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When the first conductor stepped to the podium in Brooklyn in 1857 to launch the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Bizet, Wagner and Berlioz were the strident young voices of new music. De Tocqueville had just departed Brooklyn to warn our European cousins about the mad democratic experiment he’d witnessed in America. Abraham Lincoln’s wife hurried to attend the Philharmonic’s first concert in Brooklyn’s new music hall. And the people of Brooklyn were, as always, defining what it means to really live in our country.

Now 154 years later, the Brooklyn Phil is not only one of the oldest living orchestras in the New World, but with 166 world premieres under its belt, 65 works commissioned from living composers, and the accolades of 22 ASCAP awards, it’s also one of the most adventurous and widely acclaimed musical forces in America as well. The New York Times calls it “feisty and provocative.” Rolling Stone raves the Brooklyn Phil is “vital” and “inspired.”

Come see for yourself. In 2011 newly appointed Artistic Director Alan Pierson reboots the Philharmonic, taking it on the road deep into Brooklyn’s famed neighborhoods to connect with the vibrant musical traditions of the people who love it most.

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