New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in New York City. It is the oldest and most famous orchestra in the United States. As of 2004, it gives most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall, and a plan to permanently move to Ca

The New York Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in New York City. It is the oldest and most famous orchestra in the United States. As of 2004, it gives most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall, and a plan to permanently move to Carnegie Hall was scrapped.

The orchestra was founded by Ureli Corelli Hill in 1842 and played its first concert on December 7 of that year, when Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was performed. There had been other orchestras in New York before, but none of them had survived for very long. The NYPO, however, became successful, and grew in popularity and size throughout the 19th century. By the end of that century, there were several other orchestras in New York competing with it, as well as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which made regular visits to New York.