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Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s eighth season as music director takes us on a journey from Beethoven to some of the most exciting new voices of our day. We invite you to join us!
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It's the start of the holiday season! Join us for a festive celebration of all your favorite Christmas sounds and sing-alongs. Listen closely for those jingle bells, too—you never know who might pay a special visit to Verizon Hall. Reserve your tickets today!
It's the start of the holiday season! Join us for a festive celebration of all your favorite Christmas sounds and sing-alongs. Listen closely for those jingle bells, too—you never know who might pay a special visit to Verizon Hall. Reserve your tickets today!
Baseball is as beloved in Japan as it is in the US and Orchestra musicians always try to put together a friendly game with a local orchestra when on tour. This year the Philadelphia Firebirds played against members from the Tokyo Symphony. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Violist Marvin Moon narrowly avoids a wild pitch. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa doubles as pitcher. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The final score was 7–5, Firebirds for the win.
A typical side street in Tokyo. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Principal Timpani Don Liuzzi joined the Patron Tour for a private demonstration of taiko drumming.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The Patron Tour then visited Sensō-ji, an ancient Buddhist temple and the oldest temple in Tokyo, and the five-story Asakusa Shinto shrine. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
They also visited the Namakase shopping district. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Violinist Amy Oshiro-Morales poses by an Orchestra poster in the subway.
The Orchestra’s evening concert was at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Concert Hall, a debut performance for the Philadelphians. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Librarian Steve Glanzmann sets out the music. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
A string quartet of Orchestra musicians performed a pop-up concert in the lobby of the Metropolitan Theatre in support of disaster relief efforts for those affected by the recent typhoons. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The Metropolitan Theatre. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick cracks up Director of Orchestra Personnel Marilyn Rife before the concert. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Assistant Principal Cello Yumi Kendall spies our photographer. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Concertmaster David Kim tunes the Orchestra. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Violinist Philip Kates applauds soloist Haochen Zhang as he enters the stage to perform Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Pianist Haochen Zhang performs Rachmaninoff’s Second Concerto. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick leads Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick and Haochen share a moment at the end of the concert. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
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