The 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball
Join us for Philadelphia’s most fabulous party of the year—the annual Anniversary Concert and Ball, a spectacular white-tie event with star-studded performances, dining, and dancing, all supporting an iconic historic landmark.
The 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball
Join us for Philadelphia’s most fabulous party of the year—the annual Anniversary Concert and Ball, a spectacular white-tie event with star-studded performances, dining, and dancing, all supporting an iconic historic landmark.
Saturday,
January 26,
2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director & Conductor
Academy of Music
Chairman’s Pre – Concert Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Anniversary Concert
7:00PM – 8:30PM
7:00PM – 8:30PM
The Bellevue Hotel
Dinner & Ball
9:00PM – 2:00AM
Tickets for the 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball can be purchased online or by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.
If you have any questions, please contact the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978. Office hours are 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information on ticket packages please click here.
Saturday,
January 26,
2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director & Conductor
Chairman’s Pre – Concert Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Anniversary Concert
7:00PM – 8:30PM
Dinner & Ball
9:00PM – 2:00AM
7:00PM – 8:30PM
9:00PM – 2:00AM
Tickets for the 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball are on sale now and may be purchased online or by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.
Saturday,
January 26,
2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director & Conductor
Academy of Music
Chairman’s Pre – Concert Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Anniversary Concert
7:00PM – 8:30PM
7:00PM – 8:30PM
The Bellevue Hotel
Dinner & Ball
9:00PM – 2:00AM
Tickets for the 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball can be purchased online or by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.
If you have any questions, please contact the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978. Office hours are 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information on ticket packages please click here.
Saturday
January 26
2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director & Conductor
Academy of Music
Chairman’s Pre – Concert Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Anniversary Concert
7:00PM – 8:30PM
7:00PM – 8:30PM
The Bellevue Hotel
Dinner & Ball
9:00PM – 2:00AM
Tickets for the 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball can be purchased online or by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.
If you have any questions, please contact the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978. Office hours are 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information on ticket packages please click here.
Anniversary Concert And Ball Packages
Ticket prices for the Anniversary Concert and Ball are determined by the patron’s desired concert seating. The levels and options available for purchase are listed below:
Parquet Box and Balcony Box
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $2,125 per seat ($1,701 tax-deductible per seat
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,950 per seat ($1,631 tax-deductible per seat)
Parquet and First Row of Parquet Circle
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,500 per seat ($1,097 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,325 per seat ($1,027 tax-deductible per seat)
Balcony Loge
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,300 per seat ($888 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,125 per seat ($818 tax-deductible per seat)
Balance of Parquet Circle
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,200 per seat ($815 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,025 per seat ($745 tax-deductible per seat)
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First Row of Balcony
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $1,050 per seat ($654 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $875 per seat ($584 tax-deductible per seat)
Balance of Balcony
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $700 per seat ($321 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $525 per seat ($251 tax-deductible per seat)
Family Circle
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $625 per seat ($268 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $450 per seat ($198 tax-deductible per seat)
Young Friends
- Pre-Concert Reception, Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $475 per seat ($118 tax-deductible per seat)
- Concert, Dinner, and Ball; $350 per seat ($98 tax-deductible per seat)
The Restoration Office will seat Underwriters and individual ticket holders by sponsorship and ticket level purchases. Ball seating is administered by request via the reservation form, or by calling or emailing Restoration Fund Office Senior Director Claire Allamby at 215.893.1941 or callamby@philorch.org. Event Committee Co-Chairmen, Advisory Committee Members, and Academy Trustees assist in the entire seating process, which begins the first week of November.
Please note that the Chairman’s Pre-Concert Reception has limited capacity and does sell out.
Donor advised funds cannot be used to purchase tickets to this event.
Tickets for the 162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball can be purchased online or by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.
If you have any questions, please contact the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978. Office hours are 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is an inspired leader of The Philadelphia Orchestra. His highly collaborative style, deeply rooted musical curiosity, and boundless enthusiasm, paired with a fresh approach to orchestral programming, have been heralded by critics and audiences alike. The New York Times has called him “phenomenal,” adding that under his baton, “the ensemble, famous for its glowing strings and homogenous richness, has never sounded better.”

Helen Mirren
Special Guest
Helen Mirren has won an Oscar®, Emmy, SAG Award, Tony, multiple BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe, as international recognition for her work on stage, screen and television. For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 of “The Queen,” she received an Academy Award®, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She was also named Best Actress by virtually every critic’s organization from Los Angeles to London. In 2014 she was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship for her outstanding career in film. In 2018 she was honored with the Chaplin Gala career achievement recognition from The Film Society at Lincoln Center in New York.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is an inspired leader of The Philadelphia Orchestra. His highly collaborative style, deeply rooted musical curiosity, and boundless enthusiasm, paired with a fresh approach to orchestral programming, have been heralded by critics and audiences alike. The New York Times has called him “phenomenal,” adding that under his baton, “the ensemble, famous for its glowing strings and homogenous richness, has never sounded better.”

Helen Mirren
Special Guest
Helen Mirren has won an Oscar®, Emmy, SAG Award, Tony, multiple BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe, as international recognition for her work on stage, screen and television. For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 of “The Queen,” she received an Academy Award®, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She was also named Best Actress by virtually every critic’s organization from Los Angeles to London. In 2014 she was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship for her outstanding career in film. In 2018 she was honored with the Chaplin Gala career achievement recognition from The Film Society at Lincoln Center in New York.
Dance Orchestras
Grand Ballroom
The Starlight Orchestra Featuring Valerie Romanoff
Red and Clover
EBE Paris
State Drawing Room
George Corrigan and the Sugarfoot Farm All-Stars
Rose Garden
The Ward Marston Dance Orchestra
XIX Café
Orlando and Patricia from Minas
XIX Restaurant
Heath Allen & Philly Musette
Thank You To All Who Attended Last Year’s Anniversary Concert and Ball
Thank You To All Who Attended Last Year’s Anniversary Concert and Ball
Join Us This Year
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Tickets for the Anniversary Concert and Ball are on sale now and may be purchased online or by calling the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
James Alexander, Anniversary Concert Creative Director
Pre – Concert
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Concert
7:00PM – 8:30PM
Dinner & Ball
9:00PM – 2:00AM
7:00PM – 8:30PM
9:00PM – 2:00AM
162nd Anniversary
Concert and Ball
On Saturday, January 26, 2019, Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads our renowned Fabulous Philadelphians in a one-of-a-kind performance. The special guest will be announced in Fall 2018 and will join an illustrious list of artists including: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Al Pacino, Jill Scott, Billy Joel, Sting, Yo-Yo Ma, Hugh Jackman, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Renée Fleming, and Paul Simon.
Following the performance, guests proceed to the historic Bellevue Hotel for an evening of dinner, dancing, and more live entertainment.
162nd Anniversary Concert and Ball
On Saturday, January 26, 2019, Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads our renowned Fabulous Philadelphians in a one-of-a-kind performance. The special guest will be announced in Fall 2018 and will join an illustrious list of artists including: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Al Pacino, Jill Scott, Billy Joel, Sting, Yo-Yo Ma, Hugh Jackman, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Renée Fleming, and Paul Simon.
Following the performance, guests proceed to the historic Bellevue Hotel for an evening of dinner, dancing, and more live entertainment.
A Timeless Event
Walking into the Academy of Music on the fourth Saturday in January, surrounded by the original chandeliers, marble floors, and gilded interior, is like taking a step over 160 years into the past. Experience the same wonder and delight as the first guests of the building’s opening night gala in 1857. The Academy is lovingly preserved, thanks to the generosity of donors celebrating her birthday at the Anniversary Concert and Ball each year.
A Timeless Event
Walking into the Academy of Music on the fourth Saturday in January, surrounded by the original chandeliers, marble floors, and gilded interior, is like taking a step over 160 years into the past. Experience the same wonder and delight as the first guests of the building’s opening night gala in 1857. The Academy is lovingly preserved, thanks to the generosity of donors celebrating her birthday at the Anniversary Concert and Ball each year.





