Connoisseur Collection
Traditional works in a traditional format. The Connoisseur Collection brings you a range of inspiring symphonies, concertos, and vocal works that will transport and transcend. Be uplifted by the classics that have enthralled generations and thrill in the exciting new discoveries of today. All of the concerts in the Connoisseur Collection are in the traditional concert format, preserving the aesthetic of the concert experience.
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Connoisseur Collection - Friday Aft A 6
Verizon Hall

         
Nézet-Séguin Conducts

Friday December 04, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Conductor

Nicholas Angelich - Piano

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Program:

VIVIER - Orion

BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 1

FRANCK - Symphony in D minor

An Evening of Mozart

Friday January 22, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan - Conductor

Robert Levin - Piano

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Program:

MOZART - Incidental Music from Thamos, King of Egypt

MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456

MOZART - Symphony No. 40

The Firebird

Friday Febuary 12, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Andrey Boreyko - Conductor

Louis Lortie - Piano

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Program:

BARBER - Night Flight

CHOPIN - Piano Concerto No. 2

KANCHELI - "Morning Prayers," from Life without Christmas

STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird (1911 original)

Brahms's Violin Concerto

Friday Febuary 26, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Janine Jansen - Violin

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Program:

BRAHMS - Violin Concerto

SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 11 ("The Year 1905")

Beethoven's "Eroica"

Friday March 19, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski - Conductor

Benedetto Lupo - Piano

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Program:

BRAHMS - Tragic Overture

SCHUMANN - Piano Concerto

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")

The Rite of Spring

Friday April 09, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Piotr Anderszewski - Piano

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Program:

SZYMANOWSKI - Symphony No. 4, for piano and orchestra

DEBUSSY - La Mer

STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring


Connoisseur Collection - Sunday B 3
Verizon Hall

         
Morales Plays Mozart

Sunday January 10, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Bernard Labadie - Conductor

Ricardo Morales - Clarinet

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Program:

HANDEL - Music for the Royal Fireworks

MOZART - Clarinet Concerto

BACH - Orchestral Suite No. 3

HAYDN - Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise")

The Firebird

Sunday Febuary 14, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Andrey Boreyko - Conductor

Louis Lortie - Piano

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Program:

BARBER - Night Flight

CHOPIN - Piano Concerto No. 2

KANCHELI - "Morning Prayers," from Life without Christmas

STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird (1911 original)

Dutoit Conducts Strauss

Sunday June 06, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Arabella Steinbacher - Violin

Choong-Jin Chang - Viola

Arto Noras - Cello

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Program:

STRAUSS - Don Juan

MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 5

STRAUSS - Don Quixote


Connoisseur Collection - Saturday 5D
Verizon Hall

         
Mozart and Bruckner

Saturday November 28, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden - Conductor

Horacio Gutiérrez - Piano

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Program:

MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459

BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 9

Mattila Debuts

Saturday January 16, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jiri Behlolavek - Conductor

Karita Mattila - Soprano

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Program:

MAHLER - Adagio, from Symphony No. 10

STRAUSS - Four Last Songs

MARTINU - Symphony No. 3

The Firebird

Saturday Febuary 13, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Andrey Boreyko - Conductor

Louis Lortie - Piano

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Program:

BARBER - Night Flight

CHOPIN - Piano Concerto No. 2

KANCHELI - "Morning Prayers," from Life without Christmas

STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird (1911 original)

Mozart and Elgar

Saturday March 27, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Andrew Davis - Conductor

Stefan Jackiw - Violin

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Program:

Mozart - Overture to La clemenza di Tito

Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4

Elgar - Symphony No. 1

Dutoit Conducts Strauss

Saturday June 05, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Arabella Steinbacher - Violin

Choong-Jin Chang - Viola

Arto Noras - Cello

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Program:

STRAUSS - Don Juan

MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 5

STRAUSS - Don Quixote


Connoisseur Collection - Sunday P6
Verizon Hall

         
Mozart and Bruckner

Sunday November 29, 2009
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden - Conductor

Horacio Gutiérrez - Piano

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Program:

MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459

BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 9

Morales Plays Mozart

Sunday January 10, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Bernard Labadie - Conductor

Ricardo Morales - Clarinet

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Program:

HANDEL - Music for the Royal Fireworks

MOZART - Clarinet Concerto

BACH - Orchestral Suite No. 3

HAYDN - Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise")

The Firebird

Sunday Febuary 14, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Andrey Boreyko - Conductor

Louis Lortie - Piano

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Program:

BARBER - Night Flight

CHOPIN - Piano Concerto No. 2

KANCHELI - "Morning Prayers," from Life without Christmas

STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird (1911 original)

Brahms's Violin Concerto

Sunday Febuary 28, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Janine Jansen - Violin

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Program:

BRAHMS - Violin Concerto

SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 11 ("The Year 1905")

The Rite of Spring

Sunday April 11, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Piotr Anderszewski - Piano

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Program:

SZYMANOWSKI - Symphony No. 4, for piano and orchestra

DEBUSSY - La Mer

STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring

Dutoit Conducts Strauss

Sunday June 06, 2010
2:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Arabella Steinbacher - Violin

Choong-Jin Chang - Viola

Arto Noras - Cello

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Program:

STRAUSS - Don Juan

MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 5

STRAUSS - Don Quixote


Connoisseur Collection - Thursday 4C
Verizon Hall

         
Nézet-Séguin Conducts

Thursday December 03, 2009
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Conductor

Nicholas Angelich - Piano

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Program:

VIVIER - Orion

BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 1

FRANCK - Symphony in D minor

Mattila Debuts

Thursday January 14, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jiri Behlolavek - Conductor

Karita Mattila - Soprano

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Program:

MAHLER - Adagio, from Symphony No. 10

STRAUSS - Four Last Songs

MARTINU - Symphony No. 3

Brahms's Violin Concerto

Thursday Febuary 25, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Janine Jansen - Violin

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Program:

BRAHMS - Violin Concerto

SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 11 ("The Year 1905")

Mahler's Third Symphony

Thursday June 10, 2010
8:00  PM

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Dutoit - Conductor

Mihoko Fujimura - Mezzo-soprano

Women of the Philadelphia Singers Chorale -

The American Boychoir -

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Program:

MAHLER - Symphony No. 3