Yo-Yo Ma in Concert with Your RPO
May 5, 2008, Eastman Theatre – SOLD OUT - Internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs with the RPO for the first time in nearly ten years in a special one-night-only concert conducted by Christopher Seaman.
All-Gershwin Night
May 9 & 10, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Z – Jeff Tyzik conducts the very best of George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris and more – featuring selections from the RPO’s new Gershwin recording. Soloists include pianist Jon Nakamatsu and tenor Doug LaBrecque.
All-Gershwin Night
May 9 & 10, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Z – Jeff Tyzik conducts the very best of George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris and more – featuring selections from the RPO’s new Gershwin recording. Soloists include pianist Jon Nakamatsu and tenor Doug LaBrecque.
A Tribute to Leroy Anderson
May 11, 2008, Eastman Theatre – The RPO, led by Jeff Tyzik, “Fiddle Faddles” with the music of this legendary Pops master.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Pines of Rome
RPYO - May 18, Hale Auditorium, Roberts Wesleyan College - Music by Saint-Saens and Respighi
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Carmina Burana
May 22 & 24, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Christopher Seaman conducts R. Strauss’ Don Juan, Delius’ Walk to the Paradise Garden and Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Rochester Oratorio Society, Eric Townell, director.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Stravinsky, Bartók & Beyond
May 23 & 25, 2008, Hochstein/Roberts Wesleyan College – Christopher Seaman explores music by Stravinsky, Bartók and beyond.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Carmina Burana
May 22 & 24, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Christopher Seaman conducts R. Strauss’ Don Juan, Delius’ Walk to the Paradise Garden and Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Rochester Oratorio Society, Eric Townell, director.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Stravinsky, Bartók & Beyond
May 23 & 25, 2008, Hochstein/Roberts Wesleyan College – Christopher Seaman explores music by Stravinsky, Bartók and beyond.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
85 Years of Jazz
May 30 & 31, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Y – Jeff Tyzik conducts the RPO with Byron Stripling and friends, celebrating America’s swingin’ jazz heritage.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
85 Years of Jazz
May 30 & 31, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Y – Jeff Tyzik conducts the RPO with Byron Stripling and friends, celebrating America’s swingin’ jazz heritage.
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Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Express Yourself
June 1, 2008, Hochstein – Michael Butterman, conductor – Be inspired by your emotions
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Symphony Showhouse 2008
May 16-June 8 at The Ellwanger Estate, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Public tours Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Mambo!
July 19, 2008, CMAC in Canandaigua - Jeff Tyzik,conductor; Mambo Kings, Latin band
Hoedown! The RPO Goes West
July 26, 2008; CMAC in Canandaigua - Jeff Tyzik, conductor; Juliana Athayde, violin; Rochester City Ballet
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Fountains of Rome
THE EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY AND BAUSCH & LOMB PHILHARMONICS SERIES
Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Eastman Theatre
Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Eastman Theatre

Purchase tickets online, call us at (585) 454-2100, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on non-concert Saturdays) or visit any Rochester-area Wegmans.
All artists, programs, dates, times, prices and locations are subject to change.
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Mark Kellogg, trombone (The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair)
RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome
JEFF TYZIK: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7
Respighi's symphonic blockbuster is a blazing travelogue through Rome, Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony is a loving tribute to his native Bohemia and Jeff Tyzik's Trombone Concerto is a virtuosic, jazz-inspired masterpiece.
Pre-concert chat at 7 p.m. | Read the program notes.
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