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New on CD: Yannick, the Philadelphians, and Rachmaninoff
“The opening bars tell you this is going to be a good ‘Pag Rhap’. As things turn out, it is a great one, up there with the very best.” (Gramophone)When The Philadelphia Orchestra first recorded...
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Francis in Philadelphia: The Sacred Roots of Classical Music
The visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia is of course a celebration, but its centerpiece is the heart of Catholic practice: a Mass (to be celebrated on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Sunday,...
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Performing for Pope Francis and the World: A Moment in History for The...
As we count down to Pope Francis’s arrival in Philadelphia, and the Orchestra’s two appearances this weekend, take some time and listen to President and CEO Allison Vulgamore talk with WRTI’s Susan...
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Bravo Yannick!
The prestigious classical music industry bible, Musical America, has just named Yannick 2016 Artist of the Year. Not only does this put our beloved music director in the company of such previous...
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Yannick's Guide to the Orchestra
Yannick conducted a Family Concert on Saturday, March 5, 2016, featuring Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Ben Steinfeld was host and narrator for the Britten, and Kasey Shao was the...
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An Extraordinary Moment—Yannick Extends His Philadelphia Orchestra Contract...
It’s a great day for The Philadelphia Orchestra, the City of Philadelphia, and the entire music world. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin has renewed his deep commitment to the institution by...
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin/Philadelphia Orchestra Timeline of Achievements
Photo by Chris LeeDecember 2008: Makes Philadelphia Orchestra debut conducting Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”) and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with André WattsJune 2010: Appointed...
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Yannick Looks Forward: With Four Amazing Seasons Behind Him, an Enticing...
When The Philadelphia Orchestra announced in 2010 that it had named a 35-year-old French Canadian with relatively little name recognition in the United States as its new music director, the world could...
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La Ville Lumière: The Philadelphia Orchestra Honors the French Capital with a...
“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life,” Thomas Jefferson wrote some 250 years ago. Much later, James Thurber would call the city “a vast university of...
View ArticleThe Seasons: Haydn’s “most touching work”
The first piece Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin sang as a boy soprano at the age of 10 was Haydn’s The Seasons. Learn more about why he considers this “one of the most entertaining pieces ever” and...
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