New York Philharmonic on 88.7-1

The New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. Founded in 1842, the Orchestra currently plays some 180 concerts a year. Music Director Alan Gilbert and a distinguished roster of guest conductors and the world's greatest soloists present the masterpieces of the repertoire as well as a healthy diet of new premieres each week. Hosted by Alec Baldwin.

Upcoming programs include:

January 6

CONDUCTOR: Alan Gilbert

Stucky:  Symphony (New York Premiere)                

Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14  (Gil Shaham, violin)        

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

January 13

CONDUCTOR: Juraj Valčuha

Weber:  Oberon Overture                     

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (André Watts, piano)        

R. Strauss:  Fantasie from Die Frau ohne Schatten                                                          

R. Strauss:  Der Rosenkavalier Suite    

January 20

CONDUCTOR: Daniel Harding

Sibelius: Symphony No. 3                    

Schumann: Piano Concerto (Jan Lisiecki, piano)               

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7    

January 27                      

CONDUCTOR: Manfred Honeck

Braunfels: Suite from Fantastic Apparitions on a Theme by Berlioz                   

Grieg: Piano Concerto (Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano)                        

Beethoven:  Symphony No. 7

February 3

CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor 

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Pinchas Zukerman, violin)              

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6

February 10

CONDUCTOR: Lorin Maazel

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Yefim Bronfman, piano)           

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

February 17

CONDUCTOR: Lorin Maazel

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy                                                        

Lutoslawski: Chain 2: Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra (Jennifer Koh, violin)                                                    

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

February 24

CONDUCTOR: Andrey Boreyko

Mendelssohn: Overture to Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin)

Dvořák:  Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"

March 3

CONDUCTOR: Andris Nelsons

Dvořák: The Noon Witch

Brahms: Violin Concerto (Christan Tetzlaff, violin)                     

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

March 10

CONDUCTOR:         Alan Gilbert

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rudolf Buchbinder, piano)          

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"                                                                

March 17

CONDUCTOR:         Alan Gilbert

Rouse: Phantasmata        

Bloch: Schelomo (Jan Vogler, cello)                                 

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

March 24

CONDUCTOR:         Alan Gilbert

Dvořák: Carnival Overture

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Glenn Dicterow, violin)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

March 31

CONDUCTOR: Masaaki Suzuki

SOLOISTS: Bach Collegium Japan; Yale Schola Cantorum Shereazde Panthaki; Tyler Duncan, Baritone

J.S. Bach: Singet dem Hern

J.S. Bach: Magnificat                             

Mendelssohn: Christus                     

Mendelssohn: Magnificat in D Major