A Kaleidoscopic Mix of Music, Dance, and Theater - The Philadelphia Orchestra...
Musical works, like the composers who create them, often take on lives of their own, rising and falling in popularity, with works scorned by one generation being celebrated by the next—and vice versa....
View ArticleChoong-Jin Chang - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Seoul, Korea.What piece of music could...
View ArticleOsagie Imasogie - In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyThere’s one thing Osagie Imasogie thinks everyone should know about The Philadelphia Orchestra:“It’s a lot of fun. Not just fun. A lot of fun!” says the...
View ArticleLet’s Go Hear a Movie
If you’re reading this article, there’s a good chance you’re settled into a comfortable seat in Verizon Hall about to enjoy a superb live orchestral concert by the fabulous Philadelphia Orchestra!...
View ArticleThe Keeper of the Sound - As He Begins his Fourth Season as Music Director,...
It’s a concept that’s so familiar to fans of The Philadelphia Orchestra it seems to need no explanation: the Philadelphia Sound. Born under the legendary Leopold Stokowski, burnished under the equally...
View ArticleBarbara Govatos - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Wilmington, Delaware.What piece of music...
View ArticleJeffrey Curnow - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Wilmington, Delaware.What piece of music...
View ArticleFor Love of Nation - This Season The Philadelphia Orchestra Explores National...
The explosion of nationalism in the mid-19th century fostered a love of one’s region and the history and traditions of the civilizations that emerged there, as well as a sense of self-determination—of...
View ArticleSusie Robinson - In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilySusie Robinson’s husband, Norman, always said his wife never knew when to quit. And that’s been a very good thing for The Philadelphia Orchestra, which...
View ArticleMei Ching Huang - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Kaohsiung, Taiwan.What piece of music...
View ArticleKatharine Eyre and Bruce Leto - In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyKatharine Eyre was in her early 30s and relatively new to Philadelphia when she first attended the Academy Concert and Ball. She felt like a princess. “I...
View ArticleWien, Vienna, Bécs, Videň: a Wonderful Town by Any Name
City on the Danube Is Featured in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s January 2016 FestivalFrom its Celtic and Roman origins to its Baroque feudal riches, Vienna has long been one of Europe’s most fascinating...
View ArticleRaymond and Joanne Welsh - In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyRaymond and Joanne Welsh met at the University of Pennsylvania, were married the day after graduation (June 12, 1953), and several months later were living...
View ArticleHenry Scott - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Dorothy, New Jersey.What piece of music...
View Article“A Collection of Everything that’s Great in Music … without Boundaries”
The Philadelphia Orchestra Announces its 2016-17 SeasonPhoto by Chris LeeThat’s how Yannick Nézet-Séguin describes The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2016-17 season, his fifth at the helm of the Fabulous...
View ArticleLinda and David Glickstein: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyLinda Glickstein’s family lineage with The Philadelphia Orchestra goes all the way back to Leopold Stokowski—her parents, who met in Philadelphia,...
View ArticleDenise Tryon: Musicians Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In St Paul, Minnesota.What piece of music...
View ArticleWhat a Difference a Century Makes: 100 Years Out, The Philadelphia Orchestra...
On a freezing weekend 100 years ago this March, The Philadelphia Orchestra presented a set of concerts that, in a single stroke, established it as an ensemble of international importance.When Leopold...
View ArticleFred and Trudy Honigman: In the Spotlight
A Monthly Profile of Orchestra Fans and FamilyFred Honigman has a favorite T-shirt, sent to him by a daughter in California. On the back it says: The only Philly team that never disappoints. And on the...
View ArticleJeffrey Khaner - Behind the Scenes
Each month in the Orchestra’s Playbill, we feature one musician in a question-and-answer segment. Below is that feature in its entirety.Where were you born? In Montreal.What piece of music could you...
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