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N E W S R E L E A N E W S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2019 The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin Announce New Programs and Updates to 2019–20 Season Details Released as Individual Tickets Go On Sale Tan Dun Conducts Celebration through Music: A China Story (October 12) Vienna Boys Choir Visit Philadelphia (December 15) Fabio Luisi Returns (April 23-25) (Philadelphia, August 5, 2019)—As The Philadelphia Orchestra prepares to launch its 120th season, the eighth under Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, changes and additions have been made to select programs of the 2019–20 concert calendar. Additions include the return of Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun to Philadelphia (October 12), a presentation of the Vienna Boys Choir (December 15), and an appearance by Italian conductor Fabio Luisi (April 23-25). On the heels of a successful 2019 tour to China, a concert has been added on October 12 that will highlight the Orchestra’s steadfast relationship with China. Led by composer and conductor Tan Dun, the program will include music by Tan Dan and John Adams as well as works celebrating Chinese musical culture. Just in time for the holidays, the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir returns to Philadelphia with an extraordinary program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and holiday favorites. This program does not feature The Philadelphia Orchestra. Since his Philadelphia Orchestra debut in February 2011, Italian conductor Fabio Luisi has become a beloved collaborator with the Orchestra. He returns in April to lead a program that includes Bent Sørensen’s Evening Land, Nielsen’s Flute Concerto performed by Principal Flute Jeffrey Khaner, and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony (April 23–25). In addition to individual program updates, the Orchestra has released new details about the upcoming season of Sound All Around, a series of concerts that introduces young children to orchestral music through interaction and storytelling, each of which has a sensory-friendly presentation. The 2019–20 season embraces and explores the range, creativity, and power of women in music on the podium, in composition, and on stage. The season brings contemporary relevance to the music of Beethoven, juxtaposed with new compositions, in the iconic composer’s 250th birthday year. Nézet- Séguin and the Orchestra demonstrate the transformative power of music, and the organization’s enduring and evolving place among the communities of its home in Philadelphia. A diverse range of music’s most compelling emerging voices will be heard alongside beloved and celebrated figures in music throughout the season. Individual tickets go on sale tomorrow, August 6, to current subscribers, donors, Young Friends, and volunteers, and on August 13 to the general public at www.philorch.org. Please note that these updates supersede previous press materials related to these concerts. An updated version of the chronological calendar can be found HERE for your use. For more information, and to purchase tickets to any of these programs, please visit www.philorch.org. __________________________________________________________________________________ Season-long program—Sound All Around Event addition: Full season of Sound All Around programs added to season calendar September 14* & 16, 2019 October 19* & 21, 2019 November 16* & 18, 2019 February 8* & 10, 2020 March 21* & 23, 2020 Location: Academy of Music Ballroom Time: Concerts begin each date at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM Sound All Around, a concert series endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts, 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. * indicates sensory-friendly performance __________________________________________________________________________________ September 18, 2019—Opening Night Repertoire additions: Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier; Giordano’s “Nemico della patria,” from Andrea Chénier; Oliveros’s “Tuning Meditation,” from Four Meditations for Orchestra (first Philadelphia Orchestra performance); the Violetta and Germont Duet from Act II of Verdi’s La traviata Artist addition: Adela Zaharia, soprano (Philadelphia Orchestra debut) Plácido Domingo is a paragon of the opera world, continuing to add roles to his repertoire while amassing raves all over the world. The truly legendary Spanish tenor is joined by Yannick, the Orchestra, and, making her Philadelphia Orchestra debut, soprano Adela Zaharia in an evening of beloved highlights from the opera stage. __________________________________________________________________________________ October 12, 2019—Celebration through Music: A China Story Event addition: Concert added to calendar Location: Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Time: 8:00 PM Artist addition: Tan Dun, conductor The program will include music by Tan Dan and John Adams, as well as works celebrating Chinese musical culture. __________________________________________________________________________________ December 1, 2019—Organ and Brass Christmas Artist addition: Erina Yashima, conductor Hark the herald trumpets (and horns, trombones, and tuba) sing! The unmatched sound and musicality of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s legendary brass section usher in the holiday season on a high note. And the glory of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ adds another heavenly voice to this collection of treasured Christmas music, with master organist Peter Richard Conte at the keyboard for this festive presentation. Please note: The Philadelphia Orchestra does not perform on this concert. This concert is part of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience. __________________________________________________________________________________ December 5-7—Bach’s Mass in B minor Artist additions: Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Hacker, tenor; Benjamin Appl, baritone (Philadelphia Orchestra debut) This work of towering musicality and deep spirituality is a fitting summation of J.S. Bach’s epochal career; he finished it the year before he died. It’s “above and beyond every piece of music that’s been created for liturgical purposes,” says Yannick Nézet-Séguin. A setting of the complete Latin Mass, it demands superlatives, at the same time rendering them inadequate. Yannick’s mastery of vocal music, the Westminster Symphonic Choir, distinguished vocal soloists, and the inimitable Philadelphia Orchestra will bring the Mass to life as a peak musical and spiritual experience for every listener. This concert is part of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience. __________________________________________________________________________________ December 15—Vienna Boys Choir—Christmas in Vienna Event addition: Concert added to calendar Location: Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Time: 7:30 PM The world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm, and popular repertoire. Christmas in Vienna showcases these gifted young musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty in an extraordinary program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and, of course, holiday favorites. Please note: The Philadelphia Orchestra does not perform on this concert. __________________________________________________________________________________ December 22—Messiah Artist additions: Susanna Phillips, soprano; Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano (Philadelphia Orchestra debut); Jonas Hacker, tenor; Henry Waddington, bass-baritone (Philadelphia Orchestra debut) Shortly after sending Handel his libretto for a new oratorio, Charles Jennens wrote to a friend, hoping that the composer “will lay out his whole genius and skill upon it.” In 24 days of feverish writing, Handel did just that, creating his immortal Messiah. Pioneering conductor and Handel expert Jane Glover brings her decades of experience with opera and Baroque music back to the Kimmel Center for our holiday presentation of this masterwork, with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir joining the Orchestra for a revelatory performance. This concert is part of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience. __________________________________________________________________________________ January 3-5—Disney’s Fantasia—Live in Concert Repertoire additions: Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor (orchestrated by Stokowski/Orchestra only); excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Suite No. 1 from The Nutcracker; excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5; excerpts from Stravinksy’s Suite from The Firebird; Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours,” from La Gioconda; Debussy’s “Clair de lune,” from Suite bergamasque (orchestrated by Stokowski/Orchestra only); excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”); Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Artist addition: Aram Demirjan, conductor Fantasia is a pinnacle of cinematic art, and a landmark in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s incredible tradition of innovation. This groundbreaking 1940 collaboration between the visionary genius Walt Disney and the Orchestra’s commanding maestro Leopold Stokowski has never lost its capacity
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