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about the performers New York Philharmonic Founded in 1842, the New York Philharmonic is the oldest symphony orchestra in the USA and one of the oldest in the world. Since its inception, the Philharmonic has played a leading role in American musical life, championing the new music of its time and commissioning or premiering many important works, from Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 and Gershwin’s An American in Paris (1928) to John Adams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning On the Transmigration of Souls and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Piano Concerto. Alan Gilbert became Music Director at the start of this season, succeeding Lorin Maazel in a distinguished line of musicians that has included Kurt Masur, Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez, Gustav Mahler, Bruno Walter and Arturo Toscanini. Over the past century the Philharmonic has become renowned around the globe, having appeared in 429 cities in 61 countries on five continents. In February 2008 the Philharmonic made a historic visit to Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – the first performance t<strong>here</strong> by an American orchestra and for which the Philharmonic received the 2008 Common Ground Award for Cultural Diplomacy. Long a media pioneer, the orchestra began radio broadcasts in 1922, and is currently represented by The New York Philharmonic This Week, syndicated nationally 52 weeks per year, streamed on the orchestra’s website, nyphil.org, and carried on Sirius XM Radio. On television, in the 1950s and 1960s, the orchestra inspired a generation of music lovers through Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts, telecast on CBS, and its presence on television has continued with annual appearances on Live from Lincoln Center. The internet has expanded the orchestra’s reach still further, and in 2006 it became the first major American orchestra to offer downloadable <strong>concert</strong>s, recorded live; and in November 2009, became the first orchestra to offer an iTunes Pass. Credit Suisse, the exclusive global sponsor of the New York Philharmonic, supports the orchestra’s activities at home in New York, nationally in the USA, and around the world. The current European tour will be the fifth one under the aegis of Credit Suisse, and the second in Europe. NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 18
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