RPO 2601 Air dates: June 15 & October 5, 2026
MASON BATES Mothership
SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6
The lights dim. Music Director Andreas Delfs takes the podium. A low pulse rises—Mason Bates’ Mothership ignites, pulling you into orbit where the orchestra becomes a cosmic vessel, and every note is a signal from the stars. Then Anne Akiko Meyers’ violin breathes life into Barber’s Violin Concerto, its tender melodies unfolding like whispered confessions before erupting into a finale of white-hot virtuosity. And at last, the horizon opens. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6 sweeps us into a sunlit world of dancing rhythms and pastoral warmth, starting the RPO’s 102nd season.
Broadcast of RPO Concerts on WXXI Classical is made possible by a grant from Dr. Ralph Jozefowicz, honoring classical music in Rochester.
