May Brings the Music of Mozart and Bruckner to the RPO

Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto May 5 and 7
Symphony 201: Music of Mozart and Bruckner May 8

ROCHESTER, NY – The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, under the director of Music Director Christopher Seaman, pays homage to the music of Mozart and Bruckner in May.  First, Principal Clarinet Kenneth Grant is featured in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto on May 5 and 7.  The program also includes Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7.

The Symphony 101 series concludes for the 2010-2011 Season with Symphony 201: Music of Mozart and Bruckner.  In his final Symphony 101 concert as Music Director, Christopher Seaman will take excerpts from Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 performed on the Philharmonics Series, and go in-depth with the stories behind the music.

To purchase tickets ($24; student tickets are $10) to this or other RPO events, visit the Eastman Theatre Box Office, call 454.2100, go online to www.rpo.org, or visit area Wegmans locations.

Editors Please Note:
Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 at 8:00 p.m.
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Phils 13: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Kenneth Grant, clarinet
 The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair
 
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Symphony 201: Music of Mozart and Bruckner

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Kenneth Grant, clarinet
The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair

Excerpts from:
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7