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Bronfman Plays Beethoven
“A virtuoso with chops that defy comparison,” raves The New York Times. “Brings to mind stories of the young Rubinstein,” says The Washington Post. The legendary Yefim Bronfman joins Music…
RPO Centennial Season Gala
This celebration of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s Centennial Season includes drinks, dinner, and a full orchestra performance with a trip through the past and leap into the next century conducted by RPO…
Orchestral Olympics
Prepare to take home the gold, silver, or bronze as your RPO performs music that MOVES. Put on your favorite team colors or jersey and experience all the pulse-pounding rhythms from the wide world of symphonic sports. For fans of all ages, no equipment required!
Twist & Shout: The Music Of The Beatles A Symphonic Experience
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Twist & Shout celebrates The Beatles in America, beginning with their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. It includes highlights from their Shea Stadium and Hollywood Bowl appearances that brought Beatlemania and the British invasion to America, and includes early #1 hits such as “Love Me Do,” “She Loves You,” “I…
Mozart & Wagner
RPO HISTORY: Your RPO has played Wagner's Siegfried Idyll 15 times in a Philharmonics Series or Sunday matinee concert from 1924-2020. Albert Coates conducted the piece in our inaugural season…
Centennial Season Finale: Ode To Joy
A spectacular conclusion to an amazing Centennial Season celebration! Hear, live in concert, the epic power and timeless message of humanity and brotherhood when Music Director Andreas Delfs leads your…
RPYO Concert: Climb Every Mountain
Bach & Beethoven
Spend Sundays with Music Director Andreas Delfs as he conducts all four Sunday Matinee at Naz Series concerts. Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Johann Sebastian Bach. Each performance highlights a selected Bach suite while woodwind and brass musicians from your RPO serve as guest artists on complementary classical music. Due to growing popularity…
Season Opener: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
The timeless and beautiful melodies of Tchaikovsky have captivated for over a century. Now, Music Director Andreas Delfs and your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra begin the 24/25 season with Tchaikovsky's passionate Fifth Symphony. Plus, Grammy- and Emmy-award winning ensemble Time for Three sing and play in Kevin Puts' specially composed triple concerto, Contact.
Disco Divas
Disco Divas celebrates the queens of disco: Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Patti Labelle, Chaka Khan, and the one and only Diana Ross, as well as disco hits from Earth, Wind…
Beethoven’s Pastoral
This is Beethoven at peace, amid his cherished nature. Every measure of the poetic "Pastoral" symphony animates his impressions of country life. Also, Natasha Paremski performs Shostakovich's tender Second Piano…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1— In Concert
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Get ready to embark on the penultimate leg of Harry's journey as Warner Bros. and CineConcerts bring to the screen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1-In Concert. Harry,…
Fountains of Rome
Guest conductor JoAnn Falletta returns with orchestral blockbusters! Respighi's Fountains of Rome thrills. The waves of La Mer suggest more than the tumult of the sea. George Butterworth's Green Willow…
Zarathustra!
The iconic opening of Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra featured in director Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi film classic 2001: A Space Odyssey will thunder throughout Eastman Theatre. The Naughtons captivate as…
Tainted Love: The New Wave
Relax - don't miss a night out with your RPO and the '70s/'80s new wave sound. Tainted Love: The New Wave features the electronic sounds and pulsing beats of Flock…
Peter & The Wolf
It's always an extra-special evening when the RPO's beloved concertmaster, Juliana Athayde, performs as soloist. Hear her virtuosity in Prokofiev's tender Second Violin Concerto. Also, diabolic dances from Lowell Liebermann's…
The Nutcracker with Rochester City Ballet
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Your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester City Ballet celebrate 25 years of The Nutcracker at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre! This timeless tale of wonder and imagination has become a…
Handel’s Messiah
Take in the transcendent beauty of Handel's Messiah live, where a heavenly chorus and majestic orchestration make for an unforgettable celebration. Join us for an enchanting evening filled with soaring arias and iconic melodies, including the rousing "Hallelujah" chorus, which will resonate with your all season long.
Bach & Schubert
Spend Sundays with Music Director Andreas Delfs as he conducts all four Sunday Matinee at Naz Series concerts. Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Johann Sebastian Bach. Each performance highlights a selected Bach suite while woodwind and brass musicians from your RPO serve as guest artists on complementary classical music. Due to growing popularity…
Gala Holiday Pops
Celebrate the winter holidays with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, your RPO, and the Festival High School Chorale! For more than three decades, Gala Holiday Pops has been one of Rochester's favorite traditions and a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the season.
Bruch’s Romantic Violin Concerto
Young violin sensation Timothy Chooi plays Bruch's romantic First Violin Concerto. "A miracle," raved La Presse of Montreal. Guest conductor Maximiano Valdes begins the evening with Alberto Ginastera's hypnotic Pampeana, a montage of dazzling Argentinian folk rhythms. To close, Shostakovich's stirring Sixth Symphony from 1939, which prophesizes a world on the brink.
A Symphonic Night at the Movies “Oz with Orchestra”
SPECIAL FAMILY FRIENDLY START TIME! Experience the beloved family film classic like never before with the full score performed live by your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. When a cyclone rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto are whisked away to the magical Land of Oz. As they follow the yellow brick road toward…
All That Satchmo: Smooth Sounds of New Orleans
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesTrumpeter and vocalist extraordinaire Byron Stripling and internationally acclaimed vocal jazz phenomenon Carmen Bradford light up the stage with hits made famous by New Orleans favorites Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino,…
Elgar’s Enigma
Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear performs Liszt's blistering First Piano Concerto. Guest Conductor Vinay Parameswaran leads your RPO in Elgar's great and noble Enigma Variations, a Victorian Facebook of family and friends. And Anna Clyne was moved…
Ravishing Rachmaninov
Guest Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya leads the luxuriant Symphonic Dances of Rachmaninov. (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra made the first recording of this 1940 masterpiece under Erich Leinsdorf.) Pianist Joyce Yang plays de Falla's fragrant Nights in the Garden of Spain. "Vivid and beautiful playing," proclaims The New York Times. The concert begins with Brazilian-American composer Clarice…
Happy Birthday, John Williams!
Happy 92nd Birthday, John Williams! Celebrate the legendary composer and experience the magic of his iconic film scores from Star Wars, Jaws, and Jurassic Park to E.T., Close Encounters, and…
Emanuel Ax Plays Beethoven
The Washington Post describes the artistry of Emanuel Ax as "thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous." Emanuel Ax performs Beethoven's magnificent Third Piano Concerto. "He has long been, and continues to be, one of the finest American pianists." says The New York Times.
Broadway Tonight!
The best and brightest new talent from the Great White Way join your RPO. Featuring classic Broadway hits as well as songs from today's most exciting shows including Hamilton, Beauty…
Bach & Mendelssohn
Spend Sundays with Music Director Andreas Delfs as he conducts all four Sunday Matinee at Naz Series concerts. Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Johann Sebastian Bach. Each performance…
Mozart & Brahms
Music Director Andreas Delfs leads the buoyant, joyous "Haffner", the first of Mozart's miraculous final set of symphonies. The great strength and nobility of Brahms' Fourth and final Symphony places it among his most profound achievements. And soloists from your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra take center stage for the newly composed Sinfonia Concertante by esteemed composer…
Dvořák in Love
Rising cello superstar Zlatomir Fung returns to perform Dvořák's elegy for a long-lost love, the impassioned Cello Concerto. "Jaw-dropping brilliance," reports the Dallas Morning News of Zlatomir Fung. Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus layers the recorded cries for wild birds over mesmerizing waves of orchestral sound. As Janáček's spirited Lachian Dance opens the program, Sibelius' iridescent final…
‘Swonderful: A Tribute to George Gershwin
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United States'Swonderful to join your RPO for a night of heartfelt tribute to George and Ira Gershwin. Lisa Vroman returns for an evening of classics including Someone to Watch Over Me,…
An American in Paris
Gershwin's jazzy musical postcard highlights this program of American masters. Bernstein's Serenade for violin sings of love, with each of the five movements of his violin concerto based on soliloquies…
Mozart’s Requiem
The genius of Mozart revealed itself early, developed swiftly, and vanished all too soon. Mozart's deeply affecting Requiem is, fittingly, his final musical testament - music he would never live to complete.
Come Swing With Me!
Travel back in time to the heyday of the 1950s Las Vegas Strip, where the biggest names in show business held sway and a well-poured martini was never far away.…
Bach & Debussy
Spend Sundays with Music Director Andreas Delfs as he conducts all four Sunday Matinee at Naz Series concerts. Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Johann Sebastian Bach. Each performance highlights a selected Bach suite while woodwind and brass musicians from your RPO serve as guest artists on complementary classical music. Due to growing popularity…
Season Finale: The Firebird!
An enchanted tale that has delighted generations. The first masterpiece of a musical genius. Music Director Andreas Delfs brings the season to a roaring close with Stravinsky's showpiece, The Firebird. Simon Trpčeski performs Rachmaninov's rapturous First Piano Concerto. The Times of London was astonished: "Trpčeski looks set to dominate the piano world for a long…
2024-25 Season Series
Explore the RPO’s blockbuster concerts including Philharmonics, Pops, Sunday Matinees featuring Bach, and Specials (OrKIDStra details coming soon!)
PHILHARMONICS
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Thursdays at 7:30 PM/Saturdays at 8 PM/Sundays at 2 PM
POPS
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Fridays at 8 PM
Saturdays at 8 PM
Sunday Matinees at Naz
Nazareth University, Beston Hall at Glazer Music Performance Center
Sundays at 2 PM
Holiday Specials
Various performance spaces
Various days and times
Nutcracker, Messiah, Wizard of oz live to film
2023-24 Season Series
Explore the RPO’s blockbuster concerts including Philharmonics, Pops, Sunday Matinees featuring Mozart, OrKIDStra and Specials
Philharmonics
Philharmonics Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Thursdays at 7:30 PM | Saturdays at 8 PM Each year, Music Director Andreas Delfs puts together a Philharmonics Series like no other-full of…
Specials & Holidays
Specials & Holidays Explore special programs that blend various genres and media together! 24/25 Subscriptions are available now! Demand for subscriptions and tickets to our Centennial Season promises to be…
Sunday Matinees
Sunday Matinees at Naz Beston Hall at Nazareth University Sundays at 2 PM This season’s Sunday Matinees are filled with exciting performers and programs – many of whom can be…
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