Program Highlight

JoAnn Falletta conducts Fountains of Rome 6/2 @8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published February 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM EST

“When we listen to this music, we're not sure where we are exactly. Are we back there, or are we in his time? And that makes it quite magical.” - JoAnne Falletta on Respighi’s Fountains of Rome.

Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta travels down the Thruway to conduct two nights of orchestral blockbusters. Respighi’s Fountains of Rome thrills. The waves of La Mer suggest more than the churning of the sea. George Butterworth’s Green Willow reminds us of great promise unfulfilled, after the composer perished in battle at just 31-years-old. Behzad Ranjbaran’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra echoes his native Persia.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor

Nikki Chooi, violin

PROGRAM

BUTTERWORTH
The Banks of Green Willow

BEHZAD RANJBARAN
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

RESPIGHI
Fountains of Rome

DEBUSSY
La Mer

This program will repeat on September 8, 2025 at 8pm.

Broadcast of RPO Concerts on WXXI Classical is made possible by a grant from Dr. Ralph Jozefowicz, honoring classical music in Rochester.