New York Philharmonic

Thursdays at 9:00pm on WABE 90.1fm; Mondays at 2:00pm on WABE Classical

The New York Philharmonic has a tradition of radio broadcasts that goes back 80 years. Conductor Lorin Maazel became music director in 2002, 60 years after making his debut with the orchestra at the age of 12. A second-generation American, Maestro Maazel has conducted throughout Europe, Australia, North and South America, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and has appeared with all the major symphony orchestras. He was the first American to appear at Bayreuth (in 1960), and was inducted into the American Classic Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Hosting this series of broadcasts is Peabody Award winning producer Kerry Frumkin. who is also the afternoon drive-time host for 98.7 WFMT-FM in Chicago.

July 2, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
- Lorin Maazel: Monaco Fanfares
- Lorin Maazel: Farewells
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
June 25, 2009
Conductors: Lorin Maazel & Lionel Bringuier
Soloists: Nancy Gustafson, soprano; Vale Rideout, tenor; Ian Greenlaw, baritone; The Dessoff Symphonic Choir, James Bagwell, director; Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun, director
- Britten: War Requiem
June 18, 2009
Soloists: Michelle Kim, violin; Renée Siebert, flute; Mindy Kaufman, flute; Philip Smith, trumpet; Stanley Drucker, clarinet
- J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
- (World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission)
  Aaron Jay Kernis: New Work for Trumpet and Orchestra
- Copland: Clarinet Concerto
- Ravel: Boléro
June 11, 2009
Conductor: Alan Gilbert
Soloist: Lang Lang, piano
- Smith: The Star Spangled Banner
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
- Sibelius: Finlandia
June 4, 2009
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Soloist: Christian Tetzlaff, violin
- Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra
- Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
May 28, 2009
Conductor: Alan Gilbert
Soloists: Joyce Di Donato, mezzo-soprano; Russell Braun, baritone; New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director
- Mahler: Blumine
- (World Premier: New York Philharmonic Commission)
  Peter Lieberson: The World in Flower
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1
May 21, 2009
Conductor: Alan Gilbert
Soloist: Joshua Bell, violin
- Dvorák: The Golden Spinning Wheel
- Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
- Martinü: Symphony No. 4
May 14, 2009
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
- Verdi: Overture to Giovanna d’Arco
- Verdi: Ballet of the Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani
- Puccini: Preludio sinfonico
- Respighi: Pines of Rome
May 7, 2009
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Soloist: Mitsuko Uchida, piano
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
- Schubert: Symphony in C Major, Great
April 30, 2009
Conductor: Alan Gilbert
Soloist: Heinrich Schiff, cello
- Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
- Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
- R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
April 23, 2009
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Soloist: Lisa Batiashvili, violin
- Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks
- Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
April 16, 2009
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
Soloist: Christine Schäfer, soprano
- Handel: Concerto a due cori, No. 3 in F Major
- Handel: Care mura from Partenope
- Handel: Voglio amare from Partenope
- Handel: Qual farfalletta from Partenope
- Handel: Concerto Grosso in C Major, Alexander’s Feast
- Handel: Di, cor mio from Alcina
- Handel: Che sento? Se pieta from Julius Caesar
- Handel: Ah Ruggiero, crudelOmbre pallide from Alcina
- Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
April 9, 2009
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Soloists: PercaDu, percussion
- Avner Dorman: Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!
- Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
April 2, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloists: Glenn Dicterow, violin; Thomas Stacy, oboe d’amore
- Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Telemann: Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A Major
- Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
- Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
March 26, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloist: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Barber: The School for Scandal Overture
- Gershwin: Concerto in F
- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
March 19, 2009
Conductor: Bramwell Tovey
Soloist:Joyce Yang, piano
- Shostakovich: Festive Overture
- Prokofiev: From Romeo and Juliet: Montagues & Capulets, Masks, Balcony Scene, Friar Laurence, Death of Tybalt
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
March 12, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Chorus: New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director; Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun, director
Soloists: Tosca Hui He, soprano; Cavaradossi Walter Fraccaro, tenor; Baron Scarpia George Gagnidze, baritone; Spoletta Peter Tantsits, tenor; Cesare Angelotti Jason Grant, bass-baritone; A Sacristan Michael Wanko, bass; Sciarrone/Jailor Marcus DeLoach, bass
- Puccini: Tosca
March 5, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloist: tba

This program to be determined.
February 26, 2009
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Soloists: Anne-Sophie Muter, violin; mezzo-soprano tba; Jorma Silvasti, tenor; Albert Dohmen, bass baritone; bass tba; Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, director
- Mendelssohn: Overture to Ruy Blas
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
- Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht
February 19, 2009
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Soloist: Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone
- Haydn: Symphony No. 89
- Haydn: Selected arias
- Brahms: Serenade No. 1
February 12, 2009
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Soloist: Pinchas Zukerman, violin
- Oliver Knussen: Violin Concerto
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5
February 5, 2009
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot
Soloist: Olli Mustonen, piano
- Tristan Murail: Gondwana (U.S. Premiere)
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11
- Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques
- Debussy: La Mer
January 29, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloists: Philip Smith, trumpet; Sheryl Staples, violin; Robert Langevin, flute; Liang Wang, oboe; Emanuel Ax, piano
- J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
- R. Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
- Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra
- Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
January 22, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloists: Sheryl Staples, Marc Ginsberg & Lisa Kim, violins; Cynthia Phelps, Rebecca Young & Robert Rinehart, violas; Eileen Moon , Sumire Kudo & Maria Kitsopoulos, cellos; Leon Fleisher, piano; Philip Myers, French horn
- J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
- Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4
- Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2
- Falla: El amor brujo
January 15, 2009
Conductor: Gilbert Kaplan
Soloists: Christiane Oelze, soprano; Janina Baechle, mezzo-soprano; Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller, Director
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
January 8, 2009
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloist: Sir James Galway, flute
- Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
- Ibert Flute Concerto
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
January 1, 2009
Conductor: Ton Koopman
Soloists: Sunhae Im, soprano; Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Jörg Dürmüller, tenor; Detlef Roth, baritone; Westminster Symphonic Choir; Joe Miller, director
- Handel: Messiah

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