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Concerts

Free College Concert

Every year, a free concert just for college students kicks off The Philadelphia Orchestra's eZseatU program, which brings thousands of students to Verizon Hall to experience the famous Philadelphia Sound. 

All of this free fun is available to you and your college friends. A printed ticket and a valid full-time student ID are required for everyone who attends.

Twelfth Annual Free College Concert

Reserve TIckets


Thursday, October 3 7:30 PM 
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

6:00 PM: Festivities in the Kimmel Center
Early arrival is strongly advised

7:30 PM: Concert begins in Verizon Hall

Kensho Watanabe Conductor 

Coleman Umoja, Anthem for Unity, for orchestra  
Brahms Symphony No. 2

Note: You must present a valid full-time student ID as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert. 

The eZseatU program is funded in part by the Amy P. Goldman Foundation and an anonymous donor.eZseatU $25 membership ad

Past Events

Eleventh Annual Free College Concert


Kensho Watanabe
OCT
9
 
You must present a valid full-time student ID as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert.

FREE College Concert

Tuesday, October 9 7:30 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

6:30 PM: Festivities in the Kimmel Center begin
Early arrival is strongly advised

7:30 PM: Concert begins in Verizon Hall
Post-concert party in the Kimmel Center lobby

Kensho Watanabe Conductor
Isaiah Kim Cello

Verdi Overture to La forza del destino
Dvořák First movement from Cello Concerto
Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird

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LiveNote was funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the William Penn Foundation.

Tenth Annual Free College Concert


Hilary Hahn with violin
SEPT
19
 
 
You must present a valid full-time student ID as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert.

FREE College Concert

Tuesday, September 19 7:30 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

6:30 PM: Festivities in the Kimmel Center begin
Early arrival is strongly advised
7:30 PM: Concert begins in Verizon Hall
Post-concert party in the Kimmel Center lobby

Kensho Watanabe Conductor
Hilary Hahn Violin

Dvořák Violin Concerto
Bernstein Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

Invite your friends

Ninth Annual Free College Concert


SEPT
21
 

 
 
 
You must present a valid full-time student ID at the concert, as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert.

FREE College Concert

Wednesday, September 21 8 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

7:00 PM: Festivities in the Kimmel Center begin.
Early arrival is strongly advised
8:00 PM: Concert begins in Verizon Hall
Post-concert party in the Kimmel Center lobby

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

LiveNote, the Orchestra's interactive concert guide for mobile devices, will be enabled at this concert.

 

 

Eighth Annual Free College Concert


OCT
20
 

 
You must present a valid full-time student ID at the concert, as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert.

FREE College Concert

Tuesday, October 20 8 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

7:00 PM: Festivities in the Kimmel Center begin. Early arrival is strongly advised
8:00 PM: Concert begins in Verizon Hall
Post-concert party in the Kimmel Center lobby

Donald Runnicles Conductor
Johannes Moser Cello

Elgar Cello Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 8

Additional generous support is provided by the Amy P. Goldman Foundation.

LiveNote, the Orchestra's interactive concert guide for mobile devices, will be enabled at this concert.

 

Seventh Annual Free College Concert

OCT
14
 

 
You must present a valid full-time student ID at the concert, as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert. There is a 4 ticket limit per transaction..

FREE College Concert

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 8 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Pre-concert festivities in the Kimmel Center will begin at 7 PM. Early arrival is strongly advised.

Lio Kuokman Conductor
Carol Jantsch Tuba

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from
     West Side Story
Daugherty Excerpts from Reflections on the Mississippi,
     for tuba and orchestra
Higdon blue cathedral
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

LiveNote, the Orchestra's interactive concert guide for mobile devices, will be enabled at this concert.

 

Sixth Annual Free College Concert

OCT
15
 

FREE College
Concert

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Cristian Măcelaru Conductor
Won Suk Lee Marimba

Tchaikovsky Polonaise, from Eugene Onegin
Strauss Don Juan
Abe Prism Rhapsody, for marimba and orchestra
Falla Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Ravel Bolero

Fifth Annual Free College Concert

Thursday, October 11, 2012 8 PM
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 

Cristian Măcelaru Conductor
Carol Jantsch Tuba

Liszt Les Préludes
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 (performed on tuba)
Karim Al-Zand City Scenes: Three Urban Dances for Orchestra
Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

POST-CONCERT PARTY

Kimmel Center Commonwealth Plaza
Complimentary food, drinks, and more live music!

 

Visit our Facebook page to view photos of last year's Free College Concert event.