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Gil Shaham Plays Brahms
May 23, 2013 Verizon HallThe famous Violin Concerto of Brahms is performed by the incomparable Gil Shaham.
Gil Shaham Plays Brahms
May 25, 2013 Verizon HallThe Philadelphia Orchestra will honor its former music director and conductor laureate, Wolfgang Sawallisch–who passed away February 22, 2013 during these performances, which feature repertoire that reflects his indelible artistic imprint on the Orchestra.
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Thursday 6A |
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Concert highlights include Respighi The Pines of Rome, pianist Yuja Wang, Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Beethoven Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 7 and Bartok Piano Concert No. 3. |
Thursday 6B |
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Concert highlights include Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Strauss Salome, guest conductor Donald Runnicles, principal flute Jeffrey Khaner, principal harp Elizabeth Hainen and Strauss Metamorphosen. |
Thursday 6C |
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Concert highlights include Debussy La Mer, Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Bach Piano Concerto No.1, Faure Requiem, Bruckner Symphony No. 9, pianists Helene Grimaud and Emanuel Ax and conductor Vladimir Jurowski. |
Thursday 6D |
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Concert highlights include Beethoven Symphony No. 9, violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, conductor Vladimir Jurowski, all-Rachmaninoff program and Mozart Celebration featuring Mozart Symphony No. 39. |
Friday 8PM |
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Concert highlights include Mahler Symphony No. 4, Vivaldi Four Seasons, conductor Vladimir Jurowski, Brahms Symphony No.1 Mozart Symphony No. 40, All Rachmaninoff and pianist Stephen Hough. |
Friday Matinee A |
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Concert highlights include Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4, pianist Yuja Wang, violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, Debussy La Mer, Dvorak Symphony No 6, Faure Requiem, Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird and Beethoven Symphony No. 7. |
Friday Matinee B |
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Concert highlights include Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Respighi The Pines of Rome, principal bassoon Daniel Matsukawa, principal harp Elizabeth Hainen, Dvorak Symphony No. 9, pianist Emanuel Ax, Mozart Symphony No. 36 and Symphony No. 39 and Shostakovich Symphony No. 10. |
Saturday 6A |
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Concert highlights include Strauss Salome, Mozart Symphony No. 36, pianist Helene Grimaud, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, Dvorak Symphony No. 9 and Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. |
Saturday 6B |
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Concert highlights include Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 ("Organ"), Faure Requiem, pianist Emanuel Ax, Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, Prokofiev Piano Concerto, Respighi The Pines of Rome and pianist Yuja Wang. |
Saturday 6C |
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Concert highlights include Mahler Symphony No. 4, violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Brahms Symphony No. 1, All Mozart Celebration and conductor Giannandrea Noseda. |
Saturday 6D |
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Concert highlights include Beethoven Symphony No. 9, principal bassoon Daniel Matsukawa, principal flute Jeffrey Khaner, conductor Vladimir Jurowski, Beethoven Symphony No. 7, All Rachmaninoff and Bruckner Symphony No. 9. |
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Saturday 9A |
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Concert highlights include All Rachmaninoff, Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, conductors Vladimir Jurowski and Stephane Deneve, Dvorak Symphony No. 6, Vivaldi Four Seasons and Beethoven Symphony No. 9. |
Saturday 9B |
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Concert highlights include Mahler Symphony No. 4, violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4, Mussorgsky Pictures from a Exhibition, Beethoven Symphony No. 3, All Mozart, Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 ("Organ"). |
Sunday Matinee |
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Concert highlights include violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 and pianists Helene Grimaud and Stephan Hough. |

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Season highlights—look for these exceptional performances
Philadelphia Commissions
Celebrating the excellence of the Orchestra’s musicians, three leading international composers of three different styles and backgrounds have been commissioned to create solo works for three of our players. It will be a week of commissions with a different twist as the pairings of the concertos will vary each night. An inspring week not to be missed.
Tchaikovsky Celebration
Spend a warm month of January with the Orchestra and Tchaikovsky’s greatest masterworks. Featured over the month will be his three famous concertos, paired with music of the “Mighty Five,” all Russian contemporaries of Tchaikovsky, who created a distinctively nationalistic sound. Three rising stars of the podium bring fresh and invigorating interpretations of this great master.
Mozart Celebration
Four performances over three days featuring three different programs of Mozart’s opera overtures, piano concertos and symphonies. Experience the composer in a completely unique manner by hearing the variety of combinations of his music in each concert, all in one week. Join us for every performance in celebration of this beloved composer.















