FREE RPO Around the Town concerts just added Oct. 28 & 29 Plus: RPYO opens 2021-22 season on Nov. 14 @ Hochstein Rochester, NY – The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will kick off November with New World Symphony on Thursday, November 4 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, November 6 at... read more
Rochester, NY – The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) continues to display its commitment to diverse programming this month, with five concerts that appeal to a wide range of music lovers. On Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, October 9 at 8 pm in Kodak Hall, guest conductor Christoph... read more
It was “love at first sight” for new Music Director Andreas Delfs Rochester, NY – The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) officially opens its 2021-2022 Philharmonics Season this week with Andreas Conducts Brahms 1 in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on September 23 at 7:30 PM and September 25 at 8... read more
Gifts will add nearly $2.3 Million to RPO’s endowment over four years. August 31, 2021. Rochester, N.Y. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra today announced the creation of two new endowed chairs. The Fred M. and Lurita Wechsler chair, and The Lisk Morris Foundation, Inc. chair are both funded in perpetuity. The... read more
This FREE series, part of RPO @ Home, continues with a musical streaming event now available in partnership with YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County September 8, 2021. Rochester, NY —The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), together with YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County, is pleased to announce the next in... read more
RPO’s 98th Season is the first for Andreas Delfs as Music Director. M & T Bank and Rochester Regional Health are Season Co-Sponsors. COVID-19 safety protocols for the first part of the season. August 31, 2021. Rochester, NY – The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) presents the first concerts of its... read more
The grant will support arts programming for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. August 20, 2021. Rochester, N.Y. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra today announced that they are the recipient of a $100,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support free arts programming for individuals with dementia and their... read more
Media Contact: Dawn Kellogg Interim VP of Marketing & Communications (585) 330-2363 dkellogg@rpo.org ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS RPO OUTDOORS SUMMER PERFORMANCE SERIES Over 35 concerts from June 3rd through Labor Day, at venues throughout the region Series begins with four weeks of concerts at Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater conducted by... read more
Jeff Spevak, CITY Newspaper. Click here for the original article. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra confirmed Tuesday that it is postponing or canceling all of its September, October and November traditional programming. In place of the performances: Five livestreamed concerts, without an audience, from Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The... read more
Jeff Spevak, CITY Newspaper. Click here for the original article. Norwood Pennewell's adoptive father was dead by the time he was 16 years old, and his adoptive mother was gone a few years later. Jeff Tyzik speaks of growing up in a dysfunctional home. When they first set eyes on Garth Fagan,... read more
