David Hyde Pierce to Perform with Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga PAC, 7/29

Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce will appear with the Philadelphia Orchestra to narrate Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, in Saratoga Springs, NY, on July 29 at 8pm. In addition, the season's roster of events will include an evening with Grammy winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and a full screening of classic film Casablanca with a live orchestral performance of the film's score.

These magnificent programs will come to life under the baton of a series of distinguished guest conductors including famed Maestra Marin Alsop, Conductor Emeritus Charles Dutoit, pops conductor Stephen Reineke, the Orchestra's own Rossen Milanov, as well as several making their first appearance on SPAC's podium including Giancarlo Guerrero, Stephane Deneve, Bramwell Tovey and Constantine Kitsopoulos.

The roster of superstar soloists during orchestra season includes Yo-Yo Ma, Sarah Chang, Gil Shaham and Emanuel Ax as well as two acclaimed artists making their first appearance at SPAC, pianist Gabriela Montero and violinist James Ehnes.

David Hyde Pierce is best known for his work as Niles Crane on the television series Frasier. Throughout the show's eleven year run, David was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor each year and won four times. In 2005, Pierce joined the stage production of Monty Python's, Spamalot. His other Broadway credits include La Bete, Beyond Therapy, The Heidi Chronicles and Curtains for which he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

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