The annual summer residency of the Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga Performing Arts Center continues with ‘An Evening with John Legend’ Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— On Wednesday, August 7th , annual summer residency of the Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) continues with “An Evening With John Legend– A Night of Songs and Stories with The Philadelphia Orchestra.
” Other highlights include a celebration of brass on Thursday, August 8th as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Schumann’s “Konzertstuck” and Strauss’s “An Alpine Symphony,” something he’s always wanted to do at SPAC, given its natural setting in Saratoga Spa State Park. On August 10th , Fabio Luisi conducts Orff’s “Carmina Burana” with the Albany Pro Musica, chorus and soprano Audrey Luna, tenor Sunnyboy Dladla, and baritone Sean Michael Plumb. On August 16th , Berkshire favorite Yo-Yo Ma and Xian Zhang return to SPAC in a program featuring Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, as well as the premiere of Ngwenyama’s “Primal Message” and Kodály’s “Dances of Galánta.
” On August 17th , Damon Gupton conducts the orchestra performing Hans Zimmer’s Oscar®-winning Disney’s “The Lion King” musical score live in concert with the movie playing on the big screen. The concerts run through August 17th at SPAC is a unique setting for classical music, the bucolic amphitheater is nestled inside historic Saratoga Spa State Park adjacent to hiking trails, geysers,.