Lorin Maazel’s final Philharmonic appearance features Tchaikovsky's searingly romantic Romeo and Juliet, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, and a collaboration with Jennifer Koh as the soloist for Lutosławski’s Chain 2.
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–93)
Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy (1869; rev. 1870 and 1880)
LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913–99)
Chain 2: Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra (1984–85)
1. Ad libitum
2. A battuta
3. Ad libitum
4. A battuta — Ad libitum — A battuta
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906–75)
Symphony No. 5 (1937)
1. Moderato
2. Allegretto
3. Largo
4. Allegro non troppo
Jaap van Zweden’s New York Philharmonic debut, in 2012, shows the instant chemistry between maestro and orchestra. Relive that “first date” featuring Mahler’s lushly orchestrated First Symphony and Prokofiev’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 3, with Yuja Wang in the ultra-virtuosic solo role.
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Alan Gilbert conducts Mendelssohn’s Elijah, an oratorio inspired by the composer’s rediscovery of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. It follows the story of the Old Testament prophet and includes four principal vocal soloists as the story’s various characters.
MENDELSSOHN (1809–47)
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Alec Baldwin hosts this profile of Zubin Mehta and the Indian-born maestro’s tenure as the New York Philharmonic’s Music Director, 1978–1991, with selections from more than 20 performances and repertoire including Mozart and Beethoven, Mahler and Webern, and Bartók and Ravi Shankar.
BARTÓK (188...
