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will celebrate its future and honor its past with a Stokowski Celebration, a series of concerts that highlights the parallels between Nézet-Séguin and Leopold Stokowski, the Orchestra’s legendary music director who assumed that post 100 years ago in 1912. Nézet-Séguin’s innovative approach echoes Stokowski’s legacy. “Back in 1912, Stokowski was ahead of the curve,” says Jeremy Rothman, the Orchestra’s vice president for artistic planning, adding that First Chair Stokowski launched The Philadelphia Orchestra has a reputation The Philadelphia for being an orchestra of “firsts.” Here are Orchestra’s reputation just a few of the Orchestra’s leading roles: as an orchestra of 1916 Leopold Stokowski and The Philadelphia Orchestra make music history by ﬁrsts (see “First presenting the American premiere of Chair” sidebar, left). Mahler’s Eighth Symphony. “Under his leadership, 1925 Stokowski and The Philadelphia Orchestra become pioneers in electrical we were the ﬁrst orrecording, supplanting the previous chestra to make an acoustical method and becoming the electronic recording. first orchestra recorded electrically. We were the ﬁrst [to 1939 The Philadelphia Orchestra makes movie history by playing the sounddo a] live radio broadtrack to Disney’s innovative animated cast, and the ﬁrst to film Fantasia. partner with Disney 1948 The Philadelphia Orchestra is the first to produce an aniorchestra to appear on nationwide television on CBS. mated ﬁlm, the 1973 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes classic Fantasia.” the first American orchestra to perform “It is so moving in the People’s Republic of China. for me to realize that 1997 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first major American orchestra to 100 years ago Leopold give a live cybercast of a concert on Stokowski became the the Internet; people from more than music director of the 40 nations log on to hear the concert. Orchestra,” says 2007 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first major orchestra to multi-cast a Nézet-Séguin. “Toconcert to large-screen venues through day, by being daring, the Internet2 network. by wanting to expand 2012 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the repertoire of the the first U.S. orchestra to launch a long-term residency program in China, Orchestra, having earning recognition from the U.S. State more collaboration Department. with different groups, and adding more visual aspects in our concerts, we are paying tribute to our very own past.” The Stokowski Celebration concerts in June will introduce Symphony V.0, which Rothman describes as a theatrical experience. “Stokowski was known for changing the concert experience — from structuring the concert order differently than was customary at that time to employing special staging and lighting effects,” Rothman says. “We’re taking that spirit to heart by incorporating state-of-the-art visuals and live effects into the concerts and also incorporating vintage images and ﬁlm footage. It will be a perfect blend of our heritage and the 21st century.” The celebration will also include a Saturday morning Family Concert featuring Fantasia, the famous collaboration between Stokowski, the Orchestra, and Disney. Families will delight in hearing the Orchestra perform musical excerpts live as the ﬁlm is projected onto an overhead screen. Known Around the World, At Home in Philadelphia The Philadelphia Orchestra is well-known to audiences not just in Philadelphia but also throughout the world. Most of the Orchestra’s hometown performances take place in Verizon Hall, the 2,500-seat concert space at the Kimmel Center in the heart of Philadelphia. But it also performs annually at the Academy of Music, the oldest grand opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose, and the photos (clockwise from left) courtesy of the philadelphia orchestra, by ryan donnell, courtesy philadelphia orchestra, by ryan donnell 108 June 2012 usairwaysmag.com http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - June 2012

US Airways - June 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots
Hub Crawl
Adventure: Zip-line junkie
Adventure: Virginia’s Skyline Drive
Wine & Dine
Great Escapes
Gear Up
Behind-the-Scenes Baja
International Itinerary
Charlotte in 2012
Discover Columbia
Welcome to Philadelphia
Must Read
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace™
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - June 2012