Join the Philadelphia Orchestra this January and February for a series of unforgettable performances spotlighting the works of Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Holst, and more. From the emotional depths of Symphony No. 9 to the cosmic journey of The Planets, this season promises a blend of profound emotional experiences and stellar compositions. Featuring renowned conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Rafael Payare, and Daniele Rustioni, along with virtuosos like Yuja Wang and Joshua Hopkins, each event is a celebration of classical music's powerful narratives.

An Orchestral Odyssey: Mahler to Holst with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Joshua Hopkins

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in two works of incredible power. 

Written collaboratively by composer Jake Heggie, called “arguably the world’s most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer” (The Wall Street Journal); Booker Prize–winning author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale); and JUNO Award–winning baritone Joshua Hopkins, Songs for Murdered Sisters is an arresting song cycle and urgent plea inspired by Hopkins’s own devastating loss. Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the last the composer completed, is a transcendent piece also born in trying circumstances—but not without hope.

Mahler's Symphony No. 9 at Carnegie Hall

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