2024-25 Season Repertoire

The repertoire listing below for each orchestra is only a sampling of what our ensembles will be performing in 2024-25. This is a partial listing and subject to change.

PHILADELPHIA SINFONIA:

Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastorale” – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture – P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Concerto for Orchestra in D Major – G.F. Handel (1685-1759); transcription by Eugene Ormandy
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K 219 “Turkish” – W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
—Alana Youssefian, violin soloist
Six or Seven Dances for String Orchestra and Harp – Libby Larson (b. 1950)
—Philadelphia Area Premiere
—Commissioned by Philadelphia Sinfonia, Member of the Consortium for the Advancement of String Orchestra Repertoire

PHILADELPHIA SINFONIA PLAYERS:

Overture No. 1 in E minor, Op. 23 – Louise Farrenc (1804-1875); edited by Diane Wittry
Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200 (movements 1/2) – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Symphony No. 86 in D Major (movements 1/3) – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 – Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op. 22 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
—Eric Schweingruber, trumpet soloist

PHILADELPHIA SINFONIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:

Concerto Grosso No. 3 in F Major – Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Elegy for String Orchestra (written in 2023) – Ethan Hsu (b. 2008)
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 6 – Josef Suk (1874-1935)
Waltz No. 2 from Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

PHILADELPHIA SINFONIA STRINGS:

Gavotte from “The Holberg Suite” – Edvard Grieg (1843-1907); arranged by Jan Farrar-Royce
Adoration – Florence Price (1887-1953); arranged by Steve Olson
Finlandia – Jean Sibelius (1865-1957); arranged by John O’Neill
Fugue from “L’estro Armonico” Op. 3, No. 11 – Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741); arranged by Bob Lipton