Kleinhans Music Hall is alive with the kind of epic concert that few saw coming. Saturday night’s concert drew what looked like close to a full house, and the applause echoed into the night.
“It is a varied season.” said JoAnn Falletta, orchestra music director and principal conductor. “It may be the most variety, musically, we’ve put together in a season.”
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and his Piano Concerto No. 1 rank near the summit of any list of the most popular concertos. Yet Tchaikovsky suffered much anguish surrounding the public birth of both pieces.
We’ve got a live one in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s new pops conductor, John Morris Russell. And we’ve got another live one in Dee Daniels, the jazz singer he brought with him for “First Ladies of Swing.”
Miguel del Aguila’s “Concierto en Tango” is, for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a gift that keeps on giving.
It is a must see for anyone interested in the history of Kleinhans, or of modern architecture, or of philanthropy in 20th century America.
You find yourself wondering: What could Mozart’s contemporaries have been thinking? They must have thought he was from another planet.
We all have that one point in our lives, that one poignant moment that will define, or at least guide, who we are forever after. For Heywood, it was a living room in Detroit, surrounded by the sounds of Mozart.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 249 years ago, on January 27 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. For several decades, the BPO has celebrated his birthday. The tradition continues this year with a pair of concerts.
“JoAnn’s Classical Christmas” sold out on Friday morning. Quite a sight it was – every seat packed to the top rows. The crowds have been growing for Coffee Concerts, and this was a new high.
