Lecture Luncheon

MEET AND DINE WITH MUSIC-MAKERS AND CELEBRITY GUESTS

Six Fridays at the DoubleTree Hotel, Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia. Our unique Lecture Luncheons offer you a delicious three-course meal with sherry and enlightening insights into The Philadelphia Orchestra concert that afternoon.

This year’s Lecture Luncheon series is dedicated to the memory of DOROTHY ABELSON. Long time member of the Rittenhouse Square Committee and devoted patron of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Lecture Sponsors: Edna Dick, Harriet Beloff Goodwin, and Fran Schwartz

Sara Davis Buechner

Lecturer – 11:00am: Sara Davis Buechner
Concert Pianist, Professor of Piano
Temple University/Boyer College of Music

Celebrity Guest – 12:00pm: Daniel Matsukawa
Principal Bassoon, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Luncheon – 12:30 to 1:30 PM

Purchase Lecture Luncheon Tickets

Orchestra Concert Program – 2:00pm
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Louis Lortie, Piano

SCHUBERT/LISZT Wanderer Fantasy, for piano and orchestra
MAHLER Symphony No. 5

Please Note: Series subscribers may bring guests to any Lecture Luncheon ($40 per guest) if they call in advance. Reservations and requests for exchanges must be received by the Tuesday preceding the Friday program. Lecture Luncheon dates can be exchanged, but they are not refundable. Concert tickets are not included and must be purchased separately. 

Reservations: Click the button above to purchase luncheon tickets online. For cancellations, reservation changes, or group sales (of 10 or more) please call Orchestra Group Sales at 215.875.7695.

Parking: Discount parking at DoubleTree Hotel Garage on Lecture Luncheon dates.