Philadelphia Orchestra with the Philadelphia Singers Chorale
"Apollon musagète" and "Oedipus Rex"
Lewis WhittingtonPhiladelphia,
The last night of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts attracted thousands of people, who wrapped around the Kimmel Center to view the aerial show that was happening on a spacy metal oval that morphed into various shapes and ...
Emily S. Mendel
South Riding
Coproduction of the BBC and MASTERPIECE on PBSAdapted by Andrew Davies, from the novel by Winifred Holtby Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, and Peter Firth PBS stations, Sundays, May 1, ...
Karen Weinstein
Quidam
Cirque du SoleilGuide and Founder: Guy LaliberteDirected by Franco DragoneComposer/Musical Director: Benoit JutrasChoreographed by Debra BrownU.S. Tour
Have you ever seen Cirque du Soleil If not, "Quidam," which debuted in 1996 and features 50 acrobats, is as ...
Emily S. Mendel
Upstairs Downstairs
Written by Heidi Thomas Directed by Euros Lynn (Episodes 1 and 2) and Saul Metzstein (Episode 3) Starring Dame Eileen Atkins, Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, and Jean Marsh Coproduction of the BBC and MASTERPIECE ...
Lewis WhittingtonPhiladelphia,
Stephen Hough at the piano. (He was the soloist for the Tchaikovsky concerto.)Photo by Hiroyuki Ito
Fab Phils: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
Philadelphia OrchestraVasily Petrenko, guest conductorStephen Hough, pianistVerizon HallMarch 19, 2011
There are reasons why Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. ...
Lewis Whittington
Vladimir Jurowski conducted the Phildalephia Orchestra in a program of Wagner, Beethoven, and Prokofiev.Photo by Roman Gontcharov
Two Conductors, Same Country, Same Passion
The Philadelphia OrchestraVladimir Jurowski, conductorWagner: Prelude to "Parsifal"; Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Emily S. Mendel
Gillian Anderson and Tom Hollander as Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor in "Any Human Heart"Photo courtesy of PBS
'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic
Starring: Matthew Macfadyen, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Tom Hollander, and Gillian Anderson ...
Lewis WhittingtonPhiladelphia,
Gyan Riley performed the guitar solo of Rodgrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez"
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in Works by Rodrigo and Bizet
"Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquín Rodrigo and other worksPerelman Theater, Kimmel CenterJan. 23-24
Certain works of music have ...
Lewis Whittington
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra.Photo by Jessica Griffin(See video clip below.)
Yannick of the North Returns to Philly’s Embrace, But…
Philadelphia OrchestraYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductorKimmel Center, PhiladelphiaJan. 8, 2011
Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is not officially taking over ...
Emily S. Mendel
Downton Abbey on PBS MASTERPIECE
Created by Julian FellowesWritten by Fellowes, Shelagh Stephenson, and Tina PeplerDirected by Brian Percival, Ben Bolt, and Brian KellyStarring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Dan Stevens PBS stations, Sundays, Jan. 9–30, 2011, ...
