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January 13, 14 & 15: Program ......................................................13 January 13, 14 & 15: Program Notes ............................................14 Juraj Valčuha: Biography ..............................................................20 Dame Evelyn Glennie: Biography ..............................................22 February 3, 4 & 5: Program ..........................................................27 February 3, 4 & 5: Program Notes & Texts..................................28 Manfred Honeck: Biography........................................................38 Chen Reiss: Biography ..................................................................40 Thomas Hampson: Biography ....................................................42 Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh: Biography ........................44 Betsy Burleigh: Biography ............................................................45 Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh: Roster ................................46 It is the mission of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to provide musical experiences at the highest level of expression to enrich the community and satisfy the needs and preferences of our audiences.

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Swan Songs of Great Composers ................................................10 Heinz Hall Opens its Doors: September 10, 1971....................24

Annual Fund Donors: Individuals..............................................48 Foundations & Public Agencies ..................................................55 Corporations .................................................................................. 56 Legacy of Excellence: Steinberg Society ....................................58 Legacy of Excellence: Sid Kaplan Tribute Program ................59 Legacy of Excellence: Endowed Chairs ....................................59 Commitment to Excellence Campaign ..........................................60

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians ..............................2 Board of Trustees & Chairman’s Council ....................................4 Jack Heinz Society ............................................................................6 New Leadership Board....................................................................6 Pittsburgh Symphony Association................................................6 Friends of the PSO ............................................................................6 Administrative Staff..........................................................................8 Heinz Hall Information & FAQ ..................................................64

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G. CHRISTIAN LANTZSCH & DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY CHAIR

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Creative artists approaching their final years of life often undergo a transformation in outlook that is reflected in their last works. Mozart thought he heard death knocking on his door while he was composing the Requiem, which he considered to be for himself, and feverishly composed until his death. Richard Strauss composed his Four Last Songs as a summation of his life’s work and an acceptance of the comfort of death. Béla Bartók wrote his Piano Concerto No. 3 as a birthday gift for his wife Ditta, a talented pianist. Serge Rachmaninoff passed away two years after the premiere of his Symphonic Dances, though he never attempted to write another piece.

RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES Rachmaninoff and his wife Natalya shuttled between his house in Switzerland and his flat in New York throughout the 1920s and well into the 30s, eventually settling permanently at Orchard Point, a rented estate on Long Island.

By the mid-1930s, Rachmaninoff had nearly stopped composing as he grew tired of trying to juggle his three careers as composer, conduc10 pittsburghsymphony.org

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tor and pianist. His few recent compositions had received lackluster premieres: his Fourth Piano Concerto, Variations on a Theme by Corelli and Third Symphony.

These disappointments led to growing fatigue and discouragement. From 1937 to 1939, Rachmaninoff composed nothing.

Throughout the summer of 1940, Rachmaninoff was busy preparing for his upcoming concert tour, often practicing from early morning until late at night. For the first time since 1936, Rachmaninoff felt the urge to compose again. He wrote down the music scored for two pianos and wrote to Eugene Ormandy, who had conducted and premiered some of Rachmaninoff’s greatest successes with the Philadelphia Orchestra: “Last week I finished a new symphonic piece, which I naturally want to give first to you and your orchestra. It is called Fantastic Dances.

I shall now begin the orchestration. Unfortunately my concert tour begins on October 14. I have a great deal of practice to do and I don’t know whether I shall be able to finish the orchestration before November. I should be very glad if, upon your return, you would drop over to our place. I should like to play the piece for you.” During the orchestration process, “Fantastic” was dropped for the title Symphonic Dances. It was premiered on Jan. 4, 1941 by Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, to whom Rachmaninoff dedicated the score.

Rachmaninoff passed away two years later, never attempting to compose another work after the Dances.

This last spark of creativity now seems like a conscious valediction, or at least a sort of retrospective look at his oeuvre. Only his choice of title separates the Symphonic Dances from his series of symphonies. It also represents a conscious review of his more than 50 years of composing, evidenced by the citation of themes or fragments from some of his earlier works. He quoted his disastrous First Symphony in the coda of the first Dance.

Rachmaninoff included the Dies irae, previously quoted in several works, throughout these Dances, veiled in the first and more literally quoted in the third. He also quoted an Alleluia from the Vespers of 1915 which rings out triumphantly. Rachmaninoff did not compose another work before he passed away in 1943, thus he concluded his career as a composer with his representation of the victory of his deeply held religious faith over the powers of darkness and death. At the end of the manuscript score, he inscribed, “I thank Thee, Lord.”

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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012 AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012 AT 2:30 PM

PRE-CONCERT one hour prior

JURAJ VALČUHA,

CONDUCTOR

DAME EVELYN GLENNIE, MAURICE RAVEL

CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITH PSO COMPOSER OF THE YEAR STEVEN STUCKY

PERCUSSION

Suite from Mother Goose

I. II. III. IV. V.

Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty Tom Thumb Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas Conversations of Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Garden

Spirit Voices, Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra

STEVEN STUCKY

I. Jiu huang ye: Con forza II. Bean nighe: Largo notturno III. Ellyllon: Vivace IV. Te Mangoroa: Largo V. Coyote: Energico VI. Tengu: Allegro di molto VII. Wah'Kon-Tah: Sereno, luminoso DAME GLENNIE

INTERMISSION

LOBBY EXHIBITS

SERGE RACHMANINOFF

Symphonic Dances, Opus 45

POST-CONCERT

CD SIGNING IN THE GRAND LOBBY WITH DAME EVELYN GLENNIE

Friday & Saturday only

I. Non allegro II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace PERFORMANCE ON-STAGE: STUCKY’S NELL'OMBRA, NELLA LUCE STARLING HONORS QUARTET, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY HILARY GAMBLE, VIOLIN; SONIA SHKLAROV, VIOLIN; AI WEN THIAN, VIOLA; MARLENE BALLENA, CELLO

This weekend’s performances by Percussion Soloist Evelyn Glennie are made possible, in part, through the generous Annual Fund support of Richard E. Rauh.

This weekend’s performances by Ronald Schneider, horn, are made possible, in part, by Jane & Rae Burton.

This weekend's performances by Noah Bendix-Balgley, concertmaster, are made possible, in part, through the generous Annual Fund support of Douglas & Renee McAdams.

Steven Stucky's Composer of the Year residency is made possible, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works.

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Suite from Mother Goose (1908 for piano, orchestrated 1911) “I would settle down on his lap, and tirelessly he would begin, ‘Once upon a time ...’ It was Beauty and the Beast and The Ugly Empress of the Pagodas, and, above all, the adventures of a little mouse he invented for me.” So Mimi Godebski reminisced in later ABOUT THE COMPOSER: years about the visits of Maurice Ravel to her family’s Born 7 March 1875 in Ciboure, home during her childhood. Ravel, a contented bachBasses-Pyrénées, France; died 28 December 1937 in Paris elor, enjoyed these visits to the Godebskis, and took PREMIERE OF WORK: special delight in playing with the young children — Paris, 28 January 1912 cutting out paper dolls, telling stories, romping around Salle Gaveau on all fours. Young Mimi and her brother Jean were in Gabriel Grovlez, conductor the first stages of piano tutelage in 1908, and Ravel PSO PREMIERE: 17 January 1941 decided to encourage their studies by composing Fritz Reiner, conductor some little pieces for them portraying Sleeping INSTRUMENTATION: Beauty, Hop o’ My Thumb, Empress of the Pagodas piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, and Beauty and the Beast. To these he added an evoEnglish horn, two clarinets, two cation of The Enchanted Garden as a postlude. In bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, timpani, percussion, celesta, 1911, he made a ravishing orchestral transcription of harp and strings the original five pieces, added to them a prelude, an APPROXIMATE DURATION: opening scene and connecting interludes, and pro16 minutes duced a ballet with a scenario based on Sleeping Beauty for the Théâtre des Arts in Paris.

The Mother Goose Suite comprises the five orchestrated movements of Ravel’s original piano version. The tiny Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty, only 20 measures long, depicts the Good Fairy, who watches over the Princess during her somnolence. Tom Thumb treats the old legend taken from Perrault’s anthology of 1697. “A boy believed,” Ravel noted of the tale, “that he could easily find his path by means of the bread crumbs which he had scattered wherever he passed; but he was very much surprised when he could not find a single crumb: the birds had come and eaten everything up.” Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas portrays a young girl cursed with ugliness by a wicked fairy. The tale, however, has a happy ending in which the Empress’ beauty is restored. In the Conversations of Beauty and the Beast, the high woodwinds sing the delicate words of the Beauty, while the Beast is portrayed by the lumbering contrabassoon. At first the two converse, politely taking turns in the dialogue, but after their betrothal, both melodies are entwined, and finally the Beast’s theme is transfigured into a floating wisp in the most ethereal reaches of the solo violin’s range. The rapt, introspective splendor of the closing Enchanted Garden is Ravel’s masterful summation of the beauty, mystery and wonder that pervade Mother Goose.

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STEVEN STUCKY

Spirit Voices, Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (2003) Steven Stucky is one of America’s most highly regarded and frequently performed composers. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas on 7 November 1949 and raised in Abilene, Texas, he studied at Baylor and Cornell universities, where his teachers in composition ABOUT THE COMPOSER: included Richard Willis, Robert Palmer, Karel Husa Born 7 November 1949 in and Burrill Phillips. Stucky taught at Lawrence Hutchinson, Kansas University in Wisconsin from 1978 to 1980, and has PREMIERE OF WORK: Singapore, 14 November 2003 since been on the faculty of Cornell University, where Shui Lan, conductor he founded the new music group Ensemble X and is Dame Evelyn Glennie, soloist now Given Foundation Professor of Composition; he THESE PERFORMANCES MARK has also taught at the Aspen Festival, Eastman School THE PSO PREMIERE of Music and University of California at Berkeley.

INSTRUMENTATION: Stucky’s compositions have been widely performed two piccolos, three flutes, alto flute, three oboes, English horn, three throughout the United States and abroad by leading clarinets, bass clarinet, two baschamber ensembles and symphony orchestras, and soons, contrabassoon, four horns, he has fulfilled commissions from the orchestras of piccolo trumpet, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, harp and Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Singapore, strings Philadelphia, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati and APPROXIMATE DURATION: St. Louis, as well as from the National Endowment for 22 minutes the Arts, Yale University, Boston Musica Viva, Cornell University and other distinguished organizations. He was one of 10 composers selected internationally to contribute a work to the centennial celebration of New York’s Carnegie Hall; Angelus was premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in that celebrated auditorium on 27 September 1990. Stucky was Composer-in-Residence with the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1988 to 2009, and hosted the New York Philharmonic’s Hear & Now concert series from 2005 until 2009. His other residencies include the American Academy in Rome, Princeton University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotà, Colombia, Central Conservatory 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 and contributor to music journals in America and Britain; he won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Prize for his 1981 book, Lutosławski and His Music. Among his other honors are the ASCAP Victor Herbert Prize and First Prize from the American Society of University Composers, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Council of Learned Societies, National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Foundation, Bogliasco Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2005, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Second Concerto for Orchestra. He is a trustee of the American Academy in Rome, chair of the American Music Center, a board member of the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, and a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Stucky writes, “Spirit Voices, composed in 2003 for percussionist Evelyn Glennie on PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. RICHARD E. RODDA

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a commission from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival, takes its inspiration from the diversity of spirits and other supernatural forces from cultures around the world who manifest their presence through sound. The Irish banshee (cousin to the Scots bean-nighe of my second movement) is one well-known example, but there are countless others. However, Spirit Voices borrows only the names and general behaviors of the spirits and gods used for its seven movements; the music itself does not borrow from these original cultures but instead comes purely from my own imagination.

“I. Jiu huang ye (Malaysia). The ‘Nine Emperor Gods’ are star deities who control the nine planets of our solar system. They constitute the most popular spirit-medium cult within the Taoist pantheon in the region of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The Jiu huang ye are celebrated in an annual festival during the first nine days of the ninth lunar month, including a raucous martial-arts dance (wushu).

“II. Bean nighe (Scotland). The ‘Washer of the Fords’ is a female wraith who washes blood-stained clothes when someone in the neighborhood is about to die, especially in battle. She haunts desolate lakes and streams, and is the counterpart of the Irish bean-sidhe (‘banshee’). A similar figure, the cadineag, caonieag or caointeach, may be heard weeping in the darkness near a waterfall before catastrophe strikes a local clan.

“III. Ellyllon (Wales). Tiny, diaphanous creatures ruled over by Queen Mab, the ellyllon are benevolent Welsh elves. (The singular form is ellyll). Like brownies, they will help out with household chores; also like brownies, they will leave the house if they are offended, or if their privacy is invaded.

“IV. Te Mangoroa (Maori). The ‘Long Shark’ (in English, the Milky Way) are the ‘people in the sky’ whose task it is to foretell the coming of day.

“V. Coyote (Navajo and many other Native American Indian traditions). According to the Navajo creation myth, the Milky Way was created by the mischievous behavior of the trickster god, Coyote. Coyote’s character is greedy, vain, foolish, cunning and occasionally displaying a high degree of power.

“VI. Tengu (Japan). Originally long-billed bird-spirits, tengu are a race of evil mountain goblins known for their ferocity. These giants have wings, large claws, red ugly faces, a long beak, feathers, long hair and a stormy temperament. These devils often harass people, playing jokes on them, spiriting away children, and tormenting the Buddhist priests who come to the mountains to study them. Those who meet them become insane.

“VII. Wah’Kon-Tah (Native American traditions). The ‘Great Spirit’ or ‘Great Mystery’ is a supreme being in many Native American traditions. (In some tribes, it is known as WakanTanka — the ‘Breath Giver’). According to Big Thunder, a Wabanaki Algonquin, ‘The Great Spirit is in all things, he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, the Earth is our Mother.’”

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SERGE RACHMANINOFF

Symphonic Dances, Opus 45 (1940) World War I, of course, was a trial for Rachmaninoff and his countrymen, but his most severe personal adversity came when the 1917 Revolution smashed the aristocratic society of Russia — the only world he had ever known. He was forced to flee his beloved country, leaving behind family and financial security.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER: He pined for his homeland the rest of his life, and did Born 1 April 1873 in Oneg (near his best to keep the old language, food, customs and Novgorod), Russia; died 28 March 1943 in Beverly Hills, California holidays alive in his own household. “But it was at PREMIERE OF WORK: best synthetic,” wrote musicologist David Ewen.

Philadelphia, 4 January 1941 “Away from Russia, which he could never hope to see Academy of Music again, he always felt lonely and sad, a stranger even Eugene Ormandy, conductor in lands that were ready to be hospitable to him. His PSO PREMIERE: 21 April 1962 homesickness assumed the character of a disease as William Steinberg, conductor the years passed, and one symptom of that disease INSTRUMENTATION: was an unshakable melancholy.” By 1940, when he piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, composed the Symphonic Dances, he was filled with English horn, two clarinets, bass worry over his daughter Tatiana, who was trapped in clarinet, E-flat alto saxophone, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four France by the German invasion (he never saw her horns, three trumpets, three tromagain), and had been weakened by a minor operation bones, tuba, timpani, percussion, in May. Still, he felt the need to compose for the first harp, piano and strings time since the Third Symphony of 1936. The three APPROXIMATE DURATION: 35 minutes Symphonic Dances were written quickly at his summer retreat on Long Island Sound, an idyllic setting for creative work, where he had a studio by the water in which to work in seclusion, lovely gardens for walking, and easy access to his new cabin cruiser, one of his favorite amusements. Still, it was the man and not the setting that was expressed in this music. “I try to make music speak directly and simply that which is in my heart at the time I am composing,” he once told an interviewer. “If there is love there, or bitterness, or sadness, or religion, these moods become part of my music, and it becomes either beautiful or bitter or sad or religious.”

It is nostalgic sadness that permeates the works of Rachmaninoff’s later years. Like a grim marker, the ancient chant Dies Irae (“Day of Wrath”) from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass for the Dead courses through the Paganini Rhapsody (1934), the Second (1908) and Third (1936) Symphonies and the Symphonic Dances (1940). The Symphonic Dances were his last important creation, coming less than three years before his death from cancer at age 70. There is nothing morbid about them, however. They breathe a spirit of dark determination against a world of trial, a hard-fought musical affirmation of the underlying resiliency of life. Received with little enthusiasm when they were new, these Dances have come to be regarded as among the finest of Rachmaninoff’s works.

The first of the Symphonic Dances, in a large three-part form (A–B–A), is spun from a tiny three-note descending motive heard at the beginning that serves as the germ for much of the opening section’s thematic material. The middle portion is given over to a folk-like melody initiated by the alto saxophone. The return of the opening section, with pittsburghsymphony.org 17

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its distinctive falling motive, rounds out the first movement. The waltz of the second movement is more rugged and deeply expressive than the Viennese variety, and possesses the quality of inconsolable pathos that gives so much of Rachmaninoff’s music its sharply defined personality. The finale begins with a sighing introduction for the winds, which leads into a section in quicker tempo whose energetic rhythms may have been influenced by the syncopations of American jazz. Soon after this faster section begins, the chimes play a pattern reminiscent of the opening phrase of the Dies Irae. The sighing measures recur and are considerably extended, acquiring new thematic material but remaining unaltered in mood. When the fast, jazz-inspired music returns, its thematic relationship with the Dies Irae is strengthened. The movement accumulates an almost visceral rhythmic energy as it progresses, virtually exploding into the last pages, a coda based on an ancient Russian Orthodox chant (which he had earlier used in his All-Night Vigil Service of 1915) whose entry Rachmaninoff noted by inscribing “Alliluya” in the score.

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Sunday, January 15, 2012, 1:30 PM

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JURAJ VALČUHA

Principal conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (OSN Rai) since 2009, Juraj Valčuha was born in 1976 in Bratislava, where he studied conducting and composition at the Conservatory. Later on he studied conducting in St. Petersburg with Ilya Musin and in Paris with Janos Fürst. From 20032005, he served as assistant music director of the Montpellier Opera and during that time made his debut with the Orchestre National de France and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France. In the 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons, he made his German debut in Ludwigshafen, conducted La Bohème at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, Le nozze di Figaro at the Opéra de Nancy, Bluebeard in Lyon, and newly the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

In 2007-2008, he led the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the RAI Orchestra in Torino, the Philharmonia London, the DSO Berlin and the Oslo Philharmonic. He made his debut with the Munich Philharmonic as well as his U.S. debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

In 2008-2009, he had his debut with the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Swedish Radio Orchestra, the Orchestra Verdi in Milano, the RAI Orchestra Torino and the Philharmonia London as well as the Bavarian State Opera Munich and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He conducted a tribute to Toscanini in Parma and led the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice Venice in the first “Abu Dhabi Classics” season.

During the summer he made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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Symphony Orchestra and newly the Pittsburgh Symphony. At the Bavarian State Opera he conducted a new production of Donizetti´s Elisir d´amore, performances of Nozze di Figaro, as well as Turandot in Stuttgart.

In 2010-2011, Valčuha led the new year concerts of the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia Rome, the Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia London, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Florence, Indianapolis Symphony, Houston Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic. He conducted a new production of La Boheme at Teatro La Fenice Venezia. With the RAI Orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma he took part in the “Abu Dhabi Classics” season.

In 2011-2012, he´s having his debuts with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, the Boston Symphony and Cincinnati Symphony; he returns to the Staatskapelle Dresden, Swedish Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia London, Orchestre de Paris, Munich Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony. Juraj Valčuha and his RAI Orchestra made a European tour primarily to the Berlin Philharmonie and the Vienna Musikverein.

2012-2013 season´s engagements will take him newly to the Philharmonia London, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Washington and Filarmonica della Scala Milan. He will also have his debut with the New York Philharmonic, the National Arts Centre of Ottawa and the San Francisco Symphony.

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JURAJ VALČUHA LAST CONDUCTED THE PSO IN APRIL 2010.

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DAME EVELYN GLENNIE Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist.

As one of the most eclectic and innovative musicians on the scene today, she is constantly redefining the goals and expectations of percussion. By combining superb technique, a profound appreciation of the visual and her astonishing musicality, Evelyn creates performances of such vitality that they almost constitute a new type of performance.

Evelyn gives more than 100 performances a year worldwide, performing with the greatest conductors, orchestras and artists. For the first 10 years of her career, virtually every performance she gave was in some way a first — the first time an orchestra had performed with a percussion soloist, the first solo percussion performance at a venue or festival or the world premiere of a new piece. Her diversity of collaborations have included performances with artists such as Nana Vasconcelos, Kodo, Bela Fleck, Bjork, Bobby McFerrin, Emmanuel Ax, Sting, Kings Singers, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Fred Frith.

Evelyn has commissioned 160 new works for solo percussion from many of the world’s most eminent composers and also composes and records music for film and television. Her first high quality drama produced a score so original she was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTA’s), the UK equivalent of the Oscars.

Out of the 25 solo recordings made so far, Evelyn’s first CD, a recording of Bartok’s Sonata for two Pianos and Percussion, won her a Grammy in 1988. A further two Grammy nominations followed, one of which she won in 2002 for a collaboration with Bela Fleck. Evelyn’s twelfth solo CD, Shadow Behind the Iron Sun, was based on a radical improvisational concept and has once again questioned people’s expectations.

Outside of actual performance, the Evelyn Glennie brand is constantly exploring other areas of creativity. From writing a best selling autobiography, Good Vibrations, to collaborating with film director Thomas Riedelsheimer on a film called Touch the

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Sound, to presenting two series of her own television programmes (Soundbites) for the BBC, to regularly appearing on television across the world, including The David Letterman Show (USA), Sesame Street (USA), The South Bank Show (UK), presenting and performing on Songs of Praise (UK), Commonwealth Games Festival Concert, This is Your Life (UK), 60 Minutes (USA), PBS Profile (USA) and many more.

Evelyn’s activities also include lobbying the government on political issues. Her consortium with Sir James Gallway, Julian Lloyd Webber and the late Michael Kamen successfully led to the government providing £332 million towards music eduction. Other aspects include Evelyn Glennie Jewellery, which is a range of jewellery designed in conjunction with Ortak and based on her influences as a solo percussionist. Evelyn is also an international motivational speaker to many diverse corporate companies and events.

Evelyn also performs with orchestras on the Great Highland Bagpipes.

After 20 years in the music business, she has begun teaching privately, which allows her to explore the art of teaching and to explore the world of sound therapy as a means of communication.

In 1993, Evelyn was awarded the OBE (Officer of the British Empire). This was extended in 2007 to Dame Commander for her services to music and to date has received more than 80 international awards. She is brimming with ideas to improve the experience for the audience and continues to redefine the very format of live performance itself.

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DAME EVELYN GLENNIE LAST PERFORMED WITH THE PSO IN FEBRUARY 2008.

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HEINZ HALL

“In the late 1960s the Pittsburgh Symphony was due to move out of its old home at Syria Mosque in Oakland. Yet its promised new concert hall in the showy Center for the Arts, planned for the lower Hill urban-renewal area, had not been started (and never was). To give the Symphony temporary space, the Heinz Endowments bought the old Penn Theatre, which, like many of the silentmovie theaters, had stage space. As the hope of the cultural display case on the Hill was deferred still further, and as

interested parties stressed the advantages of a concert hall in the center of the city, the temporary expedient became the permanent plan with a remodeling by the local firm Stotz, Hess, MacLachlan & Fosner. Shop space became a lobby; the old entrance became a huge foyer window; and broad office windows above were partly filled in, in a rather Viennese Baroque style. [One of the last makers] of architectural terra cotta in the United States was commissioned to match the warm off-white of the original facing, and

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. “Jack” Heinz II entering the hall

Drue Heinz with Henry and Elsie Hillman

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Music Director William Steinberg leading the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in their performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony during the inaugural concert on September 10, 1971

did an almost-perfect job.

Inside, the richly decorated auditorium, originally meant to be dark, was lightened in tones of cream, red, and gold, and Verner S. Purnell of Sewickley painted huge gray-gold trophies in a Neo-Baroque manner. The old spaces outside the auditorium were adapted to intermission crowds, presenting a spectacle of real marble, fake marble, glossy ceramics, and chandeliers.

The popularity of Heinz Hall led to its facilities being over-taxed, and anoth-

H. J. “Jack” Heinz II welcoming Music Director William Steinberg to the podium

er grand movie house of the 1920s, the Stanley Theatre, was adapted as Benedum Center for the Performing Arts.”

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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012 AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012 AT 2:30 PM

PRE-CONCERT one hour prior

MANFRED HONECK,

CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITH PSO RESIDENT CONDUCTOR LAWRENCE LOH

CONDUCTOR

CHEN REISS, SOPRANO THOMAS HAMPSON, BARITONE MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH, ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

INTERMISSION

BETSY BURLEIGH, DIRECTOR

Biblical Songs, Opus 99

I. Clouds and darkness are 'round about Him II. Thou art my defense and shield III. Hear my prayer, O God IV. The Lord is my shepherd V. I will sing a new song VI. Hear my crying, O God VII. By the waters of Babylon VIII. Turn Thee unto me IX. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills X. O Sing unto the Lord a new song MR. HAMPSON LOBBY EXHIBITS

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Ein deutsches Requiem, Opus 45 [A German Requiem]

I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras III. Herr, lehre doch mich IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt VII. Selig sind die Toten MS. REISS MR. HAMPSON MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH

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.

This weekend's performances by Dennis O'Boyle, assistant principal second violin, are made possible, in part, through the generous Annual Fund support of Nadine Bognar.

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

Biblical Songs, Opus 99 (1894) Dvořák’s first year in the United States as director of the new National Conservatory of Music in New York City following his arrival on 27 September 1892 was an unmitigated success. He propounded the philosophy that America’s concert music should find thematic material and emotional inspiration in the country’s ABOUT THE COMPOSER: indigenous songs and dances, and then wrote the Born 8 September 1841 in Nelahozeves, Bohemia; died 1 May “New World” Symphony to demonstrate his point.

1904 in Prague The work created such a sensation when it was introPREMIERE OF WORK: duced by Anton Seidl and the New York Prague, 4 January 1896 Philharmonic on 16 December 1893 in Carnegie Hall Czech Philharmonic Orchestra that Dvořák was named an honorary member of that Antonín Dvořák, conductor organization. He spent the summer of 1893 with his THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE wife and five children in the Czech émigré communiINSTRUMENTATION: ty of Spillville, Iowa, assuaging his homesickness for two flutes, two clarinets, two horns, Bohemia and composing his F major String Quartet two trumpets, timpani, percussion, (Opus 96, “American”) and E-flat major String Quintet harp and strings (Opus 97). Despite the acclaim he was receiving in APPROXIMATE DURATION: 27 minutes this country (the new Quartet was played some 50 times within a year by the Kneisel Quartet after they introduced it in Boston on New Year’s Day 1894), Dvořák was increasingly unhappy about being separated from his homeland and his friends and his beloved country house at Vysoká, outside Prague. He was also deeply moved at that time by the deaths of his colleague Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in November 1893 and the conductor and champion of his music. Hans von Bülow, three months later, and in February and March 1894 he sought solace by composing 10 Biblical Songs on verses taken from the Psalms. Dvořák, though a devout Catholic, borrowed his texts from the Kralice Bible, the first complete translation into the Czech language, which was done and secretly printed in the late 16th century in the village of Kralice by the Unity of the Brethren, a Protestant sect rooted in the pre-Reformation teachings of Jan Hus, who was martyred by the Roman Church in 1415. The Biblical Songs were published in Czech, German and English versions and won such widespread popularity that Dvořák orchestrated the first five of them for the inaugural concert of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague on 4 January 1896; the rest were arranged by Vilém Zemánek, the Orchestra’s music director from 1902 to 1906. Wrote the eminent Czech musicologist Jaromír Havlík, “The Biblical Songs contain music that is typically Dvořákian, music, that is, which is primarily Czech in the sincere and uncomplicated manner in which it expresses the various moods invoked by the Psalms themselves. Each individual song is invested with the wisdom of the scriptures and with the inner strength of an uncomplicated and truly great man.”

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1. Oblak a mrákota jest v kol n ho (Psalm 97: 2-6) Oblak a mrákota jest vůkol něho, Spravedlnost a soud základ trůnu jeho. Óheň předchází jej a zapaluje vůkol nepřátele jeho.

Zasvěcujít' se po okršku světa blýskání jeho; To vidouc země děsí se.

Hory jako vosk rozplývají se před obličejem Hospodina, Panovníka vší země.

A slávu jeho spatřují všichni národové.

Clouds and darkness are ‘round about Him. Judgment is His abode. Righteousness His throne.

Fire and flame He doth send, His enemies destroyeth in lightning and thunder.

And through the world his stormy lightning flashed, Earth saw and trembled.

Tremblingly waited on His word.

Mountains melt like wax when they behold the Lord, Who is God of earth and heaven, When the Mighty One cometh.

The heav’ns declare His righteousness and the earth His glory.

2. Skrýše má a paveza má Ty jsi (Psalm 119: 114, 115, 117, 120) Skrýše má a paveza má Ty jsi, Na slovo vzaté očekávám.

Odstuptež ode mne, nešlechetníci, Abych ostříhal přikázáni Boha svého.

Posiluj mne, bych zachován byl, A patřil ku stanoveným Tvým ustavičně.

Děsí se strachem před Tebou tělo mé, Nebo soudů Tvých bojím se náramně.

Thou art my defense and shield And in Thy word put I my trust.

Keep from me ye who evil do practice.

Thy word is law and I will love the Lord my Savior.

Lord give me strength. Keep me from evil.

May my delight be ever all in Thy commandments.

In fear and trembling I stand here in Thy sight.

For I fear Thy judgment, Lord, I fear exceedingly.

3. Slyš o Bože! slyš modlitbu mou (Psalm 55: 1, 2, 4-8) Slyš o Bože! slyš modlitbu mou, Neskrývej se před prosbou mou.

Pozoruj a vyslyš mne; Nebot' naříkám v úpění svém, A kormoutím se.

Srdce mé tesklí ve mně, A strachové smrti přišli na mne, A hrůza přikvačila mne.

I řekl jsem: Ó bych měl křídla Jako holubice, Zaletěl bych a poodpočinul.

Aj, daleko bych se vzdálil, A prěbýval bych na poušti.

Pospíšil bych ujíti větru Prudkému a vichřici.

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Hear my prayer, O God, And hide not Thyself from my entreaty.

Hear my prayer, oh hear my prayer.

To the voice of my mourning give ear, Oh Lord, hear my prayer.

Pained and sore is my heart, The fear of death lies heavy upon me And terror hath encompassed me.

And thus I spoke: Oh, had I wings like a silver dove, I would fly far away and be at rest.

Ah, far would I fly and rest me.

The wilderness my home would I make.

I would escape far from the storm winds, Tempest or the fear of death.

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4. Hospodin jest m j pastý (Psalm 23: 1-4) Hospodin jest můj pastýř; Nebudu míti nedostatku.

Na pastvách zelených pase mne, K vodám tichým mne přivodí.

Duši mou občerstvuje; Vodí mne po stezkách Spravedlnosti pro jméno své.

Byt' se mi dostalo jíti Přes údolí stínu smrti: Nebudut' se báti zlého, Nebo Ty se mnou jsi; A prut Tvůj a hůl Tvá, Tot' mne potěšuje.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, shall want for nothing.

In the soft pastures green, and beside Waters clear He leadeth me.

He restoreth My soul, Leadeth me in the paths Where I shall glorify His name.

Even though I must walk through the valley Of the shadow of death, I shall fear, shall fear no evil For Thou art with me now.

And Thy rod and Thy staff, They shall comfort me.

5. Bože! Bože! píse novou (Psalm 144: 9; Psalm 145: 2, 3, 5, 6) Bože! Bože! píseň novou Zpívati budu Tobě na loutně, A žalmy Tobě prozpěvovati.

Na každý den dobrořečiti budu Tobě A chváliti jméno Tvé na věky věků.

Hospodin jistě veliký jest A vší chvály hodný, A velikost jeho Nemůž vystižena býti.

O slávě a kráse a velebnosti Tvé, I o věcech Tvých předivných mluviti budu.

A moc přehrozných skutků Tvých Všichni rozhlašovati budou; I já důstojnost Tvou Budu vypravovati.

I will sing a new song, Telling Thy praises on a psaltery.

Oh, let my song find favor in Thine eyes.

I will delight in exalting Thee.

Every day will I bless Thy name, And I shall sing to my Savior.

Lord my God, Thou art all my delight, And great is Thy mercy.

And who shall declare all Thy greatness and Thy glory?

Oh glory and honor to Thee and to Thy works.

Thy greatness my song shall extol, And praise Thy mercy.

Yea, men shall tell of Thy great mercy And love and Thy wondrous insight.

And I shall loudly sing of Thy glory and Thy power.

6. Slyš, o Bože, volání mé (Psalm 61: 1, 3, 4; Psalm 63: 1, 4-6) Slyš, o Bože, volání mé, Pozoruj modlitby mé!

Nebo jsi býval útočiště mé A pevná věže před tváří nepřítele.

Budu bydleti v stánku Tvém na věky, Schráním se v skrýši křídel Tvých.

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Hear my crying, O Lord, Lend Thine ear unto my prayer.

For Thou hast ever been my fort and shield.

And Thou shalt trample upon the dread enemy.

Let me dwell with Thee, Lord, for evermore with Thee.

Hide me, Oh Lord, within Thy wings.

Lord! Thou art my tower of strength, Lord, I will seek Thee early.

My soul thirsteth after Thee

Po Tobě touží tělo mé, V zemi žíznivé a vyprahlé, V níž není vody; A tak, abych Tobě dobrořečil A s radostným rtů prozpěvováním Chválila by Tě ústa má.

And my flesh longeth after Thee In a dry and thirsty, barren land, Where is no water.

And thus will I glorify and bless Thee And lift my hands in prayer and in adoration, Singing Thy praises ever.

7. Pi ekách babylonských (Psalm 137: 1-5) Při řekách babylonských, Tam jsme sedávali a plakávali, Rozpomínajíce se na Sion.

Na vrby v té zemi Zavěšovali jsme citary své, A když se tam dotazovali nás ti, Kteříž nás zajali, Na slova písničky říkajíce: Zpívejte nám některou píseň Sionskou, Odpovídali jsme: Kterakž bychom mohli zpívati Píseň Hospodinovu V zemi cizozemců?

Jestliže se zapomenu na tebe, O Jeruzaléme, O, zapomeniž i pravice má umění svého.

By the waters of Babylon, There we sat and wept, When we remembered Zion.

And we did hang our harps On the willows that did stand in its midst.

For they that had made us captives in bondage, Called for a joyful song.

Yea, they that wasted us said unto us: Sing unto us, sing us a song of Zion.

But we said to our foes: How shall we sing our glad songs to you, Sing the song of God our Lord, being in a strange land?

If I e’er forget my land, Oh, Jerusalem, Oh, then may my right hand also forget All of its cunning.

8. Popat iž na mne a smiluj se nade mnou (Psalm 25: 16-18, 20) Popatřiž na mne a smiluj se nade mnou; Nebot' jsem opuštěný a ztrápený.

Soužení srdce mého rozmnožují se, Z úzkostí mých vyved' mne.

Smiluj se nade mnou!

Viz trápení mé a bídu mou A odpust' všecky hřichy mé.

Ostříhej duše mé a vytrhni mne At' nejsem zahanben, Nebot' v Tebe doufám.

Turn Thee unto me, O, Lord, have mercy For my soul is desolate and sore distressed.

The troubles of my heart lie heavy upon me.

From my distress save me Lord.

Have mercy upon me.

Look on my affliction and my pain.

And forgive me my heavy sins.

Oh Lord, my soul deliver, Let me not be ashamed, For I trust in Thee, Lord!

9. Pozdvihuji o í svých k horám (Psalm 121: 1-4) Pozdvihuji očí svých k horám, Odkud by mi přišla pomoc.

Pomoc má jest od Hospodina, Kterýž učinil nebe i zemi.

Nedopustít', aby se pohnouti

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence my only help now cometh, My help cometh from the Lord of hosts For He made the earth and the heavens.

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Měla noha Tvá, Nebo nedřímet' strážný Tvůj.

Aj, nedřímet', ovšem nespí ten, Kterýž ostříhá Izraele.

Nor shalt Thou fall.

He that keepeth Thee slumbereth not.

Behold, He shall not slumber nor sleep.

He that keepeth Israel.

10. Zpívejte Hospodinu píse novou (Psalm 98: 1, 4, 7, 8; Psalm 96: 12) Zpívejte Hospodinu píseň novou, Nebot' jest divné věci učinil; Zvuk vydejte, prozpěvujte A žalmy zpívejte.

Zvuč, moře, i to, což v něm jest; Okršlek světa, i ti, což na něm bydlí. Řeky rukama plesejte, Spolu s nimi i hory prozpěvujte.

Plesej, pole, a vše, což na něm; Plesej, země, zvuč i moře, I což v něm jest.

O sing unto the Lord a new song.

He with His right hand bringeth victory.

Make a joyful noise to greet Him. Oh earth rejoice and give praise, Roar, sea, and the fullness thereof.

The swelling earth and they that dwell therein.

Floods shall clap their hands.

Hills be joyful, praising the Lord and all His wonders!

Dance, ye fields of golden corn.

Let the woods and forests Sing the praises of the Lord.

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JOHANNES BRAHMS

Ein deutsches Requiem, Opus 45 [“A German Requiem”] (1857-1868) Robert Schumann was the most influential person who ever came into the life of Johannes Brahms. It was Schumann who hailed Brahms in print as the “savior of German music” when the young composer had only just begun his life’s work. It was to ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Schumann that Brahms looked when he was searchBorn 7 May 1833 in Hamburg; ing to establish not only the technique of his compodied 3 April 1897 in Vienna. sitions, but also the philosophical basis on which they PREMIERE OF WORK: Bremen, 10 April 1868 were founded. And it was the Schumann family, first Bremen Cathedral Robert and later his wife, Clara, who provided Johannes Brahms, conductor encouragement, constructive criticism and affection PSO PREMIERE: to Brahms throughout his life. It is no surprise, then, 11 April 1947 Fritz Reiner, conductor that Brahms was deeply moved by the premature Frances Yeend, soprano death of his mentor in 1856, the first profound grief to Julius Huehn, baritone fall upon his life.

Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Schumann encouraged Brahms to write in the INSTRUMENTATION: grand forms of the great Classical composers in order woodwinds in pairs plus piccolo and contrabassoon, four horns, two to continue the revered traditions of Mozart and trumpets, three trombones, tuba, Beethoven that Schumann believed were being swept timpani, harp, organ and strings away by the flood of meretricious music created by APPROXIMATE DURATION: the legion of third-rate composers, most now long for68 minutes gotten, of the mid-19th century. Brahms began a symphony the year after Schumann’s death with a view toward fulfilling his charge, but that project did not result in its intended aim. Though Brahms abandoned the symphony, he used the music of the opening movement in his first orchestral work, the D minor Piano Concerto. The slow movement of the Symphony was resurrected as a choral work in 1861 and provided with the text, Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras (“For all flesh is as grass”); it served as the germ from which A German Requiem grew. It is possible that Brahms may have been influenced in this transformation by an idea credited to Schumann, one that he did not live to realize — the writing of a work of the Requiem type based on a German text rather than on the traditional Latin liturgy of the ancient Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead. With a view toward erecting a musical monument to Schumann, Brahms assembled a text appropriate to such a composition from the Lutheran Bible in 1861, but that memorial then lay dormant for several years.

It was the death of another loved one that moved Brahms to resume activity on his Requiem. Brahms, a confirmed bachelor, was extraordinarily fond of his mother. When she passed away in February 1865, it marked the beginning of a period of sadness and mourning for him, one result of which was an unsettled wandering through many places in central Europe. Another product of this experience was that it spurred him to resume work on the unfinished Requiem, which, with the death of his mother, could become a memorial both to her and to Schumann. He completed the six sections of his original conception by August 1866, and added another movement 18 months later for soprano soloist specifically occasioned by the death of his mother: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (“Ye pittsburghsymphony.org 33

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now have sorrow”). A line of its scripture, “I will see you again,” tells of the touching personal message that this music carried for the composer.

Though Brahms was raised in the beliefs of German Protestantism, he was not a religious man. He did not bother with the church, and confessed in the last year of his life to his biographer Max Kalbeck that he had never believed in life after death. His knowledge of the Bible, however, was thorough, and he continued to enjoy the comfort that reading it provided him throughout his life. When he chose the texts for his Requiem, he took the greatest care to eschew dogmatism, avoiding passages mentioning the name of Christ.

Rather than a specifically sectarian document, he saw the work as a universal response by a sensitive soul to the inevitability and sorrow of death, and he even noted that he would be happy if the word “Mankind” could replace the word “German” in the title. (The title as it stands does not denote any nationalistic intent but simply recognizes the fact that the text is in Brahms’ vernacular tongue rather than in liturgical Latin.) Brahms’ use of the language of the people rather than the ancient tongue of the Catholic Church is not just an incidental fact in the effect of this composition, but is part of its conceptual basis, as Karl Geiringer explained in his study of the composer: “The Latin Requiem is a prayer for the dead, threatened with the horrors of the Last Judgment; Brahms’ Requiem, on the contrary, utters words of consolation, designed to reconcile the living with the idea of suffering and death. In the liturgical text whole sentences are filled with the darkest menace; in Brahms’ Requiem, each of the seven sections closes in a mood of cheerful confidence or loving promise.” This is a work meant for people rather than for God. The moving nature of A German Requiem is attested by its continuing popularity.

Following its premiere in Bremen in 1868, there were fully two dozen performances of the work in European cities within the next year alone. It was the composition that won international fame and some economic security for Brahms, and its success enabled him to quit his labors as conductor and piano soloist to devote himself to composition. It launched a series of works for chorus and orchestra (the Alto Rhapsody, Song of Destiny, Rinaldo) that not only stand among the great 19th-century music for voices, but that also served as harbingers of the instrumental compositions he was to write beginning in 1873 with the Haydn Variations and continue with the symphonies and concertos of his later years.

As with all of Brahms’ works, this one shows meticulous construction in its overall structure and proportions. Walter Niemann offered this view: “The first half — the first through the third movements — is devoted almost entirely to earthly suffering, lamentation and mourning over the transitoriness and nothingness of human life, rather than to the consolation and the everlasting bliss of the redeemed. In the second half — the fourth through the seventh movements — mourning is gradually transformed, passing through the stages of pious faith, consolation, and joy in the living God, to celestial bliss and triumphant resurrection.” Most of the movements exhibit a tripartite organization in which the text and music of the opening section reappear to round out the form. The overriding mood of the work is one of comforting resignation rather than of visions of supra-human worlds. Only in the sixth movement is any of the terror of the Dies Irae (“Day of Wrath”) of the Latin Requiem present, and this is quickly supplanted by the quiet benediction of the closing movement. Brahms’ A German Requiem, a work of grand scope and surpassing excellence, is rich in a substance that never wavers from its purpose of sharing a universal experience through the incandescent beauties that only music can provide.

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I. Chorus Selig sind, die da Leid tragen, denn sie sollen getröstet werden.

(Matthew 5:4)

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Die mit Tränen säen, werden mit Freuden ernten.

Sie gehen hin und weinen, und tragen edlen Samen, und kommen mit Freuden und bringen ihre Garben.

(Psalm 126:5-6)

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

They that go forth and weep, bearing precious seed, shall come again with rejoicing, bringing their sheaves with them.

II. Chorus Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras und alle Herrlichkeit des Menschen wie des Grases Blumen.

Das Gras ist verdorret und die Blumen abgefallen.

(I Peter 1:24)

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flowers of the grass.

The grass is withered, and the flowers fallen away.

So seid nun geduldig, lieben Brüder, bis auf die Zukunft des Herrn.

Siehe, ein Ackermann wartet auf die köstliche Frucht der Erde und ist geduldig darüber, bis er empfahe den Morgenregen und Abendregen.

So seid geduldig.

(James 5:7)

Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord.

Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and the latter rain.

So be patient.

Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras ...

Aber des Herrn Wort bleibt in Ewigkeit.

(I Peter 1:25)

For all flesh is as grass ...

But the word of the Lord endureth forever.

Die Erlöseten des Herrn werden wiederkommen, und gen Zion kommen mit Jauchzen; Freude, ewige Freude wird über ihrem Haupte sein; Freude und Wonne werden sie ergreifen, und Schmerz und Seufzen wird weg müssen.

(Isaiah 35:10)

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

III. Baritone Solo and Chorus Herr, lehre doch mich, dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss, und mein Leben ein Ziel hat, und ich davon muss.

Siehe, meine Tage sind eine Handbreit vor dir, handbreadth;

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; and I must journey toward it.

Behold thou hast made my days as an

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und mein Leben ist wie nichts vor dir.

Ach, wie gar nichts sind alle Menschen, die doch so sicher leben.

Sie gehen daher wie ein Schemen, und machen ihnen viel vergebliche Unruhe; sie sammeln und wissen nicht, wer es kriegen wird.

Nun Herr, wes soll ich mich trösten?

Ich hoffe auf dich.

(Psalm 39:4-7)

and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily, every man at his best state is altogether vanity.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew; surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

And now, Lord, what is my hope?

My hope is in thee.

Der Gerechten Seelen sind in Gottes Hand und keine Qual rühret sie an.

(Wisdom of Solomon 3:1)

The souls of the righteous are in God’s hand, and there shall no torment touch them.

IV. Chorus Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!

Meine Seele verlanget und sehnet sich nach den Vorhöfen des Herrn; mein Leib und Seele freuen sich in dem lebendigen Gott.

Wohl denen, die in deinem Hause wohnen, die loben dich immerdar!

(Psalm 84:1-2, 4)

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and flesh rejoice in the living God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will still be praising thee.

V. Soprano Solo and Chorus Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit; aber ich will euch wieder sehen und euer Herz soll sich freuen, und eure Freude soll niemand von euch nehmen.

(John 16:22)

Ye now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man shall take from you.

Ich will euch trösten, wie einen seine Mutter tröstet.

(Isaiah 66:13)

I will comfort you as one comforted by his mother.

Sehet mich an: ich habe eine kleine Zeit Mühe und Arbeit gehabt und habe grossen Trost funden.

(Ecclesiasticus 51:35)

Behold with your eyes, how that I labored but a little, and found for myself much rest.

VI. Baritone Solo and Chorus Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt, sondern die zukünftige suchen wir.

(Hebrews 13:14)

For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

Siehe, ich sage euch ein Geheimnis.

Wir werden nicht alle entschlafen,

Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep,

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wir werden aber alle verwandelt werden; und dasselbige plötzlich in einem Augenblick zu der Zeit der letzten Posaune.

Denn es wird die Posaune schallen und die Toten werden auferstehen unverweslich, und wir werden verwandelt werden.

Dann wird erfüllet werden das Wort, das geschrieben steht: Der Tod ist verschlungen in den Sieg.

Tod, wo ist dein Stachel?

Hölle, wo ist dein Sieg?

(I Corinthians 15:51-2, 54-5)

but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is thy sting?

O grave, where is thy victory?

Herr, du bist würdig zu nehmen Preis und Ehre und Kraft, denn du hast alle Dinge erschaffen, und durch deinen Willen haben sie das Wesen und sind geschaffen.

(Revelation 4:11)

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

VII. Chorus Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben, von nun an.

Ja, der Geist spricht, dass sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit; denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.

(Revelation 14:13)

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

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MANFRED HONECK Manfred Honeck was born in Austria and studied music at the Academy of Music in Vienna. An accomplished violinist and violist, he spent more than ten years as a member of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. It is this experience that has heavily influenced his conducting and has helped give it a distinctive stamp.

Manfred Honeck was appointed the ninth Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in January 2007 and began his tenure at the start of the 2008-2009 season.

Only two years later his contract was extended until 2016. Following their successful European Tour in 2010 and the European Festival Tour 2011 with appearances at the major music festivals, such as BBC Proms, Lucerne, Grafenegg, Rheingau, SchleswigHolstein or Musikfest Berlin, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will return to Europe in October/November 2012. Manfred Honeck’s successful work in Pittsburgh is captured on CD by the Japanese label Exton. So far, Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 and 4, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben have been released to critical acclaim.

From 2007 to 2011, Manfred Honeck was Music Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart where he conducted premieres including Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Mozart’s Idomeneo, Verdi’s Aida, Richard Strauss’ Rosenkavalier, Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites and Wagner’s Lohengrin and Parsifal as well as numerous symphonic concerts. His operatic guest appearances include Semperoper Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, Royal Opera of Copenhagen, the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, the Salzburg Festival and the Verbier Festival.

Honeck commenced his conducting career as assistant to Claudio Abbado at the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in Vienna.

Subsequently, he was engaged by the Zurich Opera House from 1991-1996, where he was awarded the prestigious European Conductor’s Award in 1993. In 1996, 38 pittsburghsymphony.org

Honeck began a three-year stint as one of three main conductors of the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, and in 1997, he served as Music Director at the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo for a year. A highly successful tour of Europe with the Oslo Philharmonic marked the beginning of a close collaboration with this orchestra, which consequently appointed him Principal Guest Conductor, a post he held from 1998-2004. From 2000 to 2006, Maestro Honeck was Music Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2011.

As a guest conductor, Manfred Honeck has worked with such major European orchestras as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Vienna Philharmonic, and in the U.S. with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra Washington and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Guest engagements of the season 2011-2012 will see him return to his earlier places of activity in Stockholm, Oslo, Prague and Stuttgart and he will also conduct other prestigious orchestras including Staatskapelle Dresden, Bamberg Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Chicago Symphony. He will moreover appear at the Beijing Music Festival and return to Verbier.

In 2010, Manfred Honeck earned an honorary doctorate from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Apart from his numerous tasks as conductor, he has been Artistic Director of the “International Concerts Wolfegg” in Germany for more than fifteen years.

PHOTO CREDIT: FELIX BROEDE

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CHEN REISS

Described as “a stunning Gilda” and “a hugely talented artist,” Soprano Chen Reiss performed leading parts at the Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera (Munich), Théatre des Champs-Élysées (Paris), Teatro alla Scala, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hamburg State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Florida Grand Opera and more. Reiss also performed concerts at the Salzburg, Ludwigsburg, Rheingau and Lucerne Festivals.

Accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle, she sang the soundtrack to the film “Das Parfum.”

Engagements in 2010-2011 included: Fauré Requiem with Orchestre de Paris (Paavo Järvi), Brahms Requiem at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Zubin Mehta), Fledermaus with the WDR Radio Orchestra (Friedrich Haider), Fürstenkind with the Bayerische Rundfunkorchester (Ulf Schirmar), Jephtha at the Händel Festspiele Halle, as well as concerts at the Musikverein in Vienna, Tonhalle Düsseldorf and in Wigmore Hall.

A frequent soloist at important concert venues worldwide, Reiss sang with distinguished conductors such as: Daniel Barenboim, Ivor Bolton, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Harding, Manfred Honeck, Marek Janowski, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, Zubin Mehta, Donald Runnicles and Peter Schneider. In 2002, she made her Carnegie Hall debut in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. In 2009, she made her Musikverein debut with the Tonkünstler Orchestra under Alfred Eschwé. Other concert 40 pittsburghsymphony.org

appearances include: Staatskapelle Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Munich Philharmonic, Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Pittsburgh Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, La Chambre Philharmonique (France) and the Israel Philharmonic.

Her operatic repertoire includes: Gilda (Rigoletto), Marie (La fille du régiment), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Nannetta (Falstaff), Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), Servilia (La Clemenza di Tito), Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice), Contessa di Folleville (Il Viaggio a Reims) and Maria (West Side Story).

She has given solo recitals in Carnegie Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, Prinzregententheater (Munich), SchleswigHolstein Music Festival, Bad Kissingen Festival, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Alice Tully Hall and at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

A solo CD with the WDR Radio Orchestra was released in 2009, including songs and arias by Mozart, Schubert, Spohr and Lachner. Another CD with Italian songs

by Schubert and Donizetti was released in 2007.

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THOMAS HAMPSON Thomas Hampson enjoys a singular international career as a recitalist, opera singer, and recording artist, and he maintains an active interest in teaching, research, and technology. The American baritone has performed in all of the world’s most important concert halls and opera houses with many renowned singers, pianists, conductors, and orchestras. Praised by the New York Times for his “ceaseless curiosity,” he is one of the most respected, innovative, and sought-after soloists performing today.

Hampson has won worldwide recognition for his thoughtfully researched and creatively constructed programs that explore the rich repertoire of song in a wide range of styles, languages, and periods. He is one of the most important interpreters of German Romantic song, and with his celebrated “Song of America” project (songofamerica.net), a collaboration with the Library of Congress, has become the “ambassador” of American song. Through the Hampsong Foundation, founded in 2003, he employs the art of song to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding.

Hampson begins his 2011-2012 season at San Francisco Opera, where he will create the role of Rick Rescorla in the world premiere of Christopher Theofanidis’s Heart of a Soldier. The new opera, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, features a libretto by Donna Di Novelli and is directed by Francesca Zambello. Based on the 2002 book by James B. Stewart, the work is inspired by the true story of Rescorla, his wife, Susan, and his friend Daniel J. Hill, culminating in Rescorla’s tragic death in the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center following his heroic evacuation of all 2,700 employees of Morgan Stanley. Hampson’s other operatic engagements this season include Iago in Verdi’s Otello and the title role in Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler, both at Zurich Opera, and Verdi’s Macbeth at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

Among other season highlights for Hampson are the opening night gala concert with Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra, marking two anniversaries: the orchestra’s 80th and the Kennedy Center’s 40th; Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the 42 pittsburghsymphony.org

Munich Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta; Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel; Brahms’s Requiem and Dvořák’s Biblical Songs with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck; and recitals in the U.S., Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Austria (Vienna’s Musikverein), including “Song of America” programs in New York and Cologne. The 2011-2012 season will also see the debut of the syndicated “Song of America” radio series, co-produced by the Hampsong Foundation and the WFMT Radio Network of Chicago for release in October. Hosted by Hampson, the series will consists of 13 one-hour programs exploring the history of American culture through song, bringing the “Song of America” project to a national audience of radio listeners.

Hampson’s 2010-2011 season was dominated by performances celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s birth and the 100th anniversary of his death. Recognized as today’s leading interpreter of the Austrian composer’s songs, the baritone began the worldwide celebrations on July 7, 2010 – Mahler’s 150th birthday – in Kaliste, Czech Republic, with a recital from the composer’s birth house, streamed live on medici.tv, as well as an internationally televised orchestral concert, available on DVD. Throughout the season, he performed Mahler with orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonic with conductors such as Alan Gilbert, Mariss Jansons, Philippe Jordan, and Antonio Pappano. Hampson also featured the composer’s songs in recitals in Munich, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich, Milan and Oslo, and presented the complete songs as “Mahler Artist-in-Residence” at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. His new recording of Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Wiener Virtuosen – a conductorless ensemble comprising principal players of the Vienna Philharmonic – was widely acclaimed.

Additional highlights of Hampson’s 20102011 season included season-opening performances in the title role of a new production of

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Verdi’s Macbeth at Lyric Opera of Chicago; three all-Strauss concerts with Renée Fleming and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Christian Thielemann; selections from George Crumb’s American Songbooks, with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; “Song of America” recitals at Duke University and Minnesota Beethoven Festival; and the world premiere of William Bolcom’s Laura Sonnets, written especially for him. In Switzerland, he performed at Zurich Opera in new productions of Verdi’s I Masnadieri and Wagner’s Parsifal under Adam Fischer and Daniele Gatti, and appeared in a series of opera galas. In March 2011 he oversaw the inaugural season of the Heidelberg Lied Academy, of which he is artistic director; the academy is part of the Heidelberger Frühling music festival and trains young singers in textbased song interpretation.

Raised in Spokane, Washington, Hampson has received many honors and awards for his probing artistry and cultural leadership. His

discography of more than 150 albums includes winners of a Grammy Award, two Edison Prizes, and the Grand Prix du Disque. He holds honorary doctorates from Manhattan School of Music, Whitworth College (WA), and the San Francisco Conservatory, and is an honorary member of London’s Royal Academy of Music.

In the 2009-10 season he served as the New York Philharmonic’s first artist in residence, and in 2011 he received the Concertgebouw Prize. He carries the titles of Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera and the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Republic of France, and was awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor in Arts and Sciences in 2004. He is the 2009 Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award recipient from the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, and in 2008nd Performance of Music in America by Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress. In 2010, Hampson was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. pittsburghsymphony.org 43

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MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH

As Pittsburgh’s oldest continuing performing arts organization at 103 years young, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh is passionate about choral music. By singing choral music at the highest level, the Choir combines the clarity of words with the mystical power of music so that the deepest and most universal of human expressions are magnified through a community of voices.

As the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s “chorus of choice,” the Mendelssohn Choir has performed under the baton of some of the world’s foremost conductors including Lorin Maazel, Mariss Jansons, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Michael Tilson Thomas, Claudio Abbado, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, André Previn, Sir Neville Marriner, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Helmuth Rilling, Ingo Metzmacher, Richard Hickox, Zdenek Mácal and Manfred Honeck. Performances of the Choir with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are heard locally over WQED-FM (89.3) and distributed nationally by PRI. Under the direction of Betsy Burleigh, the Choir has become known for its mastery of the great choral classics. Most recently under her direction, the Mendelssohn Choir has performed Bach’s majestic Mass in B Minor and the Brahms Requiem to sold-out audiences at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Burleigh led the chorus in a critically acclaimed performance of Rachmaninoff’s a cappella masterwork, the Vespers, at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

The Choir has numerous commissions and premieres to its credit, including works by Ned Rorem, Nancy Galbraith and Derek Bermel. A leader and collaborator in the regional arts community, the Mendelssohn's artistic partners have included the Pittsburgh Opera, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the River City Brass Band, the Children's Festival Chorus, the Duquesne University Tamburitzans and, most recently, the Senator John Heinz History Center as guest performers for the opening gala for the Vatican Splendor exhibit. The Mendelssohn Choir con44 pittsburghsymphony.org

tinues to garner critical accolades as it shares the joy of choral music with the more than 50,000 individuals who hear the Mendelssohn in performance each year. The more than 120 singers who comprise the Mendelssohn share a remarkable commitment to the art of making great choral music and collectively contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours each year.

Through its recordings and commissions of new choral works, the Mendelssohn Choir seeks to advance the choral art. The Choir’s most recent recording released in the fall of 2011 is Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Children’s Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh with Manfred Honeck conducting.

As part of its commitment to educating the next generation of choral musicians, approximately 50 high school singers participate in the Junior Mendelssohn Program. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Junior Mendelssohn which will be celebrated with a Junior Jubilee and Reunion. Junior Mendelssohn alumni are to be found in concert halls and on opera stages throughout the world. The Junior Mendelssohn achieved national acclaim earlier this year when it was honored nationally with a 2011 American Prize for best vocal performance by a high school chorus.

The Mendelssohn Choir is a Steinway Artist.

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BETSY BURLEIGH

Betsy Burleigh, Music Director of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh since 2006, was named Artistic Director of the Providence Singers (Rhode Island) in 2011 and has served as Music Director of Chorus pro Musica (Boston, MA) since 2009.

She has led the Mendelssohn in their own concert productions (most recently Brahms’ Requiem, Bach’s B Minor Mass, Rachmaninoff’s Vespers) in addition to preparing the choir to sing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, she took the Mendelssohn Chamber Singers, a select subchorus of 32, to sing an invited performance at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As guest conductor, Burleigh has led the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Akron Symphony, the Canton Symphony, and will appear with the Rhode Island Philharmonic in the 2011-12 season. Theater engagements have included music direction at Opera Cleveland and the Cleveland Public Theater.

Also active as a clinician and festival conductor, she most recently led Cincinnati’s October Festival Choir in Haydn’s Theresienmesse.

Burleigh’s performances have been critically acclaimed; her 2010 Chorus pro Musica rendition of Orff’s Carmina burana was praised as being both “nuanced” and “hairraising.” She won the 2000 Northern Ohio Live Achievement Award for best classical/opera performance and conducted the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus on an Emmy award-winning concert for the 9/11 Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

She has prepared choruses for Manfred Honeck, Rafael Frubeck de Burgos, Jan Pascal Tortelier, Leonard Slatkin, Sir Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Anton Coppola, Jane Glover, Jahja Ling, Nicholas McGegan, John Nelson, Yuri Temirkanov and Franz Welser-Möst, among others.

Burleigh served as Assistant Director of

Choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra from 1998 until 2009, and as Chorus Master for Cleveland Opera from 2002-2006. From 1994-2010, she was Coordinator of Choral and Vocal Music at Cleveland State University, where she achieved the rank of Full Professor. Her career began in Boston, where she was Music Director of The Master Singers, the Longy Chamber Singers, the Cambridge Madrigal Singers, and held teaching positions at Tufts University, Clark University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Burleigh earned a doctor of music degree at Indiana University, a master’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music, and a bachelor of music education degree from Indiana University. She is an enthusiastic grower (and consumer) of heirloom tomatoes.

Betsy Burleigh last prepared the Mendelssohn Choir for a performance with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in February 2011.

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EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who have made generous gifts of $500 or above to the Annual Fund in the past year. Those who have made a new gift or increased their previous gift are listed in italics. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call Thank You! 412.392.4842.

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Dina & Jerry Fulmer Dr. & Mrs. J. William Futrell Keith & Susan Garver Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Gebhardt Ali Gelormino Mr. & Mrs. David C. Genter Dr. Robert Joel Gluckman & Susan Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Sanford A. Gordon Rick & Stephanie Green Mr. & Mrs. William H. Gullborg William & Victoria Guy Mr. & Mrs. George K. Hanna Dr. Samuel & Rev. Diana Harbison Lauren Harder & Jason Kass Eric & Lizz Helmsen Jay Frey & Michael Hires Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew Alysia & Robert Hoyt Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hoyt Micki Huff Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hunley Phillip Injeian Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Alice Jane & Paul R. Jenkins Barbara Johnstone Jackie & Ley Jones Mr. & Mrs. Jayant Kapadia Gerri Kay Judge William Kenworthy & Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy Gloria Kleiman James & Jane Knox Ms. Dawn Kosanovich George & Alexandra Kusic Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Lenkey Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Katia Sycara Roslyn M. Litman George & Jane Mallory Dr. Richard Martin in Memory of Mrs. Lori Martin Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Jean H. McCullough Mary A. McDonough Margaret J. McGowan Alan & Marilyn McIvor Sherman & Sue McLaughlin Susan Lee Meadowcroft Muriel R. Moreland Abby L. Morrison Lesa B. Morrison, Ph..D. Dr. & Mrs. Etsuro K. Motoyama Gerd D. & Helen Mueller Dr. Cora E. Musial

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Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. O’Donnell H. Ward & Shirley Olander Dr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. Martha E. Hildebrandt Ellen Ormond Warren & Rena Ostlund Mr. & Mrs. James Parker Seth & Pamela Pearlman Connie & Mike Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Edward V. Randall, Jr. Cheryl & James Redmond Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Mr. Stephen Robinson Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Rosenblum Mr. & Mrs. Stanley C. Ruskin Drs. Guy & Mary Beth Salama Mr. David M. Savard Thomas & Perri Schelat Joseph Schewe, Jr. Esther Schreiber Dr. Allan & Mrs. Brina D. Segal Preston & Annette Shimer Dr. & Mrs. Dennis P. Slevin Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Manny H. & Ileane Smith Marisa & Walter C. Smith Sandy & Mr. Edgar Snyder Hon. & Mrs. William L. Standish Lewis M. Steele & Ann Labounsky Steele Mr. & Mrs. James E. Steen Barbara & Lou Steiner Jeff & Linda Stengel Fred & Maryann Steward Dick & Thea Stover C. Dean Streator Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner Bob & Denise Ventura Jim Walker & Jonnie Viakley Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vismor Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel Dr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. Wasilak Ms. Sally Webster & Ms. Susan Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White Mr. & Mrs. Thomas White Elizabeth B. & Frank L. Wiegand, III Sarah C. Williams & Joseph Wilson, III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Witmer

Robert S. Bernstein & Ellie K. Bernstein Fund Don Berry Dr. & Mrs. Albert W. Biglan Harry S. Binakonsky, M.D. SYMPHONY CLUB Franklin & Bonnie Blackstone $500 - $1,499 W. Gerald & Carolyn E. Blaney Anonymous (29) Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Blansett, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Abbs Diane C. Blanton Frederic & Deborah Acevedo Richard & Susan Bloom Mary Beth Adams Joseph & Shirley Bonner Dr. Lawrence Adler & Ms. Donald W. & Judith L. Borneman Judith Brody Mr. Albert Bortz R. Ward Allebach & Lisa D. Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Steagall Mr. Christopher D. Allen & Ms. Dr. & Mrs. A’Delbert Bowen Matthew & Leslie Braksick Claudia Mahave Robert N. Brand David & Andrea Aloe Mr. & Mrs. William H. Brandeis Donald D. Anderson Gerda & Abe Bretton Mrs. Doris Anderson Mary & Russell Brignano Craig & Dawn Andersson Mary L. Briscoe Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Suzy & Jim Broadhurst Angerman The Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Suzanne Broughton & Richard Margerum Angleberger Mr. & Mrs. Charles Armitage Nicholas Brown Rick & Beth Brown James & Susanne Armour Nancy & John Brownell Geraldine Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. David A. Brownlee James* & Ruth Bachman Timothy & Linda Burke Mr. & Mrs. Robert Y. Ball Mr. & Mrs. James Burnham Lorraine E. Balun Rev. Glen H. & Carol Burrows Dr. Esther L. Barazzone Barbara & David Burstin Richard C. Barney James & Judith Callomon Robert & Loretta Barone Robert C. Barry, Jr. & Nancy L. Andrés Cárdenes & Monique Mead Bromall Dr. & Mrs. Albert Caretto, Jr. Robert Bastress & Barbara Charles & Donna Cashdollar Fleischauer Janet E. Chadwick Barbara N. Baur Vitasta Bazaz & Sheen Sehgal Dr. Thomas S. Chang Monsignor Willliam G. Fund in Memory of Charnoki, P.A. Dr. Kuldeep Sehgal Peggy & Joe Charny Dorothy Becker Craig D. Choate Kenneth & Elsa Beckerman Kenneth & Celia Christman Yu-Ling & Gregg Behr Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Chung Vange & Nick Beldecos David Clark & Janese Abbott in Judith Bell Memory of Perry Morrison Edgar & Betty Belle Bendix-Balgley Fund of the Tides Mr. & Mrs. William Clarkson William & Elizabeth Foundation Clendenning Rudy & Barbara Benedetti Mrs. Sarah Clendenning & Mr. Eleanor H. Berge Un Kim Ms. Evelyn Berger Mr. & Mrs. Philip Coachman Dr. Peter & Judy Berkowitz Stuart & Cathryn Coblin Mrs. Georgia Berner & Mr. Jared L. & Maureen B. Cohon James Farber Nancy Bernstein & Robert Schoen Alan & Lynne Colker Dale Colyer

Hugh D. & Alice C. Young Miriam L. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow

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Mr. & Mrs. Jack Cornelius Barton & Teri Cowan Susan & George Craig Susan O. Cramer Melvin R. Creeley David & Marian Crossman Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Crozier John D. & Laurie B. Culbertson Susan Campbell & Patrick Curry Zelda Curtiss Cynthia Custer Dr. & Mrs. Richard Daffner Joan & Jim Darby Mr. & Mrs. William J. Darr Norina H. Daubner Janis A. Davis Joan Clark Davis Marlene & Richard Davis Bruce & Rita Decker Charles S. Degrosky Captain Ronald M. Del Duca, USN (ret.)

Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Dellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Omo Mr. & Mrs. Lynn & David DeLorenzo Dr. Jau-Shyong Deng Mr. & Mrs. Edward DePersis Mr. & Mrs. Victor J. DiCarlo Mrs. Tika Dickos Richard & Joan DiSalle Docimo Family Mr. & Mrs. Todd Donovan Dr. Jane Donovan & Dr. W. G. Donovan Anthony V. Dralle Mary Jo Dressel Mary A. Duggan Jeff & Wendy Dutkovic Mr. & Mrs. Wm. F. Edsall Mary Jane Edwards Christopher & Gretchen Elkus Eugene & Katrin Engels Arnold & Eva Engler Dr. Timothy Evans Tibey & Julian Falk Dr. & Mrs. John H. Feist Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferlan Madelyn & John Fernstrom Mrs. Orlie S. Ferretti Ms. Janet Fesq Dr. Joseph Fine Mr. & Mrs. David Fitzsimmons Mr. Mark F. Flaherty Jane Flanders* Jan Fleisher & Rob Boulware Suzanne Flood 52 pittsburghsymphony.org

Dr. & Mrs. Edward L. Foley Mrs. Barbara E. Forrester Janice & Larry Foulke Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Fraelich, Jr. Mrs. Natalie H. Friedberg Friends of the PSO John & Elaine Frombach Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Fuhrer, III Lorie Fuller Normandie Fulson Ann & Bruce Gabler Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Gallagher Gamma Investment Corporation Marlene E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Gaudelli Joan & Stuart Gaul Pete Geissler Dr. & Mrs. Brian Generalovich Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Gerber Mr. & Mrs. William P. Getty Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Getze Josie & Geoff Gibson Jane N. Gilbert Revs. Gaylord & Catherine Gillis Mike & Cordy Glenn Dolores Gluck Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goldberg Walter I. Goldburg Samuel H. Golden Mr. Thomas W. Golightly & Rev. Carolyn J. Jones Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Good Mr. James Gorton & Mrs. Gretchen Van Hoesen The Graf Family Laurie Graham Ms. Rosanne Granieri & David Macpherson David & Nancy Green Charlotte T. Greenwald Dr. & Mrs. M. Joseph Grennan Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gridley Hanna Gruen Mr. Matteo Gruelle Ira & Anita Gumberg Dr. & Mrs.* Alberto Guzman Jerome P. & Claire B. Hahn Marnie & Jim Haines Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Haller Marjorie Burns Haller Jim & Mary Hamilton Jeanne M. Hanchett Susan & David Hardesty Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Harris Ms. Christine A. Hartung Mr. & Mrs. Calvin R. Hastings

Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Hausser Jana & Fil Hearn Cathy & John Heggestad Dr. & Mrs. Fred P. Heidenreich Ms. Martha S. Helmreich in Honor of my mother, Anne J. Schaff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hepler Bob & Georgia Hernandez Marianne & Marshall Hess Douglas & Antionette Hill Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Dr. Joseph & Marie Hinchcliffe Mr. Carlyle Hoch Ms. Donna Hoffman & Mr. Richard Dum Clare & Jim Hoke Philo & Erika Holcomb Katherine Holter Dr. & Mrs. Elmer J. Holzinger Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hooton Mr. & Mrs. G.T. Horne Thomas O. Hornstein Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Hope H. Horst Drs. Mary & John Hotchkiss Anne K. Hoye Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Elwood T. Hughes Jean & Richard Humphreys Robert & Gail Hunter Joan M. Hurrell Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hyland, Jr. George L. Illig, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Iwinski, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Jacob Dr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Willcox Jenkins Richard C. Alter & Eric D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Tom & Cathie Johnson Mrs. Barbara B. Johnston Tom & Wendy Jones Dr. Raymond M. Juriga Richard & Barbara Kahlson Alice & Richard Kalla Daniel & Carole Kamin Julie & Jeffrey Kant Dr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kaplan Flo & Bob Kenny Rhian Kenny Ruth Ann & Eugene Klein Lynn & Milton Klein

individual donors

Peggy C. Knott Hetty* & James Knox Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kobus Ms. Marilyn Koch Nancy & Bill Koch Dr.* & Mrs. Kian S. Kooros William B.* & Karen M. Kost Stephen Kostyniak Carly, Catherine & Kim Koza Andrew J. Kozusko, III, Esq. & Kristin M. Kozusko Madeline Kramer in Memory of Fred Kramer Helen Aldisert & William L. Krayer Alice & Lewis Kuller Robert A. & Alice Kushner Betty Lamb Dr. Michael Landay Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang A. Lorraine Laux Earl & Marilyn Latterman Marvin & Gerry Lebby Joan Lee Mr. David W. Lendt Father Ronald P. Lengwin Robert W. Lenker Sally Levin Claire & Larry Levine Dr. & Mrs. Herbert & Barbara Levit Mrs. William E. Lewellen, III Phillip & Leslie Liebscher Robert & Janet Liljestrand Elsa Limbach Mr. & Mrs. Kurt L. Limbach Mr. & Mrs. James T. Linaberger Constance T. Long Don & Hanne Lorch Mrs. Sybil S. Lowy Francis & Debbie Lynch Rosemarie & Jeffrey Lynn Pat & Don MacDonald William & Nora MacDonald Neil & Ruth MacKay Prof. Heather MacLean Hank Mader John K. Maitland Mr. & Mrs. Robert Malnati Carl & Alexis Mancuso Pam & Charley Mansell Mr. & Mrs. Bernard S. Mars Thomas & Elizabeth Massella Helen F. Mathieson Dr. William Matlack & Leslie Crawford Matlack Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. Maurer

Ms. Sidney F. McBride Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. McCarter McCarthy Rail Insurance Managers, Inc. Mr. Samuel A. McClung Jonathan & Kathryn McClure Mary C. McCormick Margaret S. McCoy Paula & Bob McCracken Mrs. Samuel K. McCune Keith McDuffie Mary & R. Lee McFadden Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. McGarry Carol Jean McKenzie Jean & John McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. William P. Meehan Mr. David Givens & Mr. Stephen Mellett Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Barbara Sachnoff Mendlowitz In Memory of William C. Menges Robert & Elizabeth Mertz Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Mrs. William Metcalf, III Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Meyer Bridget & Scott Michael Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Middleton Robert & Miriam Miller Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Miller, Jr. Dr. Samuel* & Nessa Mines Catherine Missenda Phyllis S. Mizel* Paul & Connie Mockenhaupt Mr. Jason Mooney Amy & Ira M. Morgan Jim & Susan Morris in Honor of Kay Stolarevsky Connie & Bruce Morrison Dr. & Mrs. William S. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Morrow Frank & Brenda Moses Mr. & Mrs. Richard Munsch David & Joan Murdoch Mary & Jim Murdy Terrence H. Murphy Mr. & Mrs.* Albert C. Muse Dr. & Mrs. Donald D. Naragon Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Nathanson Dr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Nebel Constance Nelson Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Rev. Robert & Mrs. Suzanne Newpher Patricia K. Nichols

Renee K. Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. James Niece Mr. & Mrs. David Nimick Dr. Sean Nolan Nan R. Norris Charles & Lois Norton Heidi Novak Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Maureen S. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Jack Offenbach Dr. & Mrs. Kook Sang Oh Paul & Nancy O’Neill Vince Ornato Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Orr Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack John A. Osuch Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Dr. & Mrs. Henry Overbeck Doug & Suzanne Owen Dr. Paul M. Palevsky & Dr. Sharon R. Roseman Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain Dr. Anthony William Pasculle Patricia Passeltiner John & Joan Pasteris Kenneth Patterson Camilla B. Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pellett Daniel M. Pennell Dr. Jeffrey & Francesca Peters Ms. Dorothy Philipp Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Piersol Drs. Robert & Kathy Piston Edward & Mary Ellen Pisula Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Porkolab David & Marilyn Posner Mrs. Mildred M. Posvar Eberhard Pothmann Mrs. Shirley Pow Ann & Malvern Powell Ms. Mary Alice Price Myrna & Gerald Prince Mercedes & John Pryce Robert & Mary Jo Purvis Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Queenan, Jr. Fran Quinlan Dr. * & Mrs. Donald H. Quint James & Carol Randolph Barbara M. Rankin Drs. Bruce & Jane Raymond Dr. & Mrs. John A. Redfield Mr. Joseph J. Regna, Jr. Paul & Dorothy Reiber Eric & Frances Reichl Ms. Victoria Rhoades Carraro Dr. & Mrs. J. Merle Rife Mavis & Norman Robertson pittsburghsymphony.org 53

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Edgar R. & Betty A. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rohr Mr. & Mrs. C. Arthur Rolander Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Rom Elaine Rosecrans Janice G. Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Byron W. Rosener, III Mrs. Louisa Rosenthal Carol & Scott Rotruck Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Joseph Rounds Melvin & Jeanne Rudov Mr. & Mrs. Edmund S. Ruffin, III Mr. R. Douglas Rumbarger Mr. Robert Rupp Mr. Leo P. Russell Murray & Shirley Rust Mrs. John M. Sadler Dr. James R. Sahovey Merrilee H. Salmon Tamiko Sampson Dr. & Mrs. Isamu Sando Dr. Carlos R. Santiago Bill McAllister & Janet Sarbaugh Stephen & Susan Sargent Sally & Keith Saylor Charlie Ward & Marita Schardt Albert & Kathleen Schartner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Schelat Ann & Bill Scherlis Dr. Melvin & Catherine Schiff Mr. & Mrs. George Schneider Mr. & Mrs. K. George Schoeppner Bernie & Cookie Soldo Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Schurr, II Mary Ann Scialabba George & Marcia Seeley Mr. & Mrs. David P. Segel Sharon Semenza Aleen Mathews Shallberg & Richard Shallberg Richard F. & Linda W. Shaw Judith D. Shepherd Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Shepherd, Jr. Dr. Charles H. Shultz Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Shure Rhoda & Seymour Sikov Marjorie K. Silverman Marilyn & Norman A. Sindler Ms. Ann Slonaker Wallace & Patricia Smith Elaine & William Smith Bill & Patty Snodgrass 54 pittsburghsymphony.org

Mrs. Alice R. Snyder Marjorie A. Snyder Marcie Solomon & Nathan Goldblatt David Solosko & Sandra Kniess Fund Kristine Haig & John Sonnenday Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Sorr in support of music and wellness Dr. Horton C. Southworth Samuel & Judith Spanos R. Palmer Spierling Richard C. Spine & Joyce Berman Henry Spinelli Janet H. Staab Jim & Judy Stalder Patricia D. Staley Gary & Charlene Stanich Dr. James Staples Shirley & Sidney Stark, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Terence Starz Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stayer William H. Steele Bronna & Harold Steiman Gene & Charlene Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Bernard P. Stoehr and Family Dr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller in Memory of Joanne Smaldino In Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Mona & E.J. Strassburger Richard A. Sundra, in Loving Memory of Patricia Sundra C.J. Sylak, Jr. Stuart & Liz Symonds Carol L. Tasillo Mr. & Mrs. William H. Taylor, Jr. Gordon & Catherine Telfer Sue Challinor & Matt Teplitz Mr. Philip C. Thackaray Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Thompson Mr. & Mrs. George H. Thompson Bob & Bette Thomson Gail & Jim Titus Denny & Colleen Travis Rosalyn & Albert Treger Paul A. Trimmer Jeff & Melissa Tsai Eric & Barbara Udren Diane & Dennis Unkovic Theo & Pia Van De Venne Suzan M. Vandertie Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Vest Edward L. & Margaret Vogel John & Linda Vuono

Wagner Family Charitable Trust Suzanne & Richard Wagner Bill & Sue Wagner C. Robert Walker John & Irene Wall Mr. & Mrs. John Wandrisco Mr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. Ward Tony & Pat Waterman Marvin & Dot Wedeen Elaine Weil William C. Weil Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Bill Weiss Norman & Marilyn Weizenbaum Mr. & Mrs. James P. Welch Nancy Welfer J.B. Weller Frank & Heide Wenzel Mrs. Louis A. Werbaneth Nancy Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Westerberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Wettach James Whitehead Ruth O. Williams Dr. Ann G. Wilmoth Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson James & Ramona Wingate Marie & Daniel Winschel Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Sidney & Tucky Wolfson Ellie & Joe Wymard Rufus J. Wysor Mark & Judy Yogman Marlene & John Yokim Dr. & Mrs. Jack Yorty Dr. Mark C. Zemanick Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ziatek Simone Ziegler The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra would like to thank the generous individuals whose gifts we cannot recognize due to space constraints. Please read their names on our website at pittsburghsymphony.org.

Current as of December 15, 2011

*deceased

foundations & public agencies

FOUNDATIONS & PUBLIC AGENCIES

Anonymous (1) Allegheny County Allegheny Regional Asset District The Almira Foundation Bessie F. Anathan Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Benjamin and Fannie Applestein Charitable Trust Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Meyer & Merle Berger Family Foundation, Inc. Allen H. Berkman and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust The Louis & Sandra Berkman Foundation H. M. Bitner Charitable Trust Maxine and William Block Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Paul and Dina Block Foundation Bruce Family Foundation Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Foundation The Jack Buncher Foundation Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable and Educational Trust Compton Family Foundation The Rose Y. and J. Samuel Cox Charitable Fund Cyert Family Foundation Kathryn J. Dinardo Fund Peter C. Dozzi Family Foundation Eden Hall Foundation Mary McCune Edwards Charitable Lead Trust Lillian Edwards Foundation Eichleay Foundation Jane M. Epstine Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Fair Oaks Foundation, Inc. Falk Foundation The Fine Foundation The Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation, Inc. Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Goldberg Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Grable Foundation Hansen Foundation The Heinz Endowments Elsie H. Hillman Foundation The Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial Fund May Emma Hoyt Foundation Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation Roy A. Hunt Foundation Hyman Family Foundation Eugene F. and Margaret Moltrup Jannuzi Foundation Howard G. and Frances Y. Jones Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Thomas Marshall Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Ruth Rankin McCullough Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation

R.K. Mellon Family Foundation Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International Howard and Nell E. Miller Foundation Millstein Charitable Foundation The Charles M. Morris Charitable Trust National Endowment for the Arts Vernon C. Neal & Alvina B. Neal Fund The Norbell Foundation A.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust Parker Foundation The Lewis A. and Donna M. Patterson Charitable Foundation W. I. Patterson Charitable Foundation The Lewis A. and Donna M. Patterson Charitable Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development Anna L. & Benjamin Perlow Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Pauline Pickens Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh Symphony Association The Platt Family Foundation Norman C. Ray Trust The Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation The William Christopher & Mary Laughlin Robinson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Rossin Foundation Ryan Memorial Foundation The H. Glenn Sample Jr. MD Memorial Trust James M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation The Mrs. William R. Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Snavely Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Alexander C. and Tillie S. Speyer Foundation Symphony East Symphony North Symphony South Tippins Foundation Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Wallace Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Rachel Mellon Walton Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Weiner Family Foundation Samuel and Carrie Arnold Weinhaus Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Robert and Mary Weisbrod Foundation Hilda M. Willis Foundation Phillip H. and Betty L. Wimmer Family Foundation Current as of January 4, 2012 pittsburghsymphony.org 55

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CORPORATIONS Includes annual corporate donations and sponsorships BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION SIGNATURE CIRCLE $75,000 AND ABOVE Acusis Allegheny Technologies Incorporated BNY Mellon EQT Corporation Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield PNC DIAMOND CIRCLE $40,000 - $74,999 Bobby Rahal Automotive Group PLATINUM CIRCLE $20,000 - $39,999 Alcoa Foundation Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company Delta Air Lines Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Giant Eagle H. J. Heinz Company Foundation LANXESS Corporation MSA Charitable Foundation PPG Industries Foundation Peoples Natural Gas Thorp Reed & Armstrong LLP Triangle Tech Group United States Steel Corporation UPMC & UPMC Health Plan GOLD CIRCLE $10,000 - $19,999 Anonymous American Eagle Outfitters Foundation Bayer USA Foundation Citigroup Clearview Federal Credit Union Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Dollar Bank Ernst & Young LLP Fairmont Pittsburgh & Habitat Restaurant The Frank E. Rath-Spang & Company Charitable Trust 56 pittsburghsymphony.org

Hefren-Tillotson Lighthouse Electric Macy’s Foundation Company, Inc. Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc. Marsh USA Inc. Sarris Candies, Inc. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting Co. SILVER CIRCLE Silhol Builders Supply $5,000 - $9,999 AlphaGraphics in the Cultural The Techs WPXI-TV District American Environmental Services, Inc. BUSINESS PARTNERS Ansaldo STS USA, Inc. PEWTER LEVEL Buchanan Ingersoll & $1,000 - $2,499 Rooney PC Berner International Corp Calgon Carbon Corporation Bowles Rice Attorneys at Law Chesapeake Energy Corporation Bridges & Company, Inc. The Common Plea Dickie, McCamey Catering Inc. & Chilcote, P.C. Deloitte ESB Bank Eat’n Park Restaurants Elements Contemporary Federated Investors, Inc. Cuisine Gleason, Inc. Ellwood Group, Inc. Heritage Valley Health FISERV System Hughes Television Productions KPMG LLP Jendoco Construction Levin Furniture Corporation Mascaro Construction Kerr Engineered Sales Company Company MEDRAD Lidia’s Italy Pittsburgh Morgan Stanley MacLachlan, Cornelius & Mozart Management Filoni, Inc. Mylan Pharmaceuticals McKamish Inc. Oliver Wyman Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP PwC Nocito Enterprises, Inc. Reed Smith LLP Oxford Development Company Ruth’s Chris Steak House Rothman Gordon PC Schreiber Industrial Six Penn Kitchen Development Co. Stringert, Inc. SYCOR Trebuchet Consulting LLC Trombino Piano Gallerie Tube City IMS, LLC West Penn Allegheny Health United Safety Services, Inc. System Wampum Hardware Inc BRONZE CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999 A.C. Dellovade, Inc. Angelo, Gordon & Co. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Burrell Group, Inc. Cipriani & Werner PC Dominion Resources Elite Coach Transportation Fort Pitt Capital Group Koppers

PARTNER LEVEL $500 - $999 Allegheny Valley Bank Big Burrito Restaurant Group Bombardier The Buncher Company Cantor and Pounds Dental Associates Consolidated Communications Crawford Ellenbogen LLC

corporations

Wagner Agency, Inc. Enterprise Bank Weltman, Weinberg General Wire Spring Co. & Reis Co., LPA Goehring, Rutter & Boehm Hamill Manufacturing Company Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. Hertz Gateway Center, LP Hoffman Electric, Inc. Horovitz, Rudoy & Roteman We would like to thank all The Jas H. Matthews corporations that contribute to the Educational Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. & Charitable Trust Please see our website for a John B. Conomos, Inc. complete listing at K&I Sheet Metal, Inc. pittsburghsymphony.org.

Lucas Systems, Inc. Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Current as of January 4, 2012 Attorneys at Law Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Modany-Falcone, Inc. Modern Reproductions, Inc. Neville Chemical Company Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Steel, Inc. PGT Trucking Pzena Investment Management, LLC Scott Metals Inc. Triad USA

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In addition to income from the Annual Fund, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is dependent on a robust Endowment to assure its financial stability. Gifts from Legacy of Excellence programs are directed to the endowment account to provide for the PSO's future. The Steinberg Society honors donors who have advised the PSO in writing that they have made a provision for the orchestra through their estate plans. Members of the Sid Kaplan Tribute program have made a planned gift to the endowment of $10,000 or more to commemorate a particular person or 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 ten years, twenty years or in perpetuity. For additional information, call 412.392.3320.

STEINBERG SOCIETY Anonymous (13) Siamak and Joan Adibi Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger The Joan & Jerome* Apt Families Francis A. Balog Robert & Loretta Barone Patricia J. Bashioum* Scott J. Bell Mr.* & Mrs.* Allen H. Berkman Dr. Elaine H. Berkowitz Benno & Constance Bernt Marilee Besanceney* Michael Bielski Ruth M. Binkley* Thomas G. Black Barbara M. Brock Gladys B. Burstein Helen B. Calkins * Janet T. Caputo* Bernard Cerilli* Judy & Michael Cheteyan Educational/Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David W. Christopher Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Churchill Dr. Johannes Coetzee* Mr.* & Mrs. Eugene S. Cohen Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Rose Y. Cox* Chester* & Caroline* Davies Jean Langer Davis* Katherine M. Detre* Dr.* & Mrs*. Daniel J. Dillon In memory of Stuart William Discount Mr.* & Mrs. Thomas J. Donnelly Mrs. Philip D'Huc Dressler* Frank R. Dziama Steven G. & Beverlynn Elliott Jane M. Epstine* Emil & Ruth* Feldman Mrs. Loti Gaffney Keith and Susan Garver The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie Mr.* & Mrs.* William H. Genge Ken & Lillian Goldsmith C. Ruth Gottesman* Anna R. Greenberg May Hanson* Elizabeth Anne Hardie Charles & Angela Hardwick Carolyn Heil 58 pittsburghsymphony.org

Eric & Lizz Helmsen Mr.* & Mrs.* Benson Henderson Mr. John H. Hill Doris M. Hunter, M.D.* Mr.* & Mrs.* William C. Hurtt Philo & Erika Holcomb Ms. Seima Horvitz* Florence M. Jacob* Esther G. Jacovitz Eugene F. and Margaret Moltrup Jannuzi Foundation Patricia Prattis Jennings Jane I. Johnson* Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Kahn Mr. Sid Kaplan* Lois S. Kaufman Miss Virginia Kaufman* Stephen & Kimberly Keen Mr. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr. Ms. Bernadette Kersting Dr. Laibe A.* & Sydelle Kessler Walter C. Kidney* John W. Kovic, Jr.* Mildred Koetting* Raymond Krotec* Mr.* & Mrs.* G. Christian Lantzsch Stanley & Margaret Leonard Frances F. Levin Margaret M. Levin* Martha Mack Lewis* Doris L. Litman Penny Locke Edward D. Loughney* Lauren & Hampton Mallory Beatrice Malseed* Jeanne R. Manders* Dr. Richard Martin in memory of Mrs. Lori Martin* Dr. Marlene McCall Elizabeth McCrady* J. Sherman and Suzanne S. McLaughlin George E. Meanor Mary K. Michaely * Catherine Missenda Dr. Mercedes C. Monjian Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Mooney Dr. Michael Moran Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Mildred S. Myers Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Eda M. Nevin*

Rhonda & Dennis Norman Rose Noon* Thaddeus A. Osial, Jr. M.D. Irene G. Otte* Mrs. Dorothy R. Rairigh* Barbara M. Rankin Richard E. Rauh Cheryl & James Redmond Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Yvonne V. Riefer* Martha Robel* Donald & Sylvia Robinson Mr. & Mrs. David M. Roderick Mr.* & Mrs. William R. Roesch Charlotta Klein Ross Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ryan Virginia Schatz Nancy Schepis In Memory of Isaac Serrins from Mrs. Isaac Serrins Michael Shefler Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Simmons Audrey I. Stauffer* Dr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Stept In Honor of Dr. Raymond Stept from His Loving Family Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore In Loving Memory of Father and Grandfather William Steinberg from Silvia Tennenbaum & Family Richard C. Tobias* Tom & Jamee Todd Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Toeplitz Mrs. Jane Treherne-Thomas Eva & Walter J. Vogel Mr. & Mrs. George L. Vosburgh In Memory of Isaac Serrins from Mr. & Mrs. Ira Weiss David G. Weiss* Brian Weller Donald Frederick Wahl* Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White Sara Cancelliere Wiegand * James & Susanne Wilkinson Mr.* & Mrs.* Arnold D. Wilner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Witmer Patricia L. Wurster Rufus J. Wysor Naomi Yoran Miriam L. Young

legacy of excellence

SID KAPLAN TRIBUTE PROGRAM

The Sid Kaplan Memorial Hallway given by David Kaplan in appreciation of generous gifts commemorating family and friends In Honor of Dr. Raymond Stept from his loving family

In Honor of Mariss & Irina Jansons and friendship from Dr. Laibe* & Sydelle Kessler Honoring my dear friend, Marvin Hamlisch, from Mina Kulber

ENDOWED CHAIRS Principal Horn Chair, given by an Anonymous Donor First Violin Chair, given by Allen H. Berkman in memory of his beloved wife, Selma Wiener Berkman Michael & Carol Bleier Horn Chair given in memory of our parents, Tina & Charles Bleier and Ruth & Shelley Stein Jane & Rae Burton Cello Chair Cynthia S. Calhoun Principal Viola Chair Virginia Campbell Principal Harp Chair Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair Johannes & Mona L. Coetzee Memorial Principal English Horn Chair George & Eileen Dorman Assistant Principal Cello Chair Albert H. Eckert Associate Principal Percussion Chair Beverlynn & Steven Elliott Associate Concertmaster Chair Jean & Sigo Falk Principal Librarian Chair Endowed Principal Piccolo Chair, given to honor Frank and Loti Gaffney William & Sarah Galbraith First Violin Chair The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie First Violin Chair Ira & Nanette Gordon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Gracky Fund for Education & Community Engagement Susan S. Greer Memorial Trumpet Chair, given by Peter Greer Caryl & Irving Halpern Cello Chair William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Vira I. Heinz Music Director Chair

Principal Pops Conductor Chair Endowed by Henry & Elsie Hillman Tom & Dona Hotopp Principal Bass Chair Milton G. Hulme, Jr. Guest Conductor Chair given by Mine Safety Appliances Company Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones III, Principal Keyboard Chair Virginia Kaufman Resident Conductor Chair, Lawrence Loh Stephen & Kimberly Keen Bass Chair G. Christian Lantzsch & Duquesne Light Company Principal Second Violin Chair Mr. & Mrs. William Genge and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Lee Principal Bassoon Chair Nancy & Jeffery Leininger First Violin Chair Edward D. Loughney Co-Principal Trumpet Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series Endowed by Gerald & Audrey McGinnis Honoring The Center for Young Musicians Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Cello Chair Dr. William Larimer Mellon, Jr. Principal Oboe Chair, given

by Rachel Mellon Walton Messiah Concerts Endowed by the Howard and Nell E. Miller Chair Donald I. & Janet Moritz and Equitable Resources, Inc. Associate Principal Cello Chair The Perry & BeeJee Morrison String Instrument Loan Fund The Morrison Family Associate Principal Second Violin Chair Mildred S. Myers & William C. Frederick Co-Principal Oboe Chair

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

Jackman Pfouts Principal Flute Chair, given in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Jackman by Barbara Jackman Pfouts Pittsburgh Symphony Association Principal Cello Chair Reed Smith Chair honoring Tom Todd Horn Chair James W. & Erin Rimmel Percussion Chair Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Oboe Chair Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Guest Conductor Chair Martha Brooks Robinson Principal Trumpet Chair Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Principal Clarinet Chair Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Tillotson Jr. Viola Chair Tom & Jamee Todd Principal Trombone Chair Rachel Mellon Walton Concertmaster Chair, given

by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mellon Scaife Jacqueline Wechsler Horn Chair given in memory of Irving (Buddy) Wechsler Barbara Weldon Principal Timpani Chair Hilda M. Willis Foundation Flute Chair Thomas H. & Frances Witmer Assistant Principal Horn Chair The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra wishes to thank individuals who have made gifts or provisions through the Legacy of Excellence programs. If you find that your name has not been listed and should be, or if you would like additional information about making gifts to the endowment, please call 412.392.3320.

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COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

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

$1,000,000+ Anonymous (1) BNY Mellon The Buncher Family Foundation Eden Hall Foundation Beverlynn & Steven Elliott The Heinz Endowments Elsie & Henry Hillman The Estate of Virginia Kaufman The Richard King Mellon Foundation PNC R.P. Simmons Family Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Arthur and Barbara Weldon $500,000 - $999,999 Anonymous (1) Wendy & David Barensfeld in Memory of Dr. David E. Herlands Dollar Bank Roy & Susan Dorrance The Giant Eagle Foundation Mr. & Mrs.* J. Robert Maxwell Catharine M. Ryan & John T. Ryan III Tom & Jamee Todd $250,000 - $499,999 Allegheny Technologies Incorporated Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Edward S. & Jo-Ann M. Churchill Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue Mr. & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon Drue Heinz Trust Tom & Dona Hotopp G. Christian Lantszch* Lillian Edwards Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McConomy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher Jon & Carol Walton Thomas H. and Frances M. Witmer $100,000 - $249,999 Anonymous (3) Kathryn & Michael Bryson 60 pittsburghsymphony.org

Rae & Jane Burton Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan The Estate of Johannes Coetzee Randi & L.Van V. Dauler, Jr., Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial Fund EQT Corporation The Estate of Beatrice Malseed The Estate of Donald F. Wahl Falk Foundation & Sigo and Jean Falk Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot Goldman Sachs Gives Ira & Anita Gumberg Hansen Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation Hefren-Tillotson Rick & Laurie Johnson Nancy & Jeff Leininger Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Rachel Mellon Walton Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Samuel and Carrie Arnold Weinhaus Fund Edward D. Loughney* Bill* & Carol Tillotson Helge & Erika Wehmeier James & Susanne Wilkinson Hilda M. Willis Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Estate of Florence M. Jacob Benno & Constance Bernt Michael & Carol Bleier Sidney & Sylvia Busis Ann & Frank Cahouet Ron & Dorothy Chutz Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Pamela R. & Kenneth B. Dunn Estate of Olga T. Gazalie Barbara Jeremiah A. W. Mellon Foundation James & Joan Moore Donald I. & Janet Moritz Mildred S. Myers & William C. Frederick Elliott S. Oshry Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reed Smith LLP

Abby & Reid Ruttenberg John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Jacquelin G. Wechsler $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (1) Alan L. & Barbara B. Ackerman Larry & Tracy Brockway Robert C. Denove Martin & Lisa Earle Eichleay Foundation Ernst & Young LLP Nancy Goeres & Michael Rusinek Ms. Anna Greenberg Robert W. & Elizabeth C. Kampmeinert Stephen & Kimberly Keen Mrs. H.J. Levin Betty & Granger Morgan The Pittsburgh Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks Robinson Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer Stan & Carole Russell Karen Scansaroli James M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation Schreiber Industrial Development Co. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Steen The Estate of Joan Dillon Milton & Nancy Washington Harvey & Florence Zeve $10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (1) William & Frances Aloe Charitable Foundation The Louis & Sandra Berkman Foundation Michael E. Bielski Estate of Ruth M. Binkley Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Booker AndrĂŠs CĂĄrdenes & Monique Mead James C. Chaplin Virginia K. Cicero The Estate of Richard C. Tobias The Estate of Jane I. Johnson Greg & Ellen Jordan Ruth Feldman* & Emil Feldman Elizabeth H. Genter David & Nancy Green Caryl & Irving Halpern David G. Hammer

commitment to excellence The Walt Harper Memorial Fund W.S. & Linda J. Hart Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Karen & Thomas Hoffman Ms. Seima Horvitz Mark Huggins & Bonnie Siefers David & Melissa Iwinski Eric & Valerie Johnson Rhian Kenny Judith & Lester* Lave Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Douglas B. McAdams Alicia & Victoria McGinnis Mary Ellen Miller Maureen S. O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. O'Brien Thaddeus A. Osial, Jr. M.D. & Linda E. Shooer Estate of Audrey I. Stauffer Mr. & Mrs. John R. Price Deborah Rice James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Max & Tiffany Starks Elizabeth Burnett & Lawrence Tamburri The Chester A. Davies Trust Edward L. & Margaret Vogel Mrs. Evette Wivagg Rachel W. Wymard Seldon & Susan Whitaker Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer $5,000-$9,999 Jim & Jane Barthen Scott Bell Allan J. & Clementine K. Brodsky Roger & Judy Clough Estelle Comay & Bruce Rabin Philip J. & Sherry S. Dieringer Mr. & Mrs. David Ehrenwerth Mr. Ian Fagelson Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferlan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Gebhardt Gail & Gregory Harbaugh Mr. & Mrs.* Charles H. Harff Eric & Lizz Helmsen Richard & Alice Kalla Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr. Douglas W. Kinzey Cliff & Simi Kress Betty L. Lamb Jeanne R. Manders* Scott & Bridget Michael Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Robert Moir & Jennifer Cowles Mary & Jim Murdy Mr. & Mrs. Hale Oliver

Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Pollack Tor Richter in memory of Tibbie Richter Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Stept Dick & Thea Stover Becky & Herb Torbin Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Richard L. LeBeau Robert P. Zinn & Dr. Darlene Berkovitz $1,000 - $4,999 Anonymous (7) Mr. Thomas L. Allen Joan & Jerome* Apt & Family John H. Ashton Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Kathleen & Joseph Baird Mr. & Mrs. David E. Barensfeld Richard C. Barney Robert W. & Janet W. Baum Philip & Melinda Beard Yu-Ling and Gregg Behr Patti & Sandy Berman Georgia Berner Drs. Barbara & Albert Biglan Marian & Bruce Block Nadine E. Bognar Betsy Bossong Jim & Debbie Boughner Mr. & Mrs. David A. Brownlee Lois R. Brozenick Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Doug Burns Burrell Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Cameron Mr. & Mrs. Brian and Shannon Capellupo Gloria R. Clark Mr. Ray Clover Dr. Richard L. & Sally B. Cohen Bill & Cynthia Cooley Stacy Corcoran Rose & Vincent Crisanti Patricia Criticos Donna Dierken Dado Ada & Stanford Davis Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Dell'Omo Valerie DiCarlo June & Barry Dietrich Lisa Donnermeyer John & Gertrude Echement Francis & Gene Fairman III In Honor of Ruth Feldman* & Emil Feldman Jan Fleisher & Rob Boulware Mr. & Mrs. Joseph U. Frye

Friends & Family of Stanford P. Davis Bruce & Ann Gabler Dr. R. Kent Galey & Dr. Karen Roche Gamma Investment Corporation Kathleen Gavigan & William B. Dixon Mr. & Mrs. James Genstein Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Russellyn Carruth Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Graham John F. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Frank T. Guadagnino Kristine Haig & John Sonnenday Deirdre & Brian Henry Carol E. Higgins Adam & Allison Hill Kelvin Hill Esther & Terry Horne Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Hornstein David & Mary Hughes Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Vincent J. Jacob Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Jacobs, Jr. Maureen Jeffrey Trust Susan & Wyatt Jenny Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur S. Jones Leo & Marge Kane Joan M. Kaplan Mr. Navroz J. Karkaria Judge William Kenworthy & Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy Jan & Guari Kiefer Aleta J. & Paul King Carly, Catherine & Kim Koza Elaine & Carl Krasik In Memory of Jack Larouere Mike LaRue & Judy Wagner A. Lorraine Laux Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Leech John Lenkey III Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Lenkey Frances F. Levin Ken & Hope Linge Tom & Gail Litwiler E.D. Loughney MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, Inc. Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee Carl & Alexis Mancuso In Memory of Elizabeth & Leonard Martin Dave & Kathy Maskalick Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Massaro, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Water T. McGough, Jr. George & Bonnie Meanor Marilyn & Allan Meltzer pittsburghsymphony.org 61

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Burl J. F. Moone, III Arthur J. Murphy, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Perry Napolitano Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Nussbaum Roger & Sarah Parker John & Joan Pasteris Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Camilla B. Pearce and Dan Gee* Joseph & Suzanne Perrino Ms. Mary Alice Price Symphony East Barbara Rackoff Bruce S. Reopolos Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Betty & Edgar R. Robinson Bruce & Susy Robison Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Rosenblum Charlotta Klein Ross Joseph Rounds Millie & Gary Ryan

Gail Ryave & Family Mary Sedigas Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz Allyn R. Shaw, William M. Shaw III & Family, Susan Wambold Michael Shefler Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Shepherd, Jr. Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Rebecca L. Carlin Paul & Linda Silver Laurie & Paul Singer Lois & Bill Singleton Marjorie A. Snyder Marcie Solomon & Nathan Goldblatt Martin Staniland & Alberta Sbragia Shirley & Sidney Stark, Jr. Sarah & Thomas St. Clair Jeff & Linda Stengel Stringert, Inc.

Peter Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Dorothea & Gerald* Thompson Jeff & Melissa Tsai Drs. Ben Van Houten & Victoria Woshner John and Linda Vuono Jim* & Mary Jo Winokur Scott & Stacy Weber Marvin & Dot Wedeen Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Wright Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zahren We would like to thank all of our donors to the Commitment to Excellence Campaign. A complete listing can be found on our website at pittsburghsymphony.org Current as of December 21, 2011 *deceased

SPECIAL NAMED GIFTS BNY Mellon ........................................Recordings & Electronic Media, and Artistic Excellence Programs Benno & Constance Bernt ......................................................................................................Stage Right Door Rae & Jane Burton ........................................................................................................................Garden Bench Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. ........................................................Mozart Room Elevator & Garden Bench William S. Dietrich, II* ............................................................Endowment for PSO Educational Programs Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue ................................................................................Music for the Spirit Roy & Susan Dorrance ......................................................................................................Music for the Spirit EQT Corporation ..................................Community Engagement & EQT Student Side-By-Side Program Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot ..........................................................................................................Grand Piano Goldman Sachs Gives..............................................................................Community Engagement Concerts Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ..................................................................Music and Wellness Program Elsie & Henry Hillman ..................The Henry L. Hillman Endowment for International Performances Ms. Seima Horvitz ........................................................................................................................Garden Bench David & Melissa Iwinski ..........................................................................................................Stage Left Door Lillian Edwards Foundation..........................................................................................Heartstrings Program Mr. & Mrs.* J. Robert Maxwell............................................................................President and CEOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ................................................................................Grand Tier Door - Right Center PNC ..................................................................................PNC Walkway at Heinz Hall and PNC Tiny Tots Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart ....................................................................................................Grand Piano Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer....................................................................................................Garden Bench Catharine M. Ryan & John T. Ryan, III ............................................................................Music for the Spirit Alece & David Schreiber ............................................................................................................Garden Bench Harvey & Florence Zeve..............................................................................................................Garden Bench Current as of November 15, 2011

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