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It’s official: Philadelphia Orchestra’s home now called Marian Anderson Hall

The name of a lauded daughter of the city is now on a concert hall.

The Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall was renamed Marian Anderson Hall at a rededication ceremony Saturday, which was declared Marian Anderson Day in the city and the commonwealth. Nézet-Séguin (left), Philadelphia Orchestra music and artistic director, and Matias Tarnopolsky, orchestra and Kimmel Center chief, celebrating the unveiling Saturday.
The Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall was renamed Marian Anderson Hall at a rededication ceremony Saturday, which was declared Marian Anderson Day in the city and the commonwealth. Nézet-Séguin (left), Philadelphia Orchestra music and artistic director, and Matias Tarnopolsky, orchestra and Kimmel Center chief, celebrating the unveiling Saturday.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer