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PHOTOS: Final Concert in Vail

The Philharmonic's 12th-annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail concluded Saturday night with a sold-out, all-Russian concert. Flanked by the majestic Rockies, the Orchestra wowed the crowd with Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Musorgsky, and Tchaikovsky, with Bramwell Tovey on the podium and pianist Joyce Yang as soloist.

NY Philharmonic Bravo! Vail

Bravo! Vail artistic director Anne-Marie McDermott, conductor Bramwell Tovey, and Bravo! Vail president James W. Palermo

NY Philharmonic Bravo! Vail

View of the New York Philharmonic's final performance at Bravo! Vail's Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

NY Philharmonic Bravo! Vail

Pianist Joyce Yang performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic, led by Bramwell Tovey

Photos by Zach Mahone Photography

This just in from Philharmonic cellist Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales: Principal Cello Carter Brey and cellist Patrick Jee crossing the finish line of the Vail Half Marathon July 20:

PHOTOS: The Philharmonic Returns to Bravo! Vail

The New York Philharmonic is back in picturesque Colorado for its 13th annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail. Over the weekend the Orchestra performed the first three concerts of its six-concert residency. The ever-witty Bramwell Tovey led two programs — one with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, the other with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott — and former Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Joshua Weilerstein reunited with the Philharmonic and his sister, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, for Tchaikovsky. Plus Philharmonic musicians worked with the Very Young Composers of Vail.

PHOTOS: Copland in Colorado

The New York Philharmonic's 12th-annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail continued last night with a rousing all-American program. Bramwell Tovey led Copland's Clarinet Concerto with Associate Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio in the spotlight — plus Gershwin favorites, Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, and Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite.

The encore? Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, of course. 

Photos by Zach Mahone Photography.

Plus, a special dispatch from Bramwell Tovey himself:


NY Philharmonic, Midori, Bronfman Play Bravo! Vail in July

NY Philharmonic at Bravo! Vail 

Alan Gilbert conducts Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, Midori plays Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Yefim Bronfman plays Beethoven, and a trio of Broadway stars perform Frank Loesser songs. These are highlights of the Philharmonic's 12th summer residency at Bravo! Vail, July 18–25, 2014.

Join us out west for beautiful music in a beautiful setting.

Photo: Zach Mahone

Summertime Classics To Feature Russian, American Classics

Summertime Classics NY Philharmonic 

The New York Philharmonic recently announced that Summertime Classics will take place July 2–6, 2014, featuring five themed concerts with Bramwell Tovey. All concerts will be at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.

On July 2–3 the Philharmonic will perform “Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and Friends,” with pianist Joyce Yang as soloist.

On July 4–6 “Star-Spangled Celebration” will feature the Philharmonic and United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps — “The Commandant’s Own” — in a program of American music.

Join us for these popular concerts that combine the Philharmonic’s topnotch music-making with a relaxed summer vibe, plus Bramwell Tovey’s witty commentary. For details and tickets: Summertime Classics.

PHOTOS: Final 2013 Concerts in Vail

The Philharmonic wrapped up its 11th-annual summer residency at Bravo! Vail with three concerts that took audiences from Broadway to outer space, from Finland to the Lincoln Tunnel. Check out highlights from the Orchestra's final days performing in stunning Vail, Colorado, with conductors Bramwell Tovey and Ted Sperling, and Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi, violinist Gil Shaham, and singers Betsy Wolfe and Andrew Samonsky as soloists.

Photos by Chris Lee.

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Joseph Alessi New York Legends

Riding in his sports car from his home in New Jersey to Avery Fisher Hall, Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi gets stuck in traffic at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. Unfazed, Alessi grabs his trombone and serenades his fellow commuters. 

This never happened, but it’s what composer-conductor Bramwell Tovey imagines in his 2006 piece The Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret, written for his friend Alessi. 

“In New York, anything can happen,” quips Tovey. 

He conducts Alessi and the Orchestra in the World Premiere of the work’s orchestral version tonight and tomorrow at “Star-Spangled Celebration,” the opening program of the Philharmonic’s annual Summertime Classics series, and again at Bravo! Vail.