Audra McDonald with N.Y. Philharmonic CD Released

Posted June 01, 2018

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Sing Happy, the recording of Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award winner Audra McDonald’s 2018 New York Philharmonic Spring Gala performance, is now available on CD — and it's the number-one classical recording on Amazon! It was released for download and streaming on May 11.

Recorded live at our Spring Gala on May 1, the recording represents McDonald’s first collaboration with Decca Gold, as well as her first solo recording with full orchestra. The concert was conducted by Andy Einhorn.

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- March 31 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Budapest and Vienna
  
  The EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour took Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra to Budapest and Vienna, where they were praised for sensitive performances of Bartók and Mahler in the composers’ homelands.
  
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- March 31 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Mahler Comes Home to Vienna
  
  Music Director Alan Gilbert, soprano Christina Landshamer, and the Philharmonic rehearsed Mahler’s ethereal Symphony No. 4 on March 30 in the Wiener Konzerthaus, in the city that the composer and former New York Philharmonic Music Director called home.
  
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- March 29 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Beethoven in Springtime
  
  In Essen, Germany the New York Philharmonic String Quartet rehearsed the Scherzo from Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4 for a performance the next day at the Hungarian Parliament.
  
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- March 29 2017 04:00 AM
  
  The New York Philharmonic Supports Music in Our Schools
  
  Watch a video expressing the Philharmonic’s support of Music In Our Schools Month®!
  
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- March 28 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Luxembourg, Düsseldorf, and Essen
  
  The EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour continued in Luxembourg, Düsseldorf, and Essen with powerhouse performances of Bartók, Mahler, John Adams, and more in photogenic halls.
  
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- March 28 2017 12:00 AM
  
  New York Philharmonic Presents Leonard Bernstein’s Marked Mahler Score to Vienna Philharmonic
  
  The New York Philharmonic and the family of Leonard Bernstein presented the Vienna Philharmonic with Bernstein’s marked score of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, in celebration of the Austrian orchestra’s 175th birthday.
  
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- March 24 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Berlioz, Bells, and Antwerp
  
  The EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour began with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic performing in Antwerp on March 23 — the Orchestra’s first performance in that Belgian city since 1920 took place in the inaugural season of Queen Elisabeth Hall.
  
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- March 24 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: The Tour Begins in Antwerp
  
  The New York Philharmonic's two-week, seven-country EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour — Alan Gilbert's ninth and final international tour as Music Director — has begun in Antwerp, Belgium.
  
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- March 21 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Dvořák 9 on Kazoo? What’s New with The New World Initiative
  
  As part of The New World Initiative — our season-long immersion in Dvořák’s New World Symphony — The Queen’s Cartoonists arranged a jazzy version cycling through the work’s main themes in two minutes using kazoos, upright bass, saxophone, and more.
  
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- March 15 2017 09:27 PM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic Teaching Artists Complete 5-Boro School Tour
  
  Over the past nine days, more than 4,400 students and 201 teachers in grades 3–5 participated in 20 Philharmonic Schools interactive concerts at 14 schools throughout New York City’s five boroughs.
  
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- March 15 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Deborah Borda To Return as President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic
  
  Today Philharmonic Chairman Oscar S. Schafer, on behalf of the Board of Directors and Music Director Designate Jaap van Zweden, announced that Deborah Borda will become President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Philharmonic on September 15, 2017. In addition, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Bill Thomas will become Executive Director, effective May 1, 2017.
  
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- March 15 2017 04:00 AM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic Teaching Artists Complete Five-Borough School Tour
  
  From February 14 to March 6, more than 5,000 students and 236 teachers in grades 3–5 participated in 19 Philharmonic Schools interactive concerts at 15 partner schools throughout New York City’s five boroughs.
  
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- March 02 2017 05:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Duoming Ba
  
  Violinist Duoming Ba is proof positive of the power of kindness. She was performing a solo with her youth orchestra in China when a music lover in the audience recognized her talent...
  
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- March 01 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert To Conduct Philharmonic Joined by Musicians from Around the World, Celebrating Music’s Power to Unite
  
  Alan Gilbert believes in the power of music to heal, build bridges, and cross borders. In his final subscription program, he will lead the New York Philharmonic joined by musicians from orchestras around the world in concerts celebrating this power.
  
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- February 28 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Joining Together To Save the NEA
  
  The New York Philharmonic has joined with the entire Lincoln Center community in calling upon the federal government to continue supporting the National Endowment of the Arts.
  
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- February 15 2017 05:00 AM
  
  Concertmaster Frank Huang Receives Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award
  
  Concertmaster Frank Huang has been named a recipient of Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artists Award, which recognizes extraordinary talent around the campus.
  
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- February 08 2017 05:00 AM
  
  Announcing Our 2017–18 Season!
  
  This just in! We’ve released details of our 2017–18 season, celebrating what makes the Philharmonic great while looking to the future as we welcome Jaap van Zweden as Music Director Designate before he becomes Music Director in 2018–19.
  
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- February 03 2017 05:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Anthony McGill
  
  Check out a video Q&A to learn about Anthony’s inspirations, view of life on stage versus the pit, and performing at Barack Obama’s first Inauguration.
  
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- February 01 2017 05:00 AM
  
  2017 Chinese New Year Concert and Gala Slideshow
  
  The New York Philharmonic welcomed the Year of the Rooster with the sixth annual Chinese New Year Concert and Gala, a festive musical evening presented by Starr International Foundation and conducted by Long Yu.
  
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- January 26 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Announcing the New York Philharmonic String Quartet
  
  We’re excited to announce the formation of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, comprising Concertmaster Frank Huang, Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples, Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps, and Principal Cello Carter Brey.
  
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- January 26 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Interlochen Is Back in New York
  
  Today 19 Interlochen Arts Academy (IAA) students attended a Philharmonic rehearsal, and will attend tonight’s concert, as part of a new education and performance partnership.
  
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- January 25 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic Are Europe-Bound
  
  The EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour, March 23–April 7, 2017, features 14 concerts in Antwerp, Luxembourg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Hamburg, Budapest, Vienna, London, and Copenhagen.
  
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- January 24 2017 05:00 AM
  
  Young People’s Concerts Bring The New World Initiative to Kids
  
  Saturday capped a remarkable week in which Young People’s Concerts intersected powerfully with The New World Initiative, our season-long, citywide project revolving around Dvořák’s New World Symphony and its theme of home.
  
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- January 23 2017 05:00 AM
  
  Watch Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto and Brahms’s Third
  
  From the concert on January 14, 2017: Music Director Alan Gilbert conducts the New York Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor, with soloist Stephen Hough, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 3.
  
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- January 19 2017 05:00 AM
  
  Music Academy of the West Fellows Conclude Immersion with New York Philharmonic
  
  From January 6 to 15, eleven Zarin Mehta Fellows, selected by audition, worked closely with Orchestra musicians in one-on-one lessons, mock auditions, chamber music coaching, and more.
  
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- December 29 2016 05:00 AM
  
  World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis's The Jungle (Symphony No. 4)
  
  Last night Music Director Alan Gilbert led the Philharmonic and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in the World Premiere of The Jungle (Symphony No. 4), the jazz legend’s depiction of New York as super highway.
  
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- December 27 2016 05:00 AM
  
  Best of 2016
  
  We’re excited to have ranked on many best-of 2016 lists, and are proud of the company we’re in.
  
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- December 15 2016 05:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic Perform at the United Nations
  
  Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic performed a historic concert at the United Nations yesterday, paying tribute to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the conclusion of his ten-year term and welcoming his successor, António Guterres.
  
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- December 06 2016 05:00 AM
  
  Philharmonic's All-Christopher Rouse Recording Nominated for Grammy Award
  
  Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic’s recording of music by former Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse, released in May 2016 on Dacapo, is a rousing success: it’s been nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance!
  
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- December 06 2016 05:00 AM
  
  Rice University Students Named for Global Academy Fellowship Program
  
  Last week, wind, brass, and percussion students at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music auditioned for the opportunity to spend a week amongst New York Philharmonic musicians, learning about the life of an orchestra musician from the inside.
  
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- December 02 2016 12:00 AM
  
  The New World Initiative Events in December
  
  This month The New World Initiative, a centerpiece of our 175th season celebration, offers New Yorkers the chance to engage with Dvořák’s New World Symphony, a work associated with the Orchestra since its premiere and so a piece of the city’s cultural history.
  
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- December 02 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Oh, the Places They’re Going!
  
  The first class of instrumentalists in the Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) graduated in July, and already they are joining the ranks of important orchestras and opera companies.
  
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- November 29 2016 06:55 PM
  
  New World Symphony Manuscript Parts Now Available in Digital Archives
  
  On December 16, 1893, the New York Philharmonic gave the World Premiere of Dvořák's New World Symphony. Here's another first: for the first time ever, you can see the manuscript parts used at the premiere, and other cool stuff.
  
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- November 18 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Louis Andriessen Receives Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic
  
  The Dutch composer receives $200,000 plus a commission, which the Orchestra will premiere in the 2018–19 season, led by Jaap van Zweden.
  
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- November 18 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Jaap van Zweden Conducts: A Glimpse of the Future
  
  Philharmonic audiences got a glimpse of the future when Jaap van Zweden led the New York Premiere–Philharmonic Co-Commission of Julia Adolphe’s Unearth, Release, with Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps as soloist, plus Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Wagner’s Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin.
  
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- November 03 2016 12:00 AM
  
  New York Philharmonic Launches Young People’s Concerts Play!
  
  This new online learning platform lets you stream Young People’s Concerts free on-demand, and offers interactive lessons and activities.
  
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- October 24 2016 12:00 AM
  
  New York Philharmonic To Perform at United Nations on December 14
  
  Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the Orchestra in a concert at the UN paying special tribute to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he prepares to conclude his 10-year term.
  
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- October 20 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Benjamin Grosvenor Receives Inaugural Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman Classical Piano Prize
  
  The Ackman Prize will be awarded every three years to an up-and-coming pianist or piano duo chosen by prominent pianists, Philharmonic leadership, and other musical figures.
  
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- October 18 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert Receives National Arts Club Medal of Honor
  
  Past recipients include Plácido Domingo, James Levine, Daniel Barenboim, Van Cliburn, Isaac Stern, and Emanuel Ax.
  
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- October 14 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Esa-Pekka Salonen Starts New Season as Composer-in-Residence with Circle Map
  
  Salonen has expanded the role to fuse performance and curating with composition. He returns as composer when the Orchestra performs the New York Premieres of his Wing on Wing and Cello Concerto, with Yo-Yo Ma, and to conduct a U.S. Premiere by Tansy Davies.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Concertmaster Frank Huang
  
  “It’s not every day that you get to take a selfie with Oprah,” said Concertmaster Frank Huang, October’s On the Cover musician, recalling highlights from last season.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Watch Dvořák’s New World Symphony from Opening Gala Concert
  
  The performance launched the New York Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary season, Music Director Alan Gilbert’s farewell season, and The New World Initiative.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps
  
  Learn how Phelps draws out a velvety sound on all the big viola solos in the symphonic repertoire, and also elicits a unified sound from the viola section.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Ethan Bensdorf
  
  Ethan Bensdorf has developed a niche skill set as a section trumpet player at the Philharmonic, often playing second trumpet.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  What’s New with The New World Initiative
  
  The Philharmonic, in partnership with the NYC Department of Education, developed a curriculum exploring the New World Symphony's African American and Native American influences using Philharmonic archives and presented it to 400+ teachers at a professional development day.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Mindy Kaufman
  
  “You really get to know your colleagues, and it’s such a special experience to develop friendships through our music. I think that’s why I went into music in the first place.”
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  New York and Vienna Philharmonics Celebrate 175th Anniversaries with Joint Exhibit
  
  The unprecedented joint exhibit of archival material from throughout the venerable orchestras’ histories will be housed at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, February 23–March 10, 2017, before moving to Vienna.
  
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- October 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Calling All NYC Composers: Take the New World Challenge!
  
  Create works of not more than three minutes that contain or reference themes from Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World. You could win some cash, and be recognized onstage at one of the Concerts in the Parks!
  
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- October 03 2016 12:00 AM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic and Oklahoma State University Form Residency Partnership
  
  The partnership will kick off in October 2019, when the Philharmonic will perform at the opening of the new McKnight Center for the Performing Arts at OSU.
  
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- September 27 2016 04:00 AM
  
  175th Anniversary Opening Gala Concert: Video
  
  This past Wednesday was the Philharmonic’s first-ever live concert broadcast on Facebook. In case you missed it, here is the full video.
  
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- September 23 2016 05:10 PM
  
  The 175th Anniversary Season Begins
  
  Wednesday marked many milestones: the launch of the New York Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary season, Music Director Alan Gilbert’s farewell season, and The New World Initiative — the Philharmonic’s season-long, city-wide project revolving around Dvořák’s New World Symphony and its theme of “home” — plus the Orchestra’s first-ever live concert broadcast on Facebook.
  
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- September 21 2016 03:55 PM
  
  Empire State Building To Glow Red for 175th Anniversary Opening Gala Concert
  
  Appropriately enough, our 175th anniversary season celebrates our hometown.
  
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- September 19 2016 04:00 AM
  
  The New World Initiative Launches with Facebook Live Broadcast of Opening Gala Concert
  
  For the first time ever, the 175th Anniversary Season Opening Gala Concert will be broadcast live on Facebook.
  
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- September 09 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Philharmonic and Jaap van Zweden To Open Mahler Festival 2020, Presented by The Royal Concertgebouw
  
  Today it was announced that the Philharmonic and Jaap van Zweden, who becomes Music Director in 2018, will open the Mahler Festival — held every 25 years — in Amsterdam in May 2020, presented by The Royal Concertgebouw.
  
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- September 08 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Thanks and Best Wishes, Carol!
  
  Violinist Carol Webb has retired after 39 years. Enjoy this slideshow of Carol and the Philharmonic during her tenure.
  
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- August 23 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Free Concert Showcases World Premieres by Very Young Composers of Fukushima and New York
  
  On Saturday we proudly presented a free concert featuring young composers wrestling not only with melody, form, and instrumentation but also how music can express feelings about home.
  
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- August 08 2016 04:00 AM
  
  2017 Zarin Mehta Fellows from Music Academy of the West Named
  
  Ten students from Santa Barbara’s Music Academy of the West will enjoy a unique ten-day immersion in the life of an orchestral musician in January 2017.
  
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- August 01 2016 04:00 AM
  
  14th-Annual Bravo! Vail Residency in Photos
  
  The New York Philharmonic spent ten picturesque days performing six concerts in Vail, Colorado, for their 14th-annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail.
  
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- August 01 2016 12:00 AM
  
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- July 29 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Violinist Leila Josefowicz Takes on Prokofiev
  
  Watch Leila Josefowicz dominate Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic and Music Director Alan Gilbert this week during the Orchestra's 14th-annual residency at Bravo! Vail.
  
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- July 25 2016 10:42 PM
  
  PHOTOS: Final Concert in Vail
  
  The Philharmonic's 12th-annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail came to a close Saturday night with a sold-out, all-Russian concert.
  
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- July 25 2016 04:00 AM
  
  2016 Bravo! Vail Residency Begins
  
  The Philharmonic has headed out West for their 14th-annual residency at Bravo! Vail in scenic Colorado.
  
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- July 15 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert Nominated for Emmy for Sinatra: Voice for a Century
  
  Gilbert was nominated for Best Musical Direction for Sinatra: Voice for a Century, which Live From Lincoln Center presented in December.
  
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- July 15 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Global Academy Update
  
  As the Philharmonic prepared to head to Vail, Alan Gilbert appeared in Santa Barbara as part of the New York Philharmonic Global Academy partnership with Music Academy of the West.
  
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- July 11 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Second Annual Shanghai Performance Residency Concludes
  
  Seven thousand miles and one week later, the New York Philharmonic's second annual Shanghai performance residency has come to a triumphant conclusion.
  
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- July 06 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Second Annual Shanghai Performance Residency Begins
  
  The New York Philharmonic has traveled 7,000 miles for the second annual Shanghai performance residency.
  
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- July 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Shanghai Orchestra Academy Graduates First Class
  
  Today the New York Philharmonic's Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership passed another milestone, when the inaugural class graduated from the Shanghai Orchestra Academy.
  
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- July 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Trifonov and Prokofiev in Shanghai
  
  The Scherzo: Vivace from Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, "a tour de force of perpetual motion," wrote Michael Steinberg. That also describes Trifonov, who even dances a bit.
  
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- July 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Jazzy Brass on a Shanghai Summer Night
  
  Just weeks after the Concerts in the Parks, the New York Philharmonic brought its longstanding love of free outdoor concerts to Shanghai.
  
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- June 24 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Hear Philharmonic Musicians at Guild Hall in Hamptons in July
  
  On Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, Guild Hall in East Hampton, N.Y., presents two enticing chamber concerts featuring Philharmonic musicians.
  
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- June 11 2016 04:00 AM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi Leads Trombone Flash Mob
  
  Watch 371 trombonists play Bernstein and Wagner.
  
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- June 11 2016 04:00 AM
  
  2016 Concerts in the Parks Begin in Central Park
  
  The New York Philharmonic's Concerts in the Parks are back for another summer of beautiful music under the stars.
  
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- June 11 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Touring New York City
  
  The New York Philharmonic's Concerts in the Parks continued with concerts in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
  
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- June 09 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Biennial Beat: Philharmonic Finale with Friends Boulez, Stucky, and Nørgård
  
  Episode four of Biennial Beat, a video series filling you in on the stories behind the biennial.
  
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- June 03 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Rice University Fellows Conclude Immersion with New York Philharmonic
  
  From May 22 to May 29 five fellows, selected by audition, worked closely with Orchestra musicians in one-on-one lessons, mock auditions, chamber music coaching, and more.
  
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- June 03 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Fellows from Shanghai Orchestra Academy Experience a Week as a Philharmonic Musician
  
  Last week the Philharmonic hosted the New York Philharmonic Global Academy Fellowship Program’s first international Zarin Mehta Fellows, four students from the Shanghai Orchestra Academy selected by audition for an immersion in the life of an orchestral musician.
  
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- June 02 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Biennial Beat Episode Three: Aspen at the Whitney and the Next Generation
  
  Episode three of Biennial Beat, a video series filling you in on the stories behind the biennial.
  
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- May 27 2016 04:00 AM
  
  From the Inaugural NY PHIL BIENNIAL: Premiere of Rouse's Fourth Symphony
  
  With the 2016 NY PHIL BIENNIAL 2016 in full swing, relive the inaugural edition with the newly released Dacapo recording of Christopher Rouse’s Symphony No. 4, which received its acclaimed World Premiere at the 2014 NY PHIL BIENNIAL.
  
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- May 25 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Biennial Beat Episode Two: The Importance of Being Earnest
  
  Episode two of Biennial Beat — a video series filling you in on the stories behind the biennial — drops today, featuring The Importance of Being Earnest and its wild staging.
  
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- May 25 2016 04:00 AM
  
  SLIDESHOW: Stormtroopers at the Spring Gala
  
  The New York Philharmonic threw its 2016 Spring Gala, A John Williams Celebration, last night, feting the Oscar-winning composer contributions to movie music with stellar performances of his scores.
  
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- May 24 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Philharmonic Trio Plays for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers
  
  The New York Philharmonic is committed to music’s power to comfort and heal, so it was honored to send a trio of musicians to perform for members of our community with dementia and their caregivers.
  
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- May 13 2016 07:03 PM
  
  Mahler Wundersingers: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Philharmonic Soloists
  
  Check out an online exhibit of the Philharmonic's soloists in Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, which date to 1910.
  
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- May 12 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Rice University Fellows Begin Immersion with New York Philharmonic
  
  Five students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music are in New York City for the New York Philharmonic Global Academy Fellowship Program.
  
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- May 09 2016 04:00 AM
  
  SLIDESHOW: Tour Finale in San Francisco
  
  “There was no doubt that we were in for some bold, brawny music-making. And the orchestra didn’t disappoint.” So said the San Francisco Chronicle of Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic in San Francisco, wrapping up the whirlwind CALIFORNIA 2016 tour to great acclaim.
  
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- May 05 2016 07:32 PM
  
  WUNDERLAND: Concert and After-Party
  
  Join us for WUNDERLAND, a concert and after-party this Saturday, May 14.
  
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- April 27 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Webcasts, Broadcasts, and Recordings from the 2016 NY PHIL BIENNIAL
  
  NY PHIL BIENNIAL FOMO? We’re here to help.
  
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- April 27 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Four Retirements and a Jubilee
  
  On April 28, the the Philharmonic honored Irene Breslaw, Sandra Church, Newton Mansfield, and Carol Webb, who are retiring after decades of service to the Orchestra, as well as Katherine Greene, who is celebrating her 25th anniversary.
  
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- April 21 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Summer 2016 Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership Details Announced
  
  Four students from the Shanghai Orchestra Academy will travel to NYC for the New York Philharmonic Global Academy Fellowship Program, June 11–17, and the Philharmonic will travel to Shanghai for its second annual performance residency, July 2–8.
  
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- April 18 2016 12:00 AM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic and Harmony Program Collaborate with Second All Stars Initiative
  
  The New York Philharmonic and Harmony Program will collaborate again in the annual Harmony Program All Stars Ensemble, including a free concert on April 26.
  
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- April 11 2016 12:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert 'Hits Ground Running' in London Symphony Orchestra Debut
  
  Last week Music Director Alan Gilbert made his debut conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in two programs at the Barbican Centre.
  
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- April 07 2016 12:00 AM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic Salutes University Musical Society President Kenneth Fischer
  
  The University of Michigan's University Musical Society announced today that Fischer will retire as President at the end of the 2016–17 season.
  
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- April 06 2016 12:00 AM
  
  'Earnest' Wows London Before Coming to NY PHIL BIENNIAL
  
  Gerald Barry’s comic opera The Importance of Being Earnest was revived last week at the Barbican Centre to great acclaim. The NY PHIL BIENNIAL gives the U.S. Stage Premiere June 2–4.
  
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- April 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Richard Deane
  
  This month On the Cover features Associate Principal Horn Richard Deane.
  
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- April 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  In Columbia Teachers College Keynote, Wiprud Advocates Cultural Institutions' Educational Role
  
  On Saturday, April 2, Vice President, Education, Theodore Wiprud received the Medal of Excellence from Columbia University Teachers College.
  
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- April 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Sumire Kudo
  
  This month On the Cover features cellist Sumire Kudo.
  
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- April 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Schumann's Cello Concerto in Costa Mesa
  
  The CALIFORNIA 2016 tour is underway! Here's a lovely moment from rehearsal in Costa Mesa.
  
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- April 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  SLIDESHOW: California Playin'
  
  Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic went west this week for the CALIFORNIA 2016 tour, which launched with performances in Costa Mesa and San Diego.
  
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- April 05 2016 04:00 AM
  
  Watch Insights at the Atrium – 'NY PHIL BIENNIAL: A Player's Guide'
  
  If you missed the free event May 11, here's the full video. Watch and get psyched for the biennial!
  
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- April 04 2016 08:51 PM
  
  Anthony McGill Named 'True Champion of Justice' by John Jay
  
  Last week Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill received the 2016 John Jay Justice Award. President Matthew VanBesien and Board Member Alec Baldwin presented the award.
  
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- March 17 2016 04:28 PM
  
  Saluting Joseph Flummerfelt
  
  We salute our close friend and artistic partner Joseph Flummerfelt, retiring after 44 years of preparing choruses for New York Philharmonic concerts.
  
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- March 14 2016 07:54 PM
  
  Van Zweden 'Almost Miraculous' in New Mahler 3 Recording
  
  "No wonder van Zweden has been tapped as the next music director of the New York Philharmonic," the Dallas Morning News wrote.
  
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- March 08 2016 10:38 PM
  
  Just Announced: More Details for the 2016 NY PHIL BIENNIAL
  
  The 2016 NY PHIL BIENNIAL is quickly approaching, and today we announced new events, a social media campaign, and program updates for the second edition of the new-music festival.
  
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- March 01 2016 05:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Sara Griffin
  
  Meet Assistant Principal Librarian Sara Griffin, the March On the Cover musician.
  
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- February 19 2016 08:46 PM
  
  What Do Inside Out and Nielsen Have in Common?
  
  We were surprised and delighted to learn that Danish composer Carl Nielsen — subject of our multi-year The Nielsen Project — is somewhat behind the inspiration for Pixar’s latest creation, Inside Out.
  
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- February 19 2016 08:43 PM
  
  Springing Ahead to the Next NY PHIL BIENNIAL
  
  We know it’s still February, but spring is on the horizon, and with it The New York Times Spring Preview, which has made it clear that thoughts are already on the second NY PHIL BIENNIAL.
  
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- February 16 2016 10:29 PM
  
  Remembering Steven Stucky
  
  The New York Philharmonic deeply mourns the loss of our friend Steven Stucky, the great Pulitzer Prize–winning composer.
  
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- February 16 2016 09:51 PM
  
  On the Cover: Quan Ge
  
  Meet violinist Quan Ge, the February On the Cover musician.
  
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- February 11 2016 05:43 PM
  
  Packed House 'Steps Inside Mahler's Sixth' at Free Insights
  
  This installment of the free series, "Stepping Inside Mahler's Sixth," was for you Mahler fans.
  
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- February 10 2016 10:07 PM
  
  Chinese New Year Concert and Gala Slideshow
  
  On February 9 the New York Philharmonic welcomed the Year of the Monkey at the fifth-annual Chinese New Year Concert and Gala.
  
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- February 05 2016 03:31 PM
  
  WHEN IN ROME: the Philharmonic in the Eternal City
  
  It's Rome Week, with Respighi's Roman Trilogy on the program. Check out an online exhibit of the Philharmonic's Roman travels, which date to 1930.
  
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- February 03 2016 02:31 PM
  
  Announcing the 2016–17 Season!
  
  Today we proudly announced our 2016–17 season, a momentous one marking our 175th anniversary and Music Director Alan Gilbert’s farewell season.
  
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- January 29 2016 08:00 PM
  
  WHEN IN ROME: Concert and After-Party
  
  Join us for WHEN IN ROME, a concert and after-party package, February 5–6.

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