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Subscriptions are available for this blockbuster season. The Summer Super Flex Subscription ($129 for four vouchers) can be used towards CMAC, Hochstein, and Kodak Hall performances. There is also a CMAC two-pack subscription ($22 - $88) for patrons who would like to take advantage of the CMAC-only performances. Both packages can be purchased by calling the Eastman Theatre Box Office at 454-2100; additionally, the CMAC two-pack can be purchased by calling Blue Cross Arena at 1-800-745-3000.
The Summer Season is presented by The Elaine P. And Richard U. Wilson Foundation.
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Summer Season Tickets: FREE
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Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. Michael Butterman, conductor (The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair) Michael Butterman conducts this free concert on the lakeshore for a lovely summer evening of music. |
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Red, White, and Boom! Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Tickets: $13 - $50; Kids 12 and under are free on the lawn at CMAC Sponsored by Constellation Brands and Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation |
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Saturday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. Michael Butterman, conductor (The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair) Ilya Yakushev, piano Jim Tiller, Mark Hodges, and Brad Fuster, percussion Narrator, TBD It’s an Independence Day celebration to remember as the RPO performs patriotic and other all-American favorites complete with fireworks at CMAC! Michael Butterman leads a spectacular program that also features Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and pays tribute to our nation’s Armed Forces. Of course, no July Fourth celebration is complete without the 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever! |
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Independence Day Celebration! Tickets: FREE Sponsored by the City of |
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Monday, July 4 at 9:00 p.m. Michael Butterman, conductor (The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair) Narrator, TBD The RPO returns to downtown The recommended fireworks viewing areas are the |
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Phenomenal Fortepiano! Midsummer Classics: Performance Hall at Hochstein Preconcert chamber music and wine tasting begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: All seats $30, General Admission Sponsored by the Mozart Performance Fund: Sarah d. Atkinson, M.D. and Steven Hess |
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Wednesday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. Michael Butterman, conductor (The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair) Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano Cheng-Yu Lee, fortepiano BACH Overture to La calamita di cuori (The Calamity of Hearts) MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 BACH Keyboard Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 4, “Mozartiana” Hear the music the way Bach and Mozart intended, as we travel back in time with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 and Bach’s first Keyboard Concerto, both masterfully performed on the fortepiano. Michael Butterman will launch the RPO’s Midsummer Classics season with this delightful concert, which also highlights the music of Tchaikovsky in his sparkling homage to Mozart. |
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Summer Spectacular with Fireworks SUNY Geneseo Athletic Fields (Rain location: Wadsworth Auditorium) Tickets: $10/5 in advance, $12/6 at the gate. Children under 5 are free. Tickets are available at the Eastman Theatre Box Office. Sponsored by the family of Mrs. Hubert W. Chanler and the Gertrude L. Chanler ROP Fund at the Rochester Area Community Foundation |
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Friday, July 8 at 8:30 p.m. Jeff Tyzik, conductor Bring your lawn chairs, family, and friends and join the RPO for the annual outdoor concert under the stars. The concert includes music by Copland, Sousa, and our own Jeff Tyzik, as well selections from John Williams’ scores to Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Superman. |
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The Music of John Williams: Star Wars, Harry Potter, and More! Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Tickets: $15 - $60, Kids 12 & under free on the lawn at CMAC Sponsored by Constellation Brands and Nixon Peabody |
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Saturday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. Jeff Tyzik, conductor May the force be with you! The RPO’s Jeff Tyzik will trade in his baton for a wizard’s wand and lead the Orchestra in music by John Williams from all your favorite movies, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and more. Your entire family will adore this magically spellbinding experience at CMAC… and children 12 and under are free on the lawn. Be sure to bring your light sabers and costumes, and don’t be surprised if you run into some friends from the galaxy and beyond! |
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The Magic of Mozart Midsummer Classics: Performance Hall at Hochstein Preconcert chamber music and wine tasting begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: All seats $30, General Admission Sponsored by the Mozart Performance Fund: Sarah d. Atkinson, M.D. and Steven Hess |
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Wednesday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. Neil Varon, guest conductor Juliana Athayde, violin The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair SCHUBERT Symphony in B Minor, “Unfinished” MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4 STRAVINSKY Suite from Pulcinella Just a week before the Eastman School of Music’s Conducting Institute concert with the RPO, ESM’s own Neil Varon leads the Orchestra in this quintessential midsummer classics performance. RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde takes center stage, performing Mozart’s energetic Fourth Violin Concerto. The evening also will feature Schubert’s emotional “Unfinished” Symphony as well as Stravinsky’s suite to his magnificent ballet Pulcinella, credited with ushering in Stravinsky’s “neo-classical” style for years to come! |
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Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” in Concert Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Tickets: $20 - $70 Sponsored by Kodak |
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Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 p.m. Jeff Tyzik, conductor Kevin Deas, baritone Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano Eric Townell, director It’s Summertime in the city as the RPO performs its first summer concert in the elegant, newly renovated—and air-conditioned—Kodak Hall! Be there as Jeff Tyzik and the RPO perform magnificent music from the greats Gershwin and Ellington during the first half of the concert. After intermission, it’s Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in concert, complete with characters onstage and music to make your summer truly sizzle! |
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame Frontier Field For more information and game tickets, visit www.redwingsbaseball.com or call (585) 423-9464. Sponsored by |
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Sunday, July 17 at 8:30 p.m. Jeff Tyzik, conductor The all-American sport of baseball is followed by a free RPO concert at Frontier Field. The gates will re-open after the game for the concert at 8:30 pm, culminating in a fireworks display. |
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Eastman Summer Conducting Institute Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Box Seats are $25; Tickets are $15 ($5 for all and students) |
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Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. Experience the next generation of orchestral conductors! Extraordinary young conductors from the Eastman School of Music's Summer Conducting Institute will lead the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for this special evening in Kodak Hall. |
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Magical Music of Disney! Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Tickets: $20 - $70; Children’s tickets: $10 - $20 Sponsored by |
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Saturday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m. Daniel Meyer, guest conductor It’s the Magical Music of Disney live in Kodak Hall with your RPO, complete with enchanting images on the big screen set to symphonic arrangements! You and your family will travel on a musical journey to far-off places while you listen to music from Disney’s animated films and Broadway shows, including Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Tarzan, and much more. |
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Dynamic Double Bass! Midsummer Classics: Performance Hall at Hochstein Preconcert chamber music and wine tasting begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: All seats $30, General Admission Sponsored by the Mozart Performance Fund: Sarah d. Atkinson, M.D. and Steven Hess |
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Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. Steven Jarvi, guest conductor (The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair) Eric Johnson, bass voice RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin VANHAL Concerto for Double Bass MOZART Per questa bella mano (By this Beautiful Hand) MOZART Symphony No. 38, “ You won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to experience the RPO and Principal Bass |
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For tickets, call Temple B’rith Kodesh at (585) 244-7060, or visit www.tbk.org. |
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Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. Jeff Tyzik, conductor Eddy Wang, piano Ray Ricker, clarinet The RPO’s annual fundraiser features the top prizewinner of the pianist Eddy Wang, who is a junior at The Harley School. |
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