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The New York Philharmonic with music director Jaap van Zweden. Credit: Chris Lee.
The New York Philharmonic This Week gives listeners an opportunity to hear select concerts from the one of the world’s longest-running and most celebrated orchestras. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, the series also features interviews with musicians, guest artists and conductors.
July 11, 2021
Gilbert Conducts Mozart
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
MOZART: Symphony No. 39
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
MOZART: Symphony No. 41
July 18, 2021
Gilbert & Ax Perform Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Smith, and Van Cao
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Emanuel Ax, Piano
From Asia Tour
VAN CAO: Quoc Ca (Vietnam Natl. Anthem)
SMITH: The Star‐Spangled Banner
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 (NYP Release)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 (NYP Release)
BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont
MENDELSSOHN: Scherzo in G minor from Octet for Strings
July 25, 2021
Gilbert & Bronfman Perform Lindberg, Prokofiev, and Sibelius
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano
From European Tour
LINDBERG: Expo
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2
August 1, 2021
Gergiev Conducts Stravinsky
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
STRAVINSKY: Les Noces
STRAVINSKY: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird
August 8, 2021
Gilbert & Hardenberger
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Hakan Hardenberger, Trumpet
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
GRUBER, HK: Aeriel
MOZART: Symphony No. 25
WAGNER: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
August 15, 2021
Gilbert & Perlman
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Itzhak Perlman, Violin
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor
DUTILLEUX: Metaboles
HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
August 22, 2021
Gilbert & Batiashvili
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
LINDBERG: Arena
SIBELIUS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
August 29, 2021
Mutter & Francis Conduct Mozart and Rihm
Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Conductor/Violin
Michael Francis, Conductor
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3
RIHM: Lichtes Spiel
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 1
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5
September 5, 2021
De Burgos & Kavakos
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
Women of the New York Choral Artists; Joseph Flummerelt, Director
GLINKA: Overture to Russlan and Ludmila
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
DEBUSSY: Nocturnes
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird: Suite (1919)
September 12, 2021
Sir Colin Davis, Roschmann, and Bostridge
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor
Dorothea Roschmann, Soprano
Ian Bostridge, Tenor
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2
MAHLER: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
September 19, 2021
Sir Colin Davis & Znaider
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, Violin
ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro
MOZART: Symphony No. 36, “Linz”
ELGAR: Violin Concerto