2022-2023 M&T Bank Classics Series
Midori Returns
Sat Sep 17, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Midori, violin
ROBERTO SIERRA Fandangos
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D major
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
The Lukas Foss Legacy
Fri Sep 30, 10:30am
Sat Oct 1, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Nikki Chooi, violin
Amy Porter, flute
FOSS Ode for Orchestra
FOSS Three American Pieces
FOSS Renaissance Concerto
FOSS Symphony No. 1
BERNSTEIN Three Dances from On the Town
Tchaikovsky Piano No. 1
Fri Oct 14, 10:30am
Sat Oct 15, 7:30pm
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Tony Siqi Yun, piano
ANNA CLYNE Masquerade
STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
Symphonie Fantastique
Fri Oct 28, 10:30am
Sat Oct 29, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Pacho Flores, trumpet
ARTURO MÁrquez Trumpet Concerto
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
Elgar & Kodály
Sat Nov 12, 7:30pm
Sun Nov 13, 2:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Asier Polo, cello
WALTON Portsmouth Point Overture
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor
SCHMITT In Memoriam: Gabriel Fauré
KODÁLY Háry János Suite
JoAnn’s Classical Christmas
Fri Dec 9, 10:30am
Sat Dec 10, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Madeline Olson, harp
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Adam Luebke, BPC music director
An annual holiday favorite, Maestro Falletta celebrates the season with centuries of classical treasures. Principal harpist Madeline Olson adds a sparkle of delicate magic with François-Adrien Boieldieu’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra , and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus returns to lend their festive voices to seasonal favorites and our traditional holiday sing-along.
Chopin & Shostakovich
Fri Jan 13, 10:30am
Sat Jan 14, 7:30pm
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Sonia Goulart, piano
BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1 in F minor
Mozart Masterpieces
Sat Jan 28, 7:30pm
Sun Jan 29, 2:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Nikki Chooi, violin
Caroline Gilbert, viola
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Adam Luebke, BPC music director
MOZART Symphony No. 31, “Paris”
MOZART Symphonie Concertante
MOZART Coronation Mass in C major
Schumann’s Second
Fri Feb 3, 10:30am
Sat Feb 4, 7:30pm
Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor
Paul Huang, violin
REENA ESMAIL “Testament” from Vishwas
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
Shakespeare’s The Tempest
in collaboration with the Irish Classical Theatre Company
Sat Feb 25, 7:30pm
Sun Feb 26, 2:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Fortunato Pezzimenti, director
Irish Classical Theatre Company
SIBELIUS The Tempest (Stormen), Op. 109
Beethoven’s Eighth
Sat Mar 4, 7:30pm
Sun Mar 5, 2:30pm
Josep Cabellé-Domenech, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers
PRICE Piano Concerto in One Movement
R. STRAUSS Burleske in D minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F major
Mendelssohn’s Violin
Fri Mar 17, 10:30am
Sat Mar 18, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
SandY Cameron, violin
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Max Valdés Returns
Sat Apr 15, 7:30pm
Sun Apr 16, 2:30pm
Maximiano Valdés, conductor
Sterling Elliott, cello
ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN “Me he perdido” (I’ve Gotten Lost)
SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6 in A major
Mozart’s Magic Flute
Sat Apr 22, 7:30pm
Sun Apr 23, 2:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Julie Newell, stage director
Adam Luebke, chorusmaster
Hillman Opera Program at SUNY Fredonia School of Music
MOZART The Magic Flute
Brahms’ Fourth
Fri May 5, 10:30am
Sat, May 6, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Daniel Pendley, double bass
Brett Shurtliffe, double bass
GINASTERA Estancia
JOSÉ LEZCANO Concerto for two Double Basses (world premiere)
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Classical Jazz
Fri May 12, 10:30am
Sat May 13, 7:30pm
Damon Gupton, conductor
Regina Carter, violin
ELLINGTON Black, Brown and Beige Suite
SCHIFF Four Sisters: Concerto for Jazz Violin & Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 in C minor
Beethoven & Strauss
Sat June 3, 7:30pm
Sun June 4, 2:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Norman Krieger, piano
JESSIE MONTGOMERY World premiere
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
R. STRAUSS Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite
Verdi’s Requiem
Sat Jun 10, 7:30pm
Sun Jun 11, 2:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Adam Luebke, BPC music director
SUNY Fredonia School of Music Chorus
VERDI Requiem
