March 2012
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The Buzz
Check out what Philharmonic news had Twitter buzzing this week and what’s on the horizon:
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A Face Lift for Facebook
The New York Philharmonic’s Facebook page has switched over to the Timeline format, giving our fans an exclusive glimpse into the’s Orchestra expansive history. Explore Philharmonic milestones in chronological order from our founding in 1842 to upcoming performances in the 2012–13 season.
Share your thoughts and what else you might want to see.
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“Prokofiev puts a picture in front of you...
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Thanks for the memories, Frank Peter.
As his residency comes to a close this week in his final program, we salute Frank Peter Zimmermann, the Philharmonic’s 2011–12 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, for a season of fantastic fiddling. Over the course of six months, he has performed three concertos (joined by Music Director Alan Gilbert in Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins), a recital, an all-Brahms chamber concert,...
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“When the New York Philharmonic meets Broadway, wonderful things can happen.”
– Stephen Holden of The New York Times reviews Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, the Philharmonic’s Spring Gala that took place Monday evening. He also writes: “the concert sustained an ideal, acoustically perfect mixture of brassy confidence and vaulting romanticism.”...
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The name of the tune...
For those of you who fearlessly jumped at the challenge to identify the mystery tune posted on Friday afternoon, it was a selection from:
Lutosławski’s Chain 2, Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra (and, for those who were wondering, this is from a Philharmonic performance conducted by Kurt Masur and featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist)
Way to name that tune, humanplastics! Anyone who...
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The Buzz
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Name That Tune!
Tumblr followers, your time has...
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Just Released: Magnus Lindberg and Prokofiev
The...
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In 8 minutes...
…join a LIVE online discussion hosted by the New York Philharmonic Archives in which scholars from around the world will come together using Google Hangout to discuss newly released materials in the Orchestra’s vast archives available online at archives.nyphil.org.
Tune in at archives.nyphil.org/hangout/.
Join the conversation and submit questions on Twitter using #nyphistory.
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“Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by.
Standing on the corner...”
– This diversionary tactic for a warm first day of spring comes courtesy of Frank Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella. Stars of Broadway, opera, and television join the Philharmonic to perform more of his classic tunes in Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook on March 26.
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From the Radio Room ... with Christoph von...
We caught up with conductor Christoph von Dohnányi this afternoon after his first rehearsal with the Orchestra of his two-week stay. During his interview, Mr. Dohnányi discussed his good friend Hans Werner Henze, sharing a birthday with Dvořák, and the music of Schubert, which he describes as “written for an enlarged chamber orchestra.”
Speaking on his early conducting years, Mr....
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Beethoven's Best
As The Modern Beethoven comes to a close tomorrow night, critics and fans alike have given high marks to the six symphonies and three concertos that span two centuries.
“The Philharmonic played magnificently.” — Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
“Mr. Serkin played the intimidating solo part with steely concentration and bright power…. Mr. Zinman provided expert...
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“I had already had one Führer in my life, thank you very much, and didn’t really...”
– Hans Wener Henze, on moving to Italy during his rebellious youth, after facing criticism by modernists of his time in postwar Germany. The New York Times explores Henze’s life as an outsider, leading to a prolific output throughout his 85 years, including his opera The Bassarids. The...
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From the Radio Room ... with David Zinman
David Zinman took a breather from Beethoven in the radio room this afternoon to provide some perspective from the podium onThe Modern Beethoven … which he credits as a learning experience as this is the first time he is leading these symphonies with an orchestra where he is not a permanent conductor. On pairing the symphonies with 20th-century concertos, he said: “It’s like...
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A "Mini-Odyssey" Nears Its End
Beethoven pioneer David Zinman leads the first performance of the third and final program in The Modern Beethoven festival tonight at 7:30 p.m. In a recent interview with Gramophone magazine, Mr. Zinman discussed his approach to the Festival with the hope that listeners may hear Beethoven’s symphonies in a new way.
Techniques to note:
• A pace true to metronome markings in the score
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Wandering With the Stars
It will be wall-to-wall stars at Avery Fisher Hall on March 26 when the Philharmonic presents its Spring Gala, Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, starring Ann Hampton Callaway, Victoria Clark, Marc Kudisch, Robert Morse, Bryn Terfel, and more. A celebration of the late Broadway composer, the concert will feature classic stage hits from The Most Happy Fella, Guys and Dolls, and How to...
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“There is of course nothing ‘standard’ about much of Beethoven’s...”
– Read Vivien Schweitzer’s New York Times review of last week’s Modern Beethoven concerts, which featured Alisa Weilerstein — “a passionate player of intense musicality” — performing Barber’s Cello Concerto.
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A Little Flute and Harp Music
Listen @ The Library, a new free chamber concert series at the Novi Library in Michigan, will present flutist Carol Wincenc teamed up with New York Philharmonic Principal Harp Nancy Allen on April 1. The two perform frequently together in chamber music performances, can be heard on recordings together, and, together with Philharmonic Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps comprise the Les Amies chamber...
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“I did not steal all the antiquities in this...
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From the Radio Room ... with Alisa Weilerstein
Fresh from this morning’s Open Rehearsal for tonight’s concert, cellist Alisa Weilerstein joined us for a quick chat in the recording studio about the challenges presented in Barber’s Cello Concerto, playing with the Philharmonic, and coming from a musical family (Philharmonic Assistant Conductor and brother Josh was in the audience at this morning’s rehearsal). Exclusive...
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