2025-2026 Season
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Featured RecurringShostakovich No. 5
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesComposed to acknowledge an honorary degree despite not attending university, a mischievous Brahms penned the tongue-in-cheek Academic Festival Overture, featuring boisterous student drinking songs. Del Águila's Concierto en Tango for Cell and Orchestra is a modern take on the traditional form, light-hearted and rhythmic. The forced optimism of Symphony No. 5, glorifying Stalin's regime, proved both career- and lifesaving for Shostakovich.
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Ruben Studdard – My Tribute to Luther Vandross
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFrom his roots in Gospel to forays into R&B and Jazz to top winner of American Idol's second season, Ruben Studdard has always considered Luther Vandross his hero. He recreates the velvet tones of songs like Here and Now, Aint No Stoppin' Us Now, Always and Forever, and Dance with my Father for a sentimental return to the '80s and '90s.
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BPO Little Kids
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesA special Saturday morning session for our littlest listeners, age 0-5, with their caregivers. Join BPO musicians and community partners for fun musical activities designed specifically for tiny ears and growing minds.
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Ruben Studdard – My Tribute to Luther Vandross
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFrom his roots in Gospel to forays into R&B and Jazz to top winner of American Idol's second season, Ruben Studdard has always considered Luther Vandross his hero. He recreates the velvet tones of songs like Here and Now, Aint No Stoppin' Us Now, Always and Forever, and Dance with my Father for a sentimental return to the '80s and '90s.
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Beethoven’s Fifth
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFour notes instantly recognizable across generations welcome back the much-loved Symphony No. 5 to the Kleinhans stage. Dance Symphony's rhythmic jazz motifs were drawn from an evocative Copland ballet about a morbid conjurer who could raise the dead and make them dance. Beethoven expands on Mozart's influence in his Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring challenging key changes and bold harmonies.
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Beethoven’s Fifth
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFour notes instantly recognizable across generations welcome back the much-loved Symphony No. 5 to the Kleinhans stage. Dance Symphony's rhythmic jazz motifs were drawn from an evocative Copland ballet about a morbid conjurer who could raise the dead and make them dance. Beethoven expands on Mozart's influence in his Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring challenging key changes and bold harmonies.
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The Music of Pink Floyd with The Machine
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesThe premier Pink Floyd experience returns to the BPO with classic hits timed to a laser light show, celebrating 50 years since the studio album Wish You Were Here.
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Dancing & Romancing
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesBroadway and Hollywood combine for a romantic and entertaining evening of song and dance inspired by the likes of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, and Eleanor Powell. With hit tunes like They Can't Take That Away from Me and Let's Face the Music and Dance to Singin' in the Rain and Begin the Beguine, this evening will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
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Tchaikovsky Meets Elfman
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesA myriad of eclectic instruments—including pots, pans, and metal gadgets—accompany world-renowned percussionist Colin Currie and his acclaimed BPO ensemble in performing Danny Elfman's offbeat, idiosyncratic Percussion Concerto, composed without brass or woodwinds. Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, once plagued by poor reviews and personal self-doubt, endures as a beloved, emotionally lyrical masterpiece, proving its timeless appeal.
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Tchaikovsky Meets Elfman
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, United StatesA myriad of eclectic instruments—including pots, pans, and metal gadgets—accompany world-renowned percussionist Colin Currie and his acclaimed BPO ensemble in performing Danny Elfman's offbeat, idiosyncratic Percussion Concerto, composed without brass or woodwinds. Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, once plagued by poor reviews and personal self-doubt, endures as a beloved, emotionally lyrical masterpiece, proving its timeless appeal.