July 23
TD Pavilion

Join us in celebrating the 125th anniversary of The Philadelphia Orchestra as it returns to its summer home at the TD Pavilion at the Mann on July 23 for an evening of classical music hits, led by Assistant Conductor Naomi Woo. The evening will feature two of the most iconic musical segments from Walt Disney's 1940 classic Fantasia, the score of which was originally recorded by The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1939 at the Academy of Music: Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Paul Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The Orchestra will also perform Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 2, which the composer himself described as “a confession of the soul.” Pack a picnic and enjoy this exciting celebration of classical music and your Philadelphia Orchestra under the stars! 

Naomi Woo, conductor

Bach/orch. Stokowski
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Grieg
from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46:
I. Morning-Mood
IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Intermission

Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
I. Allegretto
II. Tempo andante, ma rubato
III. Vivacissimo—Lento e soave—Tempo primo—Lento e soave—
IV. Finale: Allegro moderato—Molto largamente

This program runs approximately 1 hour, 55 minutes.

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

No audio/video tape recording devices or photographs allowed.

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