Odyssey Collection
For some of us, music is more than a casual interest. Music is a puzzle full of opportunities to explore and learn. The best conductors and soloists speak directly to us with their choice of works and their musical interpretations. Concerts in the Odyssey Collection offer the best musical discoveries from yesterday and today featuring new works and old favorites performed with passion. Bold tastes and fresh combinations, presented just for you.
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Odyssey Collection - Saturday 6B
Verizon Hall

Runnicles Conducts Brahms

Saturday January 10, 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

The Firebird

Saturday March 21, 2009
8:00  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)

Masur Conducts

Saturday April 18, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Kurt Masur - Conductor

Sergey Khachatryan - Violin

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Program:

Brahms - Symphony No. 2

Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1

Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Rattle Conducts Bruckner

Saturday May 09, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Simon Rattle - Conductor

Imogen Cooper - Piano

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Program:

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

Fischer Plays Brahms

Thursday May 28, 2009
8:00  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

Debussy and Shostakovich

Saturday June 13, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

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Program:

Debussy - Images

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5


Odyssey Collection - Saturday 4C
Verizon Hall

Runnicles Conducts Brahms

Saturday January 10, 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

Masur Conducts

Saturday April 18, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Kurt Masur - Conductor

Sergey Khachatryan - Violin

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Program:

Brahms - Symphony No. 2

Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1

Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Rattle Conducts Bruckner

Saturday May 09, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Simon Rattle - Conductor

Imogen Cooper - Piano

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Program:

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

Debussy and Shostakovich

Saturday June 13, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

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Program:

Debussy - Images

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5


Odyssey Collection - Thursday 4B
Verizon Hall

Jurowski Conducts Mahler

Thursday March 05, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski - Conductor

Twyla Robinson - Soprano

Iris Vermillion - Mezzo-soprano

Michael Hendrick - Tenor

The Philadelphia Singers Chorale - Mixed chorus

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Program:

Berg - Three Pieces for Orchestra

Mahler - Das klagende Lied

The Damnation Of Faust

Wednesday April 29, 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

Rattle Conducts Bruckner

Thursday May 07, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Simon Rattle - Conductor

Imogen Cooper - Piano

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Program:

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

Thibaudet Plays Ravel

Thursday June 04, 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


Odyssey Collection - Friday Afternoon 5B
Verizon Hall

Jurowski Conducts Mahler

Friday March 06, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski - Conductor

Twyla Robinson - Soprano

Iris Vermillion - Mezzo-soprano

Michael Hendrick - Tenor

The Philadelphia Singers Chorale - Mixed chorus

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Program:

Berg - Three Pieces for Orchestra

Mahler - Das klagende Lied

The Firebird

Friday March 20, 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)

Rattle Conducts Bruckner

Friday May 08, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Simon Rattle - Conductor

Imogen Cooper - Piano

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Program:

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

Thibaudet Plays Ravel

Friday June 05, 2009
2:00  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

Berlioz's Requiem

Friday June 19, 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