New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic was founded in 1842 as the Philharmonic Society, with Ureli Corelli Hill as its first president. Its music directors have included Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein (1958-1969), Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta (1978-1991). With Mehta it recorded American orchestral music for New World Records in the 1980s, including both symphonies of John Knowles Paine and his overture to As You Like It.