Benjamin Franklin Hall is a 375 seat auditorium offering plaza level and balcony seating. All concerts at this venue are general admission seating. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance.
There are many historic elements to the building. Designed in the Italianate style, it features a visually striking white marble façade and an impressive collection of paintings. It was once home to the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, which was an important Philadelphia institution of long standing as well as being the largest bank in the city during the latter part of the 19th century. For more information on the building's history, please visit the American Philosophical Society's website.
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Located a half a block east of Independence Hall, Benjamin Franklin Hall is accessible by SEPTA subway and buses.
Please note: The Philosophical Society owns two other buildings in the area (on 5th Street), but these are NOT associated with the concert.
4th Street between Market and Chestnut Streets
$7.00 when you attend a PCMS concert. After parking your car, as you enter the Philosophical Society, pick up a barcoded discount sticker at our Box Office table and have it applied to your parking ticket for use in the automated machines when you leave the garage.
Amada serves authentic Spanish tapas based on the earthy Mediterranean flavors favored by founder and executive chef Jose Garces. For more information click here.
Lunch:
Monday – Friday: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner:
Sunday – Thursday: 5:00 – 10:00 pm
Friday & Saturday: 5:00-11:00pm
Brunch:
Saturday & Sunday: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Stephen Starr’s Buddakan offers modern Asian cuisine infused with creativity and drama. It has been named one of America’s top 50 restaurants by Travel & Leisure and ‘Top Restaurant for Fun’ by Gourmet. For more information click here.
Lunch:
Monday – Friday: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner:
Monday – Thursday: 5:00 – 11:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm – 12:00am
Sunday: 4:00 – 10:00pm
Han Dynasty is an authentic Sichuan Chinese Restaurant located in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood. For more information click here.
Daily: 11:30am – 10:15pm
2nd Story Brewing Company features regional American cuisine made from locally-grown organic foods paired with their hand-crafted signature beer. For more information click here.
Monday-Thursday 4:00pm – 12:00am
Friday & Saturday: 11:30am – 2:00am
Sunday: 11:30am – 12:00am
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Nitzan Haroz, trombone; Gloria Kim, piano; with Guest Artists TBA
Ravel: Trois Chansons de Don Quichotte [Arr.]
Peaslee: Arrows of Time
Mollá Albero: La Cittá dei Song
Pöntinen: Camera for Trombone and Piano
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Plus Trombone Ensemble Repertoire TBA
Date: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Through the Looking Glass—The Music & Influences of Caroline Shaw
M-Prize is thrilled to partner with PCMS
to present the 2016 M-Prize Winner.
This concert is supported by the Presser Foundation.
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Jerry & Bernice Rubenstein Young Artist Performance
Date: Monday, October 15, 2018 - 7:30 PM
David Bilger, trumpet; Thomas Rolfs, trumpet; Anthony Prisk, trumpet; Jeffrey Curnow, trumpet; Benjamin Wright, trumpet; Susan Nowicki, piano
Presser: Adagio from Suite No. 1
Ketting: Intrada
Benjamin: Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury
Stevens: Trumpet Sonata
Ochoa: Stills in Black and White
Reynolds: Music for Five Trumpets
Gubaidulina: Trio for Three Trumpets
Takemitsu: Paths for Two Trumpets
Boutry: Fanfares pour les Temps Legendaires
Plog: Contrasts for Five Trumpets
This concert is supported by Grant Greapentrog.
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 7:30 PM
Robyn Bollinger & Soovin Kim, violins; Hwayoon Lee, viola; Tony Rymer & Alice Yoo, cellos; Zoltán Fejérvári, piano
Dvořák: Miniatures, Op.75a
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4
Dvořák: Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65
Date: Sunday, November 18, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Grime: Quartet [Philadelphia Premiere]
Tippett: Quartet No. 5
Britten: Quartet No. 2, Op. 36
Date: Friday, November 30, 2018 - 7:30 PM
Haydn: Fantasia in C Major, Hob. XVII:4
Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E-fl at Major, Op. 27, No. 1
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
This concert is underwritten by The Adele and John Gray Endowment Fund.
Date: Sunday, December 9, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Bernstein & Before
Copland: Danzón cubano
Ravel: La Valse [Arr.]
Gershwin: An American in Paris [Arr.]
Ravel: Boléro [Arr.]
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story [Arr.]
This concert is supported by The Presser Foundation
Date: Friday, January 25, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304 [Arr.]
Dvořák: Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5
Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, D. 804, Arpeggione
Foley: Star Sonata
Additional Works TBA
Date: Monday, January 28, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Arnold: Sonatina, Op. 29
Mangani: Clarinet Sonata [Philadelphia Premiere]
Persichetti: Parable for Solo Clarinet
Delmas: Fantasie italienne
Date: Friday, February 15, 2019 - 7:30 PM
Scott: Startin’ Something
Harbison: Quintet for Winds
Schifrin: La Nouvelle-Orléans
Primosch: Quintet for Winds [World Premiere/PCMS Commission]
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Coleman: Tzigane
Date: Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 3:00 PM
Schubert: Quartet in G Major, D. 887
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Date: Friday, March 1, 2019 - 7:30 PM
D. Scarlatti: Three Sonatas, K. 119, 123, 481
JS Bach: Prelude from the Lute Suite in C Minor, BWV 997
JS Bach: Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906
JS Bach: Adagio from the Oboe Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 [Arr. by A. Marcello]
JS Bach: Chaconne from the Violin Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004 [Arr. by J. Brahms]
JS Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971
Soler: Fandango
This concert is underwritten by Martin and Cynthia Heckscher, with support from the Gould Family Foundation.
A PCMS First — A Trombone Concert with Nitzan Haroz & Friends https://t.co/L1OY45pIy3
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