The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Philadelphia Orchestra
Penderecki Week
2008 Grantee
$85,000
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association was awarded $85,000 to support a Krzysztof Penderecki Week in October 2008, honoring the composer’s 75th birthday year. Mr. Penderecki will join the Philadelphia Orchestra for a variety of events, including: the mainland- U.S. premiere of his Concerto Grosso for three cellos and orchestra performed by cellists Arto Noras, Daniel Muller-Schott, and Han-Na Chang in the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall; a performance of his chamber work by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Arto Noras; pre-concert lectures; and a Composer-to-Composer discussion, open to the public and presented in collaboration with the American Composers Forum.
Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the leading orchestras in the world through a century of acclaimed performances, historic international tours, best-selling recordings, and its record of innovation in recording technologies and outreach. The Philadelphia Orchestra annually touches the lives of more than one million music lovers worldwide through its performances, publications, recordings, and broadcasts. The Orchestra presents a subscription season in Philadelphia each year from September to May, in addition to education and community partnership programs, and appears annually at Carnegie Hall. Its summer schedule includes an outdoor series at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts, free Neighborhood Concerts, and residencies at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. http://www.philorch.org/
Krzysztof Penderecki, no photo credit