The Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra

The Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra is a select chamber orchestra of 35 performers. The orchestra offers accomplished musicians an opportunity to perform a rich repertoire of traditional and contemporary works for small orchestra setting. It is dedicated to providing high-quality live performances on the Stanford campus and throughout the Bay Area. The orchestra also provides opportunities for its musicians to collaborate with renowned artists visiting and performing at Stanford.

The Stanford Philharmonia presents three concerts each year, one per academic quarter. It will be run like a professional ensemble. There are only 5 rehearsals for each concert and they are concentrated in a period of no more than three weeks. The Stanford Philharmonia is open to all members of the Stanford community with the pre-requisite that they have one year of experience in the Stanford Symphony Orchestra or special consent of the music director. It is also open to qualified non-Stanford community members.

To audition for the Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, please contact the music director Prof. Jindong Cai (cai@stanford.edu), or inform him of your interest during Stanford Symphony Orchestra auditions.

The Stanford Philharmonia Orchestras programs for this year are:

Stanford Philharmonia Spring Concert

Friday, May 29, 2009
8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Concert Program

• Beethoven: Fidelio Overture
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 6

Bing School Concert

Sunday, April 19, 2009
3:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Concert Program

• Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Stanford Philharmonia Winter Concert

Saturday, February 21, 2009
2:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Jindong Cai conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra of works for orchestra and traditional Asian instruments by women composers from Asia.
Concert Program

• Hyo-shin Na: Study War No More for String Orchestra with Kyle Bruckmann, oboe and Thomas Schultz, piano
• Mozart: Piano Concerto in Bb Major (K. 595) with Thomas Schultz, piano
• Chen Yi: CFiddle Suite for Huqin and String Orchestra with Chen Jiebing, erhu, zhonghu, & jinghu

Stanford Philharmonia Fall Concert

Friday, October 24, 2008
8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Concert Program

• Ottorino Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano
• Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian"
• Giancarlo Aquilanti: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra with Nick Hersh, cello