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September 23, 24 & 25: Program..................................................13

September 23, 24 & 25: ProgramNotes ......................................14

Manfred Honeck: Biography........................................................22

Rudolf Buchbinder: Biography....................................................24

September 30, October 1 & 2: Program......................................29

September 30, October 1 & 2: ProgramNotes ..........................30

Eroica Trio: Biography....................................................................36

From our Music Director ................................................................3

From our Chairman..........................................................................5

From our President ..........................................................................7

AGift from Perry E. Morrison ......................................................9

Composer of the Year ....................................................................10

Corporate Spotlight ........................................................................27

Annual Fund Donors: Individuals..............................................38

Foundations & Public Agencies ..................................................47

Corporations .................................................................................. 48

Legacy of Excellence: Steinberg Society ....................................50

Legacy of Excellence: Sid Kaplan Tribute Program................51

Legacy of Excellence: Endowed Chairs ....................................51

Commitment to Excellence Campaign ..........................................52

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians ..............................2

Board of Trustees & Chairman’s Council ....................................4

Jack Heinz Society ............................................................................6

New Leadership Board....................................................................6

Pittsburgh SymphonyAssociation................................................6

Friends of the PSO ............................................................................6

Administrative Staff..........................................................................8

Heinz Hall Information & FAQ ..................................................56

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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PERRY & BEE JEE MORRISON STRING INSTRUMENT LOAN FUND

MUSIC DIRECTORManfred HoneckENDOWED BY THE VIRA I. HEINZ ENDOWMENT

PRINCIPAL POPSCONDUCTORMarvin HamlischENDOWED BY HENRY AND ELSIE HILLMAN

PRINCIPAL GUESTCONDUCTORLeonard Slatkin

VICTOR deSABATA GUESTCONDUCTOR CHAIRGianandrea Noseda

RESIDENT CONDUCTORLawrence LohVIRGINIA KAUFMAN RESIDENTCONDUCTOR CHAIR

ASSISTANT CONDUCTORThomas Hong

FIRST VIOLINNoah Bendix-BalgleyCONCERTMASTERRACHEL MELLONWALTONCONCERTMASTER CHAIR

Mark HugginsASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTERBEVERLYNN & STEVEN ELLIOTT CHAIR

Huei-Sheng KaoASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Hong-Guang JiaASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Jeremy BlackEllen Chen-LivingstonIrene ChengSarah ClendenningAlison Peters FujitoDavid GillisSELMAWIENER BERKMAN MEMORIAL CHAIR

Sylvia KimJennifer OrchardRON & DOROTHY CHUTZ CHAIR

Susanne ParkChristopherWuNANCY & JEFFERY LEININGER CHAIR

Shanshan YaoTHE ESTATE OF OLGA T.GAZALIE

Kristina Yoder

SECOND VIOLINJennifer RossjG. CHRISTIAN LANTZSCH& DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY CHAIR

Louis LevdTHE MORRISON FAMILY CHAIR

Dennis O’BoylexMichael DavisCarolyn EdwardsLinda FischerLorien Benet HartClaudia MahaveLaura MotchalovPeter SnitkovskyAlbert TanYuko UchiyamaRui-TongWang

VIOLARandolph KellyjCYNTHIA S. CALHOUN CHAIR

Tatjana Mead ChamisdJoen VasquezxMarylène Gingras-RoyPenny Anderson BrillCynthia BuschErina Laraby-GoldwasserPaul SilverMR.& MRS.WILLARD J.TILLOTSON, JR. CHAIR

Stephanie TretickMengWangAndrewWickesberg

CELLOAnneMartindaleWilliamsjPITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION CHAIR

David PremodDONALD I. & JANET MORITZ ANDEQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. CHAIR

Adam LiuxGEORGE & EILEEN DORMAN CHAIR

Mikhail IstominIrvin KauffmanuGail CzajkowskiMichael LipmanJANE & RAE BURTON CHAIR

Louis LowensteinHampton MalloryCARYL & IRVING HALPERN CHAIR

Lauren Scott MalloryMR.& MRS.MARTIN G.MCGUINN CHAIR

J. Ryan MurphyOTPAAM FELLOW

Charlotta Klein Ross

BASSJeffrey TurnerjTOM & DONA HOTOPP CHAIR

Donald H. Evans, Jr.dBetsy HestonxRonald CantelmJeffrey Grubbs

Peter GuildMicah HowardSTEPHEN & KIMBERLY KEEN CHAIR

John MooreAaronWhite

HARPGretchen Van HoesenjVIRGINIA CAMPBELL CHAIR

FLUTELorna McGheejJACKMAN PFOUTS FLUTE CHAIR

Damian Bursill-HallhJennifer ConnerHILDA M.WILLIS FOUNDATION CHAIR

PICCOLORhian KennyjFRANK AND LOTI GAFFNEY CHAIR

OBOECynthia KoledoDeAlmeidajDR.WILLIAM LARIMER MELLON, JR. CHAIR

James GortonhMILDRED S.MYERS&WILLIAM C. FREDERICK CHAIR

Scott BellMR.& MRS.WILLIAM E. RINEHART CHAIR

ENGLISH HORNHarold SmoliarjJOHANNES & MONA L. COETZEEMEMORIAL CHAIR

CLARINETMichael RusinekjMR.& MRS. AARON SILBERMAN CHAIR

Thomas ThompsonhRon Samuels

E-FLAT CLARINETThomas Thompson

BASS CLARINETRichard Pagej

BASSOONNancy GoeresjMR.& MRS.WILLIAM GENGEAND MR.& MRS. JAMES E. LEE CHAIR

David SogghPhilip A. Pandolfi

CONTRABASSOONJames Rodgersj

HORNWilliam CaballerojANONYMOUS DONOR CHAIR

Stephen KostyniakdZachary SmithxTHOMAS H.& FRANCES M.WITMER CHAIR

Robert LauverIRVING (BUDDY)WECHSLER CHAIR

Ronald SchneiderMICHAEL & CAROL BLEIER CHAIR

Joseph RoundsREED SMITH CHAIR HONORING TOM TODD

TRUMPETGeorge VosburghjMARTHA BROOKS ROBINSON CHAIR

Charles LirettehEDWARD D. LOUGHNEY CHAIR

Neal BerntsenChadWinklerSUSAN S.GREER MEMORIAL CHAIR

TROMBONEPeter SullivanjTOM & JAMEE TODD CHAIR

Rebecca CherianhJames Nova

BASS TROMBONEMurray Crewej

TUBACraig Knoxj

TIMPANIEdward StephanjBARBARAWELDONPRINCIPAL TIMPANI CHAIR

Christopher AllendJAMESW.& ERIN M. RIMMEL CHAIR

PERCUSSIONAndrew ReamerjALBERT H. ECKERT CHAIR

Jeremy BransondChristopher AllenJAMESW.& ERIN M. RIMMEL CHAIR

FRETTED INSTRUMENTSIrvin Kauffmanj

LIBRARIANSJoann Ferrell VosburghjJEAN & SIGO FALK CHAIR

Lisa Gedris

STAGE TECHNICIANSRonald EspositoJohn Karapandi

OPEN CHAIRSWILLIAM & SARAH GALBRAITHFIRST VIOLIN CHAIR

MR.& MRS. BENJAMIN F. JONES IIIKEYBOARD CHAIR

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ONE YEAR POSITION1

2011-2012 SEASON



from our Music Director

DEAR FRIENDS,Welcome to the start of the 2011-2012 BNY Mellon Grand Classics season. Wehave planned an incredible season, and I am so excited for the concerts we willperform for you.

As you know, we just returned from the 2011 European Festivals Tour, present-ed by BNY Mellon. The PSO performed 12 concerts in nine cities in six countriesover a three-week span. It is hard to find the right words to adequately describethe incredible audience response to our concerts. The multiple standing ovations,shouts for encores and rhythmic clapping demonstrated that the PSO is unquestion-ably considered to be one of the world’s greatest orchestras. We truly got to hearthe world cheer for your Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

This fall, back at home, we will be launching our own campaign designed toincrease awareness of the PSO in the region while highlighting the orchestra’simpact in the community. The campaign is entitled “Hear Why The WorldCheers,” and we are grateful to PNC and the Pittsburgh Foundation for theirfunding which made this campaign possible. You will notice Hear Why TheWorld Cheers on television, on the radio, in print media and, of course, here atHeinz Hall. It is our hope that through Hear Why The World Cheers, we will beable to broaden our audience leading to increased ticket sales and donations to thisgreat orchestra.

Thank you for being our consummate cheerleaders and helping us spread themessage of why you cheer for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. I hope youenjoy tonight’s performance.

Warmest wishes,

Manfred HoneckMusic Director, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Joan AptBenno A.BerntConstance BerntMichael E.BleierDiana BlockTheodore N.BobbyDonaldW.BornemanLarry T.BrockwayMichael A.BrysonBernita BuncherRae R.BurtonRonald E.ChutzEstelle F.ComayBasil M.CoxL.VanV.Dauler, Jr.Robert C.Denove

William S.Dietrich*Roy G.Dorrance, IIIAlbert H.EckertBeverlynn ElliottSigo FalkTerri FitzpatrickElizabeth H.GenterIra H.GordonPeter S.GreerIra J.GumbergCaryl A.HalpernGregory HempflingJohn H.Hill�Thomas B.HotoppBarbara JeremiahRichard J.JohnsonJ.Craig Jordan

RobertW.KampmeinertClifford E.KressJeffery L.LeiningerRobertW.McCutcheonAliciaMcGinnisDevin B.McGranahanBeeJeeMorrisonMildred S.MyersElliott OshryJohn R.PriceRichard E.RauhDeborah L.RiceJamesW.RimmelFrank Brooks Robinson,Sr.StevenT.SchlotterbeckDavid S.ShapiraMaxW.Starks, IV

James E.SteenCraig A.TillotsonJaneTreherne-ThomasJon D.WaltonHelge H.WehmeierMichael J.White,M.D.James A.WilkinsonThomas H.WitmerRachelWymardRobert Zinn

�distinguished emeritus*deceased

Diana BlockPITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

Ronald E. ChutzMODERN TRANSPORTATION

Kimberly FlemingHEFREN-TILLOTSON

J. Brett HarveyCONSOL ENERGY, INC.

David IwinskiBLUEWATER GROWTH LLC

Eric JohnsonTHE HILLMAN COMPANY

Gregory JordanREED SMITH

Stephen KlemashERNST & YOUNG

Kenneth MelaniHIGHMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

Morgan O'BrienPEOPLES NATURAL GAS CO.

Christopher PikeKDKA / UPN PITTSBURGH

David L. PorgesEQT

James RohrPNC BANK

Arthur Rooney, IIPITTSBURGH STEELER SPORTS, INC.

John T. RyanMINE SAFETY APPLIANCES

David ShapiraGIANT EAGLE, INC.

John S. StanikCALGON CARBON

John SurmaUS STEEL CORPORATION

Thomas VanKirkBUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY, PC

Richard P.SimmonsCHAIRMAN

Beverlynn ElliottVICE CHAIR

Richard J.JohnsonVICE CHAIR

James A.WilkinsonPRESIDENT & CEO

Jeffery L.LeiningerSECRETARY &TREASURER

Larry T.BrockwayCORPORATE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Michael A.BrysonFINANCE COMMITTEE

Rae R.BurtonAUDIT COMMITTEE

L.VanV.Dauler, Jr.PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE

DonaldW.BornemanINVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Roy G.Dorrance, IIIHEINZ HALL COMMITTEE

Beverlynn ElliottMAJOR GIFTS COMMITTEE**,TOUR FUNDING TASK FORCE

Thomas B.HotoppEDUCATION AND COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Barbara JeremiahARTISTIC COMMITTEE

Jeffery L.LeiningerMAJOR GIFTS COMMITTEE**

Alicia McGinnisPATRON DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mildred S.MyersPUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Deborah L.RiceMARKETING COMMITTEE

JamesW.RimmelJACK HEINZ SOCIETY

ThomasToddGOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Helge H.WehmeierINTERNATIONAL ADVISORY TASK FORCE

RachelWymardDIVERSITY COMMITTEE

**co-chair

DavidW.ChristopherMrs.Frank J.GaffneyMrs.Henry J.Heinz, II

Mrs.Henry L.HillmanJames E.LeeEdward D.Loughney*

HowardM.Love*Donald I.MoritzDavidM.Roderick

Richard P.SimmonsThomasTodd

*deceased

Annabelle ClippingerCHAIR, NEW LEADERSHIP BOARD

Jared L.Cohon,Ph.D.PRESIDENT, CARNEGIEMELLONUNIVERSITY

Gregory G.Dell'Omo,Ph.D.PRESIDENT,ROBERTMORRIS UNIVERSITY

Paul Hennigan,Ed.D.PRESIDENT,POINT PARK UNIVERSITY

Harold SmoliarORCHESTRAMEMBER,PSO

Joseph RoundsORCHESTRAMEMBER,PSO

Alexandra KusicPRESIDENT,

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

The HonorableRich FitzgeraldCHIEF EXECUTIVE,ALLEGHENY COUNTY

KathleenMaskalickCHAIR,FRIENDS OFTHE PSO

2011-2012 SEASON


DEAR BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS PATRONS,Welcome to the start of our 2011-2012 BNY Mellon Grand Classics season. Afterreturning to Pittsburgh from a phenomenal three-week tour of many of Europe’smost prestigious music festivals, we opened our season with our Gala concert,Musique du Monde, featuring renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, MusicDirector Manfred Honeck and your Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. We also wel-comed our newest members of the PSO: Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley,Principal Flute Lorna McGhee and Principal Timpanist Ed Stephan.

Our orchestra is comprised of some of the most talented musicians in theworld. They are also incredibly generous people, deeply committed to Pittsburghand to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In June, we announced that the musi-cians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ratified a new three-year concessionarycontract, effective September 2011. Not only did the musicians agree to a wagereduction and changes to their retirement plans, but they also voted to make adonation of $100,000 per year to our Annual Fund for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons. This magnanimous gesture was followed by another one from ourbeloved Music Director, Manfred Honeck, who volunteered personally to accept asimilar wage reduction and then renewed his own pledge to the Annual Fund.

In the last two months of the fiscal year, July and August, PSO trustees, inspiredby the above actions by our musicians and music director, sent additional gifts tothe Annual Fund. The final tally for PSO trustees to the 2010-2011 Annual Fundtopped $1,000,000, representing a 30 percent increase over their previous year’sgiving. I extend my heartfelt congratulations and thanks to my fellow trustees.

To the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and to Manfred, thankyou for your unbelievable artistry, concert after concert, and for your inspiringgenerosity. To our patrons, thank you for your love and support of your PittsburghSymphony Orchestra. If you are a current donor to the Annual Fund, please con-sider giving a bit more this year. If you are not a member of our donor family,please voice your support for our musicians and Music Director by making a gift tothe Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra early in our 2011-2012 season.

Thank you, and please enjoy the performance.

Sincerely,

Richard P. SimmonsChairman, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

from our Chairman


PRESIDENTAlexandra Kusic

PRESIDENT ELECTMargaret Bovbjerg

EX-OFFICIO PRESIDENTLinda Stengel

SECRETARY ANDPARLIAMENTARIANCheryl Redmond

NOMINATING CHAIRLinda Stengel

VICE PRESIDENTSOF AUDIENCEDEVELOPMENTDoris Cope,M.D.Reshma Paranjpe,M.D.

VICE PRESIDENTCOMMUNICATIONSCissy Rebich

NEWSLETTERPeg Fitchwell-Hill

VICE PRESIDENTEDUCATIONGillian Cannell

MUSIC 101 CHAIRSusie Prentiss

VICE PRESIDENTFINANCEMargaret Bovbjerg

VICE PRESIDENTOF FUND DEVELOPMENTMIllie Ryan

BOUTIQUE CHAIRSLinda StengelMichele Talarico

FINE INSTRUMENTFUND CHAIRChris Thompson

VICE PRESIDENTSMEMBERSHIPJennifer MartinCarolyn Maue

VICE PRESIDENT EVENTSFrancesca Peters

FALL ANNUALMEETING/LUNCHEONCHAIRSFran PetersAlex Kusic

HOLIDAYLUNCHEON CHAIRSFrances PickardThea StoverMary Lloyd Thompson

SPRINGLUNCHEON CHAIRSJan ChadwickSusie PrentissPatty Snodgrass

PSA NIGHT AT THESYMPHONY CHAIRSDoris Cope,M.D.Reshma Paranjpe,M.D.

ORCHESTRAAPPRECIATION CHAIRSMillie RyanFrances PickardChris Thompson

AFFILIATES' DAY CHAIRSMary Ann CraigCheryl Redmond

AFFILIATE LEADERSHIPCOUNCIL

SYMPHONY NORTH PRESIDENT

Clare Hoke

SYMPHONY EAST PRESIDENT

Robert Kemper

HONORARY DIRECTORSJoan AptGrace M. Compton*Betty FleckerCaryl A. HalpernDrue HeinzElsie HillmanJane S.Oehmler*Sandra H. PesaventoJanet ShoopKathy Kahn SteptJane C.VandermadeElizabeth B.WiegandJoan A. Zapp

*Deceased

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP,

[email protected]

OR CALL 412-392-3303

CHAIRMANAnnabelle Clippinger

VICE CHAIRMANElizabeth Etter

SECRETARYRonald Smutny

TREASURERAlexis Unkovic McKinley

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRJanice Jeletic

UNIVERSITYRELATIONS CHAIRDaniel Pennell

SOCIALACTIVITIES CHAIRLynn Broman

EDUCATION &OUTREACH CHAIRElizabeth Etter

MEMBERSBernie S. AnnorCynthia DeAlmeidaAntonia FranzingerAlice GelorminoSusan JohnsonDavid KnappDawn KosanovichJames MaleziBridget MeachamLily Pietryka

Andrew SwensenRev.Debra Thompson

FOR INFORMATION ABOUTNLB MEMBERSHIP, CALL THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA AT 412.392.4865

CO-CHAIRSKathy & David Maskalick

FOUNDING CHAIRSConnie & Benno Bernt

Linda BlumCynthia & Bill CooleyStephanie & Albert FirtkoMillie Myers &Bill Frederick

Andy & Sherry KleinJoan & Cliff Schoff

FOR INFORMATION ABOUTFRIENDS OF THE PSOMEMBERSHIP, CALL724-935-0507

CHAIRMANJamesW. Rimmel

MEMBERSBernie S. AnnorJensina ChutzJeffrey J. ConnGavin H.GeraciRobert F. Hoyt

Todd IzzoRodrick O.McMahonGerald Lee MoroscoAbby L.MorrisonGabriel PellathyVictoria Rhoades-Carrero

Barbara A. ScheibWilliam ScherlisJames SlaterJohn A.ThompsonRachel M.Wymard


2011-2012 SEASON

WELCOME TO THE 2011-2012SEASON! WE HAVE SO MUCHTO CELEBRATE.Music Director Manfred Honeck begins his fourthseason with what (U.K.) Telegraph critic Ivan Hewettcalled “the fabulously extrovert” Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra on the heels of a successful European tour.The 12-concert, nine-city tour saw the PSO playing topacked halls in Germany, Austria, Lithuania, Switzerland, the U.K. and France.

We were accompanied on tour by renowned pianist Hélène Grimaud andviolin sensation Anne-Sophie Mutter, who also was our guest soloist at our Musiquedu Monde gala that kicked off the 2011-2012 Season.

This season we are especially proud to celebrate the 40th anniversary ofHeinz Hall. Home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since September 1971,Heinz Hall was the catalyst for Jack Heinz’s vision for creating a Cultural Districtdowntown.

The PSO promises yet another entertaining and enriching concert experiencethis season, from a nontraditional staging of Messiah to the fourth year of themulti-year Mahler cycle, from featuring stellar and world renowned guest soloiststo a three-week Paris Festival celebrating one of the most exciting artistic periodsof the 20th century.

We are thrilled that Leonard Slatkin and Gianandrea Noseda will continue theircollaborations with the PSO this season, while Marvin Hamlisch begins his 17thseason as Principal Pops Conductor.

I am deeply appreciative of the musicians’ decision to take a 9.7 percentwage reduction in the first year and a wage freeze in the second year of the newcontract, as well as contributing $100,000 per year to the PSO’s Annual Fund for firsttwo years. Manfred Honeck should be commended for taking a 10 percent salary cut.

In these difficult economic times, the PSO remains dedicated to maintain thehighest level of artistic quality, enabling you, our beloved and loyal patrons, to enjoyperformances of the highest caliber by one of the world’s great orchestras.

Thank you for supporting the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra. Your support is vital and greatly appreciatedby everyone at the PSO.

Lawrence TamburriPresident and CEO, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

from our President and CEO


PRESIDENT & CEOJames A.WilkinsonSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT& COOMichael E. BielskiSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OFEDUCATION & STRATEGICIMPLEMENTATIONSuzanne PerrinoSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTOF FINANCE & CFOScott MichaelVICE PRESIDENTOF PUBLIC AFFAIRSJames R. BarthenVICE PRESIDENT OF AUDIENCEDEVELOPMENT & SALESYu-Ling ChengVICE PRESIDENTOF HEINZ HALLCarl A.MancusoVICE PRESIDENT,DONOR RELATIONSMary Ellen MillerSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTOF ARTISTIC PLANNING& AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENTRobert B.MoirGENERAL MANAGER & VICEPRESIDENT OF ORCHESTRAOPERATIONSMarcie SolomonASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTOF DONOR RELATIONS& DIRECTOR OF THEMAJOR CAMPAIGNJodi Weisfield

ADMINISTRATIONDawn CerconeSECRETARY TO THE BOARD/FINANCE& MUSIC DIRECTOR ASSISTANT

Lisa G.DonnermeyerMANAGING ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT

Ashley PappalMANAGER OF PARTNERSHIPS

ARTISTIC PLANNING& AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENTYonca KarakilicMANAGER OF ARTISTIC PLANNING,AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT & FESTIVALS

Erik ThogersonMANAGER OF ARTISTIC PLANNING& AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & SALESSally DenmeadSALES MANAGER

Jim D.DeucharsASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SALES

Claire ErtlDIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Jessica HummelASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIPTION MARKETING

Trish ImbrognoASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & E-COMMERCE

Monica MeyerMARKETING MANAGER

DONOR RELATIONS& MAJOR CAMPAIGNKatie AndaryINSTITUTIONAL ANNUAL FUND MANAGER

Jennifer BirnieINDIVIDUAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR

Shannon CapellupoDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

Jan FleisherMAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Lizz HelmsenDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE & PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT

Lisa HerringMANAGER OF SPECIAL EVENTS

Alfred O. JacobsenSPONSORSHIP MANAGER

Kimberly MauersbergMAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Lori J.McCannINDIVIDUAL SUPPORT MANAGER

Tracey Nath-FarrarMANAGER OF FOUNDATION& GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Camilla Brent PearceDIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

Brian SkwirutDIRECTOR OF FOUNDATION& GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Lauren VermilionMAJOR CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR

Jessica D.WolfeDATA COORDINATOR

EDUCATION & COMMUNITYENGAGEMENTLisa HoakDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Gloria MouMANAGER OF EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

FINANCE, INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY& EMPLOYEE BENEFITSMichelle BalionisMANAGER OF ACCOUNTING

T.C. BrownANNUITY DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Kevin DeLucaDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Joanne KowalokACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Eric QuinlanCASH MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Fidele NiyonzigiraSYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Chrissy SavinellMULTIMEDIA MANAGER

GROUP SALESElise ClarkGROUP SALES COORDINATOR

Erin LynnDIRECTOR OF GROUP SALES

HEINZ HALLKevin BerwickENGINEER

Mark CieslewiczCHIEF ENGINEER

Raymond CloverSOUND TECHNICIAN

Richard CrawfordMAINTENANCE

Susan M. JennyBUILDING OPERATIONS MANAGER

Michael KarapandiSTAGE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Robbin NelsonMAINTENANCE

James E. PetriSTAGE TECHNICIAN

Mary SedigasMAINTENANCE STAFF SUPERVISOR

WilliamWeaverSTAGE TECHNICIAN

StacyWeberCENTRAL SCHEDULING MANAGER

Eric WiltfeuerENGINEER

ORCHESTRA OPERATIONSRonald EspositoSTAGE TECHNICIAN

Shelly Stannard FuerteDIRECTOR OF POPULAR PROGRAMMING

Kelvin HillORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Rachel JosephMANAGER OF POPULAR PROGRAMMING

John KarapandiSTAGE TECHNICIAN

SonjaWinklerDIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS & TOURING

PATRON SERVICESShannon KenskyPATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Aleta KingDIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES

Victoria MaizePATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Jennifer McDonoughPATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Andrew SeayPATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Cody SweetPATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

PUBLIC AFFAIRSDeborah CavrakDIRECTOR OF IMAGE

Giancarlo D’AndreaGRAPHIC DESIGNER

Jessica KaercherGRAPHIC DESIGNER

Ramesh SantanamDIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS

SUBSCRIBER & TICKETING SERVICESAlison AltmanMANAGER OF SUBSCRIBER & TICKETING SERVICES

Stacy CorcoranASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIBER & TICKETING SERVICES

Lori CunninghamSUBSCRIBER & TICKETING SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Bill Van RynSUBSCRIBER & TICKETING SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

2011-2012 SEASON



A gift from Perry E. Morrison

AGIFT fromPERRY E.MORRISON

In August 2010, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra mourned the passing of oneof its most dedicated trustees, Perry E. Morrison. Perry was an accomplishedamateur musician. His devoted wife, Beatrice (BeeJee) recently gifted his valuableviolins to the PSO. Pictured is Louis Lev, Associate Principal, Second ViolinSection, with violins crafted by Giovanni Grancino (dated 1716) and Gregg T. Alf(dated 1989). As Perry would have wished, these instruments will be used by thePSO to enhance its artistic integrity. Mrs. Morrison also gifted four violin bowsand more than 140 scores from Perry’s collection of sheet music for orchestra,chamber groups, violin solo and duets, and opera vocal scores.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra family is sincerely grateful for theseextraordinary gifts; Perry’s legacy does indeed live on.


COMPOSEROF THE YEAR

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra initiated its Composer of the Year program in 2001 inan effort to bring audiences and living composers closer together. With the spotlight on adifferent composer each season, Pittsburgh audiences are able to build a high level of famil-iarity with the work of living composers whose work they might otherwise have feweropportunities to hear.

Throughout the season, the PSO performs several works by the composer-in-residence andoften commissions a new work. The composer participates in Concert Preludes, post-concert artist chats and interviews with local media, and gives lectures and masterclassesat local universities. Past Composers of the Year are: Rodion Shchedrin (2001-02); MichaelHersch (2002-03); Krzysztof Penderecki (2003-04); Christopher Rouse (2004-05); JenniferHigdon (2005-06); Christopher Theofanidis (2006-07); John Adams (2008-09); RichardDanielpour (2009-10); and most recently, Joan Tower (2010-11).

The PSO is pleased to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky as its 11thComposer of the Year. Stucky is widely praised for his imaginative use of orchestral color,command of large-scale form, and the communicative power of his music. Appointed byAndré Previn more than 20 years ago as composer-in-residence at the Los AngelesPhilharmonic, the composer continues his association with the orchestra as ConsultingComposer for New Music and is the host of the New York Philharmonic's acclaimed "Hear& Now" pre-concert programs, introducing important new works and premieres byAmerican composers to broad audiences.

Steven Stucky won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his Second Concerto for Orchestra,commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and premiered at Walt Disney ConcertHall in 2004. Active as a conductor, writer, lecturer and teacher, Mr. Stucky has taught since1980 at Cornell University, where he chaired the Music Department from 1992 to 1997 andserves as Given Foundation Professor of Composition. He has been Visiting Professor ofComposition at the Eastman School of Music and Ernest Bloch Professor at the Universityof California, Berkeley. A noted expert on Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski, he won anASCAP Deems Taylor award for his book Lutoslawski and His Music.

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CONCERT PRELUDESWITH STEVEN STUCKY

Arrive an hour early to attend ConcertPreludes presented by composer of the YearSteven Stucky during each of his residencyweeks with the PSO. Well-versed in leadingconcert-goers into explorations of contempo-rary works, Mr. Stucky will provide insightsinto his own featured work as well as morefamiliar works on the program from theunique perspective of a composer. Free andopen to all ticket holders; on stage, one hour priorto the concert.

September 23-25, 2011Stucky: Dreamwaltzes

October 21 & 23, 2011Stucky: Radical Light

January 13-15, 2012Stucky: Spirit Voices

with Evelyn Glennie, percussion

February 17-19, 2012Stucky: Silent Spring

(World premiere & PSO commission)

March 30, 31 & April 1, 2012Stucky: Son et Lumière

STUDENTREADING SESSIONWITH STEVEN STUCKY

Over his year-long residency, Mr. Stucky willvisit several area universities to present lecturesand collaborate with composition students inworkshop settings. Hewill select onework eachby young composers at the University ofPittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University,Duquesne University and West VirginiaUniversity and coach the students throughoutthe residency. Hear these new works unfold asthe residency culminates in a reading session onstage at Heinz Hall with the PSO, accompaniedby feedback and insights from Mr. Stucky. Freeand open to the public.

Saturday, March 31, 2012 10 am - 12:30 pm8th Annual Student Reading SessionHeinz HallLawrence Loh, conductor

Steven Stucky’s Composer of theYear residency is made possible,in part, by the NationalEndowment for theArts.

top to bottom: Steven Stucky with the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra and conductor Michael Gielen;Stucky celebrating the 2005 Pulitzer Prize with CornellUniversity composers; Stucky with Dame EvelynGlennie (Spirit Voices was written for her)

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PRE-CONCERT one hour prior CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITH PSO RESIDENTCONDUCTOR LAWRENCE LOH AND COMPOSER OFTHE YEAR STEVEN STUCKY

MANFRED HONECK, CONDUCTORRUDOLF BUCHBINDER, PIANO

JOHN STAFFORD SMITH The Star-Spangled Banner

STEVEN STUCKY Dreamwaltzes

GEORGEGERSHWIN Concerto in F major for Piano and OrchestraI. AllegroII. Adagio - Andante con motoIII. Allegro agitatoMR. BUCHBINDER

INTERMISSION LOBBY EXHIBITS

MODESTMUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition(ORCH. RAVEL) Introduction: Promenade

I. The GnomeII. Promenade - The Old CastleIII. Promenade - TuileriesIV. BydloV. Promenade - Ballet of the Chicks in their ShellsVI. Samuel Goldenberg and SchmuyleVII. The Marketplace at LimogesVIII. Catacombs - Cum mortuis in lingua mortuaIX. Baba-Yaga - The Hut on Fowl’s LegsX. The Great Gate of Kiev

POST-CONCERT ARTIST CHATON STAGEWITH RUDOLF BUCHBINDERFriday & Saturday only

BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALLFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 AT 8:00 PMSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 AT 8:00 PMSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 AT 2:30 PM

Steven Stucky’s Composer of theYear residency is made possible,in part, by the National Endowmentfor theArts.

This weekend’s performances by Music Director Manfred Honeck are made possible, in part,through the generous Annual Fund support of the R.P. Simmons Family.

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STEVEN STUCKYDreamwaltzes (1986)

Steven Stucky is Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s“Composer of the Year” for 2011-2012. Born inHutchinson, Kansas on 7 November 1949 and raisedin Abilene, Texas, Stucky studied at Baylor andCornell universities, where his teachers in composi-tion included Richard Willis, Robert Palmer, KarelHusa and Burrill Phillips. Stucky taught at LawrenceUniversity in Wisconsin from 1978 to 1980, and hassince been on the faculty of Cornell University, wherehe founded the new music group Ensemble X and isnow Given Foundation Professor of Composition; hehas also taught at the Aspen Festival, Eastman Schoolof Music and University of California at Berkeley.Stucky’s compositions have been widely performedthroughout the United States and abroad by leadingchamber ensembles and symphony orchestras, andhe has fulfilled commissions from the orchestras ofLos Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Singapore,Philadelphia, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati andSt. Louis, as well as from the National Endowment forthe Arts, Yale University, BostonMusica Viva, CornellUniversity and other distinguished organizations. Hewas one of ten composers selected internationally tocontribute a work to the centennial celebration ofNew York’s Carnegie Hall; Angelus was premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic inthat celebrated auditorium on 27 September 1990. Stucky was Composer-in-Residencewith the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1988 to 2009, and hosted the New YorkPhilharmonic’s Hear & Now concert series from 2005 until 2009. His other residenciesinclude the American Academy in Rome, Princeton University, University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotà, Colombia, CentralConservatory of Music in Beijing and National University of the Arts in Taipei.

In addition to composing, Stucky is also active as a conductor, writer, lecturer andcontributor to music journals in America and Britain; he won the ASCAP Deems TaylorPrize for his 1981 book, Lutosławski and His Music. Among his other honors are theASCAP Victor Herbert Prize and First Prize from the American Society of UniversityComposers, and fellowships from theNational Endowment for the Arts, American Councilof Learned Societies, National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Foundation,Bogliasco Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2005, he won thePulitzer Prize for Music for his Second Concerto for Orchestra. He is a trustee of theAmerican Academy in Rome, chair of the AmericanMusic Center, a boardmember of theKoussevitzky Music Foundation, and a member of both the American Academy of Artsand Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Of hisDreamwaltzes (1986), the composer wrote, “[This work] is the result of a com-mission from the Minnesota Orchestra, kindly supported by the Jerome Foundation, to

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 7 November 1949 inHutchinson, Kansas

PREMIERE OF WORK:Minneapolis, 17 July 1986Minnesota OrchestraLeonard Slatkin, conductor

THESE CONCERTS MARK THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA PREMIEREINSTRUMENTATION:two piccolos, three flutes, threeoboes, English horn, three clarinets,bass clarinet, two bassoons, contra-bassoon, four horns, four trumpets,three trombones, tuba, timpani,percussion, harp, piano, celesta andstrings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:15 minutes

GEORGE GERSHWINConcerto in F major for Piano andOrchestra (1925)

Walter Damrosch, conductor of the New YorkSymphony and one of this country’s most prominentmusical figures for the half-century before World WarII, was among the Aeolian Hall audience whenGeorge Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue explodedabove the musical world on 12 February 1924. Herecognized Gershwin’s genius (and, no doubt, theopportunity for wide publicity), and approached hima short time later with a proposal for another large-scale work. A concerto for piano was agreed upon,and Gershwin was awarded a commission from theNew York Symphony to compose the piece and to bethe soloist at its premiere and a half dozen subsequentconcerts. The story that Gershwin then rushed out andbought a reference book explaining what a concertois is probably apocryphal. He did, however, study thescores of some of the concertos of earlier masters todiscover how they had handled the problems of struc-ture and instrumental balance, and he also obtained acopy of Forsyth’s Standard Manual of Orchestration.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 26 September 1898 inBrooklyn, New York; died 11 July1937 in Hollywood, California.

PREMIERE OF WORK:3 December 1925New York Symphony, Carnegie HallWalter Damrosch, conductorGeorge Gershwin, piano

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE:19 November 1933Antonio Modarelli, conductorGeorge Gershwin, piano

INSTRUMENTATION:piccolo, two flutes, two oboes,English horn, two clarinets, bassclarinet, two bassoons, four horns,three trumpets, three trombones,tuba, timpani, percussion and strings


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write a piece for their annual Sommerfest series in Minneapolis. Since the management ofthe orchestra suggested that the new composition have some connection with theViennese theme of the Sommerfest concerts, I foundmyself daydreaming about the waltz,and about Viennese composers like Schubert, Brahms, Mahler and Berg, all of whomtreated the waltz seriously in their music. Dreamwaltzes is a public version of those day-dreams: an orchestral fantasy of about 15 minutes, based closely on fragments of realViennese waltz music.

“There are three waltz episodes. In each, a real waltz ‘artifact’ furnishes the rawmate-rial: in the first, one of Brahms’ Liebeslieder waltzes (Op. 52, No. 6); in the scherzo-likesecond, another piano waltz of Brahms (Op. 39, No. 8); and in the climactic third waltzepisode, a few notes from Richard Strauss’ Viennese masterpiece, Der Rosenkavalier.From time to time, these originals float briefly to the surface. The three waltz episodes aresurrounded by slower music forming an introduction, interludes and a coda; this slowermusic, too, sometimes alludes to Rosenkavalier.

“But in Dreamwaltzes the past proves elusive; the waltz music is always slippingaway almost as soon as it has begun. The point is clearest in the crucial third episode.Here, after a gradually evolving, accelerating development, the orchestra seems just onthe point of re-entering fully the late 19th century in some grand, unrestricted waltz music— when suddenly the whole affair collapses, and we are back in our own time. A com-poser in the late 20th century can admire the waltz from a distance, but he cannot makeit his own.”


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Gershwin felt he needed a book on this latter subject because he, like virtually allBroadway composers then and now, entrusted the orchestration of his theater scores to aprofessional arranger. (Rhapsody in Blue was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé.) This new con-certo, he decided, would be entirely his ownwork, so he set about learning the techniquesof writing for symphony orchestra.

Gershwin later recorded his attitude toward the composition of the Concerto. “Manypersons had thought that the Rhapsody was only a happy accident,” he wrote. “Well, Iwanted to show that there was plentymorewhere that had come from. I made upmymindto do a piece of ‘absolute’ music. The Rhapsody, as its title implied, was a blues impres-sion. The Concerto would be unrelated to any program. And that is exactly how I wrote it.I learned a great deal from that experience, particularly in the handling of instruments incombination.” He made the first extensive sketches for the work while in London duringMay 1925. By July, back home, he was able to play for his friends large fragments of theevolving work, tentatively entitled “New York Concerto.” The first movement was com-pleted by the end of that month, the second and third by September, and the orchestrationcarried out in October and November, by which time the title had become simplyConcerto in F. Because of the large royalties from his shows and the Rhapsody in Blue, hewas able to hire a full orchestra for a trial performance during the process of orchestration.He not only revised the scoring and made some cuts after this session, but also admittedthat the run-through gave him the “greatest musical thrill” of his life.

Gershwin provided a short analysis of the Concerto for the New York Tribune of 29November 1925, just four days before the work’s premiere in Carnegie Hall:

“The first movement employs a Charleston rhythm. It is quick and pulsating, represent-ing the young, enthusiastic spirit of American life. It begins with a rhythmic motif given outby the kettledrums, supported by other percussion instruments and with a Charlestonmotifintroduced by bassoon, horns, clarinets and violas. The principal theme is announced bythe bassoon. Later, a second theme is introduced by the piano.

“The second movement has a poetic nocturnal atmosphere which has come to bereferred to as the American blues, but in a purer form than that in which they are usuallytreated.

“The final movement reverts to the style of the first. It is an orgy of rhythms, startingviolently and keeping the same pace throughout.”

Though Gershwin based his Concerto loosely on classical formal models, its structureis episodic in nature. His words above do not mention several other melodies that appearin the first and second movements, nor the return of some of those themes in the finale asa means of unifying the work’s overall structure. He was learning as he went, and thisConcerto is nothing short of astonishing when it is realized that it was only his second con-cert work, writtenwhen hewas just 27 years old. Few other composers could boast of sucha successful beginning.


MODEST MUSSORGSKYPictures at an Exhibition (1874),orchestrated by Maurice Ravel (1922)

In the years around 1850, with the spirit of national-ism sweeping across Europe, several young Russianartists banded together to rid their art of foreign influ-ences in order to establish a distinctive nationalistcharacter for their works. Leading this movement wasa group of composers known as “The Five,” whosemembers included Modest Mussorgsky, NikolaiRimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, César Cui andMily Balakirev. Among the allies that The Five foundin other fields was the artist and architect VictorHartmann, withwhomMussorgsky became close per-sonal friends. Hartmann’s premature death at 39stunned the composer and the entire Russian artisticcommunity. Vladimir Stassov, a noted critic and thejournalistic champion of the Russian arts movement,organized a memorial exhibit of Hartmann’s work inFebruary 1874, and it was under the inspiration of thatshowing that Mussorgsky conceived his Pictures at anExhibition.

At the time of the exhibit, Mussorgsky wasengaged in preparations for the first public perform-ance of his opera Boris Godunov, and he was unableto devote any time to his Pictures until early summer.When he took up the piece in June, he worked withunaccustomed speed. “‘Hartmann’ is bubbling over,just as Boris did,” he wrote to a friend. “Ideas, melodies come to me of their own accord,like a banquet of music — I gorge and gorge and overeat myself. I can hardly manage toput them down on paper fast enough.” The movements mostly depict sketches, watercol-ors and architectural designs shown publicly at the Hartmann exhibit, thoughMussorgskybased two or three sections on canvases that he had been shown privately by the artistbefore his death. The composer linked his sketches together with a musical “Promenade”in which he depicted his own rotund self shuffling — in an uneven meter — from one pic-ture to the next. ThoughMussorgsky was not given to much excitement over his own cre-ations, he took special delight in this one. Especially in the masterful transcription fororchestra that Maurice Ravel did in 1922 for the Parisian concerts of conductor SergeiKoussevitzky, it is a work of vivid impact towhich listeners and performers alike can returnwith undiminished pleasure.

Promenade. According to Stassov, this recurring section depicts Mussorgsky “rovingthrough the exhibition, now leisurely, now briskly in order to come close to a picture thathad attracted his attention, and, at times sadly, thinking of his friend.”

The Gnome.Hartmann’s drawing is for a fantastic wooden nutcracker representing agnome who gives off savage shrieks while he waddles about on short, bandy legs.

Promenade — The Old Castle. A troubadour (represented by the saxophone) sings a

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 21 March 1839 in Karevo,Pskov District, Russia; died 28March 1881 in St. Petersburg.

PREMIERE OF RAVEL’SORCHESTRATION:Paris, 3 May 1923Sergei Koussevitzky, conductor

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE OFRAVEL’S ORCHESTRATION:8 December 1939Fritz Reiner, conductor

INSTRUMENTATION:two piccolos, three flutes, threeoboes, English horn, two clarinets,bass clarinet, two bassoons, contra-bassoon, E-flat alto saxophone, fourhorns, three trumpets, three trom-bones, tuba, timpani, percussion,celesta, gong, two harps and strings


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doleful lament before a foreboding, ruined ancient fortress.Promenade — Tuileries.Mussorgsky’s subtitle is “Dispute of the Children after Play.”

Hartmann’s picture shows a corner of the famous Parisian garden filled with nursemaidsand their youthful charges.

Bydlo.Hartmann’s picture depicts a rugged wagon drawn by oxen. The peasant driv-er sings a plaintive melody (solo tuba) heard first from afar, then close-by, before the cartpasses away into the distance.

Promenade — Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells (pictured below). Hartmann’s costumedesign for the 1871 fantasy ballet Trilby shows dancers enclosed in enormous egg shells,with only their arms, legs and heads protruding.

Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle. The title was given to the music by Stassov.Mussorgsky originally called this movement “Two Jews: one rich, the other poor.” It wasinspired by a pair of pictures which Hartmann presented to the composer showing tworesidents of the Warsaw ghetto, one rich and pompous (a weighty unison for strings andwinds), the other poor and complaining (muted trumpet). Mussorgsky based both themeson incantations he had heard on visits to Jewish synagogues.

TheMarketplace at Limoges.A lively sketch of a bustling market, with animated con-versations flying among the female vendors.

Catacombs — Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua (pictured below). Hartmann’s drawingshows him being led by a guide with a lantern through cavernous underground tombs.The movement’s second section, bearing the title “With the Dead in a Dead Language,”is a mysterious transformation of the Promenade theme.

The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (pictured below). Hartmann’s sketch is a design for an elaborateclock suggested by Baba Yaga, the fearsome witch of Russian folklore who eats humanbones she has ground into paste with her mortar and pestle. She also can fly through theair on her fantastic mortar, and Mussorgsky’s music suggests a wild, midnight ride.

The Great Gate of Kiev (pictured below). Mussorgsky’s grand conclusion to his suite wasinspired by Hartmann’s plan for a gateway for the city of Kiev in the massive old Russianstyle crowned with a cupola in the shape of a Slavic warrior’s helmet. The majestic musicsuggests both the imposing bulk of the edifice (never built, incidentally) and a brilliant pro-cession passing through its arches. The work ends with a heroic statement of thePromenade theme and a jubilant pealing of the great bells of the city.

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MANFRED HONECKManfred Honeck was born in Austria and studiedmusic at the Academy of Music in Vienna. Anaccomplished violinist and violist, he spent morethan ten years as a member of the ViennaPhilharmonic and the Vienna State OperaOrchestra. It is this experience that has heavilyinfluenced his conducting and has helped give ita distinctive stamp.

Manfred Honeck was appointed the ninthMusic Director of the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra in January 2007, and began his tenureat the start of the 2008-2009 season. Also begin-ning in September 2008, he became a thePrincipal Guest Conductor of the CzechPhilharmonic Orchestra in Prague, and in 2007,assumed the post of Music Director of theStaatsoper Stuttgart.

After critically acclaimed concerts atCarnegie Hall and during their European Tour in2010, Manfred Honeck and the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra toured Europe again inAugust and September 2011. They were guests atthe Rheingau Music Festival, Schleswig-HolsteinMusic Festival, Lucerne Festival, BeethovenfestBonn, Grafenegg Festival and Musikfest Berlinamong others. The tour also includde appear-ances in Paris and Vilnius, Lithunia. Anne-SophieMutter and Hélène Grimaud joined the orchestraas soloists. Honeck has led the Orchestra in threeExton recordings: the recently released recordingof Mahler Symphony No. 4, Strauss’s EinHeldenleben and Mahler’s First Symphony. Alldiscs have been critically acclaimed.

At the Staatsoper Stuttgart, Manfred Honeckconducted premieres of Berlioz’s Les Troyens,Mozart’s Idomeneo, Verdi’s Aida, Strauss’s DerRosenkavalier as well asWagner’s Lohengrin andParsifal. In the current season, which will be hislast at the Staatsoper, he will be conducting pre-mieres of Die Fledermaus and Dialogues desCarmélites and four symphony concerts. Hisoperatic guest appearances include SemperoperDresden, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre de laMonnaie in Brussels, Royal Opera ofCopenhagen, the White Nights Festival in St.Petersburg, the Salzburg Festival and the VerbierFestival.

Honeck commenced his conducting careeras assistant to Claudio Abbado at the GustavMahler Youth Orchestra in Vienna.Subsequently, he was engaged by the ZurichOpera House from 1991 - 1996, where he wasawarded the prestigious European Conductor’sAward in 1993. In 1996, Honeck began a three-year stint as one of three main conductors of theMDR SymphonyOrchestra Leipzig, and in 1997,he served as Music Director at the NorwegianNational Opera in Oslo for a year. A highly suc-cessful tour of Europe with the OsloPhilharmonic marked the beginning of a closecollaboration with this orchestra, which conse-quently appointed him Principal GuestConductor, a post he held from 1998-2004.From 2000 to 2006, Maestro Honeck was MusicDirector of the Swedish Radio SymphonyOrchestra.

As a guest conductor, Manfred Honeck hasworked with such major European orchestras asthe Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin,Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Bavarian RadioSymphony Orchestra, Sächsische StaatskapelleDresden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,London Philharmonic Orchestra, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France, CzechPhilharmonic, and the Vienna Philharmonic, andin the U.S. with the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NationalSymphony Orchestra and Boston SymphonyOrchestra.

In addition to his post at the Stuttgart Opera,operatic guest engagements include theSemperoper in Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin,Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and RoyalOpera of Copenhagen, as well as the WhiteNights Festival in St. Petersburg and the SalzburgFestival. He appears regularly at Switzerland’sVerbier Festival and has also been ArtisticDirector of the “International Concerts Wolfegg”summer music series in Germany for more than15 years.


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RUDOLF BUCHBINDERPianist Rudolf Buchbinder has been called“the Viennese oracle on the core literature ofHaydn, Beethoven and Brahms” by ThePhiladelphia Inquirer. Firmly established asone of the most important pianists on theinternational scene, Buchbinder is a regularguest of such renowned orchestras as theBerlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic,New York Philharmonic, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France, LondonPhilharmonic, National Symphony, and thePhiladelphia Orchestra. He has collaboratedwith the world’s most distinguished conduc-tors including Abbado, Dohnányi, Frühbeckde Burgos, Giulini, Harnoncourt, Maazel,Masur, Mehta, Saraste, Sawallisch, andThielemann and is a regular guest at theSalzburger Festspiele and other major festivalsaround the world.

Of his appearance with the Los AngelesPhilharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, theOrange County Register raved, “You couldhear the weight of his fingers, it seemed,falling onto the keyboard, each note given anudged distinction. By avoiding both grandil-oquent overstatement and dry objectivity, heplumbed the core of the noble simplicity inthis music.”

Buchbinder has more than 100 record-ings to his credit, including the completecycle of Beethoven sonatas, the completeBeethoven concertos, the complete Mozartpiano concertos, all of Haydn’s works forpiano, both Brahms concertos, and all of therarely-performed Diabelli Variations collec-tion written by 50 Austrian composers. The18-disc set of Haydn’s works earned him theGrand Prix du Disque. His cycle of all ofMozart’s piano concertos with the ViennaSymphony Orchestra, recorded live at theVienna Konzerthaus, was chosen by JoachimKaiser as CD of the Year.

Buchbinder has also recorded live theBrahms piano concertos with the RoyalConcertgebouw Orchestra under NikolausHarnoncourt, and all five Beethoven pianoconcertos with the Vienna SymphonyOrchestra as soloist and conductor. In 2006,in celebration of his 60th birthday, he per-

formed 12 Mozart piano concertos with theVienna Philharmonic at the ViennaFestwochen, the live DVD recording of whichwas released by EuroArts. His next album wasa live recording of the Brahms piano concer-tos with the Israel Philharmonic conducted byZubin Mehta, released in November 2010.

Rudolf Buchbinder is the founding artisticdirector of the Grafenegg Music Festival, amajor international music festival near Viennawhich launched in August 2007. His recentperformance highlights include the JubileeConcert for the 50th Anniversary of theGroßer Musikvereinssaal in Vienna (whereBuchbinder made his debut at age 11 in1958); a performance with the OrchestraFilarmonica della Scala at Teatro alla Scala;Beethoven Sonata cycles in Warsaw,Berkeley, and at the Vienna Musikverein; per-forming with the Philadelphia Orchestraunder Leonard Slatkin; performances of allfive of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos with theDresden Philharmonic; a tour with theDresden Staatskapelle in Italy and Austria; atour of Germany with the BBC Philharmonic;and return engagements with theKonzerthausorchester Berlin, OsloPhilharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Mr.Buchbinder was recently appointed Artist InResidence with the Dresden Staatskapelle andduring the 2010-11 season, he will tour theU.S. with the orchestra, performing in citiesincluding San Francisco, San Diego, NewYork, and Washington, D.C. He will also per-form in New York at Carnegie Hall with theconductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Buchbinder attaches considerable impor-tance to the meticulous study of musicalsources. He owns more than 18 complete edi-tions of Beethoven’s sonatas and has an exten-sive collection of autographed scores, first edi-tions and original documents. In addition, hepossesses the autographed scores and pianoparts of both Brahms concertos as copies. Hewas admitted to the Vienna MusikHochschule, at age five, and remains theyoungest student to gain entrance in theschool’s history.


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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENOverture to The Consecration of the House,Op. 124 (1822)

Beethoven suffered increasing physical distress duringhis last decade from dropsy and severe intestinalinflammation, conditions exacerbated by his Type-Apersonality and his none-too-tidy lifestyle. He regular-ly sought (and ignored) advice from physicians, but hedid believe in the restorative powers of mineral bathsand water treatments, and many of his travels duringthose years were planned around extended stops atvariousGerman andAustrian spas. Early in September1822, he installed himself in the town of Baden, a fewmiles south of Vienna (Constanze Mozart had been aregular patron there 30 years earlier in a barely suc-cessful attempt to preserve her health in the face of theconstant pregnancy and worry that troubled the nineyears of her marriage toWolfgang), and hewas imme-diately pounced upon by the enterprising theatricalimpresario Carl Friedrich Hensler. Hensler, born inWürtemberg in 1759, had been involved in Vienneseshow business since 1803, when he became manag-er of the Leopoldstadt Theater, a small house just out-side the city walls best known for its stagings of pop-ular Austrian Singspiels. In 1817, he took over themanagement of the Theater-an-der-Wien, and four years later acquired the Josephstadt,which he completely renovated. The refurbished theater was to be reopened on 3October 1822, the eve of the Emperor’s nameday, and for its inaugural performancesHensler invited Beethoven to resurrect The Ruins of Athens, a ceremonial play with inci-dental music that he had supplied for the opening of the National Theater in Budapest tenyears before. The text was to be rewritten for the occasion by the Viennese poet CarlMeisl, but most of the Ruins music could be adapted for the Viennese spectacle, whichwould be appropriately titled The Consecration of the House. Beethoven, who was eagerto renew his public presence in the city after having shut himself away for nearly two yearsto work on the monumental Missa Solemnis, agreed to supply a new overture and clos-ing chorus, and to oversee the premiere.

The Consecration of the House was apparently written at lightning speed just beforethe October 3rd premiere; the parts, awash with copyist’s errors, were delivered to theorchestra only one day before the performance. Nominally, Beethoven, seated at a piano,conducted the rehearsal and the first performance, hoping to catch a few stray vibrationswith his left ear, which still sometimes worked a little. In the interests of unanimity, how-ever, all of the players’ eyes were fixed on Franz Gläser, the Josephstadt’s young houseconductor, who stood behind the composer and gave signals at crucial moments.Beethoven’s appearance was greeted enthusiastically by the 400 members of the sold-outaudience, though theOverture andMeisl’s literary rehash gained little favor. TheOverturewas played again, with somewhat more success, at a hospital benefit in Vienna the fol-

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 16 December 1770 in Bonn;died 26 March 1827 in Vienna.

PREMIERE OF WORK:Vienna, 3 October 1822Josephstadt TheaterLudwig van Beethoven, conductor

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE:13 November 1908Emil Paur, conductor

PERFORMED AT THE OPENINGOF HEINZ HALL ON 11SEPTEMBER 1971INSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds in pairs, four horns, twotrumpets, three trombones, timpaniand strings


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENConcerto in Cmajor for Violin, Cello, Pianoand Orchestra, Op. 56, “Triple Concerto”(1803-1804)

“Everyone likes flattery; and when you come toRoyalty you should lay it on with a trowel,” counseledthe 19th-century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli.He would have gotten no argument from Beethovenon that point. When Rudolph, Archduke of Austriaand titled scion of theHabsburg line, turned up amongBeethoven’s Viennese pupils, the young composerrealized that he had tapped the highest echelon ofEuropean society. Beethoven gave instruction in bothpiano performance and composition to Rudolph, who

PREMIERE OF WORK:Vienna, 1805 or 1806Habsburg PalaceLudwig van Beethoven, conductorCarl August Seidler, violin soloistAnton Kraft, cello soloistArchduke Rudolph, piano soloist

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE:28 January 1944Leonard Bernstein, conductorSamuel Thaviv, violinStefan Auber, celloMathilde McKinney, piano

INSTRUMENTATION:flute, oboes, clarinets, bassoons,horns and trumpets in pairs, timpaniand strings


lowingmonth, and headed Beethoven’s memorable concert of May 7, 1824, at which theNinth Symphony was unveiled, but the work did not enjoy much popularity during hislifetime. He tried to peddle the score to publishers in Vienna, Paris, London, Leipzig andBerlin for nearly three years before it was issued at Mainz by B. Schott in July 1825.

Though The Consecration of the House is the traditional musical vehicle for the inau-guration of new concert halls around the world, it is one of Beethoven’s least-knownorchestral works. It deserves a better fate. Sandwiched, as it is, immediately between theMissa Solemnis (Op. 123) and the Ninth Symphony (Op. 125), it is a product ofBeethoven’s fullest maturity, his first important composition for orchestra after the even-less-familiar Namensfeier Overture of 1815. “If ever music was rich with mellow wis-dom,” wrote Marion M. Scott, “it is this noble and strangely neglected work.” The emi-nent English musicologist Sir Donald Tovey devoted 16 fascinating and perceptive pagesto its detailed analysis in his collected essays. The rarity of The Consecration of the Houseis almost certainly due less to any defects in its intrinsic merit than to its lack of overtdrama, precisely the quality that has kept Egmont, Coriolan, Fidelio and Leonore No. 3among Beethoven’s most frequently performed scores. The unusual form of TheConsecration of the House is constructed of two separate, compact movements playedwithout pause. The Overture opens with stentorian, full-orchestra chords separated bysilences, a gesture reminiscent of that which begins the “Eroica” Symphony. There followsa broad woodwind melody whose phrases are punctuated by solemn harmonies from thetrombones. The woodwind theme grows to heroic stature before giving way to rousingtrumpet fanfares accompanied by chugging scales from the bassoons. Next comes a quiet,filigree paragraph of continuous rhythmic motion, similar to a passage in the first move-ment of the Ninth Symphony, that reaches a climax before subsiding to make way for ahalcyon strain of hymnal character. A faster rhythmic figure is introduced, quickly gainsspeed, and leads without pause into the second movement. The remainder of theOverture is an extensive, spirited and masterful fugal working-out of the energetic themepresented by violins and high woodwinds. The Overture reaches an almost Dionysianfrenzy in its second half through its rhythmic insistence, brilliant orchestration and soaringC-major optimism.



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had a genuine if limited talent for music. Questioned once whether Rudolph played real-ly well, the diplomatic teacher answered with a hoarse chuckle, “When he is feeling justright.” Concerning flattery, the most important manner in which 19th-century composerscould praise royalty was by dedicating one of their compositions to a noble personage.Rudolph, who eventually becameArchbishop Cardinal of Austria and remained a life-longfriend and patron of Beethoven, received the dedication of such important works as theFourth and Fifth Piano Concertos, the “Lebewohl” and “Hammerklavier” Sonatas, the Op.96 Violin Sonata, the “Archduke” Trio, the Missa Solemnis and the Grosse Fuge. WhileRudolph was still a boy of 16, however, his teacher wrote for him his very own composi-tion, a piece that made a grand noise and showed off his piano skills in a most sympathet-ic setting.

Beethoven’s choice of piano, violin and cello for Rudolph’s concerto appears to beunprecedented in the literature — “really something new,” he wrote to his publisher.There was a popular genre in the Classical era known as the sinfonia concertante for twoor more soloists with orchestral accompaniment, a revamped model of the Baroque con-certo grosso. Mozart and Haydn left lovely examples. The sinfonia concertantewas espe-cially favored in France, where the combination of violin and either viola or cello wasmost common. Beethoven, powerfully under the influence of French music at the time(the “Eroica” Symphony and Fidelio also date from 1803-1804), took over the form for twosolo strings and added to it a piano part and — behold! the adolescent Archduke hadbecome a virtuoso. Beethoven liked his student, who seems to have been quite a niceyoungman. The composer tailored the piano part to Rudolph’s skills so that it did not pres-ent extremely difficult technical demands but still showed off his abilities to good advan-tage. The string parts, on the other hand, he filled with florid lines woven around the key-board writing so that the soloists as a group come off as a dazzling band of virtuosos. Toassure a good first performance, Beethoven called in two of the best players of the day toshare the stage with Rudolph — violinist Carl August Seidler and cellist Anton Kraft. If thedemands of the cello part on the range and technique of the soloist are any indication,Kraft, especially, seems to have warranted his reputation as a master performer.

Beethoven set himself a thorny compositional problemwith his Triple Concerto: howto give each soloist sufficient exposure while keeping the work within manageable formalbounds. Absolute equality would demand that every theme be played four times — onceby the orchestra and once by each of the three soloists. To solve the problem, he had todevise simple and compact themes comprising basic chord and scale patterns, so thisConcerto is not rich in the cantabilemelodies hewas able to employ elsewhere in hismid-dle-period compositions. The interest is to be found elsewhere — in the work’s contrast-ing sonorities, its interplay between soloists and orchestra and its formal cohesion. Whileit does not scale great emotional heights, the “Triple” Concerto shows with what masteryBeethoven could command the purely technical aspects of his craft, and is a perfect exem-plar of Friedrich Nietzsche’s summation of his art: “Beethoven’s music is music aboutmusic.”

The Concerto’s first movement is a modified sonata design with a lengthy expositionand recapitulation necessitated by the many thematic repetitions. After a hushed and halt-ing opening in the strings, the full orchestra takes up the main thematic material of themovement. The soloists enter, led, as usual throughout this Concerto, by the cello withthe main theme. The second theme begins, again in the cello, with a snappy triad playedin the unexpected key of A major rather than the more usual dominant tonality of G. It is


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENSymphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55,“Eroica” (1803-1804)

The year 1804 — the time when Beethoven finishedhis Third Symphony — was crucial in the modernpolitical history of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte hadbegun his meteoric rise to power only a decade earli-er, after playing a significant part in the recapture in1793 of Toulon, a Mediterranean port that had beensurrendered to the British by French royalists. Britain,along with Austria, Prussia, Holland and Spain, was amember of the First Coalition, an alliance formed bythose monarchial nations in the wake of the execution of Louis XVI to thwart the FrenchNational Convention’s ambition to spread revolution (and royal overthrow) throughoutEurope. In 1796, Carnot entrusted the campaign against northern Italy, then dominated byAustria, to the young General Bonaparte, who won a stunning series of victories with anarmy that he had transformed from a demoralized, starving band into a military jugger-naut. He returned to France in 1799 as First Consul of the newly established Consulate,and put in place measures to halt inflation, instituted a new legal code, and repaired rela-tions with the Church. It was to this man, this great leader and potential savior of the mass-es from centuries of tyrannical political, social and economic oppression, that Beethovenintended to pay tribute in his majestic E-flat Symphony, begun in 1803. The name“Bonaparte” appears above that of the composer on the original title page.

Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor of France in 1804, andwas crowned, with thenew Empress Josephine, at Notre Dame Cathedral on December 2, an event foreverfrozen in time by David’s magnificent canvas in the Louvre. Beethoven, enraged and feel-ing betrayed by this usurpation of power, roared at his student Ferdinand Ries, whobrought him the news, “Then is he, too, only an ordinary human being?” The ragged holein the title page of the score now in the library of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde inVienna bears mute testimony to the violent manner in which Beethoven erased Napoleonfrom this Symphony. He later inscribed it, undoubtedly with much sorrow, “To celebratethe memory of a great man.”

PREMIERE OF WORK:Vienna, December 1804Palace of Prince Joseph LobkowitzLudwig van Beethoven, conductor

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE:21 January 1897Frederic Archer, conductor

INSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds and trumpets in pairs,three horns, timpani and strings


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through such original and, for 1804, daring technical excursions that Beethoven widenedthe expressive possibilities of instrumental music. Much of the remainder of the move-ment is given over to repetitions and figuration rather than to true motivic development.A sudden quickening of the tempo charges the concluding measures with flashing energy.

The second movement is a peaceful song for the solo strings with elaborate embroi-dery from the piano. The movement is not long, and soon leads into the finale without abreak. The closing movement is a strutting Rondo alla Polacca in the style of the Polishpolonaise, which Chopin was to immortalize in his keyboard works. The cello again is thefirst to seize the dance-like theme, sharing it with the other participants in turn. There isan almost constant buzz of rhythmic filigree that gives this movement a happy propulsionwhich eventually erupts into a truly fine frenzy when the meter changes from triple toduple near the end. The triple meter and the rondo tune return to bring the Concerto to arousing conclusion.

The “Eroica” (“Heroic”) is a work that changed the course of musical history. Therewas much sentiment at the turn of the 19th century that the expressive and technical pos-sibilities of the symphonic genre had been exhausted by Haydn, Mozart, C.P.E. Bach andtheir contemporaries. It was Beethoven, and specifically this majestic Symphony, thatthrew wide the gates on the unprecedented artistic vistas that were to be explored for therest of the century. In a single giant leap, he invested the genre with the breadth and rich-ness of emotional and architectonic expression that established the grand sweep that theword “symphonic” now connotes. For the first time, with this music, the master compos-er was recognized as an individual responding to a higher calling. No longer could thecreative musician be considered a mere artisan in tones, producing pieces within the con-fines of the court or the church for specific occasions, much as a talented chef would dis-pense a hearty roast or a succulent torte. After Beethoven, the composer was regarded asa visionary — a special being lifted above mundane experience — who could guidebenighted listeners to loftier planes of existence through his valued gifts. The modern con-ception of an artist — what he is, his place in society, what he can do for those who expe-rience his work — stems from Beethoven. Romanticism began with the “Eroica.”

The Symphony’s first movement, one of the largest sonata designs composed to thattime, opens with a brief summons of two mighty chords. At least four thematic ideas arepresented in the exposition, and one of the wonders of the Symphony is the way in whichBeethoven made these melodies succeed each other in a seemingly inevitable manner, asthough this music could have been composed in no other way. The development sectionis a massive essay progressing through many moods all united by an almost titanic senseof struggle. It is in this central portion of the movement and in the lengthy coda thatBeethoven broke through the boundaries of the 18th-century symphony to create a worknot only longer in duration but also more profound in meaning. The composer’s ownwords are reflected in this awe-inspiring movement: “Music is the electric soil in whichthe spirit lives, thinks and invents.”

The beginning of the second movement —Marcia funebre “Funeral March” — withits plaintive, simple themes intoned over a mock drum-roll in the basses, is the touchstonefor the expression of tragedy in instrumental music. The mournful C minor of the openinggives way to the brighter C major of the oboe’s melody in a stroke of genius that GeorgeBernard Shaw, during his early days as a music critic in London, admitted “ruins me,” asonly the expression of deepest emotion can. A development-like section, full of remark-able contrapuntal complexities, is followed by a return of the simple opening threnody,which eventually expires amid sobs and silences at the close of this eloquent movement.

The third movement is a scherzo, the lusty successor to the graceful minuet. The cen-tral section is a rousing trio for horns, one of the earliest examples (Haydn’s “Horn Call”Symphony is an exception) of the use of more than two horns in an orchestral work.

The finale is a large set of variations on two themes, one of which (the first one heard)forms the bass line to the other. The second theme, introduced by the oboe, is a melodywhich appears in three other of Beethoven’s works: the finale of the ballet The Creaturesof Prometheus, the Contradanse No. 7 and the Variations and Fugue, Op. 35 for piano.The variations accumulate energy as they go, and, just as it seems the movement iswhirling toward its final climax, the music comes to a full stop before launching into anextended Andante section which explores first the tender and then the majestic possibili-ties of the themes. A brilliant Presto led by the horns concludes this epochal work.

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EROICA TRIOThe most sought-after trio in the world, theGrammy®-nominated Eroica Trio thrills audi-ences with flawless technical virtuosity, irre-sistible enthusiasm and sensual elegance.Whether playing the great standards of thepiano trio repertoire or daring contemporaryworks, the three young women who make upthis celebrated ensemble electrify the concertstage with their passionate performances. TheTrio won the prestigious Naumburg Award,resulting in a highly successful Lincoln Centerdebut and has since toured the United States,Europe and Asia. The Eroica Trio has releasedeight critically lauded recordings forAngel/EMI Classics Records, garnering multi-ple Grammy® nominations.

The Eroica Trio performs the BeethovenTriple Concerto more frequently than anyother trio in the world, having appeared withrenowned symphonies such as Chicago, St.Louis, San Francisco, Mostly MozartOrchestra, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh,Houston, New Jersey and Seattle. In addition,The Trio has performed the work abroad withOrquesta Sinfonica de Euskadi in Spain,Haydn Orchestra in Italy, with the RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra and BudapestSymphony in Germany, and in the UnitedStates with the Cincinnati Symphony as wellas with the Prague Chamber Orchestra, culmi-nating in a Lincoln Center performance. TheEroica Trio’s recording of the BeethovenTriple with the Prague Chamber Orchestrawas so successful it landed this piece onBillboard’s Top 20 for the first time in record-ing history. The Trio appeared on the Germantelevision program “Klassich!” performing theBeethoven Triple Concerto with the MunichSymphony, which was aired throughoutEurope.

The Eroica Trio is on the vanguard of anew generation of artists who are changingthe face of classical music. The first all-femalechamber ensembles to reach the top echelonof its field, the Eroica Trio broke an age-oldgender barrier. The Trio took its name fromBeethoven’s passionate Third Symphony.Italian for “heroic,” eroica is a word that aptlyreflects the ensemble’s approach to music.

The Eroica Trio is a strong champion ofnew composers; each season includes anAmerican or world premiere of a new work.Recently, the Trio premiered a new TripleConcerto by the American wunderkind JayGreenberg and the world premiere of a workby acclaimed American composer, KevinPuts, commissioned by Music Accord.

As the official representative for NewYork’s Carnegie Hall, the Eroica Trio openedthe sold-out “Distinctive Debuts” series atWeill Recital Hall. This touring series, createdto showcase rising stars of classical music, wasinternationally sponsored by a consortium ofEuropean halls and included performances atKonzerthaus in Vienna, Concertgebouw inAmsterdam, Philharmonie in Cologne, AlteOper in Frankfurt, Symphony Hall at ICC inBirmingham, and Konserthus in Stockholm.

In addition to its demanding concert andrecording schedule, the Eroica Trio is commit-ted to music education, giving concerts, mas-ter classes and special children’s shows atschools and colleges throughout the country.The trio feels so strongly about the benefits ofmusic that they have performed at homelessshelters, senior centers and prisons to bringthe music to people who might not normallyhave the chance to hear live performances.Each summer, the Trio performs at music fes-tivals throughout the world, including theHollywood Bowl, Aspen, Mostly Mozart,Ravinia and Spoleto, Italy.


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Karen ScansaroliMrs. Virginia W. SchatzLeonard & Joan ScheinholtzMichael SheflerKay L. ShirkDr. Marcia Landy & Dr. StanleyShostak

Dr. Ralph T. Shuey &Ms.Rebecca L. Carlin

Paul & Linda SilverMr. & Mrs. Harry SteeleLowell & Jan SteinbrennerDrs. Michael & BeverlySteinfeld

Dr. &Mrs. Leonard SteptTheodore & Elizabeth SternMr. & Mrs. Harold H. StroebelMargaret Tarpey & Bruce

FreemanRichard & Sandra TeodoriMr. &Mrs. HarryA.Thompson, II

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. TicknorJohn & Nancy TrainaKonrad & Gisela WeisCarolyn & RichardWesterhoffSeldon & SusanWhitakerDr. &Mrs. George R. WhiteJim* &Mary Jo Winokur

Harvey & Florence ZeveDorothea K. ZikosRobert P. Zinn & Dr. Darlene

Berkovitz

ENCORE CLUB$1,500 - $2,499Anonymous (8)Mrs. Ernest AbernathyAndrew &Michelle AloeDr. MadalonAmentaThe Rev. Drs. A. Gary & JudyAngleberger

Joan F. AptMrs. Jane Callomon ArkusMr. & Mrs. David J. ArmstrongMichele & Pat AtkinsDr. & Mrs. Alan A. AxelsonMr. & Mrs. Robert BarensfeldMrs. Barbara C. &Mr. Ralph J.Bean, Jr.

Fred & Sue BennittJeanne & Richard F. BerdikDr. Michael & Barbara BiancoMr. Michael E. BielskiPhilip & Bernice BollmanBetsy BossongDr. Carole B. BoydBozzone Family FoundationMr. &Mrs. Kenneth S. BrandGary & Connie BrandenbergerMr. &Mrs. James H. BregenserJill & Chuck BrodbeckMyron David BroffRoger & Lea BrownHoward & Marilyn BruschiHarmon K. Ziegler & David L.Buchta

William BurchinalDr. & Mrs. John A. BurkholderGene & Sue BurnsDr. Bernadette G. Callery & Dr.

Joseph M. NewcomerSusan S. CerconeMrs. Arthur L. Coburn, IIIMark & Sherri CohenMr. & Mrs. Joseph Alan CopeRose & Vincent A. CrisantiCyert Family FoundationMarion S. DamickJerry &Mimi DavisAlfred R. de JaagerJim & Peggy DegnanJames N. Dill, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. James R. DrakeJohn & Gertrude EchementLinda & Robert EllisonDonna & Bob FergusonMarvin Fields & Kate BrennanAlbert L. FiloniMr. & Mrs. James A. FisherMr. &Mrs. Joseph P. FisherChauncey & Magdaline FrazierDina & Jerry FulmerDr. &Mrs. J. William FutrellKeith & Susan GarverMr. &Mrs. Ronald E. GebhardtMs. Alice V. GelorminoMr. &Mrs. David C. GenterDr. & Mrs. Sanford A. GordonMr. &Mrs. William H.Gullborg

William & Victoria GuyMr. & Mrs. George K. HannaEric & Lizz HelmsenGreg &Mary HempflingMichael Hires & Jay FreyMr. & Mrs. C. T. HiteshewAlysia & Robert HoytDr. & Mrs. John W. HoytMicki HuffMr. & Mrs. Tom HunleyMary Lee & Joe IrwinAlice Jane & Paul R. JenkinsMr. &Mrs. Jayant KapadiaGerri KayJudgeWilliam Kenworthy &Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy

Gloria KleimanJames & Jane KnoxMs. Dawn KosanovichGeorge & Alexandra KusicDr. Joseph & AnnaMae LenkeyDr. Michael Lewis & Dr. KatiaSycara

Roslyn M. LitmanGeorge & Jane MalloryDr. Richard Martin in Memory of

Mrs. Lori MartinCarolyn Maue & Bryan HuntJean H. McCulloughMaryA. McDonoughAlan & Marilyn McIvorSherman & Sue McLaughlinSusan Lee MeadowcroftMuriel R. MorelandAbby L. MorrisonLesa B. Morrison, Ph..D.

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Dr. & Mrs. Etsuro K. MotoyamaGerd D. & Helen MuellerDr. Cora E. MusialDr. David L. ObleyMr. &Mrs. Patrick M.O’Donnell

Dr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. MarthaE. Hildebrandt

Warren & Rena OstlundMr. & Mrs. James ParkerDrs. J. Parrish & C. SiewersSeth & Pamela PearlmanConnie & Mike PhillipsMr. &Mrs. Edward V.Randall, Jr.

Cheryl & James RedmondMr. & Mrs. Philip R. RobertsMr. Stephen RobinsonMr. &Mrs. C. Arthur RolanderDr. Lee A. & Rosalind*

RosenblumMr. & Mrs. Stanley C. RuskinDr. Carlos R. SantiagoMr. David M. SavardJoseph Schewe, Jr.Esther SchreiberDr. Allan &Mrs. Brina D. SegalPreston & Annette ShimerDr. & Mrs. Dennis P. SlevinManny H. & Ileane SmithMarisa & Walter C. SmithSandy &Mr. Edgar SnyderHon. &Mrs. William L.Standish

Lewis M. Steele & AnnLabounsky Steele

Mr. &Mrs. James E. SteenBarbara & Lou SteinerJeff & Linda StengelFred & Maryann StewardDick & Thea StoverC. Dean StreatorMr. & Mrs. Frank TalenfeldDr. &Mrs. Ronald L. ThomasMr. & Mrs. Walter W. TurnerBob & Denise VenturaJim Walker & Jonnie ViakleyMr. & Mrs. Timothy VismorMr. & Mrs. Charles E. VogelDr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. WasilakMs. Sally Webster &Ms. SusanBassett

Mr. &Mrs. Raymond B. WhiteMr. &Mrs. ThomasWhite

Elizabeth B. & Frank L.Wiegand, III

Sarah C. Williams & JosephWilson, III

Mr. &Mrs. Thomas H. WitmerNaomi YoranHugh D. &Alice C. YoungMiriam L. YoungMr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow

SYMPHONY CLUB$500 - $1,499Anonymous (25)Mr. &Mrs. GaryAbbsFrederic & Deborah AcevedoMary BethAdamsDr. LawrenceAdler &Ms.Judith Brody

R. Ward Allebach & Lisa D.Steagall

Mr. Christopher D. Allen & Ms.Claudia Mahave

David &AndreaAloeDonald D. AndersonMrs. Doris AndersonCraig & DawnAnderssonMr. & Mrs. Thomas W.

AngermanMr. &Mrs. Charles ArmitageJames & SusanneArmourGerry & Jack* ArmstrongJames* & Ruth BachmanLorraine E. BalunDr. Esther L. BarazzoneRobert & Loretta BaroneRobert C. Barry, Jr. & Nancy L.Bromall

Robert Bastress & BarbaraFleischauer

Barbara N. BaurVitasta Bazaz & Sheen SehgalFund in Memory of Dr.Kuldeep Sehgal

Dorothy BeckerKenneth & Elsa BeckermanYu-Ling & Gregg BehrVange & Nick BeldecosJudith BellEdgar & Betty BelleRudy & Barbara BenedettiEleanor H. BergeDr. Peter & Judy BerkowitzMrs. Georgia Berner &Mr.James Farber

Nancy Bernstein & Robert SchoenRobert S. Bernstein & Ellie K.

Bernstein FundDon BerryDr. &Mrs. Albert W. BiglanHarry S. Binakonsky, M.D.Franklin & Bonnie BlackstoneW. Gerald & Carolyn E. BlaneyDiane C. BlantonRichard & Susan BloomJoseph & Shirley BonnerDonald W. & Judith L. BornemanMr. Albert BortzDana & Margaret BovbjergDr. & Mrs. A’Delbert BowenRobert N. BrandMr. & Mrs. William H. BrandeisHugh & Jean BrannanGerda &Abe BrettonMary & Russell BrignanoSuzy & Jim BroadhurstSuzanne Broughton & Richard

MargerumNicholas BrownNancy & John BrownellMr. & Mrs. David A. BrownleeTimothy & Linda BurkeMr. &Mrs. James BurnhamRev. Glen H. & Carol BurrowsJames & Judith CallomonAndrés Cárdenes &MoniqueMead

Dr. Albert A. CarettoCharles & Donna CashdollarJanet E. ChadwickDr. Thomas S. ChangMonsignor Willliam G.

Charnoki, P.A.Craig D. ChoateMr. Kenneth ChristmanDr. & Mrs. Albert E. ChungDavid Clark & Janese Abbottin memory of Perry MorrisonMr. & Mrs. William ClarksonWilliam & ElizabethClendenning

Mrs. Sarah Clendenning & Mr.Un Kim

Mr. & Mrs. Philip CoachmanStuart & Cathryn CoblinChristine & Howard CohenJared L. &Maureen B. CohonAlan & Lynne ColkerDale Colyer

individual donors


Mr. & Mrs. Jack CorneliusBarton & Teri CowanSusan & George CraigSusan O. CramerMelvin R. CreeleyDavid & Marian CrossmanMr. & Mrs. Daniel G. CrozierJohn D. & Laurie B. CulbertsonSusan Campbell & PatrickCurry

Zelda CurtissCynthia CusterDr. &Mrs. Richard DaffnerJoan & Jim DarbyMr. &Mrs. William J. DarrNorina H. DaubnerJoan Clark DavisMarlene & Richard DavisJanis A. DavisBruce & Rita DeckerCharles S. DegroskyCaptain &Mrs. Ronald M. DelDuca, USN (ret.)

Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Dell’OmoMr. &Mrs. Lynn & DavidDeLorenzo

Dr. Jau-Shyong DengMr. &Mrs. Edward DePersisMr. & Mrs. Victor J. DiCarloMrs. Tika DickosRichard & Joan DiSalleDocimo FamilyMr. & Mrs. Todd DonovanDr. Jane Donovan & Dr. W. G.

DonovanAnthony V. DralleMary Jo DresselMary A. DugganJeff &Wendy DutkovicMr. &Mrs. Wm. F. EdsallMary Jane EdwardsIn Memory of Judith R.Eidemueller

Christopher & Gretchen ElkusEugene & Katrin EngelsArnold & Eva EnglerJane M. Epstine Charitable Fund

of The Pittsburgh FoundationDr. Timothy EvansTibey & Julian FalkDr. &Mrs. John H. FeistDr. & Mrs. Lawrence FerlanMadelyn & John FernstromMrs. Orlie S. Ferretti

Ms. Janet FesqDr. Joseph FineMr. & Mrs. David FitzsimmonsJane Flanders*Jan Fleisher & Rob BoulwareSuzanne FloodDr. &Mrs. Edward L. FoleyMrs. Barbara E. ForresterJanice & Larry FoulkeMr. & Mrs. K. H. Fraelich, Jr.Mrs. Natalie H. FriedbergFriends of the PSOJohn & Elaine FrombachMr. & Mrs. Frank B. Fuhrer, IIINormandie FulsonAnn & Bruce GablerMr. & Mrs. Robert H. GallagherGamma Investment CorporationMarlene E. GardnerMr. & Mrs. Paul R. GaudelliJoan & Stuart GaulPete GeisslerDr. & Mrs. Brian GeneralovichDr. & Mrs. Geoffrey GerberMr. &Mrs. William P. GettyMr. & Mrs. Charles E. GetzeJane N. GilbertRevs. Gaylord & Catherine GillisMike & Cordy GlennDolores GluckMr. &Mrs. Paul E. GobleWalter I. GoldburgSamuel H. GoldenMr. Thomas W. Golightly & Rev.

Carolyn J. JonesDr. & Mrs. C. B. GoodMr. James Gorton &Mrs.Gretchen Van Hoesen

The Graf FamilyLaurie GrahamMs. Rosanne Granieri & David

MacphersonDavid & Nancy GreenCharlotte T. GreenwaldDr. & Mrs. M. Joseph GrennanMr. & Mrs. Steven GridleyHanna GruenDr. & Mrs.* Alberto GuzmanJerome P. & Claire B. HahnMarnie & Jim HainesMr. &Mrs. Van Beck HallMr. &Mrs. Henry E. HallerMarjorie Burns HallerJim &Mary Hamilton

Jeanne M. HanchettSusan & David HardestyMr. &Mrs. Edward J. HarrisMs. Christine A. HartungMr. & Mrs. Calvin R. HastingsMr. & Mrs. Jack W. HausserCathy & John HeggestadMs. Martha S. Helmreich in

Honor of my mother, Anne J.Schaff

Paul HenniganMr. & Mrs. Daniel H. HeplerBob & Georgia HernandezMarianne &Marshall HessDouglas &Antionette HillDr. & Mrs. John B. HillDr. Joseph &Marie HinchcliffeMr. Carlyle HochMs. Donna Hoffman & Mr.

Richard DumPhilo & Erika HolcombKatherine HolterDr. & Mrs. Elmer J. HolzingerMr. & Mrs. Michael E. HootonMr. &Mrs. G.T. HorneThomas O. HornsteinCharitable Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Hope H. HorstDrs. Mary & John HotchkissAnne K. HoyeMr. & Mrs. Alan R. HuffmanMr. &Mrs. Elwood T. HughesJean & Richard HumphreysRobert & Gail HunterJoan M. HurrellDr. &Mrs. Robert W.Hyland, Jr.

George L. Illig, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David Iwinski, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. Vincent J. JacobDr. & Mrs. Samuel A. JacobsDr. & Mrs. Joseph Willcox JenkinsRichard C. Alter & Eric D.

JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Robert A. JohnsonTom & Cathie JohnsonMrs. Barbara B. JohnstonBarbara JohnstoneLey & Jackie JonesDr. RaymondM. JurigaRichard & Barbara KahlsonAlice & Richard KallaDaniel & Carole Kamin

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Julie & Jeffrey KantDr. &Mrs. Peter D. KaplanRhian KennyRuth Ann & Eugene KleinLynn & Milton KleinPeggy C. KnottHetty* & James KnoxMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. KobusMs. Marilyn KochNancy & Bill KochDr.* &Mrs. Kian S. KoorosWilliam B. & Karen M. KostStephen KostyniakCarly, Catherine & Kim KozaHelenAldisert &William L.Krayer

Alice & Lewis KullerRobert A. &Alice KushnerBetty LambDr. Michael LandayA. Lorraine LauxMarvin & Gerry LebbyMr. DavidW. LendtFather Ronald P. LengwinRobert W. LenkerSally LevinClaire & Larry LevineDr. &Mrs. Herbert & BarbaraLevit

Mrs. William E. Lewellen, IIIPhillip & Leslie LiebscherRobert & Janet LiljestrandElsa LimbachMr. & Mrs. Kurt L. LimbachMr. & Mrs. James T. LinabergerConstance T. LongDon &Hanne LorchMrs. Sybil S. LowyFrancis & Debbie LynchRosemarie & Jeffrey LynnPat & DonMacDonaldWilliam & Nora MacDonaldNeil & Ruth MacKayProf. Heather MacLeanJohn K. MaitlandMr. & Mrs. Robert MalnatiCarl & Alexis MancusoPam & Charley MansellMr. &Mrs. Bernard S. MarsThomas & Elizabeth MassellaDr. WilliamMatlack & LeslieCrawford Matlack

Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. MaurerMs. Sidney F. McBride

Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. McCarterMcCarthy Rail InsuranceManagers, Inc.

Mr. Samuel A. McClungJonathan & Kathryn McClurePaula & Bob McCrackenMrs. Samuel K. McCuneKeith McDuffieMary & R. Lee McFaddenMr. & Mrs. Michael H. McGarryCarol Jean McKenzieJean & John McLaughlinMr. &Mrs. William P. MeehanMr. David Givens & Mr. Stephen

MellettIn Memory of William C. MengesRobert & Elizabeth Mertz Fundof The PittsburghFoundation

Mr. &Mrs. Roger F. MeyerBridget & Scott MichaelRobert &MiriamMillerMr. &Mrs. Stuart M. MillerDr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Miller, Jr.Mr. David J. MillsteinPhyllis S. Mizel*Paul & Connie MockenhauptMr. Jason MooneyAmy & Ira M. MorganJim & Susan Morris in Honor of

Kay StolarevskyConnie & Bruce MorrisonMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey MorrowFrank & Brenda MosesMr. & Mrs. Richard MunschDavid & Joan MurdochMary & JimMurdyTerrence H. MurphyP. & A.M. NagemDr. & Mrs. Donald D. NaragonDr. &Mrs. Dennis W. NebelConstance NelsonDr. Nancy Z. NelsonRev. Robert &Mrs. SuzanneNewpher

Patricia K. NicholsRenee K. NicholsonMr. & Mrs. David NimickCharles & Lois NortonHeidi NovakDr. & Mrs. Harry M. NullMaureen S. O’BrienDr. &Mrs. Kook Sang OhPaul & Nancy O’Neill

Dr. &Mrs. RichardA. OrrDee Jay Oshry & Bart RackSandy & Gene O’SullivanDr. & Mrs. Henry OverbeckDr. Paul M. Palevsky & Dr.Sharon R. Roseman

Mr. &Mrs. WilliamA. PartainDr. Anthony William PascullePatricia PasseltinerJohn & Joan PasterisKenneth PattersonCamilla B. PearceMr. &Mrs. Gerald F. PellettDaniel M. PennellDr. Jeffrey & Francesca PetersMs. Dorothy PhilippMr. &Mrs. Jon R. PiersolDrs. Robert & Kathy PistonEdward & Mary Ellen PisulaDr. & Mrs. Frederick PorkolabDavid &Marilyn PosnerMrs. Mildred M. PosvarEberhard PothmannMrs. Shirley PowAnn & Malvern PowellNancy S. Price*Myrna & Gerald PrinceMercedes & John PryceRobert &Mary Jo PurvisMr. &Mrs. C. J. Queenan, Jr.Fran QuinlanDr. * &Mrs. Donald H. QuintBarbara RackoffJames & Carol RandolphBarbara M. RankinDrs. Bruce & Jane RaymondDr. & Mrs. John A. RedfieldPaul & Dorothy ReiberEric & Frances ReichlMs. Victoria Rhoades CarraroDr. &Mrs. J. Merle RifeMavis & Norman RobertsonEdgar R. & Betty A. RobinsonMr. & Mrs. James E. RohrMr. & Mrs. Howard M. RomElaine RosecransMr. &Mrs. ByronW.Rosener, III

Mrs. Louisa RosenthalCarol & Scott RotruckDr. &Mrs. Wilfred T. RouleauJoseph RoundsMelvin & Jeanne Rudov

individual donors


Mr. &Mrs. Edmund S.Ruffin, III

Mr. R. Douglas RumbargerMr. Robert RuppMr. Leo P. RussellMurray & Shirley RustMrs. John M. SadlerDr. James R. SahoveyMerrilee H. SalmonDr. & Mrs. Isamu SandoBill McAllister & JanetSarbaugh

Charlie Ward & Marita SchardtAlbert & Kathleen SchartnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. SchelatAnn & Bill ScherlisDr. Melvin & Catherine SchiffMr. & Mrs. George SchneiderMr. &Mrs. K. GeorgeSchoeppner

Bernie & Cookie Soldo SchultzMr. &Mrs. Harry W. Schurr, IIMaryAnn ScialabbaGeorge & Marcia SeeleyMr. & Mrs. David P. SegelAleen Mathews Shallberg &

Richard ShallbergRichard F. & Linda W. ShawJudith D. ShepherdMr. &Mrs. Raymond V.Shepherd, Jr.

Dr. Charles H. ShultzMr. & Mrs. Robert S. ShureRhoda & Seymour SikovMarjorie K. SilvermanMarilyn & Norman A. SindlerMs. Ann SlonakerWallace & Patricia SmithElaine & William SmithBill & Patty SnodgrassMrs. Alice R. SnyderMarjorie A. SnyderDavid Solosko & Sandra KniessFund

Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Sorr insupport of music and wellness

Dr. Horton C. SouthworthSamuel & Judith SpanosRichard C. Spine & Joyce BermanHenry SpinelliJohn Spohler in Memory of Perry

MorrisonJanet H. StaabJim & Judy Stalder

Patricia D. StaleyGary & Charlene StanichShirley & Sidney Stark, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. StayerWilliam H. SteeleBronna & Harold SteimanGene & Charlene StewartMr. & Mrs. Bernard P. Stoehr and

FamilyDr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller in memo-

ry of Joanne SmaldinoIn Memory of Miss JeanAlexander Moore

Mona & E.J. StrassburgerRichard A. Sundra, in Loving

Memory of Patricia SundraC.J. Sylak, Jr.Stuart & Liz SymondsCarol L. TasilloMr. &Mrs. William H.Taylor, Jr.

Mr. &Mrs. Charles R. TaylorGordon & Catherine TelferMr. Philip C. ThackarayDr. &Mrs. Arthur ThompsonMr. &Mrs. George H.Thompson

Bob & Bette ThomsonGail & Jim TitusDenny & Colleen TravisRosalyn &Albert TregerPaul A. TrimmerJeff &Melissa TsaiEric & Barbara UdrenDiane & Dennis UnkovicTheo & Pia Van De VenneSuzan M. VandertieEdward L. & Margaret VogelJohn & Linda VuonoLinda & DonWagenheimSuzanne & RichardWagnerBill & Sue WagnerJohn & IreneWallMr. & Mrs. John WandriscoMr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. WardMr. &Mrs. L.A. Waterman, Jr.Ellen Mandel & LawrenceWeber

Marvin & Dot WedeenElaine WeilWilliam C. WeilJodi & Andrew WeisfieldBill WeissNorman & Marilyn Weizenbaum

Mr. &Mrs. James P. WelchNancyWelferJ.B. WellerFrank & HeideWenzelMrs. Louis A. WerbanethNancyWernerMr. & Mrs. Arthur WesterbergMr. & Mrs. Thomas C. WettachJames WhiteheadPhilip R. WillsDr. Ann G. WilmothMr. & Mrs. Miles C. WilsonJames & RamonaWingateSidney & Tucky WolfsonEllie & Joe WymardRufus J. WysorMark & Judy YogmanMarlene & John YokimDr. & Mrs. Jack YortyDr. Mark C. ZemanickMr. &Mrs. Walter ZiatekSimone Ziegler

The Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra would like to thank thegenerous individuals whose giftswe cannot recognize due to spaceconstraints. Please read theirnames on our website at pitts-burghsymphony.org.

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FOUNDATIONS & PUBLIC AGENCIESAnonymous (1)Allegheny CountyAllegheny Regional Asset DistrictTheAlmira FoundationBessie F. Anathan Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Benjamin and Fannie Applestein Charitable TrustClaudeWorthington Benedum FoundationMeyer &Merle Berger Family Foundation, Inc.Allen H. Berkman and SelmaW. BerkmanFamily Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation

The Louis & Sandra Berkman FoundationH. M. Bitner Charitable TrustMaxine andWilliam Block Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Paul and Dina Block FoundationBruce Family FoundationHenry C. Frick Educational Fund of The BuhlFoundation

Jack Buncher FoundationAnne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable andEducational Trust

Compton Family FoundationThe Rose Y. and J. Samuel Cox Charitable FundCyert Family FoundationKathryn J. Dinardo FundPeter C. Dozzi Family FoundationEden Hall FoundationMary McCune Edwards Charitable Lead TrustLillian Edwards FoundationEichleay FoundationJane M. Epstine Charitable Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Fair Oaks Foundation, Inc.Falk FoundationTheAudrey Hillman Fisher Foundation, Inc.Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationGoldberg Family Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

The Grable FoundationHansen FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsElsie H. Hillman FoundationThe Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial FundMay Emma Hoyt FoundationMilton G. Hulme Charitable FoundationRoyA. Hunt FoundationHyman Family FoundationEugene F. andMargaret Moltrup JannuziFoundation

Howard G. and Frances Y. Jones Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Thomas Marshall FoundationMassey Charitable TrustRuth Rankin McCullough Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

TheAndrewW. Mellon Foundation

Richard King Mellon FoundationR.K. Mellon Family FoundationMidAtlantic Arts Foundation through USArtistsInternational

Howard and Nell E. Miller FoundationMillstein Charitable FoundationThe Charles M. Morris Charitable TrustNational Endowment for theArtsVernon C. Neal &Alvina B. Neal FundA.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable TrustParker FoundationW. I. Patterson Charitable FoundationPennsylvania Council on theArtsPennsylvania Department of Community &Economic Development

Anna L. & Benjamin Perlow Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Pauline Pickens Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh SymphonyAssociationThe Platt Family FoundationNorman C. Ray TrustThe Donald & Sylvia Robinson FamilyFoundation

TheWilliam Christopher &Mary LaughlinRobinson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation

Rossin FoundationRyanMemorial FoundationJames M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker FoundationThe Mrs. William R. Scott Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh FoundationSnavely Family Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Alexander C. and Tillie S. Speyer FoundationSymphony EastSymphony NorthSymphony SouthTippins FoundationEdith L. Trees Charitable TrustWallace Family Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Rachel MellonWalton Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Weiner Family FoundationSamuel and Carrie ArnoldWeinhaus MemorialFund of The Pittsburgh Foundation

Robert andMaryWeisbrod FoundationHilda M. Willis FoundationPhillip H. and Betty L. Wimmer FamilyFoundation

Current as of September 6, 2011


BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATIONSIGNATURE CIRCLE$75,000 AND ABOVEAcusisAllegheny Technologies

IncorporatedBNY MellonEQT CorporationHighmark Blue Cross BlueShield

PNC

DIAMOND CIRCLE$40,000 - $74,999Bobby Rahal AutomotiveGroup

PLATINUM CIRCLE$20,000 - $39,999Columbia Gas of PennsylvaniaDelta Air LinesFederal Home Loan Bank of

PittsburghFirst NiagaraGiant EagleH. J. Heinz CompanyFoundation

LANXESS CorporationMSA Charitable FoundationPPG Industries FoundationPeoples Natural GasThorp Reed & Armstrong LLPTriangle Tech GroupUnited States Steel CorporationUPMC&UPMCHealth Plan

SILVER CIRCLE$10,000 - $19,999AnonymousAmerican Eagle OutfittersFoundation

Bayer USAFoundationBobby Rahal VolvoCitigroupClearview Federal CreditUnion

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.Curtiss-Wright Flow Control

CompanyDollar BankFairmont Pittsburgh & HabitatRestaurant

The Frank E. Rath-Spang &Company Charitable Trust

Hefren-TillotsonMacy’s FoundationPittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.Sarris Candies, Inc.

SILVER CIRCLE$5,000 - $9,999Alcoa FoundationAlphaGraphics in the Cultural

DistrictAmerican Environmental

Services, Inc.Ansaldo STS USA, Inc.Buchanan Ingersoll& Rooney PC

Calgon Carbon CorporationChesapeake Energy CorporationThe Common PleaCatering Inc.

DeloitteErnst & Young LLPFederated Investors, Inc.Gleason, Inc.Heritage Valley Health SystemKPMG LLPLevin FurnitureMascaro Construction CompanyMEDRADMorgan StanleyMylan PharmaceuticalsOliver WymanPwCReed Smith LLPRuth’s Chris Steak HouseSchreiber IndustrialDevelopment Co.

SYCORTrombino Piano GallerieWest Penn Allegheny Health

System

BRONZE CIRCLE$2,500 - $4,999A.C. Dellovade, Inc.Angelo, Gordon & Co.Bank of America Merrill LynchBurrell Group, Inc.Cipriani &Werner PCElite Coach TransportationFort Pitt Capital GroupKoppersLighthouse ElectricCompany, Inc.

Marsh USA Inc.

Mozart ManagementPittsburgh Corning CorporationPittsburgh Valve & Fitting Co.Silhol Builders SupplyThe TechsWPXI-TV

BUSINESS PARTNERSPEWTER LEVEL$1,000 - $2,499Berner International CorpDickie, McCamey

& Chilcote, P.C.Elements Contemporary CuisineEllwood Group, Inc.FISERVHughes Television ProductionsJendoco Construction

CorporationKerr Engineered Sales CompanyLidia’s Italy PittsburghMacLachlan, Cornelius

& Filoni, Inc.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNocito Enterprises, Inc.Oxford Development CompanyRothman Gordon PCSix Penn KitchenStringert, Inc.Tube City IMS, LLCUnited Safety Services, Inc.WampumHardware Inc

PARTNER LEVEL$500 - $999Allegheny Valley BankBig Burrito Restaurant GroupBombardierThe Buncher CompanyCantor and Pounds Dental

AssociatesConsolidated CommunicationsCrawford Ellenbogen LLCEnterprise BankGeneral Wire Spring Co.Goehring, Rutter & BoehmHamill Manufacturing CompanyHertz Gateway Center, LPHoffman Electric, Inc.Horovitz, Rudoy & RotemanJohn B. Conomos, Inc.K&I Sheet Metal, Inc.Lucas Systems, Inc.McKamish, Inc.

CORPORATIONS Includes annual corporate donations and sponsorships

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corporations

Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLPMitsubishi Electric PowerProducts, Inc.

Modany-Falcone, Inc.Modern Reproductions, Inc.Neville Chemical CompanyO’Neal Steel, Inc.PGT TruckingPzena InvestmentManagement, LLC

Scott Metals Inc.

Triad USAWagner Agency, Inc.Weltman, Weinberg

& Reis Co., LPAWestmorelandMechanicalTesting & Research, Inc.

We would like to thank allcorporations that contribute tothe Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra. Please see our websitefor a complete listing at pitts-burghsymphony.org.



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The Joan & Jerome*Apt FamiliesFrancis A. BalogRobert & Loretta BaronePatricia J. Bashioum*Scott J. BellMr.* &Mrs.* Allen H. BerkmanDr. Elaine H. BerkowitzBenno & Constance BerntMarilee Besanceney*Michael BielskiRuth M. Binkley*Thomas G. BlackBarbara M. BrockGladys B. BursteinHelen B. Calkins *Janet T. Caputo*Bernard Cerilli*Judy &Michael CheteyanEducational/CharitableFoundation

Mr. &Mrs. DavidW. ChristopherMr. &Mrs. Edward S. ChurchillDr. Johannes Coetzee*Mr.* &Mrs. Eugene S. CohenBasil & JayneAdair CoxRose Y. Cox*Chester* & Caroline* DaviesJean Langer Davis*Katherine M. Detre*Dr.* &Mrs*. Daniel J. DillonIn memory of Stuart WilliamDiscount

Mr.* &Mrs. Thomas J. DonnellyMrs. Philip D'Huc Dressler*Frank R. DziamaSteven G. & Beverlynn ElliottJane M. Epstine*Emil & Ruth* FeldmanMrs. Loti GaffneyKeith and Susan GarverMr.* &Mrs.* William H. GengeKen & Lillian GoldsmithC. Ruth Gottesman*Anna R. GreenbergMay Hanson*ElizabethAnne HardieCharles &Angela HardwickCarolyn Heil

Eric & Lizz HelmsenMr.* &Mrs.* Benson HendersonMr. John H. HillDoris M. Hunter, M.D.*Mr.* &Mrs.* William C. HurttPhilo & Erika HolcombMs. Seima HorvitzFlorence M. Jacob*Esther G. JacovitzEugene F. andMargaret MoltrupJannuzi Foundation

Patricia Prattis JenningsJane I. Johnson*Mr. &Mrs. Robert S. KahnMr. Sid Kaplan*Lois S. KaufmanMiss Virginia Kaufman*Stephen & Kimberly KeenMr. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr.Ms. Bernadette KerstingDr. LaibeA.* & Sydelle KesslerWalter C. Kidney*JohnW. Kovic, Jr.*Mildred Koetting*Raymond Krotec*Mr.* &Mrs.* G. ChristianLantzsch

Stanley &Margaret LeonardFrances F. LevinMargaret M. Levin*Martha Mack Lewis*Doris L. LitmanPenny LockeEdward D. Loughney*Lauren & HamptonMalloryBeatrice Malseed*Jeanne R. MandersDr. Richard Martin in memory ofMrs. Lori Martin

Dr. Marlene McCallElizabeth McCrady*J. Sherman and Suzanne S.McLaughlin

George E. MeanorMary K. Michaely *Catherine MissendaDr. Mercedes C. MonjianMr. &Mrs. Paul J. MooneyDr. Michael MoranPerry* & BeeJee MorrisonMildred S. MyersDr. Nancy Z. Nelson

Eda M. Nevin*Rhonda & Dennis NormanRose Noon*ThaddeusA. Osial, Jr. M.D.Irene G. Otte*Mrs. Dorothy R. Rairigh*Barbara M. RankinRichard E. RauhCheryl & James RedmondMr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartYvonne V. Riefer*Martha Robel*Donald & Sylvia RobinsonMr. &Mrs. David M. RoderickMr.* &Mrs. William R. RoeschCharlotta Klein RossMr. andMrs. Gary L. RyanVirginia SchatzNancy SchepisIn Memory of Isaac Serrins fromMrs. Isaac Serrins

Mr. &Mrs. Richard P. SimmonsAudrey I. StaufferDr. &Mrs. LeonardA. SteptIn Honor of Dr. Raymond SteptfromHis Loving Family

Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in memoryof Miss JeanAlexander Moore

In Loving Memory of Father andGrandfather William Steinbergfrom Silvia Tennenbaum&Family

Richard C. Tobias*Tom & Jamee ToddMr. &Mrs. Gideon ToeplitzMrs. Jane Treherne-ThomasEva &Walter J. VogelMr. &Mrs. George L. VosburghIn Memory of Isaac Serrins fromMr. &Mrs. Ira Weiss

David G. Weiss*BrianWellerDonald Frederick Wahl*Mr. &Mrs. Raymond B. WhiteSara Cancelliere Wiegand *James & SusanneWilkinsonMr.* &Mrs.* Arnold D. WilnerMr. &Mrs. ThomasWitmerPatricia L. WursterRufus J. WysorNaomi YoranMiriam L. Young

In addition to income from theAnnual Fund, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is dependenton a robust Endowment to assure its financial stability. Gifts from Legacy of Excellence pro-grams are directed to the endowment account to provide for the PSO's future. The SteinbergSociety honors donors who have advised the PSO in writing that they have made a provisionfor the orchestra through their estate plans. Members of the Sid Kaplan Tribute program havemade a planned gift to the endowment of $10,000 or more to commemorate a particular personor event. Endowed Naming Opportunities for guest artists, musicians' chairs, concert series,educational programs or designated spaces allow donors to specify a name or tribute for tenyears, twenty years or in perpetuity. For additional information, call 412.392.3320.

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legacy of excellence

Principal Horn Chair, given byanAnonymous Donor

First Violin Chair, given byAllenH. Berkman in memory of hisbeloved wife, SelmaWienerBerkman

Michael & Carol Bleier HornChair given in memory of ourparents, Tina & Charles Bleierand Ruth & Shelley Stein

Jane & Rae Burton Cello ChairCynthia S. Calhoun PrincipalViola Chair

Virginia Campbell PrincipalHarp Chair

Ron & Dorothy Chutz FirstViolin Chair

Johannes &Mona L. CoetzeeMemorial Principal EnglishHorn Chair

George & Eileen DormanAssistant Principal CelloChair

Albert H. Eckert AssociatePrincipal Percussion Chair

Beverlynn & Steven ElliottAssociate ConcertmasterChair

Jean & Sigo Falk PrincipalLibrarian Chair

Endowed Principal PiccoloChair, given to honor Frankand Loti Gaffney

William & Sarah Galbraith FirstViolin Chair

Ira & Nanette Gordon – TheGracky Fund for Education &Community Engagement

Caryl & Irving Halpern CelloChair

William Randolph HearstEndowed Fund for Education

Vira I. Heinz Music DirectorChair

Principal Pops Conductor ChairEndowed by Henry & ElsieHillman

Tom&Dona Hotopp PrincipalBass Chair

Milton G. Hulme, Jr. GuestConductor Chair given byMine SafetyAppliancesCompany

Mr. &Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones III,Principal Keyboard Chair

Virginia Kaufman ResidentConductor Chair, LawrenceLoh

Stephen & Kimberly Keen BassChair

G. Christian Lantzsch &Duquesne Light CompanyPrincipal Second Violin Chair

Mr. &Mrs. William Genge andMr. &Mrs. James E. LeePrincipal Bassoon Chair

Nancy & Jeffery Leininger FirstViolin Chair

Edward D. Loughney Co-Principal Trumpet

Fiddlesticks Family ConcertSeries Endowed by Gerald &Audrey McGinnis HonoringThe Center for YoungMusicians

Mr. &Mrs. Martin G. McGuinnCello Chair

Dr. William Larimer Mellon, Jr.Principal Oboe Chair, givenby Rachel MellonWalton

Messiah Concerts Endowed bythe Howard & Nellie E. MillerChair

Donald I. & Janet Moritz andEquitable Resources, Inc.Associate Principal CelloChair

The Perry & BeeJee MorrisonString Instrument Loan Fund

The Morrison FamilyAssociatePrincipal Second Violin Chair

Mildred S. Myers &William C.Frederick Co-Principal OboeChair

Jackman Pfouts Principal FluteChair, given in memory of Mr.&Mrs. Arthur Jackman byBarbara Jackman Pfouts

Pittsburgh SymphonyAssociation Principal CelloChair

Reed Smith Chair honoring TomTodd Horn Chair

JamesW. & Erin RimmelPercussion Chair

Mr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartOboe Chair

Donald M. & Sylvia RobinsonFamily FoundationGuest Conductor Chair

Martha Brooks RobinsonPrincipal Trumpet Chair

Mr. &Mrs. Aaron SilbermanPrincipal Clarinet Chair

Mr. andMrs. Willard J. TillotsonJr. Viola Chair

Tom & Jamee Todd PrincipalTrombone Chair

Trumpet Chair, given by ananonymous donor

Rachel MellonWaltonConcertmaster Chair, givenby Mr. &Mrs. Richard MellonScaife

Jacqueline Wechsler Horn Chairgiven in memory of Irving(Buddy) Wechsler

Barbara Weldon PrincipalTimpani Chair

Hilda M. Willis FoundationFlute Chair

Thomas H. & Frances WitmerAssistant Principal HornChair

The Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra wishes to thankindividuals who have made giftsor provisions through the Legacyof Excellence programs. If you findthat your name has not been listedand should be, or if you would likeadditional information aboutmaking gifts to the endowment,please call 412.392.3320.Current as of September 2, 2011*deceased

The Sid Kaplan MemorialHallway given by DavidKaplan in appreciation of gen-erous gifts commemoratingfamily and friends

In Honor of Dr. Raymond Steptfrom his loving family

In Honor of Mariss & IrinaJansons and friendship fromDr. Laibe* & Sydelle Kessler

Honoring my dear friend,Marvin Hamlisch, fromMinaKulber

In Loving Memory of MartinSmith, PSO Horn, 1980-2005,from his siblings Todd Smith,Judy Dupont, & Susan Noble

SID KAPLAN TRIBUTE PROGRAM

ENDOWED CHAIRS


$1,000,000+Anonymous (1)BNYMellonThe Buncher FamilyFoundation

Eden Hall FoundationBeverlynn & Steven ElliottThe Heinz EndowmentsElsie & Henry HillmanThe Estate of Virginia KaufmanThe Richard King MellonFoundation

PNCR.P. Simmons FamilyRedevelopment AssistanceCapital Program

Arthur and Barbara Weldon

$500,000 - $999,999Roy & Susan DorranceThe Giant Eagle FoundationMr. &Mrs.* J. Robert MaxwellCatharine M. Ryan & John T.Ryan III

Tom & Jamee Todd

$250,000 - $499,999Allegheny TechnologiesIncorporated

ClaudeWorthington BenedumFoundation

Edward S. & Jo-AnnM.Churchill

Mr. &Mrs. J. ChristopherDonahue

Mr. &Mrs. Ira H. GordonDrue Heinz TrustTom &Dona HotoppG. Christian Lantszch*Lillian Edwards FoundationMr. &Mrs. Thomas McConomyMr. &Mrs. Thomas J. UsherThomas H. and Frances M.Witmer

$100,000 - $249,999Anonymous (3)Rae & Jane BurtonMr. &Mrs. Joseph L. CalihanThe Estate of Johannes CoetzeeRandi & L.Van V. Dauler, Jr.,Emma Clyde HodgeMemorial Fund

EQT Corporation

The Estate of Beatrice MalseedThe Estate of Donald F. WahlFalk Foundation & Sigo andJean Falk

Mr. &Mrs. Henry J. GailliotIra &Anita GumbergHansen FoundationHefren-TillotsonRick & Laurie JohnsonNancy & Jeff LeiningerMr. &Mrs. Martin G. McGuinnPerry* & BeeJee MorrisonRachel MellonWalton Fund ofThe Pittsburgh Foundation

Mr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartSamuel and Carrie ArnoldWeinhaus Fund

Edward D. Loughney*Bill* & Carol TillotsonJon & Carol WaltonHelge & Erika WehmeierJames & SusanneWilkinsonHilda M. Willis Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Anonymous (1)Alan L. & Barbara B. AckermanLarry & Tracy BrockwayRobert C. DenoveMartin & Lisa EarleEichleay FoundationErnst & Young LLPNancy Goeres &MichaelRusinek

Ms. Anna GreenbergRobert W. & Elizabeth C.Kampmeinert

Stephen & Kimberly KeenMrs. H.J. LevinBetty & Granger MorganThe Pittsburgh FoundationMr. &Mrs. Frank BrooksRobinson

Mr. &Mrs. William F. RoemerStan & Carole RussellKaren ScansaroliJames M. & Lucy K.Schoonmaker Foundation

Schreiber IndustrialDevelopment Co.

Mr. &Mrs. James E. SteenThe Estate of Joan Dillon

Milton & NancyWashingtonHarvey & Florence Zeve

$10,000 - $24,999Anonymous (1)William & Frances AloeCharitable Foundation

The Louis & Sandra BerkmanFoundation

Michael E. BielskiEstate of Ruth BinkeyMr. &Mrs. Daniel BookerAndrés Cárdenes &MoniqueMead

James C. & Carol* C. ChaplinJoseph* & Virginia CiceroThe Estate of Richard C. TobiasThe Estate of Jane I. JohnsonGreg & Ellen JordanRuth Feldman* & EmilFeldman

Elizabeth H. GenterDavid & Nancy GreenCaryl & Irving HalpernDavid G. HammerTheWalt Harper MemorialFund

W.S. & Linda J. HartHighmark Blue Cross BlueShield

Karen & Thomas HoffmanMs. Seima HorvitzMark Huggins & Bonnie SiefersDavid &Melissa IwinskiEric & Valerie JohnsonRhian KennyJudith & Lester* LaveCarolyn Maue & Bryan HuntDouglas B. McAdamsAlicia & Victoria McGinnisMary Ellen MillerMaureen S. O'BrienMr. &Mrs. Thomas H. O'BrienThaddeusA. Osial, Jr. M.D. &Linda E. Shooer

Mr. &Mrs. John R. PriceDeborah RiceJames W. & Erin M. RimmelMax & Tiffany StarksElizabeth Burnett & LawrenceTamburri

The Chester A. Davies Trust

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is grateful to our Commitment to Excellence Campaigndonors and is pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who havemade gifts of $1,000 or more to the Commitment to Excellence Campaign. Every effort has beenmade to ensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call 412.392.2887.

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commitment to excellence

Rachel W. WymardSeldon & SusanWhitakerDr. &Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer

$5,000-$9,999Jim & Jane BarthenScott BellAllan J. & Clementine K.Brodsky

Roger & Judy CloughEstelle Comay & Bruce RabinPhilip J. & Sherry S. DieringerMr. &Mrs. David EhrenwerthMr. Ian FagelsonDr. &Mrs. Lawrence FerlanMr. &Mrs. Ronald E. GebhardtGail & Gregory HarbaughMr. &Mrs.* Charles H. HarffEric & Lizz HelmsenRichard &Alice KallaDouglas W. KinzeyCliff & Simi KressBetty L. LambScott & Bridget MichaelMr. &Mrs. Stuart M. MillerRobert Moir & Jennifer CowlesMary & JimMurdyMr. &Mrs. Hale OliverMr. &Mrs. Michael B. PollackTor Richter in memory of TibbieRichter

Dr. &Mrs. Leonard SteptDick & Thea StoverBecky & Herb TorbinJane F. Treherne-ThomasDr. Michael J. White &Mr.Richard L. LeBeau

Robert P. Zinn & Dr. DarleneBerkovitz

$1,000 - $4,999Anonymous (7)Mr. Thomas L. AllenJoan & Jerome*Apt & FamilyKathleen & Joseph BairdRichard C. BarneyRobert W. & Janet W. BaumPhilip &Melinda BeardYu-Ling and Gregg BehrPatti & Sandy BermanGeorgia BernerDrs. Barbara &Albert BiglanMarian & Bruce BlockNadine E. BognarBetsy BossongLois R. BrozenickHoward &Marilyn BruschiDoug BurnsBurrell Group, Inc.Mr. &Mrs. Douglas Cameron

Mr. &Mrs. Brian and ShannonCapellupo

Gloria R. ClarkMr. Ray CloverDr. Richard L. & Sally B. CohenBill & Cynthia CooleyStacy CorcoranRose & Vincent CrisantiPatricia CriticosDonna Dierken DadoAda & Stanford DavisDr. &Mrs. Gregory G.Dell'Omo

Valerie DiCarloWilliam S. Dietrich, IIJune & Barry DietrichLisa DonnermeyerFrancis & Gene Fairman IIIIn Honor of Ruth Feldman* &Emil Feldman

Jan Fleisher & Rob BoulwareFriends & Family of Stanford P.Davis

Dr. R. Kent Galey & Dr. KarenRoche

Gamma InvestmentCorporation

Kathleen Gavigan &William B.Dixon

Mr. &Mrs. James GensteinMr. &Mrs. Thomas C. GrahamJohn F. GrayMr. &Mrs. Frank T.Guadagnino

Carol E. HigginsAdam&Allison HillKelvin HillEsther & Terry HorneMr. &Mrs. Thomas O.Hornstein

Mr. &Mrs. RichardA.Jacobs, Jr.

Susan &Wyatt JennyLeo &Marge KaneJoan M. KaplanMr. Navroz J. KarkariaJudgeWilliam Kenworthy &Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy

Mr. &Mrs. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr.Jan & Guari KieferAleta J. & Paul KingElaine & Carl KrasikIn Memory of Jack LarouereMr. &Mrs. Frederick C. LeechDr. Joseph &AnnaMae LenkeyFrances F. LevinKen &Hope LingeE.D. LoughneyMacLachlan, Cornelius &Filoni, Inc.

Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee

Carl &Alexis MancusoDave & Kathy MaskalickMr. &Mrs. Water T.McGough, Jr.

George & Bonnie MeanorMarilyn &Allan MeltzerBurl J. F. Moone, IIIArthur J. Murphy, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. Perry NapolitanoDr. andMrs. Arthur NussbaumRoger & Sarah ParkerCamilla B. Pearce and Dan Gee*Joseph & Suzanne PerrinoSymphony EastBarbara RackoffBruce S. ReopolosMr. &Mrs. Philip R. RobertsBetty & Edgar R. RobinsonBruce & Susy RobisonDr. LeeA. & Rosalind*Rosenblum

Joseph RoundsMillie & Gary RyanGail Ryave & FamilyMary SedigasAllyn R. Shaw, WilliamM.Shaw III & Family, SusanWambold

Mr. &Mrs. Raymond V.Shepherd, Jr.

Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & RebeccaL. Carlin

Paul & Linda SilverLaurie & Paul SingerLois & Bill SingletonMarcie Solomon &NathanGoldblatt

Shirley & Sidney Stark, Jr.Jeff & Linda StengelStringert, Inc.Peter SullivanMr. &Mrs. Frank TalenfeldDorothea & Gerald* ThompsonJeff &Melissa TsaiJim* &Mary Jo WinokurScott & StacyWeberMarvin & Dot WedeenJodi &AndrewWeisfieldMr. &Mrs. Thomas D. WrightMr. &Mrs. Richard Zahren

We would like to thank all ofour donors to the Commitment toExcellence Campaign. A completelisting can be found on our websiteat pittsburghsymphony.org

Current as of September 6, 2011*deceased


SPECIAL NAMED GIFTS

BNY Mellon ....................Recordings & Electronic Media, and Artistic Excellence ProgramsBenno & Constance Bernt ..................................................................................Stage Right DoorRae & Jane Burton ....................................................................................................Garden BenchRandi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. ....................................Mozart Room Elevator & Garden BenchRoy & Susan Dorrance ..................................................................................Music for the SpiritEQT Corporation ..............Community Engagement & EQT Student Side-By-Side ProgramMr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot ......................................................................................Grand PianoGoldman Sachs Gives ..........................................................Community Engagement ConcertsHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ..............................................Music and Wellness ProgramElsie & Henry HillmanThe Henry L. Hillman Endowment for International PerformancesDavid & Melissa Iwinski ......................................................................................Stage Left DoorLillian Edwards Foundation......................................................................Heartstrings ProgramMr. & Mrs.* J. Robert Maxwell ........................................................President and CEO’s OfficePittsburgh Post-Gazette ............................................................Grand Tier Door - Right CenterPNC................................................................PNC Walkway at Heinz Hall and PNC Tiny TotsMr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart ................................................................................Grand PianoMr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer................................................................................Garden BenchCatharine M. Ryan & John T. Ryan, III ........................................................Music for the SpiritHarvey & Florence Zeve..........................................................................................Garden Bench


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FOR INFORMATION ON SUPPORTING THE COMMITMENTTO EXCELLENCE CAMPAIGN CALL 412.392.2887 OR VISITPITTSBURGHSYMPHONY.ORG/PLAYYOURPART

In November 2006, the R.P. Simmons Family made atransformational $29.5 million lead gift to launch thePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Commitment toExcellence Campaign.

To date, more than $71 million has been raised to helpensure a bright future for your Orchestra.

In November 2011, the matching portion of theR.P. Simmons gift will expire. Your support of theCampaign NOW earns a match from the Simmons gift.That means your donation will make an even greaterimpact.


ORION STRING QUARTETOctober 10, 2011 • 7:30 pm

Carnegie Music Hall in OaklandTickets:www.pittsburghchambermusic.org 412-624-4129

Can I organize a group for a concert?Absolutely. With a group ticket pur-chase you receive discounted tickets,priority seats, personalized service andfree reception space. For more infor-mation, call 412.392.4819 or visit ourwebsite at pittsburghsympho-ny.org/groups

What time should I arrive for con-certs? You may want to arrive at least20minutes prior to concert start time toallow time for parking, entering thehall and finding your seat. BNYMellonGrand Classics patrons have the oppor-tunity to attend Concert Preludes,which begin one hour before the con-cert in the auditorium.

What should I wear to concerts?There is no official dress code forevents in Heinz Hall. Many patronswear business attire, and many preferto be more casual. Wear whatevermakes you feel comfortable.

May I bring my children? Introducingsmall children to music is important tothe PSO and we welcome young chil-dren to our youth concerts andFiddlesticks Family Series. Children,approximately age six and over, arewelcome at all performances with apurchased ticket. The Latecomer’sGallery and lobby video monitors arealways options for restless children.

May I take pictures? All still and videophotography, or audio recording arestrictly prohibited at all times.

How will I find parking? Pittsburgh’sCultural District can be very busy butguaranteed prepaid parking is availableto all ticketholders in the Sixth & Penngarage across from Heinz Hall. Askabout prepaid parking when you orderyour tickets.

What can I do to support the PSO?Your ticket purchase supports the PSOand we thank you! However, ticketsales only cover a portion of our oper-ating costs. To make a tax-deductiblegift to the PSO, contact our DonorRelations department at 412.392.4880or visit us online atpittsburghsymphony.org

How can I get someone from the PSOto speak at our event? The volunteersof the Speakers Bureau would like toshare their passion for the PSOwith thecommunity by providing a speaker foryou and your organization. If you areinterested, please call 412.392.2235.

HEINZ HALL BOXOFFICEMonday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to8 p.m. Saturday from Noon to 4 p.m. Weekend hours vary basedon performance times. Tickets may be purchased by calling412.392.4900 and are also available at Theater Square Box Office.

THE LATECOMER’S GALLERY, located behind the Main Floor,affords patrons who arrive after the beginning of a concert theopportunity to enjoy the performance until they can be seated.Latecomers will be seated at suitable intervals during the program,at the discretion of the conductor. The Latecomer’s Gallery is alsoavailable for parents with younger children.

THE MOZART ROOM AT HEINZ HALL Just seconds away fromyour seats, enjoy an all new dining experience with The CommonPlea. pittsburghsymphony.org/mozartroom Reservations at412.392.4879.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, such as requests for wheelchairaccessible locations, may be made when purchasing tickets.Hearing assistance devices are available in the Entrance Lobby.Doormen and ushers are also available for assistance with theseneeds.

RESTROOMS are located on the Lower, Grand Tier andGallery lev-els and off the Garden and Overlook rooms; a wheelchair-accessi-ble restroom is on the Main Floor.

FOR LOST AND FOUND ITEMS, call 412.392.4844 on weekdaysfrom 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

THE ELEVATOR is located next to the Grand Staircase.

HEINZ HALL IS A NON-SMOKING BUILDING AND HAS ANO SMOKING POLICY.

AN ATTENDED COAT CHECKROOM is available in the DorothyPorter Simmons Family Regency Room, located on the Lower Levelor in the Grand Lobby. Coin-operated lockers are located on theLower, Grand Tier and Gallery levels.

REFRESHMENT BARS are located in the Garden and Overlookrooms and in the Grand Tier Lounge. Intermission beverages maybe ordered prior to performances. Water cups are available in therestrooms.

FIRE EXITS are to be used ONLY in case of an emergency. If the firealarm is activated, follow the direction of HeinzHall ushers and staffto safely evacuate the theater.

CONCIERGE SERVICE, in the Entrance Lobby, is available to assistwith information about Heinz Hall, the Cultural District and areaattractions and to help with dining, hotel, entertainment and trans-portation concerns.

THE EMERGENCYREGISTRY BOOK, for the convenience of physi-cians and others who may be called in an emergency, is located atthe concierge desk. Please turn off cellular phones and pagers uponentering the theater and refer all emergency calls to 412.392.2880.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AT CONCERTS: Penny Vennare,Event Supervisor; Tina Castrodale, Concierge; Ron Ogrodowski,Concierge.

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Every performance reminds us that

you are one of our community’s most

valued natural resources.

The Arts Open Our Minds.


Documents

PSO Program Book - September 23 - October 2, 2011