2024/25 Season

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025 7:30p
STAR WARS AND MORE: A Celebration of John Williams
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Matthew Lipman, Viola
J. WILLIAMS Centennial Overture
J. WILLIAMS Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
J. WILLIAMS Star Wars Suite
IPO celebrates John Williams, one of the greatest modern composers of all time in stunning fashion. Highlighted by the intergalactically famous Star Wars Suite, the program also features his wildly charismatic Centennial Overture along with the intimate Concerto for Viola and Orchestra.
A highlight to the evening is the return of Matthew Lipman to IPO’s stage. Originally from Crete, IL, Lipman has matured into a world-renowned violist performing across the globe. Most notably, last year Lipman performed chamber music by André Previn with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter at Carnegie Hall, and on tour at the Berlin Philharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, and the Vienna Musikverein. Praised by the New York Times for his “rich tone and elegant phrasing,” and the Chicago Tribune for a “splendid technique and musical sensitivity,” Lipman learned his craft under the tutelage of IPO’s late Principal Violist Matthew Mantell and was an early member of the South Suburban Youth Orchestra.
Pre Concert Lecture featuring Matthew Lipman begins at 6:30p
Approximate concert time is 1 1/2 hours including intermission
Matthew Lipman sponsored by
MARCH 22, 2025 7:30p
RIDE THE WINDS
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Trevor O’Riordan, Clarinet, IPO Principal Clarinet
PIRASTEH World Premiere
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
IPO Principal clarinetist Trevor O’Riordan steps into the spotlight for this clarinet fueled performance. The evening begins with a culmination of IPO’s previous season’s Classical Evolve and American Composers Orchestra Earshot emerging composer initiatives with a World Premiere from Sepher Pirasteh, then moves on to two of the classical world’s most famous composers—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert.
Approximate concert time is 1 1/2 hours including intermission
MAY 17, 2025 7:30p
ORGAN SPECTACULAR
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Peter Richard Conte, Organ, Wanamaker Grand Court Organist
GIGOUT Grand Choer Dialogue
POULENC Organ Concerto
HUỲNH World Premiere
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Ozinga Chapel’s towering, 46-rank pipe organ comes alive as IPO lowers the curtain on its 47th season. Possessing nearly unparalleled technical facility, a brilliant ear for tonal color, and innovative programming style, Peter Richard Conte is one of the most admired orchestral organists of this era. Appointed in 1989 as the fourth Wanamaker Grand Court Organist, Conte presides over the world’s largest fully functioning musical instrument (29,000 pipes) at Macy’s Center City in downtown Philadelphia. The epic evening concert will also feature 2023/24 IPO Composer-in-Residence Oswald Huỳnh’s third commission for IPO.
Pre Concert Lecture featuring Peter Richard Conte begins at 6:30p
Approximate concert time is 2 1/2 hours including intermission
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