October 2024 Concerts

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Opening Night with Itzhak Perlman Heinz Hall September 21 8:00pm Notes: Join Manfred Honeck as he leads your Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a one-night-only extravaganza of film music favorites featuring the infinite charms of legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman, performing live as we honor his commitment to music education and encouraging the next generation of musicians. Enjoy cocktails, premium concert seats, and a post-concert dessert reception with Manfred Honeck and PSO musicians. Doors will open at 7:30 pm for the 8:00 pm concert, food and beverage spaces are closed for the gala event. ♦ Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Darkness to Light: Manfred & Mahler 5 Heinz Hall Jessie Montgomery: Coincident Dances [ PITTSBURGH PREMIERE ] Michael Daugherty: Songs of the Open Road for Oboe, Horn and Orchestra [ WORLD PREMIERE & COMMISSION] Mahler: Symphony No. 5 June 7, 8:00pm June 8, 7:30pm June 9, 2:30pm The program begins with the sounds of New York’s “frenetic energy and multicultural aural palette” in Jessie Montgomery’s Coincident Dances. Principal Oboe, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, and Principal Horn, William Caballero, then join to give the world premiere of Michael Daugherty’s “musical road trip across America.” The night ends…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Gershwin’s An American in Paris Heinz Hall May 17, 8:00pm May 19, 2:30pm Like Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin’s An American in Paris is iconic – a warm, jazz-infused tour through Paris that will put a smile on your face and get your foot tapping. Jazz influences continue in Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand – written for a pianist injured in the First World War performed here by the extraordinary pianist Cédric Tiberghien. Poulenc’s Suite from Les biches [The Does] was originally written for Serge Diaghilev and his famous “Ballet Russe”. ♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Liszt’s Dante Symphony Heinz Hall April 19, 8:00pm April 21, 2:30pm The Mendelssohn Choir and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra present the Pittsburgh premiere of Franz Liszt’s rarely-performed Dante Symphony.  Liszt interprets Dante’s Divine Comedy through music, as he takes us through the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. ♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Heinz Hall April 26, 8:00pm April 27, 7:30pm April 28, 2:30pm It should be on everyone’s bucket list to hear in concert: containing the famous “ode to joy”, this powerful symphonic and choral masterpiece is an emotional and life-affirming experience. Experience the grandeur…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Bernstein and Sibelius Heinz Hall March 15, 8:00PM March 17, 2:30PM Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, “Concerto for Birds and Orchestra” Bernstein: Serenade (after Plato’s ‘Symposium’) for Violin and Orchestra Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 The cool of the Arctic Circle meets the warmth of Ancient Greece in this colorful program led by the debut of Dalia Stasevska. This trailblazing conductor and unwavering activist will take the listener on a profound musical journey. Hear the chirping of artic birds in Rautavaara’s concerto featuring recordings of nature’s vocalists alongside one of Sibelius’ best-known symphonies, showcasing his Scandanavian roots. Bernstein…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Lift Every Voice Heinz Hall February 3, 7:00pm This concert pays tribute to the spirit and richness of Black music in America—and its enduring strength in times of tumult and trouble. Join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anthony Parnther, and special guests for an evening that uplifts and amplifies community. The concert features GRAMMY® Award winner Oleta Adams, whose gospel-rooted voice has graced era-defining albums like Tears For Fears’ “The Seeds of Love” (1989) and her own platinum-selling “Circle of One” (1990). The Lift Every Voice Unity Choir conducted by Nikki Porter and trombonist Cooper…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Pictures at an Exhibition Heinz Hall January 12, 8:00PM January 13, 7:soPM January 14, 2:30PM Martinů: Thunderbolt P-47 [ PITTSBURGH PREMIERE ] Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition To the left, you’ll see a Parisian garden with children joyfully playing. To the right, you’ll see a hut running on chicken legs. Journey down the museum corridor with us as we hear the sounds of art in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Yulianna Avdeeva also returns with Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto, written to be reminiscent of the coastline of France, led by…