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HamburgPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Simon, Barber, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Augustin Hadelich

LucernePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 1

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Brahms, Shostakovich
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Alexandre Kantorow

LucernePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2

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Adams, Penderecki, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Anne-Sophie Mutter

ColognePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Penderecki, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Anne-Sophie Mutter

AmsterdamPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák's Symphony No. 9

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Simon, Barber, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Augustin Hadelich

BambergManfred Honeck / Midori

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Reinvere, Mendelssohn, Bruckner
Bamberg Symphony; Manfred Honeck; Midori
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An American cornucopia from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Abraham Lincoln approves! © Josh Milteer
An eclectic America250 program traces multiple strands of American musical identity, with Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and the Mendelssohn Choir making the strongest impression.
***11
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Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony captivate in Bruckner

Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra © Josh Milteer
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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Lyricism and drama from Dueñas, Honeck and the New York Philharmonic

Manfred Honeck and María Dueñas © Chris Lee

The Spanish violinist delivers a radiant rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto after which Honeck interprets his own distillation of music from Strauss’ Elektra.

****1
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Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony make a strong Shostakovich statement

Manfred Honeck, Seong-Jin Cho and the Pittsburgh Symphony © Chris Lee
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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Manfred Honeck brings his über-dramatic Mozart Requiem to Chicago

Manfred Honeck conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Todd Rosenberg Photography
The Austrian conductor's loudest fortes and softest pianos pull together a dramatic arc from the Requiem, other Mozart works and chant. But it's not really a funeral. 
****1
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Honeck heralds a spirited season opener at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony © JMilteer Photography
Manfred Honeck inaugurates the new season in Pittsburgh with a Sibelius concerto and a Dvořák symphony, prefaced by a contemporary American work by Christopher Theofanidis. 
****1
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StockholmNobel Prize Concert 2022

Stockholms Konserthusstiftelse
Lindblad, Mozart, Strauss II, Price, Strauss R.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Diana Damrau

StuttgartManfred Honeck conducts Bruckner

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Bach, Bruckner
SWR Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck

HamburgFranz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln

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Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester; Manfred Honeck; MDR Rundfunkchor; NDR Vokalensemble; Maximilian Schmitt; Tareq Nazmi
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An eye towards heaven: Manfred Honeck on Bruckner

Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony © George Lange
Manfred Honeck discusses the music of Anton Bruckner, both from the experience of playing viola in the Vienna Philharmonic and as conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony.