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Magical Musical Halloween
Oct 26, 2013 Verizon HallEnter the enchanted world of classical music as The Philadelphia Orchestra performs your magical musical favorites.
Ravel and Debussy
Oct 24, 2013 Verizon HallA French evening of exotic, colorful music complete with a trip to Spain and a visit to the land of Greek mythology.
Events with members of the Orchestra
The Main Line Symphony, led by Philadelphia Orchestra bassist Henry Scott, presents the second concert of its 2012-13 season on Friday, March 15, at 8:00 PM at Valley Forge Middle School, 105 West Walker Rd., Wayne. The program features Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Joseph Conyers in Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto No. 2, along with Enesco’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 and Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony. Tickets are $18.00 for adults and $12.00 for students and senior citizens. For more information, please call 610.688.0235 or e-mail info@mlso.org.
Intercultural Journeys features Broadway star and member of the cast of Showtime's Homeland Mandy Patinkin in a selection of his favorite tunes and a ground breaking collaboration with Intercultural Journeys’ Middle Eastern Ensemble, which includes Orchestra cellist Ohad Bar-David. The concert, on Sunday, March 17, at 3 PM, will be held at the Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts at Penn Charter School, West School House Lane. Tickets are $45.00 and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/305545.
The Johannes Quartet, which includes Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Viola Choong-Jin Chang, presents a concert on Tuesday, April 2, at 8:00 PM, in Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center. The concert, presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, features Brahms’s Op. 51 string quartets, and Franck’s Piano Quintet with Ignat Solzhenitsyn. Tickets are $24.00. For more information visit www.pcmsconcerts.org or call 215.569.8080.
The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble, comprised of current or retired Philadelphia Orchestra members, will present concerts on Friday, April 5, at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 7, at 2:00 PM at Old Pine Street Church, 412 Pine Street, Philadelphia. The program includes works by Haydn, Garfield, Pierné, and Schubert. Single tickets are $25.00 and $5.00 for students. For more information, please call 215.542.4890, e-mail info@pecconcerts.org, or visit www.pceconcerts.org.
1807 & Friends, a chamber music group whose roster includes many Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, presents a concert on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 PM, at the Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce Street, Philadelphia. The performance, which features guitarist Allen Krantz, includes works by Turina, Arriaga, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Falla. Single tickets are $17.00. For more information, please call 215.438.4027 or 215.978.0969.
The Lower Merion Symphony, led by Philadelphia Orchestra Co-Principal Bassoon Mark Gigliotti, presents the third concert of its 2012-13 season on Sunday, April 14, at 3:00 PM at Rosemont College’s McShain Auditorium, 1400 Montgomery Avenue in Bryn Mawr. Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Ohad Bar-David is the concert’s guest artist in Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1; the remainder of the program is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. For more information, please e-mail info@lowermerionsymphony.org.
