June 18
TD Pavilion

Pack a picnic and join us for our annual summer tradition as The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Austin Chanu, returns to TD Pavilion at the Mann on June 18 for an evening of Tchaikovsky’s greatest works. We’ll begin the evening with Tchaikovsky’s emotional Symphony No. 6, the last of his symphonies to premiere in his lifetime. Following this will be selections from the lush and romantic Suite from Swan Lake, featuring Tchaikovsky’s most memorable melodies. We’ll finish the evening with the rousing 1812 Overture, culminating in an epic display of fireworks against the gorgeous Philadelphia skyline!

Program:

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique")

Tchaikovsky Selections from Suite from Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture

Miller Parker
January 23, 1945 - October 28, 2023

Real estate developer, television and radio producer, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, Miller Parker was born, at home in North Philadelphia, in a driving snowstorm in 1945. Delayed until the following day, the doctor put the wrong date on the birth certificate— an error that would go on to vex Miller for his entire life.

After serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, Miller returned to Philadelphia and began a career in communications that spanned three decades, including as an account representative with WCAU TV/CB; worked with Captain
Kangaroo and Gene London; developed the Miss America pageant weekend in Philadelphia (Franklin’s Philadelphia Pageant Weekend); and later went on to produce television and radio programs. Among his other accomplishments, Miller owned
WHAT Radio, produced stage plays, special events, and community fairs, and was instrumental in the creation of the Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park in West Parkside, an area he championed for many years while working at the
Philadelphia Business & Technology Center. 

Miller was a strong supporter of Philadelphia’s arts and culture institutions, among them The Mann Center for the Performing Arts as a Board Member; the Barnes Foundation, as Ambassador; the Japanese American Society; and The Franklin Institute, where he was a champion of diversity in science education.

Austin Chanu, conductor

Tchaikovsky 
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 ("Pathétique")
I. Adagio—Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Adagio lamentoso

Intermission

Tchaikovsky 
Selections from the Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20a (1875—76)
I. Scene
II. Waltz
III. Dance of the Swans
VIII. Mazurka

Tchaikovsky
Solemn Overture, 1812, Op. 49

This program runs approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes.

 The Steinway Piano is the official piano of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and is provided by Jacobs Music.

 No audio/video tape recording devices or photographs allowed.

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