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Music Director Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic in Janá?ek's The Cunning Little Vixen, an opera of love, relationships, and the cycle of life that intertwines the adventures of a crafty fox and a philosophical forester. The production transforms Avery Fisher Hall into a fantastical 'metaphorest,' designed by director Doug Fitch.

Alan Gilbert brings his second season as the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic to a thrilling conclusion when he conducts Czech composer Leos Janácek's magical, comic strip-inspired opera, The Cunning Little Vixen, at Avery Fisher Hall (June 22-25).

Screenvision, the leading innovator in cinema advertising, announced additional, extended dates for its limited presentation of the New York Philharmonic's critically acclaimed, all-star revival of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical, Company. Due to the overwhelming response of the movie theater audience of the sold-out production, now more fans have the opportunity to see this once in a lifetime revival of classic musical theater.

Screenvision, the leading innovator in cinema advertising, continues its mission to bring the best from the world of fine arts to movie theaters as it will present the New York Philharmonic's all-new, star-studded production of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical, Company.

The New York Philharmonic offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian (Vixen Sharp Ears) as she tries on her costume, designed by director Doug Fitch, and has her first movement session with Mr. Fitch and Bennyroyce, assistant to choreographer Karole Armitage.

The New York Philharmonic is to be honored today with a 2010.11 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, winning first place in the Awards for Programming of Contemporary Music, at the Annual Meeting Breakfast at the League of American Orchestras?f National Conference in Minneapolis. The Orchestra will be presented with a plaque and $3,000 in recognition of its commitment to new music programming during the past season. This is the second consecutive year that the Philharmonic has received this award.

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, will give a recital with her longtime collaborator, pianist Lambert Orkis, in the final concert of her Philharmonic residency, Sunday, June 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. EDT, WNET's Great Performances will broadcast the New York Philharmonic's concert celebrating the 120th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall, which took place on May 5th.

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On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall will commemorate its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic and special guests pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Gil Shaham, and the four-time Tony Award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Colorado's Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival for its ninth annual summer residency, for six concerts, July 22-29, 2011. Music Director Alan Gilbert, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair, will conduct three concerts, leading works by Dvo?ák, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky. The Orchestra's residency will also feature appearances by conductors Ludovic Morlot and Bramwell Tovey, as well as violinists Gil Shaham, Veronika Eberle (New York Philharmonic debut) and Augustin Hadelich, and pianists Alexander Romanovsky (debut), Kirill Gerstein, and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (debut). The New York Philharmonic has performed at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival each summer since 2003.

New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair, will lead the Orchestra in an all-Mahler concert from the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, which will be streamed live on nyphil.org/leipzig, May 23, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 p.m. in Germany). The concert, which takes place during the final week of the Philharmonic's nine-city EUROPE / SPRING 2011 tour, will also be streamed live on the Websites of Arte Live Web (liveweb.arte.tv/de), the Gewandhaus (gewandhaus.de), and MDR (mdr.de/mahler). On nyphil.org/leipzig, liveweb.arte.tv/de, and mdr.de/mahler, the concert will later be available for on-demand streaming for seven days. The Philharmonic's performance in Leipzig is part of the International Mahler Festival 2011, and will feature Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson, and Symphony No. 5.

New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair, will lead the Orchestra in an all-Mahler concert from the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, which will be streamed live on nyphil.org/leipzig, May 23, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 p.m. in Germany). The concert, which takes place during the final week of the Philharmonic's nine-city EUROPE / SPRING 2011 tour, will also be streamed live on the Websites of Arte Live Web (liveweb.arte.tv/de), the Gewandhaus (gewandhaus.de), and MDR (mdr.de/mahler). On nyphil.org/leipzig, liveweb.arte.tv/de, and mdr.de/mahler, the concert will later be available for on-demand streaming for seven days. The Philharmonic's performance in Leipzig is part of the International Mahler Festival 2011, and will feature Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson, and Symphony No. 5.

This month, Thomas Hampson - recently named the recipient of the 2011 Concertgebouw Prize - returns to Europe for an extensive series of concerts and recitals, bringing his season-long "Mahler Odyssey" to a grand conclusion.

Music Director Alan Gilbert, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair, will lead the New York Philharmonic in Barber's Adagio for Strings and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica, at the 20th Annual Free Memorial Day Concert, presented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, Monday, May 30, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Seating is on a firstcome, first-served basis. The audio of the performance will be broadcast onto the adjacent Pulpit Green, weather permitting.