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Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

The Perelman Theater is part of the Kimmel Cultural Campus, located on the southwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets in Center City Philadelphia.

The smaller of the two concert halls in the Kimmel Center, the Perelman Theater is a 627-seat auditorium with seating on the plaza, plaza tier, first balcony, and second balcony levels. All concerts at this venue are reserved seating. To view a seating chart of the hall, please click here.

Transportation

Located in Center City, the Perelman Theater is accessible by SEPTA subway, bus, and trolley lines.

CLL Academy, Inc.

251 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

$12 with ticket stub [reg: $18]: This indoor lot is located under the Academy House.

Latimer Garage

1510 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

$15 evenings or $18 Sundays: This indoor lot is located on the south side of Latimer Street, a narrow block between Locust and Spruce Streets. Turn right on Latimer from 15th Street.

Avenue of the Arts Garage

1501 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

$26 [reg. $31]: The entrance is located on 15th Street, between Locust and Spruce Streets. Come to the PCMS Box Office Table and request parking validation. Following the concert, you will need to visit one of the pay stations located in the garage lobby at the 15th Street entrance.

Symphony House Parking

440 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

$20 Mon-Fri (after 5pm), $17 Sat-Sun: This parking lot is located in Symphony House - entrance is on Broad Street right after Pine Street.

Parkway Corp.

1513 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$15 Sun-Thu (after 5:31pm), $20 Fri-Sat (after 5:31pm): This small outdoor lot is located on the north side of Pine Street, between 15th and 16th Streets.

Abe Fisher

Helming the kitchen at Abe Fisher, Chef Yehuda Sichel executes a menu that pulls together centuries-old flavors that range from Budapest to Montreal to Brooklyn, creating a meal and an atmosphere that both modernizes and elevates the long-familiar classics of Jewish soul food. For more information on Abe Fisher, click here.

Location
1623 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Aqimero

Aqimero offers a special three-course “Night on the Avenue” dinner menu for PCMS concertgoers. Located on the Avenue of the Arts in the Ritz-Carlton, guests can show their program ticket to enjoy a variety of dishes from the restaurant’s popular wood-burning grill for just $35 per person.

Guests can also experience an encore by returning to Aqimero for a nightcap and presenting their ticket stubs for 10% off their bill.

For more information on Aqimero, please click here.

Location
10 Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Estia

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Estia, an upscale Greek restaurant, specializes in whole grilled fish, served by the pound. Guests are able to choose their own fresh fish from the restaurant’s expansive displays and watch chefs cook it over a charcoal grill in the open kitchen. For more information click here.

Location
1405-07 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Jose Pistola's

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Casual Mexican dinning. Perfect for a quick meal before and drink after any concert.

For more information click here.

Location
263 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Oyster House

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Oyster House is an East Coast-style seafood restaurant and raw bar, serving the city’s most extensive selection of oysters on the half shell. Their ever-changing list is focused on local varieties from the mid-Atlantic up to New England and Canada. For more information click here.

Location
1516 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Vedge

A Vegetable Restaurant by James Beard nominated Chefs Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby, Vedge offers an exciting dining experience in Center City’s historic Tiger Building, serving dinner 7 nights a week. For more information on Vedge, click here.

Location
1221 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

La Viola

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La Viola Bistro is a family-owned Italian BYOB restaurant serving Abruzzi-inspired fare in an enjoyable atmosphere. Just across the street from the Bistro, sister location La Viola Ovest offers an extended menu, private event space and an outdoor garden. For more information click here.

Location
253 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Sphinx Virtuosi

Sphinx Virtuosi w/ Xavier Foley, double bass

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Generations
Blache: Habari Gani*
Farias: Abran Paso*
Casarrubios: Herencia*
Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa (Sel)
Foley: Concertante for Two Double Bass Soloists with String Orchestra*
Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations

*new work for Sphinx Virtuosi

Belcea Quartet

Belcea Quartet

Date: Friday, October 20, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Beethoven: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Bartók: Quartet No. 1
Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10

Quartetto di Cremona

Quartetto di Cremona

Date: Monday, October 30, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Wolf: Italian Serenade
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Beethoven: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132

ECCO w/ Shai Wosner

ECCO w/ Shai Wosner, piano

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Burleigh: Spirituals [Arr.]
Iyer: Piano Concerto  Philadelphia Premiere/PCMS Co-Commission
Dvořák: Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, American [Arr.]

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Bach: Suite in D Minor, BWV 1008
Simcock: Prayer for the Senses  Philadelphia Premiere
Britten: Suite No. 1, Op. 72
Brouwer: Sonata No. 2  Philadelphia Premiere
Finnis: Five Preludes
Cassadó: Suite for Solo Cello

Boris Giltburg

Boris Giltburg, piano

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Beethoven: Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Liszt: Sonata in B Minor
Rachmaninov: 13 Preludes, Op. 32

Vanska & Keefe

Curtis on Tour; Osmo Vänskä, clarinet; Erin Keefe, violin

Date: Friday, December 1, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10
Schulhoff: Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass
Sibelius: En Saga (Arr.)

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 7:30 PM

Elena Urioste & Melissa White, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt & Rosalind Ventris, viola; Laura Van der Heijden, cello; Joseph Conyers, double bass; Tom Poster, piano

Walker: Lyric for Strings
Price: Piano Quintet in A Minor
Smith: Divertimento  Philadelphia Premiere
Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet in D Major, Op. 110

BalletX

BalletX and Michelle Cann, piano

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Mendelssohn: Work TBA
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words (Sel.)]
Leibowitz: Piano Suite
Shirley: Selection of four songs

BalletX

BalletX and Michelle Cann, piano

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Mendelssohn: Work TBA
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words (Sel.)]
Leibowitz: Piano Suite
Shirley: Selection of four songs

Maria Wloszczowska

Maria Włoszczowska, violin and Jeremy Denk, piano

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Bach: Six Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1014-1019

Julia Bullock

Julia Bullock, soprano and Bretton Brown, piano

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Schubert: Suleika, D. 720 & Rastlose Liebe, D. 138
Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch, II (Sel.)
Weill: Lost in the Stars
Berio: Quattro canzoni popolari (Sel.)
Rossini: Mi lagnerò tacendo: Stabat Mater
Cage: She is Asleep
Castleton: Driftin’ Tide
Holiday: Our Love is Different
Simone: Revolution & Four Women
Taylor: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

Dover Quartet

Dover Quartet

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Haydn: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Rider
Price: Quartet No. 1 in G Major
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 9, Op. 117

Goldmund Qt

Goldmund Quartet

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Haydn: Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Fifths
Schulhoff: Five Pieces for Quartet
Schumann: Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2

Susanna Phillips & Anthony McGill

Susanna Phillips, soprano; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Myra Huang, piano

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
Lee, III: Chavah’s Daughters Speak  Philadelphia Premiere
Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, D. 821, Arpeggione
Still: Romance

Víkingur Ólafsson

Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

Date: Friday, January 26, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Richard Goode

Richard Goode, piano

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Bach: Partita in C Minor, BWV 826
Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 59
Fauré: Barcarolle in G-flat Major, Op. 42
Fauré: Two Nocturnes TBA
Chopin: Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58

Daedalus Quartet

Daedalus Quartet w/ Stewart Goodyear, piano

Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Haydn: Quartet TBA
Goodyear: Piano Quintet  Philadelphia Premiere
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

Aaron Diehl

Aaron Diehl, piano

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Hidden Visionaries
Burleigh: From the Southland
Bonds: Troubled Water
Williams: St. Martin de Porres [Arr. Diehl]
Still: Three Visions
Price: Piano Sonata in E Minor
Ellington: New World A-Comin’

Musicians from Marlboro

Musicians from Marlboro III

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 7:30 PM

Anna Göckel & Stephanie Zyzak, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang & Jordan Bak, viola; Chase Park & Christoph Richter, cello; Evren Ozel, piano

Coleridge-Taylor: Five Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 [Sel.]
Dvořák: Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90
Webern: Six Bagatelles, Op. 9
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4