Master illusionist Michael Grandinetti performs jaw-dropping feats of prestidigitation to magical symphonic selections, including favorite works by John Williams, Berlioz, Grieg, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, and more with your BPO.

NOTE: This event date has changed to Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 7:30pm. All tickets will be honored for the new date. Ticketholders who cannot make the new date should contact the BPO Box Office at (716) 885-5000 or boxoffice@bpo.org.

Program

Fernanda Lastra, conductor
Michael Grandinetti, illusionist

JOHN WILLIAMS  Selections from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Hedwigs Theme
Nimbus 2000
The Sorcerer’s Stone

WAGNER / arr. Wouter Hutschenruyter  Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre
ALAN SILVESTRI  Suite from Back to the Future
MUSSORGSKY / orch. Rimsky-Korsakov  A Night on Bald Mountain

–INTERMISSION–

JOHN WILLIAMS  Flight from Neverland from Hook
JOHN WILLIAMS  Yoda’s Theme from Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra
SAINT-SAËNS  Danse macabre, Op. 40
JOHN WILLIAMS  Parade of the Ewoks from The Star Wars Saga
LALA SCHIFRIN / arr. Calvin Custer  Theme from Mission Impossible
JOHN WILLIAMS  The Chamber of Secrets from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
JOHN WILLIAMS  Throne Room & End Title from Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra
JOHN WILLIAMS  Harry’s Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone