Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert

The Philadelphia Orchestra brings Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to Marian Anderson Hall at The Kimmel Center on Friday, October 16, 2026. It's a live-to-picture concert, which is a specific way of doing things: the film plays on the big screen in high definition while the orchestra performs John Williams's score live and in real time, right there in the room. If you've seen the movie before, you know the music—the sweeping themes, the tension, the way it shifts with the story—but here it's not coming from a recording. It's being played by a full orchestra in front of you, timed to the action on screen.

That's the whole point of the night. You're watching the movie and hearing the score performed live, so the music hits exactly when it's supposed to. The film is The Prisoner of Azkaban, the third installment in the series, and the score is by John Williams, who wrote the music for the first three movies. The whole thing runs about two hours and 40 minutes, including an intermission, so it fills the evening. All the characters and elements are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., with publishing rights © J.K. Rowling.

The concert is at Marian Anderson Hall, inside The Kimmel Center at 300 S Broad St in Philadelphia, PA 19102. It starts at 7 PM on Friday, October 16, so it's a good way to kick off the weekend. Between the movie and the live orchestra, it's a full evening's outing.