New York Philharmonic

FRIDAYS @ 8PM

The New York Philharmonic is one of the world's longest-running and most celebrated orchestras. This weekly radio program presents concerts from the orchestra's subscription season, along with selections from the Philharmonic's tours, Summertime Classics, and residency at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado. There are also occasional thematic programs and encore presentations that explore the breadth and depth of the Philharmonic's extensive library of commercial and archival recordings. Hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, the New York Philharmonic This Week has been the recipient of numerous broadcasting awards.

5/2

Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, and Pierre Boulez, conductors

Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano


Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder “Song of the Wood Dove”

Arnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht

Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b

 

5/9

Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, and Richard Rodgers, conductors

Louise Parker, alto; George London, bass

Schola Cantorum


Darius Milhaud: Suite française, Op. 248

Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite

Paul Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d

Richard Rodgers: The Carousel Waltz

 

5/16

Xian Zhang, conductor

Garrick Ohlsson, piano


Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95

Bohuslav Martinu: Incantation, Piano Concerto No.4, H. 358

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39