5 July 2012
Helluva Town
Not long after he became associate conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein joined with Jerome Robbins, Adolph Green and Betty Comden on a little Broadwy show called On the Town. The New York Philharmonic will perform music from the show, plus some Gershwin tunes and patriotric favorites tonight in its Summertime Classics series.
To get here? Remember, the Bronx is up, the Battery’s down, and Lincoln Center is in between.
13 June 2012
From the Radio Room…with Joshua Hopkins
Curious about baritone Joshua Hopkins’s favorite hot-spots in NYC? I’ll give you a hint, it involves his sweet tooth!
For the answer, catch his interview on The New York Philharmonic This Week (Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. on 105.9 FM WQXR*
And don’t miss Joshua’s performances this week in Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva, and next week in Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Great.
11 May 2012
What role does live music play in a world of changing audience habits? Music Director Alan Gilbert and Executive Director Designate Matthew VanBesien will share their thoughts during the keynote conversation in “Talking About Audiences“ — a free public event in San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall at 1:30 p.m. (PDT) Be sure to check out the live webcast.
In the meantime, listen as Alan Gilbert describes his approach to programming and how audiences play into his choices, above.
And catch up on the what critics described as the Philharmonic’s “blistering” debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in our California 2012 Virtual Tour.
27 April 2012
One Surreal Game-Changer
Gyorgy Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre gets a nod as NPR’s Deceptive Cadence blog surveys the opera landscape for game-changingl postwar works. The black comedy shows Ligeti’s dramatic sense of humor from the first note: “The piece, although not performed often, seems to be a success whenever it shows up, as was the case when it became the hit of the New York Philharmonic’s 2009-10 season.”
Take another walk through the Philharmonic’s hit production of Ligeti’s “anti-anti-opera” here.
21 March 2012
“I can’t wait to return to the parks and feel that overwhelming connection with the tens of thousands of people who, like me, love New York, love the New York Philharmonic, and love the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks.” — Alan Gilbert
The Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, are coming to you! And we’re happy to announce that Time Warner is back to help support the series this year. Here’s the schedule of free summer concerts:
July 11: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
July 12: The Great Lawn in Central Park, Manhattan
July 13: Cunningham Park, Queens
July 16: Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
2 February 2011
Punxsutawney Phil, meet the New York Phil!
If Music Director Alan Gilbert sees his shadow during today’s School Day Concerts, does that mean no Rite of Spring? I guess we’ll just have to wait until tomorrow when the Philharmonic’s 2011–12 season is revealed!
1 February 2011
Three-Sixty, a new multiplatform series, takes a deeper look at various aspects of Philharmonic life. First up: “Chemistry,” an insider’s view of the state of the union between Music Director Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic musicians, a vital and evolving relationship forged through rehearsal and performance. Read the Playbill article with perspectives from Alan Gilbert, Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, Principal Oboe Liang Wang, and Principal Horn Philip Myers. Reblog to join the conversation and stay tuned for more Three-Sixty features to come.
