♦ 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 with Mahler’s epic 5th Symphony. Written at the beginning of his relationship with his wife, Alma, this work is seen as a love letter to her, as it begins with a funeral march and culminates in celebration.
Composers Jessie Montgomery and Michael Daugherty will be present for all performances.
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Fifteen & Firebird: The Season Finale
Heinz Hall
Michael Daugherty: Fifteen: Symphonic Fantasy on the Art of Andy Warhol
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird
June 14, 8:00pm
June 15, 7:30pm
June 16, 2:30pm
The season culminates with the return of Michael Daugherty’s ode to Pittsburgh icon, Andy Warhol, in his piece, Fifteen. Hear how each movement transforms Warhol’s colorful creations into symphonic masterpieces, featuring the artist’s Portrait of Elizabeth Taylor (1964), Big Electric Chair (1967) and more.
Also, superstar Yefim Bronfman closes the season with Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, along with Stravinsky’s magical orchestral tale, Firebird.
Composer Michael Daugherty will be present for all performances.
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♦ Welcome Summer
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
June 5, 7:00PM
G.F. Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum