New York Philharmonic

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Founded in 1842 by a group of local musicians led by American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, the New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. It currently plays some 180 concerts a year, and on May 5, 2010, gave its 15,000th concert a milestone unmatched by any other symphony orchestra.

American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, founder and first Conductor of the New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert began his tenure as Music Director in September 2009, the latest in a distinguished line of musical giants that has included Lorin Maazel (200209); Kurt Masur (Music Director from 1991 to the summer of 2002; named Music Director Emeritus in 2002); Zubin Mehta (197891); Pierre Boulez (197177); and Leonard Bernstein, who was appointed Music Director in 1958 and given the lifetime title of Laureate Conductor in 1969.
Since its inception the Orchestra has championed the new music of its time, commissioning or premiering many important works, such as Dvok's Symphony No. 9, From the New World; Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3; Gershwin's Concerto in F; and Copland's Connotations, in addition to the U.S. premieres of works such as Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 and Brahms's Symphony No. 4. This pioneering tradition has continued to the present day, with works of major contemporary composers regularly scheduled each season, including John Adams's Pulitzer- and Grammy Award-winning On the Transmigration of Souls; Augusta Read Thomas's Gathering Paradise, Emily Dickinson Settings for Soprano and Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen's Piano Concerto; Magnus Lindberg's EXPO; and Christopher Rouse's Odna Zhizn.
The roster of composers and conductors who have led the Philharmonic includes such historic figures as Theodore Thomas, Antonn Dvok, Gustav Mahler (Music Director, 190911), Otto Klemperer, Richard Strauss, Willem Mengelberg (Music Director, 192230), Wilhelm Furtwngler, Arturo Toscanini (Music Director, 192836), Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Bruno Walter (Music Advisor, 194749), Dimitri Mitropoulos (Music Director, 194958), Klaus Tennstedt, George Szell (Music Advisor, 196970), and Erich Leinsdorf.

New Yorkers lining up to take advantage of the Orchestras first free dress rehearsal (2007), made possible in partnership with Credit Suisse, the Orchestras Global Sponsor
Long a leader in American musical life, the Philharmonic has become renowned around the globe, having appeared in 430 cities in 63 countries on five continents. In October 2009 the Orchestra, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, made its debut in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the Hanoi Opera House. In February 2008, the musicians, led by then-Music Director Lorin Maazel, gave a historic performance in Pyongyang, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea the first visit there by an American orchestra and an event that was watched around the world, and for which the Philharmonic received the 2008 Common Ground Award for Cultural Diplomacy. Other historic tours have included the 1930 Tour to Europe, the first European tour with Toscanini; the first South American Tour, in 1951; the first Tour to the U.S.S.R., in 1959; the 1984 Asia Tour, including the first tour of India; the 1998 Asia Tour, with the first performances in mainland China; and the 75th Anniversary European Tour, in 2005, with Lorin Maazel.
The New York Philharmonic, a longtime media pioneer, began radio broadcasts in 1922, and is currently represented by The New York Philharmonic This Week syndicated nationally 52 weeks per year, and available on nyphil.org. On television, in the 1950s and '60s, the Orchestra inspired a generation through Bernstein's Young People's Concerts on CBS. Its television presence has continued with annual appearances on Live From Lincoln Center on PBS, and in 2003 it made history as the first orchestra ever to perform live on the Grammy awards, one of the most-watched television events worldwide. In 2004 the New York Philharmonic was the first major American orchestra to offer downloadable concerts, recorded live. Following on this innovation, in 2009 the Orchestra announced the first-ever subscription download series: Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season, available exclusively on iTunes, produced and distributed by the New York Philharmonic, and comprising more than 50 works performed during the 200910 season. Since 1917 the Philharmonic has made nearly 2,000 recordings, with more than 500 currently available.
On June 4, 2007, the New York Philharmonic proudly announced a new partnership with Credit Suisse, its first-ever and exclusive Global Sponsor.

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Monday: 9:30AM-5:30PM
Tuesday: 9:30AM-5:30PM
Wednesday: 9:30AM-5:30PM
Thursday: 9:30AM-5:30PM
Friday: 9:30AM-5:30PM
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