October 2010
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To Warsaw!
The third installment of the EUROPE / AUTUMN 2010 Virtual Tour is on view! The new slideshow follows the New York Philharmonic on a free day in the Lake Bled region of scenic Slovenia, and travel to Warsaw for the first of two sold-out nights with Alan Gilbert at the Filharmonia Narodowa. See the beauty of Lake Bled, set to the sounds of Debussy, and the Orchestra’s Principal Oboe Liang...
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“What do we love them for? First of all, for their joy of playing, spontaneity,...”
– Gazeta Wyborcza on the New York Philharmonic, which will perform in Warsaw tonight (October 28) and tomorrow (October 29) at the Filharmonia Narodowa
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Only Six Days Left!
The only thing better than getting tickets to the Philharmonic is winning FREE tickets to the Philharmonic! Every new follower on Tumblr through November 1 will be automatically entered to win a free pair of tickets to hear the New York Philharmonic with Music Director Alan Gilbert in concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Spread the news! Tell your friends to sign up for Tumblr and follow us, reblog this...
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“There was a sigh of recognition from the audience when I announced the...”
– Alan Gilbert talks about the Orchestra’s performance in Belgrade, the first concert of the EUROPE / AUTUMN 2010 tour in “On Tour(ing)” his latest blog posting for Curiously Random at MusicalAmerica.com.
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Podcast Preview:
Download the latest On the Music...
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Chopin competition - final round begins tonight →
“Two Russians and contestants from Poland and Bulgaria appear before an international jury tonight, beginning the final stage of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, with Bulgarian and Austrian pianists emerging as favourites.” The winner will make their New York Philharmonic debut at the Filharmonia Narodowa in Warsaw on October 29, and will appear with the Orchestra...
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“I try to remind myself how I felt the first day I joined an orchestra. I want to...”
– Liang Wang, Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic on keeping it fresh. You can hear Liang’s artistry in Avery Fisher Hall during Brahms’s Violin Concerto on October 16 and 19, and as the soloist in the Christopher Rouse Oboe Concerto on December 28–29, and 30.
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On The Music: Podcast Preview
Music Director Alan...
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“Art is not meant only to be safe and predictable: I dare say that one of the...”
– Alan Gilbert talks about art and its ability to “speak to a wide spectrum of humanity” in “Arts and Krafts,” his latest blog posting for Curiously Random at MusicalAmerica.com
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“Noisy or quiet, ethereal or dense, it’s riveting, and even...”
– Zachary Woolfe’s review of Kraft for Capital
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It’s not all about heavy metal — Joshua Bell...
“I try to use—and abuse—everything.”
– Magnus Lindberg, the Philharmonic’s Composer-in-Residence, talks to The Wall Street Journal about the role of living composers, tonight’s New York premiere of Kraft, and his brand-new work for CONTACT!, the Philharmonic’s new-music series, coming up this November.
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“I have been struck by his interest in expanding the boundaries of what we do, in...”
– Alan Gilbert, reacting to Zarin Mehta’s announcement that he’ll be leaving the Philharmonic, in “Continuity,” his latest blog post for Curiously Random on MusicalAmerica.com, in which he also sheds light on orchestral auditions.
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WatchSound engineer Lou Mannarino talks to The New York Times about preparing the “junk instruments” for the Philharmonic’s performances of Kraft.
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“Magnus’s music covers all the bases… it’s intellectually satisfying,...”
– Music Director Alan Gilbert Experience Magnus Lindberg’s Kraft at Avery Fisher Hall, October 7–8 and 12.
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Cheers!
Anyone up for a little post-Mahler Six cocktail this evening? Just head on over to the new Atlantic Grill at Lincoln Center, and be sure to order The Gilbert — a new cocktail inspired by the 25th music director of the New York Philharmonic.
