December
8
Baroque Fireworks
Baroque is front and center as JoAnn Falletta conducts Handel’s Water Music Suite No. 2, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, and Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in C minor played by principal oboist Henry Ward. Your BPO Brass plays an exciting work by Giovanni Gabrieli, and soloists Alex Jokipii and Geoff Hardcastle perform on a Vivaldi Trumpet Concerto rare for the early 18th century. Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 completes the program.
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15
JoAnn’s Classical Christmas
BPO musicians highlight our annual offering when Sal Andolina presents a special saxophone rendition of holiday favorites, and the BPO Brass shine in Darin Kelly’s Of Nights and Lights, a sparkling Hanukkah composition. Perennial classics including selections from Respighi’s “The Adoration of the Magi,” Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves, and more bring the spirit of the season to life.
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22
Holiday Pops
JoAnn Falletta takes the Holiday Pops podium to conduct your BPO Brass in a variety of the season’s best-known works including selections from The Nutcracker, Carol of the Bells, and Anderson’s popular Christmas Festival Overture.
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15
Gerard Schwarz Conducts Brahms
Nature takes center stage with two classical favorites: The Flying Dutchman is a thrilling nautical fairytale, while Brahms’ Third is a rapturous ode to the mysterious life in the forest.
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16
Gerard Schwarz Conducts Brahms
Nature takes center stage with two classical favorites: The Flying Dutchman is a thrilling nautical fairytale, while Brahms’ Third is a rapturous ode to the mysterious life in the forest.
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23
Mozart’s The Magic Flute
We celebrate Mozart’s birthday with a semi-staged performance of the cherished lighthearted opera with members of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music Hillman Opera Program.
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24
Mozart’s The Magic Flute
We celebrate Mozart’s birthday with a semi-staged performance of the cherished lighthearted opera with members of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music Hillman Opera Program.
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30
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Love of All
Join your BPO and a powerhouse vocalist who pays tribute to Whitney’s biggest hits.
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5
The Trumpeter’s Call
An inventive program featuring the unique sound of renowned international trumpeter Pacho Flores, plus Rachmaninoff’s brilliant Symphonic Dances.
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6
The Trumpeter’s Call
An inventive program featuring the unique sound of renowned international trumpeter Pacho Flores, plus Rachmaninoff’s brilliant Symphonic Dances.
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13
A Chris Botti Valentine
Botti is back! GRAMMY® Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti returns to perform with your BPO. Stay after the performance for the annual Sweetheart Dance!
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20
Beethoven’s Emperor
The majestic keyboard flourishes of Beethoven’s last and largest concerto is countered by the ebullient and lively folk sounds of Eastern Europe.
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21
Beethoven’s Emperor
The majestic keyboard flourishes of Beethoven’s last and largest concerto is countered by the ebullient and lively folk sounds of Eastern Europe.
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26
Prohibition
Experience the roaring 1920s in all its decadence, with vintage imagery and jazzy favorites from Irving Berlin, Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, and more.
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27
Prohibition
Experience the roaring 1920s in all its decadence, with vintage imagery and jazzy favorites from Irving Berlin, Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, and more.
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5
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
One of the most difficult pieces in the piano repertoire, Rachmaninoff’s dramatic Third anchors a program featuring two idyllic works by Kodaly.
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6
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
One of the most difficult pieces in the piano repertoire, Rachmaninoff’s dramatic Third anchors a program featuring two idyllic works by Kodaly.
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19
Classical Fireworks
Pavel Sporcl brings his famed blue violin to Buffalo in an energetic program that includes the well-known William Tell Overture and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s supercharged Fourth Symphony.
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20
Classical Fireworks
Pavel Sporcl brings his famed blue violin to Buffalo in an energetic program that includes the well-known William Tell Overture and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s supercharged Fourth Symphony.
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27
James Bond & Beyond
A retrospective of the music from the greatest James Bond films and Spy-Fi classics.
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9
An American in Paris
George Gershwin’s love letter to the City of Lights lends its American-bred sound to a trio of composers who were influenced by uniquely American elements.
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10
An American in Paris
George Gershwin’s love letter to the City of Lights lends its American-bred sound to a trio of composers who were influenced by uniquely American elements.
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16
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, with its unique jazz sound, is one of the most popular and sought-after big bands in the world today. With symphonic expansion by your BPO, the Glenn Miller Orchestra always delivers a high energy concert that is not-to-be-missed!
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17
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, with its unique jazz sound, is one of the most popular and sought-after big bands in the world today. With symphonic expansion by your BPO, the Glenn Miller Orchestra always delivers a high energy concert that is not-to-be-missed!
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24
Beethoven & Mendelssohn
The BPO travels from the tropical forests of Puerto Rico to the highlands of Scotland, with a dramatic detour to perform Beethoven’s bold and massive dance between piano and orchestra.
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25
Beethoven & Mendelssohn
The BPO travels from the tropical forests of Puerto Rico to the highlands of Scotland, with a dramatic detour to perform Beethoven’s bold and massive dance between piano and orchestra.
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30
Sultans of String
Join Maestro John Morris Russell and the Sultans of String, Canada’s JUNO Award-nominated cultural ambassadors of world music, as they serve up their signature genre-bending mélange of Spanish Flamenco, gypsy jazz, Middle Eastern folk, and Cuban rhythms.
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1
Sultans of String
Join Maestro John Morris Russell and the Sultans of String, Canada’s JUNO Award-nominated cultural ambassadors of world music, as they serve up their signature genre-bending mélange of Spanish Flamenco, gypsy jazz, Middle Eastern folk, and Cuban rhythms.
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8
Debussy & The Mermaid
The underwater world is depicted in two lavish stories, one of sacrificial love, the other of a lost world. The beautiful lyrical theme beauty continues in Bruch’s melodic concerto.
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9
Debussy & The Mermaid
The underwater world is depicted in two lavish stories, one of sacrificial love, the other of a lost world. The beautiful lyrical theme beauty continues in Bruch’s melodic concerto.
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14
Pétrouchka
Jovial Russian waltzes and enchantment fill Stravinsky’s beloved symphonic tale of a magical street puppet, and audiences will be mesmerized by concertmaster Nikki Chooi’s BPO concerto debut.
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15
Pétrouchka
Jovial Russian waltzes and enchantment fill Stravinsky’s beloved symphonic tale of a magical street puppet, and audiences will be mesmerized by concertmaster Nikki Chooi’s BPO concerto debut.
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28
Star Spangled Salute
Experience Western New York’s premier Memorial Day tradition as the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus joins your BPO in a program filled with inspiring music and red, white and blue pageantry.
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29
Star Spangled Salute
Experience Western New York’s premier Memorial Day tradition as the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus joins your BPO in a program filled with inspiring music and red, white and blue pageantry.
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5
Mahler’s Resurrection
A fitting close to our season, Mahler’s monumental “Resurrection” is a retrospective on life, final judgement, and redemption.
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6
Mahler’s Resurrection
A fitting close to our season, Mahler’s monumental “Resurrection” is a retrospective on life, final judgement, and redemption.
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June
16
World Doctors Orchestra
The World Doctors Orchestra (WDO) was founded in 2008 and combines the pleasure of fine music with global medical responsibility.…
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