Upcoming events.
Philadelphia Sinfonia side by side with Philadelphia Orchestra
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Marion Anderson Hall, The Kimmel Center
On Saturday, February 28, Philadelphia Sinfonia orchestra members will experience what it means to play at the highest level, rehearsing side by side with musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Working together on Brahms’s Tragic Overture and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, students will gain rare, firsthand insight into the artistry, discipline, and collaboration that define a world-class orchestra.
Philadelphia Sinfonia and Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, March 1, 2026
3:00 PM
Temple Performing Arts Center Philadelphia, PA
Fate Now Conquers
Fate Now Conquers explores the timeless struggle between destiny and human courage through three orchestral works: Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers Overture; Brahms’s Tragic Overture and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, the triumphant path from darkness to light. Presented at the Temple Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia, this program invites listeners to confront the forces that challenge us and the hope that ultimately propels us forward.
Ethel Smyth — The Wreckers Overture
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912) — Novelletten No. 4 in D Major, Op. 52 –Performed by Philadelphia Sinfonia Strings
Johannes Brahms — Tragic Overture
— Intermission —
Carlos Simon — Fate Now Conquers
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5
Music Director and Conductor - Linus Ip
Frost Opera
Vaughan Williams
Riders to the Sea
The Frost Opera Theater will present Ralph Vaughan Williams' opera Riders to the Sea, a one-act tragedy based on John Millington Synge's play, for their 2025-2026 season. The opera tells the story of a mother and her daughters in the Aran Islands who have lost many family members to the sea, and it explores themes of fatalism, loss, and humanity's struggle against nature.
Conductor: Linus Ip
Philadelphia Sinfonia x Philly Pops Festival Concert
Friday, May 22, 2026
8:00 PM
Perelman Theater Kimmel Center Philadelphia, PA
America 250: Stars, Stripes, and Symphonies
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the Philadelphia Pops and Philadelphia Sinfonia proudly join forces for America 250: Stars, Stripes, and Symphonies, a festive, high-energy concert honoring the nation’s musical spirit. This milestone collaboration brings together iconic American classics, beloved Broadway hits, cinematic brilliance, and patriotic favorites.
Aaron Copland (1900–1990) – Fanfare for the Common Man
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) – West Side Story Overture (arr. M. Paress)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) – Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Ron Kerber (b. 1960) – Arrangements (titles to be announced)
John Williams (b. 1932) – Star Wars Suite for Orchestra - Selections (only Mvt. I-III)
I. Main Title
II. Princess Leia's Theme
III. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
— Intermission —
Joan Tower (b. 1938) – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
Leroy Anderson (1908–1975) – Bugler’s Holiday
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) – 1812 Overture
Samuel Augustus Ward (1847–1903) – America the Beautiful
Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929)
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) –
The Stars and Stripes Forever
The Liberty Bell
Philadelphia Sinfonia
Beyond barriers
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847) – Overture in C
Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) – D’un soir triste (Of a Sad Evening)
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) – The Sound of Music Medley
— Intermission —
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) – Symphony No. 8
Music Director and Conductor - Linus Ip
National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
Concert II
Wagner Die Meistersinger Prelude
Mazzoli Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Simon Fate Now Conquers
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser //Assistant conductor: Linus Ip
Every summer, students from all over the United States and abroad, come together to participate in the National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute. The tuition-free program is designed to expose and prepare students for a 21st century career in music through individualized training and rich experiences to empower students as leaders and thinkers in their chosen fields, while reducing barriers to access.
National Symphony Orchestra Education desires to raise up the coming generation of music professionals to be powerful change-makers in an orchestral world with equity and inclusion, racial and gender diversity, and assurances of safety and belonging.
National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
Concert I
Brahms Tragic Overture
Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in A minor
Webern Passacaglia
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser //Assistant conductor: Linus Ip
Every summer, students from all over the United States and abroad, come together to participate in the National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute. The tuition-free program is designed to expose and prepare students for a 21st century career in music through individualized training and rich experiences to empower students as leaders and thinkers in their chosen fields, while reducing barriers to access.
National Symphony Orchestra Education desires to raise up the coming generation of music professionals to be powerful change-makers in an orchestral world with equity and inclusion, racial and gender diversity, and assurances of safety and belonging.
Orion Youth Symphony/ Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel Overture in C major, H. 265 8’
François Devienne Concerto for Flute No. 7 in E minor 19’
Irene Mata Tejero, Flute
J. Sibelius Finlandia, op. 26 8’
A. Copland An Outdoor Overture 10’
A. Dvořák Slavonic Dance in G minor op. 46 No. 8 4’30”
Conductor: José-Luis Novo and Linus Ip
Peabody Conductors’ Orchestra
Beethoven: Leonore Overture (Conductor: Debbie)
Rossini: L’Italiana in Algeri Overture (Conductor: Ying Lam)
Brahms Haydn Variations (Conductor: Claire)
Intermission
Beethoven: Egmont Overture (Conductor: Shah)
Stravinsky: Firebird (Conductor: Linus Ip)
Old BayNew Music Ensemble
Opera Etudes
Elena Winell Amontillado
Jacob Chesney The Bright Place
Josíah Garza COMIC
Heng Lin HEART to the HEARTLESS
Yuchen Bian Shadow
Conducting Graduation Recital
Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto no. 2
Beethoven: Symphony no. 5
Conductor: Linus Ip; Claire Lewis
Symphoniker Hamburg
Conductor: Linus Ip; Shah Sadikov; Miquel; Luna
Music by Schubert, Bruch and Beethoven
Peabody Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Young, conductor; Linus Ip, assistant conductor
Holly Nelson, violin
Astor Piazzolla: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 31, K. 300a, D Major, “Paris”
Preparatory Concerto extravaganza
Assistant Conductor
Music by Grieg, Bloch and Reinecke.
Winners of the concerto cometition
Young Artists Orchestra and Peabody Youth Orchestra Fall Concert
Orchestral music by Gershwin, Gomes, Ginastera and Marquez
Assistant conductor: Linus Ip
Peabody Opera
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Riders to the Sea
MAZZOLI: Proving Up
Music Director: Joseph Young
Assistant conductor and Backstage Choir conductor: Linus Ip