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Brenda Tremblay

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RPO: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

WXXI's Brenda Tremblay and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra music director Christopher Seaman chat about each upcoming RPO concert.

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RPO chats (and podcasts) 2008-2009

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.