Falletta will lead a program of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, with pianist Horacio Gutierrez, on October 21, 22, and 23.
A one-time prot_g_ of Leonard Bernstein, Falletta is considered one of the leading conductors of her generation, and is credited with turning around the Buffalo Philharmonic.