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John Legend – A Night of Songs & Stories w/ The Philadelphia Orchestra
August 7 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
This special performance will feature songs and stories with 12-time GRAMMY® winner John Legend, alongside The Philadelphia Orchestra. Experience intimate reimaginings of his greatest hits (“All of Me,” “Ordinary People,” “Tonight”), unexpected stories from Legend’s life and career, and selections from his most recent release LEGEND (“Nervous,” “Wonder Woman”).
Ticketing Info
Tickets go on sale February 22.
SPAC Member presale begins on February 9.
Join today to enjoy early access, discounted tickets and more perks!
Performers
Anthony Parnther* | conductor
John Legend* | vocals and piano
*Indicates SPAC debut
John Legend
EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award, among others. Legend is the first African American man to earn an EGOT and one of only nineteen people in the prestigious EGOT club. Legend has released eight celebrated albums over the course of his career, including, Get Lifted (2004), Once Again (2006), Evolver (2008), Love in the Future (2013), Darkness and Light (2016), A Legendary Christmas Deluxe (2019), Bigger Love (2020) and most recently, LEGEND (2022).
Anthony Parnther
American conductor Anthony Parnther is beginning his fifth season as Music Director of California’s San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. As conductor of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, whose members hail from leading orchestras nationwide, it was Parnther who led its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut, showcasing the world premiere of I Can by five-time Grammy-winner Jon Batiste.
