Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Happy Sunday! We hope you enjoy this video performance of the second movement of Brahms’ Clarinet Sonata in E-flat, Op. 120, No. 2, featuring clarinetist Sal Andolina and pianist Claudia Hoca. This performance was recently recorded as part of the chamber music concert series A Musical Feast 2020. Click the video link below to watch! Video filmed & edited by: Dave Riffel & Danusia Nowak-Riffel (UpperStoryStudios.com) Audio recorded and mixed by: David St. Onge (The Digital Barn www.thedigitalbarn.net)

Our #PlayOnWNY series continues as our musicians share their own practice tips and tricks to help students learn to play their instruments. This week, BPO musician Christine Davis demonstrates how to properly assemble her instrument, the flute! Watch the video below to learn more.

Congratulations to Buffalo native Cami Clune, who has been selected to compete on NBC's The Voice this season! Cami won the junior division of our Buffalo Sings competition in 2018 and has performed with the BPO several times at our Summer concerts, Family concerts, and the Bisons Independence Eve Celebration. Cami will appear again on The Voice in a few weeks for the show's Battle Round. We wish her the best of luck on this exciting journey!

Tune in next Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm for the premiere of Tartan & Tango, as effervescent violinist Tessa Lark joins us for a performance of Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla's tango masterpiece, Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.) Maestro JoAnn Falletta conducts two works featuring our string section: Giacomo Puccini's rarely-heard Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), and Sir Granville Bantock's Celtic Symphony, inspired by the folklore, the legends, and the unique spirit of the Celtic people. Watch the "Musically Speaking" video below to learn more about this program! Tickets are available for just $10 per household. Click here to purchase: https://bpo.org/event/tartan-tango/

Kleinhans Music Hall on tonight’s Jeopardy episode!

Tune in tonight at 7pm for this week's BPO Pops program, That Studio Sound: Jazz Classics for Lovers! Guest conductor Lawrence Loh joins us for a program of popular jazz classics of the 1950s and 60s. Buffalo's own vocalists Katy Miner and Chris Vasquez perform timeless favorites including "Oh! Lady Be Good," "Beyond The Sea," "Night and Day," "Unforgettable," and more! Tickets are available for just $10 per household. Ticket holders will receive a unique link via e-mail tha...t may be used to view the broadcast up to 30 days following the premiere. Click here to learn more and purchase your ticket: https://bpo.org//that-studio-sound-jazz-classics-for-love/

Maestro JoAnn Falletta met with AM Buffalo’s Mel Camp to talk about playing through the pandemic and our new BPOnDemand video-streamed concert series. Click the link below to watch!

Tune in to today's episode of Performance Today with host Fred Child for our performances of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations featuring cellist Mark Kosower, and Reger's rarely heard Bacchanale! Click here to listen: https://www.yourclassical.org/p/performance-today/episodes

Recorded just days before the pandemic shutdown, this CD is very special to us. The Buffalo Philharmonic celebrates the extraordinary composer Florent Schmitt i...n his 150th Birthday year, and the CD features two world premier recordings. Congratulations to Susan Platts, Nikki Chooi, the Women’s Choir of Buffalo and all the superb musicians of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra! Watch this video to hear samples and learn more about the composer, the performers and the discovery of this splendid music. See more

Our #PlayOnWNY series continues as our musicians present video practice demos and tips to help students learn to play their instruments. Watch the video below as BPO musician Sheryl Hadeka shows us the basics of learning to play the french horn!

Next Tuesday’s BPOnDemand concert, That Studio Sound: Jazz Classics for Lovers, features popular jazz hits by Gershwin, Porter, and Jobim. Guest conductor Lawrence Loh joins us along with Buffalo's own Katy Miner and Chris Vasquez - you won't want to miss this romantic evening of sultry swing! Watch the video below for a special introduction from BPO principal pops conductor, John Morris Russell! For more information and to purchase tickets, click here: https://bpo.org//that-studio-sound-jazz-classics-for-love/

A wonderful review in The Buffalo News of this past Tuesday’s video-streamed concert, featuring pianist Eric Huebner!