As the weather cools down, things are heating up with our new season beginning this fall! Here are some highlights and delights coming your way. And don't forget, our choose your own packages let you select any 3 or more performances and save 15% on admission, click here to claim yours!
Sept. 20, 2025
Join Manfred Honeck as he leads your Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a one-night-only sparkling experience featuring pianist Yuja Wang. This special gala concert celebrates and advances our goal of establishing a music learning ecosystem in Western Pennsylvania that will develop the next generation of classical artists – please join us!
Violinist Alexi Kenney takes on a concerto known for its beauty and emotional depth, bringing the piece to life with striking clarity and poise. Then, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, as exciting and tuneful as his famous New World – bursting with melody, energy, and joy. The program opens with a lush American work, immersing you in gorgeous sound from the first note to the last.
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Dreams turn to demonic nightmares. A march to the scaffold. A church bell tolls. Berlioz’s "Fantasy Symphony” descends from passion into madness across five vivid, soul-baring movements – an audience favorite that’s perfect for fall. Plus, Beethoven at his boldest with his Fourth Piano Concerto, performed by the spellbinding Francesco Piemontesi.
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You’ll get chills from the opening of Sibelius’s Finlandia, a powerful piece born from a call for national identity and independence from Russia. Sibelius’s Sixth reveals the quiet beauty of the natural world, while Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto dazzles with color and charm. This is sure to be an extraordinary performance from Leila Josefowicz, a MacArthur “genius” Fellow and passionate new music champion.