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Manfred Honeck, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin
JOHN ADAMS: Lollapalooza (PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERE) BRAHMS: Violin Concerto PIGOVAT: Manfred Honeck 10th Anniversary Commission (WORLD PREMIERE) SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
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CHOPIN & RACHMANINOFF
Oct. 6, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Oct. 8, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
Christoph König, conductor Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
MUSSORGSKY: Scherzo in B-flat Major (PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERE) CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2
Oct. 6
Oct. 8
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SHOSTAKOVICH TRIUMPHANT
Oct. 13, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Oct. 15, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor Ray Chen, violin
BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Oct. 13
Oct. 15
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BEETHOVEN “EROICA”
Oct. 27, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Oct. 28, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Oct. 29, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello
MACMILLAN: Manfred Honeck 10th Anniversary Commission (WORLD PREMIERE) SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Oct. 27
Oct. 29
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DOHNÁNYI CONDUCTS SCHUBERT’S “GREAT”
Nov. 3, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Nov. 5, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
Christoph von Dohnányi,conductor
BARTÓK: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
Nov. 3
Nov. 5
Nov. 3
Nov. 5
Nov. 3
Nov. 5
THANKSGIVING TRADITION CONTINUES:
Nov. 24, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Nov. 26, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Noa Wildschut, violin
CHAUSSON: Poème RAVEL: Tzigane Manfred Honeck conducts effervescent Viennese favorites - a Thanksgiving tradition!
Nov. 24
Nov. 26
Nov. 24
Nov. 26
Nov. 24
Nov. 26
Dec. 1, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Dec. 3, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Sam Helfrich, stage director Greg Emetaz, video designer The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Rachele Gilmore, soprano Alexander Elliott, bass
HAYDN: The Creation A theatrical realization directed by Sam Helfrich.
Dec. 1
Dec. 3
Dec. 1
Dec. 3
Dec. 1
Dec. 3
Jan. 12
Jan. 14
Feb. 9
Feb. 11
March 2
March 4
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Sept. 22
Sept. 24
Sept. 22
Sept. 24
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Sept. 24
Oct. 6
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Oct. 27
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March 16
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April 8
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April 20
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June 15
June 17
Oct. 13
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THE NEW YEAR BEGINS:
Jan. 12, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Jan. 14, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Juanjo Mena, conductor Lorna McGhee, flute
DEBUSSY: Printemps (PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERE) IBERT: Flute Concerto RAVEL: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird (1919)
Jan. 12
Jan. 14
Jan. 12
Jan. 14
RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND CONCERTO
Jan. 26, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Jan. 28, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano
CARREÑO: Margariteña RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 MAHLER: Symphony No. 1
Jan. 26
Jan. 28
Jan. 26
Jan. 28
Feb. 9, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Feb. 10, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Feb. 11, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Osmo Vänskä, conductor Vilde Frang, violin
KABALEVSKY: The Comedians STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto RAUTAVAARA: A Requiem in our Time (PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERE) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
Feb. 9
Feb. 11
Feb. 9
Feb. 11
Feb. 10
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Feb. 23, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Feb. 24, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Feb. 25, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9
Feb. 23
Feb. 25
Feb. 23
Feb. 25
Feb. 24
12 BEETHOVEN CONCERTO
March 2, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. March 4, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 JANÁČEK: Sinfonietta
March 2
March 4
March 2
March 4
March 16, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. March 18, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Robert Spano, conductor Craig Knox, tuba
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun HIGDON: Tuba Concerto (WORLD PREMIERE) BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique
March 16
March 18
March 23, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. March 25, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Sir Mark Elder, conductor Anne Martindale Williams, cello
ELGAR: Symphony No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
March 23
March 25
THE FIREBIRD!
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March 23
March 25
Jan. 26
Feb. 23
Jan. 28
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BEETHOVEN CONCERTO CYCLE: NO. 1
April 6, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. April 8, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 SUK: Symphony No. 2, “Asrael” (PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERE)
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TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO
April 20, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. April 21, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. April 22, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor James Ehnes, violin
STUCKY: Silent Spring TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
April 20
April 22
April 21
17 VERDI’S REQUIEM
April 27, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. April 28, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. April 29, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
VERDI: Requiem
April 27
April 29
April 27
April 29
April 28
18 AUGUSTIN HADELICH
May 18, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. May 20, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin
ENESCU: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto COPLAND: Symphony No. 3
May 18
May 20
May 18
May 20
May 18
May 20
June 8, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. June 10, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Igor Levit, piano
MOZART: Symphony No. 33 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 VALI: Manfred Honeck 10th Anniversary Commission (WORLD PREMIERE) LISZT: Les Préludes WAGNER: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Prelude to Act 1
June 8
June 10
June 8
June 10
June 8
June 10
June 15, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. June 16, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. June 17, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Paul Appleby, tenor
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” BERLIOZ: Te Deum (PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERE)
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April 6
June 15
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Sept. 22, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Sept. 23, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. Sept. 24, 2017 • 2:30 p.m.
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