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: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 8:00 PM
Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon; Hao Yang, guitar; Juliette Kang, violin; Burchard Tang, viola; Yumi Kendall, cello
Mozart: Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B- at Major, K. 292
Ludwig: Bassoon Quartet [World Premiere]
Piazzolla: Café 1930 from Histoire du tango [Arr.]
Danzi: Bassoon Quartet in D Minor, Op. 40, No. 2
Bizet: Little Duet for Bassoon and Cello
Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Op. 35 [Arr. Rechtman]
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 3:00 PM
Poll: Quartet TBA [World Premiere/PCMS Commission in honor of Robert Capanna]
Singleton: Quartet No. 3, Somehow We Can
Fernández: Quartet No. 2, Sin tiempo [Philadelphia Premiere]
Schulhoff: String Sextet
This concert is supported by The Presser Foundation.
Date: Friday, December 1, 2017 - 8:00 PM
Scarlatti: Piano Sonatas, K. 128/87/455/427
Beethoven: Fantasy in G Minor, Op. 77
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1
Hsu: Rhapsody Tocatta [Philadelphia Premiere]
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
Date: Sunday, December 3, 2017 - 3:00 PM
Harold Robinson, double bass; TBA, flute; Richard Woodhams, oboe; Ricardo Morales, clarinet; Juliette Kang, violin; Che-Hung Chen, viola; Edgar Meyer, double bass
Duos for two double basses TBA
Schulhoff: Trio for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass
Prokofiev: Quintet, Op. 39
Date: Friday, January 12, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 [Sel.]
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960
Date: Sunday, January 21, 2018 - 3:00 PM
The Alexander Schneider Concert
Haydn: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Beethoven: Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
Brahms: String Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Program to include solo and duo works by Vivian Fung, Pat Metheny, Mauro Guiliani, and Pierre Jalbert, plus a selection of Latin American songs
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Purcell: The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation
Argento: Six Elizabethan Songs
Britten: Charm of Lullabies
Barber: Three Songs, Op. 10
Dove: All You Who Sleep Tonight
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Seeger: String Quartet 1931
Bermel: Clarinet Quintet—A Short History of the Universe
Balter: Chambers
Carter: String Quartet No. 2
This concert is supported by The Presser Foundation
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Mazzoli: Orizzonte
Janáček: In the Mists
Thorvaldsdottir: Scape [Philadelphia Premiere]
Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasie No. 2, Op. 19
Šerkšnytė: Fantasia [Philadelphia Premiere]
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Mozart: Quartet in D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Brahms: Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38
Webern: Two Early Pieces
Webern: Cello Sonata
Webern: Three Little Pieces, Op. 11
Brahms: Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 99
Date: Sunday, March 18, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Prokofiev: Quartet in B Minor, Op. 50
Fung: Clarinet Quintet [Philadelphia Premiere/PCMS Commission]
Ives: Quartet No. 2
This concert is supported by The Presser Foundation
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Mozart: Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397
Schumann: Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op.63, No. 1-3
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 8:00 PM
Catherine Gregory, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Alicia Lee, clarinet; Laura Weiner, horn; Brad Balliett, bassoon
Kurtág: Wind Quintet, Op. 2
Balliett: Reveler-Scherzos [Philadelphia Premiere]
Schulhoff: Divertissement
Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43
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
Barber: Hermit Songs
Fauré: Chanson d’Eve [Sel.]
Schubert: Selection of Lieder
@QuatuorEbene Rejoins PCMS with New Violist. https://t.co/c5WpzNf4fW
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