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When Great Composers Conduct

November 5, 2026, 10:00 pm

Igor Stravinsky conducting

This week’s New York Philharmonic features performances with composers conducting their own works. They are Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith and Richard Rodgers.

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Darius Milhaud: Suite française, Op. 248
Darius Milhaud, conductor

Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Igor Stravinsky, conductor

Paul Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d: Requiem for Those We Love
Paul Hindemith, conductor
Louise Parker, alto
George London, bass
Schola Cantorum

Richard Rodgers: The Carousel Waltz
Richard Rodgers, conductor

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