Bramwell Tovey and the RI Philharmonic announce the Orchestra’s 75th Season; Tickets available now!

Celebrating 75 Years

In addition to the RI debut of world-renowned violinist Ehnes, who in 2007 along with Tovey was awarded the Grammy for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Grammy winners Yefim Bronfman and Zukerman will have their RI inaugural performances. Other solo premieres include pianist Natasha Paremski and cellist Johannes Moser. The season features the return of such favorites as pianists Joyce Yang and Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Karen Gomyo, soprano Andriana Chuchman and alto Susan Platts.

After her successful concert last season, acclaimed conductor Tania Miller will be back, along with Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St. Clair, who was last here in 2005.

The celebratory 75th season includes eight Saturday night TACO Classical concerts, four Friday night Amica Rush Hour concerts, Handel’s Messiah and the annual gala. All classical concerts are at The VETS, One Avenue of the Arts, Providence, and the 75th Season features eight TACO Classical concerts on Saturdays at 8 p.m. on Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Jan. 25, Feb. 15, March 14, April 4 and May 2. The Amica Rush Hour concerts are on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, Feb. 14, March 13 and May 1. The perennial holiday favorite Handel’s Messiah is on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. The season concludes with the annual gala and fundraiser featuring violinist Zukerman and cellist Forsyth on June 13.

In the Community

Tovey will lead the Orchestra for eight Link Up education concerts in May 2020, welcoming more than 12,000 students from over 100 area schools to The VETS. Link Up is the culmination of a year of in-school music education and support for

2019-20 TACO Classical Series

Saturdays at 8 p.m. at The VETS (otherwise specified)
The TACO Classical series is made possible through the generous support of Taco/The White Family Foundation.

Sept. 28: Bramwell Tovey Inaugural: Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Oct. 19: The Planets
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Women of the Providence Singers, Christine Noel, Artistic Director
Tovey: Urban Runway
Barber: Violin Concerto
Holst: The Planets

Nov. 16: Romantic Tchaikovsky
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Still: In Memoriam: Colored Soldiers Who Died for Democracy
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.2
Shostakovich: Symphony No.10

Jan. 25: All Mozart
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
Mozart: The Magic Flute: Overture
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3
Mozart: Symphony No.41 (Jupiter)

Feb. 15: Romeo & Juliet
Tania Miller, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1
Copland: Appalachian Spring: Suite
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet: Overture-Fantasy

March 14: Grieg’s Beloved Piano Concerto
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Kelly-Marie Murphy: From the Drum Comes a Thundering Beat…
Grieg: Concerto Piano, op.16, A minor
Dvořák: Symphony No.8, op.88, B.163, G major

April 4: Beethoven Symphony No.8
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
Beethoven: Egmont: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No.8
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G-Major
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No.2

May 2: Season Finale: Verdi Requiem
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano
Susan Platts, alto
Charles Reid, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Providence Singers
Verdi: Requiem

2019-20 Amica Rush Hour Series

Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at The VETS
The Amica Rush Hour series is made possible

through the generous support of Amica Insurance.
Oct. 18: The Planets
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Tovey: Urban Runway
Holst: The Planets
Women of the Providence Singers

Feb. 14: Romeo and Juliet
Tania Miller, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet: Overture-Fantasy

March 13: Grieg’s Beloved Piano Concerto
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Kelly-Marie MURPHY: From the Drum Comes a Thundering Beat…
Grieg: Piano Concerto

May 1: Season Finale Verdi: Requiem
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano
Susan Platts, alto
Charles Reid, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Providence Singers
Verdi: Requiem

2019-20 Special Concerts

Thursday, Oct. 10: Indigo Girls with the RI Philharmonic Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Providence Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset St., Providence
Tickets: www.ppacri.org; (401) 421-ARTS (2787); PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street)
Indigo Girls
RI Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday, Dec. 14: Handel’s Messiah at 7 p.m.
Handel: Messiah with Providence Singers
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Providence Singers

2020 Link Up Concerts

May 18-22
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Link Up Education Concerts at The VETS mark the culmination of a school-year-long music education program throughout Southern New England for grades 3-5.

Season 75 GALA with Pinchas Zukerman & Amanda Forsyth
Saturday, June 13
Time: TBD
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Amanda Forsyth, cello

Please Note: All repertoire and artists are subject to change

Subscriptions are currently available for as few as four concerts, with discounts for students, children and veterans. Subscriptions can be purchased online at tickets.riphil.org or by phone at 401.248.7000 (Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed on holidays). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. 

Subscriber benefits include:

• Reserved seats for every TACO Classical or Amica Rush Hour concert, and first priority to upgrade your seats
• Significant ticket discount–eight concerts for the price of seven
• Priority access to special event tickets
• Fifteen percent off on additional series tickets (some restrictions apply)

Groups of 10 or more can arrange a special rate and personalized experience.

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