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The world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra strives to share the transformative power of music with the widest possible audience, and to create joy, connection, and excitement through music in the Philadelphia region, across the country, and around the world. Through innovative programming, robust education initiatives, a commitment to its diverse communities, and the embrace of digital outreach, the ensemble is creating an expansive and inclusive future for classical music, and furthering the place of the arts in an open and democratic society. In June 2021 the Orchestra and its home, the Kimmel Center, united to form The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., an organization that is poised to bring the greatest performances and most impactful education and community programs to audiences in Philadelphia and beyond. Recently, the Orchestra was named BBC Music Magazine’s Orchestra of the Year, Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year, and won a GRAMMY® Award and a Diapason d’or, both for the music of Florence Price.

Note: The above description came from the organization's About page.

In The News

How the Philadelphia Orchestra changed U.S.-China relations 50 years ago, KYW, September 7, 2023.
Philadelphia Orchestra says app is ready to earn its keep, WHYY, December 5, 2017.
Philly concertmaster orchestrates spiritual, technical spheres of music at Bucks college, Newsworks, November 20, 2015.

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-{{toplink|url=http://www.philorch.org|name=philorch.org}}The '''Philadelphia Orchestra''' creates and shares '''music of the highest caliber''' for people of all ages and backgrounds. The Orchestra is committed to excellence, innovation, and creativity, onstage and off, and serves its many communities at home and abroad by performing music, encouraging music-making, and improving the quality of life.
+{{toplink|url=http://www.philorch.org|name=philorch.org}}The world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra strives to share the transformative power of music with the widest possible audience, and to create joy, connection, and excitement through music in the Philadelphia region, across the country, and around the world. Through innovative programming, robust education initiatives, a commitment to its diverse communities, and the embrace of digital outreach, the ensemble is creating an expansive and inclusive future for classical music, and furthering the place of the arts in an open and democratic society. In June 2021 the Orchestra and its home, the Kimmel Center, united to form The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., an organization that is poised to bring the greatest performances and most impactful education and community programs to audiences in Philadelphia and beyond. Recently, the Orchestra was named BBC Music Magazine’s Orchestra of the Year, Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year, and won a GRAMMY® Award and a Diapason d’or, both for the music of Florence Price.
-The Orchestra has maintained unity in artistic leadership with only seven music directors throughout its history: Fritz Scheel (1900-07), Carl Pohlig (1907-12), Leopold Stokowski (1912-41), Eugene Ormandy (1936-80), Riccardo Muti (1980-92), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1993-2003), and Christoph Eschenbach (2003-08). Yannick Nézet-Séguin joined this small yet illustrious group in the 2012-13 season, serving as the eighth music director of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
 ''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above description came from the organization's [http://philorch.org/about# About] page.