July 2011
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Name that Philharmonic musician!
Can anyone name this NYP musician based on the following clues from a Q&A (no peeking!)?
Performs in another “brassy” NYP ensemble.
A major musical influence was J.J. Johnson.
Is a self-proclaimed “avid, horrible golfer.”
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“O! for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention!
A...”
– William Shakespeare, Henry V Prologue (Chorus)
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“Welcome to the portion of the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival when...”
– Aw, shucks! Vail Daily had some really nice things to say about our upcoming performances at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, beginning tonight through July 29.
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WatchTake a tour of Lincoln Center with none other than Patti LuPone as your guide! Discover the most recent episode of PBS’s Treasures of New York: Lincoln Center. Not only do you get a private tour, led by Ms. LuPone, but you’ll learn about the genesis of the country’s largest performing arts center, and the New York Philharmonic’s history there at Avery Fisher Hall. Let’s take it from the top…
It's the final countdown to Vail!
7 days to go before the Philharmonic’s residency at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival begins.
6 performances from July 22–29 with 6 soloists including violinists Augustin Hadelich, Gil Shaham, and Veronika Eberle in her NY Philharmonic debut.
On July 23, the Orchestra will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 This is Music Director Alan Gilbert’s 4th consecutive year in residence at...
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“A symphony must be like the world. It must be all-embracing”
– Gustav Mahler (b. July 7, 1860)
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“Such evenings of joyous racket give the orchestra a daredevil swagger…”
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The orchestra, lurking behind a stand of tall grass and a wooden fence, played with the sharp, confident charm of an ensemble that knows why it matters…. The mission is to make symphonic music not a precious pursuit of specialists but a crucial part of a complex culture. At the end of his second...
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“We won’t be arm-wrestling to see who stands out in front.”
– Major Brian Dix on sharing the stage with Summertime Classics conductor Bramwell Tovey and the New York Philharmonic for their upcoming “Star-Spangled Celebration,” July 2, 4-5 at Avery Fisher Hall. Check out “The Commandant’s Own” as one of the few and the proud... 