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Beethoven, Mozart & Respighi

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Symphony No. 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 16, K. 451
Ottorino Respighi:  Fountains of Rome
Ottorino Respighi:  Pines of Rome



Trey Anastasio with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Trey Anastasio , guitar


Music 101: A Triple Horn for a Triple Concerto

Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Heinz Hall

William Caballero, horn


Music as Inspiration

Friday, February 17, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Steven Stucky:  TBA (World Premiere & PSO Commission)
Jean Sibelius:  Violin Concerto
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"



Cirque Dreams Pop Goes The Rock

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 06:30 PM
Heinz Hall



Penn State President's Concert

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Penn State Glee Club, 
Penn State Opera, 
Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra, 


Azar Nafisi

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall

Azar Nafisi, speaker


Emanuel Ax & the Enigma Variations

Friday, March 02, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, March 04, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Richard Wagner:  Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482
Edward Elgar:  Enigma Variations



Violinist Pinchas Zukerman in Recital

Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall

Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Angela Cheng, piano
Wolfgang Amade Mozart:  Sonata in G Major, K. 301
Ludwig van Beethoven:  Sonata No. 5, "Spring"
Johannes Brahms:  Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the FAE Sonata)
Johannes Brahms:  Sonata No. 3 in D minor



Emanuel Ax Performs Mozart

Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Lyell B. Clay Concert Theater at WVU Evansdale Campus

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Richard Wagner:  Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482
Edward Elgar:  Enigma Variations



Wilkinsburg Community Engagement Concert

Tuesday, March 06, 2012 at 07:00 PM
Wilkinsburg High School

Thomas Hong, conductor


Haydn, Previn & Mendelssohn’s “Italian”

Friday, March 09, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

André Previn, conductor
George Vosburgh, trumpet
William Caballero, horn
Craig Knox, tuba

Franz Joseph Haydn:  Symphony No. 102
André Previn:  Triple Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn:  Symphony No. 4, "Italian"



A St. Patrick's Pops with Natalie MacMaster

Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Natalie MacMaster, violin


A St. Patrick's Pops with Natalie MacMaster

Monday, March 19, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle

Lawrence Loh, conductor
Natalie MacMaster, violin


Music 101: The Clarinet: Last Will and Testament

Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Ron Samuels, clarinet


Sarah Chang & West Side Story

Friday, March 23, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Morton Gould:  Spirituals
Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Newman):  West Side Story Suite
Jean Sibelius:  Symphony No. 1



MythBusters: Behind the Myths

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Heinz Hall



Symphony Safari

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 09:30 AM
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Heinz Hall

Lawrence Loh, conductor


Stanley McChrystal

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall



A Cinderella Suite

Friday, March 30, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Steven Stucky:  Son et Lumière
Camille Saint-Saëns:  Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian"
Sergei Prokofiev:  Cinderella Suite



Beauty and the Beast

Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Thursday, April 05, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Thursday, April 05, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Friday, April 06, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, April 07, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Saturday, April 07, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, April 08, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Heinz Hall

Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 17, 2012    


Do You Hear The People Sing?

Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Friday, April 13, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Jack Everly, conductor


The Romance of Classical Music

Friday, April 20, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicholas Angelich, piano

Hector Berlioz:  Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Johannes Brahms:  Piano Concerto No. 2



Book Concert: "Anatole"

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 09:30 AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Heinz Hall

Thomas Hong, conductor


Tom Brokaw

Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall



The Magic of Paris

Friday, April 27, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Ottorino Respighi:  La Boutique fantasque
Claude Debussy:  Ibéria
Manuel de Falla:  Three-Cornered Hat Suites Nos. 1 & 2



The Magic of Paris

Monday, April 30, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Lyell B. Clay Concert Theater at WVU Evansdale Campus

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Alfredo Casella:  Symphony No. 2
Claude Debussy:  Ibéria
Manuel de Falla:  Three-Cornered Hat Suites Nos. 1 & 2



Debussy & Ravel's Bolero

Friday, May 04, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, May 05, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Lise de la Salle, piano
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh , 

Claude Debussy:  Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Lili Boulanger:  Psalm 130
Maurice Ravel:  Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel:  Bolero



Renowned Organist Paul Jacobs in Recital

Sunday, May 06, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Heinz Chapel

Paul Jacobs, organ


Music 101: Confessions of a Staff Conductor

Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Lawrence Loh, guest speaker
Thomas Hong, guest speaker


An American in Paris

Friday, May 11, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Anne Martindale Williams, cello

Igor Stravinsky:  Pétroushka
Arthur Honegger:  Cello Concerto
George Gershwin:  An American in Paris



Cirque de la Symphonie with the PSO

Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall

Tickets go on sale on Monday, March 19, 2012    


Music for the Spirit

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Rodef Shalom

Manfred Honeck, conductor


Second Grade Schooltime - "Meet the Orchestra"

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Monday, May 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Heinz Hall

Thomas Hong, conductor


Fiddlesticks - Spring into Summer

Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Heinz Hall

Lawrence Loh, conductor
Katy Williams, vocalist


Hill District Community Engagement Concert

Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 07:00 PM
Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at Kaufmann Center

Thomas Hong, conductor
Tickets go on sale on Monday, April 23, 2012    


East Liberty Community Engagement Concert

Saturday, June 02, 2012 at 07:00 PM
East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Lawrence Loh, conductor
Tickets go on sale on Monday, April 23, 2012    


Joshua Bell Plays Brahms

Friday, June 08, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, June 09, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Richard Strauss:  Don Juan
Richard Strauss:  Death and Transfiguration
Johannes Brahms:  Violin Concerto



A Grand Finale with Honeck

Friday, June 15, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Manfred Honeck, conductor
James Gorton, oboe
Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp
Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, harp

Eugène Goossens:  Concert Piece for Oboe, Two Harps and Orchestra
Gustav Mahler:  Symphony No. 6, "Tragic"



The Gershwins - Here To Stay

Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Friday, June 22, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 02:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Sylvia McNair, vocalist
Kevin Cole, pianist
Ryan VanDenBoom, dancer


Community Partners Concert

Friday, June 29, 2012 at 07:30 PM
Heinz Hall

Lawrence Loh, conductor


Il Divo

Monday, August 06, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Heinz Hall