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Highlights

RPO 2008-2009 Philharmonics Season

	Opening Weekend! André Watts PHILS 1 Oct. 10 & 11, 2008,      Broadcast April 8, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Pianist André Watts joins the RPO for Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Christopher Seaman conducts Shostakovich's Festive Overture and Dvořák's New World Symphony. Note: Thursday subscribers will have tickets for the special Friday concert.
	Juliana Athayde plays Brahms PHILS 2 Oct. 30 & Nov. 1, 2008,      Broadcast April 15, 2009, 8:00 p.m. RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde tackles Brahms' Violin Concerto. The program also includes Borodin's Symphony No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave.
	Nakamatsu Plays Mozart PHILS 3 Nov. 6 & 8, 2008,      Broadcast April 22, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Pianist Jon Nakamatsu joins the RPO for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan" and Christopher Seaman conducts music by Sibelius and Tippett.
	Passionate Piano PHILS 4 Nov. 20 & 22, 2008,      Broadcast April 29, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Pianist Andrew von Oeyen returns for Liszt's Totentanz and guest conductor Andrew Grams leads Haydn's Symphony No. 49 and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.
	Shostakovich's Defiant Fifth PHILS 5 Jan. 22 & 24, 2009,      Broadcast May 6, 2009, 8:00 p.m. 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 PHILS 6 Jan. 29 & 31, 2009,      Broadcast May 13, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Leila Josefowicz returns for Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Christopher Seaman conducts music by Gabrieli, Smetana and Janáček
	Valentine's Weekend: Romeo & Juliet and Carmen PHILS 7 Feb. 12 & 14, 2009,      Broadcast May 20, 2009, 8:00 p.m. 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 PHILS 8 Feb. 19 & 21, 2009,      Broadcast May 27, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Daniel Hege conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Hanson's Mosaics and Barber's Cello Concerto with cellist Julie Albers.
	Mahler's Sixth PHILS 9 March 5 & 7, 2009,      Broadcast June 3, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Günther Herbig conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic."
	Haydn's Bicentennial PHILS 10 March 19 & 21, 2009,      Broadcast June 10, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Christopher Seaman conducts Haydn's Creation with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus and soloists Barbara Shirvis, Michael Colvin and Stephen Powell.
	Schumann & Brahms PHILS 11 April 16 & 18, 2009,      Broadcast June 17, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Pianist John Lill returns for Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 and Christopher Seaman conducts R. Schumann's Symphony No. 4.
	Symphonie fantastique PHILS 12 April 30 & May 2, 2009,      Broadcast June 24, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Eastman Theatre, Series A, C & F – Pianist Pascal Rogé joins the RPO for Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 5 and James Gaffigan conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Satie's Gymnopédies No. 1 & 3.
	Rachmaninoff's Second PHILS 13 May 7 & 9, 2009,      Broadcast July 1, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Guest conductor Yoav Talmi leads Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and his own Double Marriage of Figaro as well as Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 with Stefan Jackiw.
	The Planets PHILS 14 May 21 & 23, 2009,      Broadcast July 8, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Christopher Seaman conducts Holst's The Planets and Haydn's Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" in the final concert in Eastman Theatre before the renovation.

 

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RPO Music Director:

Christopher Seaman

Christopher Seaman is the current Music Director with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. This internationally renowned British conductor has become an integral part of the RPO and the greater Rochester community, and is recognized as having raised the artistic level of the Orchestra to its present excellence.

Recognized worldwide as one of today's leading conductors, he recently completed a highly successful tenure as conductor-in-residence at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, where he had worked with former RPO Music Director David Zinman since 1987. Other tenures have included Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony and of the Northern Sinfonia.

Highly sought-after as a guest conductor throughout the world and noted for his strong command of a broad repertoire, Mr. Seaman has had regular engagements in North America, Israel, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Great Britain.

His recordings include performances with the Royal Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Britain. Mr. Seaman has recorded two CDs with the RPO, one with pianist Jon Nakamatsu which was released in September 2001, and one with pianist Olga Kern, which was released last fall and which has already been hailed by the Democrat and Chronicle as sensational.