Living-composer share

Share of work performances by composers alive at the time (new in 1.1).

Formula: work performances by composers alive in the season's start year / work performances by composers with known dates. Dates from Wikidata (529 composers with 10+ performances, reviewed). Lower and upper bounds treat composers without dates as all dead / all living.
How to read it: Decade medians: 41% in the 1840s, 22% in the 1900s, 7–11% from the 1970s to the 2000s, 14% in the 2020s (all completed seasons). The minimum is 3.7% in 1993–94. 2025–26: 15.8% (bounds 11.3%–39.7%).
Caveats: Recent seasons have many emerging composers with fewer than 10 performances, so date coverage falls to 72–81% in the 2020s. Most of them are presumably alive, so recent values are likely too low — read them with the upper bound. 'Alive in the start year' is a year-level approximation.

Living-composer shareLowerUpper

Completed seasons, 1842–43 to 2025–26. The season in progress is in the table only.

Season	Programs	Work perf.	Living-composer share	Lower	Upper	Dated
2026-27	21	102	47.6%	39.4%	56.6%	83%
2025-26	120	830	15.8%	11.3%	39.7%	72%
2024-25	111	729	18.2%	14.9%	33.4%	81%
2023-24	135	768	7.6%	5.8%	28.7%	77%
2022-23	126	778	17.1%	12.8%	38.0%	75%
2021-22	79	511	13.0%	9.4%	37.1%	72%
2020-21	58	613	10.0%	7.8%	29.6%	78%
2019-20	102	496	13.7%	11.2%	29.4%	82%
2018-19	122	847	13.6%	11.9%	24.5%	87%
2017-18	125	693	5.9%	5.2%	16.7%	88%
2016-17	142	687	13.5%	11.7%	25.0%	87%
2015-16	169	970	11.9%	9.1%	32.4%	77%
2014-15	141	892	8.3%	7.2%	20.7%	86%
2013-14	135	969	20.3%	15.5%	39.2%	76%
2012-13	127	817	8.5%	7.5%	20.1%	87%
2011-12	143	846	8.3%	7.5%	16.7%	91%
2010-11	141	869	6.1%	5.2%	19.6%	86%
2009-10	157	967	10.5%	9.6%	18.7%	91%
2008-09	153	851	6.6%	6.1%	13.5%	93%
2007-08	139	857	9.4%	8.4%	19.2%	89%
2006-07	145	932	4.2%	3.9%	9.8%	94%
2005-06	134	817	8.3%	7.8%	13.8%	94%
2004-05	111	689	7.2%	6.8%	12.3%	95%
2003-04	104	770	6.6%	6.3%	10.7%	96%
2002-03	124	744	10.9%	10.4%	14.5%	96%
2001-02	119	662	4.3%	4.0%	10.2%	94%
2000-01	97	600	6.2%	5.9%	9.6%	96%
1999-00	106	615	11.6%	10.6%	19.3%	91%
1998-99	106	662	6.8%	6.6%	10.6%	96%
1997-98	97	804	9.7%	9.0%	16.9%	92%
1996-97	104	761	7.9%	7.4%	13.9%	94%
1995-96	93	738	7.5%	6.9%	15.3%	92%
1994-95	87	649	5.0%	4.7%	10.7%	94%
1993-94	89	605	3.7%	3.4%	13.0%	90%
1992-93	86	603	6.7%	6.3%	11.3%	95%
1991-92	86	519	6.3%	6.2%	8.3%	98%
1990-91	95	664	6.9%	6.7%	9.7%	97%
1989-90	92	612	11.5%	11.0%	15.2%	96%
1988-89	93	676	13.0%	12.8%	14.3%	99%
1987-88	95	618	6.8%	6.6%	9.7%	97%
1986-87	99	739	10.5%	10.1%	13.7%	96%
1985-86	88	688	23.5%	21.9%	28.7%	93%
1984-85	111	861	9.6%	9.4%	11.4%	98%
1983-84	98	630	9.4%	8.7%	15.9%	93%
1982-83	95	670	10.6%	9.8%	17.2%	93%
1981-82	94	679	4.9%	4.8%	7.2%	98%
1980-81	91	620	17.8%	17.5%	19.2%	98%
1979-80	89	609	5.0%	4.8%	9.6%	95%
1978-79	101	778	7.8%	7.7%	9.5%	98%
1977-78	93	844	7.0%	6.4%	14.3%	92%
1976-77	95	791	9.8%	9.2%	15.8%	93%
1975-76	103	720	24.3%	23.7%	26.3%	97%
1974-75	96	775	9.9%	9.6%	12.3%	97%
1973-74	90	690	11.6%	11.5%	12.8%	99%
1972-73	90	801	10.2%	10.0%	12.2%	98%
1971-72	91	775	9.6%	9.2%	13.9%	95%
1970-71	73	713	19.2%	18.7%	21.3%	97%
1969-70	83	743	15.1%	14.8%	17.2%	98%
1968-69	84	721	20.4%	20.1%	21.7%	98%
1967-68	102	836	21.0%	20.3%	23.9%	96%
1966-67	82	726	13.7%	12.3%	22.5%	90%
1965-66	82	765	22.5%	22.1%	23.9%	98%
1964-65	92	791	15.4%	15.2%	16.5%	99%
1963-64	98	803	27.7%	26.7%	30.1%	97%
1962-63	100	833	19.1%	18.5%	22.0%	96%
1961-62	83	753	19.0%	18.0%	23.1%	95%
1960-61	125	901	27.7%	26.6%	30.6%	96%
1959-60	136	969	24.4%	23.0%	28.7%	94%
1958-59	110	822	20.3%	19.0%	25.4%	94%
1957-58	153	886	21.7%	20.3%	26.4%	94%
1956-57	127	735	21.2%	19.4%	27.9%	91%
1955-56	146	786	20.0%	18.8%	24.5%	94%
1954-55	155	804	18.4%	17.4%	22.9%	95%
1953-54	136	754	13.5%	12.7%	18.5%	94%
1952-53	127	713	20.8%	19.7%	25.1%	95%
1951-52	121	641	14.1%	13.3%	19.1%	94%
1950-51	125	1174	13.6%	13.4%	15.2%	98%
1949-50	121	721	23.1%	21.4%	28.9%	93%
1948-49	148	836	25.0%	23.2%	30.5%	93%
1947-48	111	647	23.3%	22.6%	25.7%	97%
1946-47	163	908	26.4%	24.1%	32.7%	91%
1945-46	155	1224	26.4%	23.4%	34.8%	89%
1944-45	145	870	26.9%	25.0%	32.1%	93%
1943-44	156	844	24.8%	23.8%	27.8%	96%
1942-43	143	756	28.5%	26.5%	33.5%	93%
1941-42	131	710	21.8%	20.6%	26.3%	94%
1940-41	149	807	20.9%	19.6%	25.7%	94%
1939-40	139	818	20.2%	19.1%	24.6%	94%
1938-39	146	840	18.5%	17.1%	24.9%	92%
1937-38	134	834	20.1%	18.6%	26.0%	93%
1936-37	120	753	28.2%	26.7%	32.1%	95%
1935-36	118	818	21.9%	20.6%	26.4%	94%
1934-35	123	620	18.8%	18.0%	22.3%	96%
1933-34	129	641	21.9%	21.3%	24.0%	97%
1932-33	141	836	22.7%	21.4%	26.8%	95%
1931-32	133	853	25.2%	24.3%	27.8%	96%
1930-31	127	852	29.3%	28.5%	31.2%	97%
1929-30	156	985	27.0%	25.6%	30.6%	95%
1928-29	147	869	27.2%	26.1%	30.2%	96%
1927-28	188	1141	23.7%	22.0%	28.9%	93%
1926-27	190	1048	25.7%	24.7%	28.8%	96%
1925-26	187	977	26.0%	25.1%	28.6%	96%
1924-25	184	1048	23.9%	22.7%	27.4%	95%
1923-24	180	947	17.6%	16.7%	21.7%	95%
1922-23	168	883	18.2%	17.3%	22.6%	95%
1921-22	161	893	20.5%	19.5%	24.6%	95%
1920-21	228	1218	24.2%	23.8%	25.2%	99%
1919-20	174	898	22.9%	21.9%	26.2%	96%
1918-19	124	769	23.0%	21.9%	26.5%	95%
1917-18	117	674	26.8%	25.3%	30.8%	94%
1916-17	115	738	20.9%	20.0%	24.2%	96%
1915-16	159	988	18.8%	17.6%	23.9%	94%
1914-15	99	702	19.4%	18.2%	24.6%	94%
1913-14	91	663	22.7%	21.4%	27.3%	94%
1912-13	87	628	21.2%	19.9%	26.2%	94%
1911-12	96	520	19.1%	18.1%	23.4%	95%
1910-11	87	556	19.4%	18.7%	22.3%	96%
1909-10	81	473	17.7%	16.9%	21.2%	96%
1908-09	56	281	11.2%	10.8%	14.7%	96%
1907-08	32	222	14.8%	14.2%	18.4%	96%
1906-07	27	241	26.5%	25.7%	28.7%	97%
1905-06	33	253	27.1%	24.9%	32.9%	92%
1904-05	36	247	20.7%	19.6%	24.9%	95%
1903-04	46	236	22.7%	21.5%	27.0%	94%
1902-03	15	117	29.4%	27.6%	33.6%	94%
1901-02	10	78	23.5%	20.8%	32.5%	88%
1900-01	99	969	21.9%	20.0%	28.4%	92%
1899-00	17	132	14.4%	13.1%	22.3%	91%
1898-99	16	120	10.7%	10.0%	16.7%	93%
1897-98	17	128	22.3%	21.1%	26.6%	95%
1896-97	28	221	17.9%	16.8%	22.7%	94%
1895-96	18	129	23.9%	21.7%	31.0%	91%
1894-95	22	121	30.8%	28.2%	36.8%	91%
1893-94	14	120	25.0%	23.3%	30.0%	93%
1892-93	20	160	35.9%	32.7%	41.5%	91%
1891-92	21	120	30.2%	29.2%	32.5%	97%
1890-91	19	108	39.2%	35.8%	44.3%	92%
1889-90	13	96	30.0%	28.1%	34.4%	94%
1888-89	14	115	20.4%	20.0%	21.7%	98%
1887-88	13	98	31.9%	30.6%	34.7%	96%
1886-87	13	77	27.1%	24.7%	33.8%	91%
1885-86	14	87	28.9%	27.6%	32.2%	95%
1884-85	13	94	31.8%	29.8%	36.2%	94%
1883-84	13	80	23.3%	21.2%	30.0%	91%
1882-83	15	94	45.5%	42.6%	48.9%	94%
1881-82	13	76	31.1%	30.3%	32.9%	97%
1880-81	20	110	32.7%	29.4%	39.4%	90%
1879-80	16	96	41.6%	38.5%	45.8%	93%
1878-79	17	124	36.0%	33.1%	41.1%	92%
1877-78	6	25	48.0%	48.0%	48.0%	100%
1876-77	8	40	27.8%	25.0%	35.0%	90%
1875-76	6	32	34.5%	31.2%	40.6%	91%
1874-75	6	38	25.0%	23.7%	28.9%	95%
1873-74	6	33	32.3%	30.3%	36.4%	94%
1872-73	6	29	32.0%	27.6%	41.4%	86%
1871-72	6	35	24.1%	20.0%	37.1%	83%
1870-71	7	36	31.2%	27.8%	38.9%	89%
1869-70	6	33	25.0%	21.9%	34.4%	88%
1868-69	6	31	22.2%	19.4%	32.3%	87%
1867-68	5	25	18.2%	16.0%	28.0%	88%
1866-67	6	34	38.2%	38.2%	38.2%	100%
1865-66	5	28	29.2%	25.0%	39.3%	86%
1864-65	5	29	24.0%	20.7%	34.5%	86%
1863-64	6	37	37.0%	27.0%	54.1%	73%
1862-63	5	36	27.6%	22.2%	41.7%	81%
1861-62	5	33	24.0%	18.2%	42.4%	76%
1860-61	6	52	37.5%	24.5%	59.2%	65%
1859-60	5	34	22.2%	17.6%	38.2%	79%
1858-59	5	38	41.4%	31.6%	55.3%	76%
1857-58	4	27	25.0%	18.5%	44.4%	74%
1856-57	4	29	25.0%	17.2%	48.3%	69%
1855-56	4	27	42.1%	29.6%	59.3%	70%
1854-55	5	34	20.8%	15.2%	42.4%	73%
1853-54	4	28	50.0%	39.3%	60.7%	79%
1852-53	4	30	30.0%	20.0%	53.3%	67%
1851-52	4	28	10.0%	7.1%	35.7%	71%
1850-51	4	22	21.4%	13.6%	50.0%	64%
1849-50	4	17	40.0%	35.3%	47.1%	88%
1848-49	4	21	42.9%	28.6%	61.9%	67%
1847-48	5	28	25.0%	21.4%	35.7%	86%
1846-47	4	24	50.0%	40.9%	59.1%	82%
1845-46	5	33	50.0%	38.7%	61.3%	77%
1844-45	4	26	54.5%	46.2%	61.5%	85%
1843-44	4	22	38.9%	31.8%	50.0%	82%
1842-43	4	31	29.2%	22.6%	45.2%	77%

Source

New York Philharmonic Performance History: works, composers and conductors on more than 15,000 programs from the first concert in December 1842 to the current season. Besides the Philharmonic proper, the archive holds programs of the New York Symphony, the Stadium concerts and chamber series; this site does not filter them out. Updated nightly. https://github.com/nyphilarchive/PerformanceHistory · License: CC0 1.0

Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) person items: year of birth (P569) and death (P570). Composers with at least 10 NY Phil performances (U1) were searched by name; only human items with a music occupation were kept and checked against the composer's first season (born at least five years earlier). Names with several candidates or a failed check were resolved one by one by the editor. The matching table (composer_wikidata.csv) is published. https://www.wikidata.org/ · License: CC0 1.0

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