Concerts · Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Opening Night with Lang Lang
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Kleinhans Music Hall · Buffalo, New York
Program
- Paul Dukas Fanfare to precede La Péri from Fanfare pour précéder La Péri
- Claude Debussy La Mer, L.109 "Three symphonic sketches"
- Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Artists
- JoAnn Falletta Conductor
- Lang Lang Soloist, Piano
Running time: about 1 h 24 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings)
Worth the drive: Debussy's three orchestral "sketches" of the sea, prized for turning waves and light into shifting orchestral color rather than a traditional storyline. More about Claude Debussy's La Mer, L.109 →
About this concert
The BPO opens its season with music director JoAnn Falletta leading Dukas's Fanfare to precede La Péri and Debussy's La mer, followed by pianist Lang Lang performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor."
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