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Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony captivate in Bruckner’s monumental Eighth

Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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“one felt he always knew exactly where the music was going – and why”
Reviewed at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh on 20 February 2026
Moussa, Adgilis Deda, a hymn for orchestra
Bruckner, Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Manfred Honeck, Conductor
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