JANUARY 23, 25, 30 - FEBRUARY 1, 2015 MANFRED HONECK, MUSIC DIRECTOR
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PROGRAM January 23-25 program......................................................................9 January 23-25 program notes..........................................................12 James Gaffigan biography................................................................20 Gabriela Montero biography............................................................22 January 30, February 1 program......................................................24 January 31 program.........................................................................25 January 30 - February 1 program notes............................................26 Krzysztof Urbański biography...........................................................32 Noah Bendix-Balgley biography.......................................................34 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra biography......................................36 EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL Individuals........................................................................................38 Foundations & Public Agencies.........................................................45
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.
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Corporations .....................................................................................46 Legacy of Excellence..........................................................................48 Commitment to Excellence Special Named Gifts.............................50 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.....................................................................52
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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2015 AT 2:30 PM
James Gaffigan, conductor Gabriela Montero, piano
Concert Prelude with guest Assistant Conductor Christian Capocaccia
Mason Bates
White Lies for Lomax
Maurice Ravel
Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra I. Allegramente II. Adagio assai III. Presto Ms. Montero Intermission
Richard Wagner
“Good Friday Spell” from Parsifal
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 107, “Reformation” I. Andante — Allegro con fuoco II. Allegro vivace III. Andante IV. Choral: “Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott” (Andante con moto) — Allegro vivace — Allegro maestoso
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THE PARIS FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, BY THE FINE FOUNDATION.
This weekend’s performances by James Gaffigan are made possible, in part, through the endowed Milton G. Hulme, Jr. Guest Conductor Chair. This weekend’s performances by principal timpani Edward Stephan are made possible, in part, through the generous Annual Fund support of Tom & Dona Hotopp.
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MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH
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CONCERTS Let’s Fall in Love!
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FEBRUARY 14, 2015 Let’s Fall in Love! A Valentine’s Cabaret
Olive or Twist – Downtown
Join us for an evening of love and song on the most romantic night of the year to celebrate the thrills of falling in love—all to benefit the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh!
Gioachino Rossini
Petite Messe Solennelle MARCH 22, 2015 Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle East Liberty Presbyterian Church
This exquisite work, Rossini’s last major work written thirty years after his last opera, is gorgeously lyric, spirited, and irresistibly engaging.
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Broadway to Hollywood
MAY 2 & 3, 2015 I Got Gershwin! Hillman Center for the Performing Arts
George Gershwin composed it all from Broadway to opera. Join us for a delightful evening of some of the most popular and bestknown Gershwin works ever written.
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Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Lawrence Loh, Music Director
Upcoming Performances Saturday, February 28 at 2:00 PM
Heinz Hall - FREE Concert Bizet – L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 Sibelius - Finlandia R. Strauss – Tod und Verklärung pittsburghyouthsymphony.org/events/
Sunday, March 8 at 4:00 PM
Music in a Great Space at Shadyside Presbyterian Church Saint Saens – Symphony No. 3 The “Organ” Symphony Strauss - Tod und Verklärung shadysidepres.org/migs-2014-2015-season
March 22 at 4:00 PM
Tiffany Concert at Calvary United Methodist Church on the North Side Music of Bizet, Sibelius, and Stephen Foster calvarypgh.com/index.php/music-arts/tiffany-recital-series
Sunday, May 17 at 7:30 PM
Heinz Hall – FREE Concert Elgar - Enigma Variations Prokofiev—Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major (1st mvt) featuring piano soloist Ariana Chiu, winner of PYSO Concerto Competition Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet (alumni side-by-side) pittsburghyouthsymphony.org/events/
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra—600 Penn Avenue Heinz Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15222—412-392-4872 www.pyso.org—info@pyso.us
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MASON BATES
White Lies for Lomax (composed for piano in 2007; arranged for orchestra in 2009)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 23 January 1977 in Philadelphia PREMIERE OF WORK
Walnut Creek, California, 10 March 2009 California Symphony Barry Jekowsky, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, E-flat clarinet, two B-flat clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings DURATION
7 minutes
Mason Bates brings not only his own fresh talent to the concert hall but also the musical sensibilities of a new generation — he is equally at home composing “for Lincoln Center,” according to his web site (masonbates.com), as being the “electronica artist Masonic® who moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from New York City, where he was a lounge DJ at such venues as The Frying Pan — the floating rave ship docked off the pier near West 22nd Street.” Bates was born in Philadelphia in 1977 and started studying piano with Hope Armstrong Erb at his childhood home in Richmond, Virginia. He earned degrees in both English literature and music composition in the joint program of Columbia University and the Juilliard School, where his composition teachers included John Corigliano, David Del Tredici and Samuel Adler, and received his doctorate in composition from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 as a student of Edmund Campion and Jorge Lidermann. Bates was Resident Composer with the California Symphony (2008-2011), Project San Francisco Artist-inResidence with the San Francisco Symphony (2011-2012), and Composer of the Year with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for both the 20122013 and 2014-2015 seasons; he began a five-year residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in September 2010. The San Francisco Symphony gave a “Beethoven & Bates” festival during its 2013-2014 season and recorded his Liquid Interface, The B-Sides and Alternative Energy for release in 2015. Bates’ many honors include a Charles Ives Scholarship and Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Guggenheim Fellowship, Jacob Druckman Memorial Prize from the Aspen Music Festival, ASCAP and BMI awards, a Fellowship from the Tanglewood Music Center, Rome Prize, Berlin Prize and a twoyear Composer Residency with Young Concert Artists. In 2012, he was awarded the Heinz Medal in Arts and Humanities. Mason Bates wrote of White Lies for Lomax, composed for solo piano in 2007 and two years later arranged for the California Symphony, where he was then Composer-in-Residence, “It is still a surprise to discover how few classical musicians are familiar with Alan Lomax, the ethnomusicologist who ventured into the American South (and elsewhere) to record the soul of a land. Those scratchy recordings captured everyone from Muddy Waters to a whole slew of anonymous blues musicians.
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“White Lies for Lomax dreams up wisps of distant blues fragments — more fiction than fact, since they are hardly honest recreations of the blues — and lets them slowly accumulate to an assertive climax. This short but dense homage (which began life as a solo piano work) ends with a Lomax field recording floating in from an off-stage radio, briefly crossing paths with the cloud-like remnants of the work’s opening. The seemingly recent phenomenon of sampling — grabbing a sound-bite from a song and incorporating it into something new — is in fact a high-tech version of the very old practice of allusion or parody, and the inclusion of a field recording of early blues musicians at the end is a nod to that tradition.”
MAURICE RAVEL
Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra (1931)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 7 March 1875 in Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées, France died 28 December 1937 in Paris PREMIERE OF WORK
Paris, 14 January 1932 Lamoureaux Orchestra Maurice Ravel, conductor Marguerite Long, soloist PSO PREMIERE
14 January 1945 Syria Mosque Vladimir Bakaleinikoff, conductor Leonard Bernstein, soloist INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, E-flat clarinet, B-flat clarinet, two bassoons, two horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION
22 minutes
Ravel’s tour of the United States in 1928 was such a success that he began to plan for a second one as soon as he returned to France. With a view toward having a vehicle for himself as a pianist on the return visit, he started work on a concerto in 1929, perhaps encouraged by the good fortune that Stravinsky had enjoyed concertizing with his Concerto for Piano and Winds and Piano Capriccio earlier in the decade. However, many other projects pressed upon him, not the least of which was a commission from the pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right arm in the First World War, to compose a piano concerto for left hand alone, and the Concerto in G was not completed until 1931. The sparkling first movement of the Concerto in G opens with a bright melody in the piccolo that may derive from an old folk dance of the Basque region of southern France, where Ravel was born. There are several themes in this exposition: the lively opening group is balanced by another set that is more nostalgic and bluesy in character. The development section is an elaboration of the lively opening themes, ending with a brief cadenza in octaves as a link to the recapitulation. The lively themes are passed over quickly, but the nostalgic melodies are treated at some length. The jaunty vivacity of the beginning returns for a dazzling coda. When Ravel first showed the manuscript of the Adagio to Marguerite Long, the soloist at the premiere, she commented on the music’s effortless grace. The composer sighed, and told her that he had struggled to write the movement “bar by bar,” that it had cost him more anxiety than any of his other scores. The movement begins with a long-breathed melody for solo piano over a rocking accompaniment. The central section does not differ from the opening as much in melody as it does in texture — a gradual thickening occurs as the music proceeds. The texture then becomes again translucent, and the opening melody is heard on its return in the plaintive tones of the English horn. The finale is a whirling showpiece for soloist and orchestra that evokes the energetic world of jazz. Trombone slides, muted trumpet interjections, shrieking exclamations from the woodwinds abound. The episodes of the form tumble continuously one after another on their way to the abrupt conclusion of the work.
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RICHARD WAGNER
“Good Friday Spell” from Parsifal (1877-1882)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 22 May 1813 in Leipzig died 13 February 1883 in Venice PREMIERE OF WORK
Bayreuth, Germany, 26 July 1882 Orchestra of the Festspielhaus Hermann Levi, conductor PSO PREMIERE
17 November 1899 Carnegie Music Hall Victor Herbert, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet,
In 1848, Wagner drafted the script for a drama titled “Jesus of Nazareth.” He seems never to have intended this scenario to serve as the basis of an opera (Wagner was always his own librettist), but it did contain scenes that he later used in Parsifal, most significantly the Good Friday Spell. Eight years later, he sketched another stage work, Die Sieger (“The Victors”) that reflected his interest in Buddhist thought and doctrine and also contributed to the final form of Parsifal, especially the idea of the “rebirth” of Kundry. It was not until after composing Das Rheingold, Die Walküre and much of Siegfried that this loose assembly of sketches, plans and ideas for Parsifal finally crystallized. In April 1857, after a cold, rainy spring, sunlight flooded the garden at Wagner’s villa near Zurich one morning and sent him into an almost visionary state. He later wrote, “The garden was breaking into leaf, the birds were singing, and I could rejoice in the fruitful quiet I had so long thirsted for. Suddenly it came to me that this was Good Friday, and I remembered the great message it had once brought to me as I was reading Wolfram’s Parzival.... Its essence now became clear to me in overwhelming significance, and on the basis of the Good Friday idea I quickly conceived an entire drama in three acts of which I made a brief and hasty sketch.” However, Tristan und Isolde intervened (Wagner considered using Parsifal as a minor character in this opera, but abandoned the idea), and the next step in the creation of Parsifal was not taken until 1865, when Wagner presented a detailed outline of the libretto to his fanatical admirer, King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings DURATION
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It was yet another dozen years — after Die Meistersinger, after Götterdämmerung — before the libretto of Parsifal took on its final form in 1877. The Prelude was composed in September, and Acts One and Two followed the next year. The entire short score was finished by April 4, 1879. The extensive job of orchestration took many months, often slowed by the composer’s failing health, and it was not completed until January 13, 1882 in Palermo, one of the Italian cities Wagner visited to escape the harsh German winters. The premiere took place in his Festspielhaus in Bayreuth the following July. Though he decreed that Parsifal would be presented only in that one theater for at least thirty years, interest in the new work was high, and orchestral excerpts were performed in America within months of the premiere, a concert version was given in New York in 1886, and the Metropolitan Opera mounted a full production in 1903. Parsifal, which Wagner called a “stage-consecration-festival play,” is rich in philosophical allusion, mystical symbolism and historical reference. Its main characters are the pure, faithful knights of the temple of Monsalvat who guard the Holy Grail, the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper, and the Spear that pierced His side at the Crucifixion. Klingsor, a knight refused entry into the holy band,
seeks revenge by creating a garden of fleshly delights at the foot of the mount to tempt the knights from their sacred duty, wherein Kundry, Klingsor’s most voluptuous temptress, has seduced Amfortas, King of the Knights of the Grail. During their passions, Klingsor stole the Spear and wounded Amfortas with it. The wound remains unhealed and the sanctity of the order violated until the Spear can be recovered. The story of the opera revolves around Parsifal, a man without guile who, through his learning of compassion, renunciation of worldly passions, and purity of faith, regains the Spear and brings salvation to Amfortas and his knights. The Good Friday Spell comes in the opera’s final act. Parsifal, pure, faithful and strong, has vanquished Klingsor, returned the Spear, and saved the Knights of the Grail. It is Good Friday. Wagner, drawing from the Medieval legend that the earth, nourished by a sacred dew, put forth an unequaled loveliness in tribute to the Savior on that day, depicted this climactic scene as an ecstatic, glowing fulfillment of the opera’s underlying philosophy. His music calls forth the transcendent radiance, matchless beauty and sacred enchantment of the holy day.
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 107, “Reformation” (1829-1830)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 3 February 1809 in Hamburg died 4 November 1847 in Leipzig PREMIERE OF WORK
Berlin, November 15, 1832 Orchestra of the Berlin Singakademie Felix Mendelssohn, conductor PSO PREMIERE
21 January 1949 Syria Mosque Charles Muench, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
woodwinds in pairs plus contrabassoon, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, serpent (replaced by tuba in modern performance), timpani and strings DURATION
33 minutes
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In 1530, Melanchthon, the scholar and humanist who was one of the seminal figures in German history, wrote the document that became the basic creed of the Lutheran faith. Known as the Augsburg Confession, it was endorsed by Luther and became one of the fundamental cornerstones of the Reformation. A celebration in Germany was planned for the 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, and Mendelssohn was commissioned to write a work to commemorate the event. Mendelssohn’s selection for the commission at first appears curious, since he was born into one of the most prominent Jewish families in northern Europe. However, while he was still a boy his father had him baptized into the Christian faith because life for Jews in his birthplace, Hamburg, had become intolerable under the French occupation. Felix added the Christian surname Bartholdy to his ancestral one, and he insisted that he had abandoned the old religion. He eagerly took on the commission for the celebratory Symphony, both to make a public confirmation of his Christianity and also to show his admiration for Luther as a leader, a musician, and as the translator of the Bible into German. Just as Mendelssohn was setting to work on the new Symphony in London in September 1829, he had an unfortunate carriage accident that left him bedridden for two months with a severe leg injury. Despite the kindness he was shown by his English hosts, he was unable to make any progress on the score until he arrived back home in Berlin. The recovery time was not wasted, however. Mendelssohn, like Mozart, largely finished his compositions in his head before he committed them to paper, so the job of writing them down was more mechanical than creative. Mendelssohn’s usual method was to write out the bass line completely for a section and then go back to fill in the other parts above it. For this Symphony, however, he decided to stretch his faculties to the limit and write the entire work, measureby-measure, directly into full score. His friend Eduard Devrient, the German theater historian, was astonished by the process: “This was a gigantic effort of memory, to fit in each detail, each doubling of parts, each solo effect bar-wise, like an immense mosaic. It was wonderful to watch the black column slowly advance upon the blank music paper. Felix said it was so great an effort that he would never do it again; he discontinued the process after the first movement of the Symphony. It has proved his power, however, mentally to elaborate a work in its minutest details.” Such reports suggest that Mendelssohn may have been the most naturally gifted musician of the 19th century. The work was completed in April 1830. The “Reformation” Symphony opens with a solemn introduction in D major whose harmonic suspensions recall the style of Renaissance polyphony. The “Dresden Amen” (a chord formula long associated with the Lutheran service at the Court Church in Dresden, where it was
used as a response to the sermon to symbolize the hovering of the spirit of the Holy Ghost) is suspended high in the strings to close the introduction. The body of the movement (in D minor) commences with the quickening of the tempo and the announcement of the main theme, a bold melody begun with the rising leap of a fifth. A good deal of contrapuntal working-out ensues before the violins present the second theme, more lyrical in nature than the first but still unsettled in character. The agitated development section is joined to the recapitulation by another presentation of the “Dresden Amen.” The movement’s stormy countenance and minor tonality are maintained throughout. The second movement is a dance-like scherzo in buoyant triple meter; its central trio is a sweet melody for oboe duet. The introspective third movement is like a quiet prayer that serves as a preface to the finale. A richly harmonized presentation by the winds of Luther’s great chorale Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott (“A Mighty Fortress is our God”) begins the finale. The tempo quickens and fragments of the tune are woven with new thematic material. The movement is swept along to its closing pages, a powerful re-statement of Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott by the full orchestra.
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JAMES GAFFIGAN – in 2012, he conducted a production of La Cenerentola and returned for performances of Falstaff in summer 2013. He made his professional opera debut at the Zurich Opera in 2005 conducting La Bohème. In the States, he has conducted Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro at both the Aspen Music Festival and the Houston Opera. Highlights of the coming season in opera feature performances of Salome with Hamburg Opera, Rigoletto with In addition to these titled positions, Gaffigan Netherlands Philharmonic and La Traviata is in high demand working with leading with Norwegian Opera. orchestras and opera houses throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. In recent Gaffigan’s first recording with the Lucerne seasons, Gaffigan’s guest engagements have Symphony for Harmonia Mundi, an allincluded the Munich, London and Rotterdam Wolfgang Rihm disc, received critical acclaim Philharmonics; Dresden Staatskapelle; on both sides of the Atlantic, while the Deutsches Symphony Orchestra (Berlin); second recording for Harmonia Mundi will Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; RSO be an all-Dvořák disc featuring Symphony Berlin; BBC Symphony Orchestra; City of No. 6 and the American Suite. He is also Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Czech in the process of recording the complete Philharmonic; Zurich Tonhalle; Bournemouth Prokofiev symphonies with the Netherlands Symphony; Camerata Salzburg; Orchestra Radio Philharmonic. of the Age of Enlightenment; Leipzig and Stuttgart Radio Orchestras; Tokyo In 2009, Gaffigan completed a three-year Metropolitan Symphony; Sydney Symphony; tenure as associate conductor of the San and the Qatar Philharmonic. In the States, Francisco Symphony where he assisted he has worked with the Philadelphia and Michael Tilson Thomas, led subscription Cleveland Orchestras, San Francisco and concerts and was artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonics, Chicago, St. orchestra’s Summer festival. Prior to that Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Minnesota, appointment, he was the assistant conductor Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Baltimore and of the Cleveland Orchestra where he worked National Symphony Orchestras and the St. under Music Director Franz Welser-Möst from Paul Chamber Orchestra. In the 2014-2015 2003 through 2006. Gaffigan’s international season, he returns to the Vienna Symphony, career was launched when he was named a Orchestre National de Paris, BBC Symphony first prize winner at the 2004 Sir Georg Solti and the orchestras of Cleveland, Vancouver International Conducting Competition. He lives in Lucerne with his wife and their two and Los Angeles, among others. children. For more information please visit As an opera conductor, Gaffigan made his jamesgaffigan.com. Vienna State Opera debut in 2011-2012 conducting La Bohème and was immediately These performances mark Gaffigan’s debut invited back to conduct Don Giovanni the with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. following season. Gaffigan continues his relationship with the Glyndebourne Festival Hailed for the natural ease of his conducting and the compelling insight of his musicianship, James Gaffigan continues to attract international attention as one of the most outstanding American conductors working today. He is chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne.
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GABRIELA MONTERO de Asturias and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as debut recitals at the Sydney Opera House, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Antwerp deSingel, Manchester Bridgewater Hall, Rheingau Musik Festival and Cheltenham Music Festival. She also returns to perform with the Houston, Pittsburgh and RTÉ National symphony orchestras, and to give recitals at Highlights from recent seasons include recitals the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Wigmore Hall and given at Avery Fisher Hall, Kennedy Center, at the Klavier Festival Ruhr. Wigmore Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Cologne In addition to her brilliant interpretations Philharmonie, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich of the core piano repertoire, Montero is Herkulessaal, Luxembourg Philharmonie, also celebrated for her ability to improvise, Lisbon Gulbenkian Museum, Tokyo Orchard composing and playing new works in real Hall and at the Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lucerne, time. She says, “I connect to my audience in Ravinia, Tanglewood, Saint-Denis, Dresden, a completely unique way – and they connect with me. Because improvisation is such a Ruhr, Bergen, Istanbul and Lugano festivals. huge part of who I am, it is the most natural Montero has also been invited to perform and spontaneous way I can express myself.” with many of the world’s most respected Whether in recital or following a concerto orchestras, including the Los Angeles, New performance, Montero regularly invites her York, Liverpool, Rotterdam and Dresden audiences to choose themes and ideas on philharmonic orchestras; Chicago, San which she improvises. Francisco, Houston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Atlanta and Toronto symphony orchestras; the Montero has long held a desire to apply her Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Academy of abilities in improvisation and composition to St Martin in the Fields, WDR Sinfonieorchester larger ensembles and contexts. In 2011, she Köln and Zürcher Kammerorchester; the embarked on this new phase of her career Cleveland, City of Birmingham Symphony, by composing a tone poem for piano and Philharmonia and Komische Oper Berlin orchestra, entitled ExPatria. Her piece had its orchestras; and the Vienna Symphony, NDR world premiere tour in October of that year Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Residentie and with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in London and in several German cities. Sydney Symphony orchestras. Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a devoted following around the world. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times, “Montero’s playing had everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power… soulful lyricism… unsentimental expressivity.”
Montero is also an award-winning and bestselling recording artist. Her debut disc, Bach and Beyond, featured her own interpretations on themes by Bach and held the top spot on the Billboard Classical Charts for several months. She has won two Echo Klassik Awards: the 2006 Keyboard Instrumentalist of the Year and 2007 Award for Classical Music without Borders. She received a Grammy® nomination for her Bach and Beyond followMontero’s recent string of debuts continues up, Baroque, in 2008. Montero’s most into the 2014-2015 season, which features recent recording, Solatino, inspired by her debut performances with the NDR Venezuelan homeland, is devoted to works Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, Bilbao Orkestra by Latin American composers and features Sinfonikoa, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado her own interpretations on Latin themes. Recent collaborators include conductors Leonard Slatkin, Sir Roger Norrington, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, James Gaffigan, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Claudio Abbado, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mario Venzago, Vassily Petrenko, Peter Oundjian, Mikko Franck, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Jaime Martín, Marin Alsop, Kristjan Järvi, Pietari Inkinen and Patrick Lange.
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Montero’s innovative perspectives have also been sought outside the sphere of classical music. She was recently chosen as a nominee for Outstanding Work in the Field of Human Rights by the Human Rights Foundation in recognition of her ongoing commitment to human rights issues, specifically in Venezuela. She was invited to participate in the 2013 Women of the World Festival, held at London’s Southbank Centre, and has spoken and performed twice at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters (Switzerland). She was awarded the 2012 Rockefeller Award for her contributions to the arts and was a featured performer at Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential Inauguration.
Born in Venezuela, Montero gave her first public performance at the age of five. At age eight, she made her concerto debut in her hometown of Caracas, which led to a scholarship from the government to study privately in the United States. She continued her studies under Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music in London, graduating with the highest honors. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters. Montero last performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in November, 2011.
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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 AT 2:30 PM
Krzysztof Urbański, conductor Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin
Concert Prelude with guest Assistant Conductor Christian Capocaccia
Sergei Prokofiev
Russian Overture, Opus 72
Aram Khachaturian
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra I. Allegro con fermezza II. Andante sostenuto III. Allegro vivace Mr. Bendix-Balgley Intermission
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition orch. Maurice Ravel Introduction: Promenade I. The Gnome II. Promenade — The Old Castle III. Promenade — Tuileries IV. Bydlo V. Promenade — Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells VI. Two Polish Jews (Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle) VII. The Marketplace at Limoges VIII. Catacombs, Roman Tombs — Cum Mortuis in THE PARIS FESTIVAL IS Lingua Mortua MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, BY THE FINE FOUNDATION. IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs X. The Great Gate of Kiev
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Krzysztof Urbański, conductor Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin Jim Cunningham, host Rodrigo Ojeda, piano
Concert Prelude with guest Assistant Conductor Christian Capocaccia
Aram Khachaturian
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra I. Allegro con fermezza II. Andante sostenuto III. Allegro vivace Mr. Bendix-Balgley Intermission
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Russian Overture, Opus 72 (1936)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 23 April 1891 in Sontzovka, Russia died 5 March 1953 in Moscow PREMIERE OF WORK
Moscow, 29 October 1936 Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory Moscow State
The 27-year-old Prokofiev had established himself as the enfant terrible of Russian music by the time he left his homeland in 1918, in the wake of the October Revolution, to spread his reputation as a pianist and avant-garde composer around the world. He traveled overland to Vladivostok, stopped for recitals in Japan, and then spent the next four years shuttling between the United States and Europe to perform and fulfill commissions (including an important one in 1919 from the Chicago Opera for The Love for Three Oranges), before deciding to settle in Germany in 1922. The following year he moved to Paris, where he imbibed the bracing modernities of Stravinsky, Honegger, Poulenc and Milhaud, and solidified his reputation as one of the day’s most fearlessly progressive composers. (He bragged that his Symphony No. 2, commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky in 1924, was “made of iron and steel.”)
Philharmonic Orchestra Eugene Szenkar, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, piano and strings DURATION
14 minutes
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By the late 1920s, however, after a decade abroad, Prokofiev began to think of going home. He toured the Soviet Union for two months in 1927, returned for more concerts there two years later, and in 1932 rented an apartment in Moscow. Over the next four years, he carefully assessed how the country’s new political climate would affect his career, and he came to realize that his artistic evolution from his earlier thorny idiom toward a simpler, more lyrical style would suit both his own creative needs and the requirements of the Communist regime for art that was easily accessible to the widest audiences. The Leningrad Kirov’s 1934 commission for a full-length, three-act ballet based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet convinced him that his views were reciprocated by the authorities, and he returned permanently to Moscow two years later, determined to hide his avant-garde candle under a very tightly controlled “music for the masses” bushel. “It is the duty of the composer,” he explained, “to serve his fellow men, to beautify human life, and to point the way to a radiant future.” Among the first works that confirmed Prokofiev’s homecoming, both stylistically and philosophically, was the rousing Russian Overture, which he completed in September 1936, four months after settling in Moscow. In addition to its patriotic implications, the title also indicates the work’s use of themes in indigenous Russian styles, two of which Israel Nestyev said in his biography of the composer were “direct quotations of folk music” but did not identify. The immediate inspiration for the Russian Overture was a request for a new work from the Budapest-born conductor Eugene Szenkar, who directed the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra from 1934 to 1936 after being forced to abandon a significant career in Germany because of his Jewish patrimony when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Szenkar, who had conducted Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges at the Cologne Opera in 1925, led the premiere of the Russian Overture in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory on October 29, 1936 with
enough success to prompt its performance in London, Paris, Boston and even Palestine during the following months. The Russian Overture is in three large formal chapters, each subdivided. The opening section begins with two themes in the style of folk dances given in alternation, the first exuberant and leaping, the second stomping and repetitive. A broad, arching melody provides contrast before the leaping theme in developed form returns to close the first section. The central episode comprises a solemn, hymnal strain introduced by the strings and a long passage in steady, treading rhythms whose slowly accumulating intensity is capped by a reprise of the hymn tune. A transition based on the leaping theme leads to the return of the broad, arching melody to begin the final section. The trumpet recalls the leaping motive as the generating idea for the long coda, which grows into what Nestyev called “a violent vortex� with the final triumphant iteration of the hymn tune by the brass.
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ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1940)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 6 June 1903 in Tiflis, Armenia died 1 May 1978 in Moscow PREMIERE OF WORK
Moscow, 16 November 1940 Festival of Soviet Music USSR State Symphony Aleksandr Gauk, conductor David Oistrakh, soloist PSO PREMIERE
26 January 1962 Syria Mosque Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor Samuel Thaviu, soloist INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION
37 minutes
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Aram Khachaturian was one of the leading composers of the Soviet Union and the most celebrated musician of his native state of Armenia. When he arrived in Moscow in 1921 from his hometown of Tbilisi, he had had virtually no formal training in music, but his talent was soon recognized, and he was admitted to the academy of Mikhail Gnessin, a student of Rimsky-Korsakov. Khachaturian’s first published works date from 1926; three years later he entered the Moscow Conservatory. His international reputation was established with the success of the Piano Concerto in 1936, composed at the same time that he became active in the newly founded Union of Soviet Composers, of which he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Moscow branch in 1937 and Deputy President of the National Organizing Committee two years later. In 1939, he returned to live for six months in Armenia, where he immersed himself in the folk music of his boyhood home in preparation for composing the ballet Happiness. Boris Schwarz noted that the composer’s synthesis of vernacular and cultivated musical styles in that work “represents the fulfillment of a basic Soviet arts policy: the interpenetration of regional folklorism and the great Russian tradition.” Khachaturian’s compositional colleague Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote, “The especially attractive features of Khachaturian’s music are in its roots in national folk fountainheads. The captivating rhythmic diversity of dances of the peoples of Transcaucasia and the inspired improvisations of the ashugs [Armenia’s native bards] — such are the sources from which have sprung the composer’s creative endeavors. From the interlocking of these two principles there grew Khachaturian’s symphonism — vivid and dynamic, with keen contrasts, now enchanting in their mellow lyricism, now stirring in their tension and drama.” Khachaturian remained a proud and supportive Armenian throughout his life, serving in 1958 as the state’s delegate to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. “My whole life, everything that I have created, belongs to the Armenian people,” he once said. The Violin Concerto of 1940 is imbued with the music of Khachaturian’s Armenian homeland. One of the achievements of the Union of Soviet Composers was the founding in 1939 of an enclave on the Moscow River near the town of Staraya Ruza set aside for creative work and rest. Khachaturian spent the summer of 1940 there, in one of the cottages in the dense pine forest, composing a violin concerto for David Oistrakh. Khachaturian had largely prepared the formal plan for the piece in his head in advance, and recalled, “I worked without effort. Sometimes my thoughts and imagination outraced the hand that was covering the staff with notes. The themes came to me in such abundance that I had a hard time putting them in some order.... While composing the Concerto I had for my models such masterpieces as the concertos by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Glazunov. I wanted to create a virtuoso piece employing the symphonic principle of development
and yet understandable to the general public.” He succeeded, and the Concerto was a great success when it was premiered on November 16, 1940 in Moscow by Oistrakh. The new Concerto solidified Khachaturian’s popularity at home and abroad; he was awarded the Stalin Prize for it in 1941. The Concerto’s opening movement is disposed in the traditional sonata form, with two contrasting themes and a full development section. After a brief introductory outburst by the orchestra, the soloist presents an animated motif that soon evolves into a bounding, close-interval folk dance. This theme, punctuated once by the strong orchestral chords from the introduction, continues for some time before it gives way to a lyrical complementary strain of nostalgic emotional character. As the movement unfolds, the soloist is required to display one dazzling technical feat after another, culminating in a huge cadenza that serves as the bridge to the recapitulation. Both of the earlier themes are returned in elaborated settings to round out the movement. The second movement is in a broad three-part design prefaced by a bassoon solo that Grigory Shneerson, in his study of Khachaturian, said imitated the improvisations of the Armenian ashugs, or bards. A melancholy tune occupies the movement’s outer sections while the central portion is more animated and rhapsodic in nature. The finale is an irresistible rondo, filled with festive brilliance, blazing orchestral color and sparkling virtuosity.
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Transcribed for Orchestra (1923) by Maurice Ravel
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 21 March 1839 in Karevo, Pskov District died 28 March 1881 in St. Petersburg PREMIERE OF ORCHESTRAL VERSION
Paris, 3 May 1923 Paris Opéra Sergei Koussevitzky, conductor PSO PREMIERE
8 December 1939 Syria Mosque Fritz Reiner, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, E-flat alto saxophone, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, celesta, gong, two harps, piano and strings DURATION
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In the years around 1850, with the spirit of nationalism sweeping through Europe, several young Russian artists banded together to rid their native art of foreign influences in order to establish a distinctive character for their works. At the front of this movement was a group of composers known as “The Five,” whose members included Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, César Cui and Mily Balakirev. Among the allies that The Five found in other fields was the artist and architect Victor Hartmann, with whom Mussorgsky became close personal friends. Hartmann’s premature death at 39 stunned the composer and the entire Russian artistic community. The noted critic Vladimir Stassov organized a memorial exhibit of Hartmann’s work in February 1874, and it was under the inspiration of that showing of his late friend’s works that Mussorgsky conceived his Pictures at an Exhibition for piano. Maurice Ravel made his masterful orchestration of the score for Sergei Koussevitzky’s Paris concerts in 1923. Promenade. According to Stassov, this recurring section depicts Mussorgsky “roving through the exhibition, now leisurely, now briskly, and, at times sadly, thinking of his friend.” The Gnome. Hartmann’s drawing is for a fantastic wooden nutcracker representing a gnome who gives off savage shrieks while he waddles about. Promenade — The Old Castle. A troubadour sings a doleful lament before a foreboding, ruined ancient fortress. Promenade — Tuileries. Hartmann’s picture shows a corner of the famous Parisian garden filled with nursemaids and their youthful charges. Bydlo. Hartmann’s painting depicts a rugged wagon drawn by oxen. The peasant driver sings a plaintive melody (solo tuba) heard first from afar, then close-by, before the cart passes away into the distance. Promenade — Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells. Hartmann’s costume design for the 1871 fantasy ballet Trilby shows dancers enclosed in enormous egg shells. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle was inspired by a pair of pictures depicting two residents of the Warsaw ghetto, one rich and pompous (a weighty unison for strings and winds), the other poor and complaining (muted trumpet). Mussorgsky based both themes on incantations he had heard on visits to Jewish synagogues. The Marketplace at Limoges. A lively sketch of a bustling market. Catacombs, Roman Tombs. Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua. Hartmann’s drawing shows him being led by a guide with a lantern through cavernous underground tombs. The movement’s second section, titled “With the Dead in a Dead Language,” is a mysterious transformation of the Promenade theme. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs. Hartmann’s sketch is a design for an elaborate clock suggested by Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch of Russian folklore who flies through the air. Mussorgsky’s music suggests a wild, midnight ride. The Great Gate of Kiev was inspired by Hartmann’s plan for a gateway for the city of Kiev in the massive old Russian style crowned with a cupola in the shape of a Slavic warrior’s helmet. The majestic music suggests both the imposing bulk of the edifice (never built, incidentally) and a brilliant procession passing through its arches.
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KRZYSZTOF URBAŃSKI “Undoubtedly a musician of extraordinary intelligence and perception” (Kölner Stadtanzeiger), in 2014-2015 Krzysztof Urbański enters the fourth season of his highly acclaimed tenure as music director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He also continues as chief conductor of Trondheim Symfoniorkester, who have additionally appointed him artistic leader in recognition of his major contribution to the orchestra. This season he takes the orchestra on tour to Poland for a second time, where they open the 10th International Chopin Music Festival. Urbański also holds the post of principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Last season, in recognition of the close relationship he has forged with them over the past few seasons, Urbański was appointed principal guest conductor of NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, a position he takes up from 2015-2016. Together with the orchestra, he will take part in the opening concerts of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. In 2013-2014, Urbański debuted with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Chicago Symphony Orchestra and future highlights see him conduct the London Symphony and Philharmonia orchestras, Münchner Philharmoniker, Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Finnish Radio Symphony and Oslo Philharmonic orchestras, as well as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and
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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. In North America, he appears with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He also returns to the SchleswigHolstein Akademie Orchestra and the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo. In his native Poland, last season, Urbański participated in a televised concert with Sinfonia Varsovia to mark the 80th birthday of his compatriot Krzysztof Penderecki — conducting Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, and sharing the podium with Charles Dutoit and Valery Gergiev. He also conducted the opening concert of the 2014 Beethoven Easter Festival. Urbański graduated from the Chopin Music Academy, Warsaw, in 2007 and was the unanimous First Prize Winner of the Prague Spring International Conducting Competition. From 2007 to 2009, he served as assistant conductor to the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, working under Music Director Antoni Wit with whom he also studied at University. He currently holds the position of adjunct professor of music (orchestral conducting) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. These performances mark Urbański’s debut with the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra.
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NOAH BENDIX-BALGLEY Noah Bendix-Balgley has thrilled and moved audiences around the world with his performances. A Laureate of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, he also won 3rd prize and a special prize for creativity at the 2008 Long-Thibaud International Competition in Paris. BendixBalgley won the 1st prize at the 2011 Vibrarte International Music Competition in Paris and was awarded 1st Prize and a special prize for best Bach interpretation at the 14th International Violin Competition “Andrea Postacchini” in Fermo, Italy. Bendix-Balgley has appeared as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchestre National de Belgique, I Pomeriggi Musicali of Milan, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana (Italy), Orchestre Royal Chambre de Wallonie (Belgium), the Binghamton Philharmonic and the Erie Philharmonic. In 2014, BendixBalgley was appointed 1st concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Bendix-Balgley is a passionate and experienced chamber musician. He has performed on North American tour with the Miro String Quartet. From 2008 to 2011, he was the 1st violinist of the Munich-based Athlos String Quartet, which won a special prize at the 2009 Felix MendelssohnBartholdy Competition in Berlin, and performed throughout Europe. He has performed with artists including Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Gary Hoffman, Emanuel Ax, Lars Vogt, and percussionist Colin Currie. Bendix-Balgley has appeared at numerous festivals in Europe and North America, including the Verbier Festival, the Sarasota Festival, ChamberFest Cleveland, the Nevada Chamber Music Festival and Chamber Music Connects the World in Kronberg, Germany.
Born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1984, he began playing violin at age four. At age nine, he played for Lord Yehudi Menuhin in Switzerland. Bendix-Balgley graduated from the Indiana University Jacobs School Bendix-Balgley has been concertmaster of Music and the Munich Hochschule. His of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra principal teachers were Mauricio Fuks, since 2011. His Pittsburgh debut recital in Christoph Poppen, and Ana Chumachenco. January 2012 was named the “Best Classical In his spare time, he enjoys playing klezmer Concert of 2012” by the Pittsburgh Post- music. He has played with world-renowned Gazette. Bendix-Balgley’s performance klezmer groups such as Brave Old World, with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra of and has taught klezmer violin at workshops the Beethoven Violin Concerto, featuring in Europe and in the United States. He his own original cadenzas, was acclaimed performs on a Cremonese violin made in by critics and audiences alike. Bendix- 1732 by Carlo Bergonzi. Balgley has also performed his own version of The Star-Spangled Banner for solo violin Bendix-Balgley last soloed with the Pittsburgh in front of 39,000 fans at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in June, 2014 Pirates Opening Day at PNC Park.
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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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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
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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 Don Berry Marilyn & Guy Berry Henry & Charlotte Beukema Drs. Barbara & Al Biglan Harry S. Binakonsky, M.D. Dr. Paul Birckbichler Rob & Hongwei Bittner Franklin & Bonnie Blackstone Michael & Carol Bleier Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Block Clifford Bob & Joan Miles Steve & Jeanne Boehmer Marianne Bokan-Blair Barbara H. Bott & Robert Jennings Jim & Debbie Boughner Dr. & Mrs. A’Delbert Bowen William & Elizabeth Bowers Mr. & Mrs. William H. Brandeis Gary & Connie Brandenberger Sue & Mark Breedlove Gerda & Abe Bretton Mary & Russell Brignano Mary L. Briscoe Daniel & Lise Brodkey 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 Rebecca J. Caserio M.D. Charles & Donna Cashdollar David & Kathryn Cashman Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Cassoff Susan & Bill Cercone Janet E. Chadwick Sue Challinor & Matt Teplitz Mr. Flavio & Tatjana M. Chamis Deborah & David Chapman Peggy & Joe Charny Ms. Amy Chen Craig D. Choate Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Chung Ralph & Phyllis Cioffi Edward Cipriano William R. Clarkson & Dr. Andrea Velletri Robert & Elizabeth Clemens Sarah Clendenning & Un Kim Elizabeth & William Clendenning Brian Clista Stuart & Cathryn Coblin Dr. Richard & Sally B. Cohen Jared L. & Maureen B. Cohon Alan & Lynne Colker In Loving Memory of Johnathan Heath College Dale Colyer Estelle Comay & Bruce Rabin Connell Leonard Family The David Conover Family Lin & Anne Cook R. Bruce Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Cleon L. Cornes Sheila Corrall & Ray Lester Patricia J. Cover Barton & Teri Cowan Ms. Eileen Cox Hanley B. Cox Susan & George Craig Mary Ann Craig, D.M.E. 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 Constance P. Davis Joan Clark Davis 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 Mrs. Tika Dickos Alfred & Eileen Diorio Peter Ditsch Docimo Family D.J. Knowles Dodds Holland & Susan Donaldson Lisa Donnermeyer Mr. & Mrs. Todd Donovan Doris Dowling Anthony V. Dralle Dristas, Thomas & Teresa Mr. David Duffee & Ms. Rebecca Catelinet 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 Mr. Richard W. Epstein, Esq. Dan & Nancy Fales
Joan Feldman Charles E. Felix Dana H. Ferry Janet Fesq Dr. Joseph Fine Dr. A.M. & Jeanne Blend Finton Nancy A. Fitch Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Fitzgerald 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 John & Elaine Frombach F. Thomas Fruehstorfer Mrs. Fran Frye Dr. & Mrs. Freddie H. Fu Lorie Fuller Normandie Fulson Mr. Gabriel C. Fusco Michael & Nina Gaffney Dr. Kent Galey & Dr. Karen Roche Gamma Investment Corporation Dr. & Mrs. Keith Garbutt Ronald & Marlene Gardner Dr. & Mrs. Marc E. Garfinkel Hans & Gudrun Garkisch Beth & Phil Gasiewicz Joan & Stuart Gaul 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
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Daniel & Marcia Glosser Fund Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Goern Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goldberg Walter L. Goldburg Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Russellyn Carruth 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 Grindle Margaret L. Groninger D.T. Gruelle Specialty Logistics Ms. E. A. Gundelfinger Andrew Gurcak & Elaine Lees Kristine Haig & John Sonnenday John & Judith Hall Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Jeanne Hanchett & Phillips Wedemeyer Susan & Wilfred Hansen Jeanie & Ben Hardesty Susan & David Hardesty Charles Harris & Darlene Nowak in honor of William & Kathleen Caballero Mary O. Harrison Mr. Robert Hartman Ms. Christine A. Hartung James & Ann Harty Cal & Donna Hastings Greg Haughey Barbara A. Hays Mr. Phillip Hazlet 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 42
Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Pete & Rebecca Hoch Mr. Richard Hodos Ms. Donna Hoffman & Mr. Richard Dum Karen & Thomas Hoffman Greg & Amy Hogue Clare & Jim Hoke Philo & Erika Holcomb Katherine Holter Dr. & Mrs. Elmer J. Holzinger Ms. Madeleine Hombosky Tom & Mary Hooten Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hooton 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 W. & M. Elise Hyland George L. Illig Jr.* Anthony C. Infanti Robert & Rose Marie Izzo Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Jacob Dr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs Lynne & Blair Jacobson Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Jew Jr. Dawn M. Johnson Joanne K. Johnson Janis & Jonas 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 Michael & Dolores Kara Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy Rhian Kenny Flo & Bob Kenny Jayne & Niles Kenyon The Kessler Family Greta Keverline Ellen Kiam & William B. Troy Norman L. Kimes Mr. Milton B. Kimura Ruth Ann & Eugene Klein Rich & Jan Kleiser Stuart L. & Ann K. Knoop Peggy C. Knott
Ms. Marilyn Koch Bob & Susie Kopf Ms. Dawn Kosanovich Drs. Fotios & Linda Koumpouras David Kremen Mr. & Mrs. John Krolikowski Phyllis Jo Kubey Rose M. Kutsenkow Mr. Nicholas Kyriazi Betty Lamb Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lammie Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Landay 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 Mr. & Mrs. Phillip K. Liebscher Robert & Janet Liljestrand Mr. & Mrs. Kurt L. Limbach Walter F. Limbach Jim & Sandi Linaberger W. F. Lindgren Ken & Hope Linge Jackie & Larry Lobl Margery J. Loevner Don & Hanne Lorch Mrs. Howard M. Love Eddie Lowy & Ricardo CortĂŠs Mr. Anthony G. Lucas & Mr. Andrew Leo Annette Lutz Mr. David A. Lynch & Ms. Dorothy A. Davis Edward Lynch & Regina Lindsey-Lynch In Memory of James Lyne Daphne & John Lynn Mrs. Guinevere R. Mabunay Pat & Don MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. William L. MacDonald Dr. & Mrs. George J. Magovern Jr. John K. Maitland
Louise & Michael Malakoff Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Malnati 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 Mr. & Mrs. Rodger Marticke 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 Paula & Bob McCracken Mr. Bernard J. McCrory Mrs. Samuel K. McCune Nancy McDonald Mary McDonough Keith McDuffie Kent & Martha McElhattan Jean S. McLaughlin Barbara McKenna & Family Alexis & Andrew McKinley Susan Lee Meadowcroft Mr. & Mrs. William J. Mehaffey Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Suzanne 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 Ruth M. Montgomery 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 Ellen & Ade Neidermeyer Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Rev. Robert & Suzanne Newpher Patricia K. Nichols Renee K. Nicholson 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 Lee* & John Oehrle Dr. Everett F. Oesterling & Mrs. Joyce Oesterling Mr. & Mrs. Hale Oliver John Orndorff Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Orr John A. Osuch
Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Russell G. & Karen Overfield Paul M. Palevsky, MD & Sharon R. Roseman, MD Dr. & Mrs. A. H. Panahandeh Dr. Armand J. Panson Pamela & Ronald Pape Pauline R. Parker John & Joan Pasteris Kenneth & Rose Patterson Carol & Richard Patterson Mr. & Mrs. James Patton Camilla Brent Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pellett Daniel M. Pennell Eric & Sharon Perelman Dale & Michele 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 Drs. Mary & Raymond Pontzer Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Porkolab David & Marilyn Posner Shirley Pow Ann & Mal Powell Richard O. Price Sarah A. Prichard Mrs. Jean Purvis Bob & Mary Jo Purvis Andrew & Liberty Pyros Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr. Fran Quinlan Janet K. Quint Ms. Barbara Rackoff The Rackoff Family, ASKO Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh 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 Shoshana & Jerry Rosenberg Dr. Pinchas Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Byron W. Rosener III Mrs. Louisa S. Rosenthal Carol & Scott Rotruck 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 Mrs. Shirley Schneirov Christian Schörnich 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 Michael Sexauer Aleen Mathews Shallberg & Richard Shallberg Mrs. Sue Shapera Judith D. Shepherd Dr. Karen Shulman & Mr. Jay I. Shulman 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 Carol Slomski, MD Ms. Ann Slonaker Don & Beth Smith Kathleen Opat Smith Bobbie & Keith Smith Margaret C. Smith Nancy N. Smith Wallace & Patricia Smith Rep. Sam & Donna 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 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 Ms. Carrie M. Stanny Dr. James Staples Shirley & Sidney Stark Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stayer Charles & Rachel Stegeman Bronna & Harold Steiman MaryJean & John Stephen Jerry Stephens Dr. & Mrs. Mervin S. Stewart Mr. Ray C. Stoner In Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Mona & E.J. Strassburger 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 Carol L. Tasillo Mr. & Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr. Gordon & Catherine Telfer Mr. Doug Thomas Dorothea Thompson Mayor John A. Thompson Mary Lloyd & George Thompson Mrs. Sonya Thorbecke Jim & Gail Titus Melissa Trax & Adam Kupec Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Trees In Memory of Audrey Treloar & Florence & Norman Golomb 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 Dr. & Mrs. James E. Vaux Cate & Jerry Vockley Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel Edward L. & Margaret Vogel Drs. Joan Vondra & Thomas Chang John & Linda Vuono Jan Wagner Judy Wagner & Mike LaRue Suzanne & Richard Wagner Wagner Family Charitable Trust Kevin & Jennifer Walker John & Irene Wall Mr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. Ward Tony & Pat Waterman Ms. Sally Webster & Ms. Susan Bassett Marvin & Dot* Wedeen Drs. John & Carla Weidman
Michael & Cynthia 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 Ken & Trudie Wilkins Nozomi Williams Robert E. Williams Robert & Carole Williams Ruth O. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson James & Ramona Wingate Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Witmer Mary Jo Winokur
Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Sidney & Tucky Wolfson Dr. & Mrs. D. Scott Wood Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu Dr. & Mrs. John A. Yauch Mark & Judy Yogman Susan A. Yohe Hugh D*. & Alice C. Young Alice L. Young Mr. Joe Yzurdiaga Frank A. Zabrosky Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zahren Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ziatek David & 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. Current as of Jan. 7, 2015
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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 The Sherle and Michael Berger Charitable Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh 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 Phyllis and Victor Mizel Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Montague Family 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 RMK Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation 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
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The Buncher Company Clark Precision Machined Components American Eagle Outfitters $75,000 AND ABOVE Consolidated Bayer Healthcare R&I Communications Allegheny Technologies Bayer USA Foundation Incorporated (ATI) CrawfordEllenbogen LLC c3controls BNY Mellon Enterprise Bank The Common Plea Catering EQT Foundation General Wire Spring Co. Inc. Business Partners Highmark Blue Cross Blue Deloitte Goehring, Rutter & Boehm PEWTER LEVEL Shield Gordon Terminal Service $1,000 - $2,499 ELG Haniel Metals Corp. PNC Co. Farmers & Merchants Bank AlphaGraphics in the Hamill Mfg. Co. Cultural District of Western PA DIAMOND CIRCLE Calgon Carbon Corporation Hertz Gateway Center, LP Levin Furniture $40,000 - $74,999 John B. Conomos, Inc. Clayton Engineering Mascaro Construction MSA Company Company Joyce’s Jewelry Boutique Coury Financial Group Mylan Pharmaceuticals K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. PLATINUM CIRCLE ESB Bank Oliver Wyman Lucas Systems, Inc. $20,000 - $39,999 First Commonwealth Bank Marketing Support Network PwC Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. Reed Smith LLP Master Remodelers Federal Home Loan Bank of Schreiber Industrial Hughes Television Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Pittsburgh Productions Development Co. Attorneys at Law First National Bank of Trumbull Corporation and Jendoco Construction Mitsubishi Electric Power Pennsylvania Corporation P.J. Dick Incorporated Products, Inc. Giant Eagle Jennmar Corporation Modany-Falcone, Inc. H. J. Heinz Company Kerr Engineered Sales BRONZE CIRCLE Neville Chemical Company Foundation Company $2,500 - $4,999 PGT Trucking LANXESS Corporation Lawrence County Tourist A.C. Dellovade, Inc. Pzena Investment Promotion Agency Macy’s Management, LLC Angelo, Gordon & Co. MacLachlan, Cornelius & PPG Industries Foundation Bank of America Merrill Rebecca L. Pounds DDS LLC Filoni, Inc. Lynch Triangle Tech Group Scott Metals Inc. McKamish, Inc. BB&T Trib Total Media Walter Long Manufacturing Nocito Enterprises, Inc. Company Berner International Corp. United States Steel Practice Growth Partners Corporation Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Big Burrito Restaurant Rothman Gordon PC Co., LPA Group Sarris Candies, Inc. Westmoreland Mechanical Buchanan Ingersoll & GOLD CIRCLE Testing & Research, Inc. Rooney PC Six Penn Kitchen $10,000 - $19,999 Cipriani & Werner PC Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Citigroup We would like to thank all Dominion Resources Stringert, Inc. Clearview Federal Credit corporations who contribute to the Union Eat’n Park Restaurants The Techs Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Delta Air Lines, Inc. Elite Coach Transportation Trebuchet Consulting LLC Heinz Hall. Please see our website at pittsburghsymphony.org for a Dollar Bank Foundation Erie Insurance TriState Capital Bank complete listing. Ernst & Young LLP Fifth Third Bank United Safety Services, Inc. Fairmont Pittsburgh & Huntington Bank UPMC & UPMC Health Plan Current as of Jan. 5, 2015 Habitat Restaurant Koppers Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh Federated Investors, Inc. KPMG LLP FedEx Ground Lighthouse Electric PARTNER LEVEL Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Company, Inc. $500 - $999 Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Marsh USA Inc. Allegheny Valley Bank Inc. Morton’s The Steakhouse Armada The Frank E. Rath-Spang & Mozart Management Austrian American Cultural Company Charitable Trust Society, Inc. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Bridges & Company, Inc. Business Leadership Association SIGNATURE CIRCLE
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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 (18) 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 48
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 Mary Ellen Miller 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 Virginia Kaufman Viola Chair Resident Conductor Chair, Lawrence Loh Virginia Campbell Principal Harp Chair Stephen & Kimberly Keen Bass Chair Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair G. Christian Lantzsch & Johannes & Mona L. Coetzee Duquesne Light Company Memorial Principal English Principal Second Violin Chair Horn Chair Mr. & Mrs. William Genge George & Eileen Dorman and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Lee Assistant Principal Principal Bassoon Chair Cello Chair Nancy & Jeffery Leininger Albert H. Eckert First Violin Chair Associate Principal Percussion Chair Edward D. Loughney Co-Principal Trumpet Beverlynn & Steven Elliott Associate Concertmaster Fiddlesticks Family Concert Chair Series Endowed by Gerald & Audrey McGinnis Jean & Sigo Falk Honoring The Center for Principal Librarian Chair Young Musicians Endowed Principal Piccolo Chair, given to honor Frank Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn and Loti Gaffney Viola Chair William & Sarah Galbraith Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. Second Violin Chair Principal Oboe Chair, given The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie by Rachel Mellon Walton First Violin Chair Messiah Concerts Endowed Ira & Nanette Gordon by the Howard and Nell E. The Gracky Fund for Miller Chair Education & Community Engagement Donald I. & Janet Moritz and Equitable Resources, Inc. Susan S. Greer Memorial Associate Principal Cello Trumpet Chair, given by Chair Peter Greer William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education
The Perry & BeeJee Morrison String Instrument Loan Fund
Vira I. Heinz Music Director Chair
The Morrison Family Associate Principal Second Violin Chair
Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Guest Conductor Chair Martha Brooks Robinson Principal Trumpet Chair Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Principal Clarinet Chair Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Tillotson Jr. Viola Chair Tom & Jamee Todd Principal Trombone Chair United States Steel Corporation Assistant Principal Bass Chair
Rachel Mellon Walton Concertmaster Chair, given by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mellon Scaife 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 Jan.9, 2015 *deceased
Jackman Pfouts Principal Pops Conductor Chair Endowed by Henry & Principal Flute Chair, given in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Elsie Hillman Arthur Jackman by Barbara Jackman Pfouts Tom & Dona Hotopp Principal Bass Chair Pittsburgh Symphony Association Milton G. Hulme, Jr. Principal Cello Chair Guest Conductor Chair given by Mine Safety Reed Smith Chair honoring Appliances Company Tom Todd Horn Chair Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones III Dr. & Mrs. William E. Guest Keyboard Chair Rinehart Oboe 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 Foundation................................................................................................ Community Engagement Concerts Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue.........................................................................................................Music for the Spirit Roy & Susan Dorrance ..........................................................................................................................Music for the Spirit EQT Foundation............................................................... 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 Dr. & 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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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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