The NY Philharmonic, one of the world's great orchestra's performs Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D Minor. The symphony was composed between April and July 1937, with its premier performance taking place on November 21, 1937. in Leningrad, Russia. It was performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, then under the direction of Yevgeny Mravinsky.
The New York Philharmonic, officially known as the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York, Inc., is one of the leading orchestras in the United States and is considered one of the "Big Five." The orchestra was founded in 1842, making it one of the oldest in the United States. Its record-setting 14,000th concert was given in December, 2004.
During the course of its long history, the New York Philharmonic has had 31 music directors. The current music director, who was served in his role since 2009, is Alan Gilbert.
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