November Concerts & Performances
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Brahms and Schumann
Heinz Hall
November 1, 7:30PM
November 2, 7:30PM
November 3, 2:30PM
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2
Notes: Swiss conductor (and fashion model) Lorenzo Viotti joins charismatic violin virtuoso Ray Chen for Brahms’ formidable, technically challenging masterwork that brings together tender lyricism, grand romanticism, and soulful Hungarian melodies. Schumann’s Second Symphony is a work of unparalleled richness and depth.
♦ Strauss’ Alpine Symphony
Heinz Hall
November 15, 7:30PM
November 17, 2:30PM
HAMISH MACCUNN: The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
RAUTAVAARA: Concerto for Flute, "Dances with the Winds"
STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony
Notes: Strauss’ Alpine Symphony summons an orchestra of well...
October Concerts & Performances
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Ravel’s Piano Concerto
Heinz Hall
October 18, 7:30PM
October 20, 2:30PM
BARTÓK: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 4
Notes: Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin tells of a girl forced to lure a wealthy Mandarin to his tragic fate. Its theme of the dark passions between men and women is as gripping—and controversial—as when it first premiered. Tom Borrow, a fast-rising artist of the new generation of virtuoso soloists, debuts with his signature work—Ravel’s terrifically entertaining and jazzy Piano Concerto. Concluding the concert is Sibelius’ darkly atmospheric and gloriously menacing Fourth Symphony.
♦ PITTSBURGH OPERA
♦ Tosca
Benedum Center
October...