February 2025 Concerts
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Shostakovich’s Final Symphony Heinz Hall 01/31 7:30PM 02/02 2:30PM SIBELIUS: Pohjola’s Daughter VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Oboe Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 15 Notes: Written in 1971 when Shostakovich’s health was declining, the final symphony by this profoundly private composer is a reflection on his life and career: intensely personal, enigmatic, and somewhat surreal, with inexplicable quotes from music by Rossini, Glinka and Wagner alongside references to his own music from his younger years. ♦ Dvorak’s New World Heinz Hall 02/14 7:30PM 02/15 7:30PM 02/16 2:30PM CARLOS SIMON: Four Black American Dances [PSO Premiere] SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto No….