Upcoming Dates
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Ravel
Austin will be assisting and covering Music Direct Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a program of Ravel, Debussy, and Coleman, featuring soloist Mitsuko Uchida.
Program Details:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Mitsuko Uchida Piano
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
Coleman Concerto for Orchestra (World Premiere - Philadelphia Orchestra commission)
Debussy La Mer
Thursday
May 30, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Friday
May 31, 2024 @ 8:00pm; Carnegie Hall
Saturday
June 1, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Sunday
June 2, 2024 @ 2:00pm
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/verizon-hall/mitsuko-uchida-plays-ravel/
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra - All Tchaikovsky
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program that features music by Tchaikovsky at The Mann Center.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
More Info:
https://manncenter.org/events/2024-06-18/tchaikovsky-spectacular
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Batman in Concert
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Anthony Parnther in Elfman’s score of Batman live.
Program Details:
Anthony Parnther Conductor
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Elfman/Prince Batman (complete with film)
Wednesday
June 20, 2024 @ 8:00pm
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/mann-center/batman-in-concert/
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra: Our City, Your Orchestra Live
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program that features music by Still, Montgomery, Price, Ellington, Joplin, and more.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Hailstork Fanfare on “Amazing Grace”
Still First movement from Symphony No. 4 (“Autochthonous”)
Saint-Georges First movement from Symphony No. 2
Joplin “Maple Leaf” Rag
Price Dances in the Canebrakes—First Philadelphia Orchestra Performance
Ellington “Brown (Come Sunday),” from Black, Brown, and Beige
Montgomery Starburst
Still Wood Notes— (World Premiere Edition) First Philadelphia Orchestra Performance
More Information:
Tickets for the concert are free, but reservations are encouraged and will be available at www.philorch.org/ocyo-live on May 30.
Your Philadelphia Orchestra will travel up Broad Street for a free community festival and performance on Wednesday, June 26, at 7:00 PM at the Temple Performing Arts Center. Led by Assistant Conductor Austin Chanu, the Our City, Your Orchestra Live performance will bring the spirit of the free digital series Our City, Your Orchestra—which uncovers and amplifies the voices, stories, and causes championed by Philadelphia organizations and businesses—to in-person audiences with the full Orchestra. The concert will celebrate the North Philadelphia community and will feature works by Adolphus Hailstork; Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges; Scott Joplin; Florence Price; Duke Ellington; Jessie Montgomery; and William Grant Still. As part of the Orchestra’s ongoing exploration of the works of Black American composer Still, Principal Librarian Nicole Jordan and Chanu have created a new set of definitive orchestral materials of his Wood Notes that will be used for the first time in this performance, made possible by a generous grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Salonen Conducts Daphnis and Chloe
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen in a program of Ravel, Salonen, and Saariaho.
Program Details:
Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
Olivier Latry Organ
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Saariaho Lumière et Pesanteur
Salonen Sinfonia concertante, for organ and orchestra
Ravel Daphnis and Chloe (complete ballet)
Thursday
May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Friday
May 17, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Saturday
May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/verizon-hall/salonen-conducts-daphnis-and-chloe/
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Blockbuster Film Classics
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Damon Gupton in a program of Hollywood classics.
Program Details:
Damon Gupton Conductor
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Thursday
May 9, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Saturday
May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Sunday
May 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm
More info:
https://www.bsomusic.org/this-week-at-the-bso-blockbuster-film-classics/
Austin conducts the Filarmonica Banatual Timisoara
Austin will be guest conducting the Orchestra simfonică a Filarmonicii Banatul Timișoara. The program includes Coleridge-Taylor, Sibelius, and Prokofiev.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Florin Iliescu Violin
Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in a minor, op. 33
Prokofiev Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 1
Sibelius Symphony no. 2
Friday
April 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm
More info:
https://filarmonicabanatul.ro/evenimente/concert-simfonic-orchestra-simfonica-a-filarmonicii-banatul-timisoara-dirijor-austin-chanu-solist-florin-iliescu-vioara/
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra: Organ Day
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program that features music by
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Paul Jacobs Organ
Widor Toccata, Organ Symphony no. 5
Handel Organ Concerto no. 13 Mvt. 1 & 2: The Cuckoo and the Nightingale
Mascagni Intermezzo, Cavalleria rusticana
Barber Toccata festiva
Bach Fugue in G minor
Guilmant Symphony no. 1 for Organ and Orchestra Mvt. 2 & 3
Saturday
March 23, 2024 @ 11:30am
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Paavo Järvi in a program of Debussy, Connesson, and Prokofiev.
Program Details:
Paavo Järvi Conductor
Christian Schmitt Organ
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Connesson Concerto da Requiem, Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (U.S. premiere)
Prokofiev Symphony no. 5
Thursday
March 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Saturday
March 22, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Sunday
March 23, 2024 @ 8:00pm
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/verizon-hall/prokofievs-fifth-symphony/
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Carmina Burana
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Fabio Luisi in a program of Orff and Mozart.
Program Details:
Fabio Luisi Conductor
Emanuel Ax Piano
Audrey Luna Soprano
Sunnyboy Dladla Tenor
Sean Michael Plumb Baritone
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Mozart Piano Concerto no. 25
Orff Carmina Burana
Friday
March 15, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Saturday
March 16, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Sunday
March 17, 2024 @ 2:00pm
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/verizon-hall/carmina-burana/
Austin conducts The Eastman School of Music Philharmonia
Austin conducts The Eastman Philharmonia in a program that features music by Sibelius and Still.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Still Symphony no. 4 “Autochthonous” Mvt. 3
Still Threnody: In Memory of Jean Sibelius
Sibelius Symphony no. 2
Wednesday
March 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in Britten, Still, and Higdon
Austin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program that features music by Britten, Still, Higdon, and Kleinsinger featuring Principal Tuba Carol Janstch.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Carol Janstch Tuba
Michael Boudewyns Narrator
Sara Valentine Narrator
Still Symphony no. 4 “Autochthonous” Mvt. 3
Kleinsinger Tubby the Tuba
Higdon Snake River from All Things Majestic
Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Saturday
February 10, 2024 @ 11:30am
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/family-concerts/the-young-persons-guide-to-the-orchestra/
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev in a program of Shostakovich, Gabrieli, and Britten.
Program Details:
Tugan Sokhiev Conductor
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni, No. 2, from Sacrae symphoniae
Britten Simple Symphony
Shostakovich Symphony no. 4
Thursday
February 8, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Saturday
February 9, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Sunday
February 10, 2024 @ 8:00pm
More Info:
https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/verizon-hall/shostakovichs-fourth-symphony/
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Barber and Price
Austin will assist and cover Music Director Stéphane Denève in a program featuring Price, Coleman, and Barber featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich.
Stéphane Denève Conductor
Augustin Hadelich Narrator
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Coleman Umoja
Barber Violin Concerto
Price Symphony no. 3
Friday
February 2, 2024 @ 10:30am
Sunday
February 2, 2024 @ 7:30pm
More Info:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Musical Fables: Stéphane Conducts Peter and the Wolf
Austin will assist and cover Music Director Stéphane Denève in a program featuring Prokofiev, Roussel, and Poulenc.
Stéphane Denève Conductor
Ken Page Narrator
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Roussel The Spider’s Feast
Poulenc Les Animaux modéles
Prokofiev Peter & The Wolf Live
Saturday
January 27, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Sunday
January 28, 2024 @ 3:00pm
More Info:
https://shop.slso.org/7697
The New York Philharmonic Art of the Score: Black Panther in Concert
Austin will be assisting and covering Anthony Parnther with The New York Philharmonic.
Program Details:
Anthony Parnther Conductor
Massamba Diop Tama
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Göransson Black Panther
Wednesday
December 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Thursday
December 21, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Friday
December 22, 2023 @ 8:00pm
Saturday
December 23, 2023 @ 8:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Children's Holiday Spectacular
Austin will be conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program featuring Tchaikovsky, Bass, Anderson, and Lopez. This concert will also be featuring dancers from the Rock School for Dance Education.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Rock School of Dance Education Dancers
M’Balia Singley Narrator
Desi Oakley Vocalist
Mason Joy to the World
Tchaikovksy Selections from The Nutcracker
Bass The Night Before Christmas
Lopez Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Lopez Let It Go
Variou Selections from A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along
Anderson Sleigh Ride
Saturday
December 16, 2023 @ 11:30am
Philadelphia Orchestra: The Glorious Sounds of Christmas
Austin will be acting as an assistant conductor for William Eddins in Philadelphia' Orchestra’s tradition Christmas concerts.
Program Details:
William Eddins Conductor
Jarret Ott Bariton
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Mendelssohn Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Traditional Away in a Manger
Traditional God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Vaughan Williams Selections from Five Mystical Songs
Tchaikovksy Arr. Ellington and Strayhorn Selections from The Nutcracker Suite
Various A Charleston Christmas
Adam O Holy Night
Holst In the Bleak Midwinter
Tovey The Rittenhouse Carol
Anderson Sleigh Ride
Various Medley of Christmas Favorites
Wade O Come, All Ye Faithful
Thursday
December 14, 2023 @ 7:00pm
Friday
December 15, 2023 @ 7:00pm
Saturday
December 16, 2023 @ 7:00pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: The Nutcracker, A Magical Tale at Mount Vernon
Austin will be conducting The Baltimore Symphony in two concerts of excerpts from The Nutcracker in collaboration with dancers from the Baltimore School of the Arts.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Baltimore School of the Arts Dancers
Tchaikovsky Excerpts from the Nutcracker
Overture Miniature
No. 11 Clara and The Prince
Le chocolat
Le café
Le thé
Trepák
Les Mirlitons
Valse de fleurs
No. 14 Var. 1 Tarantella
Danse de la Fée-Dragée
No. 14 Coda
Valse Finale et Apotheose
Wednesday
December 6, 2023 @ 10:00am & 11:30am
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky's The Firebird
Austin will be assisting and covering Music Director Jonathan Heyward in a program of Tchaikovsky, Auerbach, and Stravinsky, featuring violin soloist Simone Lamsma.
Program Details:
Jonathan Heyward Conductor
Simone Lamsma Violin
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Auerbach Icarus
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919)
Thursday
November 30, 2023 @ 8:00pm
Saturday
December 2, 2023 @ 7:00pm
Sunday
December 3, 2023 @ 3:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Yannick Conducts Rachmaninoff
Austin will assist and cover Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a program featuring Rachmaninoff, Berio, and Clarice Assad’s Bassoon Concerto Terra World Premiere featuring Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Daniel Matsukawa Bassoon
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Berio Four Original Versions of Luigi Boccherini’s The Night Retreat of Madrid
Assad Bassoon Concerto (world premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra commission)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 (Thursday)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (Friday and Saturday)
Thursday
October 12, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Friday
October 13, 2023 @ 2:00pm
Saturday
October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Trifonov Plays Gershwin
Austin will be assisting and covering Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a program of Clyne, Still, and Gershwin featuring pianist Daniel Trifonov.
Program Details:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Daniil Trifonov Piano
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F
Clyne This Moment
Still Symphony no. 4 “Autocthonous”
Friday
October 6, 2023 @ 2:00pm
Saturday
October 7, 2023 @ 8:00pm
Sunday
October 8, 2023 @ 2:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra at Longwood Gardens
Austin will be conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program including Mendelssohn, Still, and Bach featuring soloists David Kim and Kim Fisher.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
David Kim Violin
Kim Fisher Violin
Still Patterns
Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4
Wednesday
September 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Tickets and more info at:
https://longwoodgardens.org/events-performances/events/philadelphia-orchestra
Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest
Austin will be conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra in a free concert as part of The Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest. The program features music by Bernstein, Price, Tchaikovsky, and Koussevitsky featuring Associate Principal Bass Gabriel Polinsky.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Gabriel Polinsky Bass
Bernstein Candide Overture
Price Suite of Dances
Koussevitsky Concerto for Double Bass Mvts. 2 & 3
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture
Saturday
September 23, 2023 @ 3:30pm
Philadelphia Orchestra: Saratoga Performing Arts Center Residency
Austin will be assisting and covering Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and guest conductors during The Philadelphia Orchestra’s summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Residency in Saratoga Springs, NY. Dates are from August 1, 2023 - August 19, 2023.
All concerts and information can be found at:
https://spac.org/concerts-and-events/?date=&type=philadelphia-orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Free Pride Concert
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Marin Alsop in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s free pride concert.
Program Details
Marin Alsop Conductor
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Karpman The Marvels Suite (world premiere)
Simon “Let the River Run,” from Working Girl
Brunner “Phoenix Song”
Lady Gaga and Laursen “Born This Way”
Barber Adagio for Strings
Higdon Fourth movement from Concerto for Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Fourth movement from Symphony No. 4
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Our City Your Orchestra Live
Austin will be conducting a program with The Philadelphia Orchestra as part of their Our City Your Orchestra Live concert series at Northwest High School.
Austin Chanu Conductor
Program:
Bernstein Overture to Candide
Williams “Adventures on Earth,” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Still Serenade
Mignone “Congada,” from O contratador de diamantes
Guarnieri “Dansa brasileira”
Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout
Copland Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth
Austin will be assisting and covering Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Program Details
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Morgan State University Choir
Dr. Eric Conway Director
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Johnson “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Traditional “In Bright Mansions Above”
Dent “Examine Me”
Traditional “I’ve Just Come from the Fountain”
Traditional “I Know I’ve Been Changed”
Steffe “The Battle Hymn of Republic”
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
The Philadelphia Orchestra Featuring Renée Fleming and Angélique Kidjo
Austin will be assisting and covering Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in The Great Stages Gala for The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Cultural Campus. The concert will feature Renée Fleming and Angélique Kidjo.
Program Details:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Jim Gardner Speaker
Renée Fleming Soprano
Angélique Kidjo Vocalist
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Rodgers “The Carousel Waltz,” from Carousel
Puts "Evening"
Rodgers “You'll Never Walk Alone,” from Carousel
Puccini “O mio babbino caro,” from Gianni Schicchi
Kidjo and Cantuária "Ominira"
Kidjo "Malaika"
Kidjo "Afirika"
Cohen “Hallelujah”
Bacharach “What the World Needs Now Is Love”
Bernstein “Mambo,” from West Side Story
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Strauss and Mendelssohn
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Matthias Pintscher in a program of Webern, Mendelssohn, and Strauss, with soloist Philippe Tondre.
Program Details:
Matthias Pintscher Conductor
Philippe Tondre Oboe
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Webern Im Sommerwind
Strauss Oboe Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3
Saturday
April 29, 2023; 8:00pm
Sunday
April 30, 2023, 2:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Beethoven's Symphony no. 3
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Karina Canellakis in a program of Perry, Mozart, and Beethoven, with soloist Inon Barnatan.
Program Details:
Karina Canellakis Conductor
Inon Barnatan Piano
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Perry Study for Orchestra
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
Beethoven Symphony No. 3
Thursday
April 20, 2023; 7:30pm
Friday (NJPAC)
March 11, 2023, 8:00pm
Saturday
April 22, 2023, 8:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Blessed Earth and The Rite of Spring
Austin will also be making his subscription debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra conducting Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring on April 1 & April 2. Austin will be assisting and covering Marin Alsop and Donald Nally in a program of Stravinsky and a world premiere by John Luther Adams.
Program Details:
Marin Alsop Conductor (Stravinsky, Thursday & Friday)
Austin Chanu Conductor (Stravinsky, Saturday & Sunday)
Donald Nally Conductor (Adams, all performances)
Adams Vespers of the Blessed Earth
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Thursday
March 30, 2023; 7:30pm
Friday (Carnegie Hall)
March 11, 2023, 8:00pm
Saturday
April 1, 2023, 8:00pm
Sunday
April 2, 2023, 2:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Poulenc and Sibelius
Austin will be assisting and covering guest conductor Dalia Stasevska in a program of Poulenc, Sibelius, and Tarrodi, featuring soloist Wayne Marshall.
Program Details:
Dalia Stasevska Conductor
Wayne Marshall Organ
Austin Chanu Assistant Conductor
Tarrodi Liguria
Poulenc Organ Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Thursday
March 23, 2023; 7:30pm
Friday
March 24, 2023, 2:00pm
Saturday
March 25, 2023, 8:00pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Education Concerts
Austin will be conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra in a series of five education concerts.
Program Details:
Austin Chanu Conductor
Nick Kendall Violin
Program TBD
Monday
March 13, 2023; 12:20pm
Tuesday
March 14, 2023, 10:35am & 12:20pm
Wednesday
March 12, 2023, 10:35am & 12:20pm