Featured Artists
Marin Alsop
Himari
Caleb Teicher & Company
Welcome in the new year on a cloud of music that celebrates the joy of dance! From Viennese waltzes to Bernstein’s super-charged mambo to the tango and the Charleston, the enchanting dancers of Caleb Teicher and Company bring visual magic to this performance of beloved dance music. Our new principal guest conductor Marin Alsop leads this sparkling program, welcoming the astonishing 13-year-old violinist Himari for her Philadelphia Orchestra debut. Ensure your spot at Philadelphia’s most elegant and engaging New Year’s Eve celebration!
Making New Year’s Eve plans with a world-class orchestra elevates your celebration to an extraordinary degree—and when that Orchestra is led by a conductor with Marin Alsop’s considerable chops it becomes not just a superb sendoff to your year but one of the highlights on your musical calendar. Get ready for “a high-voltage, heart-on-sleeve performance, thrillingly played” (The Guardian) in this not-to-be-missed celebration!
Program
Strauss
Overture to Die Fledermaus
Kreisler
“La gitana,” for violin and orchestra
Waxman
Carmen Fantasy, for violin and orchestra
Bizet
Selections from Suite No. 2 from L’Arlésienne
Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Strauss
“Voices of Spring” Waltz
Gardel
“Por una cabeza”
Johnson
“Charleston”
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