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Philadelphia Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns!
August 11, 2021
Time: 8:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Location: 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
Email: boxoffice@spac.org
More Information: https://spac.org
Opening Night of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s residency includes a “first” for SPAC audiences as Yannick leads the Orchestra from the piano in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12. Then, enjoy the SPAC premiere of Symphony 1 in E minor by Florence Price – the first symphonic work by a Black woman to be played by a major American orchestra in 1933! Steeped in American folk music, spirituals, and church hymns, Price’s celebrated work reflects her experience as a Black woman raised in the post-Civil War South. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, soloist; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 12*; Price - Symphony 1 in E minor*
