April 2016 listings for The New York Philharmonic Orchestra

 Italian composer Ottorino Reshighi is best known for his three Roman tone poems, performed this month.

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This month, the New York Philharmonic will perform three of Respighi's masterpieces: Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome, and Pines of Rome. Also this month hear Barber's Violin Concerto performed by Leonidas Kavakos, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9, performed by Yuja Wang.

4/3        Sibelius: En Saga Strauss: Ruhe, meine Seele, Cäcilie, Pilgers Morgenlied (Heidi Melton, s; Eric Owens, bs-bar; Alan Gilbert, cond)

4/10      Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 Andrew Norman: Split Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (Jeffrey Kahane, p; James Gaffigan, cond)

4/17      Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 Respighi: Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome (Yuja Wang, p; Charles Dutoit, cond)

4/24      Ives/Schuman: Variations on America Barber: Violin Concerto John Adams: Harmonielehre (Leonidas Kavakos, v; David Robertson, cond)