The New York Philharmonic is the oldest orchestra in the U.S. (founded in 1842) and one of the oldest in the world. Its pantheon of celebrated conductors includes Mahler, Furtwängler, Toscanini, Bernstein, Boulez, Mehta, and current music director Kurt Masur. The ensemble's achievements in radio, television, and other media have helped shape communications history, and the Philharmonic has built an extremely expansive discography. Here's a selected list of concerts from the first half of the season. Check out our recommended recordings of works being played. For more information on the New York Philharmonic and how to order tickets, call (212) 875-5656 or visit their Web site at www.newyorkphilharmonic.org.

November 24, 27, 1999

Kurt Masur, conductor;

Stanley Drucker, clarinet

COPLAND CELEBRATION

Copland, Inscape; Copland, Symphonic Ode; Copland, Clarinet Concerto; Copland, Rodeo

November 27, 1999

Kurt Masur, conductor;

Stanley Drucker

Stanley Drucker, clarinet

Copland, Appalachian Spring; Copland, Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo

December 3-4, 1999

John Adams, conductor;

Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Copland, Party Scene from The Tender Land; Copland, Piano Concerto; Copland, Music for the Theater; Copland, Three Latin American

Sketches; Copland, Danzon cubano; Copland, Suite from Billy the Kid

December 10-11, 1999

Andrew Litton, conductor

Marilyn Horne, mezzo

Copland, Symphony No. 1; Copland, Old American Songs; Copland, Symphony No. 3

December 16-18, 1999

André Previn, conductor

Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21 in C; Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Act II

December 29, 30, 1999

Kurt Masur, conductor;

Morgan State University Choir

Wynton Marsalis, All Rise (World Premiere)

December 31, 1999

The New Year's Eve Concert of the Millennium

Kurt Masur, conductor;

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin;

New York Choral Artists

Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 Bach, Violin Concerto in E

January 6, 8, 2000

Kurt Masur, conductor;

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin;

Bernstein, Serenade for Violin and Orchestra; Lutoslawski, Partita, Interlude, and Chain 2 Gershwin/ Bennett, Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic

January 11-12, 2000

Kurt Masur, conductor;

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin