Dvořák’s New World, Bernstein & Gershwin
About This Event
Celebrate New York City’s 400th anniversary with music indelibly linked to the NY Phil’s hometown. Dvořák wrote his iconic New World Symphony while living in New York. Travel back to jazz-age NYC with Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F — featuring soloist Hélène Grimaud — and to the golden age of Broadway with music from Bernstein’s On the Town. Gustavo Gimeno conducts in his NY Phil debut.See how cultural exchanges between America and New York City inspired music on this program in a free discussion on December 2. Learn more.
About Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World'(symphony)
Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” was written during his New York years in the 1890s, when he led the National Conservatory and argued that American concert music should grow from Black and Indigenous traditions as well as European craft. The symphony channels that idea through a Bohemian composer’s ear, folding folk-like turns into a large, four-movement design. At David Geffen Hall, Gustavo Gimeno places it beside Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, with Hélène Grimaud as piano soloist, tracing a New York line between symphonic form and American vernacular. One can hear how the “New World” is less a postcard than a debate about identity.
About the Artists
New York Philharmonic
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of the New York Philharmonic, one of the world's most prestigious classical music ensembles. With its home at the iconic David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, this orchestra serves as a cornerstone of New York City's vibrant cultural landscape.
Gustavo Gimeno
Gustavo Gimeno is a Spanish conductor known for his work with various orchestras and his contributions to classical music.
Hélène Grimaud
Hélène Grimaud is a French classical pianist known in New York for appearances at David Geffen Hall with the New York Philharmonic. Her repertoire moves between the European symphonic tradition and American concert works, including Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F alongside programs tied to Dvořák and Bernstein.