Avery Fisher Hall (New York, NY)
Legendary conductor Riccardo Muti leads the New York Philharmonic in a program of music from his native Italy. Ottorino Respighi's lavish The Pines of Rome is one of the last century's most popular classical compositions; orchestral works by Verdi and Puccini round out the program.
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The orchestra seats are considered prime, but the music is much better in the upper seats. we moved to the first tier.
Outstanding performance by Maestro Muti & his
orchestra .
Delightful evening at Concert!
Vicki
He is amazing and worth seeing. A maverick at conducting.
Avery Fisher Hall opened in the 1960s as "Philharmonic Hall." The 2,738 seat venue was renamed in 1973 after a generous donation from the noted philanthropist. Avery Fisher Hall is home to the New York Philharmonic orchestra and the Great Performers Series. Avery Fisher Hall is located at the northern end of the Lincoln Center Plaza.
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<p>Verdi: Overture from Giovanna d'Arco </p> <p>Verdi: Ballet music from I vespri siciliani </p> <p>Puccini: Preludio sinfonico </p> <p>Respighi: Pines of Rome</p> <p>A conductor of stellar credentials, Riccardo Muti traces his musical roots to his physician-father’s encouragement and lessons in piano and voice. He recalls that at the age of seven, “violin in hand, in short pants, white socks, the shoes from my First Communion, and a little white shirt with lace collar,” he gave his first performance before a large choir of seminarians at the Molfetta Seminary, where, as a little boy, he accompanied his father on medical rounds. Among his later teachers he counts the renowned film composer Nino Rota and conductor Franco Ferrara. </p> <p>He places a high value on teaching the arts, as he revealed to Bologna’s Quotidiano Nazionale. “My father, who was a doctor in Molfetta, made sure that all his five children had private violin and music lessons, because he thought these lessons would give us Culture, with a capital ‘C.’ And he was absolutely right. In Italy, starting with the young, there is still so much fertile ground for music; you just have to know how to cultivate it. I remember taking a trip with my wife years ago through the hills of the Romagna and the Marches…and in the town of San Leo I made the loveliest discovery: in a packed little church, a company of amateurs, who were getting together for the pure joy of music-making, was giving an amazing performance.” </p> <p>His extensive professional associations have included the famed Maggio Musicale of Florence, annual appearances at the Salzburg Festival, the Berlin and London philharmonics, his illustrious music directorship at the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1980 to 1992, and artistic leadership of La Scala. He conducted performances simulcast around the world in honor of Mozart’s 250th birthday in the composer’s native city of Salzburg. He looks forward to conducting concerts at the Philharmonic: “New York is a city where I have always worked very well; there is a great understanding with the musicians and I feel that the public is close to me.”</p>
The New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. Founded in 1842 by a group of local musicians led by American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, the Orchestra currently plays some 180 concerts a year. On December 18, 2004, the Philharmonic gave its 14,000th concert--a milestone unmatched by any other orchestra in the world. Lorin Maazel began his tenure as Music Director in September 2002. He succeeded Kurt Masur, who was Music Director from 1991 until the summer of 2002, and who was named Music Director Emeritus on June 1, 2002. Previous Music Directors have included Zubin Mehta (1978-91), and Pierre Boulez (1971-77). Leonard Bernstein, who was appointed Music Director in 1958, was given the lifetime title of Laureate Conductor in 1969. Since its inception, the Orchestra has championed the new music of its time, giving the first performances of many important works such as Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"; Rachmaninoff 's Piano Concerto No. 3; Gershwin's Concerto in F; and Copland's Connotations, in addition to the U.S. premieres of works such as Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9, and Brahms's Symphony No. 4. This pioneering tradition has continued to the present day, with works of major contemporary composers regularly scheduled each season. John Adams's On the Transmigration of Souls, written in memory of September 11, 2001, and commissioned by the New York Philharmonic with Lincoln Center's Great Performers, received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Music; a CD of the work, performed in concert by the Orchestra in 2002, was released on Nonesuch in August 2004, and garnered three Grammy awards. The roster of composers and conductors who have led the Philharmonic includes such historic figures as Theodore Thomas, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Antonin Dvork, Gustav Mahler (Music Director, 1909-11), Otto Klemperer, Richard Strauss, Willem Mengelberg (Music Director, 1922-30), Wilhelm Furtwngler, Arturo Toscanini (Music Director, 1928-36), Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Bruno Walter (Music Advisor, 1947-49), Dimitri Mitropoulos (Music Director, 1949-58), Klaus Tennstedt, George Szell (Music Advisor, 1969-70), and Erich Leinsdorf. The Philharmonic's remarkable achievements in radio, television, and other media have helped shape communications history. In 1922 the Philharmonic became one of the first orchestras to broadcast a live concert, and its coast-to-coast radio broadcast of 1930 was the first of its kind. In addition, the Philharmonic undertakes a diversified touring schedule each season to share its music with new audiences around the world. From its first tour in 1882, through the 2004-05 season, the Orchestra has performed in 416 cities in 57 countries on five continents. Television and the Internet have further expanded the Philharmonic's audiences. For more than 20 years, the Orchestra regularly telecast its legendary Young People's Concerts, most of them led by Leonard Bernstein; and, since 1976, the frequent annual appearances of the Philharmonic on PBS's Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center have made it one of the most "watched" orchestras in the world. In 1999 the Philharmonic launched the hugely popular and award-winning Kidzone, an interactive Website for children and educators alike, and in 2002, a unique initiative in the orchestra world began the streaming of live radio broadcasts for a period of two weeks following the performance, bringing the Philharmonic to a worldwide audience through its Website. Since 1917 the Philharmonic has recorded nearly 2,000 albums; more than 500 recordings are currently available. In February 2003, the Orchestra was honored by The Recording Academy with a Trustees Award in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the industry and American culture. Members of the Philharmonic also performed on the 45th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, televised internationally from New York's Madison Square Garden--the first time that a major symphony orchestra had performed live on the Grammy Awards.
