Concerts

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Debussy’s La Mer Heinz Hall 01/10 7:30PM 01/12 2:30PM MARÍA HULD MARKAN SIGFÚSDÓTTIR: Oceans [PSO Premiere] PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 SIBELIUS: The Oceanides [PSO Premiere] DEBUSSY: La Mer Notes: Debussy developed his love of the sea beginning with childhood visits to the Mediterranean, and this imaginative, impressionistic sketch captures all the moods of the sea, from tranquil to ominous and stormy. Sibelius’ music evokes the myths and movement of deep waters while the PSO premiere of Sigfúsdóttir’s Oceans whirls with atmospheric flow. In another debut, soloist Vadim Gluzman plays Prokofiev with “one of the…

♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ♦ Strauss and Puccini Heinz Hall November 29, 7:30PM December 1, 2:30PM SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3 HENRI TOMASI: Concerto for Alto Saxophone [PSO Premiere] PUCCINI: Anniversary Celebration Highlights STRAUSS FAMILY: Viennese Favorite Notes: Enjoy a delightful musical feast this Thanksgiving weekend! Music Director Manfred Honeck leads a lighthearted celebration of charming polkas and popular waltzes from his hometown of Vienna. Schubert’s Third Symphony and the PSO debut of sax virtuoso Steven Banks add to the elation as the program sings with a heart-on-sleeve celebration of Puccini’s greatest opera hits in this annual program of audience favorites….

♦ 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 [PSO Premiere] RAUTAVAARA: Concerto for Flute, “Dances with the Winds”…

♦ 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…

♦ 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…