Classical Concerts

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's history is rich in the music of the masters, performed alongside exciting new pieces. You’ll find more of that interesting and eclectic mix this season – choose the series that best fits your taste and join the celebration.

Philharmonics Concerts

Our flagship series, featuring the full orchestra performing great orchestral works from Baroque to contemporary, including pieces by Mozart, Mahler, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and many others.

Sunday Matinees

Enjoy passionate performances and engaging discussion.

Special Concerts

Opening Night, The Nutcracker, Gala Holiday Pops, and more.

For chronological concert listings, see below.

	Philharmonics Series Begins PHILS 1 Music from the RPO's first season to fete its 90th. Oct. 4 and 6, 2012, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Arild Remmereit, conductor; James Ehnes, violin
	Ithaca Series Begins Ithaca 1 Oct. 5, 2012, Ford Hall at Ithaca College - Arild Remmereit, conductor; James Ehnes, violin
	Mahler, Grieg, Nakamatsu PHILS 2 The fantastic fifth, following on the crashing success of last year's Mahler performances. Oct. 18 and 20, 2012, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Arild Remmereit, conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano
	The Music of Grieg Sunday Matinee 1 Oct. 21, 2012, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Arild Remmereit, conductor and host; Jon Nakamatsu, piano
	Debussy at 150 PHILS 3 A 150th Anniversary salute to France's most influential composer. Oct. 25 and 27, 2012 - Matthias Bamert, guest conductor; Stefan Arnold, piano
	Copland, Bernstein—and Tyzik PHILS 4 Featuring Tyzik's new work commemorating the Memorial Art Gallery's centennial. Nov. 8 and 10, 2012 - Jeff Tyzik, conductor; Kenneth Grant, clarinet.
	Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” PHILS 5 Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, and a piano concerto by Amy Beach. Nov. 15 and 17, 2012 - Arild Remmereit, conductor; Saet Byeol Kim, piano
	The Four Seasons PHILS 6 Vivaldi's timeless classic performed by the RPO's concertmaster. Dec. 13 and 15, 2012 - JoAnn Falletta, guest conductor; Juliana Athayde, violin
	Mozart and More PHILS 7 Including Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. Jan. 24 and 26, 2013 - Yoav Talmi, guest conductor; Mark Kellogg, trombone
	A Mozart Family Affair Sunday Matinee 2 Jan. 27, 2013, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Andrew Constantine, guest conductor
	Rhapsody in Blue PHILS 8 Feb. 7 and 9, 2013 - Ward Stare, guest conductor; Terrence Wilson, piano; Paul Burgett, narrator
	Rhapsody in Blue Ithaca 2 Feb. 8, 2013, Ford Hall, Ithaca College - Ward Stare, guest conductor; Terrence Wilson, piano; Paul Burgett, narrator
	Exquisite Puccini PHILS 9 Feb. 28 and March 2, 2013 - Neil Varon, guest conductor; Karin Wolverton, soprano; Dinyar Vania, tenor
	Music from Italy Sunday Matinee 3 March 3, 2013, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Neil Varon, Jerry Hou, Chaowen Ting, conductors
	Conductor Laureate Christopher Seaman PHILS 10 Featuring the "polished brilliance" (Seattle Times) of pianist William Wolfram. March 7 and 9, 2013 - Christopher Seaman, conductor; William Wolfram, piano
	Romantic Dvořák PHILS 11 RPO member Anna Steltenpohl performs music by an American classic, Persichetti. March 21 and 23, 2013 - Andreas Delfs, guest conductor; Anna Steltenpohl, English horn
	Romantic Dvořák Ithaca 3 March 24, 2013, Ford Hall, Ithaca College - Andreas Delfs, guest conductor; Anna Steltenpohl, English horn
	Beethoven’s “Eroica” PHILS 12 Including a work by Margaret Brouwer and Wieniawski's Violin Concerto. April 18 and 20, 2013 - Courtney Lewis, guest conductor; Corey Cerovsek, violin
	Beethoven and the Making of Genius Sunday Matinee 4 April 21, 2013, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Courtney Lewis, conductor
	NEXUS and the RPO PHILS 13 May 9 and 11, 2013 - Peter Bay, guest conductor; NEXUS, percussion ensemble
	Haydn's Big Surprise Sunday Matinee 5 May 12, 2013, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Peter Bay, guest conductor
	Rite of Spring and Rachmaninoff PHILS 14 Stravinsky's masterpiece celebrating the emergent beauty—and ferocious power—of spring. May 30 and June 1, 2013 - Tito Muñoz, guest conductor; Leonardo Colafelice, piano