The Philadelphia Orchestra plays Haydn and Bruckner.
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| On the podium: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Image courtesy the Philadelphia Orchestra. |
The concert began with a little bit of theater.
As music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin stepped onto the podium at Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia Orchestra principal timpanist Don Liuzzi unleashed the opening notes of Haydn’s Symphony No. 103, Mr. Nézet-Séguin jumped back in mock shock, clutching the brass rail of the podium, before giving the strings their downbeat to launch the opening bars of this symphony, which is nicknamed the "Drum Roll."
