The Philadelphia Orchestra 2018-19 Season Brochure

2018-19 SEASON www.philorch.org

Season Highlights Welcome to a season of incomparable reach and breadth,

Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s seventh season as music director with the Fabulous Philadelphians!

Every week, we like to vary the shape of our programs and offer a great variety of styles and scope of repertoire. Within the season, there are always special highlights. Look for these exceptional performances in the pages ahead!

• The Barnes/Stokowski Festival—A two-week celebration of the artistic passion Albert Barnes and Leopold Stokowski shared, led by Principal Guest Conductor Stéphane Denève • Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet—Highlighted by selected choreographed vignettes from Philadelphia-based Brian Sanders for a totally new take on this classic ballet • Handel Messiah—On the main concert season once again under Yannick’s direction • Mahler Symphony No. 9—His last complete symphony, a work of incredible genius and vision, where the sound of our orchestra will be unmatched • Bernstein Candide—The culmination of our Bernstein Centenary Celebration

“I am very happy that The Philadelphia Orchestra can offer its unique sound, talent, and excellence in every area of repertoire, in every corner of every genre!”

—Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Join us!

Welcome to the 2018-19 season,

a vibrant, engaging, and exhilarating new season. We hope you enjoy browsing through the pages ahead and exploring the over 100 concerts, featuring our main concert season, listed chronologically, followed by our Special Events, Holiday, and Family concerts.

For those of you who enjoy traditional subscription packages, look for the icons below on the pages where concerts appear. A complete subscription package listing can be found in the center foldout, as well as beginning on page 46.

Each of our 14 traditional packages is specially curated to offer you a diverse selection of repertoire and artists.

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We are excited for the return of our LiveNoteÂŽ app, providing real-time program notes on your smart phone during the concert for select weekends. Please look for the LiveNote icon below to see when the app will be used.

This season we are pleased to continue our exploration of great organ works through the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience, creating a dialogue between organ and orchestra as a sonic experience very different from just orchestra or organ alone. Look for the organ icon below to know when the organ will be a feature on the program.

Thank you, Philadelphia!

We invite you to join us this season and look forward to welcoming you to a performance soon.

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September 2018

Opening Weekend Friday, September 14 8 PM Saturday, September 15 8 PM Sunday, September 16 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano

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Muhly Suite from Marnie (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) 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!

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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Thursday, September 20 7:30 PM Friday, September 21 2 PM Saturday, September 22 8 PM

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”) Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Saturday, September 29 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Dvořák 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 Dvořák’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.

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October 2018

South American Sounds Thursday, October 4 7:30 PM Friday, October 5 2 PM Saturday, October 6 8 PM Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor Elizabeth Hainen Harp

Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Gershwin Cuban Overture Ginastera Harp Concerto Piazzolla Tangazo López Perú negro 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.

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October 2018

The Barnes/ Stokowski David Kim

A celebration of Albert Barnes Debussy and Chausson Thursday, October 11 7:30 PM Friday, October 12 2 PM Saturday, October 13 8 PM 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.

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and Leopold Stokowski The Rite of Spring

Stéphane Denève

Friday, October 19 2 PM Saturday, October 20 8 PM Sunday, October 21 2 PM 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.

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October/November 2018

French Tales Thursday, October 25 7:30 PM Friday, October 26 2 PM Saturday, October 27 8 PM Louis Langrée Conductor Kirill Gerstein Piano

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Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Franck The Accursed Huntsman Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé Louis Langrée returns to lead this feast of French favorites, some of them especially attuned to the spooky season! Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, immortalized in Fantasia, returns on subscription. The Saint-Saëns is delightfully macabre. And Franck’s Accursed Huntsman tells the cautionary tale of a hunter who broke the Sabbath, to his eternal regret. Kirill Gerstein (“Flat out fabulous!”—Cleveland Classical) solos in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, another European work inspired

by American jazz. And that composer’s lush, passionate Daphnis and Chloé provides a romantic glow concluding with its famously raucous bacchanal.

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Kirill Gerstein

Brahms and Mozart Thursday, November 1 7:30 PM Friday, November 2 2 PM Saturday, November 3 8 PM David Afkham Conductor Seong-Jin Cho Piano Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Brahms Symphony No. 1

Seong-Jin Cho

A pair of Philadelphia Orchestra debuts, by two rapidly rising stars: David Afkham on the podium and Seong-Jin Cho at the keyboard.

Cho brings his prize-winning technique to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. Beethoven’s stirring Coriolan Overture was inspired by a play about war and peace in ancient Rome. Brahms was daunted by Beethoven’s towering legacy; that may be why it took him so long to finish his majestic Symphony No. 1. For almost 150 years, audiences have agreed it was worth the wait.

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November 2018

Nézet-Séguin and DiDonato Thursday, November 8 7:30 PM Friday, November 9 2 PM Saturday, November 10 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano Wagner Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Bates Anthology of Fantastic Zoology Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra Respighi The Fountains of Rome

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Yannick teams up with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the biggest vocal talents in the world, a rare combination of exceptional skills and winning personality. She’ll shine in Chausson’s musical poem about love, death, and the sea. The Philadelphians take center stage in Wagner’s Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin and Respighi’s Fountains of Rome. And we are eager to welcome back American composer Mason Bates after the resounding success of his fascinating and futuristic Alternative Energy in 2017. This season he brings Anthology of Fantastic Zoology, inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’s book of the same name. The work exploits the virtuosity of the Orchestra to evoke what Bates calls a “psychedelic bestiary” that is truly fantastic!

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The Best of English Baroque Friday, November 16 2 PM Saturday, November 17 8 PM Sunday, November 18 2 PM Emmanuelle Haïm Conductor Erin Morley Soprano Purcell Selections from The Fairy Queen Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel Il delirio amoroso, cantata for soprano and orchestra Acclaimed French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm makes her Philadelphia Orchestra debut, presenting two of the leading lights of English Baroque music. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks has been lighting up the sky (in concert halls!) since 1749. In his cantata Il delirio amoroso (The Delirium of Love), soprano Erin Morley brings the “silken clarity … and the needlepoint precision of her coloratura” (The New York Times) to this Orpheus-like tale based on classical mythology. Purcell’s brilliant score for The Fairy Queen quickly became a favorite after its rediscovery early last century.

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November/December 2018

Garrick Ohlsson

Copland Appalachian Spring Friday, November 23 8 PM Saturday, November 24 8 PM Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano Heggie/arr. Măcelaru Moby-Dick, Orchestral Suite Barber Piano Concerto Copland Appalachian Spring (complete, large orchestra version) You may think you know Appalachian Spring, but the newly completed version performed here is the complete chamber ballet score orchestrated for a large ensemble. (Eugene Ormandy himself asked Copland to expand the orchestration a half century ago.) Consider it our “simple gift” to you!

Our good friend Cristian Măcelaru leads this all-American program. He’s arranged a suite from Jake Heggie’s opera Moby Dick (“a masterpiece of clarity and intensity”—San Francisco Chronicle). Garrick Ohlsson brings his impressive talent to the Barber Piano Concerto, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1963.

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Emanuel Ax

Yannick and Manny Thursday, November 29 7:30 PM Friday, November 30 8 PM Saturday, December 1 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Dvořák Symphony No. 7 Don’t miss hearing this powerful musical partnership.

The legendary Emanuel Ax solos in Brahms’s stirring Second Piano Concerto (he seems “to enfold every listener in a metaphorical embrace”—The Seattle Times).

And Yannick and the Orchestra present Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, inspired by Brahms (and by Dvořák’s intense Czech patriotism). Two giants of classical composing, in unforgettable performances by The Philadelphia Orchestra.

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December 2018

Christophe Dumanx

Jonas Hacker

Yannick Conducts Messiah Thursday, December 6 7:30 PM Saturday, December 8 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Christophe Dumaux Countertenor Jonas Hacker Tenor Philippe Sly Bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Handel Messiah Handel’s immortal oratorio as you’ve never experienced it! One of music’s greatest Christmas traditions comes to life, with Yannick leading a brilliant array of singers and musicians. Our soloists include the exciting Baroque specialist Carolyn Sampson, lyrical countertenor Christophe Dumaux, the versatile Jonas Hacker, and the brilliant Philippe Sly, beautifully supported by the Westminster Symphonic Choir.

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Bramwell Tovey

Bramwell Tovey Returns Thursday, December 13 7:30 PM Saturday, December 15 8 PM Bramwell Tovey Conductor and Narrator Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Walton Crown Imperial (Coronation March) Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors Bramwell Tovey brings his delightful spirit to this charming program that’s just right for kids of all ages. Britten’s Young Person’s Guide is surely the most enjoyable music-appreciation class ever, especially under Tovey’s enchanted baton (he also delivers the captivating narration). Once an annual staple on network television, Amahl tells the story of Christmas through a shepherd boy’s encounter with the Magi, as they journey to meet a miraculous newborn child. You’ll never forget this mystical encounter with the three Night Visitors. The program kicks off with the royally inspired Crown Imperial for orchestra and organ.

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January/February 2019

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Kensho Watanabe

Music of Faith

All Tchaikovsky

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Bernstein Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”) Rossini Stabat Mater We continue our celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s birth centenary with his dramatic, spiritual Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”), programmed with Rossini’s Stabat Mater. Yannick describes the pairing of these two works as “A program which is very much in the vein of what I think personally about spirituality: the work of a Catholic composer, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and a Jewish composer, Leonard Bernstein, his Third Symphony, ‘Kaddish.’ These are two very different choral works, from different faiths, but combined together they offer a message of welcoming and living all together through music.” The large vocal forces and Bernstein’s inimitable writing create a powerful impact on listeners to the “Kaddish,” based on the Jewish prayer for the dead. No less moving is Rossini’s Stabat Mater, rarely performed in Philadelphia. Rossini had retired from writing operas when he composed this setting of a traditional Catholic hymn. With its deeply felt music, it’s a worthy pairing for the “Kaddish.”

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Kensho Watanabe Conductor Edgar Moreau Cello Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, for cello and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Daydreams”) The breadth and depth of Tchaikovsky’s musical genius are on display in this dazzling celebration of his music, led by our dynamic Assistant Conductor Kensho Watanabe. Inspired by a trip to sunny Italy, Tchaikovsky transforms the sounds he heard all around him into a delightful “Italian Fantasia” (his original title for Capriccio italien).

He turns to Mozart for inspiration in his Rococo Variations, the closest Tchaikovsky came to writing a cello concerto, performed by rising star Edgar Moreau. And perfectly attuned to the season, the program concludes with his “Winter Daydreams” Symphony.

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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Viva España!

Thursday, February 7 7:30 PM Friday, February 8 8 PM Saturday, February 9 8 PM Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Chabrier España Rodrigo Concierto andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra Falla El amor brujo Ravel Rapsodie espagnole Cristian Măcelaru returns to take us to sunny Spain, joined by the Grammy™-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. They star in Rodrigo’s Concierto andaluz, a sparkling blend of Baroque music and traditional Spanish sounds. Chabrier may have been a Frenchman, but his España was inspired by a trip to Spain; this piece will take you there. Falla’s El amor brujo, teeming with Andalusian influences, never fails to intrigue.

And we conclude with another Frenchman’s take on Iberia: Ravel’s rousing Rapsodie espagnole.

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February 2019

A Space Odyssey Thursday, February 14 7:30 PM Friday, February 15 2 PM Saturday, February 16 8 PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Choong-Jin Chang Viola Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Bartók Viola Concerto Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin We welcome back Esa-Pekka Salonen for a program of music that’s sure to win hearts, minds, and ears. There’s more to Richard Strauss’s Zarathustra than the few notes heard in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey: It’s a unique experience in the concert hall with orchestra and the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ.

The Viola Concerto was one of Bartók’s last compositions.

Principal Viola Choong-Jin Chang will effortlessly demonstrate why it’s become perhaps the most popular concerto for his instrument. Hear another side of Bartók’s music with the Miraculous Mandarin Suite, which caused a scandal at its premiere and was banned in Germany. The story it’s based on is a tad grotesque (a prostitute murdering her visitor); we promise nothing but glorious music in our presentation!

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Brahms and Central Europe Thursday, February 21 7:30 PM Friday, February 22 2 PM Saturday, February 23 8 PM Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor Ricardo Morales Clarinet Janáček Taras Bulba Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Brahms Symphony No. 3

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A Czech composer’s take on a Russian-Ukrainian novelist’s (Gogol) tale of a Cossack hero—Janáček’s tone poem Taras Bulba is gorgeous music! And so, of course, is Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 2, thrillingly realized by our brilliant Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales. Brahms’s penultimate symphony shows the master composer at the peak of his musical powers, a fitting conclusion to this dynamic program, led by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

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February/March 2019

Haydn and Beethoven Thursday, February 28 7:30 PM Friday, March 1 2 PM Saturday, March 2 8 PM

Benjamin Grosvenor

Nathalie Stutzmann Conductor Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Haydn Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 An acclaimed contralto turned conductor, Nathalie Stutzmann wowed the audience at her 2016 debut conducting Messiah. She returns to make her subscription debut with a program featuring Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. A Gramophone “Young Artist Award” winner, Grosvenor has established himself as one of today’s finest pianists. Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, and the eversurprising Symphony No. 94 by Haydn (Beethoven’s teacher), are sublime musical companions.

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Mendelssohn and Schubert

Jan Lisiecki

Thursday, March 7 7:30 PM Saturday, March 9 8 PM Sunday, March 10 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Jan Lisiecki Piano Haydn Overture to L’isola disabitata Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony in C major (“Great”) A piano prodigy returns! Jan Lisiecki may be young, but he’s already a seasoned master at the keyboard (and a regular with the Orchestra—he made his debut at age 18). He’ll shine in Mendelssohn’s innovative Piano Concerto No. 1. Yannick also brings us Haydn’s stirring Overture to the opera L’isola disabitata, part of his focus on that composer’s music, as well as Schubert’s Symphony in C major, his final completed symphony, and absolutely deserving of its less formal title: the “Great.”

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March 2019

James McVinnie

Yannick Conducts Tchaikovsky Thursday, March 14 7:30 PM Saturday, March 16 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor James McVinnie Organ Muhly Organ Concerto (Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission) Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Soloist James McVinnie cut his teeth in the great British cathedrals (he played for William and Kate’s wedding at Westminster Abbey) and consistently wows the critics (“musically and technically immaculate”— Los Angeles Times). He joins the Orchestra in the East Coast premiere of Nico Muhly’s Organ Concerto, a co-commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

In McVinnie’s hands, hear the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ in all its glory. Also on the program, Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, written between his Fourth and Fifth symphonies and based on a poem by Lord Byron.

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Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Thursday, March 28 7:30 PM Friday, March 29 8 PM Saturday, March 30 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Hannibal Healing Tones (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Hannibal completes his tenure as composer-in-residence with the world premiere of Healing Tones, a hymn for the City of Brotherly Love. He’s spent the past two years immersing himself in Philadelphia, collecting inspiration, texts, and music from all walks of life. Given his past triumphs here (including One Land, One River, One People), Hannibal’s new piece is sure to enthrall. Yannick continues his complete cycle of the Sibelius symphonies with the Second. Seen as an appeal to Finnish patriotism at a time of Russian oppression, it remains the composer’s most popular symphony.

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April 2019

Romeo and Juliet Thursday, April 4 7:30 PM Friday, April 5 2 PM Saturday, April 6 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Brian Sanders’ JUNK Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Brian Sanders’ JUNK

Twentieth-century musical titan meets Elizabethan genius playwright: Prokofiev’s three suites from Romeo and Juliet are concert favorites. Here, we present much more of the music that has made Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy come alive in performances around the globe. If you’ve never seen the ballet, you’ll be amazed at how Prokofiev’s searing score captures all the drama and heartbreak of this immortal story!

The performance will be highlighted by selected vignettes from the Philadelphia-based choreographer Brian Sanders.

His compact, athletic choreography will bring an edgy perspective with performers utilizing unique materials and aerial techniques.

It will be a totally new take on this classic ballet.

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Bernard Labadie

All Mozart Thursday, April 11 7:30 PM Friday, April 12 2 PM Saturday, April 13 8 PM Bernard Labadie Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Mozart Masonic Funeral Music Mozart Symphony No. 25 Mozart/compl. Levin Requiem Mozart’s haunting Requiem is accompanied by glimpses of the composer at different stages of his all-too-brief life. He was only 17 when he wrote his Symphony No. 25. (You may know it from the opening of the film Amadeus.) The Masonic Funeral Music is a product of his late 20s, composed in memory of two of his fellow Masons, both Viennese aristocrats. And of course, the Requiem came at the very end of Mozart’s life: He died before he could finish it. The version heard on these concerts was completed by the brilliant Mozart scholar Robert Levin.

The renowned Baroque and Classical conductor Bernard Labadie leads these concerts; the Westminster Symphonic Choir adds its indispensable singing to the Requiem.

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Beethoven’s “Eroica” Thursday, April 25 7:30 PM Friday, April 26 2 PM Saturday, April 27 8 PM Jonathan Biss

Myung-Whun Chung Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano Beethoven Overture to Egmont Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) Jonathan Biss once declared himself “a fanatic for every note Schumann wrote.” Reap the benefits as he performs the composer’s only piano concerto, strongly championed by his wife, Clara, who played the work’s premiere in 1846.

From its indelible opening theme to its thundering finale, the “Eroica” Symphony is one of Beethoven’s most popular works.

It simply must be experienced live; no one does it better than the Fabulous Philadelphians! The internationally acclaimed conductor Myung-Whun Chung is on the podium for this stirring program.

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Nikolaj Znaider

Tchaikovsky and Elgar Thursday, May 2 7:30 PM Friday, May 3 2 PM Saturday, May 4 8 PM Stéphane Denève Conductor Nikolaj Znaider Violin Elgar Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 With a premiere performance by Fritz Kreisler, and a premiere recording by a teenaged Yehudi Menuhin, Elgar’s Violin Concerto was no doubt destined to become a staple of the violin repertoire. Our soloist, Nikolaj Znaider, is internationally renowned as a violinist. And he has a special connection to the Elgar Concerto: He plays Kreisler’s Guarneri violin!

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is among his most popular works, with its stirring evocation of “fate,” from somber to triumphant. Principal Guest Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the Orchestra for this superb program.

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May 2019

Mahler Symphony No. 9 Thursday, May 9 7:30 PM Friday, May 10 2 PM Sunday, May 12 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Mahler Symphony No. 9 Yannick continues his deeply felt exploration of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies with the Ninth, the last of the great symphonies he was able to complete before his death in 1911. Critics, musicians, and music lovers have struggled to convey the enormous scope of this piece; the great conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan described the Ninth as “music coming from another world … from eternity.” Musically ingenious and emotionally intense—Is it about the wonder of life? The inevitability of death?—Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is a towering musical creation, not to be missed in the hands of Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Beatrice Rana

Russian Masters Thursday, June 6 7:30 PM Saturday, June 8 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Beatrice Rana Piano Stravinsky Funeral Song Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 Igor Stravinsky composed his Funeral Song in 1908, as a memorial tribute to his teacher, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The score was lost for over 100 years and was only rediscovered in 2015. It now offers fascinating insights into Stravinsky’s emerging orchestral technique. The score to Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1 was also lost for a time after the composer left Russia; it is now firmly established in the symphonic repertoire. Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto is his most popular. The typically energetic and ingenious work is a true partnership between the orchestra and our brilliant young soloist, Beatrice Rana.

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June 2019

Jennifer Montone

Daniel Matsukawa

Ricardo Morales

Rachmaninoff and Mozart Saturday, June 15 8 PM Sunday, June 16 2 PM Yannick NĂŠzet-SĂŠguin Conductor Richard Woodhams Oboe Ricardo Morales Clarinet Daniel Matsukawa Bassoon Jennifer Montone Horn Mozart Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, for winds and orchestra Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 The Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 gets a well-deserved encore.

Richard Woodhams, principal oboe from 1977 until his upcoming retirement at the end of the 2017-18 season, returns for this encore collaboration with his principal colleagues in this charming work for a quartet of winds and orchestra.

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Richard Woodhams

Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein’s Candide Thursday, June 20 7:30 PM Friday, June 21 8 PM Saturday, June 22 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Bernstein Candide In a capstone to our Leonard Bernstein centenary celebration, we present his quirky, complex, irreverent, and very humorous operetta Candide, with orchestral staging. First performed in 1956, the work has come into its own in recent decades, thanks to Bernstein’s endless musical inventiveness and collaborators from Stephen Sondheim to Dorothy Parker (and of course, Voltaire, who wrote the original story, published in 1759). Yannick’s great love for Bernstein’s music has shown throughout the centenary and before, starting with the amazing production of MASS in 2015, and continuing through West Side Story and the complete symphonies. With Candide, we bring the celebration of this remarkable musician’s life to an altogether fitting, and joyous, conclusion.

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Special Events Halloween with Orchestra and Organ Tuesday, October 30 7 PM Join the Orchestra in costume for this fun and irreverent night with the Philadelphians and the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ. Spooky highlights include Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette. Stick around after the concert for our signature “organ pump” experience—come up and lie down on stage to feel the vibrations from this king of instruments!

Organ and Brass Christmas Friday, December 14 7 PM The virtuosity of our amazing Philadelphia brass section joins forces with the magnificent Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ to celebrate the holidays. This incredible combination of sounds will feature music spanning hundreds of years, from the Renaissance to today’s beloved carols. Enjoy the infinite combinations of colors and textures of this ensemble and sing along with your favorite holiday melodies.

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Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II Friday, January 4 7 PM Saturday, January 5 7 PM Sunday, January 6 2 PM Conducted by George Daugherty Created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II celebrates the world’s most beloved Looney Tunes and their legendary stars projected on the big screen—Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Pepe Le Pew, Tweety, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, and Road Runner—while their extraordinary original scores are played LIVE

by The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conducted by George Daugherty, this new concert (and its predecessors Bugs Bunny on Broadway and Bugs Bunny at the Symphony) have delighted millions of concertgoers around the world, and spotlights acclaimed classics like What’s Opera, Doc?, The Rabbit of Seville, and Rhapsody Rabbit, alongside eye-popping brand new Warner Bros. 3D theatrical shorts Rabid Rider and Coyote Falls. Plus special guest stars Tom and Jerry!

LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co. (s18)

Cirque de la Symphonie Thursday, June 13 7 PM Friday, June 14 7 PM Two great artforms, both requiring agility, creativity, and a lifetime of practice, come together in this thrilling evening featuring Cirque de la Symphonie. Breathtaking acrobatics fly above the Orchestra, accompanied by stunning symphonic repertoire. The program features aerialists, contortionists, dancers, strongmen, and special surprises. Audiences were mesmerized when Cirque de la Symphonie made its debut in Verizon Hall in 2014. They are back this season for another set of heart-stopping, gravity-defying shows. With only two concerts, these are sure to be sell-outs. Add on tickets and bring the whole family to these action-packed performances by the Fabulous Philadelphians and Cirque de la Symphonie!

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra opening Carnegie Hall’s 2017-18 season

Be merry. Be bright. Be entertained.

Capture the joyous heart of the holidays and spend the most wonderful time of the year with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Share the spirit of the season with family and friends by adding these concerts on to your subscription today.

Messiah Sunday, December 9 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Christophe Dumaux Countertenor Jonas Hacker Tenor Philippe Sly Bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Handel Messiah Handel’s immortal oratorio as you’ve never experienced it! One of music’s greatest Christmas traditions comes to life, with Yannick leading a brilliant array of singers and musicians. Our soloists include the exciting Baroque specialist Carolyn Sampson, lyrical countertenor Christophe Dumaux, the versatile Jonas Hacker, and the brilliant Philippe Sly, beautifully supported by the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Purchase tickets to the closing performance on December 9, or subscribe for the best seats on December 6 and 8.

(See page 18 for additional information.) Hallelujah!

The Glorious Sound of Christmas® Thursday, December 20 7 PM Friday, December 21 7 PM Saturday, December 22 7 PM Sunday, December 23 2 PM Bramwell Tovey Conductor

Bramwell Tovey

This is the holiday concert, combining treasured yuletide favorites with the brilliant virtuosity of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Many people look forward to this festive season highlight all year. (Maybe Bramwell Tovey isn’t really Father Christmas, but are they ever seen in the same room together?) Make it your family tradition!

New Year’s Eve Monday, December 31 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor We can’t think of a better way to ring in 2019.

Join Yannick and the Fabulous Philadelphians, and get your New Year off to the perfect start!

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F A M I L Y Concert Series Verizon Hall is the only place in town where your family can hear the Fabulous Philadelphians in fun and engaging programs tailored for the young people in your life. Ignite your child’s imagination and love of music with delightful, kid-sized concerts. Come early for Pre-Concert Adventures, free for all ticket holders, beginning at 10 AM. The Family Concert series is a wonderful experience for the whole family.

Halloween Tricks and Treats Sheherazade Saturday, October 27 11:30 AM

Saturday, April 27 11:30 AM

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Kensho Watanabe Conductor Enchantment Theatre Company

Haunting harmonies and mysterious melodies turn Verizon Hall into a chilling chamber of fright and delight as The Philadelphia Orchestra performs your favorite spooktacular classics including Saint-Saëns’s Danse macabre!

Assistant Conductor Kensho Watanabe takes us on an eerie tour of the Mexican traditions of Día de los Muertos. We hope you’ll wear your most-bewitching costume as we fill your musical goodie bag with plenty of treats.

Using the magic of music and theater, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Enchantment Theater Company bring you the legendary stories of our heroine Sheherazade and her tales of 1,001 Arabian nights. Watch these fantastic fables come to life on stage, dramatically portrayed with masks, puppets, magic, and movement. Listen as the Sultan falls under the spell of the charming storyteller and discovers his true capacity to love in this myth of fairy-tale wonder.

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Christmas Kids’ Spectacular The Animated Orchestra: A Sensory-Friendly Concert Saturday, December 15 11:30 AM SPECIAL ADD-ON

Kensho Watanabe Conductor It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so deck the halls and dash through the snow to Verizon Hall for a festive celebration! The Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Christmas Kids’ Spectacular will fill your stockings with the favorite sounds of the season, including Sleigh Ride, The Night Before Christmas, and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

Morning at the Movies Saturday, February 23 11:30 AM Aram Demirjian Conductor Coming to a theater near you, The Philadelphia Orchestra is the star of the show in our upcoming production, Morning at the Movies! Directed by Aram Demirjian, the musicians bring your favorite silver-screen themes from movies such as Frozen, The Force Awakens, and Fantasia to the stage. Grab your ticket from the box office, and then sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

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Saturday, May 11 11:30 AM Kensho Watanabe Conductor Smith The Animated Orchestra Marvel at the wonder of The Philadelphia Orchestra and all its instruments through the help of Ari, a playful ferret who’s full of shenanigans.

Gregory Smith’s The Animated Orchestra invites you to put your imagination caps on, and even be part of the story, as Ari’s adventures take him through an old instrument repair shop. All are welcome to this concert, which has been designed to create a welcoming environment for families with children with special needs and sensory sensitivities, and anyone who may benefit from being in a more relaxed environment.

Opening Night Concert and Gala Celebrating 10 Years of Yannick!

Thursday, September 13, 2018 7 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano 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 Orchestrain 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 dbyrne@philorch.org to make sure you are on the invitation list.

Concert-only tickets for the evening are also available—simply add them to your subscription.

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Academy of Music 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball Saturday, January 26, 2019 Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Celebrate the lush splendor of the home where The Philadelphia Orchestra first made its sound famous—the glorious “Grand Old Lady of Locust Street”—and then dance the night away.

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the brightest guest stars will dazzle you in a spectacular evening of music and resplendent dining like no other, all staged as Philadelphia’s party of the year.

Save the date and join the invitation list early to receive details about the Academy of Music 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978 or visiting theacademyball.org.

Proceeds from the Anniversary Concert and Ball benefit the ongoing preservation and restoration of our beloved National Historic Landmark Building–the Academy of Music.

Play your part in Philadelphia’s most stylish and treasured social event.

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The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Bravo! Vail

Summer with The Philadelphia Orchestra Each summer, we are honored to welcome audiences from Philadelphia into our summer homes across the country for musical experiences in tranquil outdoor settings. It is a unique opportunity to see the Orchestra in these different venues.

Throughout the summer, the Orchestra performs under the stars at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park. Picnic on the lawn or settle into seats beneath the pavilion, while being surrounded by Philadelphia’s stunning skyline.

Nestled in horse country in the Lake George region in upstate New York, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center has established a reputation as one of America’s most prestigious summer festivals. With its 2,400-acre wooded park and historic spa, Saratoga draws vacation crowds and arts connoisseurs each year to its summer programming.

High atop the Rocky Mountains at the Bravo! Vail Festival in Colorado is where you can find the Orchestra in July. Hailed as one of the Top 10 “Can’t Miss” Classical Musical Festivals in the U.S. by NPR, Bravo! Vail is the only festival in North America to host four world-renowned orchestras in a single season.

We hope to see you at one of our summer homes—or all three—to enjoy The Philadelphia Orchestra all year long.

For more information, visit our summer partners at www.manncenter.org, www.spac.org, and www.bravovail.org.

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Give the gift of music to young people through our HEAR initiative!

Each year, The Philadelphia Orchestra introduces thousands of students and young people to classical music, many for the first time, through education and community programs that are part of our HEAR initiative. HEAR enriches and shapes young minds, opening students to the joy and beauty of music and to a powerful new art form that many pursue throughout their lives.

Your gifts to the Annual Fund support our HEAR initiative and fund such programs as: • Health: Providing healing and comfort through small-group music therapy sessions by our musicians at Broad Street Ministry, in collaboration with Temple University • Education: Supporting the All-City Orchestra and the School District of Philadelphia, as well as instrumental ensembles in partnership with the KIPP Charter Schools, and identifying and training young talent through the Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition and Side-by-Side rehearsals • Access: Increasing access to music through Family, School, Sound All Around, and PopUP Concerts; Free Neighborhood Concerts; and PlayINs; as well as through our eZseatU free-ticket program for college students and our TeenTix program for high-school students • Research: Assuring maximum impact of our programs through evaluation and dialogue

Please help the Orchestra provide the gift of music through a generous gift to the Annual Fund.

The cost of your ticket covers only a portion of the Orchestra’s annual operating budget—we depend upon the generosity of donors to make important educational programs like the HEAR initiative open and accessible to as many young people as possible.

Contribute online: www.philorch.org Contribute by phone: 215.893.3151 Contribute by mail: The Philadelphia Orchestra

Annual Fund

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The Philadelphia Orchestra is grateful to the many corporations, foundations, and government agencies that provide generous support each year. These wonderful partners support our exceptional performances, collaborative learning initiatives, and other innovative projects. We thank them for their unwavering support.

Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

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Gray Charitable Trust

Hess Foundation

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MKM Foundation

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LiveNote is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the William Penn Foundation.

For more information about institutional support, please call 215.893.1984.

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Debussy and Chausson

Brahms and Mozart

Thursday, October 11 7:30 PM

Thursday, November 1 7:30 PM

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor Elizabeth Hainen Harp

Stéphane Denève Conductor David Kim Violin

David Afkham Conductor Seong-Jin Cho Piano

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin

Gershwin Cuban Overture Ginastera Harp Concerto Piazzolla Tangazo López Perú negro

Palestrina/orch. Stokowski “Adoramus te Christe” Chausson Poème, for violin and orchestra Debussy/orch. Stokowski “The Sunken Cathedral,” from Preludes Debussy La Mer

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Brahms Symphony No. 1

Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”) Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

South American Sounds Thursday, October 4 7:30 PM

Yannick Conducts Messiah Thursday, December 6 7:30 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Christophe Dumaux Countertenor Jonas Hacker Tenor Philippe Sly Bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Directorr Handel Messiah

Music of Faith

Thursday, January 24 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Bernstein Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”) Rossini Stabat Mater

A Space Odyssey

Thursday, February 14 7:30 PM Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Choong-Jin Chang Viola Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Bartók Viola Concerto Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

Nézet-Séguin and DiDonato Thursday, November 8 7:30 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano Wagner Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Bates Anthology of Fantastic Zoology Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra Respighi The Fountains of Rome

Bramwell Tovey Returns

Thursday, December 13 7:30 PM Bramwell Tovey Conductor and Narrator Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director

Brahms and Central Europe Thursday, February 21 7:30 PM Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor Ricardo Morales Clarinet

Thursday, April 4 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Brian Sanders’ JUNK

All Mozart

Thursday, April 11 7:30 PM

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet

Bernard Labadie Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director

Mahler Symphony No. 9 Thursday, May 9 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Mahler Symphony No. 9

Mozart Masonic Funeral Music Mozart Symphony No. 25 Mozart/compl. Levin Requiem

Russian Masters

Thursday, June 6 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Beatrice Rana Piano Stravinsky Funeral Song Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1

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Thursday, November 29 7:30 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Dvořák Symphony No. 7

All Tchaikovsky

Thursday, January 31 7:30 PM Kensho Watanabe Conductor Edgar Moreau Cello Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, for cello and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Daydreams”)

Yannick Conducts Tchaikovsky

Walton Crown Imperial (Coronation March) Thursday, March 14 7:30 PM Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors James McVinnie Organ

Janáček Taras Bulba Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Brahms Symphony No. 3

Romeo and Juliet

Yannick and Manny

Muhly Organ Concerto (Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission) Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Thursday, September 20 7:30 PM

French Tales

Thursday, October 25 7:30 PM Louis Langrée Conductor Kirill Gerstein Piano Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Franck The Accursed Huntsman Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé

Viva España!

Thursday, February 7 7:30 PM Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Chabrier España Rodrigo Concierto andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra Falla El amor brujo Ravel Rapsodie espagnole

Mendelssohn and Schubert Thursday, March 7 7:30 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Jan Lisiecki Piano

Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Haydn Overture to L’isola disabitata Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony in C major (“Great”)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Beethoven’s “Eroica”

Thursday, March 28 7:30 PM

Hannibal Healing Tones (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Thursday, April 25 7:30 PM

Myung-Whun Chung Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano

Tchaikovsky and Elgar

Beethoven Overture to Egmont Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

Stéphane Denève Conductor Nikolaj Znaider Violin

Bernstein’s Candide

Elgar Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

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Thursday, June 20 7:30 PM Bernstein Candide

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Friday, September 14 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano Muhly Suite from Marnie (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Grieg Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

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Nézet-Séguin and DiDonato

Haydn and Beethoven

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor Elizabeth Hainen Harp

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano

Nathalie Stutzmann Conductor Benjamin Grosvenor Piano

Gershwin Cuban Overture Ginastera Harp Concerto Piazzolla Tangazo López Perú negro

Wagner Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Bates Anthology of Fantastic Zoology Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra Respighi The Fountains of Rome

Haydn Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 4

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Rite of Spring Copland Appalachian Spring The Friday, October 19 2 PM Friday, November 23 8 PM

Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano Heggie/arr. Măcelaru Moby-Dick, Orchestral Suite Barber Piano Concerto Copland Appalachian Spring (complete, large orchestra version)

Stéphane Denève Conductor Peter Richard Conte Organ Milhaud The Creation of the World Poulenc Organ Concerto Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

French Tales

Friday, October 26 2 PM

Viva España!

Louis Langrée Conductor Kirill Gerstein Piano

Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Franck The Accursed Huntsman Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé

Friday, February 8 8 PM

Chabrier España Rodrigo Concierto andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra Falla El amor brujo Ravel Rapsodie espagnole

Haydn and Beethoven

Thursday, February 28 7:30 PM (please note day)

Friday, November 9 2 PM

Music of Faith

Friday, January 25 2 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Bernstein Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”) Rossini Stabat Mater

A Space Odyssey

Friday, February 15 2 PM Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Choong-Jin Chang Viola

Friday, March 1 2 PM

All Mozart

Friday, April 12 2 PM Bernard Labadie Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Mozart Masonic Funeral Music Mozart Symphony No. 25 Mozart/compl. Levin Requiem

Mahler Symphony No. 9 Friday, May 10 2 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Mahler Symphony No. 9

Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Bartók Viola Concerto Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

The Best of English Baroque Romeo and Juliet

Haydn Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 4

Friday, November 16 2 PM

Friday, April 5 2 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin

Emmanuelle Haïm Conductor Erin Morley Soprano

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Brian Sanders’ JUNK

Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”) Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Purcell Selections from The Fairy Queen Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel Il delirio amoroso, cantata for soprano and orchestra

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet

Hannibal Healing Tones (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Debussy and Chausson

All Tchaikovsky

Myung-Whun Chung Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano

Bernstein’s Candide

Stéphane Denève Conductor David Kim Violin

Kensho Watanabe Conductor Edgar Moreau Cello

Palestrina/orch. Stokowski “Adoramus te Christe” Chausson Poème, for violin and orchestra Debussy/orch. Stokowski “The Sunken Cathedral,” from Preludes Debussy La Mer

Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, for cello and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Daydreams”)

Beethoven Overture to Egmont Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

Brahms and Mozart

Friday, February 22 2 PM

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Friday, March 29 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Friday, June 21 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Bernstein Candide

Friday, September 21 2 PM

Friday, October 12 2 PM

Friday, November 2 2 PM David Afkham Conductor Seong-Jin Cho Piano

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Brahms Symphony No. 1

For complete program information see pages 6-35.

Friday, February 1 2 PM

Brahms and Central Europe

Beethoven’s “Eroica” Friday, April 26 2 PM

Tchaikovsky and Elgar Friday, May 3 2 PM

Stéphane Denève Conductor Nikolaj Znaider Violin Elgar Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor Ricardo Morales Clarinet Janáček Taras Bulba Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Brahms Symphony No. 3

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Sat 6

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Sat 6

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South American Sounds

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Opening Weekend

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor Elizabeth Hainen Harp

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano

Gershwin Cuban Overture Ginastera Harp Concerto Piazzolla Tangazo López Perú negro

Dvořák Othello Overture Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”) Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Muhly Suite from Marnie (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Grieg Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Saturday, October 6 8 PM

Nézet-Séguin and DiDonato Saturday, November 10 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano

Saturday, September 29 8 PM

French Tales

Saturday, October 27 8 PM Louis Langrée Conductor Kirill Gerstein Piano

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Wagner Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Franck The Accursed Huntsman Bates Anthology of Fantastic Zoology Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Chausson Poème de l’amour et de Ravel Piano Concerto in G major la mer, for voice and orchestra Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé Respighi The Fountains of Rome

Copland Appalachian Spring

Yannick and Manny

Saturday, December 1 8 PM

Saturday, November 24 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano

Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Dvořák Symphony No. 7

Heggie/arr. Măcelaru Moby-Dick, Orchestral Suite Barber Piano Concerto Copland Appalachian Spring (complete, large orchestra version)

Viva España!

All Tchaikovsky

Saturday, February 2 8 PM Kensho Watanabe Conductor Edgar Moreau Cello Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, for cello and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Daydreams”)

Haydn and Beethoven Saturday, March 2 8 PM

Nathalie Stutzmann Conductor Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Haydn Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 4

Rachmaninoff and Mozart Saturday, June 15 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Richard Woodhams Oboe Ricardo Morales Clarinet Daniel Matsukawa Bassoon Jennifer Montone Horn Mozart Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, for winds and orchestra Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1

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Saturday, February 9 8 PM Cristian Măcelaru Conductor Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Chabrier España Rodrigo Concierto andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra Falla El amor brujo Ravel Rapsodie espagnole

Mendelssohn and Schubert Saturday, March 9 8 PM

Saturday, September 22 8 PM

The Rite of Spring

Saturday, October 20 8 PM Stéphane Denève Conductor Peter Richard Conte Organ Milhaud The Creation of the World Poulenc Organ Concerto Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Bramwell Tovey Returns Saturday, December 15 8 PM

Bramwell Tovey Conductor and Narrator Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Walton Crown Imperial (Coronation March) Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors

Yannick Conducts Tchaikovsky

Saturday, March 16 8 PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor James McVinnie Organ Muhly Organ Concerto (Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission) Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Saturday, September 15 8 PM

Debussy and Chausson Saturday, October 13 8 PM

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

Brahms and Mozart

Saturday, November 3 8 PM David Afkham Conductor Seong-Jin Cho Piano Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Brahms Symphony No. 1

A Space Odyssey

Saturday, February 16 8 PM Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Choong-Jin Chang Viola Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Bartók Viola Concerto Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Jan Lisiecki Piano

Romeo and Juliet Saturday, April 6 8 PM

Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Haydn Overture to L’isola disabitata Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony in C major (“Great”)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Brian Sanders’ JUNK

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

All Mozart

Beethoven’s “Eroica”

Saturday, April 13 8 PM Bernard Labadie Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director Mozart Masonic Funeral Music Mozart Symphony No. 25 Mozart/compl. Levin Requiem

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Saturday, April 27 8 PM

Saturday, March 30 8 PM

Hannibal Healing Tones (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Myung-Whun Chung Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano

Russian Masters

Beethoven Overture to Egmont Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Beatrice Rana Piano

Saturday, June 8 8 PM

Stravinsky Funeral Song Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1

Saturday 9 8 PM Sat 9

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Opening Weekend

Yannick Conducts Messiah

Tchaikovsky and Elgar

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Carolyn Sampson Soprano Christophe Dumaux Countertenor Jonas Hacker Tenor Philippe Sly Bass-baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director

Stéphane Denève Conductor Nikolaj Znaider Violin

Handel Messiah

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Beatrice Rana Piano

Saturday, September 15 8 PM

Muhly Suite from Marnie

(world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission)

Grieg Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Debussy and Chausson Saturday, October 13 8 PM

Stéphane Denève Conductor David Kim Violin

Saturday, December 8 8 PM

A Space Odyssey

Saturday, February 16 8 PM

Palestrina/orch. Stokowski “Adoramus te Christe” Chausson Poème, for violin and orchestra Debussy/orch. Stokowski “The Sunken Cathedral,” from Preludes Debussy La Mer

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Choong-Jin Chang Viola

Brahms and Mozart

Sibelius Symphony No. 2

David Afkham Conductor Seong-Jin Cho Piano

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Saturday, November 3 8 PM

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Brahms Symphony No. 1

Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Bartók Viola Concerto Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

Saturday, May 4 8 PM

Elgar Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Russian Masters

Saturday, June 8 8 PM

Stravinsky Funeral Song Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1

Bernstein’s Candide Saturday, June 22 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Bernstein Candide

Saturday, March 30 8 PM

Hannibal Healing Tones (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission) Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Sat 9

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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Saturday, September 22 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Lisa Batiashvili Violin Berwald Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonie singulière”) Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

The Rite of Spring

Yannick and Manny

Friday, November 30 8 PM (please note day) Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Dvořák Symphony No. 7

Bramwell Tovey Returns

Yannick Conducts Tchaikovsky Saturday, March 16 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor James McVinnie Organ Muhly Organ Concerto (Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission) Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Romeo and Juliet

Saturday, December 15 8 PM

Saturday, April 6 8 PM

Stéphane Denève Conductor Peter Richard Conte Organ

Bramwell Tovey Conductor and Narrator Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Brian Sanders’ JUNK

Milhaud The Creation of the World Poulenc Organ Concerto Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Walton Crown Imperial (Coronation March) Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors

Beethoven’s “Eroica”

The Best of English Baroque

Brahms and Central Europe

Myung-Whun Chung Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano

Emmanuelle Haïm Conductor Erin Morley Soprano

Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor Ricardo Morales Clarinet

Purcell Selections from The Fairy Queen Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel Il delirio amoroso, cantata for soprano and orchestra

Janáček Taras Bulba Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Brahms Symphony No. 3

Beethoven Overture to Egmont Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

Saturday, October 20 8 PM

Saturday, November 17 8 PM

Saturday, February 23 8 PM

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Saturday, April 27 8 PM

For complete program information see pages 6-35.

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Opening Weekend

The Best of English Baroque

Mahler Symphony No. 9

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor André Watts Piano

Emmanuelle Haïm Conductor Erin Morley Soprano

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Muhly Suite from Marnie

Rachmaninoff and Mozart

Grieg Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Purcell Selections from The Fairy Queen Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel Il delirio amoroso, cantata for soprano and orchestra

The Rite of Spring

Mendelssohn and Schubert

Stéphane Denève Conductor Peter Richard Conte Organ

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Jan Lisiecki Piano

Milhaud The Creation of the World Poulenc Organ Concerto Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Haydn Overture to L’isola disabitata Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony in C major (“Great”)

Sunday, September 16 2 PM

(world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission)

Sunday, October 21 2 PM

Sunday, November 18 2 PM

Sunday, May 12 2 PM

Mahler Symphony No. 9 Sunday, June 16 2 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Richard Woodhams Oboe Ricardo Morales Clarinet Daniel Matsukawa Bassoon Jennifer Montone Horn

Sunday, March 10 2 PM

Mozart Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, for winds and orchestra Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1

For complete program information see pages 6-35.

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