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A Panorama of the 2011–12 Season

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Overview 2 A 360° Exploration of the Season

4 From the Philharmonic’s Leadership 6 Concerts and Attendance

Full Circle 8 From A Concert for New York to Philharmonic 360

10 The Massing of Voices 12 Contrasts and Interplay

14 A Four-Century-Wide Embrace 16 Inspiring an Appetite for Music

18 Partnerships and Perspectives 24 Good Friends, New Pathways

26 Arrivals and Returns 30 Reaching Near and Far

32 Connecting with Hometown Audiences 36 The Fusion Factor

38 Continuity and Evolution

Connecting 40 The Digital Continuum

42 Tying the Past to the Future

From left: Alan Gilbert taking the stage of Amsterdam’s

Concertgebouw, February 14; Avery Fisher Hall, home of

the New York Philharmonic, and Alan Gilbert conducting,

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New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert, Music Director

Annual Report 2012

360 Overview

2 A 360° Exploration of the Season 4 From the Philharmonic’s Leadership

6 Concerts and Attendance

Full Circle 8 From A Concert for New York to Philharmonic 360

10 The Massing of Voices 12 Contrasts and Interplay

14 A Four-Century-Wide Embrace 16 Inspiring an Appetite for Music

18 Partnerships and Perspectives 24 Good Friends, New Pathways

26 Arrivals and Returns 30 Reaching Near and Far

32 Connecting with Hometown Audiences 36 The Fusion Factor

38 Continuity and Evolution

Connecting 40 The Digital Continuum

42 Tying the Past to the Future Cornerstones

44 The Orchestra 47 The Board of Directors

48 The Staff

Generosity and Support 50 Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor

52 New York Philharmonic Patrons 54 Lifetime Gifts

56 Leonard Bernstein Circle 57 Endowment Fund

58 Annual Fund 67 Education Donors

68 Heritage Society 70 Honor and Memorial Gifts

71 Volunteer Council

Independent Auditor’s Report74 Statements of Financial Position

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In its 170th season New York’s hometown orchestra engaged in a

360-degree range of activities as rich and diverse as its audiences.

During the third year of Alan Gilbert’s tenure as Music Director of the New

York Philharmonic, the Orchestra promoted the cultural vitality of both

its local communities and its planet-spanning constituencies by cultivating

outreach channels and by deepening the connections between artists and

audiences, among the works on each program, and with the Orchestra’s artistic

partners and collaborators.A panoramic view of the Philhar-

monic’s 2011–12 activities encompasses the emotional depths of A Concert for

New York, telecast nationally, and the sonic heights of Philharmonic 360,

performed across town at Park Avenue Armory. It reflects the acclaim that

reached from New York’s Avery Fisher Hall to Los Angeles’s Disney Hall, from

Amsterdam and London to the Great Lawn in Central Park. It illuminates

fresh perspectives from the Orchestra’s partnerships with leading artists of

our time — such as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, The

Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, and the conductor of the

annual Philharmonic Festival — and it gains luster from the inauguration of the

exciting new Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music.

The view further reveals a rich variety of educational activities that reach all

ages, from the preschoolers attending Very Young People’s Concerts through

the next generation of professional performers engaged in Conservatory

Collaborations, to the adults enjoying lectures and Insights Series events. The

Philharmonic is a beacon of an innova-tive approach to audience-building,

reaching from the box offices of Lincoln Center to the traditional media of radio

and television, as well as the more recent technologies in which the Philharmonic

is as close to music lovers as its app and downloads, available online.

Pulsing throughout all segments of the panorama is the music itself, of

course, presented in multidimensional programs that trigger resonances

among works and musical styles — for the enduring musical thoughts of four

centuries, including our own, provide the ultimate ending and starting point

of any 360-degree survey of a Philhar-monic year.

Clockwise from above:Alan Gilbert conducting in

Central Park, July 13; Mr. Gilbertconducting Philharmonic 360 at

Park Avenue Armory, June 29; thepublic on Lincoln Center’s Josie

Robertson Plaza watching the liveTwitter stream as they wait for the

free, live plazacast of A Concertfor New York, September 10;

Assistant Principal Timpani and percussionist Kyle Zerna helping

a child with the drums at Kidzone Live!, the interactive music

fair preceding Young People’s Concerts, November 12

OverviewA 360° Exploration of the Season

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As I look back on the New York Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season, I hope everyone would agree

that it was another historic and memorable time for all of us.

Presiding over everything — from Mahler’s emotional depths in A Concert for New York

to the brilliant all-Mozart subscription season finale and the post-season knock-out, Philhar-

monic 360, at the Armory — was our Music Director, Alan Gilbert. His chemistry with the

musicians and rapport with our audiences grows ever stronger because of his imagination and

artistry. For three years he worked with Zarin Mehta, the President and Executive Director who

engaged him, until Zarin stepped down at the end of the season. The Board is very grateful for his

12 years of contribution. He has been succeeded by Matthew VanBesien, who has the vision to

collaborate with Alan to direct the Philharmonic’s exciting and successful course for years to come.

This future will be built on the Orchestra’s talent, the Board’s commitment, and our donors’

remarkable generosity. As Global Sponsor, Credit Suisse has helped us connect with audiences

at home and on tour, from Europe to California in this season alone. Breguet again aligned

its dedication to precision and beauty as the Philharmonic’s exclusive timepiece. Didi and

Oscar Schafer renewed their commitment to our Concerts in the Parks, and Alec Baldwin

continued his exemplary support — they join many generous music lovers in raising contributions to

$31 million, a new record. This was still not enough for us to achieve a balanced budget, so we will

continue to make efforts to ensure that your funds are being wisely spent to deliver all that

our community deserves. The Philharmonic embraces music of all eras

from many perspectives, and, thanks to a full circle of friends who understand this Orchestra’s

importance, the Philharmonic is continuing to build on our legendary past to become an even

more vital contributor to cultural life.

Kindest regards,

Gary W. ParrChairman

I could ask for no better partners in envisioning the Philharmonic’s future than

Alan and the members of our Orchestra, whose imagination and intellect match their

musicianship and expressivity, nor any better supporters than Gary Parr and the Board of

Directors, as well as the donors and everyone in the audience. And I am grateful to Zarin

Mehta for his contributions of the past 12 years, which established the firm grounding

on which the institution can work to build an exciting tomorrow.

Although I’ve not yet spent a full season here, I have already experienced the 360-

degree richness of repertoire, artists, and ideas that form the heart of the Philharmonic.

It is an honor to build on all this to ensure the organization’s health and vitality for

future generations.

With best wishes,

Matthew VanBesienExecutive Director

OverviewFrom the Philharmonic’s Leadership

MatthewVanBesien

Gary W. Parr

The New York Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season was at full throttle when I arrived

here in March: within a few months I experienced The Modern Beethoven:

A Philharmonic Festival, our Spring Gala, evenings of Mozart, and the astounding

achievement that was Philharmonic 360. The energy and impact of the Orchestra was

palpable, both in New York, when I welcomed the tens of thousands who turned out in

New York City’s parks, and in California, on my very first tour with the Orchestra. The

Philharmonic’s contributions extended past performances to the enrichment of the

understanding and enjoyment of music for those of all ages through our wide-ranging

education programs. The 360-degree view of the organization offered in this Annual

Report clearly reveals that the Philharmonic’s vibrancy and cultural relevance not only

results in magnificent concerts — this Orchestra is a powerful resource.

I have admired the Philharmonic for decades — both as an orchestral musician

and later, as an executive — but when I attended a concert during Alan Gilbert’s

first Philharmonic season I sensed an ever more focused, exciting intention in the

performance. It was thrilling, and adds to the happy consonance of the aspirations for the

Philharmonic that Alan and I share. We both feel a responsibility to exceed the Orchestra’s

past eminence and accomplishments, but understand that great art is not confined to

established ideas. I admire Alan’s openness to a broader palette of music, and am

inspired by his fusion of the visual, theatri- cal, and orchestral.

5Alan Gilbert

Philharmonic 360, the concerts at the Park Avenue Armory at which musicians

surrounded and separated the audience, has been suggested as an analogy of my

third Philharmonic season. I do feel that the program captured fundamental elements that

underscore our concerts throughout the year. The range of repertoire — from Gabrieli through

Mozart to Ives, Boulez, and Stockhausen, just to name only those heard at the Armory — and

the connections that bind the works on each program: these invite the audience to enjoy

music from a variety of perspectives.My belief in a multilayered approach

also led to collaborations with today’s most interesting artists. Magnus Lindberg, The

Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence for my first three seasons, truly embodied the

“residence” part of his title. In the 2011–12 season he composed his Piano Concerto

No. 2, performed in New York and California; curated CONTACT!, our new-music series;

and was one of the conductors in Philharmonic 360. Frank Peter Zimmermann, The Mary

and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, is a violinist of power and imagination, and it

was an honor to make my own Philharmonic debut as a violinist alongside him on our

“Three B” program that featured Bach, Brahms, and Berg. David Zinman shared

his revelatory readings of one of the great symphonists through The Modern Beethoven:

A Philharmonic Festival.Then there are my most important

colleagues, the New York Philharmonic musi- cians, who brought out the power in Mahler,

elegance in Mozart, and precision in our CONTACT! programs. But they could not

contribute their artistry without the support of the Philharmonic’s Board of Directors; our

donors, such as Yoko Nagae Ceschina, who so generously underwrote my Music Directorship;

and our audience, whose trust and enthusiasm I sense in every concert. I am grateful to all.

Now I have a new partner, Matthew VanBesien, with whom I have discovered a

synergy of interests. As he and I chart the next leg of the Philharmonic’s journey, we

will aim high so that the Orchestra can be many things to many people — and always

transcendent — at home and around the world.

Alan Gilbert Music Director

The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair

I could ask for no better partners in envisioning the Philharmonic’s future than

Alan and the members of our Orchestra, whose imagination and intellect match their

musicianship and expressivity, nor any better supporters than Gary Parr and the Board of

Directors, as well as the donors and everyone in the audience. And I am grateful to Zarin

Mehta for his contributions of the past 12 years, which established the firm grounding

on which the institution can work to build an exciting tomorrow.

Although I’ve not yet spent a full season here, I have already experienced the 360-

degree richness of repertoire, artists, and ideas that form the heart of the Philharmonic.

It is an honor to build on all this to ensure the organization’s health and vitality for

future generations.

With best wishes,

Matthew VanBesienExecutive Director

The New York Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season was at full throttle when I arrived

here in March: within a few months I experienced The Modern Beethoven:

A Philharmonic Festival, our Spring Gala, evenings of Mozart, and the astounding

achievement that was Philharmonic 360. The energy and impact of the Orchestra was

palpable, both in New York, when I welcomed the tens of thousands who turned out in

New York City’s parks, and in California, on my very first tour with the Orchestra. The

Philharmonic’s contributions extended past performances to the enrichment of the

understanding and enjoyment of music for those of all ages through our wide-ranging

education programs. The 360-degree view of the organization offered in this Annual

Report clearly reveals that the Philharmonic’s vibrancy and cultural relevance not only

results in magnificent concerts — this Orchestra is a powerful resource.

I have admired the Philharmonic for decades — both as an orchestral musician

and later, as an executive — but when I attended a concert during Alan Gilbert’s

first Philharmonic season I sensed an ever more focused, exciting intention in the

performance. It was thrilling, and adds to the happy consonance of the aspirations for the

Philharmonic that Alan and I share. We both feel a responsibility to exceed the Orchestra’s

past eminence and accomplishments, but understand that great art is not confined to

established ideas. I admire Alan’s openness to a broader palette of music, and am

inspired by his fusion of the visual, theatri- cal, and orchestral.

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OverviewConcerts and Attendance

Audience Members

275,676

15,464

39,330

5,131

7,752

1,912

10,808

3,574

8,295

1,954

2,258

4,000

27,800

15,306

119,691

16,380

555,331

Concerts

115 Subscription

6 Summertime Classics

17 Non-subscription

2 Holiday

5 Regional

1 Free Annual Memorial Day

4 Young People’s Concerts

9 Very Young People’s Concerts

4 School Day Concerts

6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall

4 CONTACT!

2 in Montreal

16 on the EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour

7 on the CALIFORNIA 2012 tour

6 Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer

6 in the 2012 Residency at Bravo! Vail Music Festival

210 Total

New Yorkers and visitors lined up to attend the Free Dress

Rehearsal, a gift from the Philharmonic and Credit Suisse,

September 21

Concerts

115 Subscription

6 Summertime Classics

17 Non-subscription

2 Holiday

5 Regional

1 Free Annual Memorial Day

4 Young People’s Concerts

9 Very Young People’s Concerts

4 School Day Concerts

6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall

4 CONTACT!

2 in Montreal

16 on the EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour

7 on the CALIFORNIA 2012 tour

6 Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer

6 in the 2012 Residency at Bravo! Vail Music Festival

210 Total

Full CircleFrom A Concert for New York to Philharmonic 360

Any single concert yields a full musical experience, but the true scope of the

New York Philharmonic’s achievements becomes visible only in a panoramic view

of its yearly activities. Building on the unmistakable rapport with musicians and

audiences cultivated during the first two years of his tenure with the Orchestra,

Music Director Alan Gilbert offered a third season that expressed both musical

ideas and a profound vision of the role of music-making in culture — a vision that

encompassed canny repertoire choices, imaginative programs, and bold concert

formats, as well as communal moments of elevated spirit.

The season ranged from the emotional depths of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2,

Resurrection, on A Concert for New York — the observation of the eve of the

tenth anniversary of 9/11 — to the sonic heights of Stockhausen’s Gruppen in

the wide-ranging and space-embracing Philharmonic 360 concerts that were

mounted in the Park Avenue Armory’s soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade

Thompson Drill Hall. In choosing Mahler’s Resurrection

Symphony for the observance of 9/11, Alan Gilbert spoke of his hope “that art

can speak to people in times like this … in a unique way — [since] words often

are not sufficient to plumb the depths of what people are feeling or trying to

express.” Presented on September 10 as a gift from the Philharmonic and Global

Sponsor Credit Suisse in remembrance and renewal, A Concert for New

York united the city and spoke to the world — and was recorded live at Avery

Fisher Hall, projected onto a screen on the plaza outside for a crowd of

thousands, and internationally broadcast over radio and television.

“An intensely moving program ... an ideal choice to help

New Yorkers reflect, heal and persevere.”

— Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

Relive the build-up for Philharmonic 360.

Watch A Concert for New York.

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Counterclockwise from far left: The simultaneous plazacast of the

performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, with Avery Fisher Hall

lit in Credit Suisse blue, September 10; notes of sympathy and support left by

the public on the day of A Concert for New York; the cover of the program

book for Philharmonic 360; Alan Gilbert conducting Pierre Boulez’s

Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna, during Philharmonic 360 at Park

Avenue Armory, June 29

“ Friday night’s ‘Philharmonic 360’ program at the Park Avenue Armory offered the musical equivalent of team skydiving, with an emphasis

on 20th-century works that were risky, thrilling and offered stunning changes of perspective.” — Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The Wall Street Journal

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Relive the build-up for Philharmonic 360.

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Full CircleThe Massing of Voices

Marking the beginning and end of the Philharmonic’s 170th subscription season

were two choral masterworks — Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, and Mozart’s

Mass in C minor, Great — which engaged the spirit as readily as the ears, mind, and heart.

In discussing the Mozart Mass, Alan Gilbert spoke of the work’s struggle to find “light and

peace through the use of a chromatic and difficult tonality” — a theme that resonated not

only with the Mahler Resurrection Symphony but with that composer’s Sixth and Ninth

symphonies, also performed during the season, the former at Carnegie Hall.

The season-ending all-Mozart program coupled the Mass with the Piano Concerto

No. 22, featuring longtime Philharmonic friend and collaborator Emanuel Ax, who

is now serving as the 2012–13 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

“It was glorious business.” — Martin Bernheimer, Financial Times (of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection)

Counterclockwise from top: Alan Gilbert conducting Mahler’s

Resurrection Symphony to open the subscription season, September

22; with pianist Emanuel Ax, and leading the forces amassed for

the Great C-minor Mass on the all-Mozart season finale, June 20

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Listen to a clip from Mozart’s Great C-minor Mass.

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The season’s Gala Opening Night Concert exemplified the Music Director’s

markedly nuanced, multifaceted ap-proach to programming. Reveling in the

interplay of vocal and orchestral music by Barber, Wagner, and Richard Strauss,

the concert featured soprano Deborah Voigt in dramatically contrasting works

ranging from the epic to the intimate, connoting ideas that spanned from

sacred to profane. “It all fits together because it’s about the Orchestra,”

Alan Gilbert said, “and it’s about Voigt’s thrilling voice.”

The concert was a centerpiece of a daylong series of festivities that ranged

from offering public access into the inner workings of rehearsal to a glamor-

ous Gala. The morning began with the annual Free Dress Rehearsal, a gift

to New York residents and visitors from the Philharmonic and Global Sponsor

Credit Suisse. At the other end of the spectrum was the evening’s Gala —

a black-tie affair at which the Orches-tra’s most generous supporters mingled

over pre-concert cocktails and a post-concert repast with the artists.

Full CircleContrasts and Interplay

“The playing was brilliant and the sense of responsiveness

to Gilbert’s baton thrilling.” — Howard Kissel, huffingtonpost.com

Watch Gilbert speak about the Gala Opening Night Concert.

Counterclockwise from above: Alan Gilbert on the terrace of Avery Fisher

Hall talking with Elliott Forrest on a live broadcast for WQXR, the Radio

Station of the New York Philharmonic; Alec Baldwin, the host of the Live From Lincoln Center telecast, greeting Alan

Gilbert on the intermission interview; the Gala dinner tent in Lincoln Center’s

Damrosch Park; Alan Gilbert, soprano Deborah Voigt, and the musicians

acknowledging the ovation that evening; all September 21

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Full CircleA Four-Century-Wide Embrace

In his third Philharmonic season Alan Gilbert continued his 360-degree-

spanning journey through the symphonic repertoire, selecting works across three

centuries — from the 17th to the 21st — for fresh interpretation.

The Music Director contextualized the works in multidimensional programs

that revealed resonances between works of different eras, styles, and

forms — coupling, for example, Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 with two contrasting

but complementary violin concertos, Berg’s and J.S. Bach’s for Two Violins;

the New York premiere of Thomas Adès’s Polaris with Mahler’s Symphony

No. 9; and Dvorák’s Carnival Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4

with the World Premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Alan

Gilbert offered welcome perspective on Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia

espansiva, by pairing it with the deceptively approachable Korngold Violin

Concerto, featuring Leonidas Kavakos, and that same week took up the

violin for Schubert’s String Quintet in C major with Mr. Kavakos and Philhar-

monic musicians.Nielsen, it should be noted, was

important this season for another reason. Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra continued

The Nielsen Project, in which they are performing and recording the Danish

composer’s six symphonies and three concertos over several seasons, for

release on the Dacapo label.

Counterclockwise from top left: the offstage brass performing the

New York premiere of Thomas Adès’s Polaris, January 5, which

was coupled with the Symphony No. 9 by Mahler; Frank Peter

Zimmermann with Alan Gilbert in his Philharmonic debut as a soloist

in J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, October 5, on a program

that combined contrasting but related works by Berg, Brahms,

and Bach

“Mr. Gilbert led Polaris with tremendous focus.”

— Paul Pelkonen, Superconductor.com

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Learn about The Nielsen Project.

Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence

held in the 2011–12 season by biographer and music historian

Harvey Sachs

OnlineKidzone: the award-winning interactive

Website (nyphilkids.org) with games, information, and more

Take Note: an online resource for music and classroom teachers, available

at nyphil.org/takenote

No survey of a full year’s cycle of Philharmonic activities would be complete without a look at education, which

has long been a part of the Orchestra’s DNA. Whether on stage or in schools, the Philharmonic has been helping

music lovers of all ages increase their understanding and enjoyment of music in programs such as Young People’s

Concerts, Very Young People’s Concerts, and Credit Suisse Very Young Composers.

Full CircleInspiring an Appetite for Music

For Kids and TeensVery Young People’s Concerts

(ages 3–6): performed at Merkin Concert Hall; includes games, stories,

and hands-on music-making with Philharmonic musicians. This season’s

theme was Mozart and Friends, which illuminated specific topics: “Allegro and

Adagio,” January 23–24; “Treble and Bass,” February 26–27; and “Forte

and Piano,” March 25–26.

Young People’s Concerts (ages 6–12): in its 87th year, the

theme was Four Greats, and the four concerts were “Bach,” October 15 (led

by Joshua Weilerstein); “Bernstein,” November 12 (Case Scaglione, joined

by Jamie Bernstein as guest speaker); “Beethoven,” March 17 (David Zinman);

and “Brahms,” April 14 (Scaglione). All concerts hosted by Theodore Wiprud,

Director of Education, The Sue B. Mercy Chair, and preceded by Kidzone Live!,

an interactive music fair.

Phil Teens (ages 12–17): designed for teenagers as an introduction to attending

evening concerts through Rush Hour Concerts and Pre-Concert Talks

Lectures and DiscussionsPre-Concert Talks: given by scholars,

composers, and musicians one hour before every subscription concert

Insights Series: discussions, panels, and interviews — often accompanied

by live performance — that delve into major works and themes of the current

season; this season’s offerings: “In Times of Strife,” September 9 (including John

Corigliano); “Toscanini: The Philharmonic Years,” February 9 (Harvey Sachs);

“The Modern Beethoven,” March 5 (David Zinman and Sachs); and “An

Evening with Frank Peter Zimmermann,” March 26

Very Young People’s Concerts, on stage (hosted by Associate

Principal Viola Rebecca Young) and off (below, with Acting

Associate Principal Clarinet Pascual Martínez Forteza

demonstrating), March 26

Learn about the Philharmonic’s education programs.

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For SchoolsSchool Day Concerts

(grades 3–12): given for school groups, and supported with curricular materials,

recordings, and workshops for teachers; major support provided by the Carson

Family Charitable Trust. This season’s four concerts, May 24–25, conducted by

Joshua Weilerstein, coupled selections from Copland’s Billy the Kid and Rodeo

with works from Credit Suisse Very Young Composers.

School Partnership Program (grades 3–5): Philharmonic Teaching

Artists partnering with classroom teachers to deliver a three-year curricu-

lum to 3,000 students in 14 New York City public schools.

Credit Suisse Very Young Composers: a program enabling

students ages 10–14 to compose music for performance by Philharmonic

musicians — from chamber groups to the full Orchestra

Philharmonic Mentors (grades 6–12): Philharmonic musicians

coaching middle- and high-school ensembles

Musical Encounters (grades 3–12): include a visit to an Open Rehearsal and

either a pre-rehearsal workshop or a post-rehearsal talk with a Philharmonic

musician

Workshops for Visiting Ensembles (high school and college):

Philharmonic musicians leading sectionals, master classes, clinics,

and pre- and post-concert discussions

Conservatory Collaborations: Philharmonic rehearsals open to

students, conductors, and composers; also, post-rehearsal Conductors’ and

Composers’ Tables with renowned guest artists

Teacher Training: professional- development sessions for public

school teachers

Learning Overtures: brings together international educators and musicians to

share practices and ideas; this season’s forums included Helsinki, Caracas, Tokyo

and Fukushima, London, and Korean musicians in New York

Counterclockwise from this photo: Assistant Conductor Case Scaglione

leading the Young People’s Concert saluting Bernstein as one of the

Four Greats, November 12; Assistant Conductor Joshua Weilerstein

leading a work by one of the Credit Suisse Very Young Composers,

May 24; Kidzone Live!, the interactive music fair, exported to London,

February 18

MetLife is the lead Corporate Underwriter

for the New York Philharmonic’s

Education Programs.

“What would it be like if you were 10 years

old and composed a piece of music that was

played by the New York Philharmonic? … it’s a dream come

true, thanks to the orchestra’s Very Young

Composers program.” — Jeff Lunden, National Public Radio

Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence

held in the 2011–12 season by biographer and music historian

Harvey Sachs

OnlineKidzone: the award-winning interactive

Website (nyphilkids.org) with games, information, and more

Take Note: an online resource for music and classroom teachers, available

at nyphil.org/takenote

Learn about the Philharmonic’s education programs.

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Full CirclePartnerships and Perspectives

A hallmark of Alan Gilbert’s tenure has been the creation and development of

artistic partnerships that allow partici-pants to thoughtfully explore chosen

themes, and express the results in a rich variety of concerts and programs. “I’m

really excited to be able to have the New York Philharmonic build relationships

with important musicians,” he explains.This belief lies behind the December

2011 announcement that Henri Dutilleux would be the inaugural recipient of

The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic,

just as it is the reason that Magnus Lindberg served as The Marie-Josée

Kravis Composer-in-Residence and Frank Peter Zimmermann as The

Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, and it is why the Music

Director invited David Zinman to preside over The Modern Beethoven:

A Philharmonic Festival.

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Clockwise from top left: David Zinman leading Beethoven’s

Symphony No. 3, Eroica, March 15; Alan Gilbert with The Marie-Josée

Kravis Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg and Henri

Dutilleux, the inaugural recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize

for New Music, December 7; Alan Gilbert and Magnus

Lindberg after the performance of the composer’s Gran Duo

on CONTACT!, December 16; Mr. Gilbert with Frank Peter

Zimmermann backstage, January 27

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The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

at the New York PhilharmonicA heartfelt extension of the Philhar-

monic’s emphasis on collaboration and mutual respect among artists

was the establishment of an important new honor: The Marie-Josée Kravis

Prize for New Music. The inaugural prize was awarded to the eminent

French composer Henri Dutilleux, as announced at the Plaza Athénée

in Paris. At the ceremony Alan Gilbert called Dutilleux “one of the greatest

composers of our time,” whose music is “marked by a remarkable degree

of beauty as well as precision.”Mr. Dutilleux’s honor was celebrated

in June with a concert dedicated to his works at Avery Fisher Hall, featuring

the composer’s Métaboles; his Cello Concerto, Tout un monde lontain…,

with Yo-Yo Ma; and the string quartet, Ainsi la nuit, performed by the Miró

Quartet. On the day of that performance the names of the composers whom

Dutilleux generously elected to share his prize were announced: Peter

Eötvös, Anthony Cheung, and Franck Krawczyk would be commissioned by

the Philharmonic for new works. The news that Sean Shepherd was named

the first Kravis Emerging Composer, and would create a work for the Orches-

tra, was also announced that day.

Full CirclePartnerships and Perspectives(continued)

From top: Alan Gilbert congratulating Henri Dutilleux,

December 7; Alan Gilbert and Yo-Yo Ma, at the all-Dutilleux

concert, June 26

“ Dutilleux knows that music is fundamentally a form of communication, of spiritual

and sonic empathy between composer, performers, and audience.”

— Russell Platt, The New Yorker

Learn about The Kravis Prize for New Music.

Relive Lindberg’s Philharmonic tenure.

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Magnus Lindberg

The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence

The Finnish composer’s Philharmonic tenure is a cornerstone of the Orch-

estra’s collaborations. “It seemed so obvious that we should keep Magnus

on for a third year,” said Alan Gilbert, “not only because his music is so great,

but because the relationships between him and the Orchestra and between

him and the audience were growing.” Lindberg has made an indelible mark

on the spirit of the Philharmonic’s new-music series, CONTACT!, which

this year offered a 360-degree range of premieres and contemporary classics.

More directly, the rapport between composer and Orchestra that had been

developing for three years culminated in performances of Lindberg’s Feria

in New York and in Europe, and of his brand-new Piano Concerto No. 2, a

Philharmonic co-commission written for and featuring Yefim Bronfman, premiered

in New York and also performed in California. The composer concluded

his residency with Philharmonic 360, the surround-sound experience at Park

Avenue Armory, as he joined Mr. Gilbert and fellow composer-conductor Matthias

Pintscher in wielding the batons to guide Stockhausen’s mass of sound

known as Gruppen.

From top: Magnus Lindberg, Alan Gilbert, and Yefim

Bronfman after the Los Angeles Premiere of the composer’s

Piano Concerto No. 2, May 3; Lindberg as one of the three

conductors in Philharmonic 360 at Park Avenue Armory,

June 29; Lindberg interviewing Michael Jarrell after the U.S.

Premiere of NACHLESE Vb: Liederzyklus, June 8

“The concerto has great stylistic diversity: elusive atonal

stretches; writing for the piano that evokes the spiky style of

Stockhausen one moment and the voluptuous colors of

Ravel the next.” — Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

(of Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2)

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Full CirclePartnerships and Perspectives(continued)

Frank Peter Zimmermann The Mary and James G. Wallach

Artist-in-ResidenceDescribed by Alan Gilbert as a “truly

complete musician,” the German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann performed

works ranging from Bach to Berg, and accompanied the Orchestra on the

EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour. For both audiences and the Philharmonic alike,

the residency bore much and varied musical fruit. Zimmermann appeared

with the Orchestra in concertos by Beethoven and Dvorák; partnered with

Alan Gilbert (in Gilbert’s solo performer debut) for Bach’s Concerto for Two

Violins, and with pianist Enrico Pace for a recital of Bach’s complete Sonatas

for Violin and Keyboard; and appeared with Philharmonic musicians (including

Gilbert again, this time on the viola) in an all-Brahms chamber concert.

Counterclockwise from top: Frank Peter Zimmermann’s recital of

J.S. Bach’s complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard, October 11;

a sign heralding his appearance with Alan Gilbert and the Orch-

estra in Cologne, January 30; and performing Dvorák’s Violin

Concerto with Christoph von Dohnányi, March 29

“The performance was a fantastic start to Mr. Zimmermann’s residency

with the Philharmonic this season.” – Allan Kozinn, The New York Times (of Berg’s Violin Concerto)

Watch Zimmermann rehearse with Gilbert and the Philharmonic on tour.

Watch Zinman discuss The Modern Beethoven: A Philharmonic Festival

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The Modern Beethoven: A Philharmonic Festival

Conducted by David ZinmanAnother partnership allowed Philhar-

monic audiences to get to know conductor David Zinman’s historically

informed approach to Beethoven through an absorbing festival, for which

The Kaplen Foundation provided major support. Three weeks afforded the

opportunity to hear the Beethoven symphonies stripped, says Zinman,

of “the accretions of decades of performance tradition … in order to

bring the listener as close as possible to the composer’s original conception.”

In looking afresh at Beethoven’s original tempo markings and the performance

practices of his time, Zinman gave audiences a way to enter that earlier

world from a modern perspective.Each of the festival’s programs

bookended a modern concerto with two Beethoven symphonies bearing

musical affinities with it. Stravinsky’s neo-classical Capriccio for Piano and

Orchestra, featuring Peter Serkin, was paired with Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7;

Barber’s neo-Romantic Cello Concerto, featuring Alisa Weilerstein, was paired

with Symphonies Nos. 8 and 4; and Hartmann’s Concerto funèbre, featuring

violinist Gil Shaham, was paired with Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3.

“Zinman has restored starkness and physical

energy to Beethoven’s music, recapturing the

once revolutionary sound for today’s audiences.”

— NYCArts.com

From top: David Zinman with pianist Peter Serkin, March 1;

cellist Alisa Weilerstein, March 8; and violinist Gil Shaham, March 15

“The performance was a fantastic start to Mr. Zimmermann’s residency

with the Philharmonic this season.” – Allan Kozinn, The New York Times (of Berg’s Violin Concerto)

Watch Zinman discuss The Modern Beethoven: A Philharmonic Festival

“Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic provided a brash, virtuosic frame.”

— Martin Bernheimer, Financial Times (of One Sweet Morning)

Full CircleGood Friends, New Pathways

Alan Gilbert approaches the repertory of all periods with the same curiosity and

keen enthusiasm for discovery. Moreover, new works such as Thomas Adès’s Polaris

and Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2 — two of the exciting commissions

premiered by the Philharmonic during the season — reflect the Music Director’s

notably personal approach to the Orchestra’s music direction, in which

music-making results from deepening connections among artists and friends.

One friend of both Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra is Marc Neikrug, whose

Concerto for Orchestra, a Philharmonic commission, was premiered on a program

that included Berlioz’s Le Corsaire Overture, Debussy’s La Mer, and Mozart’s

Violin Concerto No. 5 with violinist Lisa Batiashvili — who has become a frequent

collaborator with the Philharmonic as well as with the Music Director.

Another commissioned World Premiere by a composer with a long-

standing Philharmonic association was the song cycle One Sweet Morning by

John Corigliano. Composed for mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, the work

is a meditation on war and peace that subtly contrasts texts by Czesław Miłosz,

Homer, Li Po, and the popular song lyricist E.Y. (“Yip”) Harburg.

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Clockwise from far left: Mr. Gilbert with composer Thomas Adès

following the New York Premiere of Polaris, January 5; with Principal

Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples and violin soloist Lisa

Batiashvili, and with composer Marc Neikrug after the premiere of

his Concerto for Orchestra, April 26

Listen to a clip from Corigliano’s One Sweet Morning.

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Full CircleArrivals and Returns

Emotion, never far away from any Philharmonic function, burnished the

welcome return to the podium of three former Music Directors. Lorin Maazel

conducted the Orchestra for the first time since the conclusion of his tenure, for

two weeks of performances that included works by Mozart and Richard Strauss as

well as solo turns from Principal Flute Robert Langevin, Principal Harp Nancy

Allen, and Principal Horn Philip Myers; Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur

led Shostakovich’s potent Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar, which he had performed

and recorded with the Philharmonic 11 years earlier; and Zubin Mehta took the

podium for Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8. Other distinguished conductors

also returned, among them Herbert Blomstedt (celebrating his 85th

birthday season), Christoph von Dohnányi, Bernard Haitink, Daniel

Harding, and Pinchas Zukerman (who conducted and played the violin in

his 100th Philharmonic performance). The stellar collection of soloists who

also contributed to the season’s music-making included some who are

developing special ties to the Orchestra and its Music Director, among them

pianist Yefim Bronfman and violinist and Board Member Joshua Bell.

“Maazel was precise, urbane and suave…. Under his

baton, the music managed to be red-blooded while retaining

its French reserve and sheen.” — Jay Nordlinger, CityArts.com

Three former Music Directors, counterclockwise from top left:

Lorin Maazel, with Principal Flute Robert Langevin; Music Director

Emeritus Kurt Masur (center) with baritone Sergei Leiferkus and

New York Choral Artists director Joseph Flummerfelt; Zubin Mehta

(right) with Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow and Principal Librarian

Lawrence Tarlow

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Conductor

Herbert Blomstedt

Andrey Boreyko

Christoph von Dohnányi

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Alan Gilbert

Bernard Haitink

Daniel Harding

Jeffrey Kahane

Lt. Col. Jim Keene

Magnus Lindberg

Lorin Maazel

Kurt Masur

Peter May

Zubin Mehta

David Newman

Matthias Pintscher*

Michael Riesman*

David Robertson

Case Scaglione*

Peter Schreier*

Ted Sperling

Bramwell Tovey

Joshua Weilerstein*

John Williams

Long Yu*

David Zinman

Pinchas Zukerman

Jaap van Zweden*

Actor

Zach Bandler

Heather Lipson Bell

Bass

Timothy Cobb

Orin O’Brien

Satoshi Okamoto

Bassoon

Kim Laskowski

Judith LeClair

Cello

Carter Brey

Gabriel Cabezas*

Maria Kitsopoulos

Yo-Yo Ma

Eileen Moon

Alisa Weilerstein

Chansonnier

HK Gruber*

Choreographer

Andrew Palermo*

Ken Roht*

Clarinet

Mark Nuccio

Computers

Andrew Gerzo

Costume Designer

Kaye Voyce*

Dancer

Brian T. Scott*

Director and Designer

Michael Counts*

Ensemble

The American Boychoir

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Director

Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Dianne Berkun, Director

The Collegiate Chorale

James Bagwell, Director

Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus*

Duain Wolfe, Director

Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir

Kent Tritle, Director

Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus

Kent Tritle, Director

Miró Quartet

New York Choral Artists

Joseph Flummerfelt, Director

New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet

Oratorio Society of New York

Kent Tritle, Director

Orfeón Pamplonés Chorus*

Igor Ijurra Fernández, Director

Philip Glass Ensemble*

Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s Choir*

Voxare String Quartet*

West Point Band

Lt. Col. Jim Keene, Director

Westminster Symphonic Choir

Joe Miller, Director

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Full CircleArrivals and Returns(continued)

Flute

Andrea Griminelli

Mindy Kaufman

Robert Langevin

Alexandra Sopp*

Bamboo Flute

Junqiao Tang*

Guitar

Scott Kuney

Harp

Nancy Allen

Harpsichord

Jeffrey Kahane

Horn

Philip Myers

Host

Jamie Bernstein

Magnus Lindberg

John Schaefer

Theodore Wiprud

Jazz Bass

Peter Donovan

Lighting Designer

Brian Aldous*

Kyle Chepulis*

Narrator

Christopher Plummer

Oboe

Liang Wang

Organ

Kent Tritle

Percussion

Colin Currie*

Christopher S. Lamb

David Ratajczak

Piano

Emanuel Ax

Yefim Bronfman

David Foster

David J. Grossman

Benjamin Grosvenor

Eric Huebner*

Jeffrey Kahane

Evgeny Kissin

Lang Lang

Anne-Marie McDermott

Garrick Ohlsson

Peter Serkin

Ted Sperling

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Simon Trpceski

Yuja Wang**

Sarina Zhang

Scriptwriter and Director

Tom Dulack

Trombone

Joseph Alessi

Trumpet

Chris Botti

Philip Smith

Viola

Cynthia Phelps

Rebecca Young

Violin

Lisa Batiashvili

Joshua Bell

Nicola Benedetti*

Enrico Di Cecco

Glenn Dicterow

James Ehnes

Alan Gilbert*

Augustin Hadelich

Leonidas Kavakos

Michelle Kim

Gil Shaham

Sheryl Staples

Alexandra Switala*

Elena Urioste*

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Pinchas Zukerman

Vocalist

Keri Alkema, Soprano*

Paul Appleby, Tenor*

Tony Bennett, Singer

Stephanie Blythe, Mezzo-Soprano

Andrea Bocelli, Tenor

John Bolton, Singer*

Ann Hampton Callaway, Singer*

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-Soprano

Nerea Castello, Contralto*

Victoria Clark, Singer

Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-Soprano*

Tracy Dahl, Soprano

Jason Danieley, Singer

Steve Davislim, Tenor*

Kevin Deas, Bass

Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-Soprano

Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano

Celine Dion, Singer*

Charlotte Dobbs, Soprano*

Bernard Dotson, Singer*

Julianna di Giacomo, Soprano*

Joshua Hopkins, Baritone*

Jacques Imbrailo, Baritone*

Marc Kudisch, Singer

Sergei Leiferkus, Baritone

Jo Sullivan Loesser, Singer

Kelly Markgraf, Baritone*

Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano

Ryan McKinny, Bass-Baritone*

Keith Miller, Bass-Baritone*

Jake Montagnino, Boy Soprano*

Erin Morley, Soprano

Robert Morse, Singer*

Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano

Lilli Paasikivi, Mezzo-Soprano

Miah Persson, Soprano*

Nicholas Phan, Tenor*

Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano

Peter Rose, Bass

Emalie Savoy, Soprano

Michael Seelbach, Singer*

Ute Selbig, Soprano

Nathalie Stutzmann, Alto*

Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone

Mary Testa, Singer*

Russell Thomas, Tenor*

Deborah Voigt, Soprano

Pretty Yende, Soprano

Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano

* New York Philharmonic Debut

** New York Philharmonic

Subscription Debut

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Counterclockwise from top right: Pinchas Zukerman, June 6;

Joshua Bell and Daniel Harding, December 7; Bernard Haitink,

November 10; Garrick Ohlsson and Herbert Blomstedt, April 20;

Evgeny Kissin and Alan Gilbert, May 23; Leonidas Kavakos

and Alan Gilbert, June 14

“ After three nights of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, it’s time to go

on the wagon. My ears are saturated, and the emotional stimulus has been intoxicating, like walking down Fifth

Avenue on a sunny morning.” — Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph (UK)

Full CircleReaching Near and Far

Touring has always been an important part of the Philharmonic’s life, but

the EUROPE / WINTER 2012 tour — the fifth to that continent under the aegis

of Global Sponsor Credit Suisse —included a significant new element

that builds on Alan Gilbert’s and the Orchestra’s commitment to deeper

collaborations. Nesting among visits to Cologne, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf,

Germany; Luxembourg; Paris, France; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was

a visit to London that represented the first International Associates residency at

the Barbican Centre, part of a long-term agreement between the two institutions.

The residency included a performance of Thomas Adès’s Polaris, co-commissioned

with the Barbican and other organizations, and a significant educational component

that included a Young People’s Concert conducted by Alan Gilbert.

Clockwise from top left: Frankfurt’s historic Alte Oper, where the

Orchestra performed February 8 and 9; the London ovation

following the last of the four concerts at the Barbican Centre,

February 18; Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the late composer and

Philharmonic Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernstein, hosting the

London Young People’s Concert, February 18

Relive the Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season travels.

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The Orchestra also traveled to the other side of the United States on its first

domestic tour with Alan Gilbert. Among the highlights of the CALIFORNIA

2012 tour — the ninth Philharmonic tour in partnership with Credit Suisse,

which made stops in Costa Mesa, Santa Barbara, Davis, and San Diego — were

two concerts celebrating the San Francisco Symphony’s Centennial

Celebration, complemented by a Webcast American Orchestras Forum

panel featuring Alan Gilbert and then Executive Director Designate Matthew

VanBesien, and the Philharmonic’s debut at Los Angeles’s Walt Disney

Concert Hall. The wide-ranging repertoire included the West Coast premiere of

Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow’s

solo turn in Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1.

In the summer the Philharmonic returned to the Rocky Mountains for

the tenth consecutive summer to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the

Bravo! Vail Music Festival. Rounding out the Philharmonic’s schedule outside

of New York were appearances at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania; New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey;

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York; Tilles

Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York; and Bethel

Woods Center for the Arts in Sullivan County.

Alan Gilbert’s got a thoroughbred

orchestra at his disposal…. He jumped

on the Dvorak and took off. Tchaikovsky’s morose

symphonic fracas with fate became all

blazing saddles.”— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

From top: Executive Director Matthew VanBesien and Alan

Gilbert “Talking About Audiences” for the San Francisco Symphony’s American Orchestras Forum

at Davies Symphony Hall, May 13; Los Angeles’s Walt

Disney Concert Hall, May 9; the Orchestra’s 10th annual

residency at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, July 25

“ After three nights of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, it’s time to go

on the wagon. My ears are saturated, and the emotional stimulus has been intoxicating, like walking down Fifth

Avenue on a sunny morning.” — Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph (UK)

Relive the Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season travels.

Full CircleConnecting with Hometown Audiences

As the hometown orchestra of one of the world’s great cultural capitals,

the New York Philharmonic has always acted on its cultural citizenship at

home with typical Big Apple energy. A memorable expression of that energy

this year was Alan Gilbert’s A New Yorker’s New Year’s Eve, a rousing

Live From Lincoln Center offering in which the New York City–born Music

Director showcased works by the great New York–based composers George

Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet did the honors

as the evening’s featured soloist. In a warm reach out to New York’s Chinese

American community, the Philharmonic presented its first-ever Chinese New

Year’s Concert this year, a Gala event celebrating the arrival of the Year of the

Dragon through a program of Chinese and Western orchestral music. Featured

were conductor Long Yu; pianist Lang Lang; Philharmonic Principal Oboe Liang

Wang; bamboo flutist Junqiao Tang; and the Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s

Choir, making its first-ever appearance

outside of China with song and dance and wearing traditional Mongolian dress.

In May Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra took part in a celebration of another

iconic New York cultural institution, Carnegie Hall, performing Mahler’s

Symphony No. 6 as part of the venue’s 120th anniversary season.

Watch a moment from the Chinese New Year’s Concert.

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Counterclockwise from bottom left: Alan Gilbert conducting pianist

Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Philharmonic in A New Yorker’s New Year’s Eve, December 31;

pianist Lang Lang and conductor Long Yu receiving applause at

the Chinese New Year’s Concert, and dancers welcoming the

Year of the Dragon on the Josie Robertson Plaza on the day of the

Philharmonic’s first Chinese New Year’s Concert, January 24; and

Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra receiving the ovation at Carnegie

Hall, May 2

“It was a spellbinding evening.” — Bruce Hodges, SeenandHeard-International.com

(of the performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 at Carnegie Hall)

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Watch a moment from the Chinese New Year’s Concert.

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Full CircleConnecting with Hometown Audiences(continued)

Similar energy was on tap this summer. Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra hon-

ored a civic occasion with the Free Annual Memorial Day Concert, which

was followed by the return of the Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks,

Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, with major corporate support by Time

Warner. In this series of free outdoor concerts, presented in some of the city’s

loveliest locales, Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic returned to the oases they

love, with Andrey Boreyko leading the second program. These followed

the annual Summertime Classics series, conducted and hosted again

by Bramwell Tovey, which included a spirited evening titled “A New York

Fourth,” with the Orchestra joined by the Hellcats and Jazz Knights from the

West Point Band and soprano Tracy Dahl to offer theater and film music

by Bernstein and Gershwin, with a mix of jazz standards, patriotic tunes,

and marches.

Relive the 2012 Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer.

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“Even from the ‘cheap seats’ — the

outer fringe of the park — the Phil’s

finesse was clear.” —James Jorden, New York Post

From top left: Alan Gilbert conducting the Free Annual

Memorial Day Concert at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine,

May 28; Alan Gilbert conducting in Central Park, July 13; Bramwell

Tovey conducting the combined forces from the West Point Band

and the Philharmonic, July 3 Relive the 2012 Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer.

Film music was also the highlight of the Philharmonic’s celebration of the 75th birthday

of Philip Glass, in two concerts that featured the composer’s score for the 1982 film

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance — the Philharmonic’s first performances of a work

by Glass. The Philharmonic found inspiration in theater

as well for two exciting, but quite different moments: Christopher Plummer mounted the

stage of Avery Fisher Hall to narrate Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, with music from Sir

William Walton’s score for the Laurence Olivier film of Shakespeare’s play; and an all-star

cast including Jo Sullivan Loesser and Robert Morse joined the Orchestra for its Spring Gala

program, Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, a spirited celebration of

the late legendary Broadway composer.And as for pure heart, which unifies music

lovers of all types, the Philharmonic performed with tenor Andrea Bocelli Live in Central

Park, alongside notables as varied as Bryn Terfel and Tony Bennett, before the season

began for a one-time-only, free musical event that was seen by a large and diverse live

audience as well as recorded for television broadcast and release on CD and DVD.

Full CircleThe Fusion Factor

One reason why people talk about “the joy of music” is that there are so many kinds

of this art form — a factor that lent this Philharmonic season notable cross-genre

pizzazz, expressed in musical ventures into the worlds of film and theater.

In September, to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the multi-

Academy Award–winning film West Side Story, the Philharmonic performed Leonard

Bernstein’s complete score live alongside a screening of the film. The following month,

Academy Award–winning composer and conductor John Williams returned to the

Philharmonic for the fourth time to lead the Orchestra in movie music alongside

film clips, including stirring excerpts from Alex North’s score for Spartacus, Bernard

Herrmann’s for Vertigo, and Williams’s own score for Star Wars.

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Counterclockwise from top left: Michael Riesman conducting Philip

Glass’s score to Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance, November 2;

David Newman conducting the score for Bernstein’s West Side

Story alongside a complete screening of the film, September 7;

Christopher Plummer and Alan Gilbert in Henry V, September 17;

Andrea Bocelli, Tony Bennett, and Alan Gilbert in Central

Park, September 15; the cast of Anywhere I Wander: The Frank

Loesser Songbook, the Spring Gala, March 26

Film music was also the highlight of the Philharmonic’s celebration of the 75th birthday

of Philip Glass, in two concerts that featured the composer’s score for the 1982 film

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance — the Philharmonic’s first performances of a work

by Glass. The Philharmonic found inspiration in theater

as well for two exciting, but quite different moments: Christopher Plummer mounted the

stage of Avery Fisher Hall to narrate Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, with music from Sir

William Walton’s score for the Laurence Olivier film of Shakespeare’s play; and an all-star

cast including Jo Sullivan Loesser and Robert Morse joined the Orchestra for its Spring Gala

program, Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, a spirited celebration of

the late legendary Broadway composer.And as for pure heart, which unifies music

lovers of all types, the Philharmonic performed with tenor Andrea Bocelli Live in Central

Park, alongside notables as varied as Bryn Terfel and Tony Bennett, before the season

began for a one-time-only, free musical event that was seen by a large and diverse live

audience as well as recorded for television broadcast and release on CD and DVD.

“When the New York Philharmonic meets Broadway, wonderful

things can happen.” — Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Relive the Philharmonic’s fusion of music with film and theater.

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Full CircleContinuity and Evolution

In the Philharmonic’s 170-year history the institution has grown and evolved

repeatedly. This change is most app- arent when there is a shift in leader-

ship; this took place in the 2011–12 season in the most graceful and

gracious way as Zarin Mehta stepped down from his role as Executive

Director and President and welcomed Matthew VanBesien as his successor.

Over his 12-year tenure Zarin Mehta’s many achievements included

the hiring of two Music Directors — including Alan Gilbert — and overseeing

the growth of the institution’s budget to $69 million; championing the use

of the technologies that emerged during that time; and spearheading

the daunting arrangements required to make possible the 2008 New York

Philharmonic visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, for which the Orchestra

received the Common Ground Award for Cultural Diplomacy. Events in

June that lauded the rewards of his wisdom and finesse culminated in a

presentation to him, in Central Park, of a letter from New York City Mayor

Michael R. Bloomberg thanking him for his contributions to the metropolis’s

cultural life.Matthew VanBesien, a former

orchestral horn player who went on to run the Houston Symphony and

the Melbourne (Australia) Symphony Orchestra, arrives at the Philharmonic

at a time of great challenges. Among them is the much-discussed renova-

tion of Avery Fisher Hall, which Mr. VanBesien has called “an opportunity

to think differently about how and where the Orchestra performs.”

“Mr. VanBesien brings especially apt experience.” — Daniel Wakin, The New York Times

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Clockwise from top left: Zarin Mehta saying farewell to Alan Gilbert and

the Orchestra at the annual Retirees’ Reception, June 14; Zarin Mehta being

presented with a letter from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg by Alan Gilbert,

July 13; Zarin Mehta addressing the Central Park crowd as Board Member,

radio host, and donor Alec Baldwin watches from the wings, July 13;

Matthew VanBesien with his wife, Rosanne Jowitt (right), at the Bravo!

Vail Music Festival’s 25th anniversary gala, July 21; Matthew VanBesien

and Alan Gilbert before the concert in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, July 11;

Matthew VanBesien, Chairman Gary W. Parr, Board Member and Parks

presenter Oscar Schafer, Chairman Emeritus Paul B. Guenther, and Zarin

Mehta before the Central Park concert, July 13

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Webcast of Philharmonic 360 The Philharmonic also produced a

multicamera video of the surround-sound experience held at Park Avenue Armory

(see page 9); the Medici.tv-hosted Webcast (right) was seen and heard

by 70,000 viewers in more than 100 countries.

Chinese New Year 2012 — The Year of the Dragon

The Philharmonic produced a full-length video of its first Chinese New Year’s

Concert, conducted by Long Yu, featur-ing international star pianist Lang Lang

and other Chinese soloists and chorus (see page 32). The performance was

broadcast on Phoenix TV to millions across Asia and on the Web.

ConnectingThe Digital Continuum

Concert BroadcastsThe New York Philharmonic

This Week The two-hour radio program, which

serves more than 300 outlets nationally and 122 outlets internationally, was

still hosted by actor and Philharmonic Board Member Alec Baldwin and

featured interviews with Philharmonic musicians and guests. What was new

was its production by the Philharmonic itself, allowing for greater flexibility and

improved content. The series continued to air in the New York metropolitan

area on 105.9 FM WQXR, with archived broadcasts available for two weeks

on nyphil.org and through the free Philharmonic iPhone app.

Alan Gilbert & The New York Philharmonic: 2011–12 Season

For the third consecutive season live performances by Alan Gilbert and the

Orchestra were made available through iTunes and through individual downloads

at all major online music stores. The range of the season’s repertoire and

some of the distinguished soloists can be heard in this 12-installment series,

recorded live during the season, with two releases featuring guest conductors

for spotlights on CONTACT!, the new-music series (right), and the concerto

appearances of Philharmonic principal musicians.In addition, a commemorative down-

load was released in connection with the announcement that Henri Dutilleux

would be the inaugural recipient of The Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music

at the New York Philharmonic with Alan Gilbert’s September 2010 reading of

Dutilleux’s Métaboles. The download series is made possible

by the Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser Recording Fund.

Live From Lincoln CenterThe Opening Night Concert and A New

Yorker’s New Year’s Eve, both conducted by Alan Gilbert and hosted by Alec

Baldwin (top left) were aired on PBS, building on annual appearances that

began with the program’s first telecast in 1976.

A Concert for New YorkThe performance of Mahler’s

Resurrection Symphony — a free perform- ance in remembrance and renewal

on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 — was shared with the world. The concert,

described by The New York Times as “intensely moving” and “an inspired

performance,” was released internation- ally on DVD and Blu-ray (left) by

ACCENTUS Music and distributed in the United States by Naxos.

The New York Philharmonic’s digital outreach grew significantly in the

2011–12 season, with an expansion of the team that facilitates the Orchestra’s

virtual connections across the world, allowing for in-house production of

the weekly radio broadcast series, among other initiatives. What remains

unchanged is the high standards not only of the Philharmonic’s performances

but of the technical quality of all these projects, and the ability to collaborate

on significant projects, such as the worldwide release of A Concert for

New York on DVD (below).

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Webcast of Philharmonic 360 The Philharmonic also produced a

multicamera video of the surround-sound experience held at Park Avenue Armory

(see page 9); the Medici.tv-hosted Webcast (right) was seen and heard

by 70,000 viewers in more than 100 countries.

Chinese New Year 2012 — The Year of the Dragon

The Philharmonic produced a full-length video of its first Chinese New Year’s

Concert, conducted by Long Yu, featur-ing international star pianist Lang Lang

and other Chinese soloists and chorus (see page 32). The performance was

broadcast on Phoenix TV to millions across Asia and on the Web.

Concert PreviewsOn the Music: The New York

Philharmonic PodcastThe free download series of program

previews (produced and hosted by Philharmonic Audio Producer Mark

Travis, and winner of a 2011 Gold World Medal for Best Podcast in the Fine Arts

Category from the New York Festivals for Radio Programming Awards) con-

tinued to generate excitement and anticipation for the Orchestra’s concerts

through interviews and illustrative musical examples.

nyphil.orgThe New York Philharmonic’s

WebsiteUsers can find the most up-to-date

information about performances, events, and related programs; purchase,

exchange, and donate tickets online, or buy Philharmonic recordings via

iTunes and other outlets; have access to the inner workings of the Orchestra

and its music through behind-the-scenes videos and in-depth interviews with

Music Director Alan Gilbert, Philharmonic musicians, guest artists, and music

scholars; join the tours virtually through slideshows, videos, and social media

postings that offer an intimate view of the Orchestra’s activities; explore

the Philharmonic’s rich history, free to the world, through the Digital

Archives (nyphil.org/archives) and the Performance History Search

(nyphil.org/carlos); and more.

Online CommunitiesThe New York Philharmonic has

developed a vital link to audiences through an active and engaging social

media presence, including on

127,500 fansas of August 31, 2012

1,290 followersas of August 31, 2012

24,000 followersas of August 31, 2012

79,000 viewers per month

as of August 31, 2012

To this the Philharmonic has added a Pinterest page over the summer,

which by August 31, 2012, already developed

281 followers

Learn about the Philharmonic’s videos, broadcasts, and more.

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ConnectingTying the Past to the Future

A full grasp of the past enriches and informs the path to the future, and in its

170th season the New York Philharmonic continued to make its historic treasures

available to scholars, musicians, students, and the general public around the

world. In addition to mounting archival exhibits in the Bruno Walter Gallery and

Tiers of Avery Fisher Hall, to give the audience a better understanding of the

Orchestra and the composers whose music it performs, the Philharmonic has

made the information more generally accessible online. Following the launch

of the Performance History Search (history.nyphil.org), the New York

Philharmonic Digital Archives (the Leon Levy Digital Collections,

archives.nyphil.org) began making marked scores, business records, historic

images, and audio and video samples available in February 2011 with the first

stage of the Philharmonic’s International Era, 1943–1970.

In the 2011–12 season the material shared grew with the infusion of 12,000

new photos and tens of thousands of additional documents as the second

release in the International Era, enhan-cing awareness of the seminal period

when the Philharmonic became a worldwide touring orchestra and moved

to its new home at Lincoln Center. To announce the launch, the Philharmonic

Archives hosted a Google Hangout, an online chat room moderated by Jeff

Spurgeon of WQXR, with scholars logging in from around the world to

discuss their research and discoveries in the Digital Archives. From New York

and Boston to Paris and Berlin and as far away as St. Petersburg and Tokyo,

scholars shared their insights into the Orchestra’s role in the broader musical

and cultural landscape.

Around the world, weekly visitors to the Philharmonic Archives’ Leon

Levy Digital Collections has doubled since the addition of material in March

2012. “Leonard Bernstein’s score of Mahler’s Ninth has been studied by more

than 25,000 people,” said Philharmonic Archivist/Historian Barbara Haws. “If that

many people had tried to turn the pages of the actual score, it would have turned

to dust!”Also added was a feature that allows

visitors to “tag” — identify previously unknown people in photos — utilizing

the worldwide accessibility of the Digital Archives to gather new information through

crowd-sourcing. This function allows users to tag photos to identify previously

unknown people. Ms. Haws explained: “I know that we will discover even more

not only about the history of the Philhar-monic, but also of America and the cultural

developments of the mid-20th century.”

Explore the Leon Levy Digital Collections.

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Clockwise from left: Bernstein (in white shirt) backstage after a

Moscow concert on the 1959 Tour to Europe and the Near East with, tagged,

from left: Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, Tikhon Khrennikov,

Maya Plisetskaya; Bernstein with the musicians of the Imperial Household

Agency at the Imperial Palace for a performance of Gagaku during the 1961

Tour of Japan, the Philharmonic’s first trip there; Philharmonic President David

Keiser’s letter to the Board of Directors, chronicling the day-to-day events of

the Orchestra’s first visit to the Soviet Union and Near East, including cheering

crowds at the Acropolis and Bernstein’s birthday party in Moscow

Explore the Leon Levy Digital Collections.

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CornerstonesThe Orchestra

ALAN GILBERT Music Director, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair

Case Scaglione Assistant Conductor

Joshua Weilerstein Assistant Conductor

Leonard Bernstein Laureate Conductor, 1943–1990

Kurt Masur Music Director Emeritus

ViolinsGlenn Dicterow Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper Chair

Sheryl Staples Principal Associate Concertmaster The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair

Michelle Kim Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family Chair

Enrico Di Cecco

Carol Webb

Yoko Takebe

Quan Ge The Gary W. Parr Chair

Hae-Young Ham The Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George Chair

Lisa GiHae Kim

Kuan Cheng Lu

Newton Mansfield The Edward and Priscilla Pilcher Chair

Kerry McDermott

Anna Rabinova

Charles Rex The Shirley Bacot Shamel Chair

Fiona Simon

Sharon Yamada

Elizabeth Zeltser The William and Elfriede Ulrich Chair

Yulia Ziskel

Marc Ginsberg Principal

Lisa Kim* In Memory of Laura Mitchell

Soohyun Kwon The Joan and Joel I. Picket Chair

Duoming Ba

Marilyn Dubow The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Chair

Martin Eshelman

Judith Ginsberg

Stephanie Jeong+

Hanna Lachert

Hyunju Lee

Joo Young Oh

Daniel Reed

Mark Schmoockler

Na Sun

Vladimir Tsypin

ViolasCynthia Phelps Principal The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Chair

Rebecca Young* The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair

Irene Breslaw** The Norma and Lloyd Chazen Chair

Dorian Rence

Katherine Greene The Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough Chair

Dawn Hannay

Vivek Kamath

Peter Kenote

Kenneth Mirkin

Judith Nelson

Robert Rinehart The Mr. and Mrs. G. Chris Andersen Chair

CellosCarter Brey Principal The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Chair

Eileen Moon* The Paul and Diane Guenther Chair

Eric Bartlett The Shirley and Jon Brodsky Foundation Chair

Maria Kitsopoulos

Elizabeth Dyson

The Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Chair

Sumire Kudo

Qiang Tu

Ru-Pei Yeh The Credit Suisse Chair in honor of Paul Calello

Wei Yu

Wilhelmina Smith++

BassesTimothy Cobb++ Acting Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith Chair

Orin O’Brien* Acting Associate Principal The Herbert M. Citrin Chair

William Blossom The Ludmila S. and Carl B. Hess Chair

Randall Butler

David J. Grossman

Satoshi Okamoto

FlutesRobert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair

Sandra Church*

Mindy Kaufman

PiccoloMindy Kaufman

OboesLiang Wang Principal The Alice Tully Chair

Sherry Sylar*

Robert Botti The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Chair

English Horn___

ClarinetsMark Nuccio Acting Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair

Pascual Martínez Forteza* Acting Associate Principal The Honey M. Kurtz Family Chair

Alucia Scalzo++

Amy Zoloto++

E-Flat ClarinetPascual Martínez Forteza

Bass ClarinetAmy Zoloto++

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BassoonsJudith LeClair Principal The Pels Family Chair

Kim Laskowski*

Roger Nye

Arlen Fast

ContrabassoonArlen Fast

HornsPhilip Myers Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder Chair

Stewart Rose++* Acting Associate Principal

Cara Kizer Aneff Assistant Principal

R. Allen Spanjer

Howard Wall

David Smith++

TrumpetsPhilip Smith Principal The Paula Levin Chair

Matthew Muckey*

Ethan Bensdorf

Thomas V. Smith

TrombonesJoseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart Chair

David Finlayson The Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Chair

Bass TromboneJames Markey The Daria L. and William C. Foster Chair

TubaAlan Baer Principal

TimpaniMarkus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley Chair

Kyle Zerna**

PercussionChristopher S. Lamb Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair

Daniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Chair

Kyle Zerna

HarpNancy Allen Principal The Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight III Chair

KeyboardIn Memory of Paul Jacobs

HarpsichordLionel Party

Paolo Bordignon

Piano The Karen and Richard S. LeFrak Chair

Harriet Wingreen

Eric Huebner

Jonathan Feldman

OrganKent Tritle

LibrariansLawrence Tarlow Principal

Sandra Pearson**

Sara Griffin**

Orchestra Personnel ManagerCarl R. Schiebler

Stage RepresentativeLouis J. Patalano

Joseph Faretta

Audio DirectorLawrence Rock

* Associate Principal

** Assistant Principal

+ On Leave

++ Replacement/Extra

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

Honorary Members of the SocietyEmanuel Ax

Pierre Boulez

Stanley Drucker

Lorin Maazel

Zubin Mehta

Carlos Moseley

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CornerstonesThe Orchestra(continued)

Harriet Wingreen Lionel Party

Throughout its 170-year history the New York Philharmonic has carried on

a legacy of greatness and imagination through the very members of the Orch-

estra. At the end of the 2011–12 season three musicians, with a combined 116

Philharmonic years, retired: violinist Hanna Lachert (following 40 years of service),

harpsichordist Lionel Party (29 years), and pianist Harriet Wingreen (47 years).

In addition, those who have experienced the tenures of several Music Directors

and are helping share their experience with newer members celebrated milestone

anniversaries: violinists Enrico Di Cecco and Newton Mansfield each marked

the half-century point, and violinist Hae-Young Ham and Orchestra

Personnel Manager Carl R. Schiebler each were acknowledged for their

25 years with the Philharmonic.

Hanna Lachert

Newton Mansfield Hae-Young Ham Carl R. Schiebler

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The new Board Members who joined in the 2011–12 season, l. to r. from

top: Laura Chang, Ann Johnson, Mitsuhiko Kawai, Christian A. Lange,

Susan Rose, Carol D. Schaefer, and Harold Mitchell

The Board of Directors

Lawrence D. Ackman

Alec Baldwin

Joshua Bell

Dr. Clemens Börsig

Kenneth A. Buckfire

James E. Buckman

Laura Chang

Peter D. Cummings

Toos N. Daruvala

Lodewijk J.R. de Vink

Suellen Ettinger

Jay S. Fishman

J. Christopher Flowers

Daria L. Foster

Annabelle K. Garrett

Timothy M. George

Paul B. Guenther

SungEun Han-Andersen

Benjamin P. Harris

Gurnee F. Hart

Gerald L. Hassell

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

C. Robert Henrikson

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Ann Johnson

Peter Jungen

Mitsuhiko Kawai

H. Frederick Krimendahl II

Honey M. Kurtz

Christian A. Lange

Karen T. LeFrak

William M. Lewis, Jr.

Alan S. MacDonald

Peter W. May

Harold Mitchell

Lizabeth A. Newman

Charles F. Niemeth

Itzhak Perlman

Joel I. Picket

Antonio Quintella

Susan Rose

Carol D. Schaefer

Oscar S. Schafer

Shirley Bacot Shamel

Larry A. Silverstein

Daisy M. Soros

Ronald J. Ulrich

Sandra F. Warshawsky

Current as of August 31, 2012

Officers and Directors

Directors EmeritiPaul B. Guenther, Chairman Emeritus Carlos Moseley, Chairman Emeritus

Donald Blinken

Edith S. Bouriez

Dale M. Frehse

Gunther E. Greiner

William J. McDonough

Phyllis J. Mills

Donald A. Pels

Charles I. Petschek

Paula L. Root

Benjamin M. Rosen

Joel E. Smilow

Stephen Stamas

Gary W. Parr, Chairman

Daisy M. Soros, Secretary

Timothy M. George, Treasurer

Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director

Matthew VanBesien, Executive Director Designate

Hanna Lachert

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CornerstonesThe Staff

ZARIN MEHTA President and Executive Director

Matthew VanBesien Executive Director Designate

Susan O’Dell Assistant to the President and Executive Director

Bill Thomas Senior Vice President

Edward Yim Artistic Administrator

Eric Latzky Vice President, Communications

Melanie Forman Vice President, Development

David Snead Vice President, Marketing

Miki Takebe Vice President, Operations

Artistic PlanningPamela Walsh Manager, Artistic Planning

Richard Lonsdorf Artistic Planning Assistant

Joliene Ford Assistant to the Music Director

Archives

Barbara Haws Archivist/Historian

Mitchell Brodsky Digital Archivist/Project Manager

Gabryel Smith Assistant Archivist

CommunicationsLanore Carr Assistant to the Vice President, Communications

Public Relations

Katherine E. Johnson Director, Public and Media Relations

Katherine Klenn Assistant Director, Tour and Media Relations

Amanda Conte Media Relations Associate

Deirdre Vesce Communications Assistant

Publications

Monica Parks Director of Publications

Elana Estrin Publications and Content Editor

Rebecca Winzenried Program and Publications Editor

DevelopmentHanna Gyory Assistant to the Vice President of Development

Karen Wyslotsky Manager of Corporate Relations

Susan Ebersole Director of Leadership Gifts

Paula Kascel Director of Development

Eric Gamalinda Associate Director, Institutional Giving

Jason Mogen Administrative Assistant

Rebecca Vendemo Patron Ticket and Privilege Coordinator

Individual Giving

Elizabeth McColgan Director of Individual Giving

Elaine Huang Development Database Administrator

Whitney Janis Gifts Coordinator

Danielle Dufresne Administrative Assistant

Russell Jones Director, Friends Program

Maria Kanakis Manager, Friends Program

Sarah Batts Administrative Assistant

Research

Barbara Shear Research Manager

Special Events and Volunteer Services

Marion Cotrone Director of Special Events and Volunteer Services

Courtney Ford Associate Director, Special Events and Volunteer Services

Jennifer Levine Manager, Special Events

Educational ActivitiesTheodore Wiprud Director of Education The Sue B. Mercy Chair

Amy Leffert Assistant Director of Education

Megan Lemley School Partnership Program Manager

Debora Kang Education Assistant

Finance, Administration, and Media

Finance

Pamela Katz Director of Finance

Marilyn Nichols Finance and Administration Assistant

Eddie Duffy Office Services Administrator

Alexander Frenkel Assistant Controller

Maryam Kimyagarova Assistant Controller

Aleftina Malayeva Senior Accountant

Gordon Samuels Assistant Accountant

Karen Schlicht Payroll Manager

Human Resources

Catherine Williams Director of Human Resources

Information Technology

Terri-Ann Feindt Director of Information Technology

Elizabeth Lee Associate Director, Information Technology

Will Lavary Associate Director, Network Infrastructure

Joseph Papenmeyer Network Administrator

Yuri Reyes Support Analyst

Galen Brown Application and Business Analyst

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Media

Vince Ford Director of Digital Media

Nicholas Bremer Digital Media Assistant Producer

Lawrence Rock Audio Director

Adrian Cosentini Audio/Preservation Manager

Robert Lanham Web and Digital Developer

Mark Travis Audio Producer

Liz Mauban Digital Content Manager

Marketing and Customer Relations

Marketing Julii Oh Director of Marketing

Deirdre Cipolla Assistant Director, Marketing Services

Rachel Rossos Gallant Director of Relationship Marketing

Kate Oberjat Database Marketing Manager

Customer Relations Linda Forlini Director of Customer Relations and Sales

Amanda Decker Administrative Assistant

Thomas Decker Customer Relations Representative

Ovidio Esquivel Customer Service Representative

Britta Hallberg Assistant Director of Customer Relations

Andrew Main Customer Relations Representative

John May Subscription Manager

Valerie Petrov Manager of Customer Relations

Philip Stevens Senior Customer Relations Representative

Group Sales

Francisco Contreras, Jr. Group Sales Manager

Operations Alex Johnston Operations Manager

Brendan Timins Operations Manager

Michele Balm Operations Coordinator

James Eng Operations Assistant

Bethany Flom Administrative Assistant

Orchestra PersonnelCarl R. Schiebler Orchestra Personnel Manager

Nishi Badhwar Orchestra Personnel Assistant/Auditions Coordinator

Current as of August 31, 2012

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Generosity and SupportCredit Suisse, Global Sponsor

The partnership between the New York Philharmonic and Credit Suisse — the Orchestra’s exclusive Global Sponsor since 2007 — has nourished the intel-lects and emotions of the Philharmonic audiences at home and around the world through acclaimed tours across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

In the 2011–12 season the collabor-ation of these two long-lived yet forward-looking institutions ranged far and delved deep. Together they continued to forge a central role in New York City’s cultural discourse, with dynamic and profound ideas informing the Philharmonic’s programs beginning with A Concert for New York, performed in remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2011. This partnership also helped spread the excitement and philosophy that Alan Gilbert has brought to the Orchestra through EUROPE / WINTER 2012, the fourth Philharmonic visit to that continent with Mr. Gilbert, and CALIFORNIA 2012, the first domestic tour with the ever-new Music Director.

Counterclockwise from top left: Michael Hoffmann, Director, Head Corporate Sponsorship and Brand Development, Credit Suisse, at the dinner for the musicians hosted by the Global Sponsor, February 10; Johannes Baratta, Chairman of Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG, and Alan Gilbert at the Credit Suisse post-concert event in Frankfurt, February 9; at Credit Suisse’s post-concert reception at Cologne’s Philharmonie, Alan Gilbert with Dr. Peter von Arx, Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG, February 2; at the pre-concert reception at Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, Zarin Mehta and Executive Director Designate Matthew VanBesien with Peter Skoglund (center), CEO Private Banking USA, Credit Suisse, May 9; Antonio Quintella, Chairman of Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo, speaking at a reception before A Concert for New York, the free performance supported by the Global Sponsor, September 10; Alan Gilbert with James Leigh-Pemberton, CEO of Credit Suisse UK, at the London post-concert reception, February 16; in Amsterdam for the ringing of the opening bell of NYSE Euronext Amsterdam to celebrate the Global Sponsor’s 25th anniversary in the Netherlands, attended by Alan Gilbert (left), Zarin Mehta (center), and Credit Suisse executives including Willem Bosch, CEO of Credit Suisse The Netherlands (second from right), and Chiel Ruiter, Head of Investment Banking, Credit Suisse The Netherlands, February 13

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Generosity and SupportNew York Philharmonic Patrons

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg Ronald J.* and Christie Ulrich

Lodewijk* and Marijke de Vink

Matthew VanBesien* and Rosanne Jowitt (left and center), with Spring Gala Co-Chair Jo Sullivan Loesser, Special Events Committee Chair Karen T. LeFrak*, and Gary W. Parr*

Chinese New Year Gala Chairs and Honorary Chairs Oscar Tang, Anla Cheng, and Angela Chen, Karen T. Lefrak* (Special Events Chair), Corinne and Maurice Greenberg, Lizabeth Newman*, Shirley Young, Guoqing Chen, Ansso Wang, Frank Newman, Lady Linda Wong Davies, and Gary W. Parr*, with children from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Yoko Nagae Ceschina and Hae-Young Ham

Alan Gilbert and Michael Nelson

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Honey M. Kurtz* and Alan Gilbert

Leni and Peter* MayDonna and Marvin Schwartz

Russell and Judith Carson

Opening Night Gala Co-Chairs Daria L. Foster*, Larry A.* and Klara Silverstein

Didi and Oscar* SchaferSharon and Lawrence Hite (second and third from left) with Assistant Principal Concertmaster Michelle Kim, Associate Principal Cello Eileen Moon, and violist Robert Rinehart

Mary J. Wallach SungEun Han-Andersen* and G. Chris Andersen

Spring Gala Co-Chair Alec Baldwin* and his wife, Hilaria

*Denotes New York Philharmonic Board Member

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Generosity and SupportLifetime Gifts

Global Sponsor Credit Suisse

Leadership CircleLila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund

for Lincoln Center

Mrs. Hedwig A. van Ameringen

The Starr Foundation

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Francis Goelet Fund

Citi

BenefactorsThe Carson Family Charitable Trust

MetLife Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

New York State Council on the Arts

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

Didi and Oscar Schafer

Time Warner Inc.

The Alice Tully Foundation

GuardiansMr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

BNY Mellon

Yoko Nagae Ceschina

The Dana Foundation

The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust

ExxonMobil Corporation

J. Christopher Flowers

The Ford Foundation

Estate of Frederick N. Gilbert

Mr. Francis Goelet

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

The Kaplen Foundation

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

Suzie and Bruce Kovner

Leon Levy Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Ambrose Monell Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels

Elaine and Charles Petschek

The Prospect Hill Foundation

Shirley Bacot Shamel

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Daisy and Paul Soros

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

Estate of Marcia D. Walton

PartnersAmerican Express

Assicurazioni Generali

AT&T

The Alec Baldwin Foundation

BASF Corporation

Mr. and *Mrs. William S. Beinecke

Florence Blau Estate

The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Blinken

Booth Ferris Foundation

Breguet

Ruth F.* and Alan J. Broder

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust

Deutsche Bank

The Irene Diamond Fund

Estate of Irmgard Dix

Daria L. and William C. Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

Paul and Diane Guenther

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl

Honey Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

Jerry Levin

Leni and Peter May

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Mrs. Sue Mercy*

Vivian Milstein

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Murray L. Nathan

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

Foundation

Gary W. Parr

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Estate of Mrs. David Rockefeller

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III

David Rockefeller

Mrs. Frederick P. Rose

Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Kent C. Simons: In memory of Orton

and Lucile Simons

Joan and Joel Smilow

Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Estate of Marilyn Stradella

Hedwig van Ameringen Foundation

Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

Donors J. Aron Charitable Foundation

Estate of Anny M. Baer

The Marie Baier Foundation

Susan Baker and Michael Lynch

Halee and David Baldwin

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

Robert G. and Marie Beverly Bartner

Estate of P. Richard Bauer

Estate of Mr. R. D. Beckwith

The Estate of Leonard G. Bisco

Marion I. Breen*

CIT

The New York Philharmonic honors the Orchestra’s most significant individual, corporate, foundation, and government donors whose cumulative annual gifts and contributions to special occasions have supported Philharmonic activities over the years. We recognize and extend our thanks to our thoughtful friends for their gifts, and we look forward to a continuing tradition of generosity.

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Estate of Herbert M. Citrin

The Frederick S. and Dorothy S.

Coleman Foundation, Inc.

Governor Jon S. Corzine

Constans Culver Foundation

Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings

Family Foundation

Margaret Enoch Foundation

Ernst & Young

Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer /

Tishman Speyer

Herman Goldman Foundation

The Florence Gould Foundation

The Hermione Foundation

Roger and Susan Hertog

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

The Helen Huntington Hull Fund, Inc.

IBM Corporation

Maria Olivia* and Jim Judelson

Peter Jungen

Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

William H. Kearns Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Langone

Estate of Dr. Jerome B. Marks

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath

Mercedes-Benz of North America

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Marion Moore Foundation, Inc.

New York State Natural Heritage Trust

The New York Times Company

Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian

Rosenthal

Paul Newman*

Edward John Noble Foundation

Estate of Mrs. Donald Oenslager

Penzance Foundation

Mabel Larremore Pope Fund

Estate of Joseph Pulitzer

John S. and Cynthia Reed

Ingeborg and Ira Rennert

Mr. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root

Susan and Jack Rudin

Estate of Richard B. Salomon

Mrs. Richard B. Salomon*

Carol and Chuck Schaefer

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

The Skirball Foundation

Estate of Priscilla Thomas

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Miss Alice Tully

Paul Underwood

The Lila Acheson & DeWitt Wallace

Fund

96.3 FM WQXR

SupportersACE Group

Altria Group, Inc.

Mr. Amyas Ames

Helen and Robert Appel

The Vincent Astor Foundation

Rose M. Badgeley Residuary

Charitable Trust

Mercedes Bass

Ginette and Joshua Becker

Robert Benmosche

Anna Nikolayevsky Benton

Shirley Brodsky

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

The Louis Calder Foundation

Jill and John Chalsty

Arnold Chavkin and Laura Chang

Estate of Norma Chazen

James H. Clark

Joseph M. Cohen

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Continental Airlines

Toos and Hira Daruvala

Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink

The Aaron Diamond Foundation

Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP

FDIC American Savings

Mrs. Sampson R. Field

Jay S. Fishman

Dale M. Frehse

Mr. and Mrs. John French III

GE Foundation

Barbara and Peter Georgescu

Alan and Sandra Gerry /

Gerry Foundation, Inc.

Ira and Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic

Fund

Goldman Sachs & Co.

*Joseph L. Gossner

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Greenberg

Maurice and Corinne Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Gunther E. Greiner

The Guardian Life Insurance Company

of America

Barbara Haws and William Josephson

Mrs. Peter S. Heller

Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc.

Norma Hess*

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

The Hite Foundation

Mrs. Robert L. Hoguet

Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.

Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Mr. Walter J. Johnson

Mr. David Keiser

Kekst and Company

Karen and Kevin Kennedy

Temma and Alfred Kingsley

Mrs. William S. Lasdon

Patricia and Philip Laskawy

Estate of Paul Levenglick

Janice H. Levin

Carol and Jerry Levin

Betty and John A. Levin

Judith Little

The Litwin Foundation

Audrey Love Charitable Foundation

George Lund

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

Mrs. Nancy A. Marks

McKinsey & Co.

Carmen and Zarin Mehta

Estate of Mercedes Meyerhoff

Bruce Meyers

The Kathryn & Gilbert Miller Fund, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.

In memory of K. Fred Netter

The New York Community Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Edelman

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Nikko Cordial Securities

Richard Nordlof

Pfizer Inc

Mr. Harvey Picker

Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Porté

Estate of Eva Rautenberg

Estate of William R. Robbins

Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert

Mr. Laurance S. Rockefeller*

Rolex Watch, USA

Billy Rose Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. William J. Ruane*

The Estate of Rachael M. Salzano

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Savage

The Scherman Foundation

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

Shinsei Bank, Limited

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

Sociedad General de Autores

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Estate of Claudette M. Sorel

Jodie and Sean Sovak

Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee

Diamondstein-Spielvogel

The Seth Sprague Educational / and

Charitable Foundation

Elaine and Stephen Stamas

Mr.* and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr.

Miriam T. and Howard N. Stern

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Straus

Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund

Surdna Foundation, Inc.

Estate of Gertrud Suskind

Oscar L. Tang

Target

Tyco International, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz

Vital Projects Fund, Inc.

Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation

Dr. Karl Wamsler

Ms. Lelia Wardwell

The Estate of Joan S. Weil

Lawrence A. Wien Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro

Estate of Paula L. Zajan

Ann Ziff

2 Anonymous

*Deceased

Current as of August 31, 2012

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Generosity and SupportLeonard Bernstein Circle

The New York Philharmonic’s Leonard Bernstein Circle recognizes the Orchestra’s most generous donors. Their substantial commitment helps fund the ongoing excellence in repertory, performance, presentation, and the Philharmonic’s internationally recognized educational programs. The Philharmonic is pleased to thank the following members:

Marilyn and Robert Abrams

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Darlene Tranter Anderson

Helen and Robert Appel

The Alec Baldwin Foundation

Mercedes Bass

Ginette and Joshua Becker

Shirley Brodsky

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

The Carson Family Charitable Trust

Yoko Nagae Ceschina

Arnold Chavkin and Laura Chang

Carolyn and David Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen:

In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Governor Jon S. Corzine

Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

Toos and Hira Daruvala

Deutsche Bank

Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink

Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes

Margaret Enoch Foundation

Cynthia and Herbert Fields

Jay S. Fishman

J. Christopher Flowers

Daria L. and William C. Foster

Dale M. Frehse

Mr. and Mrs. John French III

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George

Barbara and Peter Georgescu

Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation

Joseph L. Gossner*

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

Paul and Diane Guenther

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Joan Harris

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell

Barbara Haws and William Josephson

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

The Hermione Foundation

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

The Hite Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Peter Jungen

Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

Karen and Kevin Kennedy

Leona Kern

Temma and Alfred Kingsley

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

Suzie and Bruce Kovner

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl

Honey Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

Gerald L. Lennard Foundation

Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.

George Lund

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

Mrs. Nancy A. Marks

Leni and Peter May

Barbie and Tony Mayer

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Vivian Milstein

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Gary W. Parr

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels

Elaine and Charles Petschek

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Porté

Antonio and Gabriela Quintella

Lillie Robertson

Mrs. Frederick P. Rose

Susan and Elihu Rose

Susan and Jack Rudin

Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo

Carol and Chuck Schaefer

Didi and Oscar Schafer

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Florence L. Seligman

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

Kent C. Simons:

In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons

Joan and Joel Smilow

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Daisy and Paul Soros

Joanne E. Spohler

Kimberly V. Strauss

Kay and Jackson Tai

Tiger Baron Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

Paul Underwood

Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

2 Anonymous

Current as of August 31, 2012

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Endowment Fund

In the early days of the Orchestra, devoted lovers of music created an endowment to ensure the Philharmonic’s artistic excellence and financial security for future generations. To this day, the New York Philharmonic’s endowment helps support all of the Orchestra’s activities. During the 2011–2012 season, the Philharmonic received from the following donors gifts of $5,000 or more, which, when combined with other contributions to the Endowment Fund, totaled more than $7 million.

Estate of P. Richard Baur

Unitrust by the will of Elizabeth G. Beinecke

Joyce and Stanley M. Berman

Florence Blau Estate

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

Estate of Thais Cohrone

Francis Goelet Fund

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

Mr. Joseph V. Marchese

Estate of Dr. Jerome B. Marks

Leni and Peter May

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Murray L. Nathan

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation

Elaine and Charles Petschek

Estate of Louise E. Raquello

Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen

Shirley Bacot Shamel

Michael F. Shugrue

Daisy and Paul Soros

Current as of August 31, 2012

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Generosity and SupportAnnual Fund

Global SponsorCredit Suisse

Gifts of $500,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

The Alec Baldwin Foundation

The Carson Family Charitable Trust

Yoko Nagae Ceschina

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Leon Levy Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Didi and Oscar Schafer

The Alice Tully Foundation

Gifts of $250,000 or more BNY Mellon

Breguet

J. Christopher Flowers

Daria L. and William C. Foster

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

The Kaplen Foundation

Honey Kurtz

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

MetLife Foundation

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation

Gifts of $150,000 or more Marijke and Lodewijk de Vink

Deutsche Bank

Francis Goelet Fund

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

The Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Suzie and Bruce Kovner

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Lange

Leni and Peter May

Vivian Milstein

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

New York State Council on the Arts

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

Foundation

Gary W. Parr

Donna and Marvin Schwartz

Joan and Joel Smilow

Time Warner Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky

Gifts of $100,000 or more Baker & McKenzie LLP

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman

Bonko P.H. Chan

Arnold Chavkin and Laura Chang

Angela Chen, China Arts Foundation

The Frederick S. and Dorothy S. Coleman Foundation,

Inc.

Peter D. and Julie Fisher Cummings Family Foundation

Jay S. Fishman

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George

Paul and Diane Guenther

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

The Hite Foundation

Emilia Saint-Amand and Fred Krimendahl

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrak

George Lund

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Susan and Elihu Rose

Carol and Chuck Schaefer

Shirley Bacot Shamel

Klara and Larry A. Silverstein

Daisy and Paul Soros

Gifts of $75,000 or more Ginette and Joshua Becker

Mr. and Mrs.* William S. Beinecke

Margaret Enoch Foundation

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

Mabel Larremore Pope Fund

Paul Underwood

Gifts of $35,000 or more Marilyn and Robert Abrams

Linda and Earle Altman

Florence Blau Estate

Shirley Brodsky

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Citi

Governor Jon S. Corzine

Toos and Hira Daruvala

Lady Linda Wong Davies / KT Wong Foundation

Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer / Tishman Speyer

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Joseph L. Gossner*

Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Roger and Susan Hertog

Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

Peter Jungen

Lazard Ltd

Jo Sullivan Loesser

Audrey Love Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald

Wendy Keys and Donald Pels

The Prospect Hill Foundation

Antonio and Gabriela Quintella

Ingeborg and Ira Rennert

Mrs. Frederick P. Rose

Susan and Jack Rudin

Florence L. Seligman

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Kent C. Simons:

In memory of Orton and Lucile Simons

The New York Philharmonic is grateful to the many generous Patrons who have helped sustain its historic commitment to excellence. With their gifts, the Orchestra offers unparalleled programs with today’s leading guest artists and conductors. They contribute, also, to education programs that are emulated around the world as well as to the Philharmonic’s acclaimed outreach initiatives. The following individuals and institutions have made these gifts, and we are honored to recognize them.

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Edith and Roy Simpson / The Resource Foundation

The Hermione Foundation

The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable

Foundation

The Starr Foundation

Oscar L. Tang

Tiger Baron Foundation

Vital Projects Fund, Inc.

Gifts of $20,000 or more Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation

ACE Group

Darlene Tranter Anderson

Helen and Robert Appel

Bank of China

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

Mercedes Bass

The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Blinken

Guoqing Chen

Carolyn and David Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen

Constans Culver Foundation

Irene Duell and Col. Jon Mendes

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP

Cynthia and Herbert Fields

Stephen W. Fillo and Jane Carolyn Gould

Dale M. Frehse

Mr. and Mrs. John French III

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

Barbara and Peter Georgescu

Alan and Sandra Gerry / Gerry Foundation, Inc.

Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Gunther E. Greiner

Joan Harris

Gerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. Hassell

Barbara Haws and William Josephson

Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Karen and Kevin Kennedy

Leona Kern

Charles and Jane Klein Family Fund

Koussevitzky Music Foundation

KPMG LLP

Gerald L. Lennard Foundation

The Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig and Dr. Carol

Ludwig / Promontory Financial Group, LLC

Mrs. Nancy A. Marks

Barbie and Tony Mayer

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McDonough

Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.

The Ambrose Monell Foundation

Marion Moore Foundation, Inc.

Wendi Murdoch

Music Theatre International /

Freddie Gershon, Drew Cohen

Elaine and Charles Petschek

Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro Porté

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Renyi

Lillie Robertson

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root

Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo

The Irving and Sara Selis Foundation

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

The C.F. Roe Slade Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Jodie and Sean Sovak

Joanne E. Spohler

Kimberly V. Strauss

Kay and Jackson Tai

Rosanne J. Jowitt and Matthew VanBesien

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen:

In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Shirley Young / USCCI / Committee of 100

2 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $17,500 or more Deborah and Charles Adelman

Halee and David Baldwin

Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath

Howard S. Paley

William R. Rhodes

1 Anonymous Patron

Gifts of $15,000 or more Mrs. Morris Bergreen

Mark Kingdon and Anla Cheng Kingdon

Mrs. Daniel Cowin

Ron and Andrea DeFeo

French-American Cultural Exchange

Sheree A. and Gerald L. Friedman

Deane A. and John D. Gilliam

Herman Goldman Foundation

Maurice and Corinne Greenberg

Victor Herbert Foundation, Inc.

Kekst and Company

Bruce Meyers

The Netter Foundation

The New York Times Company

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Edelman

Elizabeth and Kirk Radke

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith

Tishman Construction Corporation

Svetlana and Herbert Wachtell

Betsy Wiegers

Wolfensohn Family Foundation

Gifts of $12,000 or more Adam Aron

Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Bernstein

The Barbara and Gary Brandt Family Foundation

The Shoe Charitable Foundation

Marilyn and Allan Glick

Suzan Gordon

Joan and Mike Kahn

Kathleen and Scott Kapnick

Helen and Martin Kimmel

Jeffrey H. Loria & Co.

Miller Khoshkish Foundation

The Mirken Foundation

Alice K. Netter

Henry Nias Foundation, Inc.

Andrew and Margaret Paul

Mrs. Milton Petrie

Jonathan Pollack

Lawrence A. Rand

Patricia and John Roche

Elaine and Lawrence Rothenberg

Ruth and Milton Rubin

Janet and William Schwartz

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco

Martin E. Segal / The Segal Company

Frank V. Sica and Colleen McMahon

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Silfen

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som

Jay H. Tanenbaum

Wolffer Estate Vineyard

Gifts of $9,000 or more Kathi and Peter Arnow

Edith S. Bouriez

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham E. Cohen

Betsy and Alan D. Cohn

Alberto Cribiore

Mrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr.

Dr. Edward DiCarlo

Disney Worldwide Outreach

Mary Eagan

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fadem

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Generosity and SupportAnnual Fund(continued)

Jacquin P. Fink

Giorgio Armani Corporation

The Marc Haas Foundation

Mrs. Peter S. Heller

Steven L. Holley

Frank E. Hydoski

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Isenberg

Sandra L. Kozlowski

C.L.C. Kramer Foundation

Karen and Alan M. Krause

Mrs. Gene Lasdon

Audrey and Hal Lasky

Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Jonathan E. Lehman

Arthur Loeb Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Miller

Abby and Howard Milstein

Oceanic Heritage Foundation

Liz and Jeff Peek

Dr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. Post

Leo Rosner Foundation

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Christine and Stephen A. Schwarzman

Linda Marie Jackson and Cherif Sedky

Michael A. Sennott

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Peggy P. Yannas and Andrew M. Wallach

Sue Ann Weinberg

The Isak And Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.

Ann Eden Woodward Foundation

Carolan and Peter Workman

1 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $7,500 or more Arlene and Alan Alda

Sheila and Steven Aresty

Paula Freedman and Kulbir Arora

Paul Bader

Emma and Eli Bluestone

H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. Friedman

Cheryl Rubin and Gordon Borteck

Andree M. Caldwell

Dena and David Clossey

Barbara and H. Rodgin Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Dinyar S. DeVitre

Thea Duell and Peter Cook

Ruth* and Jack Eagan

Otho E. Eskin and Therese A. Keane

Joan and Donald Fried

Dr. Claude Ghez

Sunny and Brad Goldberg

Alfred G. Goldstein:

In memory of Hope Perry Goldstein

Dr. and Mrs. Victor Grann

Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin

Jan M. Guifarro

Lynne and Harold Handler

William Herrman

Rosa and John Hovey

Dr. and Mrs. K. D. Irani

Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson, II

Stuart M. Johnson

Anita A. Kahn

William W. Karatz

Natalie Katz:

In memory of Murray S. Katz

Andrea Klepetar-Fallek

Barbara and A. Eugene Kohn

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Kurjan

Cynthia and Anthony Lamport

Alexandra and Jay Langer

Betty and John A. Levin

Ann M. Longmore:

In Memory of Ann Longmore

Beverley and Frank MacInnis

Bernice Manocherian

Anne and Frank Petralito

Charles J. Raab

David Rockefeller

Rolex Watch, USA

Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen

Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian Rosenthal

Lillian Rosenthal

Ernestine and Herbert Ruben

Barbara and John Samuelson

Marge Scheuer

Alice Sim

Connie Steensma and Rick Prins

Jean and Dick Swank

Carol H. Taylor

Jacobus van Heerden

Jeanette Sarkisian and Paul A. Wagner

Patrick B. Woods

1 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $6,000 or more Mimi and Barry J. Alperin

Barbara Axel

John and Gaily Beinecke

Lauren Blum and C. William Merten

Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund

Ohn Choe

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Clifford

Martin and Michele Cohen

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cowett

Nathalie and Marshall Cox

Richard Cunniff, Jr.

Connie and Steve Delehanty

Marie G. Dennett Foundation

Linda and John Eaves

Joan and Alvin H. Einbender

Dr. and Mrs. John W. Espy

Carol J. Feinberg

Barbara Goldstein

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Roberta and Arnold Krumholz

Carol and Daniel Marcus

Eleanor and Howard Morgan

Ruth Newman:

In memory of Leonard Newman

Patricia and Erik Nicolaysen

Amy and John Peckham

Vicki and Charles Raeburn

Daniel and Joanna S. Rose

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Rudin

Lisa and David T. Schiff

Betsy and Edward Schiff

Hope G. Solinger

Annaliese Soros

Nancy and Robert Stone

Natasha and Richard Stowe

Sumitomo Corporation of America

Ann and Thomas Unterberg

Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. M. van der Voort

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Viermetz

Deborah and Thomas Wallace

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osgood Wood

3 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $5,000 or more Leona Clague and Yonatan Arbel

Robert Arnow

Winifred Atkinson

Maurice and Lillian Barbash

Gardner Grout Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim

Cynthia and Alexander Bing

Mrs. Leonard Block

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Braddock

Ruth and Louis Brause

Amassador and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Burton

The Edward T. Cone Foundation

Michaela and Leon Constantiner

Trust of Lucy Cooledge

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

The Dana Foundation

Sriram P. Das

Lenore and Robert Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Eberstadt

J. Mark Edwards

Jeanne Ellis

Fahey Family Foundation

Norman Feit

Paula and Edward Fichtner

Joan Weltz and Arthur Field

Susan and Arthur Fleischer

Eunice and Milton Forman

Dr. Maria L. Garcia

Trevor and Sarah Jane Gibbons

Nancy and Dennis Gilbert

Lois Chiles and Richard Gilder

Karen and Henry Glanternik

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Grant

Dianne and Bruce Grossman

Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Gruss

Sarafian Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Heller

Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin

The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund

Diane and Kenneth Hipkins

Elihu and Harriet Inselbuch

Dr. Betty S. Iu

David Jaquet

Alexandra Krofta Jones

Avraham Kadar, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kanak

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Neil Katz

Thomas L. Kempner and Kathryn C. Patterson

Ann and Dan Kolb

Sheila and Bill Lambert

Joseph S. Lesser

Marjory and John Lewin

In honor of Melanie Forman

Cheryl and Glen Lewy

Linda Lindenbaum

Margot and Robert Linton

Mrs. Richard Lombard

William Louis-Dreyfus

Carol and Albert Lowenthal

Elsa Garcia and Julius Mannino

Ellen and James S. Marcus

Enken and Jerome Mayer

Marie and Joe Melone

Joyce F. Menschel

Karl Moller

Mary Lou and Robert Morgado

Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse

The Munera Family Foundation

Norma and Edward Munves

Don H. Nelson

Heidi and Tom McWilliams

Stefan Nowicki

Linda Gage and Timothy M. O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Yale I. Paprin

Jerry Perl

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Prince

Dr. Gary and Deborah Raizes

The Reed Foundation

The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation

Constance Rosen

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ross

Charles M. Royce

The Rudin Foundation, Inc.

Melachrina May and Lawrence A. Sax

Michael and Paola Schulhof

Marvin and Joyce S. Schwartz Fund

Wendy and Richard Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott

Jane and Paul Shang

Irene and Fred Shen

The Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon Foundation

Margaret and A.J.C. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sosnoff

The Staten Island Foundation

Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund

Flora and George Suter

A. Alfred Taubman

Karen N. Tell

Barbara and Donald Tober

The Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge Foundation

Dr. Karl Wamsler

Lulu and Anthony Wang

Evelene Wechsler

Drs. Nancy and Andrew Weiland

Ronnie and Jeffrey Weinstein

Sally and Harold Weisman

Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust

The Paula Vial Fund — Dian Woodner

Joseph M. Cahalan / Xerox Foundation

Saul L. Zalkin

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Zeitler

Lynn and Robert Zimmer

2 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $3,500 or more David R. Adler

Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno

Barbara and Stanley Arkin

Janice and David Barnard

Susan Beckerman

Martin Berkowitz

Carol and Edmund Blake

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brandt

Binta Niambi Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cafritz

Judy Champion

Steven Cheng and Michelle Koo Cheng

Andrea L. Colby

Dr. Frances R. Curcio

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dineen

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C.N. Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Feinberg

Arthur F. Ferguson

Nancy Dotterer Field

Shirley and Irving Finkelstein

Lee Gelber

Christopher George

The Reverend Carlson Gerdau

Beatrice C. Goldschmidt

Linda and Richard Goldstein

Anne C. and Burton G. Greenblatt

Marilyn and Bud Greenspan

Jamee and Peter Gregory

Jane and Randy Guggenheimer

Russell Hamilton

Dr. Dorothy Kim Lee and Victor Han

Susan Harris

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hupper

Lenore and Michael Hyatt

Martin and Mary Jacobson

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kahaner

Dr. Andre H. Kelleners

Dr. Harold Laufman

Arthur S. Leonard

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Drs. Kenneth Levey and Jessica Pandich

Sivia Loria

The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack

Mrs. Lloyd B. Makepeace

Susan R. Malloy

Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews

Elizabeth Lucier McKeever

Ellen and Lee Metzendorf

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Milstein

Hadassah Brooks Morgan / and Thomas B. Morgan

Myriad, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Nitze

Kathleen O. Parker

Madeline P. Pastore

Barbara and Sidney J. Pollack

Susan Porter

Brenda and Berndt Rauch

Paula and Ira M. Resnick

David H. and L. Amanda Rhael

Peter and Linda Riguardi

Deborah Roberts and Al Roker

Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen

Susan Ross

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rothman

Margaret Touborg and Robert F. Rothschild

Eli Schonberger:

In memory of Lois

Drs. William and Vicki Semel

Mary J. Shannon and Shannon Foundation

Adrianne and William Silver

Simmons Family

Dr. Olympia Hadjiliadis and Dr. Ioannis Stamos

Judith and Howard Steinberg

Morris Sussman

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Swanson

John S. Tamagni

Robert Toscano

Joan and Barry Tucker

Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Ward

Norma and Burton Wasserman:

In memory of Adele Young

Peter Wexler

Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn

Janet Zinberg and Joel Zinberg:

In memory of Arthur D. Zinberg

3 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $3,000 or more Gloria and Bert Abrams

The Amphion Foundation

Nicolina R. Astorina

Terry A. Astuto

Martha and Robert Badger

Janet Bartucci-Samuel

Marion and Sam Bass

Helaine and Rick Beckerman

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berman

Lynda and Charles Biggs

Rena and Martin Blackman

Margot and Jerry Bogert

Philena T. Bolden

Ms. Kirsty Bonner

Dr. Juan-Carlos Brenes

Nancy and Alan Brenner

Carol and Arthur Brill

Cynthia D. Brodsky

John N. Brogard

Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan

Joyce and Joel Buchman

Ann and Herbert Burger

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Caldwell

Celestine and Howard Campbell

Colleen Foster and Chris Canavan

Deborah Carmichael

Theodore S. Chapin

Andrew Mao, China Merchants Bank

Amy and Gary Churgin

Dr. Miguel Cima

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cohen

Marian and James H. Cohen

Eileen and Stephen A. Cohen

Marcia and Stewart Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Cohn

Jamie Stern and Michael Connolly

Sally E. Cummins

Micalyn S. Harris and Louis J. Cutrona, Jr.

Mrs. William D. Dana, Jr.

Elizabeth De Cuevas

Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics, U.S.

Ruth and Robert Diefenbach

Junia Doan

Peter R. Dolan

Althea L. Duersten

Robert Dupuy

Rachel and Oded E’dan

Elaine Katz Edlin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Englander

William Evans

Edward and Patricia Falkenberg

Jessica and Daniel Fass

Phyllis Feder:

In honor of Benjamin Feder

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fennelly

The Finkelstein Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sherer Finley

Isanne and Sanford Fisher

Barbara G. Fleischman

Elaine Sisman and Martin Fridson

Fredrica S. and Stephen J. Friedman

Elinor and Hasan Garan

Johanna and Leslie Garfield

Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus

Andrew Golden

Robert F. Gossett, Jr.

Annette Green

John F. Green

Jamee and Peter Gregory

Anne and John Hall

Dr. Phyllis Hattis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Henshaw, III

Joel Hershey and Roy Eddey

Gregory Ho

Dr. Sally Hodder and Dr. Adel Mahmoud

June Jaffee

Merit E. Janow and Peter Young

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Johnston

Christine Ju

Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason

Diane Upright and Robert M. Kaye

Thomas F. Kearns

William S. Keating

Susan and Douglas Kerridge

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Khristov

Alfonso Kimche

Mrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) Kirby

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Kirby

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Klingenstein

Marvin and Rosalind Kochman

Ellen and Murray Koppelman

Casey and Sam Lambert

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Lane

Susanne and Tristan Laurion

Hwa-Jin Lee and Chul-Joon Park

Phyllis and Bernard Leventhal

Kamie and Richard Lightburn

The Litwin Foundation

Richard L. Louth

John Lundsten

Michael and Cynthia Marks

Andrew Martin-Weber

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Barbara and Sorrell Mathes

Cheryne and David McBride

Christopher McMahon

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McNamara

Gita and Sonny Mehta

Sally and Jay J. Meltzer

Major Philip S. Milton, Ret.

Gillian and Sylvester Miniter

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Missett III

Melissa and Chappy Morris

Kristina M. Nilsson

Gilda and Fred Nobel

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Obstbaum

Helen Ojha

Gabrielle and Michael Palitz

Sybil Parker

Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Pennington

Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Pinson

Judith and Jim Pohlman

Ronnie and William Potter

Robert Press

Rita and Louis V. Quintas

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ragovoy

Laurence Reich

Jim and Jean

Sheila Mahony and Charles Riggs

Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Rosen

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen

Dr. Deborah Sherman and Dr. Mark Rubin

Judith and Michael Rudman:

In memory of Leonard Hochman

Patricia Ryan

Anne H. and Robert D. Sack

Allen Samson

Betty and Paul Schaffer

Shirley and Alfred Schechter

Richard E. Scheid

Joanne and Martin Schneider

Mr. and Mrs. Marc D. Schneider

Nadine Schramm, Budd Enterprises Ltd.

Ruth and Julian Schroeder

Muriel Schwartz

James and Patricia Scott

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Scott

Audrey Lou Sevin

Michael Sharp

Gil Shiva

Norman Shuman

Flo and Warren Sinsheimer

Anna Skjevesland / Pareto Securities Inc.

Dr. Benjamin Small

Carl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamondstein-Spielvogel

Ms. Alexandra D. Steel and Mr. James Scott

Peter Steinman and Todd Geringswald

Linda B. Stern

Karen S. and Barry F. Sullivan:

In memory of Andre Sprogis

Marcy Syms

Frances A. Taber and Barry Lenson

Judy E. Tenney

J. Tilroe

Mark R. Timperley

Zachary Townsend

Paul A. Upham

Marlene Ver Planck

Elizabeth and Harry L. Wachen

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Wang

Mr. and Mrs. Guy A. Weill

Judy and Jerrald Weinstein

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wellner

Lucille Werlinich

Phyllis and Jack Wertenteil

Dr. Carl Eugene Wilson

Judy Witt

Mrs. Stephen L. Wolf

Laura and Robert Zimet

Peter Zinman and Claudia Ray

6 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $2,500 or more Caryl and Herbert Ackerman

Donald R. Allen

Gerald Appel

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Arneson

Allen H. Arrow / Shukat Arrow Hafer & Habersman

The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund

Dr. Kathryn and Mr. Bruce Beal

Ann and Dan Bernstein

Frances and Leo Bretter

Christopher Carter

Barbara Cirkva, Chanel, Inc.

Cindy Chin

Babette and Dr. Carmel Cohen

Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Dannenberg

Maria De Sousa

Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg

John A. Elliott

Suellen Ettinger

Barbara Finberg

Mr. and Mrs.Timothy M. Finnegan

Pamela Flaherty

Emily Braun and Andrew Frackman

Anna Lucia Fuentes and Dr. Ricardo Castaneda

Maxine and Marvin Gilbert

Danielle and Ned Ginty

Edythe and Mike Gladstein

Goldie Anna Charitable Trust

Miriam Goldman

Patricia Gould

Susan and Edward Greenberg

Richard Herold / GE Transportation

Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, III

Susan G. Jacoby

Helene L. and Mark N. Kaplan

Maury I. Kaplin

Dr. Attallah Kappas

Ellen and Howard C. Katz

Mariana and George Kaufman

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Keirstead

Roberta C. King

Anita Kirsten:

In memory of Marvin Kirsten

Martha and Friedrich Kueffner

Nanette L. Laitman

Dr. Carin Lamm and Mr. Peter Gruenberger

Dr. Coco Lazaroff /

In honor of KT Wong Foundation

Wilma and Walter Leinhardt

Ira Leventhal

Susan and Arthur Lindenauer

Linda and Stephen Long

Adelaide McManus

Richard and Ronay Menschel:

In honor of Sue Mercy and Paula Root

Samuel C. Miller

Barbara B. Moore

Mary Norato Indeglia

Diana and Juergen Nott

Aisling O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill

Beryl Pantaleo

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Phillips

Patricia and Robert Phillips

Laura and John Pomerantz

Mark E. Pruzanski

Dana and Richard Reimer

Gerald Rochelle

Gail and Michael Rogers

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Generosity and SupportAnnual Fund(continued)

Vincent L. Rogers, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Kola Romano

Leslie and Michael Rosenberg

Missy and Allen Rosenshine

Martin G. Ruckel

Dr. Svetlana Salerno

Pearl and Henry Schour

Vintage Foundation Inc.

Florence and Jay William Seligman

Edith and Alan Seligson

Suzanne and David Simon:

In loving memory of Emmy-Lou Cohn

Stephanie A. Sirota

Barbara Slifka

Elaine* and Stephen Stamas

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Steffan

Beverley and Sabin Streeter

Elise C. and Marvin B. Tepper

Malcolm Thomson

Phyllis Trible

Carol Van Wijnen

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Walters

Edward Weiner

Roslyn and Harry Weinrauch

Rosalie Weir

Bernard Weiss, MD

Mary Ellen and Mitchell Williams

Saul and Roberta Wolfe

Merryl Snow Zegar and Charles Zegar

Micha N. Ziprkowski

3 Anonymous Patrons

Gifts of $2,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Elkan Abramowitz

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ackman

Elsie L. Adler

Jordan Agee and Matt Reeg

Nasir Alamgir

Eric Alexander

Donetta Allen

Sylvia Almeida

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Alosco

American Kennel Club: In honor of Karen LeFrak

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Anbinder

Jean K. Ando

Susan and Robert Appleby

Adrian and Jessie Archbold Charitable Trust

Karen and Greg Arenson

Dr. Myron Arlen

Rose Marie Armetta

Kari T. Asperheim

Laurie and Peter Atkins

James A. Attwood, Jr.

Joel Azerrad

Susan and Martin Baker

Gordon H. Barrows

Betty Barton

James Bell

Marta Benach

Sandra K. Bendfeldt

Elizabeth L. Bennett

Michael Bergelson

Emily M. Berger

Andrew and Kathy Berkman

Kathy Berlowe

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Berman

Ann Berzin

Dr. Mark and Ursula Bevan

Janie and Thomas Bezanson

Alison Blackman and John Dunham

Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Bleiberg

Allison Blinken

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Block

Ann and William Bohlin

A.L. Boskey

Amal Bouchenaki

Alice and Stuart Boynton

Jane Eisner Bram, Ph.D. and William Bram

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Braun

Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann

Laurel A. Brien

Richard G. Brode

Nancy and Howard Brown

Alice B. and James T. Brown

Constance and Jeffrey T. Brown

Morton R. Brown

Judith and Robert Burger

Jeanne and Malcolm Campbell

Dr. Lee Carlisle

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Carroll

Sandra and James C. Carter

Thomas A. Cassilly

Theresa M. Cribbin and Robert P. Castrignano

Josseline Charas

Mr.* and Mrs. Michael J. Chasanoff

Eric D. Chasser

Audrey and Jerome Chatzky

Linda R. Chen

John, Mary & Bernard Jacobs Foundation

Carol and Wallace Chinitz

Dannie Cho

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ciotti

Isabel E. Collins

Professor Richard Comerford

Camille Cooper and Kenneth Rossner

Dr. and Mrs. Enrique Cosio-Pascal

Peter Crames

Christine and Paul Crotty

Ellen R. Nadler and Robert J. Cubitto

Meredith and Bill Dawson

Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Dawson

Edward De Luca, Jr.

Anton DeRosa

Barbara M. Deacon

Robert B. Deans, Jr.

Catherine Decker

Siavash Dejgosha

Anne E. Delaney

Leonard DeLuca

Charna and Tony Di Santo

Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Diaz-Matos

Teresa Donahue

Brian E. Donaldson

Edmund C. Duffy

Chris Eagan

Kristy Eagan

Terri Edersheim and B. Robert Meyer

Anne Aronovitch and Richard Eger

Karen and Jay Eliezer

Kathleen M. Emberger

The Employment Line

Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman

Edward V. Evanick

Kenneth L. Everett

Anna and Jim Fantaci

Diana and Adam Farrell

Mr. Ronald P. Feiman

Joan and William Felder

Manuel L. Fernandez, MD

Susana H. Finkel

Dr. R. Fenimore Fisher

Ingrid Fitz-James, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Roland Folter

Sharif Ford

Amy Gillenson and James Fornari

Gwendolyn Foster

Robin McGarry, M.D. /

and Joseph A. Franciosa, M.D.

Strypemonde Foundation

John Fraser

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Bill and Caryn Freilich

Alice L. and Lawrence N. Friedland

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman

Karen and Edward A. Friedman

Gladys M. Froustet

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ganberg

Carol Ewing Garber

Mr. and Mrs. Gideon I. Gartner

Dr. Merwin Geffen and Dr. Norman Solomon

Liselotte Geoghegan

Carol and Jerry Gertz

Maurice Gilbert Trust

Joan and Sam Ginsburg

Victor J. Goldberg and Patricia A. Waldeck

Wendy M. Goldberg

Gay and Carl Goldman

Mrs. Jacob Goldman

Mae Goldstein

Ronald Goldstein

Wilbur Gonzalez

Florence A. Davis and Anthony C. Gooch

Senator Roy M. Goodman

Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz and Michael Gormley

Elizabeth Gouger and Dr. Alen Shapiro

Judy and George L. Graff

Perry and Martin Granoff

Dr. Arthur A. Gray

Sandra and Stephen M. Greenberg

Joshua Groban

Izabela Grocholski

Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman

Marcelo Guerra

Jessica and Drew Guff

Susan Gullia

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund

Michael I. Gustave

Dr. Heskel M. Haddad

Kara and Shane Hade

Erik Haines

Edward Hall

Marian Hamilton

Christa and Ulrich Hammerling

Michael and Cathy Hayes

Phyllis and George Heilborn

Linda and Steven Hill

Arlene Hochman

Larry Hochman

Denise and Gary Hodes

Constance M. Hoguet

Elizabeth O. Hollahan

Mr. James Holland

Mr. and Mrs. David Hollander

Joan Holmes

Tamara Hoover and Jeremy Dobrick

Timothy Hughes

Heide Huttl

Mark Ingram

Martha R. Ingram

Anita and Robert Jacobson

Angela and Scott Jaggar

Mrs. Niels W. Johnsen

Mr. Westbrook Johnson

Elizabeth H. Scheuer and Peter Joseph

Irene and Jacob Judd

Laurence R. Jurdem

Ms. Ann Justi

Robert Kandel

Alice Kaplan

Ginger D. Karren:

In memory of Arnold and Marie Volpe

Joia and Joshua Kazam

Jane and Peter Keegan

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kendrick

Debra Kessler

Shazah Khawaja

Charles Kimbrough

Rudolph and Florence Kindel

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kindler

Jerry Kirby

Alyce and Samuel Kirschenbaum

Gail and Stephen Kittenplan

Betsy and Robert Knapp

Margot W. and Jacques Kohn

Inge and John Konther

Meyer Koplow

Lydia and Edwin Kronfeld

Joann and Karl Kunz

Keri Jackson and Adrian Kunzle

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kurzweil

I. Lai

Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch

Lee Lamont

Barbara and Loeber Landau

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lang

Julia Lanigan

Adriana and Raymond LaRaja

Michael V. Laterza

Kathleen Lawler

The Employment Line

Naomi and John R. Lawrence

Grace Leight

Donna and Jeffrey Lenobel

Jean and John Lesser

Robert L. Levine

Mr. Stuart Leyton and Ms. Linda Wambaugh

Laura Liberman

Emily Lin

Robert V. Lindsay*

Naomi and Marvin Lipman

Lewis R. Lipsey, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lisanti

Mr. and Mrs. George F. Little, II

Sharon J. Handler

Holly and Donald Loftus

Joyce Lowinson, M.D.

Holly and Christian MacDonald

Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Madero

Edward Mafoud

Reeva and Ezra Mager

Sherry and Labib Mahfouz

Eve France and Howard Maisel

Dr. Alexander Margulis

Kevin Marrinan

Jody and Giulio Martini

Carol and Arthur Maslow

Alyce Matsumoto

Joanne and Norman Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. J. Jay Mautner, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Donald McCain

Joanne and Guy McCarter

Violy McCausland

William C. McClean

Millie and David McCoy

Dr. and Mrs. William W. McCutchen, Jr.

Lynn and Daniel McLaughlin

Ryan D. McNaughton

Blum-Merians Foundation, Inc.

Barbara and Milton Meshirer

Marjorie L. Miller

Evalyn Milman

Steven J. Miron

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan

Barbara S. Mosbacher

Darrell Nelson

Allison Newell

George and Siobhan Nicolau

Chris Bockelmann and Floyd Norris

Doris Nussbaum

Deborah Bohr and James Oakes

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Generosity and SupportAnnual Fund(continued)

Joan B. O’Connor

Anita O’Gara

William Olbricht

Gladys George and Stuart Orsher, M.D.

Margaret M. and Daniel P. O’Shea

Erik Osland

Anne M. Paine

Pamela and Edward Pantzer

Antonio Pargana

Grace Parr

James Paterson

Chamara Paul

Dr. William F. Pepper

Mrs. Harold S. Perl

Barbara and Louis Perlmutter

Eugene A. Petracca, Jr.

Amy Phelan

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philipps

Shirley Phillips

Daphne Pierre-Paul

Robin L. Eisner and William A. Polf

Amy and Robert Poster

Regina and Otto Pretsfelder

Ms. Meredith Raarup and Mr. Todd Raarup

Margaret and Russell Rabito

Dr. Robert B. Raiber

Janet Ramsdal

thanks Jon Deak

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Rankin, III

Naoko and Spencer Reames

Doris C. Rechtman

Dr. Everett R. Reff:

In Memory of Elaine Helena Reff

Amy and Jay Regan

Neil Henry Reid

Peter V. Rezos

Peggy S. Rice

Robbins Foundation, Inc.

Sheila J. Robbins

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Rodin

Kathleen L. Rollin

Dr. Sonia Rosenbaum

Rosalind Rosenberg

James H. Rosenfield, Sr.

Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Roth

Suzanne and Burton Rubin

Nancy B. Rubinger

Raoul Rudelli

Adam Rudin

Joan L. and Reade H. Ryan, Jr.

Peter Safirstein and Ruth Susnick

Arlene and Chester Salomon

Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Salvati

Rebecca and Arthur Samberg

Dr. Richard L. Saphir

Dr. Cheryl Fishbein and Mr. Philip Schatten

Caroline Schimmel

Ann Adenbaum and Dr. Alan Schramm

Elaine and Edmund Schroeder

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

Peter Scola

The Grateful Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Seifer

Dr. Richard and Marla Seldes

Morton and Sandra Semel Foundation

Sharmila Sen

Vivian Serota

Veronica Sessler

Dewey Shay

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Sheehan

Gail Sheehy

Barbara Sheffer

Jessica and Jonathan Silberlicht, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Silverman

Selma and Alvin Silverman Foundation

Stacey and Keith Silverstein

Ms. Nancy Volin and Dr. Jean-Pascal Simon

Bernice J. Smilowitz

Richard Sobel

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Sobel

Dimitri Sogoloff

Helene and Herbert Solomon

Si Spiegel

Norton Spiel and Laurie Kranz

Elizabeth and Peter Stegemann

Andrew Steginsky

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stein

Martha Roby Stephens

Susan K. and Jeffrey M. Stern

Susan C. Stewart, M.D.

Robert and Carlyn Stonehill

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streim

Peter Sullivan and Mary Krueger

Ruth M. Swanberg

Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sznajder

Akio Tagawa

Paula Tarzian-Ciferni

Dr. Priyamvada Tatachar

Jean E. Taylor

Priscilla and Jerome Teich

John C. Thomas, Jr.

Marina and Bill Thomas

Theresa S. Thompson

Karen and Andrew Thorburn

Coralie S. Toevs

Marsha Tosk and Seymour Ubell

Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Trost

Robert Tung

Mr. and Mrs. John Vaccaro

Max Van Gilder and Georgette Jasen

Nancy Vardakis

Dr. Manuel Vazquez

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vogelfanger

Norman H. Volk

Mrs. Philip R. Von Stade

Hamayoun Vossoughi

Susanne Wamsler

Pat and Wayne Warnken

Carol and Ken Weiser

Harriet and Paul Weissman

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wendt

Hilda and Arthur* Wenig

Charles Wenzel

Ellen and Avram Westin

Judy and Josh Weston

Howard Wexler

Ralph N. Wharton, MD

Jennifer Wheary

Barbara and Ken White

Dr. Philip D. Wilson

Timothy S. Wilson

Carol Yeh

Sachiko Yokoyama

Kinne Yon

Inaya Yusuf

Marie Zehngebot

Leonard and Marcia Zigelbaum

Mark Zorger

Dr. Harriet Zuckerman

28 Anonymous Patrons

Current as of August 31, 2012

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Education Donors

Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Kathi and Peter Arnow

Anonymous

ASCAP Foundation

The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.

Cynthia and Alexander Bing

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham E. Cohen

Carolyn and David Cohen

Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf

Constans Culver Foundation

Disney Worldwide Outreach

J. Mark Edwards

Dale M. Frehse

Dr. Claude Ghez

Deane A. and John D. Gilliam

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Grant

Jan M. Guifarro

SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris Andersen

Muna and Basem Hishmeh

Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson, II

Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Stuart M. Johnson

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

Keller-Shatanoff Foundation

Ann and Dan Kolb

Honey Kurtz

Carol and Albert Lowenthal

Tiger Baron Foundation

The Mirken Foundation

Marion Moore Foundation, Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts

New York State Council on the Arts

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable

Foundation

Oceanic Heritage Foundation

Edith and Roy Simpson/The Resource Foundation

Leo Rosner Foundation

The Rudin Foundation, Inc.

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Janet and William Schwartz

The C.F. Roe Slade Foundation

Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund

Karen and Andrew Thorburn

Peter Wexler

Current as of August 31, 2012

The New York Philharmonic is a national leader in music education. During the 170th season, education partnerships continued to expand and served as models for cultural institutions worldwide. Partnerships in New York City public schools, global initiatives around the world, and concert series for young audiences are just a few examples of the Philharmonic’s commitment to engaging its community and creating the next generation of audiences for symphonic music. The New York Philharmonic offers grateful thanks to the following donors for their high level of support for our Educational Programs in the 2011–12 season:

The Carson Family Charitable Trust

MetLife Foundation

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

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Generosity and SupportHeritage Society

Members of the Heritage Society play a significant role in the future of the Orchestra through gifts in their wills or other estate plans which contribute to the Philharmonic’s Endowment Fund. The Philharmonic’s endowment provides a steady and reliable income stream that maintains our extraordinary musical experiences, keeps ticket prices at affordable levels, and nurtures tomorrow’s generation of musicians and audience members through our education and community engagement programs. Gifts from our generous donors provide over half of the income we need to maintain this great orchestra. Last season alone almost $2 million was contributed through planned gifts. We are honored to recognize current Heritage Society members for their extraordinary commitment to the future.

Gregory and Janet Abels

Helen H. Acker

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman

Leo Alves and Patricia Grove

Janet J. Asimov

Elleyn Amron Austin

Gail F. Baker

Halee and David Baldwin

Ruth L. Bauman:

In memory of Helen Bauman

Judith-Anne Beard

Dr. Kurt Becker and Ms. Joyce Weinstein

*David and Marion Benedict

Suzanne Bennett

Joan Benson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bernheim

Davi Ascher Strauss Bernstein

The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Blinken

Edith S. Bouriez (Chair)

Ann M. Bragg

Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr.

*Ruth and Alan Broder

Elaine Bukantz

C.T. Bundy 2D

Lois Burke

Naomi J. Chandler

Rev. Chawanda Charae

Josseline Charas

Betsy Levitt Cohn

Charles E. Cole

Mrs. Almira S. Couch

Mrs. James W. Crystal

Harrison R. T. Davis

Sue Ann Dawson

Connie and Steve Delehanty

Adnan Divjan

Dr. Richard Donovan

Domitilia M. dos Santos

Alison Blackman and John Dunham

Diane C. Dunne

Dr. Joan Eliasoph

Robert E. Evans

Richard B. Everett

Richard A. Feit

James Ferrara

Stephen W. Fillo

Stuart M. Fischman

Herbert J. Frank

Dale M. Frehse

Chaim S. Freiberg

Elizabeth and Larry Gelb

Joan E. Gerstler

Carol and Jerry Gertz

Nora Lee Glass

Katherine Greene

Kathleen M. Gresser

Paul and Diane Guenther

Susan Gullia

Al and Joan Halpern

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Haney

Gurnee and Marjorie Hart

Ted Hassen

Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser

John B. Hebard

*Louise and Robert W. Hewitt

Diane Deschamps Hockstader

Drs. Noel and Patricia Holmgren

Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Honigfeld

Lun Chia Hsu

Barbara C. Humphrey

Andre M. Hurni and Deborah A. Kempe

*Erwin and Marianne Jaffe

Mrs. Marcia Joondeph

Peter H. Judd

Marjorie B. Kahn

*Mr. and Mrs. Murray S. Katz

Mrs. Greta Katzauer

Sara Kennedy

Thomas C. and Joan P. King

Jerry Kleinman

Andrea Klepetar-Fallek

Joan D. Kotzenberg

Marilyn and Paul Kramer

Marilyn Lamar

Nora Roberts Leidesdorf

Grace Leight

Arthur S. Leonard

Marilyn J. Liebowitz

John C. Lieff

Catherine Lomuscio

Florence Lotrowski

Virginia S. Lyon

Carol and Daniel Marcus

Cynthia and Michael Marks

Gillian Marshall

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Matacotta

Ingrid and Douglas Matheson

Millie and David McCoy

Barbara McCullough

Thomas J. and Diahn McGrath

Ann McHugh, Ph. D.

Millicent McKinley

William H. Mears

Phyllis Melhado

Robert J. Melnick

John Metz

Phyllis J. Mills

Rosalind Miranda

Cynthiane Morgenweck

Anne M. Morris

Carlos Moseley*

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Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Nearenberg

The Netter Foundation

Alan A. and Barbara Nicoll

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

Anita O’Gara

Ronald Oleet

Mrs. Robert E. Pabst

Evelyn P. and *Robert L. Peterson

Sidney J. Pollack

Susan Porter

Thomas J. Porto

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Potter

Eleanor X. Pripadcheff

Francis Rasmus

Mrs. Kurtis Reed

Angela Reich, Ph.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Remland

Jack H. Resnick and Rhoda B. Resnick

Laura A. Ressner

Karen and Joshua A. Rich V

Martin Riskin

Evelyn and Paul Ronell

Paula L. Root

Pearle Rosenblatt

Jay S. and Gladys M. Rosenthal

*Mr. and Mrs. Seymour A. Rosenthal

Seth Rosner

Joann Ross

Gretchen Gair Royce

Ravi Rozdon

Carol Brown Ruffo and Daniel J. Ruffo

Judy and Dirk Salz

Ralph N. Sansbury

Frank and Lolita Savage

Carol and Chuck Schaefer

Dr. Vivian Schulte

Rosa L. Schupbach

Connie and Durelle Scott

John Seaman

Helena Segy

Arthur B. and Judith Broder Sellner

Mrs. Arthur E. Shapiro

Bruce Silberblatt

Jeffrie J. Silverberg

Ruth M. Silverman

Florence Charwat Simon

Mrs. Harold Smith

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som

Marion G. Speer

Stephen Stamas

Martha Roby Stephens

Diana A. Stern

John C. Thomas Jr.

Edith F. Unger

Barbara Z. Wallace

Helen Waltuck

Rose Lynn Weinstein

Kay Welch

Joan Weltz and Arthur Field

Barbara B. and Frank P. Wendt

Lucille Werlinich

*Jess Weston and Mary Mok Weston

Marty Wolf

Zen and Babs Yonkovig

Michele Zalkin

Saul L. Zalkin

Perri Zweifler

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zweig

17 Anonymous

Current as of August 31, 2012

*deceased

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The New York Philharmonic recognizes these thoughtful individuals who have honored or memorialized loved ones or friends by making generous gifts in their names. Donors’ names are italicized.

HonoringGeorgina West Russell

Mr. Andrew R. Glenn

Bruce A. Meyers

Mr. and Mrs. David Carter

Honey M. Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kenney

Dr. and Mrs. Lennard Wharton

Jennifer and Bud Greenberg and Honey Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Baker

Jennifer Gruenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Seiden

Jo-Ann Winnik’s 70th Birthday (Volunteer)

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tockerman

Joan and Joel I. Picket

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Felenstein

Joan and Joel Picket

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Tucker

Klara and Larry Silverstein

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brause

Linda and Earle Altman

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brause

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaefer III

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Blau

Shirley Shamel

Dr. and Mrs. Martin Sorger

Mr. Barnard Levere

Mrs. Fanny Rybak

Peter and Leni May

Mr. and Mrs. Clive Chajet

Peter May

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Schlechter

Peter Philipps’s 75th Birthday

Mr. David M. Gavrin

Saul Zalkin

Mr. Peter Steinman

The Vleeschhouwer Family

Mr. Philip Spencer

Valerie Petrov

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Blank

Zarin Mehta

Ms. Joyce S. Pytkowicz

MemorializingEleanor Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman

Samene Webber Lesser

Joseph S. Lesser

Ms. Barbara Wallace

Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius O’Brien

Arline Klatell

The Honorable Dov Zakheim

Arthur D. Zinberg

Ms. Janet Zinberg

Edith Boulet-Gercourt

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow

Elaine Helen Reff

Dr. Everett R. Reff

Eleanor Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rulison

Frances Tress

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow

Frank William Wilburn, Jr.

Highland Park Condominium Association

George W. Nash

Mrs. Yoshiko I. Nash

Kenneth Klein

Ms. Ellen Haas

Maurice Kashman

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krantzow

Michael Degener

Mrs. Carol Lynch

Roy Sampath

Mrs. Merle Sampath

Samene Lesser

Mr. Steven Jacobs

Current as of August 31, 2012

Generosity and SupportHonor and Memorial Gifts

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The New York Philharmonic Volunteer Council has more than 150 members and over a dozen different committees. The council’s service includes assisting the Orchestra and staff, participating in special events and educational activities, fund-raising through the Gift Kiosk, hosting the Patron Lounges, and encouraging membership support at the Friends Table (located on the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall during concerts and Open Rehearsals). The Philharmonic would like to express its gratitude for their dedication and devotion.

Volunteer Council

Executive CommitteeSuellen Ettinger

President

(Schedule, Special Correspondence)

Diane Chesin

Executive Vice President

(Education, Galas)

Gerry Becker

Vice President

(Gift Kiosk/Book Table,

Membership/Mentoring)

Joan Cavicchi

Vice President

(Adele Young Orchestra/Staff Coffee Breaks, Coffee

Bars, Concert Coordinator)

Ann Seifert

Vice President

(Archives, Historian, Patrons’ Lounge, Staff Assistance/

Special Projects)

Corrine Whalen

Vice President

(Databases, Hospitality, Newsletter, Parks 2012,

Tour Packets)

Carol Fiorello

Secretary

(Friends, Meetings and Receptions)

Steering CommitteeAdele Young Orchestra/

Staff Coffee Breaks

Sylvia Arnowich

Katrina Hering

Archives

Rena Schklowsky

Coffee Bars

Judy Beard

Roxane Kammerer

Joan Weingarten

Concert Coordinator

Valentina Gallardo

Barry Schwartz

Education

Maria Bustillo

Neda Michels

Nancy Rubinger

Dorothy Zenilman

Friends Table

Judy Levine

Christopher Rudman

Gift Kiosk/Book Table

Froma Eisenberg

Ellen Haas

Naomi Isogai

Susan Miller

Pam Paul

Carolyn Ramsdal

Fanny Rybak

Hospitality

Tom Buffkin

Meetings And Receptions

Edna Harris

Phyllis Rubin

Membership/Mentoring

Phyllis Rubin

Nona Ventry

Marianne Heiden

Newsletter

Marianne Heiden

Barry Schwartz

Nominating

Naomi Isogai

Parks — 2012

Pam Paul

Patrons’ Lounge

Harriet Levine

Sara Sadin

Schedules

Susan Hom

Special Correspondence

Doris Schwartz

Staff Assistance/Special Projects

Joan Conner

Edna Harris

Tour Packets

Laura Bronson

Barry Schwartz

Doris Schwartz

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Volunteer Council(continued)

Members

Maria D. Alioto

Sylvia Arnowich

Gail F. Baker

Joanna Barouch

Reiko S. Barten

Sheila Barth

Judith-Anne Beard

Andrea L. Becker

Gerry Becker

Ginette Becker

Isa Benveniste

Sharon Bergh

Lana R. Berke

Ernestine Bernstein

Bertha Betts

Marcia N. Bikales

Shirley Binin

Jane Breakstone

Laura E. Bronson

Thomas Buffkin

Illene Burack

Maria Bustillo

Joan C. Cavicchi

Josseline Charas

Diane Chesin

Nancy E. Colson

Joan Conner

Paul Corrigan

Carol Dallos

Nazeli DeBlasio

Shirlee R. Douglas

Irwin Drangel

Marion A. Edwards

Froma Eisenberg

James Elliott

Kathy Emery

Dean Engel

Phyllis Epstein

Suellen Ettinger

Polina Ezrokh

Michael J. Fabrikant

Matthew Feinstein

Minnie Finkelstein

Carol Fiorello

Sheila Fox

Laury Franks

Anna Fridman

Harriet Friedman

Marilyn B. Friedman

Valentina Gallardo

William Gerdes

Pearl Glassberg

Stiera Glick

Lenore B. Glickhouse

Ufuk Goksu

Gloria Goldberg

Marcia Goldstein

Mildred Goldstein*

Seth A. Goldstein

Jeremy A. Gottlieb

Elaine S. Grohman

Ellen Haas

Gloria F. Halperin

Edna Harris

Marianne Heiden

Sherrye Henry

Katrina V. Hering

Imogene Hess

Marcia Hirsch

Maida Hirschkorn

Linda I. Hirschmann

Arlene Hochman

Susan Hom

Robyn Imbimbo

Naomi Isogai

Eleanor Jakubovitz

Carol Joseph

Roxane Kammerer

Ferne Katleman

Nancy Katz

Sebnem Kavcar

Janet Kispert-White

Ora Koch

Florence Kohn

Barbara Korngold

Stefanie Landsman

Florence L. Learsy

Karen Lehmann-Eisner

Harriet Levine

Judith J. Levine

Sybil Levine

Nina Liebman

Vicki Light

Clarinda Z. Lim

Jan L. Linsky

Carol Lipsky

Steven Llorens

Herman Lubetsky

Roslyn S. Mark

Shirley Maslow

Judith Mason

Josephine Mazur

Rosalie A. Mazzalupo

Deborah McCoy

Millicent McKinley

Neda Michels

David Miller

Sunnie P. Miller

Susan Miller

Phyllis J. Mills

Mary-Jean Monahan

Joanne Morey

Patricia Murphy

Lilya Nirenberg

Fay Norton

Isabel M. Olson

Tillie Padob

Edith B. Panzer

Pamela Paul

Diana Polak

Tova Preskin

Rose T. Price

Elaine Proujan*

Carolyn B. Ramsdal

Shirley R. Rausher

Wendy Reilly

Nora M. Revesz

Betty Roberts

Dolores G. Roebuck

Linda Rogers

Eric Rosen

Stephanie Rosenblatt

Alice Rothblum

Dede Rothenberg

Michael G. Rothenberg

Phyllis Rubin

Nancy B. Rubinger

Christopher Rudman

Benito J. Rybak

Fanny Rybak

Sara Sadin

Shirley Samuels

Sally Saulvester

Carol D. Schaefer

Linda Schain

Judith A. Scheer

Rena Schklowsky

Evelyn Schneider

David I. Schuster

Barry Schwartz

Doris Schwartz

Elaine Schwartz

Muriel Schwartz

Ryna A. Segal

Ann C. Seifert

Sandra Semel

Audrey L. Sevin

Ellen Shwarts

Linda Simon

Steven J. Simon

Bernice J. Smilowitz

Lois K. Stevens

Pamela Stewart

Jessica Stone

Norman T. Strauss

Lilia Streinger

Pinar Terzi

Phyllis B. Topol

Nona Ventry

Marilyn Wallen

Susan Wasserman*

Frank X. Weber

Joan Weingarten

Sandra Weinstein

Nancy Wenton

Nada Westerman

Elinor Wexler

Corrine Whalen

Teri Whitehair

Jo-Ann Winnik

Tracy B. Young

Dorothy Zenilman

Gay J. Zizes

Barbara Zucker-Zarett

Perri Zweifler

Current as of August 31, 2012

* deceased

73Alan Gilbert conducting the

Philharmonic, September 22

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Independent Auditor’s ReportIntroduction

Board of DirectorsThe Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) as of August 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Society’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements enumerated above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. as of August 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

New York, New YorkNovember 27, 2012

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Statements of Financial Position

August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011

Assets Current assets:Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,199 $ 5,556Interest, concert fees and other receivables 290 1,039Contributions receivable — current (Note 3) 6,797 10,217Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,141 1,716Total current assets 13,427 18,528

Noncurrent assets:Contributions receivable — noncurrent (Note 3) 8,086 11,151Notes receivable 54 66Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments, net (Note 4) 13,578 12,236Contributions receivable — permanently restricted (Note 3) 5,851 7,355Endowment investments (Note 2) 180,761 184,026Other investments (Note 2) 4,423 3,780Total noncurrent assets 212,753 218,614

$ 226,180 $ 237,142

LiabilitiesCurrent liabilities:Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 3,642 $ 3,286Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other 12,156 12,727Total current liabilities 15,798 16,013

Noncurrent liabilities:Accrued pension liability (Note 5) 33,404 21,110Accrued postretirement benefits (Note 6) 3,662 2,904Annuities payable 854 892Total noncurrent liabilities 37,920 24,906

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) 53,718 40,919

Net (Deficit) AssetsUnrestricted:Accrued pension liability and postretirement benefit (Note 7) (37,066) (24,014)Board-designated functioning as endowment (Notes 7 and 9) 7,729 6,754Accumulated losses on endowment funds (Note 9) (9,840) (7,453)Other (Note 7) 1,636 175 (37,541) (24,538)

Temporarily restricted (Note 8) 86,200 97,310Permanently restricted (Note 9) 123,803 123,451 172,462 196,223 $ 226,180 $ 237,142

See notes to financial statements

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Independent Auditor’s ReportStatements of Activities(in thousands)

See notes to financial statements

Temporarily PermanentlyYear Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalIncome from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships $ 26,759 $ 26,759Recording and broadcasting reimbursement 1,284 1,284Total income from orchestra activities 28,043 28,043

Orchestra activity expenses (Note 14):Subscription and other concerts 39,104 39,104Student concerts 2,430 2,430Free park concerts 1,864 1,864Concerts on tour 9,163 9,163Recording and broadcasting 1,602 1,602Total orchestra activity expenses 54,163 54,163

Loss from orchestra activities (26,120) (26,120)

Other income:Gifts, grants and bequests 16,122 $ 5,737 $ 379 22,238Special events revenue 4,883 4,883Investment return used for operations (Note 2) 330 8,200 8,530Total other income before release from restrictions 21,335 13,937 379 35,651

Net assets released from restrictions (Note 8) 19,925 (19,925) 0Total other income 41,260 (5,988) 379 35,651

Supporting services expenses:Management and administration 12,972 12,972Fund-raising 4,918 4,918Total supporting services expenses 17,890 17,890

(Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses (2,750) (5,988) 379 (8,359)

Nonoperating income:Net assets released from restriction in excess 5,045 (5,045)

of spending rate(Increase in) recovery of underwater funds (Note 9) (2,387) 2,387Change in value of charitable gift annuities (127) (127)Investment return greater than (less than) 59 (2,464) (27) (2,432) spending rate, net

Change in net assets before adjustments (160) (11,110) 352 (10,918)Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment (12,843) (12,843)

Change in net assets (13,003) (11,110) 352 (23,761)Net (deficit) assets at beginning of year (24,538) 97,310 123,451 196,223Transfer of net assets due to change in law (Note 1)

Net (deficit) assets at end of year $ (37,541) $ 86,200 $ 123,803 $ 172,462

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Temporarily PermanentlyYear Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalIncome from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships $ 27,681 $ 27,681Recording and broadcasting reimbursement 890 890Total income from orchestra activities 28,571 28,571

Orchestra activity expenses (Note 14):Subscription and other concerts 37,741 37,741Student concerts 2,587 2,587Free park concerts 21 21Concerts on tour 9,940 9,940Recording and broadcasting 1,393 1,393Total orchestra activity expenses 51,682 51,682

Loss from orchestra activities (23,111) (23,111)

Other income:Gifts, grants and bequests 17,245 $ 11,866 $ 1,769 30,880Special events revenue 4,273 4,273Investment return used for operations (Note 2) 11 9,775 9,786Total other income before release from restrictions 21,529 21,641 1,769 44,939

Net assets released from restrictions (Note 8) 17,376 (17,376) 0Total other income 38,905 4,265 1,769 44,939

Supporting services expenses:Management and administration 12,639 12,639Fund-raising 4,843 4,843Total supporting services expenses 17,482 17,482

(Deficiency) excess of operating income over expenses (1,688) 4,265 1,769 4,346

Nonoperating income:Net assets released from restriction in excess 2,023 (2,023)

of spending rateRecovery of underwater funds (Note 9) 1,779 (1,779)Change in value of charitable gift annuities (131) (131)Investment return greater than (less than) 927 11,063 513 12,503 spending rate, net

Change in net assets before adjustments 2,910 (11,526) 2,282 16,718Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment 2,883 2,883

Change in net assets 5,793 11,526 2,282 19,601Net (deficit) assets at beginning of year (1,643) 57,096 121,169 176,622Transfer of net assets due to change in law (Note 1) (28,688) 28,688

Net (deficit) assets at end of year $ (24,538) $ 97,310 $ 123,451 $ 196,223

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Independent Auditor’s ReportStatements of Cash Flows

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011

Cash flows from operating activities: Change in net assets $ (23,761) $ 19,601

Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities:Depreciation and amortization 1,222 1,058Loss on disposition of equipment 331Bad debt expense 7 42Net change in unrealized gains on investments (286) (10,673)Net realized gains on sales of investments (3,160) (9,237)Donated securities (1,386) (1,661)Permanently restricted contributions (1,883) (3,678)

Changes in: Interest, concert fees and other receivables 749 (871)Contributions receivable — current 3,413 (4,016)Prepaid expenses and other current assets (425) 804Contributions receivable — noncurrent 3,065 499Contributions receivable — permanently restricted 1,504 4,844Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 356 (90)Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other (571) (134)Accrued pension liability 12,294 (2,642)Accrued postretirement benefits 758 (36)Annuities payable (38) (36)Net cash used in operating activities (8,142) (5,895)

Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments (2,564) (1,996)Repayments on notes receivable 12 42Purchases of investments (31,165) (49,584)Proceeds from sales of investments 38,619 52,716Net cash provided by investing activities 4,902 1,178

Cash flows from financing activities:Permanently restricted contributions 1,883 3,678

Net change in cash and cash equivalents (1,357) (1,039)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 5,556 6,595

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 4,199 $ 5,556

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Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1 — Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Principles

Organization:The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) is a not-for-profit membership corporation incorporated in New York State in 1853 and located in Lincoln Center in New York City, the purpose of which is to support a symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic (the “Philharmonic”), and to foster an interest in and enjoyment of music in New York City and the world.

The Society qualifies as a Section 501(c)(3) organization, exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), as well as from New York State and New York City income taxes under comparable laws. The Society has also been classified as a publicly supported organization under Section 509(a) of the Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.

Financial reporting:(a) Basis of accounting: The accom-

panying financial statements of the Society have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as applicable to not-for-profit organizations.

(b) Applicability of NYPMIFA: Enacted in 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“NYPMIFA”) addresses (i) the management and investment of a not-for-profit entity’s “institutional funds” (which are mainly the financial assets of the entity and which exclude programmatic assets), and (ii) the appropriations by the governing board of the earnings derived from the donor-restricted endowment funds.

In essence, NYPMIFA requires all of the financial resources of the entity to be used in a “prudent” fashion, with the express approval and action of the governing board.

(c) Measure of operations: The Society includes in its definition of operations all income and expenses relating to its orchestra and supporting activities. Investment income (including net realized and unrealized gains and losses) that is greater or less than the Society’s authorized spending rate is recognized as nonoperating income or loss, respectively.

(d) Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

(e) Net assets: Net assets and income, expenses, gains and losses are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, the net assets of the Society and changes therein are classified and reported as follows:

i) Unrestricted:

Unrestricted net assets represent those

resources that are not restricted by donors, or for

which donor-imposed restrictions have expired.

Board-designated net assets represent amounts

determined by the Board of Directors to function

as endowment.

ii) Temporarily restricted:

Temporarily restricted net assets represent

those resources with donor-imposed restrictions

that require the Society to use or expend the

related assets as specified or are subject to the

requirements of NYPMIFA. The Society records

contributions as temporarily restricted if they are

received with donor stipulations that limit their

use through either purpose or time restrictions.

When donor restrictions expire, that is, when a

time restriction ends or a purpose restriction is

fulfilled, or the board acts to appropriate funds,

temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified

as unrestricted net assets and reported in the

statements of activities as net assets released

from restrictions. It is the Society’s policy to

record temporarily restricted contributions

received and expended in the same accounting

period in the unrestricted net asset category.

Contributions that the donor requires to be used

to acquire long-lived assets (e.g., leasehold

improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment)

are reported as temporarily restricted until the

long-lived assets have been acquired and placed

in service, at which time the Society reflects the

expiration of the donor-imposed restriction as a

reclassification included in net assets released

from restrictions.

iii) Permanently restricted:

Permanently restricted net assets represent

those resources with donor-imposed restrictions

which stipulate that the related resources be

maintained in perpetuity, but which permit the

Society to expend part or all of the income and

capital appreciation derived from the donated

assets for either specified or unspecified

purposes. Under the terms of NYPMIFA,

those earnings will be initially classified as

temporarily restricted in the accompanying

financial statements, pending appropriation

by the Board of Directors.

Cash and cash equivalents:For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, the Society considers highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, other than those held in the Society’s investment portfolio, to be cash equivalents.

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Independent Auditor’s ReportNotes to Financial Statements(continued)

Investments:Investments in securities and readily marketable funds are recorded at their fair values, which are based on published market prices. Alternative investments and real asset funds are recorded at their original cost basis and are adjusted to fair value as determined by the related investment managers or advisors. These investments may have restrictions as to their marketability that could affect the Society’s ability to liquidate the investments quickly. In addition, because some of the underlying investments are not readily marketable, the estimated fair values may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market existed. The Society reviews and evaluates the values provided and believes the carrying amounts of these investments in non-publicly traded securities are a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Purchased securities are recorded as of their trade dates and donated securities are recorded at their market values on the dates received. Gains or losses from the sales of securities are determined using the average-cost method. All assets in the investment portfolio are reported as noncurrent. The Society considers most of its investment portfolio, both restricted and unrestricted, to be endowment-related.

Leasehold improvements, equipment and musical instruments:Major expenditures for furniture, equipment, computer hardware and software, and leasehold improvements are capitalized and are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to thirty-five years, or the life of the underlying lease, whichever is shorter. Minor expen- ditures for furniture and equipment are recorded as expenses; as such items are not considered sufficiently material to warrant capitalization and depreciation.

The costs (or donated values) of musical instruments are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, except for antique musical instruments, valued at $5,845 in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, which are not required to be depreciated.

Accrued vacation:The Society’s employees are entitled to be paid for unused vacation time if they leave the Society’s employ. Accordingly, at each fiscal year-end, the Society must recognize a liability for the amount that would be incurred if employees with such unused vacation were to leave. At August 31, 2012 and 2011, this accrued vacation obligation was approximately $117 and $112, respectively.

Contributions:All unconditional contributions to the Society are recorded as income at the earlier of the receipt of cash or other assets or of unconditional pledges. Conditional contributions are recognized as income when the conditions on which they depend have been substantially met. All contributions are considered available for unrestricted use unless specifically restricted by the donor.

Deferred revenue:Deferred revenue from ticket sales arises from subscription sales and is recognized as income when the performance for which the tickets have been sold occurs.

Income taxes:The Society is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codifica-tion (“ASC”) Topic 740-10-05, relating to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of the Society’s general tax-exempt status, ASC Topic 740-10-05 has not had, and is not expected to have, a material impact on the Society’s financial statements.

Fair-value measurement:The Society reports a fair-value measurement of all applicable financial assets and liabilities, including invest-ments, pledges and grants receivable, and short-term payables (For the fair valuation of investments, see Note 2).

Endowment funds:The Society reports all applicable disclosures to its funds treated as endowment, both donor-restricted and Board-designated (see Note 9).

Advertising:The Society expenses the costs of advertising as they are incurred.

Volunteers:A number of volunteers have made significant contributions of time to the Society’s program and support functions. The value of this contributed time does not meet the criteria for recognition of contributed services and, accordingly, is not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

Subsequent events:The Society considers the accounting treatments, and the related disclosures in the current fiscal-year’s financial statements, that may be required as the result of all events or transactions that occur after the fiscal year-end through the date of the independent auditors’ report.

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Note 2 — InvestmentsAt each fiscal year-end, the fair values of the Society’s investments were as follows:

2012 2011August 31 (in thousands) Fair Value Cost Fair Value CostEndowment: Money-market funds $ 7,650 $ 7,650 $ 16,201 $ 16,201Equity securities — domestic 58,286 44,392 50,759 43,427Equity securities — international 27,260 26,694 25,961 24,538Fixed-income funds 27,344 26,774 28,068 27,591Real asset funds 25,388 28,044 27,502 27,577Alternative investments 34,833 28,651 35,535 26,216Total endowment investments (bothrestricted and unrestricted) 180,761 162,205 184,026 165,550

Other investments 4,423 4,086 3,780 3,649

$ 185,184 $ 166,291 $ 187,806 $ 169,199

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Independent Auditor’s ReportNotes to Financial Statements(continued)

Temporarily PermanentlyYear Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalInterest and dividend income, net of $ 143 $ 2,508 $ 2,651 investment expenses of $556Net realized gains 139 2,988 $ 38 3,165Net change in unrealized gains (losses) 107 240 (65) 282Total return on investments 389 5,736 (27) 6,098

Investment return used for operations 330 8,200 8,530(including a spending rate of $8,522)

Investment return greater than $ 59 $ (2,464) $ (27) $ (2,432) (less than) spending rate

Temporarily PermanentlyYear Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Interest and dividend income, net of $ 124 $ 2,254 $ 2,378 investment expenses of $532Net realized gains 321 8,781 $ 136 9,238Net change in unrealized gains (losses) 493 9,803 377 10,673Total return on investments 938 20,838 513 22,289

Investment return used for operations 11 9,775 9,786(including a spending rate of $9,775)

Investment return greater than $ 927 $ 11,063 $ 513 $ 12,503spending rate

The Society’s Board of Directors has adopted a spending-rate policy whereby a predetermined amount of each fiscal year’s investment assets is used to fund current operations. The spending-rate return reflected in unrestricted and temporarily restricted investment income was $8,325 and $197 and $9,566 and $209 in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively. The spending-rate was calculated as 5.0% and 5.5%, of the prior three-year, rolling-average quarterly

market value of investments for fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Unrestricted investment income also includes interest income earned on operating funds of $8,000 and $11,000 in fiscal-year 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following schedule summarizes the Society’s investment returns and their classifications in the accompanying statements of activities for each fiscal year:

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ASC Topic 820-10-05 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy of fair-value measurements. These valuation techniques are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair-value hierarchy:

Level 1: Valuations are based on observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices in active markets for the same or identical assets and liabilities at the reporting date.

Level 2: Valuations are based on (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or (iii) pricing inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable at the reporting date. Level 2 assets include those securities that are redeemable at or near the balance sheet date and for which a model was derived for valuation.

Level 3: Fair value is determined based on pricing inputs that are unobservable and includes situations where (i) there is

little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability, or (ii) the underlying investments of which could not be independently valued, or (iii) they cannot be immediately redeemed at or near the fiscal year-end.

Most investments classified in Levels 2 and 3 consist of shares or units in investment funds, as opposed to direct interests in the funds’ underlying holdings, which may be marketable. Because the net-asset value reported by each fund is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value of the Society’s interest therein, its classification in Levels 2 or 3 is based on the Society’s ability to redeem its interest at or near year-end. If the interest can be redeemed in the near term, the investment is classified as Level 2 otherwise the investment is classified as Level 3 if its redemption period is greater than a year. The classification of investments in the fair-value hierarchy is not necessarily an indication of the risks, liquidity, or degree of difficulty in estimating the fair value of each investment’s underlying assets and liabilities.

The following tables summarize the fair values of the Society’s assets at each fiscal year-end, in accordance with the ASC Topic 820-10-05 valuation levels.

Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalMoney-market funds $ 7,650 $ 7,650Equity securities — domestic 58,286 58,286Equity securities — international 27,260 27,260Fixed income funds 27,344 27,344Real asset funds 10,627 $ 14,761 25,388Alternative investments 24,833 $ 10,000 34,833Other investments 4,423 4,423

Total funds $ 135,590 $ 39,594 $ 10,000 $ 185,184

Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 TotalMoney-market funds $ 16,201 $ 16,201

Equity securities — domestic 50,759 50,759Equity securities — international 25,961 25,961Fixed income funds 28,068 28,068Real asset funds 9,953 $ 17,549 27,502Alternative investments 35,535 35,535Other investments 3,780 3,780

Total funds $ 134,722 $ 53,084 $ 187,806

The Society had no unfunded commitments to its alternative investments at August 31, 2012 and 2011. The Society can redeem its Level 2 investments on a quarterly basis with 60–65 days’ notice and its Level 3 investments are subject to a three year lockup period, which expires August 2015.

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Independent Auditor’s ReportNotes to Financial Statements(continued)

Note 3 — Contributions ReceivableAt each fiscal year-end, contributions receivable, net of the discount to present value (at rates which range from 3.5% to 7%) and the allowance for doubtful accounts, are due to be collected as follows:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011One year $ 9,749 $ 13,859

(including $ 2,702 and $3,399 of endowment pledges in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively)

One to five years 10,488 14,549More than five years 3,691 4,694 23,928 33,102Less allowance for doubtful collections (250) (243)Future value 23,678 32,859Less discount to present value (2,944) (4,136)

$ 20,734 $ 28,723 Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011Leasehold improvements $ 9,570 $ 9,202Equipment 2,430 2,293Computer hardware and software 7,635 5,576Musical instruments 6,504 6,504 26,139 23,575 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (12,561) (11,339)

$ 13,578 $ 12,236

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Note 5 — Pension PlansThe Society maintains two defined-benefit pension plans (the “Plans”), one for members of the orchestra and one for office employees. The Society’s funding policy is to contribute funds to a trust as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded accrued benefit liabilities, over a reasonable period, to meet IRS minimum-funding requirements. To the extent that these requirements are fully covered by assets in the trust, a contribution may not be made in a particular year.

The following table sets forth the Plans’ funded status and the amounts recognized in the Society’s financial statements:

Orchestra Plan Office PlanYear Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) 2012 2011 2012 2011Projected benefit obligation $ (64,831) $ (54,665) $ (16,515) $ (13,032)Fair value of Plan assets 38,369 38,437 9,573 $ 8,151Funded status — deficiency of assets $ (26,462) $ (16,228) $ (6,942) $ (4,881) Service cost — $ 747 $ 715 $ 596 $ 560benefits earned during the periodInterest cost on projected benefit obligation 2,899 2,722 679 624Expected annual return on Plan assets (3,313) (3,313) (761) (707)Net amortization and deferrals 1,926 1,901 309 309Net periodic pension costs $ 2,259 $ 2,025 $ 823 $ 786

Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate for benefit cost 5.35% 5.15% 5.35% 5.15%Discount rate for projected benefit obligation 4.22% 5.35% 4.22% 5.35%Expected return on Plan assets 8.00% 8.00% 8.00% 8.00%Rate of compensation increase N/A N/A 3.00% 3.00% Benefit cost $ 2,259 $ 2,025 $ 823 $ 786Employer contributions 1,968 1,796 1,050 966Employee contributions NONE NONE 6 5Benefits paid $ 3,064 $ 2,890 $ 375 $ 399

Employer contributions are stated as amounts paid during fiscal-years 2012 and 2011. These contributions may be applied to plan years other than the fiscal year in which it has been reported.

The Plans’ investments will be made for the purpose of providing retirement reserves for the present and future benefit of participants of the Plans. The assets will be invested with the care, skill and diligence a prudent person acting in this capacity would exercise to comply with all objectives outlined herein, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and all other governing statutes.

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Note 5 — Pension Plans (continued)The primary objective of the Plans’ trustees is to provide a balance among capital appreciation, preservation of capital, and the production of current income. The Plans’ trustees recognize that risk (i.e., the uncertainty of future events), volatility (i.e., the potential for variability of asset values) and the possibility of loss in purchasing power (due to inflation) are present to some degree in all types of investment vehicles. While high levels of risk are to be avoided, the assumption of risk is warranted in order to allow the investment manager the opportunity to achieve satisfactory long-term results consistent with the objectives of the Plans.

The trustees of the Plans have established the following asset-allocation strategy:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Orchestra Plan Office PlanEquity securities 45% 65%Fixed-income funds 15% 35%Alternative investments 20% Real asset fund 15%Cash and cash equivalents 5% 100% 100%

At August 31, 2012, the percentages of the fair values of the types of Plan assets held were as follows:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Orchestra Plan Office PlanEquity securities 49% 65%Fixed-income funds 15% 35%Alternative investments 19% Real asset fund 15%Cash and cash equivalents 2% 100% 100%

The estimated amount of the Society’s contribution for fiscal-year 2013 is $4,006 for the Orchestra Plan and $1,050 for the Office Plan. These estimates reflect the funding requirements promulgated under the Internal Revenue Service’s Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) rules.

The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future years:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) Orchestra Plan Office Plan2013 $ 3,508 $ 5252014 3,488 5552015 3,591 6452016 3,613 6682017 3,632 7042018–2022 18,744 4,145

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Note 6 — Other Postretirement Benefit Plans In addition to providing pension benefits, the Society provides certain health-care insurance benefits for qualified employees retiring after September 21, 1982, under two separate benefit plans. Administrative employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 62 years of age while working for the Society. Orchestra employees are eligible for benefits when they have reached ten years of service and 60 years of age while working for the Society. Prior to fiscal-year 1996, the cost of retiree health-care benefits was recognized as expense in the fiscal year during which related costs for annual insurance premiums were incurred.

The amount of the expected postretirement benefit obligation is presented in the following table:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011Expected postretirement benefit obligation $ (3,662) $ (2,904)Fair value of plan assets at end of year 0 0Funded status (deficiency of assets) $ (3,662) $ (2,904)

Service cost — benefits earned during the period $ 80 $ 79Interest cost on expected benefit obligation 153 149Net amortization and deferral 10 34Net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 243 $ 262

Weighted-average assumptions Discount rate 3.90% 5.35%

For the year ended August 31, Benefit Cost $ 243 $ 262Benefit Paid $ 99 $ 106

The accrued expected postretirement benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2012 was $2,927 and $735, respectively. The accrued benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2011 was $2,364 and $540, respectively.

For measurement purposes, a 4.25% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits was assumed for both fiscal-year 2012 and fiscal-year 2011.

There were no employer or employee contributions to the Plans in either fiscal-year 2012 or fiscal-year 2011.

Note 7 — Unrestricted Net DeficitIt is the Society’s intent to meet the accumulated pension obligations as they become due. Management believes the Society will have sufficient resources to meet these obligations.

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Note 8 — Temporarily Restricted Net Assets At each fiscal year-end, temporarily restricted net assets consisted of the following:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011Purpose restrictions: Guest artists $ 11,987 $ 13,199Conductors 6,804 7,288Education 3,308 4,411Instrument chairs 5,945 6,656Concert sponsorship 1,863 2,934Archives digitization project 2,028 2,149Commissioned works and new music 11,443 11,625Media projects 1,502 1,677Musical instrument purchases and repairs 2,063 1,650Pension fund 283 308Music director chair 1,500Free parks concerts 1,816 52Artists in residence 260 200

Time restrictions 36,898 43,661 $ 86,200 $ 97,310

Temporarily restricted net assets which were endowment-related totaled $67,441 and $72,802 for fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively.

During each fiscal year, temporarily restricted net assets were released from restrictions in fulfillment of the following:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011Purpose restrictions: Guest artists $ 1,984 $ 2,202 Conductors 799 872Education 1,694 1,682 Instrument chairs 1,593 1,389 Concert sponsorship 1,342 1,039 Archives digitization project 121 106Commissioned works and new music 1,041 585 Media projects 237 226Musical instrument purchases and repairs 68 Pension fund 40 44 Music director chair 1,500 Free parks concerts 854 22 Artists in residence 200

Time restrictions 13,565 11,164 $ 24,970 $ 19,399

Endowment-related temporarily restricted net assets released from restrictions were $13,623 and $12,046 for fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Note 9 — Endowment Funds

The endowmentThe Society’s endowment consists of 91 individual funds established for a variety of purposes, designated by donors to be permanently restricted endowment funds and designated by the Board of Directors as unrestricted quasi-endowment.

Interpretation of relevant lawNYPMIFA is applicable to all of the Society’s institutional funds. The Board of Directors will continue to adhere to NYPMIFA’s requirements relating to the Society’s endowment funds.

Return objectives and risk parametersThe Board of Directors has adopted investment and spending policies for the Society’s endowment assets that seek to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment, and maintain purchasing power of the endowment over time.

Strategies employed for achieving objectivesTo satisfy its long-term rate-of-return objectives, the Society relies on a total-return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Society targets a diversified asset allocation within prudent risk constraints.

Spending policy and relationship to investment objectives:The Society has a policy of appropriating for distribution each year 5.0% of its endowment funds’ average fair value over the prior 12 quarters through March 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year in which the distribution is planned. In establishing this policy, management has considered the long-term expected return on the endowment assets. Accordingly, over the long term, management expects the current spending policy to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets held in perpetuity or for a specified term, as well as to provide additional real growth through new gifts and investment returns.

Endowment net-asset composition by type of fund, as of August 31, 2012 and 2011: Temporarily Permanently

Year Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalDonor-restricted funds $ 67,441 $ 58,407 $ 125,848Donor-restricted funds with deficiencies $ (9,840) 65,396 55,556Board-designated endowment fund 7,729 7,729Total funds (2,111) $ 67,441 $ 123,803 $ 189,133

Temporarily PermanentlyYear Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalDonor-restricted funds $ 70,079 $ 77,514 $ 147,593Donor-restricted funds with deficiencies $ (7,453) 2,723 45,937 41,207Board-designated endowment fund 6,754 6,754Total funds $ (699) $ 72,802 $ 123,451 $ 195,554

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Note 9 — Endowment Funds (continued)

Changes in endowment net-assets, for fiscal-year 2012 and 2011:

Temporarily PermanentlyYear Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalEndowment net assets, beginning of year $ (699) $ 72,802 $ 123,451 $ 195,554 Investment returns Investment income 106 2,465 2,571Net appreciation (realized and unrealized) 176 3,081 (27) 3,230Total investment return 282 5,546 (27) 5,801

Contributions 1,464 329 379 2,172Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures (771) (13,623) (14,394)

Transfers: Recoveries of underwater funds, net (2,387) 2,387 2,571Endowment net assets, end of year $ (2,111) $ 67,441 $ 123,803 $ 189,133

Temporarily Permanently

Year Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalEndowment net assets, beginning of year $ 25,390 $ 36,908 $ 121,169 $ 183,467

Investment returns Investment income 82 2,217 2,299Net appreciation (realized and unrealized) 692 18,408 513 19,613Total investment return 774 20,625 513 21,912

Contributions 300 406 1,769 2,475Appropriations of endowment assets for expenditures (254) (12,046) (12,300)

Transfers: Transfers of net assets due to change in law (28,688) 28,688 Recoveries of underwater funds, net 1,779 (1,779) (26,909) 26,909Endowment net assets, end of year $ (699) $ 72,802 $ 123,451 $ 195,554

Funds with deficiencies:Due to unfavorable market fluctuations, from time to time the fair value of assets associated with individual donor-restricted endowment funds may decline below the historic dollar value of the donor’s original, permanently restricted contribution. Under the terms of NYPMIFA, the Society has no responsibility to restore such decreases in value.

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Note 10 — In-Kind ContributionsContributions of services are recognized by the Society as both revenue and expense in the accompanying statements of activities, if the services (a) create or enhance non-financial assets or (b) require specialized skills, and are provided by individuals possessing those skills and would typically need to be purchased if not donated. The fair value of contributed legal services was approximately $54 and $59 for fiscal-year 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 11 — Commitments And Contingencies

LeaseThe Society is the principal tenant of Avery Fisher Hall under a long-term lease agreement (which was renewed for 25 years, effective July 1, 1986) between the Society and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. During fiscal-year 2011, the Society entered into an agreement extending the period of renewal notification until June 30, 2014. The Society’s rent is determined by established rental rates for its use of the concert hall, plus or minus its proportionate share of the operating gain or loss. The expense incurred under this agreement amounted to approximately $ 4,551 and $4,708 in fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Line-of-creditDuring fiscal-year 2012, the Society had available an $8,000 unsecured line-of-credit from a major bank. Interest on the line is payable at a variable rate, based on LIBOR. There were no borrowings against the line-of-credit during the fiscal-year.

Employment contractsDuring 2012 the Society extended the Music Director’s contract which was due to expire in fiscal-year 2013, to fiscal-year 2017. The Society also entered into an employment contract with a new Executive Director, which has an initial term of three years.

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Note 12 — Concentrations Of Credit RiskFinancial instruments that potentially subject the Society to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash that is deposited in financial institutions in amounts which, from time to time, may exceed federal insurance limits. However, management believes that the Society does not face a significant risk of loss on these accounts.

Note 13 — Comparison To Internal Operating MeasureFor fiscal-years 2012 and 2011, the unrestricted deficiency of operating income over operating expenses, as reported in the accompanying statements of activities, differs from the operating measures used for internal-reporting purposes for several reasons, including the alternative treatment of certain income and expense items.

A reconciliation of these two measurement processes is as follows:

Year Ended August 31 (in thousands) 2012 2011Deficiency of unrestricted operating income over operating expenses $ (2,750) $ (1,688)Unrestricted gifts functioning as endowment (1,465) (300)Deferred marketing expenses 124 (507)Endowment fund-raising expenses 243 253Gilbert Instrument Purchase 125 Postretirement benefit cost 144 156Operating measure for internal-reporting purposes $ (3,579) $ (2,086)

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Note 14 — Schedule Of Functional Expenses

Orchestra ManagementYear Ended August 31, 2012 (in thousands) Activities and General Fund-Raising Total ExpensesSalaries and wages $ 22,404 $ 6,595 $ 1,689 $ 30,688Performing Artists 7,366 7,366Fringe benefits 6,647 2,243 552 9,442Professional fees 580 570 1,150Facilities and office expenses 3,981 908 24 4,913Depreciation 1,222 1,222Production 4,372 4,372Travel 4,414 69 11 4,494Advertising 4,512 181 40 4,733Information technology 383 24 407Miscellaneous expenses 467 791 2,008 3,266 $ 54,163 $ 12,972 $ 4,918 $ 72,053

Orchestra ManagementYear Ended August 31, 2011 (in thousands) Activities and General Fund-Raising Total ExpensesSalaries and wages $ 20,772 $ 5,921 $ 1,649 $ 28,342Performing Artists 7,664 7,664Fringe benefits 6,317 2,112 541 8,970Professional fees 965 578 1,543Facilities and office expenses 4,148 937 20 5,105Depreciation 1,058 1,058Production 3,631 3,631Travel 4,574 54 5 4,633Advertising 4,158 184 8 4,350Information technology 358 19 377Miscellaneous expenses 418 1,050 2,023 3,491 $ 51,682 $ 12,639 $ 4,843 $ 69,164

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Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic in Mahler’s

Symphony No. 9, January 5, 2012

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Annual Report 2012360: A Panorama of the 2011–12 Season

Edited and Produced byNew York Philharmonic Communications

Eric Latzky, Vice President, CommunicationsMonica Parks, Director of Publications

Elana Estrin, Publications and Content EditorDeirdre Vesce, Communications Assistant

Design: Paperwhite StudioEssay texts: Stephen Greco

All photos by Chris Lee except p. 2 Kidzone Live by Stephanie Berger; p. 13 Gala tent by Julie Skarratt;

pp. 14–15 composers courtesy New York Philharmonic Archives; p 16 Very Young People’s Concert by Michael

DiVito; p. 17 Young People’s Concert by Stephanie Berger, Credit Suisse Very Young Composer’s by Michael DiVito;

p. 19 Kravis Prize announcement by Alvaro Yanez; p. 20 Dutilleux and Gilbert by Alvaro Yanez; p. 34 Memorial Day

concert by Michael DiVito; pp. 36–37 Koyaanisqatsi and West Side Story by Stephanie Berger; pp. 42–43 New York

Philharmonic Digital Archives; p. 47 by permission of the subjects; p. 51 Amsterdam bell ringing courtesy NYSE Euronext;

p. 51 Quintella by Jennifer Taylor; pp. 52–53 by Stephanie Berger, Michael DiVito, Chris Lee, Linsley Lindekens, and Julie Skarratt.

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