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PROGRAM February 27 - March 1 program..........................................................9 February 27 - March 1 program notes..............................................12 Manfred Honeck biography..............................................................16 Caroline Pluta biography..................................................................18 Nicholas Sacks biography.................................................................18 March 6 - 8 program.........................................................................21 March 6 - 8 program notes................................................................22 Noah Bendix-Balgley biography.......................................................28 Randolph Kelly biography................................................................30 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra biography......................................32 EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL Individuals........................................................................................34 Foundations & Public Agencies.........................................................41 Corporations .....................................................................................42
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Suite from Romeo and Juliet, Opus 64 The Duke’s Command Dance of the Knights Juliet’s Room The Young Girl Juliet Dance The Street Awakens Morning Dance The Duel: Tybalt and Mercutio Fight The Death of Mercutio Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio Act II Finale Aubade (Morning Serenade) The Duke’s Command Juliet’s Funeral The Death of Juliet Ms. Pluta, Mr. Sacks
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Suite from Romeo and Juliet (1935)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 23 April 1891 in Sontzovka, Russia died 5 March 1953 in Moscow PREMIERE OF WORK
Brno, Czechoslovakia, December 1938 Mahen Theater PSO PREMIERE
28 February, 1941 Syria Mosque Fritz Reiner, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two mandolins, harp, piano, celesta, strings DURATION
51 minutes
When Prokofiev returned to Russia in 1933 after his long sojourn in the West, he had already acquired a reputation as a composer of ballet. His first balletic effort had been the volcanic Ala and Lolly written for Diaghilev in Paris in 1914, whose music is better known in its concert form as the Scythian Suite. Though Diaghilev did not like the piece and refused to stage it, he remained convinced of Prokofiev’s talent and commissioned Chout (“The Buffoon”) from him in 1921 and produced it with his Ballet Russe. Le Pas d’acier (“The Steel Step”) followed in 1927 and The Prodigal Son in 1928, the last new ballet Diaghilev produced before his death the following year. Sur le Borysthène (“On the Dnieper”) was staged, unsuccessfully, by the Paris Opéra in 1932. The last two of these works showed a move away from the spiky musical language of Prokofiev’s earlier years toward a simpler, more lyrical style, and the Kirov Theater in Leningrad took them as evidence in 1934 that he should be commissioned to compose a full-length, three-act ballet on one of the theater’s classic stories of romance — Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Prokofiev was immediately taken with the Leningrad Kirov’s proposal for a Romeo and Juliet ballet, and he spent much time during the spring of 1935 with the company’s stage director, Sergei Radlov, working out a detailed scenario. Enough of the music was composed during the summer at Prokofiev’s secluded house in Polenovo, near Tarusa, that he could write to a friend in late July, “Juliet is already tripping through the third act.” For reasons never made clear (had the outspoken Prokofiev tread on some sensitive political toe?), the Kirov withdrew its offer to produce the ballet, and a contract with the Moscow Bolshoi was arranged instead. A tryout of the music was given in the Beethoven Hall of the Bolshoi Theater in October, but failed to ignite enthusiasm for its balletic potential. “Undanceable,” declared some. V.V. Konin, in a dispatch to the Musical Courier, criticized “the awkward incongruity between the realistic idiom of the musical language, which successfully characterizes the individualism of the Shakespearean images, and the blind submission to the worst traditions of the old form.” This last comment referred to the “happy ending” of the original scenario, in which Romeo and Juliet survive to join in the finale. (“Dead people don’t dance,” reasoned Prokofiev.) Whatever its motive, the Bolshoi broke its contract to stage the ballet, so Prokofiev turned to the expedient of extracting music from the complete score for concert performance. Two orchestral suites were assembled and heard in Russia and the United States before the complete ballet was premiered, in Brno, Czechoslovakia in December 1938, a production in which the composer took no part. A third orchestral suite dates from 1944. At about the time of the Brno performance, Prokofiev met the choreographer Leonid Lavrovsky. Lavrovsky, building on the
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reputation the Romeo and Juliet music had acquired in its concert performances, finally convinced the Leningrad Kirov to stage the work. The production was carefully prepared, with choreography by Lavrovsky, designs by Piotr Williams, and with Galina Ulanova and Konstantin Sergeyev in the title roles. A satisfactory way was found to restore the tragic close of the original play. Prokofiev composed some new music for this and other scenes, and re-orchestrated several episodes so that they were more clearly audible to the dancers. At a celebratory supper party following the successful opening of Romeo and Juliet, delayed for a half-decade in its Russian premiere, Ulanova ended her toast with a bit of fractured Shakespeare: “Never was a story of more woe/Than this of Prokofiev’s music for Romeo.” Romeo and Juliet triumphed in its lavish production in 1946 at the Moscow Bolshoi, and has since become one of the most popular of all full-length ballets. The Duke’s Command promises to send into exile for life whoever aggravates the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. The Dance of the Knights is heard when Juliet meets Romeo. In Juliet’s Room, she remembers her encounters with Romeo and determines to imbibe the fateful potion that she hopes will allow her lover to rescue her upon her supposed death. The Young Girl Juliet characterizes the several moods of the heroine, not yet 14 years old. Dance is an episode from the scene of the folk festival in Act II. The Street Awakens depicts early morning on the city’s streets at the beginning of Act I. The bright Morning Dance follows. The Duel is based on music accompanying the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio. When the conflict results in the Death of Mercutio, Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio. Grandly tragic then fills the Act II Finale. The Aubade (Morning Serenade) occurs after Juliet has drunk the potion and fallen asleep. The ballet’s epilogue includes Juliet’s Funeral, which captures Romeo’s grief at her supposed death, and the poignant music accompanying The Death of Juliet.
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Suite from Swan Lake, Opus 20 (1875-1876)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 7 May 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia died 6 November 1893 in St. Petersburg PREMIERE OF WORK
Moscow, 4 March 1877 Bolshoi Theater Stepan Ryabov, conductor THE PSO PREMIERE
6 March 1903 Carnegie Music Hall Victor Herbert, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
woodwinds in pairs plus piccolo, four horns, two trumpets, two cornets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION
41 minutes
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During the years after Tchaikovsky took up his faculty position at the Moscow Conservatory in 1866, he fell in with a group of young men who unblushingly called themselves the Artistic Circle of Moscow, an informal tavern society whose members met regularly to impress each other with their theories of art and their capacity for alcohol. Among the Artistic Circle were Vladimir Begichev, stage manager of the Bolshoi Ballet, and Vasily Geltser, one of that company’s finest dancers. Early in 1875, they conceived a new ballet for which their companion, Piotr Tchaikovsky, then the author of two symphonies, the tone poem Romeo and Juliet and a brand new Piano Concerto, would provide the music. Tchaikovsky liked the idea. He was drawn to the stage throughout his life, and had already undertaken four operas (though the first two, The Voyevoda and Undine, he largely destroyed except for some fragments plundered for later works, including the proposed ballet) and, in 1870, a ballet on the story of Cinderella, of which nothing more is known than it never got beyond a few discarded sketches. During a summer vacation in 1871 at the home in Kamenka of his sister, Alexandra, he even created a family ballet for her children. (“He invented the steps and the pirouettes, and he danced them himself, showing the performers what he required of them,” wrote Alexandra’s son, Yuri. “At such moments Uncle Piotr, red in the face, wet with perspiration as he sang the tune, presented a pretty amusing sight.”) Though the music and scenario of this parlor-room production have not survived, it is likely that some of its action and music were incorporated into the 1875 ballet. Begichev, on behalf of the directors of the Imperial Theaters of Moscow, offered Tchaikovsky 800 rubles to write the music; the libretto, based on German legend and Russian supernatural tales, was devised by Begichev, Geltser and the composer; and the title for the new work was borrowed from the children’s summer ballet — Swan Lake. Tchaikovsky agreed to start the score as soon as he finished his Third Symphony during the summer break from his Conservatory classes. Little is known about the composition of Swan Lake, though Tchaikovsky admitted to Rimsky-Korsakov that he did it “partly for the sake of the money, which I need, and partly because I wanted to try myself in this kind of music.” Tchaikovsky began the music in August 1875, and his brother Modeste recorded in his biography of Piotr that the first two acts were sketched in a fortnight. The rest of the score came more slowly, however, hampered by Tchaikovsky’s classroom duties, and was not completed until the following April. Almost a full year passed before Swan Lake was staged. The choreography for the premiere (on March 4, 1877 at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater), a benefit for the ballerina Pelageya Karpakova, who took the role of Odette, was created by the company’s dance master, Julius Reisinger, “whose limitations as a choreographer seem to have been almost boundless,” according to Tchaikovsky’s biographer David Brown. Stepan Ryabov, whom Modeste criticized as a “semi-amateur” and incapable of grasping the symphonic nature of his brother’s score, was assigned to prepare the orchestra. Well-worn sets and costumes from other Bolshoi ballet and opera productions were pressed into service for the premiere. Though essentially a fine company, the Bolshoi
dancers were apparently uninspired by Tchaikovsky’s music, some of which they considered “undanceable,” and could not overcome a decided indifference in the performance. Given the threadbare decor, the routine orchestral playing and the unimaginative choreography (Edwin Evans said the premiere was “more or less pitchforked onto the stage”), it is small wonder that Swan Lake made little impression on the first-night audience and critics, who were also put off by such a bold, symphonic score after years of listening to the feather-weight, tinkly ballet music of Pugni, Minkus, Drigo and Gerber. Substitutions had already been made in the score for the premiere (Karpakova wanted to show her fans some of their familiar favorites), and further changes continued to be allowed until hardly more than half of Tchaikovsky’s original music remained. Swan Lake stayed in the Bolshoi repertory until the costumes fell apart in 1883, and, except for a staging in Prague of Act II in 1888, when Tchaikovsky met Dvořák, the ballet was not seen again during its composer’s lifetime. Mixed with the grief following Tchaikovsky’s death in 1893 was a strong curiosity about his less familiar works. Ivan Vsevolozhsky, director of St. Petersburg’s Maryinsky Theater, and the choreographer Marius Petipa, who had collaborated with Tchaikovsky in creating the successful Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker ballets, determined to revive the full, original version of Swan Lake. They gave Act II alone as part of a memorial concert in St. Petersburg on February 29, 1894, and staged the full ballet on January 27 of the following year. The lovingly prepared production created a sensation, and Swan Lake has ever since been one of the most popular of all evening-length ballets. Act I of Swan Lake is a festival celebrating the coming of age of Prince Siegfried the following day, when he must choose a bride. Attracted by a flight of swans over the castle, Siegfried and his friends form a hunting party and leave the festivity. At the beginning of Act II, Siegfried arrives at the lake to see the swans, led by Odette, the Swan Queen, glide across the surface. Just as Siegfried is about to unleash his crossbow, Odette appears to him not in avian form but as a beautiful princess. She tells him that she and the other swan-maidens live under a curse by the evil magician Rothbart that lets them take human shape just from midnight to dawn. The spell can be broken, she says, only by one who promises to love her and no other. Though Rothbart vows to undo them both, Siegfried promises his love to Odette. Act III is again set in the castle. Amid the birthday celebration, Rothbart, in disguise, suddenly enters with his daughter, Odile, who appears to Siegfried in the exact image of Odette. Odette, hovering at the window, tries to warn Siegfried of the deception, but to no avail. Siegfried asks for Odile’s hand in marriage. Rothbart and Odile exult in their vile triumph. Siegfried realizes he has been trapped. Odette seems doomed. In Act IV, Odette returns to the lake, prepared to kill herself. The other maidens urge her to wait for the Prince. He appears and again vows his love to her, but she knows that Rothbart’s power can only be broken by death. She throws herself from the parapet of a lakeside fortress. Siegfried, his life meaningless without her, follows. Rothbart’s enchantment is destroyed by the power of love. At the final curtain, Odette and Siegfried are seen sailing off together on a beautiful, celestial ship, united forever. The Dance with Goblets is a brilliant polonaise accompanying a toast at the festivities in Act I. The Scene that opens Act II is based on the haunting oboe theme associated throughout the ballet with the swans. Entrance and Waltz of the Special Guests announces the arrival of the celebrants at Siegfried’s birthday party in Act III. Rothbart and Odile appear at the Act III party to the ominous strains of a Scene set to a troubled version of the swan theme. The Pas de Deux is a virtuoso number performed to an elaborate violin solo at the Prince’s party in Act I. The brilliant Waltz is danced by the corps de ballet during the festivities in Act I. Pas de six in Act III offers opportunities for several solo dances. The Neapolitan Dance and Hungarian Dance (Csárdás) are among the nationality dances featured during the party scene in Act III. The first section of The Dance of the Swans from Act II is performed by the avian maidens to an idyllic waltz melody. There follow a quasi-Oriental number given mainly by the woodwinds to accompany the dance of four baby swans and a closing section for Odette and the Prince. The Spanish Dance is part of Siegfried’s birthday celebration in Act III. The Finale to Act IV provides the ballet’s musical and dramatic denouement. PROGRAM NOTES 2014-2015 SEASON
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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 weeklong 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 received a Grammy® Award nomination. Bruckner No. 4 was released in February 2015. 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. 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 16
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. He has been artistic director of the “International Concerts Wolfegg” in Germany for more than 15 years.
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CAROLINE PLUTA Caroline Pluta is thrilled to have the opportunity to be performing alongside the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a junior studying acting at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama. Recent roles have included Adriana in Comedy of Errors and Madame in CMU’s current production of The Maids. She is looking forward to a career in the arts upon graduation. Much love and thanks to her family for their endless support.
NICHOLAS SACKS Nick Sacks is thrilled to have this opportunity to collaborate with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he is currently a third-year musical theatre student at Carnegie Mellon University. He was most recently seen in CMU’s production of Fool for Love in fall 2014 and will be seen in their upcoming Festival of New Works. He would love to thank his family and friends for their constant love and support.
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Manfred Honeck, conductor Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin Randolph Kelly, viola Pre-concert
Concert Prelude with Resident Conductor Fawzi Haimor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 320d (K. 364) I. Allegro maestoso II. Andante III. Presto Mr. Bendix-Balgley Mr. Kelly
Intermission
Einojuhani Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, Opus 61 I. The Bog II. Melancholy III. Swans Migrating
Igor Stravinsky
Suite from The Firebird (1919 Version) I. Introduction and Dance of the Firebird II. Round Dance of the Princesses III. Infernal Dance of the King Kashchei IV. Berceuse V. Finale
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 320d (K. 364) (1779)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 27 January 1756 in Salzburg died 5 December 1791 in Vienna PREMIERE OF WORK
Unknown THE PSO PREMIERE
One of the more popular musical genres used to display artists and instruments during Mozart’s day was a hybrid form called the sinfonia concertante, which combined the richness of sonority and clarity of structure that were the most attractive features of the symphony with the tunefulness and technical virtuosity of the concerto. Such works, initially popular beginning in the 1760s in the great musical centers of Paris and Mannheim, where the best performers congregated, were scored for a group of two or more soloists with orchestral accompaniment. The solo ensemble ranged in number from two to 11 (!) players, and usually included wind instruments. Several dozen examples are known, most by such now-forgotten performercomposers as Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Georg Abraham Schneider and August Ritter.
11 November 1960 Syria Mosque William Steinberg, conductor Leonid Kogan and Godfrey Layefsky, soloists INSTRUMENTATION
two oboes, two horns and strings DURATION
30 minutes
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From stylistic evidence within the music of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, the date of its composition is placed during late summer 1779, about six months after he returned from his exhausting journey through Germany and France in a fruitless attempt to find a secure position. He came back to his “Salzburg slavery,” as he rather injudiciously called his local employment, and reluctantly resumed his hated job as composer, orchestra musician and organist in Archbishop Colloredo’s provincial musical establishment. This time, though, when he put on the Archbishop’s livery (how demeaning he thought it was to be dressed like a common servant!), he refused to play the violin in the orchestra any longer despite his father’s insistence that he could be the best player in Europe if he would just put his mind to it. He chose instead the viola — still a distant second choice to his beloved piano — and it is a charming thought that he might have composed the Sinfonia Concertante for a father-son musical outing: Papa on violin, Wolfgang on viola. There is, however, not a shred of evidence to support this or any other conjecture. This beautiful work is not mentioned in his correspondence or in other known records, and its provenance will probably remain forever open to speculation. The first movement, as was typical of both the sinfonia concertante form and of Mozart’s works in general, is filled with an abundance of thematic material. The orchestral introduction comprises numerous motives — a bold opening gesture in a distinctive rhythm, a tripping phrase divided between violins and oboes, a martial strain with active rhythmic underpinning, and a rising line intensified by repeated trills. The soloists emerge from the orchestral texture on a long-held note high in the register to introduce a new set of melodies. It becomes clear immediately that violin and viola are equal partners in this musical undertaking, sharing themes in dialogue fashion or playing them together in sweet harmonies. The rising trill motive returns to close out the exposition. The central section is less a development of what has preceded than a spirited conversation between the soloists.
The recapitulation commences with the bold opening gesture that began the work, and proceeds with a hearty sampling of much of the movement’s previous thematic material. A carefully notated cadenza and a brief coda bring the movement to a close. The passionate second movement is in C minor, an uncommon tonality in late-18thcentury music. It provides the background against which one of Mozart’s most moving essays is written, a composition not overshadowed by even the major works of his Viennese period. Its sonata form lends it a weight of utterance that is reinforced by the dark, rich sonority provided by the solo viola and the division of the orchestral violas into two parts. The finale is a rondo whose ingratiating theme is reminiscent of the rising trill motive of the first movement. The two recapitulations of the rondo theme are separated by extended episodes. After a cadenza-like accompanied stanza that takes the soloists into the highest reaches of their instruments, the piece concludes with a series of bright, cadential harmonies.
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EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, Opus 61 (1972)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 9 October 1928 in Helsinki PREMIERE OF WORK
Oulu, Finland, October 18, 1972 Arctic University of Oulu Oulu Symphony Orchestra Stephen Portman, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION
two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, recorded tape, harp, celesta and strings DURATION
19 minutes
Among the heirs of Sibelius who have given Finland one of today’s most dynamic and distinctive musical cultures is Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara was born in Helsinki on October 9, 1928 and studied composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Aarre Merikanto and musicology at Helsinki University before being selected in 1955 by Sibelius himself to receive a Koussevitzky Foundation scholarship awarded to a young Finnish musician in honor of that venerable composer’s 90th birthday. Rautavaara used the grant to study with Vincent Persichetti at the Juilliard School and Roger Sessions and Aaron Copland at Tanglewood during the following two years. After further study in Ascona, Switzerland with Wladimir Vogel and in Cologne with Rudolf Petzold, Rautavaara returned to Finland to compose and to serve as librarian of the Helsinki City Orchestra (1959-1961), director of Helsinki’s Käpylä Music School (1965-1966) and faculty member of the Sibelius Academy (1966-1991). Among his many awards are the Finnish Artist Professor of State (an honorific without fixed duties, modeled on the government grant Sibelius received as a young composer to support his creative work), Sibelius Prize, Arnold Bax Society Medal, membership in the Royal Swedish Academy and Commander in the Order of the Finnish Lion. Rautavaara has composed steadily and prolifically throughout his life — a dozen operas (including Vincent, based on the life of Van Gogh; Thomas, which tells the story of Finland’s first bishop; and Rasputin), a ballet, eight symphonies, 12 concertos, much music for orchestra, chamber ensembles and chorus, piano pieces, songs — passing first through the influences of Stravinskyan neo-classicism and then Schoenbergian serialism before arriving at the luminous, timeless, mystical idiom that has characterized much of his creative output since the early 1970s. “It is my belief,” Rautavaara explained, “that music is great if, at some moment, the listener catches ‘a glimpse of eternity through the window of time.’ This, to my mind, is the only true justification for all art. Everything else is of secondary importance.” Cantus Arcticus, Rautavaara’s “Concerto for Birds and Orchestra,” was composed in 1972 for the first doctoral degree ceremony of the Arctic University of Oulu, the coastal city near the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia that separates Finland from Sweden. The work, in three evocatively titled movements — The Bog, Melancholy and Swans Migrating — places the haunting cries of wild birds against a stately and mysterious orchestral backdrop.
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Suite from The Firebird (1909-1910; 1919 Version)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 17 June 1882 in Oranienbaum, near St. Petersburg died 6 April 1971 in New York City PREMIERE OF WORK
Paris, 25 June 1910; Paris Opéra; Ballet Russe; Gabriel Pierné, conductor PSO PREMIERE
29 March 1935 Syria Mosque Antonio Modarelli, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano and strings DURATION
22 minutes
Fireworks. There could not have been a more appropriate title for the work that launched the meteoric career of Igor Stravinsky. He wrote that glittering orchestral miniature in 1908, while still under the tutelage of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and it shows all the dazzling instrumental technique that the student acquired from his teacher. Though the reception of Fireworks was cool when it was first performed at the Siloti Concerts in St. Petersburg on February 6, 1909, there was one member of the audience who listened with heightened interest. Serge Diaghilev was forming his Ballet Russe company at just that time, and he recognized in Stravinsky a talent to be watched. He approached the 27-year-old composer and requested orchestral transcriptions of short pieces by Chopin and Grieg that would be used in the first Parisian season of the Ballet Russe. Stravinsky did his work well and on time. During that same winter, plans were beginning to stir in the creative wing of the Ballet Russe for a Russian folk ballet — something filled with legend and magic and fantasy. The composer Nikolai Tcherepnin was associated with the Ballet Russe and it was assumed that he would compose the music for a plot derived from several traditional Russian sources. However, Tcherepnin was given to inexplicable changes of mood and was losing interest in ballet at the time, so he withdrew from the project. Diaghilev then wrote to his old harmony professor, Anatoly Liadov, and asked him to consider taking on the task, informing him that the date for the premiere of the new work was firmly set for less than a year away. After too many weeks with no word from the dilatory composer, Diaghilev paid him a visit and was greeted with Liadov’s report on his progress: “It won’t be long now,” Diaghilev was told. “It’s well on its way. I have just today bought the manuscript paper.” Realizing that The Firebird would never get off the ground at such a rate, Diaghilev inquired whether Stravinsky had any interest in taking over for Liadov. Though involved in another project (he had just completed the first act of the opera The Nightingale), he was eager to work with the wonderful talent that had assembled under Diaghilev’s banner, so he agreed. After some delicate negotiations with Liadov, Stravinsky was officially awarded the commission in December, though his eagerness was so great that he had begun composing the music a month earlier. It is well that Stravinsky had a head start, because he had less than six months to complete the score. In his Chronicles, he wrote, “Although alarmed by the fact that this was a commission with a fixed date, and afraid that I should fail to complete the work in time — I was still unaware of my own capabilities — I accepted the order. It was highly flattering to me to be chosen from among musicians of my generation, and to be allowed to collaborate in so important an enterprise side by side with personages who were generally recognized as masters PROGRAM NOTES 2014-2015 SEASON
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in their own spheres.” It soon became clear that Stravinsky belonged to that company of masters. During one rehearsal, Diaghilev whispered into the ear of the prima ballerina, Tamara Karsavina, “Mark him well. He is a man on the eve of celebrity.” Diaghilev was as good a prophet as an impresario. The Firebird, which Stravinsky regarded as his first mature composition, was a stunning success at its premiere. With this score and Petrushka of the following year and the epochal The Rite of Spring of 1913, Stravinsky went in just five short years from an obscure student composer in Russia to one of the most famous musicians in the world. With somewhat uncharacteristic understatement, he said, “The Firebird radically altered my life.” The story of the ballet deals with the glittering Firebird and the evil ogre Kashchei, who captures maidens and turns men to stone if they enter his domain. Kashchei is immortal as long as his soul, which is preserved in the form of an egg in a casket, remains intact. The plot shows how Prince Ivan wanders into Kashchei’s garden in pursuit of the Firebird; he captures it and exacts a feather before letting it go. Ivan meets a group of Kashchei’s captive maidens and falls in love with one of them. The princesses return to Kashchei’s palace. Ivan breaks open the gates to follow them inside, but he is captured by the ogre’s guardian monsters. He waves the magic feather and the Firebird reappears to help him smash Kashchei’s vital egg; the ogre immediately expires. All the captives are freed and Ivan and his Tsarevna are wed. Stravinsky drew three concert suites from The Firebird. The 1919 suite includes six scenes from the complete score. The first two, Introduction and The Dance of the Firebird, accompany the appearance of the magical creature. The Round Dance of the Princesses uses the rhythm and style of an ancient Russian dance called the Khorovod. The Infernal Dance of King Kashchei, the most modern portion of the score, depicts the madness engendered by the appearance of the Firebird at Kashchei’s court after the revelation to Ivan of the evil ogre’s vulnerability. The haunting Berceuse is heard when the thirteenth princess, the one of whom Ivan is enamored, succumbs to a sleep-charm that saves her from the terrible King while Ivan destroys Kashchei’s malevolent power. The Finale, initiated by the solo horn, confirms the life-force that had been threatened by Kashchei.
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CELLO: Anne Martindale Williams CELLO: David Premo DOUBLE BASS: Jeffrey Turner DOUBLE BASS: John Moore FLUTE: Lorna McGhee OBOE: Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida VIOLIN: Jennifer Ross VIOLIN: Noah Bendix-Balgley CONDUCTOR/HARPSICHORDIST: Jeanette Sorrell
BACH’S COFFEEHOUSE
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Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata Bach: Suite No. 2 in B minor for Orchestra Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor W.F. Bach: Fantasia for solo harpsichord in D minor Bach: Finale from Sonata nach Violin sonata in D minor Telemann: ”Grillen” Symphony (Pittsburgh Symphony premiere) Bach: Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin and String Orchestra Vivaldi/arr. Sorrell: La Follia Concerto for 2 Violins (Pittsburgh Symphony premiere)
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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 of Music and the Munich Hochschule. His principal teachers were Mauricio Fuks, Christoph Poppen, and Ana Chumachenco. In his spare time, he enjoys playing klezmer music. He has played with world-renowned klezmer groups such as Brave Old World, and has taught klezmer violin at workshops in Europe and in the United States. He performs on a Cremonese violin made in 1732 by Carlo Bergonzi.
Bendix-Balgley has been concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2011. His Pittsburgh debut recital in January 2012 was named the “Best Classical Concert of 2012” by the Pittsburgh PostGazette. Bendix-Balgley’s performance with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra of the Beethoven Violin Concerto, featuring his own original cadenzas, was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Bendix-Balgley has also performed his own version of The Star-Spangled Banner for solo violin in front Bendix-Balgley last soloed with the of 39,000 fans at the Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Symphony in February 2015. Opening Day at PNC Park.
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RANDOLPH KELLY Randolph Kelly has enjoyed a distinguished and multifaceted career as principal violist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He was signed by André Previn in 1976, and has since played under the direction of Lorin Maazel and Mariss Jansons. Previn once wrote that Kelly “transformed his section into what I believe is the best viola section of any orchestra in America.” One highlight of Kelly’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Symphony was performing the world premiere of a viola concerto written for him by Samuel Adler, which was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for its 2000-2001 season.
As a soloist, Kelly has appeared on some of the most prestigious concert stages in the world. He performed the New York premiere of Sir Michael Tippet’s Triple Concerto in Carnegie Hall. He made his European solo debut when Lorin Maazel invited him to play the Walton Concerto with the National Orchestra of France. James DePriest conducted the Oregon Symphony when Kelly played the Bartók Viola Concerto. The review in The Oregonian stated, “guest soloist Randolph Kelly provided the evening’s highlight... it was a breathtaking performance.”
In addition to his rigorous performing schedule, Kelly has recorded a wide range In addition to his orchestral career, Kelly’s of music for the Albany, Naxos and Music virtuosity as a soloist and chamber musician Masters labels. He also appeared on national has been celebrated around the world. He TV, performing Don Quixote as part of a has collaborated with such artists as Yo-Yo series entitled Previn and The Pittsburgh. Ma, André Previn, Pinchas Zukerman and Truls Mörk, among others. He has recorded Kelly is a graduate of The Curtis Institute, and toured extensively with the Los Angeles where he worked closely with the esteemed Piano Quartet. In reviewing an LAPQ violist Joseph DePasquale. He is committed performance, the German Press Passaver to performing new music, and he generously Neve stated, “Randolph Kelly is in a class of volunteers his time to educational programs his own. He has a richness of tone such as in an effort to bring a wide range of musical one seldom hears...” Additionally, Kelly has experiences to young audiences. been invited to perform as a guest artist at chamber music festivals in Japan, Australia, Europe, China, Taiwan and Russia.
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THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For more than 119 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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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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Mr. & Mrs. James W. McGlothlin Betty & Granger Morgan Anonymous Nadine E. Bognar/E.J. Bognar, Inc. Janet & Donald Moritz Pittsburgh Symphony Association & Affiliates Kathryn & Michael Bryson Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Dick & Ginny Simmons Ron & Dorothy Chutz Mr. & Mrs. John R. & Svetlana S. Price James K. & Sara C. Donnell Abby & Reid Ruttenberg BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Graham Pauline Santelli $50,000 - $99,999 Mrs. Nancy K. Hansen The David S. & Karen A. Vivian & Bill Benter Shapira Foundation Rich & Scheryl Harshman Rick & Laurie Johnson Jill & Craig Tillotson Nancy & Jeff Leininger Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Jan & Anthony Tomasello Juergen F. Mross, Naples, FL Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher David & Carol McCormish Steve & Brenda Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Schlotterbeck Devin & Shannon Richard LeBeau McGranahan Jon & Carol Walton Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer Pittsburgh Symphony North Arthur & Barbara* Weldon In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. James & Susanne Wilkinson Cheryl & James Redmond John W. Zoerb Joanne Byrd Rogers Robert P. Zinn & Darlene R. FOUNDER’S CIRCLE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Berkovitz $25,000 - $49,999 $7,500 - $9,999 Anonymous Ted & Kathie Bobby GUARANTOR’S CIRCLE James & Electra Agras Larry & Tracy Brockway $10,000 - $14,999 Tony & Linda Bucci James & Margaret Byrne Andrew & Michelle Aloe Dr. & Mrs. William Canady Jerry & Mimi Davis Michele & Pat Atkins Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Martin Earle Allen Baum & Elizabeth Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Witzke-Baum Henry & Ann Fenner Donahue Mr. & Mrs. Benno Bernt Barbara Jeremiah Steven & Beverlynn Elliott Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Marcia M. Gumberg Churchill McConomy Drue Heinz Mr. & Mrs. E. V. Clarke Mildred S. Myers & William C. Frederick Elsie & Henry Hillman Betty Diskin in memory of her beloved husband Elliott S. Oshry Audrey R. Hughes Arthur J. Diskin, Esq. and Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller Douglas B. McAdams their sons William & Robert in honor of our four Gerald McGinnis Roy & Susan Dorrance grandsons Mr. & Mrs. John T. Ryan III Barbara & Bob Egan Richard E. Rauh Tom & Jamee Todd Mr. & Mrs. Milton Fine Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks Ellen & Jim Walton Robinson Hans & Leslie Fleischner Helge & Erika Wehmeier Frank & Angela Grebowski Millie & Gary Ryan Alece & David Schreiber Christiane & Manfred CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Honeck Carol Hefren Tillotson $20,000 - $24,999 Joseph & Dorothy Jackovic Anonymous Craig Jordan & Elaine DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Koziar-Jordan Jean & Sigo Falk $5,000 - $7,499 Mr. & Mrs. R. Drew Kistler Tom & Dona Hotopp Anonymous Sheldon Marstine Bob & Joan Peirce Alan L. & Barbara B. Ackerman Mr. Matthew V. T. Ray 34
Dr. & Mrs. John C. Barber Philip & Melinda Beard Edwin H. Beachler Noah Bendix-Balgley Michael & Sherle Berger Dr. Alan & Marsha Bramowitz Suzy & Jim Broadhurst Barbara & David Burstin Jane & Rae R. Burton 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 Mr. & Mrs. Armand C. Dellovade Philip J. & Sherry S. Dieringer June & Barry Dietrich Carol & Brian Duggan Dr. James H. & Mary E. Duggan Mr. William J. Fetter Terri H. Fitzpatrick Robert & Jeanne Gleason Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Henderson In Honor of Helge & Erika Wehmeier Dr. & Mrs. Allen Hogge Gerald and Diane Holder Mrs. Milton G. Hulme Elizabeth S. Hurtt Robert W. & Elizabeth C. Kampmeinert Bill & Tricia Kassling Judith & Lester* Lave D. H. Lee Jr. 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 James Parrish & Chris Siewers Steven C. & Tami Pederson Catherine & Bill Perez Mary Alice Price Dr. Tor Richter in memory of Elizabeth W. Richter James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Dr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney Karen Scansaroli Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz Nancy Schepis Michael Shefler Robert & Janet Squires Edward W. Stock & Donna Ann Burnett Subra & Mary Suresh John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Marcia & Dick Swanson 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
Hugh & Jean Brannan Gary & Judy Bruce Charles* & Patricia Burke Mr. & Mrs. Frank V. Cahouet Gail & Rob Canizares Cipriani & Werner Judy Clough Charles C. Cohen & Michele M. McKenney Bill & Cynthia Cooley Alan & Hazel Cope Rose & Vincent A. Crisanti Ms. Sheryl Ann Cupps George & Ada Davidson 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 Bruce & Ann Gabler 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. William & Victoria Guy $2,500 - $4,999 Jim & Marnie Haines Anonymous (6) Gail & Gregory Harbaugh The Barbara and Marcus Aaron Fund of The Charles H. Harff Pittsburgh Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Harvey Andrea & David Aloe Dan & Gwen Hepler Jane Callomon Arkus Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew Joseph E. Bailey Sr. Dorothy A. Howat Barbara L. Barry Alysia & Robert Hoyt Dr. & Mrs. David Beaudreau Hyman Family Foundation Nick & Dotty Beckwith Alice Jane Jenkins Martha L. Berg Leo & Marge Kane Marian & Bruce Block Gerri Kay* Don & Judy Borneman Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Betsy Bossong Sydelle Kessler Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Charles & Kathleen Kovac Mr. & Mrs.* Kenneth Brand Susan Oberg Lane
Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Lenkey Barry Lhormer & Janet Markel Doris L. Litman Tom & Gail Litwiler Mark & Joan Lombardi Patrick & Alice Loughney 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 Lesa B. Morrison, Ph. D 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 Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain Mr. & Mrs. William Pohlmann Ned & Sally Randall Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Riordan Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rohr 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 Manny H. & Ileane Smith Marisa & Walter C. Smith Mr. Frederick Steinberg 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 Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner Jim Walker & Jonnie Viakley Dr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. Wasilak Dr. Konrad & Mrs. Konrad M. Weis Carolyn & Richard Westerhoff Drs. Barry & Iris Wu Miriam L. Young Harvey* & Florence Zeve Dorothea K. Zikos ENCORE CLUB $1,500 - $2,499
Anonymous (5) Mrs. E. L. Abernathy Ronald Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Colin Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Balog Lorraine E. Balun, in memory of Phyllis E. Zimmerman Barbara C. & Ralph J. Bean Jr. Fred & Sue* Bennitt Jeanne B. & Richard F. Berdik Dr. Michael & Barbara Bianco Mr. Michael E. Bielski 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 Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Timothy & Linda Burke Gene & Sue Burns Dr. Bernadette G. Callery* & Dr. Joseph M. Newcomer
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Kenneth & Celia Christman Mrs. Arthur L. Coburn III Judge Maurice B. Cohill Jr. Sen. Herbert B. & Linda Conner Sheila Corrall & Ray Lester Marion S. Damick Alfred R. de Jaager Bruce & Rita Decker Dan & Dee Delaney Mr. & Mrs. James R. Drake 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 Mrs. J. William Futrell Keith & Susan Garver Alice V. Gelormino Kenneth* & Lillian Goldsmith 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 Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Harris Bob & Georgia Hernandez Douglas & Antionette Hill Kelvin Hill & Cheryl Chotiner 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 David & Fran Kaplan Rolf & Florence M. Kayser William & Lucille Kenworthy Gloria Kleiman James & Jane Knox 36
Lewis & Alice Kuller George & Alexandra Kusic Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang Father Ronald P. Lengwin Sally Levin Claire & Larry Levine In Memory of Elliott (Bud) Lewis, from Harriet, Barbara, Marc, Scott and Kim Lewis Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Katia Sycara Elsa Limbach Roslyn M. Litman In Memory of Norval W. Lyle Francis & Debbie Lynch Neil & Ruth MacKay George & Jane Mallory Dr. Richard Martin in memory of Mrs. Lori Martin John & Cathy Mary Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Maxwell Mary C. McCormick Jean H. McCullough Dr. & Mrs. J. B. McGee Alan & Marilyn McIvor Carol Jean McKenzie & Bill Maurer Sherman & Sue McLaughlin Mary Ellen Miller Nessa Green Mines Constance C. Morrison 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 Seth & Pamela Pearlman Connie & Mike Phillips Mr. & Mrs. E. Kears Pollock Mrs. Mildred M. Posvar Sandy Pysh & Rich Somplatsky Charles & Patricia Ransom Stephen G. Robinson Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Rosenblum Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau 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 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 Mark Steele Barbara & Lou Steiner Mr. Douglas Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller Dick & Thea Stover Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Stroebel Judith & Steve Thomas Bob & Bette Thomson Jill Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Ticknor Rosalyn & Albert Treger Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Albert & Megan Trezza Drs. Ben Van Houten & Victoria Woshner Bob & Denise Ventura Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Vest Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vismor Mr. & Mrs. Burt Wald C. Robert Walker Mr. & Mrs. Keith Wannamaker Frank & Heide Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White James R. Whitehead Elizabeth* & Frank Wiegand Ellie & Joe Wymard
Naomi Yoran Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow Simone Ziegler 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 Jacob Allebach Erin & Kevin Allen Joe & Chris Aloe Richard C. Alter & Eric D. Johnson Donald & Kathleen Anderson Craig & Dawn Andersson Anne B. Angerman The Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger Stan & Sarah Angrist 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 Mr. & Dr. Avetta Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Ruth Bachman in Memory of James Bachman Sidney Baker Ms. Elizabeth Bakoss Donna L. Balewick MD Dr. Esther L. Barazzone 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 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 Anna Brophy 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 William & Elizabeth Clendenning Brian Clista Stuart & Cathryn Coblin Christine & Howard Cohen 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 Patricia J. Cover Barton & Teri Cowan Ms. Eileen Cox 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 Constance P. 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 Diane Dewalt 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 Mr. Carmine Fantini Joan Feldman Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferlan 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 Francis T. 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
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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 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 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 Dr. Bobbie Lee Hawranko DMD 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 38
Marianne & Marshall Hess Professor Benjamin E. Hicks 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 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 Michael & Dolores Kara Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy Flo & Bob Kenny Rhian 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 Roger & Ruhe Lynn Lalley 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 Dr. Claudio A. Lima & Mrs. Kenia Ashby 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 Bud & Barbara Mars Mr. & Mrs. Rodger Marticke 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 Barbara McKenna & Family Alexis & Andrew McKinley Jean S. McLaughlin Susan Lee Meadowcroft Mr. & Mrs. William P. Meehan 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 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 Morningside Dental 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 Carol & Richard Patterson Kenneth & Rose 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 Bob & Mary Jo Purvis Mrs. Jean 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 Marnie Repasky Mr. & Mrs.* James H. Rich Dr. & Mrs. J. Merle Rife Mr. & Mrs. James Roberts
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. 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 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 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 Carol Slomski, MD Ms. Ann Slonaker Bobbie & Keith Smith Don & Beth Smith Kathleen Opat Smith Margaret C. Smith Nancy N. Smith Rep. Sam & Donna 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 Mr. James Spencer 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 Stu & Liz Symonds in Memory of Roger Sherman Tom & Karen Tabor Dr. Jocelyn Tan & Dr. Alaa Shalaby
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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 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 Marvin & Dot* Wedeen Phillips Wedemeyer & Jeanne Hanchett 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 & Carole Williams Robert E. Williams Ruth O. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson James & Ramona Wingate Mary Jo Winokur Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Witmer Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Sidney & Tucky Wolfson 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 Alice L. Young Hugh D*. & Alice C. Young Maureen Young Mr. Joe Yzurdiaga Frank A. Zabrosky Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zahren Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ziatek Michael & Naomi Zigmond 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 Feb. 18, 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 Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh 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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CORPORATIONS Business Leadership Association SIGNATURE CIRCLE
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American Eagle Outfitters $75,000 AND ABOVE Bayer Healthcare R&I Allegheny Technologies Bayer USA Foundation Incorporated (ATI) The Brown Hurray Plantz BNY Mellon Group, Merrill Lynch EQT Foundation Management Highmark Blue Cross Blue c3controls Shield The Common Plea Catering PNC Inc. Deloitte DIAMOND CIRCLE ELG Haniel Metals Corp. $40,000 - $74,999 Farmers & Merchants Bank of Western PA MSA Levin Furniture Mascaro Construction PLATINUM CIRCLE Company $20,000 - $39,999 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Oliver Wyman Federal Home Loan Bank of PwC Pittsburgh Schreiber Industrial First National Bank of Development Co. Pennsylvania Trumbull Corporation and Giant Eagle P.J. Dick Incorporated H. J. Heinz Company Foundation BRONZE CIRCLE LANXESS Corporation $2,500 - $4,999 Macy’s A.C. Dellovade, Inc. Triangle Tech Group Angelo, Gordon & Co. Trib Total Media Bank of America Merrill Lynch GOLD CIRCLE BB&T $10,000 - $19,999 Bender Consulting Services Citigroup Berner International Corp. Clearview Federal Credit Big Burrito Restaurant Union Group Delta Air Lines, Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & Dollar Bank Foundation Rooney PC Ernst & Young LLP Cipriani & Werner PC Fairmont Pittsburgh & Dominion Resources Habitat Restaurant Eat’n Park Restaurants Federated Investors, Inc. Elite Coach Transportation FedEx Ground Erie Insurance Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Huntington Bank Inc. PPG Industries Foundation Koppers The Frank E. Rath-Spang & KPMG LLP Company Charitable Trust Lighthouse Electric Company, Inc. Reed Smith LLP Marsh USA Inc. United States Steel Corporation Morton’s The Steakhouse
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Mozart Management Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting Co. Silhol Builders Supply United Bank Wampum Hardware Inc. WPXI-TV
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Allegheny Valley Bank Armada Austrian American Cultural Society, Inc. Bridges & Company, Inc. The Buncher Company BYS Yoga Students Clark Precision Machined Components Business Partners Consolidated PEWTER LEVEL Communications $1,000 - $2,499 CrawfordEllenbogen LLC AlphaGraphics in the Cultural District Enterprise Bank Calgon Carbon Corporation General Wire Spring Co. Clayton Engineering Goehring, Rutter & Boehm Company Hamill Mfg. Co. Coury Financial Group Hertz Gateway Center, LP ESB Bank John B. Conomos, Inc. First Commonwealth Bank Joyce’s Jewelry Boutique Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. Gordon Terminal Service Lucas Systems, Inc. Co. Marketing Support Network Hughes Television Master Remodelers Productions Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Jendoco Construction Attorneys at Law Corporation Mitsubishi Electric Power Jennmar Corporation Products, Inc. Kerr Engineered Sales Modany-Falcone, Inc. Company Neville Chemical Company Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency PGT Trucking MacLachlan, Cornelius & Pzena Investment Filoni, Inc. Management, LLC McKamish, Inc. Rebecca L. Pounds DDS LLC Nocito Enterprises, Inc. Scott Metals Inc. Practice Growth Partners Walter Long Manufacturing Company Rothman Gordon PC Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Sarris Candies, Inc. Co., LPA Six Penn Kitchen Westmoreland Mechanical Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Testing & Research, Inc. Stringert, Inc. The Techs We would like to thank all Trebuchet Consulting LLC corporations who contribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & TriState Capital Bank Heinz Hall. Please see our website United Safety Services, Inc. at pittsburghsymphony.org for a UPMC & UPMC Health Plan complete listing. Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh Current as of Feb. 18, 2015
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU! The music you hear onstage at every single Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert doesn’t “just happen.” It takes world-class musicians, renowned guest artists and conductors, and most importantly YOU – our dedicated audience – to bring the music to life. It’s Patron Appreciation Month at Heinz Hall this March, and the entire Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra family thanks you for being part of our family. You show your love of the music by being a part of our audience, generously supporting the Annual Fund and by volunteering your time and energy. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts happen because of you, and we are grateful for your ongoing support.
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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 Mrs. Nancy K. Hansen 44
Elizabeth Anne Hardie 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 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 Lois R. Brozenick Memorial First Violin Chair
Jane & Rae Burton Cello Chair
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones III Guest Keyboard Chair
Dr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart ENDOWED CHAIRS Cont. Oboe Chair Kaufman Cynthia S. Calhoun Principal Virginia Donald & Sylvia Robinson Resident Conductor Chair, Viola Chair Family Foundation Lawrence Loh Guest Conductor Chair Virginia Campbell Principal Harp Chair Stephen & Kimberly Keen Martha Brooks Robinson Bass Chair Principal Trumpet Chair Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair G. Christian Lantzsch & Duquesne Light Company Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Principal Clarinet Chair Johannes & Mona L. Principal Second Violin Coetzee Memorial Chair Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Principal English Horn Tillotson Jr. Chair Mr. & Mrs. William Genge Viola Chair and Mr. & Mrs. James E. George & Eileen Dorman Lee Principal Bassoon Tom & Jamee Todd Assistant Principal Chair Principal Trombone Chair Cello Chair Nancy & Jeffery Leininger United States Steel Albert H. Eckert First Violin Chair Corporation Associate Principal Assistant Principal Bass Percussion Chair Edward D. Loughney Chair 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
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 Feb. 18, 2015 *deceased
Endowed Principal Piccolo Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. Chair, given to honor Frank McGuinn and Loti Gaffney Viola Chair William & Sarah Galbraith Second Violin Chair
Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. Principal Oboe Chair, given The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie by Rachel Mellon Walton 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
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
Principal Pops Conductor Chair Endowed by Henry & Jackman Pfouts Principal Flute Chair, given Elsie Hillman in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Jackman by Barbara Tom & Dona Hotopp Jackman Pfouts 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 EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2014-2015 SEASON
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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 Robert Louise Kahn*............................................................................................................................ Schooltime Concerts 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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HONOR/MEMORIAL GIFTS The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who have made generous gifts in honor or in memory of others from January 1, 2014 to February 18, 2015. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if you are not listed correctly, please call 412.392.4880. Thank you! HONORARY GIFTS Barbara L. Barry, in honor of Michael White’s Birthday Borrebach Grandsons, in honor of Edwin & Frances Borrebach for Christmas Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Harold Smoliar Mrs. Betty F. Diskin, in honor of Noah Bendix-Balgley Mrs. Betty F. Diskin, in honor of Ron Schneider Pamela Dodge, in honor of Connie Nelson’s Birthday The Edward Lowy Charitable Fund, in honor of Usher Chris Cox George & Anne Fattman, in honor of Anne Fattman for Christmas Joan Feldman, in honor of Ruth & Emil Feldman Dana H. Ferry, in honor of Paul Silver The Fezziwig Foundation, in honor of Jim Cunningham and Symphony Musicians Scott Bell, Cynthia DeAlmeida, Michael DeBruyn, Erina Laraby-Goldwasser, Jim Nova, Suzanne Park, James Rodgers Stephen & Joyce Fienberg, in honor of Charles Miller’s Special Birthday Ms. Ann Galvez, in honor of Aunt Carol Mueller Mr. & Ms. Donald Grace, in honor of Dr. & Mrs. Nelson Grace Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern, in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Ira Gordon’s granddaughter’s marriage Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern, in honor of Sam Michaels’ Birthday Rebecca Harriman, in honor of Jessica Wolfe Charles Harris & Darlene Nowak in honor of William & Kathleen Caballero Ms. Martha S. Helmreich in Honor of my mother, Anne J. Schaff Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hirsig, in honor of Helge & Erika Wehmeier Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hoburg, in honor of Monica Meyer’s Birthday Clare & Jim Hoke, in honor of Margaret Bovbjerg Mr. & Mrs. Stuart J. Horner, Jr., in honor of Lauren Scott Mallory Mary Louise Kissane, in honor of Rhian Kenny Marjory Klein, in honor of Steve Oliphant’s Birthday Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Landay, in honor of Sylvia Landay League Of Women Voters Of PA, in honor of Mary Beth Adams PhD Doug & Jeanette MacCallum, in honor of Barbara MacCallum’s birthday 48
Gail Mallory, in honor of Hampton & Lauren Mallory Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Middleton, in honor of Al & Barbara Biglan Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Middleton, in honor of Ron & Dorothy Chutz Mr. & Mrs. M. Lee Minter, in honor of George Daughtery & David Ka Lik Wong Jim & Susan Morris in Honor of Kay Stolarevsky Carol J. Mueller, in honor of Richard P. Simmons Arthur J. Murphy, Jr., in honor of Hampton Mallory Mr.* & Mrs. Charles H. Muse, Jr., in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Simmons Ms. Caroline Nagel, in honor of Dr. Tor Richter & Ms.Karen Esch’s Wedding Anniversary Ms. Kay C. Neuhausen, in honor of Hans Fleischner’s Birthday Mr. & Mrs. David Nimick, in honor of Bill Caballero Ogden & Betty Nutting, in honor of Peter Greer Mr. and Mrs. George Olsen, in honor of Granger & Betty Morgan Elliott S. Oshry, in honor of Richard Marshall’s Birthday Ms. Patricia Persinger, in honor of Lt. Col Dale McCall Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller in honor of our four grandsons Mr. Leonard E. Rausch, in honor of Ms. Jackie Evancho’s birthday Mr. Thomas Robinson, in honor of Fritz Okie Millie & Gary Ryan, in honor of Michael E. Bielski’s Birthday Ms. Patricia Shirey, in honor of Mrs. Paul (Doris) Ely’s Birthday Rep. Sam & Donna Smith, in honor of Jim & Electra Agras Ellen Solomon, in honor of Ada & Ed Lieberman John & Sally Stephens, in honor of Dr. William Stept Ms. Jean Stewart, in honor of Charlotta Ross in Memory of her husband Paul Ross Ellen Kiam & William B. Troy, in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Reid Ruttenberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Trozzo, in honor of Mrs. Samuel E. Hopkinson Robert S. & Linda F. Walters, in honor of Bob Lauver, Marina Nielsen, Tom & Dona Hotopp Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Ward, in honor of Kim Tillotson Fleming Sally & Leonard Weaver, in honor of Ralph & Kay Reubi Helge & Erika Wehmeier, in honor of Michele & Chuck Cohen
Helge & Erika Wehmeier, in honor of Carol & Jon Walton Ruth O. Williams, in honor of The Martindale Family Drs. Barry & Iris Wu, in honor of Louise Wu Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu, in honor of Alan Russell’s Wedding Mr. Joe Yzurdiaga, in honor of Cynthia DeAlmeida Ms. Carol Zich, in honor of Sylvia Landay’s Birthday In Honor of Roy & Susan Dorrance James & Anne Burnham Dr. John McSorley MD In Honor of Juergen Mross Julie Koester Karin M. Holmes Helge & Erika Wehmeier In Honor of Tina & Paul O’Brien Mr. William J. Strimbu Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Wallace In Honor of Abby Ruttenberg’s Special Birthday Alan L. & Barbara B. Ackerman Mrs. Linda Ackerman Ada Davis Toby Frank & Martyn Gefsky Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern Susan Oberg Lane Zola & Stephen Munter Dr. & Mrs. Jerrold Post Nancy & Bill Rackoff Sally & Fred Rock Judy & Stanley Ruskin Dr. & Mrs. Peter E. Sheptak Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Skirboll Don & Beth Smith Susan Leader Of Schwab Charitable Fund Tom & Jamee Todd Suzanne & Richard Wagner In Honor of Chris Wu Edith H. Fisher Tom & Wendy Jones Mr. Raymond Sekula & Mrs. Anne Sekula Tom & Sandy Usher In Honor of Rachel Wymard Mr. Michael Lipman & Mrs. Shirli Nikolsburg Paul & Linda Silver Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu MEMORIAL GIFTS Ruth Bachman, in Memory of James Bachman Lorraine E. Balun, in memory of Phyllis E. Zimmerman Barbara L. Barry, in memory of Agnes Kinard Vitasta Bazaz & Sheen Sehgal Fund, in Memory of Dr. Kuldeep Sehgal Mr. Kenneth Beatty & Ms. Susan Weiskopf-Beatty, in memory of Anne Townsend Nick & Dotty Beckwith, in memory of Edna Diamond Jean G. Boyer, in memory of Dale E. Boyer Daniel & Lise Brodkey, in memory of Jerald S. Brodkey Lois R. Brozenick, in memory of Dr. Helene Borke
Lois R. Brozenick, in memory of Doris Polzot Mr. and Mrs. John College, in memory of Johnathan Heath College Theodore D. Cox, in memory of W. Jerrold Cox Roy & Susan Dorrance, in memory of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Flecker The Edward Lowy Charitable Fund, in memory of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos The Edward Lowy Charitable Fund, in memory of Dr. Alexander & Cybil Lowy Brooke T. Bonner & Steven D. Fleshman, in memory of M. Douglas Fleshman Mr. John Gesselberty, in memory of Herman Vallecorsa Veronica, Ron, Chloe Greenbaum, in memory of Mrs. Evi Kent Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern, in memory of Kenneth Goldsmith Mrs. Emily E. Heidish, in memory of John G. Heidish Jon Heiman, in memory of Ruth Heiman Mr. Harold Hoffman, in memory of Janet Burgess Patricia Prattis Jennings, in memory of Martin Lerner Dr. & Mrs. R.W. Jilcott III, in memory of Furman South III Christine E. Jordanoff, in memory of Nicholas Jordanoff Ms. Florence Karnofsky, in memory of Emil Feldman Ms. Elise Keely, in memory of Richard M. Holland Madeline P. Kramer, in memory of Fred Kramer Harriet, Barbara, Marc, Scott and Kim Lewis, in memory of Elliott (Bud) Lewis Mrs. Ann Q. Lyle, in memory of Norval W. Lyle Mr. David A. Lynch & Ms. Dorothy A. Davis, in memory of David J. Armstrong Mrs. Cheryl Lyne, in memory of James J. Lyne Dr. Richard Martin, in memory of Mrs. Lori Martin Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall, in memory of Margaret Cillo Ms. Margaret Menges, in memory of William C. Menges Mrs. Margaret Mima, in memory of Joseph A. Mima Lesa B. Morrison, Ph. D, in memory of Hax McCullough & Perry Morrison Perry* & BeeJee Morrison, in memory of Brian Kalla Perry* & BeeJee Morrison, in memory of Marilyn Spirer Eric & Shelley Nilson, in memory of Lois Nilson Hide & Julia Miller Nobumori, in memory of Ida Mae Good Miller Mr. Alfred J Nogrady, in memory of Russell Clarkson Tom & Nancy Noone, in memory of John Howard Hill Dr. Lynne Porterfield, in memory of James T. & Marjorie Hill Steen Dr. & Mrs. Rafael G. Quimpo, in memory of Malcolm Clemens Dr. Tor Richter, in memory of Elizabeth W. Richter Josefina O. Rodriguez, in memory of Jose Rodriguez Kenneth & Gail Rowles, in memory of Mary Patricia Buehler Donald D. Saxton, Jr., in memory of Barbara Morey Saxton Alberta Sbragia & Martin Staniland, in memory of Burkart Holzner PITTSBURGHSYMPHONY.ORG 2014-2015 SEASON
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Ms. Margaret S. Stouffer, in memory of Jean Alexander Moore Richard A. Sundra, in Loving memory of Patricia Sundra Stu & Liz Symonds, in memory of Roger Sherman Barbara Trachtenberg, in memory of Lee A. Trachtenberg, MD Mr. and Ms. Nigel Treloar, in memory of Audrey Treloar & Florence & Norman Golomb Dr. Art Wegweiser, in memory of Helen F. Wegweiser Dr. Konrad & Mrs. Konrad M. Weis, in memory of Leonard Scheinholtz Seldon Whitaker, in memory of Susan Whitaker Ms. Sallie Jane Zoerb, in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Zoerb In Memory of Dr. Falk Arnheim Elizabeth & Charles Altman Janet W. Hirshberg Susie, Mark & Greg Tabor In Memory of Don Berry Randolph & Rebecca Allen Larry & Dawn Amos and Jim Warcholak Dr. Richard S. DeLuca Linda Mates Bruce & Susy Robison In Memory of Lois Brozenick Mrs. Sandra Armstrong Ms. Colleen S. Gaughan Eric & Lizz Helmsen Mary Ellen Miller Camilla Brent Pearce Nancy Schepis Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Jessica D. Wolfe & Joseph R. Martinez Miriam L. Young In Memory of Amy Wenchi Chen Takahiro & Kazumi Hayakawa Yen-Yu & Wu-Kuang Yeh In Memory of Samuel H. Elkind Estelle & Fred Barnett Mrs. Angela B. Bianco Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Braverman Rosalie/Rachel Brown Caesar’s Designs Inc. Sarah/Anne Cogliano Michael Cresanta Karen Dreyfus Carolyn R. Everett Janet Elkind Finfrock & Charles H. Finfrozk David & Carol Gillis L. Gaye Hirz & Jerome B. Feinstein Patricia Prattis Jennings Barbara Katz Kawaii Gifts Ruth Kovacs Mr. Lawrence Kubey Phyllis Jo Kubey Betty & Gary Lee Susan Liebman & Family Jack Markowitz Barbara McKenna & Family Mr. & Mrs. David E. Palefsky Bernard T. Resnick Roberta Weissburg Leathers Sandi Selby & Family Stephanie Snyder 50
Alan & Merle Stolzenberg Tennis Village Mrs. Carole Timblin Ethel Tumim Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Weiner In Memory of Wilbert F. Frisch Bill & Linda Balsinger Ms. Lori Carnvale Gordon R. & Linda W. Clark Mr. Stephen Ferber Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Fitzgerald Ms. Janet L. Frisch Mrs. Charles J. Hinton Mark & Elizabeth Hornak Patricia Prattis Jennings Ms. Amy Korb Jonathan & Kathryn McClure Barbara McKenna & Family Mr. & Mrs. Ian B. Prisuta David & Deborah Faulkner Warn Paul Weber & Ana Dan Sam & Anne Zacharias In Memory of Eva R. Kent Barbara A. Graham Deborah Raggo In Memory of Raymond W. Lehman Mr. David Byrne Mr. Jason C. Bye Patricia Prattis Jennings Rose Mary Lauterbur In Memory of Lorin Maazel The Edward Lowy Charitable Fund Wilbert* & Louise Frisch Dr. & Mrs. Mordecai D. Treblow In Memory of Dr. Marlene McCall Ms. Patricia Persinger Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Smithers In Memory of Rita Painter Ms. Joan Beddow Anna Berenbrok English Department of Beaver Area Schools Ms. Dawn Guillou Frances Linkesh Tom & Meryl Rackley Dane & Jane Schlenke In Memory of Bernard Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern Janet & Donald Moritz In Memory of Dr. William Stept Mr. Elliott Becker Ms. Kenzy Brooks Highlands Hospital Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Green Lynne & Blair Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Sachs James & Susanne Wilkinson In Memory of Elizabeth Wiegand Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern James & Susanne Wilkinson In Memory of Francis X. Wymard Mr. Michael Lipman & Mrs. Shirli Nikolsburg Paul & Linda Silver Mr. Alexander Speyer III Rhian Kenny Mr. Robert S. Whitehill
MUSIC BY THE MONTH The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who are current members of Music by the Month, the organization’s sustainer giving program. Music by the Month is perfect for patrons who would like to:
• Make automatic monthly contributions via their credit or debit card • Directly support the Symphony’s work both at Heinz Hall and in the community • Spread their charitable contributions across the entire calendar year • Reduce administrative and fundraising costs for the Symphony, making their support go further • Receive fewer solicitation mailings and phone calls • Ensure that the Symphony has a steady and reliable stream of support
For more information about Music by the Month, or to change your listing, please call Andrew Seay at 412.392.3310. Thank you! Anonymous (5) Dr. Kelly Austin Kimberley Beaudet Don Berry* Don & Ann Boyd Dr. Brenda Braid Prof. Bruce Byers Emil Calomino Edward & Gwen Chute Dr. Franklyn Cladis Ms. Kim M. Clapper Cynthia Custer Ms. Sallie O. De Vou
Lynn & David DeLorenzo Linda & Robert Ellison Natalie R. Falcone Ms. Linda Fowler Lorie Fuller Alice V. Gelormino John* & Frances Haeberle Perrin & Nancy Haft James C. & Vera A. Hays Mr. Phillip Hazlet M. William Helwig Carrie Herbel Carol E. Higgins
Mary D. Hoehl Connie Hornickel Mr. & Mrs. Jayant Kapadia George & Alexandra Kusic Mr. George & Mrs. Sheryl Lammay Ms. Lindsay Ledwich Marita Mathews McGarry & Tischler Godfrey E. Mills Jeffrey Mishler Daniel M. Pennell Ellen & Robert Piper Nancy & John* Riley
Thorn C. Roberts Ms. Rebecca Slak Janet H. Staab Virginia Stahlsmith Mike Stamatelos Bill & Joan Stenger Mrs. Reggi Sunseri Gordon & Catherine Telfer Kathy & Ernie Thomas Eric & Barbara Udren James & Ramona Wingate Virgil & Rita Yoder Maureen Young
ADVERTISE IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT YOUR AUDIENCE AWAITS!
The District attracts more than two million people annually for performances, exhibitions and events. Target key demographics while supporting the arts. To schedule your advertising in the Pittsburgh Cultural District programs call Elaine A. Nucci 412-471-6087 or email Nucci@culturaldistrict.org
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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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