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.
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
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
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