“The Philadelphia Orchestra has mapped out its virtual concerts through the end of the season—and added a major new voice to its artistic team,” writes Peter Dobrin in Tuesday’s (12/8) Philadelphia Inquirer. “Nathalie Stutzmann, the much-loved French contralto and conductor, will take up the post of principal guest conductor.… She expects to conduct about three weeks each year in the main subscription series, plus additional concerts.… Stutzmann starts her three-year deal beginning with the 2021-22 season…. The orchestra on Tuesday also announced details of more than a dozen new online productions between January and June, one streaming about every two weeks…. Among the highlights of the rest of the pandemic-altered season are the first concerto appearance with the orchestra by new principal oboist Philippe Tondre, a collaboration with Brian Sanders’ JUNK dance troupe, and the May performance of Vigil in tribute to Breonna Taylor. Audiences will also hear the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first performances of Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement, Gershwin’s original jazz band version of Rhapsody in Blue, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in a chamber orchestra reduction.… Additional concerts this season …are likely to fall into place at a later date.”
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