BPO Classics Repertoire 2011-2012
24 September 2011
Kodaly – Hary Janos Suite
Orff – Carmina burana
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Amy Van Roekel, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Doreen Rao, Music Director
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
7, 9 October 2011
Gaubert – Les Chants de la Mer, Trois tableaux symphoniques
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Nielsen – Symphony No.4, op.29, “The Inextinguishable”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
William Wolfram, piano
22, 23 October 2011
Shostakovich – The Gadfly Suite, op.97a
Stravinsky – The Fairy’s Kiss: Divertimento
Rachmaninoff – Concerto No.3 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, op.30
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Fabio Bidini, piano
4, 6 November 2011
Karlowicz – Symphonic Poem “A Sad Tale”, op.13
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.22
Brahms – Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
19, 20 November 2011
Rautavaara – Isle of Bliss
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Amy Glidden, violin
3, 4 December 2011
Handel – Samson: Overture
Vivaldi – Guitar Concerto in D major, RV93
Rodrigo – Fantasia para un gentilhombre
Handel – Water Music: Suite No.2 in D major
Bach – Suite No.3 in D major for Orchestra, BWV 1068
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
16, 17 December 2011
Rimsky-Korsakov – Christmas Eve: Polonaise
Waldteufel – The Skater’s Waltz
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker: March; Russian Dance; Waltz of the Flowers
Korngold – Der Schneeman (The Snowman): Prelude; Serenade
Bach/Gounod – Ave Maria
Mozart – Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: V. Laudate Dominum VI. Magnificat
Bach – Christmas Oratorio: Jauchzet Frohlocket
Bizet – L’Arlesienne: Farandole
Rimsky-Korsakov – Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
Marcello – Oboe Concerto in C minor: Adagio
Mendelssohn – Christus, op.97: Die Geburt Christi
Handel – Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Sebnem Mekinulov, soprano
Pierre Roy, oboe
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus,
Doreen Rao, director
27, 28 January 2012
Mozart – Serenata notturna in D major, K.239
Mozart – Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
Mozart – Don Giovanni: Overture, K.527
Mozart – Symphony No.36 in C major, K.425, “Linz”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Susanne Hou, violin
11, 12 February 2012
Strauss, R. – Die Liebe der danae, op.83 – Symphonic Fragment
Strauss, R. – Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano
25, 26 February 2012
Adams – Lollapalooza
O’Connor – The Improvised Violin Concerto, 2010
Harris – Symphony No.3 in One Movement
Copland – Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Mark O’Connor, violin
9, 10 March 2012
Beethoven – Leonore Overture No.3, op.72b
Moravec – Montserrat for Cello and Orchestra
Prokofiev – Symphony No.5 in B-flat major, op.100
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Roman Mekinulov, cello
24 March 2012
Wagner – Rienzi: Overture
Schumann – Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
31 March, 1 April 2012
Haydn – The Creation
Yoav Talmi, conductor
Mary Wilson, soprano
Robert Breault, tenor
Timothy Jones, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
14, 15 April 2012
Fang – Tibet Dance
Saint-Saens – Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22
Borodin – Symphony No.2 in B minor
Tan Lihua, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
27, 28 April 2012
Dvorak – Scherzo Capriccioso
Dvorak/Beckerman/Horowitz – Hiawatha Melodrama
Dvorak – American Suite (Excerpts: movements 3, 2, 5)
Paine – Symphony No.1 in C minor: Allegro con brio
Dvorak – Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, “From the New World”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kevin Deas, actor
Paul Todaro, host
12, 13 May 2012
Saint-Sa‰ns – Carnival of the Animals
Poulenc – Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor
Ellington/Collier – The River Suite
Ellington/Peress – Black, Brown and Beige
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Anna Polonsky, piano
Orion Weiss, piano
2, 3 June 2012
Mahler – Symphony No.3 in D minor
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Robynne Redmon, mezzo soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Amherst Bel Canto Choir
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus