director of The Cleveland Orchestra (1972–82); and artistic director and chief con-ductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (1965–71). He is also currently music director of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Spain. Mr. Maazel’s opera, 1984, received its world premiere in 2005 at London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and was reprised at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in 2008. The DVD has been released by Decca.

Paul B. Guenther ChairmanPaul B. Guenther was president of PaineWebber Group, Inc., the parent company of PaineWebber Incorporated, until his retirement in 1995. Since then he has focused on the nonprofit sector. He was appointed Chairman of the New York Philharmonic in September 1996. From 1998 to 2004 he served as chairman of Fordham University, where he continues as a board member. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Guardian Life Insurance Company and its affiliate, RS Investments.

Mr. Guenther earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Fordham

University in 1962 and an M.B.A. in finance from the Columbia Graduate School of Business in 1964. In the same year, he began his career as a credit analyst with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. He joined PaineWebber Incorporated in 1966 as a securities analyst and served in a variety of positions. In 1984, when the company realigned its three principal subsidiaries into one, Mr. Guenther became chief administrative officer responsible for Administrative Services, Operations, and Systems. He assumed responsibility for the firm’s retail sales business in 1987 and for investment banking activities in mid-1988. In late 1988 he was named president of PaineWebber Incorporated, and in 1994, president of PaineWebber Group, Inc.

Mr. Guenther was a 2005 recipient of an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Fordham University and the 1992 recipient of an honorary LL.D. from Concordia College. His organizational

Lorin Maazel Music DirectorLorin Maazel became Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2002, and will conclude his tenure at the end of the 2008–09 season. As Music Director he will have conducted ten World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commissions, including the Pulitzer Prize– and Grammy Award–winning On the Transmigration of Souls by John Adams; Stephen Hartke’s Symphony No. 3; and Melinda Wagner’s Trombone Concerto. He has led cycles of works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky, and conducted the Orchestra’s inaugural performances in the DG Concerts series, a groundbreaking initiative to offer downloadable New York Philharmonic concerts exclusively on iTunes.

Mr. Maazel has taken the Orchestra on numerous international tours, including the historic visit to Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in February 2008 — the first performance there by an American orchestra. Other recent tours have included Asia 2008; the May 2007 Tour of Europe; the November 2006 visit to Japan and Korea; the Philharmonic Tour of Italy in June 2006, sponsored by Generali; the two-part 75th Anniversary European Tour to thirteen cities in five countries in autumn 2005; and residencies in Cagliari, Sardinia, and at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado.

Prior to his tenure as New York Phil-harmonic Music Director, Mr. Maazel served as music director of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1993–2002)

associations include Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, director; Columbia University Graduate School of Business, board of overseers; Lenox Hill Hospital, vice chairman; Frost Valley YMCA, chairman; Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, trustee; Cristo Rey New York High School, board of directors; and the Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement, trustee. He is a former director of the Securities Industry Association and a former president and director of Columbia’s Graduate School of Business Alumni Association. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.

Zarin Mehta President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, one of the world’s leading arts administrators, was appointed Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2000, and President in June 2004. He has continually sought to enrich and broaden the musical experience of Philharmonic audiences both in the U.S. and abroad by fostering an active commissioning program and institu-ting innovative series of multimedia presentations. He has overseen major international Orchestra tours in Asia and throughout Europe — including the historic February 2008 concert in Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — helping to strengthen the Philharmonic’s role

as a worldwide cultural ambassador. Also under Mr. Mehta’s aegis, the Philharmonic welcomed its first-ever Global Sponsor, Credit Suisse.

At home, Mr. Mehta has maintained the Philharmonic’s preeminent posi-tion in the cultural life of New York through the free, Annual Memorial Day Concerts at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer. He has made outreach to young people a priority, continuing the famed Young People’s Concerts, expanding the Orchestra’s extensive educational activities, and introducing the Very Young People’s Concerts.

On his watch the Orchestra reached a pioneering agreement to offer live Philharmonic performances on the DG Concerts label exclusively on iTunes, and also became the first American symphony orchestra to have a regular presence on European radio through broadcasts on BBC Radio 3.

Prior to the Philharmonic, the Bombay-born Mr. Mehta served as president and chief executive officer of Chicago’s Ravinia Festival (1990–2000); managing director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra; and a partner at Coopers & Lybrand in Canada. He is the son of the late violinist and Bombay Symphony Orchestra founder, Mehli Mehta, and the brother of conductor Zubin Mehta, former New York Philharmonic Music Director.

Lorin Maazel and Zarin Mehta

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[Lifelong Learning]

Bernstein’s Interpretive LogicHow did Bernstein’s logical approach to scores translate into passionate perfor-mances? Charles Zachary Bornstein, speaker. (November 4, Walter Reade Theater, Broadway at 65th St., 6:30 p.m.)

The Genius of the BrandenburgsMusicians from the New York Philhar-monic and The Juilliard School perform-ing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, in illustrative excerpts and then in its entirety. Thomas Forrest Kelly, curator and host. (December 7, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 65th Street at Amsterdam Avenue, 4:00 p.m.)

Felix Mendelssohn and the Leipzig TraditionMusicians from the Philharmonic join commentators to consider Mendelssohn in the context of his city and its musical traditions. James M. Keller, curator and host; Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur and scholar R. Larry Todd. (February 2, Walter Reade Theater, 65th Street and Broadway, 6:30 p.m.)

Music in Time of WarAn exploration of music composed in response to war, focusing on Britten’s War Requiem. James M. Keller, curator and host. (June 2, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 65th Street at Amsterdam Avenue, 6:30 p.m.)

Pre-Concert TalksOne-hour insightful previews before every subscription concert.

Other EventsAnnualErichLeinsdorfLecture:The 21st-Century Music DirectorConductor MarinAlsop’sinsights and observations on what it means to lead a modern American orchestra. (October 20, Walter Reade Theater, 65th Street and Broadway, 6:00 p.m.)

New York Philharmonic Offstage at Barnes & NobleConversations with performers aboutmusic and their lives, hosted by JeffSpurgeon of 96.3 FM WQXR. (At Barnes & Noble, 66th St. & Broadway)

For All AgesVery Young People’s Concerts (ages3–6)This season’s theme: “Antonín Dvorákand Friends.” Includes games, stories, and hands-on music-making with Philharmonic musicians. (At Merkin Concert Hall)“AllegroandAdagio” (April 26, 12:30 and 3:00 p.m.; April 27, 10:30 a.m.)“ForteandPiano” (May 10, 12:30 and 3:00 p.m.; May 11 at 10:30 a.m.)“TrebleandBass” (June 14, 12:30 and 3:00 p.m.; June 15, 10:30 a.m.)

YoungPeople’sConcerts(ages6–12)This season’s theme: Capitals of Music. Each 2:00 p.m. concert is preceded by Kidzone Live!, an interactive music fair that begins at 12:45 p.m. Delta David Gier, conductor and host. “Bernstein’sNewYork”(hosted by Jamie Bernstein, October 18)“Ravel’sParis”(November 22)“Mozart’sVienna”(March 28)“Mussorgsky’sSt.Petersburg”(May 2)

The Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the New York PhilharmonicHosted Concerts

Inside the MusicMultimedia presentations that delve into some of the season’s repretoire through film, conversation, and musical examples. The concerts start at 8:00 p.m. Hosts to be announced.Dvorák:SymphonyNo.9, From the New World (October 10) Brahms:SerenadeNo.1(January 23) Sibelius:SymphonyNo.5(May 15)

Hear & NowExplorations of contemporary works through discussions with composers, tartists, and conductors, hosted by Steven Stucky. Hear & Now programs begin onstage one hour before the announced concert time. BernardRands:CHAINS LIKE THE SEA

(World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) (October 1–2)

ElliottCarter:Of Rewaking(October 30–November 1)

AvnerDorman:Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (March 18–21)

PeterLieberson:The World in Flower (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) (May 7–9)

AaronJayKernis:Newworkfortrumpetandorchestra (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) (June 4, 6, 9)

Insights SeriesFive events connected with 2008-09 Philharmonic programs

Dvorák in Search of AmericaA multimedia program that traces Dvorák’s influence, and includes music by Dvorák, H.T. Burleigh, and jazz stylist Art Tatum. Joseph Horowitz, curator and host; Stephen Salters, baritone; and Steven Mayer, piano. (October 4, Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, 2:00 p.m.)

SchoolPartnershipProgram(grades3–5): A nationally recognized program serving 3,200 students in 15 New York City public schools. Fosters listening and performance skills, musical literacy, group work strategies, knowledge of cultural history, and a personal connection to music through study of musical works, concert attendance, and composition. Older students can participate in VeryYoungComposers, an after-school program that allows students (grades4–5) to compose music to be performed by Philharmonic musicians.

SchoolDayConcerts(grades3–12): Six Philharmonic concerts at Avery Fisher Hall for school groups, supported with curricular materials, recordings, and workshops for teachers.

MusicalEncounters(elementarythroughhighschool): For both classes and ensembles; includes a visit to an Open Rehearsal and a workshop at Avery Fisher Hall.

PhilharmonicMentors(grades6–12):Coaching by Philharmonic musicians, and interdisciplinary units of study for middle and high school students.

WorkshopsforVisitingEnsembles(highschoolandcollegegroups): Philharmonic musicians helping to hone skills in sectionals, master classes, clinics, and pre- and post-concert discussions.

ConservatoryCollaborations:Conductors’ Tables and Composers’ Tables in which conservatory students and graduates attend rehearsals and learn from renowned guest artists.

TeacherTraining:Professional development sessions for public school teachers that include concerts and symposia on musical education.

LearningOvertures:Philharmonic musicians and educators sharing educational approaches with inter-national colleagues through classroom demonstrations and symposia.

Kidzone:An award-winning interactive Website (nyphilkids.org) offering sound clips, games, and information about instruments, composers, and Philharmonic musicians.

James M. Keller has been appointed the Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic for the 2008–09 season. He will host Insight Series lectures, give Pre-Concert Talks, research the rich holdings of the Philharmonic’s Archives, and pro- vide scholarly support to a variety of Philharmonic endeavors. The program honors and recognizes Leonard Bern-stein, the Orchestra’s Music Director from 1958 to 1969 and subsequent Laureate Conductor.

Mr. Keller is the Program Annotator of the New York Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony; he also contributes regularly to the programs of other leading classical music organizations around the world. In 1999 he was awarded the ASCAP–Deems Taylor Award for feature writing about music in Chamber Music magazine, where he is contributing editor. He has contributed music-related articles to several books, including Leonard Bernstein: American Original (HarperCollins). His book Chamber Music: A Listener’s Guide will be published in 2009 by Oxford University Press.

Philharmonic in the Schools

MasurBach Dvorák

Kidzone Live!

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2008–09 seasonSteven Stucky: Rhapsodies for Orchestra∙*+Bernard Rands: CHAINS LIKE THE SEA∙+ Peter Lieberson: The World in Flower∙+Aaron Jay Kernis: New work for trumpet

and orchestra∙+ Tristan Murail: Gondwana*

2006–07 seasonDaniel Börtz: Parodos*Hans Werner Henze: Sebastian im

Traum*++Hindemith: Piano Music with Orchestra

(Piano: Left Hand)**Kaija Saariaho: Adriana Songs*++Esa-PekkaSalonen:PianoConcerto•+MelindaWagner:TromboneConcerto•+

2005–06 seasonJohn Harbison: Miłosz Songs for Soprano

andOrchestra•+Colin Matthews: Berceuse for Dresden•*Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: American Concerto

for Trumpet and Orchestra**

2004–05 seasonJon Deak: The Roaring Mountain•+Ross Edwards: Oboe Concerto*Wolfgang Rihm: Two Other Movements•+Kaija Saariaho: Quatre Instants

(orchestral version)*

Augusta Read Thomas: Gathering Paradise, Emily Dickinson Settings forSopranoandOrchestra•+

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Scherzoid•+

2003–04 seasonJohn Adams: Easter Eve 1945•+Henri Dutilleux: Sur le même accord

(Nocturne for Violin and Orchestra)*StephenHartke:SymphonyNo.3•+Poul Ruders: Final Nightshade•+Mark-Anthony Turnage: A Quick Blast*

2002–03 seasonJohn Adams: On the Transmigration of

Souls•+[below]Lukas Foss: Concertino, Passacaglia,

Bachanalia, Passacaglia•+SiegfriedMatthus:ConcertoforTwo•+Rodion Shchedrin: The Enchanted

Wanderer•+Bright Sheng: The Song and Dance of

Tears (Tone Poem for Pipa, Sheng, Cello,Piano,andOrchestra)•+

Poul Ruders: Listening Earth*

The Maazel Years

+ New York Philharmonic Commission++ Co-Commission• WorldPremiere

* U.S. Premiere

** New York PremiereFor the complete list, visit nyphil.org.

[Premieres and Commissions]

Notable 20th CenturyEllen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 3 (1993)•+Messiaen: Éclairs sur l’au-delà... (1993)•+Steve Reich: Tehillim(“Psalms”)(1982)•Pierre Boulez: Notations, I–IV (1980)*Druckman: Concerto for Viola and

Orchestra(1978)•+John Corigliano: Clarinet Concerto

(1977)•+George Crumb: Star-Child(1977)•Elliott Carter: Concerto for Orchestra

(1970)•+Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (1965)•Copland: Connotations for Orchestra

(1962)•+Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from

West Side Story(1961)•[above]Lukas Foss: Time Cycle(1960)•Schoenberg: Erwartung (1951)*Ives:SymphonyNo.2(1951)•Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (1947)*Stravinsky: Symphony in Three

Movements(1946)•Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion,

and Celesta (1937)*

Stucky Lieberson

KernisRands

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 (1909)•

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (1908)*Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (1904)*

Notable 19th CenturyTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6,

Pathétique (1894)*Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, From the

New World(1893)•R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration

(1892)*Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (1889)*Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (1886)*Tchaikovsky:PianoConcertoNo.2(1881)•Wagner: Die Walküre, Act I (1876)*Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-

Fantasy (1876)*Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1866)*Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1846)*Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 (1844)*Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (1843)* [below]

Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Symphony (1934)*

Ravel: Boléro (1929)*Gershwin: An American in Paris(1928)•Gershwin:PianoConcertoinF(1925)•

Lorin Maazel and John AdamsThe score used for the Philharmonic’s performance of the U.S. premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, with handwritten notes by Mahler and Toscanini

2007–08 seasonHuang Ruo: Announcement from

Three Pieces for Orchestra**Marc Neikrug: Quintessence:

SymphonyNo.2•+TanDun:PianoConcerto•+[above]Debussy/Jarrell: Études*

Leonard Slatkin, Lang Lang, and Tan Dun

The LP cover of the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, recorded within weeks of the work’s premiere

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[New York Philharmonic History]

The Philharmonic in BriefFounded in 1842, the NewYorkPhilharmonic is the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. Since its inception, the Philharmonic has played a leading role in American musical life, championing the new music of its time and commissioning or premiering many important works, from Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World (1893), and Gershwin’s An American in Paris (1928) to John Adams’s Pulitzer Prize–winning On the Transmigration of Souls (2002) and Tan Dun’s Piano Concerto (2008). Lorin Maazel became Music Director in 2002, succeeding Kurt Masur in a distinguished line of 20th-century musical giants that has included Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, and Pierre Boulez; Gustav Mahler, Bruno Walter, and Arturo Toscanini. Over the last century the Orchestra has become renowned around the globe, having appeared in 422 cities in 59 countries on five continents. In February 2008 the Philharmonic made a historic visit to Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — the first performance there by an American orchestra.

Long a media pioneer, the Orchestra began radio broadcasts in 1922, and is cur-rently represented by The New York Philharmonic This Week, syndicated nationally 52 weeks per year, streamed on the Orchestra’s Website, nyphil.org, and carried on XM Satellite Radio. The Orchestra’s concerts are also broadcast throughout Europe on BBC Radio 3. On television, in the 1950s and ’60s, the Philharmonic inspired a generation of music lovers through Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts, telecast on CBS, and its presence on television has continued with annual appear-ances on Live From Lincoln Center, which began with that series’ inaugural episode in 1976. The Internet has expanded the Orchestra’s reach, and in 2006 the Philharmonic became the first major American orchestra to offer downloadable concerts, recorded live, which are available on the DG Concerts label, only on iTunes. Credit Suisse is the exclusive Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic.

2007: Credit Suisse becomes the first-ever and exclusive Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic, creating an unprecedented level of corporate support for the Orchestra

2006: Philharmonic announces an agreement with Deutsche Grammophon, becoming the first American orchestra to offer live concert downloads on DG Concerts, exclusively through iTunes

2005: Philharmonic’s live recording of John Adams’s On the Transmigration of Souls receives three Grammy Awards, including Best Classical Album

2004: Philharmonic performs its 14,000th concert on December 18, a milestone unmatched by any other orchestra in the world, setting a Guinness World Record

2004: Philharmonic launches a 39-week concert-broadcast series, The New York Philharmonic This Week; in 2006 the series expands to 52 weeks per year

2003: Philharmonic receives the Trustees Award from The Recording Academy and is the first major symphony orchestra to perform as a headliner on the Grammy Awards telecast

2002: Lorin Maazel’s first performance as the Philharmonic’s Music Director

2001: Within a month of 9/11, Phil-harmonic musicians started giving cham-ber concerts in lower Manhattan for those who work and live near Ground Zero

1999: Orchestra premieres six “Messages for the Millennium,” all commissioned by Kurt Masur and the Philharmonic to celebrate the new millennium

1998: Philharmonic performs for the first time in The Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China

1992: Philharmonic’s 150th Anniversary is celebrated at a December 7 concert with the three living Music Directors on the podium: Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, and Kurt Masur

1961: Orchestra makes its first tour to Japan, Leonard Bernstein conducting, Seiji Ozawa assistant

1959: Philharmonic embarks on its first tour to the Soviet Union, Leonard Bernstein conducting

1957: Leonard Bernstein conducts the first televised Young People’s Concert

1950: Philharmonic makes its first television appearance

1943: Leonard Bernstein makes his historic Philharmonic conducting debut as a last-minute replacement for an ailing Bruno Walter; concert is broadcast nationally

1942: At the age of 12, Lorin Maazel makes his New York Philharmonic debut at Lewisohn Stadium

1930: Philharmonic is the first sym-phony orchestra to perform a coast- to-coast radio broadcast

1928: New York Symphony and New York Philharmonic merge, to become The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.

1924: Conductor Ernest Schelling begins the long-running series of Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts

1922: Philharmonic is heard on the radio in the first broadcast by a major symphony orchestra; program con-ducted by Willem van Hoogstraten at Lewisohn Stadium

1917: Philharmonic releases its first recording (A. Thomas, Raymond Overture), Josef Stransky, conductor

1913: Philharmonic becomes the first American symphony orchestra to establish an endowment, through a bequest from the publisher Joseph Pulitzer

1908: Gustav Mahler conducts the U.S. premiere of his Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

1901: Andrew Carnegie is elected president of the Philharmonic

1891: Orchestra (specifically, the New York Symphony) gives the inaugural performance in Carnegie’s Music Hall [above]

1853: Philharmonic Society is incorporated

1844: Philharmonic inducts its first Honorary Member, the violin virtuoso Henri Vieuxtemps

1842: First concert by New York Philharmonic on December 7 at the Apollo Rooms on lower Broadway

1842: Philharmonic Society of New York founded on April 2; American Ureli Corelli Hill named first President

2007

2008

1965 1891

Historic Highlights2008: New York Philharmonic travels to Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, for a 48-hour visit that includes a historic concert led by Music Director Lorin Maazel — an event watchedaroundtheworld[above]

2007: Alan Gilbert is named Lorin Maazel’s successor as the New York Philharmonic’s Music Director begin-ningin2009–10[oppositepage,left]

1992: Kurt Masur conducts the Orchestra’s first free Memorial Day Concert at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

1990: The Philharmonic and nume-rous soloists, conductors, and mem-bers of other orchestras perform a memorial concert, at Carnegie Hall on November 14, in tribute to Leonard Bernstein; on the program is his Candide Overture, played — without a conductor, for the first time — in his memory

1986: Philharmonic, led by Zubin Mehta, plays to the largest audience ever to attend a classical music concert — 800,000 people, in Central Park on July 5 — to mark the Statue of Liberty’s centennial

1982: Zubin Mehta conducts the Philharmonic at the White House in honor of Indira Gandhi

1976: Philharmonic performs on the first Live From Lincoln Center telecast

1965: Orchestra inaugurates free summer parks concerts in Central Park [above,secondfromright]

1964: New York Philharmonic becomes the first orchestra in the U.S. to work under a 52-week contract

1962: Philharmonic opens Lincoln Center in its new home, then named Philharmonic Hall; it was renamed Avery Fisher Hall in 1973

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[Resources]

ArchivesThe Archives, a repository for more than 160 years of Philharmonic history — including the papers, scores, and records of its illustrious music directors — is one of the most important orchestral research collections in the world. Each year the Philharmonic presents a number of archival exhibitions in the Bruno Walter Gallery; the first of the season is Leonard Bernstein: American Original (September 17–January 10), which focuses on his rarely seen conducting scores from the Archives’s collections; it marks the 50th anniversary of his appointment as New York Philharmonic Music Director, and coincides with the

citywide Bernstein festival. Mendelssohn in the English Speaking World (January 10– March 1) marks the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s birth, in conjunction with the Philharmonic’s all-Mendelssohn program February 4–7.

cr edit s All photos by Chris Lee except P. 3: book cover courtesy of HarperCollins; P. 5: Carter by Meredith Heuer, Holiday Brass by Michael DiVito; P. 7: Mehta by Wilfried Hoesl, Salonen by Mathew Imaging, Alsop by Kym Thomson, Dudamel by Silvia Lelli, Bernstein, Mahler, Toscanini, and Hill from New York Philharmonic Archives; P. 11 DVD cover courtesy of EuroArts, a Medici Arts company; P. 14 Masur by Christian Steiner, Kidzone Live! by Michael DiVito;

P. 15: classroom by Michael DiVito; P. 16: Stucky by Hoebermann Studio, Lieberson by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Rands by Jack Mitchell, Kernis by Richard Bowditch; P. 17: album cover and score from New York Philharmonic Archives; P. 19: Central Park and Carnegie Hall from New York Philharmonic Archives; P. 20: score from New York Philharmonic Archives

design: Pure+Applied

The New York Philharmonic Portrait Gallery

Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale (March 6 through the end of the season) focuses on the extraordinary contributions of the Philharmonic’s current Music Director as he approaches the conclusion of his tenure with the Orchestra. The Archives also organizes other activities related to the New York Philharmonic, such as lectures and presentations. (Open for research by appointment, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; call 212-875-5930)

Volunteer CouncilThe New York Philharmonic Volunteer Council, now in its 29th season, has more than 200 members and 20 different committees. The council serves the New York Philharmonic in diverse areas, including assistance to Orchestra and staff, participation in special events and educational activities, fund-raising through the Gift Kiosk, encouraging membership support at the Friends Table (located on the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall during concerts and Open Rehearsals), and silent auctions. In addition, volunteers are on duty at each concert to host the Patron Lounge.

Portrait GalleryNext to the Bruno Walter Gallery, on the Grand Promenade level, is the Philharmonic Portrait Gallery, where Philharmonic musicians are showcased in a permanent gallery of portraits, most taken by photographer Chris Lee.

Bernstein’s markings on his score of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection