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Photo Flash: New York Philharmonic Visits Istanbul, Zurich (May 7, 2013)

Medici.tv to Host Live Webcast of NY Phil's Performance in Dresden, Germany, 5/14 (Apr 25, 2013)

New York Philharmonic Announces 2013 Concerts in the Parks, Beg. 7/10 (Apr 17, 2013)

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Photo Flash: New York Philharmonic Visits Istanbul, Zurich
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2013

Over the weekend Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic performed in Istanbul, Turkey. The Orchestra's first appearance there in 18 years also offered an opportunity to catch some of the colorful capital's local flavor. Then the New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet launched the return to Zurich - home of Credit Suisse, the Orchestra's Global Sponsor - with a free performance. Scroll down for photos from the philharmonic's trip overseas! (more...)

Medici.tv to Host Live Webcast of NY Phil's Performance in Dresden, Germany, 5/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013

On Tuesday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m., EDT, medici.tv (www.medici.tv) will present a free live Webcast of the New York Philharmonic's concert of 20th- and 21st-century music at Volkswagen's Die Glaserne Manufaktur, or Transparent Factory, in Dresden, Germany, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert. (more...)

New York Philharmonic Announces 2013 Concerts in the Parks, Beg. 7/10
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013

The 2013 New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, will return for the 48th season with five free outdoor concerts, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn (July 10); Cunningham Park, Queens (July 11); the Great Lawn in Central Park, Manhattan (July 13 and 15); and Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx (July 16). In addition, the New York Philharmonic Brass will give a Free Indoor Concert at the Center for the Arts, College of Staten Island, CUNY (July 14). (more...)

New York Philharmonic to Include THE ART OF THE SCORE, CONTACT! and More in 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2013

The New York Philharmonic's 2013-14 season will be marked by an integration of ongoing artistic initiatives that have become hallmarks of Alan Gilbert's tenure as Music Director, alongside the introduction of new ideas that will advance the Orchestra and its role in the cultural life of New York City and the world. (more...)

NY Philharmonic's Music Director Alan Gilbert Extends Contract Through 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2012

New York Philharmonic Chairman Gary W. Parr and Executive Director Matthew VanBesien announced today the extension of Alan Gilbert's contract as Music Director through the 2016-17 season. Mr. Gilbert opened his tenure as Music Director on September 16, 2009, and has just begun his fourth season. (more...)

Didi and Oscar Schafer Give $1 Million to Support CONCERTS IN THE PARKS
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2012

New York Philharmonic Board Member Oscar Schafer and his wife, Didi, have given a $1 million gift to the New York Philharmonic to support the free CONCERTS IN THE PARKS. This follows a $5 million gift the Schafers made in 2007 to the PARKS series, which has been renamed the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS IN THE PARKS, presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, in their honor. (more...)

Alec Baldwin Gives $1 Million To The New York Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - Jul 02, 2012

New York Philharmonic Board Member and Radio Host Alec Baldwin has given a $1 million gift to the New York Philharmonic in honor of departing President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, who is concluding his 12-year tenure at the end of the 2011-12 season. (more...)

Photo Flash: Alan Gilbert Conducts NY Phil in Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012

Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, America's oldest orchestra, came to Walt Disney Concert Hall in the final event of the LA Phil's 2011/12 Visiting Orchestras series, this Wednesday, May 9. Virtuoso pianist Yefim Bronfman joined the program, performing the West Coast premiere of Piano Concerto No. 2, by New York Philharmonic Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg. Also on the program were Dvorak's Carnival Overture and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Though Gilbert had previously appeared at Walt Disney Concert Hall (WDCH), most recently during the 2006/07 season, the performance was the New York Philharmonic's WDCH debut. See below for photos from the orchestra's knock-out concert in Los Angeles! (more...)

Matthew VanBesien Named Next Executive Director of the NY Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - Jan 04, 2012

Gary W. Parr, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Philharmonic, today announced that Matthew VanBesien has been appointed the next Executive Director of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc (more...)