Erina Yashima Conductor
BalletX
Christine Cox Artistic Director
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Coleman Umoja, Anthem for Unity
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Opening Night of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s residency will kick-off with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.
Highlighting the program will be the Orchestra and SPAC debuts of BalletX, premiering a new work choreographed by New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck. The piece will be performed with the Orchestra to Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, Anthem for Unity, which draws from Afro-Cuban, jazz, and classical genres.