New Music Festivals
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The New York Philharmonic’s 2007–08 season will include a festival of Tchaikovsky symphonies and concertos, Lorin Maazel, the Philharmonic’s executive director, announced yesterday. The Philharmonic will also perfrom a concert version of Puccini’s “Tosca,” conducted by the Philharmonic’s music director, Mr. Maazel, and two commissions, from the composers Tan Dun and Marc Neikrug.
The opening night gala, conducted by Mr. Maazel, will be an all-Dvoriák program featuring the cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Other season highlights include New York Philharmonic conducting debuts by Gustavo Dudamel and Philippe Jordan, three programs exploring the relationship between Beethoven and the late composer Luciano Berio, and a New Year’s Eve concert by violinist Joshua Bell. Riccardo Muti, Alan Gilbert, and David Robertson will continue their guest conducting contracts by spending several weeks with the Philharmonic.
The 2007–08 season will be Mr. Maazel’s next-to-last season as music director of the Philharmonic. At the beginning of yesterday’s press conference, Mr. Mehta said to the dozens of assembled journalists and publicists: “There will be no news or announcement today about future artistic leadership of the New York Philharmonic. As you know, we are conducting a process, and when we reach the end of the process, you will be the first to know.”
