Definitive Dvořák from Ma and Honeck on festive Pittsburgh program

Yo-Yo Ma and Manfred Honeck

Yo-Yo Ma, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Por Sam Jacobson, 06 junio 2025

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“Ma entered with blistering, burnished intensity, totally absorbed in the music”

Crítica hecha desde Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh el 4 junio 2025

Shostakovich, Obertura festiva, op. 96

Bizet, L'Arlésienne (selection)

McFeely Rogers, Mr Rogers Medley (arr. Richard Powers)

Dvořák, Concierto para violonchelo en si menor, op. 104

Bach, Cello suite no. 1 in G major, BWV1007: Prelude

Yo-Yo Ma, Violonchelo

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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.

Ma and Honeck offer definitive Dvořák on festive Pittsburgh Symphony program