Esa-Pekka Salonen To Conduct World Premiere By Anna Thorvaldsdottir
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2018
The Marie-Josee Kravis Composer-in-Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct a program featuring an emerging composer and soloist, both of whom the Philharmonic has championed: the World Premiere of Kravis Emerging Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Metacosmos, commissioned by the Philharmonic; Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica; and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring Benjamin Grosvenor, inaugural recipient of the Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman Classical Piano Prize at the New York Philharmonic, in his Philharmonic subscription debut. The performances take place Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, April 6 at 8:00 p.m.
New York Philharmonic to Celebrate 175th Birthday with Concerts, Radio Broadcasts, Exhibit and More
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2017
The New York Philharmonic will celebrate its 175th birthday with a subscription program led by former Music Director Alan Gilbert; nearly 100 historic radio broadcast performances released for streaming for the first time; a New York Philharmonic Digital Archives release of all of the Orchestra's archival material from the 19th century; a New York Philharmonic Archives exhibit, The New York Philharmonic at 175: A History of Innovation; and a free Insights at the Atrium event, 'Inside the Orchestra: Yesterday, Today, and Imagining the Future,' with Philharmonic musicians.
Photo Flash: First Look at Alan Gilbert & New York Philharmonic in Inaugural Performance Residency at University of Michigan
by Matt Smith - Oct 14, 2015
This weekend found the New York Philharmonic in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the inaugural performance residency of its five-year partnership with the University Musical Society of the University of Michigan, in conjunction with the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Alan Gilbert led the Orchestra in works by Beethoven, Magnus Lindberg, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Richard Strauss; David Newman led the score to On the Waterfrontas the complete film was screened; Philharmonic musicians led master classes; and Alan Gilbert conducted a thousand — Philharmonic brass plus the Michigan Marching Band, Michigan Alumni Band, and UMS Choral Union — at the Michigan Homecoming football game halftime show. Go Blue!
New York Philharmonic Ensembles to Play Merkin Concert Hall in January
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 5, 2014
The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its third performance of the 2014-15 season on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Andy Akiho's Hadairo, The rAy's end, and Aka; Paul Schoenfield's Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano; and Schumann's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63.
NY Phil's VERY YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS to Conclude with AT HOME WITH PHILHARMONIC FAMILIES, 4/27-28
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 4, 2014
The New York Philharmonic Very Young People's Concerts (VYPCs), for children ages three to six, conclude Sunday, April 27, 2014, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. and Monday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street. The program, titled At Home with Philharmonic Families: "Percussion," is the final installment in a season of concerts presenting an overview of the sections of the symphony orchestra. Philharmonic Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young is the host; Philharmonic violist Dorian Rence is the writer and narrator of stories about Philippe the Penguin, a character created for the series; and Marion Schoevaert is the illustrator. The "Percussion" program will feature stories and illustrations set to John Cage's Second Construction and a selection from Nigel Westlake's Omphalic Centric Lecture, performed by Principal Percussion Christopher S. Lamb, Associate Principal Percussion Daniel Druckman, Principal Timpani Markus Rhoten, and Assistant Principal Timpani and percussionist Kyle Zerna.
Medici.tv Hosts Live Webcast of NY Phil's Performance in Dresden, Germany Today
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013
Today, May 14 at 2:00 p.m., EDT, medici.tv (www.medici.tv) will present a free live Webcast of the New York Philharmonic's concert of 20th- and 21st-century music at Volkswagen's Die Glaserne Manufaktur, or Transparent Factory, in Dresden, Germany, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert.
Medici.tv to Host Live Webcast of NY Phil's Performance in Dresden, Germany, 5/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
On Tuesday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m., EDT, medici.tv (www.medici.tv) will present a free live Webcast of the New York Philharmonic's concert of 20th- and 21st-century music at Volkswagen's Die Glaserne Manufaktur, or Transparent Factory, in Dresden, Germany, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert.
NY Philharmonic Performs Magnus Lindberg's Kraft, 10/12
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2010
The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will perform the New York Premiere of the groundbreaking, theatrical Kraft, by Magnus Lindberg, the Orchestra's Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. The program will also include Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Joshua Bell as soloist.
NY Philharmonic Performs Magnus Lindberg's Kraft, 10/8 & 12
by BWW News Desk - Oct 8, 2010
The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will perform the New York Premiere of the groundbreaking, theatrical Kraft, by Magnus Lindberg, the Orchestra's Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. The program will also include Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Joshua Bell as soloist.
NY Philharmonic Performs Magnus Lindberg's Kraft, 10/7, 8 & 12
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 7, 2010
The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will perform the New York Premiere of the groundbreaking, theatrical Kraft, by Magnus Lindberg, the Orchestra's Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. The program will also include Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Joshua Bell as soloist.
NY Philharmonic Performs Magnus Lindberg's Kraft, 10/7, 8 & 12
by Marivic Tagala - Aug 26, 2010
The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will perform the New York Premiere of the groundbreaking, theatrical Kraft, by Magnus Lindberg, the Orchestra's Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. The program will also include Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Joshua Bell as soloist.