Max Valdés Conducts
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYFormer BPO music director Maximiano Valdés returns to conduct a thrilling and eclectic program with Sterling Elliott, winner of the 2019 Sphinx Competition. Angélica Negrón, known for her use of atypical instrumentation like robotics and toys, introduces an inventive mechanical percussion ensemble, and Bruckner's rhythmically exciting Sixth Symphony makes use of the full breadth of orchestral colors.
Max Valdés Conducts
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYFormer BPO music director Maximiano Valdés returns to conduct a thrilling and eclectic program with Sterling Elliott, winner of the 2019 Sphinx Competition. Angélica Negrón, known for her use of atypical instrumentation like robotics and toys, introduces an inventive mechanical percussion ensemble, and Bruckner's rhythmically exciting Sixth Symphony makes use of the full breadth of orchestral colors.
Mozart’s Magic Flute
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYYour BPO and the SUNY Fredonia Hillman Opera program join to celebrate Mozart's beautiful fairy tale opera in a semi-staged performance of the cherished, lighthearted masterpiece. Including the instantly-recognizable "The Queen of the Night" aria, this special 2-hour production will be sung in English for opera fanatics and newcomers alike to enjoy.
Mozart’s Magic Flute
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYYour BPO and the SUNY Fredonia Hillman Opera program join to celebrate Mozart's beautiful fairy tale opera in a semi-staged performance of the cherished, lighthearted masterpiece. Including the instantly-recognizable "The Queen of the Night" aria, this special 2-hour production will be sung in English for opera fanatics and newcomers alike to enjoy.
Brahms’ Fourth
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYArgentinian composer Alberto Ginastera's Estancia is based on a 1941 ballet that follows the romance between a city boy who falls in love with a country girl. José Lezcano's world premiere was written specifically for BPO principal double bassist Daniel Pendley and associate principal double bassist Brett Shurtliffe. Finally, Brahms' Fourth is melancholy yet comfortingly familiar - a monumental work known for some of the most radiant music of the nineteenth century.
Brahms’ Fourth
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYArgentinian composer Alberto Ginastera's Estancia is based on a 1941 ballet that follows the romance between a city boy who falls in love with a country girl. José Lezcano's world premiere was written specifically for BPO principal double bassist Daniel Pendley and associate principal double bassist Brett Shurtliffe. Finally, Brahms' Fourth is melancholy yet comfortingly familiar - a monumental work known for some of the most radiant music of the nineteenth century.
Classical Jazz
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYAn exciting program that marries a classical masterpiece with two works rooted in the jazz world. Masterful violinist Regina Carter performs Schiff's Concerto, which pays homage to Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan, who changed our musical landscape. Duke Ellington's masterpiece is a jazz-fueled walk through Black and African-American history. Finally, Tchaikovsky's jovial Second Symphony is said to have been his favorite.
Classical Jazz
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYAn exciting program that marries a classical masterpiece with two works rooted in the jazz world. Masterful violinist Regina Carter performs Schiff's Concerto, which pays homage to Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan, who changed our musical landscape. Duke Ellington's masterpiece is a jazz-fueled walk through Black and African-American history. Finally, Tchaikovsky's jovial Second Symphony is said to have been his favorite.
Beethoven & Strauss
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYAudience favorite Norman Krieger returns with Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, the ultimate unity of solo expression, imagination, and technicality. Then, Strauss' Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme musically captures the original Baroque play depicting the misadventures of a merchant who desperately wishes to join the aristocracy.
Beethoven & Strauss
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NYAudience favorite Norman Krieger returns with Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, the ultimate unity of solo expression, imagination, and technicality. Then, Strauss' Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme musically captures the original Baroque play depicting the misadventures of a merchant who desperately wishes to join the aristocracy.