New York Philharmonic: 2007 Annual Report

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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ANNUAL REPORT 2007 GREAT COLLABORATIONS

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NEW YORK PHILHARMONICANNUAL REPORT2007

GREAT COLLABORATIONS

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Contents

2 On Collaboration: From the Chairman & the President 2006–07 Season Concerts & Attendance

4 Musical Alliance: Lorin Maazel & the Philharmonic

6 Relationships Old & New: In the Spotlight Featured Artists in the 2006–07 Season

8 Future Partnership: Alan Gilbert & the Orchestra

9 Collaborative Inspirations: Composers, Performers & Commissioners

10 Collaborative Productions: Film, Opera & Musical Theater

12 Philharmonic Partners: Onstage & Off

14 A Joint Effort: Media

15 A Fellowship of Educators: Impacting Thousands

16 The Ultimate Team: The Orchestra

18 About the Board

20 Lifetime Gifts

22 Leonard Bernstein Circle

23 Endowment Fund

24 Annual Fund

32 Education Fund

33 Heritage Society

34 Honor and Memorial Gifts

35 Volunteer Council

36 Independent Auditors’ Report

46 Staff

FROM TOP: The Lincoln Center Plaza projection of Music Director Lorin Maazel conducting the New York Philharmonic’s Gala Opening Night Concert, September 13, 2006.Conductor Alan Gilbert, who was named the next Philharmonic Music Director on July 18, 2007.

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A Global Partner: Credit Suisse

On June 4, 2007, the New York Philharmonic proudly announced that Credit Suisse, one of the world’s leading banks, would become the Orchestra’s first-ever and exclusive Global Sponsor, effective September 2007. With an active presence in more than 50 countries, Credit Suisse’s perspective is both local and global, and its continuing commitment to a partnership with the New York Philharmonic and other prominent cultural institutions is part of its broader effort to play an engaged, positive role in the communities of which it is a part. Credit Suisse’s Global Sponsorship will enable the Philharmonic to enhance its historic role as a cultural ambassador, bringing great performances to worldwide audiences — through con-cert tours, national and international broadcasts, recordings, concert downloads, and podcasts. For more information about Credit Suisse, please go to www.credit-suisse.com.

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116 subscription concerts 281,993 attendees

8 Summertime Classics concerts 19,965 attendees

11 non-subscription concerts 28,971 attendees

7 holiday concerts 14,915 attendees

7 regional concerts 17,168 attendees

1 Free Annual Memorial Day Concert 1,400 attendees

4 Young People’s Concerts 10,732 attendees

6 Very Young People’s Concerts 2,718 attendees

4 School Day Concerts 7,757 attendees

6 Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall 2,558 attendees

7 Concerts in the Parks 137,500 attendees

12 concerts in Costa Mesa, Japan & Korea 2006 22,679 attendees

14 concerts on 2007 Tour of Europe 25,322 attendees

6 concerts during 2007 Residency at Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival 10,248 attendees

Total of 209 Concerts 583,926 attendees

Orchestral performance may be the best example anywhere of the happy results from harmonious collaboration. Every New York Philharmonic performance represents the magic that is created when these 106 magnificent musicians combine their talents with that of a conductor to bring to life the vision of a composer. Also enriching our offerings on stage and off are partnerships with soloists, composers, recording partners, tour presenters, our loyal audiences, and the list goes on. Surely the 2006–07 season — the sixth year in our collaboration with our Music Director, Lorin Maazel — reflects some of the strongest partnerships in our history.

The Philharmonic’s behind-the-scenes team of Board and Staff has also worked together assiduously for less visible but no less important results. In the 2006–07 season our attendance rose to 88 percent of capacity, up from 84 percent the preceding year and from 78 percent the year before that. Over those two years, ticket sales have increased by more than $5.4 million. Still, we know that it takes more than this to defray our costs, and thanks to our fundraising team the Annual Fund reached a record-breaking $21.5 million, a 15 percent increase over the previous year. All of this contributed to a significant reduction in our deficit, from $2.041 million in 2006 to $767,000 in 2007.

Also during the season the Board approved the beginning of the Campaign to Secure the Future of the Philharmonic, with the objective

of raising $75 million. We are delighted that the Starr Foundation set this off to a marvelous start with an initial gift of $15 million; others have followed suit, bringing us halfway to our goal so far.

None of this would be possible without the generosity of our gov-ernment, corporate, and private donors. In the summer of 2007 the ranks of these benefactors swelled: our new Board Member, Oscar Schafer, and his wife, Didi, made a five-year pledge of extraordinary support for our Concerts in the Parks; Russell and Judy Carson made a record-breaking pledge toward our Education programs; and we announced that Credit Suisse would be the Philharmonic’s first-ever and exclusive Global Sponsor beginning in the 2007–08 season. These and the gifts from thousands of individuals make it possible for the New York Philharmonic to continue in its paramount under-taking: to offer the best music at the very highest level.

Zarin Mehta President and Executive Director

Paul B. Guenther Chairman of the Board

Paul B. Guenther, Chairman

Lorin Maazel and Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow at a rehearsal in Tokyo Opera City, November 5.

Zarin Mehta, President

ABOvE: The Tribute to Toscanini Gala audience on Avery Fisher Hall’s Grand Promenade, January 16. RIGHT: Sir Andrew Davis conducting the July 17 Central Park Concert in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer.

2006–07 season concerts & attendance

Surely the 2006–07 season — the sixth year in our collaboration with our Music Director, Lorin Maazel — represents some of the strongest partnerships in our history.

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Lorin Maazel’s professional partnership with the New York Philharmonic began in 1942, when he was only 12 years old and led a program of Mozart, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky at Lewisohn Stadium, then the Orchestra’s summer venue. He would return to lead the Orchestra as a guest conductor in 114 concerts before becoming Music Director in September 2002.

The 2006–07 season saw a particularly rich result from these decades of collaboration. Mr. Maazel shared his knowledge of the symphonic masters, including a celebration of the centennial of Shostakovich’s birth, and a three-part survey of the music of Brahms. His vast experience as an opera conductor brought to Philharmonic audiences critically acclaimed performances of Ravel’s one-act opera, L’Enfant et les sortilèges; and his admiration for the virtuosos of the Philharmonic prompted a program that placed the spotlight on Principal Flute Robert Langevin, Principal Harp Nancy Allen, Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi, and Principal Horn Philip Myers and his horn section colleagues R. Allen Spanjer, Erik Ralske, and Howard Wall.

Mr. Maazel also reaffirmed his ties to two past Philharmonic maestros: Arturo Toscanini and Gustav Mahler. He conducted a gala concert with the New York Philharmonic and another ensemble that he helms, the Symphonica Toscanini; that event established and endowed the Philharmonic’s Arturo Toscanini Associate Conductor Chair. At the conclusion of the season, Mr. Maazel conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 7, a work that showcases the virtuosity of the New York Philharmonic.

Musical Alliance: Lorin Maazel & the Philharmonic

“I have unbounded admiration for the quality of this Orchestra, the technical capacity of each individual in it, and their — for want of a better word — esprit de corps. They’re very proud to belong to this Orchestra. They have a great sense of mission, and this pride exhibits itself at every moment.” — Lorin Maazel

ABOvE: Lorin Maazel rehearsing the Orchestra on July 27 at Colorado’s Bravo! vail valley Music Festival. RIGHT: Maazel and the Philharmonic at home, in Avery Fisher Hall.

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7featured artists in the 2006–07 season

Every week of the season the Philharmonic musicians share the stage with the world’s great conductors and soloists. Some are longtime friends; others are newer discoveries whose careers are ascending, in part due to their appearances with the Philharmonic.

The 2006–07 season was the second in three-year agreements with three of today’s leading conductors for each to lead multiple weeks each season. Riccardo Muti conducted four weeks of concerts; on July 18, 2007, the Philharmonic announced that, beginning in the 2009–10 season, he will lead the Orchestra in even more concerts, both at its Avery Fisher Hall home and on tour. Also returning were David Robertson and Alan Gilbert, who each led two weeks of programs.

Two former Philharmonic Music Directors, Zubin Mehta and Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur, returned to the Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis led two weeks of concerts that included a celebration of his 80th birthday. Bramwell Tovey, who for the fourth consecutive season helmed the Philharmonic’s Summertime Classics series, both as conductor and raconteur, also joined the Orchestra for subscrip-tion concerts, and he was one of the conductors to lead the Orchestra at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in July.

The New York Philharmonic’s long-standing collaborations with today’s leading soloists brought together pianists Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman with Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra for the sea-son’s Gala Opening Night Concert; there were subsequent returns by Mr. Ax, for the Philharmonic Festival: Brahms the Romantic and on tour in May, and by Mr. Bronfman, for the World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Piano Concerto. Other returning friends included pianists Leon Fleisher, Lang Lang, and Mitsuko Uchida; violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter, Itzhak Perlman,

Gil Shaham, and Pinchas Zukerman; cellist Lynn Harrell; sopranos Heidi Grant Murphy and Deborah Voigt; and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, a collective colleague since 1999.

The new friends who appeared on the Orchestra’s stage included debuts by soprano Patrizia Ciofi, mezzo-sopranos Meredith Arwady and Patricia Bardon, and pianist Gerhard Oppitz, as well as conduc-tors Harry Bicket and Bernard Labadie. More recent acquaintances were welcomed back. In Tokyo alone, the Philharmonic celebrated the talents of five young soloists in five concerts: violinists Lidia Baich, cellists Alicia Weilerstein and Johannes Moser, and pianists Jean-Frédéric Neuberger and Yuja Wang; violinist Julia Fischer joined the Philharmonic on the 2007 Tour of Europe.

The Philharmonic also heralded its own, with solo turns by Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow; Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples; Principal, Second Violin Group, Marc Ginsberg; Associate Principal, Second Violin Group, Lisa Kim; Principal Cello Carter Brey; Principal Flute Robert Langevin; English horn Thomas Stacy; Principal Horn Philip Myers and Philharmonic horns R. Allen Spanjer, Erik Ralske, and Howard Wall; Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi; Principal Harp Nancy Allen; Harpsichord Lionel Party; and Organist Kent Tritle.

ConductorMichael Adelson* (12/16)Adam Aron* (7/26)Harry Bicket* (12/20–23)Philip Brunelle (12/12)Sir Andrew Davis (7/17; 7/20–21)Sir Colin Davis (3/22–24; 3/28; 3/29–31)Asher Fisch (9/6–9) Rob Fisher* (3/7–10)James Gaffigan* (3/24)Delta David Gier (10/14)Alan Gilbert (2/8–13; 3/14–17)Bernard Labadie* (12/20–23)Kurt Masur (2/28–3/3)Zubin Mehta (1/4–9; 1/11–13)Alexander Mickelthwate* (1/26; 2/2–3)Ludovic Morlot (7/10–16; 7/22)Riccardo Muti (1/18–20; 1/25–27; 6/7–12;

6/14–16)Jonathan Nott (10/25; 10/26–28)Sakari Oramo (4/11–14)David Robertson (10/12–17; 12/13; 12/14–16)Esa-Pekka Salonen (2/1– 6)Peter Schickele (1/2) Ted Sperling (12/31)Bramwell Tovey (12/6–9; 6/28–29; 6/30–7/1; 7/3–

4; 7/5–6; 7/7; 7/25; 7/26)Xian Zhang (10/19–21)

BagpipesMaurice Eisenstadt (1/2)

CelloCarter Brey (12/20–23; 4/20–21; 5/4; 5/9; 5/17)Lynn Harrell (9/28–10/3)Johannes Moser* (11/11)Alisa Weilerstein** (11/9; 1/11–13; 7/27)

DancerThomas Baird* (10/14; 12/16; 1/26; 2/2–3; 3/24)Tomiko Magario* (10/14; 12/16; 1/26; 2/2–3;

3/24)My Fair Lady Dancers* (3/7–10)

DirectorJames Brennan* (3/7–10)Tom Dulack (10/14; 12/16; 1/26; 2/2–3; 3/24)

English hornThomas Stacy (3/29–31)

EnsembleBrooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun,

director (10/5–6)Canadian Brass (12/10)Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with

Wynton Marsalis (12/6–9)New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt,

director (10/5–6; 10/19–21; 3/7–10; 6/2–5; 6/7–12)

New York Philharmonic Brass Ensemble (5/13; 7/9)

New York Philharmonic Principal Brass (12/10)Symphonica Toscanini* (1/16)Westminster Symphonic Choir,

Joe Miller, director (12/20–23)

FluteRobert Langevin (2/22–24)

HarpNancy Allen (2/22–24)

HarpsichordLionel Party (12/20–23)

HornPhilip Myers (2/22–24)Erik Ralske (2/22–24)R. Allen Spanjer (2/22–24)Howard Wall (2/22–24)

HostRoy Abramsohn* (2/3)Michael Adelson* (12/16)Delta David Gier (10/14)Garrison Keillor (12/12)Peter Schickele (10/25; 1/2; 2/13; 4/11)Steven Stucky (12/13; 2/6; 3/14)Theodore Wiprud (1/26; 2/2)

NarratorKevin Kline* (7/5–6; 7/7)

OrganRichard Paré* (12/20–23)Kent Tritle (10/5–6; 7/21)

PianoEmanuel Ax (9/13; 2/14–20; 5/3; 5/6)Yefim Bronfman (9/13; 2/1–6)Richard Dworsky* (12/12)Leon Fleisher (11/30–12/2)Markus Groh* (6/28–29)Benjamin Hochman (7/25)Lang Lang (6/7–12)Radu Lupu (3/28; 3/29–31)Jean-Frédéric Neuberger* (11/8)Garrick Ohlsson (7/21)Gerhard Oppitz* (1/25–27)Peter Serkin (10/26–28)Mitsuko Uchida (3/22–24; 3/28)Lars Vogt (2/8–10)Yuja Wang (11/10)Orion Weiss (7/25)Joyce Yang** (11/15; 11/17; 11/24–28;

6/30–7/1; 7/26)

ProducerJohn Goberman* (10/19–21)Matías Tarnopolsky (3/7–10)Thomas Z. Shepard* (3/7–10)

Production SupervisorLonny Price (12/31)

ScriptwriterTom Dulack (10/14; 12/16; 1/26;

2/2–3; 3/24)

Stage ManagerWilliam Walters* (1/2)

Toyist (for P.D.Q. Bach)Michèle Eaton* (1/2)Lloyd Peterson* (1/2)

TromboneJoseph Alessi (2/22–24)

ViolinLidia Baich* (11/5–6)Lisa Batiashvili (4/11–14)Glenn Dicterow (4/20–21; 5/4; 5/9; 5/17)Julia Fischer (4/18–19; 5/5; 5/8; 5/11; 5/14)Marc Ginsberg (12/20–23)Stefan Jackiw* (7/10–16)Sergey Khachatryan* (2/28–3/3)Lisa Kim* (12/20–23)Anne-Sophie Mutter (4/25–28)Itzhak Perlman (9/14–19)Julian Rachlin (5/24–26)Vadim Repin (1/18–20)Gil Shaham (10/12–17; 7/22)Sheryl Staples (10/14)Christian Tetzlaff (3/14–17)Pinchas Zukerman (1/4–9)

Vocalist or ActorMeredith Arwady, mezzo-soprano* (10/19–21)Patricia Bardon, mezzo-soprano* (12/13; 12/14–16)Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano (12/20–23)Andrea Bocelli, tenor* (9/6–9)Measha Brueggergsoman, soprano* (7/17; 7/20)Meg Bussert, actor* (3/7–10)Phillipe Castagner, tenor* (10/5–6; 3/7–10)Patrizia Ciofi, soprano* (10/5–6)Neal Davies, bass-baritone* (12/20–23)Kevin Deas, bass (10/5–6)Brian Dennehy, actor* (3/7–10)Michael J. Farina, actor* (3/7–10)Bruce Ford, tenor (12/20–23)Jane Gilbert, mezzo-soprano* (6/7–12)Matthias Goerne, baritone (6/2–5)Kelsey Grammer, actor* (3/7–10)Ian Greenlaw, baritone* (10/5–6)Joe Grifasi, actor* (3/7–10)Nancy Gustafson, soprano* (11/30–12/2)Timothy Jerome, actor (3/7–10)Jessica Jones, soprano (10/5–6)Charles Kimbrough, actor* (3/7–10)Dominique Labelle, soprano (12/20–23)Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano* (10/5–6)Audra McDonald, soprano (12/31)Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano (10/5–6)Erin Morley, soprano* (10/14)Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano (9/20–26)Marni Nixon, actor (3/7–10) Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano* (10/5–6)Kelli O’Hara, actor* (3/7–10)René Pape, bass (1/16)Brigitte Pinter, mezzo-soprano* (6/7–12)Tatiana Serjan, soprano* (6/7–12)Celena Shafer, soprano (6/2–5)Deborah Voigt, soprano (6/20–23)

* Debut | ** Subscription debut

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Riccardo Muti, whose growing tie with the Philharmonic was announced July 18. Bramwell Tovey and Kevin Kline backstage before the July 5 Summertime Classics concert. Pinchas Zukerman and Zubin Mehta, January 4. Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur, February 28. Sir Colin Davis celebrating his 80th birthday with Mitsuko Uchida and Radu Lupu, March 28.

Relationships Old & New: In the Spotlight6

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8 9Collaborative Inspirations: Composers, Performers & Commissioners

The commissioning and premiering of a new work requires profound creative collaboration among the composer, the conductor, the soloist, the ensemble, and the commissioning organization. In 2006–07 the New York Philharmonic played a role in bringing to the stage four new pieces, three of them co-commissions.

In February the Orchestra unveiled Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Melinda Wagner’s Trombone Concerto, which the Philharmonic commissioned for Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi; Lorin Maazel conducted. In the season’s first subscription concerts he led the U.S. Premiere of Hans Werner Henze’s Sebastian im Traum, a co-commission with the Eduard van Beinum Stichting, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Tonhalle-Gesellschaft (Zurich). In December David Robertson joined forces with mezzo-soprano Patricia Bardon for the U.S. Premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Songs, co-commissioned with the Auftakt Festival, Alte Oper Frankfurt, and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI; the per-formances included a Hear & Now discussion hosted by composer Steven Stucky. The next Hear & Now and its accompanying subscrip-tion concerts saw the World Premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Piano Concerto, dedicated to Yefim Bronfman, and a joint commission by the Philharmonic, The BBC, Radio France, and NDR Hamburg; the composer conducted and the dedicatee was the soloist.

Future Partnership: Alan Gilbert & the Orchestra

Native New Yorker Alan Gilbert, age 40, the son of two Philharmonic violinists, was named the New York Philhar- monic’s next Music Director in the summer of 2007, to begin in the 2009–10 season.

Mr. Gilbert grew up with the New York Philharmonic, traveling with the Orchestra on tours and watching its concerts from the wings. The professional bond began with his acclaimed debut in October 2001; was strengthened by nearly annual appearances in following seasons; and led to an agreement for him to conduct the Orchestra in

“It has been a joy to create music for Joe [Alessi] and the New York Philharmonic. This winning combination has offered me a wide, expansive landscape in which to explore the ‘life story’ of a musical idea.” — Composer Melinda Wagner

“This is the orchestra I feel closest to in the world, these are the musicians for whom I have the highest regard in the world. To be given this vote of confidence is more than thrilling. I look forward to continuing to work with this greatest of orchestras, and to meeting and developing a close rapport with New York City’s music-loving public.” — Alan Gilbert

multiple subscription weeks over three years. In 2006–07 those weeks featured two programs. The first saw the U.S. premiere of Swedish composer Daniel Bortz’s Parodos, as well as Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and Debussy’s complete Images; the second, Stokowski’s arrangement of Bach’s D-minor Toccata and Fugue, Ligeti’s Violin Concerto, Webern’s arrangement of Bach’s Ricercar, and Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony. Such programmatic diversity and imagination reflects the depth and range of Mr. Gilbert’s repertoire and the vision that he will bring as he and the Orchestra chart their future together.

FROM TOP: Composer Kaija Saariaho and Hear & Now host and composer Steven Stucky, December 13. Pianist Yefim Bronfman and composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, February 2. Composer Melinda Wagner and Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi, February 22.

ABOvE AND BOTTOM RIGHT: President Zarin Mehta, conductor Alan Gilbert, and Chairman Paul B. Guenther, at the press conference, July 18.

Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow (right), congratulating Alan Gilbert and his wife, cellist Kajsa William-Olsson, July 17. P

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10 11Collaborative Productions: Film, Opera & Musical Theater

Some works call for more collaborations than others. In the 2006–07 season an opera, a film, choral music, and a Broadway favorite were on the docket, performed in languages ranging from French, Russian, and German to the best and worst articulation of the King’s English.

Lorin Maazel brought his operatic experience to bear with acclaimed performances of Ravel’s one-act opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges, with a large cast that featured sopranos Patrizia Ciofi and Jessica Jones; mezzo-sopranos Susanne Mentzer, Isabel Leonard, and Kelley O’Connor; tenor Philippe Castagner; baritone Ian Greenlaw; and bass Kevin Deas; with the New York Choral Artists and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. He also led Brahms’s A German Requiem, with soprano Celena Shafer, baritone Matthias Goerne, and the New York Choral Artists, as the conclusion to Brahms the Romantic.

Associate Principal Conductor Xian Zhang led the Orchestra and the New York Choral Artists in the music Prokofiev wrote to accom-pany the Eisenstein film, Alexander Nevsky, employing a restored print and score produced by John Goberman. And four performances of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady, produced by Thomas Z. Shephard and directed by James Brennan, brought down the house, thanks to the performances of Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara, film and stage stars Kelsey Grammer, Brian Dennehy, and Charles Kimbrough, and veteran actors including Marni Nixon.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Philharmonic Associate Conductor Xian Zhang conducting the score of Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky during a screening of the Eisenstein film, October 19.

CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: My Fair Lady, March 7. Ravel’s L’Enfant etles sortilèges, October 5. Lorin Maazel leading Brahms’s A German Requiem, June 2. Harry Bicket leading Handel’s Messiah at The Riverside Church, December 21.

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Philharmonic Partners: Onstage & Off

The generosity, expertise, professionalism, and creativity of a host of individuals and organizations have helped the New York Philharmonic to achieve its continuing ambition of bringing its music to new and larger audiences, and have created strong alliances, both in the United States and abroad.

The benevolence and support of new Board Member Oscar Schafer and his wife, Didi, helped the Philharmonic to continue to delight the more than 100,000 concertgoers each year who attend the Philharmonic’s Concerts in the Parks, a traditional delight of summer in the city also made possible through the support of CIT, the City of New York, and the hard work of an army of stagehands.

On tour, the Philharmonic worked closely with a new partner, South Korea presenter Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation, and an old friend, Japan’s Kajimoto Concert Management, on the successful 2006 visit to Japan and Korea, and with Konzertdirektion Schmid, a key collaborator in organizing the acclaimed 2007 Tour of Europe.

Teamwork is the very essence of chamber music, which relies on a give-and-take among musicians. Offstage, the musicians of the Orchestra who comprise the Chamber Music Committee program the six-concert annual New York Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall, which have been sold-out affairs since 1984.

And year after year, day in and day out, the strong partnership enjoyed with the staffs of Avery Fisher Hall and Lincoln Center makes the Orchestra’s daily rehearsals, concerts, and special activities smooth and successful events. It has even made possible the growth of our offerings, such as the free plaza viewing of the September 13 Opening Night Concert, nationally broadcast by Live From Lincoln Center on PBS.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Didi and Oscar Schafer (front row, left) with Zarin Mehta in Central Park’s Great Lawn at the July 17 Concert in the Park. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, and Philharmonic Chairman Paul B. Guenther that same day. In the Central Park Boathouse on July 11. Jeffrey M. Peek, Chairman and CEO of CIT, corporate sponsor for the parks concerts; Paul B. Guenther; and Oscar Schafer.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: In Tokyo, the Orchestra boarding the bus for the airport to fly to Oita, on November 6. Philharmonic staff members and tour organizers in Warsaw, Poland, on May 1, conferring about the 2007 Tour of Europe. Philharmonic musicians performing a work composed by Associate Principal Bass Jon Deak (standing) at the Ensembles concert at Merkin Concert Hall, October 22.

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14 15A Joint Effort: Media

Millions of listeners have benefited from the New York Philharmonic’s collaborations with DG Concerts, iTunes, 96.3 FM WQXR, WFMT Radio Network, BBC Radio 3, and Live From Lincoln Center. These have brought the Orchestra’s music far beyond its Avery Fisher Hall home.

In the 2006–07 season the Philharmonic’s groundbreaking part-nership with DG Concerts resulted in three more downloads of live performances on iTunes as well as on a CD; as of August 31, the Philharmonic’s DG Concerts releases had been downloaded approxi-mately 10,000 times around the world. The Orchestra’s national 52-week per year radio series, The New York Philharmonic This Week — in syndication by Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network to more than 250 stations since 1997 — completed its second season as a 52-week-per-year program. Also, a new partnership with BBC Radio 3 allowed ten Orchestra performances to be produced and distributed by BBC Radio throughout the U.K., with further distribution through the European Broadcast Union’s Euroradio satellite network, making the Philharmonic the first American symphony orchestra to have a regular presence on European radio.

Also new this season: the New York Philharmonic Podcast, pro-duced by Peabody Award–winning broadcaster and 96.3 FM WQXR afternoon host Elliott Forrest, which offers listeners backstage insights and illustrative musical excerpts. Launched as a pilot in April, by August 31 more than 17,000 listeners had downloaded the first six podcasts. Live From Lincoln Center, broadcast on PBS sta-tions and a Philharmonic collaborator from its very first telecast, cel-ebrated its 30th anniversary in the spring of 2006.

Also a national leader in music education and a major community resource, the New York Philharmonic works closely with local and international educators, the City of New York, and generous funders such as MetLife, to engage new audi-ences and new generations in the living tradition of great concert music. Philharmonic educational programs impacted more than 52,000 children, students, educators, and adults through live interaction. In the concert hall, in the classroom, and on the Internet, the Philharmonic opens doors for people of all backgrounds.

While the Young People’s Concerts and the newer and enormously popular Very Young People’s Concerts attract the most attention, one of the most exciting collaborative efforts is the School Partnership Program, a three-year sequential music program for New York City schoolchildren in grades three through five, which began a major expansion in the 2006–07 season. Philharmonic musicians and teaching artists work with classroom and music teachers to make the world of symphonic music come alive by conducting interactive workshops that include instruction in structured listening, performance, and group composition. Two In-School Concerts, a School Day Concert at Avery Fisher Hall, ongoing professional development for partner teachers, and workshops for parents con-tribute to an extraordinarily rich program that has become a model for orchestras worldwide.

A new collaboration benefits those beyond New York: Learning Overtures brings together international educators and musicians to share practices and ideas in music education. The program, which began in the 2006–07 season, featured workshops in Japan, and con-tinued in February through an ambitious symposium with Finnish students and teachers in New York.

A Fellowship of Educators: Impacting Thousands

“We feel very lucky to have such an enriching program available to our children. I feel this program has opened doors for our sons and really created a genuine interest in all music as well as their ability to play. The program also builds self-esteem and confidence.” — Parent, P.S. 39, Brooklyn

Philharmonic Teaching Artist Tanya Witek at P.S. 199, instructing students in the School Partnership Program.

Audience participants joining the Orchestra and other performers for an ovation on the March 24 Young People’s Concert.

Released during the 2006–07 season

Shostakovich in America: The Centennial ConcertLorin Maazel, conductor | Lynn Harrell, celloRecorded live in September–October 2006

StraussLorin Maazel, conductorRecorded live in March 2005 and September–October 2005(also available on CD)

Beethoven | StravinskyZubin Mehta, conductor | Pinchas Zukerman, violinRecorded live in January 2007

Recorded during the 2006–07 season for fall 2007 release

An Orchestral ShowcaseRimsky-Korsakov | Roussel | BartókLorin Maazel, conductorRecorded live in November–December 2006 and May 2007

Ravel | StravinskyLorin Maazel, conductorRecorded live in September 2006 and April 2007

The Sacred and the DivineRossini | Hindemith | ScriabinRiccardo Muti, conductorRecorded live in January and June 2007

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New York Philharmonic2006–2007 Season

LORIN MAAZEL Music DirectorXian Zhang, Associate Conductor,

The Arturo Toscanini ChairLeonard Bernstein, Laureate Conductor,

1943–1990Kurt Masur, Music Director Emeritus

ViolinsGlenn Dicterow Concertmaster The Charles E. Culpeper ChairSheryl Staples Principal Associate Concertmaster The Elizabeth G. Beinecke ChairMichelle Kim Assistant Concertmaster The William Petschek Family ChairEnrico Di CeccoCarol WebbYoko Takebe

Minyoung ChangKenneth GordonHae-Young HamLisa GiHae KimKuan-Cheng LuNewton MansfieldKerry McDermottAnna RabinovaCharles RexFiona SimonSharon YamadaElizabeth ZeltserYulia Ziskel

Marc Ginsberg PrincipalLisa Kim* In Memory of Laura MitchellSoohyun KwonDuoming Ba

Marilyn DubowMartin EshelmanJudith GinsbergMei Ching HuangMyung-Hi Kim+Hanna LachertSarah O’BoyleDaniel ReedMark SchmoocklerNa SunVladimir Tsypin

ViolasCynthia Phelps Principal The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose ChairRebecca Young*Irene Breslaw** The Norma and Lloyd Chazen ChairDorian Rence

Katherine GreeneDawn HannayVivek KamathPeter KenoteBarry LehrKenneth MirkinJudith NelsonRobert Rinehart

CellosCarter Brey Principal The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels ChairEileen Moon*Hai-Ye Ni*+Qiang Tu Acting Associate Principal The Shirley and Jon Brodsky Foundation ChairEvangeline Benedetti

Eric BartlettNancy DonarumaElizabeth DysonValentin HirsuMaria KitsopoulosSumire KudoRu-Pei YehFrederick Zlotkin++

BassesEugene Levinson Principal The Redfield D. Beckwith ChairJon Deak*Orin O’Brien

William BlossomRandall ButlerDavid J. GrossmanSatoshi OkamotoMichele Saxon

FlutesRobert Langevin Principal The Lila Acheson Wallace ChairSandra Church*Renée SiebertMindy Kaufman

PiccoloMindy Kaufman

OboesLiang Wang Principal The Alice Tully ChairSherry Sylar*Robert Botti

English HornThomas Stacy The Joan and Joel Smilow Chair

ClarinetsStanley Drucker Principal The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark ChairMark Nuccio*Pascual Martinez FortezaStephen Freeman

E-flat ClarinetMark Nuccio

Bass ClarinetStephen Freeman

BassoonsJudith LeClair Principal The Pels Family ChairKim Laskowski*Roger NyeArlen Fast

ContrabassoonArlen Fast

HornsPhilip Myers Principal The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder ChairJerome Ashby*L. William Kuyper**R. Allen SpanjerErik RalskeHoward Wall

TrumpetsPhilip Smith Principal The Paula Levin ChairMatthew Muckey*James RossThomas V. Smith

TrombonesJoseph Alessi Principal The Gurnee F. and Marjorie L. Hart ChairJames Markey*David Finlayson

Bass TromboneDonald Harwood

TubaAlan Baer Principal

TimpaniMarkus Rhoten Principal The Carlos Moseley ChairJoseph Pereira**

PercussionChristopher S. Lamb Principal The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the

Philharmonic ChairDaniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich ChairJoseph Pereira

HarpNancy Allen Principal The Mr. and Mrs. William T. Knight III Chair

KeyboardIn Memory of Paul Jacobs

HarpsichordLionel Party

Piano The Karen and Richard S. LeFrak ChairHarriet WingreenJonathan Feldman

OrganKent Tritle

LibrariansLawrence Tarlow PrincipalSandra Pearson**Thad Marciniak

Orchestra Personnel ManagerCarl R. Schiebler

Stage RepresentativeLouis J. Patalano

Audio DirectorLawrence Rock

* Associate Principal ** Assistant Principal + On Leave ++ Replacement/Extra

milestonesOnce a year, the New York Philharmonic family — active and retired Musicians, Board, and Staff — gather at a concert and post-concert reception on the Grand Promenade to honor colleagues who are retiring or marking important milestones. On June 20, the Orchestra celebrated violinist Martin Eshelman and violist Kenneth Mirkin for their respective 50 and 25 years with the Orchestra. It also honored the careers of violinist Kenneth Gordon, cellist Nancy Donaruma, Assistant Principal Horn L. William Kuyper, bass trombone Donald Harwood, and librarian Thad Marciniak, who retired after decades of service as members of the New York Philharmonic.

in memoriamThe New York Philharmonic mourned the death, on February 10, of Leonard Davis, former New York Philharmonic Principal Violist and a member of the Orchestra from 1949 to 1991. Mr. Davis appeared in recitals in New York and abroad, published numerous transcriptions and editions of musical works, and was on the faculty of various institutions. He is survived by his son, Harvey, his niece, Linda Finkelstein, and his nephew, Seymour Adlerstein.

ABOvE: Music Director Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic, May 26.

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The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.

Officers and DirectorsCarlos Moseley Chairman EmeritusPaul B. Guenther ChairmanFrank Savage TreasurerDaisy M. Soros SecretaryZarin Mehta President and Executive Director

Shirley S. BacotRobert G. BartnerDr. Clemens BörsigJames E. BuckmanToos N. DaruvalaJ. Christopher FlowersDale M. FrehseJohn French IIITimothy M. GeorgeLenore B. GlickhouseEvan G. Greenberg

SungEun Han-AndersenGurnee F. HartGerald L. HassellRobert S. Hekemian, Jr.C. Robert HenriksonRoger HertogLudmila Schwarzenberg HessPeter JungenRichard L. KauffmanH. Frederick Krimendahl IIKaren T. LeFrakKlaus Peter LöbbeAlan S. MacDonaldWilliam J. McDonoughThomas J. McGrathDavid E. McKinneySue B. MercyPhyllis J. MillsKarlheinz MuhrLizabeth A. NewmanCharles F. NiemethJoel I. PicketThierry PortéStephen RobertBenjamin M. RosenOscar S. Schafer

W. Sean SovakRonald J. UlrichSandra F. WarshawskyMasamoto YashiroYasunori Yokote

Directors EmeritiMrs. William S. BeineckeDonald M. BlinkenEdith S. BouriezGov. Jon S. CorzineGunther E. GreinerGerald M. LevinRobert V. LindsayJohn D. MacomberCarlos MoseleyDonald A. PelsCharles I. PetschekPaula L. RootJoel E. SmilowStephen StamasMrs. John W. StrausKurt F. Viermetz

Honorary Members of the SocietyPierre BoulezZubin MehtaCarlos Moseley

As of August 31, 2007

About the Board

Dr. Clemens Börsig became chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank AG in May 2006, having previously served as a member of its management board (chief financial officer and chief risk officer). He received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Mannheim and holds an honorary professorship from the University of Munich. Dr. Börsig has supervisory board mandates at Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Linde AG, and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. He is also a non-executive director of Foreign and Colonial Eurotrust PLC.

SungEun Han-Andersen trained as a pianist and composer before working at A.T. Kearney and Price Waterhouse as a management consultant. She was on the Board of the Manhattan School of Music, and is now president of the New York Summer Music Festival. She and her husband, G. Chris Andersen, manage the C. George Van Kampen Foundation and the G.C. Andersen Family Foundation, which supports music education and medical research. She manages investment portfolios for both, and developed Møsefund Farm, the family’s horse-training facility.

Gerald L. Hassell is president of The Bank of New York Company Inc. Mr. Hassell earned a B.A. in economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. in finance from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. He is chairman of the board of visitors of The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and vice chairman of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York. He is also a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation and of the Financial Services Roundtable and Financial Services Forum.

C. Robert Henrikson is chairman of the board, president, and CEO of MetLife, Inc. He serves on the boards of the American Council of Life Insurers, the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, and the American Benefits Council, and was an active member of the Committee on Economic Development’s Subcommittee on Social Security Reform. Mr. Henrikson received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law; he is also a graduate of the Wharton School’s Advanced Management Program. He is a board member or trustee of the Morehouse School of Medicine, New York Botanical Garden, and American Museum of Natural History.

Roger Hertog is a founder of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., and was the firm’s president until its combination with Alliance Capital Management in 2000. He is currently vice chairman of Alliance Bernstein L.P. and a member of its executive committee. A graduate of City College of New York, he is chairman emeritus of The Manhattan Institute; a trustee of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, New York Public Library, and New-York Historical Society; and chairman of The New Republic and of The New York Sun.

Yasunori YokoteThierry PortéRoger Hertog

C. Robert Henrikson Karlheinz Muhr Oscar S. Schafer

Gerald L. HassellSungEun Han-AndersenDr. Clemens Börsig

The New York Philharmonic is blessed with a visionary, active, and supportive Board of Directors, dedicated individuals who bring their collective wisdom and ambition to their leadership of the Orchestra’s activities.

In the 2006 –07 season the New York Philharmonic elected nine new members to its Board of Directors:

Oscar S. Schafer, managing partner of O.S.S. Capital Management LP, is a well-respected Wall Street professional who has been a longtime participant in the Barron’s Roundtable of top money managers. He earned a B.A. at Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Schafer is the president of the Daniel & Florence Guggenheim and the Fred Lavanburg Foundations, and is a member of the board of trustees of New York Presbyterian Hospital. Formerly a director of ParkerVision and Global Healthcare Partners, he has also served as a trustee of Temple Emanu-El in New York City, and is president of the Schafer Family Foundation, established to support the arts and social service organizations. Yasunori Yokote was elected to the New York Philharmonic Board on June 5, 2007. He became president and CEO of Mitsui USA on April 1, 2007, his second assignment for the company. Having joined its parent company, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Japan, in 1970, he now concurrently serves as an executive vice president. Prior to his current post in New York, Mr. Yokote was Mitsui & Co.’s executive director, senior executive managing officer and chief compliance officer, and senior executive for the corporate staff sector, including corporate planning, personnel, public relations, and logistics management.

Karlheinz Muhr, a managing director of Credit Suisse in the asset management division, oversees the subsidiary Volaris and is a member of the division’s management committee, as well as a member of the chairman’s board of Credit Suisse. Mr. Muhr holds a master’s degree from Vienna’s University for Business and Economics and an M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Business at the University of California–Los Angeles. He serves on the boards of The Institute of International Education and The Aspen Institute.

Thierry Porté, president and CEO of Shinsei Bank, Limited, was a managing director of Morgan Stanley and president of Morgan Stanley Japan. He has lived and worked in the U.S., U.K., France, and Japan. A member of the board of directors and chairman of the finance committee of the American School in Japan, he graduated from Harvard College, is a Baker Scholar graduate of the Harvard Business School, serves as president of the Harvard Club of Japan, and is a member of the Harvard Business School Visiting Committee.

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Lifetime Contributor (Lifetime Gifts of $250,000–$499,999)Altria Group, Inc.Amyas AmesThe Vincent Astor FoundationRose M. Badgeley Residuary

Charitable TrustHalee and David BaldwinRobert H. BenmoscheMarion I. BreenShirley and Jon BrodskyJohn ChalstyNorma and Lloyd ChazenJames H. ClarkDeutsche BankThe Aaron Diamond FoundationThe Enoch FoundationFDIC American SavingsMr. and Mrs. Sampson R. FieldMr. and Mrs. Timothy M. GeorgeSandra and Alan GerryIra and Lenore Gershwin

Philanthropic FundGoldman, Sachs & Co.Mr. and Mrs. Gunther GreinerBarbara Haws, William Josephson,

and Eliot BostarThe Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian

Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. HellerThe Victor Herbert FoundationHermione FoundationNorma W. HessConstance and Robert L. HoguetMr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.Jephson Educational Trust No. 2

Lifetime Gifts

Lifetime Benefactor (Lifetime Gifts of $2,000,000 or more)The Bank of New YorkMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonCitigroupThe Charles A. Dana FoundationEleanor Naylor Dana Charitable TrustExxon Mobil CorporationThe Ford FoundationFrederick N. GilbertFrancis Goelet FundWilliam Randolph Hearst FoundationRobert Wood Johnson, Jr. FamilyLincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.McKinsey & CompanyThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationMetLife and MetLife FoundationThe Ambrose Monell FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsNew York City Department of

Cultural AffairsNew York State Council on the ArtsWendy Keys and Donald PelsThe William Petschek FamilyThe Prospect Hill FoundationMr. and Mrs. David RockefellerMrs. John D. Rockefeller, IIIThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

Foundation, Inc.Didi and Oscar SchaferThe Peter Jay Sharp FoundationThe Starr FoundationTime Warner Inc.Mrs. Arnold van AmeringenLila Acheson & DeWitt Wallace Fund for

Lincoln Center

Lifetime Guarantor (Lifetime Gifts of $1,000,000–$1,999,999)Assicurazioni GeneraliAT&TMr. and Mrs. J. Carter BacotMr. and Mrs. William S. BeineckeFlorence BlauThe Charles E. Culpeper FoundationThe Irene Diamond FundIrmgard DixMr. J. Christopher Flowers and

Dr. Mary H. WhiteAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationMr. and Mrs. Paul B. GuentherGurnee F. and Marjorie L. HartRita E. Hauser and Gustave M. HauserThe Kaplen FoundationAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen FoundationMr. and Mrs. William T. Knight, IIIBruce KovnerMr. and Mrs. Henry R. KravisEmilia A. Saint-Amand and

Fred KrimendahlJerry M. LevinSue and Eugene Mercy, Jr.Morgan StanleyNatural Heritage TrustJoseph PulitzerMr. and Mrs. Frederick P. RoseMr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. RosenMr. and Mrs. Richard B. SalomonIn memory of Orton and Lucile SimonsJoan and Joel SmilowDaisy and Paul SorosAlice TullyMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich96.3 FM WQXR.com1 Anonymous Lifetime Guarantor

Lifetime Patron (Lifetime Gifts of $500,000–$999,999)J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc.Anny M. BaerThe Marie Baier FoundationR.D. BeckwithLeonard L. BiscoThe Honorable and Mrs. Donald BlinkenThe Theodore H. Barth FoundationMarie Beverly and Robert G. BartnerBASF CorporationBooth Ferris FoundationThe Louis Calder FoundationMary Flagler Cary Charitable TrustContinental AirlinesGovernor Jon S. CorzineConstans Culver FoundationErnst & YoungHerman Goldman FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationThe Florence Gould FoundationHelen Huntington HullIBM CorporationJPMorgan Chase & Co.Maria Olivia and Jim JudelsonWilliam H. Kearns FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. LangoneMr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrakMercedes-Benz of North AmericaEdward S. Moore FoundationMr. and Mrs. Murray L. NathanThe Lizabeth and Frank Newman

Charitable FoundationThe New York Times Company FoundationEdward John Noble FoundationMrs. Donald OenslagerPenzance FoundationMr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.Rockefeller Brothers FundThe Skirball FoundationBeatrice Snyder FoundationKatherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer

The New York Philharmonic created the Lifetime Gifts recognition wall in Avery Fisher Hall to honor individual, corporate, and foundation donors whose cumulative annual gifts and contributions to special occasions have supported the Orchestra’s activities over their lifetimes. We thank our donors for their long-standing support and include in this list those generous donors, now deceased, whose exceptional philanthropy we continue to honor.

Walter J. JohnsonPeter JungenEllen Jewett and Richard L. KauffmanMrs. David M. KeiserKekst & Company IncorporatedKaren and Kevin KennedyMrs. William S. LasdonPatricia and Philip LaskawyMrs. Erich LeinsdorfPaul LevenglickCarol and Jerry W. LevinJanice H. LevinMr. and Mrs. Wm. Brian LittleSusan Baker and Michael LynchNancy and Edwin MarksThomas J. and Diahn McGrathMerrill Lynch & Company, Inc.Mercedes MeyerhoffKathryn and Gilbert Miller Fund, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.Vivian and Seymour Milstein FamilyGerald Morgan, Jr.The Netter FoundationPaul NewmanThe New York Community TrustAnne and Charles F. NiemethJoan and Joel I. PicketPfizer Inc.Mabel Larremore PopeEva RautenbergCynthia and John ReedIngeborg Rennert and Ira Leon RennertREVLONWilliam R. RobbinsPilar Crespi Robert and Stephen RobertLaurance Spelman Rockefeller

Dr. and Mrs. Leon RootBilly Rose Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William J. RuaneRachael M. SalzanoFrank and Lolita SavageCarol and Chuck SchaeferThe Scherman FoundationDonna and Marvin SchwartzMrs. Arthur E. ShapiroShinsei Bank, LimitedShowa Shell Sekiyu K.K.The Shubert Foundation, Inc.Sociedad General de AutoresClaudette M. SorelCarl Spielvogel and Barbaralee Diamonstein-SpielvogelThe Seth Sprague Educational and

Charitable FoundationElaine and Stephen StamasMiriam T. and Howard N. SternMr. and Mrs. John W. StrausAlan and Katherine Stroock FundSurdna Foundation, Inc.Gertrud SuskindTyco International, Ltd.Paul UnderwoodMr. and Mrs. Kurt F. ViermetzAlberto VilarBruno Walter Memorial FoundationMr. and Mrs. Sanford S. WarshawskyMs. Lelia WardwellJoan S. WeilLawrence A. Wien Foundation, Inc.Paula L. ZajanMr. and Mrs. William B. Ziff, Jr.2 Anonymous Lifetime Contributors

J. Christopher Flowers*

Gurnee F.* and Marjorie Hart Donna and Benjamin M.* RosenDonna and Marvin Schwartz

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Virtuoso (a minimum commitment of $200,000 over

three years)Shirley S. BacotRobert G. and Marie Beverly BartnerMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonThe Irene Diamond FundBooth Ferris FoundationMary H. White and J. Christopher FlowersMr. and Mrs. Timothy M. GeorgeFrancis Goelet FundHorace W. Goldsmith FoundationThe Florence Gould FoundationMr. and Mrs. Paul B. GuentherSusan and Roger HertogThe Kaplen FoundationEllen Jewett and Richard L. KauffmanMr. & Mrs. John French III andMrs. Stephen M. KellenAnna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen

FoundationMrs. William T. Knight, IIIBruce KovnerMr. and Mrs. Henry R. KravisLeon Levy FoundationThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationPaul NewmanCynthia and John S. ReedMr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. RosenMr. and Mrs. Arthur RossThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

Foundation, Inc.Didi and Oscar SchaferDonna and Marvin SchwartzThe Peter Jay Sharp FoundationIn memory of Orton and Lucile SimonsMr. and Mrs. Joel E. SmilowBeatrice Snyder FoundationDaisy and Paul SorosThe Starr FoundationMiriam T. and Howard N. Stern Foundation

The Alice Tully FoundationMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. UlrichPaul UnderwoodMary Jo and John W. White

Maestro (a minimum commitment of $100,000 over

three years)SungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris AndersenMr. and Mrs. Frank J. AvellinoRobert H. BenmoscheThe Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. BlinkenMarion I. BreenShirley BrodskyMr. and Mrs. James E. BuckmanGovernor Jon. S. CorzineRose and Stephen CrawfordToos N. DaruvalaAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationCorinne and Maurice GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Evan GreenbergMarjorie and Gurnee HartThe Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian

Foundation, Inc.Hermione FoundationNorma HessMaria Olivia and Jim JudelsonPeter JungenEmilia Saint-Amand and Fred KrimendahlHoney KurtzMr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrakAudrey Love Charitable FoundationSusan Baker and Michael LynchMr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonaldMr. and Mrs. William J. McDonoughDiahn and Thomas J. McGrathCarmen and Zarin MehtaSue and Eugene Mercy, Jr.Vivian Milstein

The Ambrose Monell FoundationThe Lizabeth and Frank Newman

Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Charles F. NiemethWendy Keys and Donald PelsJoan and Joel I. PicketThe Prospect Hill FoundationAlexandra Monroe and Robert RosenkranzSusan and Jack RudinMr. and Mrs. Frank SavageCarol and Chuck SchaeferMrs. Arthur E. ShapiroThe Shubert FoundationMr. and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr.Vital Projects Fund, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Warshawsky1 Anonymous Maestro member

Concertmaster (a minimum commitment of $50,000 over

three years)Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams

Charitable FoundationRose M. Badgeley Residuary CharitableTrustThe Theodore H. Barth FoundationGinette and Joshua BeckerMr. and Mrs. William S. BeineckeAnna Nikolayevsky BentonThe Bodman FoundationJill and John ChalstyLaura Chang and Arnold ChavkinJoseph M. CohenConstans Culver FoundationJulie and Peter CummingsThe Edmond de Rothschild FoundationIrene Duell and Col. Jon MendesDr. and Mrs. Stanley EdelmanThe Enoch FoundationCynthia and Herbert FieldsDale M. FrehseFundacion Meijer-WernerDeane A. and John D. GilliamRosalind and Eugene J. Glaser FoundationElizabeth Glazer and William MontgomeryHerman Goldman Foundation

In the early days of the Orchestra, devoted lovers of music created an endowment to ensure the Philharmonic’s artis-tic excellence and financial security for future generations. To this day, the New York Philharmonic’s endowment helps provide a steady and reliable income stream that helps support all of the Orchestra’s activities. During the 2006–07 fiscal year, the Philharmonic received the following gifts of $10,000 or more, which, when combined with other contributions to the Endowment Fund, have totaled more than $4.5 million.

R.D. Beckwith EstateLeonard G. Bisco EstateThe Hon. and Mrs. Donald M. BlinkenThe Carson Family Charitable TrustFrancis Goelet FundGurnee and Majorie HartMrs. William T. Knight, IIIKlaus Peter KuschelMr. and Mrs. William J. McDonoughMary Jane Smukler EstateDaisy and Paul SorosThe Starr FoundationMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich

Leonard Bernstein Circle Endowment Fund

The New York Philharmonic recognizes and honors its most impor-tant donors in a significant way. Members enjoy recognition in a special listing in the concert program and invitations to the annual Leonard Bernstein Circle Dinner and Salon Evenings. We offer Maestro and Virtuoso level members additional benefits.

Roslyn and Leslie GoldsteinJennifer and Bud GruenbergThe Marc Haas FoundationGerald and Anita-Agnes O. HassellThe Hite FoundationRenee and Edgar JacksonJephson Educational Trust No. 2Barbara Haws and William JosephsonDr. Karen and Mr. Kevin KennedyJeffrey B. Kindler and Sharon R. SullivanTemma and Alfred KingsleyGerald L. Lennard FoundationFrank A. LentiLeni and Peter MayBruce MeyersMilstein Family FoundationMarion Moore FoundationMurray L. NathanIn memory of K. Fred NetterRichard D. NordlofMr. and Mrs. Stephen PerlbinderLionel I. PincusElaine and Charles PetschekWilliam R. RhodesPilar Crespi Robert and Stephen RobertMrs. Frederick P. RoseThe Leo Rosner FoundationIrving and Sara Selis FoundationDr. Michael F. ShugrueThe C.F. Roe Slade FoundationMr. and Mrs. Howard SolomonJeanne Sorensen-LeffJodie and Sean SovakEmily and Jerry SpiegelThe Seth Sprague Educational andCharitable FoundationBruce VinciDr. Karl M. F. WamslerThe Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.Rhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel WeiskopfSimon YatesAndrew M. Wallach and Peggy P. YannasMrs. William B. Ziff, Jr.Mary J. Wallach3 Anonymous Concertmaster members

Daisy* and Paul Soros

Suzanne and William J.* McDonoughChristie and Ronald J.* Ulrich

Mrs. William T. Knight, III

A Tribute to Toscanini Gala Chairman Alberto Cribiore; Carmen and Zarin Mehta; Diane Guenther, Raffaella Cribiore, Philharmonic Chairman Paul B. Guenther, and Symphonica Toscanini President Pia Elda Locatelli.

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Philharmonic Circle (Gifts of $500,000 or more)Assicurazioni GeneraliMary H. White and J. Christopher FlowersLincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.McKinsey & Co.MetLife FoundationDidi and Oscar SchaferThe Starr FoundationThe Alice Tully Foundation

(Gifts of $350,000 or more)The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationThe Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

(Gifts of $250,000 or more)BASF CorporationFrancis Goelet FundThe Kaplen FoundationBruce KovnerMitsui & Co.Pioneer InvestmentsThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

Foundation, Inc.Joan and Joel SmilowUniCredit Group

Chairman’s Circle(Gifts of $150,000 or more)Shirley S. BacotCITThe Irene Diamond FundMr. and Mrs. John French III and

Mrs. Stephen M. KellenMr. and Mrs. Timothy M. GeorgeMr. and Mrs. Paul B. GuentherRoger and Susan HertogEllen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman

Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation

National Endowment for the ArtsNew York City Department of

Cultural AffairsNew York State Council on the ArtsNew York State Music FundNihon Unisys, Ltd.Nikko Cordial SecuritiesMr. and Mrs. Arthur RossHenry H. Shepard TrustShinsei Bank, LimitedShowa Shell Sekiyu K.K.In memory of Orton and Lucile SimonsTasaki Shinju Co., Ltd.

(Gifts of $100,000 or more)ACE GroupSungEun Han-Andersen and G. Chris

AndersenThe Bank of New York Mellon CorporationBaker & McKenzie LLPRobert G. and Marie Beverly BartnerThe Honorable and Mrs. Donald M. BlinkenMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonCitigroupBooth Ferris FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationThe Florence Gould FoundationMr. and Mrs. Evan GreenbergThe Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian

Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. KravisMr. and Mrs. Richard S. LeFrakLeon Levy FoundationMr. and Mrs. William J. McDonoughMerrill Lynch Co., Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth

The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation

Paul NewmanWendy Keys and Donald PelsJoel I. and Joan PicketMabel Larremore Pope FundIngeborg and Ira Leon RennertMr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. RosenMarvin and Donna SchwartzBeatrice Snyder FoundationDaisy and Paul SorosMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. UlrichMr. and Mrs. Stanford S. WarshawskyMary Jo and John W. White

President’s Circle(Gifts of $75,000 or more)Mr. and Mrs. James E. BuckmanMaurice and Corinne GreenbergVivian MilsteinElaine and Charles PetschekJohn S. and Cynthia ReedEmilia Saint-Amand and Fred KrimendahlMiriam T. and Howard N. Stern FoundationPaul Underwood

(Gifts of $50,000 or more)Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. BassFlorence Blau EstateDaniele D. Bodini,

Alexander Bodini FoundationMarion I. BreenYoko Nagae CeschinaGovernor Jon S. CorzineRaffaella and Alberto CribioreToos N. DaruvalaKatherine Farley and Jerry I. SpeyerRichard S. Fuld, Jr. /Lehman BrothersGurnee and Marjorie HartMaria Olivia and Jim JudelsonMrs. William T. Knight, IIIAudrey Love Charitable FoundationThe Ambrose Monell FoundationCarol and Chuck SchaeferMr. and Mrs. Larry A. SilversteinMr. and Mrs. William C. Steere, Jr.Vital Projects Fund, Inc.Yashiro Charitable Trust96.3 FM WQXR

Benefactor Patron(Gifts of $35,000 or more)Bank of AmericaRobert BenmoscheBlackRockJill and John ChalstyRose and Stephen CrawfordAlan and Sandra GerryGoldman Sachs & Co.Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationThe Hermione FoundationPeter JungenJeffrey B. Kindler and Sharon R. SullivanCatie and Don MarronThomas J. and Diahn McGrathSue and Eugene Mercy, Jr.

Mabel Larremore Pope FundSusan and Jack RudinMr. and Mrs. Frank SavageThe Prospect Hill FoundationMrs. Arthur E. ShapiroThe Shubert Foundation, Inc.

(Gifts of $25,000 or more)American International Group, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. AvellinoRose M. Badgeley Residuary

Charitable TrustThe Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.Baupost GroupAnna Nikolayevsky BentonThe Bodman FoundationShirley BrodskyJoseph M. CohenConstans Culver FoundationJulie and Peter CummingsDeutsche BankDr. and Mrs. Stanley EdelmanEmmet, Marvin & Martin LLPMargaret Enoch FoundationGabelli Funds, Inc.GAB Robins Group of CompaniesGerald L. and Anita-Agnes O. HassellIFIL USA Inc.Herman Goldman FoundationGrove International Partners and WestmontNorma HessKaren and Kevin KennedyHoney KurtzPatricia and Philip LaskawyPatricia & Frank A. LentiSusan Baker and Michael Lynch.Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonaldLeni and Peter MayCarmen and Zarin MehtaBruce MeyersMr. and Mrs. Paul M. MontroneMurray L. NathanMr. and Mrs. Stephen PerlbinderPfizer IncLionel I. PincusChuck Prince and Peggy WolffPilar Crespi Robert and Stephen RobertMrs. Frederick P. RoseIrving and Sara Selis Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Howard SolomonThe Seth Sprague Educational and

Charitable FoundationTime Warner Inc.WachoviaJohn S. WeinbergThe Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.1 Anonymous Benefactor Patron

Sustaining Patron(Gifts of $20,000 or more)Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams

Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. William S. BeineckeThe Edmund de Rothschild FoundationDeane A. and John D. GilliamThe Grammy FoundationThe Marc Haas FoundationJephson Educational Trust No. 2Marion Moore FoundationIn memory of K. Fred NetterWilliam R. RhodesC. F. Roe Slade FoundationMrs. Frederick P. RoseDr. Karl M. F. WamslerRhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf1 Anonymous Sustaining Patron

(Gifts of $15,000 or more)Joseph and Sophia Abeles FoundationJessie Archbold Charitable TrustJ. Aron Charitable FoundationHalee and David BaldwinGinette and Joshua BeckerMrs. Leonard BlockJill and John ChalstyLaura Chang and Arnold ChavkinThe State Education Department,

Division of Library DevelopmentIrene Duell and Col. Jon MendesCynthia and Herbert FieldsRosalind and Eugene J. Glaser FoundationRoslyn and Leslie GoldsteinJoseph L. GossnerMr. and Mrs. Gunther E. GreinerJennifer and Bud GruenbergThe Hite FoundationRenee and Edgar Jackson

Temma and Alfred KingsleyGerald L. Lennard FoundationMrs. Nancy A. MarksBarbie and Tony MayerFundacion Meijer-WernerMr. and Mrs. A. Slade Mills, Jr.The Mitsui USA FoundationElizabeth Glazer and William MontgomeryNew York Times Company FoundationDr. and Mrs. Leon RootLeo Rosner FoundationMrs. Julio Mario Santo DomingoDr. Michael F. ShugrueJeanne Sorensen-LeffJodie and Sean SovakJoanne E. SpohlerMr. and Mrs. John W. StrausPeggy Yannas and Andrew M. WallachMary J. WallachSimon YatesBruce VinciMrs. William B. Ziff, Jr.4 Anonymous Sustaining Patrons

Guarantor Patron(Gifts of $12,500 or more)Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon DennisDale M. FrehseMr. and Mrs. Dinyar A. DevitreBenjamin P. HarrisMrs. Peter S. HellerHSBC Bank USAHelen and Martin KimmelDr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. PostAdolph and Ruth Schnurmacher

Foundation, Inc.Flora and George Suter1 Anonymous Guarantor Patron

(Gifts of $10,000 or more)Marilyn and Robert AbramsMr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. AckmanBarbara and Stanley ArkinKathi and Peter ArnowDeborah and Charles AdelmanEthel and Philip Adelman Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Mrs. Morris BergreenMr. and Mrs. Raphael Bernstein

Annual Fund

Patrons represent a vital part of the Philharmonic family. With their help, the Orchestra presents exciting programs with the most talented guest artists and distinguished conductors performing at the highest level of artistic excellence. Patron gifts also contribute to our many outreach and education programs. The Philharmonic is grateful to Patrons and honored to recognize their support.

John French III* and Anna-Maria KellenJames E.* and Nancy Buckman Robert G.* and M. Beverly Bartner

*New York Philharmonic Board Member

Opening Night Gala Chairmen Anne and Charles F.* Niemeth, Heather and Steven Mnuchin, Lally Graham Weymouth, and Karen T.* and Richard LeFrak. P

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Sponsor Patron(Gifts of $5,000 or more)Herb and Simin AllisonMimi and Barry Alperin Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Max G. AnsbacherSheila and Steven ArestyKulbir Arora and Paula FreedmanThe ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar FundKaren J. BarkhornMr. and Mrs. Charles A. BernheimMargot and Jerry BogertBovis Lend LeaseRuth F. and Alan J. BroderDorothy Jordan Chadwick FundMr. and Mrs. Abraham E. CohenColgate-Palmolive CompanyThe Edward T. Cone FoundationMarie G. Dennett FoundationEleanor and Alvin DonnenfeldMr. and Mrs. Walter A. EberstadtRuth and Terry ElkesMrs. Donald R. FindlayNorman FeitElaine Sisman and Martin FridsonMarlene Hess and James D. ZirinMuna and Basem HishmehArlene and Leonard HochmanSteven L. HolleyRonnie and Gene IsenbergMrs. Niels W. JohnsenOlga and Eric JorgensenLaurence R. JurdemHelene and Mark KaplanMr. and Mrs. H. Ralph KirbyRoberta and Arnold KrumholzMrs. Richard LombardCarol and Daniel MarcusIn memory of Feroza MarkerDr. and Mrs. Donald McCainMr. and Mrs. Lester S. MorsePatricia and Erik NicolaysenOceanic Heritage FoundationJoyce and Howard S. PaleyBarbara and Louis PerlmutterJudy and Harold PrinceLiz and Kirk August RadkeThe Reed FoundationMrs. Henry Hart RiceThe Philip W. Riskin Charitable FoundationRolex Watch, USALillian RosenthalDr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. SalvatiJoanne and Martin SchneiderThe Staten Island FoundationThe Sidney, Milton and Leoma

Simon FoundationChristine TredwayThe Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge

FoundationDrs. Nancy and Andrew WeilandNina W. Werblow Charitable TrustLillian VernonDr. and Mrs. Alan Young3 Anonymous Sponsor Patrons

Alan and Barbara Mirken FoundationRuth Newman: In memory of

Leonard NewmanMr. and Mrs. Randolph NugentGabrielle and Michael PalitzMr. and Mrs. Yale I. PaprinAnne and Frank PetralitoMr. and Mrs. Irving PhillipsDr. and Mrs. Elliot N. PinsonBarbara and Sidney J. PollackDr. Gary and Deborah RaizesArthur L. RebellMrs. Henry Hart RiceMr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Rich, VPeter H. RobinsohnSusan and Elihu Rose FoundationRobert F. RothschildSarafian FoundationEli Schonberger: In memory of LoisDr. Vivian SchulteMarvin and Joyce S. Schwartz FundDr. and Mrs. Thomas P. SculcoEdith and Alan SeligsonJeff DuBowe and Ronald SignorottiSusan and Charles I. SibermanDr. Bridget M. SimoneFlo and Warren SinsheimerAnnaliese SorosMartha Roby StephensLinda B. and Howard S. SternNancy and Robert StoneEllen and Leonard TabsKaren and William TellElise and Marvin B. TepperJohn C. Thomas, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John H. TimmisToshiba America, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph TrachtenbergLaurence M. TraubMr and Mrs. Irwin P. Underweiser:

In memory of Natalie KortchmarMr. and Mrs. Michael V.M. van der VoortBetsy and David Van PeltHarriette and Clay WardSue Ann WeinbergSally and Harold WeismanJoan Weltz and Arthur FieldJames WolinThe Paula Vial Fund—Dian WoodnerPatrick B. Woods3 Anonymous Sponsor Patrons

Supporting Patron(Gifts of $3,000 or more)Helen and Robert AppelVona and A. James BachBetty BallinMarisol and Moreton BinnMr. and Mrs. Martin BlackmanMrs. Robert J. BlinkenH.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. FriedmanMrs. Rionda BragaMr. and Mrs. Leo BretterGerow D. BrillClaudia and Humberto CarvalhoHerb Citrin

Annual Fund(continued)

Honey Kurtz, Principal Horn Philip Myers, and Sue B.* Mercy

*New York Philharmonic Board Member

The Lynde and Harry Bradley FoundationJohn and Aljean BrownMr. and Mrs. James E. BurkeWhitney and Jonathan ClayCarolyn and David CohenMrs. Daniel CowinDisney Worldwide OutreachDr. and Mrs. Strachan DonnelleyRuth and Jack EaganThe Samuel and Rae Eckman Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Leroy FademAvery and Janet Fisher FoundationMrs. William Fox, Jr.Dr. Maria L. GarciaBarbara and Peter GeorgescuMadame Yvonne GluckmanIn memory of Hope Perry GoldsteinMrs. Peter S. HellerDr. and Mrs. Julius H. JacobsonBarbara Haws and William JosephsonVictor Herbert Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert E. KaplanKathleen and Scott KapnickKarin KatenBarbara and A. Eugene KohnC.L.C. Kramer FoundationSheila and Bill LambertLeon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.Bernice ManocherianMeera and Marc MayerMr. and Mrs. Justin D. MillerThe E. Nakamichi FoundationRichard NordlofMr. and Mrs. Jean-Jacques OgierRichard D. ParsonsMrs. Milton PetrieDr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. PostMadelon and Lawrence A. RandMr. and Mrs. Milton B. RubinC & M Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.Mrs. Hannelore SchulhofThe Shoe Charitable FoundationSuzanne and David Simon:

In loving memory of Emmy Lou CohnMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. SmithDr. and Mrs. Peter SomEmily and Jerry SpiegelMrs. Philip A. StrausAlan and Katherine Stroock FundJean and Dick SwankOscar L. Tang

Theresa S. ThompsonMalcolm ThomsonMr. and Mrs. Kurt F. ViermetzJeanette Sarkisian and Paul A. WagnerBetsy and George Wiegers3 Anonymous Guarantor Patrons

Contributing Patron(Gifts of $7,500 or more)Sylvia and Ralph AblonJoan and Robert ArnowRosalind Case AvrettMr. and Mrs. James A. BlockMrs. Leonard BlockCheryl Rubin and Gordon BorteckMr. and Mrs. Michael ChasanoffDena and David ClosseyDr. Edward DiCarloMr. and Mrs. Douglas DurstMr. and Mrs. Charles H. ErhartRichard GilderMarilyn and Allan GlickNatalie Katz: In memory of Murray S. KatzMiller Khoshkish FoundationIn memory of Andre KostelanetzKeri Jackson and Adrian KunzleRoberta and Arnold KrumholzMrs. Gene LasdonSharon J. MooneyCarlos MoseleyGilda and Fred NobelMr. and Mrs. John O’BrienAmy and John PeckhamErnestine and Herbert RubenDavid RockefellerElaine and Lawrence RothenbergAmbassador and Mrs. Melvin SemblerMichael A. SennottFred and Irene ShenMrs. Hannelore SchulhofSusan and Charles SnyderIn memory of Andre SprogisMardel Fehrenbach and George L. SteinerMrs. Miriam WallachMr. and Mrs. Charles Osgood WoodAnn Eden Woodward FoundationCarolan and Peter WorkmanShirley and Ira Yohalem2 Anonymous Contributing Patrons

(Gifts of $6,000 or more)Elsie L. AdlerMadeline and Stephen Anbinder

Rudolph A. H. BergmannLynne and Lawrence BlockLauren Blum and C. William MertenMr. and Mrs. Richard S. BraddockMr. and Mrs. Philip CaldwellBarbara and H. Rodgin CohenMichaela and Leon ConstantinerJohn W. CreamerAnn and Clive CummisHarriett and Marcel DekkerMrs. H. DrakeLinda and John EavesSheila and Colin EdwardsEisai Inc.Ashleigh FernandezEllen and Eric GarlandMarilyn and Allan GlickDr. and Mrs. Victor GrannLynn and Harold HandlerWilliam HerrmanRosa and John HoveyITO EN (North America) Inc.Yosuke HonjoKathryn S. HirschAndrea Klepetar-FallekCynthia and Anthony LamportJonathan E. LehmanMr. and Mrs. Richard A. LiddyJudith LittleArthur L. LoebCarol and Daniel MarcusPamela and Edward McKelveyMr. Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian RosenthalMr. and Mrs. John O’BrienDrs. Virginia and Paul PellicciMr. and Mrs. Robert V. PenningtonMr. and Mrs. Peter PhilippsLucy Sheils and Brian J. PitzJeannette and Jonathan RosenRita and Philip RosenDaniel RosenblumMr. and Mrs. Stephen I. RudinThe Helena Segy FoundationMichael A. SennottMr. and Mrs. Robert B. SheaBurton B. StanierSumitomo Corporation of AmericaRuth and Edmund SwanbergKay and Jackson TaiLeona and Kenneth Wong2 Anonymous Contributing Patrons

(Gifts of $4,000 or more)Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. AckmanDavid R. AdlerLinda and Earle AltmanMaurice and Lillian BarbashSharon and Arie Ben ZviEmma and Eli BluestoneLauren Blum and C. William MertenEdith S. BouriezMr. and Mrs. Hubert BrandtMr. and Mrs. Juergen BrockmannBinta Niambi BrownMr. and Mrs. Stewart B. CliffordJill and Irwin CohenBetsy and Alan D. CohnIsabel E. CollinsTrust of Lucy CooledgeJohn W. CreamerMr. and Mrs. Evan R. DawsonConnie and Steve DelehantyRuth Meyer EpsteinMr. and Mrs. Anthony EvlinPaula and Edward FichtnerThe Employment LineMr. and Mrs. Lawrence FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. FeinbergArthur and Susan Fleischer Jr.Eunice and Milton FormanMr. and Mrs. Gideon I. GartnerDr. Merwin Geffen and Dr. Norman Solomon: In memory of Adele YoungDr. Claude GhezMr. and Mrs. Dennis GilbertMaurice Gilbert TrustSunny and Brad GoldbergDr. and Mrs. Jacob GoldmanAnn M. GoodbodyThe Constance and Leonard Goodman

Charitable FundJane and Randy GuggenheimerStephen M. HillDiane and Kenneth HipkinsLeonore and Michael HyattElihu and Harriet InselbuchDr. Betty S. IuJohn, Mary & Bernard Jacobs FoundationWilliam W. KaratzMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. KernMrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) KirbyMr. and Mrs. Abraham KrasnoffEleanor D. KressMr. and Mrs. Marvin A. KurjanAudrey and Hal LaskyVeronica and Ruth LasloTrude B. LemleMrs. Richard D. LeonardMr. and Mrs. Joseph S. LesserSivia and Jeffrey LoriaJames A. Macdonald FoundationMagda MargolisMr. and Mrs. Michael G. MarksPatricia and Bill MearsMarie and Joe MeloneSusan MendikMr. and Mrs. Jean-Marie Messier

Richard Kauffman* and Ellen JewettMr.* and Mrs. Masamoto Yashiro Christa and Klaus Peter* Löbbe

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Alicia R. CivitelloMr. and Mrs. Wilbur CowettAnn and Clive CummisLillian Butler Davey FoundationMr. and Mrs. Douglas K. DavisDr. Sandra Delson and

Norman Deutsch, MDTerry and Edmund DuffyMary EaganJoan and Alvin EinbenderAlex J. Ettl FoundationDiana and Adam FarrellMs. Martha Head and Dr. John FeaginDr. and Mrs. Joseph FennellySheree and Gerald FriedmanJason S. GanzCarlson GerdauMaurice Gilbert TrustMrs. Neal GilliattMr. and Mrs. Robert F. Gossett, Jr.Anne C. and Burton G. GreenblattMarilyn and Bud GreenspanDoris and Ralph E. HansmannMr. and Mrs. Richard T. Henshaw, IIIJoel Hershey and Roy EddeyRonnie and Samuel HeymanDiane and Kenneth HipkinsMr. and Mrs. John R. HupperMr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, IIIDr. and Mrs. K. D. IraniDr. and Mrs. Charles I. JarowskiDr. and Mrs. Kenneth KahanerEllen and Howard C. KatzNeil KatzMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. KearnsWilliam S. KeatingEleanor D. KressDavid B. Kriser FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mrs. Peter LammLee LamontBarbara and Loeber LandauDr. and Mrs. Joseph M. LaneThe Leonard and Evelyn Lauder FoundationShelly and George LazarusArthur S. LeonardNaomi and Albert LevineKathy and Ed LudwigBeverley and Frank MacInnisCheryne and David McBrideRobin McGarry, M.DElizabeth Lucier McKeeverMr. and Mrs. David E. McKinneyBarbara and Sorrell MathesMr. and Mrs. George G. MatthewsSally and Jay J. MeltzerMr. and Mrs. Gerald MigliaccioStanis MihmMarjorie L. MillerSamuel C. MillerKarl G. MollerMr. and Mrs. Carl M. MuellerAlice and Richard NetterJane L. OvermanRobert D. and Eve W. Paul

Robin L. Eisner and William A. PolfLaura and John PomerantzMr. and Mrs. William A. PotterPaula and Ira M. ResnickMr. and Mrs. David RhaelRosalind and Gerald RosenbergNancy and Henry SchachtBetty and Paul SchafferRichard E. ScheidMr. and Mrs. Stanley D. ScottMartin E. Segal/The Segal Co.Judith Greenberg-SeinfeldMarcia J. SingerVictoria SeplarskyRenate and Sidney ShapiroRobert F. SolimineHope G. SolingerSi SpiegelSusan and Joseph StamlerConnie Steensma and Rich PrinsJudy and Howard SteinbergMrs. Carl SternMorris SussmanMr. and Mrs. John S. TamagniCarol Colby TanenbaumCarol H. TaylorJudy E. TenneyMr. and Mrs. John H. TimmisRobert ToscanoNathaniel H. UsdanMarlene and Billy Ver PlanckDr. and Mrs. Harry L. WachenJoel S. WeissmanMr. and Mrs. Frank P. WendtMr. and Mrs. Jack WertenteilJoseph YerushalmiMerryl and Charles ZegarArthur D. Zinberg7 Anonymous Supporting Patrons

(Gifts of $2,500 or more)Helen H. AckerAlexandra and Joel AckermanJon A. AndaGoldie Anna Charitable TrustJacqueline and Joseph AguannoSusan BabbittSam and Marion BassDr. Kathryn and Mr. Bruce BealSusan BeckermanSusan and Mark BeckermanNancy Terner BehrmanJames BellDoris and Maurice BenewitzJane BenensonRenee and Robert BeningsonCarol and Myles BerkmanAnn and Dan BernsteinThe Mary Duke Biddle FoundationCynthia E. BingEdith C. Blum Foundation, IncDominique Saint-Louis and Kirby BradleyAlan M. BreitmanJohn N. BrogardMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. BrownAlice B. and James T. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. James E. BuckmanBrooks R. BurdetteAnn and Herbert BurgerKaren J. BurosJeanne and Malcolm CampbellJames ChaneyAudrey and Jerome ChatzkyJoan Hardy ClarkCraig CogutEileen and Stephen CohenMarian and James H. CohenSylvia and Albert CohnMrs. Mary Elizabeth CombeEllen R. Nadler and Robert J. CubittoMicalyn S. Harris and Louis J. Cutrona, Jr.Matthew J. CveticElizabeth de CuevasCarlos Diaz-MatosRuth and Robert DiefenbachMr. and Mrs. James S. DineenPeter R. DolanThea Duell and Peter CookRebecca and Martin EisenbergMr. and Mrs. Robert E. EnsleinOtho E. EskinDr. and Mrs. Thomas C. N. EvansElaine FabrikantLeslie FalconioLoti G. Falk-GaffneyAnna and Jim FantaciNancy Dotterer FieldDr. and Mrs. Joseph FennelyMajor Generale Giuliano FerrariOlga M. FicarraMr. and Mrs. Emil Sherer FinleyMr. and Mrs. Timothy FinneganJoseph A. Franciosa, M.D. and

Robin McGarry, M.D.Joan and Donald FriedAlice L. and Lawrence N. FriedlandGlen S. and Victoria FriedmanJohanna and Leslie GarfieldDanielle and Ned GintyEdythe and Mike GladsteinVictor J. Goldberg and Patricia A. WaldeckGay and Carl GoldmanMiriam GoldmanBarbara and Howard GoldsteinJohn F. GreenJudith Greenberg-SeinfeldThe David and Alan Greene Family

Foundation, Inc.David GreensteinJane A. and Peter M. GrossDr. Carin Lamm and Peter GruenbergerSusan GulliaMr. and Mrs. Robert B. HainesMr. and Mrs. Norman HascoeDaniel P. HaysDavid HelpernMr. and Mrs. Harry H. HinkleIn memory of Richard HolmanTimothy HughesHeide HuttlLenore and Michael HyattRoslyn and Elliot Jaffe

Jim and JeanMr. and Mrs. William R. JohnstonMarjorie B. KahnSamuel KaplanMaury I. KaplinMary and Eugene KasakoveMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. KastinRobert M. KayeWilliam H. Kearns FoundationAlice and Samuel KirschenbaumFrederick and Sharon Klingenstein FundMr. and Mrs. Lee P. KlingensteinMarvin and Rosalind KochmanDr. and Mrs. Arthur E. KookMurray and Ellen KoppelmanMartha and Friedrich KueffnerJulius Leiman-CarbiaWilma and Walter LeinhardtPhyllis and Bernard LeventhalMr. and Mrs. Ira LeventhalWilliam LevyMargot and Robert LintonLinda and Stephen LongGina Giumarra MacArthurConnie and Bob MacCrateSheila Mahony and Charles RiggsMr. and Mrs. Leonard MayerDr. Barbara McCormackMr. and Mrs. Gerald McNamaraMr. and Mrs. Philip MilsteinMajor Philip S. Milton, Ret.Steven MironLu and Jack MorrisLinda and Edward MorseMillie and Peter MullenJan NavatkoskiAlice and Richard NetterMr. and Mrs. Peter P. NitzeWalter Nollmann and Maureen CarrDr. and Mrs. Stephen ObstbaumMr. and Mrs. George D. O’NeillGladys George and Stuart Orsher, M.D.Joyce and Howard S. PaleyAnka Kriser PalitzDr. and Mrs. David R. PayneBarbara and Louis PerlmutterSusan PorterIsabella del Frate RayburnAmy and Jay ReganRichard J. RobertsB. B. RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Joseph RosenRosalind and Gerald RosenbergAnne H. and Robert D. SackThe Richard Salomon Family FoundationBarbara and John SamuelsonElaine SargentRuth and Julian SchroederShirley and Alfred SchechterCaroline and Stuart SchimmelJames and Patricia ScottBob SculthorpeDaniel D. SeaboldtPhillip SeldonFlorence and Jay William SeligmanSusan and James Serota

Audrey Lou SevinGil ShivaNorman ShumanDorothy and Abraham SiegalMr. and Mrs. Roy C. SmithHelene and Herbert SolomonElaine and Stephen StamasMr. and Mrs. Andrew P. SteffanSusan and Jeffrey SternBeverley and Sabin StreeterLawrence S. TannenbaumJean E. TaylorPriscilla and Jerome TeichMr. and Mrs. Charles W. ThomasClaire and Leonard TowMarcia K. TownleyMr. and Mrs. Joseph TrachtenbergAnnemarie and Michael VictorySvetlana and Herbert WachtellNorma and Burton Wasserman:

In memory of Adele YoungDr. and Mrs. Harry WeinrauchMr. and Mrs. Arthur M. WeisIn memory of Doris T. WeissCarol and Kenneth WeiserHarriet and Paul WeissmanJudy and Josh WestonSaul and Roberta WolfeEli WolfhagenHelena A. YuhasLois and Martin ZelmanLeonard ZigelbaumPeter Zinman9 Anonymous Supporting Patrons

Donor Patron(Gifts of $2,000 or more)Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Agresta, Jr.Jacqueline and Joseph AguannoNicolina R. AstorinaRosalind Case AvrettFrances and Martin BerkowitzBarbara R. Biben and Alfred R. SternBeverly J. BowneCynthia D. BrodskyMr. and Mrs. John BryanDr. and Mrs. Carmel J. CohenMr. and Mrs. Arthur CongdonMr. and Mrs. David S. Dana

Barbara and Richard DannenbergHarriett and Marcel DekkerAndrew DuellMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. FieldsBarbara FinbergShirley and Irving FinkelsteinSarah and Seth GlickenhausElizabeth GougerThe Grateful FoundationJohn D. GregoryKathleen M. GresserTerry GrossmanDrs. Joyce and Marvin HartsteinPhyllis HattisPauline G. Hecht, M.D.Ta Chun HsuSusan G. JacobyNancy KipperMr. and Mrs. Daniel F. KolbMr. and Mrs. Eugene M. LangDorothy K. LeeSookja LeeMr. and Mrs. Joseph LisantiRobert L. MadisonKay MagilavyEdwina MarksCarol and Arthur MaslowEnken and Jerome MayerJames McCarthyAdele R. MoskovitzNautilus FoundationResources Counselors, Inc.Sandra PetersonMr. and Mrs. Harold PrinceStanley J. ReiferFranci Blassberg and Joe RicePeter RiemerRobbins Foundation, Inc.Mrs. Horace B. RobinsonArthur SambergRobert F. SolimineMr. and Mrs. Edward StreimMr. and Mrs. Charles O. SvensonJean E. TaylorCoralie S. ToevsRonnie and Jeffrey WeinsteinHilda and Arthur Wenig

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Norman L. and Liliane Peck Carol and Don Randel

*New York Philharmonic Board Member

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Sookja LeeLilo and Gerard LeedsGrace LeightJean and John LesserBetty and John LevinRobert L. LevineMr. and Mrs. Robert V. LindsayMarshall P. LevineMrs. M. William LevyYingJie LiErin LinnihanMr. and Mrs. George F. Little, IIAnn M. LongmooreRichard L. LouthMr. and Mrs. John E. LovelessGail B. Levine and Richard S. LundMr. and Mrs. John L. LundyGrace Lyu-VolckhausenMr. and Mrs. John D. MacomberAnne and Vincent MaiGail M. and Richard H.M. MaidmanEve France and Howard MaiselMr. and Mrs. Philip MalettaMagda MargolisNorma Marin and Joan MeyersRebecca MarkJill MautnerJohn E. McAuliffeChristian McBrideMaria and Thomas McCaskillDr. Barbara McCormackDeShawn McCoyDonna M. and Robert J. McCoyNicholas A. McDanielSean P. McDonoughJosephine N. McFaddenRichard and Ronay MenschelEsther D. MillerLaura Miranda PLLCAndrea and Kenneth MironJohn L. MontgomeryAnna and John MontovanoMrs. Charles F. MorganHadassah Brooks Morgan and

Thomas B. MorganHiroshi M. MoriBarbara MosbacherDr. Robert MoskowitzThe Munera Family FoundationNorma and Edward MunvesCarol and Stephen Negron, Jr.Lynn NeumanAllen R. NewmanAnita OgaraRonald A. and Eileen S. Oleet

Family FoundationJean ParkSoo Y. ParkJennifer PatrickakosMrs. Harold S. PerlAnne and Frank PetralitoGina Piccirillo and Adam Van HyfteJudith and James PohlmanRussell C. PrinceMark E. PruzanskiCharles J. Raab

Carolyn and Janet RamsdalBrenda and Bernie RauchSpencer L. ReamesStanley J. ReiferPeter ReynoldsAlice K. and James E. RiceBette S. RiceRory Riggs RitchieMrs. Horace B. RobinsonJohn F. RobsonPatricia and John RocheHector R. RodriguezMartha A. RomeroDr. Marcia RosenDr. Sonia RosenbaumThe Richard and Hinda Rosenthal

FoundationDaniel S. RossMr. and Mrs. Burton RubinMs. Deborah Sherman and Dr. Mark RubinJennifer and Josh S. RubinsteinArlene and Chester SalomonJudy and Dirk SalzJohn SavareseCheryl Fishbein and Philip SchattenElizabeth H. Scheuer and Peter JosephMarge ScheuerNils SchloteBrigid Schmid-SalmMrs. Henry SchneiderPearl and Henry SchourDiana K. SchuldWendy and Richard SchwartzEvan SchwartzmanMr. and Mrs. Edward ScottMr. and Mrs. William C. ScottMartin SeidelDr. and Mrs. Richard SeldesDrs. Vicki and William J. SemelMorton and Sandra Semel FoundationSharmila SenNelson SeoMr. and Mrs. Randall ShawMichael ShefferyFaith and Arnold ShertzIlene and Mel ShevachStephen SiderowNicholas Silao

Elizabeth SinghStephanie SirotaDonald G. SislerMr. and Mrs. Philip W. SkoveBarbara SlifkaCarol Paik and Daniel SlifkinJack R. Snyder, MDMr. and Mrs. Seymour SobelJennie SoreseDr. and Mrs. Ioannis StamosPeter Steinman and Todd GeringswaldErnest SternFaith SternDr. Susan StewartDavid StraussRuby and Stanley StraussJanice and Ed SussmanJames SwyerMr. and Mrs. Robert TaggartDebra ToppetaMr. and Mrs. J. Ronald TrostJoan and Barry Tucker: In honor of our

friends, Joan and Joel PicketMarsha Tosk and Seymour UbellDaryl Brown Uber and Bruce A. UberPaul A. UphamLucienne De Maestre and

Gregory Van SchaakUma Muthu and John VlahoplusMr. and Mrs. Martin VogelfangerMr. and Mrs. E. VoridisMr. and Mrs. Wayne L. WarnkenEvelene WechslerMark Weintraub and Elissa WeinsteinHelga and Gary WesterhoffMr. and Mrs. Avram WestinBarbara and Ken WhiteMary Ellen and Mitchell WilliamsPenelope WilsonDr. Philip D. WilsonTimothy S. WilsonMrs. Stephen L. WolfSara and Richard WolkwitzLydia Wright-Peavy and Terence PeavyJennifer and Robert YaffaLaura B. Zukerman18 Anonymous Donor Patrons

Annual Fund(continued)

Larry and Klara Silverstein Joan and Joel E.* Smilow

*New York Philharmonic Board Member

Lucille WerlinichMark C. WinmillSylvia Woloshin: In loving memory

of Sid WoloshinMichael A. YoungSaul L. ZalkinBaroness Mariuccia Zerrilli-Marimo3 Anonymous Donor Patrons

(Gifts of $1,500 or more)Gloria and Bert AbramsMr. and Mrs. Elkan AbramowitzErnest AdamsDonald R. AllenGerald and Petra AppelsteinBarbara and Stanley ArkinIn honor of Lorin Maazel and the

New York PhilharmonicDr. and Mrs. Myron ArlenMargot and Richard BadenhausenBrian A. BarnettJames BellBryan Ross BellerSharon and Arie Ben ZviEmily M. BergerApril BerkolAllene and Ken BermanElizabeth Jayne BerryJanie and Thomas BezansonKimberly BishopDr. and Mrs. Melvyn BleibergDebra BockWilliam F. BohlinBeverly J. BowneTyler Randolph BoydAlice and Stuart BoyntonMr. and Mrs. Ludwig BravmannJean S. BrennerCarol and Arthur BrillMarilyn M. BruneauDaniel BrunoJudith and Robert BurgerMr. and Mrs. Randall BurkertCharlotte BurtonHeather M. ButtsTherese M. CaffreySandra and James C. CarterJudy ChampionMr. and Mrs. William ChapmanHenrique ChangJosseline Charas

My Fair Lady Gala Chairmen Stephen S. and Rose Crawford; Stanford S. and Sandra F.* Warshawsky; Carol and Charles v. Schaefer III; and Joan and Joel I.* Picket.

Hawley T. Chester, Jr.Kuo L. ChiangOhn ChoeLawrence S. ChuJoseph ChungJared ClarkJoan Hardy ClarkNancy W. and Ronald A. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Karl CondronKaren and Hugh ConnellMichael ConnollyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. CorioMr. and Mrs. Barry A. CruikshankSally E. CumminsDr. Frances R. Curcio and

Dr. Sidney L. SchwartzEmma L. DanaSriram P. DasDr. and Mrs. Paul J. Davis* Mrs. Virgil DayJoyce De Lucca and Moulay YacoubiMartha DeRightMaria DesousaAdriana DilanceaTobey DillerThomas DoblerPatrick DonahueBrian E. DonaldsonThea Duell and Peter CookDavid B. DwyerJoan G. DyerRachel and Oded E’danElaine Katz EdlinStephen B. EllisDavid EndlerMadelaine and Theodore EppensteinStanley EpsteinMr. and Mrs. Oliver EvansHortense F. FeldblumMr. and Mrs. Richard M. FeldmanMr. and Mrs. William A. FelderDiane and Marshall FelensteinKenny T.K. FengArthur F. FergusonMichelle and JeffMartin Muni FillerAndriette FlemingsFrances and Henry FogelDr. and Mrs. Roland FolterCharles FormanFrances Forman

James A. FoxMr. and Mrs. William FreemanMr. and Mrs. William FreilichMadalyn and Stephen FriedbergMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey FriedmanKaren and Edward FriedmanDr. William R. FrostLinda Gage and Timothy M. O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Fabian GarciaMr. and Mrs. William J. GeogheganChristopher GeorgeJoan E. GerstlerMaxine and Marvin GilbertMaryann and John GilmartinJoan and Sam GinsburgFrancine GoldsteinJames GoldsteinAnthony C. GoochBarbara and Robert GoodkindMaria Gorecki and Michael BlockToby and Michael GorelickMrs. Robert S. GottliebIrene Tse and Alexander GowenMallika GovindanJudy and George GraffDawne Marie GrannumMr. and Mrs. Edward L. GraysonJohn F. GreenM.B. GreenbergJohn D. GregoryMarjorie and David GriffelDrew GuffMichael I. GustaveElizabeth and Steven GruberStephanie HarperPeter B. Haughton, MDJames L. HaywardFanya Gottesfeld HellerJoy and Gilbert HelmanLorraine HoskinAbby HymowitzMarianne and Erwin JaffeAnne and Richard JaniakHarry JonesOlga and Eric JorgensenChristine JuGinger D. Karren: In memory of Arnold

and Marie VolpeGreta KatzauerMr. and Mrs. Theodore KaufmanAlfonso KimcheLawrence K. KinsellaMr. and Mrs. David KirschenbaumAnita and Marvin KirstenNina and Bill KoppelmanMr. and Mrs. Eric D. KosterRachel T. KruegerDr. Julianne KuflikI. LaiNanette L. LaitmanSusan Wade and Daniel LamMr. and Mrs. Fernand LameschOliver LaneDaniel E. LaubGiovanni A. Larrea, Esq.Dr. Harold Laufman P

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Throughout its more than 165-year history, the New York Philharmonic has set the standard for music-making and for education. Partnerships in the public schools, performances especially designed for young people, training programs for promising musicians, and cutting-edge technology are just a few of the strategies the Orchestra uses to engage its community and bring new audiences into the concert hall.

During the 2006–07 season, the Philharmonic doubled the number of its Very Young People’s Concerts, a chamber series for children ages 3–5. The popular Young People’s Concerts and School Day Concerts delighted tens of thousands of young listeners with an exciting multimedia component, projecting close-up views of the Orchestra as well as archival footage on a large screen during performances. The Philharmonic introduced Learning Overtures, focusing on international collaborations, which this season brought Orchestra musicians and educators together with schools while on tour in Japan, and convened visiting Finnish educators and local students in New York. Meanwhile, the Board continued its commitment to the three-year Strategic Plan for Education, adding a staff position in the Education Department to meet the needs of expanding programs.

Philharmonic education programs directly involved more than 52,000 children, students, educators, and adults during the 2006–07 season, with a global audience of more than six million benefiting from on-line education activities through the Orchestra’s Website destinations. In the concert hall, the classroom, and on the Internet, the Philharmonic continued to open doors for people of all backgrounds.

The New York Philharmonic extends its deepest thanks to the following donors for their generous support of our Education Programs during the 2006–07 season.

Support for educational activities is provided by:

Lead Corporate Underwriter: MetLife FoundationWilliam Randolph Hearst Education

Endowment Fund The Astor Education FundPaul NewmanBeatrice Snyder FoundationIBM Company Fund for the Conductorship

of Youth Concerts Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Endowment FundMurray L. NathanNational Endowment for the ArtsMary P. Oenslager Student Concert

Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller Fund Rose M. Badgeley Residuary

Charitable TrustThe Halee and David Baldwin Teaching

Artist Fund The Theodore H. Barth FoundationMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonCitigroup Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David CohenDeutsche Bank Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Guenther Jephson Educational TrustsThe Willard T. C. Johnson FundMrs. Erich Leinsdorf The Mitsui USA Foundation

Gregory and Janet AbelsHelen H. AckerJanet J. AsimovEllyn Amron AustinGail F. BakerDavid and Halee BaldwinP. Richard BauerRuth L. Bauman in memory of

Helen BaumanJudith-Anne BeardDr. Kurt Becker and Ms. Joyce WeinsteinMarion Benedict Suzanne BennettJoan BensonMr. and Mrs. Charles A. BernheimThe Hon. and Mrs. Donald BlinkenEdith S. BouriezAnn M. BraggFranklin G. Brehmer Jr.Ruth and Alan BroderEliane BukantzC.T. Bundy 2dNaomi J. ChandlerJosseline CharasBetsy Levitt CohnThais CohroneMrs. James W. CrystalHarrison R. T. DavisSue Ann DawsonConnie and Stephen DelehantyAdnan DivjanDomitilia M. dos SantosDiane C. DunneDr. Joan EliasophRobert E. EvansRichard B. EverettMr. and Mrs. John ExterRichard A. FeitHortense F. FeldblumJoan Weltz and Arthur FieldStephen W. FilloStuart M. FischmanHerbert J. FrankDale M. FrehseChaim S. FreibergJoan E. GerstlerCarol and Jerry GertzMrs. Neal GilliattNora Lee GlassMimi GoldfingerKatherine GreeneLenore GreimanKathleen M. Gresser Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. GuentherSusan Gullia

Al and Joan HalpernDr. and Mrs. John B. HaneyGurnee and Marjorie HartReverend Alvin Van Pelt HartTed HassenRita E. and Gustave M. HauserJohn B. HebardLouise and Robert W. HewittDrs. Noel and Patricia HolmgrenCaroline Stephens HoltBarbara C. HumphreyEdgar E. and Renee JacksonErwin and Marianne JaffeMrs. Marcia JoondephPeter H. JuddMarjorie B. KahnMrs. Murray S. KatzMrs. Greta KatzauerSara KennedyThomas C. and Joan P. KingJerry KleinmanJoan D. KotzenbergMarilyn and Paul KramerEmilia Saint-Amand and Fred KrimendahlBruce Lee KubertMarilyn LamarNora Roberts LeidesdorfGrace LeightArthur S. LeonardMarilyn J. LiebowitzJohn C. LieffRobert V. LindsayCatherine LomuscioVirginia S. LyonCarol and Daniel MarcusCynthia and Michael MarksMr. and Mrs. Gerald MatacottaIngrid and Douglas MathesonThomas J. and Diahn McGrathAnn F. McHugh, Ph.D.Millicent McKinleyWilliam H. MearsPhyllis MelhadoRobert and Helen MelnickJohn MetzPhyllis J. MillsGerald Morgan Jr.Cynthiane MorgenweckAnne M. MorrisCarlos MoseleyMurray L. NathanDr. and Mrs. Sidney NearenbergMr. and Mrs. Charles F. NiemethThe Netter Foundation

Alan A. and Barbara NicollRonald OleetMrs. Robert E. PabstEvelyn F. PetersonSidney J. PollackSusan PorterThomas J. PortoMrs. Elizabeth H. PotterEleanor X. PripadcheffFrancis H. RasmusAngela Reich, Ph.D.Jack H. Resnick and Rhoda B. ResnickLaura A. RessnerKaren and Joshua A. Rich VHerbert RobinsonEvelyn and Paul RonellPaula L. RootPearle RosenblattJay S. and Gladys M. RosenthalMrs. Lillian RosenthalSeth RosnerJoan RossGretchen Gair RoyceCarol Brown Ruffo and Daniel J. RuffoJudy and Dirk SalzFrank and Lolita SavageDr. Vivian SchulteRosa L. SchupbachJohn SeamanMr. and Mrs. Martin E. SegalHelena SegyArthur B. and Judith Broder SellnerMrs. Arthur E. ShapiroMichael F. ShugrueBruce A. SilberblattJeffrie J. SilverbergFlorence Charwat SimonMrs. Harold SmithElaine D. SolomonDr. and Mrs. Peter M. SomMarion G. SpeerRosmarie and W.F. SpitznagelStephen StamasNicholas John StathisMartha Roby StephensDiana A. SternRuth and Harold SternJohn C. Thomas Jr.Leonard TrentinEdith F. UngerElizabeth WachsmanBarbara Z. WallaceRose Lynn WeinsteinKay WelchBarbara B. and Frank P. WendtLucille WerlinichJess Weston and Mary Mok WestonMarty Wolf Dr. Alan YoungMichele ZalkinSaul L. ZalkinPerri ZweiflerIrene and Ernest Zweig 17 Anonymous members

Education Fund Heritage Society

Members of the Heritage Society play a significant role in the future of the Orchestra through gifts in their wills or other estate plans, all of which contribute to the Philharmonic’s Endowment Fund. The fund provides a steady and reliable income stream that helps the institution maintain the highest artistic standards of performance, attract leading guest conductors and soloists, and provide a wide range of education and outreach programs to the community.

Members of the Heritage Society honor the truly priceless legacy that the Philharmonic has inherited from earlier music lovers by continuing to extend this legacy into the future. We are honored to recognize current Heritage Society members who are thoughtfully playing their part in preserving a tradition of excellence for future generations.

Marion Moore FoundationIn Memory of K. Fred NetterRichard NordlofThe New York Times Company Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen PerlbinderLeo Rosner FoundationThe Edna Barnes Salomon

Educational FundAbbey K. Starr Charitable TrustMiriam T. and Howard N. Stern FoundationRhoda Weiskopf-Cohen: In memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weiskopf 1 Anonymous

Robert and Dale M.* Frehse Alan S.* and Christina MacDonald

Donald & Vera Blinken General Education Endowment

Disney Worldwide OutreachThe Edmond de Rothschild FoundationThe Samuel and Rae Eckman Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Beatrice Eisendorfer FundDeane A. and John D. GilliamRosalind and Eugene J. Glaser FoundationMuna and Basem HishmehLeon Lowenstein FoundationSusan and Jack RudinThe Estate of Rachael M. SalzanoAdolph and Ruth Schnurmacher

Foundation, Inc.C & M Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.Irene and Fred ShenAlan and Katherine Strook FundTeresa S. Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Ackman Kathy and Peter ArnowThe ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar FundMary Duke Biddle FoundationBovis Lend LeaseSylvia and Albert CohnColgate-Palmolive CompanyAn Endowment in the Name of

Lillian Butler DaveyJoukowsky Family FoundationGrace Lyu-Volckhausen Oceanic Heritage FoundationMrs. Henry Hart RiceDaniel D. SeaboldtMr. and Mrs. Roy C. SmithHilda and Arthur Wenig

*New York Philharmonic Board Member

Donald* J. and Vera Blinken Judith and Russell Carson

Philharmonic Principal Timpani Markus Rhoten and violinist Soohyun Kwon with Young New York Patrons for the Philharmonic Lucy and Brian Pitz.

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HonoringJerome Ashby Ms. Susan KrauthamerRoz Avrett Ms. Lois BrionHelen V.C. Burrill Mr. and Mrs. N. Pendleton RogersSandra Carter Mr. and Mrs. Will MartinDr. Carol Ellis Ms. Whitney SpeerAdina Halberstam Mr. Chaim HalberstamFred Krimendahl and Emilia St. Amand Dr. Karen A. Kennedy and

Mr. Kevin W. KennedyAnne and Chuck Niemeth Ms. Mary Ann HenryJoan and Joel Picket Mr. and Mrs. Michael ZimmermanDr. Kalmon D. Post Ms. Amy RobinPaula Root Mrs. Adele BlockLesley Friedman Rosenthal Mr. Ernest RubensteinPeter Steinman Mr. Saul L. Zalkin Ms. Michele ZalkinCarol and Joel Thea on their

50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. RogersDr. and Mrs. Alan Young Mr. and Mrs. Max Heller

MemorializingIrwin Adler Mr. and Mrs. Marvin KrantzowAbraham and Frances Berne Ms. Marjorie ShapiroNathan Brodsky Deem Plumbing East Inc.Dr. James D. Brown, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. S.G. Gilliam, Sr.Cherie Bercea Charas Ms. Anne Alexander Ms. Helene Awad Mr. Philip McCaffrey Mr. Rod Fox Mr. Richard C. Agins Ms. Maria R. FrancoCherie Chazanas Dr. Rita R. RogersGeorge Cook Ms. Maria RotoloJoseph Davis Mrs. Nellie SandlerDr. Daniel W. Doctor Mrs. Judith DoctorFrederic J. Fuller, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth H. FullerHannah and Sam Glickhouse Ms. Lenore B. GlickhouseMr. William B. Horvath Steven Kaban Mr. Marvin J. Ostreicher

Mr. Ralph Levy Mr. and Mrs. John SartorisNaomi Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Irwin RubinD. Stanley Lituchy Mrs. Leila LituchySarah S. McAlpin Mr. Gustav L. Stewart, IIIAlbert Mell Ms. Frances M. SilberJohn W. Radin Ms. Margaret J. RadinMrs. Irwin H. Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. RosenbergEdith Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Lester ZabronskyGloria Schuman Ms. Terry SiegelDr. Sonia Slatin-Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Craig PollakTheodore Sudol Mr. and Mrs. Marvin KrantzowLorca Venetos Mr. George VenetosAdele Young Ms. Jessica L. Many

Honor and Memorial Gifts

The New York Philharmonic recognizes our thoughtful friends who have honored or memorialized loved ones or friends by making generous gifts in their names. Donors’ names are italicized.

Executive CommitteeEllen Haas PresidentLenore Glickhouse Executive Vice

PresidentElisabeth Berry Vice PresidentJoan Conner Vice PresidentMikki Gerstenhaber Vice PresidentNaomi Isogai Vice PresidentDayna Mandell Vice PresidentAlicia Civitello SecretaryHelen van der Voort Past PresidentPhyllis J. Mills Board Advisor

Steering CommitteeAdele Young Orchestra/

Staff Coffee BreaksAnn SeifertJudy BeardFlorence Simon

Archives eBay ProjectDoris Schwartz

AuctionsJoanna BarouchNancy Katz

Concert CoordinatorSylvia Arnowich

Creative ProjectsDayna Mandell

DatabasesUfuk Goksu

eBayBarry SchwartzCaroline Haas

EducationNona VentrySuellen EttingerCarol Joseph

FriendsMarianne HeidenLaura Bronson

Gift KioskFroma EisenbergPam PaulSusan MillerSylvia Arnowich

Tour PacketsBarry SchwartzDoris SchwartzLaura BronsonKathryn Lancioni

MembersLinda AmsterSylvia ArnowichGail F. BakerAnne Marie BarashJoanna BarouchReiko S. BartenSheila BarthJudith-Anne BeardCathy BeckErnestine BernsteinElisabeth J. BerryMarcia N. BikalesDebra BlankLenore R. BlochPenny BreimanLaura E. BronsonAnna H. BurakLola D. CarsonJoan C. CavicchiAlicia R. CivitelloNancy CohnNancy E. ColsonJoan ConnerJoseph CruickshankCarol DallosVivien DeluggMaria DiStefanoShirlee R. DouglasJoan EhrlichFroma EisenbergSuellen EttingerVirginia A. FaraciMinnie FinkelsteinCarol FiorelloEva H. FishelBenedicte FoixSheila FoxAnna FridmanSylvia FriedMarilyn B. FriedmanHarriet FriedmanWilliam GerdesMarilyn GerstenhaberLenore B. GlickhouseUfuk GoksuGloria GoldbergMildred GoldsteinSeth A. GoldsteinRita GreensteinElaine S. GrohmanElvira GuarinoEllen HaasCaroline HaasEdna HarrisMarianne HeidenMary Ann HenryKatrina HeringMarcia HirschLinda I. Hirschmann

Volunteer Council

Nora M. ReveszPatricia B. RichardsonBetty RobertsEllen RochfordDolores G. RoebuckStephanie RosenblattPhyllis RubinFanny RybakBenito J. RybakSara SadinSusan SaiterStanley SamuelsLee SanderSally SaulvesterCarol D. SchaeferEvelyn SchneiderBarry SchwartzDoris SchwartzAnn C. SeifertSandra SemelAudrey L. SevinJudy ShepardDolores ShiposhSheryl SilbergFlorence C. SimonBernice J. SmilowitzLois K. StevensShirley StrauchlerSusan O. TamsettJames TanPinar TerziJerry TingstadPhyllis B. TopolLorraine TrattlerHelen C. van der VoortMaritza VargasNona VentryJames VosotasSusan WassermanFrank X. WeberJoan WeingartenSandra WeinsteinCarola WeiszElinor WexlerCorrine WhalenTracy B. YoungDorothy ZenilmanGay J. ZizesBarbara Zucker-ZarettPerri Zweifler

Susan HomEdith L. Hornik-BeerNaomi IsogaiMillicent K. JonesCarol JosephRuth KamenyRoxane KammererFerne KatlemanNancy KatzSebnem KavcarRuth KoenigsbergBarbara KorngoldBarbara KreegerKathryn A. LancioniLouise D. LawrenceFlorence L. LearsyKaren Lehmann-EisnerJan L. LinskyCarol LipskyCatherine S. LitwinGloria F. LyonsCynthia MackayGail MaherAminah B. Malik-AliDayna I. MandellRoslyn S. MarkShirley MaslowJudith MasonJosephine MazurRosalie A. MazzalupoMillicent McKinleySunnie P. MillerSusan MillerDavid MillerPhyllis MillsMary-Jean MonahanChezna J. NewmanLilya NirenbergFay NortonRaffaele OcelloMarilyn OffnerIsabel M. OlsonTillie PadobEdith B. PanzerMargot PrendergastRita PreskinRose T. PriceShirley R. RausherAdina J. RavivWendy Reilly

Pat RichardsonNona VentryFanny Rybak

Historian/Archives Projects

Ann Seifert

HospitalityVirginia FaraciDebra Blank

MailingsCorinne WhalenRosalie Mazzalupo

Meetings and ReceptionsLouise LawrenceFlorence Simon

MembershipKatrina HeringLois Stevens

MentoringCarol Dallos

NewsletterBarry SchwartzMarianne Heiden

NominatingHelen van der Voort

Opening Night/Spring Gala Support

Gloria LyonsMarianne Heiden

Parks ConcertsPam PaulJudy Shepard

Patron LoungeHelen van der VoortSebnem Kavcar

Patron TourCarol Schaefer

Philharmonic Coffee BarsRoxane KammererBarbara Zucker-Zarett

SchedulesSusan Hom

Special Events/Friends Projects

Louise Lawrence

Staff AssistanceJudy ShephardEdna Harris

Ellen Haas and Lenore Glickhouse*

*New York Philharmonic Board Member

H. Frederick Krimendahl II* and Emilia Saint-Amand Paula* and Leon Root

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36 37Independent Auditors’ Report Statements of Financial Position

Board of DirectorsThe Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) as of August 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended. These finan-cial statements are the responsibility of the Society’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of mate-rial misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements enumerated above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. as of August 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

New York, New YorkNovember 8, 2007

August 31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $5,063 $4,829 Interest, concert fees, and other receivables 1,042 326 Contributions receivable – current (Note 3) 4,791 6,452 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,935 1,344 Prepaid pension cost (Note 5) 2,629 17,183 Total current assets 15,460 30,134 Noncurrent assets: Contributions receivable – noncurrent (Note 3) 9,664 3,576 Notes receivable 169 215 Leasehold improvements, equipment, and musical instruments, net (Note 4) 9,651 10,019 Contributions receivable – permanently restricted (Note 3) 18,971 4,785 Endowment investments (Note 2) 198,802 177,711 Other investments (Note 2) 4,038 3,625 Total noncurrent assets 241,295 199,931

Total assets $256,755 $230,065 Liabilities And Net Assets Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $4,477 $4,171 Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other 15,257 15,240 Total current liabilities 19,734 19,411 Noncurrent liabilities: Accrued pension benefits (Note 5) 783 568 Accrued postretirement benefits (Note 6) 2,823 1,777 Annuities payable 606 725 Total noncurrent liabilities 4,212 3,070 Total liabilities 23,946 22,481 Commitments (Note 10) Net Assets Unrestricted (Note 7) 81,656 85,634Temporarily restricted (Note 8) 16,511 10,464Permanently restricted (Note 9) 134,642 111,486Total net assets 232,809 207,584 Total liabilities and net assets $256,755 $230,065

See notes to financial statements.

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3938 Statements of Activities Statements of Cash Flows

YearEndedAugust31, 2007 2006 Temporarily Permanently Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total

Income from orchestra activities: Concert receipts and tour sponsorships $27,780 $27,780 $25,938 $25,938Recording and broadcasting reimbursement 838 838 778 778Total income from orchestra activities 28,618 28,618 26,716 26,716 Orchestra expenses (Note 12): Subscription and other concerts 35,145 35,145 30,989 30,989Student concerts 1,845 1,845 1,290 1,290Free park concerts 1,832 1,832 1,559 1,559Concerts on tour 7,907 7,907 9,703 9,703Recording and broadcasting 893 893 799 799Total orchestra expenses 47,622 47,622 44,340 44,340Loss from orchestra activities (19,004) (19,004) (17,624) (17,624) Other income:Gifts, grants, and bequests 16,088 $10,392 $20,204 46,684 12,856 $4,677 $1,271 18,804Special events revenue 4,173 4,173 5,104 5,104Investment return used for operations (Note 2) 9,688 210 9,898 9,499 201 9,700Total other income before release from restrictions 29,949 10,602 20,204 60,755 27,459 4,878 1,271 33,608Net assets released from restrictions (Note 8) 4,869 (4,869) 0 2,678 (2,678) 0Total other income 34,818 5,733 20,204 60,755 30,137 2,200 1,271 33,608 Supporting services expenses: Management and administration 12,088 12,088 9,780 9,780Fundraising 4,517 4,517 4,715 4,715Total supporting services expenses 16,605 16,605 14,495 14,495

Excess (deficiency) of operating income over operating expenses (791) 5,733 20,204 25,146 (1,982) 2,200 1,271 1,489Nonoperating income: Investment return greater than spending rate, net 11,725 314 2,952 14,991 2,197 106 631 2,934Increase in net assets before adjustments: 10,934 6,047 23,156 40,137 215 2,306 1,902 4,423 Pension and other postretirement plan adjustment (14,912) (14,912) Increase in net assets (3,978) 6,047 23,156 25,225 215 2,306 1,902 4,423Net assets at beginning of year 85,634 10,464 111,486 207,584 85,419 8,158 109,584 203,161Net assets at end of year $81,656 $16,511 $134,642 $232,809 $85,634 $10,464 $111,486 $207,584

See notes to financial statements.

Year Ended August 31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Cash flows from operating activities: Increase in net assets $25,225 $4,423Adjustments to reconcile increase in net assets to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 1,068 885 Net change in unrealized gains on investments (12,037) (3,628) Net realized gains on sales of investments (8,296) (4,536) Permanently restricted contributions (4,965) (1,271) Changes in: Interest, concert fees, and other receivables (716) 174 Contributions receivable – current 1,661 (1,481) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (591) 1,737 Prepaid pension cost 14,554 132 Contributions receivable – noncurrent (6,088) 779 Contributions receivable – permanently restricted (14,186) (311) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 306 813 Deferred revenue from ticket sales and other 17 2,286 Accrued pension benefits 215 57 Accrued postretirement benefits 1,046 67 Annuities payable (119) (68)Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (2,906) 58 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of leasehold improvements, equipment, and musical instruments (700) (338)Issuance of notes receivable (55)Repayments on notes receivable 46 75Purchases of investments (43,911) (111,636)Proceeds from sales of investments 42,740 113,795Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (1,825) 1,841 Cash flows from financing activities: Permanently restricted contributions 4,965 1,271Net cash provided by financing activities 4,965 1,271 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 234 3,170Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 4,829 1,659Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $5,063 $4,829

See notes to financial statements.

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40 41Notes to Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1: Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles

Organization:The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (the “Society”) is a not-for-profit membership corporation incorporated in New York State and located in Lincoln Center in New York City, the pur-pose of which is to support a symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic (the “Philharmonic”), and to foster an interest in and enjoyment of music in New York City and in the nation.

The Society qualifies as a Section 501(c)(3) organization, exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), as well as from New York State and New York City income taxes under comparable laws. The Society has also been classified as a publicly supported organization under Section 509(a) of the Code and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors.

Financial reporting:(a) Basis of accounting:

The accompanying financial statements of the Society have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as applicable to not-for-profit organizations.

(b) Measure of operations:The Society includes in its definition of operations all income and expenses relating to its orchestra and supporting activities. Investment income (including net realized and unrealized gains and losses) that is greater or less than the Society’s authorized spending rate is recognized as nonoperating income or loss, respectively.

(c) Use of estimates:The preparation of financial statements in conformity with gen-erally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the dis-closure of contingent assets and liabilities.

(d) Net assets:Net assets and income, expenses, gains, and losses are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, the net assets of the Society and changes therein are classified and reported as follows:i) Unrestricted:

Unrestricted net assets represent those resources that are not restricted by donors, or for which donor-imposed restric-tions have expired. Board-designated net assets represent amounts determined by the Board of Directors to function as endowment.

ii) Temporarily restricted:Temporarily restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions that require the Society to use or expend the related assets as specified. The Society records contributions as temporarily restricted if they are received with donor stipulations that limit their use through either purpose or time restrictions. When donor restrictions expire, that is, when a time restriction ends or a purpose restriction is fulfilled, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified as unrestricted net assets and reported in the statement of activi-ties as net assets released from restrictions. It is the Society’s policy to record temporarily restricted contributions received and expended in the same accounting period, as well as donor-restricted income earned and expended on permanently restricted net assets, in the unrestricted net-asset category.

Contributions that the donor requires to be used to acquire long-lived assets (e.g., leasehold improvements, furniture, fix-tures, and equipment) are reported as temporarily restricted until the long-lived assets have been acquired and placed in service, at which time the Society reflects the expiration of the donor-imposed restriction as a reclassification included in net assets released from restrictions.

iii) Permanently restricted:Permanently restricted net assets represent those resources with donor-imposed restrictions which stipulate that the related resources be maintained in perpetuity, but which per-mit the Society to expend part or all of the income and capital appreciation derived from the donated assets for either speci-fied or unspecified purposes.

Cash and cash equivalents:For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, the Society considers highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, other than those held in the Society’s investment portfolio, to be cash equivalents.

Investments:Investments in securities and readily marketable funds are recorded at their fair values, which are based on published market prices. Alternative investments refer to the Society’s investment in a hedge fund, whose value is determined by the related investment man-ager. These alternative investments may have restrictions as to their marketability that could affect the Society’s ability to liquidate the investments quickly. In addition, because some of the underlying investments are not readily marketable, the estimated fair value of the alternative investments may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for those securities existed. The Society reviews and evaluates the value provided and believes the carrying amount of these investments in non-publicly traded securities are a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Purchased securities are recorded as of their trade dates and donated securities are recorded at their market values on the dates received. The broker receivable and broker payable reported on the accompanying statements of financial position represent open trades that were not settled at each year-end. Gains or losses from the sales of securities are determined using the average-cost method. All assets in the investment portfolio are reported as noncurrent. The Society considers most of its investment portfolio, both restricted and unrestricted, to be endowment-related.

Note 1: Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (continued)

Leasehold improvements, equipment, and musical instruments:Major expenditures for furniture, equipment, computer hardware and software, and leasehold improvements are capitalized and are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to thirty-five years, or the life of the underlying lease, whichever is shorter. Minor expendi-tures for furniture and equipment are recorded as expenses, as such items are not considered sufficiently material to warrant capitaliza-tion and depreciation. The costs (or donated values) of musical instruments are capital-ized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, except for antique musical instruments, valued at $5,845,000 in fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, which are not required to be depreciated.

Accrued vacation:Based on their tenure, the Society’s employees are entitled to be paid for unused vacation time if they leave the Society’s employ. Accordingly, at each fiscal year-end, the Society must recognize a liability for the amount that would be incurred if employees with such unused vacation were to leave. At August 31, 2007 and 2006, this accrued vacation obligation was approximately $202,000 and $165,000, respectively.

Contributions:All unconditional contributions to the Society are recorded as income at the earlier of the receipt of cash or other assets or of unconditional pledges. Conditional contributions are recognized as income when the conditions on which they depend have been substantially met. All contributions are considered available for unrestricted use unless specifically restricted by the donor.

Deferred revenue:Deferred revenue from ticket sales arises from subscription sales and is recognized as income when the performance for which the tickets have been sold occurs.

Advertising:The Society expenses the costs of advertising as they are incurred.

Volunteers:A number of volunteers have made significant contributions of time to the Society’s program and support functions. The value of this con-tributed time does not meet the criteria for recognition of contrib-uted services and, accordingly, is not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. In addition, during fiscal-year 2007 the Society received approximately $1,000,000 of donated consulting services rendered by a consulting firm which has a partner who is a member of the Board of Directors.

Reclassification:Certain financial information for fiscal-year 2006 has been reclassi-fied to conform with the fiscal-year 2007 presentation.

Note 2: Investments

Fair value:At each fiscal year-end, the fair values of the Society’s investments were as follows:

YearEndedAugust31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Endowment: Money-market funds $6,448 $5,473 Equity – domestic 60,445 60,769 Equity – international 30,105 20,990 Fixed income funds 29,206 33,085 Real asset fund 29,724 27,145 Alternative investments 42,874 26,521 Balanced fund 3,728 Total endowment investments (both restricted and unrestricted) 198,802 177,711Other investments 4,038 3,625 $202,840 $181,336

Other investments include amounts designated for deferred com-pensation to the President and Executive Director and for a supple-mental pension fund for orchestra retirees.

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Return on investments:The Society’s Board of Directors has adopted a spending-rate policy whereby a predetermined amount of each fiscal year’s investment assets is used to fund current operations. The spending-rate return reflected in unrestricted and temporarily restricted investment income was $9,532,000 and $210,000 and $9,360,000 and $201,000 in fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, respectively, calculated as 5.5% of the prior three-year, rolling-average quarterly market value of invest-ments. Unrestricted investment income also includes interest income earned on operating funds of $156,000 and $139,000 in fis-cal-years 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The following schedule summarizes the Society’s investment returns and their classifications in the accompanying statements of activities for each fiscal year:

YearEndedAugust31,2007 TemporarilyPermanently (In Thousands) Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total

Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $521 $3,615 $52 $889 $4,556Net realized gains 5,951 107 2,238 8,296Net change in unrealized gains (losses) 11,847 365 (175) 12,037Total return on investments 21,413 524 2,952 24,889Investment return used for operations (including a spending rate of $9,742) (9,688) (210) (9,898)Investment return greater than amounts used for operations $11,725 $314 $2,952 $14,991

Interest and dividend income, net of investment expenses of $424 $3,543 $29 $898 $4,470Net realized gains 3,640 30 865 4,536Net change in unrealized gains (losses) 4,513 248 (1,132) 3,628Total return on investments 11,696 307 631 12,634Investment return used for operations (including a spending rate of $9,561) (9,499) (201) (9,700)Investment return greater than amounts used for operations $2,197 $106 $631 $2,934

Temporarily restricted investment income released from restric-tions is included in the unrestricted “investment return greater than amounts used for operations” categories above.

Note 3: Contributions ReceivableAt each fiscal year-end, contributions receivable, net of the discount to present value (at rates which range from 6% to 7%) and the allow-ance for doubtful accounts, are due to be collected as follows:

August31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

One year (including $4,495 and $1,016 of endowment pledges in fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, respectively) $9,386 $7,577One to five years 23,424 4,044More than five years 8,472 8,895 41,282 20,516Less allowance for doubtful accounts (100) (109)Future value 41,182 20,407Less discount to present value (7,756) (5,594) $33,426 $14,813

Note 4: Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, and Musical Instruments

At each fiscal year-end, the costs of leasehold improvements, equip-ment, and musical instruments were as follows:

August31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Leasehold improvements $7,320 $7,363Equipment 728 1,619Computer hardware and software 4,030 3,733Musical instruments 6,330 6,205 18,408 18,920Less accumulated depreciation & amortization (8,757) (8,901) $9,651 $10,019

Depreciation and amortization of leasehold improvements, equip-ment, and musical equipment amounted to $885,000 and $998,000 for fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, respectively. During fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, the Society wrote off $1,212,000 of fully depreciated equipment and $10,000 of fully depreciated musical instruments, respectively.

Note 5: PensionsThe Society maintains two defined-benefit pension plans (the “Plans”), one for members of the orchestra and one for office employ-ees. The Society’s funding policy is to contribute funds to a trust as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded accrued benefit liabilities, over a reasonable period, to meet IRS minimum-funding requirements. To the extent that these requirements are fully covered by assets in the trust, a contribution may not be made in a particular year.

The Society has adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,” an amendment of previously issued authoritative employee-benefit accounting pronouncements. SFAS No. 158 requires the recognition, in the sponsoring entity’s financial statements, of an asset or liability for the “funded status” of a defined benefit pension plan.

The following table sets forth the Plans’ funded status and the amounts recognized in the Society’s financial statements:

The Plans’ investments will be made for the purpose of providing retirement reserves for the present and future benefit of partici-pants of the Plans. The assets will be invested with the care, skill, and diligence a prudent person acting in this capacity would exercise to comply with all objectives outlined herein, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and all other governing statutes.

The primary objective for the trustees will be to provide a balance among capital appreciation, preservation of capital, and the produc-tion of current income. The Plans’ trustees recognize that risk (i.e., the uncertainty of future events), volatility (i.e., the potential for vari-ability of asset values), and the possibility of loss in purchasing power (due to inflation) are present to some degree in all types of investment vehicles. While high levels of risk are to be avoided, the assumption of risk is warranted in order to allow the investment manager the oppor-tunity to achieve satisfactory long-term results consistent with the objectives of the Plans.

The trustees of the Plans have discretion as to the asset-allocation decisions of the total Plans assets. The Society requests adherences to the following asset-allocation range:

OrchestraPlan OfficePlan

Equities 45% 65%Fixed income funds 15% 35%Alternative investments 20% Real asset fund 15% Cash and cash equivalents 5% 100% 100%

At August 31, 2007, the percentages of the fair values of the types of Plan assets held were as follows:

OrchestraPlan OfficePlan

Equities 45% 65%Fixed income funds 15% 35%Alternative investments 22% Real asset fund 15% Cash and cash equivalents 3% 100% 100%

The estimated amount of the Society’s contribution for fiscal-year 2008 is $1,000,000 for the Orchestra Plan and $500,000 for the Office Plan.

The following table illustrates the expected benefit payments over future years.

YearEndedAugust31, ( In Thousands) OrchestraPlan OfficePlan

2008 $2,680 $412 2007 2,705 432 2010 2,760 427 2011 2,824 431 2012 2,824 491 2013 – 2017 14,490 2,922

OrchestraPlan OfficePlan YearEndedAugust31, (InThousands) 2007 2006 2007 2006

Projected benefit obligation $40,307 $42,479 $8,315 $8,908Fair value of Plan assets 42,936 40,098 7,532 6,293Funded status – excess (deficiency) of assets $2,629 $(2,381) $(783) $(2,615)Prepaid (accrued) benefit cost reported in the statements of financial position $17,183 $(568)Service cost – benefits earned during the period $619 $731 $501 $535Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 2,527 2,333 527 486Expected annual return on Plan assets (3,366) (3,354) (548) (500)Net amortization and deferral 1,125 1,422 66 120Net periodic pension costs $905 $1,132 $546 $641

Weighted-average assumptions: Discount rate for benefit cost 6.1% 5.4% 6.1% 5.4%Discount rate for projected benefit obligation 6.3% 6.1% 6.3% 6.1%Expected return on Plan assets 8.5% 8.5% 8.5% 8.5%Rate of compensation increase N/A N/A 5.0% 5.0%Benefit cost $905 $1,132 $546 $641Employer contributions 1,000 853 583Employee contributions 4Benefits paid 2,430 2,435 372 343

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Note 6: Other Post-Retirement BenefitsIn addition to providing pension benefits, the Society provides cer-tain health-care insurance benefits for qualified employees retir-ing after September 21, 1982, under two separate benefit plans. Administrative employees are eligible for benefits once they have reached ten years of service and 62 years of age while working for the Society. Orchestra employees are eligible for benefits once they have reached ten years of service and 60 years of age while working for the Society. Prior to fiscal-year 1996, the cost of retiree health-care ben-efits was recognized as expense in the year during which related costs for annual insurance premiums were incurred.

The Society has adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 158 (see Note 6), the amount of the expected post-retirement benefit obligation is presented in the fol-lowing table:

YearEndedAugust31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Expected post-retirement benefit obligation $2,823 $2,876Fair value of plan assets at end of year 0 0Funded status (obligation in excess of assts) $2,823 $2,876

Accrued benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position $1,777Service cost – benefits earned during the period $69 $73Interest cost on expected benefit obligation 173 157Net amortization and deferral 64 72Net periodic post-retirement benefit cost $306 $302

Weighted-average assumptions Discount rate 6.31% 6.10%

For the year ended August 31, Benefit cost $306 $302Benefits paid $237 $235

The accrued expected post-retirement benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2007 was $2,412,000 and $411,000, respectively. The accrued benefit cost recognized in the statements of financial position for the Orchestra and Office Plans for fiscal-year 2006 was $1,434,000 and $343,000, respectively.

For measurement purposes, a 7.5% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits was assumed for fiscal-years 2007 and 2006. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 4.25% thereafter.

There were no employer or employee contributions to the Plans in fiscal-years 2007 and 2006.

Note 7: Unrestricted Net AssetsAt each fiscal year-end, unrestricted net assets consisted of the following:

YearEndedAugust31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Undesignated $1,074 $16,988Functioning as endowment 80,582 68,646 $81,656 $85,634

Note 8: Temporarily Restricted Net AssetsAt each fiscal year-end, temporarily restricted net assets consisted of the following:

August31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Purpose restrictions: Commissioned works and new music $2,854 $3,305 Education 2,687 666 Media projects 1,852 1,769 Touring 1,150 Major choral and vocal works 972 Guest artists 536 705 Website and technology projects 125 Concert sponsorship 9 795Time restrictions 7,476 2,074 $16,511 $10,464

During each fiscal year, temporarily restricted net assets were re-leased from restrictions in fulfillment of the following:

August31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Purpose restrictions: Commissioned works and new music $638 $233 Education 459 49 Media projects 461 373 Touring 1,150 125 Guest artists 200 200 Concert sponsorship 795 350 Parks concerts 250Time restrictions: Fiscal-years 2007 and 2006 operations 1,166 1,098 $4,869 $2,678

Note 9: Permanently Restricted Net AssetsAt each fiscal year-end, the balance of permanently restricted net assets, which consist of the original principal of the Society’s per-manently restricted contributions, as well as donor-directed perma-nently restricted investment income and capital appreciation added thereto, consisted of the following elements, listed according to the purpose for which the related income is expendable:

YearEndedAugust31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Purpose restrictions: General activities of the Society $66,421 $47,485 Guest artists 31,401 28,988 Various instrumental chairs 14,951 13,686 Educational programs 6,843 6,820 Commissioned works and new music 4,902 4,725 Musical instrument purchase and repairs 4,681 4,394 Conductors 2,800 2,800 Young performers 980 932 Society musicians 836 836 Young People’s Concerts 617 610 Free parks concerts 210 210 $134,642 $111,486

Note 10: CommitmentsLease: The Society is the principal tenant of Avery Fisher Hall under a long-term lease agreement (which was renewed for 25 years, effec-tive July 1, 1986) between the Society and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. The Society’s rent is determined by established rental rates for its use of the concert hall, plus or minus its propor-tionate share of the operating gain or loss. The expense incurred under this agreement amounted to approximately $4,094,000 and $3,774,000 in fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Line-of-credit: During fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, the Society had available a $6 million and $10 million line of credit from a major bank, respectively. Interest on the line is payable at a variable rate based on LIBOR. There were no borrowings against the line of credit during fiscal-years 2007 and 2006.

Employment contracts: In fiscal-year 2004, the Society extended its employment contract with the Music Director to cover through its 2008–09 season. The Society also has an employment contract with the President and Executive Director.

Note 11: Comparison to Internal Operating MeasureFor fiscal-years 2007 and 2006, unrestricted deficiency of operating income over operating expenditures, as reflected in the accompany-ing statements of activities, differs from the operating measures used for internal-reporting purposes for several reasons, including the alternative treatment of certain income and expense items. A recon-ciliation of these two measurement processes is as follows:

YearEndedAugust31, (In Thousands) 2007 2006

Deficiency of unrestricted operating income over operating expenditures $(791) $(1,982)Unrestricted gifts functioning as endowment (647) (512)Deferred marketing expenses 55 312Endowment fund-raising expenses 435 252Post-retirement benefit cost 306 67Gilbert instrument purchase (125) (180)Operating measure for internal- reporting purposes $(767) $(2,043)

Note 12: Schedule of Functional Expenses

YearEndedAugust31, 2007 2006 Management Management Orchestra and Fund- Total Orchestra and Fund- Total (InThousands) Expenses General Raising Expenses Expenses General Raising Expenses

Performing Artists $26,608 $26,608 $23,764 $23,764Salaries and wages $4,963 $1,611 6,574 $4,429 $1,450 5,879Fringe benefits 4,576 1,762 497 6,835 4,386 1,651 477 6,514Professional fees 1,979 511 2,490 545 478 1,023Facilities and office expenses 3,582 859 42 4,483 3,099 1,051 67 4,217Depreciation 1,068 1,068 885 885Production 3,662 3,662 2,774 2,774Travel 3,895 111 12 4,018 5,072 41 9 5,122Advertising 4,734 223 51 5,008 4,573 218 34 4,825Information technology 545 24 569 408 26 434Miscellaneous expenses 565 578 1,769 2,912 672 552 2,174 3,398 $47,622 $12,088 $4,517 $64,227 $44,340 $9,780 $4,715 $58,835

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46 Staff Annual Report 2007Edited and Produced by New York Philharmonic Public Relations

Eric LatzkyDirector of Public Relations

Monica ParksDirector of Publications

Lucy KrausSenior Publications Editor

Melissa A.E. SandersAssociate Director, Public Relations

Eric M. GewirtzPublic Relations Associate

Design: Pure+Applied CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Philharmonic’s fifth annual residency at Colorado’s Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. Riccardo Muti, conducting on January 18. The press conference for the 2007 Tour of Europe, held in Warsaw, Poland, May 3. Board Member Karen T. LeFrak onstage at Avery Fisher Hall, reading from her new children’s book, Jake the Philharmonic Dog, September 26.

AdministrationZARIN MEHTA President and Executive DirectorSusan O’Dell Assistant to the PresidentJoliene Ford Assistant to the Chairman

Artistic AdministrationMatías Tarnopolsky Artistic AdministratorDaniel Boico Manager, Artistic AdministrationCourtenay Schowalter Artistic Department Assistant

ArchivesBarbara Haws Archivist/HistorianRichard Wandel Associate Archivist

AudioLawrence Rock Audio DirectorAdrian Cosentini Audio/Preservation Manager

DevelopmentMelanie Forman Director of DevelopmentMildred Wolkow Assistant to the Director of Development

Corporate SponsorshipLynne Randall Director of Corporate Sponsorship

ResearchBarbara Shear Research Manager

Individual GivingJudith Helf Director of Individual GivingAshley Bednarski Friends Program ManagerMarisa Buckley Administrative AssistantElaine Huang Development Database AdministratorGalen Brown Assistant Database AdministratorChristine Klass Gifts Coordinator

Major, Planned and Patron GiftsMarilyn Liebowitz Director of Major and Planned GiftsElizabeth McColgan Director of Patron ProgramAmy Rome Director of Leadership GiftsMelissa Gerstein Administrative AssistantEkaterina Luchanskaya Patron Ticket and Privilege Coordinator

Special Events and Volunteer ServicesMarion Cotrone Director of Special Events and Volunteer

Services

Eve Helfstein Associate Director of Special Events and

Volunteer ServicesGeorgia Petritsis Special Events CoordinatorSara Machowski Administrative Assistant

Special ProjectsSteven Parkey Director of Special ProjectsLauren Eigenbrode Administrative AssistantWendy Neikirk Grants Manager

Educational ActivitiesTheodore Wiprud Director of EducationToya Lillard Assistant Director of EducationAmy Leffert Education ManagerLynne Mattos Education Assistant

Finance and AdministrationLeonard Zinnanti Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

FinancePamela Katz Director of FinanceMarilyn Nichols Finance and Administration AssistantEddie Duffy Office Services AdministratorAlexander Frenkel Assistant ControllerMaryam Kimyagarova Assistant ControllerAleftina Malayeva Senior AccountantGordon Samuels Assistant Accountant

Human ResourcesCatherine Williams Director of Human Resources

Information TechnologyElizabeth Cahill Director, Information TechnologyBilly Alicea Technical Support RepresentativeLouise Austin Systems AnalystIdrissa Bamba Systems AdministratorElizabeth Lee Associate Director, Information Technology

Marketing and Customer RelationsDavid Snead Director of MarketingAllison Castino Administrative Assistant

MarketingJulii Oh Associate Director, MarketingDeirdre Cipolla Assistant Director, Marketing ServicesDerek Morton Web ProducerStacey Trzesinski Assistant Director, New Media and

Database Marketing

Group SalesAnn Hilton Group Sales ManagerFrancisco Contreras, Jr. Group Sales Assistant

Customer RelationsLinda Forlini Director of Customer RelationsNataniel Francisco Customer Relations ManagerLaShanda Bell Customer Relations RepresentativeAvery Burgess Ticketing Systems AdministratorCraig Cerrato Sales AssociateBritta Hallberg Customer Relations RepresentativeJohn May Subscriptions SupervisorValerie Petrov Customer Relations RepresentativePhilip Zipkin Customer Relations Supervisor

OperationsMiki Takebe Director of OperationsAlex Johnston Production ManagerBrendan Timins Operations CoordinatorPamela Walsh Operations Coordinator

Orchestra PersonnelCarl R. Schiebler Orchestra Personnel ManagerNishi Badhwar Orchestra Personnel Assistant/Auditions

Coordinator

Public RelationsEric Latzky Director of Public RelationsMelissa A.E. Sanders Associate Director, Public RelationsElizabeth LaRocca PublicistEric M. Gewirtz Public Relations Associate

PublicationsMonica Parks Director of PublicationsLucy Kraus Senior Publications Editor

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