Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/28/2026 - 05/31/2026
All Day
Location
Kimmel Center
Categories
Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis will go classical with Beethoven and Marsalis. The American trumpeter, composer, music instructor and reigning artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center will come to Philly to pay tribute to the 18th-century German composer-conductor. Worlds apart, they both have something in common: They are musical geniuses. So, they are a natural fit. Marsalis’ 1997 oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. In fact, Marsalis is the only musician to have won a Grammy Award in both the jazz and classical categories in the same year. But in the ‘Beethoven and Marsalis’ concert, the focus will be on symphonies, sonatas and concertos. Enjoy Marsalis’ interpretation of Symphony No. 7 and Sympathy No. 5 (Liberty), with the Philadelphia Orchestra, featuring guest conductor Marin Alsop, Bass-baritone Kevin Short and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Register for a free pre-Concert panel discussion about Beethoven’s career, including his hearing loss, on May 28th at 6:30 p.m. EST. It will be moderated by Jeremy Rothman, Chief Artistic Officer and Executive Producer of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly. The panel will feature Professor Yale E. Cohen, Ph.D., Director of the Hearing Sciences Center, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Davyd Booth.
‘Beethoven and Marsalis’ concert: Individual tickets, starting at $55; times vary, based on the concert date. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Marian Anderson Hall, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999 or philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org or https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/philadelphia-orchestra/2025-26-season/beethoven-and-marsalis