the buffalo philharmonic orchestra is an american symphony orchestra located in buffalo, new york. its primary performing venue is kleinhans music hall, which is a national historic landmark. its regular concert season features gala concerts, classics programming of core repertoire, pops concerts, educational youth concerts and family concerts. during the summer months, the orchestra performs at many parks and outdoor venues across western new york, with classics, pops, opera and ballet offerings at artpark on the niagara gorge in lewiston, new york. cameron baird, frederick slee, and samuel p. capen founded the orchestra in 1934. (baird's and slee's names now grace the two buildings which house the music department at the university at buffalo, while the university's main administration building is named after capen.) the bpo first performed during the 1935â1936 season under music director lajos shuk, and moved to kleinhans upon the concert hallâs completion, performing at its dedicatory gala on october 12, 1940.about kleinhans hall (official website) past music directors of the philharmonic have included william steinberg, josef krips, lukas foss, michael tilson thomas, semyon bychkov, and maximiano valdÃ©s. during foss's tenure, the bpo was considered the world leader in performance of 20th century symphonic music. the current music director is joann falletta, the orchestra's first female music director. her current contract in buffalo extends through the 2015-2016 season, thus encompassing kleinhans hallâs 75th anniversary in 2015. matthew kraemer is the current resident conductor. the orchestra also performs under the baton of paul ferrington, who leads the orchestra in many community sponsored events at kleinhans and throughout western new york. other celebrated conductors who have led the orchestra include leonard bernstein, igor stravinsky, ralph vaughan williams, sir neville mariner, and henry mancini. doc severinsen was the resident pops conductor in the 1990s. another notable bpo pops conductor was marvin hamlisch who is best known for his pulitzer prize-winning musical, a chorus line. actor sorrell booke also conducted the orchestra on at least one occasion. the orchestra has recorded extensively. under steinberg, the bpo released a critically acclaimed first commercial recording: dmitri shostakovich's seventh symphony. under falletta's directorship, the bpo's recording program has focused on american composers for the naxos label, including frederick converse, charles tomlinson griffes, and contemporary compositions, including the first commercial recording of john corigliano's mr tambourine man which received two grammy awards[http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/winn
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