Connoisseur Collection
Music matters. Music makes a difference. If music makes you laugh or cry … if it gives you a sense of well-being, our Connoisseur Collection is just your ticket. These choice subscriptions bring together some of the most moving and inspiring works from the past 300 years. Featuring timeless classics that have thrilled and enthralled generations, as well as exciting new discoveries, The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Connoisseur Collection brings you a range of symphonies, concertos, and vocal works to engage your mind and fill your heart with musical pleasure.
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Connoisseur Collection - Saturday 4D
Verizon Hall

Kavakos Plays Bartók

Thursday January 22, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Christoph Eschenbach - Conductor

Leonidas Kavakos - Violin

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Program:

Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2

Bruckner - Symphony No. 6

New Worlds

Saturday March 14, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Eric Owens - Bass-baritone

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Program:

Milhaud - The Creation of the World

Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer

Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")

The Damnation Of Faust

Saturday May 02, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Simon Rattle - Conductor

Magdalena Kozená - Mezzo-soprano

Giuseppe Sabbatini - Tenor

Eric Owens - Bass-baritone

Thomas Quasthoff - Bass-baritone

The Philadelphia Singers Chorale - Mixed chorus

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Program:

Berlioz - The Damnation of Faust

Thibaudet Plays Ravel

Saturday June 06, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Piano

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Program:

Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Liszt - Totentanz

Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances

Ravel - La Valse


Connoisseur Collection - Friday Afternoon 6A
Verizon Hall

Bartók and Schubert

Friday January 23, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Christoph Eschenbach - Conductor

Leonidas Kavakos - Violin

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Program:

Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2

Schubert - Symphony in C major ("Great")

New Worlds

Friday March 13, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Eric Owens - Bass-baritone

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Program:

Milhaud - The Creation of the World

Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer

Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")

Previn Plays and Conducts

Friday April 03, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

André Previn - Conductor

André Previn - Piano

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Program:

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491

Strauss - Symphonia domestica

Denève Conducts

Friday April 24, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Stéphane Denève - Conductor

Jonathan Biss - Piano

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Program:

Connesson - Une Lueur dans l'age sombre

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3

Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 5 ("Reformation")

Dvorák, Bartók, and Enescu

Friday May 15, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Rossen Milanov - Conductor

Choong-Jin Chang - Viola

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Program:

Dvorák - The Wood Dove

Bartók - Viola Concerto

Enescu - Romanian Rhapsody in D major

Dvorák - The Golden Spinning Wheel

Debussy and Shostakovich

Friday June 12, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

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Program:

Debussy - Images

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5


Connoisseur Collection - Thursday 4C
Verizon Hall

Runnicles Conducts Brahms

Thursday January 08, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Donald Runnicles - Conductor

Christian Tetzlaff - Violin

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Program:

Webern - Im Sommerwind

Beethoven - Violin Concerto

Brahms - Symphony No. 4

New Worlds

Thursday March 12, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Eric Owens - Bass-baritone

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Program:

Milhaud - The Creation of the World

Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer

Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")

Denève Conducts

Thursday April 23, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Stéphane Denève - Conductor

Jonathan Biss - Piano

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Program:

Connesson - Une Lueur dans l'age sombre

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3

Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 5 ("Reformation")

Berlioz's Requiem

Thursday June 18, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Paul Groves - Tenor

The Philadelphia Singers Chorale - Mixed chorus

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Program:

Berlioz - Requiem


Connoisseur Collection - Sunday B
Verizon Hall

Runnicles Conducts Brahms

Sunday January 11, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Donald Runnicles - Conductor

Christian Tetzlaff - Violin

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Program:

Webern - Im Sommerwind

Beethoven - Violin Concerto

Brahms - Symphony No. 4

The Firebird

Sunday March 22, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Lisa Batiashvili - Violin

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Program:

Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin

Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2

Stravinsky - The Firebird (complete ballet)

Fischer Plays Brahms

Sunday May 31, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Julia Fischer - Violin

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Program:

Beethoven - Overture, Coriolan

Honegger - Symphony No. 3 ("Liturgical")

Brahms - Violin Concerto

Berlioz's Requiem

Sunday June 21, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Paul Groves - Tenor

The Philadelphia Singers Chorale - Mixed chorus

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Program:

Berlioz - Requiem