Recent Examples on the WebThe philharmonic also will perform 36 young people's concerts at nine high schools across the city. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Aug. 2022 Gergiev faces continued pushback, with the mayor of Munich calling on him to distance himself from the invasion or lose his position with the city's philharmonic while the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra made a similar statement. Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2022 Despite restrictions, the philharmonic has been able to bring music to countless New Yorkers this year. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2020 Among them are the Metropolitan Opera, New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, the Boston and San Francisco symphonies, New York’s Lincoln Center, Washington’s Kennedy Center and San Francisco’s War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2020 The Great Lawn has also been the go-to spot for more traditional rites of summer, like outdoor philharmonic and opera performances. Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 July 2019 The festival takes place in an off-season and is thus headlined by a group of boldfaced performers, borrowed for a month from the world’s most esteemed opera houses and philharmonics. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2018 Also taking part will be musicians from Bernstein’s other orchestras — the New York, Vienna and Israel philharmonics. 888-266-1200; www.bso.orgWestAspen Music Festival and School: June 28-Aug. John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018 Singers Maggie Brown, Bobbi Wilsyn and Terisa Griffin sang standards with the philharmonic, underscoring Davis’ efforts to prove that accessibility and sophistication need not be mutually exclusive propositions. Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
French philharmonique, literally, loving harmony, from Italian filarmonico, from fil- phil- + armonia harmony, from Latin harmonia