David Geffen Hall - Leila Josefowicz Plays Szymanowski
Sat, Sep 27
|David Geffen Hall
Violinist Leila Josefowicz returns to the NY Phil, Sept 27–30, performing Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto—a bold program led by Marta Gardolińska.
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
About the event
Event Overview From September 27 to 30, 2025, the New York Philharmonic presents Leila Josefowicz Plays Szymanowski—a thrilling concert that blends 20th-century complexity with 21st-century energy, held at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall.
Renowned violinist Leila Josefowicz, hailed by The New York Times as “dazzling and inspired,” takes center stage in Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto, a lush, lyrical work infused with folkloric rhythms and emotional depth. Making her NY Phil debut, conductor Marta Gardolińska leads the ensemble in two electrifying bookends: the New York Premiere of Mason Bates’s Devil’s Radio, a rhythm-charged piece inspired by the saturation of media noise, and Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, a sweeping showcase of orchestral virtuosity.
This program highlights voices that are both distinctive and daring—perfect for audiences who seek intellectual depth and sensory brilliance in equal measure.
Program
Mason Bates – Devil’s Radio (New York Premiere)
Szymanowski – Violin Concerto No. 2