Kleinhans Music Hall

The concert opens with Franco-Brazilian composer Elodie Bouny’s striking homage to the Amazon rainforest and the destruction it has faced in the form of Ignis—meaning “fire.” The piece serves as a contemporary complement to Mendelssohn’s exquisite and romantic Violin Concerto, which features a turning-point cadenza as a center jewel. Award-winning soloist Amaryn Olmeda brings Mendelssohn’s virtuosic and vivacious melodies to the stage. Countering the sparkling energy of the concerto, but no less joyful, Dvořák’s pastoral Symphony No. 8 vividly depicts Czech songs and dances through rich, pleasing melodies and harmonies. The symphony reflects the composer’s musings on the implications of nature, as well as his own experience enjoying its benefits.

Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violin

ELODIE BOUNY Ignis
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
DVOŘAK Symphony No. 8 in G major<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/121959/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View Tickets &amp;&nbsp;More Info</a>

Local Event: Mendelssohn & Dvořák

Erie County

Buffalo

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Mendelssohn & Dvořák

The concert opens with Franco-Brazilian composer Elodie Bouny’s striking homage to the Amazon rainforest and the destruction it...

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full dinner while a hilarious crime unfolds around you—but stay alert. The culprit is hiding in plain sight, and before the night is over, you could find yourself named a Prime Suspect.
Now playing at Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown in Buffalo, NY, this murder mystery dinner experience is unlike traditional dinner theater. Our professional actors are not in costume and are secretly planted among the guests, creating a modern, social, and highly interactive evening. Each ticket includes our signature live murder mystery show, a complete dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of unexpected twists. Reserve your tickets now and crack the case before it’s too late.
Planning a group celebration or private event in Buffalo? We specialize in custom private shows for companies, parties, and organizations of nearly any size—hosted at our public venue or brought directly to your location. Perfect for team outings, corporate events, and unforgettable celebrations.Happens on the following Dates: Apr 11, 2026, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada) Apr 25, 2026, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/136106/t/tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

Local Event: The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Buffalo, NY

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery...

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter,...

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Buffalo, NY

Bradley Thachuk,&nbsp;conductor
The music of Canada’s most popular rock band heats up Kleinhans with the return engagement of The Strictly Hip and their faithful interpretation of The Hip’s classic tunes.
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Local Event: The Music of The Tragically Hip with The Strictly Hip

The Music of The Tragically Hip with The...

 Bradley Thachuk, conductor
The music of Canada’s most popular rock band heats up Kleinhans with the return engagement of The...

The Music of The Tragically Hip with The Strictly Hip

Ron Spigelman, conductor
The multi-talented Tony® and GRAMMY® winner returns to the BPO for one-night-only performing the best of Broadway and the American Songbook, from jazz standards to poignant medleys.'<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/121962/t/tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

Local Event: Leslie Odom, Jr.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Ron Spigelman, conductor
The multi-talented Tony® and GRAMMY® winner returns to the BPO for one-night-only performing the best...

The powerful, tense chords of Sibelius’ patriotic&nbsp;Finlandia&nbsp;open a program filled with nationalistic pride. The orchestration is stirring, powerful, and yet restrained at times—evocative of the fact that the symphonic poem was written as the composer’s “battle hymn” for Finland as it faced political opposition. Haydn’s high-spirited and dramatic Cello Concerto No. 1 follows, sparkling and singing under talented young star Sterling Elliot’s fingers. The concerto remained undiscovered for two centuries until its chance 1961 find at the Czech National Library. Unearthed at last, listeners may once again enjoy its thrilling runs, expansive melodies, and delightful interplay between solo and orchestra. Grieg’s four charming&nbsp;Symphonic Dances,&nbsp;inspired by Norwegian folk songs, close the program with jaunty rhythms and folk-dance melodies that played a key role in formalizing Norway’s national identity.
Rune Bergmann,&nbsp;conductor Sterling Elliott,&nbsp;cello
SIBELIUS&nbsp;&nbsp;Finlandia HAYDN&nbsp;&nbsp;Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major GRIEG&nbsp;&nbsp;Symphonic Dances<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/121963/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

Local Event: Haydn Cello Concerto

Haydn Cello Concerto

 The powerful, tense chords of Sibelius’ patriotic Finlandia open a program filled with nationalistic pride. The orchestration...

The powerful, tense chords of Sibelius’ patriotic&nbsp;Finlandia&nbsp;open a program filled with nationalistic pride. The orchestration is stirring, powerful, and yet restrained at times—evocative of the fact that the symphonic poem was written as the composer’s “battle hymn” for Finland as it faced political opposition. Haydn’s high-spirited and dramatic Cello Concerto No. 1 follows, sparkling and singing under talented young star Sterling Elliot’s fingers. The concerto remained undiscovered for two centuries until its chance 1961 find at the Czech National Library. Unearthed at last, listeners may once again enjoy its thrilling runs, expansive melodies, and delightful interplay between solo and orchestra. Grieg’s four charming&nbsp;Symphonic Dances,&nbsp;inspired by Norwegian folk songs, close the program with jaunty rhythms and folk-dance melodies that played a key role in formalizing Norway’s national identity.
Rune Bergmann,&nbsp;conductor Sterling Elliott,&nbsp;cello
SIBELIUS&nbsp;&nbsp;Finlandia HAYDN&nbsp;&nbsp;Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major GRIEG&nbsp;&nbsp;Symphonic Dances
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The powerful, tense chords of Sibelius’ patriotic Finlandia open a program filled with nationalistic pride. The orchestration...

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full dinner while a hilarious crime unfolds around you—but stay alert. The culprit is hiding in plain sight, and before the night is over, you could find yourself named a Prime Suspect.
Now playing at Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown in Buffalo, NY, this murder mystery dinner experience is unlike traditional dinner theater. Our professional actors are not in costume and are secretly planted among the guests, creating a modern, social, and highly interactive evening. Each ticket includes our signature live murder mystery show, a complete dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of unexpected twists. Reserve your tickets now and crack the case before it’s too late.
Planning a group celebration or private event in Buffalo? We specialize in custom private shows for companies, parties, and organizations of nearly any size—hosted at our public venue or brought directly to your location. Perfect for team outings, corporate events, and unforgettable celebrations.This event also happens on May 30, 2026 at the same time.<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/140365/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

 North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter,...

Ron Spigelman, conductor Sal Andolina, saxophone
Join your BPO and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus for a patriotic tradition as we honor the men and women who have served our country and pay tribute to the American spirit.<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/121964/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View Tickets &amp;&nbsp;More Info</a>

Local Event: Patriotic Pops

Patriotic Pops

Ron Spigelman, conductor Sal Andolina, saxophone
Join your BPO and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus for a patriotic tradition as...

As the first of a trilogy of cantatas, Orff’s irreverent Carmina Burana draws from a 13th century compilation of medieval vagabond songs and poems detailing fate’s fickleness, pagan delights, and corruption. The primitivistic piece enraptures audiences with its hypnotic sensuality, preoccupation with a chant-like and ritualistic style, and powerful rhythms. Fantastic solo voices joined by the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus sing of the full range of human love, from pining to ecstatic and more. Hindemith’s reworked Symphonic Dances complete the program, which emerged from discarded ballet collaborations. Challenging counterpoint as well as soft, dignified passages constitute this Neo-Classical piece written in a tumultuous era of history.
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Sara LeMesh, soprano
Kameron Lopreore, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
HINDEMITH Symphonic Dances
ORFF Carmina BuranaHappens on the following Dates:
<ul><li>May 30, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>May 31, 2026, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li></ul><a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/121965/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View Tickets</a> &amp; More Info

Local Event: Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana

As the first of a trilogy of cantatas, Orff’s irreverent Carmina Burana draws from a 13th century compilation of medieval...

Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo, NY  14201

Our season concludes with three iconic compositions and two orchestral world premieres. The program opens with Bernstein’s toe-tapping Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, a comedic Broadway hit filled with dance, sentimentality, and lightheartedness. The musical spirit of America continues with Copland’s emblematic and patriotic Appalachian Spring: Suite, which blooms with optimism and brims with the tender promise of new life. Starting with its idiosyncratic clarinet glissando, Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue swings and sweeps listeners into a different American soundscape where an improvisational-sounding piano line takes the center of this Jazz-age stage. These quintessential American pieces are paired with two works rooted in our own Western New York. Michael Daugherty’s Niagara Falls is a musical journey through one of the world’s great scenic wonders, while Buffalo-born Paul Moravec’s Serenade—inspired by the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol, a marvel of intricate sculpture and history—offers a stirring narrative of ascent and aspiration. This closing concert provides a rich musical portrait of America—both past and present—bound to inspire listeners to appreciate the musical and natural beauty surrounding them.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY Niagara Falls (Orchestral World Premiere)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring: Suite
PAUL MORAVEC Serenade (Orchestral World Premiere)
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in BlueHappens on the following Dates: Jun 5, 2026, 10:30am to 12:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada) Jun 6, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/121966/t/tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

Local Event: American Soundscapes

American Soundscapes

Our season concludes with three iconic compositions and two orchestral world premieres. The program opens with Bernstein’s...

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