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"The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has had its share of resident composers over the years, but it appears to be the first orchestra in the country to merge these two [music and theater] hallowed traditions by engaging a Playwright-in-Residence - Didi Balle." Baltimore local NPR station interview. Listen HERE

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Premiered April 2018
Philadelphia Orchestra
Two-Week Festival
Two Symphonic Plays
​6 performances
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Saint Louis Symphony
​May 1, 2020

Premiered April 2018
New World Symphony 
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Premiered April 2017
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Rachmaninoff Festival
​Three Symphonic Plays
Week-long Festival

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Premiered Nov 2014
Baltimore Symphony Orch.
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Premiered April 2015
Baltimore Symphony Orch.
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Premiered February 2014
Baltimore Symphony Orch.
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Premiered February 2008
Baltimore Symphony Orch.
Colorado Symphony 2010

​"Didi Balle’s intelligently conceived dramatic biography of Maurice Ravel ... premiered with the acclaimed Conductor and French-Music expert, Stéphane Denève, and the New World Symphony ... is a 
​nearly flawless fusion of musical biography and theater
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Lawrence Budmen, Classical Review
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Premiered Nov. 2010
Baltimore Symphony Orch
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Premiered February 2012
Philadelphia Orchestra

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Premiered April 2013
Baltimore Symphony Orch.
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Premiered Nov 2000
City of London Sinfonia
Barbican Centre, London
Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall NYC Premiere
Colorado Symphony

"Everyone in the orchestra business is concerned not only about reaching new audiences, but also re-engaging the ones they already have. Didi Balle's highly engaging and well-attended Symphonic Plays address both goals quite effectively."
Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun​ 

"Didi Balle adds another winner to her catalog of "Symphonic Plays" with one about Tchaikovsky and his Fifth."
Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun  Full Article

Baltimore, Md. _ Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announce the appointment of Didi Balle as the organization's first-ever Playwright-in-Residence. Full Press Release

"Performed by the City of London Sinfonia at London's Barbican, "Radio Rhapsody" is one of the most entertaining evenings I've ever spent in a concert hall." _ Tim Ashley. The Guardian/Observer

"Don’t even try to tell me that there’s a cooler job in the whole wide world than the one created for Didi Balle at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She may be the first and only “playwright-in-residence” appointed for a major symphony orchestra  ... Read More


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