The Buffalo band is as fine as any. Falletta has been their music director since 1998. She is a titan on the podium — one of the greatest conductors of her generation. And the sound of that ensemble!
Students from 17 Catholic schools will attend the BPO’s Feb. 3 Music For Youth program, in a special event called Catholic Schools Day at the BPO.
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s upcoming three concert Florida performances are as much about fundraising as friend-raising.
Bach’s grandest and, arguably, his greatest work, the Great Passion will be performed in the original language with supertitles.
The 2016-17 Buffalo Philharmonic season opens with violin superstar Joshua Bell, a known favorite.
After that, fasten your seat belt.
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.
