Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall

By Amanda Keil, 29 February 2012

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Stucky, Silent Spring (commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Honeck, Conductor

Hilary Hahn, Violin

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Amanda Keil

Amanda Keil is a native New Yorker who sings, teaches, writes about music and fundraises for the arts. Her broad musical interests have led her to perform music from ancient to modern times, and she is the founder of Musica Nuova, which stages Baroque songs in modern settings. She blogs at thousandfoldecho.