Music

NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations and Lensky's Aria featuring cellist Mischa Maisky, whose performances are marked by "sentiment and dancing energy" (The New York Times).

Thu., Jan. 28 performance is followed by a free discussion with Iván Fischer, Mischa Maisky, and Nigel Boon.

NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer leads Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations and Lensky's Aria featuring cellist Mischa Maisky, whose performances are marked by "sentiment and dancing energy" (The New York Times).

Thu., Jan. 28 performance is followed by a free discussion with Iván Fischer, Mischa Maisky, and Nigel Boon.

Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rubinstein
 performed by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia:
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor
Mikhail Yanovitsky, piano
Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297 (300a) "Paris"
Rubinstein (1829-1894) Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70
Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian"

Jerry Blavat's Legends of Rock 'N' Roll and R&B
:
Jay Black, the voice of the Americans
Darlene Love
Shirley Alston Reeves, lead singer of The Shirelles
The Skyliners
Earl Lewis & The Channels
"Geator with the Heater," "Boss with the Hot Sauce" and cherished keeper of doo-wop, radio personality Jerry Blavat is a Philadelphia institution and a '60s musical legend. His shows at the Kimmel Center have audiences begging for more! Let Jerry take you back to a musical period that is both nostalgic and relevant.

Operatic Masterpieces in Concert performed by The 
Academy of Vocal Arts
:
Bellini / Norma Acts I and II Verdi / Il trovatore Act IV
The AVA artists take center stage in this exhilarating concert of an entire act from three grand operas. Featuring AVA alumna, Metropolitan Opera soprano Angela Meade as Norma, a role she will sing at the 2010 Caramoor Festival. Sung in the original language with English supertitles. Christofer Macatsoris conducts the AVA Opera Orchestra.

Operatic Masterpieces in Concert performed by The 
Academy of Vocal Arts
:
Bellini / Norma Acts I and II Verdi / Il trovatore Act IV
The AVA artists take center stage in this exhilarating concert of an entire act from three grand operas. Featuring AVA alumna, Metropolitan Opera soprano Angela Meade as Norma, a role she will sing at the 2010 Caramoor Festival. Sung in the original language with English supertitles. Christofer Macatsoris conducts the AVA Opera Orchestra.