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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.
Summer Medley
July 16, 2026, 10:00 pm
Strauss’s Don Quixote
July 23, 2026, 10:00 pm
Lenny’s Playlist, Part I
July 30, 2026, 10:00 pm
Augustin Hadelich, violin
October 2, 2020
Violinist Augustin Hadelich joins Jaap van Zweden and the NY Phil to perform Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. Also featured in this program are works by Tárrega, Berlioz, and Mozart.
Bronfman and van Zweden: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff
September 25, 2020
Piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman takes the stage to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Music director Jaap van Zweden conducts.
Mozart and Bruckner
September 18, 2020
Former music director Alan Gilbert conducts a program of Mozart and Bruckner, featuring pianist Emmanuel Ax.
9/11 Anniversary Broadcast
September 11, 2020
On the 19th anniversary of September 11th, a program featuring Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls, a piece written in memoriam that premiered in 2002.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
September 4, 2020
The program showcases two historic pieces –– Dvořák’s Cello Concerto and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony –– and ample renowned features, including Yo-Yo Ma and Sylvia McNair.
Brahms, Haydn, and Rouse
August 28, 2020
An evening of music featuring the late Christopher Rouse’s Thunderstruck, a one-movement piece inspired by 1970s rock and roll. Featuring also Brahms and Haydn, and violinist Lisa Batiashvili, all conducted by Alan Gilbert.
Unsuk Chin and Mahler, with Clarinetist Karki Krikku
August 21, 2020
An evening of music conducted by former music director Alan Gilbert, featuring South Korean composer Unsuk Chin and Finnish clarinetist Karki Krikku.
Haydn’s Eighty-Eighth Symphony
August 14, 2020
An evening of historic music from Haydn, Schubert and Ravel, including the complete “Mother Goose” ballet, and featuring mezzo-soprano Annie Sofie von Otter.
Beethoven, Korngold, and more!
August 7, 2020
Two Nielsen symphonies complement works by Beethoven and Korngold, all conducted by Alan Gilbert, and featuring violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
Beethoven, Stravinsky, and more!
July 31, 2020
Former music director Alan Gilbert conducts selections from four legendary composers — Beethoven, Stravinsky, Ravel and Schubert — featuring Frank Peter Zimmermann on violin.
Modern Works with Alan Gilbert and David Robertson
July 24, 2020
Late 20th and early 21st century pieces composed by Alexandre Lunsqui, HK Gruber, Elliott Carter, Michael Jarrell, and Pierre Boulez.
The Artistry of Magnus Lindberg
July 17, 2020
An evening of music by Lindberg, former composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Grammy-Award winner and former music director Alan Gilbert.
Debussy and Massenet
July 10, 2020
Selections conducted Josef Stránský, Kurt Masur, and Leonard Bernstein featuring tenor Luciano Pavarotti and saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky.
A Liszt Playlist
July 3, 2020
An evening of music by Liszt, featuring conductors Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Masur and pianist André Watts.
Brahms and Tchaikovsky
June 26, 2020
Former music director Alan Gilbert conducts a Brahms piano concerto and a Tchaikovsky symphony.
Slatkin Conducts Copland, Rouse, and Ravel
June 19, 2020
Esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin leads the New York Philharmonic in a mixed program.
Prokofiev, Koussevitzky, and Shostakovich
June 12, 2020
Featuring conductors Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, and Leonard Bernstein.
America, the Beautiful
June 5, 2020
Leonard Bernstein conducts selections by Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and Marc Blitzstein in a program that features William Warfield, Orson Welles, and more.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz and Saint-Saëns
May 29, 2020
Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s music director and principal conductor, leads the New York Phil in performance.
Christoph Eschenbach conducts Pintscher, Berg, and Brahms
May 22, 2020
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman joins Maestro Eschenbach to perform Berg’s famed violin concerto.
