The New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic in Photos

The activities of the New York Philharmonic have been captured in a wide variety of photographs. Intimate backstage moments, musicians onstage and at leisure, and memorable scenes from around the globe are chronicled in photo albums and virtual tours.

Winter U.S. Tour 2009

Winter U.S. Tour 2009
February 19 - March 9, 2009

Lorin Maazel is traveling with the New York Philharmonic for the last time as the Orchestra’s Music Director. The Winter U.S. Tour 2009, February 21–March 9, 2009, also marks the first Philharmonic American tour under the aegis of Global Sponsor Credit Suisse. The Orchestra will perform in 11 halls in 10 cities on a tour that spans the sunny South and the wintery Midwest.

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Opening Night

Opening Day
September 17, 2008

Experience the Opening Day of the New York Philharmonic’s 167th season, Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from the morning’s free Dress Rehearsal, through the concert and the virtuosity of soloist Sir James Galway, to the post-concert Gala dinner’s glamour. The yearlong celebration of the Orchestra’s Music Director, Lorin Maazel — A Grand Finale, has begun!

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Tour of Europe 2008

Tour of Europe 2008
August 28 - September 12, 2008

Lorin Maazel lead the Philharmonic in the Tour of Europe 2008, a 9-city, 13-concert tour from August 28 to September 12, 2008, made in partnership with Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. This triumphant visit launched Mr. Maazel’s valedictory season as the Orchestra’s Music Director.

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Concerts in the Parks Photo Contest

Concerts in the Parks Photo Contest 2008
June 24 - August 1, 2008

We invited the audience at our Concerts in the Parks to share their best photos of the experience at our contest site on flickr. The results were simply amazing - we received more than 400 wonderful photos of families, fireworks, and much, much more.

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Vail

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
July 18 - 25, 2008

The Orchestra returns for its sixth annual residency in the Colorado Rockies.

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Concerts in the Parks

Concerts in the Parks
June 24 - July 15, 2008

Free music in the great outdoors comes to a park near you, for the 44th consecutive year.

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Camelot

Camelot
May 7 - 10, 2008

The New York Philharmonic performed Lerner & Loewe's Camelot in a semi-staged concert production featuring Gabriel Byrne, Marin Mazzie, and Nathan Gunn in an all-star production.

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Pyongyang and Seoul

Pyongyang and Seoul
February 25 - 27, 2008

On February 26, 2008, the New York Philharmonic gave the first-ever performance by an American orchestra in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The concert was the centerpiece of a 48-hour visit that included master classes and a rehearsal open to music students.

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Asia 2008

Asia 2008
February 11 – 24, 2008

The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Lorin Maazel, travels to the Far East on Asia 2008, a five-city, eleven-concert tour, February 11–24, 2008, the first under the aegis of Global Sponsor Credit Suisse.

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2007-08 Season Opening

Opening Night
September 18, 2007

The New York Philharmonic kicked off the 2007–08 season with free events celebrating the launch of Credit Suisse's role as the Orchestra's first-ever global sponsor.

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Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert: Music Director Designate
July 18, 2007

The New York Philharmonic announced the appointment of the Orchestra's next and 25th Music Director: 40-year-old American Alan Gilbert.

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Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
July 20 - 27, 2007

The Orchestra returned for its fifth annual residency in the breathtaking Colorado Rockies.

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2007 Concerts in the Parks

Concerts in the Parks
July 9 - 17, 2007

Free music in the great outdoors for the 43rd consecutive year.

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Tour of Europe 2007

2007 New York Philharmonic Tour of Europe
May 3 - 18, 2007

The Orchestra crosses the Atlantic for an eight-city tour of European cultural capitals. Return to this page, starting May 3, and follow along on the Virtual Tour, as the Orchestra traverses the continent from Warsaw to Luxembourg.

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My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady
March 7 - 10, 2007

The New York Philharmonic performed Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady in a fully costumed, semi-staged concert production featuring Kelsey Grammer and Kelli O'Hara.

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Tour of Japan and Korea

Japan Korea 2006
October 30 - November 18, 2006

A warm welcome and sold-out houses awaited the Orchestra on its trip to Japan and Korea. En route to the Far East, the Philharmonic stopped in California for two concerts in Costa Mesa, helping to inaugurate the new Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

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Tour of Italy

The New York Philharmonic 2006 Tour of Italy, Sponsored by Generali
June 5 - 21, 2006

Masterpieces of architecture rang with music as the Philharmonic, led by Music Director Lorin Maazel, performed in venues ranging from Milan's 1778 Teatro alla Scala to Rome's space-age Parco della Musica, designed by Renzo Piano, which opened in 2004.

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Tour of Europe II

The 75th Anniversary Tour of Europe, Part II
November 7 - 21, 2005

The 75th Anniversary European Tour with Lorin Maazel celebrated the historic 1930 tour by the Orchestra with Arturo Toscanini. The highlight of Part II of the tour, in November 2005, was a series of three concerts at Dresden's Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), the Baroque masterpiece destroyed by Allied bombs at the end of World War II, which was rebuilt as the architectural and spiritual centerpiece of Dresden 50 years later.

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Tour of Europe I

The 75th Anniversary Tour of Europe, Part I
August 29 - September 13, 2005

The 75th Anniversary European Tour with Lorin Maazel celebrated the historic 1930 tour by the Orchestra with Arturo Toscanini. Part I of the tour, in September 2005, took the Orchestra to festivals in Germany and Switzerland.

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