Thursdays at 10:00 pm
The New York Philharmonic with music director Jaap van Zweden (Photo: Chris Lee)
From Lincoln Center, hear one of the country's most celebrated orchestras.
The New York Philharmonic This Week, hosted by Alec Baldwin, features recent performances and commercial recordings, complimented by interviews with the artists highlights from the NY Phil’s archives. The nationally syndicated program has garnered numerous awards and reaches millions of listeners every year.
“MACABRE MASTERWORKS”
For this festive program the New York Philharmonic performs a series of haunting pieces with a variety of conductors.
When Great Composers Conduct
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.
Beethovem & Rzewski
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads stirring performances of Beethoven‘s “Eroica” Symphony as well as the world premiere of the orchestral version of American composer Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated.
Anthony McGill & Alan Gilbert
Principal clarinetist Anthony McGill performs works by Maurice Ravel, Carl Nielsen and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the orchestra, conducted by Alan Gilbert, who has extensively performed Nielsen’s works.
Four Composer across Four Eras
An eclectic program that spans nearly two hundreds years of compositions, from Antonio Vivaldi of the Baroque era to Paul Hindemith in the 20th century. WA Mozart and John Knowles Paine fill in the Classical and Romantic eras respectively.
The Wealth of Nations
In March the New York Philharmonic debuted David Lang's oratorio the wealth of nations. A co-commission between the Philharmonic and the Aspen Music Festival and School, it is inspired by Adam Smith's seminal 1776 work of the same name.
