Philadelphia Orchestra

In a historic move, the University of Pennsylvania Libraries has acquired the archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music. Here's why it happened, with a peek at some material highlights.

Two new recordings — the Dover Quartet's 'Beethoven Complete String Quartets Volume 3: The Late Quartets' and Haochen Zhang's 'Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos' with Nathalie Stutzmann and The Philadelphia Orchestra — demonstrate the risks and rewards for interpreters of the great composer's oeuvre.

Philadelphia can expect symphonic fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend when the Kimmel Center hosts the first performance by the National Youth…