The Philadelphia Orchestra
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.
The orchestra's music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin, since 2012. The current president and chief executive officer of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association is Allison Vulgamore, since 2010. Charles Dutoit, chief conductor of the orchestra from 2008 to 2012, has the title of conductor laureate.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
From its founding until 2001, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave its concerts at the Academy of Music. The orchestra continues to own the Aca...
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
The legendary 1929 recording in two different versions
and an additional alternate take
Recorded in 1929
Total duration: 66:39
Sergei Rachmaninov piano
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 4
RACHMANINOV Paganini Rhapsody
Studio recordings, 1929-1941
Total duration: 2hr 17:25
Sergei Rachmaninov, piano
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Ormandy & Leopold Stokowski
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 2
Stereo studio recordings, 1957-61
Total duration: 2 hr 15:00
Rudolf Serkin, piano
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Ormandy
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
BRITTEN The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
Live stereo recording, 1961
Total duration: 74:37
Constantin Silvestri, conductor
HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Live recordings, 1945-50
Total duration: 79:51
Isaac Stern, violin
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Pierre Monteux
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
conducted by Serge Koussevitzky
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite
WAGNER Overture to 'Tannhäuser'
BRAHMS, GRIEG, MOZART, WEBER, BEETHOVEN
THOMAS, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, GOUNOD, LIADOV
Recorded 1917-1924
Total duration: 70:37
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski