The New York Philharmonic‘s January schedule has been fully announced and will feature 20 concerts throughout the month from Nathalie Stutzmann, Kevin John Edusei, artist-in-residence Yuja Wang, and many more.
The Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall will host these performances in January:
From January 2–4 and 7, Kevin John Edusei, in his New York Philharmonic debut, will conduct Samy Moussa’s Elysium, Berlioz’s song cycle Les Nuits d’été featuring mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, and Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra.
On Jan. 8, 9, and 11, Daniele Rustioni, also making his Philharmonic debut, will lead the Overture to Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s The Merchant of Venice, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto featuring soloist Joshua Bell, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
On Jan. 12 at 3:00 pm, as part of the New York Philharmonic Ensembles series at Merkin Hall, Philharmonic musicians will perform Haydn’s String Quartet in G major, Turina’s Piano Trio No. 2, Moszkowski’s Suite for Two Violins and Piano, and Britten’s String Quartet No. 1.
On Jan. 16, 18, and 19, Nathalie Stutzmann, a 2024–25 Artistic Partner, will conduct The Ring Without Words, Lorin Maazel’s orchestral arrangement of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
On Jan. 17 at 7:30 pm, the Bach: From Darkness to Light concert, presented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, will take place at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, the program includes Cantata BWV 56 (Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen) featuring baritone Leon Košavić (NY Phil debut) and singers from Voices of Harlem, directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, as well as Cantata BWV 51 (Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen) with soprano Talise Trevigne (NY Phil debut). The evening will also feature Bach’s Sonata sopra il soggetto reale from Musical Offering, performed without a conductor.
From Jan. 23–25, pianist Yuja Wang will debut as the Philharmonic’s 2024–25 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. Her residency includes a Kravis Nightcap performance on Jan. 25 at 9:30 p.m., featuring choreographer and ballerina Tiler Peck alongside musicians from the Philharmonic. Additional details about her residency will be announced soon.
On Jan. 25 at 2:00 pm, David Robertson will present a program celebrating the centennial of Pierre Boulez, featuring works originally curated by the late NY Phil Music Director in 1974. This Sound On series concert includes J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Schubert’s Symphony No. 2, Webern’s Symphony Op. 21, Boulez’s Pli selon pli: Improvisations sur Mallarmé I and II with soprano Jana McIntyre (NY Phil debut), and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat Suite.
Finally, on Jan. 29, 30, and Feb. 1, and 2, Marek Janowski, another NY Phil debutant, will conduct Weber’s Oberon Overture, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Beatrice Rana, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish).
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