January 12, 2015
Pete Checchia/Philadelphia Orchestra
LiveNote Nights highlight the Orchestra's new real-time concert app.
LiveNote Nights are shorter, more casual and informative performances that serve as introductions to the Orchestra's core repertoire pieces. To start, Garces Group provides pre-concert happy-hour specials. Then, the night's conductor discusses the music with the audience, who also get to chat with the musicians post-performance in the Kimmel Center lobby.
The short runtime of the show - just 75 minutes, with no intermission - and its 6:30 p.m. start time make it an ideal first stop during a night out. Concert-goers can head to dinner or even another show afterward. Tickets for the event are general admission, too, so attendees can pick their seats and mingle with other guests at a whim.
While the audience listens to the sounds of the Orchestra, they can access a special app created just for these performances. LiveNote (available for iOS and Android, above) provides historical and musical information that displays with the music in real time.
Wednesday's concert will be conducted by the Orchestra's music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Tchaikovsky’s "Symphony No. 5" will be performed.
The next two editions of LiveNote Nights will feature guest conductors Robert Spano on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and Stéphane Denève on Wednesday, April 22.
