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2018-19 Chronological Calendar 2018-19 (119TH SEASON) Chronological Calendar (as of January 31, 2018) 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 André Watts Piano Rossini Overture to William Tell Strauss Don Juan 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, internationally renowned pianist André Watts (who made his debut with the Orchestra in 1957, at the age of 10), and the Fabulous Philadelphians are planning a special celebratory program that features musical masterworks and audience favorites, including Rossini’s famous Overture to William Tell and Strauss’s Don Juan. 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] to make sure you are on the invitation list. Concert-only tickets for the evening are also available—simply add them to your subscription. January 31, 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 2 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar 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 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 (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. January 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 3 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar 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 Dvo řák Othello Overture 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 Dvo řák’s Othello Overture (a moving musical exploration of Shakespeare’s tragedy) and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, the composer’s final piece, written expressly for The Philadelphia Orchestra. These concerts will be LiveNote enabled. January 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 PERFORMANCES López Perú negro —FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA 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. 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. January 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 5 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar THE BARNES /S TOKOWSKI 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 Palestrina/orch. Stokowski “Adoramus te Christe” Chausson Poème , for violin and orchestra Debussy/orch. Stokowski “The Sunken Cathedral,” from Preludes Debussy La Mer Principal Guest Conductor Stéphane Denève leads two weeks of concerts inspired by the glorious art of the Barnes Foundation. Albert Barnes and Leopold Stokowski were both importing the best of European culture into Philadelphia in the 1930s, with a shared desire to make that culture accessible to the public. They debated art and music in a series of letters; Stokowski even spoke at the dedication of the original Barnes Foundation building in Merion. This first program features two Stokowski orchestrations: “Adoramus te Christe” by Palestrina (a composer Barnes felt particular affinity for) and Debussy’s “The Sunken Cathedral.” Concertmaster David Kim solos in Chausson’s elegant Poème , and Debussy’s La Mer paints an indelible picture of the sea. Additional festival events surrounding both concert weekends will be unveiled over the summer. These concerts will be LiveNote enabled. THE BARNES /S TOKOWSKI FESTIVAL THE RITE OF SPRING October 19 at 2:00 PM–Friday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts October 20 at 8:00 PM–Saturday evening—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts October 21 at 2:00 PM–Sunday afternoon—Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts The Philadelphia Orchestra Stéphane Denève Conductor Peter Richard Conte Organ Milhaud The Creation of the World Poulenc Organ Concerto Stravinsky The Rite of Spring In our second program inspired by the Barnes Foundation, we witness The Creation of the World, courtesy of Frenchman Darius Milhaud, who was energized by the jazz he heard on a visit to Harlem. Francis Poulenc’s Organ Concerto is a dazzling showpiece for the marvelous Fred. J. Cooper Memorial Organ. The Rite of Spring —first brought to America by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphians— remains a primal, shattering musical masterpiece. Albert Barnes once wrote about the strong link he saw between the works of Henri Matisse and Stravinsky’s compositions. This program reveals the intellectual and artistic zeal Barnes and Stokowski shared, which resonates to this day. These concerts will be LiveNote enabled. These concerts are part of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience. January 2018—All programs and artists subject to change. PAGE 6 The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Chronological Calendar FRENCH
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