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On Tuesday, September 24, the New York Philharmonic ushered in the 2024–25 season with the annual Opening Gala and Concert at David Geffen Hall. For the concert, Manfred Honeck conducted the Orchestra in an eclectic program that included Suppé’s Light Cavalry Overture as well as his own suite of music from Puccini’s Turandot. Josh Groban — the Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award–nominated singer — was the featured soloist, taking center stage in several selections from Broadway and popular song.

The Gala — which raised more than $3.8 million for the Philharmonic and was attended by approximately 600 guests — honored the many contributions of visionary philanthropists Klara Silverstein and NY Phil Board Member Larry A. Silverstein.

Check out highlights from the evening’s festivities in the slideshow above.

In July the New York Philharmonic returned to Vail, Colorado — the Orchestra’s summer home-away-from-home since 2003 — for the 2024 residency at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival. Music Director Jaap van Zweden marked his final performances as the NY Phil’s artistic leader by conducting three concerts, with repertoire ranging from Beethoven and Prokofiev to Copland and Joel Thompson. Taking over the podium for the residency’s final concerts were conductors Ted Sperling, in an evening of Broadway showstoppers, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Soloists who joined the Orchestra included violinist Augustin Hadelich and pianists Inon Barnatan and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Check out the slideshow above for highlights!

All photos by Chris Lee

On the road again! This past weekend, the New York Philharmonic wrapped up its 2024 tour to China, during which it became the first US orchestra to perform in mainland China since 2019. In five orchestral concerts across three cities — Guangzhou, Nanjing, and Shanghai — Music Director Jaap van Zweden, in his last tour abroad as the NY Phil’s artistic leader, led the Orchestra in symphonies by Mozart, Copland, and Brahms; the Chinese Premiere of Nina Shekhar’s Lumina; and selections from Mahler’s song cycle Des Knaben Wunderhorn, featuring baritone Thomas Hampson as soloist. While in Shanghai, NY Phil musicians also participated in education activities through the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Partnership, which, like the tour itself, is presented by Starr International Foundation.

See the slideshow above for highlights and local color from the tour.

All photos by Chris Lee, except where otherwise noted