(Media, PA)—For all the classical music lovers in the Delaware Valley, you can now enjoy live performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra at Delaware County Community College. The College has collaborated with SpectiCast to present five concerts simulcast in HD that will be shown in the large auditorium on the Maple Campus at 901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA.

This association brings the world famous Philadelphia Orchestra closer to home while helping to raise the profile of classical music for residents of Delaware and Chester counties. By offering these performances, the College will become the local venue for these and other cultural events including opera and additional concerts. 

Following is the schedule through May 2011:

Friday, January 21, at 2 p.m. 
Alan Gilbert – Conducting; Richard Woodhams – Oboe soloist 
Program: Lindberg – EXPO; Rouse – Oboe Concerto; Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”).

Saturday, February 26, at 8 p.m.
Tchaikovsky and Macmillan – Charles Dutoit – Conductor; Vadim Repin – Violin 
Program: Berlioz – Overture to Beatrice and Benedict; Macmillan – Violin Concerto;
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5

Friday, March 18, at 2 p.m.
All Russian – Vasily Petrenko – Conductor; Stephen Hough – Piano
Program: Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2; Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5

Saturday, May 7, at 8 p.m.
Kurt Masur – Conductor
Program: Shostakovich – Symphony No. 1; Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”)

Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m.
Charles Dutoit – Conductor; Melanie Diener – Soprano; Mary Phillips – Mezzo-soprano;
Philippe Castagner – Tenor; Nathan Berg – Bass-baritone; The Philadelphia Singers
Program: Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms; Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)

Admission to the concerts is $7 for students; $15 for seniors, and $20 for adults.  

For more information about the Philadelphia Orchestra Live Concerts at the College, please call 610-359-5391 or visit www.dccc.edu/TheArts

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