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09.16.09 MARKS A NEW ERA AND YOU’RE INVITED!
September 16 not only heralds the start of a new season, but also marks the beginning of a new era as the official debut of Music Director Alan Gilbert. Subscribe now and be a part of an exhilarating season, and witness history in the making.
Look for these exceptional concerts conducted by Alan Gilbert in the subscription series on pages 18–25.
György Ligeti — Le Grand Macabre
Alan Gilbert and director Douglas Fitch bring György Ligeti's fantastical 1975 opera, perhaps the most humorous and irony-filled examination of mortality ever composed, to the Philharmonic stage for its New York Premiere.
May 27, 28, 29
Presented in collaboration with the Lindemann Young Artists Development.
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 3
One hundred years after Gustav Mahler conducted his first concerts as music director of the Philharmonic, a new music director, Alan Gilbert, begins his own inaugural subscription season with Mahler's titanic Third Symphony.
September 17,18,22
CONTACT, THE NEW MUSIC SERIES NEW THIS YEAR!
Contact features seven World Premiere performances commissioned by the Philharmonic. 2-concert subscriptions, $48.
Contact connects you with the most interesting, innovative, and engaging new music from today’s most exciting contemporary composers. Live from Symphony Space on 95th and Broadway.
Thursday, December 17 | 8:00pm
Magnus Lindberg Conductor
Marc-Andre Dalbavie
Lei Lang
Arlene Sierra
Arthur Kampela
Friday, April 16 | 8:00pm
Alan Gilbert Conductor
Sean Shepard
Nico Muhly
Matthias Pintscher
Premieres
Five of the most talented composers alive contribute new works to our season:
Steven Stucky, Rhapsodies for Orchestra - September 18–23: U.S. Premiere
Bernard Rands, CHAINS LIKE THE SEA - October 1 & 2: World Premiere
Avner Dorman, Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! - March 18-21: U.S. Premiere
Peter Lieberson, The World in Flower - May 7–9: World Premiere
Aaron Jay Kernis, New work for trumpet and orchestra - June 4–9: World Premiere
Celebrations of Handel and Mendelssohn
All-Mendelssohn concerts: February 4–7
Come celebrate Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with Kurt Masur and Anne-Sophie Mutter.
All-Handel evenings: March 26–28
Conductor Nicholas McGegan and soprano Christine Schäfer commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death.
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Special Events:
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Opening Night Gala with Sir James Galway
Mahler Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
New Year's Eve
Bernstein: The Best of all Possible Worlds
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