A.D. Amorosi As a banjo player and as a comedian, Steve Martin has had deep meaningful relationships with many classical orchestras around the country.
Most particularly, Martin and the hallowed Philadelphia Orchestra have had particularly tight ties. In 2018, Martin headlined the orchestra’s 161st Academy Ball with conductor/music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin as cohost to benefit the legendary local hall the Academy of Music.Over the Father’s Day weekend, Martin joined an illustrious gathering of musicians of all genres for Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra’s “HearNOW: At-Home Gala,” a virtual event dedicated to music education in the area.Composer/trumpet player Wynton Marsalis, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, opera singer Renée Fleming and.
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