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Friends’ Circle members and above will have behind-the-scenes access to a working session of the Orchestra with esteemed guest artists and conductors.
Open Rehearsal tickets are required for attendance and are available by logging onto
MY ACCOUNT. Open Rehearsal tickets expire one year from the date of your gift.
Seating is general admission on the Orchestra level and select areas of Tier 1. These are working rehearsals and as a courtesy to the musicians, seating may not be allowed in the rows closest to the stage. Children under the age of eight will not be admitted. When approved by the conductor, seating in the Conductor’s Circle is available to
Maestro’s Circle members who make their reservation by calling 215.875.7698.
All open rehearsals are held in Verizon Hall and begin promptly at 10:30 AM.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Rafael Frübeck de Burgos Conductor
Lise de la Salle Piano
Beethoven Overture to King Stephen
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Respighi The Pines of Rome
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Manfred Honeck Conductor
Christian Tetzlaff Violin
Strauss Overture to Die Fledermaus
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Tugan Sokhiev Conductor
Vadim Gluzman Violin
Rimsky-Korsakov “Battle of Kerzhenets,” from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Musorgsky Pictures from an Exhibition
Thursday March 20, 2014
Herbert Blomstedt Conductor
Mozart Serenade in B-flat major (“Gran Partita”)
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Thursday May 1, 2014
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili Violin
Barber Adagio for Strings
Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1
Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Programs and artists are subject to change.