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Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Beethoven’s “Pastoral” in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center.

2013/05/04

Philadelphia Orchestra’s Commemorative Fortieth Anniversary Tour of China

The Orchestra will leave May 28th for a tour of China which will include seven concerts and other “people to people” events.

2013/04/14

Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Announce Partnership

For the first time ever, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia will collaborate on a production which will be presented in 2014.

2013/03/25

Bach Is Back, With A Passion

The Philadelphia Orchestra is presenting an elaborate performance of “St. Matthews’s Passion”.

2013/03/25

(Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. File photo provided)

The Philadelphia Orchestra Is Back In The Recording Studio After 15 Years

Executive vice-president Ryan Fleur says the Orchestra is breaking ground with Rite of Spring, again, recording it for Deutsche Grammophon, under the baton of Yannick Nezet-Seguin.

2013/03/03

German Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch Dies At 89

Sawallisch was musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1993 to 2003, guiding the renowned ensemble through a period of financial and artistic turmoil.

2013/02/24

A Modern Version Of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite Of Spring’

A lot of music stirs your soul, but few musical works spill out onto the street.

2013/02/09

(Yannick Nézet-Séguin, right, conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in this provided file photo by Jessica Griffin.)

Positively Philadelphia: Philadelphia Orchestra Concert Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King

The concert begins at 4pm on MLK Day at Martin Luther King High School, and the orchestra’s new music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will be there.

2013/01/20

2012 Year In Review: Philly Pops, Peter Nero Split

One of the more celebrated splits developed this year between the Philly Pops organization and its world-renowned music director, Peter Nero.

2012/12/30

(Mayor Michael Nutter speaks with reporters outside his office in City Hall. File photo by Mike Dunn)

Mayor Nutter Defends Decision To Spend Week In China

Nutter first stressed that the trip cost taxpayers nothing, as the Chamber of Commerce program called “Select Philadelphia” picked up the estimated $9,000 tab for Nutter and four other city employees.

2012/12/07