Philharmonic 2009-2010 Season Spotlights Gershwin to Grand Opera

Five Masterworks concerts and three Pops concerts guarantee variety and musical excitement in the just-announced Las Vegas Philharmonic 2009-2010 Season, the orchestra's Eleventh. Music Director and Conductor David Itkin continues his imaginative programming by including diverse works from Gershwin to Grand Opera, as well as popular favorites such as Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.

Season tickets for the Philharmonic's Masterworks and Pops series are on sale now. They offer a 15% discount for the eight performances encompassing both the Masterworks and Pops Series if purchased before June 1, 2009. Prices are $235, $340, and $495. After June 1, prices increase to $270, $390, and $570 for the eight-performance season. There is a 10% saving on season tickets purchased before June 1 for only the five Masterworks concerts, $157, $225, $337, with prices at $174, $250, and $374 thereafter. The Pops series of three performances also has a 10% discount before June 1, $94, $135, and $202, increasing to $104, $150, and $225 post-June 1.