Philadelphia Orchestra season opens amid tense contract negotiation

Yo-Yo Ma, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Von Cameron Kelsall, 29 September 2023

Laden, bitte warten...

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“the immediate future remains uncertain, but at least for one night, the music played on”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kimmel Center: Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, am 28 September 2023

Higdon, Fanfare Ritmico

Schostakowitsch, Cellokonzert Nr. 1 in Es-Dur, Op.107

Albéniz, España, Op.165: Tango (arr. for violin and cello)

Rachmaninow, Symphonische Tänze für Orchester, Op.45

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Musikalische Leitung

Entdeckungsreise Florence Price mit Nézet-Séguin beim Musikfest Berlin

Christoph Wurzel, 1st September

Zwei starke Frauen der Musik traten beim Musikfest Berlin im Konzert des Philadelphia Orchestra hervor: als Solistin Lisa Batiashvili und als Komponistin Florence Price.

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Marsalis und Gonzalez-Granados: Traumpaar auf dem Konzertbildschirm

Michael Klier, 12th November

Der ungekrönte Star des Abends war Branford Marsalis, der träumerisch mit Glasunows sehnsuchtsvollen Melodien verzzauberte.

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A superb Salzburg sojourn: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mozart

Cameron Kelsall, 11th April

Guest conductor Harry Bicket brings a sense of urgency to Mozart's Requiem and pulse-quickening energy to Symphony no. 40.

****1

Energy, precision and drama from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Susan Stempleski, 31st March

Marin Alsop is joined by pianist Hayato Sumino as she conducts the Philadelphians in an exhilarating program of works by John Adams, Gershwin and Prokofiev.

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Amy Beach’s Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

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When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 8th March

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a supreme meditation on the power of music and faith.

*****

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.