The opening gala of the New York Philharmonic’s 177th season was held at David Geffen Hall September 20. The Philharmonic welcomed its new music director, Jaap van Zweden, at the gala event New York, Meet Jaap. The concert featured the world premiere of Ashley Fure’s Filament (commissioned by the Philharmonic for the occasion), Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major with Daniil Trifonov as soloist.
Flip through photos of the gala below:
The Constellation Chor performing Filament by Ashley Fure
Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducting the New York Philharmonic
Daniil Trifonov performing with Music Director Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic
Chris Lee
Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducting the New York Philharmonic and Constellation Chor
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin
NY Philharmonic Chairman Oscar Schafer and Didi Schafer
Marieje de Wild Propitius-van Buuren, Aaltje van Zweden, and Therese de Haan
Marijke and Loedewijk de Vink
Patricia Clarkson
Lesley Stahl
Kathryn and Bruce Beal
Mary Wallach
Nadia Taylor and Harold Mitchell AC
Gala Co-Chairs Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar L. Tang
Chuck and Carol Schaefer
Gala Co-Chairs Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, Didi and Oscar Schafer, Harold Mitchell AC, Peter and Leni May, Marikjke and Lodewijk de Vink
Decor by Van Vliet & Trap
Susan Rose, Daniil Trifonov, and Judith Ramirez
Rosie Monroe, Patricia Clarkson, Lauren Lyle, and Gerardo Melendez
President and CEO Deborah Borda, Itzhak Perlman, and Peter May
Music Director Jaap van Zweden, Elizabeth and Frank Newman
Music Director Jaap van Zweden and Aaltje van Zweden
Lincoln Center Chairman Katherine Farley and Daisy Soros
Lesley Stahl, President & CEO Deborah Borda, and Alec Baldwin
Lawrence and Sharon Hite, Didi Schafer, and Robin Dolch
Laura Chang, Music Director Jaap van Zweden and Aaltje van Zweden pose with musicians from the Philharmonic
Judith Ramirez and Daniil Trifonov
Karen and Richard LeFrak
Joel and Joan Picket
Gala Co-Chairs Peter and Leni May
Daria and Eric Wallach
Charles and Ann Johnson
Chairman Oscar Schafer, President and CEO Deborah Borda, and Music Director Jaap van Zweden backstage
Ashley Fure and Rebekah Heller
Alec Baldwin, Chairman Oscar Schafer, President and CEO Deborah Borda, Paul Polman, and Music Director Jaap van Zweden
Aaltje van Zweden, Music Director Jaap van Zweden, Jamie Bernstein, Long Yu, and Shirley Young
