“Wild’ new BPO season has richness and resonace — even a rock drummer, Mary Kunz Goldman, Buffalo News
The 2016-17 Buffalo Philharmonic season opens with violin superstar Joshua Bell, a known favorite.
After that, fasten your seat belt.
Violinist, BPO make it a memorable night, Mary Kunz Goldman, Buffalo News
Kleinhans Music Hall is alive with the kind of epic concert that few saw coming. Saturday night’s concert drew what looked like close to a full house, and the applause echoed into the night.
Itzhak Perlman highlights Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra schedule, Jim Fink, Business First
“It is a varied season.” said JoAnn Falletta, orchestra music director and principal conductor. “It may be the most variety, musically, we’ve put together in a season.”
Tchaikovsky Violin Set To Sing, Jan Jezioro, Artvoice
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and his Piano Concerto No. 1 rank near the summit of any list of the most popular concertos. Yet Tchaikovsky suffered much anguish surrounding the public birth of both pieces.
Dee Daniels, with BPO, swings big in raucous performance, Mary Kunz Goldman, Buffalo News
We’ve got a live one in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s new pops conductor, John Morris Russell. And we’ve got another live one in Dee Daniels, the jazz singer he brought with him for “First Ladies of Swing.”
Kleinhans Music Hall History Preserved, Jan Jezioro, Artvoice
It is a must see for anyone interested in the history of Kleinhans, or of modern architecture, or of philanthropy in 20th century America.
Tempo picks up for BPO-commissioned ‘Concierto en Tango,’ Buffalo News, Mary Kunz Goldman
Miguel del Aguila’s “Concierto en Tango” is, for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a gift that keeps on giving.
Lauded musician shares what sparked her passion, Amy Robb, Hamburg Sun
We all have that one point in our lives, that one poignant moment that will define, or at least guide, who we are forever after. For Heywood, it was a living room in Detroit, surrounded by the sounds of Mozart.
BPO Mozart concert goes down easy, Mary Kunz Goldman, Buffalo News
You find yourself wondering: What could Mozart’s contemporaries have been thinking? They must have thought he was from another planet.
Happy Birthday, Wolfgang! Jan Jezioro, Artvoice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 249 years ago, on January 27 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. For several decades, the BPO has celebrated his birthday. The tradition continues this year with a pair of concerts.