2014-2015 BNY Mellon Grand Classics - May 8 - May 17, 2015

MAY 8-10, MAY 15-17, 2015

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MANFRED HONECK, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Where does a chipmunk sleep?

What does an eagle feed its young?

How do mother bats find their babies in a cave?

A family-friendly exploration of hidden habitats May 16, 2015–January 10, 2016 Discover nature from an animal’s point of view in naturalistic environments, including a stream, meadow, woodland, cave, and naturalists’ tent. Animal Secrets is perfect for kids 3--8 and their families.

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Additional support provided by Collins Foundation and Meyer Memorial Trust

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PROGRAM May 8-10 program............................................................................11 May 8-10 program notes..................................................................12 Ward Stare biography.......................................................................14 May 15 & 17 program.......................................................................18 May 16 program...............................................................................19 May 15- 17 program notes...............................................................20 Michael Francis biography................................................................28 Anne Martindale WIlliams biography...............................................30 Jamie Barton biography...................................................................32 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra biography......................................34 EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL Individuals........................................................................................38 Foundations & Public Agencies.........................................................45 Corporations .....................................................................................46 Legacy of Excellence..........................................................................48 Commitment to Excellence Special Named Gifts.............................50

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

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

INDIVIDUALS & HEINZ HALL INFORMATION Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians........................................2 Board of Trustees ................................................................................3 Chairman’s Council & Jack Heinz Society...........................................5 New Leadership Board........................................................................5 Pittsburgh Symphony Association......................................................5 Administrative Staff.............................................................................7 Heinz Hall Information.....................................................................56

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

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Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Lawrence Loh, Music Director Presenting a FREE Concert

Enigma Variations Sunday, May 17, 2015 7:30 PM at Heinz Hall

Program will include:

Enigma Variations

by Edward Elgar

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

by Tchaikovsky performed with PYSO Alumni “side by side”

First movement of

Piano Concerto No. 3

by Prokofiev, featuring soloist Ariana Chiu, winner of PYSO’s 2015 Concerto Competition.

Photo by David Ren

Original artwork by Nathan Lutz.

The concert is free, but tickets are required for admission. To download FREE tickets, go to www.pyso.org and click on “Events/Tickets”.

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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015 AT 7:30 PM SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015 AT 2:30 PM

Disney’s FANTASIA — Live in Concert Ward Stare, conductor Pre-concert

Concert Prelude with Resident Conductor Fawzi Haimor and cartoonist Joe Wos

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67 § I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Symphony No. 6 in F major,

Opus 68, “Pastoral” *

III. Merry Assembly of Country Folk: Allegro

IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro

V. Shepherd’s Song: Happy, Grateful Feelings

after the Storm: Allegretto

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker * I. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies II. Chinese Dance III. Dance of the Reed Flutes IV. Arabian Dance V. Russian Dance VI. Waltz of the Flowers

Paul Dukas

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice *

Intermission

Amilcare Ponchielli

“Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda *

Claude Debussy

Clair de lune*

Edward Elgar

Military March from Pomp and Circumstance, Opus 39 §

Igor Stravinsky

The Firebird § II. Dance of the Princesses III. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei IV. Berceuse V. Finale * Fantasia 1940

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DISNEY’S FANTASIA — LIVE IN CONCERT (1940/1999) PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. RICHARD E. RODDA

Walt Disney, one of Hollywood’s greatest innovators, began his career in Kansas City, where he set up the “Laugh-O-Gram” studio to make short animated films. He produced several silent cartoons on fairy tale themes before making Alice’s Wonderland in 1923, which integrated live-action footage with animation (and featured the 22-year-old Disney in the opening scenes). Laugh-O-Gram went under the following year, so Walt followed his older brother, Roy, a banker, to Los Angeles, where they established the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio to carry on the Alice series. They produced more than 50 Alice silent shorts over the next four years before introducing the character of Mickey Mouse in 1928 in the seven-minute Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon with synchronized sound. Mickey was a smash hit. A Mickey Mouse Club was formed in theaters, the character began appearing in comic strips across the country, a steady series of Mickey cartoons was released, and the Disney Empire was born. In 1929, Disney initiated the “Silly Symphonies” animated series, featuring a changing cast of human and anthropomorphic characters, and three years later began producing them in Technicolor. The studio’s success encouraged him to produce the first feature-length animated film — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937 and within two years it had become the highest-grossing film to that time. Disney used the profits to build a new 51-acre studio in Burbank (still the company’s headquarters) and to finance the feature-length Pinocchio, which was the first animated film to win an Oscar (for its music).

By 1936, Mickey’s popularity had begun to fade, so Disney decided to feature him in an elaborate animated short set to Paul Dukas’ orchestral tone poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, an idea of integrating classical music and cartoons he had tried with some of the early Silly Symphonies. At a chance meeting at Chasen’s restaurant in Hollywood with Leopold Stokowski, Disney pitched the idea that that long-time music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra should conduct the soundtrack for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Stokowski was so excited by the concept that he offered to conduct for free. By the time the recording took place with 85 of Hollywood’s finest musicians on a soundstage in Culver City on January 9, 1938, production costs had soared, but Disney “saw this trouble in the form of an opportunity.

This was the birth of a new concept, a group of separate numbers put together in a single presentation. It turned out to be a concert — something novel and of high quality.”

Disney, with Stokowski’s enthusiastic encouragement, decided to turn the musical short into a feature film as a series of classical pieces set to carefully animated sequences — “sheer fantasy unfolds ... action

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controlled by a musical pattern has great charm in the realm of unreality,” Disney said — each introduced by music critic Deems Taylor, commentator for the radio broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic. Taylor and Stokowski headed a group choosing the music for the film (Disney claimed only limited knowledge of classical music), which selected Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Schubert’s Ave Maria.

Fantasia would have both abstract (Toccata and Fugue) and representational animation (dinosaurs in The Rite of Spring, dancing hippos in Dance of the Hours); Disney considering using an experimental 3D process for the Toccata and Fugue and releasing the scent of incense during the Impressionistic religious procession of Schubert’s Ave Maria, but abandoned both ideas. He did not, however, compromise on Fantasia’s music. He engaged Stokowski’s Philadelphia Orchestra to record all the remaining segments and had the studio’s engineers work with the RCA Corporation to develop a surround sound system that would make “audiences feel as though they were standing at the podium with Stokowski.” They called the process, which used 33 microphones recorded on eight machines, “Fantasound.” Special sound systems would be installed in the theaters chosen to show the film, and one segment of Fantasia would give a visual and spoken explanation of how it worked. Recording began at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music in April 1939 and went on intermittently for seven weeks.

Because of Fantasia’s unusual concept and the need for installing new and expensive sound equipment to show it, the film was initially booked into only 13 theaters, where it would be shown twice daily to a reserved-seat audience greeted by staff hired and trained by the Disney studio. The official opening was on November 13, 1940 at the Broadway Theatre in New York, where it ran for 49 consecutive weeks. Fantasia had a similar success in other cities, but America’s entry into World War II in December 1941 and the original sound-system requirements forced the studio to re-process the soundtrack into standard mono and cut the film’s two-hour length to allow for general distribution. Critical reaction was exceptional: Bosley Crowther, film critic of The New York Times, wrote, “motionpicture history was made last night ... simply terrific”; the web site Rotten Tomatoes, which aggregates film reviews, concluded, “Disney’s Fantasia, a landmark in animation and a huge influence on the medium of music video, is a relentlessly inventive blend of the classics with phantasmagorical images.”

In the 1990s, Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt, developed a sequel to Fantasia with a new set of classical masterworks performed by James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; the film was titled Fantasia 2000 when it premiered at New York’s Carnegie Hall on December 17, 1999. Disney’s FANTASIA — Live in Concert presents sequences from both of these extraordinary cinematic achievements.

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WARD STARE American-born conductor Ward Stare has been described as “one of the hottest young conductors in America” by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and “a rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune.

Recently appointed music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Stare opens their 2014-2015 season at Kodak Hall with a special RPO Philharmonics concert featuring guest soloist Midori. His current season includes a number of highly-anticipated debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic and the New World Symphony. He returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in November to lead performances of Porgy and Bess.

Stare’s frequent collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago began with his debut in 2012 conducting performances of Hansel and Gretel. He returned to Chicago in 2013 to lead Die Fledermaus, for which Opera News praised his “piquantly effervescent concoction of Strauss’s exquisite score.” Stare led the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus in 2013 for his Millennium Park debut with sopranos Ana María Martínez and Albina Shagimuratova, tenor James Valenti, and bass-baritone Evan Boyer for LOC’s annual “Stars of Lyric Opera” concert. Following his critically acclaimed debut with the Opera Theater of St. Louis in 2013 conducting Il Tabarro and Pagliacci, Stare returned to OTSL the next season for performances of Dialogues of the Carmelites. He made his debut with the Washington National Opera conducting Donizetti’s comic opera L’elisir d’amore in 2014.

successful Carnegie Hall debut with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute for Music Director David Robertson who performed the role of chansonnier in H. K. Gruber’s Frankenstein!! The 2013-2014 season saw his return to the Atlanta and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, as well as his debuts with the Syracuse Symphoria, the Jacksonville Symphony and the Naples Philharmonic with Lang Lang as soloist.

Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas Symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony where he served as a regular guest conductor on the orchestra’s 2012-2013 Family, Special Event and Subscription series.

In August 2007, Stare made his critically acclaimed debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Center, The Plain Dealer praising his “clear and vibrant performance and keen ear for phrasing, balance and pacing.” Stare has appeared with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Bangkok Symphony, the Colorado Music Festival and the DITTO Festival in South Korea, and has also led the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin in multiple engagements.

Highlights of recent seasons include being named “Musician of the Month” by Musical America in November 2011 and an invitation to participate in the prestigious Allianz Cultural Foundation’s 2012 International Conductors’ Academy. Over the course of four months, Stare worked intensively with both the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonia culminating in Stare’s debut with the LPO in Royal Festival Hall in April 2012. The 2010-2011 season included Stare’s debut with the Norwegian National Opera Equally active on the concert stage, Stare in a new production of Britten’s The Rape of served as the resident conductor of the Lucretia. Critics praised Stare, the cast and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from orchestra for a “finely tuned [and] magical” 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his highly production that “radiated musical quality.”

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Stare was the recipient of both the Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize (2006) and the Aspen Conducting Prize (2007) at the Aspen Music Festival before spending the 2007-2008 season as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stare has studied conducting with David Zinman, János Fürst and Jorma Panula, and worked with Michel Merlet in composition and musical analysis.

instrumentalists, Stare was trained as a trombonist at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. At the age of 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others. As a soloist, he has concertized in both the United States and Europe.

Following in the path of many great orchestral conductors whose careers began as

These performances mark Stare’s debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony.

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Mason Bates

Alternative Energy for Orchestra and Electronica I. Ford’s Farm, 1896 II. Chicago, 2012 III. Xinjiang Province, 2112 IV. Reykjavik, 2222

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Michael Francis, conductor Pre-concert

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Mason Bates

Alternative Energy for Orchestra and Electronica I. Ford’s Farm, 1896 II. Chicago, 2012 III. Xinjiang Province, 2112 IV. Reykjavik, 2222

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MASON BATES

Alternative Energy for Orchestra and Electronica (2011)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 23 January 1977 in Philadelphia PREMIERE OF WORK

Chicago, 2 February 2012

Mason Bates brings not only his own fresh talent to the concert hall but also the musical sensibilities of a new generation — he is equally at home composing “for Lincoln Center,” according to his web site (www.masonbates.com), as being the “electronica artist Masonic® who moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from New York City, where he was a lounge DJ at such venues as The Frying Pan — the floating rave ship docked off the pier near West 22nd Street.”

Symphony Hall Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

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Bates was born in Philadelphia in 1977 and started studying piano with Hope Armstrong Erb at his childhood home in Richmond, Virginia. He earned degrees in both English literature and music composition in the joint program of Columbia University and the Juilliard School, where his composition teachers included John Corigliano, David Del Tredici and Samuel Adler, and received his doctorate in composition from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 as a student of Edmund Campion and Jorge Lidermann. Bates was Resident Composer with the California Symphony (2008-2011), Project San Francisco Artist-inResidence with the San Francisco Symphony (2011-2012), and Composer of the Year with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for both the 20122013 and 2014-2015 seasons; he began a five-year residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in September 2010. The San Francisco Symphony gave a “Beethoven & Bates” festival during its 2013-2014 season and records his Liquid Interface, The B-Sides and Alternative Energy for release in 2015.

Bates’ rapidly accumulating portfolio of orchestral, chamber, vocal, theatrical and electronic compositions includes commissions and performances by the major orchestras of Pittsburgh, London, Lisbon, New York, Washington, Atlanta, Toronto, Phoenix, San Francisco, Oakland, Annapolis, Los Angeles, Miami and Detroit, the Tanglewood, Aspen, Cabrillo and Spoleto USA festivals, Biava Quartet, Chanticleer and New Juilliard Ensemble. In 2010, Bates was commissioned to write Mothership for the second concert of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble composed of musicians from around the world who were selected through on-line auditions by Michael Tilson Thomas, the project’s director and conductor, and assembled in Sydney, Australia for rehearsals and a live concert on March 20, 2011 streamed on the internet; the first YouTube Symphony Orchestra concert was held in New York in 2009. Bates’ many honors include a Charles Ives Scholarship and Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Guggenheim Fellowship, Jacob Druckman Memorial Prize from the Aspen Music Festival, ASCAP and BMI awards, a Fellowship from the Tanglewood Music Center, Rome Prize, Berlin Prize and a twoyear Composer Residency with Young Concert Artists. In 2012, he was awarded the Heinz Medal in Arts and Humanities.

Bates is also an ardent and effective advocate for bringing new music to new spaces, “whether,” he explained, “through institutional partnerships such as the residency with the Chicago Symphony’s MusicNOW series,

or through the project Mercury Soul, which has transformed spaces ranging from commercial clubs to Frank Gehry-designed concert halls into exciting, hybrid musical events drawing over a thousand people. Mercury Soul, a collaboration with director Anne Patterson and conductor Benjamin Schwartz, embeds sets of classical music into an evening of DJing and beautiful, surreal visuals.”

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Bates wrote of Alternative Energy, composed in 2011 as part of his Chicago Symphony Orchestra residency, “Alternative Energy is an ‘energy symphony’ spanning four movements and hundreds of years. Beginning in a rustic midwestern junkyard in the late-nineteenth century, the piece travels through ever greater and more powerful forces of energy — a present-day particle collider, a futuristic Chinese nuclear plant — until it reaches a future Icelandic rainforest, where humanity’s last survivors seek a return to a simpler way of life.

“The idée fixe [a recurring motto] that links these disparate worlds appears early in Ford’s Farm, 1896.

This melody is heard on the fiddle — conjuring a figure like Henry Ford — and is accompanied by junkyard percussion and a ‘phantom orchestra’ that trails the fiddler like ghosts. The accelerando cranking of a car motor becomes a special motif in the piece, a kind of rhythmic embodiment of evermore-powerful energy. Indeed, this cranking motif explodes in the electronics in the second movement, Chicago, 2012, where we encounter my recordings from the Fermilab particle collider. Hip-hop beats, jazzy brass interjections, and joyous voltage surges bring the movement to a clangorous finish.

“Zoom a hundred years into the dark future of the Xinjiang Province, 2112, where a great deal of the Chinese energy industry is based. On an eerie wasteland, a lone flute sings a tragically distorted version of the fiddle tune, dreaming of a forgotten natural world. But a powerful industrial energy bubbles to the surface, and over the ensuing hardcore techno sounds, wild orchestral splashes drive the music to a catastrophic meltdown. As the smoke clears, we find ourselves even further into the future: Reykjavik, 2222 — an Icelandic rainforest on a hotter planet. Gentle, out-of-tune pizzicatos accompany the fiddler, who returns over a woody percussion ensemble to make a quiet plea for simpler times. The occasional songs of future birds whip around us, a naturalistic version of the cranking motif. Distant tribal voices call for the building of a fire — our first energy source.”

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JAKE HEGGIE

The Work at Hand for Mezzo-Soprano, Cello and Orchestra (2014-2015)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 31 March 1961 in West Palm Beach, Florida WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONED BY THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTATION

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Jake Heggie, one of America’s most gifted composers of vocal music, was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 31, 1961 and raised in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Though he took piano lessons from childhood and started writing music when he was 11, Heggie did not study composition formally until his family moved to San Francisco in 1977, when he became a student of Ernst Bacon, the American composer, critic, conductor and writer who is best remembered for his many songs. Heggie also studied composition at UCLA with Roger Bourland, Paul Reale, Paul Des Marais and David Raksin and piano at the Paris Conservatoire, but he found his most influential mentor in 1981 at UCLA in Johana Harris, widow of the distinguished American composer Roy Harris. With Mrs. Harris, Heggie formed both a close personal relationship and a two-piano duo that performed across the country. She inspired her young colleague and student not only with her commitment to the Classical repertory (she changed her name from Beula to Johana in honor of Johann Sebastian Bach), but with her love of American folk music, which she researched with the pioneering folksong scholar Alan Lomax in the 1940s. Since 1993, Heggie has lived in San Francisco.

Heggie has transmuted the elements of his musical experiences — the simplicity and lyricism of American vernacular song, the direct and spacious idiom of Harris and Copland, the harmonic subtleties of the European tradition — into a style of immediacy and expressive sincerity that has won the advocacy of such noted performers as Frederica von Stade, Jennifer Larmore, Dawn Upshaw, Renée Fleming, Audra McDonald, Joyce DiDonato and Sylvia McNair.

Though Heggie has written several instrumental, chamber, choral and orchestral compositions (including his 2013 Ahab Symphony), his reputation is largely founded upon his vocal works, which include folksong settings, more than 250 art songs, a 1997 piece titled So Many Notes! for 11 solo singers and orchestra (commissioned by San Francisco Opera to celebrate its 75th Season and the reopening of the War Memorial Opera House) and several song cycles. In 1998, Heggie was named the first Chase Composer-in-Residence for the San Francisco Opera, which premiered his Dead Man Walking in October 2000 to extraordinary international acclaim. Dead Man Walking, with a libretto by the eminent American playwright Terrence McNally based on Sister Helen Prejean’s award-winning book, has since been recorded on the Erato label, performed across the country and in Australia, Europe and South Africa, and made the subject of a PBS documentary. Heggie has continued his exceptional success as an opera composer, in collaborations mostly with librettists Gene Scheer and Terrence McNally, with The End of

the Affair (2003, based on Graham Greene’s novel, commissioned by Houston Grand Opera), To Hell and Back (2006, based on the myth of Persephone, Boston’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra), Three Decembers (2008, based on McNally’s original play Some Christmas Letters, Houston Grand Opera and San Francisco Opera), Moby Dick (2010, after Melville’s novel, the opera companies of Dallas, San Francisco, San Diego, Calgary and South Australia), Out of Darkness (2013, Music of Remembrance, the Seattle-based organization remembering Holocaust musicians), and Great Scott (2015, Dallas Opera).

Heggie wrote of The Work at Hand, “The late Laura Morefield (1960-2011) was a private poet, unknown to most people. Her mother, the gifted San Diego poet and writer Charlene Baldridge, has been a friend for nearly 20 years and I’ve set several of her poems. Laura was the friendly, bright-eyed, soft-spoken powerhouse I knew primarily as Charlene’s daughter, who I would sometimes see when they traveled on their annual mother-daughter adventures: a couple of times to a premiere of mine, then on a cruise through the Baltic when Frederica von Stade and I gave recitals as the entertainment.

Laura was immensely proud of her mother’s poetry, but was fairly quiet about her own work. Shortly after the Baltic cruise in 2008, Laura was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer. That’s when I found out about her poetry and asked if she would send me several, including her top 10 favorites. Shortly after, a packet of shatteringly beautiful poems arrived with The Work At Hand on top. I was completely overwhelmed and asked if I could set this poem one day. She was delighted. Not long after that — but after an extraordinarily brave fight — Laura passed away. None of us could believe it. She was fifty-years-old.

“The Work At Hand is one of Laura’s post-diagnosis poems. It is about the difficult and deeply human experience of knowing it is time to say goodbye and let go: resenting, fighting, struggling, and then finding peace in acceptance. The language and imagery she chose is particularly striking: origami, the yoga Warrior 1 position, and a shimmering reconnection to nature.

“The opportunity to set The Work At Hand presented itself when Jamie Barton asked for a new set of songs for her Carnegie Hall recital and Anne Martindale Williams asked for a new piece to perform with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, where she is Principal Cellist. Being a little too busy these days (and counting my blessings for that), I suggested we combine it into a piece that exists as both a chamber and an orchestral work. Both agreed. [The chamber version was premiered on February 17, 2015 by Ms. Barton, Ms. Williams and pianist Bradley Moore at Carnegie Hall in New York.]

“Laura’s final request to her mother was that she publish a collection of her post-diagnosis poems in a chapbook, and that exists as The Warrior’s Stance. All proceeds from sales of the book benefit the Colon Cancer Alliance (thewarriorsstance.com). I’m deeply grateful to Laura’s amazing husband, Dan Morefield, for his generosity in granting me permission to set The Work At Hand; to Charlene for her passion, friendship and guidance; and to Jamie and Anne for saying yes to the journey.”

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THE WORK AT HAND

By Laura Morefield

Some moments: I feel compelled to start my long goodbye — folding advice until it reveals hope, creasing resilience side by side with laughter tucking courage into the pocket made by joy — making the message of my life into individual origami.

I want to start this project early because there are so many (nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters, parents, friends) who enfold my life with grace and song.

(And then there is also and always you.)

Other times: The work of goodbye seems a betrayal, a prediction of defeat — inappropriate to my interior pose of being.

A warrior keeps her back leg strong, connected to the earth. She faces her hips forward.

She lifts hands and face skyward as her front leg leans into the territory of the enemy as far as, as long as, her breath will take her.

And then: there are slow seconds like these, when the single square of window reveals pine tree needles bursting into branches, making their stubborn way through a furrowed trunk.

When the wind moves like a feathered thing over my waiting skin.

When all I want is to unfold a small quilt of sunlight onto the cool green and sit very still, to let the light of heaven flow over me like honey until my bones are on fire with the beauty of it all.

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BÉLA BARTÓK

Concerto for Orchestra (1943)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 25 March 1881 in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary died 26 September 1945 in New York City PREMIERE OF WORK

Boston, 1 December 1944 Orchestra Hall Boston Symphony Orchestra Sergei Koussevitzky,

Béla Bartók came to America in October 1940, sick of body and afflicted of spirit. He had been frail all his life, and the leukemia that was to cause his death five years later had already begun to erode his health. Adding to the trial of his medical condition was the war raging in Europe, a painful source of torment to one of Bartók’s ardent Hungarian patriotism. Upon leaving his homeland, he not only relinquished the native country so dear to him, but also forfeited the secure financial and professional positions he had earned in Budapest. Compromise in the face of Hitler’s brutal inhumanity, however, was never a possibility for a man of Bartók’s adamantine convictions. Filled with apprehension, he made the difficult overland trip to Lisbon, then sailed on to New York.

conductor PSO PREMIERE

18 January, 1946 Syria Mosque Fritz Reiner, conductor INSTRUMENTATION

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Sad to say, Bartók’s misgivings were justified. His financial support from Hungary was cut off, and money worries aggravated his delicate physical condition. His health declined enough to make public appearances impossible after 1943. His chief disappointment, however, was the almost total neglect of his compositions by the musical community. It is to the credit of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) that it provided money for the hospital care that enabled Bartók to continue composing to the very end of his life.

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

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It was at this nadir in his fortunes that the commission for the Concerto for Orchestra was presented to Bartók. Phillip Ramey related the circumstances: “By early 1943, things had gotten so bad that two old friends of Bartók, [violinist] Joseph Szigeti and [conductor] Fritz Reiner, suggested to Sergei Koussevitzky [music director of the Boston Symphony] that he commission an orchestral work in memory of his wife, Natalie. Koussevitzky agreed and, one spring day, while Bartók was in a New York hospital undergoing tests, he appeared unexpectedly and startled the composer by offering him a commission for $1,000 on behalf of the Koussevitzky Foundation.

Bartók, as fastidious as ever, would initially only accept half of that amount because he feared that his precarious health might prevent him from fulfilling Koussevitzky’s request.” The commission and an ASCAP-sponsored stay at a sanatorium in Saranac Lake in upstate New York fortified Bartók’s strength enough so that he could work on this new orchestral piece “practically night and day,” as he wrote to Szigeti. Upon its premiere, the Concerto for Orchestra was an instant success. It was accepted immediately into the standard repertory and led to a surge of interest in Bartók’s other compositions. He died less than a year after this work, the last he completed for orchestra, was first heard, not realizing that he would soon be acclaimed as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.

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“The title of this symphony-like work is explained by its tendency to treat single instruments or instrument groups in a ‘concertant’ or soloistic manner,” wrote the composer to clarify the appellation of the score. Concerning the overall structure of the Concerto’s five movements, he noted, “The general mood of the work represents, apart from the jesting second movement, a gradual transition from the sternness of the first movement and the lugubrious death-song of the third, to the life-assertion of the last one.” The first and last movements, Bartók continued, “are in more or less regular sonata form,” while “the second consists of a chain of independent short sections by wind instruments introduced in five pairs (bassoons, oboes, clarinets, flutes and muted trumpets). A kind of ‘trio’ — a short chorale for brass instruments and snare drum — follows, after which the five sections are recapitulated in a more elaborate instrumentation.... The form of the fourth movement — ‘Interrupted Intermezzo’ — could be rendered by the symbols ‘A B A — interruption — B A.’” The interruption to which Bartók referred is a parody of the German march theme from the first movement of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, “Leningrad,” which was in turn a mocking phrase based on a song from Lehár’s The Merry Widow.

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MICHAEL FRANCIS British conductor Michael Francis continues to make an impact on the world stage receiving countless accolades resulting in invitations to direct some of the finest orchestras. Building upon successful debuts with prestigious American and European orchestras, Francis is being sought after for his musicality and ability to elicit orchestral tone and shape suitable to the style of each composer.

Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Bournemouth, Toronto, Milwaukee, New World, Ottawa and Quebec Symphonies, as well as the Dresden, Lausanne, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Japan Philharmonics, while making return visits to Stuttgart, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Oregon, Seattle and BBC Wales.

Musical collaborations with Anne-Sophie Mutter began in January 2009 when Francis made “step-in” performances for André Francis has catapulted far beyond his Previn in four German cities conducting impressive last minute ‘step-in’ engagements Mozart and Gubaidulina concerti plus major with the London Symphony where he works of Hindemith. He also appeared replaced Valery Gergiev and later John with Mutter in the 2010 world premiere of Adams in 2007. Recently appointed chief Wolfgang Rihm’s Lichtes Spiel with the New conductor and artistic advisor to Sweden’s York Philharmonic and on a 2012 European Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Francis tour conducting Sebastian Currier’s Violin follows in the footsteps of Herbert Blomstedt Concerto Time Machine with the RSO and Franz Welser-Möst each of whom were Stuttgart. In May 2012, they collaborated chief conductor with the orchestra in the again on a tour of seven European cities with an orchestra of musicians from the early stages of their careers.

Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics.

His successful 2010 “step-in” debut with the San Francisco Symphony has led to Francis returned to Asia with Mutter in his conducting that orchestra’s New Year’s November 2012 for concerts in Taiwan Concerts in 2011 and 2012 and to conduct and Hong Kong having earlier conducted its 2011 and 2012 summer seasons of nine a series of concerts for Mutter in 2010 with classical concerts each. Other acclaimed the National Taipei Symphony Orchestra debut concerts included the New York and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. While Philharmonic, Houston, Cincinnati, Seattle, on this tour, Francis again “stepped-in” Indianapolis and Oregon Symphonies as to conduct the Tokyo City Philharmonic well as with Mariinsky Orchestra, Orchestre Orchestra to great triumph.

Philharmonique de Radio France and Münchner Symphoniker. Most recent and Francis last conducted the Pittsburgh upcoming debuts include those with the Symphony in January 2013.

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ANNE MARTINDALE WILLIAMS Anne Martindale Williams has enjoyed a successful career as principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1979.

Throughout her tenure with the orchestra, she has often been featured as soloist both in Pittsburgh and on tour in New York at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. Williams was soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony in the Pittsburgh premier of The Giving Tree conducted by the composer, Lorin Maazel.

She has also collaborated with guest artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, André Previn, the Emerson Quartet, Lynn Harrell, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham and Pinchas Zukerman in numerous chamber music performances.

She made her London debut performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic, Andre Previn conducting.

Her solo in The Swan on the Pittsburgh Symphony’s recording of Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns was described by Grammophon critic Edward Greenfield as “…the most memorable performance of all.”

performed at many of America’s prestigious summer music festivals including Aspen, Caramoor, Skaneateles, Maui, Rockport Festivals in Massachusetts and Maine, Grand Teton, Strings Festival in Steamboat Springs, Orcas Island, and Mainly Mozart in San Diego. For many years she has enjoyed performing throughout the country with her Piano Trio, which includes her good friends Andrés Cárdenes and David Deveau.

Williams has performed numerous times as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performing Schumann’s Concerto in A minor, Tippett’s Triple Concerto, Previn’s Reflections, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6, Strauss’s Don Quixote, Bloch’s Schelomo, Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain, SaintSaëns’ Concerto No. 1 and Brahms’ Double Concerto, as well as Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet. In recent seasons, she was featured in Haydn’s Concerto in C, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, Elgar’s Cello Williams divides her time between the Concerto, and Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante orchestra, teaching at Carnegie Mellon for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and University, and solo and chamber music Orchestra, and Walton’s Cello Concerto. performances in America, Europe and the Far East. She has appeared in several Williams is a graduate of the Curtis nationally televised productions including Institute of Music where she studied with Concertos, produced by the BBC and Orlando Cole. Her Tecchler cello was Previn and the Pittsburgh, produced by made in Rome in 1701. Her husband, WQED. She has given master classes at Joe, is the director of student ministries many universities and festivals throughout at Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church in the country, including The Curtis Institute Mount Lebanon. They reside in Pittsburgh of Music, SUNY at Stony Brook, Manhattan with their daughter, Claire.

School of Music, the New World Symphony in Miami, the National Orchestral Institute, Williams last soloed with the Pittsburgh Aspen, Credo at Oberlin College and Symphony in March 2015. the Masterworks Festival. She also has

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JAMIE BARTON The 2015 recipient of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award as well as the winner of both the Main and the Song Prizes at the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, a winner of the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a Grammy nominee, American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton has been described by The Guardian as “a great artist, no question, with an imperturbable steadiness of tone, and a nobility of utterance that invites comparison not so much with her contemporaries as with mid-20th century greats such as Kirsten Flagstad.”

Barton’s 2014-2015 season begins with a debut at the San Francisco Opera as Adalgisa in Norma. This will be followed by a return to Atlanta for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Donald Runnicles. Other concert engagements include the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s The Work at Hand with the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Verdi Requiem with the Toronto Symphony and Sir Andrew Davis. As the latest recipient of the Marian Anderson Award, Barton will appear in Recital at the Kennedy Center. Further Recital dates include Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Frankfurt, Germany and a benefit for the Wolf Trap Foundation. In opera, Barton will return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a new role, Giovanna Seymour in Anna Bolena, followed by her return to the Houston Grand Opera as Fricka in Die Walküre. Later in the season, Barton will debut the role of Azucena in Il Trovatore with the Cincinnati Opera and will make a company debut with the Seattle Opera, also in a leading role. Future projects include returns to the Metropolitan Opera and the Houston Grand Opera and debuts at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Oper Frankfurt, the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, the Los Angeles Opera and the Washington National Opera, all in leading roles.

The 2013-2014 season included a triumphant return to the Metropolitan Opera as Adalgisa in Norma and to the Houston Grand Opera as Fricka in Das Rheingold, as well as Katisha in Opera Memphis’ The Mikado.

In the summer, Barton made her Japanese debut as Meg Page in a new production of Falstaff at the Saito Kinen Festival. In concert, Barton sang the Verdi Requiem with the Melbourne Symphony and Sir Andrew 32

Davis, Britten’s Spring Symphony with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst, a Concert of Verdi Arias and Ensembles at the Lanaudière Festival with Jean-Marie Zeitouni and Elgar’s Sea Pictures at the Aspen Music Festival. Last, but not least, Barton was heard in recital in Pace University’s new series as well as at Atlanta’s prestigious Spivey Hall before returning to Carnegie Hall for Marilyn Horne’s 80th birthday gala celebration.

The 2012-2013 season saw her return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Magdalene in a new production of Die Meistersinger conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. In concert, Barton made her UK debut at the Barbican Centre performing Elgar’s Sea Pictures with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra followed by Mozart’s Requiem with the Atlanta Sacred Chorale and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall.

In recital, she appeared with tenor Russell Thomas and the Atlanta Vocal Arts Society, as well as in the role of Julia Child in Bon Appétit as part of the first annual Chamber Opera Festival with Opera Memphis. Prior to that, Barton made her debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in productions of Les Contes d’Hoffmann (voice of the Mother), Boris Godunov (Nurse) and Ariadne auf Naxos (Dryade), followed by Grandma Josephine and Mrs.Teavee in The Golden Ticket with Atlanta Opera and 2nd Norn in Götterdämmerung with the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. Recently Ms. Barton returned to record Scarlatti’s La Dirindina with Ars Lyrica in Houston.

In recent seasons, she has performed Second Lady in The Magic Flute with the Metropolitan Opera, Mère Marie in Dialogues des Carmélites with the Bayerische Staatsoper, and appeared in productions of Faust and Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Last Savage with Santa Fe Opera, and Emilia in Otello with the Canadian Opera Company. Concert appearances include: Bernstein’s Opening Prayer and Jeremiah Symphony with the Colorado Symphony under Marin Alsop, Domenico Scarlatti’s rarely performed comic intermezzo La Dirindina with Ars Lyrica (Music of the Baroque), Mozart’s Requiem with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra under Edo de Waart, Schubert’s Mass No. 6 with San Diego Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Omaha Symphony. In recital she appeared with the Vocal Arts Society

at the Kennedy Center, under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation, as well as Carnegie Hall as part of their Great Singers III: Evenings of Song series. She also appeared as a guest soloist in the Marilyn Horne Foundation Gala at Carnegie Hall.

A former member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Barton appeared as Ursula in Béatrice et Bénédict, Giovanna in Rigoletto and Mary Norton in the world premiere of André Previn’s Brief Encounter. With the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis she performed Suzuki in Madama Butterfly and Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro. With the Wolf Trap Opera Company, she performed the role of Penelope in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, as well as a series of recitals with pianist Steve Blier. With the Aspen Music Festival, Barton appeared as the Witch in Hansel and Gretel as well as a recital with bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, and a concert of Bernstein/ Bruce Coughlin: Arias and Barcarolles with the Aspen Chamber Symphony.

An avid recitalist, Barton has appeared with the Marilyn Horne Foundation at Weill Hall with tenor Russell Thomas as well as a solo recital with On Wings of Song. She made her Spivey Hall debut singing Brahms’ Alto

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Rhapsody, which was also broadcast on NPR. Barton has received extensive training as a recitalist at the Tanglewood Music Center, where she was a fellow in Vocal Studies for summer 2006 and 2007. At the Tanglewood Music Center, she worked with such artists and coaches as James Levine, Dawn Upshaw, Phyllis Curtin, Kayo Iwama, Ira Siff, Lucy Shelton, Alan Smith and Olly Wilson. As a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, she participated in several recital series including the popular “Recital at Rienzi.”

Additional concert performances include the world premiere of Chris Theofanidis’s The Refuge with the Houston Grand Opera, Duruflé’s Requiem, Bach’s Cantata 197 with the ensemble Kammerbach, Handel’s Alexander’s Feast, Honegger’s King David and Mozart’s Requiem.

A graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Barton attended Indiana University in Bloomington, where she performed roles such as Tisbe in La Cenerentola, Buttercup in HMS Pinafore and Mrs. Soames in the 2006 world premiere of Ned Rorem’s Our Town.

These performances mark Barton’s debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony.

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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.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is very excited to present its first sensoryfriendly performance — Celbrate Pittsburgh — at Heinz Hall on Saturday, June 27, 2015!

Everyone is invited to join the symphony and Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh for a musical celebration of Pittsburgh in a welcoming, inclusive and relaxed environment designed especially for patrons of all ages with autism spectrum disorders, sensory sensitivities and other disabilities.

Pre-concert activities will begin at 1:15 p.m., and the concert will start at 2:30 p.m.

Visit pittsburghsymphony.org/sensoryfriendly for more information.

This concert has been funded, in part, by the generous support of The Jack Buncher Foundation and Pirates Charities PROGRAM 2014-2015 SEASON

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DANCE AND FLIGHT

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Debussy: “Ibéria,” No. 2 from Images Ludwig: Pictures from the Floating World, for Bassoon and Orchestra Ginastera: Suite from Panambi Ginastera: Four Dances from Estancia Falla: Interlude and Dance from the opera La Vida Breve

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2015 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

THURSDAY NIGHT ICONS:

BNY Mellon Presents Smokey Robinson July 9, 7:30 p.m.

Smokey Robinson brings his honeycoated voice to Heinz Hall for a stellar performance with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Other icons in the series include Johnny Mathis, Diana Krall and Randy Newman!

Classical BBQ Sponsored by BNY Mellon July 11, 6:30 p.m. & August 2, 6:30 p.m.

The Pittsburgh Symphony presents two festive evenings that are perfect for the whole family, featuring orchestral favorites, great food and drinks, pre-and post-concert music, and a chance to mingle with the symphony musicians.

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Neighborhood Week August 31-September 4

Think outside the Bach.

An exciting new initiative from Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Neighborhood Week features a series of events — some large with the entire orchestra and some with smaller ensembles, some free and some with small admission fees — in venues around Pittsburgh.

For the entire summer line-up, visit pittsburghsymphony.org/summer.

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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

Bob & Joan Peirce Mr. Matthew V. T. Ray

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

Mr. & Mrs. R. Drew Kistler Sheldon Marstine Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James W. McGlothlin Pittsburgh Symphony Association & Affiliates Betty & Granger Morgan $15,000 - $19,999 Dick & Ginny Simmons Janet & Donald Moritz Nadine E. Bognar/E.J. Bognar, Inc.

Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Kathryn & Michael Bryson BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. John R. & Svetlana S. Price $50,000 - $99,999 Ron & Dorothy Chutz Vivian & Bill Benter James K. & Sara C. Donnell Abby & Reid Ruttenberg Pauline Santelli Rick & Laurie Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Graham The David S. & Karen A. Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Shapira Foundation Juergen F. Mross, Naples, FL Mrs. Nancy K. Hansen Jill & Craig Tillotson Nancy & Jeff Leininger Mr. & Mrs. John T. Ryan III Jan & Anthony Tomasello Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lynch Steve & Brenda Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher Schlotterbeck David & Carol McCormish Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Jon & Carol Walton Devin & Shannon Richard LeBeau McGranahan Arthur & Barbara* Weldon Barbara & Bruce Wiegand Pittsburgh Symphony North James & Susanne Wilkinson Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer Cheryl & James Redmond

Joanne Byrd Rogers FOUNDER’S CIRCLE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Robert P. Zinn & Darlene R. $25,000 - $49,999 $7,500 - $9,999 Berkovitz Anonymous Ted & Kathie Bobby

James & Electra Agras Larry & Tracy Brockway GUARANTOR’S CIRCLE Tony & Linda Bucci $10,000 - $14,999 James & Margaret Byrne Dr. & Mrs. William Canady Anonymous Jerry & Mimi Davis Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr.* Andrew & Michelle Aloe Dr. James H. & Mary E. Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Duggan Michele & Pat Atkins Donahue Dr. & Mrs. Martin Earle Allen Baum & Elizabeth Steven & Beverlynn Elliott Witzke-Baum Henry & Ann Fenner Marcia M. Gumberg Mr. & Mrs. Benno Bernt Barbara Jeremiah Rich & Scheryl Harshman Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Drue Heinz Churchill McConomy Elsie & Henry Hillman Mr. & Mrs. E. V. Clarke Mildred S. Myers & William C. Frederick Audrey R. Hughes Betty Diskin in memory of her beloved husband Elliott S. Oshry Douglas B. McAdams Arthur J. Diskin, Esq. and Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller Gerald McGinnis their sons William & Robert in honor of our four Tom & Jamee Todd Roy & Susan Dorrance grandsons Ellen & Jim Walton Barbara & Bob Egan Richard E. Rauh Helge & Erika Wehmeier Hans & Leslie Fleischner Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks

Robinson Frank & Angela Grebowski CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Millie & Gary Ryan Christiane & Manfred $20,000 - $24,999 Honeck Alece & David Schreiber Anonymous Joseph & Dorothy Jackovic Carol Hefren Tillotson Jean & Sigo Falk Craig Jordan & Elaine KoziarJordan Tom & Dona Hotopp

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Anonymous (4) Alan L. & Barbara B. Ackerman John Ahern Sudhir Bajaj Dr. & Mrs. John C. Barber Philip & Melinda Beard Edwin H. Beachler Noah Bendix-Balgley Michael & Sherle Berger Dr. Alan & Marsha Bramowitz Mr.* & Mrs. Christopher Brent Suzy & Jim Broadhurst Barbara & David Burstin Jane & Rae R. Burton Dr. & Mrs. Sidney N. Busis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan James C. Chaplin Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Mary Ann Craig, D.M.E. 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 Mr. William J. Fetter Terri H. Fitzpatrick Robert & Jeanne Gleason Caryl & Irving Halpern In Honor of Helge & Erika Wehmeier Dr. & Mrs. Allen Hogge Gerald and Diane Holder Mr. David Holmberg 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 Mary Ellen Miller 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. Stack & Donna Ann Burnett Subra & Mary Suresh John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Symphony East Dr. Sharon Taylor & Dr. Philip Rabinowitz Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Seldon Whitaker In Memory of Susan Whitaker William Winkenwerder Jr., M.D. Rachel W. Wymard

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Anonymous (5) The Barbara and Marcus Aaron Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Andrea & David Aloe Jane Callomon Arkus Joseph E. Bailey, Sr.

Lorraine E. Balun, in memory of Phyllis E. Zimmerman Barbara L. Barry Dr. & Mrs. David Beaudreau Nick & Dotty Beckwith Martha L. Berg Gerald & Carolyn Eberly Blaney Marian & Bruce Block Don & Judy Borneman Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Mr. & Mrs.* Kenneth Brand Hugh & Jean Brannan Gary & Judy Bruce Charles* & Patricia Burke Jan Burton 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 Chauncey & Magdaline Frazier 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 Franklyn & Dale Gorell Mr. James Gorton & Mrs. Gretchen Van Hoesen George & Jane Greer Mr. & Mrs. George V. Grune Jr.

William & Victoria Guy Jim & Marnie Haines Gail & Gregory Harbaugh Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Harvey Dan & Gwen Hepler Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew Dorothy A. Howat Alysia & Robert Hoyt Hyman Family Foundation Alice Jane Jenkins Leo & Marge Kane Gerri Kay* Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Sydelle Kessler Charles & Kathleen Kovac Susan Oberg Lane Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Lenkey Doris L. Litman Tom & Gail Litwiler Mark & Joan Lombardi Patrick & Alice Loughney 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 Ellen Ormond Dr. Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. & Linda Shooer Osial Robert & Lillian Panagulias Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain 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 Richard & Sandra Teodori Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Thomas John & Nancy Traina Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner C. Robert Walker 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 (4) Mrs. E. L. Abernathy Ronald Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Colin Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Balog Fred & Sue* Bennitt Jeanne B. & Richard F. Berdik Mr. Michael E. Bielski Paul E. Block Philip & Bernice Bollman 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

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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 Susan & Bill Cercone Janet E. Chadwick Kenneth & Celia Christman Mrs. Arthur L. Coburn III Judge Maurice Cohill Jr. Sen. Herbert B. & Linda Conner Sheila Corrall & Ray Lester Marion S. Damick Bruce & Rita Decker Dan & Dee Delaney Frank D. & Mary K. Devono Mr. & Mrs. James R. Drake Michelle Ann Duralia 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 Dr. Edward L. Foley J. Tomlinson Fort Mrs. J. William Futrell Gamma Investment Corporation Keith & Susan Garver Alice V. Gelormino Mr. & Mrs. David C. Genter Kenneth* & Lillian Goldsmith Laurie Graham Rick & Stephanie Green Ernest Grindle 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 40

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 Lewis & Alice Kuller George & Alexandra Kusic Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang Father Ronald P. Lengwin Claire & Larry Levine Harriet, Barbara, Marc, Scott and Kim Lewis in memory of Elliott (Bud) Lewis Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Katia Sycara Elsa Limbach Ken & Hope Linge Roslyn M. Litman In Memory of Norval W. Lyle Francis & Debbie Lynch Daphne & John Lynn Neil & Ruth MacKay George & Jane Mallory Dr. Richard Martin in memory of Mrs. Lori Martin John & Cathy Mary Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Donna & Stephen Maxwell Mary C. McCormick Jean H. McCullough Dr. & Mrs. J. B. McGee Alan & Marilyn McIvor Carol Jean McKenzie & Bill Maurer 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 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 Drs. Guy & Mary Beth Salama Thomas & Perri Schelat Joseph Schewe Jr. Esther Schreiber Jolie Schroeder Robert J. & Sharon E. Sclabassi Sean Shannon Preston & Annette Shimer 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 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 Mr. & Mrs. Keith Wannamaker Frank & Heide Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White James R. Whitehead Ellie & Joe Wymard

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James & Judith Callomon John & Kelly Camp Susan Campbell & Patrick Curry Andrés Cárdenes & Monique Mead Dr. Albert A. Caretto Richard & Jeanne* Carter Rebecca J. Caserio M.D. Charles & Donna Cashdollar James P. Cassaro Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Cassoff Sue Challinor & Matt Teplitz Deborah & David Chapman Peggy & Joe Charny 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 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 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 Mrs. Heidi Daley Joan & Jim Darby Norina H. Daubner Dr. & Mrs. K. C. Davides Joan Clark Davis Constance P. Davis Morningside Dental Jim* & Peggy Degnan Charles S. Degrosky Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Dell’Omo Lynn & David DeLorenzo Dr. Richard S. DeLuca David & Diane Denis Edward U. DePersis Patrick C. Derrico Diane Dewalt Mr. & Mrs. Victor DiCarlo Mrs. Tika Dickos Alfred & Eileen Diorio Peter Ditsch Docimo Family Holland & Susan Donaldson Lisa Donnermeyer Michel & Christine Douglas 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 Arnold & Eva Engler Mindy & Richard Epstein Dan & Nancy Fales Mr. Carmine Fantini Joan Feldman Dana H. Ferry Janet Fesq Dr. Joseph Fine Dr. A.M. & Jeanne Blend Finton Nancy A. Fitch Paul & Joanna Fitting Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Fitzgerald

Warren & Joan Fitzpatrick Ms. Ann P. Flaherty Mr. Mark F. Flaherty Mr. & Mrs. James Flanigan Jan Fleisher Iris R. Flinn 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 Normandie Fulson Mr. Gabriel C. Fusco Michael & Nina Gaffney Dr. Kent Galey & Dr. Karen Roche Dr. & Mrs. Marc E. Garfinkel Hans & Gudrun Garkisch Beth & Phil Gasiewicz Joan & Stuart Gaul Pete Geissler Mr. & Mrs. William P. Getty Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Getze Revs. Gaylord & Catherine Gillis Barbara & Fred Gilman Mr. David Givens & Mr. Stephen Mellett Mike & Cordy Glenn Virgil Gligor & Alicia Avery Daniel & Marcia Glosser Fund Mr. & Mrs. 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 Declan McGovern Ms. Rita J. Gould The Graf Family Dr. Lora D. Graves & Dr. Bryan D. Dye David & Nancy Green

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Lori Greene & Chris Decker Charlotte T. Greenwald Dr. & Mrs. M. Joseph Grennan Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gridley Margaret L. Groninger D.T. Gruelle Specialty Logistics Ormond & Jay Guenard Ms. E. A. Gundelfinger Andrew Gurcak & Elaine Lees Kristine Haig & John Sonnenday John & Judith Hall Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Robin & Scot Hamilton Susan & Wilfred Hansen Jeanie & Ben Hardesty Susan & David Hardesty Mr. & Mrs. James H. Hardie 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 Marianne & Marshall Hess Mr. Ralf E. Hess Professor Benjamin E. Hicks Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Jean A. Hinrichsen 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 Mr. William B. Holtzman Dr. & Mrs. Elmer Holzinger Ms. Madeleine Hombosky 42

Tom & Mary Hooten Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hooton Thomas O. Hornstein* Charitable Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation Joseph W. Hostetler Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Huffman Mark Huggins & Bonnie Siefers 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. J. Paul Kadlic 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 Rich & Jan Kleiser Stuart L. & Ann K. Knoop Peggy C. Knott Ms. Marilyn Koch Bob & Susie Kopf Drs. Fotios & Linda Koumpouras Mr. & Mrs. John Krolikowski Phyllis Jo Kubey Rose M. Kutsenkow Mr. Nicholas Kyriazi Betty Lamb Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lammie Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Landay Ronald & Lida Larsen Earl & Marilyn Latterman

Kathy & Hank Lawrence Marvin & Gerry Lebby Drs. Grace & Joon Lee Ms. Janet Lee & Mr. Matthew Rosengart Joe Leja 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 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 William & Helen Lyons Mrs. Guinevere R. Mabunay Pat & Don MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. William L. MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Sean Mahoney 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 Thomas & Elizabeth Massella Helen F. Mathieson Dr. William Matlack & Leslie Crawford Matlack Karen Matthews

Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. Maurer Sidney McBride Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. McCarter Patrick & Michelle McCarthy McCarthy Rail Insurance Managers, Inc. 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 Mr. & Mrs. William J. Mehaffey Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Suzanne Mellon Peter & Memi Melotti 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 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 Bill & Jane Morgan 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. George Mycoff James & Marlee 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 Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack John A. Osuch Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Russell G. & Karen Overfield Paul M. Palevsky, MD & Sharon R. Roseman, MD Dr. & Mrs. A. H. Panahandeh Dr. Armand J. Panson Pamela & Ronald Pape Sang C. Park Pauline R. Parker John & Joan Pasteris Carol & Richard Patterson Mr. & Mrs. James Patton Camilla Brent Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pellett Daniel M. Pennell Dale & Michele Perelman Bill & Stella Perrine Dr. Jeffrey & Francesca Peters Judy Petty Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Pfendler Jr. 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 Paul & Dorothy Reiber Eric* & Frances Reichl Marnie Repasky John C.* & Mary A. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs.* James H. Rich 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 Shirley & Murray Rust Mrs. John M. Sadler Tamiko Sampson Mr. & Mrs. Dan D. Sandman Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Sauereisen Sally & Keith Saylor Lawrence P. & Sharron A. Schaefer Eric Schaffer & Michelle GraySchaffer Albert & Kathleen Schartner Paul & Cathy Schaughency

Christopher & Jennifer Scheib Ann & Bill Scherlis Dr. & Mrs. Melvin M. Schiff Joe & Nancy Schmitt Mrs. Shirley Schneirov Christian Schörnich Mrs. Carol Schuler Bernie & Cookie Soldo Schultz 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 George & Carol Shannon Mrs. Sue Shapera Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Shepherd Jr. 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 Bobbie & Keith Smith Don & Beth Smith Kathleen Opat Smith Margaret C. Smith Nancy N. Smith Rep. Sam & Donna Smith Mrs. Barney 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 Henry Spinelli Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. St. Clair Janet H. Staab

Mr. & Mrs.* Jack Stabile Mr. & Mrs. James C. Stalder Gary & Charlene Stanich Ms. Carrie M. Stanny Dr. James Staples Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stayer Jim & Barbara Steffy Charles & Rachel Stegeman 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. & Mrs. Thomas M. St. Clair Mr. Su & Ms. Van Dusen 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 Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Tannenbaum Carol L. Tasillo Mr. & Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr. Gordon & Catherine Telfer Douglas E. Thomas Dorothea Thompson Mayor John A. Thompson Mary Lloyd & George Thompson Mrs. Sonya Thorbecke Jim & Gail Titus Becky & Herb Torbin Father James Torquato Melissa Trax & Adam Kupec Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Trees In Memory of Audrey Treloar & Florence & Norman Golomb Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Trombetta Jeff & Melissa Tsai Jeffrey Turner & Tonya Stefko Eric & Barbara Udren Mary & Gerald Unger Diane & Dennis Unkovic Judy Vaglia

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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 Mr. & Mrs. Fred C. Wellinger Jane Wentling Bernard & Sheila Werner Nancy Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Westerberg Rebecca M. Wharton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas White Robert Wickesberg & Susan Noffke Mr. Norm Wien

Dr. Philip M. Wildenhain & Dr. Sarah L. Wildenhain Dr. Bruce L. Wilder Ken & Trudie Wilkins Robert E. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson James & Ramona Wingate Mary Jo Winokur Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Witmer Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Dr. & Mrs. D. Scott Wood Michael J. Woodring Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu Dr. & Mrs. John A. Yauch Mark & Judy Yogman Marlene & John Yokim 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 April 22, 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 Current as of April 22, 2015

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Austrian American Cultural Society, Inc. Bridges & Company, Inc. A.C. Dellovade, Inc. $75,000 AND ABOVE The Buncher Company American Eagle Outfitters Allegheny Technologies BYS Yoga Students Bayer Healthcare R&I Incorporated (ATI) Clark Precision Machined Bayer USA Foundation BNY Mellon Components The Brown Hurray Plantz EQT Foundation Consolidated Group, Merrill Lynch Communications Highmark Blue Cross Blue Management Shield CrawfordEllenbogen LLC c3controls PNC Enterprise Bank The Common Plea Catering Inc. General Wire Spring Co. Business Partners DIAMOND CIRCLE Deloitte Goehring, Rutter & Boehm PEWTER LEVEL $40,000 - $74,999 ELG Haniel Metals Corp.

Hamill Mfg. Co. $1,000 - $2,499 MSA Farmers & Merchants Bank AlphaGraphics in the Hertz Gateway Center, LP of Western PA Cultural District John B. Conomos, Inc. Levin Furniture PLATINUM CIRCLE Calgon Carbon Corporation Joyce’s Jewelry Boutique Mascaro Construction $20,000 - $39,999 Coury Financial Group K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. Company Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. ESB Bank Lucas Systems, Inc. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Federal Home Loan Bank of First Commonwealth Bank Marketing Support Network Oliver Wyman Pittsburgh Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. Master Remodelers Pirates Charities First National Bank of Gordon Terminal Service Co. Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Pennsylvania PwC Attorneys at Law Hughes Television Giant Eagle Schreiber Industrial Productions Mitsubishi Electric Power Development Co. H. J. Heinz Company Products, Inc. Jendoco Construction Foundation Trumbull Corporation and Corporation Modany-Falcone, Inc. P.J. Dick Incorporated LANXESS Corporation Jennmar Corporation Neville Chemical Company Macy’s Kerr Engineered Sales PGT Trucking BRONZE CIRCLE Triangle Tech Group Company Pzena Investment $2,500 - $4,999 Trib Total Media Lawrence County Tourist Management, LLC Angelo, Gordon & Co. Promotion Agency Rebecca L. Pounds DDS LLC Bank of America Merrill MacLachlan, Cornelius & GOLD CIRCLE Scott Metals Inc. Lynch Filoni, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999 Walter Long Manufacturing BB&T McKamish, Inc. Company Citigroup Bender Consulting Nocito Enterprises, Inc. Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Clearview Federal Credit Services, Inc. Practice Growth Partners Co., LPA Union Berner International Corp. Rothman Gordon PC Westmoreland Mechanical Delta Air Lines, Inc. Big Burrito Restaurant Testing & Research, Inc. Sarris Candies, Inc. Dollar Bank Foundation Group Six Penn Kitchen Ernst & Young LLP Buchanan Ingersoll & We would like to thank all Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Rooney PC Fairmont Pittsburgh & corporations who contribute to the Habitat Restaurant Stringert, Inc. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Cipriani & Werner PC Heinz Hall. Please see our website Federated Investors, Inc. The Techs Dominion Resources at pittsburghsymphony.org for a FedEx Ground Trebuchet Consulting LLC Eat’n Park Restaurants complete listing.

Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Elite Coach Transportation TriState Capital Bank Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Erie Insurance United Safety Services, Inc. Current as of April 22, 2015 Inc. UPMC & UPMC Health Plan Fifth Third Bank PPG Industries Foundation Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh Huntington Bank The Frank E. Rath-Spang & Koppers Company Charitable Trust PARTNER LEVEL KPMG LLP Reed Smith LLP $500 - $999 Lighthouse Electric United States Steel Company, Inc. Allegheny Valley Bank Corporation Marsh USA Inc. Armada Business Leadership Association SIGNATURE CIRCLE

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LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE

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

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

STEINBERG SOCIETY Anonymous (21) 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 In Memory of Stuart William Discount 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 48

Estate of Lorraine M. Gross 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 Dr. Stanley Shostak & Dr. Marcia Landy Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Simmons Dr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Stept Estate of Dr. Raymond & Karla Stept Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Tom & Jamee Todd Mrs. Jane Treherne-Thomas Eva & Walter J. Vogel Mr. & Mrs. George L. Vosburgh Estate of John & Betty Weiland In memory of Isaac Serrins from Mr. & Mrs. Ira Weiss Brian Weller Seldon Whitaker Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White Charles L. & Katherine A. Wiley

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

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

by Allen H. Berkman in memory of his beloved wife, Selma Wiener Berkman Michael & Carol Bleier Viola Chair given in memory of our parents, Tina & Charles Bleier and Ruth & Shelley Stein

ENDOWED CHAIRS Cont. Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Lois R. Brozenick Memorial Jones III Guest Keyboard Chair First Violin Chair Robert & Louise Kahn Fund Jane & Rae Burton for Pittsburgh Symphony Cello Chair Orchestra Schooltime Concerts Cynthia S. Calhoun Principal Viola Chair Virginia Kaufman Virginia Campbell Resident Conductor Chair, Principal Harp Chair Lawrence Loh Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair Johannes & Mona L. Coetzee Memorial Principal English Horn Chair George & Eileen Dorman Assistant Principal Cello Chair Albert H. Eckert Associate Principal Percussion Chair Beverlynn & Steven Elliott Associate Concertmaster Chair

Stephen & Kimberly Keen Bass Chair

Reed Smith Chair honoring Tom Todd Horn Chair Dr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Oboe Chair Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Guest Conductor Chair Martha Brooks Robinson Principal Trumpet Chair

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Principal Clarinet Chair G. Christian Lantzsch & Duquesne Light Company Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Principal Second Violin Tillotson Jr. Chair Viola Chair Mr. & Mrs. William Genge Tom & Jamee Todd and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Principal Trombone Chair Lee Principal Bassoon Chair United States Steel Corporation Nancy & Jeffery Leininger Assistant Principal Bass First Violin Chair Chair Edward D. Loughney Co-Principal Trumpet

Rachel Mellon Walton Concertmaster Chair, given

by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fiddlesticks Family Concert Mellon Scaife Jean & Sigo Falk Series Endowed by Gerald Principal Librarian Chair & Audrey McGinnis Jacqueline Wechsler Honoring The Center for Horn Chair given in Endowed Principal Piccolo Young Musicians memory of Irving (Buddy) Chair, given to honor Frank Wechsler and Loti Gaffney Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Barbara Weldon William & Sarah Galbraith Viola Chair Principal Timpani Chair Second Violin Chair Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie Principal Oboe Chair, given Hilda M. Willis Foundation Flute Chair First Violin Chair

by Rachel Mellon Walton Thomas H. & Frances Ira & Nanette Gordon Messiah Concerts Endowed Witmer Assistant Principal The Gracky Fund for by the Howard and Nell E. Horn Chair Education & Community Miller Chair Engagement Donald I. & Janet Moritz Current as of April 22, 2015 Susan S. Greer Memorial and Equitable Resources, *deceased Trumpet Chair, given by Inc. Associate Principal Peter Greer Cello Chair William Randolph Hearst The Perry & BeeJee Endowed Fund for Morrison String Education Instrument Loan Fund Vira I. Heinz The Morrison Family Music Director Chair Associate Principal Second Violin Chair Principal Pops Conductor Chair Endowed by Henry & Jackman Pfouts Elsie Hillman Principal Flute Chair, given in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Dona Hotopp Arthur Jackman by Barbara Principal Bass Chair Jackman Pfouts Milton G. Hulme Jr. Pittsburgh Symphony Guest Conductor Chair Association given by Mine Safety Principal Cello Chair Appliances Company 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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CASH PRIZES $5,000, $2,500, $1,000 SPORTS IN THE ‘BURGH PAckAGE 7 PSO cONcERTS & 7 DINNERS $500 GIANT EAGlE/$500 GETGO ®

Entries available in the lobby, at pittsburghsymphony.org, or by contacting PSAsweepstakes@gmail.com. Enter by June 12, 2015 The Pittsburgh Symphony Association, with more than 300 members, is the primary, all-volunteer fundraising organization for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Through the years, it has raised over $7 million dollars for the PSO to "Keep Music Alive!" in our region. For information and a membership application: Email: PSAmember@gmail.com or Call: 412-392-3303

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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OBOE: Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida CONDUCTOR: Manfred Honeck

MAHLER’S “TITAN” SEASON FINALE

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PIANO: Yefim Bronfman Fletcher: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Commission/World Premiere)

Liszt: Concerto No. 2 in A major for Piano and Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major

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A night for the whole family, the Pittsburgh Symphony is hosting two Classical BBQ events this summer in the Heinz Hall Summer Garden. Two festive evenings of great music and food, each Classical BBQ is filled with favorite orchestral works in a fun-filled atmosphere, including pre- and post-concert entertainment and a chance to mingle with the Pittsburgh Symphony musicians.

The July Classical BBQ will feature highlights from the upcoming 2015-2016 classical season and the August BBQ, “Summer Spectacular!,” will celebrate the musical color and virtuosity of the Pittsburgh Symphony musicians. Experience Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at the July concert and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man at the August concert, along with popular works by Beethoven, Bernstein and many more.

Each BBQ concert is about one hour long with an outdoor party in the garden before the concert and live jazz after. All tickets are $30 and include general admission to the concert, food, happy hour drink prices, and pre- and post-concert entertainment.

Discounts are available when buying tickets to both BBQs.

For tickets call 412.392.4900, visit pittsburghsymphony.org/summer or visit the Heinz Hall Box Office.

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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 Barbara Smorul, Concierges.] 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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