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October 2018
Classical Conversations
Classical Conversations The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia continues our wildly popular post-concert program on Sundays. Please join our Music Director, Executive Director and/or our guest artists in the Perelman Theater for an informal and informative question and answer session following the matinée.
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Asia
Conductor/Artists Dirk Brossé, Conductor Wu Man, Pipa Program Mozart – Divertimento, K. 138 Dvořák – Serenade for Strings Dirk Brossé/Traditional – Mu yang Gu-niang Wu Man – Interlude: solo pipa Lou Harrison – Concerto for Pipa and String Orchestra Sun, December 9, 2018 at 2:30 PM Perelman Theater Mon, December 10, 2018 at 7:30 PM Perelman Theater Wu Man is recognized as the world's greatest virtuoso on an instrument that is over 2000 years old: the Chinese pipa…
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Europe
Caterina Lichtenberg, Mandolin Program J.S. Bach – Air on the G string, BWV 1068 Caterina Lichtenberg – Interlude: solo mandolin Gaudioso – Concerto di Mandolino a solo con Violini e Basso Caldara – Sinfonie a Quattro #1, 8, 9, and 10 Vivaldi – Concerto for Mandolin Corelli – Suite for String Orchestra Sun, February 24, 2019 at 2:30 PM Perelman Theater Mon, February 25, 2019 at 7:30 PM Perelman Theater The Chamber Orchestra is finding its migration roots in…
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The Americas
Dirk Brossé, Conductor Jordan Dodson, Guitar Astral Spotlight Artist Program Manuel de Falla – El Amor Brujo Suite Villa-Lobos – Concerto for Guitar Chabrier – Habanera Steven Gerber – Homage to Dvořák, from Spirituals for String Orchestra Jordan Dodson – Interlude, Solo Guitar Andrea Clearfield, Composer in Residence – "Glow", Concerto for Electric Guitar and Chamber Orchestra* *World Premiere Sun, March 31, 2019 at 2:30 PM Perelman Theater Mon, April 1, 2019 at 7:30 PM Perelman Theater…
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Mozart’s Linz Symphony and the Oud
Dirk Brossé, Conductor Simon Shaheen, Oud François-Adrien Boieldieu – Overture to Le Calife de Bagdad Mozart – Symphony No. 36 “Linz” Saint-Saëns – “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah Simon Shaheen – Interlude: solo oud Shaheen – Concerto in C minor for Oud* *Philadelphia Premiere Sun, May 19, 2019 at 2:30 PM Perelman Theater Mon, May 20, 2019 at 7:30 PM Perelman Theater Simon Shaheen makes his Chamber Orchestra debut under the direction of Maestro Dirk Brossé. A prominent…
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