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.
Maxim Vengerov
August 27, 2026, 10:00 pm
A variety of works conducted by a former Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, including a recording of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto featuring Maxim Vengerov.
Ballet Music by Ravel and Tchaikovsky, with Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto
February 6, 2025
Alan Gilbert conducts works by Ravel, Nielsen, and Tchaikovsky.
Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth
January 30, 2025
Julia Wolfe’s Grammy-nominated composition Fire in my mouth is an account of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 and the fight for workplace rights for immigrant women.
A Sibelius Sojourn
January 23, 2025
This week’s broadcast is dedicated to the music of the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
American Works: Gershwin, Russo, Ellington, and Copland
January 16, 2025
Four 20th-century American masterworks, featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Choral Art Society.
Emanuel Ax Plays Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto
January 9, 2025
Plus music by Charles Ives, Anton Webern, and Robert Schumann.
An All-American New Year’s Eve: Thomas Hampson Sings Copland and Porter
January 2, 2025
Baritone Thomas Hampson joined the Philharmonic in 2009 for an American New Year’s Eve celebration.
Winter Holiday Playlist
December 26, 2024
A selection of winter-themed highlights from the New York Philharmonic’s storied discography.
Handel’s Messiah
December 12, 2024
Ton Koopman conducts the New York Philharmonic and vocal soloists Sunhae Im, Andreas Scholl, Jörg Dürmüller, and Detlef Roth, in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.
Alan Gilbert Conducts Lyadov, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich
December 5, 2024
We visit Lyadov’s Enchanted Lake and Swan Lake of Tchaikovsky before hearing the Symphony No. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Alan Gilbert conducts.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Simone Young
November 28, 2024
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician Award, is the soloist in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.
Tao and van Zweden Perform Debussy, Mozart, and Respighi
November 21, 2024
Music director Jaap van Zweden leads the New York Philharmonic and guest soloist pianist Conrad Tao.
Joyce DiDonato and Alan Gilbert
November 7, 2024
Music by Anatoly Lyadov, Julia Adolphe, Modest Mussorgsky, and Hector Berlioz.
Soloists of the New York Philharmonic
October 24, 2024
Spotlighting the New York Philharmonic’s world-class soloists, including clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinist Frank Huang, violist Cynthia Phelps, and more.
A Celebration of the Young People’s Concerts
October 17, 2024
A retrospective on Leonard Bernstein’s revolutionary concert series, which introduced countless listeners to classical music. And Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the influential conductor-composer, reflect on her father’s legacy.
Webern, Schoenberg, & Ives
October 10, 2024
Alan Gilbert leads music by three fascinating 20th century composers.
Maazel conducts Messiaen, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven
October 3, 2024
Respected conductor Lorin Maazel welcomes violinist Maxim Vengerov for Mendelssohn’s violin concerto plus music by Messiaen and Beethoven.
Mexican and Spanish Composers
September 26, 2024
Music of Mexican composers Carlos Chávez and Manuel Ponce, plus Spaniard Manuel de Falla conducted by Leonard Bernstein, José Serebrier, and Pierre Boulez. Hear soloists Sharon Isbin (guitar) Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano), and Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano).
