A Schumann Shoo-in

Following his first-ever rehearsal with the New York Philharmonic, we caught up with 17-year-old pianist (yes, you read that right) Jan Lisiecki to discuss his debut program, on which he performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Check out this new video for a sneak peek of his interpretation.

Rush on over to Avery Fisher Hall to catch Jan and the Philharmonic, led by David Zinman, before the program ends tomorrow night.

Student Rush tickets are available for Philharmonic concerts this Wednesday and Thursday, plus some other dates in December, including the Contact!, the new-music series program on December 22. 

Check it out. 

Encore! Encore!

An enthusiastic Philharmonic audience Saturday evening wouldn’t let violinist Augustin Hadelich go after his performance of Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole. He responded with an encore of the third movement, Andante, from Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor.

Will Hadelich repeat the feat? Catch the last performance of his Avery Fisher Hall debut program Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m., conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.

Student Rush tickets for this week’s performances are available now. 

Student Rush tickets are available for tonight’s Philharmonic performance with Garrison Keillor. How will the host of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion manage to weave together Beethoven’s Fifth, “My Girl,” “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” The Notre Dame Victory March, and some Tchaikovsky? It all comes together in the mind of this premier storyteller, who plans a little orchestra improv to close the program.

gottabeastringplayer:

(by thisisnotahickey)

Speaking of, music students can get tickets to New York Philharmonic concerts this week for $13.50. Check it out. 

buttsandviolins:

I can’t wait for the student rush tickets to come out for Rite of Spring. I get to meet tumblr people, too. I will bring muffins.

Green tea muffins.

Yum. You should bring some of those to the Free Dress Rehearsal for Opening Night, September 19. The program includes Rite of Spring.

alittleurbanmusician:

I want to go to every single concert. I hope there are student tickets to every single concert.

I wonder if there’s a student subscription. That’d be fantastic.

Hope you can join us as often as possible. Student Rush tickets are available for select concerts, check here for info. And here’s more on subscriptions at different levels. Like us on Facebook for other deals throughout the season.

thelifeofamusicologist:

a young mahler with a beard. if only he had grown it out a little more, we’d have another famous composer portrait to give an elder Johannes Brahms a run for his money. thoughts anyone?

Young enough that he’d have been spotted picking up Student Rush tickets at the Philharmonic, maybe for the Brahms cycle, beginning November 8.

(Source: jackthemusicologist)

We all know students operate on limited budgets (think: ramen noodles, roommates). But you don’t have to work on Wall Street to enjoy the New York Philharmonic if you have a valid school I.D. Students (high school and above) can take a musical study break with $12.50 rush tickets for select concerts throughout the season through the Philharmonic’s popular Student Rush ticket program. Some concerts are even available up to 10 days in advance. Student Rush tickets are now available for this week’s highly anticipated World Premiere of John Corigliano’s One Sweet Morning, September 30 and October 1 and 4 (visit our Tumblr page and click on the “One Sweet Morning” tag for more information), and there will be more to come!