Faith, Death, and Mozart: the Pittsburgh Symphony at Spring For Music

Von David Allen, 12 Mai 2014

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“Visionary programming, good execution”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City, am 10 Mai 2014

Mozart, Requiem in d-Moll, KV626

MacMillan, Woman of the Apocalypse

Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites (Final Scene)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Honeck, Musikalische Leitung

Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

Besty Burleigh, Direktor

Sunhae Im, Sopran

Elizabeth DeShong, Mezzosopran

Benjamin Bruns, Tenor

Liang Li, Bass

Ein amerikanischer Traum: das Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Meran

Alexandra Richter, 29th August

Unter Leitung von Manfred Honeck machen das Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra und Pianist Yefim Bronfman im Rahmen ihrer Europatour Station beim Südtirol Festival in Meran.

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Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony captivate in Bruckner

Sam Jacobson, 20th February

Honored by the Bruckner Society of America, Manfred Honeck conducts a majestic and architecturally assured account of Bruckner’s Eighth, paired with Samy Moussa’s evocative Adgilis Deda.

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Piquant Poulenc, solemn Sibelius at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 16th January

Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Pittsburgh for works by Finnish composers, and the Jussen brothers delight with Poulenc.

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Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony make a strong Shostakovich statement

No’a L. bat Miri, 3rd December

Carnegie Hall's visit from the Steel City's Symphony demonstrates a thoughtful ensemble's ability to make music speak clearly, even without words.

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Grimaud’s glittering Gershwin highlights Pittsburgh Symphony program

Sam Jacobson, 7th November

Domingo Hindoyan’s Pittsburgh Symphony debuts spans sharp contrasts from Gershwin’s piano concerto to Franck’s symphony.

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Dalia Stasevska makes a radiant Pittsburgh Symphony debut

Sam Jacobson, 17th October

Familiar and unfamiliar Sibelius, a coruscating violin concerto and a recent score by Caroline Shaw are the elements of Dalia Stasevska’s noteworthy debut.

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David Allen

David is a PhD student at Columbia University, where he studies international history. A lapsed pianist and organist, he writes on concerts on both sides of the Atlantic, and blogs at Unpredictable Inevitability.