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PROGRAM January 17, 18 & 19 program.................................................................9 January 17, 18 & 19 program notes.................................................. 12 Christoph König biography................................................................. 20 Hila Plitmann biography...................................................................... 22 January 31 & February 2 program..................................................... 25 January 31 & February 2 program notes.......................................... 26 Manfred Honeck biography................................................................ 30 Hélène Grimaud biography................................................................ 32 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra biography.................................... 34
EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL Individuals.............................................................................................. 38 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performances are brought to the community in part by generous support from the Allegheny Regional Asset District and corporations, foundations and individuals throughout our community. The PSO receives additional funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works.
Foundations & Public Agencies.......................................................... 44 Corporations ......................................................................................... 45 Legacy of Excellence............................................................................. 46 Commitment to Excellence Campaign............................................. 48
INDIVIDUALS & HEINZ HALL INFORMATION Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians........................................2
Radio station WQED-FM 89.3 and WQEJ-FM 89.7 is the official voice of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Tune in Sundays at 8 p.m. for “Pittsburgh Symphony Radio” concert broadcasts hosted by Jim Cunningham.
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Jack Heinz Society....................................................................................5 New Leadership Board............................................................................5 Pittsburgh Symphony Association........................................................5 Administrative Staff.................................................................................7
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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014 AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2014 AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2014 AT 2:30 PM
Christoph König, conductor Hila Plitmann, soprano Pre-concert
Concert Prelude with Assistant Conductor Fawzi Haimor
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major, “The Philosopher” I. Adagio II. Presto III. Menuetto IV. Finale: Presto
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
Richard Danielpour
Darkness in the Ancient Valley for Soprano and Orchestra
I. Lamentation II. Desecration III. Benediction IV. Profanation V. Finale: Consecration Ms. Plitmann Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Co-Commission SATURDAY
Richard Strauss
“Behind the Notes”
Exploration and discussion of Also sprach Zarathustra*
Intermission
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, Tone Poem (freely after Friedrich Nietzsche), Opus 30
THE PARIS THE PF MADEMADE POSS BY THEBY FINE TH
THE PARIS FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, BY THE FINE FOUNDATION.
Prologue: Sunrise — Of the Inhabitants of the Unseen World — Of the Great Longing — Of Joys and Passions — The Dirge — Of Science — The Convalescent — The Dance-Song — The Night Wanderer’s Song
*For more information on “Behind the Notes,” please turn to pages 16 & 17.
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Ian Hobson, guest conductor & pianist Sunday, January 26, 7:30pm
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major, “The Philosopher” (1764)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 31 March 1732 in Rohrau, Lower Austria; ; died 31 May 1809 in Vienna PREMIERE OF WORK
Eisenstadt, Austria, 1764 Esterházy Palace; Franz Joseph Haydn, director PSO PREMIERE
11 November 1960 Syria Mosque; William Steinberg, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
two oboes, English horn, bassoon, two horns, strings and continuo DURATION
16 minutes
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Count Ferdinand Maximilian von Morzin, a member of the Imperial Treasury and the Privy Council, Governor of Znojmo in Bohemia and Haydn’s first employer, went broke in 1761. He fired his band of musicians, and Haydn, his young music director, faced the dismal prospect of returning to the penniless existence he had endured for several years after Karl Georg Reutter had physically thrown him out of the St. Stephen’s Cathedral choir when his voice had broken a decade before. Just at the critical moment, however, Paul Anton Esterházy, Prince of Galanta and one of the Habsburg Empire’s wealthiest citizens, took Haydn onto his staff as Deputy Music Director. Haydn moved with his new wife, Anna Maria (whom he had married in secrecy because his contract with Morzin required him to be unattached), to the Esterházys’ principal seat in the small town of Eisenstadt (pop. 2,500), some thirty miles south of Vienna and not far from Rohrau, the composer’s native village. Haydn’s immediate superior in the musical establishment was the aged and ill Gregorius Werner, who reserved responsibilities for the Esterházys’ church music for himself; the duties of the palace’s instrumental music fell to Haydn. Despite the fact that his wife turned out to be a shrew of Brobdingnagian proportions (Haydn referred to her, privately, as “The Household Dragon”), Haydn was happy at Eisenstadt. He enjoyed his work, was respected and well treated by his employer, got on famously with the musicians in his charge, and composed with ease. When Anton died in 1762, he was succeeded as Prince by his brother Nicolaus, who, with a view toward making his musical establishment better reflect the grandeur of the family’s station, enlarged the orchestra and increased Haydn’s duties. When Werner died in 1766, Haydn became the Esterházys’ Kapellmeister; he was connected with the family actively and in retirement until he died 43 years later. From the time he joined the Esterházy establishment in 1761 until the family’s new palace, Esterháza, was constructed at the southern end of Neusiedler Lake just across the border in Hungary five years later, Haydn composed nineteen symphonies. Perhaps the chief characteristic of these works is their sense of excited experimentation, which they share with much of the instrumental music of that time of transition from the old Baroque style to the revolutionary language of late-18th-century High Classicism. Fugues and ritornellos and solo episodes and chorale preludes jostle for prominence with folkish melodies and diatonic harmonies and square-cut, sectional forms. Among the most interesting of these early symphonies is a series of six (Nos. 11, 18, 21, 22, 34 and 49, all composed before 1768, despite their numbering) which are indebted to the fourmovement plan of the old Italian sonata da chiesa (“church sonata”). This genre, originally played by two violins and cello-harpsichord continuo, was developed around the middle of the 17th century as an adornment to religious services, and so was inherently given to a certain weightiness of expression: its movements were abstract rather than dance-like; it was imitative and complex in texture; and it began with a large slow
movement of austere demeanor. Apropos of his own works in this style, many years later Haydn told his biographer Georg August Griesinger that “in his symphonies he often described moral character. In one of his oldest, which he could not precisely indicate to me, ‘the idea predominated of God speaking to an unrepentant sinner, asking him to reform, but the sinner in his rashness heeded not these exhortations.’” It is not impossible that the work to which Haydn forgetfully referred was the extraordinary Symphony No. 22 in E-flat of 1764, which during its composer’s lifetime had already acquired the sobriquet of “The Philosopher” for the austerity and formality of its opening movement. The style of this Adagio is reminiscent of the old chorale prelude, with the theme (which the late eminent Haydn scholar H.C. Robbins Landon thought might be a yet-unidentified church melody) presented antiphonally in long notes by paired French horns and English horns above a trudging string accompaniment. The Symphony is rounded out by a bubbling, sonata-form Presto movement, a well-mannered Menuetto and a hunt-inspired Finale, all of which remain in the tonic key of E-flat and all of which exploit the pungent sound of the English and French horns.
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RICHARD DANIELPOUR
Darkness in the Ancient Valley for Soprano and Orchestra (2011)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 28 January 1956 in New York City PREMIERE OF WORK
Nashville, 17 November 2011; Schermerhorn Symphony Center; Nashville Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Hila Plitmann, soprano THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE
INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, three flutes, alto flute, two oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, piccolo trumpet, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, celesta, and strings DURATION
29 minutes
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Richard Danielpour, one of America’s most gifted composers, was born in New York City on January 28, 1956. He completed his undergraduate education at the New England Conservatory in Boston (Bachelor of Music, 1980) and received his Master of Music (1982) and Doctor of Musical Arts (1986) degrees from the Juilliard School, where his principal teachers were Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin; he also studied composition with John Heiss and conducting with Benjamin Zander and Jacques Monod. Danielpour trained as a pianist with Lorin Hollander, Veronica Jochum, Theodore Lettvin and Gabriel Chodos, and appeared as soloist in the premiere of his First Piano Concerto with the Caracas Philharmonic in 1981. From 1984 to 1988, he taught at the College of New Rochelle and Marymount Manhattan College; he is currently on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music (since 1993) and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia (since 1997). At the invitation of Leonard Bernstein, Danielpour served as guest composer at both the 1989 Festival of the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome and the 1989 Schleswig-Holstein Festival in West Germany. He has subsequently fulfilled residencies with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Van Cliburn Foundation, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Marlboro Music Festival, Saratoga Music Festival and Berklee College of Music in Boston; in 2002, he held the Alberto Vilar Fellowship and Residency at the Berlin Academy in Germany. Among Danielpour’s other distinctions are grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Barlow, Vollmer, Astral and Djerassi foundations, the Bearns Prize of Columbia University, the Charles Ives Fellowship, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an ASCAP Award, residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo and the American Academy in Rome, a Jerome Foundation Award, and a Rockefeller Foundation grant for a residency in Bellagio, Italy. Among the many organizations that have commissioned works from Richard Danielpour are the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Pastime, inspired by the lives of baseball stars Josh Gibson, Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron; A Woman’s Life, with texts by Maya Angelou; and Darkness in the Ancient Valley), New Jersey Symphony (Celestial Nights, written for the opening of Prudential Hall in Newark in 1997, and Apparitions), New York Philharmonic (Toward the Splendid City and Through the Ancient Valley), Philadelphia Orchestra (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “A Fool’s Paradise”), National Symphony (Voices of Remembrance), San Francisco Symphony (Song of Remembrance, Symphony No. 2 and Cello Concerto No. 1, for Yo-Yo Ma), New York Chamber Symphony (Metamorphosis), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (The Awakened Heart and Rocking the Cradle), Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Piano Quintet and Sonnets to Orpheus Book I), Absolut Vodka (Piano Concerto No. 2) and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (Sonnets to Orpheus Book II). He has also written music for
Jessye Norman, John Aler, Emanuel Ax, Dawn Upshaw, Kurt Ollman, Christopher O’Riley, William Sharp, the Emerson and Muir quartets, and the Saturday Brass Quintet. In May 2005, Detroit’s Michigan Opera Theatre premiered Danielpour’s Margaret Garner, starring Denyce Graves in the title role, with a libretto by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winner Toni Morrison based on the same true story of a fugitive Kentucky slave who killed her infant daughter and then tried to kill herself when faced with the prospect of returning to slavery that Morrison recounted in her 1987 novel Beloved. Margaret Garner has received subsequent productions in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Charlotte and New York. Richard Danielpour wrote, Darkness in the Ancient Valley is a symphony in five movements, commissioned by the Pittsburgh and Nashville Symphonies. The fifth movement, which includes a soprano voice, was written for Hila Plitmann. The text comes from an English translation of a Rūmī poem (Divan 1559), and involves a woman who refuses to retaliate against her husband, or lover, in spite of his abusive and cruel behavior. The voice of this woman is for me a metaphor for the voice of the people of Iran who have endured much under the present regime, but who nonetheless refuse to retaliate with violence. “This thirty-minute work was inspired by recent events in Iran, in particular the way its people, especially the women, have been brutalized. This is of particular interest to me because my parents were born in Iran and my family lineage on both sides goes back for well over twenty generations. Born in the United States, I spent a year in Iran (1963–1964), and although I was just a child, I remember much about that year. In addition to learning Farsi, that time laid the bedrock of my understanding about the world that deepened as I matured. “Sadly, the experience in Iran was for various reasons an unpleasant one, and I had fallen in love with Western music and culture, so as I grew into adulthood I kept my Persian heritage at a distance. In recent years, however, I have become engrossed in this ancestral legacy and deeply interested in the way the people of Iran and the whole of the Middle East are pleading to be heard in the face of oppressive regimes. “The work is in its way a kind of secular liturgy (Lamentation – Desecration – Benediction – Profanation – Consecration), with much of the music drawing on sources stemming from Persian folk melodies and Sufi rhythms. I remember my mother listening to Persian records when I was little. I appropriated my memory of that music when I wrote Darkness. It’s not an accurate, note-perfect representation of the music I heard, but I think it’s more interesting because it is more personal. While this is clearly the music of a 21st-century American composer, it is the music of an American composer with a Middle Eastern memory.” Finale: Consecration
Text by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (13th century). English translation by Rafiq Abdullah from Words of Paradise, with permission from Frances Lincoln Publishers, Ltd., London
Again with burning lips I swore An oath in last night’s heart, I confess with a sigh again I swore An oath on your ruby blood. I swore that I would fix My longing gaze on your chaste smile. I swore that I would not flinch Even if you struck me with a blade, My faith in you is green and strong,
It would rise again unscathed. I suffer, My heart is torn from your breast Which none can cure but you. You may willfully cast me into fire But I am an ingot glowing for you. I swear I am dust, dry powder Rising from your path, as hapless atom, A circling would held by your gravity I turn and turn in your wake. PROGRAM NOTES 2013-2014 SEASON
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Also sprach Zarathustra (“Thus spake Zarathustra”), Opus 30 (1896)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 11 June 1864 in Munich died 8 September 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen PREMIERE OF WORK
Frankfurt, 27 November, 1896 Orchestra of the Museum Concerts Richard Strauss, conductor PSO PREMIERE
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Back in the days when Richard Strauss was considered The World’s Greatest Composer, a popular literary sport grew up around his works to fit them with plots or stories or programs. Strauss was always chary with verbal information about the “meaning” of his tone poems, and, since he did not discourage others from having a go at it, a whole barrage of possible “explanations” greeted each new work. Also sprach Zarathustra, deriving in some manner, at least, from the universal vision of Friedrich Nietzsche’s poem (left incomplete at his removal to a mental hospital), was an especially inviting target for the hurlers of literary tracts. The composer approved almost all of the efforts that came along (they were, after all, good publicity, and Strauss — and his very large income — thrived on publicity), so the latter-day reader is left with a bundle of occasionally contradictory evidence. The truth of the matter seems to be that Strauss’ music and Nietzsche’s poem share little more than a title and a few pretentious ideas. Virtually every attempt to equate a section of the tone poem with a specific passage from the poem has been unconvincing.
Syria Mosque Fritz Reiner, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
two piccolos, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, two clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, six horns, four trumpets, three trombones, two bass tubas, timpani, percussion, organ, two harps and strings DURATION
32 minutes
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Though its philosophical intentions are correctly questioned, there has never been any doubt about the expressive powers of this music. (It was the Budapest premiere of Also sprach Zarathustra that inspired the young Béla Bartók to devote his life to composition.) The sections of Strauss’ tone poem mirror several strong emotional states, as indicated by the following program note that appeared at the work’s premiere, conducted by the composer in Frankfurt on November 27, 1896. “First movement: Sunrise, Man feels the power of God. Andante religioso. But still man longs. He plunges into passion (second movement) and finds no peace. He turns toward science, and tries in vain to solve life’s problems in a fugue (third movement). Then agreeable dance tunes sound and he becomes an individual, and his soul soars upward while the world sinks far below him.” There is a progression inherent in the work, a sort of a-religious Pilgrim’s Progress, toward some transcendent state. One German writer, Rudolf Kloiber, viewed Also sprach Zarathustra as “a colorfully formed music-drama without words.... Strauss chose from the poem the speeches of Zarathustra to create a kind of scenario for the content and form of the work.” There are three overtly programmatic elements that unify the work. The first is heard immediately at the outset. It is the theme of Nature, the unison call by four trumpets based on the most fundamental acoustical pitches in the musical spectrum: C-G-C (inextricably wedged in the public consciousness by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey). The second is a sinister theme, perhaps depicting Fate, introduced by the trombones in the section, “Of joys and passions.” The third is the conflict between the C tonality — representing Nature — and that of B, the latter standing for Man’s aspirations. The unsettled struggle between these two (the technical term is bi-tonality) is most clearly discerned at the very end of the work, but it occurs many times throughout the piece.
BEHIND THE NOTES In these concerts, the conductor will take you inside the music to reveal fascinating details about its construction. Through musical demonstrations and discussion, you will explore the story and structure behind a groundbreaking piece of music. Following intermission, use your newly acquired knowledge to enjoy a complete performance of the music with an enriched understanding of its meaning. Richard Strauss is unsurpassed as a musical storyteller. His tone poems tell remarkable tales about extraordinary characters, events and places. In Also sprach Zarathustra, he comments on nothing less than the evolution of humankind, using the controversial German philosopher Freidrich Nietzche as his starting point. This evening, guest conductor Christoph König and the orchestra will uncover the musical secrets to each of the nine “chapters” of this towering masterpiece. Follow along as we explore Strauss’ version of the story, from the opening “Sunrise” to the eternal clash between Man and Nature. Upcoming Behind the Notes performances March 15, 2014 Ravel’s Boléro Leonard Slatkin, conductor
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CHRISTOPH KÖNIG Christoph König is a conductor of deep intelligence and musicality. His conducting is marked by an energetic and serious approach to musical collaboration and a commitment to thoughtful and stimulating programming. He currently holds positions as principal conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto at the Casa da Música and principal conductor and music director of the Solistes Européens in Luxembourg. Following a string of successes last season with symphonies such as Baltimore, Houston and Toronto, König’s upcoming debuts include the Calgary and Cincinnati symphonies, as well as re-invitations to the symphonies of Indianapolis, New Jersey and Pittsburgh. He also has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the symphonies of Colorado, Milwaukee, Oregon, Pacific (Costa Mesa) and Vancouver. Among König’s worldwide highlights are debuts with the Dresden Philharmonic, Euskadi Symphony and St. Gallen Symphony, as well as reinvitations to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orquesta de la Communidad de Madrid, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Real Filharmonia de Galicia and the Stuttgart Philharmonic. He also has appeared with the Barcelona Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony (including a highly successful tour of China in 2008), Beethoven Orchestra/Bonn, Danish National Symphony, the Dresdner Staatskapelle, Mozarteum Orchestra/Salzburg, Orchestre de Paris, Netherlands Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony, Norwegian Radio Orchestra/ Oslo, RTVE/Madrid, Tampere Philharmonic and the Tonkünstler Orchestra in Vienna. König also has been principal conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria. With both orchestras, he conducted a wide range of repertoire from Haydn and Mozart to Ligeti, Henze and Turnage.
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Equally at home in the theater, König’s reputation as an opera conductor rose swiftly after stepping in at short notice to successfully direct the Zürich Opera’s 2003 production of Jonathan Miller’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. He has also led the Zurich Opera in productions of Die Zauberflöte and Il Turco in Italia with Cecilia Bartoli and Ruggero Raimondi. Other operatic productions include Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Teatro Real/Madrid, Don Giovanni at the Staatsoper/ Stuttgart and Die Zauberflöte and Rigoletto at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. With the Malmö Symphony, he conducted concert performances of Madama Butterfly and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. For the Ao Vivo label, König has recorded works by Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Saariaho and Sibelius with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto. For Hyperion, he has recorded a highly acclaimed CD of music by Henryk Melcer, with pianist Jonathan Plowright and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. His recording of Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the same orchestra was featured on the front cover of BBC Music Magazine in September 2009. Other noteworthy recordings include Beethoven symphonies with the Malmö Symphony (DB Productions), and Prokofiev and Mozart with the Solistes Européens, Luxembourg (SEL Classics). König was born in Dresden, where he sang as a boy soprano in the famous Dresdner Kreuzchor. He later studied conducting, as well as piano and voice, at the Hochschule für Musik in Dresden. König also participated in master classes given by such renowned conductors as Sergiu Celibidache and Sir Colin Davis, who subsequently invited him to be his assistant for both concerts and opera productions with the Sächsische Staatskapelle in Dresden. Christoph König last conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony in November 2011.
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HILA PLITMANN In demand as a singer of new and contemporary music, Plitmann has appeared as a soloist in several world premieres, including Pulitzer Prize-winner David Del Tredici’s Paul Revere’s Ride with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Wing on Wing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by She has worked with many leading the composer, Corigliano’s Mr Tambourine conductors, including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Man with the Minnesota Orchestra and Two Thomas Adès, Leonard Slatkin, George Awakenings and a Double Lullaby, a songBenjamin and Kurt Masur, appearing with cycle written for her by Pulitzer Prize-winner the likes of the New York Philharmonic, Los Aaron Jay Kernis. Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Hila Plitmann last performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony in January 2009. London Sinfonietta. Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees with high honors from the Juilliard School and has been awarded the Sony ES Prize for her outstanding contribution to vocal arts.
Her recordings include Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winner John Corigliano’s song-cycle Mr. Tambourine Man, (for which she won a Grammy) and Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack to The Da Vinci Code, which received a Grammy nomination. She recently released a new recording of Yiddish songs, The Ancient Question, to critical acclaim.
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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014 AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014 AT 2:30 PM
Manfred Honeck, conductor Hélène Grimaud, piano Pre-concert
Concert Prelude with Assistant Conductor Lawrence Loh
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Transcribed for Orchestra by LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Opus 60
I. Adagio — Allegro vivace II. Adagio III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace IV. Allegro ma non troppo Intermission
Johannes Brahms
Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 15
I. Maestoso II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo Ms. Grimaud
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH TRANSCRIBED FOR ORCHESTRA BY LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (ca. 1708; transcribed in 1926)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 21 March 1685 in Eisenach, Germany died 28 July 1750 in Leipzig PREMIERE OF TRANSCRIPTION
Philadelphia, 10 February, 1926 Academy of Music; Leopold Stokowski, conductor PSO PREMIERE
15 March 1963; Syria Mosque; Eugene Ormandy, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, four flutes, four oboes, English horn, four clarinets, bass clarinet, four bassoons, contrabassoon, six horns, three trumpets, four trombones, tuba, timpani, celesta, two harps and strings DURATION
10 minutes
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Looking back across the thousand musical works that Bach created during his lifetime, it is easy to forget that he was also known as one of his era’s greatest performers. His earliest positions were as organist in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen (hamlets half way between Leipzig and Frankfurt), where he established an excellent reputation. He composed organ works for his own use that built on a thorough knowledge of contemporary keyboard styles infused with his incomparable genius. He was heir to a century of unbroken musical tradition in his own family, but he also widened his horizons by seeking out others from whom he could learn. He journeyed to Hamburg to hear the venerable organist J.A. Reinken (when the aged Reinken later heard Bach improvise in strict contrapuntal style, he rejoiced, “I thought this art was dead, but I see it still lives in you”) and to Lübeck — 200 miles on foot — to attend the concerts of Dietrich Buxtehude. He became Organist and Chamber Musician at Weimar in 1708, and it was during his nine years in that position that he wrote much of his organ music. He made frequent visits as an organ inspector and performing virtuoso to surrounding towns, including Dresden, where, in 1717, he met Louis Marchand, France’s greatest organist. A contest was duly arranged in which each participant was to play at sight a piece chosen by the jury. The time was set for the event and the necessary preparations made. On the appointed morning, however, Marchand came early to hear Bach warm up and try out the organ. After what must have been a stunning display, the Frenchman decided that he would save the judges the trouble of choosing a winner, and admitted defeat by default. The magnificent Toccata and Fugue in D minor, written around the time of Bach’s appointment at Weimar in 1708, juxtaposes two of Baroque music’s least-related forms. The genre of the toccata was essentially a written-down improvisation whose history traces back to Italy almost two centuries before Bach. The title is one of those slippery 17th-century terms whose meaning is often elusive, but seems to have come from the Italian word “toccare” — “to touch.” The toccata indicated a “touching” with the fingers on the keyboard to create great roulades of sound — sweeping scales, colossal harmonic progressions, dazzling figurations and so forth — usually presented as unconnected episodes. The fugue, on the other hand, is music’s most tightly integrated structure, growing from a single theme that threads through each of the voices and dominates the seamless piece from beginning to end. Bach brought to this marriage of musical antitheses a flying virtuosity (this work is probably similar to the test pieces he used when trying out new organs) and an unerring sense of impassioned drama. The British-born conductor Leopold Stokowski transcribed some three dozen of Bach’s works for large orchestra. Among the first and most famous of this group was the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, dating from 1926. Stokowski first came to public notice as an organist, when he was
appointed to the position at St. James’s Church, Piccadilly in 1902 at the age of nineteen. The D minor Toccata and Fugue was his favorite showpiece, and parishioners still recalled his performances a half century later. His love of Bach’s works continued after he became conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1912, and these transcriptions were an important way in which he shared this wonderful music with his audiences. His arrangements created a wide interest in these largely unknown compositions, and Bach-Stokowski became the most popular musical Doppelgänger of the years before World War II. (This Toccata and Fugue was the first piece of music Stokowski and Walt Disney chose during their collaboration on the film Fantasia.) In a florid literary style well suited to the grandiose character of his transcription, Stokowski wrote of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, “It has a power and majestic intensity that is cosmic in scope. One of its main characteristics is immense freedom of rhythm and plasticity of melodic outline. In the sequence of harmonies, it is bold and path breaking. Its tonal architecture is irregular and asymmetric. Of all the creations of Bach, it is one of the most original. Its inspiration flows unendingly. In spirit it is universal, so that it will always be contemporary and have a direct message for all men.”
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Opus 60 (1806)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 16 December 1770 in Bonn; died 26 March 1827 in Vienna PREMIERE OF WORK
Vienna, March 1807 Lobkowitz Palace; Ludwig van Beethoven, conductor PSO PREMIERE
23 March 1896 Carnegie Music Hall Frederic Archer, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
flute, pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings DURATION
32 minutes
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On November 13, 1805 Napoleon’s army entered Vienna. A week later, Beethoven gave the first performance of Fidelio before an audience largely comprising French officers. It failed. The French forces withdrew early the next year, and the local aristocrats, who had fled Vienna before the invasion, returned to their city palaces. Fidelio, extensively revised, was presented again on March 29, 1806, but its reception was still cool. Beethoven spent the summer of 1806 away from Vienna. His first visit was to the ancestral Hungarian estate of his friend Count Brunsvick at Martonvásár, where the Count’s sisters, Thérèse, Joséphine and Caroline, were also in residence. Journalist and Harvard librarian Alexander Wheelock Thayer, in his pioneering biography of the composer, spread the rumor that Beethoven and Thérèse got engaged that May, and that it was under the spell of that love affair that the Fourth Symphony was conceived. In 1890, a book appeared titled Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved, from Personal Reminiscences, purporting to be from Thérèse’s hand, that recounted the relationship. It was a hoax. (“The Immortal Beloved,” to whom Beethoven wrote three unheaded letters, was convincingly identified in Maynard Solomon’s 1977 biography of the composer as Antonie Brentano, a married Viennese noblewoman. Solomon also showed the letters to have been written in 1812, not 1806.) The Fourth Symphony was therefore apparently not a musical love-child, though the country calm of that summer, perhaps the most halcyon time of Beethoven’s life, may have influenced the character of the work. After visiting with the Brunsvicks, Beethoven moved to the summer castle of Prince Lichnowsky at Grätz in Silesia. Lichnowsky introduced him to his neighbor in Ober-Glogau, Count Franz von Oppersdorf, a moneyed aristocrat who placed such importance on his household musical establishment that he would not hire a servant unable to play an instrument. Oppersdorf, an admirer of Beethoven’s music, arranged a performance by his private orchestra of the Second Symphony for the composer’s visit, and, further, commissioned him to write a new symphony. Beethoven put aside the C minor Symphony (No. 5), already well advanced, to work on the commission, and most of the B-flat Symphony was completed during September and October 1806 at Lichnowsky’s castle. It is sweetness subtly tinged with Romantic pathos that opens the Fourth Symphony. The main theme is a buoyant tune given by the violins. The complementary melody is a snappy theme discussed by bassoon, oboe and flute. Inventive elaborations of the main theme occupy the movement’s development before a heightened recall of the earlier melodies and a vigorous coda close the movement. Of the second movement, little needs to be added to the words of Hector Berlioz: “Its form is so pure and the expression of its melody so angelic and of such irresistible tenderness that the prodigious art by which this perfection is attained disappears completely.” Though Beethoven called the third movement a minuet, it is really one of his most boisterous scherzos. The outer sections of the movement, with their rugged syncopations, sudden harmonic and dynamic shifts and tossing-about of melodic fragments among the orchestral participants, stand in strong contrast to the suave central trio. The finale is a whirlwind sonata form with occasional moments of strong expression in its development section.
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 15 (1854-1859)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 7 May 1833 in Hamburg died 3 April 1897 in Vienna PREMIERE OF WORK
Hanover, 22 January 1859 Royal Theater Orchestra of the Royal Theater Joseph Joachim, conductor Johannes Brahms, soloist PSO PREMIERE
9 February 1940 Syria Mosque Fritz Reiner, conductor; Eunice Norton, soloist INSTRUMENTATION
woodwinds and trumpets in pairs, four horns, timpani and strings DURATION
In 1854, Brahms set out to produce a symphony in D minor as his first major orchestral work, and, to that end, he sketched three movements in short score. The first movement was orchestrated, but Brahms was not satisfied with the result, and he decided to transform his short score into a sonata for two pianos, but this still did not fulfill his vision — the ideas were too symphonic in breadth to be satisfactorily contained by just pianos, yet too pianistic in figuration to be completely divorced from the keyboard. He was quite stuck. In 1857, the composer Julius Otto Grimm, a staunch friend, suggested that his 24-yearold colleague try his sketch as a piano concerto. Brahms thought the advice sound, and he went back to work. He selected two movements to retain for the concerto and put aside the third, which emerged ten years later as the chorus Behold All Flesh in The German Requiem. Things proceeded slowly but steadily and only after two more years of work was the Piano Concerto No. 1 ready for performance. The Concerto’s stormy first movement is among the most passionate and impetuous of all Brahms’ works. This movement follows the Classical model of double-exposition concerto form, with an extended initial presentation of much of the important thematic material by the orchestra alone (“first exposition”). The soloist enters and leads through the “second exposition,” which is augmented to include a lyrical second theme, not heard earlier, played by the unaccompanied piano. The central section of the movement begins with the tempestuous main theme, a Romantic motive filled with snarling trills and anguished melodic leaps. The recapitulation enters on a titanic wave of sound, as though the crest of some dark, brooding emotion were crashing onto a barren, rocky shore. The lovely second theme returns (played again by the solo piano), but eventually gives way to the foreboding mood of the main theme.
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The Adagio is a movement of transcendent beauty, of quiet, twilight emotions couched in a mood of gentle melancholy — of “something spiritual” in Clara Schumann’s words. Above the first line of the conductor’s score, Brahms penciled in the phrase “Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini” — “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” This reference, really an informal dedication, is to his friend and mentor Robert Schumann, often addressed by his friends as “Mynheer Domine,” who died while Brahms was working on the Concerto. Such an overt association of his music with definite sentiments was highly unusual for this circumspect composer, and he later crossed out the Latin phrase. The emotion of deep tranquility, however, remains.
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The finale, perhaps modeled on that of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, is a weighty rondo. Its theme is related to the lyrical second subject of the opening movement by one of those masterful strokes that Brahms used to unify his large works. Among the episodes that separate the returns of the rondo theme is one employing a carefully devised fugue that grew directly from Brahms’ thorough study of the music of Bach. After a brief, restrained cadenza, the coda turns to the brighter key of D major to provide a stirring conclusion to this Concerto, a work of awesome achievement for the 26-year-old Brahms.
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MANFRED HONECK Manfred Honeck has served as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since the 2008-2009 season. After two extensions, his contract will now run until the end of the 20192020 season. His successful work in Pittsburgh is captured on CD by the Japanese label Exton. So far, Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben have been released to critical acclaim. The recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 won an ICMA 2012 Award. With great success, Honeck and his orchestra present themselves regularly to the European audience. Since 2010, annual tour performances have led them to numerous European music capitals and major music festivals, amongst them Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Musikfest Berlin, Grafenegg Festival, Lucerne Festival and the BBC Proms. The 2012 tour focused on a weeklong residency at the Vienna Musikverein. In August and September 2013, concerts took place in Grafenegg, Berlin, Bucharest, Paris, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Lucerne and Bonn. From 2007 to 2011, 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’s 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 and the Salzburg Festival. Born in Austria, Honeck received his musical training at the Academy of Music in Vienna. Many years of experience as a member of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and at the helm of the Vienna Jeunesse Orchestra have given his conducting a distinctive stamp. He commenced his career as assistant to Claudio Abbado in Vienna. Subsequently, 30
he was engaged by the Zurich Opera House, where he was bestowed the prestigious European Conductor’s Award in 1993. Other early stations of his career include Leipzig, where he was one of three main conductors of the MDR Symphony Orchestra and Oslo, where he assumed the post of music director at the Norwegian National Opera on short notice for a year and, following a highly successful tour of Europe, was engaged as principal guest conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for several years. From 2000 to 2006, he was music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stockholm and, from 2008 to 2011, principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he has resumed for another three years at the beginning of the 2013-2014 season. As a guest conductor, Honeck has worked with leading international orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome and the Vienna Philharmonic. Orchestras he conducted in the United States include New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra. He is also a regular guest at the Verbier Festival. In February 2013, he gave his successful debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the direct result of which was a CD recording together with Anne-Sophie Mutter (works of Dvorak) for DG. In the 2013-2014 season, he will return to Bamberg, New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Rome, amongst others, and will make his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2010, Honeck earned an honorary doctorate from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Moreover, he has been artistic director of the “International Concerts Wolfegg” in Germany for more than 15 years.
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HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD She could be called a Renaissance woman for our times. Hélène Grimaud is not just a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life. She is a woman with multiple talents that extend far beyond the instrument she plays with such poetic expression and peerless technical control. The French artist has established herself as a committed wildlife conservationist, a compassionate human rights activist and as a writer. Grimaud was born in 1969 in Aix-enProvence where she began her piano studies at the conservatory with Jacqueline Courtin and subsequently under Pierre Barbizet in Marseille. She was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at just 13 and won first prize in piano performance a mere three years later. She continued to study with György Sándor and Leon Fleisher until, in 1987, she gave her well-received debut recital in Tokyo. The same year the renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim invited her to perform with the Orchestre de Paris. This marked the launch of Grimaud’s musical career; one highlighted by concerts with most of the world’s major orchestras and many celebrated conductors. Her recordings have been critically acclaimed and awarded numerous accolades, among them the Cannes Classical Recording of the Year, Choc du Monde de la musique, Diapason d’or, Grand Prix du disque, Record Academy Prize (Tokyo), Midem Classic Award and the Echo Award. Between her debut in 1995 with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Claudio Abbado and her first performance with the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur in 1999 — just two of many acclaimed musical milestones — Grimaud made a wholly different kind of debut: in upper New York State she established the Wolf Conservation Center.
doesn’t end there: she is also a member of the organization Musicians for Human Rights, a worldwide network of musicians and people working in the field of music to promote human rights and social change. Grimaud also pursues writing. Her first book, Variations Sauvages, was published in French in 2003 and subsequently translated into English, Japanese, Dutch and German. Her second book, Leçons particulières, part novel and part autobiography, followed in 2005. Recently, she published Retour à Salem, a semi-autobiographical novel released in French in October 2013. Despite her multiple creative passions, it is through Grimaud’s thoughtful and expressive music-making that she most deeply touches the emotions of audiences. Fortunately, they have been able to enjoy her concerts due to her extensive touring programme with major orchestras around the world. Her 2013 calendar includes performances in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Russia, the United States, Brazil, China and Japan with, amongst others, the London Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, the Philharmonia, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Brahms features prominently in Grimaud’s programming repertoire throughout 2013. In September, Deutsche Grammophon released her album of the two Brahms piano concertos; the first concerto with Andris Nelsons conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the second recorded with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Grimaud is also an ardent and committed chamber musician who performs frequently at prestigious festivals and cultural events with a Her love for the endangered species was wide range of musical collaborators, including sparked by a chance encounter with a Sol Gabetta, Thomas Quasthoff, Rolando wolf in northern Florida which led to her Villazón, Jan Vogler, Truls Mørk, Clemens determination to open an environmental Hagen and the Capuçon brothers. education centre. Grimaud’s engagement 32
An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2002, her previous album, Duo, a collaboration with cellist Sol Gabetta release in 2012, won the 2013 ECHO Award for “chamber recording of the year” and is nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Previous releases include her Mozart Piano Concertos No. 19 and No. 23, a disc released in 2011, which also featured a collaboration with singer Mojca Erdmann on a recording of Mozart’s Ch’io mi scordi di te?. Grimaud’s 2010 release, the solo recital album Resonances, featured music by Mozart, Berg, Liszt and Bartók. Other DG recordings by Grimaud include Bach’s solo and concerto works in which she directed the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
from the piano bench, and a Beethoven disc with Staatskapelle Dresden and Vladimir Jurowski, Reflection and Credo, a Chopin and Rachmaninov Sonatas disc, a Bartók CD with Grimaud playing the Third Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez and a DVD release of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado. Grimaud’s deep dedication to her musical career, both in performances and recordings, is reflected and reciprocally amplified by the scope and depth of her environmental and literary pursuits. Grimaud last performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony in September 2011.
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Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller Dr. & Mrs. Martin Earle H. Ward & Shirley Olander ENCORE CLUB in honor of our four Curt & Kim Tillotson Fleming Paul & Nancy O’Neill $1,500 - $2,499 grandsons Charitable Trust Mr. William R. Forsythe Anonymous (6) Mr. & Mrs. John R. & Dr. Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. & J. Tomlinson Fort Mr. & Mrs. David J. Svetlana S. Price Linda Shooer Osial Armstrong Janet M. Frissora Dr. & Mrs. William E. Robert & Lillian Panagulias Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Balog Rinehart Dina & Jerry Fulmer Mr.* & Mrs. James Parker Lorraine E. Balun, in memory Mr. & Mrs. William F. Gary & Joanne Garvin Drs. James Parrish & of Phyllis E. Zimmerman Roemer Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Christiane Siewers Dr. Barbara Barnes & Mr. Millie & Gary Ryan Gebhardt Mr. & Mrs. William Richard Ley Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz Dr. Robert J. & Susan J. Pohlmann Barbara C. & Ralph J. Gluckman Nancy Schepis Richard E. Rauh Bean Jr. Nancy Goeres & Michael Michael Shefler Dr. Tor Richter in memory Fred & Sue* Bennitt Rusinek Robert & Janet Squires of Elizabeth W. Richter Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Berdik Mr. James Gorton & Mrs. John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Gretchen Van Hoesen James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Dr. Michael & Barbara Symphony East Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Bianco George & Jane Greer Riordan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher William & Victoria Guy Mr. Michael E. Bielski Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney Gerald & Carolyn Eberly Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Jim & Marnie Haines Dr. Alan Russell Blaney Seldon Whitaker In Memory Charles H. Harff of Susan Whitaker Donald D. Saxton Jr. in Paul E. Block Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Harvey memory of Barbara Morey Philip & Bernice Bollman Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Saxton Carolyn Heil Richard LeBeau Ted Bosquez Karen Scansaroli Dan & Gwen Hepler Rachel & Franny Wymard Dr. Carole B. Boyd Leonard & Joan Robert P. Zinn & Dr. Darlene Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew Mr. & Mrs. James H. Scheinholtz Berkovitz Dorothy A. Howat Bregenser Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Alysia & Robert Hoyt Lawrence R. Breletic & Hyman Family Foundation Dr. Stanley Shostak & Dr. Donald C. Wobb Marcia Landy AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE Alice Jane Jenkins Jill & Chuck Brodbeck James & Janet Slater $2,500 - $4,999 Leo & Marge Kane Myron David Broff Manny H. & Ileane Smith Anonymous (7) Gerri Kay Roger & Lea Brown Marisa & Walter C. Smith Barbara & Marcus Aaron II Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Brownlee Lowell & Jan Steinbrenner Jane Callomon Arkus Sydelle Kessler Gary & Judy Bruce Jeff & Linda Stengel Dr. & Mrs. David Beaudreau Charles F. & Kathleen R. Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Fred & Maryann Steward Kovac Nick & Dotty Beckwith Gene & Sue Burns Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Stept Cliff & Simi Kress Martha L. Berg Dr. Bernadette G. Callery* & Theodore & Elizabeth Stern Dr. Joseph M. Newcomer Susan Oberg Lane Michael & Carol Bleier Margaret Tarpey & Bruce Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Susan S. Cercone Marian & Bruce Block Freeman Lenkey Mrs. Arthur L. Coburn III Don & Judy Borneman Dr. Sharon Taylor & Dr. Barry Lhormer & Janet Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Alan Betsy Bossong Philip Rabinowitz Markel Cope Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Doris L. Litman Richard & Sandra Teodori Patricia Cover Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Brand Judith & Steve Thomas Tom & Gail Litwiler Marion S. Damick Hugh & Jean Brannan Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Thomas Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee Alfred R. de Jaager Charles* & Patricia Burke Mrs. John Marous Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Calgon Carbon Corporation Thompson II Mr. & Mrs. Frank V. Cahouet James & Jennifer Martin Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dell John & Nancy Traina Gail & Rob Canizares Dave & Kathy Maskalick Michelle Ann Duralia Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner Judy Clough Victoria & Alicia McGinnis John & Gertrude Echement Jim Walker & Jonnie Charles C. Cohen & Michele Margaret J. McGowan Viakley Linda & Robert Ellison M. McKenney Marilyn & Allan Meltzer Dr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. Marlene & Louis Epstein Bill & Cynthia Cooley Wasilak Montgomery IP Associates Ms. Kelly G. Estes & Mr. Rose & Vincent A. Crisanti Dr. Konrad & Mrs. Konrad Abby L. Morrison Hank Snell Cyert Family Foundation M. Weis Gerald Lee Morosco & Paul Donald & Judith Feigert Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Davidson Jr. Ford Jr. Carolyn & Richard Henry & Ann Fenner Westerhoff Jamini Vincent Davies Barbara & Eugene Myers Albert L. Filoni Harvey & Florence Zeve Ada & Stanford* Davis Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Edith H. & James A. Fisher Dorothea K. Zikos Robert & Renee Denove Nieland Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Fisher Mr. Frank R. Dziama Fritz Okie EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2013-2014 SEASON
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Chauncey & Magdaline Dr. Donald & Joann Carol Jean McKenzie Dick & Thea Stover Frazier Atkinson Sherman & Sue Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Dr. & Mrs. J. William Futrell Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Atwell McLaughlin Stroebel Keith & Susan Garver Mrs. Alicia Avery Nessa Green Mines Dorothea & Gerald* Alice V. Gelormino Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Jim & Susan Morris in Honor Thompson of Kay Stolarevsky Bob & Bette Thomson Mr. & Mrs. David C. Genter Ruth Bachman in Memory Lesa B. Morrison, Ph. D. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Ticknor of James Bachman Mrs. Merle Gilliand* Donna L. Balewick M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Etsuro K. Rosalyn & Albert Treger Dr. & Mrs. Sanford A. Motoyama Gordon Albert R. Trezza & Megan A. Dr. Esther L. Barazzone Harry & Kathleen Nagel Trezza Rick & Stephanie Green Wendy & David Barensfeld Maurice & Nancy Nernberg Drs. Ben Van Houten & Dr. Alberto M. Guzman Richard C. Barney Victoria Woshner Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Mrs. Ellen Hagerty Robert & Loretta Barone O’Donnell Bob & Denise Ventura Mr. & Mrs.* George K. Hanna Martin & Bridgett Bates Dr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vismor Rev. Diana D. Harbison Robert W. & Janet W. Baum Martha E. Hildebrandt Mr. & Mrs. Burt Wald Bob & Georgia Hernandez Ellen Ormond Barbara N. Baur C. Robert Walker Douglas & Antionette Hill David & Gail Becker Seth & Pamela Pearlman Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. Clare & Jim Hoke Dorothy Becker Dale & Michele Perelman White Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hoyt Ken & Elsa Beckerman Connie & Mike Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Thomas White Micki Huff Ms. Sandy Pysh and Elizabeth & Frank Wiegand Vange & Nick Beldecos Mr. Rich Somplatsky Joan M. Hurrell Judith Bell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Mr. & Mrs. Edward V. Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Witmer Edgar* & Betty Belle Randall Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Jacob Ellie & Joe Wymard Rudy & Barbara Benedetti Stephen G. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Naomi Yoran Eleanor H. Berge Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rohr Jamison Jr. Miriam L. Young Ron & Nancy Bergey Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Barbara Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow Dr. Peter & Judy Berkowitz Rosenblum Jackie & Ley Jones Mrs. Georgia Berner & Mr. Rich & Linda Ruffalo Mr. & Mrs. Jayant Kapadia James Farber Mr. & Mrs. David N. Kaplan Judy & Stanley Ruskin Robert S. Bernstein & Ellie K. SYMPHONY CLUB Dr. James R. Sahovey Bernstein Fund Rolf & Florence M. Kayser $500 - $1,499 Juerg & Lois Saladin Ms. Robin Joan Bernstein & Judge William Kenworthy Anonymous (27) Mr. H. Seigle* & Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy Drs. Guy & Mary Beth Mrs. Ernest Abernathy Salama Don Berry Gloria Kleiman Barbara & Otto Abraham Henry & Charlotte Thomas & Perri Schelat James & Jane Knox Frederic & Deborah Beukema Mr. & Mrs. John Krolikowski Joseph Schewe Jr. Acevedo Dr. & Mrs. Albert W. Biglan Esther Schreiber Lewis & Alice Kuller Deborah L. Acklin Harry S. Binakonsky, M.D. Jolie Schroeder George & Alexandra Kusic Mary Beth Adams Dr. Paul Birckbichler Father Ronald P. Lengwin Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Dr. & Mrs. Siamak Adibi Shepherd Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Birsic Sally Levin Preston & Annette Shimer R. Ward Allebach & Lisa D. Franklin & Bonnie Steagall Claire & Larry Levine Blackstone Kay L. Shirk Joyce & John Allen Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Harry & Gayle Blansett Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Katia Sycara Richard C. Alter & Eric D. Shoop Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Block Johnson In Memor of Elliott (Bud) Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Ms. Sandi & Jim Bobick Lewis, from Harriet, Dr. Madalon Amenta Rebecca L. Carlin Barbara, Marc, Scott and Joseph A. & Shirley H. Donald & Kathleen Paul & Linda Silver Kim Lewis Bonner Anderson Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Elsa Limbach Jim & Debbie Boughner Mrs. Doris Anderson Dennis & Susan Slevin Roslyn M. Litman Dr. & Mrs. A’Delbert Bowen Craig & Dawn Andersson Mrs. Alice R. Snyder Francis & Debbie Lynch Wm & Elizabeth S. Bowers Jr. Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Marcie Solomon & Nathan George & Jane Mallory Bozzone Family Foundation Angleberger Goldblatt Dr. Richard Martin in Gary & Connie Joan Apt The Honorable & Mrs. memory of Mrs. Lori Brandenberger Warren J. Archer & William L. Standish Martin Gerda & Abe Bretton Madeline C. Archer Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Dr. James Staples Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Bridges Rod & Tammy Ardolino Lewis M. Steele & Ann Mr. Samuel A. McClung Mary & Russell Brignano Janice Argabright & Labounsky Steele Jean H. McCullough Mary L. Briscoe Nicholas Brown Barbara & Lou Steiner Alan & Marilyn McIvor James & Susan Armour Dr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller 40
Judy Brody & Lawrence David* & Marian Crossman Ms. Ann P. Flaherty Dr. Lora D. Graves & Dr. Adler Bryan D. Dye John D. & Laurie B. Mr. Mark F. Flaherty Suzanne Broughton & Culbertson David & Nancy Green Mr. & Mrs. James Flanigan Richard Margerum Kent & Merle Culley Charlotte T. Greenwald Jan Fleisher Mr. & Mrs.* Earle O. Mr. S. A. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gridley Suzanne Flood Brown Jr. Ms. Sheryl Ann Cupps Ernest J. Grindle Dr. Edward L. Foley Timothy R. Brown & Heidi K. Cynthia Custer Margaret L. Groninger Bartholomew Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Daboo Fortwangler Mr. & Mrs. G. Fred Grove Nancy & John* Brownell Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Fraelich Jr. D.T. Gruelle Specialty Lois R. Brozenick Daffner Logistics Christina Friday Timothy & Linda Burke Mr. Enrico & Mrs. Federica Ms. E. A. Gundelfinger Eleanor Friedman Dr. & Mrs. John A. Dallavecchia Kristine Haig & John Burkholder Friends of the PSO Joan & Jim Darby Sonnenday Rev. Glen H.* & Carol John & Elaine Frombach Mr. & Mrs. William J. Darr Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Burrows F. Thomas Fruehstorfer Norina H. Daubner Susan & Wilfred Hansen Dr. Stuart S. Burstein Mrs. Fran Frye Joan Clark Davis Susan & David Hardesty Nicholas Butera & Grace Dr. & Mrs. Freddie H. Fu Wagner Bruce & Rita Decker Charles Harris & Darlene Lorie Fuller Nowak in honor of William Michael F. Butler Jim* & Peggy Degnan & Kathleen Caballero Normandie Fulson James & Judith Callomon Charles S. Degrosky Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Harris Mr. Gabriel C. Fusco Susan Campbell & Patrick Dan & Dee Delaney Mrs. Mary O. Harrison Bruce & Ann Gabler Curry Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Mr. Robert Hartman Dr. & Mrs. R. Kent Galey Andrés Cárdenes & Dell’Omo Monique Mead Ms. Christine A. Hartung Gamma Investment Lynn & David DeLorenzo Corporation Dr. Albert Caretto Jr. Roger & Lou Haskett Mr. & Mrs.* Edward DePersis Dr. & Mrs. Keith Garbutt Richard & Jeanne* Carter Valerie DiCarlo Cal & Donna Hastings Ronald & Marlene Gardner Cathy & John Heggestad Charles & Donna Victor & Delia DiCarlo Cashdollar Dr. & Mrs. Marc E. Garfinkel Dr. & Mrs. Fred P. Heidenreich Jerome A. Dixon David & Kathryn Cashman Hans & Gudrun Garkisch Ms. Emily Heidish D.J. Knowles Dodds Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Cassoff Mr. & Mrs. Randall Garloff Ms. Martha S. Helmreich Mr. & Mrs. A. Doedyns Sue Challinor & Matt Teplitz in Honor of my mother, Joan & Stuart Gaul Lisa Donnermeyer Anne J. Schaff Mr. Flavio & Tatjana M. K. Gavigan & Wm. B. Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Todd Donovan Chamis Eric & Lizz Helmsen Pete Geissler Doris Dowling Dr. Thomas S. Chang Paul & Colleen Hennigan Anne & Rob German Mr. & Mrs. David Chapman Mr. & Mrs. James R. Drake Mr. & Mrs. William P. Getty Thelma & Andrew Herlich Anthony V. Dralle Peggy & Joe Charny Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Getze Marianne & Marshall Hess Mr. John M. & Ms. Victoria Geri Chichilla Revs. Gaylord & Catherine Professor Benjamin E. Hicks W. Duff Craig D. Choate Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Gillis Jeff & Wendy Dutkovic Kenneth & Celia Christman Dr. Joseph & Marie Barbara & Fred Gilman John & Elizabeth Eckenrod Hinchcliffe Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Chung Mr. David Givens & Mr. Mr. & Mrs. David H. Pete & Rebecca Hoch Stephen Mellett William R. Clarkson & Dr. Ehrenwerth Andrea Velletri Ms. Donna Hoffman & Mr. Mike & Cordy Glenn Christopher & Gretchen Richard Dum William & Elizabeth Daniel & Marcia Glosser Elkus Clendenning Philo & Erika Holcomb Fund Roger & Beverly Engle Stuart & Cathryn Coblin Katherine Holter Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Goern Arnold & Eva Engler Christine & Howard Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Elmer J. Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goldberg Mindy & Richard Epstein Holzinger Jared L. & Maureen B. Walter L. Goldburg Dr. & Mrs.* John H. Feist Cohon Ms. Madeleine Hombosky Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Joan Feldman Alan & Lynne Colker Thomas O. Hornstein* Russellyn Carruth Martin & Suzanne Fenster Thomas W. Golightly & Rev. Charitable Fund of The In Loving Memory of Pittsburgh Foundation Johnathan Heath College Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferlan Dr. Carolyn J. Jones Hope H. Horst Dale Colyer Madelyn & John Fernstrom Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Good Lin and Anne Cook Mrs. Orlie S. Ferretti Richard E. Gordon & June F. Anne K. Hoye Emanuel & Lorraine Hudock Swanson Barton & Teri Cowan Janet Fesq Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Huffman Ms. Rita J. Gould Dr. Mary Ann Craig Marvin C. Fields Mr. & Mrs. Elwood T. Hughes The Graf Family Susan & George Craig Dr. Joseph Fine Jean & Richard Humphreys Nelson & Carol Craige Warren & Joan Fitzpatrick Laurie Graham Robert & Gail Hunter Susan O. Cramer EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2013-2014 SEASON
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Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hyland Jr. Lawrence & Jacqueline Lobl Mr. & Mrs. William J. John Orndorff Jr. George L. Illig Jr. Mr. & Mrs.* Thomas J. Locke Mehaffey Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack Barbara M. Meharey Dr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs Margery J. Loevner John A. Osuch Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Lynne & Blair Jacobson Mark & Joan Lombardi Peter & Memi Melotti David & Terry Jancisin Don & Hanne Lorch Russell G. & Karen Overfield Mark & Amy Mendicino Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Willcox Mrs. Howard M. Love Doug & Suzanne Owen Jenkins Eddie Lowy & Ricardo Cortés Barbara Sachnoff Dr. Paul M. Palevsky & Dr. Mendlowitz Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Jew Jr. Ann Quinn Lyle Sharon R. Roseman In Memory of William C. Joanne K. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. A. H. Panahandeh In Memory of James Lyne Menges Janis &Jonas Johnson Dr. Armand J. Panson Daphne & John Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Tom & Wendy Jones in Pamela & Ronald Pape Merriman William & Helen Lyons Honor of Chris Wu Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain Mrs. Guinevere R. Mabunay Robert & Elizabeth Mertz Barbara & Richard Kahlson Fund of The Pittsburgh Dr. Anthony William Pat & Don MacDonald Alice & Richard Kalla Foundation Pasculle William & Nora MacDonald Daniel G. & Carole L. Kamin Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Meyer John & Joan Pasteris Neil & Ruth MacKay Julie & Jeffrey* Kant Bridget & Scott Michael Kenneth & Rose Patterson Mrs. George J. Magovern Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Mr. Richard Patterson John Maitland Middleton Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kara Jim & Jeannine Patton Louise & Michael Malakoff Ms. Laurie Miller Flo & Bob Kenny Camilla Brent Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Robert Malnati Mary Ellen Miller Rhian Kenny Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pellett Mr. & Mrs. William G. Malter Robert & Miriam Miller Greta Keverline Daniel M. Pennell Carl & Alexis Mancuso Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Natalie W. Klein Eric & Sharon Perelman Drs. Ellen Mandel & Dr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Miller Jr. Ms. Irina A. Peris Ruth Ann & Eugene Klein Lawrence Weber Frank C. & Judy L. Mindicino Bill & Stella Perrine Stuart L. & Ann K. Knoop Mr. & Mrs. Donald Marinelli Ann & Mark Mizer Peggy C. Knott Dr. Jeffrey & Francesca Peters Mars Family Charitable Paul & Connie Ms. Marilyn Koch Foundation Judy Petty Mockenhaupt Ms. Dawn Kosanovich John and Cathy Mary Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Amy & Ira* M. Morgan Pfendler Jr. Madeline Kramer in Helen F. Mathieson Bill & Jane Morgan Memory of Fred Kramer Ms. Dorothy Philipp Dr. William Matlack & Leslie Mr. Gary Morrell David Kremen Crawford Matlack Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Piersol Connie & Bruce* Morrison Robert A. & Alice Kushner Karen Matthews Edward & Mary Ellen Pisula Frank & Brenda Moses Dr.* & Mrs. Michael Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. Larry & Nancy Podey Kutsenkow Michael & Cynthia Mullins Maurer Mr. & Mrs. E. Kears Pollock Mr. Nicholas Kyriazi Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Maxwell Richard & Martha Munsch Drs. Mary & Raymond Betty Lamb Mary & Jim Murdy Sidney McBride Pontzer Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall Suzanne Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Porkolab Ronald & Lida Larsen Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy McCamic Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. Muse David & Marilyn Posner Earl & Marilyn Latterman Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. McCarter James & Marlee Myers Mrs. Mildred M. Posvar Lorraine Laux Mr. Roger Myers McCarthy Rail Insurance Shirley Pow Managers, Inc. Marvin & Gerry Lebby Dr. & Mrs. Donald D. Naragon Ann & Malvern Powell Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Drs. Grace & Joon Lee Dr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Nebel Bob & Mary Jo Purvis McChesney Ms. Janet Lee & Mr. Constance Nelson Mrs. Jean Purvis Jonathan & Kathryn Matthew Rosengart Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Liberty & Andrew Pyros McClure Diana K. Lemley M.D. & Paul Rev. Robert & Suzanne Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr. Mary C. McCormick L. Shay M.D. Newpher Fran Quinlan Paula & Bob McCracken Mr. David W. Lendt Patricia K. Nichols Dr.* & Mrs. Donald H. Quint Mrs. Samuel K. McCune Robert W. Lenker Mr. & Mrs. David Nimick Ms. Barbara Rackoff Mary A. McDonough Dr. Herbert & Barbara Levit Dr. Sean Nolan Betty Radvak-Shovlin Mrs. William E. Lewellen III Keith McDuffie Mark & Nikki Nordenberg James D. & Carol L. Kent & Martha McElhattan Anne Lewis Charles & Lois* Norton Randolph Mary & R. Lee McFadden Philip & Leslie Liebscher James & Lindsey Nova Mr. Joseph J. Regna Jr. Robert & Janet Liljestrand Jean & John* McLaughlin Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Eric & Frances Reichl Mr. & Mrs. Kurt L. Limbach Susan Lee Meadowcroft Maureen S. O’Brien Ms. Diana Reid Mr. & Mrs. William P. Jim & Sandi Linaberger Dr. Everett F. Oesterling & Dr. & Mrs. J. Merle Rife Meehan Ken & Hope Linge Mrs. Joyce Oesterling Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts 42
Mavis & Norman Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Shure Gordon & Catherine Telfer Nozomi Williams in Honor of Sally Webster and Susan Edgar R. & Betty A. Rhoda & Seymour* Sikov Mr. Paul Teplitz Bassett Robinson Constance Field Silipigni Mr. Doug Thomas Robert & Carole Williams Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Rom Lee & Myrna Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Rollie G. Thomas Ruth Williams in honor of Janice G. Rosenberg Marjorie K. Silverman Mary Lloyd & George the Martindale Family Dr. Pinchas Rosenberg Thompson Mr. Frank Simpkins Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson Shoshana & Jerry Rosenberg Marilyn & Norman A. Sindler Gail & Jim Titus James & Ramona Wingate Mr. & Mrs. Byron W. Denny & Colleen Travis Lois & Bill Singleton Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Rosener III Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Trees Dr. Carol Slomski Sidney & Tucky Wolfson Mrs. Louisa Rosenthal Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Ms. Ann Slonaker Dr. & Mrs. D. Scott Wood Carol & Scott Rotruck Paul A. Trimmer Kathleen Opat Smith Drs. Barry & Iris Wu Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Jeff & Melissa Tsai Wallace & Patricia Smith Dr. & Mrs. John A. Yauch Harvey & Lynn Rubin Eric & Barbara Udren Bill & Patty Snodgrass Mark & Judy Yogman Mr. & Mrs. Edmund S. Sandy & Mr. Edgar Snyder Mary & Gerald Unger Ruffin III Ms. Susan Yohe Diane & Dennis Unkovic David Solosko & Sandra Mr. Robert Rupp Alice L. Young Kniess Fund Ms. Phyllis Vail Mr. Leo P. Russell Hugh D*. & Alice C. Young Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Sorr Theresa Valeri Shirley & Murray Rust Dr. & Mrs. Richard E. Young in support of music & Theo & Pia Van De Venne Mrs. John M. Sadler wellness Joan & Isaias Zelkowicz Suzan M. Vandertie Tamiko Sampson Drs. Horton C. & Jannene M. Mark C. Zemanick, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Vest Southworth Dr. & Mrs. Isamu Sando Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ziatek Dr. & Mrs. Carey T. Vinson III Samuel & Judith Spanos Dr. Carlos R. Santiago Mrs. Patricia M. Zimba Cate & Jerry Vockley Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Sauereisen Richard C. Spine & Joyce Berman Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel Sally & Keith Saylor Current as of Jan. 3, 2014 Henry Spinelli John & Linda Vuono Albert & Kathleen *deceased Janet H. Staab Judy Wagner & Mike LaRue Schartner Mr. & Mrs. James C. Stalder Wagner Family Charitable Christopher & Jennifer Trust Scheib Gary & Charlene Stanich Suzanne & Richard Wagner Ann & Bill Scherlis Shirley & Sidney Stark Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Melvin M. Schiff Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stayer Kevin & Jennifer Walker Joe & Nancy Schmitt Bronna & Harold Steiman John & Irene Wall Mr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. Ward Mr. & Mrs. George Mr. Frederick Steinberg Schneider Edward & Rebecca Stephan John & Lynn Warmus Shirley Schneirov Tony & Pat Waterman Jerry Stephens Ms. Carol Schuler Dr. & Mrs. Mervin S. Stewart Ms. Sally Webster & Ms. Susan Bassett Bernie & Cookie Soldo Mr. & Mrs. Bernard P. Stoehr Schultz Drs. John & Carla Weidman & Family Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Schurr II In Memory of Miss Jean William C. Weil Mary Ann Scialabba Alexander Moore Cynthia & Dr. Michael Weisfield Louise & Franco Sciannameo Mona & E.J. Strassburger Norman & Marilyn Robert J. & Sharon E. C. Dean Streator Weizenbaum Sclabassi Mr. Su & Ms. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. James P. Welch Barry & Celinda Scott Judy & Joe Sufrin Jim & Jinny Welker George & Marcia Seeley Peter Sullivan Frank & Heide Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. David P. Segel Richard A. Sundra, in Loving Mr. & Mrs. John M. Seifarth Memory of Patricia Sundra Mrs. Louis A. Werbaneth Rebecca A. Seip Robert Swendsen & Roberta Nancy Werner Klatzky Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Westerberg Michael Sexauer Rebecca M. Wharton Aleen Mathews Shallberg & Jan & Leslie Swensen Richard Shallberg Stu & Liz Symonds in James R. Whitehead Memory of Roger Sherman Robert Wickesberg & Susan Mrs. Sue Shapera Noffke Richard F. Shaw & Linda W. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Shaw Dr. Jocelyn Tan & Dr. Alaa Dr. Philip M. Wildenhain & Shalaby Dr. Sarah L. Wildenhain Judith D. Shepherd Carol L. Tasillo Dr. Bruce L. Wilder Dr. Charles H. Shultz Mr. & Mrs. William H. Ken & Trudie Wilkins Marilyn G. Shure Taylor Jr. EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2013-2014 SEASON
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FOUNDATIONS & PUBLIC AGENCIES 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 H. M. Bitner Charitable Trust Maxine and William Block Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Paul and Dina Block Foundation Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Foundation 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 Jean Hartley Davis and Nancy Lane Davis Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Dietrich Charitable Trust Peter C. Dozzi Family Foundation Eden Hall Foundation 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 Grune Family 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 Eugene F. and Margaret Moltrup Jannuzi Foundation Roy F. Johns Jr. Family Foundation Martha Mack Lewis Foundation Edward D. and Opal C. Loughney Foundation
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Thomas Marshall Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Ruth Rankin McCullough Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation William V. and Catherine A. McKinney Charitable Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation Howard and Nell E. Miller Foundation Phyllis and Victor Mizel Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation National Endowment for the Arts New Music USA A.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust Parker Foundation The Lewis A. and Donna M. Patterson Charitable Foundation W. I. Patterson Charitable Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency 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 Norman C. Ray Trust The Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation The William Christopher & Mary Laughlin Robinson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Ryan Memorial Foundation Salvitti Family Foundation Scaife Family Foundation James M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation The Frank L. and Ruth R. Schwarz Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh The Mrs. William R. Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation W.P. Snyder III Charitable Fund Alexander C. and Tillie S. Speyer Foundation Tippins Foundation Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Rachel Mellon Walton Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Phillip H. and Betty L. Wimmer Family Foundation Current as of Jan. 6, 2014
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Gordon Terminal Service Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Pittsburgh Valve & Company Fitting Co. Nordstrom Hamill Mfg. Co. Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Silhol Builders Supply Inc. Wampum Hardware Inc. Hertz Gateway Center, LP $75,000 and above The Hite Company WPXI-TV Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) Hoffman Electric, Inc. SILVER CIRCLE BNY Mellon $5,000 - $9,999 Horovitz, Rudoy & Business Partners Roteman LLC EQT Corporation Bayer Healthcare R&I PEWTER LEVEL John B. Conomos, Inc. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Calgon Carbon $1,000 - $2,499 Shield Corporation Berner International Corp K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. PNC Ernst & Young LLP Lucas Systems, Inc. Big Burrito Restaurant Farmers & Merchants Bank Group Marketing Support of Western PA Network DIAMOND CIRCLE ESB Bank Heritage Valley Health $40,000 - $74,999 First Commonwealth Bank Metso Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP PPG Industries Foundation System Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. KPMG LLP Attorneys at Law Hughes Television Levin Furniture Mitsubishi Electric Power Productions PLATINUM CIRCLE Products, Inc. Morgan Stanley Income Research & $20,000 - $39,999 Modany-Falcone, Inc. Management Morton’s The Steakhouse Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Neville Chemical Company Jennison Associates LLC Mylan Pharmaceuticals Federal Home Loan Bank Pzena Investment Kerr Engineered Sales PwC of Pittsburgh Management, LLC Company Reed Smith LLP First National Bank of Rebecca L. Pounds DDS Pennsylvania Ruth’s Chris Steak House Lawrence County Tourist LLC Promotion Agency First Niagara Schreiber Industrial MacLachlan, Cornelius & United Hospital Center Development Co. Giant Eagle Filoni, Inc. Wagner Agency, Inc. Trumbull Corporation and H. J. Heinz Company The Jas H. Matthews Wells Fargo P.J. Dick Incorporated Foundation Educational & Charitable Westmoreland Mechanical LANXESS Corporation Trust Testing & Research, Inc. BRONZE CIRCLE Macy’s Foundation McKamish, Inc. $2,500 - $4,999 MSA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius We would like to thank all LLP A.C. Dellovade, Inc. Peoples Natural Gas corporations who contribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Nocito Enterprises, Inc. AlphaGraphics in the Triangle Tech Group Orchestra. Please see Cultural District Rothman Gordon PC Trib Total Media our website at www. Bank of America Merrill Sarris Candies, Inc. United States Steel pittsburghsymphony.org for Lynch Corporation a complete listing. Scott Metals Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & UPMC & UPMC Health Plan Rooney PC Six Penn Kitchen Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Current as of Jan. 8, 2014 Chesapeake Energy GOLD CIRCLE Corporation Stringert, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999 Deloitte The Techs Anonymous Eat’n Park Restaurants Trebuchet Consulting LLC American Eagle Outfitters Elite Coach Transportation United Safety Services, Inc. American Environmental Fifth Third Bank Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh Services, Inc. Koppers Woman’s Club of Upper Bayer USA Foundation Saint Clair Lighthouse Electric Citigroup Company, Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Marsh USA Inc. PARTNER LEVEL Dollar Bank $500 - $999 Mascaro Construction Company Fairmont Pittsburgh & Allegheny Valley Bank Habitat Restaurant Mozart Management Bridges & Company, Inc. Federated Investors, Inc. NexTier Bank Crawford Ellenbogen LLC The Frank E. Rath-Spang Pittsburgh Corning General Wire Spring Co. & Company Charitable Corporation Goehring, Rutter & Boehm Trust EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2013-2014 SEASON
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LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE
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 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 10 years, 20 years or in perpetuity. For additional information, call Jan Fleisher at 412.392.3320. STEINBERG SOCIETY Anonymous (14) Siamak & Joan Adibi Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger The Joan & Jerome* Apt Families Francis A. Balog Robert & Loretta Barone Scott J. Bell Dr. Elaine H. Berkowitz Benno & Constance Bernt Michael Bielski Drs. Barbara & Albert Biglan Thomas G. Black Barbara M. Brock Lois R. Brozenick Gladys B. Burstein Tom & Jackie Cain Judy & Michael Cheteyan Educational/Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David W. Christopher Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Churchill Mr. & Mrs. Eugene S. Cohen* Basil & Jayne Adair Cox In memory of Stuart William Discount Mr.* & Mrs. Thomas J. Donnelly Frank R. Dziama Steven G. & Beverlynn Elliott Emil & Ruth* Feldman Joan Feldman & William Adams 46
J. Sherman & Suzanne S. Mrs. Margaret Stouffer Mrs. Loti Gaffney in Memory of Miss Jean McLaughlin Keith & Susan Garver Alexander Moore George E. Meanor Ken & Lillian Goldsmith Tom & Jamee Todd Ms. Jean L. Misner Mr. & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon Mr.* & Mrs. Gideon Toeplitz Catherine Missenda Anna R. Greenberg* Mrs. Jane TreherneDr. Mercedes C. Monjian Lorraine M. Gross* Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Mooney Elizabeth Anne Hardie Eva & Walter J. Vogel Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Charles & Angela Mr. & Mrs. George L. Mildred S. Myers & William Vosburgh Hardwick C. Frederick Carolyn Heil Estate of John & Betty Donn & Peggy Neal Eric & Lizz Helmsen Weiland Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Ms. Judith Hess In memory of Isaac Serrins Rose Noon* from Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mr. John H. Hill Weiss Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hurtt* Rhonda & Dennis Norman Brian Weller Thaddeus A. Osial Jr., M.D. Philo & Erika Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. Irene G. Otte* Esther G. Jacovitz White Mrs. Dorothy R. Rairigh* Patricia Prattis Jennings James & Susanne Mr.* & Mrs. Robert S. Kahn Barbara M. Rankin Wilkinson Richard E. Rauh Leo and Marge Kane Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Witmer Cheryl & James Redmond Patricia L. Wurster Lois S. Kaufman Stephen & Kimberly Keen Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rufus J. Wysor* Rinehart Mr. Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Naomi Yoran Donald & Sylvia Robinson Ms. Bernadette Kersting Miriam L. Young Mr. & Mrs. David M. Dr. Laibe A.* & Sydelle Roderick Kessler Mr.* & Mrs. William R. Stanley & Margaret Roesch Leonard Charlotta Klein Ross Frances F. Levin Harvey and Lynn Rubin Edith H. Lipkind Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Ryan Doris L. Litman Virginia Schatz Penny Locke Nancy Schepis Edward D. Loughney* Dr. Charles H. Shultz Lauren & Hampton Michael Shefler Mallory Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Dr. Richard Martin in Simmons Memory of Mrs. Lori Dr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Stept Martin* Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall Dr. Raymond & Karla Stept*
Endowed Principal Piccolo Messiah Concerts Endowed Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman THE SID KAPLAN Chair, given to honor Frank by the Howard and Nell E. Principal Clarinet Chair TRIBUTE PROGRAM Miller Chair and Loti Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. The Sid Kaplan Memorial Tillotson Jr. Viola Chair Donald I. & Janet Moritz and William & Sarah Galbraith Hallway given by David Equitable Resources, Inc. Second Violin Chair Kaplan in appreciation Tom & Jamee Todd of generous gifts The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie Associate Principal Cello Chair Principal Trombone Chair commemorating family The Perry & BeeJee First Violin Chair United States Steel and friends Morrison String Corporation Assistant Ira & Nanette Gordon Instrument Loan Fund Principal Bass Chair In Honor of Dr. Raymond – The Gracky Fund for Education & Community The Morrison Family Stept from his loving Rachel Mellon Walton Associate Principal Second Concertmaster Chair, Engagement family Violin Chair given by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Susan S. Greer Memorial In Honor of Mariss & Irina Mellon Scaife Jackman Pfouts Principal Trumpet Chair, given by Jansons and friendship Flute Chair, given in Peter Greer from Dr. Laibe* & Sydelle Jacquelin Wechsler memory of Mr. & Mrs. Kessler Horn Chair given in William Randolph Hearst Arthur Jackman by memory of Irving (Buddy) Endowed Fund for Honoring my dear friend, Barbara Jackman Pfouts Wechsler Education Marvin Hamlisch, from Mina Kulber Barbara Weldon Vira I. Heinz Music Director Pittsburgh Symphony Association Principal Principal Timpani Chair In Loving Memory of Martin Chair Cello Chair Hilda M. Willis Foundation Smith, PSO Horn, 1980Principal Pops Conductor Flute Chair Chair Endowed by Henry & Reed Smith Horn Chair 2005, from his siblings honoring Tom Todd Todd Smith, Judy Dupont, Elsie Hillman Thomas H. & Frances Mr. & Mrs. William E. & Susan Noble Witmer Assistant Principal Tom & Dona Hotopp Rinehart Oboe Chair Principal Bass Chair Horn Chair Donald & Sylvia Robinson Current as of Jan. 8, 2014 Milton G. Hulme Jr. ENDOWED CHAIRS Family Foundation Guest Guest Conductor Chair *deceased Principal Horn Chair, given Conductor Chair given by Mine Safety by an Anonymous Donor Martha Brooks Robinson Appliances Company First Violin Chair, given Principal Trumpet Chair Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. by Allen H. Berkman in Jones III, Principal memory of his beloved Keyboard Chair wife, Selma Wiener Virginia Kaufman Berkman Michael & Carol Bleier Horn Resident Conductor Chair, Chair given in memory of Lawrence Loh our parents, Tina & Charles Stephen & Kimberly Keen Bass Chair Bleier and Ruth & Shelley Stein G. Christian Lantzsch & Duquesne Light Company Jane & Rae Burton Principal Second Violin Cello Chair Chair Cynthia S. Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. William Genge Principal Viola Chair and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Lee Virginia Campbell Principal Bassoon Chair Principal Harp Chair Nancy & Jeffery Leininger Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair First Violin Chair Edward D. Loughney Johannes & Mona L. Co-Principal Trumpet Coetzee Memorial Fiddlesticks Family Concert Principal English Horn Series Endowed by Gerald Chair & Audrey McGinnis George & Eileen Dorman Honoring The Center for Assistant Principal Cello Young Musicians Chair Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. Albert H. Eckert Associate Principal Percussion Chair McGuinn Cello Chair Beverlynn & Steven Elliott Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. Principal Oboe Chair, Associate Concertmaster given by Rachel Mellon Chair Walton Jean & Sigo Falk Principal Librarian Chair EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2013-2014 SEASON
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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 you are not listed correctly, please call 412.392.2887. Elliott S. Oshry Rick & Laurie Johnson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nancy & Jeff Leininger Reed Smith LLP Edward D. Loughney* Abby & Reid Ruttenberg The Estate of Beatrice Malseed John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Jill & Craig Tillotson Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Jacquelin G. Wechsler Rachel Mellon Walton Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation $25,000-$49,999 Mr. & Mrs. William E. Anonymous (1) Rinehart Alan L. & Barbara B. Bill* & Carol Tillotson Ackerman United States Steel Astorino Corporation Larry & Tracy Brockway The Estate of Donald F. Robert C. Denove Wahl The Estate of Joan Dillon Samuel & Carrie Arnold $100,000-$249,999 Weinhaus Fund Pamela R. & Kenneth B. Anonymous (4) Dunn James & Susanne Wendy & David Barensfeld Wilkinson Martin & Lisa Earle in memory of Dr. Robert Hilda M. Willis Foundation Eichleay Foundation E. Herlands Ernst & Young LLP Kathryn & Michael Bryson Nancy Goeres & Michael $500,000-$999,999 Rae & Jane Burton Rusinek $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Benno & Constance Bernt Ms. Anna Greenberg* Calihan Dollar Bank Stephen & Kimberly Keen Michael & Carol Bleier The Estate of Johannes Roy & Susan Dorrance Mrs. H.J. Levin Sidney & Sylvia Busis Coetzee Mr. & Mrs.* J. Robert Michael Baker Corporation Ann & Frank Cahouet Randi & L.Van V. Dauler, Jr. Maxwell Betty & Granger Morgan Ron & Dorothy Chutz Catharine M. Ryan & John Emma Clyde Hodge The Pittsburgh Foundation Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Memorial Fund T. Ryan III The Estate of Dorothy Estate of Olga T. Gazalie EQT Corporation Tom & Jamee Todd Falk Foundation & Sigo & Marvin* & Terre Hamlisch Rairigh Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks Jean Falk Estate of Eleanor Hurtt Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot Estate of Florence M. Jacob Robinson $250,000-$499,999 Mr. & Mrs. William F. Goldman Sachs Gives Robert W. & Elizabeth C. Allegheny Technologies Roemer Kampmeinert Ira & Anita Gumberg Incorporated Stan & Carole Russell Devin & Shannon Hansen Foundation Claude Worthington Karen Scansaroli McGranahan Benedum Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation A. W. Mellon Foundation James M. & Lucy Jim & Carolyn Bouchard K. Schoonmaker Hefren-Tillotson James & Joan Moore Edward S.* & Jo-Ann M. Foundation Churchill Donald I. & Janet Moritz H.J Heinz Company Schreiber Industrial Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Mildred S. Myers & William Development Co. Donahue C. Frederick Barbara Jeremiah $1,000,000+
Anonymous (1) Michele & Pat Atkins BNY Mellon The Buncher Family Foundation Eden Hall Foundation Beverlynn & Steven Elliott The Giant Eagle Foundation 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 & Barbara* Weldon
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Lillian Edwards Foundation Esmark Mr. & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon Drue Heinz Trust Tom & Dona Hotopp G. Christian Lantszch* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McConomy Steve & Brenda Schlotterbeck Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher Jon & Carol Walton Helge & Erika Wehmeier Thomas H. & Frances M. Witmer
Alicia & Victoria McGinnis Mr. & Mrs.* Charles H. Yu-Ling & Gregg Behr Harff Sam Michaels Patti & Sandy Berman Eric & Lizz Helmsen Mary Ellen Miller Georgia Berner Richard & Alice Kalla Maureen S. O’Brien Ms. Mary Biagini Jack & Virginia Kerr Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Drs. Barbara & Albert O’Brien Douglas W. Kinzey Biglan Orbital Engineering Mr. Stuart Bloch Cliff & Simi Kress Dr. Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. & Betty L. Lamb Paul E. Block Linda Shooer Osial $10,000-$24,999 Marian & Bruce Block Jeanne R. Manders* Robert & Lillian Panagulias Scott & Bridget Michael Nadine E. Bognar Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. John R. Price William & Frances Aloe Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Jim & Debbie Boughner Deborah Rice Charitable Foundation Cynthia C. Bracken Robert Moir & Jennifer James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Cowles AlphaGraphics in the Mr. & Mrs. David A. Cultural District Judy & Stanley Ruskin Brownlee Mary & Jim Murdy The Louis & Sandra Snyder Charitable Lois R. Brozenick Mr. & Mrs. Hale Oliver Berkman Foundation Foundation Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Michael E. Bielski Max & Tiffany Starks Pollack Doug Burns Estate of Ruth M. Binkley Estate of Audrey I. Stauffer Tor Richter in memory of Burrell Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Booker Elizabeth Burnett & Tibbie Richter Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Lawrence Tamburri Andrés Cárdenes & Marcie Solomon & Nathan Cameron Monique Mead Goldblatt The Estate of Richard C. Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Shannon Tobias James C. Chaplin Estate of Karla Stept Capellupo Jan & Anthony Tomasello Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Stept Virginia K. Cicero Dr. Rebecca Caserio The Chester A. Davies Trust Edward L. & Margaret Dick & Thea Stover Gloria R. Clark Vogel The Estate of Jane I. Becky & Herb Torbin Mr. Ray Clover Mrs. Evette Wivagg Johnson Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Dr. Richard L. & Sally B. Rachel W. Wymard Ruth Feldman* & Emil Cohen Estate of John & Betty Feldman Seldon & Susan* Whitaker Weiland Sherri Cohen First National Bank of Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Bill & Cynthia Cooley Pennsylvania Richard L. LeBeau Stacy Corcoran FRG Group Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. $5,000-$9,999 Rose & Vincent Crisanti Elizabeth H. Genter Wright Jim & Jane Barthen Patricia Criticos David & Nancy Green Robert P. Zinn & Dr. Scott Bell Donna Dierken Dado Darlene Berkovitz Caryl & Irving Halpern Betsy Bossong Ada & Stanford* Davis David G. Hammer Allan J. & Clementine K. Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. The Walt Harper Memorial Brodsky Dell’Omo $1,000-$4,999 Fund Roger* & Judy Clough Valerie DiCarlo Anonymous (8) W.S. & Linda J. Hart Estelle Comay & Bruce June & Barry Dietrich Mr. & Mrs. John Crile Highmark Blue Cross Blue Rabin Lisa Donnermeyer Allen Sr. Shield Philip J. & Sherry S. Susie & George Dull Mr. Thomas L. Allen Karen & Thomas Hoffman Dieringer Mr. Frank R. Dziama Ms. Seima Horvitz David & Andrea Aloe Mr. & Mrs. David John & Gertrude Mark Huggins & Bonnie Joan & Jerome* Apt & Ehrenwerth Echement Siefers Family Mr. Ian Fagelson Thomas J. Emmerling David & Melissa Iwinski Michele & Pat Atkins Farmers & Merchants Bank Francis & Gene Fairman III Eric & Valerie Johnson Of Western PA Ms. Linda M. DeArment In Honor of Ruth Feldman* Greg & Ellen Jordan Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferlan John H. Ashton & Emil Feldman Rhian Kenny Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Mrs. Orlie S. Ferretti Gebhardt Judith & Lester* Lave Kathleen & Joseph Baird Chris Fette & Mary Leach Mr. & Mrs. Frank Grebowski Carolyn Maue & Bryan Richard C. Barney Hunt Gail & Gregory Harbaugh Robert W. & Janet W. Baum Fette Jan Fleisher Douglas B. McAdams Philip & Melinda Beard Mr. & Mrs. James E. Steen Milton & Nancy Washington Harvey* & Florence Zeve Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer Estate of Rufus J. Wysor
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Joseph & Suzanne Perrino Jeff & Melissa Tsai Mr. & Mrs. Joseph U. Frye Carly, Catherine & Kim Koza Drs. Ben Van Houten & Kears & Karen Pollock Friends & Family of Victoria Woshner Elaine & Carl Krasik Stanford P. Davis Ms. Mary Alice Price Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel In Memory of Jack Bruce & Ann Gabler Symphony East Larouere John & Linda Vuono Dr. R. Kent Galey & Dr. Barbara Rackoff Mike LaRue & Judy Karen Roche Lois Weaver Bruce S. Reopolos* Wagner Gamma Investment Scott & Stacy Weber Rhoades-Carraro Family A. Lorraine Laux Corporation Marvin & Dot Wedeen Don & Jenny Rhoten Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Kathleen Gavigan & Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Leech William B. Dixon Betty & Edgar R. Robinson James R. Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. James Genstein John Lenkey III Sandra D. Williamson Mr. William M. Robinson Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Alice J. Wilson Lenkey Russellyn Carruth Bruce & Susan Robison Jim* & Mary Jo Winokur Thomas W. Golightly & Rev. Frances F. Levin Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Dr. Carolyn J. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zahren Rosenblum Ken & Hope Linge Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Simone J. Ziegler Charlotta Klein Ross Tom & Gail Litwiler Graham Dorothea K. Zikos Joseph Rounds E.D. Loughney John F. Gray Millie & Gary Ryan Neil & Ruth MacKay Estate of Lorraine Gross Current as of Jan. 8, 2014 MacLachlan, Cornelius & Gail Ryave & Family Mr. & Mrs. Frank T. Filoni, Inc. *deceased Williams Saunders & Guadagnino Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee Elizabeth Casman Mrs. Ellen Hagerty Andrea & Glenn R. Mahone Mary Sedigas Kristine Haig & John Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz Carl & Alexis Mancuso Sonnenday Allyn R. Shaw, William M. Mr.* & Mrs. Perry Deirdre & Brian Henry Shaw III & Family, Susan Manypenny Carol E. Higgins In Memory of Elizabeth & Wambold Adam & Allison Hill Michael Shefler Leonard Martin Kelvin Hill Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. James C. & Jennifer L. Shepherd Jr. Martin Mr. Carlyle Hoch Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Dave & Kathy Maskalick Esther & Terry Horne Rebecca L. Carlin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Paul & Linda Silver Massaro Jr. Hornstein Laurie & Paul Singer Mr. Samuel A. McClung David & Mary Hughes Lois & Bill Singleton Hyman Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Water T. McGough Jr. Marjorie A. Snyder Mary Lee & Joe Irwin George & Bonnie Meanor Martin Staniland & Alberta Vincent J. Jacob Sbragia Marilyn & Allan Meltzer Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Shirley & Sidney Stark Jr. Merrills Family Jacobs Jr. Sarah & Thomas St. Clair Burl J. F. Moone III Maureen Jeffrey Trust William H. Steele Arthur J. Murphy Jr. Susan & Wyatt Jenny Jeff & Linda Stengel Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur S. Jones Terrence H. Murphy Stringert, Inc. Daniel G. & Carole L. Kamin Mr. & Mrs. Perry Napolitano Peter Sullivan Leo & Marge Kane Donn & Peggy Neal Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Joan M. Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Mr. & Mrs. Llewellyn C. Mr. Navroz J. Karkaria Thomas III Judge William Kenworthy Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Nussbaum Dorothea & Gerald* & Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy Thompson Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Jan & Guari Kiefer Mrs. Rollie G. Thomas Roger & Sarah Parker Aleta J. & Paul King Ruth (Krysik) Thon John & Joan Pasteris Karen & Margaret Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Dennis L. Travis & Colleen Klimczyk Bryne Travis 50
SPECIAL NAMED GIFTS BNY Mellon ........................................................................... Recordings & Electronic Media and Artistic Excellence Programs Benno & Constance Bernt.......................................................................................................................................Stage Right Door Jim & Carolyn Bouchard, Esmark, Inc. ........................................................................................................... Schooltime Concerts Rae & Jane Burton........................................................................................................................................................Garden Bench Basil & Jayne Adair Cox................................................................................................................................................Garden Bench Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. ............................................................................................. Mozart Room Elevator & Garden Bench William S. Dietrich II*.................................................................................................Endowment for PSO Educational Programs Dollar Bank................................................................................................................................ Community Engagement Concerts 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, Paris Festival 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 CEO’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 *deceased
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HEINZ HALL INFORMATION
BOX OFFICE HOURS are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m; Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Weekend hours vary based on performance times. Tickets may be purchased by calling 412.392.4900 and are also available at the Theater Square Box Office.
GROUPS can receive discounted PHOTOGRAPHY, video, or audio recording of the performance is tickets, priority seats, personalstrictly prohibited at all times. ized service and free reception space. For more information, call PRE-PAID PARKING is avail412.392.4819 or visit our website able to all ticketholders in the Sixth at pittsburghsymphony.org/groups & Penn garage across from Heinz for information. Hall. Ask about prepaid parking
LATECOMER’S GALLERY is located behind the Main Floor to enjoy the performance until you CHILDREN are encouraged to attend our youth concerts and Fid- can be seated. Latecomers will be dlesticks Family Concerts. Children seated at suitable intervals during the program, at the discretion of age six and over, are welcome at all performances with a purchased the conductor. The gallery is also ticket. The Latecomer’s Gallery and available for parents with restless children. lobby video monitors are always options for restless children. LOCKERS are located on the COAT CHECK is available in the Grand Lobby or in the Dorothy Porter Simmons Family Regency Room on the lower level.
CONCIERGE SERVICE is available in the Entrance Lobby to assist with your questions and to help with dining, hotel, entertainment and transportation concerns. [Penny Vennare, Event Supervisor; Ron Ogrodowski, Concierge.] DRESS CODE for all concerts is at your personal discretion and ranges from dress and business attire to casual wear. ELEVATOR is located next to the Grand Staircase. EMERGENCY CALLS can be referred to the concierge desk at 412.392.2880. FIRE EXITS are to be used ONLY in case of an emergency. If the fire alarm is activated, follow the direction of Heinz Hall ushers and staff to safely evacuate the theater.
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when you order your tickets.
REFRESHMENT BARS are located in the Garden and Overlook rooms and in the Grand Tier Lounge. Intermission beverages may be ordered prior to performances. Water cups are available in the restrooms.
RESTROOMS are located on the Lower, Grand Tier, Gallery levels, Lower, Grand Tier and Gallery levels. and off the Garden and Overlook rooms; a wheelchair-accessible LOST AND FOUND items restroom is on the Main Floor. can be retrieved by calling 412.392.4844 on weekdays from SMOKING is not permitted 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Heinz Hall. The garden is accesMOBILE DEVICES should be turned off and put away upon entering the theater.
THE MOZART ROOM is available for a grand dining experience catered by The Common Plea, just seconds away from your seats. For reservations: 412.392.4879 or pittsburghsymphony.org/mozartroom.
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SUPPORTING THE PSO is critical to the financial future of the PSO. Ticket sales only cover a portion of our operating costs. To make a tax-deductible gift, please contact our Development department at 412.392.4880 or visit us online at pittsburghsymphony.org
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