The main concert hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will be rededicated in honor of contralto and civil rights icon Marian Anderson on June 8, and A Tempo host Rachel Katz this week speaks with Kimmel Center and Philadelphia Orchestra President and CEO Matias Tarnopolsky about the significance of this to the city and its community. They also discuss the orchestra’s plans for its 2024-2025 season.
Marian Anderson’s Philadelphia Roots and Cultural Legacy to be Honored With Concert Hall Rededication
![Marian Anderson and Eugene Ormandy at a Philadelphia Orchestra rehearsal in the Academy of Music in 1938.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcfe776/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2016x1512+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F8d%2F90899a1d4ec29780774f3058aa1d%2Fimg-1748.jpeg)
Photo: Adrian Siegel Collection/Philadelphia Orchestra Archives