New York Philharmonic in New York

The New York Philharmonic, founded in 1842, is the oldest of America's "Big Five" orchestras and is based at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Its music directors have included Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein and Pierre Boulez, with Gustavo Dudamel taking the post in 2026. The orchestra gave the premiere of Dvořák's "From the New World" symphony and played its 15,000th concert in 2010.