BPO Classics Repertoire 2007-2008

15 September 2007
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Stravinsky – Petrushka
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano

29, 30 September 2007
Rossini – La Cenerentola: Overture
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22
Rimsky-Korsakov – Sheherazade, op.35
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Philippe Bianconi, piano

12, 13 October 2007
Brahms – Tragic Overture, op.81
Schumann, Clara – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.7
Schumann – Symphony No.2 in C major, op.61
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Sa Chen, piano

27, 28 October 2007
Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Suite, op.66a
Shostakovich – Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, op.35
Rachmaninoff – Kolokola, op.35 “The Bells”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Alex Jokipii, trumpet
Maxim Anikushin, piano.
Esther Heideman, soprano
Andrew Skoog, tenor
Andrew Wilkowske, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

10, 11 November 2007
Schubert/Newbould/Venzago – Symphony No.8 in B minor (completed version)
Schubert/Stein – Symphony: Death and the Maiden
JoAnn Falletta, conductor

30 November, 1 December 2007
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 1050
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major, BWV 1049
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV 1047
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV 1046
Michael Ludwig, conductor, violin
Peter Marshall, harpsichord
Pierre Roy, oboe
Alex Jokipii, trumpet
Christine Bailey Davis, flute
Betsy Reeds, flute
Valerie Heywood, viola
Natalie Piskorsky, viola

14, 15 December 2007
Anderson – Christmas Festival Overture
Anderson – Sleighride
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter
Menotti – Amahl and the Night Visitors: Introduction, March, Shepherd’s Dance
Handel – Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
Respighi – Trittico Botticelliano: Adoration of the Magi
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker: Pas de deux, Sugar Plum Fairy, Waltz of the Flowers; Apotheosis
Waldteufel – Les patineurs (Skaters Waltz)
Korngold – Der Schneeman (The Snowman): Prelude, Serenade
Pachelbel – Canon
Corelli – Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor “Christmas Concerto” –
Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op.60: Troika
Rimsky-Korsakov – The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin

26, 27 January 2008
Mozart – Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207
Bruckner – Symphony No.9 in D minor
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Joan Kwoun, violin

16, 17 February 2008
Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D major
Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
Sibelius – Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.39
Michael Morgan, conductor
Zuill Bailey, cello

23 February 2008
Rossini – La Gazza Ladra: Overture
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90 “Italian”
Mozart – Flute Concerto No.2 in D major, K.314
Overton – The Magic Flutes
Robert Franz, conductor
Sir James Galway, flute
Lady Jeanne Galway, flute

15, 16 March 2008
Strauss, R. – The Woman Without a Shadow, Symphonic Fantasy
Strauss, R. – Legends of Joseph, Symphonic Fragment
Kernis – Musica Celestis
Weber – Konzertstck for Piano in F minor, op.79
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Anna Polonsky, piano

29, 30 March 2008
Schrecker – Prelude to a Drama
Mahler – Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Songs
Strauss, R. – Der Rosenkavalier
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Cristina Nassif, soprano
Tom Barrett, baritone

12, 13 April 2008
Wagner – A Faust Overture
Adams – Harmonium
Brahms – Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
SUNY Fredonia College Choir

25, 26 April 2008
Pei-Xun Chen – Ode to the Snow
Meyer – Doublebass Concerto No.1 in D major
Bottesini – Doublebass Concerto No.2 in B minor
Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Zuohuang Chen, conductor
Edgar Meyer, double bass

10, 11 May 2008
Ravel – La valse
Paderewski – Piano Concerto in A minor, op.17
Tyberg – Symphony No.3 in D minor
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Igor Lipinski, piano

30, 30 May 2008
Corigliano – Fantasia on an Ostinato
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Beethoven – Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin

7, 8 June 2008
Martinu – Memorial to Lidice
Beethoven – Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano, op.56
Beethoven – Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Eroica Trio