New York Philharmonic

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The New York Philharmonic is one of the oldest and most prestigious symphony orchestras in the United States, renowned worldwide for its performances, recordings, and influential role in classical music.


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instanceOf American orchestra
nonprofit organization
symphony orchestra
alsoKnownAs NY Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
basedIn New York City
country United States
fieldOfWork music education
orchestral performance
recorded music
formerMusicDirector Alan Gilbert
Arturo Toscanini
Bruno Walter
Jaap van Zweden
Kurt Masur
Leonard Bernstein
Lorin Maazel
Pierre Boulez
Zubin Mehta
foundedBy Ureli Corelli Hill
foundedIn 1842
genre classical music
hasAward Grammy Award
hasCommissioned works by Aaron Copland
works by John Adams
works by Leonard Bernstein
works by many contemporary composers
hasConductor Gustavo Dudamel
hasEducationalProgram School Partnership Program
Very Young People’s Concerts
Young People’s Concerts
hasPart New York Philharmonic Chorus
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
hasRecordingLabel Deutsche Grammophon
New York Philharmonic self-produced label
Sony Classical
hasRepertoire American composers
contemporary classical music
standard symphonic repertoire
hasTouringActivity United States concert tours
international concert tours
hasWebsite https://nyphil.org
headquartersLocation New York City
inception 1842
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
location New York City
memberOf League of American Orchestras
musicDirector Gustavo Dudamel
notableConductor Arturo Toscanini
Gustavo Dudamel
Leonard Bernstein
notableEvent 1959 tour of the Soviet Union
2008 concert in Pyongyang, North Korea
world premiere of Copland Connotations
world premiere of Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
world premiere of Gershwin Concerto in F
world premiere of John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls
notableProgram Contact! contemporary music series
Young People’s Concerts
notableWork Young People’s Concerts television series
recordings of Beethoven symphonies
recordings of Mahler symphonies
recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies
parentOrganization Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
performsAt Carnegie Hall
David Geffen Hall
position music director
primaryVenue David Geffen Hall
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
shortName NYP
significantEvent move to Lincoln Center in the 1960s
renovation of David Geffen Hall completed in 2022


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