New York Philharmonic

10 February 2012

Your Weekend and the Week Ahead: Plan Now

1) Catch up with the Orchestra through slideshows and videos via the Virtual Tour — your VIP access to EUROPE / WINTER 2012.

2) Read what the critics are saying about the Orchestra’s February 8 performance in Frankfurt with Frank Peter Zimmermann:

Blitz und Sonne

“[…] New York and its merits are the subject of countless declarations of love. The city’s most famous assets rightly include the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, as its Frankfurt appearance underscored. Throughout the concert the New Yorkers showed what they can do. It is impossible to decide who had the greatest honor on this evening — the German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, who was allowed to play with the Philharmonic, or the orchestra, which has engaged the Duisburg native as guest soloist for the entire season. […] On an evening like this, one would like to join in Frank Sinatra’s paean to New York at the top of one’s voice.” — Cara Gutman, the Darmstädter Echo

Mit Präzision, Disziplin und Eleganz

“[…] Thus, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at the opening of the Pro Arte Concert was an ideal match. Controlled emotion, quiet elegance, and beautiful tone did great justice to this unique work, without rough edges or extremes. […] [The orchestra’s] absolute precision, the discipline, the sound – which never strays from objectivity – and stylistic competence are flawless. The musicians strike the “classical,” well-balanced Beethoven tone as well as the modern, twentieth-century sounds of Ravel and Stravinsky.” — Frankfurter Neue Presse

Konsequente Klasse

“The musical styles were wide-ranging, the level consistently world class […] At the first guest appearance by the New York Philharmonic at the sold-out Alte Oper, the perfection, flexibility, and tremendous musicality of this 170-year-old orchestra were thrilling. […]” — Axel Zibulski, Offenbach-Post

3) Stay tuned to Tumblr next week for tour updates from Düsseldorf and Amsterdam.