Name: Instrument Petting Zoo
Start: 2023-07-13T10:00:00
Location: Brighton Memorial Library

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Immerse yourself in a night of soaring melodies and profound beauty as Julian Schwarz makes his RPO debut performing Jennifer Higdon’s new Cello Concerto. “He brings musicality and insight to every page”, hails South Florida Classical Review. Andreas Delfs leads the orchestra in Samy Moussa’s ethereal and evocative Elysium before closing with Brahms’ rich and lyrical Symphony No. 3—a masterful work of passion and warmth. Don’t miss this evening of radiant new music and timeless inspiration!

Brahms in Bloom

Eastman Theatre

Get ready for rhythm as the Mambo Kings and soprano Camille Zamora take you on a pulsating musical journey through Spain and the Americas. Celebrate the rich diversity of Latin music; from soaring Spanish melodies and the thrilling Afro-Cuban rhythms of the Caribbean, to sunlit Mexican boleros and Spanish Harlem jazz, Camille and the Mambo Kings will guide you on an unforgettable Pan-Latin tour.

Fiesta Sinfonica: A Symphonic Celebration

Experience a mesmerizing fusion of musical worlds as the legendary Wu Man brings the haunting beauty of the pipa to life in Zhao Jiping’s Trumpet Concerto. The pipa is a 2,000-year- old, lute-like instrument and Man, the world’s leading pipa player. Lan Shui leads the RPO in an exhilarating program featuring John Adams’ The Chairman Dances, Fauré’s evocative Pelléas et Mélisande, and the swirling intensity of Ravel’s La Valse. A night of rhythm, romance, and riveting orchestral color awaits!

Rhythm & Romance

Evan Roider leads your RPO on a musical journey from Broadway to Hollywood, with show-stopping hits from favorite stage-to-screen sensations including Wicked, West Side Story, Chicago, The Sound of Music, and Mamma Mia!

Broadway in Hollywood!

Join Music Director Andreas Delfs in the intimate setting of Beston Hall on the campus of Nazareth University for our popular Sunday Matinees at Naz Series!

Mozart & Haydn

Glazer Music Performance Center

The season reaches a thrilling climax as Andreas Delfs leads the RPO, the Rochester Oratorio Society, a children’s choir, and powerhouse soloists in Carl Orff’s electrifying Carmina Burana—a choral spectacle of fate, fortune, and unrelenting rhythm. The program opens with Pacho Flores performing Roberto Sierra’s stunning trumpet concerto Salseando. Don’t miss this astonishing finale, where voices and orchestra unite in one of the most exhilarating masterpieces of all time!