News & Notes

Classical Conversations – Yolanda Kondonassis: American Rapture

October 28, 2019

Classical Conversations. Click here for the interview.

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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Three Newly Endowed Chairs

October 22, 2019

For immediate release Contact: Nicole Morelle, 399.3645 or nmorelle@rpo.org October 22, 2019   ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES THREE NEWLY ENDOWED CHAIRS Will Add Nearly $1 Million to RPO’s Endowment Over…

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American Rapture

October 21, 2019

Laurence Vittes, Gramophone. Click here for the original review. The Rochester Philharmonic’s excellent calling card features premiere recordings of Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto, starring Yolanda Kondonassis, and Patrick Harlin’s Rapture, bookending an outstanding…

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Music Director Ward Stare Conducts an Evening in Vienna

October 8, 2019

For Immediate Release October 8, 2019 Media Contact:   Nicole Morelle, 454-7311 ext. 245     MUSIC DIRECTOR WARD STARE CONDUCTS AN EVENING IN VIENNA Fundraising Gala and Concert October 12…

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RPO to perform at Geneva Concerts

October 5, 2019

Date: October 4, 2019 Daily Messenger. Click here for the original article. Geneva Concerts will host the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Seaman, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Smith…

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RPO plays ‘Dvorák 8’

October 2, 2019

Date: October 3, 2019 David Raymond, CITY Newspaper. Click here for the original article. After a galvanic opening concert devoted to contemporary American music, this week’s Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra program — with…

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RPO Opens 2019/20 Season

September 16, 2019

For Immediate Release September 16, 2019 Media Contact:   Nicole Morelle, 454-7311 ext. 245   RPO OPENS 2019/20 SEASON September 19 & 21 – Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre   Rochester,…

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Review: American Rapture

September 16, 2019

Date: September 16, 2019 Marcus Karl Maroney, Concertonet.com. Click here for the original review. Ward Stare leads the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in a thrilling triptych of works that presents a…

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Review: American Rapture

September 12, 2019

Date: September 12, 2019 Brell Allen-Bayes, Limelight. Click here for the original review. Here is an American disc which covers rapture in three different forms. Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto reflects this…

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