Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Infobox musical artist
Name = Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Background = classical_ensemble
Origin = flagicon|USA Rochester, New York, USA
Genre = Classical
Occupation = Symphony orchestra
Years_active = 1922-"present"
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.rpo.org/ www.rpo.org]
Current_members = Music Director
Christopher Seaman
Principal Pops Conductor
Jeff Tyzik
Past_members = Founder
Eugène Goossens
George Eastman
Notable_instruments = The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music.
The RPO was founded in 1922 by industrialist and music-lover George Eastman of Eastman Kodak camera and film fame. The orchestra, which performs over 140 concerts annually, is currently directed by Christopher Seaman. The current principal Pops conductor is Jeff Tyzik.
The RPO tours extensively and has made several recordings. It also sponsors the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, which is comprised of Rochester-area student musicians in the eighth through twelfth grades. From 1939 though 1964, the Rochester Philharmonic, usually supplimented by faculty members of the Eastman School, often recorded under the names Eastman-Rochester Orchestra under the direction of Howard Hanson and Rochester Pops under Frederick Fennell.
Since 1990, the RPO has annually spent a summer residency at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, in Vail, Colorado, but in July 2008 the festival announced that the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will be replacing them. [http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=74010]
Music Directors
*1923-1931 Eugène Goossens
*1923-1925 Albert Coates
*1936-1944 José Iturbi
*1947-1955 Erich Leinsdorf
*1959-1963 Theodore Bloomfield
*1964-1968 László Somogyi
*1968-1970 Walter Hendl
*1970-1971 Samuel Jones
*1974-1985 David Zinman
*1985-1988 Jerzy Semkow
*1989-1994 Mark Elder
*1994-1998 Robert Bernhardt
*1998-present Christopher Seaman
External links
* [http://www.rpo.org/ Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra website]
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