Yannick Nézet-Séguin Music Director 2018-19 Season
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Dear Group Leaders and Trip Planners, We invite you to explore our artistically diverse and exhilarating new season. You will find concert after concert featuring exceptional interpretations of music all under the artistic leadership of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Book as a group and take advantage of these great benefits. Group Benefits: • Incredible savings up to 30% off for most concerts • A low minimum of just 10 tickets to qualify as a group purchase • Personal attention, advice, and flexibility throughout the planning and ordering process • Ability to purchase tickets before the Box Office opens to the general public • No down payment required with seat reservation • Flexible payment policy • No per-ticket handling fee: With a group order there is only one low service charge per performance date Book your group TODAY! As you explore our 2018-19 season, you will find the corresponding group ticket prices listed in the last few pages of this brochure. To place a group ticket order or ask questions, please call 215.893.1968 or e-mail the Group Sales department at groupsales@philorch.org with any questions or ticket needs.
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Director of Audience Development
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ENHANCE your concert experience The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Group Sales team can turn a concert visit into an amazing experience with these enhancement options. Free Docent-Led Tour of the Kimmel Center At no additional cost, your group can receive a tour of the Kimmel Center, led by a volunteer docent. The tour takes roughly one hour and covers the building’s history, its significance to The Philadelphia Orchestra, and its great architectural marvels. Groups can schedule their tour based on their itinerary needs.
Turn your group visit into a SPECIAL EVENT Add a private reception or city dining experience to complete your group’s visit to The Philadelphia Orchestra. Pre- or Post-Concert Catered Reception A reception at the Kimmel Center is the ultimate way to turn your concert visit into an affair to remember. With multiple menus and event spaces to choose from, the Kimmel Center is one of the premier reception venues in the city. Cocktails at Volvér Volvér, located inside the Kimmel Center, offers patrons a casual dining experience in a sophisticated atmosphere. The Volvér experience is perfect for a pre-show dinner or post-show drinks. Special events, such as networking events, can be arranged. Let The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Group Sales team help arrange an amazing night! Nearby Dining Options Take advantage of the many nearby dining options Center City has to offer. Not sure where to start? Ask our Group Sales department for help in your planning.
Backstage Tours The group sales team can provide a short backstage tour of Verizon Hall. The tour takes roughly 15-25 minutes depending on the time it takes place and size of the group. It’s a great opportunity for groups to explore behind-thescenes before the concert, and you never know who you might see. The tour is free, but subject to availability, and generally for groups of 30 people or less. Meet and Greet with the Fabulous Philadelphians Make your Philadelphia Orchestra visit more personal with a chance to meet Orchestra musicians. Whether you’d like to learn more about the Orchestra, take a picture, or have a program autographed, we can request this at no additional charge. Please note that a room fee may apply depending on the size of the group, and all requests for a meet and greet are subject to musician and space availability. School Educational Opportunities For performance groups looking to add an educational experience in conjunction with a concert visit beyond the above options, please contact the Group Sales department so we can learn more about your group and the educational aspect desired during your visit. Contact The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Group Sales department to plan your special event or concert enhancements.
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“I am very happy that The Philadelphia Orchestra can offer its unique sound, talent, and excellence in every area of repertoire, in every corner of every genre!” —Yannick Nézet-Séguin
We are excited for the return of our LiveNote® app, providing real-time program notes on your smartphone during the concert for select weekends. Please look for the LiveNote icon below to see when the app will be used. This season we are pleased to continue our exploration of great organ works through the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience. Look for the organ icon below to know when the organ will be a feature on a program. These concerts are LiveNote® enabled
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Concerts with this icon are part of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience, supported through a generous grant from the Wyncote Foundation.
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Special Events
Special Events
Halloween with Orchestra and Organ Tuesday, October 30 7 PM Join the Orchestra in costume for this fun and irreverent night featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ. Spooky highlights include Bach’s D-minor Toccata and Fugue and Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette. After the concert, come up and lie down on the stage to feel the vibrations from this king of instruments!
Organ and Brass Christmas Friday, December 14 7 PM
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s amazing brass section joins forces with the magnificent Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ to celebrate the holidays, featuring music from the Renaissance to today’s beloved carols.
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II Friday, January 4 7 PM Saturday, January 5 7 PM Sunday, January 6 2 PM The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted by George Daugherty Created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong Come see Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes friends on the big screen at Verizon Hall with extraordinary music performed LIVE by The Philadelphia Orchestra! LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co. (s18)
Cirque de la Symphonie Thursday, June 13 7 PM Friday, June 14 7 PM The Philadelphia Orchestra Cirque de la Symphonie Audiences were mesmerized when Cirque de la Symphonie made its debut here in 2014. They are back this season for another set of heart-stopping, gravity-defying shows, sure to be sell-outs!
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Opening Night Concert and Gala
Celebrating 10 Years of Yannick! Thursday, September 13 7 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Join us as we kick off The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 119th season in high style! Yannick and the Fabulous Philadelphians present a special celebratory program of musical masterworks and audience favorites. Call the Group Sales department at 215.893.1968 or e-mail groupsales@philorch.org to get your concert-only group tickets today.
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Be merry. Be bright. Be entertained. Capture the joyous heart of the holidays and spend the most wonderful time of the year with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Share the spirit of the season with family and friends by adding these concerts on to your subscription today.
Sunday, December 9 2 PM
Halloween Tricks and Treats
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Christophe Dumaux Countertenor Jonas Hacker Tenor Philippe Sly Bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director
Saturday, October 27 11:30 AM Kensho Watanabe Conductor Haunting harmonies and mysterious melodies turn Verizon Hall into a chilling chamber of fright and delight as The Philadelphia Orchestra performs your favorite spook-tacular classics. Assistant Conductor Kensho Watanabe leads the eerie tour. Come in costume!
Handel Messiah Handel’s immortal oratorio as you’ve never experienced it! One of music’s greatest Christmas traditions comes to life, with Yannick leading a brilliant array of singers and musicians. Our soloists include the exciting Baroque specialist Carolyn Sampson, lyrical countertenor Christophe Dumaux, the versatile Jonas Hacker, and the brilliant Philippe Sly, beautifully supported by the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Purchase tickets to the closing performance on December 9, with additional performances on December 6 and 8. Hallelujah!
HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Christmas Kids’ Spectacular
The Glorious Sound of Christmas®
Saturday, December 15 11:30 AM Kensho Watanabe Conductor It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so deck the halls and dash through the snow for The Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Christmas Kids’ Spectacular! Fill your stockings with the favorite sounds of the season, including Sleigh Ride, The Night Before Christmas, and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Thursday, December 20 7 PM Friday, December 21 7 PM Saturday, December 22 7 PM Sunday, December 23 2 PM Bramwell Tovey Conductor
Morning at the Movies Bramwell Tovey
New Year’s Eve Monday, December 31 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor We can’t think of a better way to ring in 2019. Join Yannick and the Fabulous Philadelphians, and get your New Year off to the perfect start!
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Magical musical moments for the young people in your life!
Join The Philadelphia Orchestra for these hour-long, interactive, theatrical concerts designed for children ages 6-12. Pre-Concert Adventures, free for all ticket holders, begin at 10 AM and introduce kids (and grown-ups!) to the instruments of the orchestra, the program, and more.
Messiah
This is the holiday concert, combining treasured yuletide favorites with the brilliant virtuosity of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Many people look forward to this festive season highlight all year. (Maybe Bramwell Tovey isn’t really Father Christmas, but are they ever seen in the same room together?) Make it your family tradition!
F A M I L Y Concert Series
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Sheherazade Saturday, April 27 11:30 AM Kensho Watanabe Conductor Enchantment Theatre Company The Philadelphia Orchestra and Enchantment Theatre Company bring you Sheherazade and her tales of 1,001 Arabian nights. This myth of fairytale wonder is brought to life via masks, puppets, movement … and magic!
The Animated Orchestra: A SensoryFriendly Concert Saturday, May 11 11:30 AM
Saturday, February 23 11:30 AM
Kensho Watanabe Conductor
Aram Demirjian Conductor
Smith The Animated Orchestra
Coming to a theater near you! The Philadelphia Orchestra is the star of the show as our musicians perform your favorite silver-screen themes from movies such as Frozen, The Force Awakens, and Fantasia. Grab your ticket from the box office, then sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Gregory Smith’s The Animated Orchestra follows the adventures of a playful ferret in an old instrument repair shop. This concert is designed for families with children with special needs and sensory sensitivities, and anyone who may benefit from being in a more relaxed environment.
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September/October 2018
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto PREMIUM
Thursday, September 20 7:30 PM Friday, September 21 2 PM Saturday, September 22 8 PM André Watts
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin
Lisa Batiashvili
Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”) Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Saturday, September 29 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Dvořák Othello Overture Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Yannick and Lisa Batiashvili have enchanted concert audiences all over the world. She returns to the Orchestra with Tchaikovsky’s spectacular Violin Concerto anchoring two different and exciting programs.
Opening Weekend PREMIUM
Friday, September 14 8 PM Saturday, September 15 8 PM Sunday, September 16 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano Muhly Suite from Marnie (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Grieg Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Celebrate 10 years of music-making between Yannick and the Philadelphians. André Watts, who soloed at Yannick’s Philadelphia Orchestra debut in 2008, performs Grieg’s stirring Piano Concerto. We present the world premiere of the orchestral suite from Nico Muhly’s sensational opera Marnie. Plus Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, a classic example of the Philadelphia Sound.
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South American Sounds Thursday, October 4 7:30 PM Friday, October 5 2 PM Saturday, October 6 8 PM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor Elizabeth Hainen Harp Gershwin Cuban Overture Ginastera Harp Concerto Piazzolla Tangazo López Perú negro Join us on a whirlwind tour of South America and the Caribbean! Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya returns with a program awash in rhumba, tango, and Afro-Peruvian rhythms, and featuring Principal Harp Elizabeth Hainen in Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto.
Elizabeth Hainen
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October/November 2018
The Barnes/ Stokowski
Festival
A celebration of Albert Barnes and Leopold Stokowski French Tales Thursday, October 25 7:30 PM Friday, October 26 2 PM Saturday, October 27 8 PM Louis Langrée Conductor Kirill Gerstein Piano
Albert Barnes
Stéphane Denève
Debussy and Chausson Thursday, October 11 7:30 PM Friday, October 12 2 PM Saturday, October 13 8 PM Stéphane Denève Conductor David Kim Violin Palestrina/orch. Stokowski “Adoramus te Christe” Chausson Poème, for violin and orchestra Debussy/orch. Stokowski “The Sunken Cathedral,” from Preludes Debussy La Mer Principal Guest Conductor Stéphane Denève leads two weeks of concerts inspired by the glorious artistic visions of Albert Barnes and Leopold Stokowski. This first program features two Stokowski orchestrations; Concertmaster David Kim in Chausson’s elegant Poème; and Debussy’s indelible portrait of the sea.
Leopold Stokowski
The Rite of Spring Friday, October 19 2 PM Saturday, October 20 8 PM Sunday, October 21 2 PM Stéphane Denève Conductor Peter Richard Conte Organ Milhaud The Creation of the World Poulenc Organ Concerto Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Experience the artistic zeal shared by Albert Barnes and Leopold Stokowski in our second Festival program, featuring a dazzling showpiece for the marvelous Fred. J. Cooper Memorial Organ and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a primal, shattering musical masterpiece.
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Franck The Accursed Huntsman Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé Louis Langrée returns to lead this feast of French favorites, some of them—like The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Danse macabre— especially attuned to the spooky season. “Flat out fabulous” Kirill Gerstein solos in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major.
Kirill Gerstein
Brahms and Mozart Thursday, November 1 7:30 PM Friday, November 2 2 PM Saturday, November 3 8 PM David Afkham Conductor Seong-Jin Cho Piano Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Brahms Symphony No. 1 Two rapidly rising stars make their Philadelphia Orchestra debuts. Seong-Jin Cho brings his prize-winning technique to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. The engaging young David Afkham also leads Beethoven’s stirring Coriolan Overture and Brahms’s majestic Symphony No. 1. David Afkham
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November/December 2018 Copland Appalachian Spring Friday, November 23 8 PM Saturday, November 24 8 PM Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano Heggie/arr. Măcelaru Moby-Dick, Orchestral Suite Barber Piano Concerto Copland Appalachian Spring (complete, large orchestra version)
Nézet-Séguin and DiDonato PREMIUM
Thursday, November 8 7:30 PM Friday, November 9 2 PM Saturday, November 10 8 PM
Yannick and Manny
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano Wagner Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Bates Anthology of Fantastic Zoology Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra Respighi The Fountains of Rome
PREMIUM
Thursday, November 29 7:30 PM Friday, November 30 8 PM Saturday, December 1 8 PM Joyce DiDonato
Yannick teams up with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the biggest vocal talents in the world, for Chausson’s musical poem about love and the sea. Plus works by Wagner, Respighi, and the celebrated American composer Mason Bates.
Don’t miss hearing this powerful musical partnership. The legendary Emanuel Ax solos in Brahms’s stirring Second Piano Concerto and Yannick leads the Orchestra in Dvořák’s inspired Seventh Symphony..
Yannick Conducts Messiah
Friday, November 16 2 PM Saturday, November 17 8 PM Sunday, November 18 2 PM
Emanuel Ax
PREMIUM
Thursday, December 6 7:30 PM Saturday, December 8 8 PM
Emmanuelle Haïm Conductor Erin Morley Soprano
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Christophe Dumaux Countertenor Jonas Hacker Tenor Philippe Sly Bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director
Purcell Selections from The Fairy Queen Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel Il delirio amoroso, cantata for soprano and orchestra
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Dvořák Symphony No. 7
The Best of English Baroque
Acclaimed French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm makes her Philadelphia Orchestra debut, presenting two of the leading lights of English Baroque music. Soprano Erin Morley brings the “silken clarity ... and the needlepoint precision of her coloratura” (The New York Times) to Handel’s “Delirium of Love.”
Garrick Ohlsson
You may think you know Appalachian Spring, but this newly completed, large orchestra version is being performed by the Philadelphians for the first time. Garrick Ohlsson brings his impressive talent to the Barber Piano Concerto. Our good friend Cristian Măcelaru leads this all-American program.
Handel Messiah
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Handel’s immortal oratorio as you’ve never experienced it! One of music’s greatest Christmas traditions comes to life, with Yannick leading a brilliant array of singers and musicians. Hallelujah! !
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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December/January 2019
February 2019
Bramwell Tovey Returns Thursday, December 13 7:30 PM Saturday, December 15 8 PM Bramwell Tovey Conductor and Narrator Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Walton Crown Imperial (Coronation March) Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors Bramwell Tovey leads a delightful program that’s just right for kids of all ages, from Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra—surely the most enjoyable musicappreciation class ever—to the Christmas classic Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Bramwell Tovey
Thursday, February 7 7:30 PM Friday, February 8 8 PM Saturday, February 9 8 PM
Music of Faith
Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Thursday, January 24 7:30 PM Friday, January 25 2 PM
Chabrier España Rodrigo Concierto andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra Falla El amor brujo Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Bernstein Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”) Rossini Stabat Mater In honor of the Leonard Bernstein centenary, we pair his dramatic, spiritual Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”) with Rossini’s Stabat Mater. A rare and deeply moving performance.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Thursday, February 14 7:30 PM Friday, February 15 2 PM Saturday, February 16 8 PM
Thursday, January 31 7:30 PM Friday, February 1 2 PM Saturday, February 2 8 PM
Cristian Măcelaru
Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Choong-Jin Chang Viola
Kensho Watanabe Conductor Edgar Moreau Cello
Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Bartók Viola Concerto Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, for cello and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Daydreams”)
There’s more to Richard Strauss’s Zarathustra than the few notes heard in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. This is a unique experience in the concert hall, especially with The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ. We welcome back Esa-Pekka Salonen for this thrilling program.
Tchaikovsky’s genius is on full display in this dazzling celebration of his music. Our dynamic Assistant Conductor Kensho Watanabe leads an all-Tchaikovsky program, with rising star cellist Edgar Moreau. Edgar Moreau
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The Philadelphia Orchestra heads to sunny Spain, joined by the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Cristian Măcelaru returns to lead a program sparkling with traditional Spanish sounds.
A Space Odyssey
All Tchaikovsky
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Viva España!
Choong-Jin Chang
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February/March 2019 Brahms and Central Europe Thursday, February 21 7:30 PM Friday, February 22 2 PM Saturday, February 23 8 PM Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor Ricardo Morales Clarinet Janáček Taras Bulba Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Brahms Symphony No. 3 This is gorgeous music, led by the dynamic Andrés Orozco-Estrada and featuring our brilliant Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales in the first-ever Philadelphia Orchestra subscription performances of Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 2.
Haydn and Beethoven Ricardo Morales
Thursday, February 28 7:30 PM Friday, March 1 2 PM Saturday, March 2 8 PM Nathalie Stutzmann Conductor Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Haydn Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Acclaimed conductor Nathalie Stutzmann returns to make her subscription debut with a sublime program of Beethoven and Haydn, featuring Gramophone “Young Artist Award” winner Benjamin Grosvenor in his Philadelphia Orchestra debut.
Mendelssohn and Schubert Thursday, March 7 7:30 PM Saturday, March 9 8 PM Sunday, March 10 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Jan Lisiecki Piano Haydn Overture to L’isola disabitata Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony in C major (“Great”)
Nathalie Stutzmann
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A piano prodigy returns! Keyboard master Jan Lisiecki shines in Mendelssohn’s innovative Piano Concerto No. 1. Yannick also brings us Haydn’s stirring Overture to the opera L’isola disabitata and Schubert’s Symphony in C major, absolutely deserving of its less formal title: the “Great.”
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Yannick Conducts Tchaikovsky Thursday, March 14 7:30 PM Saturday, March 16 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor James McVinnie Organ Muhly Organ Concerto (Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission) Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Yannick conducts Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, based on a poem by Lord Byron. Plus hear the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ in all its glory in the East Coast premiere of Nico Muhly’s new Organ Concerto.
Hannibal
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Thursday, March 28 7:30 PM Friday, March 29 8 PM Saturday, March 30 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Hannibal Healing Tones (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Yannick continues his complete cycle of the Sibelius symphonies with the Second, the composer’s most popular. And American composer Hannibal completes his triumphant tenure as composer-inresidence with the world premiere of Healing Tones, a hymn for the City of Brotherly Love. Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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April 2019
May/June 2019
Romeo and Juliet
Tchaikovsky and Elgar
Thursday, April 4 7:30 PM Friday, April 5 2 PM Saturday, April 6 8 PM
Thursday, May 2 7:30 PM Friday, May 3 2 PM Saturday, May 4 8 PM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Brian Sanders’ JUNK
Stéphane Denève Conductor Nikolaj Znaider Violin
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Twentieth-century musical titan meets Elizabethan genius playwright and contemporary choreographer. Prokofiev’s searing score captures all the drama and heartbreak of Shakespeare’s immortal story, highlighted in these performances with edgy dance vignettes by Philadelphia-based JUNK.
Elgar Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Our internationally renowned soloist Nikolaj Znaider is a worthy exponent of Elgar’s masterful Violin Concerto. From somber to triumphant, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is among his most beloved works. Principal Guest Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the Orchestra for this superb program.
Brian Sanders’ JUNK
All Mozart PREMIUM
Thursday, April 11 7:30 PM Friday, April 12 2 PM Saturday, April 13 8 PM
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Bernard Labadie Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director
Thursday, May 9 7:30 PM Friday, May 10 2 PM Sunday, May 12 2 PM
Mozart Masonic Funeral Music Mozart Symphony No. 25 Mozart/compl. Levin Requiem
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Mozart’s haunting Requiem is accompanied by glimpses of the composer at different stages of his brilliant and all-too-brief life. Renowned conductor Bernard Labadie leads the Philadelphians and the Westminster Symphonic Choir in these glorious performances.
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Beethoven’s “Eroica”
Russian Masters
Thursday, April 25 7:30 PM Friday, April 26 2 PM Saturday, April 27 8 PM
Thursday, June 6 7:30 PM Saturday, June 8 8 PM
Yannick continues his deeply felt exploration of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies with the last one he completed, the Ninth. Is it about the wonder of life? The inevitability of death? Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is not to be missed in the hands of Yannick NézetSéguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Beatrice Rana
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Beatrice Rana Piano
Myung-Whun Chung Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano
Stravinsky Funeral Song Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1
Beethoven Overture to Egmont Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) From its indelible opening theme to its thundering finale, the “Eroica” Symphony is one of Beethoven’s most popular works and no one does it better than the Fabulous Philadelphians! The internationally acclaimed conductor Myung-Whun Chung is on the podium for this stirring program. Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Stéphane Denève
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The score for Igor Stravinsky’s Funeral Song was lost for over 100 years; it offers fascinating insights into Stravinsky’s orchestral technique. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1, also lost and rediscovered, is firmly established in the symphonic repertoire. Prokofiev’s ingenious Third Piano Concerto is a true partnership between the orchestra and our brilliant young soloist, Beatrice Rana.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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June 2019
Jennifer Montone
Ricardo Morales
Daniel Matsukawa
Rachmaninoff and Mozart Saturday, June 15 8 PM Sunday, June 16 2 PM
Leonard Bernstein
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Richard Woodhams Oboe Ricardo Morales Clarinet Daniel Matsukawa Bassoon Jennifer Montone Horn
Bernstein’s Candide PREMIUM
Thursday, June 20 7:30 PM Friday, June 21 8 PM Saturday, June 22 8 PM
Mozart Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, for winds and orchestra Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 The Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 gets a welldeserved encore. Richard Woodhams, principal oboe from 1977 until his upcoming retirement at the end of the 2017-18 season, returns for this encore collaboration with his principal colleagues in Mozart’s charming work for a quartet of winds and orchestra.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Bernstein Candide
Richard Woodhams
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We cap off our Leonard Bernstein centenary celebration with his quirky, irreverent, and very humorous operetta Candide, with orchestral staging. It’s a showpiece for the composer’s endless musical inventiveness, heightened by Yannick’s great love for the man’s music. Candide brings our celebration of Bernstein’s life to an altogether fitting, and joyous, conclusion.
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$21
$50
$69
$50
$33
n/a
$60
$45
n/a
$60
$45
$80
Special Events
Front O estra rch
Orch. 1
Orch. 2
Orch. 3
Orch. 4
Orc hestra Tier
Tier 1 Boxes
Orche stra Boxes
Orchestra Tier
Thursday PREMIUM
or nduct ’s Circle Co
Orch. 5
Front Orchestra
$50 Tier 2 Box es
Orchestra 6
$37
oxe s
Orchestra 5
$55
Tier 3 B
Orchestra 4
$84
Tier 2 Boxes
Orchestra 3
$55
Tier 3 Boxes
Orchestra 2
$35
Tier 3 Boxes
$49
Tier 2 Boxes
$55
oxes
$55
3B Tier
$63
es Box
$69
r2 Tie
$104
VERIZON HALL
Orch. 6
Thursday
2018-19 GROUP TICKET PRICING* Price per Concert
s Orchestra Boxe
Orchestra 1
Groups save at The Philadelphia Orchestra
Tier 1 Center
Tier 2 Center
Tier 3 Center
Messiah
$90
$90
$80
$80
$55
$55
$35
$60
$80
New Year's Eve
$90
$90
$80
$80
$55
$55
$35
$60
$80
Group pricing is subject to change as ticket demand increases for concerts. Lock in your group rates today! *Groups will receive priority seating before individual tickets go on sale if reserved by July 20, 2018. Special tour operator rates available. Please contact Group Sales for details. All artists, programs, and pricing is subject to change. Prices are valid until August 1, 2018, and are subject to change after this date.
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