Insights Series

Saturday, October 13, 2007, 1:00 – 6:00pm
Tchaikovsky: The Man in the Music
An afternoon's exploration of a composer's fascinating personality and unusual life.  Does Tchaikovsky's highly charged music directly reflect his character and experience?  Accounts of the composer and his art are presented on film, in live music, and by acclaimed scholars.

Joseph Horowitz, curator and host
Maya Pritsker, panelist
Ludovic Morlot, panelist
Sheryl Staples, Principal Associate Concertmaster
Carter Brey, Principal Cello
Jeremy Denk, guest pianist

Tickets: $35

Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Ave. between 58th & 59th Streets.

Sunday, December 9, 2007, 1:00pm
Pianists on Beethoven
As a part of the Philharmonic's presentation of all of Beethoven's immortal piano concertos, prominent pianists discuss the pleasures and challenges of performing works by this indomitable composer.  Includes performance of Beethoven Piano Sonatas.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Panelist
Emanuel Ax, Panelist and Pianist
Matías Tarnopolsky, Moderator

Tickets: $25

Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Ave. between 58th & 59th Streets.

Saturday, February 2, 2008
Day of Berio 
11:00am film and discussion
2:00pm complete Sequenzas
7:00pm Hear & Now Premiere Preview
8:00pm New York Philharmonic performs Berio's Sinfonia

The N.Y. premiere screening of the documentary Luciano Berio by director Reuven Hecker precedes a panel with the composer's close affiliates.  Followed by a landmark of modern music—Berio's complete Sequenzas, performed by Philharmonic musicians.  Then join the Philharmonic for their evening performance at Avery Fisher Hall; concert ticket-holders may attend a free pre-concert discussion at 7:00pm.

Steven Stucky, host
Noam Ben-Zeev, panelist
Charles Zachary Bornstein, panelist

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 6:30pm
Narratives of Mahler's Symphony No. 9
Inspired by Leonard Bernstein's score, Charles Zachary Bornstein, the Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, explores the musical and extramusical narratives at work in Mahler's last complete symphony.

Charles Zachary Bornstein, speaker

Tickets: $10

Location: Walter Reade Theater, Broadway at 65th Street

Insights Series Web Features

Mahler in New York Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is now best known for his compositions. This multi-media Web feature, utilizing materials in the Philharmonic's archives, examines the brief period from 1909-11 when Mahler lived in New York and became conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Through photographs, audio interviews with musicians, and dramatizations of reviews and commentary, "Mahler in New York" illuminates the composer's impact on the Orchestra, the people who surrounded him, and the adopted city that he called home for a brief but very important period in his life.

Andre Kostelanetz: A New York Philharmonic Original Conductor Andre Kostelanetz (1901- 1980), a favorite with Philharmonic audiences, made important contributions to American music through innovative programming, his use of radio and recording technology, and his showcasing of American composers. This multi-media Web feature, drawing on materials in the Philharmonic's archives, explores five aspects of his life and work: his early years; his ground-breaking involvement with radio; his war years; his involvement with American composers and his championing of American music; and his Philharmonic connections.