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Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall

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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 - Verizon Hall

    300 S. Broad Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19102

    Phone: 215-893-1999   |   Official Website

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      05/23/13- 05/25/13	Gil Shaham Plays Brahms Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Gil Shaham Plays Brahms Presented by Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall May 23-May 25, 2013 Eastern Europe comes alive in Janárek’s Sinfonietta, a festive work with a stunning opening brass fanfare that includes 12 trumpets. A folk ethos likewise infuses the music of Enescu and Dvorák; the latter credited Brahms with the success of his career, as the elder composer encouraged him greatly. The famous Violin Concerto of Brahms is performed by the incomparable Gil Shaham.
      06/15/13	Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Presented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall June 15, 2013 'The finest big band in the world today.' —Daily Telegraph [UK] One of the world's pre-eminent large jazz groups, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has become a perennial favorite with Kimmel Center audiences. Led by legendary trumpeter, composer, and multitalented cultural phenomenon Wynton Marsalis, the Orchestra's 15 soloists and ensemble players are serious musicians whose playing is as fun as it is stylistically remarkable. Don't miss this evening of lighthearted swing...
      06/27/13	Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, ft. Edie Brickell Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, ft. Edie Brickell Presented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall June 27, 2013 Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell will perform songs from their album Love Has Come for You. The remarkable new collaboration is set for release on April 23 on Rounder Records. The tour will showcase new material performed by Martin and Brickell, along with the unique hybrid of bluegrass and comedy that Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have been delighting audiences with at their sold-out, critically acclaimed shows.

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    05/23/13- 05/25/13	Gil Shaham Plays Brahms Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Gil Shaham Plays Brahms Presented by Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall May 23-May 25, 2013 Eastern Europe comes alive in Janárek’s Sinfonietta, a festive work with a stunning opening brass fanfare that includes 12 trumpets. A folk ethos likewise infuses the music of Enescu and Dvorák; the latter credited Brahms with the success of his career, as the elder composer encouraged him greatly. The famous Violin Concerto of Brahms is performed by the incomparable Gil Shaham.
    06/15/13	Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Presented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall June 15, 2013 'The finest big band in the world today.' —Daily Telegraph [UK] One of the world's pre-eminent large jazz groups, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has become a perennial favorite with Kimmel Center audiences. Led by legendary trumpeter, composer, and multitalented cultural phenomenon Wynton Marsalis, the Orchestra's 15 soloists and ensemble players are serious musicians whose playing is as fun as it is stylistically remarkable. Don't miss this evening of lighthearted swing...
    06/27/13	Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, ft. Edie Brickell Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, ft. Edie Brickell Presented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall June 27, 2013 Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell will perform songs from their album Love Has Come for You. The remarkable new collaboration is set for release on April 23 on Rounder Records. The tour will showcase new material performed by Martin and Brickell, along with the unique hybrid of bluegrass and comedy that Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have been delighting audiences with at their sold-out, critically acclaimed shows.

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    05/16/13- 05/19/13	Beethoven's Pastoral Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/10/13- 05/12/13	Peter Nero and The Philly POPS Presents Super POPS Broadway Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/09/13- 05/11/13	Simon Rattle and Lang Lang Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/03/13- 05/05/13	Hilary Hahn Returns Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/26/13- 04/28/13	Peter Nero and The Philly POPS Presents Bond and Beyond Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/25/13- 04/27/13	Biss Plays Mozart Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/24/13	Icarus at the Edge of Time Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/21/13	Rufus Wainwright: Prima! Rufus! Judy Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/18/13- 04/20/13	Bach and his Brandenburgs Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/14/13	Robert Glasper: Songs in the Key of Life Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/12/13- 04/13/13	Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/07/13	Fall of the Berlin Wall Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/06/13	Choir of King's College, Cambridge Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/04/13- 04/06/13	Garrick Ohlsson and Brahms Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/28/13- 03/30/13	The St. Matthew's Passion Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/25/13	2013 Cherry Blossom Festival -- KODO drummers Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/24/13	Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/21/13- 03/23/13	Tchaikovsky's Fifth Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/20/13	Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/15/13- 03/17/13	Peter Nero and The Philly POPS Presents An Evening with Lennon and McCartney Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/15/13- 03/17/13	Peter Nero and the Philly POPS -- An Evening with Lennon and McCartney Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/14/13- 03/16/13	Viennese Masters Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/08/13- 03/10/13	Beethoven's Eroica Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/02/13	Haydn, Schumann, Stravinsky Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/21/13- 02/24/13	Philadelphia Firsts Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/14/13- 02/16/13	Carmina burana Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/08/13- 02/10/13	Mostly Gershwin: featuring Marcus Roberts February 2013 Concert Series Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/01/13- 02/02/13	Watts and Beethoven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/24/13- 01/25/13	Yannick and Bruckner Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/16/13- 01/19/13	Ravel and Shostakovich Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/10/13- 01/12/13	Mozart in His Time Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/31/12	New Year's Eve Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/23/12	Messiah Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/20/12- 12/22/12	The Glorious Sound of Christmas Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/19/12	Peter Nero and The Philly Pops Holiday Pops Concert, Kimmel Center Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/13/12- 12/15/12	Tchaikovsky and a Genius Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/07/12- 12/22/12	Holiday Pops 2012 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/06/12- 12/08/12	Rachmaninoff in Philadelphia Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/02/12	A Celtic Christmas at the Kimmel Center Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/02/12	A Celtic Christmas at the Kimmel Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/29/12- 12/01/12	Wagner's Ring Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/27/12	Buddy Valastro: Homemade for the Holidays Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/23/12- 11/25/12	A Taste of Paris Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/18/12	Conor Oberst Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/15/12- 11/17/12	Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/09/12	Chick Corea & Gary Burton's Hot House Tour Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/08/12- 11/10/12	The Stokowski Legacy Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/01/12- 11/03/12	Sounds of America Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    10/27/12	Cowboys, Caballeros & Copland Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    10/25/12- 10/27/12	Bell, Bernstein, and Brahms Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    10/19/12- 10/21/12	Verdi Requiem Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    10/18/12	Singles Night at The Philadelphia Orchestra Opening Night Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    10/12/12- 10/14/12	Dancing and Romancing October 2012 Concert Series Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    06/21/12- 06/23/12	Stokowski Celebration Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    06/10/12	Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 72nd Annual Festival Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    06/09/12	Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Day Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/17/12- 05/19/12	Pollini Celebrates Dutoit Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/10/12- 05/12/12	Elektra Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/09/12- 05/13/12	Broadway's Most Wicked Villains Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    05/04/12- 05/05/12	The Lure of Paris Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/26/12- 04/29/12	Rattle Returns Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/23/12	Curtis Symphony Orchestra Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/20/12- 04/21/12	Tchaikovsky's Fourth Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/19/12	Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/19/12	XPN Welcomes Beyond the Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/15/12	Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts' Verizon Hall Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/14/12	Family Concert: The Composer Is Dead Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/12/12- 04/14/12	Bronfman and Petrushka Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/07/12	Jerry Blavat's Doo Wop Reunion Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/03/12	Jazz Month: Wynton Marsalis - The Ballad of the American Arts Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    04/01/12	11th Annual Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Concert Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/29/12- 03/31/12	Debussy's La Mer Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/24/12	Family Concert: Musical Prodigies Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/22/12- 03/24/12	Memories of Prague Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/16/12- 03/18/12	A Grand Tour Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/15/12	Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/10/12	The Canadian Brass Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/08/12- 03/10/12	Rhapsody in Blue Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    03/01/12- 03/03/12	Spanish Dances Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/24/12	Director Alan Gilbert Leading NY Philharmonic Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/23/12- 02/25/12	Ax and Fruhbeck Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/19/12	Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Art's Verizon Hall Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/17/12- 02/18/12	Rachmaninoff Second Concerto Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/12/12	Curtis Symphony Orchestra Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/12/12	Curtis Symphony Orchestra Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/09/12- 02/11/12	Orchestral Spectacular Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/04/12	Family Concert: Beethoven Lives Upstairs Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    02/02/12- 02/04/12	Arabian Nights Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/26/12- 01/27/12	Bach to Mahler Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/19/12- 01/21/12	Beethoven by Blomstedt Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/12/12- 01/14/12	Sibelius Second Symphony Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    01/06/12- 01/08/12	Beethoven's Fifth Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/31/11	New Year's Eve Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/18/11	Handel's Messiah Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/15/11- 12/17/11	The Glorious Sound of Christmas Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/08/11- 12/11/11	The Philadelphia Legacy Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    12/01/11- 12/03/11	Sounds of the New World Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/25/11- 11/27/11	Eschenbach Conducts Beethoven Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/20/11	The National Acrobats of The People's Republic of China Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall
    11/17/11- 11/19/11	Jurowski and Leningrad Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall