Upcoming Concerts
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- The Sounds of Laurel Canyon: Rock Legends of the ’60s and ’70s -
- The Sounds of Laurel Canyon: Rock Legends of the ’60s and ’70s -
- DANCE FESTIVAL: American Masters With Garth Fagan Dance -
- DANCE FESTIVAL: American Masters With Garth Fagan Dance -
- DANCE FESTIVAL: Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Rochester City Ballet -
- DANCE FESTIVAL: Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Rochester City Ballet -
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Gala Holiday Pops
NOTE: There will not be a pre-concert chat prior to the concert. Concert sponsored by and Holiday Sponsor: Series sponsored by and Come in from the cold and celebrate the sounds of the season with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, your RPO, and the Festival High School Chorale! For more than three decades, Gala…
Romance & Revelation
Concert supported by Deborah Ronnen, The Rosenberg Opera Fund, and Bruce Jacobs Welcome back GRAMMY winner Yefim Bronfman to the RPO as we usher in the new year! Experience an evening of stirring beauty and heartfelt expression as Andreas Delfs leads the RPO in Romance & Revelation. Yefim Bronfman's commanding artistry and deep musical insight bring Schumann’s…
The Sounds of Laurel Canyon: Rock Legends of the ’60s and ’70s
Journey back to the ’60s and ’70s California rock scene with a tribute to the legendary artists who defined a generation and continue to inspire countless artists today. This unforgettable…
I Have a Dream
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a concert your whole family will remember. Join conductor Herb Smith and the RPO at Hochstein Performance Hall for a powerful afternoon of…
DANCE FESTIVAL: American Masters With Garth Fagan Dance
LOOKING FOR DANCE FESTIVAL WEEK 2? January 31-February 1: Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Rochester City Ballet Venue Partner Concert supported by David and Claudia Weber Music that truly moves – join…
DANCE FESTIVAL: Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Rochester City Ballet
The Dance Festival continues with a remarkable fusion of music and movement, led by Andreas Delfs. The evening begins with Brahms' Tragic Overture before piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on a thrilling world premiere by Aaron Jay Kernis (Voices of Today commission). Rochester City Ballet then brings Shakespeare’s greatest love story to life in Prokofiev’s…
Endless Love: R&B Love Songs and Duets
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesConcert sponsored by Series sponsored by and Grab your sweetheart and join RPO’s own Herb Smith for his Pops Series conducting debut! Two of Broadway’s best, Chester Gregory (The Jackie…
Saint-Saëns & Mendelssohn
Celebrate love and passion this Valentine’s Day with the remarkable artistry of Saskia Giorgini as she shines on Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2. Giorgini plays as if she “has something to say, and she wears it on her sleeve.” (NativeDSD). Lina González-Granados leads the RPO with Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony, sweeping you away to misty landscapes…
Dazzling Dvořák
Join the RPO for a night of intensity! Marcelo Lehninger leads a provocative program, opening with Carlos Simon’s vibrant Festive Fanfare and Overture. The Chicago Tribune hails Lehninger for keeping…
RPYO & RPO Side by Side
Series sponsored by Join the RPYO & RPO as they perform their annual Side-by-Side concert. This concert will be conducted by the RPO Music Director, Andreas Delfs! Tickets are pay-what-you-want with all proceeds going directly to the RPYO mission.
Baroque to Brilliance
Concert supported by Dr. Victor Poleshuck, Richard Sterns & Suzanna Rubright Post-concert champagne toast sponsor Prepare to be dazzled as “one of the most brilliant couples in classical music” (Guardian),…
Heroes and Villains: Movie Music Classics
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesA musical thrill ride with your RPO - legendary scores from your favorite spy and superhero movies in Heroes & Villains: Movie Music Classics! Relive the suave sophistication of James…
Mozart & Prokofiev
Concert sponsored by Lydia Palmer, RICP Series sponsored by the official coffee of the RPO and Join Music Director Andreas Delfs in the intimate setting of Beston Hall on…
Brahms in Bloom
Concert sponsored by Concert supported by Deborah Ronnen, Karen Duguid & Wally Johnson, and Sam & Mimi Tilton Immerse yourself in a night of soaring melodies and profound beauty as Julian Schwarz makes his RPO debut performing Jennifer Higdon’s new Cello Concerto. “He brings musicality and insight to every page”, hails South Florida Classical Review.…
Windborne’s The Music of Foreigner
“Feels Like the First Time” as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra teams up with a rock band, a powerhouse vocalist, and conductor Brent Havens to celebrate the legendary music of Foreigner! With over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Foreigner has given us unforgettable anthems like “Cold as Ice” and “Hot Blooded”. From “Double Vision” to “I…
Space!
NOTE: The dates on this concert have changed due to a scheduling conflict Original dates: Friday and Saturday, November 21 & 22, 2025 Concert sponsored by Series sponsored by…
The Music of Tina Turner
All hail the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll! Superstar singers LaKisha Jones, Nova Y. Payton, and Armando Imagines will take you on a journey through Tina Turner’s legendary musical career as your RPO elevates all her iconic songs including “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “Disco Inferno,” “Proud Mary,” and more. As sentimental as…
Rhythm & Romance
Experience a mesmerizing fusion of musical worlds as the legendary Wu Man brings the haunting beauty of the pipa to life in Zhao Jiping’s Trumpet Concerto. The pipa is a 2,000-year- old, lute-like instrument and Man, the world’s leading pipa player. Lan Shui leads the RPO in an exhilarating program featuring John Adams’ The Chairman…
Mother Goose with Rochester City Ballet
Concert sponsored by (Bruce Marche, Matthew Geherin, Kristen Storey, and Matthew Hettinga) and Series sponsored In Loving Memory of Lenore P. Lesser Classic fairytales come to life with your RPO…
Broadway in Hollywood!
Evan Roider leads your RPO on a musical journey from Broadway to Hollywood, with show-stopping hits from favorite stage-to-screen sensations including Wicked, West Side Story, Chicago, The Sound of Music,…
Mozart & Haydn
Series sponsored by the official coffee of the RPO and Join Music Director Andreas Delfs in the intimate setting of Beston Hall on the campus of Nazareth University for…
RPO 25/26 Season Gala
This celebration of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season brings you an evening filled with Voices of Today! This fantastic night includes cocktails, dinner, and a full orchestra performance conducted by RPO Music Director Andreas Delfs. But that’s not all – we’ve got some extra special surprises in store that you won’t want to miss!…
Season Finale: Carmina Burana
The season reaches a thrilling climax as Andreas Delfs leads the RPO, the Rochester Oratorio Society, Bach Children's Chorus of Rochester, and powerhouse soloists in Carl Orff’s electrifying Carmina Burana—a choral spectacle of fate, fortune, and unrelenting rhythm. The program opens with Pacho Flores performing Roberto Sierra’s stunning trumpet concerto Salseando. Don’t miss this astonishing…
25/26 Season Series
Explore the RPO’s blockbuster concerts including Philharmonics, Pops, Sunday Matinees featuring Mozart, and Specials.
PHILHARMONICS
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Thursdays / Saturdays / Sundays at 7:30 PM
POPS
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Fridays / Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sunday Matinees at Naz
Nazareth University, Beston Hall at Glazer Music Performance Center
Sundays at 2 PM
OrKIDStra
Hochstein Performance Hall
Sundays at 2 PM
Holiday Specials
Various performance spaces
Various days and times
Nutcracker, Gala Holiday Pops
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