New York Philharmonic Podcast

This podcast is designed especially to acquaint young listeners with the themes and music of the March 27, 2010 Young People's Concert.

Podcast host Mark Travis converses with pianist/conductor Jeffrey Kahane about the rewards and challenges of conducting from the keyboard as well as the all-Mozart program he will perform with the New York Philharmonic: the charming and youthful Piano Concerto No. 6, the poignant Piano Concerto No. 24, and the masterful Piano Concerto No. 25.

Composer Matthias Pintscher discusses drawing inspiration from ancient mythology for his work towards Osiris; violinist Pinchas Zukerman talks about the haunting qualities of Berg's Violin Concerto; and conductor Christoph Eschenbach shares his thoughts about what Schoenberg's orchestration brings to Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1.

This podcast is designed especially to acquaint young listeners with the themes and music of the March 6, 2010 Young People's Concert.

Podcast host Mark Travis shares the history and highlights of Beethoven's famous Violin Concerto, in which Vadim Repin will join the Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller and English Horn Thomas Stacy shed light on the appeal of César Franck's Symphony in D minor.

New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller discusses Hindemith's powerful yet rarely performed Symphony in E-flat, and podcast host Elliott Forest offers a brief guide through Brahms's popular, ultra-Romantic Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring András Schiff.

Conductor David Robertson explains the storytelling that lies behind this program, which includes two musical depictions of fairy tales: Ravel's enchanting Mother Goose Suite and Bartók's compelling The Wooden Prince. Mr. Robertson, podcast host Mark Travis, and Philharmonic Director of Education Theodore Wiprud share additional insights on the history and challenges of Barber's Violin Concerto, and Mr. Robertson explains why Gil Shaham is the ideal soloist for this work.

Pianist Nicolas Hodges discusses his favorite moment in Ravel's beautiful Concerto for the Left Hand, and conductor David Robertson talks about the dance theme of the concert as a whole, which includes George Benjamin's strikingly original Dance Figures, Debussy's evocative and one-time controversial Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Ginastera's Dances from the Ballet Estancia, which ends the concerts on an energizing high note.

Credit Suisse, Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic, spotlights Music Director Alan Gilbert and the Orchestra during their EUROPE / WINTER 2010 tour. Filmed in Barcelona and Zaragoza, Spain, the video documents the launch of the tour through performances by the Orchestra and interviews with Alan Gilbert, Philharmonic musicians, and Philharmonic President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta.

Music Director Alan Gilbert shares his passion for Mozart's Jupiter Symphony; his pleasure in showcasing soloists from the Philharmonic's wind section in Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon; and his admiration for the work of composer Christopher Rouse, whose Odna Zhizn, a Philharmonic commission, is being premiered in these concerts. Also, host Mark Travis talks with Mr. Rouse about the “code” he created for the work, as well as for his commitment to writing music that is expressive.

Philharmonic Artist-in-Residence Thomas Hampson discusses the hauntingly beautiful text by Walt Whitman in John Adams’s The Wound-Dresser, Director of Education Theodore Wiprud explores the dual nature of Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, La passione; and Music Director Alan Gilbert explains the direct line he sees between the works of Schubert and Berg.

Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about how Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony reflect different sides of Russian music, as well as pianist Yefim Bronfman’s astounding musicianship, and podcast host Mark Travis sheds light on the early history of these works.

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes talks about the contrasting emotions found in Mozart's extraordinary Piano Concerto No. 23; host Elliott Forrest looks at Webern's romantic-sounding Im Sommerwind (In the Summer Wind) and groundbreaking Symphony, Op. 21; and Music Director Alan Gilbert discusses the autobiographical elements in Schumann's beautiful Symphony No. 2, and why he chose to program the four works featured in these concerts.

Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about the timeless message of hope in Handel's masterwork, Messiah, and podcast host Mark Travis explores the work as a meditation on the salvation of humankind.

New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow talks about performing Mozart's emotionally complex Sinfonia concertante with Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps, and Director of Education Theodore Wiprud discusses the meaning behind the subtitle of Bruckner's popular Romantic Symphony.