August 14, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION AND CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH ANNOUNCE CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP
Eschenbach will return to conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons

August 6, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION APPOINTS TWO NEW VICE PRESIDENTS
Anna Madonia is Vice President for Development and Board Relations
Stephen Millen is Vice President and Manager of Orchestra Operations

August 6, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA KICKS OFF 2007-08 SEASON WITH OPENING NIGHT CONCERT AND GALA
All-Brahms program with guest violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter
will be broadcast to giant outdoor screen outside the Kimmel Center Gala festivities include receptions and dinner in the Kimmel Center

July 30, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO NEWLY RENOVATIED SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR ANNUAL THREE-WEEK RESIDENCY
Artistic Director Charles Dutoit leads Philadelphians and superstar soloists, including violinists Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and pianists Emanuel Ax and André Watts
Erich Kunzel conducts program of Broadway favorites from Chicago, Hairspray, Wicked, and more!
New family-friendly matinee features Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals
and excerpts from the score of Disney’s Fantasia

July 6, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TRAVELS TO COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR ITS FIRST-EVER RESIDENCY AT BRAVO! VAIL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Orchestra performs six concerts in Vail, July 7-14, 2007
Concerts are led by Music Director Christoph Eschenbach, Associate Conductor Rossen Milanov, and Hans Graf
Soprano Marisol Montalvo, violinists Erik Schumann and Karen Gomyo, and pianists Jonathan Biss and Jon Kimura Parker are featured soloists

June 28, 2007
MORE MUSIC DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE IN PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA'S ONLINE MUSIC STORE
Orchestra releases download of world premiere performance of Higdon’s Concerto for Orchestra
Downloads of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 2 and Cello Concerto No. 1 released
All nine Beethoven symphonies led by Christoph Eschenbach available for package price

June 22, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA OPENS ITS SUMMER SERIES AT THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Series opens June 26 with Beethoven’s magnificent Ninth Symphony
and Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy-nominated Concerto for Orchestra
Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1;
concert also features Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

June 19, 2007
RICHARD GERE TO RECEIVE 2007 MARIAN ANDERSON AWARD
Award Gala with Philadelphia Orchestra to take place Monday, November 12, 2007, at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

June 18, 2007
ACADEMY OF MUSIC'S MAJESTIC CHANDELIER COMES DOWN FOR MAJOR RENOVATION
For the first time, historic chandelier is removed from Academy
for a 13-month renovation project

May 15, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PRESENTS 2007 KUHN AWARD TO PRINCIPAL BASS HAROLD ROBINSON
Orchestra also honors Nancy Bradburd, Stephane Dalschaert,
and Albert Filosa on their retirement
Volunteer Committees honor Nancy Bradburd, Mark Gigliotti,
Barbara Govatos, and John Hood on their 25th anniversaries

May 9, 2007
JOANNA MCNEIL LEWIS NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Ms. Lewis succeeds Dr. Luther Brady, who has served as president since 2004

May 7, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2007 NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES
Series includes Orchestra’s first visit to Chestnut Hill’s Pastorius Park
Orchestra returns to Clark Park in University City
and Wiggins Park in Camden, N.J.,
Wachovia sponsors the Neighborhood Concert series for the fourth year

May 1, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SHOWCASES ITS CORE REPERTOIRE WITH RECORDING OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S FOURTH SYMPHONY
Orchestra’s fifth release on the Ondine label also features
Christoph Eschenbach performing Tchaikovsky’s piano work
The Seasons (“July” – “December”)

May 1, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TRANSMITS LIVE CONCERT TO SIX LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Philadelphia is first major orchestra to multi-cast a concert to large-screen venues through the Internet2 network and DVTS technology

April 17, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2007 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Series opens June 26 with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by
Rossen Milanov, artistic director of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann
Stellar artist lineup includes pianists Lang Lang, André Watts, and
Christopher O’Riley; violinists Itzhak Perlman, Midori, and Elissa Lee Koljonen;
cellist Alisa Weilerstein; and soprano Krassimira Stoyanova

April 5, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMS BEST OF MOZART, BEETHOVEN, AND TCHAIKOVSKY
Summer Best of … concerts take place in Verizon Hall, June 20-22, 2007

March 30, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA LAUNCHES "PODCHESTRA,' A TRIAL SERIES OF FOUR PODCASTS
The Orchestra’s first-ever podcast series focuses on young artists soloing with the Orchestra during month of “Rising Stars”

March 27, 2007
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION AND THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SIGN THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT

March 13, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES FIVE WINNERS OF 2007 GREENFIELD STUDENT COMPETITION
Annual Competition nurtures young artists who will perform with the Orchestra during the 2007-08 season

March 12, 2007
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH AND THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TOUR THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND AND FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ON 2007 UNITED STATES TOUR
Orchestra performs 12 concerts in 11 cities on three-week tour; German baritone Matthias Goerne and four of the Orchestra’s principal woodwinds are featured as soloists

February 23, 2007
CHARLES DUTOIT NAMED CHIEF CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTIC ADVISER OF THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Internationally renowned conductor with extensive relationship with the Orchestra assumes role beginning September 2008

February 15, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA RELEASES FIRST RECORDING SHOWCASING KIMMEL CENTER'S FRED J. COOPER MEMORIAL ORGAN
Orchestra’s fourth release on the Ondine label includes
Saint-Saëns’s “Organ” Symphony, Barber’s Toccata festiva,
and Poulenc’s Organ Concerto
Recordings drawn from live inaugural concerts in May 2006 feature Cathedral of Notre Dame organist Olivier Latry

February 14, 2007
ARAB AND JEWISH MUSICIANS COME TOGETHER FOR PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA FAMILY CONCERTS, "INTERCULTURAL JOURNEYS"
Orchestra cellist Ohad (“Udi”) Bar-David curates program of music from, and influenced by, the Middle East
Concerts feature Mr. Bar-David on cello, Hanna Khoury on violin, Margot Leverett on klezmer clarinet, Kareem Roustom on ‘ūd, and Michel Mirhej Baklouk on percussion

February 6, 2007
FEBRUARY IS SUBSCRIBER APPRECIATION MONTH AT THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Orchestra launches “We ♥ Our Subscribers” campaign, featuring special promotions, giveaways, events, and a website exclusively for subscribers

January 31, 2007
SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 42 ND ‘CELEBRATION’ SEASON TO FEATURE AMPHITHEATRE IMPROVEMENTS; EXTENDED SEASON PROGRAM; 30 th ANNUAL FREIHOFER’S JAZZ FESTIVAL; NYCB’S NEW ROMEO AND JULIET; “BROADWAY ROCKS!” ORCHESTRA EVENING; FAMILY MATINEE WITH CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS AND MORE

January 30, 2007
CBS 3, THE CW PHILLY 57 HONOR THE MEMORY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WITH HALF HOUR SPECIAL
‘MLK: A Philadelphia Tribute’ To Air Throughout February

January 25, 2007
THE BRAVO! VAIL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL WELCOMES THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS 3 YEAR RESIDENCY, JULY 7-14
RESIDENCY MARKS THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA’S DEBUT IN VAIL AND FIRST RETURN TO COLORADO IN OVER TWENTY YEARS Concerts to Feature Music Director and Conductor Christoph Eschenbach, Associate Conductor Rossen Milanov and Guest Conductor Hans Graf
Soloists Will Include Pianists Jonathan Biss and Jon Kimura Parker, Violists Karen Gomyo and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Soprano Marisol Montalvo. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Will be Performed with The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Chorus

January 22, 2007
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH AND THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCE 2007-2008 SEASON
Season celebrates monumental works, several of which were given world or U.S. premieres by The Philadelphia Orchestra before becoming staples of the symphonic repertoire
Mahler cycle concludes with the composer’s Symphony No. 7 and the colossal Symphony No. 8 (“Symphony of a Thousand”)
Christoph Eschenbach leads Leonard Bernstein Festival including two commissions by Philadelphia composer Jennifer Higdon
Other new works include the U.S. premieres of a co-commission by Marc-André Dalbavie and works by Wolfgang Rihm and Herbert Willi
Simon Rattle leads first Philadelphia Orchestra performances of Schumann’s secular oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri
Other guest conductors include Charles Dutoit, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Vladimir Jurowski, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, and Osmo Vänskä; John Axelrod, Christoph Campestrini, Stéphane Denève, and Antonio Pappano make conducting debuts; Miguel Harth-Bedoya makes subscription conducting debut
Guest soloists include pianists Leif Ove Andsnes, Emanuel Ax, Rudolf Buchbinder, Hélène Grimaud, and Horacio Gutiérrez; violinists Joshua Bell, Sarah Chang, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, and Nikolaj Znaider
Pianists Yoko Nozaki and Simon Trpčeski, violinist Jennifer Koh, organist Thierry Escaich, baritone Franco Pomponi, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, and tenor Mark Padmore make Philadelphia Orchestra debuts; Time for Three, soprano Heidi Grant Murphy, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, and tenor Joseph Kaiser make subscription debuts

January 22, 2007
LEONORE ANNENBERG TO RECEIVE ACADEMY OF MUSIC 150TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD AT ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ON JANUARY 27, 2007
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to present the award
Funds raised by the 150th anniversary celebrations surpass goal at $11.6 million

January 19, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA INTRODUCES THE NEXT GENERATION TO THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Orchestra returns to its former home for School Concerts days before the Academy’s 150th Anniversary Concert and Ball

January 9, 2007
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA WINS METLIFE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR ITS CAMDEN INITIATIVE
Camden Community Partnership Initiative includes Camden Music Workshop, Neighborhood Concerts, and School Partnership Program
Partnership with Cooper University Hospital helped launch three-year-old initiative
Camden Music Workshop presents culminating performance on January 19, 2007, featuring Music Director Christoph Eschenbach

December 14, 2006
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw added as host and actor John Lithgow as vocalist
Concert-only tickets are still available

December 7, 2006
FREE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TRIBUTE CONCERT CAPS DAY OF ACTIVITIES AT MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL
In partnership with Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, MLK High School hosts Philadelphia MLK Jr. Association for Nonviolence’s 25th annual luncheon and Orchestra’s Tribute Concert on January 15, 2007
Thomas Wilkins leads Orchestra and Philadelphia All City Choir; specially selected high-school students reflect on Dr. King’s legacy

November 16, 2006
JOIN THE GENERATIONS OF MUSIC LOVERS WHO HAVE MADE THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PART OF THEIR HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS
Handel’s Messiah, a treasured holiday tradition, is led by Richard Hickox
Family favorite, The Glorious Sound of Christmas, features holiday classics from the Orchestra’s best-selling album
Orchestra and dazzling soprano Marisol Montalvo ring in the New Year in Viennese style

November 15, 2006
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ADDS MORE MUSIC DOWNLOADS TO ONLINE MUSIC STORE
Ondine CDs available as downloads for the first time
Store features first downloads of the Grammy-nominated 2003 Schumann set with Wolfgang Sawallisch and other downloads from the 2002-03 Schumann Festival

October 25, 2006
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PRESENTS SECOND CONCERT OF THE 2006-07 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
Concert on Sunday, November 26, 2006, features music of Mozart, Schubert, and Philadelphia composer Andrea Clearfield

October 20, 2006
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH’S TERM AS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TO CONCLUDE AT THE END OF THE 2007-08 SEASON

October 17, 2006
FORMER MUSIC DIRECTOR RICCARDO MUTI LEADS THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA IN A WEEK OF SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS
Program features works by Schubert, Hindemith, and Strauss

October 12, 2006
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

October 10, 2006
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA OPENS 2006-07 ACCESS SERIES
75-minute, lower-priced Access concerts are designed for new or curious classical music listeners

October 5, 2006
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA BEGINS 2006-07 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
First Chamber Music concert of the season is Sunday, October 8, 2006

October 5, 2006
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA OFFERS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TO EXPLORE CLASSICAL MUSIC
Orchestra performs two Family Series for children ages 6-12
Sound All Around for ages 3-5 takes place in Center City and on the Main Line

October 2, 2006
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION RAISES OVER $2 MILLION IN NEW INCREASED GIFTS, SURPASSING CHALLENGE SET BY WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION

September 21, 2006
FREE CLASSICAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS OF BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH SYMPHONY LAUNCH PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ONLINE MUSIC STORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NUGS.NET
First online classical music store of its kind for major American orchestra features Orchestra’s recent and archival recordings at www.thephiladelphiaorchestra.com

September 15, 2006
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW MUSICIANS
The Philadelphia Orchestra announces the appointment of two new musicians

September 14, 2006
STARS OF BROADWAY, JAZZ AND GOSPEL TO HONOR SIDNEY POITIER GALA WITH THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA WILL TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 14, 2006 AT KIMMEL CENTER

September 13, 2006
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACADEMY OF MUSIC WITH CONCERT AND BALL
Christoph Eschenbach leads concert featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra with soprano Deborah Voigt and tenor Ben Heppner
Rock Icon Rod Stewart makes a special guest appearance performing a selection of popular songs
Anniversary Ball, at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, follows the concert