Alan Gilbert News

In the second of the final three weeks of his inaugural season, Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in Wagner's Siegfried Idyll; HK Gruber's trumpet concerto Aerial; Mozart's Symphony No. 25; and Wagner's Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde, Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 18, at 11:00 a.m., and Saturday, June 19, at 8:00 p.m. Joining the Orchestra to perform Aerial will be the Swedish trumpet virtuoso, Håkan Hardenberger, for whom it was written, and who is making his New York Philharmonic debut.

The final program of Alan Gilbert's inaugural season as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic will be broadcast live, Thursday, June 24, 2010, on 'The New York Philharmonic This Week', a two-hour national, weekly radio program of concerts by the Philharmonic.

Lincoln Center Festival began with the idea of expanding the possibilities presented at Lincoln Center and bringing to audiences something that they could not see elsewhere. This is a challenging goal in a city as culturally rich as New York, and the result has been an eclectic mix of artists and productions representing over 50 countries as of Festival 2009.

Alan Gilbert will conclude his first season as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic conducting two works: AL LARGO, a World Premiere-New York Philharmonic Commission by Magnus Lindberg, The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in- Residence, and Beethoven's MISSA SOLEMNIS, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 24, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, June 26, at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Gilbert will also conduct the Philharmonic in the Beethoven MISSA SOLEMNIS at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, June 25, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in his first free Memorial Day Concert, Monday, May 31, 2010, at 8:00 p.m., at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street. This will be the 19th annual free Memorial Day Concert offered by the New York Philharmonic, a tradition begun in 1992 as a gift to the people of New York City. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Music will also be piped out onto the adjacent Pulpit Green, weather permitting.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Le Grand Macabre, the absurdist opera by György Ligeti, in a staged production directed and designed by Douglas Fitch and produced by Edouard Getaz, Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, at 8:00 p.m. Single tickets for the performances are $31 to $112 and can be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, Tickets may also be purchased at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or the Alice Tully Hall Box Office at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 65th Street. On Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 PM Alan Gilbert and Douglas Fitch will participate in an Insights Series Event, Conversation About Le Grand Macabre, at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Tickets are $20.

Due to popular demand, the New York Philharmonic has added a fifth dinner to its series of post-concert Musical Suppers. Kurt Gutenbrunner - chef and proprietor of New York City restaurants Wallsé, Café Sabarsky, and Blaue Gans and the wine bar The Upholstery Store - will design the menu to be served on Friday, May 28, 2010.

In one of the signature events of the New York cultural season, Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic give the much-anticipated, fully-staged New York premiere of György Ligeti's satirical 'anti-anti-opera.'

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Le Grand Macabre, the absurdist opera by György Ligeti, in a staged production directed and designed by Douglas Fitch and produced by Edouard Getaz, Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, at 8:00 p.m. Single tickets for the performances are $31 to $112 and can be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, Tickets may also be purchased at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or the Alice Tully Hall Box Office at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 65th Street. On Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 PM Alan Gilbert and Douglas Fitch will participate in an Insights Series Event, Conversation About Le Grand Macabre, at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Tickets are $20.

Le Grand Macabre has arrived on the stage of Avery Fisher Hall! The 'monstrance' is mounted, and rehearsals on stage are underway for the May 27-29 performances. Principal Percussion Chris Lamb shows off some new toys featured in Ligeti's score, ranging from car horns to paper bags, in 'Percussionist's Glory.'

In the second of the final three weeks of his inaugural season, Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in Wagner's Siegfried Idyll; HK Gruber's trumpet concerto Aerial; Mozart's Symphony No. 25; and Wagner's Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde, Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 18, at 11:00 a.m., and Saturday, June 19, at 8:00 p.m. Joining the Orchestra to perform Aerial will be the Swedish trumpet virtuoso, Håkan Hardenberger, for whom it was written, and who is making his New York Philharmonic debut.

Music Director Alan Gilbert discusses the New York Philharmonic's fully-staged production of Ligeti's 'Le Grand Macabre' after an early rehearsal at New 42nd Street Studios. Visit http://nyphil.org/macabre for information on the New York premiere, May 27-29, 2010.

In his continuing commitment to education and to encouraging young people to experience music, New York Philharmonic Music Director, Alan Gilbert will conduct the Orchestra's six School Day Concerts for the first time, Wednesday-Friday, May 19-21, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Mr. Gilbert is the first Philharmonic Music Director to lead these performances since Zubin Mehta did so in February 1991.

In his continuing commitment to education and to encouraging young people to experience music, New York Philharmonic Music Director, Alan Gilbert will conduct the Orchestra's six School Day Concerts for the first time, Wednesday-Friday, May 19-21, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Mr. Gilbert is the first Philharmonic Music Director to lead these performances since Zubin Mehta did so in February 1991.

In his continuing commitment to education and to encouraging young people to experience music, New York Philharmonic Music Director, Alan Gilbert will conduct the Orchestra's six School Day Concerts for the first time, Wednesday-Friday, May 19-21, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Mr. Gilbert is the first Philharmonic Music Director to lead these performances since Zubin Mehta did so in February 1991.

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans for a series of free outdoor events this summer: operatic recitals that will take place in parks throughout the city and encore screenings of the Met's popular HD shows in Lincoln Center Plaza.

String quartet Crucible (Cornelius Dufallo and Chris Otto, violins; John King, viola; and Alex Waterman, cello) and special musical guests will perform music from composer John King's new CD '10 Mysteries' at NYC's Roulette on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8:30 pm.

String quartet Crucible (Cornelius Dufallo and Chris Otto, violins; John King, viola; and Alex Waterman, cello) will perform music from composer John King's new CD "10 Mysteries" at NYC's Roulette on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8:30 pm.

Singers Renée Tatum and Jennifer Black discuss working with Alan Gilbert in the New York Philharmonics fully-staged production of Ligeti's 'Le Grand Macabre.'

In anticipation of the New York Philharmonic's staged performances of György Ligeti's 1975-77 opera, 'Le Grand Macabre', and its first complete New York performances May 27-29, 2010, Music Director Alan Gilbert and Douglas Fitch - the production's director and designer - will preview the unusual aspects of this production of the fantastical, absurdist opera in an Insights Series event, Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 6:30 p.m.