Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 with the four most famous notes in history

The legendary Alfred Brendel joins your PSO to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Sir Andrew Davis’ own orchestration of music by Bach

Leonidas Kavakos is featured in Prokofiev’s fiery Violin Concerto No. 2

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 is expertly played by Garrick Ohlsson

October 12, 2007

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

WAGNER: Three Excerpts from Die Meistersinger
WAGNER: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

This concert of masterworks features two German masterpieces by Wagner and arguably the most famous symphony ever written, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

November 9, 2007

Marek Janowski, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos. 20 (orch. Dvorák), 10, 3, 1 (orch. Brahms)

Enjoy the genius of Brahms with his Symphony No. 3 and delightful Hungarian Dances. The music of Brahms’ idol, Beethoven, is featured with his Piano Concerto No.4, perhaps the most sublime of Beethoven’s five piano concertos.

December 7, 2007

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Anne Martindale Williams, cello

CORIGLIANO: Phantasmagoria
ELGAR: Cello Concerto
MOZART: Symphony No. 39

PSO Principal Cellist Anne Martindale Williams is featured in Elgar’s dramatic concerto and Sir Andrew Davis leads Mozart’s majestic Symphony No. 39.

March 14, 2008

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

SIBELIUS: The Oceanides
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
BACH: Three Chorale Preludes (orch. Davis)
STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements

The legendary Alfred Brendel joins Sir Andrew Davis for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Sir Andrew’s orchestrations of the music of Bach are featured along with works by Sibelius and Stravinsky.

April 18, 2008

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

CORIGLIANO: Tournaments Overture
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2
Mystery Piece
ELGAR: Enigma Variations

The brilliant Kavakos performs Prokofiev’s fiery second concerto. Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations…fourteen charming “musical portraits” of the composer’s friends.

May 9, 2008

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Michael Rusinek, clarinet

VERDI: La forza del destino Overture
FLETCHER: Clarinet Concerto
(PSO commission & world premiere)
STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben

Incoming Music Director, Manfred Honeck returns to lead the orchestra in Strauss’ epic masterpiece, “A Hero’s Life.” PSO Principal Clarinetist, Michael Rusinek, performs a new concerto, commissioned by the PSO.

June 6, 2008

Louis Langrée, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

MOZART: Overture to La clemenza di Tito
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905”

Garrick Ohlsson performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. Guest conductor Louis Langrée makes his PSO debut in Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, a musical depiction of Russian history.