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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

On this day in history, November 13, 1940, Disney’s Fantasia was released. The Philadelphia Orchestra and former Music Director Leopold Stokowski made movie history by playing the soundtrack to the innovative animated film that has since introduced multiple generations to classical music.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Concertmaster David Kim took us on a musical tour of all Four Seasons last night in Marian Anderson Hall and Principal Cello Hai-Ye Ni and Associate Principal Cello Priscilla Lee gave a remarkable performance of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos, marking Priscilla’s solo debut with the Orchestra!

Concertmaster David Kim serves as leader and soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Principal Cello Hai-Ye Ni and Associate Principal Cello Priscilla Lee perform in Marian Anderson Hall.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Two words: Pure magic. That’s what happens when Philadelphia Orchestra musicians take center stage. Principal Oboe Philippe Tondre, Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales, Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa, and Principal Horn Jennifer Montone were incredible last night and today. 📸 Jessica Griffin

Principal Oboe Philippe Tondre, Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales, Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa, and Principal Horn Jennifer Montone perform Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in Marian Anderson Hall with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Happy birthday to Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop! We’re thankful for your artistry, passionate spirit, and commitment to empowering women in classical music. We hope you have the best day! 💜

Marin Alsop exits Marian Anderson Hall with a smile on her face during a standing ovation.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

A premiere, a prodigy, and Prokofiev—can you think of a better way to spend a Friday afternoon? Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop led a stunning concert yesterday in Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center. Only two chances left to hear this incredible Opening Weekend program! #PhilOrch125

Marin Alsop conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra and pianist Yunchan Lim in Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

John Adams’s The Rock You Stand On was composed for his dear friend, Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop, in recognition of her trailblazing career. Hear the world premiere of this stunning work this week in Marian Anderson Hall, led by Alsop herself. #PhilOrch125

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

What a monumental start to a historic season! The Orchestra and @nezetseguin.bsky.social opened the 2025–26 season marking the ensemble’s 125th anniversary with performances of Márquez’s Danzón No. 2, Julia Wolfe’s Pretty, and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major with Yuja Wang. #PhilOrch125 #Classical

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Julia Wolfe’s Pretty returns to Marian Anderson Hall during the Opening Night concert of the 2025–26 season! On September 25, hear @nezetseguin.bsky.social lead the piece that redefines the meaning of “pretty,” and was enthusiastically received by audience members and reviewers alike!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Last night’s performance with Teddy Abrams and Time for Three was electric! The Orchestra and Time for Three gave the SPAC premiere of Mason Bates’s Silicon Hymnal, and Mason himself took on the electronica part. Works by Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland rounded out the night. 📸Ironglass Productions

Teddy Abrams conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra and Time for Three at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Join us this week at SPAC for the final four performances of the Orchestra’s summer 2025 residency! #classical

A promotional poster for The Philadelphia Orchestra’s concerts this week at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Renée Fleming stunned last night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in a special performance inspired by her GRAMMY Award-winning album Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene. Fleming performed a wide range of works paired with a beautiful film created by National Geographic. #classical 📸Erica Miller

Renée Fleming performs with The Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Last night’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem was incredible! Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin was joined by a fierce group of singers, including Ailyn Pérez, Sasha Cooke, Matthew Polenzani, Alfred Walker, and Albany Pro Musica chorus. 📸 Francesco D'Amico

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra and vocal soloists in a concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Yannick led a stunning performance last night in Saratoga Springs! We’re looking forward to tonight’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem with him! #classicalmusic 📸 Jake Ritz

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Yannick is in town for the Orchestra’s second week at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center! The Orchestra is looking forward to performing classical masterpieces, songs with soprano Renée Fleming, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ live in concert!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop led a marvelous program of works by American icons George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein last night, and Clayton Stephenson joined the Orchestra for a performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto! Thanks for joining us! 📸 Francesco D'Amico

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The Orchestra is heading to Saratoga Springs, New York, and will open its three-week residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, August 6. Which program are you looking forward to most?

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Single tickets for the 2025–26 season in Marian Anderson Hall are on sale now! We hope you will join us throughout the season to celebrate our 125th anniversary! For more information, visit philorch.org

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Happy birthday to former Music Director Riccardo Muti! We’re reminiscing on his visit to Marian Anderson Hall last October and the phenomenal performances of Verdi’s Requiem that he led. Happy birthday, Maestro Muti! #classical

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Marin Alsop led a stunning performance yesterday to kick off our residency at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival! Marin and the Orchestra gave the Bravo! Vail premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Picaflor: A Future Myth and Randall Goosby played Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3. #classicalmusic

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The Orchestra is heading to Vail, Colorado, from July 6–13, to perform six concerts at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival! Which performance are you most looking forward to?

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Legendary composer Joe Hisaishi led three enchanting concerts in Marian Anderson Hall this week! The concert featured a selection of his orchestral works and a suite from the acclaimed film Spirited Away. Principal Viola Choong-Jin Chang gave an incredible performance of Hisaishi’s Viola Saga.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This week at the Mann Center, the Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony, John Williams’s score to Star Wars: A New Hope while the movie plays on the big screen, and soul-stirring classics, Broadway hits, and more with the only-and-only Cynthia Erivo.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Happy Father’s Day from Your Philadelphia Orchestra!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Marian Anderson Hall became a permanent landmark in Philadelphia one year ago today! Every performance that takes place in the hall is a celebration of Marian’s incomparable legacy. We look forward to all that’s yet to come in the one-and-only Marian Anderson Hall.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Philly showed up to celebrate Pride last night! Yannick led a fabulous program with guests Martha Graham Cracker, the ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir, Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, Philadelphia Voices of Pride, Transcendent Choir of Philadelphia, and soloists from Tristan and Isolde. Happy Pride!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Lara Downes gave a beautiful performance of Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement yesterday and an ever-joyful performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony followed to conclude the concert. We’re looking forward to two more sold-out performances of this fantastic program! #classical

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Your Philadelphia Orchestra will return to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in June and July; the Bravo! Vail Music Festival in Vail, Colorado, in July; and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, in August! For more information, visit philorch.org. #classical

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We can’t believe it’s already been a week since Kristin Chenoweth joined us for a special one-night-only performance! She took us somewhere over the rainbow, and we could have danced all night in Marian Anderson Hall. To sum it up, we’ve been changed for good. #classical 📸 Jessica Griffin

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead this year’s Pride Concert on June 4! Philadelphia drag icon Martha Graham Cracker returns to host, featuring the ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir, Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, and Philadelphia Voices of Pride.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Week one with Tugan Sokhiev is off to a great start! He led a cheerful performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 yesterday afternoon. Tickets are still available for the remaining concerts this weekend, and it’s just the first of two weeks with the acclaimed conductor! #classical

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Tune in to CBS 3 this Saturday, April 26, at 7 PM for a special program dedicated to the Orchestra, from its founding in 1900 to its current global and community impact and the upcoming 125th anniversary celebration.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Ryan Fleur as president and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts! A visionary leader with decades of experience, Fleur steps into this role after serving as interim president and CEO since January 2025. Read more here: bit.ly/42K0dN8

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter! To celebrate, tune in to WRTI to hear Handel’s Messiah led by Yannick and featuring Lucy Crowe, Sasha Cooke, Spencer Britten, Christian Van Horn, and the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir. Tune in at 1 PM today, 7 PM tomorrow, or listen here: bit.ly/3YDHvFA

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

We’re celebrating the 143rd birthday of former Music Director Leopold Stokowski, whose legacy lives on through the enduring “Philadelphia Sound,” the groundbreaking firsts that he pioneered with the Orchestra, and now the Kimmel Center’s brand-new restaurant opening later this spring: Leo!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

@nezetseguin.bsky.social led three thrilling performances of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony this past weekend! From the march in A minor in the first movement to the thunderous blows of the hammer of fate, it felt like a cathartic release of emotion in Marian Anderson Hall. #classical 📸 Allie Ippolito

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Your Philadelphia Orchestra wishes a joyful Passover to all who celebrate. Chag Pesach sameach!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yannick led riveting performances of Barbara Assiginaak’s Eko-Bmijwang (As Long in Time as the River Flows) and Stravinsky's The Firebird last night, and First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang dazzled the audience with her interpretation of Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. 📸Pete Checchia

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

In this city, we love our (fire) birds 🔥🦅 Join us for Stravinsky's The Firebird April 3–5 and tag us in your firebird wings photos!

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Tickets are on sale now at philorch.org for next season’s blockbuster films in concert! Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert: September 26–28, 2025 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert: December 5–7, 2025 Disney’s Fantasia in Concert: January 2–4, 2026

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

We are thrilled to welcome four new musicians to the Philadelphia Orchestra family! Please welcome violist Hsiang-Hsin Ching and cellists Jiayin He, Michael Katz, and Eugene Lin.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

We are excited to announce that The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert in Marian Anderson Hall September 26–28! Tickets will be available on March 27 at philorch.org. #HarryPotterinConcert

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Join us for the final Orchestra After 5 concert of the season next Thursday, March 27! The fun begins at 5 PM with signature cocktails and more, followed by a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 with host Austin Chanu and conductor Nathalie Stutzmann. Visit philorch.org for more. #classical

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop led an incredible concert last night! Gabriela Lena Frank joined us in Marian Anderson Hall for the world premiere of her new piece, Picaflor: A Future Myth. 📸 Jessica Griffin

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Join us this week as Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop leads the world premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank's Picaflor: A Future Myth. The new work reimagines the Peruvian creation myth of the picaflor—a small hummingbird—in 10 short movements that look to the future. Visit philorch.org for more.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

We’re one week away from the final Family Concert of the season! Join us on March 15 to hear Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals. We’re partnering with the Eagles Autism Foundation to create a sensory-friendly experience for all listeners to enjoy this concert. Visit philorch.org for more.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

In honor of Women’s History Month, we're joining Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop in her #PurpleBaton campaign celebrating great conductors who are women. Marin has pushed boundaries throughout her career and has helped pave the way for future generations of women in classical music.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra @philorch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Philadelphia native and Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Julia Wolfe joined us in Marian Anderson Hall for the Philadelphia premiere of her new piece Pretty. Yannick led a spectacular performance of this bold and playful work that asks, “What is pretty anyways?” 📸 Allie Ippolito

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