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Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street

The Perelman Theater is part of the Kimmel Center, 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.

Accessibility

To request accessible seats, please contact the box office at 215-569-8080 or [email protected]. You may also enter a seating request at checkout when purchasing tickets online. For more information about accessibility at the Perelman Theater, go to ensembleartsphilly.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility.

Transportation

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

Parking rates and information are subject to change. Contact parking garages directly for updated information.

CLL Academy, Inc.

251 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 985-4288

$15 with concert ticket, $20 without concert ticket (up to 10 hours). This indoor lot is located under the Academy House.

Latimer Garage

1510 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 545-2314

$17 evenings $16 Sundays (exit by 5 pm), or $20 (exit after 5 pm) This indoor lot is located on the south side of Latimer Street, between Locust and Spruce Streets. Turn right on Latimer from 15th Street.

Avenue of the Arts Garage

1501 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 569-8400, ext. 4543

$29 with validation, ($34 without validation). Request a validation sticker from the PCMS Box Office table. Scan both sides of your ticket at the paystation in the garage lobby, located at the 15th Street entrance.

Symphony House Parking

440 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 732-3026

$27 Mon-Fri (after 5pm), $27 Sat-Sun (up to 12 hours). This parking lot is located in Symphony House - entrance is on Broad Street right after Pine Street.

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

Jennifer Koh, violin and Vijay Iyer, piano

Date: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Iyer: Works TBA for Solo Piano
Bach: Works TBA for Solo Violin
Iyer: The Diamond for Violin and Piano
Iyer: Scenes of Living and Dying: Part I  Philadelphia Premiere
Iyer: Scenes of Living and Dying: Part II  World Premiere/PCMS Co-Commission*

*The co-commission is sponsored by Stephen Zeller in memory of Florence Zeller

Don Liuzzi, percussion & Friends

Date: Monday, October 19, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Takemitsu: Rain Tree
Becker: Water Lilies
Keck: Evanescence
Babcock: The Next Stage
Vilseck: Starfall
Debussy: Claire de lune (Arr. Liuzzi)

Sphinx Virtuosi w/ J’Nai Bridges, mezzo

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 - 7:30 pm

American250: Sounds of Unity
Barnes: Oh Shenandoah (Arr.)
Geter: Declaration  Philadelphia Premiere
Skye: American Mirror, Part II
Sierra: Sinfonietta for Strings
Montgomery: Banner
Stravinsky: Concerto in D for Strings, Basle

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Clyne: Horn Quintet  US Premiere
Smyth: Horn Trio in A Major
Schubert: Quintet in A Major, D. 667, Trout

Musicians from Marlboro I

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026 - 2 pm

Haydn: String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Dean: String Quartet No. 3, Hidden Agendas
Saariaho: Aure
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

Timo Andres, piano and Aaron Diehl, piano

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Ellington: Tonk
Monk: Monk's Mood (Arr. A. Diehl)
Andres: New Work TBA  Philadelphia Premiere
Wolfe: My lips from speaking
Andres: Shy and Mighty (Sel.)

Justin Austin, baritone and Howard Watkins, piano

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Don’t Be Angry
Program includes works by Weill/Brecht, Ravel, Wolf, Bienert, R. I. Gordon, and Owens

Jupiter Ensemble; Lea Desandre, mezzo

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Program includes works by Provenzale, Cavalli, Viviani, Schürmann, Pallavicino, Marais, Destouche, Vivaldi, and De Bottis.

Jazmine Saunders, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo; Jonghyun Park, tenor; Yeongtaek Yang, baritone; Myra Huang, piano; Ken Noda, piano

Date: Friday, November 20, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Debussy: Prélude à l’apres-midi d’un faune for piano 4-hands
Chaminade: Three songs TBA
Hahn: Three songs from Venezia
Mahler: Three songs TBA
Tchaikovsky: Three songs TBA
Schumann: Spanische Liebeslieder, Op. 138
Schubert: Six songs TBA for vocal ensemble

Verona Quartet w/ Steven Banks, saxophone

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Dialogismós: A Meditation in Music
Debussy: Syrinx
Mendelssohn: Ist es wahr
Nabors: New Work TBA  World Premiere/PCMS Co-Commission*
Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 (Arr.)
Banks: Reflections and Exaltations  Philadelphia Premiere
Esmail: Magan Rehna  Philadelphia Premiere
Theofanidis: Visions of the Hereafter  Philadelphia Premiere

*This piece was commissioned as part of the Chamber Music for All Commissioning Project funded by Diane and Lawrence Blum.

Brentano Quartet

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2026 - 2 pm

Shostakovich: Fugue in E-flat Minor, Op. 87, No. 14 (Arr.)
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 15, Op. 144
J.S. Bach: Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849 (Arr.)
Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

Mark Steinberg, violin and Jonathan Biss, piano

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2026 - 7:30 pm

Mozart: Fantasy in C Minor for Solo Piano, K. 475
Mozart: Variations in G Minor for Violin and Piano, K. 360
Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296
Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379
Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 481

Brooklyn Rider

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2027 - 2 pm

Star-Crossed
Jacobsen: Beloved, do not let me be discouraged
Frank: Frida’s Dreams  Phila. Premiere/PCMS Co-Commission
Schubert: Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, Death and the Maiden

Jeremy Denk, piano

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2027 - 7:30 pm

Montgeroult: Études (Sel.)
Beethoven: Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, Tempest
Chin: Etudes No. 1-6
Beethoven: Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110

Takács Quartet

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2027 - 7:30 pm

Mozart: Quartet in F Major, K. 590
Frank: Quijotadas
Beethoven: Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, Razumovsky

Inon Barnatan, piano

Date: Friday, January 29, 2027 - 7:30 pm

Chopin: Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23Field: 3 Nocturnes (Sel.)Barber: Nocturne, Op. 33Chopin: Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47Chopin: Ballade in F Major, Op. 38Szymanowski: 3 Mazurkas, Op. 20 (Sel.)Adés: 3 Mazurkas (Sel.)Chopin: Ballade in F Minor Op. 52

Sarah Shafer, soprano; Hye-Jin Kim, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello; Cynthia Raim, piano

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2027 - 2 pm

R. Schumann: Phantasiestücke, Op. 88
C. Schumann: 6 Lieder, Op. 13
R. Schumann: 3 Lieder (Sel.)
R. Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Midori, violin; Özgür Aydin, piano

Date: Thursday, February 11, 2027 - 7:30 pm

Grieg: Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 13
Escaich: Violin Sonata  Philadelphia Premiere
Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304
Schumann: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 121

Dover Quartet; Michelle Cann, piano

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2027 - 7:30 pm

Mozart: Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458, Hunt
Al-Zand: String Quartet No. 3, The Art of Conversation
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

Ariadne Greif, soprano; Seth Parker Woods, cello; Conor Hanick, piano

Date: Friday, February 19, 2027 - 7:30 pm

From Ordinary Things
Program includes works by Ravel, Simone, Previn, Gershwin, Tavener, León, Sciarrino, and Walker.