Philadelphia Orchestra

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, interior at night

The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American orchestra. It is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It does over 130 subscription concerts a year from September to May.[1] In the summer the Orchestra performs an outdoor session for a month.[2] It originally gave concerts at the Academy of Music.[3] The orchestra was founded in 1900.[1] It has performed at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts since 2001.

Discography

Studio albums

Music Directors

  • Fritz Scheel (1900–1907)
  • Karl Pohlig (1908–1912)
  • Leopold Stokowski (1912–1938)
  • Eugene Ormandy (1936–1980)
  • Riccardo Muti (1980–1992)
  • Wolfgang Sawallisch (1993–2003)
  • Christoph Eschenbach (2003–2008)
  • Charles Dutoit (2008–2012, chief conductor)
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2012–present)

References

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  1. 1 2 "The Philadelphia Orchestra; A Brief History". whyy.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Historical Society of Pennsylvania collection of Academy of Music programs, playbills, and scrapbooks". The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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