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Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater

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At the base of the soaring 150-foot vaulted glass roof, this grand public plaza is one of the most engaging civic spaces in Philadelphia. The exteriors of Verizon Hall and Perelman Theater create a sophisticated backdrop for any social or corporate event, and the multi-tiered lobby can accommodate large and small groups.

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    Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater

    300 S. Broad Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19102

    Phone: 215-893-1999   |   Official Website

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  • • Upcoming Events

      06/08/12- 06/17/12	Dark Sisters Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Dark Sisters Presented by Opera Company of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater June 8-June 17, 2012 The Opera Company of Philadelphia is proud to partner with New York’s Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in the co-commission and co-production of Dark Sisters, a new American Opera with music by Nico Muhly and a libretto by Stephen Karam. In a world where personal identity is forbidden, Dark Sisters follows one woman’s quest for self-discovery as she attempts to escape her life as a member of the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus...
      06/21/12	Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World Presented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater June 21, 2012 The Philadelphia premiere of Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World is directed by the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Gardner, and narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon. The 90-minute documentary film takes audiences on a global journey to present the stories behind the masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture.
      09/30/12- 10/01/12	Haydn | Beethoven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Haydn | Beethoven Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater September 30-October 1, 2012 The 2012/2013 season opens with Haydn's lively Miracle symphony, a work from the Chamber Orchestra's own Maestro Brossé, and finalist of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition violinist Lorenzo Gatto performing Beethoven's renowned Violin Concerto.
      11/04/12- 11/05/12	All Bach Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater All Bach Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater November 4-November 5, 2012 Paying homage to the Baroque era's most celebrated composer, Adele Anthony joins the Chamber Orchestra to perform and conduct four works by Johann Sebastian Bach.
      12/16/12- 12/17/12	American Masters Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater American Masters Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater December 16-December 17, 2012 The abiding spirit of our nation resonates in a program highlighting compositions of four American greats. Principal Oboe Geoffrey Deemer and Principal Trumpet Rodney Mack combine talents as soloists for Copland's Quiet City.
      01/27/13- 01/28/13	Bottesini | Schubert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Bottesini | Schubert Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater January 27-January 28, 2013 Kansas City Symphony Music Director Michael Stern and Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Joseph Conyers transport us through Europe and into Russia, presenting works by Prokofiev, Bottesini, Wolf and Schubert.
      03/03/13- 03/04/13	Leshnoff | Mendelssohn Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Leshnoff | Mendelssohn Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater March 3-March 4, 2013 Expressive and captivating, Nina Kotova joins the orchestra for the world premiere for Jonathan Leshnoff's Cello Concerto. Modernist Antheil's Serenade and the young Mendelssohn's spirited Symphony No. 1 crown what promises to be a can't-miss concert.
      05/05/13- 05/06/13	All Mozart Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater All Mozart Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater May 5-May 6, 2013 The season concludes with a program that epitomizes the evolution of a great composer and the artistry of two exceptional musicians, Elissa Lee Koljonen and Roberto Diaz.

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  • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    06/08/12- 06/17/12	Dark Sisters Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Dark Sisters Presented by Opera Company of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater June 8-June 17, 2012 The Opera Company of Philadelphia is proud to partner with New York’s Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in the co-commission and co-production of Dark Sisters, a new American Opera with music by Nico Muhly and a libretto by Stephen Karam. In a world where personal identity is forbidden, Dark Sisters follows one woman’s quest for self-discovery as she attempts to escape her life as a member of the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus...
    06/21/12	Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World Presented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater June 21, 2012 The Philadelphia premiere of Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World is directed by the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Gardner, and narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon. The 90-minute documentary film takes audiences on a global journey to present the stories behind the masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture.
    09/30/12- 10/01/12	Haydn | Beethoven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Haydn | Beethoven Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater September 30-October 1, 2012 The 2012/2013 season opens with Haydn's lively Miracle symphony, a work from the Chamber Orchestra's own Maestro Brossé, and finalist of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition violinist Lorenzo Gatto performing Beethoven's renowned Violin Concerto.
    11/04/12- 11/05/12	All Bach Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater All Bach Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater November 4-November 5, 2012 Paying homage to the Baroque era's most celebrated composer, Adele Anthony joins the Chamber Orchestra to perform and conduct four works by Johann Sebastian Bach.
    12/16/12- 12/17/12	American Masters Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater American Masters Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater December 16-December 17, 2012 The abiding spirit of our nation resonates in a program highlighting compositions of four American greats. Principal Oboe Geoffrey Deemer and Principal Trumpet Rodney Mack combine talents as soloists for Copland's Quiet City.
    01/27/13- 01/28/13	Bottesini | Schubert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Bottesini | Schubert Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater January 27-January 28, 2013 Kansas City Symphony Music Director Michael Stern and Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Joseph Conyers transport us through Europe and into Russia, presenting works by Prokofiev, Bottesini, Wolf and Schubert.
    03/03/13- 03/04/13	Leshnoff | Mendelssohn Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater Leshnoff | Mendelssohn Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater March 3-March 4, 2013 Expressive and captivating, Nina Kotova joins the orchestra for the world premiere for Jonathan Leshnoff's Cello Concerto. Modernist Antheil's Serenade and the young Mendelssohn's spirited Symphony No. 1 crown what promises to be a can't-miss concert.
    05/05/13- 05/06/13	All Mozart Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater All Mozart Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater May 5-May 6, 2013 The season concludes with a program that epitomizes the evolution of a great composer and the artistry of two exceptional musicians, Elissa Lee Koljonen and Roberto Diaz.

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  Events

  • Past Events

    05/20/12	Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra 17th Annual Festival Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/18/12	Congreso Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/13/12	Chamber Concert 6 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/11/12	Beethoven's 9th Symphony Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/10/12	Baritone Christian Gerhaher and Pianist Andras Schiff Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/08/12	Pianist Andras Schiff Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/30/12	Artemis Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/15/12- 04/17/12	Schumann | Beethoven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/14/12	Jazz Month: Danilo Pérez and Friends Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/12/12	Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/11/12	¡VOZ! Congreso at the Kimmel Featuring Rita Moreno Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/10/12	Quatuor Mosaiques Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/09/12	Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/06/12	Verdi Requiem Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/02/12	Rising Stars Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/01/12	Chamber Concert 5 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/29/12	Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/27/12	Elias Quartet with Pianist Jonathan Biss Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/23/12	Musicians from Marlboro II Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/14/12- 03/18/12	Elegy for Young Lovers Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/07/12	Tenor Ian Bostridge and Pianist Julius Drake Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/04/12- 03/05/12	All Beethoven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/29/12	Drexel Concert Band plays at the Kimmel Center Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/28/12	Baritone Eric Owens and Pianist Craig Rutenberg Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/27/12	Ysaye Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/26/12	Chamber Concert 4 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/25/12	Jazz Up Close: Terell Stafford Quintet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/19/12	Brentano Quartet with Pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/15/12	Clips and Conversation with Kevin Bacon Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/12/12- 02/14/12	Mozart | Mackey Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/08/12	Pianist Anton Kuerti Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/07/12	Tokyo String Quartet with Pianist Jeremy Denk Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/29/12	Violinist Leila Josefowicz and Pianist John Novacek Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/26/12- 01/31/12	Oberto Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/24/12	Curtis 20/21 Contemporary Music Ensemble Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/20/12	Guitarist Pepe Romero Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/15/12	Chamber Music Series Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/11/12	Pianist Vladimir Feltsman Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    01/06/12	Gershwin Gala Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    12/18/11- 12/19/11	Mozart | Mendelssohn Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    12/16/11	Yuletide - Joyous Music of the Holiday Season Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    12/14/11	Violinist Ida Levin, Cellist Peter Stumpf and Pianist Cynthia Raim Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    12/07/11	Christian Zacharias, piano Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    12/04/11	Curtis 20/21 Contemporary Music Ensemble; David Hayes, Conductor, and Roberto Diaz and Anna Davidson Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    12/02/11	St. Lawrence Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/22/11	Daedalus Quartet with Pianist Natalie Zhu Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/20/11	Chamber Music Series Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/18/11	Juilliard Quartet with Hiroko Yajima, John Dalley, Hsin-Yun Huang and Peter Wiley Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/15/11	Mezzo-Soprano Angelika Kirchschlager with Pianist Warren Jones Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/13/11- 11/14/11	Handel | Vivaldi Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/12/11	5th Annual After School Idol Talent Show Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/11/11	Takacs Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/10/11	Pianist Richard Goode Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/07/11	Violinist Leonidas Kavakos and Pianist Enrico Pace Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    11/04/11- 11/06/11	Philadanco Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/30/11	Chamber Music Series Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/28/11	Ying Quartet with Pianist Menahem Pressler Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/27/11	Violinist Christian Tetzlaff Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/21/11	Emerson Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/19/11	Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio withMichael Tree and Harold Robinson Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/15/11	Jazz Up Close Celebrates the Heath Brothers Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/14/11	Mozart Requiem Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    10/10/11	Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® Series Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    09/18/11- 09/20/11	Hummel | Schubert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    06/25/11	Congreso at the Kimmel Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    06/03/11- 06/12/11	Phaedra by Hans Werner Henze Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/22/11	PYAO 16th Annual Festival Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/20/11	Thomas Zehetmair, Violin Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/11/11	Tokyo String Quartet with Roberto Diaz, Viola Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    05/06/11- 05/08/11	Philadanco Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/30/11	Watcha Clan Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/28/11- 04/29/11	Rites, Rhythm...Riot Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/27/11	Orion Quartet with Violist John Dalley and Cellist Peter Wiley Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/26/11	Ellis Island: Gateway to the Dream Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/25/11	Keyboard Conversations Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/25/11	Paris 1911 - A Festive Musical Year Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/23/11	Imaginary City Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/22/11	Rebels In Paris Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/21/11	Les Nubians Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/20/11	Violinist Jennifer Frautschi with Cellist Efe Baltacigil and Pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/15/11- 04/17/11	Rennie Harris Puremovement: Heaven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/12/11	SMS Annual Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/10/11	A Soldier's Tale Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/10/11- 04/11/11	Stravinsky: L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/09/11	Who Stole The Mona Lisa Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/09/11	Martial Solal Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/07/11	Ebène Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    04/01/11	An Evening of Song with Tonia Tecce Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/30/11	Belcea Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/27/11	Tenor Matthew Polenzani and Pianist Julius Drake Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/25/11	Bach B Minor Mass Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/23/11	Guitarist John Williams Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/21/11	Kashu-juku Noh Theater Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/21/11	Kashu-juku Noh Theater Presents Traditional Japanese Performance Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/16/11- 03/20/11	The Cunning Little Vixen Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/06/11- 03/07/11	Mozart/Haydn Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/05/11	Randy Weston Quintet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    03/04/11	Prazák Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/28/11	Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato and Pianist David Zobel Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater
    02/25/11	Juilliard Quartet Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater