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Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center

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Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center classical concerts

Avenue of the Arts · Philadelphia

Associated programming: Ensemble Arts Philly

Perelman Theater is the Kimmel Center's smaller recital and chamber-performance room for ensembles, soloists, dance, theater, and flexible stage presentations.

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Timo Andres, piano Aaron Diehl, piano

Tuesday, November 3 at 7:30 PM · Ticket information

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Planning a visit to Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center

Choose Perelman Theater for a chamber-scale or recital-format program inside the Kimmel Center rather than Marian Anderson Hall. Confirm the Perelman room name, seating configuration, program, run time, accessibility arrangements, and ticket terms on the event page, then review current building entrances, transit, parking, security, and late-seating guidance before arrival.

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    A reservation-oriented Greek seafood restaurant near Broad and Locust Streets for a full pre-performance meal; match service time to the correct venue entrance.

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    A more casual Mediterranean restaurant on South 13th Street for a planned meal before a Center City performance; reserve when useful and allow for service.

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Date: Tue, Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

This concert is part of the Elaine Kligerman Piano Recital Series . Program: Andres : How can I live in your world of ideas? Strayhorn : Tonk (Arr. Ellington and Strayhorn) Poulenc : Sonata for Piano Four-Hands Andres : Pavane ( pour un compositeur défunt ) JS Bach : Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061a (Arr.) Monk : Green Chimneys (Arr. Diehl) Andres / Monk : Monk Nocturnes Philadelphia Premiere Wolfe : my lips from speaking Running time: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes (including intermission)

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Date: Fri, Nov 6, 7:30 PM EST

Format: OperaSee ticket options
Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

“Vocally impressive, verbally elegant, and duly seductive” (Opera News) , the “velvet-voiced” (The New Yorker) baritone Justin Austin makes his PCMS debut with pianist Howard Watkins, a leading vocal collaborator and assistant conductor of the Metropolitan Opera. At the heart of their program are selections from The Threepenny Opera , Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s 1928 satirical, jazz-infused critique of unbridled capitalism. Among other genre-bending works, Austin and Watkins also performs one of the rousing Walt Whitman poems Weill set to music after immigrating to the United States and two songs by Ricky Ian Gordon, one of which explores the tragic death of singer Marvin Gaye. Program: Don’t Be Angry! Program includes works by Weill/Brecht , Ravel , Wolf , Bienert , R. I. Gordon , and Owens Running time: approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes (including intermission)

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Date: Fri, Nov 13, 7:00 PM EST

Ticketed: $30-$75
Venue: Perelman Theater • • Details

Program: Giuseppe Verdi — Messa da Requiem Concert credits: Kara Goodrich soprano; Chelsea Laggan mezzo soprano; Timothy Bentch tenor; Richard Zuch bass Kimmel single-ticket seating is listed at $30 / $50 / $75; confirm fees and availability with the endorsed host.

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Date: Wed, Nov 18, 7:30 PM EST

Format: ChamberSee ticket options
Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

Under the artistic direction of celebrated lutenist Thomas Dunford, the Jupiter Ensemble is at the vanguard of a powerful rediscovery of the Baroque repertoire, bringing fresh vitality to the earliest forms of chamber music. Joined by French-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, the ensemble returns to PCMS with a program that weaves together 18th-century portrayals of Amazons—the mythical warrior women—in dramatic stories of power, conflict, and extreme emotion. Program: Program includes works by Provenzale , Cavalli , Viviani , Schürmann , Pallavicino , Marais , Destouche , Vivaldi , and De Bottis . (Please note – this program is approximately 75 minutes without intermission)

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Date: Fri, Nov 20, 7:30 PM EST

Format: ChamberSee ticket options
Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

The Alexander Schneider Concert Program: Debussy : Prélude à l’apres-midi d’un faune for piano 4-hands Chaminade : Three songs TBA Hahn : Three songs from Venezia R. Schumann: Three Songs from Frauenliebe und Leben , Op. 42 R. Schumann: Ich bin dein Baum from Minnespiel, Op. 101 Tchaikovsky : Three songs TBA R. Schumann : Spanische Liebeslieder , Op. 138 Schubert : Six songs TBA Running time: approximately 1 hour 50 minutes (including intermission)

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Date: Wed, Dec 9, 7:30 PM EST

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Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

Continuing the lineage of their esteemed mentors the Cleveland, Juilliard, and Pacifica Quartets, the Verona Quartet has enjoyed a rapid rise to international prominence, fueled by top prizes at the Wigmore Hall, Melbourne, and Osaka competitions. For their PCMS debut, the quartet teams up with Steven Banks, a composer and classical saxophonist with “the potential to be one of the transformational musicians of the twenty-first century” (Seen and Heard International). Program: Dialogismós : A Meditation in Music Debussy : Syrinx Mendelssohn : Ist es wahr Nabors : Quartet No. 2, Mania Amour World Premiere/PCMS Commission* Mozart : Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 (Arr.) Banks : Reflections and Exaltations Philadelphia Premiere Esmail : Magan Rehna Philadelphia Premiere Theofanidis : Visions of the Hereafter Philadelphia Premiere Running time: approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes (including intermission) *This piece was commissioned as part of the Chamber Music for All Commissioning Project funded by Diane and Lawrence Blum.

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Date: Wed, Dec 16, 7:30 PM EST

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Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

Two internationally acclaimed musicians with deep ties to Philadelphia present the third performance of a four-concert journey over two seasons, exploring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s complete works for violin and keyboard. PCMS is honored to bring together Mark Steinberg—leader of the revered Brentano Quartet, which makes annual appearances on our series—and pianist Jonathan Biss, who has consistently left PCMS audiences spellbound with his probing, incisive, deeply considered performances. Program: Mozart : Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 Mozart : Variations in G Minor for Violin and Piano, K. 360 Mozart : Rondo in A Minor for Solo Piano, K. 511 Mozart : Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379 Mozart : Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 481 Running time: approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes (including intermission)

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Date: Sun, Jan 10, 2:00 PM EST

Format: ChamberSee ticket options
Venue: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater • Neighborhood: Philadelphia metro • • Details

Enmeshed in the world of meteoric love stories, Brooklyn Rider’s latest program, Star-Crossed , explores three passionate bonds spread across time and geography. Revisiting an audience favorite from the quartet’s earliest days, violinist Colin Jacobsen’s Beloved, do not let me be discouraged references the tragic story of the ill-fated lovers Layla and Majnun; Gabriela Lena Frank’s latest string quartet explores the tumultuous relationship between Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera; and Death and the Maiden , Schubert’s iconic dialogue between a terrified young woman and death, receives Brooklyn Rider’s signature interpretation. Program: Star-Crossed Jacobsen : Beloved, do not let me be discouraged Frank : Frida’s Dreams Phila. Premiere/PCMS Co-Commission Schubert : Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, Death and the Maiden Running time: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes (including intermission)

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