New York Philharmonic Podcast

Kahane's All-Mozart Program

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Podcast host Mark Travis converses with pianist/conductor Jeffrey Kahane about the rewards and challenges of conducting from the keyboard as well as the all-Mozart program he will perform with the New York Philharmonic: the charming and youthful Piano Concerto No. 6, the poignant Piano Concerto No. 24, and the masterful Piano Concerto No. 25.

Eschenbach and Zukerman

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Composer Matthias Pintscher discusses drawing inspiration from ancient mythology for his work towards Osiris; violinist Pinchas Zukerman talks about the haunting qualities of Berg's Violin Concerto; and conductor Christoph Eschenbach shares his thoughts about what Schoenberg's orchestration brings to Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1.

Special Young People's Concert Podcast: Lindberg's Feria

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This podcast is designed especially to acquaint young listeners with the themes and music of the March 6, 2010 Young People's Concert.

Muti and Repin

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Podcast host Mark Travis shares the history and highlights of Beethoven's famous Violin Concerto, in which Vadim Repin will join the Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller and English Horn Thomas Stacy shed light on the appeal of César Franck's Symphony in D minor.

Muti and Schiff

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller discusses Hindemith's powerful yet rarely performed Symphony in E-flat, and podcast host Elliott Forest offers a brief guide through Brahms's popular, ultra-Romantic Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring András Schiff.

Robertson and Shaham

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor David Robertson explains the storytelling that lies behind this program, which includes two musical depictions of fairy tales: Ravel's enchanting Mother Goose Suite and Bartók's compelling The Wooden Prince. Mr. Robertson, podcast host Mark Travis, and Philharmonic Director of Education Theodore Wiprud share additional insights on the history and challenges of Barber's Violin Concerto, and Mr. Robertson explains why Gil Shaham is the ideal soloist for this work.

Robertson and Hodges

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Pianist Nicolas Hodges discusses his favorite moment in Ravel's beautiful Concerto for the Left Hand, and conductor David Robertson talks about the dance theme of the concert as a whole, which includes George Benjamin's strikingly original Dance Figures, Debussy's evocative and one-time controversial Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Ginastera's Dances from the Ballet Estancia, which ends the concerts on an energizing high note.

New York Philharmonic EUROPE / WINTER 2010 Tour: Special Video Podcast by Credit Suisse

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic, spotlights Music Director Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra during their EUROPE / WINTER 2010 tour. Filmed in Barcelona and Zaragoza, Spain, the video documents the launch of the tour through performances by the Orchestra and interviews with Alan Gilbert, Philharmonic musicians, and Philharmonic President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta.

Gilbert Leads Mozart and Rouse

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Music Director Alan Gilbert shares his passion for Mozart's Jupiter Symphony; his pleasure in showcasing soloists from the Philharmonic's wind section in Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon; and his admiration for the work of composer Christopher Rouse, whose Odna Zhizn, a Philharmonic commission, is being premiered in these concerts. Also, host Mark Travis talks with Mr. Rouse about the “code” he created for the work, as well as for his commitment to writing music that is expressive.

Gilbert and Hampson

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Philharmonic Artist-in-Residence Thomas Hampson discusses the hauntingly beautiful text by Walt Whitman in John Adams’s The Wound-Dresser, Director of Education Theodore Wiprud explores the dual nature of Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, La passione; and Music Director Alan Gilbert explains the direct line he sees between the works of Schubert and Berg.

An All-Russian Program with Gilbert and Bronfman

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about how Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony reflect different sides of Russian music, as well as pianist Yefim Bronfman’s astounding musicianship, and podcast host Mark Travis sheds light on the early history of these works.

Gilbert and Andsnes

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes talks about the contrasting emotions found in Mozart's extraordinary Piano Concerto No. 23; host Elliott Forrest looks at Webern's romantic-sounding Im Sommerwind (In the Summer Wind) and groundbreaking Symphony, Op. 21; and Music Director Alan Gilbert discusses the autobiographical elements in Schumann's beautiful Symphony No. 2, and why he chose to program the four works featured in these concerts.

Rilling conducts Handel's Messiah

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about the timeless message of hope in Handel's masterwork, Messiah, and podcast host Mark Travis explores the work as a meditation on the salvation of humankind.

Mozart and Bruckner

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow talks about performing Mozart's emotionally complex Sinfonia concertante with Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps, and Director of Education Theodore Wiprud discusses the meaning behind the subtitle of Bruckner's popular Romantic Symphony.

Special Young People's Concert Podcast: Debussy’s La Mer

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This podcast is designed especially to acquaint young listeners with the themes and music of the December 12, 2009 Young People’s Concert.

Salonen and Fray

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

David Fray talks about the challenges of performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, and New York Philharmonic Director of Education Theodore Wiprud discusses the Impressionist sensibilities of Debussy’s La Mer and the completely original idea behind Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta.

Muti conducts Honegger and Beethoven

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller discusses Honegger's edgy but hopeful and beautifully crafted Symphony No. 2, and Director of Education Theodore Wiprud explains how Beethoven's revolutionary Eroica Symphony changed the course of classical music history.

Muti conducts Liszt, Elgar, and Prokofiev

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller discusses the famous opening passage of Liszt’s beautiful and fascinating tone poem Les Préludes, and Mark Travis talks about Elgar’s romantic In the South and selections from Prokofiev’s passionate Romeo and Juliet

A Conversation with Alan Gilbert, Part I

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In the first podcast of this two-part series (the second one will air in January), Music Director Alan Gilbert talks with host Mark Travis about the excitement of conducting on Opening Night, developing a unique sound with the Orchestra, the importance of touring, and the role he hopes the Philharmonic will play in the cultural life of his and the Orchestra's hometown, New York City.

Special Young People's Concert Podcast

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This special podcast is designed especially to acquaint young listeners with the themes and music of our November 7, 2009 Young People’s Concert, which features Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

Zhang and Ohlsson

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor Xian Zhang discusses why she finds Haydn's symphonies — including his Symphony No. 95 — the most challenging to perform; pianist Garrick Ohlsson reflects on Martinu's emotional Incantation, Piano Concerto No. 4; and Elliott Forrest looks at the musical influences behind Sibelius's stirring Symphony No. 1.

Järvi and Hampson

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Baritone Thomas Hampson, the Philharmonic's Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, talks about performing Zemlinsky's beautiful Lyric Symphony, which also features soprano Hillevi Martinpelto; Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller discusses Mozart's masterful Symphony No. 38, Prague; and Mark Travis explores Beethoven's high-spirited Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus.

Gilbert and Ax

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alan Gilbert discusses the beauty and importance of Ives's Symphony No. 2, and why Ives's compelling Unanswered Question and Beethoven's groundbreaking Piano Concerto No. 4 – performed by pianist Emanuel Ax – are kindred spirits.

Gilbert Conducts Brahms and Schoenberg

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alan Gilbert discusses leading his friend Frank Peter Zimmermann in Brahms's Violin Concerto — one of the greatest works in the repertoire — as well as conducting Schoenberg's beautiful and expressive tone poem Pelleas und Melisande.

Gilbert Conducts Mahler

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alan Gilbert shares his excitement about conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 3 – featuring mezzo-soprano Petra Lang, the Women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, and The American Boychoir – in his first subscription concerts as the Orchestra's Music Director, and he discusses what fueled Mahler's enormous ambitions as a composer.

Opening Night Concert

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alan Gilbert — who begins his tenure as the Philharmonic's Music Director with this Opening Night Concert — talks about the unique sound he hopes to bring to the Orchestra this season; Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg discusses the influences on his work, including EXPO, a World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission; and Elliott Forrest explores Berlioz's wildly evocative Symphonie fantastique and Messiaen's labor of love Poèmes pour Mi, featuring soprano Renée Fleming.

Maazel conducts Mahler

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Lorin Maazel brings his tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic to a grand finale with Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, featuring sopranos Christine Brewer, Nancy Gustafson, and Jeanine De Bique; mezzo-sopranos Mary Phillips and Nancy Maultsby; tenor Anthony Dean Griffey; bass Wolfgang Schöne; bass-baritone Jason Grant; the New York Choral Artists; The Dessoff Symphonic Choir; and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Mr. Maazel discusses how he struggled to understand Mahler's work – eventually becoming enamored of it – and Ms. Gustafson reflects on the message of the work: that the power of love will triumph over evil.

Maazel and Sibelius

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Lorin Maazel, in his penultimate concerts as Music Director, talks about leading the New York Philharmonic in Sibelius's uplifting Second Symphony, as well as two of his own works – the march-like Monaco Fanfares and the apocalyptic symphonic movement Farewells.

Maazel conducts Britten's War Requiem

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Music Director Lorin Maazel talks about the message behind Britten's haunting War Requiem — with Lionel Bringuier conducting the chamber orchestra, and featuring soprano Nancy Gustafson, tenor Vale Rideout, baritone Ian Greenlaw, the New York Choral Artists, Dessoff Symphonic Choir, and Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Also, Ms. Gustafson discusses her emotional reaction when performing this work.

Drucker plays Copland

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker reflects on performing Copland’s soulful Clarinet Concerto as he ends his unprecedented 60-year tenure with the Orchestra; Music Director Lorin Maazel discusses featuring Philharmonic musicians as soloists in J.S. Bach’s warmhearted Fourth Brandenburg Concerto; Mark Travis explores Haydn’s charming Trumpet Concerto, featuring Principal Trumpet Philip Smith; and Philharmonic Director of Education Theodore Wiprud describes what makes Ravel’s Boléro the most dramatic piece in the orchestral repertoire.

Zinman and Tetzlaff

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen talks about how he went from disliking his fellow countryman, Sibelius, as a composer, to greatly admiring his work — including his masterful Symphony No. 5, in which David Zinman will lead the New York Philharmonic for the concerts of May 14–16.

Mahler and Lieberson

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mark Travis explores the tortured origins of Mahler's Blumine and Symphony No. 1; Peter Lieberson discusses the diverse literary and spiritual inspirations behind his New York Philharmonic Commission The World in Flower; and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato expresses her excitement over joining baritone Russell Braun in the World Premiere of Lieberson's piece.

Gilbert and Bell

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller discusses Dvorák's tone poem The Golden Spinning Wheel and why Martinu's optimistic Symphony No. 4 is very much a work of our time, and Philharmonic Director of Education Theodore Wiprud reflects on what makes Saint-Saëns's pyrotechnic Third Violin Concerto an exciting vehicle for virtuoso Joshua Bell.

Muti conducts Verdi, Puccini, and Respighi

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mark Travis explores conductor Riccardo Muti's all-Italian program, which features Verdi's rarely heard Overture to Giovanna d'Arco and graceful Ballet of the Four Seasons, from Les Vêpres siciliennes; Puccini's gorgeous Preludio sinfonico; and Respighi's evocative tone poem Pines of Rome.

Muti and Uchida

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Matías Tarnopolsky, New York Philharmonic Vice President of Artistic Planning, expresses his excitement over virtuoso Mitsuko Uchida performing Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major – one of the masterpieces of the 20th century – and Theodore Wiprud, Philharmonic Director of Education, explains why, as a listener, he never wants Schubert's Great Symphony in C major to end.

Dutoit and Batiashvili

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Vice President of Artistic Planning Matías Tarnopolsky talks about Stravinsky's Bach-inspired Dumbarton Oaks Concerto in E-flat; Prokofiev's searching and mysterious Violin Concerto No. 2, featuring Lisa Batiashvili; and Tchaikovsky's momentous Symphony No. 5.

McGegan and Schäfer celebrate Handel

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor Nicholas McGegan discusses his upcoming all-Handel program with the New York Philharmonic, which features the composer's Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F major, soprano Christine Schäfer singing arias from three of his operas — Partenope, Alcina, and Giulio Cesare — the Concerto Grosso in C major, and Music for the Royal Fireworks.

Zubin Mehta and PercaDu

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Composer Avner Dorman discusses his exciting work Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! – which is receiving its U.S. premiere and features dynamic percussion duo PercaDu – and the Philharmonic’s Vice President of Artistic Planning, Matías Tarnopolsky, talks about conductor Zubin Mehta’s brilliant pairing of Dorman’s work with Bartok’s percussive masterpiece, Concerto for Orchestra.

Maazel conducts Mendelssohn, Telemann, Bruch, and Mussorgsky

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Philharmonic oboe d'amorist Thomas Stacy discusses performing Telemann's virtuosic Concerto in A major under the baton of Music Director Lorin Maazel, Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow talks about the joys of playing Bruch's heart-melting Violin Concerto in G minor, and Elliott Forrest explores Mendelssohn's spirited Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Mussorgsky's evocative Pictures at an Exhibition.

Masur, Mutter, and Mendelssohn

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses her love of Mendelssohn's passionate and enduringly popular Violin Concerto, and Elliott Forrest explores Mendelssohn's fiery Overture to Ruy Blas and mysterious Die erste Walpurgisnacht (The First Walpurgis Night).

Muti and Lupu

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor Riccardo Muti discusses how Scriabin's own personality as well as his many influences can be heard in his masterful Symphony No. 2, and Matías Tarnopolsky, Vice President of Artistic Planning, expresses the Philharmonic's excitement over Radu Lupu performing Beethoven's pivotal Piano Concerto No. 3.

Muti and Quasthoff

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff talks about performing arias from Haydn's Armida and L'anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice; Matías Tarnopolsky, Philharmonic Vice President of Artistic Planning, discusses why he is delighted that the concerts will open with Haydn's Symphony No. 89; and Mark Travis looks at Brahms's exquisite Serenade No. 1.

Dudamel and Zukerman

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Director of Education Theodore Wiprud talks with Elliott Forrest about Oliver Knussen's colorful Violin Concerto, performed by Pinchas Zukerman, Mahler's emotional Symphony No. 5, and the return to the Philharmonic of the electrifying conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Morlot and Mustonen

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor Ludovic Morlot and pianist Olli Mustonen talk about the French-inspired program, which features the U.S. Premiere of Tristan Murail's Gondwana, Messiaen's ingenious Oiseaux exotiques, and Debussy's evocative La Mer, in addition to Mozart's joyous yet rarely performed Piano Concerto in F major.

Emanuel Ax plays Szymanowski and Strauss

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

James M. Keller, New York Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence, discusses the particular challenges of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, while Mark Travis explores Mussorgsky’s masterpiece Pictures at an Exhibition as well as Szymanowski’s Symphonie concertante and Richard Strauss’s Burleske – both featuring piano virtuoso Emanuel Ax.

Koopman conducts Handel's Messiah

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller talks with Elliott Forrest about why Handel's 1741 masterpiece, Messiah, is an enduring favorite, and why audience members may leap to their feet during the work's glorious "Hallelujah" chorus.

Bach, Prokofiev, Mozart, and Falla

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Principal Horn Philip Myers discusses why Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 2 is always a treat for concertgoers; Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller talks about the mysterious second movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3; Director of Education Theodore Wiprud reflects on Falla’s passionate El amor brujo; and Mark Travis explores how Prokofiev came to write his Piano Concerto No. 4 for left hand.

Kaplan conducts Mahler

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Gilbert Kaplan discusses leading the New York Philharmonic in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Resurrection — featuring soprano Christiane Oelze, mezzo-soprano Janina Baechle, and the Westminster Symphonic Choir — on the one-hundredth anniversary of the work's U.S. premiere, while Elliott Forrest explores the individual movements of the monumental work.

Maazel conducts Elektra

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Music Director Lorin Maazel talks about his incredible love for opera and how symphony orchestras love to wrestle with a great score like R. Strauss's Elektra, while Elliott Forrest explores the story behind the opera, based on the Greek tragedy by Sophocles.

Maazel conducts Bach, Mozart, and Schumann

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller discusses the distinct personality of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1; Music Director Lorin Maazel talks about how the Orchestra's season-long presentation of the Brandenburg Concertos spotlights the virtuosic talents of the Philharmonic's musicians; and Mark Travis explores Mozart's infectious Turkish Violin Concerto, featuring Julia Fischer, and how Schumann's Symphony No. 4 rebounded from a disastrous premiere in 1841.

Maazel conducts Bach, Penderecki, and Beethoven

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein reflects on the dark language in Penderecki's gripping but accessible Second Cello Concerto; New York Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller talks about J.S. Bach's buoyant Sixth Brandenburg Concerto; and Mark Travis looks at Beethoven's immortal Symphony No. 5, which the Philharmonic performed in its first concert, in 1842.

Boreyko conducts Lyadov, Khachaturian, Kancheli, and Stravinsky

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Violinist Gil Shaham talks about the pleasure of performing Khachaturian's spectacular Violin Concerto, a piece he grew up listening to; Matías Tarnopolsky, the Philharmonic's Vice President of Artistic Planning, discusses Lyadov's tone poem Kikimora and Giya Kancheli's alluring Abii ne viderem; and Elliott Forrest explores Stravinsky's dramatic 1919 suite from his ballet score The Firebird.

Christoph Eschenbach conducts Beethoven and Bruckner

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Elliott Forrest explores Bruckner's powerful and dramatic Ninth Symphony, which the composer was working on up until his death, while music commentator Charles Zachary Bornstein discusses how Beethoven, emerging from Mozart's shadow, asserts his own originality in his Piano Concerto No. 1, performed in these concerts by pianist Lang Lang.

David Robertson conducts Copland, Carter, Bernstein, and Rouse

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor David Robertson returns to the New York Philharmonic to lead the Orchestra in works by four American composers: the ballet Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland; Of Rewaking, featuring mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, by Elliott Carter — who reflects on his composing habits as he approaches his 100th birthday; Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah, also featuring Ms. DeYoung, by Leonard Bernstein; and Rapture by Christopher Rouse — which, the composer explains, is the most blissful and ecstatic of his works.

David Robertson conducts Mozart, Bartók, and Brahms

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller discusses Mozart's dazzling Symphony No 34 – the last of the composer's Salzburg symphonies; music commentator Charles Zachary Bornstein explores the folk elements in Bartók's melodic Second Violin Concerto, featuring Leonidas Kavakos; and host Elliott Forrest talks about Brahms's magnificent and moody Symphony No. 3.

Frühbeck conducts Falla's La vida breve

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos leads the New York Philharmonic in two passionate and transporting Spanish masterworks: Albéniz's Suite española (featuring selections set to Frühbeck's own orchestrations), and Falla's opera La vida breve, presented here in a semi-staged version starring a dynamic international cast.

Special Video Podcast: Rands' CHAINS LIKE THE SEA

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

From nature to poetry, composer Bernard Rands finds inspiration all around him. Learn more about his muse and what to expect of his CHAINS LIKE THE SEA.

Special Video Podcast: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos are among the greatest works of the Baroque era. The Philharmonic performs the entire cycle throughout the 2008–09 season, with all 24 solos played by musicians from the Orchestra. Learn about what makes these concertos great.

Alsop conducts Dvorák's New World Symphony

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Conductor Marin Alsop discusses Bartók's adult fairy tale, The Wooden Prince Suite, Chopin's glorious Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Rafal Blechacz in his New York Philharmonic debut, and Dvorák's evocative and always popular Symphony No. 9, From the New World, which was given its World Premiere by the Orchestra in 1893.

Special Video Podcast: Steven Stucky's Rhapsodies

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Composer Steven Stucky discusses how the limitations put on commissions can spur creativity. This video reveals the story behind his Rhapsodies for Orchestra, receiving its U.S. premiere in Philharmonic concerts on September 18-20 and 23, 2008.

The Philharmonic premieres Bernard Rands's CHAINS LIKE THE SEA

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Composer Bernard Rands discusses his new work, a Philharmonic Commission titled CHAINS LIKE THE SEA, inspired by the Dylan Thomas poem "Fern Hill"; Philharmonic Program Annotator and Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence James M. Keller explores how Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is the starting point of the great piano concerto tradition; and Music Director Lorin Maazel reflects on the brilliant orchestration of Tchaikovsky's popular Suite No. 3.

Maazel conducts works by Philharmonic Music Directors

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Lorin Maazel and others discuss the program of works by past Philharmonic Music Directors — Gustav Mahler’s Adagio from Symphony No. 10, Pierre Boulez’s Pli selon Pli: Improvisation II sur Mallarmé, and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety — as well as Mr. Maazel’s own Music for Flute and Orchestra, with Tenor Tuba Obbligato.

Bronfman performs Rachmaninoff

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Mark Travis explores Rachmaninoff's passionate and jaw-dropping Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring Yefim Bronfman; Ravel's endearing Mother Goose Suite; and Bartók's lurid Miraculous Mandarin Suite, while Lorin Maazel – as he enters his valedictory season as Music Director – reflects on his fondness for the Philharmonic and discusses the music of Steven Stucky, whose Rhapsodies for Orchestra will receive its U.S. premiere in these performances.

Galway performs Ibert on Opening Night

nypfeedback@nyphil.org (New York Philharmonic) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Sir James Galway talks about Ibert's challenging Flute Concerto – with its gorgeous, requiem-like second movement – while Elliott Forrest discusses Berlioz's festive Roman Carnival Overture and music commentator Charles Zachary Bornstein provides a detailed look at Tchaikovsky's stormy Symphony No. 4.