The NY Philharmonic: The Artistry of Magnus Lindberg, Sept. 2 on Encore!
Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg is the Philharmonic's composer-in-residence, at the invitation of Music Director Alan Gilbert. Lindberg's music opened the 2009-10 season of the Philharmonic, Gilbert's...
View ArticleAll-French Program From the New York Philharmonic Archives: Oct. 21 at 3 pm...
It's all all-French program on this week's New York Philharmonic broadcast - performances drawn from the Philharmonic's vast recorded archive. Music by Massenet that includes an historic performance by...
View ArticleRussian Favorites With The New York Philharmonic: Oct. 28th, 3 pm on ENCORE!
Music Director Alan Gilbert conducts the New York Philharmonic in Russian favorites, Sunday, October 28th, 3 to 5 pm. On the program, Mussorgsky's A Night on Bald Mountain , and Nikolai...
View ArticleNew York Philharmonic Welcomes Frank Peter Zimmerman: Nov. 10th, 3 pm on ENCORE!
Alan Gilbert conducts a performance of one of the greatest violin concertos in the repertoire. Violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman is guest soloist . Saturday, November 10th, 3 to 5 pm. Program: Beethoven...
View ArticleClassical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
Lincoln Center and the New York Phil have confirmed plans for a (long, long overdue) major overhaul of 50-year-old Avery Fisher Hall that "aims to redefine what it means to be a concert hall at a time...
View ArticleThe NY Philharmonic Winter Holiday Special: Dec. 25th, 8 pm on HD-2
Don't miss the annual Winter Holiday broadcast from the New York Philharmonic. This year's program is culled from the ensemble's extensive recorded archives - music that's perfect for the season....
View ArticleNew York Philharmonic: Gilbert, Shaham, and Rachmaninoff on ENCORE!
Alan Gilbert conducts this week's New York Philharmonic concert. Gil Shaham is guest soloist for the Violin Concerto by Samuel Barber. We'll also hear Sergei Rachmaninoff's final orchestral work, the...
View ArticleBusy, Busy, Busy!
The hardest working people in show business, at least in the classical music world, can take a bow this week. As WRTI’s Jim Cotter reports, data on the busiest conductors and orchestras in 2012 shows...
View ArticleEschenbach and Zukerman in New York City on ENCORE!
Christoph Eschenbach conducts the New York Philharmonic, joined by violinist Pinchas Zukerman, for a performance of the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. We'll also hear Bruckner's Symphony No. 6. Join us!...
View ArticleThe New York Philharmonic: Sibelius and Brahms on ENCORE!
Lorin Maazel returns to conduct the New York Philharmonic in a program featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman. Maazel, NY Philharmonic Music Director from 2002 to 2009, leads a performance of the Sibelius...
View ArticleThe New York Philharmonic: A Jazz Flavor, June 23 At 4 PM
All of the works in this Sunday's New York Philharmonic broadcast have a jazz connection. Igor Stravinsky's 1918 Ragtime for 11 Instruments draws its inspiration from popular music of the time,...
View ArticleState Of The Art: New York Philharmonic's Biennial
Alan Gilbert , music director of the New York Philharmonic , isn't scared of new music — and he doesn't think audiences should be, either. "Frankly, the reason I do new music is I like a lot of it,"...
View ArticleWorks by Lorin Maazel: The New York Philharmonic on WRTI, July 20, 3 to 5 PM
In the summer of 1943, Lorin Maazel could be found conducting the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (what is today the New York Philharmonic) at Lewisohn Stadium on the campus of City College of New...
View ArticleA Friday Surprise: Alan Gilbert Will Leave The New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic sprang an enormous surprise this morning: Its music director, Alan Gilbert, announced that he will be leaving the orchestra in the summer of 2017. Gilbert will have spent...
View ArticleRemembering Kurt Masur, The Conductor Who Rebuilt The New York Philharmonic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkRlBK3Xl-w Kurt Masur , a former music director of the New York Philharmonic , died Saturday from complications from Parkinson's disease at a hospital in Greenwich,...
View ArticleBristow and the Beginning of American Orchestral Music
At the beginning of a new year, consider the beginning of American orchestral music. George Frederick Bristow was the first American-born composer to succeed with that transplanted European...
View ArticleJaap Van Zweden Named Next Music Director Of The New York Philharmonic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouP7RTGUALY The nation's oldest orchestra, the New York Philharmonic , announced the appointment of its 26th music director Wednesday. Following in the path of Gustav...
View ArticleAnton Seidl and New Music in the New World
On Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection , Saturday from 5 to 6 pm on WRTI ... As we’ve seen this year on Discoveries , the rise of American orchestral music followed composers and orchestras, as...
View ArticleNew York Philharmonic Musicians In Limbo After Investigation
The New York Philharmonic announced Sunday that it has taken action against two prominent musicians over unspecified "misconduct": the orchestra's principal oboist, Liang Wang, and its associate...
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