Upcoming Concerts
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Black Panther in Concert
In 2018, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film…
Andreas On Broadway
Broadway comes to Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre as Music Director Andreas Delfs leads your RPO down the Great White Way. Enjoy classic and popular Rodgers & Hammerstein tunes well-known from some of the most outstanding productions ever to hit the stage!
Rochester Welcomes: Renée Fleming
Hers is a voice of uncommon radiance. The voice of our time. Metropolitan Opera star Renée Fleming comes home to Rochester for one night only to join Andreas Delfs and…
Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Andreas Delfs, conductor; Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano Winner of the RPO’s Composers from Rochester Competition MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 TCHAIKOVSKY String Serenade in C Major, Op. 48
Andreas Conducts Beethoven’s Eroica
Be there as your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra opens its second century in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre! Andreas Delfs conducts one of Beethoven’s towering achievements—the triumphant third symphony, Eroica. The…
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince™— In Concert
Relive the magic of Year Six in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ in Concert. With this film, based on the sixth installment of the classic saga, fans of all…
Andreas Conducts Mahler
Music Director Andreas Delfs conducts Gustav Mahler’s savage and sublime Fifth Symphony, famed for its heart-wrenching Adagietto. And The New York Times reports that Eric Owens, “speaks to you even…
Spooky Symphonies
Join your RPO for a fang-tastic afternoon of musical tricks and treats! Prepare for spine-tingling songs and haunted harmonies designed to get your little ghosts, ghouls and goblins into the…
30 Years of Jeff Tyzik!
Maestro Tyzik’s first ever Pops concert was in 1980 at the Dome Arena with the RPO. He and Allen Vizzutti (Eastman School of Music classmate) were tasked by RPO Manager…
American Diva With Shayna Steele
This concert weekend marks the debut of Shayna Steele’s new show American Diva. Shayna Steele has released 4 studio albums: I’ll Be Anything (2009), Rise (2015), Watch Me Fly (2019),…
All-Tchaikovsky With Olga Kern
Experience music of power and passion. Music Director Andreas Delfs leads this all-Tchaikovsky celebration. The “1812 Overture” roars through Kodak Hall. Music from Swan Lake enchants. And Olga Kern brings…
RPYO Concert: Transformations
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Music Director Jherrard Hardeman opens your RPYO season with an evening focused on change. Stella Sung’s exhilarating Loco-Motion takes the audience on a train ride through…
The Magic of Giving
Join your RPO for a heartwarming holiday concert while making this season even more memorable for all! Tickets are pay what you wish – with 100% of your contribution going…
Mozart & Brahms
Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Composer John Williams wrote the spectacular symphonic soundtrack for Star Wars. And now, your RPO will perform the music of Star…
Let’s Groove Tonight
Prepare to get on your feet as the pop, soul, and R&B sounds of Motown and Philly Soul face off in this exciting concert experience. Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik…
The Rite Of Spring: Featuring Garth Fagan Dance!
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe glorious works that bookend this program originated from the same sources: the ground-breaking Russian dance impresario, Sergei Diaghilev, and his company, Les Ballets russes (Russian ballet). More than a…
Brasilia
Get ready to be swept away by the raw power and emotion of Brasilia, the dynamic Brazilian jazz group that features the extraordinary and versatile vocals of Pamela Driggs and…
Peter and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev’s classic symphony for kids of all ages! As a narrator tells the story of a boy encountering animals in the woods, your RPO portrays each character with themes…
The Planets: Hd Odyssey Feat. 35 Yrs Of Nasa Footage
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesMajestic in its scope. Dazzling in its sound. There is nothing to match the breathtaking audiovisual experience of hearing and seeing The Planets live in concert. Experience the ultimate trip…
Fantastic Symphony
Music Director Andreas Delfs conducts Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, which was described by Leonard Bernstein as “the first musical expedition into psychedelia because of its hallucinatory and dream-like nature.” And, Benjamin…
Windborne’s The Music Of Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston’s remarkable voice and unmistakable talent touched millions of lives. Windborne Music, along with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, will celebrate this amazing diva. Join your RPO along with conductor…
Rhapsody In Blue @ 100! + Rachmaninoff’s Second Concerto
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe fascinating rhythms of George Gershwin will fill Kodak Hall as Jon Nakamatsu joins Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik to celebrate the centennial of “Rhapsody in Blue,” which they recorded…
Wagner Without Words
Wagner’s thrilling music resounds in Kodak Hall! Music Director Andreas Delfs leads favorite selections from “The Ring of the Nibelung,” as arranged into a symphonic suite by Lorin Maazel. Metropolitan…
When The Saints Go Marching In
Join Rochester favorite Byron Stripling on a journey through the classic melodies that gave birth to the Blues, featuring hits made famous by icons of the Jazz Age and New…
Christopher Seaman Returns
Christopher Seaman, Music Director from 1998 to 2011, returns to Rochester to lead Dvořák’s lyrical, loving hymn to nature, the verdant Eighth Symphony. And, a solo performance by your RPO’s…
Mozart & Dvořá k
THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. RPO HISTORY: This is the first time your RPO will play a Peter Warlock composition in a Philharmonic Series or Sunday Matinee concert. Your…
Embracing the Eclipse: RPO’s Sensory-Friendly Concert
Embrace the Eclipse with your RPO before the big event! As part of our Care and Wellness Initiative, this concert is designed to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for…
RPO Eclipse Spectacular: A Symphonic Celebration
Join us at Blue Cross Arena on Sunday April 7, the day before the 2024 eclipse (Monday, April 8), when the arena transforms into a space-themed spectacle for an out-of-this-world…
Pictures At An Exhibition
Few works can match it for orchestral color or sonic impact. And no piece displays your RPO’s virtuosity like Pictures at an Exhibition. Experience it live along with Dukas’ magical…
Our Planet, Our Home
Celebrate Earth Day with your RPO! Experience the musical majesty of our planet and all its beauty while appreciating our responsibility to protect our home. Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
ROCmusic & RPO Side-By-Side
The RPO's side-by-side performance with ROCmusic showcases the orchestra's commitment to community engagement and music education. This collaborative concert provides a unique opportunity for Rochester’s young musicians to perform alongside seasoned professionals,…
Lights! Camera! Pops!
Led by the ever-popular and former RPO Principal Conductor/Artistic Director Bob Bernhardt, this concert explores the glorious history of film music from its beginnings in the 1930s to last year’s…
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 Director Andreas Delfs and your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto. And Dvořák’s and Brahms’ Slavonic and Hungarian Dances are some of the…
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 Music Director Andreas Delfs, Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, and Assistant Conductor Jherrard Hardeman! After the show, enjoy dessert and dance to ATLAS, one of…
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 on March 5, 1924. Andreas Delfs conducted the piece October 16-20, 2018. Ward Stare conducted the piece October 20-21, 2020. This is the second time…
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 RPO, Rochester Oratorio Society, and soloists in Beethoven’s inspiring and monumental “Ode to Joy,” The Ninth Symphony. “All men become brothers.” And, for composer Derrick…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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.…
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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