2011 SUMMER SEASON Chronological Calendar Revised 6/29/11
CARMINA BURANA
June 282828 at 8:00 PM – Tuesday evening — Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor Heidi Grant Murphy Soprano BrBrBrianBr ian Asawa Countertenor Stephen Powell Baritone The Philadelphia Singers Chorale
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”) Orff Carmina burana
For tickets, call 215.893.1999 or visit http://manncenter.org/ .
TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR – WITH FIREWORKS
June 292929 at 8:00 PM – Wednesday evening — Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Orchestra Vasily Petrenko Conductor Nadir Khashimov Violin
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Suite from The Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
For tickets, call 215.893.1999 or visit http://manncenter.org/ .
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DOWN THE ABBEY ROAD
June 303030 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening — Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Orchestra Lucas Richman Conductor Joan Osborne Vocalist James Nash and the NashVillians
Music from the iconic 1969 Beatles album, Abbey Road , re-imagined with symphony orchestra
For tickets, call 215.893.1999 or visit http://manncenter.org/ .
July 222 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening — Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Orchestra Asher Fisch Conductor David Kim Violin
Strauss “Emperor” Waltz Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 5
For tickets, call 215-893-1999 or visit www.longwoodgardens.org
FIERY IVORIES AND RUSSIAN NIGHTS
July 888 at 6:00 PM – Friday evening — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rossen Milanov Conductor Yuja Wang Piano
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade
For tickets, call 877.812.5700 or visit www.vailmusicfestival.org .
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NATURE , A BIRTHDAY , AND A ROSE
July 999 at 6:00 PM – Saturday evening — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado
The Philadelphia Orchestra Hugh Wolff Conductor JeanJean----YvesYves Thibaudet Piano
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
For tickets, call 877.812.5700 or visit www.vailmusicfestival.org .
BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
July 101010 at 6:00 PM – Sunday evening — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado
The Philadelphia Orchestra Steven Reineke Conductor Ashley Brown Vocalist Ryan Silverman Vocalist
Leiber “On Broadway,” from Smokey Joe’s Cafe Bernstein West Side Story , Selection for Orchestra Loewe “Almost Like Being in Love,” from Brigadoon Loewe “This Can’t Be Love,” from The Boys from Syracuse Loewe “I Could Have Danced All Night,” from My Fair Lady Loesser “Luck Be a Lady,” from Guys and Dolls Strouse “Put on a Happy Face,” from Bye Bye Birdie Flaherty “Ragtime,” from Ragtime Lloyd Webber “The Music of the Night,” from The Phantom of the Opera Schwartz “Defying Gravity,” from Wicked Whiting “Hooray for Hollywood!” Various Disney Medley Mancini “Charade,” from Charade Van Heusen “Moonlight Becomes You,” from The Road to Morocco Horner “My Heart Will Go On,” from Titanic Williams Excerpt from Star Wars : Suite for Orchestra
For tickets, call 877.812.5700 or visit www.vailmusicfestival.org .
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MUSIC TO LIFT THE SOUL
July 131313 at 6:00 PM – Wednesday evening — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado
The Philadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor Nadja SalernoSalerno----SonnenbergSonnenberg Violin
Prokofiev Suite from The Love for Three Oranges Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 Brahms Symphony No. 2
For tickets, call 877.812.5700 or visit www.vailmusicfestival.org .
DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY
July 151515 at 6:00 PM – Friday evening — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado
The Philadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor
Strauss Ein Heldenleben Ravel Mother Goose Suite Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé
For tickets, call 877.812.5700 or visit www.vailmusicfestival.org .
“O FORTUNA ”
July 161616 at 6:00 PM – Saturday evening — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado
The Philadelphia Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor Heidi Grant Murphy Soprano Hugh Russell Baritone Brian Asawa Countertenor New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Colorado ChildrenChildren’’’’ss Chorale
Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Orff Carmina burana
For tickets, call 877.812.5700 or visit www.vailmusicfestival.org .
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LANAUDIÈRE FESTIVAL
July 222222 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening — Fernand-Lindsay Amphitheatre, Joliette, Quebec
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor
Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Ravel La Valse
Visit http://www.lanaudiere.org/en/ for more information.
LANAUDIÈRE FESTIVAL
July 232323 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening — Fernand-Lindsay Amphitheatre, Joliette, Quebec
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Kirill Gerstein Piano
Sibelius Finlandia Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.lanaudiere.org/en/ for more information.
OPENING NIGHT WITH MARIN & SARAH
July 272727 at 8:00 PM – Wednesday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Marin Alsop Conductor Sarah Chang Violin
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
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CASABLANCA --LIVE SCREENING WITH FULL MOVIE
July 282828 at 8:15 PM – Thursday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra ConstantConstantineine Kitsopoulos Conductor
Steiner Casablanca the Movie with Orchestra
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
THE YOUNG PERSON ’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA
July 292929 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor David Hyde Pierce Speaker
Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale Beethoven Symphony No. 7
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
CELEBRATION OF AN ARTIST EVENING
July 303030 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra CharleCharless Dutoit Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
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A NIGHT WITH YO-YO
August 333 at 8:00 PM – Wednesday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor YoYoYo-Yo ---YoYo Ma Cello
Prokofiev Suite from The Love for Three Oranges Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Ravel Mother Goose Suite Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
ALL BEETHOVEN
August 444 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The PhiPhiladelphialadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor James Ehnes Violin
Beethoven Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
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CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE --MAGICAL TALES
August 555 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor Cirque de la Symphonie
Williams “Harry’s Wonderous World,” from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird (1919 version) Stravinsky Berceuse and Finale, from The Firebird Wagner “The Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre Prokofiev March and Scherzo, from The Love for Three Oranges Tchaikovsky “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” from The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky “Dance of the Little Swans,” from Swan Lake Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé Falla “Ritual Fire Dance,” from El amor brujo Williams “Across the Stars” (Love Theme), from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Grieg Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE --LOVE AND ROMANCE
August 666 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rossen Milanov Conductor Cirque de la Symphonie
Tchaikovsky Polonaise from Eugene Onegin Marquez Danzon No. 2 Rachmaninoff Vocalise Rimsky-Korsakov Suite from Snow Maiden Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Mendelssohn Wedding March, from Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream Massenet “Meditation,” from Thaïs , for violin and orchestra Saint-Saëns “Bacchanale,” from Samson and Delilah Offenbach Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld Elgar Salut d’amour , Op. 12 Tchaikovsky Waltz, from Swan Lake
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
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AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS
August 101010 at 8:00 PM – Wednesday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor Branford Marsalis Saxophone
Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Bizet Excerpts from Carmen Williams Escapades , for alto saxophone and orchestra Ravel Rapsodie espagnole Milhaud Scaramouche , suite for saxophone and orchestra Ravel Bolero
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
August 111111 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor Gabriela Montero Piano
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
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BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
August 121212 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Steven Reineke Conductor Ashley Brown Vocalist Ryan Silverman Vocalist
Leiber “On Broadway,” from Smokey Joe’s Cafe Bernstein West Side Story , Selection for Orchestra Loewe “Almost Like Being in Love,” from Brigadoon Loewe “This Can’t Be Love,” from The Boys from Syracuse Loewe “I Could Have Danced All Night,” from My Fair Lady Loesser “Luck Be a Lady,” from Guys and Dolls Strouse “Put on a Happy Face,” from Bye Bye Birdie Flaherty “Ragtime,” from Ragtime Lloyd Webber “The Music of the Night,” from The Phantom of the Opera Schwartz “Defying Gravity,” from Wicked Whiting “Hooray for Hollywood!” Various Disney Medley Mancini “Charade,” from Charade Van Heusen “Moonlight Becomes You,” from The Road to Morocco Horner “My Heart Will Go On,” from Titanic Williams Excerpt from Star Wars : Suite for Orchestra
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR
August 131313 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening — Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra Bramwell Tovey Conductor Gil Shaham Violin
Tchaikovsky Coronation March for Alexander III Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
For tickets, call 518. 584.9330 or visit www.spac.org .
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2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – GRAFENEGG , AUSTRIA
August 25 at 7:15 PM ––– Thursday evening – Wolkenturm, Grafenegg Castle, Grafenegg, Austria
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor JeanJean----YvesYves Thibaudet Piano
Sibelius Finlandia Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Ravel La Valse
Visit http://www.grafenegg.com/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – GRAFENEGG , AUSTRIA
August 26 at 7:15 PM – Friday evening – Wolkenturm, Grafenegg Castle, Grafenegg, Austria
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Janine Jansen Violin
Rihm Verwandlung 3 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Visit http://www.grafenegg.com/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – LUCERNE , SWITZERLAND
August 27 at 6:30 PM – Saturday evening – Kultur-und Kongresszentrum, Lucerne, Switzerland
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor
Rihm Verwandlung 3 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/ for more information.
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2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – DUBLIN , IRELAND
August 29 at 8:8:0000 PM – Monday evening – National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Janine Jansen Violin
Sibelius Finlandia Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Ravel La Valse
Visit https://www.nch.ie/online/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – EDINBURGH , SCOTLAND
August 30 at 8:08:08:008:0 0 PM – Tuesday evening – Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Scotland
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor
Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale Ravel Mother Goose Suite Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Ravel La Valse
Visit http://www.eif.co.uk/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – EDINBURGH , SCOTLAND
August 31 at 7:30 PM – Wednesday evening – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Janine Jansen Violin
Sibelius Finlandia Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.eif.co.uk/ for more information.
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2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – DRESDEN , GERMANY
September 2 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor JeanJean----YvesYves Thibaudet Piano
Sibelius Finlandia Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.musikfestspiele.com/cms/en/home/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – BERLIN , GERMANY
September 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor JeanJean----YvesYves Thibaudet Piano
Rihm Verwandlung 3 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/05_musikfest_berlin/mfb_start.php for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – FRANKFURT , GERMANY
September 4 at 8:00 PM – Sunday evening – Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor JeanJean----YvesYves Thibaudet Piano
Sibelius Finlandia Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.alteoper.de/ for more information.
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2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – COLOGNE , GERMANY
September 6 at 8:00 PM – Tuesday evening – Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor JeanJean----YvesYves Thibaudet Piano
Sibelius Finlandia Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Ravel La Valse
Visit http://en.koelner-philharmonie.de/home/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – ESSEN , GERMANY
September 7 at 8:00 PM – Wednesday evening – Philharmonie, Essen, Germany
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Janine Jansen Violin
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.philharmonie-essen.de/ for more information.
2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – LONDON , UNITED KINGDOM
September 8 at 7:30 PM – Thursday evening – Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
The PhiladPhiladelphiaelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Janine Jansen Violin
Sibelius Finlandia Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Ravel La Valse
Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms for more information
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2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS TOUR – PARIS , FRANCE
September 9 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor
Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Visit http://www.sallepleyel.fr/ for more information.
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