필라델피아 오케스트라 2026 내한 공연 

 

'2022 반 클라이번 콩쿠르 콤비' 서울-인천서 랑데부

11월 5일-9일 라흐마니노프 협주곡 3번 '데자뷔' 협연

 

Image: The Cliburn

 

2022 반 클라이번 피아노 콩쿠르 결선 무대에서 18세의 임윤찬(Youngchan Lim)은 65세의 마린 알솝(Marin Alsop)이 지휘하는 오케스트라와 함께 라흐마니노프의 피아노 협주곡 3번(RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30)을 협연해 역대 최연소 우승자가 되었다. 당시 심사위원장이었던 알솝은 연주가 끝난 직후 눈물을 훔치며 임윤찬을 안아주는 모습이 전 세계에 생중계되어 큰 화제를 모았다.

 

2026년 11월 임윤찬과 마린 알솝이 한국에서 4년만에 '반 클라이번'의 전설적인 호흡을 재현한다. 필라델피아오케스트라의 한국 내한 공연에서 임윤찬이 마린 알솝 수석 객원 지휘자(Principal Guest Conductor)와 랑데부한다. 이 투어는 11월 5일 필라델피아의 자매도시인 인천 아트센터에서 시작해 6, 7, 8일 예술의전당, 9일 롯데콘서트홀에서 내한 공연을 한다. 이어 필라오케스트라는 15일까지 피아니스트 하오첸 장(Haochen Zhang)과 중국 투어 공연을 연다. 

 

 

2023년 시카고 라비니아 페스티벌에서 재회한 마린 알솝과 임윤찬. Photo: Patrick Gipson/Ravinia Festival

1900년 창단된 필라델피아 오케스트라는 유진 올만디, 리카르도 무티, 크리스토프 에센바흐가 거쳐간 교향악단으로 미국의 ‘Big 5’ 오케스트라 중의 하나다. 'Big 5'는 1950년대 말 음악비평가들이 즐겨쓰던 말로 미국의 5대 오케스트라로 뉴욕필하모닉(1842년 창단), 보스턴심포니 오케스트라(1881), 시카고심포니 오케스트라(1891), 필라델피아 오케스트라(1900), 클리블랜드 오케스트라(1918)을 지칭한다.

 

필라오케스트라엔 데이빗 김(David Kim) 악장과 줄리엣 강 부악장(Juliette Kang, first associate concertmaster), 크리스틴 림 조악장(Christine Lim, associate concertmaster)을 비롯해 장충진(Choong-Jin Chang, 비올라 수석), 마빈 문(Marvin Moon, 비올라), 안나 마리아 안 피터슨(Anna Marie Ahn Petersen, 비올라), 다니엘 한(Daniel Han, 바이올린), 그리고 김정인(Jeoung-Yin Kim, 바이올린)씨 등이 연주하고 있다. 필라오케스트라는 1978년부터 2019년까지 5명의 음악감독과 함께 총 9차례 내한 공연을 가졌다.  현재 음악감독은 야닉 네제 세갱(Yannick Nézet-Séguin)이다. 

 

 

2023년 1월 21일 버라이존홀에서 조성진과 협연한 필라델피아오케스트라. Photo: Sukie Park/ NYCultureBeat

 

 

2026–27 SEASON

The Philadelphia Orchestra to Tour South Korea and China November 5–15, 2026 

 

Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop to Lead Orchestra 

Pianist Yunchan Lim Performs with the Orchestra in South Korea, Pianist Haochen Zhang Joins as Soloist in China 

Orchestra Celebrates 10th Visit to Korea, with Performances in Philadelphia’s Sister City Incheon and in Seoul 

 

Tour is Full Orchestra’s 14th to China, Most of Any American Orchestra, and Continues Momentum of 2025 Small Ensemble Residency 

Orchestra to Perform in Haikou and Beijing, with Residency in Those Cities and, Following Full Orchestra Tour, in Shenzhen and Shanghai 

 

China Residency Includes Community Performances, Student Master Classes, Pop-Up and Other Chamber Music Concerts

 

(Philadelphia, October 15, 2026)—The Philadelphia Orchestra will return to South Korea and China in November 2026 to share the joy of orchestral music through concerts and activities that serve as a bridge for musical and cultural exchange. The Orchestra celebrates its 10th visit to South Korea with performances in Incheon—Philadelphia’s Sister City—and Seoul. The ensemble’s 14th tour of China—the most by any American orchestra—includes full orchestra performances in Haikou and Beijing, as well as a host of activities in those cities, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. 

 

Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop, who conducted the Orchestra’s last visit to China in 2024, leads the tour, with acclaimed pianist Yunchan Lim joining the Orchestra in Korea and heralded pianist Haochen Zhang performing in China. 

 

“Music has a unique ability to bring people together across cultures, languages, and borders, creating connections that can endure over generations,” said President and CEO Ryan Fleur. “The Philadelphia Orchestra is honored to celebrate nearly 50 years of musical exchange with South Korea and more than 50 years of connection with the people of China. This tour will deepen the cultural bridges between these countries, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, as we also celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. We look forward to returning to Korea and China and continuing this remarkable tradition of musical exchange through performances and engagement with students, musicians, and communities.” 

 

At concerts in Incheon and Seoul, Lim will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Alsop and the Orchestra. Zhang joins the Orchestra in Haikou and Beijing for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. 

 

Throughout the tour, the Orchestra will perform Barber’s Symphony No. 1, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, Brahms’s Academic Festival Overture, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, Montgomery’s Strum, Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, Strauss’s Don Juan, and Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird. 

 

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s signature residency program in China has fostered meaningful exchange since it began 14 years ago, showcasing artistic excellence on stage and deepening connections through education and community engagement initiatives. Through music lessons in schools, performances in hospitals, master classes, events with diplomats and business leaders, and pop-up community performances, the Orchestra and its partners bring musicians and communities together in ways that inspire, connect, and endure. 

 

Throughout China, members of the Orchestra will participate in various residency activities in Haikou, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai.  

 

Orchestra Concert Schedule  

Incheon November 5 at Arts Center Incheon 

Seoul November 6 at Seoul Arts Center (private concert) 

Seoul November 7 at Seoul Arts Center 

Seoul November 8 at Seoul Arts Center 

Seoul November 9 at Lotte Concert Hall 

 

Haikou November 11 at the Haikou Bay Performing Arts Center 

Haikou November 12 at the Haikou Bay Performing Arts Center 

Beijing November 14 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts 

Beijing November 15 at the Beijing Performing Arts Center  

 

The November 11 concert marks the Orchestra’s debut at the Haikou Bay Performing Arts Center. The November 15 concert marks its debut at the Beijing Performing Arts Center. 

 

 

About The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Touring History in South Korea and China 

The Philadelphia Orchestra has a long and distinguished touring history, connecting with people around the world through music, and is one of the most-traveled American symphonic ensembles. 

South Korea has held a special place in the Orchestra’s history, with nine previous visits under five music directors between 1978 and 2019. 

 

In 1973, under the direction of Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra became the first American orchestra to perform in China. Since that historic visit, the Orchestra has returned 13 times with the full ensemble, most recently in 2024, and presented three small ensemble residencies, most recently in 2025. The Orchestra has developed deep, impactful connections throughout China as a result of concerts and residencies that serve as a cultural bridge for musical connection and artistic exchange. This 50-plus-year relationship with the people of China continues today in concert halls, educational institutions, and civic settings with various long-term partners. 

 

Tour Supporters 

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2026 Asia Tour and China Residency is made possible through the generous support of Lead Sponsor Bank of China, the Ford Foundation, and the James and Agnes Kim Family Foundation. Thanks to a sponsorship from Premier Sponsor Hainan Airlines, the Orchestra will travel to and from China on a special charter flight for the tour party and its cargo.  

 

The Orchestra is grateful to its tour supporters—the United States Government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Philadelphia—whose support and collaboration make the 2026 Asia Tour and China Residency possible. 

 

Additional support for this tour comes from the US-China Cultural Institute, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Philadelphia International Airport, White and Williams LLP, and Ruder Finn, the Official Communications Partner for the 2026 Asia Tour and China Residency. 

 

 

*K-클래식 강국: 한국은 어떻게 피아니스트를 록스타로 만들었나?

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=Music2&document_srl=4169444

 

 

 

 

 

*필라 오케스트라와 뉴욕 최대 파이프 오르간의 협연@세인트바트 교회, 2022

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=Music2&document_srl=4068503

 

*필라오케스트라 공연장 명명된 성악가 마리안 앤더슨(Marian Anderson)은 누구?

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=Music2&document_srl=4117087

 

*브람스를 좋아하세요? 조성진 워싱턴, 필라델피아서 피아노 협주곡 1, 2번 콘서트, 2023

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=Music2&document_srl=4087644