Advisory of Program Change: February 21, 23-24 Performances

January 30, 2013

(Philadelphia, January 30, 2013)—The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced a program change for its three performances taking place in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center on February 21, February 23, and February 24, 2013. Oliver Knussen’s new composition, originally slated to premiere in Philadelphia will not take place as scheduled. Stokowski’s orchestral transcription of Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor will be performed in its place, as part of this season’s ongoing Stokowski centenary celebration. Other works—Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring—remain unchanged.


As previously announced, Gabriela Lena Frank’s Concertino Cusqueño, which was premiered in Philadelphia this past fall, will be performed at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 22. For more information on The Philadelphia Orchestra, visit www.philorch.org.


***Please note that this update supersedes previous press materials related to this concert.***


THE RITE OF SPRING


February 21 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts


February 22 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Carnegie Hall, New York


February 23 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts


February 24 at 2:00 PM – Sunday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts


 


The Philadelphia Orchestra


Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor


Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano


Ridge Theater


Bob McGrath Artistic Director


 


Gabriela Lena Frank                 Concertino Cusqueño – Carnegie Hall only


Bach/orch. Stokowski                 Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor – Verizon Hall only


Ravel                                        Piano Concerto in G major


Stravinsky                                  The Rite of Spring (February 22 performance will be concert-version only—performed without Ridge Theater)


 


For Verizon Hall tickets, please visit www.philorch.org. For Carnegie Hall tickets, please visit www.carnegiehall.org.   


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