Eastman Kodak Company and Bausch & Lomb Philharmonics Series

The Philharmonics Series is sponsored by

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating in style – 85 years of making beautiful music in the elegant Eastman Theatre and 10 years under the direction of Music Director Christopher Seaman. The orchestra’s history is rich in the music of the masters, performed alongside exciting new American pieces, all for your enjoyment. You’ll find more of that interesting and eclectic mix this season – choose the series that best fits your taste and join the celebration!

• Thursday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.
  Pre-concert chat at 7 p.m.
  Eastman Theatre

Series A: All 14 concerts
Series B: Seven concerts | all the even-numbered concerts
Series C: Seven concerts | all the odd-numbered concerts
Series D: Five concerts | Phils 2, 4, 6, 12 and 14
Series F: Five concerts | Phils 1, 3, 9, 11 and 13

Click here to see the seating charts.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICES
	SERIES A 14 concerts	SERIES B 7 concerts	SERIES C 7 concerts	SERIES D 5 concerts	SERIES F 5 concerts
Price Zone 1	$635	$327	$327	$240	$240
Price Zone 2	$495	$257	$257	$190	$190
Price Zone 3	$369	$194	$194	$145	$145
Price Zone 4	$243	$131	$131	$100	$100

SPECIAL OFFER FOR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS!
Special reduced prices for next season’s concerts when you renew by April 28! You’ll save money, receive free tickets to a summer concert in Canandaigua, AND have the chance to buy the best seats for opening night, holiday events and our one-night special concert with Yo-Yo Ma! Order forms in your renewal packet and online order info reflect those reduced prices.

	A Sea Symphony PHILS 1 Oct. 11 & 13, 2007, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F - Christopher Seaman conducts Handel's Water Music Suite and Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony" with soprano Jane Eaglen, baritone Dean Elzinga and the Rochester Oratorio Society, Eric Townell, director.
	Mendelssohn's Scottish PHILS 2 Oct. 25 & 27, 2007, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Guest conductor Hugh Wolff leads Henri Dutilleux's Métaboles, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with soloist Jon Kimura Parker and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 "Scottish."
	Brahms' Fourth PHILS 3 Nov. 1 & 3, 2007, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Christopher Seaman conducts Tobias Picker's Old and Lost Rivers, Michael Daugherty's Deus Ex Machina Piano Concerto with soloist Terrence Wilson and Brahms' Symphony No. 4.
	Beethoven's Pastoral PHILS 4 Nov. 15 & 17, 2007, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Christopher Seaman leads the RPO in Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral," Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 1 with soloist William Preucil and Smetana's "The Moldau" from Ma Vlast.
	Zarathustra! PHILS 5 Jan. 10 & 12, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A & C – Guest conductor Eri Klas leads Sibelius’ A Saga, Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major with soloist Stefan Reuss (The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair) and R. Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra.
	Bolero PHILS 6 Jan. 24 & 26, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Christopher Seaman conducts John Corigliano’s Fantasia on an Ostinato, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with soloist Juliana Athayde (The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair), Dukas’ La Péri: Poème dansé and Ravel’s Bolero.
	Spanish & Latin Classics PHILS 7 Feb. 7 & 9, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A & C – Guitarist Sharon Isbin joins the RPO for Three Pieces for Guitar & Orchestra (arranged by conductor Jeff Tyzik) and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. The concert also includes music by Piazzolla, Ginestera, Surinach and Santoro.
	Brilliant Beethoven PHILS 8 Feb. 21 & 23, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A & B – Jerzy Semkow conducts Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist William Wolfram and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6.
	Scheherazade! PHILS 9 Feb. 28 & March 1, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Christopher Seaman leads the RPO in Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 with pianist Joseph Kalichstein and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
	Fountains of Rome PHILS 10 March 6 & 8, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A & B – Guest conductor Thomas Wilkins leads Respighi’s Fountains of Rome, Jeff Tyzik’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra with soloist Mark Kellogg (The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair) and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7.
	Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique PHILS 11 March 20 & 22, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Christopher Seaman conducts this 85™ Anniversary concert featuring Herbert’s Irish Rhapsody, Grieg’s Piano Concerto with soloist Louis Lortie and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique.”
	Mozart & Strauss PHILS 12 April 17 & 19, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Christopher Seaman leads the RPO in an all-Orchestral program featuring Mozart’s Overture to “La clemenza di Tito,” Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 "Prague," R. Strauss’ Serenade in E-flat for Winds and R. Strauss’ Suite from “Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.”
	Sibelius' Fifth PHILS 13 April 24 & 26, 2008, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Guest conductor Alexander Mickelthwate leads Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 “Little G Minor,” Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Jennifer Koh and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5.
	Carmina Burana PHILS 14 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.