Alan Gilbert (b. 1967) is an American conductor and violinist and current Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, debuting in 2009. Gilbert appeared in a 2013 episode of Sesame Street as the subject of Murray Monster's "People in Your Neighborhood" segment. He teaches Murray what he does a conductor, introduces him to the baton and allows him to play cymbals with the Juilliard students in a rendition of "Eine kleine Nachtmusik."