New York Philharmonic

Handel's Messiah, Presented by Gary W. Parr, is the quintessential high point of the holidays at the New York Philharmonic. Enjoy its dazzling solos, instrumental fireworks, and glorious choral writing in this 2009 performance conducted by Helmuth Rilling. https://soundcloud.com//behold-i-tell-you-a-mystery-helmut

Happy 178th Birthday to us! On this day in 1842 we performed our very first concert. Can you guess what piece opened that concert? Check your answer by watching this short video of the birth of the Philharmonic.

Children who participate in the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers program write music expressing their hopes, dreams, and feelings about world issues. Listen Up! is a series that celebrates them and the music they create. 13-year-old Devon Lee introduces her original work Not Clouds, performed by musicians of the Philharmonic. As Devon says, When I see my music performed, when I see what used to be just a dream inside my head finally moving people, I realize how powerful I can be.

New York Philharmonic bassist Satoshi Okamoto shows his skills as a piano accompanist as Hana, his nine-year-old daughter who is a violinist, takes the spotlight in their at-home performance of Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances. Brava, Hana!

It takes an orchestra to ... show us we're greater than the sum of our parts bring people together ________ ... Members of the Philharmonic family, including Music Director Jaap van Zweden, have some ideas. Share yours in the comments! An anonymous music lover is providing a challenge grant to launch the It Takes an Orchestra challenge. Please help secure the Philharmonic’s future by making a gift today. Donate at nyphil.org/donate. Thank you!

The only sequel to live up to the original presenting Dogs of Bandwagon 2.0! As we wrap up NY Phil Bandwagon this weekend (don't worry, we'll be back in the spring), here are a few more of the adorable dogs we've gotten to meet along the way. 1. Shaggy; Astor Place, Manhattan 2. Maxine the Fluffy Corgi; 65th & Broadway 3. Jack; The Lot Radio, Brooklyn... 4. Lexi; 65th & Broadway 5. Rory; Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn 6. Lucy; Gantry State Park, Queens 7. Mabel; Richard Tucker Square, Manhattan 8. Abby Road; Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center (Abby doesn't miss a concert and exclusively listens to WQXR.) 9. Goose; Domino Park, Brooklyn 10. Penny; Richard Tucker Square, Manhattan #nyphilbandwagon #dogsofbandwagon

In compliance with New York State health regulations and on the advice of health officials, we regret that all previously scheduled concerts are cancelled through June 13, 2021 due to COVID-19. We will continue to provide music through newly recorded streaming performances in the winter and spring of 2021, and we are thrilled to be able to bring back NY Phil Bandwagon in the spring. We look forward to the day when we can all perform for you live. Until then, you can catch us ...on social media and on nyphil.org, and, if you can, please donate at nyphil.org/donate. Read more here: nyphil.org/2021message

As part of NY Phil Bandwagon Chris Martin, Ethan Bensdorf, Richard Deane, Horn, Colin Williams, and Alan Baer gave the World Premiere of Anthony Barfield's Gravity, a piece inspired by Langston Hughes’s poem Harlem.

Today, on What’s in My Case? Wednesday, Associate Principal Flute Alison Fierst shows us the special detail that makes her flute not only beautiful, but easier to play. She also advises musicians to take inspiration from all art forms to improve their practice sessions. And some bonus fun: guess which former New York Philharmonic principal musician has signed Alison’s flute case!

Last weekend, NY Phil Bandwagon partnered with CUNY Mexican Studies Institute to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month. Philharmonic musicians and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, joined by guest co-host / conductor Felipe Tristan and tango bassist / arranger Pedro Giraudo Tango, performed a program ranging from Mozart and Gershwin to the Mexican folksong "Cielito Lindo" and a tango by Piazzolla. Along the way, communities across New York City experienced live music's unique ability to bring people together.

NY Phil Bandwagon visits Queens for a pull-up concert featuring music by Handel, Purcell, the Beatles, Bernstein, and a World Premiere by Anthony Barfield. Christopher Martin, Principal Trumpet Ethan Bensdorf, trumpet Richard Deane, Acting Principal Horn... Colin Williams, Associate Principal Trombone Alan Baer, Principal Tuba Anthony Roth Costanzo (@arcostanzo), countertenor / producer #nyphilbandwagon #nyphil #nyphilharmonic #brassquintet #trumpet #trombone #fhorn #frenchhorn #tuba

This week’s What’s in My Case? Wednesday is a guided tour through New York Philharmonic violinist Anna Rabinova’s instruments, strings, and more. Discover what makes her bow particularly versatile, why it’s crucial to have a properly fitted chinrest, and more. And a bonus for students: how to make best use of your practice sessions.

It’s National Voter Registration Day! If you spot NY Phil Bandwagon pulling up near you, Cathy from the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, who'll be there, will be happy to help you register to vote, right there and then, and answer any questions about voting. But you don’t have to wait; register to vote today: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote/ #nyphilbandwagon #nationalvoterregistrationday #vote #voteready : Erin Baiano

Clap your hands! NY Phil Bandwagon had audiences joining Philharmonic musicians in "Klap Ur Handz," a movement from Daniel Bernard Roumain’s String Quartet No. 5, a piece dedicated to Rosa Parks.

Thank you, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for being an icon and an inspiration. Anthony Roth Costanzo and Pedro Giraudo Tango perform Embraceable You from the NY Phil Bandwagon to honor Justice Ginsburg.

This weekend NY Phil Bandwagon is partnering with CUNY Mexican Studies Institute to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and National Hispanic Heritage Month. The program, co-hosted by conductor Felipe Tristan, features tango bassist / arranger Pedro Giraudo Tango and our musicians performing a bilingual program that includes new arrangements of the popular Mexican song Cielito Lindo and Piazzolla’s Libertango. We'll be heading across New York, so try to catch us on a street corner near you!

During National Arts in Education Week, we celebrate all who bring their love for music into classrooms across the country, inspiring children to explore what music can mean to them. It's a joy and honor to support your work through a variety of series, available at nyphil.org/learn. Here's a taste of our What's in My Case? series, today featuring oboe player Robert Botti!

Composer and Sound Designer Ellen Reid said: These are unprecedented times; we are all experiencing the anxieties of living in an uncertain world. I hope SOUNDWALK will inspire us and make us feel connected to something larger than ourselves. It is meant to serve as artistic nourishment a place to recharge, reconnect, and re-energize. Visit https://www.ellenreidsoundwalk.com/ to learn more and download the Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK app, head to Central Park, and enjoy her newly composed soundscape, tailor-made for Central Park, that features performances by musicians of the New York Philharmonic.