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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Rochester, New York, USA |
| Genre(s) | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Symphony orchestra |
| Years active | 1922-present |
| Website | www.rpo.org |
| Members | |
| Music Director Christopher Seaman Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik |
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| Former members | |
| Founder Eugène Goossens George Eastman |
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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.
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
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Eugene Goossens (1923) • Albert Coates (1923) • José Iturbi (1936) • Erich Leinsdorf (1947) • Theodore Bloomfield (1959) • László Somogyi (1964) • Walter Hendl (1968) • Samuel Jones (1970) • David Zinman (1974) • Jerzy Semkow (1985) • Mark Elder (1989) • Robert Bernhardt (1994) • Christopher Seaman (1998) |
