Philadelphia Classical Music

The Marriage of Figaro-Center City Opera Theater

2012-02-05T19:00:00Z

Prince Theater
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 2pm

Center City Opera Theater presents The Marriage of Figaro Mozart’s comedic masterpiece will launch CCOT’s mainstage season at the Prince Theater
Philadelphia, Pa. - Center City Opera Theater’s first fully-staged production as a resident company of the Prince Music Theater is Mozart’s classic comedic opera The Marriage of Figaro. Performances are Saturday, February 4th at 8pm & February 5th at 2pm on the Prince’s cabaret stage. This production is fully-staged, sung in English, and features members of CCOT’s Young Artist Program.
In an continued effort to bring affordable opera to Philadelphia in accessible ways, Center City Opera Theater is offering a single price of $39 for general admission, with special VIP seating priced at $59 and student rush priced at just $15.
Andrew Kurtz, General & Artistic Director of Center City Opera Theater, says the intimate setting of the Prince’s cabaret stage allows for a more authentic representation of the intricate relationships among the main characters in The Marriage of Figaro, particularly the Count & Countess as well as their servants Figaro & Susanna. The opera, first performed in 1786, is a satire and was very controversial at the time of its premiere due to its mockery of 18th Century aristocracy. It survives today as one of the most popular operas ever due to its lively and catchy music, particularly its Overture.
Figaro features a cast entirely from CCOT’s Young Artist Program. Center City Opera Theater is an internationally-renowned post-graduate training ground for young emerging singers and opera professionals, giving performance experience to young talent before they thrive on international stages.
The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of Rossini’s earlier opera The Barber of Seville, all drawn from Beaumarchais’ Figaro Trilogy. Figaro and his bride-to-be Susanna are busily preparing for their wedding celebrations; however, their lord Count Almaviva desires Susanna for himself and thus makes various attempts to stall the civil portion of the wedding. Figaro, Susanna, and the Countess discover his plot and conspire to reveal his scheming, all in hilarious fashion.
The performances on Saturday, February 4 at 8pm and Sunday, February 5th at 2pm will be performed in English with a chamber orchestra at the Prince Music Theater’s cabaret stage. Tickets can be purchased online at OperaTheater.org
ROLES (1=Saturday, 2=Sunday): Figaro (Baritone) - Paul Corujo Susanna (Soprano) - Jennifer Braun (1), Samantha Guevrekian (2) Count (Baritone) - Brian Major (1), Norman Garrett (2) Countess (Soprano) - Sarah Beckham (1), Jennifer Hoffmann (2), Britania Redington (cover) Cherubino (Mezzo-Soprano) - Alexandra Roth (1), Stephanie Melzi (2) Marcellina (Mezzo-Soprano) - Stephanie Melzi (1), Alexandra Roth (2) Basilio (Tenor) - Siddhartha Misra, David Koh (cover) Bartolo/Antonio (Bass-Baritone) - Robert Davidson Barbarina (Soprano) - Britania Redington Chorus - Christopher Lorge (tenor)
###
Center City Opera Theater’s mission is to present opera productions of the highest professional quality with a focus on new work and education, recruiting new audiences through intimacy and affordability of performances and providing opportunities for emerging opera professionals. Now in its 13th season, CCOT remains the only professional opera company in the United States whose primary mission is the development and production of new opera works.
PRESS RELEASE SUMMARY WHAT: The Marriage of Figaro WHO: Center City Opera Theater WHEN: Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8pm; Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 2pm WHERE: Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia
COST: $39 general seating; $59 VIP seating; $15 student rush Tickets available online by visiting www.operatheater.org

More info: www.operatheater.org

Curtis 20/21 Plays the Music of George Crumb

2012-02-05T20:00:00Z

Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 3pm

Curtis 20/21 Plays the Music of
George Crumb February 5 on
the Student Recital Series

The 2011-12 Composer-in-Residence performs his Mundus canis (A Dog's Life) with guitar faculty member David Starobin

All-Crumb program includes ensembles coached by the composer

2012—Curtis 20/21 plays the music of George Crumb, the 2011-12 composer-in-residence, on the Student Recital Series on Sunday, February 5 at 3 p.m. Winner of a Grammy Award and the Pulitzer Prize, George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers in today's musical world.

Student ensembles coached by the composer perform the song cycle Ancient Voices of Children; Eleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I) for alto flute, clarinet, violin, and piano; and Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik: Ruminations on "'Round Midnight" for solo piano. George Crumb also performs his work Mundus canis (A Dog's Life) for guitar and percussion alongside guitar faculty member David Starobin.

The free recital takes place in Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia; no tickets are required. The performance is part of Curtis's 2011-12 Appassionato season, which features bold programming, enriched curriculum offerings, and special events that herald Curtis's enduring influence on music in Philadelphia and the world.

Curtis frequently hosts residencies by world-renowned artists, who work with students in master classes and chamber music coachings. Other artists-in-residence during the 2011-12 season include the Johannes Quartet, cellist Gary Hoffman, and the PRISM Quartet.

Each semester Curtis 20/21, the school's contemporary music ensemble, studies and performs music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The ensemble often performs in major venues outside of school and is committed to performing and commissioning works from Curtis composers, both current students and alumni.

The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level. One of the world's leading conservatories, Curtis is highly selective and provides full-tuition scholarships to all of its 163 students. In this intimate environment, students receive personalized attention from a celebrated faculty. A busy schedule of performances is at the heart of Curtis's distinctive "learn by doing" approach. This philosophy has produced an impressive number of notable artists since the school's founding in 1924, from such legends as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber to current stars Jonathan Biss, Juan Diego Flórez, Alan Gilbert, Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, and Lang Lang.

Curtis 20/21 Plays the Music of George Crumb
Sunday, February 5 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia

CRUMB
Ancient Voices of Children
Eleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I)
Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik: Ruminations on "'Round Midnight"
Mundus canis (A Dog's Life)

Free; no tickets required.

More info: www.curtis.edu

PCMS presents-Tokyo Quartet

2012-02-08T01:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 8pm

Tokyo Quartet
Jeremy Denk, piano
Tuesday, February 7, 8 pm | Perelman Theater
Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1
Grieg: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27
Franck: Quintet in F Minor
$23, $10 for students

The original members of the Tokyo Quartet all attended the Toho Gakuen during the 1960s and, inspired by the Juilliard Quartet, went on to form Japan’s first permanent string quartet. In recent years the group has gained an international flair with the addition of cellist Clive Greensmith and first violinist Martin Beaver. The quartet’s musical personality, however, has remained remarkably consistent, their interpretations distinguished by a determination to serve the music rather than to display virtuosity. For their first of two PCMS appearances this season, the Tokyo teams up with New York pianist Jeremy Denk for a program of works by Haydn, Grieg and Franck.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

PCMS presents-Anton Kuerti, piano

2012-02-09T01:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 8pm

Anton Kuerti, piano
Wednesday, February 8, 8 pm | Perelman Theater
All-Beethoven Recital
Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26
Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7
Fantasia for Piano, Op. 77
Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"
$23, $10 for students
More info

"One of the truly great pianists of this century" (CD Review, London) and one of today's most recorded artists, Anton Kuerti believes strongly in the music he plays. "When you lose yourself entirely in the meaning and expression of the music," Kuerti says, "you can devote yourself entirely to the feeling of transmitting the beauty of the music." Such an ineffable experience awaits the Perelman Theater audience when the Canadian pianist performs an all-Beethoven recital culminating in the pivotal, tempestuous “Appassionata” sonata.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR

2012-02-10T01:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 8pm

ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR
February 9 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 10 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 11 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 14 at 8:00 PM – Tuesday evening – Carnegie Hall, New York
Grammy Award-winning violinist James Ehnes returns with Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. Individual members of the Orchestra are highlighted throughout the program in Bartók’s masterpiece, the Concerto for Orchestra, and the winds are imaginatively featured in Martin’s Concerto for Seven Winds. A Philadelphia night to remember.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor James Ehnes Violin
Martin Mendelssohn Bartók
Concerto for Seven Winds, Percussion, and String Orchestra Violin Concerto Concerto for Orchestra
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by violinist James Ehnes, will take place on February 9 and 11 in the Rendell Room, and February 10 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorchester.org

ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR

2012-02-10T19:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center
Friday, February 10, 2012, 2pm

ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR
February 9 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 10 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 11 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 14 at 8:00 PM – Tuesday evening – Carnegie Hall, New York
Grammy Award-winning violinist James Ehnes returns with Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. Individual members of the Orchestra are highlighted throughout the program in Bartók’s masterpiece, the Concerto for Orchestra, and the winds are imaginatively featured in Martin’s Concerto for Seven Winds. A Philadelphia night to remember.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor James Ehnes Violin
Martin Mendelssohn Bartók
Concerto for Seven Winds, Percussion, and String Orchestra Violin Concerto Concerto for Orchestra
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by violinist James Ehnes, will take place on February 9 and 11 in the Rendell Room, and February 10 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorchester.org

pcms presents-Kashkashian/Levin

2012-02-11T03:00:00Z

Philosophical Society
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10pm

Kim Kashkashian, viola
Robert Levin, piano
Friday, February 10, 8 pm | Philosophical Society
SOLD OUT
All-Schumann Recital
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Stuecke im Volkston, Op. 102
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 121
$23, $10 for students
More info

Violist Kim Kashkashian has established herself as one of the most accomplished artists of her generation through edgy ECM recordings, appearances with major orchestras and collaborations with artists such as Gidon Kremer and Yo-Yo Ma. The New York Times praises her "rich, mellow timbre and impressive artistry" while The San Francisco Chronicle hails her as "an artist who combines a probing, restless musical intellect with enormous beauty of tone." A frequent guest artist on the PCMS series, the Boston-based Kashkashian returns to Philadelphia in the company of renowned pianist and Harvard musicologist Robert Levin for an intimate all-Schumann recital at the American Philosophical Society.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

SOUND ALL AROUND: PERCUSSION

2012-02-11T15:00:00Z

Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10 – 11am

SOUND ALL AROUND: PERCUSSION
February 11 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Saturday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia February 13 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Monday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Charlotte Blake Alston Host and Storyteller Christopher Deviney Percussion Bonnie Wagner Piano
Sound All Around is endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts. Additional funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation.
PNC Arts Alive is proud to sponsor Sound All Around.
Tickets: $8.50, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

SOUND ALL AROUND: PERCUSSION

2012-02-11T16:15:00Z

Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:15am – 12:15pm

SOUND ALL AROUND: PERCUSSION
February 11 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Saturday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia February 13 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Monday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Charlotte Blake Alston Host and Storyteller Christopher Deviney Percussion Bonnie Wagner Piano
Sound All Around is endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts. Additional funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation.
PNC Arts Alive is proud to sponsor Sound All Around.
Tickets: $8.50, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

Tithe Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia Presents

2012-02-11T19:00:00Z

Ethical Society
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2pm

Tithe Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia Presents
Beatboxing Flutist Greg Pattillo and Project Trio
Ethical Society
Concert - Saturday February 11, 2012 - 2 pm
Tickets $20/$15
Information - FluteSoc@voicenet.com
215 576-7056 - www.philaflutesociety.org

More info: www.philaflutesociety.org

ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR

2012-02-12T01:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8pm

ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR
February 9 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 10 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 11 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 14 at 8:00 PM – Tuesday evening – Carnegie Hall, New York
Grammy Award-winning violinist James Ehnes returns with Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. Individual members of the Orchestra are highlighted throughout the program in Bartók’s masterpiece, the Concerto for Orchestra, and the winds are imaginatively featured in Martin’s Concerto for Seven Winds. A Philadelphia night to remember.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor James Ehnes Violin
Martin Mendelssohn Bartók
Concerto for Seven Winds, Percussion, and String Orchestra Violin Concerto Concerto for Orchestra
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by violinist James Ehnes, will take place on February 9 and 11 in the Rendell Room, and February 10 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorchester.org

PCMS presents-Miami Quartet

2012-02-12T20:00:00Z

Seaport Museum
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

Miami Quartet
Lydia Artymiw, piano
Sunday, February 12, 3 pm | Seaport Museum
Beethoven: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in E-flat Minor, Op. 26
Schubert: Quartet in D Minor, D. 810
$23, $10 for students
More info

Winners of Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, the Miami Quartet is “everything one wants in a quartet: a rich, precisely balanced sound, a broad coloristic palette, real unity of interpretive purpose and seemingly unflagging energy” (New York Times). For over 20 years, its musicality, diversity in programming and poise in performance has placed the group among the most sought after American ensembles. Cornerstone quartets by Beethoven and Schubert bookend a performance of Dohnányi’s Piano Quintet with the always-compelling Lydia Artymiw in the Miami’s Sunday afternoon program at the Seaport Museum.

More info: www.pcmscomcerts.org

Phila Classical Guitar Society-ZANE FORSHEE

2012-02-12T20:00:00Z

Settlement Music School,
416 Queen St. (free parking)
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine describes Zane Forshee as “one of his generation’s finest guitarists.” Mr. Forshee first caught national attention when he took the first prize in the National Guitar Workshop International Solo Guitar Competition. Since that time, concert engagements have taken him from North America, Europe, and Asia.
His live performances have been noted for possessing “a beautiful ever-flow that held the audience captivated”.

More info: www.phillyguitar.org

Symphony in C

2012-02-12T20:00:00Z

Philadelphia
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

February 4, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. the Gordon Theater at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts and on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Philadelphia, Symphony in C and Music Director Rossen Milanov will join Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Under the direction of Artistic Director Alan Harler, Mendelssohn Club is one of the oldest choruses in the United States. Rossen Milanov will conduct the concert featuring two masterworks, both famous as breathtaking and unfinished final works. First on the program is Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. Premiered 37 years after Schubert’s death, the symphony is one of Schubert’s most beloved works. Mezzo-soprano Margaret Mezzacappa, a second year resident of the Academy of Vocal Arts will join Symphony in C and Mendelssohn Club in performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem. Commissioned in early 1791, the sacred work was completed by Mozart’s assistant after his untimely death in December 1791.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conducts the Curtis Symphony Orchestra

2012-02-13T01:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 8pm

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conducts the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at the Kimmel Center February 12

Program features piano soloist Leon McCawley ('95) in Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety")

Miguel Harth-Bedoya ('91) leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, "an orchestra that any city would be lucky to have as its professional ensemble" (Philadelphia Inquirer), at the Kimmel Center on Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m.

Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Harth-Bedoya conducts the orchestra with distinguished British pianist Leon McCawley ('95) in Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety"). The program also includes Prokofiev's mercurial, soaring wartime Symphony No. 5 and Curtis faculty member Richard Danielpour's Toward the Splendid City, which Mr. Harth-Bedoya premiered in 1993 with the New York Philharmonic.

The concert is part of Curtis's 2011–12 Appassionato season, which features bold programming, enriched curriculum offerings, and special events that herald Curtis's enduring influence on music in Philadelphia and the world. As part of the season, each orchestra program in Verizon Hall features a work by a member of the Curtis composition faculty led by a conducting student. For the February 12 concert, Vinay Parameswaran will conduct Danielpour's Toward the Splendid City.

Tickets are $5 to $45 and are available at the Kimmel Center Box Office and from Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999 or www.ticketphiladelphia.org. The concert is part of the 2011-12 series of Jack Wolgin Orchestral Concerts.

Peruvian-born Miguel Harth-Bedoya has appeared with the Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, National, Seattle, and St. Louis symphonies; Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia orchestras; Los Angeles and New York philharmonics; and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Internationally, his engagements have included the BBC London, BBC Scottish, Berlin, City of Birmingham, Montreal, Sydney, and Toronto symphonies; Dresden, Helsinki, London, Munich philharmonics; Zurich Tonhalle; and Orchestre de Paris. Prior to his Fort Worth tenure, he served as music director of the Auckland and Lima philharmonics, Eugene (Ore.) Symphony, Norwalk (Conn.) and New York youth symphonies; and on the conducting staffs of the Los Angeles and the New York philharmonics.

English pianist Leon McCawley, professor of piano at London's Royal College of Music, leapt into prominence when he won first prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and second prize in the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1993. Since then Mr. McCawley has given highly acclaimed recitals in London, New York, Prague, Berlin, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Vienna. Mr. McCawley performs frequently with leading British orchestras, including the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London and Royal philharmonics, City of Birmingham Symphony, and the Hallé and Ulster orchestras, as well as the Adelaide, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Vienna symphonies; Minnesota and Philadelphia orchestras; and Malaysian and Netherlands philharmonics. He has performed several times at the BBC Proms, and his recitals are broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3.

The Curtis Symphony Orchestra has been praised for its "otherworldly ensemble and professional level of sophistication" (New York Times). The orchestra presents three concerts annually under the direction of eminent conductors in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, and in 2012 travels to Germany to open the Dresden Festival. Recent visiting conductors include Charles Dutoit, Simon Rattle, Robert Spano, and Michael Tilson Thomas. This professional training, under the direction of Otto-Werner Mueller and David Hayes, has enabled Curtis alumni to assume prominent positions in America's leading orchestras, as well as ensembles around the world.

The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level. One of the world's leading conservatories, Curtis is highly selective and provides full-tuition scholarships to all of its 163 students. In this intimate environment, students receive personalized attention from a celebrated faculty. A busy schedule of performances is at the heart of Curtis's distinctive "learn by doing" approach. This philosophy has produced an impressive number of notable artists since the school's founding in 1924, from such legends as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber to current stars Jonathan Biss, Juan Diego Flórez, Alan Gilbert, Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, and Lang Lang.

Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Jack Wolgin Orchestral Concerts
Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m.
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor ('91)
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Leon McCawley, piano ('95)

DANIELPOUR Toward the Splendid City
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety")
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Tickets: $5, $16, $22, $33, $45; available at the Kimmel Center Box Office and from Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999 or www.ticketphiladelphia.org.

More info: www.ticketphiladelphia.org

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO

2012-02-18T01:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, February 17, 2012, 8pm

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO
February 17 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 18 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
There is no better showcase for the “Philadelphia Sound” than the music of Rachmaninoff. Two more orchestral masterpieces by Strauss and Hindemith spotlight every facet of this ensemble’s unique musical character.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Nikolaï Lugansky Piano
Hindemith Strauss Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Also sprach Zarathustra
Piano Concerto No. 2
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by Jeffrey Kallberg, professor of music history at the University of Pennsylvania, will take place on February 17 and 18 in the Rendell Room, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO

2012-02-19T01:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8pm

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO
February 17 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 18 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
There is no better showcase for the “Philadelphia Sound” than the music of Rachmaninoff. Two more orchestral masterpieces by Strauss and Hindemith spotlight every facet of this ensemble’s unique musical character.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Nikolaï Lugansky Piano
Hindemith Strauss Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Also sprach Zarathustra
Piano Concerto No. 2
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by Jeffrey Kallberg, professor of music history at the University of Pennsylvania, will take place on February 17 and 18 in the Rendell Room, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

PCMS concerts-Brentano Quartet

2012-02-19T20:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3pm

Brentano Quartet
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Sunday, February 19, 3 pm | Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Haydn: Quartet in D Minor, Op. 103
Ginastera: Piano Quintet, Op. 29
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 w/ Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$23, $10 for students
More info

Named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars believe to have been Beethoven's mysterious "Immortal Beloved", the Brentano Quartet has been singled out for its technical brilliance, musical insight and stylistic elegance since its inception in 1992. An “ensemble of exceptional insight” (Daily Telegraph), they’ll perform a modern masterpiece – Alberto Ginastera’s piano quintet – with Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conductor laureate Ignat Solzhenitsyn in an exciting program that also includes quartets by Haydn and Beethoven.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

TRIO CAMILLE PERFORMS AT HAVERFORD COLLEGERoberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the aster Avenue

2012-02-19T20:00:00Z

Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the Haverford College Campus at 370 Lancaster Avenue
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3pm

TRIO CAMILLE PERFORMS AT HAVERFORD COLLEGE

Haverford, PA – On Sunday, February 19 at 3:00 PM the Guest Artist Series at Haverford College presents TRIO CAMILLE featuring Matthew Bengtson, piano, Min-Young Kim, violin, and Michal Schmidt, cello and piano. Their all-Beethoven program includes Sonata for Piano and Cello Op. 5, No. 1 in F, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 96 in G, and Trio in B-flat Op. 97 "Archduke". This concert will be held in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the Haverford College Campus at 370 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford, PA. Ticket prices are $15 (Gen), $12 (Sr.), $8 (students), $5 (7-17) and free to the bi-college community. For more information (610) 896-1011

More info: www.haverford.edu…

Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People

2012-02-22T15:00:00Z

Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 10am

Symphony in C and Assistant Conductor Petko Dimitrov present Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People, educational and entertaining concerts featuring great orchestral works and stories brought to life through renowned story tellers for students in Pre-K though twelfth grades. Three performances will take place at the Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Renowned performers Michael Boudewynes and Sara Valentine join Symphony in C for Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, one of the most cherished and fanciful symphonic works for children.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org

Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People

2012-02-22T16:30:00Z

Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:30am

Symphony in C and Assistant Conductor Petko Dimitrov present Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People, educational and entertaining concerts featuring great orchestral works and stories brought to life through renowned story tellers for students in Pre-K though twelfth grades. Three performances will take place at the Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Renowned performers Michael Boudewynes and Sara Valentine join Symphony in C for Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, one of the most cherished and fanciful symphonic works for children.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS

2012-02-24T01:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 8pm

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS
February 23 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 24 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 25 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart’s impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms’s lush orchestration. It’s a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Mozart Brahms
Serenade in D major (“Serenata notturna”) Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Symphony No. 1
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by pianist Emanuel Ax, will take place on February 23 and 25 in the Rendell Room, and February 24 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS

2012-02-24T19:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, February 24, 2012, 2pm

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS
February 23 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 24 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 25 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart’s impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms’s lush orchestration. It’s a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Mozart Brahms
Serenade in D major (“Serenata notturna”) Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Symphony No. 1
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by pianist Emanuel Ax, will take place on February 23 and 25 in the Rendell Room, and February 24 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS

2012-02-26T01:00:00Z

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8pm

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS
February 23 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 24 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 25 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart’s impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms’s lush orchestration. It’s a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Mozart Brahms
Serenade in D major (“Serenata notturna”) Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Symphony No. 1
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by pianist Emanuel Ax, will take place on February 23 and 25 in the Rendell Room, and February 24 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES 4

2012-02-26T20:00:00Z

Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3pm

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES 4
February 26 at 3:00 PM – Sunday afternoon – Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra Emanuel Ax Piano
Canales Turina Fauré
SString Quartet in G major, Op. 3, No. 5 String Quartet in D minor, Op. 4 (“De la Guitarra”) Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Tickets: $23-$32, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

PCMS presents Brentano Quartet

2012-02-26T21:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 4 – 5pm

rentano Quartet
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Sunday, February 19, 3 pm | Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Haydn: Quartet in D Minor, Op. 103
Ginastera: Piano Quintet, Op. 29
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 w/ Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$23, $10 for students
More info

Named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars believe to have been Beethoven's mysterious "Immortal Beloved", the Brentano Quartet has been singled out for its technical brilliance, musical insight and stylistic elegance since its inception in 1992. An “ensemble of exceptional insight” (Daily Telegraph), they’ll perform a modern masterpiece – Alberto Ginastera’s piano quintet – with Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conductor laureate Ignat Solzhenitsyn in an exciting program that also includes quartets by Haydn and Beethoven.

More info: pcmsconcerts.com

PCMS presents Ysaÿe Quartet

2012-02-27T21:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Monday, February 27, 2012, 4pm

Ysaÿe Quartet
Monday, February 27, 8 pm | Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Beethoven: Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
Schubert: Quartet in B-flat Major, D. 112
Brahms: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
$23, $10 for students

Among the premier quartets on the international circuit, this French ensemble takes its name from the violinist, quartet player and composer Eugène Ysaÿe. The first French quartet to win the Grand Prix at the Evian International Competition, the Ysaÿe combines the “visceral energy of young players with years of international experience in music making of the highest order” (Washington Post). Following last year’s stellar performance of Brahms’ Quartet in C Minor, the quartet offers another helping of core Germanic repertoire, including Brahms’ A Minor Quartet and works by Beethoven and Schubert.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

Eric Owens, baritone

2012-02-28T21:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 4pm

Eric Owens, baritone
Craig Rutenberg, piano
Tuesday, February 28, 8 pm | Perelman Theater
Wolf: Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo
Schumann: Selection of four lieder
Schubert: Selection of four lieder
Debussy: Selection of four songs
Duparc: Selection of four songs
Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
Wagner: Les deux grenadiers
$23, $10 for students
More info

One of the world’s great bass-baritones, Philadelphia native Eric Owens has carved a unique place in the contemporary opera world following recent star turns at the MET in Das Rheingold and Doctor Atomic. While these roles have brought Owens a new degree of fame among opera lovers, he continues to win acclaim for his commanding stage presence and inventive artistry as a recitalist. Songs by Wolf, Schumann, Schubert, Debussy, Duparc, Ravel and Wagner highlight his special homecoming recital and Perelman Theater debut with pianist Craig Rutenberg.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

SPANISH DANCES-Pepe Romero/Phil Orch

2012-03-02T01:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8pm

SPANISH DANCES
March 1 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 2 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Spanish guitar, flamenco rhythms, and thrilling orchestral colors. Frühbeck uniquely induces rousing scenes from his homeland of Spain.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Pepe Romero Guitar – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT
Turina Rodrigo Lorenzo Palomo
Ravel
Danzas fantásticas Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Andalusian Nocturnes, for guitar and orchestra – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Bolero
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Allen Krantz, lecturer in classical guitar at Temple University, will take place on March 1 and 3 in the Rendell Room and March 2 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

SPANISH DANCES-Pepe Romero/Phil Orch

2012-03-02T19:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Friday, March 2, 2012, 2pm

SPANISH DANCES
March 1 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 2 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Spanish guitar, flamenco rhythms, and thrilling orchestral colors. Frühbeck uniquely induces rousing scenes from his homeland of Spain.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Pepe Romero Guitar – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT
Turina Rodrigo Lorenzo Palomo
Ravel
Danzas fantásticas Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Andalusian Nocturnes, for guitar and orchestra – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Bolero
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Allen Krantz, lecturer in classical guitar at Temple University, will take place on March 1 and 3 in the Rendell Room and March 2 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

SOUND ALL AROUND- Phil Orch

2012-03-03T15:00:00Z

Academy of Music Ballroom
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 10 – 11am

SOUND ALL AROUND
March 3 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Saturday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia March 5 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Monday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Charlotte Blake Alston Host and Storyteller Shelley Showers Horn Bonnie Wagner Piano
Sound All Around is endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts. Additional funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation.
PNC Arts Alive is proud to sponsor Sound All Around.
Tickets: $8.50, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

SOUND ALL AROUND-Phil Orch

2012-03-03T16:15:00Z

Academy of Music Ballroom,
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11:15am – 12:15pm

SOUND ALL AROUND
March 3 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Saturday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia March 5 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Monday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Charlotte Blake Alston Host and Storyteller Shelley Showers Horn Bonnie Wagner Piano
Sound All Around is endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts. Additional funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation.
PNC Arts Alive is proud t

More info: www.philorch.org

SPANISH DANCES-Pepe Romero/Phil Orch

2012-03-04T01:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8pm

SPANISH DANCES
March 1 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 2 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Spanish guitar, flamenco rhythms, and thrilling orchestral colors. Frühbeck uniquely induces rousing scenes from his homeland of Spain.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Pepe Romero Guitar – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT
Turina Rodrigo Lorenzo Palomo
Ravel
Danzas fantásticas Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Andalusian Nocturnes, for guitar and orchestra – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Bolero
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Allen Krantz, lecturer in classical guitar at Temple University, will take place on March 1 and 3 in the Rendell Room and March 2 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

Johannes Quartet-PCMS

2012-03-04T20:00:00Z

Philosophical Society
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 3pm

Johannes Quartet
Ricardo Morales, clarinet
Sunday, March 4 | Philosophical Society
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 34
Schumann: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Respighi: Quartet in D Major
$23, $10 for students

This all-star quartet brings together Peter Stumpf, the principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Choong-Jin (C.J.) Chang, the principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Soovin Kim, the first American to win the Paganini Violin Competition in 24 years; and Jessica Lee, a Concert Artist Guild International Competition Winner. Performing with the "passion and attack that characterize the best of quartet playing" (Philadelphia Inquirer), the group returns to the American Philosophical Society for a program featuring quartets by Schumann and Respighi and Weber’s Clarinet Quintet with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s beloved principal clarinet, Ricardo Morales

More info: pcmsconcerts.org

Ian Bostridge, tenor Julius Drake, piano-PCMS

2012-03-08T01:00:00Z

Perelman Theater
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 8pm

Ian Bostridge, tenor
Julius Drake, piano
Wednesday, March 7 | Perelman Theater
Schumann: Dein Angesicht, Op. 127, No. 2
Schumann: Lehn deine Wang, Op. 142, No. 2
Schumann: Es Leuchtet meine Liebe, Op. 127, No. 3
Schumann: Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142, No. 4
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24
Brahms: Selection of Lieder, Ops. 48, 57, 71, 72, 85, 96
$23, $10 for students
More info

Acclaimed for his clear, high tenor and the physicality of his stage manner, English tenor Ian Bostridge is among today’s foremost interpreters of German lieder. Bringing to the Perelman Theater stage an extraordinary ability to absorb the full expressive meaning of a text, he’ll perform settings by Schumann and Brahms of poems by Heinrich Heine and other poets with longtime accompanist Julius Drake.

More info: www.pcmscomcerts.org

RHAPSODY IN BLUE-Phil Orch

2012-03-09T01:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 8pm

RHAPSODY IN BLUE
March 8 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 9 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 10 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time in over 40 years on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concerts. Bernstein’s film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky’s ballet is one of his most iconic works.
The Philadelphia Orchestra James Gaffigan Conductor – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT Stewart Goodyear Piano
Bernstein Gershwin Tchaikovsky
Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Rhapsody in Blue Suite from Swan Lake
Free PreConcert Conversations led by pianist Stewart Goodyear will take place on March 8 and 10 in the Rendell Room and March 9 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$129, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

RHAPSODY IN BLUE-Phil Orch

2012-03-09T19:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Friday, March 9, 2012, 2pm

RHAPSODY IN BLUE
March 8 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 9 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 10 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time in over 40 years on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concerts. Bernstein’s film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky’s ballet is one of his most iconic works.
The Philadelphia Orchestra James Gaffigan Conductor – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT Stewart Goodyear Piano
Bernstein Gershwin Tchaikovsky
Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Rhapsody in Blue Suite from Swan Lake
Free PreConcert Conversations led by pianist Stewart Goodyear will take place on March 8 and 10 in the Rendell Room and March 9 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$129, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

RHAPSODY IN BLUE-Phil Orch

2012-03-11T01:00:00Z

Kimmel Center
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8pm

RHAPSODY IN BLUE
March 8 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 9 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 10 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time in over 40 years on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concerts. Bernstein’s film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky’s ballet is one of his most iconic works.
The Philadelphia Orchestra James Gaffigan Conductor – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT Stewart Goodyear Piano
Bernstein Gershwin Tchaikovsky
Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Rhapsody in Blue Suite from Swan Lake
Free PreConcert Conversations led by pianist Stewart Goodyear will take place on March 8 and 10 in the Rendell Room and March 9 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$129, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org