The Philadelphia Orchestra has been led since 2018 by president and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky, who has earned plaudits for his efforts to diversify the group’s programming and audience with a focus on inclusivity. Other pieces on the program include Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide,” Jennifer Higdon’s “Fanfare Ritmico,” and selections from “Souvenirs” by composer Samuel Barber, a West Chester native who graduated from the Curtis Institute. He added, “It’s just moving to me that we have made some real progress and that people are able to be honest and truthful.
