1, along with Reena Esmail’s “Testament” from Vishwas, depicting the story of a celebrated 15th century Indian saint-poet (Fri. Guest conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl of the Omaha Symphony joins featured cellist Sterling Elliott, winner of the 2019 Sphinx Competition, with the brilliant Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. Brazilian pianist Sonia Goulart joins her son, guest conductor Marcelo Lehninger of the Grand Rapids Symphony, in a very special performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. Spain’s foremost cellist, Asier Polo, shows his prowess with the Elgar Cello Concerto (Sat. One of the world’s most accomplished trumpet players, Pacho Flores, brings his brilliance to the instrument with Mexican composer Arturo Márquez’ Trumpet Concerto (Symphonie Fantastique, Fri. This season, Taiwanese-American conductor Mei-Ann Chen conducts Anna Clyne’s celebration-fueled Masquerade and Tony Siqi Yun’s turn at a favorite of the piano repertoire, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. The BPO has a longstanding commitment to presenting diverse programming, supporting diversity among its artists, and engaging with every part of the Western New York community in a meaningful way. 23) and Verdi’s Requiem with the powerful combined voices of the GRAMMY Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and SUNY Fredonia Chorus (Sat. 26) Mozart’s warmhearted opera, The Magic Flute, with the SUNY Fredonia Hillman Opera Program (Sat. Spectacular collaborations this season include Shakespeare’s The Tempest featuring the Irish Classical Theatre Company with the BPO performing the imaginative score of Jean Sibelius (Sat. 19) and an incredible tribute to the “unforgettable” father-daughter vocal duo in Unforgettable: Nat & Natalie (Fri. 22) the return of one of the world’s most popular and bestselling ABBA tribute shows, Arrival from Sweden, with The Music of ABBA (Sat. 24) a nod to one of the brightest lights on Broadway, legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, in Celebrating Sondheim (Sat. Other can’t-miss Pops performances include series opener The Doo Wop Project, paying homage to the tight harmonies and soaring melodies of such groups as The Platters, The Temptations, and more (Fri. The BPO Pops series is headlined this year by the seven-time GRAMMY Award-winning Empress of Soul herself, Gladys Knight (Sat. 16) and leading jazz violinist Regina Carter, who pays homage to Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan in Schiff’s Four Sisters: Concerto for Jazz Violin & Orchestra (Fri. 17) former BPO Music Director Maximiano Valdés joined by the technically mesmerizing Paul Huang with the Bruch Violin Concerto No. The BPO is joined this season by masterful guest artists on the M&T Bank Classics Series, including superstar violinist Midori performing the lush and lyrical Korngold Violin Concerto (Sat.
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