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.

Learn more and buy here.

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  The New York Philharmonic will be featured in one of Bergdorf Goodman’s renowned holiday windows this November 14–January 3 as part of a tribute to New York cultural institutions.
  
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- September 25 2017 08:00 PM
  
  Watch Mahler 5 from the Opening Gala Concert
  
  Watch our 2017–18 season Opening Gala Concert, which saluted the virtuosos who make up the New York Philharmonic with Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, led by Music Director Designate Jaap van Zweden.
  
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- September 22 2017 08:21 PM
  
  New York Philharmonic Launches a Time-Traveling Podcast
  
  We’ve launched Listening Through Time, a new podcast featuring intimate conversations about how performances have evolved over generations of Philharmonic players.
  
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- September 20 2017 04:00 PM
  
  PHOTOS: 176th Season Opening Gala Concert
  
  The musicians of the New York Philharmonic were the honorees of 106 All-Stars: Opening Gala Concert of New York’s Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Designate Jaap van Zweden.
  
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- September 18 2017 04:30 PM
  
  On the Cover: George Curran
  
  Kicking off a season highlighting the All-Stars of the New York Philharmonic is Bass Trombone George Curran.
  
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- September 15 2017 03:30 PM
  
  Empire State Building To Glow Red for Opening Gala Concert
  
  Look up on Tuesday night: for yet another year, the Empire State Building will glow Philharmonic Red in honor of our 176th season.
  
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- September 13 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Alec Baldwin To Host Facebook Live Broadcast of Opening Gala Concert
  
  The record-holder for most frequent Saturday Night Live host, Alec Baldwin is adding another hosting gig to his resume: the Philharmonic’s Facebook Live broadcast of 106 All-Stars: Opening Gala Concert of New York’s Orchestra this Tuesday, September 19.
  
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- September 06 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Something’s Coming: Bernstein’s Philharmonic: A Centennial Festival
  
  The Philharmonic is celebrating Lenny’s 100th birthday with Bernstein’s Philharmonic: A Centennial Festival (October 25–November 14) plus other events throughout the season.
  
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- August 31 2017 04:00 AM
  
  It’s Back to School Week!
  
  As kids around the world return to the classroom, we’re celebrating the Philharmonic’s commitment to learning — no matter your age and location. Find out more, all this week!
  
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- August 07 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Music Academy of the West 2017 Residency
  
  The New York Philharmonic’s second performance residency at the Music Academy of the West in sunny Santa Barbara last week began with a concert for the history books.
  
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- August 02 2017 04:00 AM
  
  New Five-Disc Recording of Former Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker
  
  A new five-disc recording lets you relive Drucker's artistry through previously unreleased recordings of solo and chamber music.
  
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- July 31 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: 2017 Bravo! Vail Residency
  
  Backed by the scenic Colorado Rockies, the New York Philharmonic returned for its 15th annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail, celebrating its 30th anniversary.
  
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- July 31 2017 04:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Alan Gilbert Bids Vail Farewell with Beethoven’s Ninth
  
  Alan Gilbert made his final appearance at Bravo! Vail as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic on July 28, 2017, bidding farewell with Beethoven’s immortal Ninth Symphony.
  
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- July 30 2017 04:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Julia Adolphe’s White Stone, Premiered at Bravo! Vail
  
  Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic give the World Premiere of Julia Adolphe’s White Stone, commissioned by Bravo! Vail.
  
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- July 26 2017 04:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Daniil Trifonov Plays Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at Bravo! Vail
  
  Piano phenom and friend-of-the-Orchestra Daniil Trifonov offered this delightful and virtuosic performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert.
  
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- July 24 2017 04:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Concertmaster Frank Huang Plays Mozart’s Turkish Concerto at Bravo! Vail
  
  New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang made his Bravo! Vail concerto debut joining the Orchestra and Music Director Alan Gilbert in this rollicking Rondeau from Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish.
  
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- July 11 2017 04:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Very Young Composers of Shanghai Learn from Philharmonic Musicians
  
  In this very charming video, Philharmonic musicians participate in a session for Very Young Composers of Shanghai as part of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership.
  
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- July 11 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: 2017 Shanghai Residency Concludes
  
  The New York Philharmonic’s third annual Shanghai performance residency has concluded triumphantly.
  
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- July 07 2017 12:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Bronfman and Brahms in Shanghai
  
  Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic — in China for the third annual Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership — reunited with Yefim Bronfman in this rehearsal of Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 for the next night’s Opening Concert of the 2017 Music in the Summer Air festival.
  
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- July 05 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: 2017 Shanghai Residency Begins
  
  The New York Philharmonic’s third annual Shanghai performance residency, July 2–8, has begun.
  
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- June 29 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Concertmaster Frank Huang Leads Shanghai Orchestra Academy String Festival
  
  Concertmaster Frank Huang arrived in Shanghai early to lead the Shanghai Orchestra Academy String Festival, in conjunction with the concertmasters of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
  
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- June 23 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Congratulations!
  
  All of us in the New York Philharmonic family congratulate Alan Gilbert on the news that the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg has appointed him to be their next chief conductor, beginning in the 2019–20 season.
  
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- June 20 2017 04:00 AM
  
  New York Philharmonic the Only Orchestra To Receive Three NEA Grants
  
  The three programs receiving grants are Philharmonic Schools, YPC Play!, and radio broadcasts.
  
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- June 19 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: 2017 Concerts in the Parks
  
  The 52nd summer of the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, brought almost 100,000 music lovers to hear the New York Philharmonic perform for free in every New York City borough.
  
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- June 14 2017 04:00 AM
  
  VIDEO: Alan Gilbert Season Finale: A Concert for Unity
  
  On June 10, 2017, Alan Gilbert conducted his final subscription concert of his tenure as Music Director at David Geffen Hall. He led the New York Philharmonic in Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 joined by musicians from orchestras around the world, celebrating the power of music to build bridges and unite people across borders.
  
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- June 09 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Alan Gilbert Season Finale: A Concert for Unity
  
  In his final subscription concerts as Music Director, Alan Gilbert concludes his eight years with the Philharmonic with a message about the power of music to build bridges and unite people across borders.
  
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- June 08 2017 04:00 AM
  
  N.Y. Philharmonic Musicians Visit Shanghai Orchestra Academy in Advance of July Residency
  
  Four New York Philharmonic musicians traveled to Shanghai for master classes, coachings, mock auditions, seminars, and more as part of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership. The Philharmonic’s third annual performance residency in Shanghai is July 2–8.
  
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- June 01 2017 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: Music Director Alan Gilbert
  
  Alan Gilbert takes his final bows in New York City as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic this month, starting with three performances of Wagner’s Das Rheingold featuring former Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence and friend Eric Owens as Wotan, June 1–6.
  
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- May 31 2017 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: David Grossman’s Mixtape
  
  On the Cover musician David Grossman curated a mixtape for us with great insights and commentary below. Take a listen and enjoy!
  
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- May 30 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Principal Cello Carter Brey and N.Y. Philharmonic Musicians To Perform at Sandy Hook Benefit
  
  On June 4 — the same week that the full Orchestra performs concerts celebrating music’s power to unite and heal — Principal Cello Carter Brey and some of his fellow New York Philharmonic musicians will manifest this power for survivors of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
  
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- May 25 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Musical Postcards
  
  Throughout this 175th anniversary season, the Philharmonic has been exploring the meaning of home through The New World Initiative. This past Saturday, the audience got a particularly resonant look at the idea of “home” when Philharmonic musicians and Teaching Artists performed works written by Very Young Composers inspired by Middle Eastern refugee children.
  
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- May 23 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Isaac Thompson Appointed Vice President, Artistic Planning, at the New York Philharmonic
  
  Mr. Thompson comes from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati May Festival, where he has been the director of Artistic Administration since 2015.
  
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- May 22 2017 12:00 AM
  
  New World Composition Challenge Winners: What’s New with The New World Initiative
  
  New World Composition Challenge winners; participating ensembles performing on stage at the Concerts in the Parks; the New World Symphony available for download and streaming.
  
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- May 16 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Deborah Borda’s Curtis Institute of Music Commencement Address
  
  How does music fit in with society at large? That was a question that Deborah Borda, who will become the New York Philharmonic’s President and CEO this coming September, asked graduates of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music as the commencement speaker this past Saturday.
  
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- May 12 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Spring Gala
  
  New York City co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the centerpiece of the New York Philharmonic’s 2017 Spring Gala at which the Orchestra performed Henry Mancini’s Oscar-winning score live, led by Assistant Conductor Joshua Gersen, while the complete film was screened.
  
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- May 11 2017 04:00 AM
  
  The New York Philharmonic Wants YOU
  
  At this year’s New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, we invite you to join us in performing the “Goin’ Home” theme from the Largo movement of Dvořák’s New World Symphony before the concerts in the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, June 13–16, 2017.
  
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- May 08 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Alan Gilbert’s Final Weeks: Website Celebrates Highlights of His Tenure
  
  Alan Gilbert’s final weeks as Music Director are under way. Relive the magic of the combination of Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic through a celebratory website that captures highlights of his tenure as Music Director through video, audio, and photos.
  
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- May 05 2017 04:00 AM
  
  On the Cover: David J. Grossman
  
  This month’s cover musician, bassist David J. Grossman, found himself drawn to the bass not just for practical reasons (he’s tall!), but he also liked the fact that he was part of the rhythmic and harmonic foundation of the orchestra.
  
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- May 01 2017 12:00 AM
  
  Shepherd School of Music 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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- April 27 2017 04:00 AM
  
  Celebrate May the 4th with Events and Early Ticket Access to Star Wars Film Concert Series
  
  The Philharmonic will celebrate Star Wars Day by giving Star Wars fans who come to the David Geffen Hall Box Office early access to tickets for the Star Wars Film Concert Series on May 4, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., before tickets go on sale widely to the public online at noon.
  
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- April 10 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Copenhagen
  
  The New York Philharmonic concluded the EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour in Copenhagen, where Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra gave acclaimed performances of Berlioz, Prokofiev with Frank Peter Zimmermann, and Mahler with Christina Landshamer, and accepted a prize for their service to a great Danish composer.
  
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- April 07 2017 12:00 AM
  
  New York Philharmonic — 175th Anniversary Edition Box Set Released Today
  
  Just dropped: New York Philharmonic — 175th Anniversary Edition, a 65-CD compilation of the Orchestra’s recordings from 1917 to 1995, released today on the Sony Classical label.
  
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- April 07 2017 12:00 AM
  
  New Music, New Ensemble, New Hall
  
  The New York Philharmonic String Quartet made its German debut in John Adams’s rollicking Absolute Jest on April 4, 2017, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert in the New York Philharmonic’s first appearances in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, which opened in January.
  
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- April 06 2017 12:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: Hamburg
  
  The New York Philharmonic made its debut at the newly opened Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, where Alan Gilbert led acclaimed performances.
  
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- April 05 2017 12:00 AM
  
  New York Philharmonic Percussion on the Road
  
  New York Philharmonic Principal Percussion Christopher S. Lamb had to combine logistics with virtuosity during the Orchestra’s residency at the Barbican Centre in London. Here he talks about the challenges and performs in Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto.
  
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- April 03 2017 04:00 AM
  
  PHOTOS: London
  
  The EUROPE / SPRING 2017 tour continued in London for the Philharmonic's third residency at the Barbican Centre under the auspices of its International Associates initiative.
  
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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 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 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
  
  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 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 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
  
  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 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 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: 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 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
  
  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
  
  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: 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 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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