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

Superstar violinist Joshua Bell returns with Corigliano's The Red Violin Concerto in a concert also featuring Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Gil Shaham and Mendelssohn's virtuosic and melodic Violin Concerto

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

October 21, 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 4, 2007

Marek Janowski, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello

BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos. 21, 17, 19, 18 (orch. Dvorák)
HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

Endowed Guest Conductor Marek Janowski leads Brahms’ crowning achievement, his Symphony No. 4. Alisa Weilerstein performs one of Haydn’s cello showpieces.

November 25, 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.

January 13, 2008

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

BARBER: Essay No. 2
CORIGLIANO: The Red Violin Concerto
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Leonard Slatkin conducts violin superstar Joshua Bell in music by PSO Composer of the Year John Corigliano, made famous by the movie, The Red Violin. Mussorgsky’s well-loved Pictures brings a triumphant ending to the concert.

April 13, 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 11, 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 8, 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.