MUSIC

    Starry Night of Romeo & Juliet

    Starry Night of Romeo & Juliet

    Presented by Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

    October 7-October 9, 2010


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    In a program highlighting music's connection to other art forms, Maestro Dutoit pairs Prokofiev's Shakespeare-inspired ballet music for Romeo and Juliet with a piece by the timeless French composer Henri Dutilleux that takes Vincent van Gogh's painting Starry Night as a point of departure. With its striking use of 12 cellos at the front of the stage, this remarkably effective piece is part of a season-long celebration of Dutilleux's music and builds on the tradition of Ravel and Debussy and their inspiration from French Impressionist painters. The soloist for Liszt's First Concerto is American pianist Jeremy Denk in his Philadelphia Orchestra subscription and orchestral debuts, whose playing has been described by the New York Times as "bracing, effortlessly virtuosic and utterly joyous."


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      • Venue Info

        Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

        300 S. Broad Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19102

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $43-$130

        Info Phone: 215.893.1999

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 7-October 9, 2010

        Times:

        Thursday, October 7 @ 8 pm
        Friday, October 8 @ 2 pm
        Saturday, October 9 @ 8 pm

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