The Academy of Music in Philadelphia was near full on opening night of the Philadelphia Ballet’s production of “Coppelia,” with…
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The Monterey Jazz Festival on tour swung into Philadelphia April 8 for a concert night to remember, with veteran headliners…
The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Crossing premiered composer John Luther Adams “Vespers of the Blessed Earth” to an almost full…
Philadelphia Ballet performed two separate programs at the Academy of Music this month— a mini ballet repertory run of Angel…
Aiden Levy’s “Saxophone Colossus” is an engrossing portrait of jazz musician Sonny Rollins. Rollins, now 92, stopped performing a decade…
Conductor Roderick Cox made his Philadelphia Orchestra debut with a vibrant program Jan. 13-14, in Verizon Hall with works by…
From its opening moments of Naomi Rodgers seated with her back to the audience in a red leather minidress and…
Penn Live Arts’ celebrated the musical legacies of John and Alice Coltrane, with a series of concerts and engagements with…
Philadelphia Ballet Artistic director Angel Corella is packing company’s 2022-23 season with classic story ballets starting with “Cinderella” this month…
Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin has been a leading proponent of the music of African American composer Florence Price, who…
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is currently on the last leg of their three-month tour across the US. The…
Speaking to a nearly sold-out audience at the Academy of Music on March 3, Philadelphia Ballet artistic director Angel Corella…