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Monday, March 18, 2024

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Carl Orff’s Carmina burana by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra teamed with conductor Fabio Luisi, the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, and Philadelphia Girls Choir for a much-anticipat…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:56PM
Monday, February 19, 2024

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Joshua Bell Returns by Linda Holt

Superstar American violinist Joshua Bell drew a crowd to a Philadelphia Orchestra program including Chausson, Vieuxtemps, and Brahms, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. Linda Holt reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:28PM
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Brahms’s German Requiem by Linda Holt

A sumptuous and complex program from the Philadelphia Orchestra paired a world premiere by Mason Bates with Luis Ernesto Peña Laguna’s Oraison for chorus and orchestra, and Brahms’s mas…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:39PM
Monday, January 8, 2024

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents All Mozart with Gil Shaham by Linda Holt

Top American violinist Gil Shaham joined the Philadelphia Orchestra for two Mozart violin concertos, plus two rarely performed short works, combining technical wizardry with personal grace a…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:43PM
Monday, October 16, 2023

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Yannick Conducts Rachmaninoff, featuring the world premiere of Clarice Assad’s Terra, Concerto for Bassoon and O by Linda Holt

The bassoon gets the glory it deserves in the world premiere of Clarice Assad’s Terra, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra with soloist Daniel Matsukawa, joining a Philadelphia Orchestra pr…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:30AM
Monday, September 25, 2023

Festival O23: Opera Philadelphia presents Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra by Linda Holt

For its Festival O23, Opera Philadelphia presents a standout production of Verdi’s tragic opera, Simon Boccanegra. Linda Holt reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:44PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Gabriela Lena Frank and Hector Berlioz by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra gives its first full rendition of composer-in-residence Gabriela Lena Frank’s Walkabout: Concerto for Orchestra, and a thrilling rendition of Berlioz’s Symphon…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:39PM
Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents John Luther Adams and Igor Stravinsky by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra teams with The Crossing for the world premiere of John Luther Adams’s poignant Vespers of the Blessed Earth, and conducting fellow Austin Chanu debuts in a spiri…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:10PM
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Passion at the piano with Kairy Koshoeva by Linda Holt

Linda Holt profiles Kairy Koshoeva, an award-winning pianist who hails from Kyrgyzstan, as she prepares for a recital this week in Philadelphia.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:47AM
Monday, February 27, 2023

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents conductor Stéphane Denève and pianist Yefim Bronfman by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra made an unannounced observance of one year of the war against Ukraine, in this program featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman and a US premiere by Elena Firsova. Linda H…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:43PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir present Beethoven’s Ninth by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, and soloists Angel Blue, Mihoko Fujimura, Limmie Pulliam, and Ryan Speedo Green perform Beethoven for Americans. (Photo by Je…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:27AM
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Beethoven in Beijing, by Jennifer Lin by Linda Holt

Lavishly illustrated and full of anecdotes and surprising tidbits about people and places, Beethoven in Beijing deserves a place in the home of every music-lover and every student of the eve…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:00PM
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Improvising The Phantom of the Opera with Peter Richard Conte by Linda Holt

Organist Peter Richard Conte commands the mighty Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ to conjure the soundtrack to the 1925 version of The Phantom of the Opera. Linda Holt preview

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:00AM
Friday, October 15, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Florence Price’s Symphony No. 4 by Linda Holt

For its first Digital Stage concert of the new season, the Philadelphia Orchestra performed Florence Price's Symphony No. 4 in D minor, a masterpiece of musical art discovered after the comp…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:02PM
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Ravel and Bizet by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra revealed a special flair for French masters Maurice Ravel and Georges Bizet in its latest Digital Stage concert. Linda Holt reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:38PM
Friday, April 30, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Foumai, Farrenc, and Poulenc by Linda Holt

Yannick Nézet-Séguin promised that Louise Farrenc’s symphonic works will get more airtime, beyond the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest sweet and energetic Digital Stage outing. Linda Ho…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PM
Monday, April 12, 2021

PBS presents ‘Great Performances: Beethoven in Beijing’ by Linda Holt

‘Beethoven in Beijing’ follows the Philadelphia musicians who helped open doors between the US and China in the 1970s and beyond, and the artists and leaders of China’s thriving cultur…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PM
Monday, March 29, 2021

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Jason Vieaux and Clancy Newman by Linda Holt

PCMS presents classical guitarist Jason Vieaux and cellist Clancy Newman on a livestreamed program of mostly Latin American and Spanish classical works, with a surprising rock encore. Linda …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:34PM
Monday, February 8, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a Lunar New Year Celebration Concert by Linda Holt

A Philadelphia Orchestra performance honors the Lunar New Year with two works by Chinese composers, including a tribute to the historic secret language of the women of China’s Hunan Provin…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:46PM
Monday, January 18, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents its solo debut of new principal oboist Philippe Tondre by Linda Holt

In his Philadelphia Orchestra solo debut, new principal oboist Phillipe Tondre offered a sweet and lyrical rendition of Mozart’s most celebrated work for oboe. Linda Holt reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PM
Monday, November 30, 2020

The Philadelphia Orchestra streams Samuel Barber and Florence Price by Linda Holt

The livestreaming Philadelphia Orchestra tackled Barber’s attractive but morose ‘Adagio for Strings’ and the Philly premiere of Florence Price’s serene but engaging Symphony No. 1 in…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:57PM

PCMS presents a Beethoven livestream from Jonathan Biss by Linda Holt

Honoring Beethoven’s 250th birthday, pianist Jonathan Biss concluded a livestreamed PCMS recital with an inspired finale to the composer’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110. L…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:47PM
Monday, October 12, 2020

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘Sight/Sound/Symphony’ by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s second Digital Stage stream, titled ‘Sight/Sound/Symphony,’ added another success to its 2020 season, including an orchestra-commissioned world premiere by…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:53PM
Saturday, October 3, 2020

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Our World NOW: An Opening Night Celebration by Linda Holt

A scaled-down Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2020 opener offered a distanced yet defiant celebration of music and new energy for social justice, with works by Coleman, Rossini, Verdi, Mozart, an…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:38AM
Sunday, February 9, 2020

Princeton University Concerts presents ‘Beethoven’s Trios’ by Linda Holt

Beethoven loved composing piano trios, but they often get short shrift today. A Princeton University concert paired two lesser-known works with the famous “Archduke,” playing with a verv…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:09PM
Sunday, January 26, 2020

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Yefim Bronfman at the Academy of Music by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s first subscription concert of 2020, marking a return to the Academy of Music, featured Vivian Fung’s spirited ‘Dust Devils’ alongside Beethoven and Rachm…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:32PM
Monday, December 23, 2019

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Jane Glover conducting Handel’s ‘Messiah’ by Linda Holt

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphonic Choir under conductor Jane Glover presented Philly’s annual dose of Handel’s Messiah at Verizon Hall with quiet truth and exuberant …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:53PM
Monday, December 9, 2019

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Bach’s B Minor Mass by Linda Holt

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Symphonic Choir in Bach’s B Minor Mass. This brilliantly executed but slightly subdued performance sometimes lac…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:55PM
Monday, October 28, 2019

PCMS presents pianist Juho Pohjonen by Linda Holt

Warm, seductive tonal colors and crisp, clean articulation characterized a solo concert by young Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen, who performed works by Rameau and Scriabin at the Pennsylvania…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:10PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards