BPO Classics Repertoire 2026-2027
19 September 2026
DUKAS Fanfare from La Péri
DEBUSSY La Mer
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
10, 11 October 2026
RICHARD DANIELPOUR Francis (2026) World Premiere
An oratorio in nine scenes for soprano, baritone, narrator, chorus, and orchestra
Inspired by the life of St. Francis of Assisi, marking the 800th anniversary of his death.
Sister Margaret Carney, OSF, STD, librettist
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Claudia Christian, narrator
Anna Schubert, soprano
Edward Nelson, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Vernon Huff, BPC music director
Fredonia Chamber Choir
23, 24 October 2026
JONATHAN LESHNOFF Symphony No. 5 (World Premiere)
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Amy Glidden, violin
6, 7 November 2026
JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24
R. STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
21, 22 November 2026
CHADWICK Symphonic Sketches No. 1, “Jubilee”
XAVIER FOLEY Soul Bass Concerto
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Xavier Foley, double bass
11, 12 December 2026
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
John Riesen, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Vernon Huff, BPC music director
15, 16 January 2027
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 5
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Bella Hristova, violin
23, 24 January 2027
J. STRAUSS On the Beautiful Blue Danube
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 10, Adagio
MOZART Symphony No. 25
Dane Lam, conductor
Melissa White, violin
5, 6 February 2027
| JOHN WILLIAMS | The Cowboys Overture Violin Concerto No. 1 Harry Potter Suite Star Wars Suite |
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Paul Huang, violin
19, 20 February 2027
FALLA Ritual Fire Dance
FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain
TURINA Danzas fantasticas
GRANADOS Intermezzo from Goyescas
FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat Suites No. 1 & 2
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Avery Gagliano, piano
6, 7 March 2027
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
Alain Trudel, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
19, 20 March 2027
J.S. BACH Concerto No. 3
J.S. BACH Concerto No. 1
BACH/STOKOWSKI Komm, süsser Tod
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Robert Moody, conductor
Orion Weiss, piano
9, 10 April 2027
ROLAND MARTIN “On Air” WNED 50th anniversary (World Premiere)
LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
William Wolfram, piano
24, 25 April 2027
DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
IMAN HABIBI Violin Concerto (World Premiere)
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
POULENC Gloria
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Nikki Chooi, violin
Hailey Clark, soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Vernon Huff, BPC music director
7, 8 May 2027
PAUL FRUCHT Inextinguishable (World Premiere)
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kara Dugan, soprano
Roger Honeywell, tenor
21, 22 May 2027
TURINA Sinfonia Sevillana
ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH Viola Concerto (World Premiere)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Paul Neubauer, viola
4 June 2027
BEETHOVEN Incidental Music from Egmont
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
Michael Stern, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano
5 June 2027
BEETHOVEN Overture to Fidelio
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Michael Stern, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Vernon Huff, BPC music director
12 June 2027
BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
Joann Falletta, conductor
Michael Davidman, piano
13 June 2027
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto in C major
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Joann Falletta, conductor
Nikki Chooi, violin
Roman Mekinulov, cello
Michael Davidman, piano