2023–24 Season
MUSIC DIRECTOR YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN
AND THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
on the Kimmel Cultural Campus
YO-YO MA TO OPEN SEASON SEPTEMBER 28
Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1
Jennifer Higdon’s Fanfare Ritmico
Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances
Yo-Yo Ma returns for two additional performances throughout the season
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YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN EXPLORES THE 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN SOUND
First Philadelphia Orchestra performances of William Grant Still’s
Symphony No. 4 (“Autochthonous”),
with Anna Clyne’s This Moment October 6–8, 2023
Florence Price’s Symphony No. 4
with world premiere of Esteban Benzecry’s MUYUY, The circle of life, December 7–10, 2023
George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Marcus Roberts Trio
alongside performances of Stravinsky and Weill, January 18–20, 2024
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AN EXPANSIVE 21ST-CENTURY SOUND
Valerie Coleman’s fourth commission from the Orchestra and Nézet-Séguin,
with Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major performed by Mitsuko Uchida
World premiere of Mason Bates’s Violin Concerto
with Gil Shaham, conducted by Nézet-Séguin
World premiere of Brazilian-American Clarice Assad’s Bassoon Concerto
with Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa, conducted by Nézet-Séguin
U.S. premiere of Peruvian-American Jimmy López Bellido’s piano concerto Ephemerae
with Javier Perianes, conducted by Rafael Payare
Commissions from Pulitzer Prize Winners Du Yun and Julia Wolfe
Yun’s Pipa Concerto with Wu Man, conducted by Anna Sułkowska-Migoń
Wolfe work conducted by David Robertson
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CHORAL MASTERWORKS
Brahms’s A German Requiem, conducted by Nézet-Séguin
Mozart’s Requiem, conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann
Orff’s Carmina burana, conducted by Fabio Luisi
Puccini’s La bohème, conducted by Nézet-Séguin
in a staged concert version of the masterpiece of love and loss to conclude the season
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COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN RETURNS FOR TWO WEEKS
May 9–18, 2024
Salonen’s Kínēma with Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5
Karawane by Salonen and Ravel’s complete Daphnis and Chloe
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PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR NATHALIE STUTZMANN
All Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 and Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) with Haochen Zhang
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ICONIC ARTISTS TAKE CENTER STAGE
John Williams to conduct his Cello Concerto with Yo-Yo Ma along with iconic film music,
February 20, 2024
Audra McDonald returns for a one-night-only performance, October 3, 2023
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CELEBRATED CONDUCTORS AND SOLOISTS RETURN
Former Music Director Christoph Eschenbach returns to lead Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, and
Chausson’s Poème and Vieuxtemps’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with Joshua Bell
Daniil Trifonov performs Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla leads Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 and Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 1 with
Principal Horn Jennifer Montone
Principal Cello Hai-Ye Ni performs Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1, led by David Robertson
Hélène Grimaud performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20
Tugan Sokhiev leads Britten’s Simple Symphony, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4
Lahav Shani conducts Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Leif Ove Andsnes,
and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra
Xian Zhang conducts pairing of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
with Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires with Concertmaster David Kim
Paavo Järvi leads works by Prokofiev and Debussy,
and U.S. premiere of Connesson’s Concerto da Requiem with organist Christian Schmitt
András Schiff performs and conducts works by Haydn, Schubert, and Mozart
Gil Shaham performs and leads an all-Mozart program
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SPOTLIGHT RECITAL SERIES
Features solo performances by biggest names in classical music:
Yo-Yo Ma with Kathryn Stott, Yuja Wang, and Evgeny Kissin
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RACHMANINOFF 150 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONTINUES
Performances of his Symphonic Dances, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2,
and Piano Concerto No. 3
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FAMILY PROGRAMMING CONTINUES
Family Concerts and Sound All Around programs introduce young listeners to classical music
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OUR CITY, YOUR ORCHESTRA DIGITAL SERIES ENTERS SEASON FOUR
Collaborations with the diverse communities of Philadelphia
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HEARTOGETHER PODCAST CONTINUES
Conversations on social justice, creative equity, and the arts