Young Friends

The Young Friends of The Philadelphia Orchestra membership program brings together dynamic young adults in the greater Philadelphia area with a love for music and a burgeoning interest in exploring arts and culture. As a Young Friend, experience the magnificence and exquisite beauty of the world-renowned Philadelphia Sound from the best seats in Verizon Hall.

Join the Young Friends program today and your membership will entitle you to the following:

  • Special savings on tickets for the best seats using promo code YOUNGFRIENDS
  • Invitations to special Young Friends events 
  • Discounts at local area restaurants
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Ticket Details

Young Friends may select and purchase the best seats in the house and receive special ticket savings! Ticket prices are $45, $60, or $75 depending on the performance you choose, and all fees are included.

  • Must use promo code YOUNGFRIENDS when purchasing.
  1. Browse the concert(s) you wish to purchase from the calendar and click Buy Tickets
  2. Enter promo code YOUNGFRIENDS before selecting your seating options
  3. Select your seats or choose "Best Available" and continue through to checkout
  • Most Philadelphia Series and Holiday concerts included. (Philadelphia Series concerts are all concerts in the Philadelphia Orchestra season except for those listed below.)
  • No additional fees on Young Friends tickets.
  • Limit two tickets per concert per membership may be purchased under the Young Friends price. Additional tickets at the regular price will include all normal fees.
  • Any section of the house with a lower ticket price than the young friends price will remain at that lower price.
  • Registration for this program must be completed online.
  • Once you are a registered member, tickets may be purchased online, over the phone, or at the Kimmel Center Box Office.
  • Family and Sound All Around concerts are not included in this ticket price because regular tickets for these performances are already lower than the young friends price.
  • Special events such as Opening Night and Academy of Music Anniversary Concert and Ball are not included in this ticket price.
  • Concerts and their designations of standard, premium, and premium plus are subject to change.
  • Ticket policy 

    • Restrictions

    • To be eligible for Young Friends you must be born after September 1, 1972 and over the age of 21.
    • You must register via the registration page online to become a member. No registrations will be accepted at the Kimmel Center Box Office.
    • The Philadelphia Orchestra reserves the right to check your ID to verify eligibility for this program.
    • Young Friends ticket price is not available for Opening Night, Cirque de la Symphonie, Academy of Music Anniversary Concert and Ball, and Salome.
    • Tier 1 Box seats are not included in the Young Friends price for concerts designated as Premium Plus or $75.
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    All concerts featured here are only $75 for Young Friends

    Beethoven 9–"Ode to Joy"

    September 26 & 28 8 PM
    September 27 2 PM

    		  

    Grimaud and Symphonie Fantastique

    December 5 & 7 8 PM
    December 8 2 PM
             

    Perlman Returns

    November 21 & 23 8 PM
    November 22 & 24 2 PM

    		  

    Fauré's Requiem

    March 13 & 15 8 PM
    March 14 2 PM

    All concerts featured here are only $60 for Young Friends

    Yannick Conducts Mahler 4

    October 4 & 5 8 PM
    October 6 2 PM

    		  

    Tchaikovsky Week 3: The Violin Concerto

    January 23 & 24 8 PM
             

    Pines of Rome

    October 17 & 19 8 PM
    October 18 2 PM

    		  

    All Rachmaninoff

    February 13, 14, & 15 8 PM
             

    Yannick & Yuja

    November 7 & 9 8 PM
    November 8 2 PM

    		  

    Firebird and Cinderella

    February 28 2 PM
    March 1 8 PM
             

    Glorious Sound of Christmas

    December 19, 20, 21 7 PM

    		  

    The "Organ" Symphony

    April 11 & 12 8 PM
    April 13 2 PM
             

    Messiah

    December 22 2 PM

    		  

    Mozart Celebration

    April 24, 25, & 26 8 PM
    April 25 2 PM
             

    New Years Eve

    December 31 7:30 PM

    		      

    All concerts featured here are only $45 for Young Friends

    Bronfman Plays Beethoven

    October 10 & 12 8 PM
    October 11 2 PM

    		  

    Radu Lupu joins Yannick

    January 30 & February 1 8 PM

    January 31 2 PM
             

    Ravel and Debussy

    October 24 & 26 8 PM
    October 25 2 PM

    		  

    Ax, from Bach to Strauss

    February 6 & 8 8 PM

    February 7 2 PM
             

    From Vienna to the New World

    November 14 & 16 8 PM
    November 15 2 PM

    		  

    Yannick's Eroica

    February 20 & 22 8 PM

    February 23 2 PM
             

    Vivaldi's Four Seasons

    November 29 & 30 8 PM
    December 1 2 PM

    		  

    Brahms's First

    March 20, 21, & 22 8 PM
             

    David Kim Plays Tchaikovsky

    December 12 & 14 8 PM
    December 13 2 PM

    		  

    Mozart's "Linz"

    March 27 & 29 8 PM
    March 28 2 PM
             

    Tchaikovsky Week 1: Symphony No. 4

    January 10 & 11 8 PM
    January 12 2 PM

    		  

    Beethoven's Seventh

    April 3 & 5 8 PM
    April 4 2 PM
             

    Tchaikovsky Week 2: The Serenede

    January 16 & 18 8 PM
    January 17 2 PM

    		  

    Bruckner's Final Symphony

    May 1 & 3 8 PM

    Events

    Past Events

    Attend special pre- and post-concert events and cocktail receptions at some of the area’s most popular and interesting venues. Meet and Mingle with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and other music-lovers like yourself.

    Opening Night 2013


    Join us for Opening Night as a Young Friend and enjoy this spectacular evening for the best price in town!

    Your Young Friends ticket includes:

    •   Admission to the pre-concert Champagne Reception in Commonwealth Plaza
    •   Priority Concert seating in Conductor’s Circle seats
    •   Seating at the post-Concert dinner, catered by Jose Garces
    •   After-dinner musical entertainment by local favorite the DePue Brothers
    •   Recognition as a Young Friend in Playbill

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    BLACK CARS AND BLACK TIES

    Arrive in style to Opening Night and the Opening Night Young Friends pre-party with Uber.

    On behalf of the Philadelphia Orchestra, we're excited to offer all guests who are new to Uber a complimentary ride up to $25 using the promo code PHLORCH2013

    Uber is an iPhone/Android app that lets you tag your location and summon a professional driver to your side within minutes. Once in the car, the driver will take you wherever you need to go. The fare is billed to your card, with no need to tip, so you don't have to worry about handling cash.

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    PROMO CODE: PHLORCH2013

    HOW TO UBER

    Order a car
    Use the iPhone or Android app, or visit m.uber.com to request a ride

    Your Driver Comes to You
    Sit back and relax. We’ll text you when your Uber arrives.

    Hop in & Hop out
    After arriving at your destination, we’ll charge your credit card on file and email you a receipt.

    Cocktails and a Concert: Beethoven's Pastoral

     

    Saturday, May 18

    Cocktail Hour 6 PM

    Tietra, 15th and Locust Streets

    Concert 8 PM, Kimmel Center


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    		 Featured in Disney’s Fantasia, the “Pastoral” Symphony paints vivid scenes of gathering thunderstorms, wandering brooks, and breezy country sides. Welcome spring with the Young Friends of The Philadelphia Orchestra before the evening’s concert with drink specials and complimentary bites in the al fresco atmosphere of Tietra.

    Beethoven’s “Pastoral”

    Simon Rattle Conductor
    Barbara Hannigan Soprano

    Webern Passacaglia
    Berg Three Fragments from Wozzeck
    Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre
    Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”)

    Cocktails and a Concert: Philadelphia Firsts

       


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    Saturday, February 23, 2013
    Cocktail Hour 6 PM 10 Arts Broad & Chestnut Streets

    Concert 8 PM Kimmel Center

    Raise a glass to musical innovation as we celebrate The Philadelphia Orchestra’s unrivaled legacy of “firsts” in music-making. Enjoy drink specials and complimentary light fare in the chic and sophisticated 10 Arts lounge before heading down Broad Street for one of the season’s most highly-anticipated concerts, featuring dancers, video projection, and theatrical lighting.

    Philadelphia Firsts

    Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
    Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano
    Ridge Theater Company
         Bob McGrath     Artistic Director

    Knussen New Work (world premiere)
    Ravel Piano Concerto in G major
    Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

    Concert Tickets: $55 with Young Friends membership

    Admission to cocktail hour is free with concert ticket

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    Opening Night 2012

    Stokowski Celebration: Cocktails and a Concert

    A Night with Friends: Memories of Prague

     

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