Jon Batiste will give SPAC’s audience the first live performance of his new album, “Big Money,” at his Aug. 22 concert with ...

The latest Classical Notes looks ahead to Naomi Woo's SPAC debut, and looks back at Matthew Aucoin’s indescribable “Music for ...

The crowd gave a great roar, immediately stood up for an ovation, whistles, cheers and a huge applause. Alsop and the ...

As the Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription season came to its epic conclusion Sunday afternoon with Tristan und Isolde, evidence of being in the presence of a historic event piled up. Here was ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and since then, it has established itself as one of the most acclaimed orchestras in the world. In addition to its many performances, the Orchestra ...

©2025 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Visit inquirer.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Esteban Batallán, trumpeter (center) with Philadelphia Orchestra, March 7, in Marian Anderson Hall.

Today at 24, McFadden is assistant conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and he credits much to the music education program that changed his life, Project 440. McFadden called out his mentor, ...

In spring 2019, the Philadelphia Orchestra began an initiative called Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Strategies, or IDEAS, that has been quietly assessing internal operations and external ...