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Yefim Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano ConcertoLorin Maazel, conductorYefim Bronfman, pianoThu, Sep 18 · Tue, Sep 23Also: Steven STUCKY Rhapsodies*RAVEL Mother Goose SuiteBARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite

Joyce Yang plays BernsteinLorin Maazel, conductorRobert Langevin, fluteJoyce Yang, pianoKiera Duffy, sopranoThu, Sep 25 · Fri, Sep 26, Mat · Sat, Sep 27MAHLER Adagio from Symphony No. 10Lorin MAAZEL Music for FlutePierre BOULEZ Pli selon Pli: Improvisation II sur MallarméBERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety

Bach and TchaikovskyLorin Maazel, conductorWith New York Philharmonic musiciansWed, Oct 1 · Thu, Oct 2J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5Bernard RANDS CHAINS LIKE THE SEA**TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 3Hear & Now presentation with host Steven Stucky and Bernard Rands one hour before concert time. Free with concert ticket.

Dvorák’s New World SymphonyMarin Alsop, conductorHost, TBAKevin Deas, bassFri, Oct 10Get the surprising inside story behind the best-loved symphony ever composed in America, starting with a fascinatingmultimedia introduction and concluding with a powerful Philharmonic performance.

Manuel de Falla’s La vida breveRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductorCast includes: María Rodriguez, Vicente Ombuena, Marina Pardo, Gustavo Peña,Josep Miquel Ramón, Pedro Sanz, Alfredo García, Lola CasariegoCoro Nacional de España, Mireia Barrera, directorThu, Oct 16 · Fri, Oct 17 · Sat, Oct 18 · Tue, Oct 21Also: ALBÉNIZ Suite españolaIn this colorful production direct from Spain, Manuel de Falla’s fiery love story comes alive with Flamenco dancers andsingers, the National Chorus of Spain, and an all-star cast.

David Robertson conducts Mozart and BrahmsLeonidas Kavakos, violinThu, Oct 23 · Sat, Oct 25 · Tue, Oct 28MOZART Symphony No. 34BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2BRAHMS Symphony No. 3

Robertson conducts BernsteinMichelle DeYoung, mezzo-sopranoSteven Stucky, hostThu, Oct 30 · Fri, Oct 31COPLAND Appalachian SpringElliott CARTER Of RewakingBERNSTEIN Symphony No. 1, JeremiahChristopher ROUSE RaptureHear & Now presentation with host Steven Stucky one hour before concert time. Free with concert ticket.

Lang Lang plays Beethoven’s First Piano ConcertoChristoph Eschenbach, conductorWed, Nov 5Also: BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9

Lorin Maazel ~ A Grand Finale

Joyce Yang

Marin Alsop

Yefim Bronfman

Gil Shaham and Stravinsky’s FirebirdAndrey Boreyko, conductorWed, Nov 12 · Thu, Nov 13 · Sat, Nov 15Also: LYADOV KikimoraKHACHATURIAN Violin ConcertoGiya KANCHELI Abii ne viderem

Alisa Weilerstein and Beethoven’s Fifth SymphonyLorin Maazel, conductorWith New York Philharmonic musiciansThu, Nov 20Also: J. S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 6Krzysztof PENDERECKI Cello Concerto No. 2

Julia Fischer Plays MozartLorin Maazel, conductorWith New York Philharmonic musiciansFri, Nov 28J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, TurkishSCHUMANN Symphony No. 4

Saturday Matinee: Maazel conducts Bach and MozartLorin Maazel, conductorJulia Fischer, violinWith New York Philharmonic musiciansSat, Nov 29 MatBRAHMS String Sextet No. 1J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish

Strauss’s ElektraLorin Maazel, conductorNew York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, directorThu, Dec 4 · Sat, Dec 6 · Tue, Dec 9 · Sat, Dec 13Cast to include: Deborah Polaski, Anne Schwanewilms, Jane Henschel,Julian Tovey, Richard Margison, Ryan MacPherson, Helen Huse Ralston,Janice Meyerson, Stephanie Chigas, Linda Pavelka, Priti Gandhi, Julianne Borg

Handel’s MessiahTon Koopman, conductorSunhae Im, sopranoAndreas Scholl, countertenorJörg Dürmüller, tenorDetlef Roth, baritoneWestminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, directorWed, Dec 17 · Thu, Dec 18 · Fri, Dec 19

Emanuel AxLorin Maazel, conductorWith New York Philharmonic musiciansFri, Jan 2 · Sat, Jan 3 · Tue, Jan 6J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2R. STRAUSS Burleske for Piano and OrchestraSZYMANOWSKI Symphony No. 4 for Piano and OrchestraMUSSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Saturday Matinee: Pictures at an ExhibitionLorin Maazel, conductorWith New York Philharmonic musiciansSat, Jan 3 MatMOZART String Quintet in G minorMUSSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Debussy’s La MerLudovic Morlot, conductorOlli Mustonen, pianoThu, Jan 8 · Fri, Jan 9 Mat · Sat, Jan 10Also: Tristan MURAIL Gondwana*MOZART Piano Concerto No. 11MESSIAEN Oiseaux exotiques

Riccardo Muti conducts Haydn and BrahmsThomas Quasthoff, bass-baritoneThu, Jan 22 · Sat, Jan 24 · Tue, Jan 27HAYDN Symphony No. 89HAYDN Selected AriasBRAHMS Serenade No. 1

Gil Shaham

Julia Fischer

Emanuel Ax

Alisa Weilerstein

Anne-SophieMutter

Brahms’s Serenade No. 1Riccardo Muti, conductorFri, Jan 23BRAHMS Serenade No. 1Through an engaging blend of sight and sound you’ll discover the remarkable story behind the glorious music of Brahms.A complete performance of his beautiful first Serenade highlights the evening.

Muti and Lupu perform BeethovenRiccardo Muti, conductorRadu Lupu, pianoThu, Jan 29 · Fri, Jan 30 · Sat, Jan 31BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3SCRIABIN Symphony No. 2

Masur and MutterKurt Masur, conductorAnne-Sophie Mutter, violinCast to include:Jorma Silvasti, tenorAlbert Dohmen, bass-baritoneWestminster Symphonic Choir

Joe Miller, directorWed, Feb 4 · Fri, Feb 6MENDELSSOHN Overture to Ruy BlasMENDELSSOHN Violin ConcertoMENDELSSOHN Die erste Walpurgisnacht (The First Walpurgis Night)

Zubin Mehta and PercaDuSteven Stucky, hostWed, Mar 18 · Thu, Mar 19 · Fri, Mar 20 Mat · Sat, Mar 21Avner DORMAN Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!BARTÓK Concerto for OrchestraPercaDu, a young dynamic Israeli percussion duo, “teased a range of textures and colors out of theirinstruments…moving about the stage with dramatic grace.” —The Jerusalem PostHear & Now presentation with host Steven Stucky one hour before concert time. Free with concert ticket.

All-Handel CelebrationNicholas McGegan, conductorChristine Schäfer, sopranoThu, Mar 26 · Fri, Mar 27 · Sat, Mar 28HANDEL Concerto a due cori, No. 2HANDEL Selected Arias from Partenope, Julius Caesar, and AlcinaHANDEL Concerto Grosso in C major, Alexander’s FeastHANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks

Lisa Batiashvili, Prokofiev and TchaikovskyCharles Dutoit, conductorLisa Batiashvili, violinFri, Apr 3STRAVINSKY Dumbarton OaksPROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Mitsuko Uchida performs RavelRiccardo Muti, conductorWed, Apr 15RAVEL Piano Concerto in G majorSCHUBERT Symphony in C major, Great

Riccardo Muti conducts The Pines of RomeWed, Apr 22 · Fri, Apr 24 Mat · Sat, Apr 25VERDI Overture to Giovanna d’ArcoVERDI Ballet of the Four Seasons from I vespri sicilianiPUCCINI Preludio sinfonicoRESPIGHI Pines of Rome

Alan Gilbert and Joshua BellAlan Gilbert, conductorJoshua Bell, violinThu, Apr 30 · Fri, May 1DVORÁK The Golden Spinning WheelSAINT-SAENS Violin Concerto No. 3MARTIN°U Symphony No. 4

Mitsuko Uchida

Christine Schäfer

PercaDu

Joshua Bell

Riccardo Muti

THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, a co-presentation of Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic The Complete Brandenburg Concertos**World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission

Riccardo Muti

Alan Gilbert conductsMahler’s First SymphonyAlan Gilbert, conductorJoyce DiDonato, mezzo-sopranoRussell Braun, baritoneNew York Choral Artists,

Joseph Flummerfelt, directorSteven Stucky, hostThu, May 7 · Fri, May 8 · Sat, May 9Peter LIEBERSON The World in Flower**MAHLER Symphony No. 1Hear & Now presentation with host Steven Stucky one hourbefore concert time. Free with concert ticket.

Salonen conducts SibeliusEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductorChristian Tetzlaff, violinThu, May 14 · Sat, May 16LUTOSLAWSKI Concerto for OrchestraSZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

Sibelius’s Fifth SymphonyEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductorFri, May 15How does a composer living in the quiet countryside of Finland, theworld at war around him, come to write one of the greatest symphoniesof the century? Find out in this dramatic evening of sight and sound,featuring a riveting Philharmonic performance of Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony.

Bach and BoléroLorin Maazel, conductorPhilip Smith, trumpetStanley Drucker, clarinetWith New York Philharmonic musiciansThu, Jun 4 · Sat, Jun 6 · Tue, Jun 9J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4Aaron Jay KERNIS New work for trumpet

and orchestra**COPLAND Clarinet ConcertoRAVEL BoléroPre-Concert Talk with Aaron Jay Kernis and Steven Stucky, one hour before concert time. Free with ticket.

Maazel conducts Britten’s War RequiemAlso: Lionel Bringuier, conductorNancy Gustafson, sopranoVale Rideout, tenorIan Greenlaw, baritoneNew York Choral Artists,

Joseph Flummerfelt, directorThe Dessoff Symphonic Choir,

James Bagwell, directorBrooklyn Youth Chorus,

Dianne Berkun, directorThu, Jun 11 · Fri, Jun 12 · Sat, Jun 13

Maazel and SibeliusLorin Maazel, conductorWed, Jun 17 · Thu, Jun 18 · Sat, Jun 20Lorin MAAZEL Monaco FanfaresLorin MAAZEL FarewellsSIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

Mahler’s Symphony of a ThousandLorin Maazel, conductorCast to include: Christine Brewer,Nancy Gustafson, Jeanine De Bique, Mary Phillips,Anthony Dean Griffey, Wolfgang Schöne, Jason GrantNew York Choral Artists,

Joseph Flummerfelt, directorThe Dessoff Symphonic Choir,

James Bagwell, directorBrooklyn Youth Chorus,

Dianne Berkun, directorWed, Jun 24 · Fri, Jun 26MAHLER Symphony No. 8

Pre-Concert Talks start 1 hour before concert time, $5.PHOTO CREDITS: Cover photo by Veer Images. First Panel: Lorin Maazel and Orchestraby Chris Lee. Second Panel: Avery Fisher Hall aerial by David Lamb, Lorin Maazel byChris Lee, Lang Lang by Philip Glaser, Lisa Batiashvili by Mat Hennek,Violins byChris Lee. Third Panel: Joyce Yang by Oh Seok Hoon, Marin Alsop by Kym Thomson,Yefim Bronfman by Dario Acosta. Fourth Panel: Gil Shaham by J. Henry Fair, Julia Fischerby KASSKARA/DG, Emanuel Ax by J. Henry Fair,Anne-Sophie Mutter by Tina Tahir,Alisa Weilerstein by Christian Steiner. Fifth Panel: Riccardo Muti by Chris Lee, Joshua Bellby Chris Lee, PercaDu courtesy CMS Concert Management, Christine Schafer courtesyCAMI, Mitsuko Uchida by Avedon. Sixth Panel: Esa-Pekka Salonen by KASSKARA/DG,Alan Gilbert by Chris Lee, Lorin Maazel by Andrew Garn, Gustavo Dudamel byMathias Bothor, Charles Dutoit by Michael DiVito, Christian Tetzlaff by Alexandra Vosding.Conductors, programs, soloists, pricing, and sale dates are subject to change.All concerts are at Avery Fisher Hall. © 2008 New York Philharmonic

Alan Gilbert

Lorin Maazel

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Dudamel conducts MahlerGustavo Dudamel conductorWed, Jan 14MAHLER Symphony No. 5

Dutoit conductsTchaikovskyWed, Apr 1STRAVINSKY Dumbarton OaksTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Esa-Pekka SalonenEsa-Pekka Salonen conductorChristian Tetzlaff violinWed, May 13SZYMANOWSKI

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