Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead The Philadelphia Orchestra on a Tour of Canada—their first trip together to his home country, April 17–21, 2024.

　　The performances in Canada will take place in Toronto, Ottawa, and Nézet-Séguin’s hometown of Montreal, where the Orchestra will be presented by the Orchestre Métropolitain, which Nézet-Séguin also leads as artistic director and principal conductor.

　　The Philadelphia Orchestra first performed in Montreal 100 years ago, in February 1924.The Orchestra first performed outside the United States when it traveled to Toronto in 1918, led by Music Director Leopold Stokowski.

　　Throughout the tour, Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestra will perform repertoire with deep significance to them, including Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 and Florence Price’s Symphony No. 4.

　　During the tour, Nézet-Séguin and musicians of the Orchestra will participate in a variety of additional activities, including master classes and coaching sessions with young musicians, community performances, connections with colleagues from the Orchestre Métropolitain, business and tourism events, and special events with United States Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen.

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