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The RPO launches a new season with Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony 05/20 @8pm

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The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its centenary in 2023-2024.

"Every once in a while something comes along that changes everything." ~ Maestro Andreas Delfs

Program:

KERNIS Wild Sky (A World Premiere and RPO Centennial Commission)
ELGAR Cello Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra begins a second century of music-making Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre in this program. Music Director Andreas Delfs conducts Beethoven’s triumphant third symphony, Eroica. Cellist Alisa Weilerstein plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The concert begins with “Wild Sky” by Aaron Jay Kernis, a world premiere of a new work written to celebrate the RPO’s Centennial season.

This concert will repeat Monday, August 26 at 8 p.m.

Broadcast of RPO Concerts on WXXI Classical is made possible by a grant from Dr. Ralph Jozefowicz in honor of WXXI Classical's 50th Anniversary.