New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden performs at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center on Sept. 20, 2018 in New York City. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Liang Wang, playing with the New York Philharmonic at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2013. Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption
Alan Gilbert (center) with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. He has left that orchestra and announced his new position as chief conductor of the NDR Elbphiharmonie, in Hamburg, Germany. Andrew Toth/Getty Images hide caption
Soprano Barbara Hannigan shines in let me tell you by Hans Abrahamsen. Elmer de Haas hide caption
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Jaap Van Zweden Named Next Music Director Of The New York Philharmonic
Osmo Vänskä conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, Cuba in May 2015. Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic, with pianist Evgeny Kissin, at Carnegie Hall's gala opening concert, Oct. 7. AJ Wilhelm /for NPR hide caption
The New York Philharmonic At Carnegie Hall
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The music that makes one of us emotional doesn't always make sense to others. William Lovelace/Getty Images hide caption
Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, has announced he will step down in 2017. Chris Lee/New York Philharmonic hide caption
Anastasia Tsioulcas Talks To Alan Gilbert About His Departure From The New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic principal trumpeter Philip Smith plays at New York's Park Avenue Armory in a performance in June 2012. Chris Lee/Courtesy of the New York Philharmonic hide caption
Glenn Dicterow joined the New York Philharmonic as its concertmaster in 1980. He has performed as its soloist every year since. Chris Lee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Music collective Bang on a Can All-Stars is one of the musical partners sharing a bill with the New York Philharmonic during the Biennial. Konstantin Sergeyev/Courtesy of the artist hide caption