2014-2015 BNY Mellon Grand Classics - October 31-November 30, 2014

OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2

NOVEMBER 28 & 30, 2014

MANFRED HONECK, MUSIC DIRECTOR

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PROGRAM October 31- November 2 program.....................................................9 October 31- November 2 program notes..........................................12 Juraj Valčuha biography...................................................................18 Nicola Benedetti biography..............................................................20 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra biography......................................22 November 28 & 30 program.............................................................25 Manfred Honeck biography..............................................................28 Igudesman & Joo biography............................................................30 EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL Individuals........................................................................................34 Foundations & Public Agencies.........................................................41 Corporations .....................................................................................42 Legacy of Excellence..........................................................................44

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performances are brought to the community in part by generous support from the Allegheny Regional Asset District and corporations, foundations and individuals throughout our community.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra receives additional funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and welcoming to all patrons. For information about our accessible services, please contact the box office at 412.392.4900 or visit pittsburghsymphony.org.

Radio station WQED-FM 89.3 and WQEJ-FM 89.7 is the official voice of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Tune in Sundays at 8 p.m. for “Pittsburgh Symphony Radio” concert broadcasts hosted by Jim Cunningham.

Listen to archival concerts anywhere in the world 24 hours a day with your smartphone or computer on the WQED-FM Pittsburgh Concert Channel at wqed.org/fm or with HD radio WQED 89.3 HD2.

Commitment to Excellence Special Named Gifts.............................46 INDIVIDUALS & HEINZ HALL INFORMATION Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians........................................2 Board of Trustees ................................................................................3 Chairman’s Council & Jack Heinz Society...........................................5 New Leadership Board........................................................................5 Pittsburgh Symphony Association......................................................5 Administrative Staff.............................................................................7 Heinz Hall Information.....................................................................44

TO ADVERTISE IN THE PROGRAM: Contact: Elaine Nucci at

412.471.6087, or email: nucci@culturaldistrict.org

ONLINE PROGRAM: Many Pittsburgh Symphony program

books are also available for viewing onlineat: pittsburghsymphony.org/programs

PROGRAM REUSE: If you do not wish to keep your program, return

to the ushers for reuse at a later performance.

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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014 AT 7:30 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014 AT 2:30 PM

Juraj Valčuha, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin Pre-concert

Concert Prelude with Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh

Sergei Rachmaninoff

The Isle of the Dead, Opus 29

Karol Szymanowski

Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 35 Ms. Benedetti

Intermission

Explore A Salute to the Maestro, a multimedia exhibition celebrating Lorin Maazel, the internationally heralded conductor whose baton led the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1984 until 1996. Trace his brilliant career though oral history recordings, archival video interviews, artifact displays and a detailed timeline of his most applauded musical achievements. Visit the exhibit on both the Grand Lobby and Grand Tier levels.

Nicola Bendetti will be signing in the Grand Lobby on Friday and Saturday

Sergei Rachmaninoff

THE PARIS THE PF MADEMADE POSS

BY THEBY FINE TH

THE PARIS FESTIVAL IS

MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 44

BY THE FINE FOUNDATION.

I. Lento — Allegro moderato

II. Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro vivace — Tempo come prima

III. Allegro

PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS PERFORMANCE ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. PROGRAM 2014-2015 SEASON

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Š2014 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. All rights reserved.

We are proud to be the title sponsor of BNY Mellon Grand Classics.

BNY Mellon and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have been synonymous with artistic and business achievement in the Pittsburgh community for more than 100 years.

We share a commitment to the people of Pittsburgh and we’re honored to work with one of the world’s greatest orchestras to bring you the 2014-2015 BNY Mellon Grand Classics season.

Thank you for your investment in our region.

Enjoy the show!

Sincerely,

Vince Sands Chairman, BNY Mellon of Pennsylvania

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PROGRAM NOTES 2014-2015 SEASON

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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

The Isle of the Dead, Opus 29 (1909)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 1 April 1873 in Oneg (near Novgorod), Russia died 28 March 1943 in Beverly Hills, California PREMIERE OF WORK

Moscow, 18 April 1909 Moscow Philharmonic Society Sergei Rachmaninoff, conductor PSO PREMIERE

21 October 2005 Heinz Hall Vladimir Jurowski, conductor INSTRUMENTATION

piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, six horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION

21 minutes

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Rachmaninoff’s closest friend and most frequent companion after he settled for a time Dresden beginning in 1906 was Nicolas von Struve, a student of German-Russian extraction at the city’s university and an amateur composer of songs; their friendship was terminated only by von Struve’s sudden death in an accident in Paris in 1921. It was apparently von Struve who first stirred Rachmaninoff’s interest in creating a musical realization of Arnold Böcklin’s haunting painting The Isle of the Dead. Böcklin (1827-1901), a Swiss artist then much admired for the brooding Romanticism of his canvases, was said to have found inspiration for his subject during a visit to the Ponza Islands, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of the Bay of Naples. The painting shows a volcanic island rising straight out of the becalmed ocean; a large cleft in the rock holds a grotto filled with cypresses. An opening marked by short, square pillars topped with small leonine sculptures provides access to the grotto through the center of a breakwater made of boulders. Carved into the rocky walls that tower above are the rugged post-and-lintel entrances to the tombs. In the front of a small boat sailing toward the gloomy site, a white-robed and hooded figure stands, back to the viewer, above a coffin draped with white crepe and red garlands. Böcklin said that his Isle of the Dead was “a dream picture; it must produce such an effect of stillness that anyone would be frightened to hear a knock at the door.”

Rachmaninoff composed his Isle of the Dead during the early months of 1909, at the same time that he accepted an invitation to make his first tour of the United States later that year. He left Dresden in April, and conducted the premiere of his new tone poem with the Moscow Philharmonic Society on April 18; he introduced the work to America at a concert in Chicago on December 3. The score was dedicated to von Struve upon its publication that same year.

Isle of the Dead begins with a mournfully rocking ostinato figure in uneven 5/8 meter depicting the ferryman Charon dipping his oars into the lifeless sea. This motive, somehow tragic and consoling at the same time, courses inexorably through the composition and serves as the ground upon which fragmentary themes of somber cast are strewn. The ostinato subsides as the boat enters the grotto. A long melody is then drawn from the orchestra, hesitant and unclear of its direction at first but gradually increasing in its expressive power.

As the mourner turns away from the tomb, the solemn strains of the Dies Irae (“Day of Wrath”), the ancient chant from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass for the Dead that later coursed like a grim musical marker through Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody (1934), Third Symphony (1936) and Symphonic Dances (1940), become the subject of a free development. The ostinato resumes, and the tiny boat, delivered of its sad cargo, slides into the mist. The island is again cloaked in undisturbed eternal peace.

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI

Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 35 (1916)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 6 October 1882 in Timoshovka, Ukraine died 28 March 1937 in Lausanne, Switzerland PREMIERE OF WORK

Warsaw, 1 November 1922 Moscow Philharmonic Society Gregor Fitelberg, conductor J贸sef Oziminski, soloist THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, celesta, piano, two harps and strings DURATION

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Karol Szymanowski was the preeminent Polish composer of the first half of the 20th century. His father was an ardent connoisseur of the arts, and Karol grew up in a household rich in culture. Szymanowski (shee-man-OV-skee) showed exceptional musical talent early in life, and he began his professional studies in Warsaw in 1901. In 1905, he and three of his student colleagues founded the Association of Young Polish Composers, a group, analogous to the Young Poland movement in literature, dedicated to the publication and performance of works from Poland. He made frequent trips to Berlin and Leipzig during the following years to arrange concerts of Polish music and oversee the publication of his music, which was then heavily influenced by that of Wagner and Richard Strauss.

In 1911, Szymanowski settled in Vienna, where he signed a 10-year publishing contract with Universal Edition and achieved notable successes with performances of his Second Piano Sonata and Symphony No. 2. In 1914 and after World War I ended, he made several trips to the European Mediterranean and North Africa, and his direct contact with the ancient, early Christian and Arab cultures of Italy, Constantinople, Tunis and Algiers profoundly altered his artistic temperament. He abandoned the Germanic Post-Romanticism of his earlier works, and turned instead to the music of Debussy and Ravel, Stravinsky and the Russian mystic Scriabin to help in defining a idiom suitable to his new creative direction. During the years of World War I, when travel was restricted, Szymanowski, back in Poland, occupied his time with an intense investigation of ancient and Oriental cultures, and became an authority on those subjects; his music of that period reached its zenith with the Third Symphony (Song of the Night) and the opulent opera King Roger.

The early 1920s saw Szymanowski resuming the travels that had been interrupted by the war. Those years also saw another reconsideration of his compositional style. Having absorbed the influences of Strauss, Ravel and Scriabin, he turned to his own country for renewed inspiration, and became intent on finding a national identity for contemporary Polish music based on the songs and dances of its people. He found his richest native source in the music of the mountain folk of the Tatra region, spending much time in their chief city, Zakopane. In 1927, he was simultaneously offered the directorships of the conservatories of Cairo and Warsaw, and it is indicative of his loyalties at the time that he accepted the post in Poland. In the early 1930s, Szymanowski achieved his greatest success and prosperity. His health, however, never robust, began to fail, and he resigned the directorship of the Warsaw Conservatory in April 1932, thereafter devoting himself entirely to creative work until his death in Lausanne in 1937.

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The First Violin Concerto of 1916 is a fantasy, in both its expressive content and its form.

Szymanowski, then immersed in translating his studies of myth, exotic cultures and ancient civilizations into music (he had just completed his Third Symphony, subtitled “Song of the Night,” based on verses by the 13th-century Persian poet Jallál-Ùddin-Rùmi), turned for the Concerto’s literary inspiration to a sensuous poetic nocturne by Polish poet Tadeusz Micinski (1873-1918): Asses in crowns settle majestically on the grass — fireflies are kissing the wild rose … Pan plays his pipe in the oak grove. Mayflies dart into dance, plaited in amorous embrace eternally young and holy … I fly: here over the water — there under the trees. In the woods are glades as if appointed for these nocturnal revels.

The Concerto is a fantasy in structure as well, freed from traditional forms to create a unique musical dreamscape of waves of voluptuous sound upon which floats a dazzling skein of violin melody. “The sound is so magical,” Szymanowski wrote of the premiere, “that people were completely transfixed. And just imagine, the violin comes out on top the whole time. It is my greatest triumph!” When the work was still new, the English musicologist and distinguished Chopin scholar Arthur Hedley offered the following description of it, which captures especially well the fluctuating moods and cinematic flow of this remarkable music: “The Concerto is in one movement — a continuous rhapsody, moving from one ecstatic climax to another, with the solo instrument maintaining almost without break a stream of rapturous music away up on the heights. The orchestral part is complex and large forces are called for in order to provide every shade of color and sufficient volume for the shattering peak-points in the score. There is a profusion of themes both vigorous and reflective of chromatic character given to the solo violin, which never ceases to be the center of interest. Scherzando sections alternate with episodes of reverie that are almost oriental in their languor and sensuousness, and each climax rises to a higher pitch of intensity than the one that preceded it. By steady stages the music arrives at last at the cadenza, a tour de force, after which the soloist having, so to speak, exhausted his vocabulary, falls silent while the orchestra, with all its forces unleashed, carries the music to the most passionate climax of the whole work. From this point little remains but for the violin to take leave of the listener in phrases of ravishing beauty, drawing the last drop of sweetness and pathos from the themes that have formed the substance of the Concerto; the end is hushed.”

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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 44 (1935-1936)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 1 April 1873 in Oneg (near Novgorod), Russia died 28 March 1943 in Beverly Hills, California PREMIERE OF WORK

Philadelphia, 6 November 1936; Academy of Music Philadelphia Orchestra Leopold Stokowski, conductor PSO PREMIERE

2 December 1936 Syria Mosque Antonio Modarelli, conductor INSTRUMENTATION

piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION

44 minutes

Following the burst of creative activity between 1895 and 1910 that brought forth three piano concertos, two symphonies, two operas, a symphonic poem and the “choral symphony” The Bells, Sergei Rachmaninoff did not issue another work for orchestra until the Fourth Piano Concerto of 1927. After being forced from his beloved Russian homeland by the 1917 Revolution, he established a career as a pianist and conductor in Europe and the United States whose enormous success almost completely prohibited composition.

His return to the orchestral idiom with the Fourth Concerto was poorly received (he revised the score extensively in 1941), and it took him until 1934 to gather enough courage to try again. That attempt — the splendid Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — met with exceptional acclaim, and encouraged him to undertake a longdelayed successor to the Second Symphony of 1907. The Third Symphony was begun on June 18, 1935 at his Swiss villa, “Senar,” on Lake Lucerne, not far from “Triebschen,” the house in which Wagner lived from 1866 to 1872. (“Senar” was named for SErgei and his wife, NAtalyia, Rachmaninoff.) Though he had to spend three weeks taking the waters at Baden-Baden for his rheumatism in July, he finished the first movement by August 22 and the second movement a month later. By then, however, it was time for him to again begin his strenuous annual international tours, and the Symphony had to await its completion until June 1936. It was finished exactly three decades after the Second Symphony.

As do his two earlier works in the genre, Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony opens with a motto theme that returns in later movements.

The motto, here presented immediately in unison by clarinet, muted horn and cellos, is a small-interval phrase derived from the style of ecclesiastical chant. A few measures of vigorous orchestral warmingup introduce the movement’s main theme, a doleful plaint issued by the double reeds. The second theme is a lovely, lyrical strain, initiated by the cellos, which gives testimony that Rachmaninoff retained his wonderful sense of melodic invention throughout his life. (He was 63 when he finished the score.) Following a development section of considerable ingenuity and rhythmic energy, the two principal themes are recalled in the recapitulation. The motto theme returns quietly in the trumpet and bass trombone and then in the pizzicato strings to bring the movement to a subdued close.

The second of the Symphony’s three movements combines elements of both a traditional Adagio and a Scherzo. The motto theme in a bardic setting for horn accompanied by strummed harp chords is heard to open the movement. The solo violin gives out the principal theme of the Adagio, a languid melody in triplet rhythms; the flute presents a graceful complementary idea that ends with a cadential trill. These two motives are elaborated until a PROGRAM NOTES 2014-2015 SEASON

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sudden change of tempo and the introduction of a bustling rhythmic figure usher in the Scherzo section of the movement. An abbreviated recall of the music of the opening Adagio rounds out the movement, to which the motto theme played by pizzicato strings serves as a tiny musical benediction.

The finale is a virtuosic tour-de-force for orchestra. (The work was written with Leopold Stokowski’s Philadelphia Orchestra in mind.) The main theme, presented by violins and violas, is a motive of martial vigor; the contrasting second theme, given by the strings doubled by harp (Rachmaninoff demonstrated a remarkable skill in orchestrating for percussion, celesta and harp in this work), is chordal in shape and lyrical in style. The center of the movement is a thorough working-out of the melodic materials, beginning with a fugal treatment of the main theme. As a bridge to the recapitulation, Rachmaninoff employed the Dies Irae (“Day of Wrath”), the ancient chant from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass for the Dead. This evocative traditional tune as well as the Symphony’s motto theme are woven into the recapitulation of the movement’s earlier motives. A brilliant coda brings the work to an exhilarating close.

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JURAJ VALČUHA Juraj Valčuha holds the post of chief conductor Philharmonic, Swedish Radio and again with of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della the Pittsburgh Symphony and the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. At the RAI, Torino.

Bavarian State Opera he conducted a new Slovakian Valčuha studied composition, production of Donizetti´s Elisir d´amore, conducting and cymbalon at the Bratislava performances of Nozze di Figaro, as well as Conservatory. He spent two years in St. Turandot in Stuttgart.

Petersburg and studied conducting with Ilya Musin. In 1998, he moved to Paris and In 2010-11, Valčuha conducted two different programmes with the Munich studied with Janos Fürst.

Philharmonic, the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia Valčuha was assistant music director of the Rome, the Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia Orchestre et Opéra National de Montpellier London, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale from 2003 to 2005. Contemporaneously Florence, Indianapolis Symphony, Houston he made his debut with the Orchestre Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

National de France and the Orchestre He conducted a new production of La Boheme at Teatro La Fenice Venezia. With Philharmonique de Radio-France. his RAI Orchestra, he appeared on tour in In the 2005, 2006 an 2007 seasons, he the “Abu Dhabi Classics” series with Yo-Yo regularly conducted the Orchestre National Ma and Evgeni Bozhanov. de France, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo as well as La Boheme in In 2011-2012, he made his debuts with the Paris and Bologna and Bartok´s Bluebeard/ Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, Poulenc´s La Voix Humaine at the Opéra de the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Lyon. In 2007-2008, he led the Rotterdam Cincinnati Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony Philharmonic, the RAI Orchestra in Torino, Orchestra and WDR Symphony Orchestra. He the Philharmonia London, the DSO Berlin returned to Staatskapelle Dresden, Swedish and the Oslo Philharmonic. He made his Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia London, debut with the Munich Philharmonic as Orchestre de Paris, Munich Philharmonic well as his U.S. debut with the Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony. Valcuha and his Symphony Orchestra.

RAI Orchestra have performed at the Berlin Philharmonie, Freiburg, Musikverein Vienna In 2008-2009, he made his debut with and Bratislava. the Gewandhaus Leipzig and the Swedish Radio Orchestra. He led the Orchestra Verdi In 2012-2013, he had debuts with the in Milano, the RAI Orchestra Torino and New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco the Philharmonia London. He conducted Symphony and the Filarmonica della Scala a tribute to Toscanini in Parma. He had Milan, and will return to the National his debut with the Bavarian State Opera Symphony in Washington, D.C., the Munich and the Deutsche Oper Berlin Philharmonia London, Maggio Musicale (both with Butterfly), and led the Orchestra Florence, Rotterdam Philharmonic, the del Teatro La Fenice Venice in the first Munich Philharmonic and the Orchestre “Abu Dhabi Classics” season. During de Paris. the summer he made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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NICOLA BENEDETTI Nicola Benedetti is one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation.

Her ability to captivate audiences with her innate musicianship and dynamic presence, coupled with her wide appeal as a high profile advocate for classical music, has made her one of today’s most influential classical artists.

in Romea and Maison Symphony in Montreal and previously has given recitals in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Paris, Sacile, New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. Future recitals include performances at the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham, Aix-en-Provence and Trieste Italy.

Recent and future performances include engagements with the London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, WDR Cologne, Danish National Symphony, Strasbourg Philharmonic, Orchestre National D’Ile de France, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Chamber, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony of Washington, D.C, Dallas Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic, among others. Benedetti also will embark on tours with the Bergen Philharmonic (Germany), Camerata Salzburg and BBC Scottish Symphony (India).

Benedetti is a devoted chamber musician and collaborates with with Grynyuk and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, who have been performing as a trio since 2008.

They recently undertook an extensive tour of Scotland in March 2013 including performances at the Edinburgh Usher Hall and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Recent and future highlights include concerts at LSO St. Luke’s, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Die Glocke Bremen, Hong Kong City Hall, two tours of South America, and at the Ravinia, Schloss Elmau, Istanbul and Cheltenham Festivals.

The 2014-2015 season furthers her passion for music of the Italian Baroque and historical performance in collaborations with Andrea Marcon and WDR Cologne, Venice Baroque Orchestra and a European tour with La Cetra Barokorchester Basel. These appearances have resulted in her working with a host of distinguished conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Stéphane Denève, Christoph Eschenbach, James Gaffigan, Valery Gergiev, Alan Gilbert, Jakub Hrusa, Louis Langrée, Andrew Litton, Jiří Bělohlávek, Sir Neville Marriner, Diego Matheuz, Kristjan Järvi, Neeme Jaarvi, Paavo Järvi, Donald Runnicles, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Pinchas Zukerman and Jaap van Zweden. With her regular duo partner, pianist Alexei Grynyuk, Benedetti frequently performs in recital, making appearances in the world’s leading concert halls. Most recently, she performed at the Dresden Musikfestipiele, the Sapienza 20

Fiercely committed to music education and to developing young talent, Benedetti has formed associations with education establishments including schools, music colleges and local authorities. In 2010, she became Sistema Scotland’s official musical “Big Sister” for the Big Noise project — a music initiative partnered with Venezuela’s El Sistema (Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar).

As a board member and teacher, Benedetti embraces her position of role model to encourage young people to take up music and work hard at it, and she continues to spread this message in school visits and master classes, not only in Scotland, but all around the world.

In addition, Benedetti recently developed her own education and outreach initiative entitled The Benedetti Sessions. Piloted in March 2013 at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, these sessions gave hundreds of aspiring young string players the opportunity to rehearse, undertake and observe master classes culminating in a performance alongside Benedetti. She has plans to develop this initiative on an international scale.

Winner of Best Female Artist at the 2012 Classical BRIT Awards, Benedetti records exclusively for Decca (Universal Music).

Her most recent recording, The Silver Violin, is particularly renowned for its success in reaching No. 30 in the U.K. pop charts simultaneously to topping the classical charts. Her past six recordings on Universal/Deutsche Grammophon include a varied catalogue of works.

Born in Scotland of Italian heritage, Benedetti began violin lessons at the age of five with Brenda Smith. In 1997, she entered the Yehudi Menuhin School, where she studied with Natasha Boyarskaya. Upon leaving, she continued her studies with Maciej Rakowski and then Pavel Vernikov, and continues to work with multiple acclaimed teachers and performers.

Benedetti was appointed as a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours, in recognition of her international music career and work with musical charities throughout the U.K. She has received five honorary degrees to date.

Benedetti last appeared with the Pittsburgh Symphony in May 2013.

photo credit: Simon Fowler

Nicola Benedetti appears by arrangement with IMG, New York.

Ms. Benedetti records exclusively for Decca Classics.

More information can be found at www. nicolabenedetti.co.uk.

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THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For more than 117 years, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has been an essential part of Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape.

The Pittsburgh Symphony, known for its artistic excellence, is credited with a rich history of the world’s finest conductors and musicians, and a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens.

This tradition was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

With a long and distinguished history of touring both domestically and overseas since 1900, the Pittsburgh Symphony continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest orchestras. With more than 36 international tours, including 20

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European tours, eight trips to the Far East, and two to South America. The Pittsburgh Symphony was the first American orchestra to perform at the Vatican in January 2004 for the late Pope John Paul II, as part of the Pontiff’s Silver Jubilee celebration.

The Pittsburgh Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas of recordings and radio concerts. As early as 1936, the Pittsburgh Symphony broadcast coastto-coast, receiving increased national attention in 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International.

The PRI series is produced by Classical WQED-FM 89.3 in Pittsburgh and is made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

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ON SALE NOW! “Anyone who is familiar with the Dvořák G major symphony will find Honeck’s interpretation remarkable…the result is a fresh and exciting version of Dvořák’s eighth symphony that is more romantically realized than Dvořák intended. The Symphonic Suite from “Jenůfa” is a rarely heard work by the Czech master as conceptualized by Honeck. It is beautifully orchestrated, exquisitely played and very evocative of the main themes of the opera.”

Henry Schlinger, Culture Spot LA “This is an absolutely marvelous release both in terms of its thrilling performances and wonderful sound quality.” Graham Williams, SA-CD.net This is one of the most gripping performances of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony that I ever heard.

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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2014 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2014 AT 2:30 PM

Manfred Honeck, conductor Aleksey Igudesman, violin Hyung-ki Joo, piano Leonard Bernstein

Overture to Candide

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart/ Monty Norman

From Mozart With Love

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart

Alla Molto Turca

Sergei Rachmaninov/Eric Carmen

Rachmaninov By Himself

Joseph Frizell Kerr

New Work

Aleksey Igudesman

Tango Russo

Johann Strauss II

A Very Blue Danube

Aleksey Igudesman

Uruguay

(Arr. Igudesman/Joo)

(Arr. Schulz-Evler/Igudesman)

Intermission

Aleksey Igudesman/ Hyung-ki Joo

An Austrian in America - World Premiere (Pittsburgh Symphony Commission)

Bill Conti/ Aleksey Igudesman

Gonna Fly Now

Hyung-ki Joo

Chandeliers

Ennio Morricone

Fistful of Dollars

Fritz Kreisler

Tambourin Chinois

Traditional (Arr. Igudesman/Joo)

Practice Time

Sergei Rachmaninov

Prelude in C Sharp Minor

Ferren/Gaynor/Pekaris Igudesman/Joo

I Will Survive

(Arr. Igudesman/Joo)

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December 12-21

Todd Ellison, conductor Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Betsy Burleigh, director

RING IN THE SEASON with the Pittsburgh Symphony

Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choir and a highly-decorated cast of guest artists in a spectacular Pittsburgh tradition.

Rejoice in your favorite carols and cherished holiday tunes like “Sleigh Ride,” “Joy to the World” and much more!

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IGUDESMAN & JOO

BIG Nightmare Music

IGUDESMAN & JOO’S MUSICAL MADNESS ON A SYMPHONIC SCALE

When IGUDESMAN & JOO per­form with a sym­phony orches­tra, the musi­cal night­mares take on epic pro­por­tions! Fans of “A Lit­tle Night­mare Music” will be falling all over them­selves to expe­ri­ence their favorites Mozart Bond, Alla Molto Turca and Practice Time amped up for a full-blown orches­tra. But on top of a few price­less adap­ta­tions of pieces from their duo-show, “BIG Night­mare Music” boasts uproar­ i­ ous sketches tailor-made for a sym­ phony orches­ tra, draw­ing every­one into their act, from the first vio­lin­ist to the last percussionist. BIG Nightmare Music is the kind of show where musicians on stage have at least as much fun as the audience.

IGUDESMAN & JOO have mastered the art of mashing up classical music masterpieces and famous folk and pop songs. In BIG Nightmare Music they can make use of a whole orchestra to live out their creativity. Igudesman acts as Latin-American charmer while the orchestra effortlessly changes from ballads to groovy salsa rhythms, providing the base for a virtuous improvised violin solo. Joo teaches the audience and his fellow musicians on stage how to play Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube if you want to be successful in classical music.

What’s more, you will have the added oppor­tu­nity of hear­ing Igudes­ man and Joo per­form as soloists, both in well-known con­cer­tos and in their own orches­tral works. IGUDESMAN & JOO are always too BIG for any stage but now pic­ture the duo in Won­der­land after eat­ ing that cake which makes you grow… A scary thought? There you have it: BIG Night­mare Music!

The show includes music by Mozart, Rach­mani­nov, Bach, Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, and Igudes­man & Joo.

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MANFRED HONECK Manfred Honeck has served as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since the 2008-2009 season. After two extensions, his contract now runs until the end of the 2019-2020 season. To great acclaim, Honeck and his orchestra perform regularly for European audiences. Since 2010, annual tour performances have led them to numerous European music capitals and major music festivals, amongst them Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Musikfest Berlin, Grafenegg Festival, Lucerne Festival and the BBC Proms. The 2012 tour focused on a week-long residency at the Vienna Musikverein. In summer 2013, concerts took place in Grafenegg, Berlin, Bucharest, Paris, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Lucerne and Bonn.

Several recordings, amongst them Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, which won a 2012 International Classical Music Award, are available on Japanese label Exton. Honeck’s successful work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is now captured by Reference Recordings. The first SACD — of Strauss tone poems — was released in fall 2013 and received rave reviews. The second recording, of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the Symphonic Suite from Janáček’s opera Jenůfa, conceptualized by Honeck himself, followed in summer 2014 and was likewise enthusiastically received. Several additional recordings are completed and it is expected that two releases will be issued per year.

From 2007 to 2011, Honeck was music director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart where he conducted premieres including Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Mozart’s Idomeneo, Verdi’s Aida, Richard Strauss’s Rosenkavalier, Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites and Wagner’s Lohengrin and Parsifal, as well as numerous symphonic concerts. His operatic guest appearances include Semperoper Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, Royal Opera of Copenhagen, the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg and the Salzburg Festival.

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Born in Austria, Honeck received his musical training at the Academy of Music in Vienna.

Many years of experience as a member of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and at the helm of the Vienna

Jeunesse Orchestra have given his conducting a distinctive stamp. He began his career as assistant to Claudio Abbado in Vienna.

Subsequently, he was engaged by the Zurich Opera House, where he was bestowed the prestigious European Conductor’s Award in 1993. Other early stations of his career include Leipzig, where he was one of three main conductors of the MDR Symphony Orchestra and Oslo, where he assumed the post of music director at the Norwegian National Opera on short notice for a year and was engaged as principal guest conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for several years.

From 2000 to 2006, he was music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stockholm and, from 2008 to 2011, principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he has resumed for another three years at the beginning of the 2013-2014 season.

As a guest conductor, Honeck has worked with leading international orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome and the Vienna Philharmonic. Orchestras he conducted in the United States include New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra. He also is a regular guest at the Verbier Festival. In February 2013, he had his successful debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the direct result of which was a CD recording together with Anne-Sophie Mutter (works of Dvořák) for DG. The current season sees him return to Bamberg, Stuttgart, Rome and New York as well as to the Vienna Symphony (a CD of works by the Strauss family was released in summer 2013) and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He also will conduct Tonhalleorchester Zürich and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, amongst others.

Honeck has received honorary doctorates from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and, most recently, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Moreover, he has been artistic director of the “International Concerts Wolfegg” in Germany for more than 15 years.

photo credit: Felix Broede

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IGUDESMAN & JOO Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo are two classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture. Their clips on YouTube, to date, have gathered more than 40 million hits, and the duo has appeared on television in numerous countries. Equally comfortable performing in classical concert halls, as well as in stadiums in front of crowds of 18,000, their collective dream is to make classical music accessible to a wider and younger audience.

Many of classical music’s biggest names, such as Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky, Viktoria Mullova and Julian Rachlin, have joined them in their musical sketches.

Igudesman and Joo have also teamed up with actors, such as John Malkovich and former James Bond Sir Roger Moore on several occasions in aid of UNICEF.

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Besides touring A Little Nightmare Music, they also perform BIG Nightmare Music, with symphony orchestras, and lead their workshop “8 to 88 - Musical Education for Children of All Ages” at universities and music schools around the world, leaving students inspired and confident to break new grounds for their own musical journeys.

Igudesman & Joo can be seen in several films, including their own “mockumentary,” Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Classical Music.

On New Year’s Eve 2011, at the Vienna Konzerthaus, with the help of 100 violinists from all over the world, Igudesman & Joo set the world record for the most “Dancing Violinists” performing together on stage.

The world record was conceived and produced by the duo in aid of UNICEF. These performances mark the Pittsburgh Symphony debut of Igudesman & Joo.

ALEKSEY IGUDESMAN Aleksey Igudesman was born in Leningrad at a very young age. He has never won any competitions, mainly because he has never entered any. During his studies at the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School, he read the entire plays of Bernhard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, and Anton Chekhov, which didn’t improve his violin playing, but made him feel foolishly somewhat superior to other less intellectually endowed, yet harder practising colleagues. After studying with Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatoire and being told many times by many people that they were rather worried about his future, he embarked on a successful career playing, composing, arranging, recording several CD‘s for BMG, and working in Hollywood with Academy Award® winner Hans Zimmer.

Aleksey Igudesman writes a lot of music. Often he goes to bed writing and gets up writing.

He sometimes feels a little insecure about his music, although it is published by Universal Edition. In fact, his psychiatrist tells him that he is insecure about a lot of things. Aleksey is not so sure about that.

Aleksey Igudesman plays with a bow made by the Boston-based bowmaker, Benoit Roland, and on a Santo Seraphin violin from the year 1717, which is kindly loaned to him

by ERSTE BANK.

HYUNG-KI JOO Hyung-ki Joo was born. He is British, but looks Korean, or the other way around, or both. He showed his first signs of a sense of comedy whilst nappy-changing and shortly thereafter, showed his love for music when his parents would find him at the record store listening for hours to everything from Mozart to Bee Gees.

He studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, where he discovered that he was among child prodigies and was convinced he would be kicked out of school. In fact, he was not kicked “out” but kicked “around” by teachers and fellow students, such as Aleksey Igudesman.

After these painful experiences, Joo invented a new type of piano playing known as “Karate Piano.”

Hyung-ki has small hands, (but only hands small), and therefore finds some piano repertoire quite difficult to play. Anyway, even with this small hindrance, he happily performs chamber music, recitals, concertos, his own compositions, and anything else that includes a piano part. Besides composing, performing, laughing, brushing his teeth at breakneck speed, and writing comedy, Joo’s passion for teaching has led him to develop his own personal style of workshops.

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EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts are pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who have made generous gifts of $500 or more to the Annual Fund during the past year. Those who have made a new gift or increased their previous gift are listed in italics. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if you are not listed correctly, please call 412.392.4880. Thank you!

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE

$15,000 - $19,999

Nadine E. Bognar/E.J. Bognar, Inc. Anonymous Kathryn & Michael Bryson Pittsburgh Symphony Association & Affiliates Ron & Dorothy Chutz Dick & Ginny Simmons James K. & Sara C. Donnell

Mrs. Nancy K. Hansen BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Rich & Scheryl Harshman $50,000 - $99,999 Nancy & Jeff Leininger Vivian & Bill Benter Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lynch Rick & Laurie Johnson David & Carol McCormish Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Devin & Shannon Juergen F. Mross, Naples, FL McGranahan Joan & Bob Peirce Steve & Brenda Schlotterbeck Pittsburgh Symphony North Jon & Carol Walton Joanne Byrd Rogers Arthur & Barbara* Weldon Robert P. Zinn & Darlene R. Berkovitz James & Susanne Wilkinson

GUARANTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000 - $14,999 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $25,000 - $49,999 Andrew & Michelle Aloe Anonymous Michele & Pat Atkins James & Electra Agras Allen Baum & Elizabeth Witzke-Baum Tony & Linda Bucci Mr. & Mrs. Benno Bernt Bill & Loulie Canady Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Churchill Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Mr. & Mrs. E. V. Clarke Donahue Steven & Beverlynn Elliott Betty Diskin in memory of her beloved husband Mr. & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon Arthur J. Diskin, Esq. and their sons William & Marcia M. Gumberg Robert Drue Heinz Roy & Susan Dorrance Elsie & Henry Hillman Barbara & Bob Egan Audrey R. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Milton Fine Douglas B. McAdams Hans & Leslie Fleischner Gerald McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Tom & Jamee Todd Graham Helge & Erika Wehmeier Frank & Angela Grebowski

Christiane & Manfred CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Honeck $20,000 - $24,999 Joseph & Dorothy Jackovic Anonymous Craig Jordan & Elaine Koziar-Jordan Jean & Sigo Falk Mr. & Mrs. R. Drew Kistler Tom & Dona Hotopp Sheldon Marstine Mr. Matthew V. T. Ray $100,000 +

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Mr. & Mrs. James W. McGlothlin Betty & Granger Morgan Janet & Donald Moritz Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Mr. & Mrs. John R. & Svetlana S. Price Mary Alice Price Cheryl & James Redmond Abby & Reid Ruttenberg Pauline Santelli The David S. & Karen A. Shapira Foundation Jill & Craig Tillotson Jan & Anthony Tomasello Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher Ellen & Jim Walton Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Richard LeBeau Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Zoerb

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

$5,000 - $7,499

Alan L. & Barbara B. Ackerman Dr. & Mrs. John C. Barber Edwin H. Beachler Philip & Melinda Beard Noah Bendix-Balgley Michael & Sherle Berger Ted & Kathie Bobby Ms. Spencer Boyd Dr. Alan & Marsha Bramowitz Mr. & Mrs. Christopher* Brent Barbara & David Burstin Dr. & Mrs. Sidney N. Busis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan James C. Chaplin Joseph* & Virginia Cicero Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Randall Crawford & Ellen Goodman Ruby A. Cunningham Alison H. & Patrick D. Deem $7,500 - $9,999 Philip J. & Sherry S. Larry & Tracy Brockway Dieringer Jane & Rae R. Burton June & Barry Dietrich James & Margaret Byrne Carol & Brian Duggan Jerry & Mimi Davis Dr. James H. & Mary E. Duggan Dr. & Mrs. Martin Earle Mr. William J. Fetter Henry & Ann Fenner Terri H. Fitzpatrick Barbara Jeremiah Robert & Jeanne Gleason Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McConomy Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern Mildred S. Myers & William Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Frederick Henderson Elliott S. Oshry In Honor of Helge & Erika Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller Wehmeier in honor of our four Dr. & Mrs. Allen Hogge grandsons Gerald & Diane Holder Richard E. Rauh Mrs. Milton G. Hulme Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks Elizabeth S. Hurtt Robinson Robert W. & Elizabeth C. Mr. & Mrs. John T. Ryan III Kampmeinert Millie & Gary Ryan Bill & Tricia Kassling Alece & David Schreiber Judith & Lester* Lave Carol Hefren Tillotson D. H. Lee Jr.

Charles* & Patricia Burke Mr. & Mrs. Frank V. Cahouet Gail & Rob Canizares Judy Clough Charles C. Cohen & Michele M. McKenney Bill & Cynthia Cooley Alan & Hazel Cope Rose & Vincent A. Crisanti Ms. Sheryl Ann Cupps Cyert Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Davidson Jr. Jamini Vincent Davies Ada Davis Robert & Renee Denove Mr. Frank R. Dziama Edith H. Fisher Curt & Kim Tillotson Fleming Mr. William R. Forsythe J. Tomlinson Fort Janet M. Frissora Dina & Jerry Fulmer Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot Gary & Joanne Garvin Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Gebhardt Dr. Robert J. & Susan J. Gluckman Nancy Goeres & Michael Rusinek Dr. & Mrs. Sanford A. Gordon Mr. James Gorton & Mrs. Gretchen Van Hoesen George & Jane Greer Mr. & Mrs. George V. Grune Jr. $2,500 - $4,999 William & Victoria Guy Anonymous (6) Jim & Marnie Haines The Barbara and Marcus Charles H. Harff Aaron Fund of The Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Harvey Pittsburgh Foundation Carolyn Heil Andrea & David Aloe Dan & Gwen Hepler Jane Callomon Arkus Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew Barbara L. Barry Dr. & Mrs. David Beaudreau Dorothy A. Howat Alysia & Robert Hoyt Nick & Dotty Beckwith Hyman Family Foundation Martha L. Berg Alice Jane Jenkins Marian & Bruce Block Leo & Marge Kane Don & Judy Borneman Gerri Kay* Betsy Bossong Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Mr. & Mrs.* Kenneth Brand Sydelle Kessler Charles & Kathleen Kovac Hugh & Jean Brannan Cliff & Simi Kress Gary & Judy Bruce Susan Oberg Lane Arthur S. Levine, M.D. & Linda S. Melada Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee Robert & Dana McCutcheon Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Sam Michaels Robert D. Mierley Family Foundation II Morby Family Charitable Foundation H. Ward & Shirley Olander Steven C. & Tami Pederson Catherine & Bill Perez Dr. Tor Richter in memory of Elizabeth W. Richter James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Dr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer Karen Scansaroli Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz Nancy Schepis Michael Shefler Robert & Janet Squires Subra & Mary Suresh John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Symphony East Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Seldon Whitaker In Memory of Susan Whitaker Barbara & Bruce Wiegand William Winkenwerder Jr., M.D. Rachel W. Wymard

AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE

Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Lenkey Barry Lhormer & Janet Markel Doris L. Litman Tom & Gail Litwiler Mark & Joan Lombardi Mrs. John Marous James & Jennifer Martin Dave & Kathy Maskalick Victoria & Alicia McGinnis Margaret J. McGowan George & Bonnie Meanor Marilyn & Allan Meltzer Montgomery IP Associates Gerald Lee Morosco & Paul Ford Jr. Jim & Susan Morris in Honor of Kay Stolarevsky Abby L. Morrison Barbara & Eugene Myers Constance Nelson Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Nieland Fritz Okie Paul & Nancy O’Neill Charitable Trust Dr. Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. & Linda Shooer Osial Robert & Lillian Panagulias Drs. James Parrish & Christiane Siewers Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain Mr. & Mrs. William Pohlmann Ned & Sally Randall Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Riordan Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rohr Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney Judy & Stanley Ruskin Dr. Alan Russell Donald D. Saxton Jr. in memory of Barbara Morey Saxton Leonard* & Joan Scheinholtz Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Dr. Stanley Shostak & Dr. Marcia Landy James & Janet Slater Manny H. & Ileane Smith Marisa & Walter C. Smith Lowell & Jan Steinbrenner Jeff & Linda Stengel Edward & Rebecca Stephan

Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Stept Theodore & Elizabeth Stern Fred & Maryann Steward Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Margaret Tarpey & Bruce Freeman Dr. Sharon Taylor & Dr. Philip Rabinowitz Richard & Sandra Teodori Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II John & Nancy Traina Jim Walker & Jonnie Viakley Dr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. Wasilak Dr. Konrad & Mrs. Konrad M. Weis Carolyn & Richard Westerhoff Miriam L. Young Harvey* & Florence Zeve Dorothea K. Zikos

ENCORE CLUB $1,500 - $2,499

Anonymous (5) Mrs. Ernest Abernathy Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Balog Lorraine E. Balun, in memory of Phyllis E. Zimmerman Barbara C. & Ralph J. Bean Jr. Fred & Sue* Bennitt Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Berdik Dr. Michael & Barbara Bianco Mr. Michael E. Bielski Gerald & Carolyn Eberly Blaney Paul E. Block Philip & Bernice Bollman Ted Bosquez Dr. Carole B. Boyd Bozzone Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James H. Bregenser Lawrence R. Breletic & Donald C. Wobb Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Bridges Jill & Chuck Brodbeck Myron David Broff* Roger & Lea Brown Mr. & Mrs. David A. Brownlee

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Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Timothy & Linda Burke Gene & Sue Burns Dr. Bernadette G. Callery* & Dr. Joseph M. Newcomer Susan S. Cercone Mrs. Arthur L. Coburn III Judge Maurice B. Cohill Jr. Sen. Herbert B. & Linda Conner Marion S. Damick Alfred R. de Jaager Dan & Dee Delaney Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dell Michelle Ann Duralia John & Gertrude Echement Linda & Robert Ellison Marlene & Louis Epstein Ms. Kelly G. Estes & Mr. Hank Snell Donald & Judith Feigert John H. Feist, M.D. Mrs. Orlie S. Ferretti Albert L. Filoni Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Fisher Dr. Edward L. Foley Chauncey & Magdaline Frazier Dr. & Mrs. J. William Futrell Keith & Susan Garver Alice V. Gelormino Franklyn & Dale Gorell Laurie Graham Rick & Stephanie Green Dr. Alberto M. Guzman Mrs. Ellen Hagerty Mr. & Mrs.* George K. Hanna Rev. Diana D. Harbison Paul T. Harper Bob & Georgia Hernandez Douglas & Antionette Hill Dr. Joseph & Marie Hinchcliffe Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hoyt Micki Huff Joan M. Hurrell Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Barbara Johnstone Jackie & Ley Jones Mr. & Mrs. Jayant Kapadia Mr. & Mrs. David N. Kaplan Rolf & Florence M. Kayser Mr. William E. Kenworthy & Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy Gloria Kleiman 36

James & Jane Knox Lewis & Alice Kuller George & Alexandra Kusic Father Ronald P. Lengwin Sally Levin Claire & Larry Levine Harriet, Barbara, Marc, Scott and Kim Lewis in memory of Elliott (Bud) Lewis Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Katia Sycara Elsa Limbach Roslyn M. Litman In Memory of Norval W. Lyle Francis & Debbie Lynch George & Jane Mallory Dr. Richard Martin in memory of Mrs. Lori Martin Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Bill Maurer & Carol Jean McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Maxwell Jean H. McCullough Dr. & Mrs. J. B. McGee Alan & Marilyn McIvor Sherman & Sue McLaughlin Nessa Green Mines Constance C. Morrison Lesa B. Morrison, Ph. D Dr. & Mrs. Etsuro K. Motoyama Harry & Kathleen Nagel Maurice & Nancy Nernberg Maureen S. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. O’Donnell Dr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. Martha E. Hildebrandt Ellen Ormond Dr. Armand J. Panson Seth & Pamela Pearlman Connie & Mike Phillips Mr. & Mrs. E. Kears Pollock Mrs. Mildred M. Posvar Ms. Sandy Pysh & Mr. Rich Somplatsky Charles & Patricia Ransom Stephen G. Robinson Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Rosenblum Rich & Linda Ruffalo Dr. James R. Sahovey Juerg* & Lois Saladin Drs. Guy & Mary Beth Salama Thomas & Perri Schelat

Joseph Schewe Jr. Esther Schreiber Jolie Schroeder Robert J. & Sharon E. Sclabassi Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Shepherd Jr. Preston & Annette Shimer Kay L. Shirk Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Shoop Jr. Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Ms. Rebecca L. Carlin Marilyn G. Shure Constance Silipigni Paul & Linda Silver Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Mr. Frank Simpkins Dennis & Susan Slevin Bill & Patty Snodgrass Mrs. Alice R. Snyder Marcie Solomon & Nathan Goldblatt The Honorable & Mrs. William L. Standish Lewis M. Steele & Ann Labounsky Steele Barbara & Lou Steiner Dr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller Dick & Thea Stover Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Stroebel Judith & Steve Thomas Bob & Bette Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Ticknor Rosalyn & Albert Treger Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Albert & Megan Trezza Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner Drs. Ben Van Houten & Victoria Woshner Bob & Denise Ventura Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Vest Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vismor Mr. & Mrs. Burt Wald C. Robert Walker Frank & Heide Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White James R. Whitehead Elizabeth* & Frank Wiegand Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Witmer Ellie & Joe Wymard Naomi Yoran Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow

SYMPHONY CLUB $500 - $1,499

Anonymous (30) Janese A. Abbott & David E. Clark Barbara & Otto Abraham Deborah L. Acklin Mary Beth Adams Dr. & Mrs. Siamak Adibi R. Ward Allebach & Lisa D. Steagall Erin and Kevin Allen Richard C. Alter & Eric D. Johnson Donald & Kathleen Anderson Ronald Anderson Craig & Dawn Andersson Anne B. Angerman Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger Joan Apt Yoshio Arai Warren J. Archer & Madeline C. Archer Rod & Tammy Ardolino James & Susanne Armour Mr.* & Mrs. David J. Armstrong Dr. Donald & Joann Atkinson Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Atwell Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Ruth Bachman in Memory of James Bachman Sidney Baker Donna L. Balewick MD Dr. Esther L. Barazzone Wendy & David Barensfeld Dr. Barbara Barnes Joe & Sandra Barnes Richard C. Barney Robert & Loretta Barone Martin & Bridgett Bates Robert & Janet Baum John & Betsy Baun Barbara N. Baur Vitasta Bazaz & Sheen Sehgal Fund in Memory of Dr. Kuldeep Sehgal David & Gail Becker Kenneth & Elsa Beckerman Vange & Nick Beldecos Judith Bell Edgar* & Betty Belle Rudy & Barbara Benedetti

Eleanor H. Berge Ron & Nancy Bergey Dr. Peter & Judy Berkowitz Mrs. Georgia Berner & Mr. James Farber Dr. Lawson Bernstein Robert S. Bernstein & Ellie K. Bernstein Fund Ms. Robin Joan Bernstein & Mr. H. Seigle* Don Berry Marilyn & Guy Berry Henry & Charlotte Beukema Drs. Barbara & Al Biglan Harry S. Binakonsky, M.D. Dr. Paul Birckbichler Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Birsic Rob & Hongwei Bittner Franklin & Bonnie Blackstone Harry & Gayle Blansett Michael & Carol Bleier Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Block Clifford Bob & Joan Miles Sandi & Jim Bobick Steve & Jeanne Boehmer Marianne Bokan-Blair Jim & Debbie Boughner Dr. & Mrs. A’Delbert Bowen Wm & Elizabeth S. Bowers, Jr Mr. & Mrs. William H. Brandeis Gary & Connie Brandenberger Sue & Mark Breedlove Gerda & Abe Bretton Mary & Russell Brignano Mary L. Briscoe Judy Brody & Lawrence Adler Suzanne Broughton & Richard Margerum Mr. & Mrs.* Earle O. Brown Jr. Timothy R. Brown & Heidi K. Bartholomew Nancy & John* Brownell Lois R. Brozenick Dr. & Mrs. John A. Burkholder James & Anne Burnham Dr. Stuart S. Burstein Nicholas Butera & Grace Wagner Michael F. Butler Christopher & Nancy Caldwell

James & Judith Callomon Susan Campbell & Patrick Curry Andrés Cárdenes & Monique Mead Dr. Albert A. Caretto Richard & Jeanne* Carter Charles & Donna Cashdollar David & Kathryn Cashman Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Cassoff Janet E. Chadwick Sue Challinor & Matt Teplitz Mr. Flavio & Tatjana M. Chamis Dr. Thomas S. Chang Deborah & David Chapman Peggy & Joe Charny Ms. Amy Chen Craig D. Choate Kenneth & Celia Christman Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Chung Ralph & Phyllis Cioffi William R. Clarkson & Dr. Andrea Velletri Robert & Elizabeth Clemens Elizabeth & William Clendenning Stuart & Cathryn Coblin Jared L. & Maureen B. Cohon Alan & Lynne Colker In Loving Memory of Johnathan Heath College Dale Colyer Estelle Comay & Bruce Rabin Connell Leonard Family Lin & Anne Cook R. Bruce Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Cleon L. Cornes Sheila Corrall & Ray Lester Patricia Cover Barton & Teri Cowan Hanley B. Cox Mary Ann Craig, D.M.E. Susan & George Craig Susan O. Cramer David* & Marian Crossman John D. & Laurie B. Culbertson Kent & Merle Culley Mr. S. A. Cunningham Zelda Curtiss Cynthia Custer Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Daboo

Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Daffner Mr. Enrico & Mrs. Federica Dallavecchia Joan & Jim Darby Mr. & Mrs. William J. Darr Norina H. Daubner Dr. & Mrs. K. C. Davides Joan Clark Davis Bruce & Rita Decker Jim* & Peggy Degnan In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Charles S. Degrosky Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Dell’Omo Lynn & David DeLorenzo Dr. Richard S. DeLuca Edward U. DePersis Patrick C. Derrico Frank D. & Mary K. Devono Valerie DiCarlo Mr. & Mrs. Victor DiCarlo Alfred & Eileen Diorio Peter Ditsch D.J. Knowles Dodds Holland & Susan Donaldson Lisa Donnermeyer Mr. & Mrs. Todd Donovan Doris Dowling Mr. & Mrs. James R. Drake Anthony V. Dralle Dristas, Thomas & Teresa Mr. John M. & Ms. Victoria W. Duff Mary A. Duggan David & Lisa Durbin Jeff & Wendy Dutkovic John & Elizabeth Eckenrod Mr. & Mrs. David H. Ehrenwerth Christopher* & Gretchen Elkus Mr. Jack W. & Mrs. Mary Jo Elliott Katrin & Eugene Engles Jr. Arnold & Eva Engler Mindy & Richard Epstein Dan & Nancy Fales Joan Feldman Charles E. Felix Martin & Suzanne Fenster Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferlan Madelyn & John Fernstrom Dana H. Ferry Janet Fesq

Dr. Joseph Fine Nancy A. Fitch Warren & Joan Fitzpatrick Ms. Ann P. Flaherty Mr. Mark F. Flaherty Mr. & Mrs. James Flanigan Jan Fleisher Michael J. Flinn & Eileen Flinn Suzanne Flood Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Fonseca Mr. & Mrs. Edward Fortwangler Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Fraelich Jr. Christina Friday Eleanor Friedman Friends of the PSO Reanette & Steve Frobouck Elaine & John Frombach F. Thomas Fruehstorfer Mrs. Fran Frye Dr. & Mrs. Freddie H. Fu Lorie Fuller Normandie Fulson Mr. Gabriel C. Fusco Bruce & Ann Gabler Dr. & Mrs. R. Kent Galey Gamma Investment Corporation Dr. & Mrs. Keith Garbutt Ronald & Marlene Gardner Dr. & Mrs. Marc E. Garfinkel Hans & Gudrun Garkisch Beth & Phil Gasiewicz Joan & Stuart Gaul K. Gavigan & Wm. B. Dixon Pete Geissler Mr. & Mrs. David C. Genter Anne & Rob German Mr. & Mrs. William P. Getty Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Getze Revs. Gaylord & Catherine Gillis Barbara & Fred Gilman Mr. David Givens & Mr. Stephen Mellett Mike & Cordy Glenn Virgil Gligor & Alicia Avery Daniel & Marcia Glosser Fund Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Goern Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goldberg Walter L. Goldburg Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Russellyn Carruth

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Thomas W. Golightly* & Rev. Dr. Carolyn J Jones Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Good Richard E. Gordon & June F. Swanson Ms. Rita J. Gould The Graf Family Dr. Lora D. Graves & Dr. Bryan D. Dye David & Nancy Green Lori Greene & Chris Decker Charlotte T. Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gridley Ernest J. Grindle Margaret L. Groninger D.T. Gruelle Specialty Logistics Ms. E. A. Gundelfinger Andrew Gurcak & Elaine Lees Kristine Haig & John Sonnenday John and Judith Hall Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Jeanne M. Hanchett & Phillips P. Wedemeyer Susan & Wilfred Hansen Gail & Gregory Harbaugh Jeanie & Ben Hardesty Susan & David Hardesty Charles Harris & Darlene Nowak in honor of William & Kathleen Caballero Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Harris Mary O. Harrison Mr. Robert Hartman Ms. Christine A. Hartung James & Ann Harty Cal & Donna Hastings Greg Haughey Barbara A. Hays Cathy & John Heggestad Dr. & Mrs. Fred P. Heidenreich In Memory of John G. Heidish Ms. Martha S. Helmreich in Honor of my mother, Anne J. Schaff Eric & Lizz Helmsen Paul & Colleen Hennigan Marianne & Marshall Hess Professor Benjamin E. Hicks Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Pete & Rebecca Hoch Ms. Donna Hoffman & Mr. Richard Dum 38

Greg & Amy Hogue Clare & Jim Hoke Philo & Erika Holcomb Katherine Holter Dr. & Mrs. Elmer J. Holzinger Ms. Madeleine Hombosky Tom & Mary Hooten Mr. & Mrs.* Lewis J. Hoover Thomas O. Hornstein* Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Joseph W. Hostetler Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Elwood T. Hughes Jean & Richard Humphreys Robert & Gail Hunter Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hyland Jr. George L. Illig Jr.* Anthony C. Infanti Robert & Rose Marie Izzo Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Jacob Dr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs Lynne & Blair Jacobson David & Terry Jancisin Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Jew Jr. Dawn M. Johnson Janis & Jonas Johnson Joanne K. Johnson Tom & Wendy Jones in Honor of Chris Wu John & Maureen Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kahlson Alice & Richard Kalla Daniel G. & Carole L. Kamin Dr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kara Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy Flo & Bob Kenny Rhian Kenny Jayne & Niles Kenyon The Kessler Family Greta Keverline Ellen Kiam & William B. Troy Mr. Milton B. Kimura Ruth Ann & Eugene Klein Stuart L. & Ann K. Knoop Peggy C. Knott Ms. Marilyn Koch Bob & Susie Kopf Ms. Dawn Kosanovich David Kremen Mr. & Mrs. John Krolikowski

Phyllis Jo Kubey Robert A. & Alice Kushner Rose M. Kutsenkow Mr. Nicholas Kyriazi Betty Lamb Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Landay Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang Ronald & Lida Larsen Earl & Marilyn Latterman Kathy & Hank Lawrence Marvin & Gerry Lebby Drs. Grace & Joon Lee Ms. Janet Lee & Mr. Matthew Rosengart Diana K. Lemley MD & Paul L. Shay MD Mr. David W. Lendt Robert W. Lenker Dr. Herbert & Barbara Levit Mrs. William E. Lewellen III Anne Lewis Philip & Leslie Liebscher Robert & Janet Liljestrand Mr. & Mrs. Kurt L. Limbach Walter F. Limbach Jim & Sandi Linaberger W. F. Lindgren Ken & Hope Linge Lawrence & Jacqueline Lobl Mr. & Mrs.* Thomas J. Locke Margery J. Loevner Don & Hanne Lorch Mrs. Howard M. Love Eddie Lowy & Ricardo CortĂŠs Annette Lutz Edward Lynch & Regina Lindsey-Lynch In Memory of James Lyne Daphne & John Lynn Mrs. Guinevere R. Mabunay Pat & Don MacDonald William & Nora MacDonald Neil & Ruth MacKay Dr. & Mrs. George J. Magovern Jr. John Maitland Louise & Michael Malakoff Mr. & Mrs. William G. Malter Carl & Alexis Mancuso Drs. Ellen Mandel & Lawrence Weber Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Mangold Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Marinelli

Bernard & Barbara Mars John & Cathy Mary Helen F. Mathieson Dr. William Matlack & Leslie Crawford Matlack Karen Matthews Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. Maurer Sidney McBride Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy McCamic Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. McCarter Patrick & Michelle McCarthy McCarthy Rail Insurance Managers, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. McChesney Mr. Richard E. McClain Mr. Samuel A. McClung Jonathan & Kathryn McClure Mary C. McCormick Paula & Bob McCracken Mr. Bernard J. McCrory Mrs. Samuel K. McCune Nancy McDonald Mary A. McDonough Keith McDuffie Kent & Martha McElhattan Mary & R. Lee McFadden Barbara McKenna & Family Alexis McKinley Jean S. McLaughlin Susan Lee Meadowcroft Mr. & Mrs. William P. Meehan Mr. & Mrs. William J. Mehaffey Barbara M. Meharey Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Peter & Memi Melotti Mark & Amy Mendicino Barbara Sachnoff Mendlowitz In Memory of William C. Menges Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Merriman Robert & Elizabeth Mertz Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Mrs. William Metcalf III Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Meyer Bridget & Scott Michael Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Middleton

Ms. Laurie Miller Mary Ellen Miller Robert & Miriam Miller Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Miller Jr. Jack Millstein Frank C. & Judy L. Mindicino Mr. & Mrs. M. Lee Minter Jeffrey Mishler Ann & Mark Mizer Paul & Connie Mockenhaupt Amy & Ira* M. Morgan Bill & Jane Morgan Mr. Gary Morrell Dr. Harvey M. Morris Eric Von Morton Frank & Brenda Moses Michael & Cynthia Mullins Hilde Munck & Eckard Munck Richard & Martha Munsch Arthur J. Murphy Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. Muse Mr. George Mycoff James & Marlee Myers Roger & Michelle Myers Dr. & Mrs. Donald D. Naragon Dr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Nebel Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Rev. Robert & Suzanne Newpher Patricia K. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. David Nimick Karen Kelley Noble Hide & Julia Miller Nobumori Dr. Sean Nolan Mark & Nikki Nordenberg Charles A. Norton James & Lindsey Nova Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Dr. Everett F. Oesterling & Mrs. Joyce Oesterling Mr. & Mrs. Hale Oliver John Orndorff Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Orr Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack John A. Osuch Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Russell G. & Karen Overfield Paul M. Palevsky, MD & Sharon R. Roseman, MD Dr. & Mrs. A. H. Panahandeh

Pamela & Ronald Pape Pauline R. Parker John & Joan Pasteris Carol & Richard Patterson Kenneth & Rose Patterson Mr. & Mrs. James Patton Camilla Brent Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pellett Daniel M. Pennell Dale & Michele Perelman Eric & Sharon Perelman Bill & Stella Perrine Dr. Jeffrey & Francesca Peters Judy Petty Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Pfendler Jr. Ms. Dorothy Philipp Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Piersol Ed & Mary Ellen Pisula Larry & Nancy Podey Drs. Mary & Raymond Pontzer Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Porkolab David & Marilyn Posner Shirley Pow Ann & Mal Powell Richard O. Price Bob & Mary Jo Purvis Mrs. Jean Purvis Andrew & Liberty Pyros Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr. Fran Quinlan Janet K. Quint Ms. Barbara Rackoff Nancy & Bill Rackoff, ASKO Philanthropic Fund Betty Radvak-Shovlin Susan M. Rakfal, MD James D. & Carol L. Randolph Barbara M. Rankin Mr. Leonard E. Rausch Mr. Joseph J. Regna Jr. Paul & Dorothy Reiber Eric & Frances Reichl Mr. & Mrs.* James H. Rich Dr. & Mrs. J. Merle Rife Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Sam & Diana Robinson Bette & Howard M. Rom Janice G. Rosenberg Dr. Pinchas Rosenberg

Shoshana & Jerry Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Byron W. Rosener III Mrs. Louisa S. Rosenthal Carol & Scott Rotruck Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Dr. Joel S. Rozen Harvey & Lynn Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Edmund S. Ruffin III Mr. Robert Rupp Mr. Leo P. Russell Shirley & Murray Rust Mrs. John M. Sadler Tamiko Sampson Dr.* & Mrs. Isamu Sando Dr. Carlos R. Santiago Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Sauereisen Sally & Keith Saylor Lawrence P. & Sharron A. Schaefer Eric Schaffer & Michelle Gray-Schaffer Albert & Kathleen Schartner Christopher & Jennifer Scheib Ann & Bill Scherlis Dr. & Mrs. Melvin M. Schiff Joe & Nancy Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. George Schneider Mrs. Shirley Schneirov Ms. Carol Schuler Bernie & Cookie Soldo Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Schurr II Mary Ann Scialabba Louise & Franco Sciannameo Barry & Celinda Scott Mr.* & Mrs. Jobst W. Seehausen George & Marcia Seeley Mr. & Mrs. David P. Segel Mr. & Mrs. John M. Seifarth Rebecca A. Seip Michael Sexauer Aleen Mathews Shallberg & Richard Shallberg Mrs. Sue Shapera Judith D. Shepherd Dr. Charles H. Shultz Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Shure Rhoda & Seymour* Sikov Lee & Myrna Silverman

Marjorie K. Silverman Marilyn & Norman A. Sindler Lois & Bill Singleton Dr. Carol Slomski Ms. Ann Slonaker Bobbie & Keith Smith Don & Beth Smith Kathleen Opat Smith Margaret C. Smith Nancy N. Smith Wallace & Patricia Smith Mrs. Barney Snyder Sandy & Mr. Edgar Snyder J. Soffietti David Solosko & Sandra Kniess Fund Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Sorr in support of music & wellness Herbert H. & Barbara South Drs. Horton C.* & Jannene M. Southworth Samuel & Judith Spanos Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Speyer III Richard C. Spine & Joyce Berman Henry Spinelli Janet H. Staab Mr. & Mrs.* Jack Stabile Mr. & Mrs. James C. Stalder Gary & Charlene Stanich Dr. James Staples Shirley & Sidney Stark Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stayer Charles & Rachel Stegeman Bronna & Harold Steiman Mr. Frederick Steinberg Jerry Stephens Dr. & Mrs. Mervin S. Stewart Mr. Ray C. Stoner In Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Mona & E.J. Strassburger C. Dean Streator Mr. Su & Ms. Van Dusen Judy & Joe Sufrin Peter Sullivan Richard A. Sundra, in Loving Memory of Patricia Sundra Drs. Gary & Heidi Swanson Joel & Maria Swanson Robert Swendsen & Roberta Klatzky

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Stu & Liz Symonds in Memory of Roger Sherman Tom & Karen Tabor Dr. Jocelyn Tan & Dr. Alaa Shalaby Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Tannenbaum Mr. & Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr. Gordon & Catherine Telfer Mr. Paul Teplitz Mr. Doug Thomas Dorothea Thompson Mayor John A. Thompson Mary Lloyd & George Thompson Jim & Gail Titus Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Trees Paul A. Trimmer Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Trombetta Jeff & Melissa Tsai Jeffrey Turner & Tonya Stefko Eric & Barbara Udren Mary & Gerald Unger

Diane & Dennis Unkovic Theo & Pia Van De Venne Suzan M. Vandertie Dr. Filomena F. Varvaro Mary Vasilakis Cate & Jerry Vockley Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel Edward L. & Margaret Vogel John & Linda Vuono Jan Wagner Judy Wagner & Mike LaRue Wagner Family Charitable Trust Suzanne & Richard Wagner Kevin & Jennifer Walker John & Irene Wall Mr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. Ward Tony & Pat Waterman Ms. Sally Webster & Ms. Susan Bassett Drs. John & Carla Weidman Cynthia & Dr. Michael Weisfield

Norman & Marilyn Weizenbaum Mr. & Mrs. James P. Welch Jim & Jinny Welker Jane Wentling Mrs. Louis A. Werbaneth Bernard & Sheila Werner Nancy Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Westerberg Rebecca M. Wharton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas White Robert Wickesberg & Susan Noffke Mr. Norm Wien Dr. Philip M. Wildenhain & Dr. Sarah L. Wildenhain Dr. Bruce L. Wilder Ken & Trudie Wilkins Nozomi Williams Robert & Carole Williams Robert E. Williams Ruth O. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson James & Ramona Wingate

Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Sidney & Tucky Wolfson Dr. & Mrs. D. Scott Wood Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu Drs. Barry & Iris Wu Dr. & Mrs. John A. Yauch Mark & Judy Yogman Susan A. Yohe Alice L. Young Hugh D*. & Alice C. Young Mr. Joe Yzurdiaga Frank A. Zabrosky Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zahren Joan & Isaias Zelkowicz Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ziatek Patricia Zimba *deceased We would like to thank all individuals who contribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Heinz Hall. Please see our website at pittsburghsymphony. org for a complete listing.

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FOUNDATIONS & PUBLIC AGENCIES Allegheny County Economic Development Allegheny Regional Asset District The Almira Foundation Bessie F. Anathan Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Benjamin and Fannie Applestein Charitable Trust Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation The Benter Foundation Meyer & Merle Berger Family Foundation, Inc. Allen H. Berkman and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust Maxine and William Block Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Paul and Dina Block Foundation Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Foundation Jack Buncher Foundation Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable and Educational Trust Compton Family Foundation The Rose Y. and J. Samuel Cox Charitable Fund Jean Hartley Davis and Nancy Lane Davis Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Dietrich Charitable Trust Peter C. Dozzi Family Foundation Eden Hall Foundation Eichleay Foundation Jane M. Epstine Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Fair Oaks Foundation, Inc. Falk Foundation The Fine Foundation The Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation, Inc. Goldberg Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Grable Foundation Grune Family Foundation Hansen Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Heinz Endowments Elsie H. Hillman Foundation The Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial Fund May Emma Hoyt Foundation Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation Roy A. Hunt Foundation

Eugene F. and Margaret Moltrup Jannuzi Foundation Lawrence County Martha Mack Lewis Foundation Edward D. and Opal C. Loughney Foundation Thomas Marshall Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Ruth Rankin McCullough Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation McKinney Charitable Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation Howard and Nell E. Miller Foundation National Endowment for the Arts A.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust Parker Foundation The Lewis A. and Donna M. Patterson Charitable Foundation W. I. Patterson Charitable Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development Anna L. & Benjamin Perlow Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Pauline Pickens Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh Symphony Association Norman C. Ray Trust The Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation The William Christopher & Mary Laughlin Robinson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Ryan Memorial Foundation Salvitti Family Foundation James M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation The Mrs. William R. Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation W.P. Snyder III Charitable Fund Alexander C. and Tillie S. Speyer Foundation Tippins Foundation The Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Rachel Mellon Walton Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Current as of Oct. 15, 2014

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Business Partners PEWTER LEVEL Bayer Healthcare R&I $1,000 - $2,499 $75,000 and above AlphaGraphics in the Bayer USA Foundation Allegheny Technologies Cultural District c3controls Incorporated (ATI) Berner International Corp.

The Common Plea BNY Mellon Catering Inc. Calgon Carbon Corporation EQT Foundation Deloitte Clayton Engineering Highmark Blue Cross Blue ELG Haniel Metals Corp.

Company Shield Farmers & Merchants Bank Coury Financial Group PNC of Western PA ESB Bank Levin Furniture First Commonwealth Bank DIAMOND CIRCLE Mascaro Construction Hughes Television $40,000 - $74,999 Company Productions MSA Mylan Pharmaceuticals Jendoco Construction Corporation Oliver Wyman Jennmar Corporation PLATINUM CIRCLE PwC Kerr Engineered Sales $20,000 - $39,999 Reed Smith LLP Company Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Schreiber Industrial Lawrence County Tourist Federal Home Loan Bank of Development Co. Promotion Agency Pittsburgh Trumbull Corporation and MacLachlan, Cornelius & P.J. Dick Incorporated First National Bank of Filoni, Inc. Pennsylvania McKamish, Inc. Giant Eagle BRONZE CIRCLE Nocito Enterprises, Inc. $2,500 - $4,999 H. J. Heinz Company Practice Growth Partners Foundation A.C. Dellovade, Inc. Rothman Gordon PC LANXESS Corporation Angelo, Gordon & Co. Sarris Candies, Inc. Macy’s Bank of America Merrill Six Penn Kitchen PPG Industries Foundation Lynch Steptoe & Johnson PLLC BB&T Triangle Tech Group Stringert, Inc. Big Burrito Restaurant Trib Total Media Group The Techs United States Steel Buchanan Ingersoll & Corporation Trebuchet Consulting LLC Rooney PC TriState Capital Bank Cipriani & Werner PC GOLD CIRCLE United Safety Services, Inc. Eat’n Park Restaurants $10,000 - $19,999 UPMC Health Plan American Eagle Outfitters Elite Coach Transportation Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh Erie Insurance Citigroup Fifth Third Bank Clearview Federal Credit PARTNER LEVEL Union Huntington Bank $500 - $999 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Koppers Allegheny Valley Bank Dollar Bank Foundation KPMG LLP Austrian American Cultural Society, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Lighthouse Electric Company, Inc. Bridges & Company, Inc. Fairmont Pittsburgh & Habitat Restaurant Marsh USA Inc. The Buncher Company Federated Investors, Inc. Morton’s The Steakhouse Clark Precision Machined Components FedEx Ground Mozart Management Consolidated Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Pittsburgh Corning Communications Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Corporation Inc. Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting Co. Enterprise Bank Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. The Frank E. Rath-Spang & Silhol Builders Supply Company Charitable Trust United Bank General Wire Spring Co. Goehring, Rutter & Boehm Wampum Hardware Inc. Gordon Terminal Service Co. WPXI-TV 42

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Hamill Mfg. Co. Hertz Gateway Center, LP John B. Conomos, Inc. Joyce’s Jewelry Boutique K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. Lucas Systems, Inc. Marketing Support Network Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Attorneys at Law Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Modany-Falcone, Inc. Neville Chemical Company Pzena Investment Management, LLC Rebecca L. Pounds DDS LLC Scott Metals Inc. Walter Long Manufacturing Company Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. We would like to thank all corporations who contribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Heinz Hall. Please see our website at pittsburghsymphony.org for a complete listing.

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LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE

In addition to income from the Annual Fund, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is dependent on a robust endowment to assure its long-term financial stability. Gifts from Legacy of Excellence programs are directed to the endowment to provide for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s future.

The Steinberg Society honors donors who have advised the Pittsburgh Symphony in writing that they have made a provision for the orchestra in their will. Members of the Sid Kaplan Tribute program have made a gift to the endowment of $10,000.00 or more to commemorate a particular person or event. Endowed naming opportunities for guest artists, musicians’ chairs, concert series, educational programs or designated spaces allow donors to specify a name or tribute for 10 years, 20 years or in perpetuity. For additional information, please call Jan Fleisher at 412.392.3320.

STEINBERG SOCIETY Anonymous (19) Siamak & Joan Adibi Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger The Joan & Jerome* Apt Families Francis A. Balog Robert & Loretta Barone Scott J. Bell Dr. Elaine H. Berkowitz Benno & Constance Bernt Michael Bielski Drs. Barbara & Albert Biglan Thomas G. Black Barbara M. Brock Lois R. Brozenick Tom & Jackie Cain Estate of Cynthia Calhoun Judy & Michael Cheteyan Educational/Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David W. Christopher Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Churchill Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene S. Cohen Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Mr.* & Mrs. Thomas J. Donnelly Frank R. Dziama Steven G. & Beverlynn Elliott Emil & Ruth* Feldman Joan Feldman & William Adams Mrs. Loti Gaffney Keith & Susan Garver Ken* & Lillian Goldsmith Mr. & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon James A. Gorton Estate of Anna R. Greenberg Estate of Lorraine M. Gross Elizabeth Anne Hardie 44

Charles & Angela Hardwick Carolyn Heil Eric & Lizz Helmsen Ms. Judith Hess Estate of Mr. John H. Hill Estate of Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hurtt Philo & Erika Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. Blair Jacobson Esther G. Jacovitz Patricia Prattis Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Kahn* Leo & Marge Kane Lois S. Kaufman Stephen & Kimberly Keen Mr. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr. Ms. Bernadette Kersting Dr. Laibe A.* & Sydelle Kessler Stanley & Margaret Leonard Frances F. Levin Doris L. Litman Penny Locke Estate of Edward D. Loughney Lauren & Hampton Mallory Dr. Richard Martin in Memory of Mrs. Lori Martin* Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall George E. Meanor Ms. Jean L. Misner* Catherine Missenda* Dr. Mercedes C. Monjian Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Mooney Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Mildred S. Myers & William C. Frederick Donn & Peggy Neal Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Rhonda & Dennis Norman Thaddeus A. Osial, Jr. M.D. Estate of Irene G. Otte Judy Petty

Estate of Dorothy R. Rairigh Barbara M. Rankin Richard E. Rauh Cheryl & James Redmond Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Donald & Sylvia Robinson Mr. & Mrs. David M. Roderick Charlotta Klein Ross Harvey & Lynn Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Ryan Virginia Schatz Nancy Schepis Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Dr. Charles H. Shultz Michael Shefler Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Simmons Dr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Stept Estate of Dr. Raymond & Karla Stept Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Tom & Jamee Todd Mrs. Jane Treherne-Thomas Eva & Walter J. Vogel Mr. & Mrs. George L. Vosburgh Estate of John & Betty Weiland In memory of Isaac Serrins from Mr. & Mrs. Ira Weiss Brian Weller Seldon Whitaker Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White Charles L. & Katherine A. Wiley James & Susanne Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Witmer Patricia L. Wurster Estate of Rufus J. Wysor

Naomi Yoran Miriam L. Young Estate of Ruth Yount SID KAPLAN TRIBUTE PROGRAM The Sid Kaplan Memorial Hallway given by David Kaplan in appreciation of generous gifts commemorating family and friends In Honor of Dr. Raymond Stept from his loving family In Honor of Mariss & Irina Jansons and friendship from Dr. Laibe* & Sydelle Kessler Honoring my dear friend, Marvin Hamlisch, from Mina Kulber In Loving Memory of Martin Smith, PSO Horn, 1980-2005, from his siblings Todd Smith, Judy Dupont & Susan Noble

ENDOWED CHAIRS Principal Horn Chair, given by an Anonymous Donor First Violin Chair, given

by Allen H. Berkman in memory of his beloved wife, Selma Wiener Berkman Michael & Carol Bleier Viola Chair given in memory of our parents, Tina & Charles Bleier and Ruth & Shelley Stein Jane & Rae Burton Cello Chair Cynthia S. Calhoun Principal Viola Chair

Virginia Campbell Principal Harp Chair

Stephen & Kimberly Keen Bass Chair

Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair

Martha Brooks Robinson Principal Trumpet Chair

G. Christian Lantzsch & Duquesne Light Company Principal Second Violin Johannes & Mona L. Coetzee Chair Memorial Principal English Horn Chair Mr. & Mrs. William Genge and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Lee George & Eileen Dorman Principal Bassoon Chair Assistant Principal Cello Chair Nancy & Jeffery Leininger First Violin Chair Albert H. Eckert Associate Principal Edward D. Loughney Percussion Chair Co-Principal Trumpet

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Principal Clarinet Chair

Beverlynn & Steven Elliott Associate Concertmaster Chair

Rachel Mellon Walton Concertmaster Chair, given

by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mellon Scaife

Jean & Sigo Falk Principal Librarian Chair Endowed Principal Piccolo Chair, given to honor Frank and Loti Gaffney William & Sarah Galbraith Second Violin Chair The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie First Violin Chair Ira & Nanette Gordon The Gracky Fund for Education & Community Engagement Susan S. Greer Memorial Trumpet Chair, given by Peter Greer William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Vira I. Heinz Music Director Chair

Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series Endowed by Gerald & Audrey McGinnis Honoring The Center for Young Musicians

Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Tillotson Jr. Viola Chair Tom & Jamee Todd Principal Trombone Chair United States Steel Corporation Assistant Principal Bass Chair

Jacqueline Wechsler Horn Chair given in memory of Irving (Buddy) Wechsler Barbara Weldon Principal Timpani Chair Hilda M. Willis Foundation Flute Chair Thomas H. & Frances Witmer Assistant Principal Horn Chair Current as of Oct. 15, 2014 *deceased

Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Viola Chair Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. Principal Oboe Chair, given

by Rachel Mellon Walton Messiah Concerts Endowed by the Howard and Nell E. Miller Chair Donald I. & Janet Moritz and Equitable Resources, Inc. Associate Principal Cello Chair The Perry & BeeJee Morrison String Instrument Loan Fund The Morrison Family Associate Principal Second Violin Chair

Jackman Pfouts Principal Flute Chair, given Principal Pops Conductor in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Chair Endowed by Henry & Arthur Jackman by Barbara Elsie Hillman Jackman Pfouts Tom & Dona Hotopp Principal Bass Chair Milton G. Hulme, Jr. Guest Conductor Chair given by Mine Safety Appliances Company

Pittsburgh Symphony Association Principal Cello Chair Reed Smith Chair honoring Tom Todd Horn Chair

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones III Guest Keyboard Chair

Dr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Oboe Chair

Virginia Kaufman Resident Conductor Chair, Lawrence Loh

Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Guest Conductor Chair

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COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE SPECIAL NAMED GIFTS BNY Mellon .................................................................... Recordings & Electronic Media and Artistic Excellence Programs Benno & Constance Bernt..........................................................................................................................Stage Right Door Rae & Jane Burton.......................................................................................................................................... Garden Bench Basil & Jayne Adair Cox.................................................................................................................................. Garden Bench Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. ....................................................................................Mozart Room Elevator & Garden Bench William S. Dietrich, II*...........................................................Endowment for PittsburghSymphony Educational Programs Dollar Bank.................................................................................................................... Community Engagement Concerts Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue.........................................................................................................Music for the Spirit Roy & Susan Dorrance ..........................................................................................................................Music for the Spirit EQT Corporation.............................................................. Community Engagement & EQT Student Side-By -Side Program Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot.........................................................................................................Grand Piano, Paris Festival Goldman Sachs Gives ................................................................................................ Community Engagement Concerts Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ......................................................................................... Music and Wellness Program Elsie & Henry Hillman...................................................The Henry L. Hillman Endowment for International Performances Ms. Seima Horvitz.......................................................................................................................................... Garden Bench David & Melissa Iwinski................................................................................................................................Stage Left Door Lillian Edwards Foundation.................................................................................................................Heartstrings Program Mr. & Mrs.* J. Robert Maxwell .................................................................................................President and CEO’s Office Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.........................................................................................................Grand Tier Door - Right Center PNC.............................................................................................................. PNC Walkway at Heinz Hall and PNC Tiny Tots Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart ........................................................................................................................ Grand Piano Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer......................................................................................................................... Garden Bench Catharine M. Ryan & John T. Ryan III ...................................................................................................Music for the Spirit Alece & David Schreiber................................................................................................................................. Garden Bench Harvey* & Florence Zeve ............................................................................................................................. Garden Bench *deceased

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DOROTHY PORTER SIMMONS REGENCY ROOMS Open to the public, no reservations needed $2 admission benefits the PSO Desserts and beverages provided by the PSA

• Enjoy an $8.50 brown-bag lunch from The Common Plea, or bring your own.

• Pre-ordered lunches available 11:15 AM onwards.

• To order lunch or for additional information, call 412.361.3346 or email: PSAmusic101@gmail.com • To reserve parking, call 412.566.4190 or visit downtownpittsburgh.com at least 24 hours in advance.

Dates and times are subject to change. Please visit http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/psa for the most up-to-date information.

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HEINZ HALL INFORMATION

BOX OFFICE HOURS are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m; Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Weekend hours vary based on performance times. Tickets may be purchased by calling 412.392.4900 and are also available at the Theater Square Box Office.

CHILDREN are encouraged to attend our youth concerts and Fiddlesticks Family Concerts.

Children age six and over, are welcome at all performances with a purchased ticket. The Latecomer’s Gallery and lobby video monitors are always options for restless children.

GROUPS can receive discounted tickets, priority seats, personalized service and free reception space.

For more information, call 412.392.4819 or visit our website at pittsburghsymphony.org/groups for information.

LATECOMER’S GALLERY is located behind the Main Floor to enjoy the performance until you can be seated. Latecomers will be seated at suitable intervals during the program, at the discretion of the conductor. The gallery is also available for parents with restless children.

PHOTOGRAPHY, video, or audio recording of the performance is strictly prohibited at all times.

PRE-PAID PARKING is available to all ticketholders in the Sixth & Penn garage across from Heinz Hall. Ask about prepaid parking when you order your tickets.

REFRESHMENT BARS are located in the Garden and Overlook rooms and in the Grand Tier Lounge.

Intermission beverages may be ordered prior to performances. Water cups are available in the restrooms.

RESTROOMS are located on the Lower, Grand Tier, Gallery levels, and COAT CHECK is available in the LOCKERS are located on the off the Garden and Overlook rooms; Grand Lobby or in the Dorothy Porter Lower, Grand Tier and Gallery levels. a wheelchair-accessible restroom is Simmons Family Regency Room on LOST AND FOUND items on the Main Floor. the lower level. can be retrieved by calling SMOKING is not permitted 412.392.4844 on weekdays from CONCIERGE SERVICE is in Heinz Hall. The garden is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. available in the Entrance Lobby accessible during performances to assist with your questions for this purpose.

MOBILE DEVICES should and to help with dining, hotel, be turned off and put away upon SUPPORTING THE PSO entertainment and transportation entering the theater.

AND HEINZ HALL concerns. [Penny Vennare, Event is critical to the financial future of the THE MOZART ROOM Supervisor; Ron Ogrodowski, Pittsburgh Symphony. Ticket sales is available for a grand dining Concierge.] only cover a portion of our operating experience catered by The DRESS CODE for all concerts costs. To make a tax-deductible gift, Common Plea, just seconds is at your personal discretion and please contact our Development away from your seats. For ranges from dress and business department at 412.392.4880 or visit reservations: 412.392.4879 attire to casual wear. us online at pittsburghsymphony.org or pittsburghsymphony.org/ mozartroom.

ELEVATOR is located next to the Grand Staircase.

EMERGENCY CALLS can be referred to the concierge desk at 412.392.2880.

FIRE EXITS are to be used ONLY in case of an emergency. If the fire alarm is activated, follow the direction of Heinz Hall ushers and staff to safely evacuate the theater.

THE FOLLOWING ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES:

• Level entrance and route to main floor of auditorium • Accessible seat locations with companion seats* • Portable assistive listening devices: Please see ushers for assistance.

• Braille programs are available at the concierge desk for all BNY Mellon Grand Classics and PNC Pops performances.

• Large print programs are available at the concierge desk for all BNY Mellon Grand Classics, PNC Pops, and Fiddlesticks Family Series performances. *Please contact the box office for the location of these seats.

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