| In December 2025 the New York Philharmonic presents Holidays with the NY Phil, the Orchestra’s annual slate of holiday concerts, all of which take place at the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall: Baroque specialist Jane Glover conducts Handel’s Messiah, Presented by Gary W. Parr. For the beloved New York Philharmonic tradition, the Orchestra is this year joined by soprano Amanda Forsythe; countertenor John Holiday; tenor Nicholas Phan; bass Kevin Deas; and Music of the Baroque Chorus (in its NY Phil debut), directed by Andrew Megill; December 10–13.On Sounds of the Season — the Philharmonic’s family-friendly holiday matinee series — Tony-nominated actor Wendell Pierce makes his NY Phil debut narrating ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas in concerts conducted by Naomi Woo (NY Phil debut). The program also includes music from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas, Invierno Porteño from Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, featuring NY Phil Concertmaster Frank Huang as soloist, and seasonal selections from around the world; December 13 & 14.On The Art of the Score: Home Alone — as part of the NY Phil’s live-to-film series — Constantine Kitsopoulos conducts the Philharmonic and Brooklyn Youth Chorus, directed by Dianne Berkun Menaker, in John Williams’s original score as the film plays on a giant screen above the Orchestra; December 17–20. For a complete chronological listing of events, click here. |
