February 2008
Friday 29 February
- Christopher O'Riley, piano (16:00) - Christopher O'Riley, the well known host of NPR’s popular classical music radio show, From the Top, performs at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater tonight. The versatile interpreter and arranger of alternative rock music will be performing solo piano transcriptions...
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Tuesday 26 February
- Chris Rock (16:00) - Chris Rock's No Apologies tour hits the Academy of Music for three nights this week, starting tonight....
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Sunday 24 February
- k. d. lang (16:00) - k. d. lang returns to Verizon Hall tonight with her trademark warm, vibrant, powerful voice. She is promoting her new album, Watershed, her first collection of new material since 2000. Opening the show is pianist Dustin O'Halloran, who, along with...
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Saturday 23 February
- The 5 Browns (12:00) - These five virtuoso pianists have been called "classical music's first family." This afternoon, the 5 Browns make their Kimmel Center debut, promoting their recent release Browns in Blue. How did you like the show?...
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Friday 22 February
- Mingus Big Band with Cyrus Chestnut Trio (15:08) - The Mingus Big Band makes its Kimmel Center debut tonight along with special guest the Cyrus Chestnut Trio. Due to illness, T.S. Monk will not be performing. The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of legendary bassist and composer...
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Saturday 16 February
- Hector Olivera, organ (12:00) - Hector Olivera makes his debut on the Verizon Hall organ this afternoon with a program of works including Bach, Micheelsen, Franck, and Drifill....
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Friday 15 February
- Shen Wei Dance Arts (16:45) - Recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" grant last year, choreographer Shen Wei returns to the Kimmel Center this weekend with a new program of works, featuring two Philadelphia premieres: Map (pictured left) set to Steve Reich's Desert Music and Re–, based...
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Saturday 2 February
- So Percussion (12:02) - The second entry in our Fresh Ink series, So Percussion performs in Perelman Theater tonight. Tonight's program includes work by Steve Reich, David Lang, and Jason Treuting. There will be a blog entry posted on this series, but we're...
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