AUTOGRAPHS: Music Directors of the New York Philharmonic

Fact: The New York Philharmonic Orchestra is the American orchestra that has performed the most times in Singapore, led by its four most recent Music Directors. Here are what their autographs look like:

ALAN GILBERT (Music Director 2009 onwards)

conducted the NYPO at Esplanade Concert Hall

in his first season and Asian tour.

LORIN MAAZEL (Music Director 2002-2009)

visited Singapore twice, conducting the NYPO

at the Esplanade Opening Festival (2002)

and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (2006).

KURT MASUR (Music Director 1991-2002)
had a single visit with the NYPO in 1998

with a concert in the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

ZUBIN MEHTA (Music Director 1979-1991)
led the NYPO to Singapore in 1984 and 1990,
with concerts at Victoria Concert Hall,
National Stadium and on the Padang.