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Cirque!
Jan. 9 & 10, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Z – Sensational former Cirque du Soleil acrobats literally drop into the Eastman Theatre for an evening of music in motion with the RPO conducted by Michael Krajewski.
Cirque!
Jan. 9 & 10, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Z – Sensational former Cirque du Soleil acrobats literally drop into the Eastman Theatre for an evening of music in motion with the RPO conducted by Michael Krajewski.
Shostakovich's Fifth
Jan. 22 & 24, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & B – RPO Principal Flute Rebecca Gilbert performs Nielsen's Flute Concerto and Jahja Ling conducts Mussorgsky's Overture to "Kovanschina" and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
Shostakovich's Fifth
Jan. 22 & 24, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & B – RPO Principal Flute Rebecca Gilbert performs Nielsen's Flute Concerto and Jahja Ling conducts Mussorgsky's Overture to "Kovanschina" and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
Josefowicz plays Beethoven
Jan. 29 & 31, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & C – Leila Josefowicz returns for Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Christopher Seaman conducts music by Gabrieli, Smetana and Janáček
Josefowicz plays Beethoven
Jan. 29 & 31, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & C – Leila Josefowicz returns for Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Christopher Seaman conducts music by Gabrieli, Smetana and Janáček
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Bernstein on Stage
Feb. 6 & 7, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Y – Leonard Bernstein's daughter joins Jeff Tyzik and the RPO to celebrate his 90th birthday with personal anecdotes and music from Candide, On the Waterfront, West Side Story and On the Town.
Bernstein on Stage
Feb. 6 & 7, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Y – Leonard Bernstein's daughter joins Jeff Tyzik and the RPO to celebrate his 90th birthday with personal anecdotes and music from Candide, On the Waterfront, West Side Story and On the Town.
Valentine's Weekend: Romeo & Juliet and Carmen
Feb. 12 & 14, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & B – The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet performs the East Coast Premiere of Sérgio Assad's new concerto for four guitars and Christopher Seaman leads Debussy's Ibéria, selections from Bizet's Carmen and Prokofiev's Suite from "Romeo & Juliet."
Valentine's Weekend: Romeo & Juliet and Carmen
Feb. 12 & 14, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & B – The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet performs the East Coast Premiere of Sérgio Assad's new concerto for four guitars and Christopher Seaman leads Debussy's Ibéria, selections from Bizet's Carmen and Prokofiev's Suite from "Romeo & Juliet."
Tchaikovsky's Fifth
Feb. 19 & 21, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & C – Daniel Hege conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Hanson's Mosaics and Barber's Cello Concerto with cellist Julie Albers.
Tchaikovsky's Fifth
Feb. 19 & 21, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A & C – Daniel Hege conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Hanson's Mosaics and Barber's Cello Concerto with cellist Julie Albers.
That's Amore!
Feb. 27 & 28, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Z - Celebrate all things Italian as acclaimed tenor Tonio diPaolo sings favorite opera arias and popular songs from Italy's beloved composers.
That's Amore!
Feb. 27 & 28, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Z - Celebrate all things Italian as acclaimed tenor Tonio diPaolo sings favorite opera arias and popular songs from Italy's beloved composers.
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Mahler's Sixth
March 5 & 7, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Günther Herbig conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic."
Mahler's Sixth
March 5 & 7, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A, B & D – Günther Herbig conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic."
Bright Lights, Big City: The Best of Broadway
March 13 & 14, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Y – Enjoy the best of Broadway with Doug LaBrecque and Christiane Noll singing favorites from Showboat, The Music Man, La Cage Aux Folles and more!
Bright Lights, Big City: The Best of Broadway
March 13 & 14, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series X & Y – Enjoy the best of Broadway with Doug LaBrecque and Christiane Noll singing favorites from Showboat, The Music Man, La Cage Aux Folles and more!
Haydn's Bicentennial
March 19 & 21, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Christopher Seaman conducts Haydn's Creation with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus and soloists Barbara Shirvis, Michael Colvin and Stephen Powell.
1889: Dvořák & Franck
March 20 & 22, 2009, Hochstein – Christopher Seaman explores music by Dvořák and Franck.
Haydn's Bicentennial
March 19 & 21, 2009, Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Christopher Seaman conducts Haydn's Creation with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus and soloists Barbara Shirvis, Michael Colvin and Stephen Powell.
1889: Dvořák & Franck
March 20 & 22, 2009, Hochstein – Christopher Seaman explores music by Dvořák and Franck.
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Intermediate Grade Concerts
 Each year the RPO offers five performances for 15,000 4th-6th graders at the Eastman Theatre. Students are bused in from all over the Greater Rochester Area to enjoy a one-hour, age-appropriate concert designed to connect orchestral music to the intermediate curriculum. In this way, children learn about music in a cultural and historical context. A committee of teachers develops the RPO's curriculum guides that are distributed to all participants. Teachers are also given the option of having a volunteer docent visit their classroom to give a slide presentation about the Orchestra and the Eastman Theatre and/or a tour of the Eastman Theatre immediately following the concert.
2009 Intermediate Concert
Musical Architecture
Michael Butterman, conductor (The Louise & Henry Epstein Family Chair)
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
February 3-4 and 24-25-26, 2009
* Seats only available for February 3 concert *
This season’s program will feature the sensational 15-year-old cellist Gabriel Cabezas with Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. Also on the program will be Haydn’s "Surprise" Symphony, Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra” and Ives' Variations on "America," among others. See below for the full concert repertoire.
The Intermediate Grade concerts are sponsored by Monroe County, Maggie Brooks, County Executive with additional support from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Rochester Region, M & T Bank, Rochester Gas & Electric, an Energy East Company and The Cornell Weinstein Family Foundation.
Docent Program: PowerPoint slide presentation sponsored by the Rochester Philharmonic League.
Files to Download:
Intermediate Reservation Form and informational letter (52 KB). This is a PDF format file. You must have Adobe Acrobat ReaderTM to view these files. Please note - seats only available for February 3 concert.
Intermediate Listening Lessons: View lesson plans for the individual pieces on the program and also composer biographies and additional preparatory materials.
Concert Repertoire
GIOVANNI GABRIELI (Arr. Tyzik): Nunc dimittis
RICHARD STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (1895-1896), Einleitung (Introduction)
CHARLES IVES (Orch. William Schumann): Variations on America (c. 1891)
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (1888), II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell, from A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (1946), Theme and select Variations
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Suite No. 2 in B minor for Orchestra, BWV 1067 (1736-1739), V. Polonaise/Double
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No. 94 in G major, “Surprise” (1791), II. Andante
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33 (1876)
MODEST MUSSORGSKY (Arr. Tushmalov/Rimsky-Korsakov): Pictures at an Exhibition (1874), The Great Gate of Kiev
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