PreConcert Conversations

Beginning one hour before every Philadelphia Orchestra subscription concert, a special PreConcert Conversation will give you insights into the music and music-makers you will hear on the program. PreConcert Conversations are free to all ticket holders and include interviews with renowned guest artists and composers, discussions led by distinguished area faculty, and behind-the-scenes information. PreConcert Conversations are held in the Rendell Room located on the First Tier of the Kimmel Center or in Verizon Hall on Friday afternoons.

 

Dutoit Conducts Saint-Saëns
September 24, 25, and 29
Karl Middleman, Conductor
Philadelphia Classical Symphony

 

Bronfman, Bartók, and Brahms
October 1, 2, and 3
Cynthia Folio, Associate Professor
Temple University

 

Symphonie fantastique
October 8, 9, and 10
Michael Johns, Adjunct Professor
Temple University

 

Matsukawa Plays Mozart
October 16, 17, and 18
Julian Onderdonk, Assistant Professor
West Chester University

 

Mendelssohn’s “Italian”
October 22, 23, and 24
Maria Anne Purciello, Assistant Professor
West Chester University

 

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
October 29, 30, and 31
Davyd Booth, Violin
The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Mozart and Dvo?ák
November 6, 7, and 8
Allen Krantz, Lecturer
Temple University

 

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
November 12, 13, and 14
Richard Freedman, Professor
Haverford College

 

Mahler’s Seventh Symphony
November 18, 20, and 21
Jeffrey Kallberg, Chair, Department of Music
University of Pennsylvania

 

Mozart and Bruckner
November 27, 28, and 29
Jeremy Gill, Lecturer
Temple University

 

Nézet-Séguin Conducts
December 3, 4, and 5
Adam Silverman, Assistant Professor
West Chester University

 

The Ring—Orchestral Adventure
December 10, 11, 12
Steven Kreinberg, Associate Professor
Temple University

 

Morales Play Mozart
January 7, 8, 9, and 10
Allen Krantz, Lecturer
Temple University

 

Mattila Debuts
January 14, 15, and 16
Christine Anderson, Associate Professor
Temple University

 

An Evening of Mozart
January 21, 22, and 23
David Fox, Lecturer
University of Pennsylvania

 

Beethoven’s Fifth
January 28, 29, and February 2
Richard Harlow, Cello
The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Sheherazade
February 2, 5, and 6
Juliette Appold

The Firebird
February 12, 13, 14, and 16
Richard Freedman, Professor
Haverford College

 

Philadelphia Premieres
February 18, 19, and 20
Steven Glanzmann, Librarian
The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Brahms’s Violin Concerto
February 25, 26, 27, and 28
Davyd Booth, Violin
The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

An Evening of Schumann
March 4, 5, and 6
Christopher Gibbs, Professor
Bard College

 

Vänskä Conducts Sibelius
March 11, 12, 13, and 16
Richard Harlow, Cello
The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Beethoven’s “Eroica”
March 18, 19, and 20
Karl Middleman, Conductor
Philadelphia Classical Symphony

 

Mozart and Elgar
March 25, 26, and 27
To be announced

 

The Rite of Spring
April 9, 10, and 11
Luke Howard, Associate Professor
Brigham Young University

 

Ax Plays Beethoven
April 15, 16, and 17
Michael Johns, Adjunct Professor
Temple University

 

Mozart and Rachmaninoff
May 27, 28, and 29
To be announced

 

Dutoit Conducts Strauss
June 4, 5, 6, and 8
Brian Stone, Director
University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra

 

Mahler’s Third Symphony
June 10, 11, and 12
Eli Epstein, Brass Department Chair
New England Conservatory of Music