2009-10 Eastman Kodak Company and Bausch & Lomb Philharmonics Series

The Philharmonics Series is sponsored by
 

RPO Music Director Christopher Seaman leads this remarkable series of classical concerts featuring the music of the masters, performed alongside exciting contemporary pieces. This season will prove to be historic, as we host our inaugural season in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre with three RPO commissions and world premieres … and highlight the work of exhilarating "Rising Stars." Our free Pre-Concert Chats provide fascinating insights into the music you’ll be hearing performed during the concerts.

• Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm and Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm (except where noted)
• Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre 
• First Niagara Pre-Concert Chat one hour before curtain 

Series A: All 14 concerts
Series B: Seven concerts | Phils 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13
Series C: Seven concerts | Phils 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14
Series D: Five concerts | Phils 1, 3, 9, 11 and 13
Series F: Five concerts | Phils 1, 4, 10, 12 and 14

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All programs, dates, times, venues, prices, and performers are subject to change.

	The Eastman Reopens! Beethoven's Ninth PHILS 1 Oct. 8, 10 & 11, 2009, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Rochester Oratorio Society, Eric Townell, director; Barbara Shirvis, soprano; Jami Tyzik, mezzo-soprano; Charles Reid, tenor; Kevin Deas, baritone
	Virtuoso Vadim Gluzman PHILS 2 Oct. 29 & 31, 2009, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin
	Van Cliburn Victory! PHILS 3 Nov. 5 & 7, 2009, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Arild Remmereit, guest conductor; Haochen Zhang, piano
	Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto PHILS 4 Nov. 19 & 21, 2009, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Hannu Lintu, guest conductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin
	Barber, Handel & Haydn PHILS 5 Jan. 21 & 23, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Adina Aaron, soprano
	Tyzik, Debussy & Brahms PHILS 6 Jan. 28 & 30, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre- Christopher Seaman, conductor; Charles Ross, timpani
	Valentine’s Weekend: Four Last Songs PHILS 7 Feb. 11 & 13, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Justin Brown, guest conductor; Twyla Robinson, soprano
	Orli Shaham plays Mozart PHILS 8 Mar. 4 & 6, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Orli Shaham, piano
	Orchestral Fireworks! PHILS 9 Mar. 11 & 13, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Juliana Athayde, violin
	Beethoven’s Seventh PHILS 10 Apr. 8 & 10, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - James Gaffigan, guest conductor; Kirill Gerstein, piano
	Misha Dichter Plays Rachmaninoff PHILS 11 Apr. 15 & 17, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Misha Dichter, piano
	Ravishing Rachmaninoff PHILS 12 Apr. 29 & May 1, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Rossen Milanov, guest conductor; Douglas Prosser, trumpet
	Berlioz Blockbuster PHILS 13 May 6 & 8, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Andreas Delfs, guest conductor; Melissa Matson, viola
	Season Finale: Verdi Requiem PHILS 14 May 20 & 22, 2010, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Christopher Seaman, conductor; Arianna Zukerman, soprano; Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano; Scott Ramsay, tenor; Gustav Andreasson, bass; Rochester Oratorio Society