Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale

The Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale is one of America’s finest music school ensembles, comprised of gifted graduate-level musicians from around the world.

Each year, the Philharmonia’s concert series in historic Woolsey Hall offers a broad range of repertoire under conductor Shinik Hahm as well as distinguished guest conductors. Recent seasons have featured guest soloists from Sarah Chang to Ralph Kirshbaum and conductors such as Sir Neville Marriner, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Gunther Schuller.

The appealing variety of programming includes not only the symphonic repertoire but concertos, new music, and choral works. The Philharmonia also performs in the annual Yale Opera production at New Haven’s Shubert Theater.

2012–13 Season

Sep 21: Rossini to Russia
Fri, 8 pm. Shinik Hahm, conductor
Rossini: Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri; Stravinsky: Petrushka; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Esther Park, piano*

Oct 19: Bartók to Verdi
Fri, 8 pm. Peter Oundjian, guest conductor
Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino; Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 · Suzana Bartal, piano*; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12

Nov 1: The Handsome Dans
Thu, 8 pm. Shinik Hahm, conductor
Chabrier: España; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2  

Dec 6: New Music for Orchestra
Thu, 8 pm. Shinik Hahm, conductor
Featuring new works by graduate composers

Jan 25: Rome to Russia
Fri, 8 pm. Shinik Hahm, conductor
Respighi: Pines of Rome; Jan Koetsier: Concertino for trombone quartet and string orchestra · The Handsome Dans Trombone Quartet*; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Mar 1: Conducting Fellows
Fri, 5 pm.§ Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543; Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite

Apr 5: Appalachia to Atomic
Fri, 8 pm. Peter Oundjian, guest conductor
Christopher Rouse: Infernal Machine; Barber: Adagio for Strings; Copland: Appalachian Spring; John Adams: Dr. Atomic Symphony

Apr 19: Dvorák: Stabat Mater
Fri, 8 pm. Helmuth Rilling, guest conductor
With the Yale Camerata and Yale Glee Club

* Woolsey Competition winner
§ In Sprague Hall

Yale Philharmonia with Yale Opera

Feb. 15–17: Yale Opera
Fri & Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm
The Yale Philharmonia performs with guest conductor Speranza Scappucci in Yale Opera's winter production at the Shubert Theater.

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