October 2024 Concerts
♦ 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…