Each January, the Philadelphia Orchestra's Winter Festival presents music-lovers with the sounds and cultures of exotic places.
This season, music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead a tour of the British Isles, which have been a destination for composers for centuries, inspiring timeless music.
Three weekends in January, the orchestra will perform music that transports concert attendees from Verizon Hall to the islands. There will be a new experience for audiences each week of the festival.
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The varied programs will feature music written by eight different composers, including James MacMilan, Handel, Britten and Peter Maxwell Davies.
In addition to Nézet-Séguin, the festival will feature pianist Yefim Bronfman performing Beethoven, first associate concertmaster Juliette Kang in a solo role and conductor Fabio Luisi.
“What we’ve assembled is a great variety of beloved masterworks and novelty that we know will make for a memorable experience," stated Jeremy Rothman, vice president of artistic planning for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The program lineup is below:
• Week One: Handel and Britten (Jan. 11-13)
• Week Two: Bruch and Mendelssohn (Jan. 18-20)
• Week Three: Haydn and Beethoven (Jan. 24-26)
2018 Winter Festival: The British Isles
Thursday, Jan. 11 through Friday, Jan. 26
Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall
300 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 893-1999