Osmo Vänskä leads Pittsburgh Symphony in rich Russian repertoire

Janice Carissa

Osmo Vänskä

Von Sam Jacobson, 18 Januar 2025

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“breezed by in a whirlwind with a particularly dazzling passage in octaves”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, am 17 Januar 2025

Moussa, Elysium

Rachmaninow, Rapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini a-Moll für Klavier und Orchester, Op. 43

Medtner, Fairy Tale for piano in E minor, Op.34 no. 2

Tschaikowsky, Symphonie Nr. 5 in e-Moll, Op.64

Janice Carissa, Klavier

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä, Musikalische Leitung

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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Artistry at full throttle: Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 10th April

Can one be artful and musical while playing at maximum volume? In a program of López, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony answer a resounding yes.

*****

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.

*****

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.

****1

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.

*****

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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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.