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"From 1935 to 1976 The Philadelphia Orchestra was presented as The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra for the summer concert series held at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts." - source: discogs

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The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscription concerts, numbering over 130 annually, at Verizon Hall.

From its founding until 2001, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave its concerts at the Academy of Music. The orchestra continues to own the Academy, and returns there one week per year for the Academy of Music's annual gala concert and concerts for school children. The Philadelphia Orchestra's summer home is the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. It also has summer residencies at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and since July 2007 at the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival in Vail, Colorado. The orchestra also performs an annual series of concerts at Carnegie Hall. From its earliest days the orchestra has been active in the recording studio, making extensive numbers of recordings, primarily for RCA Victor and Columbia Records.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been serving as the orchestra's music director since 2012. Matías Tarnopolsky was appointed president and CEO in August 2018.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1990Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Dukas: The Sorceror's Apprentice / Mussorgsky: Night on Bald MountainBerlioz, Dukas, Mussorgsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy4
1990Boléro / Alborada del gracioso / Pavane pour une infante défunte / La Valse / Daphnis et Chloé / Rapsodie espagnoleRavel; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1990Symphonies nos. 7 & 8Dvořák; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch1
1990Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extaseTchaikovsky, Scriabin; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
1990The Nutcracker, op. 71 (excerpts)Пётр Ильич Чайковский;The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1991Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" / Scherzo Capriccioso / Carnival OvertureDvořák; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy2
19911812 OvertureTchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy2
1991Swan Lake (Excerpts)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra1
1991Symphony No. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / 5 Hungarian DancesBrahms; Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1991Scheherazade / Russian Easter Overture / Capriccio EspagnolНиколай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy2
1991Chopin: Les Sylphides / Delibes: Sylvia Suite / Coppelia Suite / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker SuiteChopin, Delibes, Tchaikovsky; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1991Cello Concerto / Symphonic VariationsDvořák; Natalia Gutman, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch1
1991Piano Concerto no. 2 / Paganini RhapsodyRachmaninov; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Andrei Gavrilov2
1991Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme by PaganiniRachmaninov; Philippe Entremont, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1991Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on the Bare MountainMoussorgsky; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
1991Scriabin: Symphony no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: HamletScriabin, Tchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
1991Symphony No. 5 / The Meeting of the Volga and the DonProkofiev; Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra2
1992Symphony no. 4 "Romantic"Bruckner; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1992Symphony No. 5Bruckner; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1992Viennese Waltzes and PolkasJohann Strauss; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy52
1992Cello Concerto / Rococo Variations / Schelomo / ElegieLalo, Tchaikovsky, Bloch, Fauré; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Leonard Rose1
1992Concerto for Orchestra / The Miraculous Mandarin / Two PicturesBartók; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1992Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights)Handel; Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1992Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: The Rite of SpringMussorgsky, Stravinsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti3
1992Piano Concerto / Ballade / Lyric PiecesGrieg; Arthur Rubinstein, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1992Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma / Feste romane (unknown recording date)Respighi; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1992Puccini: ToscaGiacomo Puccini; Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Carol Vaness, Giuseppe Giacomini, Giorgio Zancanaro1
1992Symphony no. 3 / Symphonic DancesRachmaninov; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit2
1992Symphonies No. 1 "Classical" / No. 3 "The Fiery Angel"Prokofiev; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti3
1992The Grand Symphony no. 3 for Organ and OrchestraCamille Saint‐Saëns; Virgil Fox, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Sokolov1
1992Violin Concerto / Piano Trio no. 2Brahms; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Joseph Szigeti, Pablo Casals, Dame Myra Hess1
1993Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" / Marche Slave / Capriccio ItalienTchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1993Cello Concerto / Symphony no. 7Dvořák; Natalia Gutman, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch2
1993La Mer / Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune / Danse / NocturnesDebussy; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy2
1993Symphony no. 5 / Festive OvertureDmitri Shostakovich; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
1993Symphony no. 1 "Classical" / Symphony no. 5Prokofiev; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1993Symphonie en ré mineur / Variations symphoniques / Le Chasseur mauditFranck; Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
1993Schoenberg: Gurrelieder / Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy / Poem of FireSchoenberg, Scriabin; Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra1
1993The PlanetsGustav Holst; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3
1993Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Rossini: Stabat MaterGiuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers1
1994Missa SolemnisBeethoven; Singing City Choirs, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1994Symphonies no. 2 & no. 7Sibelius; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1994The Bells / Spring / 3 Russian SongsRachmaninov; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit1
1994Violin Concerto No. 1 / Havanaise / Introduction & Rondo CapricciosoPaganini, Saint‐Saëns; Sarah Chang, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch2
1994Orchestral MusicWagner; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1994Symphonie no. 4 "Romantische"Anton Bruckner; Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch1
1995Symphony no. 2 / The RockRachmaninov, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Charles Dutoit1
1995Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald MountainMussorgsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1995Mathis der Maler / Symphonic Metamorphosis / Nobilissima visionePaul Hindemith; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch1
1995Symphony in D minor / Le Chasseur mauditCésar Franck; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti3
1995Symphony no. 4 / Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet"Tchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1995Symphonies no. 1 & 5Jean Sibelius; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1995Symphony no. 10Shostakovich; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mariss Jansons52
1996Ein Heldenleben / OboenkonzertRichard Strauss; Wolfgang Sawallisch, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Richard Woodhams2
1996Gershwin: An American in Paris / A Symphonic Picture of Porgy and Bess / Grofé: Grand Canyon SuiteGershwin, Grofé; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy2
1996Ibert: Divertissement / Escales / Fauré: Pavane / Pelléas et MélisandeIbert, Fauré; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1996Peter and The Wolf / Carnival of the Animals / Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraProkofiev, Saint‐Saëns, Britten; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1996Russian Orchestral WorksRimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian, Mussorgky; Eugene Ormandy, Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra1
1996Symphony in F-sharp / Einfache Lieder / Mariettas LiedKorngold; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Franz Welser‐Möst, Barbara Hendricks2
1996Symphonie N°6 "PATHÉTIQUE" / Sérénade pour cordesTchaïkovski; Eugene Ormandy, Yuri Bashmet, Orchestre de Philadelphie, Solistes de Moscou1
1996Yo-Yo Ma Premieres Cello ConcertosDanielpour, Kirchner, Rouse; Philadelphia Orchestra, David Zinman, Yo‐Yo Ma1
1997Der Rosenkavalier Suite / Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, op. 60 / Die Liebe der Danae, Symphonic FragmentRichard Strauss; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Toronto Symphony, Andrew Davis1
1997Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / BurleskeRichard Strauss; Wolfgang Sawallisch, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Emanuel Ax1
1997Symphony no. 5 / Symphony no. 6 "Pastoral" / Symphony no. 7 / Symphony no. 8Beethoven; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1997Romeo and JulietSerge Prokofiev; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti2
1997Symphony no. 8 / Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”Antonín Dvořák; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch3
1997Symphony no. 11 / Jazz Suite no. 1 / Waltz (Jazz Suite no. 2) / Tahiti TrotShostakovich; Mariss Jansons, The Philadelphia Orchestra1
1997Symphonies Nos. 29, 30 & 31Mozart;Vienna Chamber Orchestra,Philippe Entremont,Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy1
1997Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" "Fidelio" OvertureLudwig van Beethoven, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti1
1997Wesendonck-Lieder / Overature: Das Liebesverbot / Symphony in E majorWagner; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Marjana Lipovšek1
1999Piano Concerto nos. 2 & 3Sergey Rachmaninov; Sergey Rachmaninov, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Eugene Ormandy1
1999Nature’s RealmAntonín Dvořák, Franz Liszt; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch1
1999Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Rodeo / El Salón MéxicoCopland; Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
1999Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniSergey Rachmaninov, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Leopold Stokowski1
1999The Four Seasons / Four ConcertiVivaldi; Isaac Stern, Jerusalem Music Center Chamber Orchestra, David Oistrakh, Eugene Ormandy, Members of The Philadelphia Orchestra2
2000Symphony no. 15 / Sonata no. 2Dmitri Shostakovich; Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Emil Gilels1
2000Concerto for Orchestra / Two Portraits / The Miraculous MandarinBéla Bartók; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík, Eugene Ormandy1
2000Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 33Saint‐Saëns, Dvořák; Jacqueline du Pré, Sergiu Celibidache, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, The Philadelphia Orchestra2
2000En saga / Pohjola’s Daughter / The Oceanides / TapiolaSibelius; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
2000Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” / Leonore Overture no. 3Beethoven; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
2000Symphony No. 4 / PrometheusTchaikovsky, Scriabin; Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra1
2001Ormandy Conducts Sibelius: Symphonies no. 4 & no. 7Sibelius; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
2001Brangle / Counterpoise / Viola ConcertoJacob Druckman; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw, Roberto Díaz1
2001Le Sacre du Printemps / Pétrouchka / PulcinellaStravinsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Neville Marriner1
2001Pictures At An Exhibition / The Rite Of SpringMussorgsky, Stravinsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
2001Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tchaikovsky: '1812' OvertureRimksy-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
2002Symphony no. 4Dmitri Shostakovich; Philadelphia Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung1
2002Symphony No. 4 / 1812 Overture / Marche SlaveTchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
2003Rachmaninov Plays RachmaninovRachmaninov; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski1
2003Swan LakePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch3
2003Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 3Charles Ives; Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra1
2003Symphony no. 2 / Le Poeme de l'ExtaseScriabin; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
2003Stokowski TranscriptionsThe Philadelphia Orchestra1
2003The Nutcracker: Ballet SuiteTchaikovsky; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
2004Carmina BuranaCarl Orff; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1
2004Symphony No. 5 in B-flat majorAnton Bruckner; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch1
2005Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" / "Fidelio" OvertureBeethoven; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti1
2005Adagio for Strings: Orchestral and Chamber WorksSamuel Barber; New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Thomas Schippers, Eugene Ormandy1
2005Fontane di Roma / Pini di Roma / Feste di Roma / Antiche arie e danzeRespighi; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner1
2005Martinu, Gideon Klein, Bartók - Symphonic WorksChristoph Eschenbach & The Philadelphia Orchestra1

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