MANFRED HONECK, MUSIC DIRECTOR
S E P T E M B E R 19 - 21, 2 014
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PROGRAM September 19-21 program...............................................................11 September 19-21 program notes.....................................................12 Manfred Honeck biography..............................................................18 Mason Bates biography....................................................................20 Valentina Lisitsa biography...............................................................22 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra biography......................................24 Pittsburgh Symphony Remembers Lorin Maazel.............................25 EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL Individuals........................................................................................32 Foundations & Public Agencies.........................................................39 Corporations .....................................................................................40 Legacy of Excellence..........................................................................42 Commitment to Excellence Special Named Gifts.............................44
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 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 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. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and welcoming to all patrons. For information about our accessible services, please contact the box office at 412.392.4900 or visit pittsburghsymphony.org.
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. Listen to archival concerts anywhere in the world 24 hours a day with your smartphone or computer on the WQED-FM Pittsburgh Concert Channel at wqed.org/fm or with HD radio WQED 89.3 HD2.
INDIVIDUALS & HEINZ HALL INFORMATION Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians........................................4 Board of Trustees & Chairman’s Council.............................................5 Jack Heinz Society...............................................................................7 New Leadership Board........................................................................7 Pittsburgh Symphony Association......................................................7 Administrative Staff.............................................................................9 Heinz Hall Information.....................................................................48
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO Dear Friends, Welcome to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-2015 season. As you will quickly discover, each upcoming performance promises to be a memorable and outstanding experience. We are so fortunate to have the musical leadership of Maestro Manfred Honeck and our world-class musicians who set new standards of excellence every day. As we go about planning and presenting our season, the Pittsburgh Symphony is extremely grateful to have so much support from the community. As you know, it takes more than ticket revenue to fund a great orchestra. We have seen growth in gifts to our annual fund and have increased the number of donors who are making the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra a charitable priority. To each of our generous sponsors and donors, I say, “Thank you.” Please enjoy the concert—and I look forward to seeing you often in the months ahead. Warm regards,
James A. Wilkinson President and CEO
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear Friends of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Welcome to the 2014-2015 season, my seventh as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. You will find this season filled with exciting music and wonderful artists in our own, beautiful historic Heinz Hall. From the fire and virtuosity of this opening weekend, featuring YouTube phenom Valentina Lisitsa, to the enchanted magic of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will take you on a journey through time and sound. I look forward to the return of groundbreaking composer Mason Bates, who will be featured throughout the year as Composer of the Year after his very popular debut two seasons ago. Beethoven will also take center stage with our exciting Beethovenfest, spread out over three weekends throughout the season, and highlighting some of the most well-known and well-loved Beethoven symphonies in a special look at Beethoven The Revolutionary, Beethoven The Hero and Beethoven The Immortal. It is wonderful to feature many of our own talented Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians who will take the spotlight as soloists, along with the Pittsburgh debut of my own brother, Rainer Honeck, himself an orchestral musician and concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic. We are happy to present our friends and longtime favorites, pianists Helene Grimaud, Gabriela Montero and Yefim Bronfman who will return, and we also welcome new artists who will be making their debuts including conductors James Gaffigan, Krzysztof Urbański and Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Also appearing for the first time will be the sensational Igudesman and Joo duo who will join our traditional Thanksgiving weekend program and entertain and delight with their innovative mix of humor and creativity in the style of Victor Borge. I am proud of the continued success of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and most recently, our highly acclaimed CD release of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the Janáček Jenůfa Suite on the Fresh! label of Reference Records. Throughout the world, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continues to be described as “thrilling,” “incandescent,” “remarkable,” “exquisite” and “spectacular.” I invite you to be a part of the excitement and adventure and look forward to sharing the journey with you. With my best wishes,
Manfred Honeck Music Director PITTSBURGHSYMPHONY.ORG 2014-2015 SEASON
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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 AT 7:30 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 AT 2:30 PM
Manfred Honeck, conductor Valentina Lisitsa, piano Pre-concert
Concert Prelude with Jim Cunningham and Composer of the Year Mason Bates
John Stafford Smith
The Star Spangled Banner
Mason Bates
Rusty Air in Carolina Nan’s Porch Katydid Country Southern Midnight Locusts Singing in the Heat of Dawn
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 43 Ms. Lisitsa
Intermission
Explore A Salute to the Maestro, a multimedia exhibition celebrating Lorin Maazel, the internationally heralded conductor whose baton led the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1984 until 1996. Trace his brilliant career though oral history recordings, archival video interviews, artifact displays and a detailed timeline of his most applauded musical achievements. Visit the exhibit on both the Grand Lobby and Grand Tier levels.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No. 3: Air
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Hector Berlioz
MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14a BY THE FINE FOUNDATION. I. Reveries and Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai II. A Ball: Waltz - Allegro non troppo III. In the Country: Adagio IV. March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo V. Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath: Larghetto - Allegro
This weekend’s performances by Music Director Manfred Honeck are made possible, in part, through the generous Annual Fund support of the R.P. Simmons Family. The Friday evening concert of this weekend is being broadcast live on Classical WQED 89.3 FM and WQEJ 89.7. PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS PERFORMANCE ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. PROGRAM 2014-2015 SEASON
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MASON BATES
Rusty Air in Carolina (2006)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 23 January 1977 in Philadelphia PREMIERE OF WORK
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 20 May 2006; Stevens Center; WinstonSalem Symphony; Robert Moody, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano and strings DURATION
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Mason Bates brings not only his own fresh talent to the concert hall but also the musical sensibilities of a new generation — he is equally at home composing “for Lincoln Center,” according to his web site (www.masonbates.com), as being the “electronica artist Masonic® who moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from New York City, where he was a lounge DJ at such venues as The Frying Pan — the floating rave ship docked off the pier near West 22nd Street.” Bates was born in Philadelphia in 1977 and started studying piano with Hope Armstrong Erb at his childhood home in Richmond, Virginia. He earned degrees in both English literature and music composition in the joint program of Columbia University and the Juilliard School, where his composition teachers included John Corigliano, David Del Tredici and Samuel Adler, and received his doctorate in composition from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 as a student of Edmund Campion and Jorge Lidermann. Bates was Resident Composer with the California Symphony from 2008 to 2011, Project San Francisco Artist-in-Residence with the San Francisco Symphony in 2011-2012, and Composer of the Year with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2012-2013; he began a continuing residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in September 2010. His many honors include a Charles Ives Scholarship and Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Guggenheim Fellowship, Jacob Druckman Memorial Prize from the Aspen Music Festival, ASCAP and BMI awards, a Fellowship from the Tanglewood Music Center, Rome Prize, Berlin Prize and a two-year Composer Residency with Young Concert Artists. Bates is also an ardent and effective advocate for bringing new music to new spaces, “whether,” he explained, “through institutional partnerships such as the residency with the Chicago Symphony’s MusicNOW series, or through the project Mercury Soul, which has transformed spaces ranging from commercial clubs to Frank Gehrydesigned concert halls into exciting, hybrid musical events drawing over a thousand people. Mercury Soul, a collaboration with director Anne Patterson and conductor Benjamin Schwartz, embeds sets of classical music into an evening of DJing and beautiful, surreal visuals.” Mason Bates wrote of Rusty Air in Carolina, “To begin with: I’m a Virginian. Many chide that it lies not far enough from the Mason-Dixon to be sufficiently Southern, but the air says something different: it has a texture to it — weighted not only with humidity but also with the persistent buzzing of insects.
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“A bit further down the coast is a wonderful music festival where I spent a summer as a teenager. Not only did the thick buzzing of cicadas and katydids always accompany the concerts at the festival in Brevard, North Carolina, but sometimes it became the music itself: I remember sitting on the porch of 100-year-old Nan Burt and listening to the sounds of summer while she told stories from her long life. This venerable lady was introduced to me by a young conductor at the festival, Robert Moody, who would become a loyal collaborator. When he recently took the helm at the Winston-Salem Symphony, he asked if I might write him a new piece. “Rusty Air in Carolina uses ‘electronica’ to bring the white noise of the Southern summer into the concert hall, pairing these sounds with fluorescent orchestra textures. Nan’s Porch begins at dusk, while the katydids make their chatter. Three orchestral clouds — each inhabiting a different harmony, register and orchestration — hover in the dusk, at first independently but ultimately fusing together when the cicadas start their singing. “The climax of this movement sends us into Katydid Country, when the ambient opening evolves into bluesy, rhythmic figuration. The clicks of the katydids become an electronica beat track over which the orchestra, in a smaller, more chamber setting, riffs on a simple tune inspired by old-time blues. It is said that katydids are loudest at midnight, and as the work reaches its central point, the rhythmic katydid music at last finds its melody. “Soaring in the strings over the last breaths of the blues tune, this long-lined melody moves into Southern Midnight. The three distinct textures from the opening return, each brought to life by a phrase of the melody. At the close of this lyrical section, we hover in that strange space between night and day, when only the singing of the first bird alerts us to the approaching day (Locusts Singing in the Heat of Dawn). But it is a hot, Southern dawn, both sparkling and heavy, with the air made rusty again by the buzzing cicadas (popularly called locusts). And on this note, this homage — partly to the almost mythical place so far from where I now live, partly to the very real friend who made it possible — brings itself to an end.”
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 43 (1934)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 1 April 1873 in Oneg (near Novgorod), Russia died 28 March 1943 in Beverly Hills, California. PREMIERE OF WORK
Baltimore, 7 November 1934 Lyric Theater Philadelphia Orchestra Leopold Stokowski, conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff, soloist PSO PREMIERE
2 December 1937 Syria Mosque Michel Gusikoff, conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff, soloist INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION
23 minutes
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The legend of Nicolò Paganini has haunted musicians for nearly two centuries. Gaunt, his emaciated figure cloaked in priestly black, Paganini performed feats of wizardry on the violin that were simply unimagined until he burst upon the European concert scene in 1805. Not only were his virtuoso pyrotechnics unsurpassed, but his performance of simple melodies was of such purity and sweetness that it moved his audiences to tears. So far was he beyond the competition that he seemed almost, well, superhuman. Perhaps, the rumor spread, he had special powers, powers not of this earth. Perhaps, Faust-like, he had exchanged his soul for the mastery of his art. The legend (propagated and fostered, it is now known, by Paganini himself) had begun. Paganini, like most virtuoso instrumentalists of the 19th century, composed much of his own music. Notable among his oeuvre are the breathtaking Caprices for Unaccompanied Violin, works so difficult that even today they are accessible only to the most highly accomplished performers. The last of the Caprices, No. 24 in A minor, served as the basis for compositions by Schumann, Liszt and Brahms, and was also the inspiration for Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Rachmaninoff’s work is a series of variations on this theme, which is characterized as much by its recurrent rhythm (five short notes followed by a longer one) as by its melody. Taking his cue from the Paganini legend, Rachmaninoff combined another melody with that of the demonic violinist — the Dies Irae (“Day of Wrath”) from the Requiem Mass for the Dead. This ancient chant had long been connected not only with the Roman Catholic Church service, but also with musical works containing some diabolical element. Berlioz associated it with the witches’ sabbath in his Symphonie Fantastique, Liszt used it in his Totentanz (“Dance of Death”), Saint-Saëns in his Danse macabre, and Rachmaninoff himself in his earlier Isle of the Dead. The Rhapsody, a brilliant showpiece for virtuoso pianist, is a set of 24 variations. The work begins with a brief, eight-measure introduction followed, before the theme itself is heard, by the first variation, a skeletal outline of the melody reminiscent of the pizzicato opening of the variation-finale of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony. The theme, 24 measures in length, is stated by the unison violins. The following variations fall into three groups, corresponding to the fast–slow–fast sequence of the traditional three-movement concerto. The most familiar section of the Rhapsody, and one of the great melodies in the orchestral literature, is the climax of the middle section. This variation, No. 18, actually an inversion of Paganini’s theme, has a broad sweep and nobility of sentiment unsurpassed anywhere in Rachmaninoff’s works.
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14a (1830)
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Born 11 December 1803 in Côte-Saint-André, France died 8 March 1869 in Paris PREMIERE OF WORK
Paris, 5 December 1830 Paris Conservatoire François Habeneck, conductor PSO PREMIERE
22 December 1905 Carnegie Music Hall Emil Paur, conductor INSTRUMENTATION
piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, four bassoons, four horns, two cornets, two trumpets, three trombones, tenor and bass tubas, timpani, percussion, two harps and strings DURATION
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By 1830, when he turned 27, Hector Berlioz had won the Prix de Rome and gained a certain notoriety among the fickle Parisian public for his perplexingly original compositions. Hector Berlioz was also madly in love. The object of his amorous passion was an English actress of middling ability, one Harriet Smithson, whom the composer first saw when a touring English theatrical company performed Shakespeare in Paris in 1827. During the ensuing three years, this romance was entirely one-sided, since the young composer never met Harriet but only knew her across the footlights as Juliet and Ophelia. He sent her such frantic love letters that she never responded to any of them, fearful of encouraging a madman. Berlioz, distraught and unable to work or sleep or eat, wandered the countryside around Paris until he dropped from exhaustion and had to be retrieved by friends. Berlioz was still nursing his unrequited love for Harriet in 1830 when, full-blown romantic that he was, his emotional state served as the germ for a composition based on a musical “Episode from the Life of an Artist,” as he subtitled the Symphonie fantastique. In this work, the artist visualizes his beloved through an opium-induced trance, first in his dreams, then at a ball, in the country, at his execution and, finally, as a participant in a witches’ sabbath. She is represented by a musical theme that appears in each of the five movements, an idée fixe (a term Berlioz borrowed from the just-emerging field of psychology to denote an unhealthy obsession) that is transformed to suit its imaginary musical surroundings. The idée fixe is treated kindly through the first three movements, but after the artist has lost his head for love (literally — the string pizzicati followed by drum rolls and brass fanfares at the very end of the March to the Scaffold graphically represent the fall of the guillotine blade and the ceremony of the formal execution), the idée fixe is transmogrified into a jeering, strident parody of itself in the finale in music that is still original and disturbing almost two centuries after its creation. The sweet-to-sour changes in the idée fixe (heard first in the opening movement on unison violins and flute at the beginning of the fast tempo after a slow introduction) reflect Berlioz’s future relationship with his beloved, though, of course, he had no way to know it in 1830. Berlioz did in fact marry his Harriet–Ophelia– Juliet in 1833, but their happiness faded quickly, and he was virtually estranged from her within a decade. Berlioz wrote of the Symphonie fantastique, “PART I: Reveries and Passions. The young musician first recalls that uneasiness of soul he experienced before seeing her whom he loves; then the volcanic love with which she suddenly inspired him, his moments of delirious anguish, of jealous fury, his returns to loving tenderness, and his religious consolations.
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“PART II: A Ball. He sees his beloved at a ball, in the midst of the tumult of a brilliant fête. “PART III: Scene in the Country. One summer evening in the country he hears two shepherds playing a ranz-des-vaches in alternate dialogue; this pastoral duet, some hopes he has recently conceived, combine to restore calm to his heart; but she appears once more, he is agitated with painful presentiments; if she were to betray him! ... One of the shepherds resumes his artless melody, the other no longer answers him. The sun sets ... the sound of distant thunder ... solitude ... silence ... “PART IV: March to the Scaffold. He dreams that he has killed his beloved, that he is condemned to death, and led to execution. The procession advances to a march that is now somber and wild, now brilliant and solemn. At the end, the idée fixe reappears for an instant, like a last love-thought interrupted by the fatal stroke. “PART V: Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath. He sees himself at the Witches’ Sabbath, amid ghosts, magicians and monsters of all sorts, who have come together for his obsequies. He hears strange noises, groans, ringing laughter, shrieks. The beloved melody reappears, but it has become an ignoble, trivial and grotesque dance-tune; it is she who comes to the Witches’ Sabbath.... She takes part in the diabolic orgy ... Funeral knells, burlesque parody on the Dies Irae [the ancient ‘Day of Wrath’ chant from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass for the Dead]. Witches’ Dance. The Witches’ Dance and the Dies Irae together.”
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MICHELE NORRIS October 1, 2014
7p.m. Tickets on sale now at www.carnegiemnh.org/race/norris As part of its programming for the RACE: Are We So Different? exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Natural History presents award-winning journalist Michele Norris. Michele Norris is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience. She is currently a host and special correspondent for National Public Radio. Previously, Norris served as co-host of NPR's newsmagazine All Things Considered, public radio's longest-running national program. Her research, writing, and programs about race and racism are world-renowned.
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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 now runs until the end of the 2019-2020 season. To great acclaim, Honeck and his orchestra perform regularly for European audiences. 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 week-long residency at the Vienna Musikverein. In summer 2013, concerts took place in Grafenegg, Berlin, Bucharest, Paris, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Lucerne and Bonn. Several recordings, amongst them Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, which won a 2012 International Classical Music Award, are available on Japanese label Exton. Honeck’s successful work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is now captured by Reference Recordings. The first SACD — of Strauss tone poems — was released in fall 2013 and received rave reviews. The second recording, of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the Symphonic Suite from Janáček’s opera Jenůfa, conceptualized by Honeck himself, followed in summer 2014 and was likewise enthusiastically received. Several additional recordings are completed and it is expected that two releases will be issued per year. 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.
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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 began his career as assistant to Claudio Abbado in Vienna. Subsequently, 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 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, 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, Philadelphia Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra. He also is a regular guest at the Verbier Festival. In February 2013, he had his successful debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the direct result of which was a CD recording together with Anne-Sophie Mutter (works of Dvořák) for DG. The current season sees him return to Bamberg, Stuttgart, Rome and New York as well as to the Vienna Symphony (a CD of works by the Strauss family was released in summer 2013) and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He also will conduct Tonhalleorchester Zürich and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, amongst others. Honeck has received honorary doctorates from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and, most recently, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Moreover, he has been artistic director of the “International Concerts Wolfegg” in Germany for more than 15 years.
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MASON BATES Recently awarded the Heinz Medal in the Humanities, Mason Bates writes music that fuses innovative orchestral writing, imaginative narrative forms, the harmonies of jazz and the rhythms of techno. Frequently performed by orchestras large and small, his symphonic music has been the first to receive widespread acceptance for its expanded palette of electronic sounds, and it is championed by leading conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Leonard Slatkin. He has become a visible advocate for bringing new music to new spaces, whether through institutional partnerships such as his residency with the Chicago Symphony, or through his classical/DJ project Mercury Soul, which has transformed spaces ranging from commercial clubs to Frank Gehrydesigned concert halls into exciting, hybrid musical events drawing over a thousand people. In awarding Bates the Heinz Medal, Teresa Heinz remarked that “his music has moved the orchestra into the digital age and dissolved the boundaries of classical music.” The San Francisco Symphony continues its exploration of Bates’ music with its Beethoven & Bates Festival. Each of his three largest works — Alternative Energy, Liquid Interface, and The B-Sides — will be recorded and paired with a Beethoven work this season and next. Another major work, his Violin Concerto, will be recorded in September with Leonard Slatkin, the London Symphony, and extraordinary violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who will perform the work with the Chicago Symphony and many others.
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2 0 14 - 2 0 15 COMPOSER OF THE YEAR Continuing performances of works such as Rusty Air in Carolina, an electro-acoustic tone poem about the ambience of the South, and Mothership, which premiered at the Sydney Opera House by the YouTube Symphony to an online audience of 1.8 million, have demonstrated that electronic sounds can be a welcome addition to the orchestral palette with minimal logistics. While Bates often performs the electronica onstage with orchestras, dozens of repeat performances of his symphonic music happen without him. Many purely acoustic works complement his diverse catalogue, such as Sirens, an a cappella work recently recorded by the superstar chorus Chanticleer, and Desert Transport, which conjures a helicopter trip over the Arizona landscape. Bringing classical music to new audiences is a central part of Bates’ activities as a curator. With composer Anna Clyne, he has transformed the Chicago Symphony’s MusicNOW series into an imaginative concert experience drawing huge crowds, with cinematic program notes and immersive stagecraft. Another new take on new music is Mercury Soul, which embeds sets of classical music into a fluid evening of DJing and immersive stagecraft. With ongoing collaborations with the Chicago Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony, and debuting last season in a sold-out show with the Pittsburgh Symphony at Static, Mercury Soul has become an important gamechanger in both club culture and the leading “alt classical” audience development project within the symphonic world.
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VALENTINA LISITSA Valentina Lisitsa is not only the first “YouTube star” of classical music; she is the first classical artist to have converted her internet success into a global concert career in the principal venues of Europe, the United States, South America and Asia.
such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony, WDR SO Cologne, Seoul Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Her appearances introduced her to such conductors as Manfred Honeck, Yannick Nézét-Séguin and Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
The Ukraine-born artist began her musical education in her native city of Kiev at the Lysenko Music School for highly talented children and continued it at the Conservatoire in the city. Lisitsa did not confine her interest to the music world, from time to time, she dreamed of a career as a professional chess player.
A spectacular recital in London’s Royal Albert Hall before an audience of 8,000 in June 2012 set the seal on her international breakthrough. Listeners had the chance to vote online in advance for their preferred programme — a form of audience participation that has become one of Lisitsa’s trademarks.
In 1992, she immigrated to the United States, where she launched herself as a piano-duet partner alongside her husband. Several competition successes and the consequent concert engagements marked the start of her life as a concert artist. Over time, however, her career ceased to progress, and Lisitsa looked for new ways of enlarging her audience. Her exceptional sense of new developments and her openness to unconventional approaches proved vital.
Major label DECCA gave Lisitsa an exclusive artist contract, releasing the live recording of the RAH concert only one month later on CD and DVD. The following CD release presented the complete cycle of Rachmaninoff’s four piano concertos and his Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Francis. In October 2013, Lisitsa released a CD with various works by Franz Liszt, including the rarely recorded El contrabandista. With her newest CD “Chasing Pianos,” she presents the piano music by Michael Nyman in honor of his 70th birthday.
She posted her first video on the internet platform YouTube in 2007, a recording of the Etude op. 39/6 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. In a broadcast interview, she said: “My first YouTube clip was a lo-fi VHS recording on an awful school piano, and my hands were out of sync with the sound. But even so, my message came across to people. Straight away, they started telling me that my interpretations meant something to them, that they changed things, that they stood out.” The click-through rate went up and up, and more videos followed. The foundation stone of a socialnetwork career unparalleled in the history of classical music was laid. Her YouTube channel now records more than 70 million clicks and has almost 130,000 subscribers. In May 2010, Lisitsa played the Dutch premiere of the newly arranged Piano Concerto No. 5 (based on the Second Symphony) by Sergei Rachmaninoff with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. In August 2011, she debuted with the Orchestra Sinfonica Brasileira under the baton of Lorin Maazel, having previously played with
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In February 2013, Lisitsa made her debut in the large auditorium of the Berlin Philharmonie. Concert commitments in 2013 and in the 201314 season took her to Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic islands, the Rheingau Music Festival, and to Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart. She also appeared at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall London, in New York and Chicago. In 2014, she performs with Orchestre de Paris under Paavo Järvi, with Staatskapelle Dresden at Semperoper, in London’s Wigmore Hall, at Prinzregententheater München and with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra in Vienna and Istanbul. Lisitsa records exclusively for Decca Classics and is represented worldwide by Tanja Dorn at IMG Artists. For further information, please visit valentinalisitsa.com. Valentina Lisitsa last appeared with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in May 2013.
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THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For more than 117 years, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has been an essential part of Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape. The Pittsburgh Symphony, known for its artistic excellence, is credited with a rich history of the world’s finest conductors and musicians, and a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens. This tradition was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. With a long and distinguished history of touring both domestically and overseas since 1900, the Pittsburgh Symphony continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest orchestras. With more than 36 international tours, including 20
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European tours, eight trips to the Far East, and two to South America. The Pittsburgh Symphony was the first American orchestra to perform at the Vatican in January 2004 for the late Pope John Paul II, as part of the Pontiff’s Silver Jubilee celebration. The Pittsburgh Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas of recordings and radio concerts. As early as 1936, the Pittsburgh Symphony broadcast coastto-coast, receiving increased national attention in 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International. The PRI series is produced by Classical WQED-FM 89.3 in Pittsburgh and is made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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LORIN MAAZEL
In honor of the late Lorin Maazel’s impact on the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as its music director, current and former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians share memories of the Maestro’s effect on their lives and careers… The news of the passing of Lorin Maazel was difficult to comprehend. For those of us who worked closely with him, he seemed indomitable. Maestro Maazel hired me in 1991 to be principal oboe of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. I was very young and inexperienced, but he took a chance with me for some reason. It was a dream come true for me then and now, as I have enjoyed every season playing with my incredible colleagues! Maazel was clearly proud of this orchestra and of the many new players whom he hired during his tenure. He commissioned new concertos for trumpet, horn, bassoon and oboe, and worked very hard to raise the funds needed to record them. I had heard that he even donated his conducting fee to make recording possible! I will never forget my experience recording the oboe concerto in 1993. We finished recording the piece except for the oboe cadenza (where the oboe plays completely alone) PITTSBURGHSYMPHONY.ORG 2014-2015 SEASON
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so the whole orchestra was excused. I stayed on stage by myself with only the recording engineers backstage in the recording room. I was so nervous and unsure of myself! Then suddenly, after a few minutes of playing, the booming voice of Maestro Maazel came through the microphone onstage from the recording room. He had stayed behind to help me after everyone else left. I couldn’t believe it! He spoke kindly to me, offering me ideas to try, discussing alternative phrasings and dynamics, and listening patiently with me to the playbacks until the cadenza was done to my liking. What a lesson for a young musician in wisdom and generosity. I have had a very blessed life here thanks to Maestro Maazel taking a chance and hiring me. I have worked with the most prominent musical artists and conductors of our time. I can honestly say that Maazel’s skills in building an orchestra and in communicating musical ideas to an orchestra through his conducting were second to none. The legacy of his years of dedication and artistic vision here are evident still today in the gorgeous sound, the passion, the discipline and the artistry of the players in this great orchestra. Thank you, Lorin, for bringing me here, for helping me to hone my musical skills and for the years of unforgettable concert experiences we shared.
—Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida,
Principal Oboe, Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. Chair
When I began working with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in May 1989 my thoughts were not of Lorin Maazel at the helm of this organization, but what interesting repertoire I would be performing in Pittsburgh and around the world. In a short time it was made clear to me that this orchestra was made great by its long succession of music directors. During Lorin Maazel’s eight years, he became the most important leader of this orchestra with his programming, touring and hiring. He took the musician and listener on an orchestrabuilding, musical journey that we all were fortunate to experience, but sadly will never see or hear again. Certainly I feel lucky that I’m one the 40-plus musicians Maazel hired during his tenure. But why were we drawn to him? Why did he bring us together? We were all very young, and referred to as “green” in the music business. Combined with Maazel’s “controlling” demeanor, one would think the onstage working relationships shouldn’t have worked. I have to disagree with his being referred to as overbearing. He allowed us to challenge ourselves and eventually find our own musical voice through his guidance. Yes, it was an extremely tough working relationship, but I do believe we’re all better players/musicians because of him. There’s not a concert weekend that goes by that Maazel is not mentioned by a Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musician. Now that’s staying power!
—William Caballero,
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Most of what I learned about the violin, its history and the world of music, came from the legacies I inherited from my teacher, Josef Gingold, and those teachers that came before him — Ysaye, Vieuxtemps, Kreutzer, Viotti and even Corelli. From Lorin Maazel, I learned about the universe of music. His command of every genre of classical music was extraordinary, from the classics to the most complex avant-garde. It was an honor and inspiration to play for such a titan, a man of illustrious talent, knowledge, skill and experience. I enjoyed the pressure of playing my best for him at all times, being extremely well prepared and producing the finest possible performances at concert time. He expected no less of himself. His standard of excellence is something I value and reflect on every day of my life. We remained close and loyal friends after he left the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performing together, speaking frequently, sharing ideas and suggesting musicians for the Castleton Festival he founded and so adored. He will always be, as many of us throughout the musical world affectionately called him, Número Uno. —Andrés Cárdenes, Former Concertmaster
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EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts are pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who have made generous gifts of $500 or more to the Annual Fund during the past year. Those who have made a new gift or increased their previous gift are listed in italics. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if you are not listed correctly, please call 412.392.4880. Thank you! MAESTRO’S CIRCLE
Ron & Dorothy Chutz Janet & Donald Moritz Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Donahue Anonymous Mary Alice Price James K. & Sara C. Donnell Cheryl & James Redmond Pittsburgh Symphony Association & Affiliates Mrs. Nancy K. Hansen Abby & Reid Ruttenberg Dick & Ginny Simmons Rich & Scheryl Harshman Pauline Santelli Nancy & Jeff Leininger The David S. & Karen A. BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE David & Carol McCormish Shapira Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Joan & Bob Peirce Jill & Craig Tillotson Vivian & Bill Benter Pittsburgh Symphony North Jan & Anthony Tomasello Rick & Laurie Johnson Joanne Byrd Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Robert P. Zinn & Darlene R. Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Richard LeBeau Juergen F. Mross, Naples, FL Berkovitz Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer Steve & Brenda Schlotterbeck GUARANTOR’S CIRCLE In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Zoerb Arthur & Barbara* Weldon $10,000 - $14,999 James & Susanne Wilkinson Andrew & Michelle Aloe DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Michele & Pat Atkins $7,500 - $9,999 Allen Baum & Elizabeth FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Witzke-Baum Larry & Tracy Brockway $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Benno Bernt James & Margaret Byrne Anonymous Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Jerry & Mimi Davis James & Electra Agras Churchill Dr. & Mrs. Martin Earle Tony & Linda Bucci Mr. & Mrs. E. V. Clarke Henry & Ann Fenner Bill & Loulie Canady Betty Diskin in memory Barbara Jeremiah Randi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. of her beloved husband Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Steven G. & Beverlynn Elliott Arthur J. Diskin, Esq and McConomy their sons William & Marcia M. Gumberg Robert Mildred S. Myers & William Drue Heinz C. Frederick Roy & Susan Dorrance Elsie & Henry Hillman Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Egan Elliott S. Oshry Audrey R. Hughes Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller Mr. & Mrs. Milton Fine in honor of our four Douglas B. McAdams Hans & Leslie Fleischner grandsons Gerald McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Richard E. Rauh Tom & Jamee Todd Graham Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks Jon & Carol Walton Frank & Angela Grebowski Robinson Helge & Erika Wehmeier Christiane & Manfred Millie & Gary Ryan Honeck Alece & David Schreiber Joseph & Dorothy Jackovic CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Carol Hefren Tillotson Craig Jordan & Elaine $20,000 - $24,999 Koziar-Jordan Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. R. Drew Kistler $5,000 - $7,499 Jean & Sigo Falk Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lynch Tom & Dona Hotopp Alan L. & Barbara B. Sheldon Marstine Mr. Matthew V. T. Ray Ackerman Mr. & Mrs. James W. Dr. & Mrs. John C. Barber McGlothlin $15,000 - $19,999 Edwin H. Beachler Devin & Shannon Nadine E. Bognar/E.J. McGranahan Philip & Melinda Beard Bognar, Inc. Betty & Granger Morgan Noah Bendix-Balgley Kathryn & Michael Bryson $100,000 +
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Michael & Sherle Berger Ted & Kathie Bobby Ms. Spencer Boyd Dr. Alan & Marsha Bramowitz Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Brent Barbara & David Burstin Dr. & Mrs. Sidney N. Busis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan James C. Chaplin Joseph* & Virginia Cicero Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Randall Crawford & Ellen Goodman Ruby A. Cunningham Alison H. & Patrick D. Deem Philip J. & Sherry S. Dieringer June & Barry Dietrich Carol & Brian Duggan Dr. James H. & Mary E. Duggan Mr. William J. Fetter Terri H. Fitzpatrick Robert & Jeanne Gleason Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Halpern Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Henderson Dr. & Mrs. Allen Hogge Mrs. Milton G. Hulme Elizabeth S. Hurtt Robert W. & Elizabeth C. Kampmeinert Bill & Tricia Kassling Judith & Lester* Lave D. H. Lee Jr. Arthur S. Levine, M.D. & Linda S. Melada Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee Robert & Dana McCutcheon Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Sam Michaels Robert D. Mierley Family Foundation II Morby Family Charitable Foundation
H. Ward & Shirley Olander Alan & Hazel Cope Dave & Kathy Maskalick Jim Walker & Jonnie Viakley Steven C. Pederson Rose & Vincent A. Crisanti Victoria & Alicia McGinnis Dr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. Wasilak Catherine & Bill Perez Ms. Sheryl Ann Cupps Margaret J. McGowan Dr. Konrad & Mrs. Konrad Mr. & Mrs. John R. & Cyert Family Foundation George & Bonnie Meanor M. Weis Svetlana S. Price Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Davidson Jr. Marilyn & Allan Meltzer Carolyn & Richard Dr. Tor Richter in memory of Jamini Vincent Davies Montgomery IP Associates Westerhoff Elizabeth W. Richter Ada Davis Jim & Susan Morris in Miriam L. Young James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Honor of Kay Stolarevsky Robert & Renee Denove Harvey* & Florence Zeve Dr. & Mrs. William E. Abby L. Morrison Mr. Frank R. Dziama Rinehart Dorothea K. Zikos Barbara & Eugene Myers Edith H. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer Curt & Kim Tillotson Fleming Constance Nelson ENCORE CLUB Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Karen Scansaroli Mr. William R. Forsythe $1,500 - $2,499 Nieland Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz J. Tomlinson Fort Anonymous (5) Fritz Okie Nancy Schepis Janet M. Frissora Mrs. Ernest Abernathy Paul & Nancy O’Neill Michael Shefler Dina & Jerry Fulmer Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Balog Charitable Trust Robert & Janet Squires Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot Dr. Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. & Lorraine E. Balun, in memory of Phyllis E. Subra & Mary Suresh Linda Shooer Osial Gary & Joanne Garvin Zimmerman John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Robert & Lillian Panagulias Barbara C. & Ralph J. Bean Jr. Gebhardt Symphony East Drs. James Parrish & Fred & Sue* Bennitt Christiane Siewers Dr. Robert J. & Susan J. Ellen & Jim Walton Gluckman Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Berdik Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Nancy Goeres & Michael Dr. Michael & Barbara Mr. & Mrs. William Seldon Whitaker In Memory Rusinek Bianco Pohlmann of Susan Whitaker Dr. & Mrs. Sanford A. Gordon Ned & Sally Randall Mr. Michael E. Bielski Barbara & Bruce Wiegand Mr. James Gorton & Mrs. Gerald & Carolyn Eberly Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. William Winkenwerder Jr., Gretchen Van Hoesen Blaney Riordan M.D. George & Jane Greer Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney Paul E. Block Rachel & Franny* Wymard Mr. & Mrs. George V. Philip & Bernice Bollman Judy & Stanley Ruskin Grune Jr. Ted Bosquez Dr. Alan Russell AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE William & Victoria Guy Dr. Carole B. Boyd Donald D. Saxton Jr. in $2,500 - $4,999 Jim & Marnie Haines memory of Barbara Morey Bozzone Family Foundation Anonymous (6) Saxton Charles H. Harff Mr. & Mrs. James H. The Barbara and Marcus Leonard* & Joan Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Harvey Bregenser Aaron Fund of The Scheinholtz Carolyn Heil Pittsburgh Foundation Lawrence R. Breletic & Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Donald C. Wobb Dan & Gwen Hepler Andrea & David Aloe Dr. Stanley Shostak & Dr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Bridges Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew Jane Callomon Arkus Marcia Landy Jill & Chuck Brodbeck Dorothy A. Howat Barbara L. Barry James & Janet Slater Myron David Broff* Dr. & Mrs. David Beaudreau Alysia & Robert Hoyt Manny H. & Ileane Smith Roger & Lea Brown Hyman Family Foundation Nick & Dotty Beckwith Marisa & Walter C. Smith Mr. & Mrs. David A. Alice Jane Jenkins Martha L. Berg Lowell & Jan Steinbrenner Brownlee Leo & Marge Kane Marian & Bruce Block Jeff & Linda Stengel Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Gerri Kay* Don & Judy Borneman Edward & Rebecca Stephan Timothy & Linda Burke Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Betsy Bossong Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Stept Gene & Sue Burns Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Sydelle Kessler Theodore & Elizabeth Stern Dr. Bernadette G. Callery* & Charles & Kathleen Kovac Mr. & Mrs.* Kenneth Brand Dr. Joseph M. Newcomer Fred & Maryann Steward Cliff & Simi Kress Hugh & Jean Brannan Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Susan S. Cercone Susan Oberg Lane Gary & Judy Bruce Mrs. Arthur L. Coburn III Margaret Tarpey & Bruce Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Charles* & Patricia Burke Freeman Judge Maurice B. Cohill Jr. Lenkey Jane & Rae R. Burton Dr. Sharon Taylor & Dr. Sen. Herbert B. & Linda Barry Lhormer & Janet Philip Rabinowitz Conner Mr. & Mrs. Frank V. Cahouet Markel Richard & Sandra Teodori Patricia Cover Gail & Rob Canizares Doris L. Litman Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Thomas Marion S. Damick Judy Clough Tom & Gail Litwiler Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Alfred R. de Jaager Charles C. Cohen & Michele Mark & Joan Lombardi Thompson II M. McKenney Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dell James & Jennifer Martin John & Nancy Traina Bill & Cynthia Cooley Michelle Ann Duralia EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2014-2015 SEASON
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John & Gertrude Echement In Memory of Norval W. Lyle Constance Silipigni Joyce & John Allen Linda & Robert Ellison Richard C. Alter & Eric D. Francis & Debbie Lynch Paul & Linda Silver Marlene & Louis Epstein George & Jane Mallory Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Johnson Dr. Madalon Amenta Ms. Kelly G. Estes & Mr. Dr. Richard Martin in Mr. Frank Simpkins Hank Snell Donald & Kathleen memory of Mrs. Lori Dennis & Susan Slevin Anderson Martin Donald & Judith Feigert Mrs. Alice R. Snyder Ronald Anderson Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt John H. Feist, M.D. Marcie Solomon & Nathan Craig & Dawn Andersson Bill Maurer & Carol Jean Mrs. Orlie S. Ferretti Goldblatt McKenzie Anne B. Angerman Albert L. Filoni The Honorable & Mrs. Jean H. McCullough Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy William L. Standish Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Fisher Angleberger Dr. & Mrs. J. B. McGee Lewis M. Steele & Ann Dr. Edward L. Foley Joan Apt Alan & Marilyn McIvor Labounsky Steele Chauncey & Magdaline Yoshio Arai Sherman & Sue McLaughlin Barbara & Lou Steiner Frazier Warren J. Archer & Dr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller Dr. & Mrs. J. William Futrell Nessa Green Mines Madeline C. Archer Constance C. Morrison Dick & Thea Stover Keith & Susan Garver Rod & Tammy Ardolino Lesa B. Morrison, Ph. D Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Alice V. Gelormino James & Susanne Armour Stroebel Dr. & Mrs. Etsuro K. Mrs. Merle Gilliand* Mr.* & Mrs. David J. Motoyama Judith & Steve Thomas Franklyn & Dale Gorell Armstrong Harry & Kathleen Nagel Bob & Bette Thomson Laurie Graham Maurice & Nancy Nernberg Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Ticknor Dr. Donald & Joann Atkinson Rick & Stephanie Green Maureen S. O’Brien Rosalyn & Albert Treger Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Atwell Dr. Alberto M. Guzman Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Mrs. Ellen Hagerty O’Donnell Albert R. Trezza & Megan Ruth Bachman in Memory Mr. & Mrs.* George K. Dr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. A. Trezza of James Bachman Hanna Martha E. Hildebrandt Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner Sidney Baker Rev. Diana D. Harbison Ellen Ormond Drs. Ben Van Houten & Donna L. Balewick MD Paul T. Harper Seth & Pamela Pearlman Victoria Woshner Dr. Esther L. Barazzone Bob & Georgia Hernandez Connie & Mike Phillips Bob & Denise Ventura Wendy & David Barensfeld Douglas & Antionette Hill Mr. & Mrs. E. Kears Pollock Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Vest Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hoyt Mrs. Mildred M. Posvar Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vismor Dr. Barbara Barnes Joe & Sandra Barnes Micki Huff Ms. Sandy Pysh & Mr. Rich Mr. & Mrs. Burt Wald Richard C. Barney Somplatsky Joan M. Hurrell C. Robert Walker Robert & Loretta Barone Charles A. Ransom Jr. & Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Frank & Heide Wenzel Patricia A. Ransom Martin & Bridgett Bates Barbara Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. Stephen G. Robinson Robert & Janet Baum Jackie & Ley Jones White John & Betsy Baun Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kahlson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rohr James R. Whitehead Barbara N. Baur Mr. & Mrs. Jayant Kapadia Dr. Lee A. & Rosalind* Elizabeth* & Frank Rosenblum Wiegand Vitasta Bazaz & Sheen Mr. & Mrs. David N. Kaplan Rich & Linda Ruffalo Sehgal Fund in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Rolf & Florence M. Kayser Dr. Kuldeep Sehgal Dr. James R. Sahovey Witmer Mr. William E. Kenworthy & David & Gail Becker Juerg* & Lois Saladin Ellie & Joe Wymard Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy Kenneth & Elsa Beckerman Drs. Guy & Mary Beth Naomi Yoran Gloria Kleiman Salama Vange & Nick Beldecos Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow James & Jane Knox Thomas & Perri Schelat Judith Bell Lewis & Alice Kuller Joseph Schewe Jr. Edgar* & Betty Belle SYMPHONY CLUB George & Alexandra Kusic Esther Schreiber $500 $1,499 Rudy & Barbara Benedetti Father Ronald P. Lengwin Jolie Schroeder Anonymous (30) Eleanor H. Berge Sally Levin Robert J. & Sharon E. Janese A. Abbott & David Ron & Nancy Bergey Claire & Larry Levine Sclabassi E. Clark Dr. Peter & Judy Berkowitz Harriet, Barbara, Marc, Scott Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Barbara & Otto Abraham Mrs. Georgia Berner & Mr. and Kim Lewis in memory Shepherd Jr. Deborah L. Acklin James Farber of Elliott (Bud) Lewis Preston & Annette Shimer Mary Beth Adams Dr. Lawson Bernstein Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Kay L. Shirk Katia Sycara Dr. & Mrs. Siamak Adibi Robert S. Bernstein & Ellie Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Shoop Jr. K. Bernstein Fund Elsa Limbach R. Ward Allebach & Lisa D. Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Ms. Steagall Ms. Robin Joan Bernstein & Roslyn M. Litman Rebecca L. Carlin Mr. H. Seigle* Erin and Kevin Allen Mark & Joan Lombardi Marilyn G. Shure Don Berry 34
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Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ernest J. Grindle Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Huffman Diana K. Lemley MD & Paul Fortwangler Margaret L. Groninger Mr. & Mrs. Elwood T. Hughes L. Shay MD Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Fraelich Jr. D.T. Gruelle Specialty Jean & Richard Humphreys Mr. David W. Lendt Christina Friday Logistics Robert W. Lenker Robert & Gail Hunter Eleanor Friedman Ms. E. A. Gundelfinger Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hyland Dr. Herbert & Barbara Levit Friends of the PSO Andrew Gurcak & Elaine Jr. Mrs. William E. Lewellen III Lees Reanette & Steve Frobouck George L. Illig Jr.* Anne Lewis Kristine Haig & John Elaine & John Frombach Anthony C. Infanti Philip & Leslie Liebscher Sonnenday F. Thomas Fruehstorfer Robert & Rose Marie Izzo Robert & Janet Liljestrand John and Judith Hall Mrs. Fran Frye Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Jacob Mr. & Mrs. Kurt L. Limbach Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Dr. & Mrs. Freddie H. Fu Dr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs Walter F. Limbach Jeanne M. Hanchett & Lorie Fuller Lynne & Blair Jacobson Jim & Sandi Linaberger Phillips P. Wedemeyer Normandie Fulson David & Terry Jancisin W. F. Lindgren Susan & Wilfred Hansen Mr. Gabriel C. Fusco Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Jew Jr. Ken & Hope Linge Gail & Gregory Harbaugh Bruce & Ann Gabler Dawn M. Johnson Lawrence & Jacqueline Lobl Jeanie & Ben Hardesty Dr. & Mrs. R. Kent Galey Janis & Jonas Johnson Mr. & Mrs.* Thomas J. Locke Susan & David Hardesty Gamma Investment Joanne K. Johnson Margery J. Loevner Charles Harris & Darlene Corporation Nowak in honor of William Tom & Wendy Jones in Don & Hanne Lorch & Kathleen Caballero Dr. & Mrs. Keith Garbutt Honor of Chris Wu Mrs. Howard M. Love Ronald & Marlene Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Harris John & Maureen Joyce Eddie Lowy & Ricardo Cortés Mary O. Harrison Hans & Gudrun Garkisch Alice & Richard Kalla Annette Lutz Mr. Robert Hartman Beth & Phil Gasiewicz Daniel G. & Carole L. Kamin Edward Lynch & Regina Ms. Christine A. Hartung Joan & Stuart Gaul Dr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kaplan Lindsey-Lynch K. Gavigan & Wm. B. Dixon James & Ann Harty Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kara In Memory of James Lyne Cal & Donna Hastings Pete Geissler Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy Daphne & John Lynn Mr. & Mrs. David C. Genter Greg Haughey Flo & Bob Kenny Mrs. Guinevere R. Mabunay Barbara A. Hays Anne & Rob German Rhian Kenny Pat & Don MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. William P. Getty Cathy & John Heggestad Jayne & Niles Kenyon William & Nora MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Getze Dr. & Mrs. Fred P. The Kessler Family Neil & Ruth MacKay Heidenreich Revs. Gaylord & Catherine Greta Keverline Dr. & Mrs. George J. Ms. Emily Heidish Gillis Ellen Kiam & William B. Troy Magovern Jr. Ms. Martha S. Helmreich in Mr. Milton B. Kimura Barbara & Fred Gilman John Maitland Honor of my mother, Anne Mr. David Givens & Mr. Louise & Michael Malakoff Ruth Ann & Eugene Klein J. Schaff Stephen Mellett Mr. & Mrs. William G. Malter Stuart L. & Ann K. Knoop Eric & Lizz Helmsen Mike & Cordy Glenn Carl & Alexis Mancuso Peggy C. Knott Virgil Gligor & Alicia Avery Paul & Colleen Hennigan Drs. Ellen Mandel & Ms. Marilyn Koch Marianne & Marshall Hess Daniel & Marcia Glosser Lawrence Weber Professor Benjamin E. Hicks Bob & Susie Kopf Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Ms. Dawn Kosanovich Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Goern Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Mangold Jr. David Kremen Dr. Joseph & Marie Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Donald Marinelli Hinchcliffe Mr. & Mrs. John Krolikowski Bernard & Barbara Mars Walter L. Goldburg Phyllis Jo Kubey Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Pete & Rebecca Hoch John & Cathy Mary Ms. Donna Hoffman & Mr. Robert A. & Alice Kushner Russellyn Carruth Helen F. Mathieson Thomas W. Golightly* & Rev. Richard Dum Dr.* & Mrs. Michael Dr. William Matlack & Leslie Greg & Amy Hogue Dr. Carolyn J Jones Kutsenkow Crawford Matlack Clare & Jim Hoke Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Good Mr. Nicholas Kyriazi Karen Matthews Richard E. Gordon & June F. Philo & Erika Holcomb Betty Lamb Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. Swanson Katherine Holter Maurer Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Landay Ms. Rita J. Gould Dr. & Mrs. Elmer J. Holzinger Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Maxwell The Graf Family Ms. Madeleine Hombosky Ronald & Lida Larsen Sidney McBride Dr. Lora D. Graves & Dr. Tom & Mary Hooten Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall Earl & Marilyn Latterman Bryan D. Dye Mr. & Mrs.* Lewis J. Hoover Mr. & Mrs. Henry Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy McCamic David & Nancy Green Thomas O. Hornstein* Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. McCarter Marvin & Gerry Lebby Lori Greene & Chris Decker Charitable Fund of The Patrick & Michelle McCarthy Drs. Grace & Joon Lee Pittsburgh Foundation Charlotte T. Greenwald Ms. Janet Lee & Mr. Matthew McCarthy Rail Insurance Joseph W. Hostetler Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gridley Managers, Inc. Rosengart 36
Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Frank & Brenda Moses Ed & Mary Ellen Pisula Mr. & Mrs. Fred Sauereisen McChesney Michael & Cynthia Mullins Larry & Nancy Podey Sally & Keith Saylor Richard E. McClain Hilde Munck & Eckard Drs. Mary & Raymond Lawrence P. & Sharron A. Mr. Samuel A. McClung Munck Pontzer Schaefer Jonathan & Kathryn Richard & Martha Munsch Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Eric Schaffer & Michelle McClure Porkolab Gray-Schaffer Arthur J. Murphy Jr. Mary C. McCormick David & Marilyn Posner Albert & Kathleen Schartner Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. Muse Paula & Bob McCracken Shirley Pow Christopher & Jennifer Mr. George Mycoff Scheib Mr. Bernard J. McCrory Ann & Mal Powell James & Marlee Myers Ann & Bill Scherlis Mrs. Samuel K. McCune Richard O. Price Roger & Michelle Myers Dr. & Mrs. Melvin M. Schiff Nancy McDonald Mercedes & John Pryce Dr. & Mrs. Donald D. Joe & Nancy Schmitt Mary A. McDonough Naragon Bob & Mary Jo Purvis Mr. & Mrs. George Keith McDuffie Dr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Nebel Mrs. Jean Purvis Schneider Kent & Martha McElhattan Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Andrew & Liberty Pyros Mrs. Shirley Schneirov Mary & R. Lee McFadden Rev. Robert & Suzanne Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr. Ms. Carol Schuler Barbara McKenna & Family Newpher Fran Quinlan Bernie & Cookie Soldo Patricia K. Nichols Alexis McKinley Janet K. Quint Schultz Mr. & Mrs. David Nimick Jean S. McLaughlin Ms. Barbara Rackoff Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Schurr II Karen Kelley Noble Susan Lee Meadowcroft Nancy & Bill Rackoff, ASKO Mary Ann Scialabba Hide & Julia Miller Philanthropic Fund Mr. & Mrs. William P. Louise & Franco Nobumori Meehan Betty Radvak-Shovlin Sciannameo Dr. Sean Nolan Mr. & Mrs. William J. Susan M. Rakfal, MD Barry & Celinda Scott Mehaffey Mark & Nikki Nordenberg James D. & Carol L. Mr.* & Mrs. Jobst W. Barbara M. Meharey Charles A. Norton Randolph Seehausen Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon James & Lindsey Nova Barbara M. Rankin George & Marcia Seeley Peter & Memi Melotti Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Mr. Leonard E. Rausch Mr. & Mrs. David P. Segel Mark & Amy Mendicino Dr. Everett F. Oesterling & Mr. Joseph J. Regna Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John M. Seifarth Mrs. Joyce Oesterling Barbara Sachnoff Paul & Dorothy Reiber Rebecca A. Seip Mendlowitz John Orndorff Jr. Eric & Frances Reichl Michael Sexauer In Memory of William C. Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Orr Mr. & Mrs.* James H. Rich Aleen Mathews Shallberg & Menges Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack Dr. & Mrs. J. Merle Rife Richard Shallberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. John A. Osuch Mrs. Sue Shapera Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Merriman Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Judith D. Shepherd Edgar R. & Betty A. Robert & Elizabeth Mertz Russell G. & Karen Overfield Robinson Fund of The Pittsburgh Dr. Charles H. Shultz Foundation Paul M. Palevsky, MD & Sam & Diana Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Shure Sharon R. Roseman, MD Mrs. William Metcalf III. Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Rom Rhoda & Seymour* Sikov Dr. & Mrs. A. H. Panahandeh Janice G. Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Meyer Lee & Myrna Silverman Dr. Armand J. Panson Bridget & Scott Michael Dr. Pinchas Rosenberg Marjorie K. Silverman Pamela & Ronald Pape Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Shoshana & Jerry Marilyn & Norman A. Middleton Pauline R. Parker Rosenberg Sindler Ms. Laurie Miller John & Joan Pasteris Mr. & Mrs. Byron W. Rosener Lois & Bill Singleton III Mary Ellen Miller Carol & Richard Patterson Dr. Carol Slomski Robert & Miriam Miller Kenneth & Rose Patterson Mrs. Louisa S. Rosenthal Ms. Ann Slonaker Carol & Scott Rotruck Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. James Patton Bobbie & Keith Smith Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Dr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Miller Jr. Camilla Brent Pearce Don & Beth Smith Jack Millstein Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pellett Dr. Joel S. Rozen Kathleen Opat Smith Harvey & Lynn Rubin Frank C. & Judy L. Mindicino Daniel M. Pennell Margaret C. Smith Mr. & Mrs. M. Lee Minter Dale & Michele Perelman Mr. & Mrs. Edmund S. Nancy N. Smith Ruffin III. Jeffrey Mishler Eric & Sharon Perelman Wallace & Patricia Smith Mr. Robert Rupp Ann & Mark Mizer Bill & Stella Perrine Bill & Patty Snodgrass Mr. Leo P. Russell Paul & Connie Mockenhaupt Dr. Jeffrey & Francesca Sandy & Mr. Edgar Snyder Shirley & Murray Rust Peters Amy & Ira* M. Morgan J. Soffietti Mrs. John M. Sadler Judy Petty Bill & Jane Morgan David Solosko & Sandra Tamiko Sampson Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Pfendler Jr. Mr. Gary Morrell Kniess Fund Dr. & Mrs. Isamu Sando Ms. Dorothy Philipp Dr. Harvey M. Morris Dr. Carlos R. Santiago Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Piersol EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2014-2015 SEASON
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Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Sorr in support of music & wellness Herbert H. & Barbara South Drs. Horton C.* & Jannene M. Southworth Samuel & Judith Spanos Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Speyer III Richard C. Spine & Joyce Berman Henry Spinelli Janet H. Staab Jack Stabile Mr. & Mrs. James C. Stalder Gary & Charlene Stanich Dr. James Staples Shirley & Sidney Stark Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stayer Charles & Rachel Stegeman Bronna & Harold Steiman Mr. Frederick Steinberg Jerry Stephens Dr. & Mrs. Mervin S. Stewart Mr. Ray C. Stoner In Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Mona & E.J. Strassburger C. Dean Streator Mr. Su & Ms. Van Dusen Judy & Joe Sufrin Peter Sullivan Richard A. Sundra, in Loving Memory of Patricia Sundra Drs. Gary & Heidi Swanson
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Joel & Maria Swanson Robert Swendsen & Roberta Klatzky Stu & Liz Symonds in Memory of Roger Sherman Tom & Karen Tabor Dr. Jocelyn Tan & Dr. Alaa Shalaby Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Tannenbaum Mr. & Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr. Gordon & Catherine Telfer Mr. Paul Teplitz Mr. Doug Thomas Dorothea Thompson Mayor John A. Thompson Mary Lloyd & George Thompson Gail & Jim Titus Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Trees Paul A. Trimmer Jeff & Melissa Tsai Jeffrey Turner & Tonya Stefko Eric & Barbara Udren Mary & Gerald Unger Diane & Dennis Unkovic Theo & Pia Van De Venne Suzan M. Vandertie Dr. Filomena F. Varvaro Mary Vasilakis Cate & Jerry Vockley Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel Edward L. & Margaret Vogel Eric Von Morton John & Linda Vuono Jan Wagner
Judy Wagner & Mike LaRue Wagner Family Charitable Trust Suzanne & Richard Wagner Kevin & Jennifer Walker John & Irene Wall Mr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. Ward Tony & Pat Waterman Ms. Sally Webster & Ms. Susan Bassett Drs. John & Carla Weidman Cynthia & Dr. Michael Weisfield Norman & Marilyn Weizenbaum Mr. & Mrs. James P. Welch Jim & Jinny Welker Jane Wentling Mrs. Louis A. Werbaneth Bernard & Sheila Werner Nancy Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Westerberg Rebecca M. Wharton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas White Robert Wickesberg & Susan Noffke Mr. Norm Wien Dr. Philip M. Wildenhain & Dr. Sarah L. Wildenhain Dr. Bruce L. Wilder Ken & Trudie Wilkins Nozomi Williams Robert & Carole Williams Robert E. Williams Ruth O. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson
James & Ramona Wingate Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Sidney & Tucky Wolfson Dr. & Mrs. D. Scott Wood Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu Drs. Barry & Iris Wu Dr. & Mrs. John A. Yauch Mark & Judy Yogman Susan A. Yohe Alice L. Young Hugh D*. & Alice C. Young Mr. Joe Yzurdiaga Frank A. Zabrosky Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zahren Joan & Isaias Zelkowicz Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ziatek Patricia Zimba *deceased We would like to thank all individuals who contribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Heinz Hall. Please see our website at pittsburghsymphony. org for a complete listing. Current as of Sept. 3, 2014
FOUNDATIONS & PUBLIC AGENCIES Allegheny County Economic Development 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 The Benter Foundation Meyer & Merle Berger Family Foundation, Inc. Allen H. Berkman and Selma W. Berkman 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 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. Goldberg Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Grable Foundation Grune Family Foundation Hansen Foundation William Randolph Hearst 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 Lawrence County Martha Mack Lewis Foundation Edward D. and Opal C. Loughney Foundation Thomas Marshall Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Ruth Rankin McCullough Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation
Howard and Nell E. Miller Foundation National Endowment for the Arts 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 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 James M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation 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 Current as of Sept. 3, 2014
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CORPORATIONS (Includes corporate annual fund contributions and sponsorships) Business Leadership Association SIGNATURE CIRCLE
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United Bank Wampum Hardware Inc. Bayer Healthcare R&I WPXI-TV $75,000 and above Bayer USA Foundation Business Partners Allegheny Technologies The Common Plea Catering PEWTER LEVEL Incorporated (ATI) Inc. $1,000 - $2,499 BNY Mellon c3controls AlphaGraphics in the EQT Corporation Cultural District Deloitte Highmark Blue Cross Blue ELG Haniel Metals Corp. Berner International Corp. Shield Farmers & Merchants Bank Coury Financial Group PNC of Western PA Calgon Carbon Corporation Levin Furniture ESB Bank DIAMOND CIRCLE Mascaro Construction First Commonwealth Bank Company $40,000 - $74,999 Hughes Television Morton’s The Steakhouse MSA Productions Mylan Pharmaceuticals Jennmar Corporation Oliver Wyman Kerr Engineered Sales Company PwC PLATINUM CIRCLE Lawrence County Tourist Reed Smith LLP $20,000 - $39,999 Promotion Agency Schreiber Industrial Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. MacLachlan, Cornelius & Federal Home Loan Bank of Development Co. Filoni, Inc. Trumbull Corporation and Pittsburgh McKamish, Inc. P.J. Dick Incorporated First National Bank of Nocito Enterprises, Inc. Pennsylvania Practice Growth Partners BRONZE CIRCLE Giant Eagle $2,500 - $4,999 Rothman Gordon PC H. J. Heinz Company Foundation A.C. Dellovade, Inc. Sarris Candies, Inc. LANXESS Corporation Angelo, Gordon & Co. Six Penn Kitchen Macy’s Bank of America Merrill Steptoe & Johnson PLLC PPG Industries Foundation Lynch Stringert, Inc. Big Burrito Restaurant Triangle Tech Group The Techs Group Trib Total Media Trebuchet Consulting LLC Buchanan Ingersoll & United States Steel TriState Capital Bank Rooney PC Corporation United Safety Services, Inc. Cipriani & Werner PC Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh Eat’n Park Restaurants GOLD CIRCLE Elite Coach Transportation $10,000 - $19,999 PARTNER LEVEL American Eagle Outfitters Erie Insurance $500 - $999 Fifth Third Bank Citigroup Allegheny Valley Bank Huntington Bank Clearview Federal Credit Austrian American Cultural Koppers Union Society, Inc. KPMG LLP Delta Air Lines, Inc. Bridges & Company, Inc. Lighthouse Electric Dollar Bank The Buncher Company Company, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Clark Precision Machined Marsh USA Inc. Fairmont Pittsburgh & Components Mozart Management Habitat Restaurant Consolidated Pittsburgh Corning Federated Investors, Inc. Communications Corporation The Frank E. Rath-Spang & Enterprise Bank Company Charitable Trust Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. Co. Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. General Wire Spring Co. Silhol Builders Supply Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Richard & Sandra Teodori Goehring, Rutter & Boehm Inc.
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Gordon Terminal Service Co. Hamill Mfg. Co. Hertz Gateway Center, LP John B. Conomos, Inc. Joyce’s Jewelry Boutique K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. Lucas Systems, Inc. Marketing Support Network Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Attorneys at Law Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Modany-Falcone, Inc. Pzena Investment Management, LLC Rebecca L. Pounds DDS LLC Scott Metals Inc. Walter Long Manufacturing Company Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. We would like to thank all corporations who contribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Heinz Hall. Please see our website at pittsburghsymphony.org for a complete listing. Current as of Sept. 5, 2014
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IS IT LOVE? OR IS IT HATE?
HEROES AND VILLAINS OCTOBER 17-19
Lucas Richman, conductor Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale, Christine Hestwood, director
Join us for a concert that soars with good and evil. In Heroes and Villains, we bring to life your favorite characters from popular movies. Hear the bright side, and the dark side, of movie scores from Batman, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan and more!
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LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE
In addition to income from the Annual Fund, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is dependent on a robust endowment to assure its long-term financial stability. Gifts from Legacy of Excellence programs are directed to the endowment to provide for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s future. The Steinberg Society honors donors who have advised the Pittsburgh Symphony in writing that they have made a provision for the orchestra in their will. Members of the Sid Kaplan Tribute program have made a gift to the endowment of $10,000.00 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, please call Jan Fleisher at 412.392.3320. STEINBERG SOCIETY Charles & Angela Hardwick Estate of Dorothy R. Rairigh Anonymous (19) Carolyn Heil Barbara M. Rankin Siamak & Joan Adibi Eric & Lizz Helmsen Richard E. Rauh Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Ms. Judith Hess Cheryl & James Redmond Angleberger Estate of Mr. John H. Hill Mr. & Mrs. William E. The Joan & Jerome* Apt Estate of Mr. & Mrs. William Rinehart Families C. Hurtt Donald & Sylvia Robinson Francis A. Balog Philo & Erika Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. David M. Robert & Loretta Barone Roderick Mr. & Mrs. Blair Jacobson Scott J. Bell Charlotta Klein Ross Esther G. Jacovitz Dr. Elaine H. Berkowitz Harvey & Lynn Rubin Patricia Prattis Jennings Benno & Constance Bernt Mr.* & Mrs. Robert S. Kahn Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Ryan Michael Bielski Virginia Schatz Leo & Marge Kane Drs. Barbara & Albert Biglan Lois S. Kaufman Nancy Schepis Thomas G. Black Stephen & Kimberly Keen Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Barbara M. Brock Dr. Charles H. Shultz Mr. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr. Lois R. Brozenick Michael Shefler Ms. Bernadette Kersting Tom & Jackie Cain Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Dr. Laibe A.* & Sydelle Simmons Estate of Cynthia Calhoun Kessler Dr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Stept Judy & Michael Cheteyan Stanley & Margaret Leonard Educational/Charitable Estate of Dr. Raymond & Frances F. Levin Foundation Karla Stept Doris L. Litman Mr. & Mrs. David W. Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in Penny Locke Christopher Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Estate of Edward D. Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Loughney Churchill Tom & Jamee Todd Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Lauren & Hampton Mallory Mrs. Jane Treherne-Thomas S. Cohen Dr. Richard Martin in Eva & Walter J. Vogel Memory of Mrs. Lori Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Mr. & Mrs. George L. Martin* Mr.* & Mrs. Thomas J. Vosburgh Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall Donnelly Estate of John & Betty George E. Meanor Frank R. Dziama Weiland Ms. Jean L. Misner* Steven G. & Beverlynn In memory of Isaac Serrins Elliott from Mr. & Mrs. Ira Weiss Catherine Missenda* Emil & Ruth* Feldman Brian Weller Dr. Mercedes C. Monjian Joan Feldman & William Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Mooney Seldon Whitaker Jr. Adams Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. Mrs. Loti Gaffney Mildred S. Myers & William White Keith & Susan Garver Charles L. & Katherine A. C. Frederick Wiley Ken* & Lillian Goldsmith Donn & Peggy Neal James & Susanne Mr. & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Wilkinson James A. Gorton Rhonda & Dennis Norman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Witmer Estate of Anna R. Greenberg Thaddeus A. Osial, Jr. M.D. Patricia L. Wurster Estate of Lorraine M. Gross Estate of Irene G. Otte Estate of Rufus J. Wysor Elizabeth Anne Hardie Judy Petty 42
Naomi Yoran Miriam L. Young Estate of Ruth Yount SID KAPLAN TRIBUTE PROGRAM The Sid Kaplan Memorial Hallway given by David Kaplan in appreciation of generous gifts commemorating family and friends In Honor of Dr. Raymond Stept from his loving family In Honor of Mariss & Irina Jansons and friendship from Dr. Laibe* & Sydelle Kessler Honoring my dear friend, Marvin Hamlisch, from Mina Kulber In Loving Memory of Martin Smith, PSO Horn, 1980-2005, from his siblings Todd Smith, Judy Dupont & Susan Noble
ENDOWED CHAIRS Principal Horn Chair, given by an Anonymous Donor First Violin Chair, given by Allen H. Berkman in memory of his beloved wife, Selma Wiener Berkman Michael & Carol Bleier Viola Chair given in memory of our parents, Tina & Charles Bleier and Ruth & Shelley Stein Jane & Rae Burton Cello Chair Cynthia S. Calhoun Principal Viola Chair
Virginia Campbell Principal Harp Chair Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair
Principal Pops Conductor Messiah Concerts Endowed Chair Endowed by Henry & by the Howard and Nell E. Elsie Hillman Miller Chair
United States Steel Corporation Assistant Principal Bass Chair
Tom & Dona Hotopp Donald I. & Janet Moritz and Principal Bass Chair Equitable Resources, Inc. Rachel Mellon Walton Johannes & Mona L. Coetzee Associate Principal Cello Concertmaster Chair, given Memorial Principal English Milton G. Hulme, Jr. Chair by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Horn Chair Guest Conductor Chair Mellon Scaife given by Mine Safety The Perry & BeeJee Morrison George & Eileen Dorman Appliances Company String Instrument Loan Jacqueline Wechsler Assistant Principal Fund Horn Chair given in Cello Chair Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. memory of Irving (Buddy) Jones III The Morrison Family Wechsler Albert H. Eckert Guest Keyboard Chair Associate Principal Second Associate Principal Violin Chair Barbara Weldon Percussion Chair Virginia Kaufman Principal Timpani Chair Resident Conductor Chair, Jackman Pfouts Hilda M. Willis Foundation Beverlynn & Steven Elliott Lawrence Loh Principal Flute Chair, given Flute Chair Associate Concertmaster in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Chair Stephen & Kimberly Keen Arthur Jackman by Barbara Thomas H. & Frances Witmer Bass Chair Jackman Pfouts Assistant Principal Horn Jean & Sigo Falk Chair Principal Librarian Chair G. Christian Lantzsch & Pittsburgh Symphony Duquesne Light Company Association Endowed Principal Piccolo Principal Second Violin Principal Cello Chair Current as of Sept. 2, 2014 Chair, given to honor Frank Chair *deceased and Loti Gaffney Reed Smith Chair honoring Mr. & Mrs. William Genge Tom Todd William & Sarah Galbraith and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Lee Horn Chair Second Violin Chair Principal Bassoon Chair Dr. & Mrs. William E. The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie Nancy & Jeffery Leininger Rinehart First Violin Chair First Violin Chair Oboe Chair Ira & Nanette Gordon The Gracky Fund for Education & Community Engagement Susan S. Greer Memorial Trumpet Chair, given by Peter Greer
Edward D. Loughney Co-Principal Trumpet Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series Endowed by Gerald & Audrey McGinnis Honoring The Center for Young Musicians
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education
Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Viola Chair
Vira I. Heinz Music Director Chair
Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Guest Conductor Chair Martha Brooks Robinson Principal Trumpet Chair Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Principal Clarinet Chair
Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Tillotson Jr. Dr. William Larimer Mellon Jr. Viola Chair Principal Oboe Chair, given Tom & Jamee Todd by Rachel Mellon Walton Principal Trombone Chair
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COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE 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 PittsburghSymphony 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
GROUPS can receive discounted BOX OFFICE HOURS are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. tickets, priority seats, personalized service and free reception space. to 8 p.m; Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Weekend hours vary based on For more information, call performance times. Tickets may be 412.392.4819 or visit our website at purchased by calling 412.392.4900 pittsburghsymphony.org/groups for and are also available at the Theater information. Square Box Office. LATECOMER’S GALLERY is located behind the Main Floor CHILDREN are encouraged to enjoy the performance until you to attend our youth concerts and can be seated. Latecomers will be Fiddlesticks Family Concerts. seated at suitable intervals during Children age six and over, are welcome at all performances with a the program, at the discretion of the conductor. The gallery is also purchased ticket. The Latecomer’s Gallery and lobby video monitors are available for parents with restless always options for restless children. children.
PHOTOGRAPHY, video, or audio recording of the performance is strictly prohibited at all times. PRE-PAID PARKING is available to all ticketholders in the Sixth & Penn garage across from Heinz Hall. Ask about prepaid parking 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, and COAT CHECK is available in the LOCKERS are located on the off the Garden and Overlook rooms; Grand Lobby or in the Dorothy Porter Lower, Grand Tier and Gallery levels. a wheelchair-accessible restroom is Simmons Family Regency Room on LOST AND FOUND items on the Main Floor. the lower level. can be retrieved by calling SMOKING is not permitted 412.392.4844 on weekdays from CONCIERGE SERVICE is in Heinz Hall. The garden is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. available in the Entrance Lobby accessible during performances to assist with your questions for this purpose. MOBILE DEVICES should and to help with dining, hotel, be turned off and put away upon SUPPORTING THE PSO entertainment and transportation entering the theater. AND HEINZ HALL concerns. [Penny Vennare, Event is critical to the financial future of the THE MOZART ROOM Supervisor; Ron Ogrodowski, Pittsburgh Symphony. Ticket sales is available for a grand dining Concierge.] only cover a portion of our operating experience catered by The DRESS CODE for all concerts costs. To make a tax-deductible gift, Common Plea, just seconds is at your personal discretion and please contact our Development away from your seats. For ranges from dress and business department at 412.392.4880 or visit reservations: 412.392.4879 attire to casual wear. us online at pittsburghsymphony.org or pittsburghsymphony.org/ mozartroom. 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.
THE FOLLOWING ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES:
• Level entrance and route to main floor of auditorium • Accessible seat locations with companion seats* • Portable assistive listening devices: Please see ushers for assistance. • Braille programs are available at the concierge desk for all BNY Mellon Grand Classics and PNC Pops performances. • Large print programs are available at the concierge desk for all BNY Mellon Grand Classics, PNC Pops, and Fiddlesticks Family Series performances. *Please contact the box office for the location of these seats.
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