The Philadelphia Orchestra’s numerous historic international tours have brought its music to audiences at home and abroad for generations.

RECENT TOURS
View photos and read about recent tours:

• 2008 Anniversary Tour of Asia
• 2007 United States Tour
• 2006 European Festivals Tour
• 2006 Tour of Florida and Puerto Rico
• 2005 Tour of Asia
• 2004 Tour of Europe

HIGHLIGHTS FROM HISTORY

• 1936: The Orchestra is the first American orchestra to make a transcontinental tour.
• 1949: The Orchestra is the first American orchestra to cross the Atlantic after World War II.
• 1955: The Orchestra tours continental Europe for the first time, and composer Jean Sibelius welcomes the entire orchestra to his home outside Helsinki.
• 1958: The Orchestra first tours the Soviet Union and Eastern bloc countries.
• 1966: The Orchestra first tours Central and South America, under Ormandy.
• 1967: The Orchestra first tours Asia.
• 1973: The Orchestra is the first American orchestra to perform in the People’s Republic of China, at the special request of President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.
• 1986: The Orchestra tours the U.S. in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its first transcontinental trip.
• 1992: Music Director Riccardo Muti leads the Orchestra’s first tour to Israel.
• 1999: The Orchestra is the first American symphony to visit Vietnam.
• 2001: The Orchestra returns to mainland China for the third time. 
• 2003: The Orchestra tours the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile