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

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“rarely has the piano in Marian Anderson Hall sounded so rich and enveloping”
Reviewed at Kimmel Center: Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia on 12 March 2026
Weber, Der Freischütz: Overture
Liszt, Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S 125
Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 16 in C major, K545 (Allegro)
Beach, Symphony in E minor "Gaelic", Op.32
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Energy, precision and drama from the Philadelphia Orchestra
****1
When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia
*****
Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra
***11
Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra
***11
Du Yun's Ears of the Book: a spotlight on the pipa in Philadelphia
**111
Eastman and Italy dominate Stasevska's second week in Philadelphia
****1
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