BPO Classics Repertoire 2006-2007
16 September 2006
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini Fantasia, op.32
Respighi – Pines of Rome
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
30 September, October 1 2006
Vaughn Williams – Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Hindemith – Noblissima Visione
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor)
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Benedetto Lupo, piano
21, 22 October 2006
Haydn – Symphony No.88 in G major
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a
Brahms – Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano
4, 5 November 2006
Hagen – The Shining Brow
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Robert Orth, Brenda Harris, Robert Frankenberry
Matthew Curran, Elaine Valby, Gilda Lyons
Elem Eley, James Demler, Jennifer Lynn Reckamp
Tony Barton, Deborah Fleischer, Eric Fleischer
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
17, 18 November 2006
Weber – Oberon: Overture
Lalo – Symphonie espagnole, op.21
Schumann – Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.97 “Rhenish”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
2, 3 December 2006
Ranjbaran – Seven Passages
Sierra – Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36
Robert Franz, conductor
James Carter, saxophone
8, 9 December 2006
Wendel – A Classical Christmas Suite
Corelli – Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.8 in G minor, “Christmas Concerto”
Bach – Cantata No.191 “Gloria in excelsis Deo” BWV 191
Liszt – Christus: Christmas Oratorio (Part I)
Robert Franz, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
3, 4 February 2007
Albeniz – Suite Espagnola
Strauss, R. – Don Quixote
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Roman Mekinulov, cello
17 February 2007
Copland – Music for Movies
Corigliano – Three Hallucinations from the film Altered States
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
André Watts, piano
3, 4 March 2007
Beethoven – Symphony No.4 in B-flat major, op.60
Corigliano – Mr. Tambourine Man; Seven Poems of Bob Dylan
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Hila Plitman, soprano
16, 17 March 2007
Mozart – Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
Mahler – Symphony No.5 in C-sharp minor
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin
31 March, 1 April 2007
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Shostakovich – Symphony No.11 (The Year 1905) op.103
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
13, 14 April 2007
Thomas – Mignon: Overture
Chausson – Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 25
Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 25
Massenet – Thaïs: Meditation for Violin and Orchestra
Dvorak – Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
28, 29 April 2007
Schmidt – Intermezzo from Notre Dame
Vehar – City of Light
Orff – Carmina burana
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
John Fullam, clarinet
Esther Heideman, soprano
Andrew Skoog, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral
12, 13 May 2007
Nielsen – Maskarade Overture
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.13 in C major, K.415
Schumann – Symphony No.1 in B-flat major, op.38 “Spring”
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and piano
2, 3 June 2007
Ibert – Divertissement
Stravinsky – Jeu de Cartes
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Elmar Oliveira, violin