Yefim Bronfman performs Prokofiev’s powerful Piano Concerto No. 3

Marin Alsop leads performances of Romeo and Juliet as the Orchestra performs both the Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky depictions of the star-crossed lovers

Gil Shaham shares Mendelssohn’s virtuosic and melodic Violin Concerto

Horacio Gutiérrez rises to the challenge of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor” of piano concertos

October 19, 2007

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Betsy Burleigh, director

SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto
DEBUSSY: Three Nocturnes
RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloë

Sibelius’ soulful and impassioned concerto is followed by the luxurious pastel tones of Debussy’s Three Nocturnes and Ravel’s lush Suite from Daphnis et Chloë.

November 23, 2007

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

RESPIGHI: Burlesque
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (complete)

Yefim Bronfman plays Prokofiev’s rhythmically brilliant and driving concerto and the orchestra will shine in Stravinsky’s scintillating ballet score.

February 22, 2008

Marin Alsop, conductor
Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion

TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet
CORIGLIANO: Percussion Concerto
(co-commission & world premiere)
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet

Baltimore Symphony Music Director Marin Alsop conducts with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie performing the World Premiere of Corigliano’s concerto plus Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev’s beautiful musical portrayal of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.

March 7, 2008

André Previn, conductor
Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp

COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
PREVIN: Harp Concerto
(PSO commission & world premiere)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

Previn brings his own Harp Concerto written for the PSO’s Gretchen Van Hoesen, and the concert includes beloved music of Copland and Beethoven’s moving Symphony No. 4.

April 11, 2008

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

KNUSSEN: Symphony
(co-commission & world premiere)
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Famed violinist Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn’s lyrical concerto and Sir Andrew Davis leads your PSO in an audience favorite by Richard Strauss.

May 2, 2008

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Horacio Gutiérrez performs the “Emperor” of piano concertos by Beethoven. Principal Guest Conductor Tortelier conducts Vaughan Williams’ passionate and turbulent symphony.

May 30, 2008

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin
Benjamin Hochman, piano

MOZART: Overture to Così fan tutte
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major
MOZART: Serenade No. 7, “Haffner”

In an all-Mozart program Pinchas Zukerman conducts and performs four movements from the celebratory “Haffner” Serenade and Benjamin Hochman plays his exquisite Piano Concerto No. 17.