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2 0 1 8 - 19 (119TH SEASO N) Chronological Calendar (as of August 1, 2018) FRINGE FESTIVAL: SONGS OF WARS I HAVE SEEN September 7 at 8:00 PM—Friday evening—FringeArts September 8 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—FringeArts Anu Tali Conductor Musicians from The Philadelphia Orchestra Tempesta di Mare A work of theater as much as one of music, Songs of Wars I Have Seen juxtaposes modern and period instruments, electronic atmospherics, Baroque compositions, Modernist harmonies, and the haunting text of Gertrude Stein’s World War II memoir to create a bittersweet lament on war’s insidious effects. Led by Estonian conductor Anu Tali, the staged concert sees performers from Philadelphia’s leading classical music groups—The Philadelphia Orchestra and Baroque ensemble Tempesta di Mare—speak Stein’s words and play Heiner Goebbels’s compositions, bridging centuries of music through a variety of music styles. Tickets are available at www.fringearts.com. FREE NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMBER CONCERT AT PENN’S LANDING September 8 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—RiverStage at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing The Philadelphia Orchestra Kensho Watanabe Conductor The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to Penn’s Landing for a FREE Neighborhood Concert on the Riverstage at the Great Plaza, presented by Wells Fargo, in partnership with the Delaware River Waterfront Corp., featuring a selection of musical favorites. Program will be announced at a later date. January 31, 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 2 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar OPENING NIGHT September 13 at 7:00 PM—Thursday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor and Piano Strauss Don Juan Special surprise chamber music by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and musicians from the Orchestra Rossini Overture to William Tell Bernstein Overture to Candide Join us as we kick off The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 119th season in high style. The Opening Night Concert and Gala for the 2018-19 season promises to be a highlight of the cultural year. Yannick and the Fabulous Philadelphians are planning a special celebratory program that features musical masterworks and audience favorites, including Strauss’s Don Juan, Rossini’s famous Overture to William Tell, Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, plus a special surprise chamber music performance by Yannick and musicians from the Orchestra. Opening Night Co-Chairs Alison Avery Lerman and Lexa Edsall, Volunteer Association President Lisa Yakulis, Board Chairman Richard Worley, and the Opening Night Gala committee look forward to welcoming you to this special evening, featuring great music, high couture and black tie, and delicious food and champagne with Philadelphia’s cultural leaders and arts patrons. Contact Dorothy Byrne in the Volunteer Relations office at 215.893.3124 or via e-mail at [email protected] for more information or visit www.philorch.org/openingnight. Concert-only tickets for the evening are also available as well as special pricing for Young Friends. OPENING WEEKEND September 14 at 8:00 PM—Friday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts September 15 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts September 16 at 2:00 PM—Sunday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano Muhly Liar, Suite from Marnie—PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA COMMISSION—WORLD PREMIERE Grieg Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Celebrate 10 years of music-making between Yannick and the Philadelphians. André Watts soloed at Yannick’s Philadelphia Orchestra debut in 2008; he celebrates the 10th anniversary with Grieg’s stirring Piano Concerto. With the Metropolitan Opera giving the U.S. premiere of Nico Muhly’s sensational opera Marnie, based on Winston Graham’s book and Alfred Hitchcock’s film, we present the world premiere of the companion orchestral suite, Liar (a Philadelphia Orchestra commission). It’s the first of many fruits of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s upcoming dual role leading both the Fabulous Philadelphians AND the Met. Rachmaninoff wrote his final work, the Symphonic Dances, specifically for The Philadelphia Orchestra. Here’s another chance to hear the special Philadelphia Sound of the Yannick era! These concerts will be LiveNote® enabled. August 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 3 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar SOUND ALL AROUND: STRINGS September 15 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM—Saturday morning—Academy of Music Ballroom September 17 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM—Monday morning—Academy of Music Ballroom (Saturday performances are sensory-friendly) Charlotte Blake Alston Host Daniel Han Violin Hugh Sung Piano Sound All Around, presented by PNC Grow Up Great, introduces young audience members to the joy of music through fun, engaging programs designed for 3-5 year olds. Each performance focuses on a different family of instruments, giving young music lovers an informal opportunity to listen to stories with live music performed by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and get an up-close look at instruments. Concerts are 45 minutes and are hosted by award-winning storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston. TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO September 20 at 7:30 PM—Thursday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts September 21 at 2:00 PM—Friday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts September 22 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”)—FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto September 29 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Muhly Liar, Suite from Marnie 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 programs. The first highlights Scandinavia: Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony was a U.S. premiere for the Orchestra with Leopold Stokowski, long a champion of the Finnish master’s works. And you may not be familiar with Sweden’s Franz Berwald, but his beautiful Third Symphony, composed in 1845, makes a compelling pair with the Sibelius. The following week, Lisa reprises the Tchaikovsky Concerto, bookended by the Liar Suite from Nico Muhly’s opera Marnie and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, the composer’s final piece, written expressly for The Philadelphia Orchestra. These concerts will be LiveNote enabled. August 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 4 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar SOUTH AMERICAN SOUNDS October 4 at 7:30 PM—Thursday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts October 5 at 2:00 PM—Friday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts October 6 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor Elizabeth Hainen Harp Gershwin Cuban Overture—FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES Ginastera Harp Concerto Piazzolla Tangazo—FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES López Perú negro—FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES Join us on a whirlwind tour of the music of South America and, courtesy of New Yorker George Gershwin, the Caribbean! His 1932 Cuban Overture is awash in rhumba rhythms. Principal Harp Elizabeth Hainen shines in Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, given its world premiere by The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1965. Fellow Argentinian Astor Piazzolla’s Tangazo mines the tango’s rich emotional depths as only he could. We finish in Peru with the young Peruvian composer Jimmy López’s Perú negro, which celebrates Afro- Peruvian traditions. We welcome López’s compatriot Miguel Harth-Bedoya back to our podium. CHAMBER POSTLUDE October 5 following the matinee performance—Friday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Patrick Williams Flute Peter Smith Oboe Socrates Villegas Clarinet Angela Anderson Smith Bassoon Ernesto Tovar Torres Horn Che-Hung Chen Viola Marvin Moon Viola Burchard Tang Viola Meng Wang Viola Villa-Lobos Quintet in the Form of a Chôros Piazzolla “Oblivion,” “Libertango,” “Fugata,” and “Adiós Nonino” Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Postludes are a season-long series of intimate chamber music performances. Created in collaboration with the musicians of the Orchestra, each Postlude offers music carefully chosen to continue the experience of the afternoon’s matinee concert. August 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 5 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar FREE COLLEGE NIGHT CONCERT October 9 at 7:30 PM—Tuesday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Kensho Watanabe Conductor Every year a free concert just for college students kicks off The Philadelphia Orchestra's eZseatU program, where thousands of students fill Verizon Hall to experience the famous Philadelphia Sound. A post-concert party in the Kimmel Center lobby with free food and more live music completes this festive night! Free tickets, for full-time college students only, will be available in September. THE BARNES/STOKOWSKI FESTIVAL DEBUSSY AND CHAUSSON October 11 at 7:30 PM—Thursday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts October 12 at 2:00 PM—Friday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts October 13 at 8:00 PM—Saturday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor David Kim Violin Didi Balle Writer and Director Palestrina/orch. Stokowski “Adoramus te Christe” Chausson Poème, for violin and orchestra Debussy/orch.