November 30, 2012
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s holiday lineup promises plenty of cheer for music lovers of all ages. The most musical time of the year opens with A Holiday Spectacular! Family Concert this Saturday, December 1; continues with three Glorious Sound of Christmas concerts, December 20-22; follows with Handel’s Messiah, December 23; and concludes with the time-honored tradition [...]
Read more»September 10, 2012
Today at noon, individual tickets go on sale for Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s inaugural season as the Philadelphia Orchestra’s eighth music director. The Orchestra will comp box office fees for tickets bought in person at the Kimmel Center Box Office today. Plus, the first 150 in line will get their choice of one free parking pass to [...]
Read more»January 23, 2012
Grammy Award winners singer/pianist Diana Krall and cellist Yo-Yo Ma will be special guests of the Philadelphia Orchestra when they celebrate the 155th Anniversary of the Academy of Music on Saturday, January 28. Taking its cues from the very first Academy Anniversary Concert, the program will be a mix of orchestral repertoire and popular music. [...]
Read more»December 6, 2011
In honor of the Kimmel Center’s 10th anniversary, “The Philadelphia Legacy,” a series of concerts representing the legacies of both the Philadelphia Orchestra and the city itself, will be performed December 8-11. Named one of “Tomorrow’s Conducting Icons” by Gramophone Magazine, Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin (future music director of the Orchestra commencing in the [...]
Read more»September 1, 2011
Yannick Nézet-Séguin was announced as the new music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra on June 14, 2010. Four days later he made his first official appearances as music director designate as part of a “Welcome” tour of Philadelphia, during which he met with patrons at the Kimmel Center, visited iconic city sites, attended a neighborhood [...]
Read more»October 27, 2010
Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead his first subscription concerts as The Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director designate on October 29, 30, and 31, 2010 in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, leading milestone symphonies by two Viennese masters working a century apart. The program pairs Haydn’s “Military” Symphony, so named for its trumpet-and-drum fanfare in the second [...]
Read more»June 21, 2010
The Philadelphia Orchestra has a new music director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, and we’re happy to have him in our town! Welcome, Yannick! A young director at 35, we’re looking forward to Yannick breathing new life and energy into our historic and wonderful Orchestra. Philly.com has a great photo slideshow of Yannick touring Philadelphia and meeting with [...]
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