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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 2015 AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2015 AT 2:30 PM

Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor Pre-concert

Concert Prelude with Gene Chang, assistant conductor of

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Bedřich Smetana

Má Vlast (My Country) Vyšehrad (The High Castle) Vltava (The Moldau) THE PARIS FESTIVAL IS Šárka MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART,

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Zčeských luhuv a hájuv (From Bohemia’s Woods and Meadows) Tábor Blaník THE PARIS FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART,

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BEDŘICH SMETANA

Má Vlast (“My Country”) (1874-1879)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 2 March 1824 in Leitomischl, Bohemia died 12 May 1884 in Prague PREMIERE OF VYŠEHRAD (THE HIGH CASTLE):

Prague, 14 March 1875 PREMIERE OF VLTAVA (THE MOLDAU):

Prague, 4 April 1875 PREMIERE OF ŠÁRKA AND ZČESKÝCH LUHUV A HÁJUV (FROM BOHEMIA’S WOODS AND MEADOWS):

Prague, 10 December 1876 PREMIERE OF TÁBOR AND BLANÍK:

Prague, 4 January 1880 PREMIERE OF COMPLETE MÁ VLAST:

Prague, 5 November 1882 Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Adolf Čech, conductor PSO PREMIERE OF COMPLETE MÁ VLAST

21 October 1976 Heinz Hall Rafael Kubelik, conductor INSTRUMENTATION

woodwinds in pairs plus piccolo, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps and strings DURATION

72 minutes

PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. RICHARD E. RODDA

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Early in 1874, Smetana began to suffer from severe headaches. This symptom came and went, and he noted no other physical problems until October. “One night I listened with great pleasure to Leo Delibes’ Le Roi l’a dit,” he reported. “When I returned home after the last act, I sat at the piano and improvised for an hour on whatever came into my head. The following morning I was stone deaf.” Smetana was terrified.

He wrote to his friend J. Finch Thorne that a ceaseless rushing filled his head: “It is stronger when my brain is active and less noticeable when I am quiet. When I compose it is always in evidence.” He tried many unguents, ointments and treatments during the ensuing months but they brought no relief — Smetana did not hear a sound for the last decade of his life. He continued to compose but withdrew more and more from the world as he realized he could not be cured, eventually losing his reason (in the margin of score of the 1882 D minor Quartet he scrawled, “Composed in a state of disordered nerves — the outcome of my deafness”) and ending his days in a mental ward.

It is one of the great ironies in 19th-century music that Smetana conceived the first melody for Má Vlast (“My Country”), the splendid cycle of six tone poems inspired by the land and lore of his native Bohemia, at the same time that he lost his hearing. Had he not been able to look to the example of the deaf Beethoven, he might well have abandoned this work, but he pressed on and completed Vyšehrad (The High Castle) by November 1874 and immediately began Vltava (The Moldau), which was finished in less than three weeks, on December 8. Šárka and Zčeských luhuv a hájuv (From Bohemia’s Woods and Meadows) date from the following year; Tábor was finished in 1878 and Blaník in 1879.

In a letter to the publisher Frantisek Urbánek in May 1879, Smetana described the movements of Má Vlast. He wrote of the opening tone poem, “The harps of the bards begin; a bard sings of the events that have taken place on Vyšehrad, of the glory, splendor, tournaments and battles, and finally its downfall and ruin. The composition ends on a elegiac note.” Vyšehrad is the name of a sheer rock precipice that stands above the River Moldau as it flows toward Prague, and of the ancient fortress that surmounts its pinnacle. According to Czech legend, Vyšehrad was built even before the castle that guarded the city of Prague, and was said to be the seat of the earliest Bohemian princes. Smetana chose it as the setting for his patriotic opera Libuše, the story of the ninth-century Queen of Bohemia of that name, daughter of the country’s founding family, the Přemysl, who is revered in national history as a wise and strong sovereign. (One of her descendents was St. Wenceslaus — “Good King Wenceslaus.”)

The fortress was more impressive as a ruin than as an architectural

structure in Smetana’s time, being hemmed in by fortifications erected during the reign of Maria Theresa and then serving only as an arsenal, but the romance of its past still evoked unquenchable patriotic fervor among the composer’s countrymen. The tone poem takes as its subject a richly harmonized theme in chorale style first played by the harps as an evocation of Bohemia’s legendary bard, Lumír. A complementary motive, in flowing arpeggiated figures, was borrowed from Libuše. The movement is in three broad chapters: the first is noble and mythic, evoking the glory of Bohemia’s early history; the second, a greatly agitated section that incorporates an ingenious permutation of the opening motive and a heroic marching strain, suggests the violence and victory of ancient combat; the third, which serves as a formal recapitulation of the opening section, reflects on bygone days.

The Moldau (“Vltava” in Czech) is the principal river of Czechoslovakia, rising in the hills in the south and flowing north through Prague to join with the Elbe. Smetana’s tone poem seems to trace its inspiration to a country trip he took along the river in 1870, a junket that included an exhilarating boat ride through the churning waters of the St. John Rapids. The Moldau is disposed in several sections intended to convey both the sense of a journey down the river and some of the sights seen along the way, as Smetana noted in his preface to the score: “Two springs pour forth in the shade of the Bohemian Forest, one warm and gushing, the other cold and peaceful. The forest brook, hastening on, becomes the river Moldau. Through thick woods it flows, as the gay sounds of the hunt and the notes of the hunter’s horn are heard ever nearer. It flows through grass-grown pastures and lowlands where a wedding feast is being celebrated with song and dance. At night, wood and water nymphs revel in its sparkling waves. Reflected on its surface are fortresses and castles — witnesses of bygone days of knightly splendor and the vanished glory of fighting times. At the St. John Rapids, the stream races ahead, winding through the cataracts, hewing out a path with its foaming waves through the rocky chasm into the broad river bed — finally, flowing on in majestic peace toward Prague and welcomed by the time-honored castle Vyšehrad. [At this point, Smetana recalled the theme from the preceding tone poem.]

Then it vanishes far beyond the poet’s gaze.”

Of the third movement of Má Vlast, the composer noted, “This poem depicts the story of Šárka. It begins with the enraged Šárka [one of the girls at the court of the Přemysl, the founding family of Bohemia, who rebelled at being ruled by men after the death of Queen Libuše] swearing vengeance on the whole male race for the infidelity of her lover. From afar is heard the arrival of armed men led by Ctirad, who has come to punish Šárka and her rebellious maidens. In the distance, Ctirad hears the feigned cries of a girl (Šárka) bound to a tree. On seeing her, he is overcome by her beauty and so inflamed with love that he frees her. By means of a previously prepared potion, she intoxicates Ctirad and his men, who fall asleep. As she sounds her horn (a pre-arranged signal), the rebel maidens, hidden in nearby rocks, rush to commit the bloody dead. The horror of general slaughter and the passion and fury of Šárka’s fulfilled revenge form the end of the composition.” Šárka, the most graphically detailed movement of Má Vlast, is divided into five continuous, almost cinematic, sequences. The first section (marked “with fire” in the score) portrays the fury of the avowed man-hater. Next comes a swaggering march to accompany the entry of Ctirad and his knights. A solo clarinet intones the duplicitous cry of Šárka, to which Ctirad (solo cello) gives an impassioned response as he loosens her bonds. An episode of warmly lyrical music suggests Ctirad’s wooing of the cunning maid before a soft, trilled string chord introduces the scherzo-like fourth section, which depicts the drunken revels of the warriors. Šárka’s philter has its effect, and the festive music dies away as the men fall asleep (the low C’s on the bassoon suggest their snoring). Šárka sounds her horn and exhorts her followers (another clarinet solo) to undertake the slaughter that fills the last chapter of this PROGRAM NOTES 2015-2016 SEASON

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dramatic tone poem.

Smetana wrote of From Bohemia’s Woods and Meadows, “This is a general impression of the feelings aroused on seeing the Czech countryside. Here, from all directions, fervently sung songs, some cheerful and others melancholy, resound from the groves and meadows.

The woodlands (in solos for the horns), the gay, fertile Elbe lowlands and various other parts besides, are all celebrating.” The composer himself provided some of the music’s poetic details in a conversation with his friend V.V. Zeleny: “The opening resembles the strong impression experienced on going into the countryside; hence the powerful beginning with the emphatic chord of G minor. Then comes G major, as if a naïve country girl were going out. [The following music depicts] the beauty of being in the woods in summer during the middle of the day when the sun is directly overhead. Twilight prevails in the woods, and the sun’s bright beams seldom penetrate between the tops of the trees. An ever-present phrase indicates the twittering of birds. [The closing section represents] the harvest, or at least a festival of some kind.”

The last two tone poems of Má Vlast — Tábor and Blaník — are related in both subject and musical matter. The city of Tábor, some 50 miles south of Prague, was the center of the Hussite Rebellion, the 15th-century political, social and religious movement led by Jan Hus that sought sectarian freedom and Bohemian independence. Smetana based his paired tone poems on the chorale Ye Who Are God’s Warriors, the principal anthem of the Hussites.

Of Tábor, he wrote, “The whole composition is based on this majestic chorale. It was undoubtedly in the town of Tábor, the seat of the Hussites, that this stirring hymn resounded most powerfully and most frequently. The words of the old chorale inflamed the combatants, but spread terror in the ranks of the enemy. The piece depicts the strong will to win battles, and the dogged perseverance of the Táborites. It expresses the glory and renown of the Hussite struggle and the indestructible character of the Hussite warriors. It was the period of Bohemia’s power and greatness.” Tábor is in two broad sections. The first, stern and rugged, is a musical analogue to the words with which Smetana headed the score: “Their character cannot be broken: firm, constant, determined, persevering, unyielding and stubborn.” The second section, more vigorous in style, depicts the Hussites at war.

“Blaník begins where the preceding composition ends,” Smetana continued. “Following their eventual defeat, the Hussite heroes took refuge in Blaník Mountain [near Tábor], where, in heavy slumber, they wait for the moment they will be called to the aid of their country. Hence, the chorale that was used as the basic motive in Tábor is also used as the foundation of this piece. It is on the basis of this melody, the Hussite chorale, that the resurrection of the Czech nation, its future happiness and glory, will develop. With this victorious hymn, written in the form of a march, the composition ends, and with it the whole cycle of Má Vlast. As a brief intermezzo, we hear a short idyll, a description of the Blaník region where a little shepherd boy plays a pipe while the echo gently floats back to him.” The warriors sleeping in Blaník Mountain are conjured up by the bold reappearance of the Hussite chorale, from which an ingenious and slightly eerie contrapuntal exercise is woven. The peaceful scene of the shepherd is depicted by oboe and clarinet in echo.

A turbulent section hints of wars, past and future, before a grand processional march promises the renewed glory of the Czech nation. Blaník and Má Vlast close with a final reference to the Vyšehrad theme and a brilliant coda of hope and optimism.

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JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK In 1994, Bělohlávek founded the Prague Philharmonia, which he directed until 2005, when he became its conductor laureate; then in 1995, he became the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s guest conductor, later becoming its chief conductor in 2006.

Today, Bělohlávek is conductor laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and continues to appear with the orchestra in London each season following their awardwinning recordings of Czech works. From 2012, Bělohlávek has also been principal guest conductor of the Rotterdam In 1968, the legendary Romanian conductor Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sergiu Celibidache invited Bělohlávek to become his assistant, a collaboration Bělohlávek continues his outstanding which culminated in Bělohlávek winning work in the world of opera, with acclaimed the Czech Young Conductor’s Competition productions at Berlin, Royal Opera Covent in 1970, as well as reaching the final of Garden, Glyndebourne, the Metropolitan the prestigious Herbert von Karajan Opera in New York and many more. Recent Conducting Competition in 1971. It was highlights include new productions of in 1973 that Bělohlávek began conducting Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades at the Zürich Opera House during April and the Czech Philharmonic to great acclaim.

May 2014, and of Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Bělohlávek was appointed conductor of the Vienna State Opera in January 2013. He Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra in 1972, a will conduct Janáček’s Jenůfa at the San position he held until 1978. He then became Francisco Opera in 2016. chief conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra, a partnership which lasted until Bělohlávek was appointed professor at the 1989. During these years, he worked closely Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in with Václav Neumann (chief conductor of 1997, and was director of the Department the Czech Philharmonic between 1968 and of Conducting there until 2009.

1990), who brought him to Berlin’s Komische Oper in 1979, where Bělohlávek debuted As chairman of the Prague Spring International Music Festival, Bělohlávek with Smetana’s The Secret. has consistently championed the music A decade later, Bělohlávek succeeded Václav of Czech composers. His special affinity Neumann as chief conductor of the Czech with the music of Bohuslav Martinů has Philharmonic, and returned to the post in been instrumental in bringing that master 2012, to worldwide acclaim. In addition to the world’s attention, and Bělohlávek to his work with the Czech Philharmonic, has also taken the more rarely-performed Bělohlávek has regularly conducted, among works of Dvořák, Janáček, Smetana and others, the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Suk to new audiences.

Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, New York In May 2012, Bělohlávek was awarded the Philharmonic, Sächsische Staatskapelle title commander of the Most Excellent Dresden and the San Francisco Symphony Order of the British Empire (CBE) “for Orchestra, appearing at festivals including services to music” by the Queen Elizabeth those in Berlin, Edinburgh, Lucerne, II. In the Czech Republic, he was awarded the First Grade Medal of Merit for service Montreaux, Salzburg and Tanglewood. to the Republic.

Jiří Bělohlávek was born in Prague in 1946.

At the age of four, Bělohlávek joined a children’s choir, and was soon taking piano lessons. He went on to learn the cello with Czech cellist Karel Pravoslav Sádlo before continuing his studies at the Prague Conservatory and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

It was during these years that Bělohlávek began conducting in earnest, receiving instruction from Robert Brock, Alois Klíma, Bohumír Liška and Josef Veselka.

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Bělohlávek has an extensive discography, and is the first conductor since Herbert von Karajan to receive the Gramophone Award for Orchestral Recording two years running.

Furthermore, as the Naxos label noted: “His most outstanding recordings are those in which he leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, where the high caliber of orchestral execution and Bělohlávek’s deep

musicianship result in performances of exceptional quality.”

The Czech Philharmonic and Bělohlávek recently released a much-praised new recording on Decca of the complete symphonies and concertos of Dvořák.

These performances mark Bělohlávek’s debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony.

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Michael Rusinek, clarinet Dancers of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Pre-concert

Concert Prelude with Assistant Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong

Franz Von Suppé

A Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna

Carl Michael Ziehrer

Viennese Maiden Waltz, Opus 388

Carl Maria Von Weber

Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra

in F minor, Opus 73

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Mr. Rusinek

Intermission

Carl Michael Ziehrer

Step Right In! Waltz, Opus 518

Richard Strauss

Suite from the Ballet Whipped Cream, Opus 70 I. Coffee Dance — Dreams II. Finale: Common Dance

Gioacchino Rossini

Introduction, Theme and Variations

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Johann Strauss, Jr. New Pizzicato Polka, Opus 449

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Drive in the Prater Park, Galop

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FRANZ VON SUPPÉ

A Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (1844)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 18 April 1819 in Spalato, Dalmatia (now Split, Croatia) died 21 May 1895 in Vienna PREMIERE OF WORK

Vienna, 26 February 1844 Josefstadt Theater Franz von Suppé, conductor PSO PREMIERE

26 January 1960 Syria Mosque Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor INSTRUMENTATION

piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets,

Just as Jacques Offenbach, the great innovator of French comic opera, was an immigrant from Germany, so one of the seminal figures in the development of Viennese operetta came from what is now Croatia. Francesco Suppé Demelli was born in 1819 on a ship off the Adriatic coast city of Spalato, Dalmatia (now Split, Croatia) to Austrian parents, sent to Italy to study law, and moved with his mother after his father’s death in 1835 to Vienna, where he became Franz von Suppé and took up music in earnest as a student of Ignaz Seyfried and Simon Sechter (also remembered as the counterpoint teacher of both Schubert and Bruckner). Seyfried helped him get a job — initially unpaid — as Third Kapellmeister at the Josefstadt Theater, where his first stage work appeared in 1841. More than 20 theater scores followed in the next five years. He moved on to other, more lucrative, positions in Vienna’s light-opera theaters, and continued to conduct until 1883, all the while turning out a steady stream of well-received musical farces. Das Pensionat of 1860, the first successful Viennese response to the growing local popularity of Offenbach’s operettas, established the form with which Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and others were to charm the world in later decades. In addition to nearly 200 operettas and other stage pieces, Suppé also wrote two grand operas, a symphony, several still-popular concert overtures, songs, three Masses, a Requiem and some sacred music. He died in Vienna in 1895.

two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings DURATION

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A Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna, Suppé’s tribute to his adopted home, grew from a “play with songs” that he composed for the Josefstadt Theater in 1844.

CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER

Weaner Madl’n, Walzer (Viennese Maiden Waltz), Opus 388 (1888)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 2 May 1843 in Vienna died 14 November 1922 in Vienna PREMIERE OF WORK

Vienna, 23 January 1888 Dreher’s Etablissement Carl Michael Ziehrer, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

woodwinds in pairs, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION

9 minutes

Dancing was big business in Imperial Vienna — at the height of the waltz craze in the late 19th century the city’s ballrooms could accommodate a full one-quarter of Vienna’s 200,000 residents in a single evening — and it was indisputably dominated by the Strauss family and its musical enterprises. There was still plenty of work for other ambitious musicians, however, and among the Strausses’ fiercest competitors was Carl Michael Ziehrer.

Ziehrer was born in Vienna in 1843 into the family of a prosperous hatmaker, who was shrewd enough to approach Carl Haslinger when that music publisher had an angry falling out with Johann Strauss over the receipts from his orchestra’s popular summer season at Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, and propose that his musically gifted son might provide a suitable replacement if he only had proper training at the Vienna Conservatory. Haslinger took the chance, paid young Ziehrer’s tuition, and set him up with his own orchestra at the Dianasaal in 1863. Competition from the Strauss organization proved daunting, however, and in 1870 Ziehrer was forced to take a job as bandmaster of the 55th Infantry Regiment. He returned to civilian life in 1873 to form an orchestra for the Vienna World Exhibition and found the Deutsche Musik-Zeitung (“German Music Journal”) the following year. Ziehrer joined the military again in 1875 as bandmaster of the 76th Infantry Regiment, but left that post two years later to form another orchestra, this one from musicians working for Eduard Strauss who had refused to leave Vienna for an extended overseas tour. Ziehrer billed the ensemble as the “Former Eduard Strauss Orchestra,” got predictably sued, and toured outside Austria for several years with a reconstituted group. He returned to Vienna in 1885 to lead the highly respected band of the Hoch-und Deutschmeister Regiment, which was chosen to represent Austria at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (where John Philip Sousa was also performing with his recently formed Sousa Band). Ziehrer extended his American tour without authorization, however, and he was dismissed from his Regimental post when he returned to Vienna and again lived as a freelance conductor and composer. One of Ziehrer’s most important contributions to the Viennese tradition was the unprecedented care and precision he brought to the performance of the city’s beloved light music, and in 1909 Emperor Franz Joseph appointed him director of the Imperial Court Ball; he directed the last-ever Court Ball in 1914. That appointment marked the climax of Ziehrer’s career. His livelihood, health and spirits were undermined

by World War I, and he lived the remaining years until his death in 1922 embittered and impoverished. Ziehrer’s 23 operettas and more than 600 waltzes, dances and marches retained an important place

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in the Viennese repertory, however, and in 1959 the city erected a statue in his honor in the Prater, the amusement park where he had performed on many occasions.

The Weaner Madl’n, Walzer (“Viennese Maiden Waltz”) was composed for Ziehrer’s engagement at Dreher’s Etablissement on January 23, 1888, a popular Viennese beer hall where Franz Anton Dreher provided musical entertainment to accompany the enjoyment of the products of his family’s brewery. With its countrified introduction and postlude, sentimental whistling chorus and infectious waltz strains, Weaner Madl’n is a good example of Ziehrer’s often homespun creative idiom. So characteristic of Ziehrer is the piece that a film biography of him released in 1949 was titled Wiener Mädeln.

PREMIERE OF WORK

Vienna, 11 December 1904 St. Annahof Concert-Restaurant Carl Michael Ziehrer,

CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER

Herrreinspaziert! Walzer (“Step Right In!” Waltz), Opus 518 (1904)

conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

woodwinds in pairs, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion, harp and strings DURATION

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The Herrreinspaziert! Walzer (“Step Right In! Waltz”) takes its themes and title from Ziehrer’s operetta Der Schätzmeister (“The Pawnbroker”), premiered at the Carltheater on December 10, 1904, in which an operatic soprano pawns her voice to pay off the gambling debt of a lover. The multiplicity of “r’s” in the waltz’s title reflects the rolled “r’s” of the pawnbroker’s invitation to “Her-r-r-rr-einspaziert!” — “Step Right In!” — to his shop. (The term was a familiar cry of carnival barkers.) Ziehrer introduced Herrreinspaziert! at the St. Annahof Concert-Restaurant on December 11, the day after the operetta’s premiere, and it became a hit.

CARL MARIA VON WEBER

Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, Opus 73 (1811)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 18 December 1786, Eutin died 5 June 1826, London PREMIERE OF WORK

Munich, 13 June 1811 Munich Court Orchestra Carl Maria von Weber, conductor Heinrich Bärmann, soloist PSO PREMIERE

8 June 1997 Beaver Falls Edward Cumming, conductor Thomas Thompson, soloist INSTRUMENTATION

flutes, oboes and bassoons in pairs, three horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings DURATION

21 minutes

On March 14, 1811, Carl Maria von Weber — who spent so much of his life on the road that Lucy and Richard Stebbins titled their book about him Enchanted Wanderer — stopped in Munich on a tour through southern Germany during which he gave numerous concerts and hoped to find a permanent post. Munich, capital of the new Bavarian state just established by Napoleon, boasted an active musical life, with two concert societies, a fine opera company, and an audience willing to support additional musical ventures. As soon as he arrived, Weber made the acquaintance of the music-loving Court Minister, Josef von Monteglas, through whose influence with King Maximilian I a concert of works by the visiting composer was arranged.

At the same time, Weber renewed his friendship with Heinrich Bärmann, an excellent clarinetist whom he had met several months earlier in Mannheim, the city of one of Europe’s greatest orchestras, which may have been the first to include clarinet players among its regular personnel. Bärmann’s personal charm and artistry (Weber called him a “dear friend ... a truly great artist and wonderful person”) and Weber’s love for the dark-hued expression of the clarinet, his confessed favorite among the wind instruments, inspired the composer to write a solo piece for the royal concert, a sell-out as soon as its April 5th date was announced. The one-movement Concertino (Op. 26), which utilized the expanded technical possibilities offered by the ten-key instrument Bärmann had recently acquired, was finished in a fortnight. It created such delight at the performance that not only did the King order two full-scale clarinet concertos, but also “the whole orchestra has been the very devil demanding concertos from me,” Weber wrote to a friend on April 30, “Two Clarinet Concertos (of which the one in F minor is almost ready), two large arias, a Cello Concerto for Legrand [never written], and a Bassoon Concerto.” Weber finished the F minor Clarinet Concerto in May (first played, by Bärmann, on June 13th) and the one in E-flat major in July 1811 (premiered — “to frantic applause,” boasted Weber — on November 25).

The opening movement of the First Concerto begins its sonata form with a mysterious presentiment of the main theme in the basses. A sudden loud chord from the full orchestra bridges to the theme itself, a rather portentous, dotted-rhythm motif that promises more high drama than the movement actually delivers. A contrasting lyrical melody is offered by the soloist, and the balance of the movement is played out upon the repetitions and elaborations of the two principal thematic units.

Weber’s greatest fame is for his operas, and the slow movements of the clarinet concertos are held strongly under the sway of his stage music.

The Adagio of the First Concerto is a wordless aria, a full scene actually, for the clarinet, the mezzo-soprano among the woodwinds. The finale, a brilliant rondo based on a sparkling theme of wide compass, has enough soloistic fireworks, according to John Warrack, “to dazzle any audience and burn the fingers of most clarinetists.”

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RICHARD STRAUSS

Suite from the Ballet Schlagobers (“Whipped Cream”), Opus 70 (1921-1922)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 11 June 1864 in Munich died 8 September 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen PREMIERE OF WORK

Vienna, 9 May 1924 Vienna State Opera Richard Strauss, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

piccolo, four flutes, three oboes, English horn, four clarinets, bass clarinet, four bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta, harmonium and strings DURATION

15 minutes

After Strauss became co-director of the Vienna State Opera with Franz Schalk in 1919, one of his top priorities was to rebuild the resident ballet company as it struggled in the aftermath of World War I and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. In 1922 for the troupe, he revived his ballet Josephslegende (“Legend of Joseph”), based on the Biblical story of Potiphar’s wife and premiered in Paris by Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe in 1914, and over the next two years arranged music by Schumann, Couperin, Beethoven and Gluck for four additional ballets.

The most ambitious of his dance projects for the State Opera during those years was the evening-length Schlagobers — “Whipped Cream” — named after the dairy delight that has long been indispensible in countless Viennese confections and coffees. He devised the scenario himself in late 1921 and immediately set to work on the music. The score was completed the following year but the ballet’s premiere was delayed for budgetary reasons until May 1924, when it became part of the official celebrations of Strauss’ 60th birthday.

Schlagobers is a child’s fantasy of sweets. The story is set on Confirmation Sunday, which is traditionally celebrated in Vienna with a carriage ride in the Prater, the city’s amusement park, followed by a visit to a local Konditorei for a feast of drinks, cream cakes, tortes, candy and other gooey treats, various of which are portrayed in a series of colorful dances in Act I. In Act II, one of the boys has eaten himself into an upset so serious that he hallucinates about Princess Pralinée, Mademoiselle Marianne (representing the liqueur Chartreuse), dancing Knallbonbons (a decorated cardboard party cracker filled with candy) and an entire troupe of marzipan, stollens, pretzels and Lebkuchen. All is finally put back in order when giant tankards of good German beer are passed around and gratefully imbibed. (Strauss married into the Pschorr family, one of Germany’s oldest and most prosperous brewers, which is still the principal supplier of Munich’s famed Oktoberfest.)

Coffee Dance comprises a languorous opening section introducing the Coffee Prince (Strauss said he felt that the castanets gave the music a Brazilian flavor), who dances an extended Dream sequence set in an exotic pavilion. The Finale (Common Dance) is a rousing tarantella upon which the broad theme of the Dream is draped. Schlagobers closes, probably inevitably for Vienna, with a grand waltz based on the Dream melody.

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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI

Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra in B-flat major (1809)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 29 February 1792 in Pesaro, Italy died 13 November 1868 in Paris PREMIERE OF WORK

Bologna, 1809 Liceo Filarmonico PSO PREMIERE

25 November 1994 Heinz Hall Bruce Hangen, conductor Richard Stolzman, soloist INSTRUMENTATION

flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns and strings DURATION

14 minutes

Rossini’s musical talents were plainly evident by the time he entered Bologna’s Liceo Filarmonico as a 14-year-old student in April 1806.

He had learned to play the horn from his father, who possessed a fine ability on that instrument, and to sing from his mother, a practitioner of comprimario roles in the opera houses of the region. He had also studied piano and written the infectious String Sonatas in 1804, two years before he began his formal schooling in composition. He matriculated at the Liceo as a singer, a field in which he had gained enough notice to be admitted by acclamation to the Accademia Filarmonico on June 24, 1806, when he had attained the well-ripened age of 14 years and four months. (Thirty-six years before, the visiting Wolfgang Mozart, also then age 14, had been inducted into the same august society.) In 1808, while still a student, Rossini composed a Mass, a prize-winning cantata for the Liceo’s awards ceremony, a symphony and his first opera, Demetrio e Polibio; from the following year date a set of variations for solo instruments and orchestra, a second symphony (which was revised as the overture to the opera La cambiale di matrimonio in 1810), a song for tenor and orchestra, and the Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra, which was apparently intended to be played by Rossini’s fellow students as part of their annual examinations and competitions. In 1819, Rossini reworked the theme of the B-flat major Variations as the aria Oh quante lacrime for his opera La donna del lago (“The Lady of the Lake”).

The Introduction, Theme and Variations, indebted for its inspiration to the elegant Classicism of Haydn and Mozart, is a charming work that lay forgotten for a century and a half after its composition before the European clarinetist Jost Michaels discovered the score in the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek in Berlin in the 1950s and prepared an edition for performance. The piece opens with a slow introduction whose mood resembles some of the more solemn passages in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. A long, sweet cantilena for the clarinet bespeaks Rossini’s gift as a melodist. The principal theme, in quicker tempo, is announced by the soloist. Five variations, separated by orchestral interludes, explore the virtuosic range and the expressive potential of the clarinet in challenging writing that stands as lasting testimony to the fine abilities of Rossini’s young conservatory friends.

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JOHANN STRAUSS, JR.

Neue [New] Pizzicato Polka, Opus 449 (1892)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 25 October 1825 in Vienna died there 3 June 1899 PREMIERE OF WORK

Hamburg, April 1892 Hansa Saall Eduard Strauss, conductor THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

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In 1869, Johann Strauss collaborated with his brother Josef on the Pizzicato Polka for their summer concert season in Pavlovsk, Russia.

That delightful musical bon-bon was encored three times at its premiere on June 24 in Pavlovsk, and quickly became one of the most popular items in the Strauss repertoire. When brother Eduard was preparing to take a contingent of the Strauss orchestra for a twomonth engagement to Hamburg in 1892, Johann wrote him, “I have sketched a new pizzicato-polka for your concerts in Hamburg. This time it is made slightly more interesting, in accordance with current taste.... Its success can only lie in what I would describe as a coquettish performance, since neither piano nor forte offer sufficient variety in such an unusual piece.” The New Pizzicato Polka was a success, and the following year Strauss incorporated it into his operetta Fürstin [Princess] Ninetta to accompany a children’s ballet.

MAX SCHÖNHERR

Prater-Fahrt Anno 80 (“Drive in the Prater Park”), Galop (1958)

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Born 23 November 1903 in Marburg an der Drau, Austria (now Maribor, Slovenia) died 12 December 1984 in Baden bei Wien, Austria PREMIERE OF WORK

Vienna, 1958 Orchestra of Radio Vienna THESE PERFORMANCES MARK THE PSO PREMIERE INSTRUMENTATION

piccolo, flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings DURATION

The Golden Age of the Viennese waltz ended abruptly with the collapse of the Habsburg Empire at the close of World War I, but the music and its traditions were carried on by such skilled and dedicated musicians as Max Schönherr. Schönherr was born in 1903 into a musical family in the southern Austrian town of Marburg an der Drau (now Maribor, Slovenia), studied composition, double bass, musicology and conducting at the Graz Conservatory and Vienna University, and began his career in 1924 as a double bass player, coach and conductor at the Stadttheater in Graz. He toured with another opera company in 1928-1929 before settling in Vienna to conduct at the Theater an der Wien and Vienna Stadttheater. In 1931, Schönherr joined the conducting staff of Vienna Radio, and quickly established a reputation for his broadcasts and concerts of both the classic orchestral literature and Viennese light music. He was appointed conductor of the Vienna Volksoper in 1933, but his tenure there was cut short by the Nazi Anschluss in March 1938. He continued to work at Radio Vienna during and after World War II, recording many selections from the city’s Golden Age as well as light music by Offenbach, Delibes, Rimsky-Korsakov and even Jerome Kern and Rodgers & Hammerstein, winning the Joseph Marx Prize for Composition in 1954, writing the authoritative study of the Viennese composer and conductor Carl Michael Ziehrer, and composing a ballet, a piano concertino and many pieces reminiscent of the Strausses. Max Schönherr died in 1984 in Baden bei Wien, the spa town twenty miles south of Vienna.

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Schönherr composed the galop Prater-Fahrt Anno 80 (“Drive in the Prater Park”) in honor of the 80th anniversary of the racetrack in Vienna’s beloved Prater amusement park.

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MANFRED HONECK Manfred Honeck has served as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since the 2008-2009 season. Together with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Honeck’s widely celebrated performances and distinctive interpretations continue to receive international recognition. To great acclaim, Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra regularly perform in major music capitals and festivals, among them the BBC Proms, Musikfest Berlin, Lucerne Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Grafenegg Festival, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra also have built a close relationship with the Musikverein in Vienna. Following a weeklong residency in 2012, they will return once again for three performances in the course of an extensive tour of Europe in spring 2016.

Honeck’s successful work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has been extensively documented on recordings with the Reference and Exton labels.

The first SACD released by Reference Records of Strauss tone poems, drew rave reviews. The second recording, of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the Symphonic Suite from Janáček’s opera Jenůfa, conceptualized by Honeck himself, was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 was released in February 2015 to critical acclaim. The next recording, Beethoven 5 & 7, was released in November 2015. Several recordings, among them Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, which won a 2012 International Classical Music Award, are also available on the Japanese label Exton.

As a guest conductor, Honeck has worked with the world’s leading orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris and Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome. In the 26

United States, Honeck has conducted the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

He is also a regular guest at the Verbier Festival. In 2013, Honeck gave his successful debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, resulting in a CD recording of Dvořák together with Anne-Sophie Mutter for Deutsche Grammophon which received an Echo Klassik award in 2014. The 20152016 season sees him return to Bamberg, Stuttgart, Rome, Stockholm and New York, as well as the Munich Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, among others.

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. Honeck 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. Honeck was one of three main conductors of the MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig and in Oslo, he assumed the post of music director at the Norwegian National Opera and was engaged as principal guest conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. 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 resumed for another three years at the beginning of the 2013-2014 season.

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

photo credit: Felix Broede

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.

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 20 years.

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MICHAEL RUSINEK and was a prize winner in the Belgrade International clarinet competition. He has participated in numerous music festivals, including the Salt Bay and Portland Chamber Music Festivals, and Music In the Vineyards in Napa Valley. He returns regularly to the Grand Teton, Santa Fe Chamber and Marlboro music festivals. He has toured with the acclaimed “Musicians from Marlboro,” and was featured on the Sony label celebrating Marlboro’s 50th anniversary. In summer 2000, he performed as principal clarinet in the Super World Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of musicians from orchestras around the world. Dedicated to teaching, he has led master classes at some of the leading institutions around the world, including the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, the Colburn Music School, the Manhattan School of Music and the New World Symphony. He served on the faculty of the Canton International Summer Music Rusinek has performed as a soloist with Academy in Canton, China for its inaugural many orchestras and as a recitalist across season, and returns often to play and teach Canada, on CBC Radio and throughout in Tianjin and Beijing. He also returns the United States and Israel, including frequently to conduct master classes and appearances with the Czech Philharmonic, perform recitals in Mexico City. He served Concerto Classic Wien, Toronto Symphony, on the jury for the inaugural Jacques Belgrade Philharmonic, Grand Teton Lancelot International Clarinet Competition Music Festival Orchestra, Aspen Chamber in Rouen, France.

Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music. He has Rusinek is proud of his association with been heard as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Selmer Clarinets and Rico Reeds. When he Symphony many times and, in May 2008, is not performing or teaching, you may often he premiered a new concerto by composer find him riding his bike, on the golf course or Alan Fletcher, a concerto commissioned playing hockey in a non-contact league. for him by the Pittsburgh Symphony. That performance was recorded and is available Rusinek last soloed with the Pittsburgh Symphony in December 2012. on the Exton label.

Michael Rusinek is currently the principal clarinetist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, teaches clarinet and chamber music at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and teaches clarinet at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Starting in summer 2016, he joins the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Born in Toronto, Canada, his early studies were with Avrahm Galper at the Royal Conservatory of Music. He later attended the Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Donald Montanaro. Upon graduation, he served as assistant principal clarinet with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. In addition to his position in the Pittsburgh Symphony, he has performed as principal clarinet with the orchestras of Philadelphia, St. Louis, The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and National Arts Center in Ottawa, Canada.

Rusinek was awarded the grand prize in the International Clarinet Society competition,

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PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL As the official training institution of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School is recognized as one of the nation’s finest schools for dance education and training. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr and School CoDirectors Marjorie Grundvig and Dennis Marshall, PBT School offers classical ballet training and a diverse dance curriculum to more than 1000 students of all ages, levels and degrees of interest taught by faculty and guest teachers of international acclaim.

Strengthened by daily exposure to PBT’s professional company of dancers, PBT School students experience training that extends from the studio to the main stage.

PBT School provides classical ballet training through four divisions: Children’s, Student, Pre-Professional (High School & Graduate) and Adult. The Children’s Division introduces very young children to dance through PreBallet, Ballet Foundations and Preparatory Ballet classes. As students move into the Student Division, they begin studying classical technique. Many students in this division have the opportunity to audition for and perform in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s annual presentation of The Nutcracker and other repertoire productions.

roster. Students hail from places across the Americas, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Admission to this program is by audition and invitation only.

The Adult Division’s Open Ballet classes are offered for adults in beginning through advanced level ballet, contemporary dance and Pilates Mat. PBT’s Pilates Program combines classical Pilates training with professional dance experience resulting in a unique cross-training method preferred by many PBT Company Dancers and is open to the public.

Each year, PBT School embarks on an audition tour, traveling across the United States auditioning students for its summer programs. Approximately 275 students attend the summer programs. From this group, select students are invited to attend the school-year Pre-Professional program each year.

The School’s modern and air-conditioned facility is conveniently located in Pittsburgh’s famed Strip District, just 1.5 miles from the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. It features five spacious studios with sprung Harlequin floors. Free parking is available. Live music accompanies most classes.

The Pre-Professional Division is the keystone of the School, training the next generation For more information: 412-281-6727, of professional dancers, including more PBTSchool@pittsburghballet.org or than 50 percent of PBT’s current company pbt.org/school.

Choreography: Kaila Lewis, PBT School Faculty Marysia Brown, Katya Chernyshev, Gianna Christensen, Victoria Fast, Adrienne Klimchak, Ava Kresak, Zoe Lakkis, Gabriella Romack Students of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School

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THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For 120 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.

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 has broadcast coastto-coast, receiving increased national attention in 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International.

The PRI series is produced by Classical With a long and distinguished history of WQED-FM 89.3 in Pittsburgh and is made touring both domestically and overseas possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh since 1900, the Pittsburgh Symphony Symphony Orchestra. continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest orchestras with more The 2015-2016 season marks the Pittsburgh than 36 international tours, including 20 Symphony Orchestra’s 120th anniversary.

European tours, eight trips to the Far East, and two to South America. The Pittsburgh

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H A N D E L’ S BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS SPECIAL

Messiah

Saturday Dec. 5, 8 P.M. • Heinz Hall Manfred Honeck, conductor FEATURING

THE MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH

THE Messiah of the season!

The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. Handel’s inspiring “Messiah,” with Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and Mendelssohn Choir. Experience music’s most affecting message of faith.

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DEC.11/12/13/19/20 Heinz Hall

DANIEL MEYER, CONDUCTOR

CHRIS JAMISON

Featuring The Voice’s Chris Jamison, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Ringers, Attack Theatre and more!

Tickets start at just $24!

Heinz Hall Box Office 412.392.4900 pittsburghsymphony.org/pops

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WE’VE MADE SOME CHANGES! Renovations on the Grand Tier level are nearing completion. These renovations include some new, exciting features: · The renovated and new bathrooms on the Grand Tier level all include wheelchair-accessible facilities, increasing the number of handicap accessible bathrooms in the building to five. ·

The Encore Lounge, the dedicated lounge for Pittsburgh Symphony donors at intermission, has moved from the Overlook Room. The Overlook Room, which includes a ladies’ restroom, is now open to all patrons, including during intermission.

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The Encore Lounge is now in the half of the former Grand Tier Lounge closest to the windows. This area, and its dedicated men’s and ladies’ restrooms, is reserved for Encore Club and above donors during intermission.

For more information about becoming a member of our donor family, please contact the PSO’s Development Department at 412.392.4880

· The other half of the Grand Tier Lounge is open to all patrons throughout performances, including its bar. (A glass wall will be installed in January to more clearly delineate the two areas.)

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FRIENDS OF THE PSO EVENT SCHEDULE

COCKTAIL RECEPTIONS Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres at 5 PM; Speaker at 6 PM These receptions feature guest artists and musical personalities from the season and are free-of-charge to Friends members. All receptions will take place in the Dorothy Porter Simmons Regency Rooms of Heinz Hall from 5 to 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016

Violinist Tim Fain

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016

Guest Conductor Osmo Vänskä THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016

Percussionist Martin Grubinger

PRE-CONCERT DINNERS & BRUNCHES The Friends of the PSO farewell pre-concert dinners will be held the weekend of June 17 & 18, 2016. Brunch will be announced at a later date. When an event is scheduled, members receive an announcement in the mail to return for a reservation.

Please contact Kathy Maskalick at 724-935-0507 with any questions or for more information.

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ON SALE NOW! The latest release from Music Director Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Reference Recordings — BEETHOVEN 5 & 7 — is available now! Copies are available in the lobby pre- and post-concert and during intermission for only $20!

A limited number of CDs signed by Maestro Honeck are available for $25.

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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 $100,000 + Anonymous Pittsburgh Symphony Association & Affiliates Dick & Ginny Simmons

Mrs. Nancy K. Hansen Tom & Dona Hotopp Bob & Joan Peirce Mr. Matthew V. T. Ray Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Usher

Craig Jordan & Elaine Koziar-Jordan Mr. & Mrs. R. Drew Kistler Betty & Granger Morgan Janet & Donald Moritz Mr. & Mrs. John R. & Svetlana S. Price Mary Alice Price Abby & Reid Ruttenberg Pauline Santelli The David S. & Karen A. Shapira Foundation Jill & Craig Tillotson Jan & Anthony Tomasello Melia & Mike Tourangeau Dr. Michael J. White & Mr. Richard LeBeau Barbara & Bruce Wiegand Dr. & Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $5,000 - $7,499

Anonymous (3) Alan L. & Barbara B. Ackerman John Ahern Andrea & David Aloe CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Sudhir Bajaj BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE $15,000 - $19,999 $50,000 - $99,999 Dr. & Mrs. John C. Barber Michele & Pat Atkins Vivian & Bill Benter Philip & Melinda Beard Nadine E. Bognar/E.J. Randi & *L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. Bognar, Inc. Edwin H. Beachler Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Kathryn & Michael Bryson Noah Bendix-Balgley Donahue James K. & Sara C. Donnell Michael & Sherle Berger Rick & Laurie Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Eva Tansky Blum Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Graham Dr. Alan & Marsha Juergen F. Mross Margaret & Todd Izzo Bramowitz Mr.* & Mrs. Christopher Mr. & Mrs. John T. Ryan III Nancy & Jeff Leininger Brent Steve & Brenda Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lynch Suzy & Jim Broadhurst Schlotterbeck Sheldon Marstine Larry & Tracy Brockway Jon & Carol Walton Devin & Shannon Barbara & David Burstin DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Arthur & Barbara* Weldon McGranahan $7,500 $9,999 Jane & Rae R. Burton Pittsburgh Symphony North Sidney & Sylvia Busis FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Cheryl & James Redmond Ted & Kathie Bobby James & Margaret Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. $25,000 - $49,999 Joanne B. Rogers Calihan Jerry & Mimi Davis Anonymous Robert P. Zinn & Darlene R. James C. Chaplin Dr. & Mrs. Martin Earle Berkovitz James & Electra Agras Basil & Jayne Adair Cox Henry & Ann Fenner Tony & Linda Bucci Mary Ann Craig, D.M.E. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dr. & Mrs. William Canady GUARANTOR’S CIRCLE McConomy Ruby A. Cunningham $10,000 - $14,999 Mr. & Mrs. Armand C. George & Bonnie Meanor Alison H. & Patrick D. Deem Anonymous Dellovade Mr. & Mrs. Sam Michaels Philip J. & Sherry S. Steven & Beverlynn Elliott Andrew & Michelle Aloe Dieringer James & Joan Moore Allen Baum & Elizabeth Marcia M. Gumberg June & Barry Dietrich Witzke-Baum Mildred S. Myers & William Rich & Scheryl Harshman C. Frederick Carol & Brian Duggan Mr. & Mrs. Benno A. Bernt Drue Heinz H. Ward & Shirley Olander Mr. William J. Fetter Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Elsie* & Henry Hillman Churchill Elliott S. Oshry Terri H. Fitzpatrick Audrey R. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. E. V. Clarke Dr. & Mrs. William R. Poller Mary Louise & Henry J. David & Carol McCormish in honor of our four Gailliot Mr. and Mrs. Ross F. Dacal grandsons Tom & Jamee Todd Robert & Jeanne Gleason Roy & Susan Dorrance Richard E. Rauh Ellen & Jim Walton Caryl & Irving Halpern Dr. James H. & Mary E. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brooks Helge & Erika Wehmeier Duggan in Memory of Gail & Greg Harbaugh Robinson Mary A. Duggan James & Susanne In Honor of Helge & Erika Millie & Gary Ryan Wilkinson Michelle Ann Duralia Wehmeier Alece & David Schreiber Barbara & Bob Egan Dr. & Mrs. Allen Hogge Carol Hefren Tillotson CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Hans & Leslie Fleischner Gerald & Diane Holder $20,000 - $24,999 Frank & Angela Grebowski Mr. David Holmberg Anonymous Manfred & Christiane Mrs. Milton G. Hulme Honeck Ron & Dorothy Chutz Elizabeth S. Hurtt Joseph & Dorothy Jackovic Jean & Sigo Falk Barbara Jeremiah 38

Robert W. & Elizabeth C. Kampmeinert Judith & Lester* Lave D. H. Lee Jr. Arthur S. Levine, M.D. & Linda S. Melada Mary Lou & Ted N. Magee Robert & Dana McCutcheon Gerald McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn Robert D. Mierley Family Foundation II Mary Ellen Miller Morby Family Charitable Foundation James Parrish & Chris Siewers Steven C. & Tami Pederson Catherine & Bill Perez Dr. Tor Richter in memory of Elizabeth W. Richter James W. & Erin M. Rimmel Dr.* & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney Karen Scansaroli Mrs. Virginia W. Schatz Nancy Schepis Michael Shefler Robert & Janet Squires Edward W. Stack & Donna Ann Burnett Subra & Mary Suresh John P. & Elizabeth L. Surma Marcia & Dick Swanson Symphony East Dr. Sharon Taylor & Dr. Philip Rabinowitz Scott & Kaye Wahlstrom Seldon Whitaker In Memory of Susan Whitaker Rachel W. Wymard AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (5) The Barbara and Marcus Aaron Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Jane Callomon Arkus Joseph E. Bailey, Sr.

Lorraine E. Balun, in memory of Phyllis E. Zimmerman Barbara L. Barry Adam & Megan Bauman Dr. & Mrs. David Beaudreau Nick & Dotty Beckwith Martha L. Berg Gerald & Carolyn Eberly Blaney Marian & Bruce Block Don & Judy Borneman Dana & Margaret Bovbjerg Bozzone Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs.* Kenneth Brand Hugh & Jean Brannan Gary & Judy Bruce Charles* & Patricia Burke Jan Burton Mr. & Mrs. Frank V. Cahouet Gail & Rob Canizares Debra Caplan & David Levenson MD Judy Clough Charles C. Cohen & Michele M. McKenney Bill & Cynthia Cooley Alan & Hazel Cope Rose & Vincent A. Crisanti George & Ada Davidson Jamini Vincent Davies Ada Davis Robert & Renee Denove Mr. Frank R. Dziama Edith H. Fisher Curt & Kim Tillotson Fleming Mr. William R. Forsythe Chauncey & Magdaline Frazier Janet M. Frissora Dina & Jerry* Fulmer Bruce & Ann Gabler Gary & Joanne Garvin Nancy Goeres & Michael Rusinek Dr. & Mrs. Sanford A. Gordon Franklyn & Dale Gorell Mr. James Gorton & Mrs. Gretchen Van Hoesen George & Jane Greer Jim & Marnie Haines Carolyn Heil Dan & Gwen Hepler Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Hiteshew

Dorothy A. Howat Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hoyt Hyman Family Foundation Alice Jane Jenkins Leo & Marge Kane Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Sydelle Kessler Charles & Kathleen Kovac Susan Oberg Lane Dr. Joseph & AnnaMae Lenkey Barry Lhormer & Janet Markel Doris L. Litman Mark & Joan Lombardi Patrick & Alice Loughney Mrs. John Marous James & Jennifer Martin Dr. Richard Martin in memory of Mrs. Lori Martin Dave & Kathy Maskalick Victoria & Alicia McGinnis Margaret J. McGowan Marilyn & Allan Meltzer Montgomery IP Associates Gerald Lee Morosco & Paul Ford Jr. Jim & Susan Morris in Memory of L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. Abby L. Morrison Lesa B. Morrison, Ph. D Barbara & Eugene Myers Constance Nelson Maurice & Nancy Nernberg Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Nieland Fritz Okie Paul & Nancy O’Neill Charitable Trust Ellen Ormond Dr. Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. & Linda Shooer Osial Robert & Lillian Panagulias Mr. & Mrs. William A. Partain Richard E. & Alice S. Patton Ned & Sally Randall Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Riordan Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rohr Judy & Stanley Ruskin Dr. Alan Russell Donald D. Saxton Jr. in memory of Barbara Morey Saxton

Leonard* & Joan Scheinholtz Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Dr. Stanley Shostak & Dr. Marcia Landy Manny H. & Ileane Smith Marisa & Walter C. Smith Mr. Frederick Steinberg Lowell & Jan Steinbrenner Jeff & Linda Stengel Edward & Rebecca Stephan Theodore & Elizabeth Stern Fred & Maryann Steward Dick & Thea Stover Neil & Bronya Strosnider Margaret Tarpey & Bruce Freeman Richard & Sandra Teodori Douglas E. Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II John & Nancy Traina Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Turner C. Robert Walker Jim Walker & Jonnie Viakley Dr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. Wasilak Dr. Konrad & Mrs. Konrad M. Weis Jodi & Andrew Weisfield Carolyn & Richard Westerhoff Drs. Barry & Iris Wu Miriam L. Young Harvey* & Florence Zeve Dorothea K. Zikos ENCORE CLUB $1,500 - $2,499

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Alice V. Gelormino Mr. & Mrs. David C. Genter Revs. Gaylord & Catherine Gillis Dr. Robert J. & Susan J. Gluckman Kenneth* & Lillian Goldsmith Laurie Graham Rick* & Stephanie Green Ernest Grindle William & Victoria Guy Dr. Alberto M. Guzman Mrs. Ellen Hagerty Rev. Diana D. Harbison Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Harris Bob & Georgia Hernandez Douglas & Antionette Hill Kelvin Hill & Cheryl Chotiner Dr. Joseph & Marie Hinchcliffe Dr. & Mrs. William Hoffman Philo & Erika Holcomb Micki Huff Joan M. Hurrell Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Barbara Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Jayant Kapadia David & Fran Kaplan Rolf & Florence M. Kayser William & Lucille Kenworthy Gloria Kleiman James & Jane Knox Lewis & Alice Kuller George & Alexandra Kusic Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Lang Robert Lauver & Marina Nielsen Father Ronald P. Lengwin Claire & Larry Levine Harriet, Barbara, Marc, Scott and Kim Lewis in memory of Elliott (Bud) Lewis Dr. Michael Lewis & Dr. Katia Sycara Elsa Limbach Ken & Hope Linge Roslyn M. Litman In Memory of Norval W. Lyle Francis & Debbie Lynch Daphne & John Lynn Neil & Ruth MacKay George & Jane Mallory John & Cathy Mary Donna & Stephen Maxwell

Mary C. McCormick Jean H. McCullough Dr. & Mrs. James B. McGee Declan McGovern Alan & Marilyn McIvor Jean S. McLaughlin Bridget & Scott Michael Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Middleton Nessa Green Mines Aaron & Donielle Morgenstern Constance T. Morrison Dr. & Mrs. Etsuro K. Motoyama Maureen S. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. O’Donnell Paul M. Palevsky, MD & Sharon R. Roseman, MD Seth & Pamela Pearlman Connie & Mike Phillips Mr. & Mrs. E. Kears Pollock Mrs. Mildred M. Posvar Sandy Pysh & Rich Somplatsky Stephen G. Robinson Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Rich & Linda Ruffalo Dr. James R. Sahovey Drs. Guy & Mary Beth Salama Tamiko Sampson Perri & Tom Schelat Joseph Schewe Jr. Esther Schreiber Jolie Schroeder Robert J. & Sharon E. Sclabassi Sean Shannon Preston & Annette Shimer Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Ms. Rebecca L. Carlin Constance Silipigni Paul & Linda Silver Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Mr. Frank Simpkins Dennis & Susan Slevin Bill & Patty Snodgrass Mrs. Alice R. Snyder Marcie Solomon & Nathan Goldblatt The Honorable* & Mrs. William L. Standish Lewis M. Steele & Ann Labounsky Steele Mark Steele

Barbara & Lou Steiner Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Stept Mr. Douglas Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Ron Stoller Judith & Steve Thomas Bob & Bette Thomson Mr.* & Mrs. Arthur W. Ticknor Rosalyn & Albert Treger Jane F. Treherne-Thomas Albert & Megan Trezza Cathy & Robert Trombetta Drs. Ben Van Houten & Victoria Woshner Bob & Denise Ventura Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Vest Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Vismor Mr. & Mrs. Burt Wald Mr. & Mrs. Keith Wannamaker Frank & Heide Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White Ellie & Joe Wymard Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellefrow Simone Ziegler SYMPHONY CLUB $500 - $1,499

Anonymous (24) Janese Abbott & David Clark Barbara & Otto Abraham Frederic & Deborah Acevedo Deborah L. Acklin Dr. & Mrs. Siamak Adibi Dr. Lawrence Adler & Judy Brody Jacob Allebach Erin & Kevin Allen Joyce & John Allen Joe & Chris Aloe Richard C. Alter & Eric D. Johnson Anne B. Angerman The Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger Stanley W. Angrist Dr. Nicole Ansani-Jankowski Joan Apt Yoshio Arai James & Susanne Armour Mr.* & Mrs. David J. Armstrong Dr. Donald & Joann Atkinson Mr. & Dr. Avetta

Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Axelson Ruth Bachman in Memory of James Bachman Donna L. Balewick MD Bob & Martha Ball Mr. & Mrs. Barry Balliet Diane Banks Dr. Esther L. Barazzone Wendy & David Barensfeld Joe & Sandra Barnes Richard C. Barney Robert & Loretta Barone Robert Bastress & Barbara Fleischauer Martin & Bridgett Bates Robert & Janet Baum John & Betsy Baun Barbara N. Baur Vitasta Bazaz & Sheen Sehgal Fund in Memory of Dr. Kuldeep Sehgal Dr. Diana Beattie Dr. Dorothy J. Becker Michael Beer Barbara Nickel Beisel Vange & Nick Beldecos Judith Bell Ron & Nancy Bergey Dr. Peter & Judy Berkowitz Helen & Don Berman Robert S. Bernstein & Ellie K. Bernstein Fund Ms. Robin Joan Bernstein Don Berry* Marilyn & Guy Berry Henry & Charlotte Beukema Drs. Barbara & Al Biglan Harry S. Binakonsky, M.D. Rob & Hongwei Bittner Franklin & Bonnie Blackstone Michael & Carol Bleier Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Block Clifford Bob & Joan Miles Steve & Jeanne Boehmer Marianne Bokan-Blair Betsy Bossong Barbara H. Bott & Robert Jennings William & Elizabeth Bowers Myles & Joan Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Brand Sue & Mark Breedlove Gerda & Abe Bretton Mary & Russell Brignano Daniel & Lise Brodkey

Anna Brophy Suzanne Broughton & Richard Margerum Mr. & Mrs.* Earle O. Brown Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee Brown Timothy R. Brown & Heidi K. Bartholomew Nancy & John* Brownell Dr. & Mrs. John A. Burkholder Nicholas Butera & Grace Wagner Michael F. Butler Christopher & Nancy Caldwell James & Judith Callomon John & Kelly Camp Susan Campbell & Patrick Curry Dr. Albert A. Caretto Richard & Jeanne* Carter Rebecca J. Caserio M.D. Charles & Donna Cashdollar James P. Cassaro Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Cassoff Sue Challinor & Matt Teplitz Mr. Flavio & Tatjana M. Chamis Stu & Lori Chandler Deborah & David Chapman Peggy & Joe Charny Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Chung Ms. Jensina A. Chutz Ralph & Phyllis Cioffi Edward Cipriano William R. Clarkson & Dr. Andrea Velletri Robert & Elizabeth Clemens William & Elizabeth Clendenning Brian Clista Stuart & Cathryn Coblin Christine & Howard Cohen Dr. Richard & Sally B. Cohen Jared L. & Maureen B. Cohon Alan & Lynne Colker In Loving Memory of Johnathan Heath College Estelle Comay & Bruce Rabin Connell Leonard Family The David Conover Family Lin & Anne Cook R. Bruce Cooper

Patricia J. Cover Barton & Teri Cowan Susan & George Craig Susan O. Cramer Ross D. Cranston & Ian M. McGowan Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Crozier John D. & Laurie B. Culbertson Kent & Merle Culley Mr. S. A. Cunningham Cynthia Custer Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Daffner Mr. Enrico & Mrs. Federica Dallavecchia Mrs. Heidi Daley Joan & Jim Darby Norina H. Daubner Constance P. Davis Joan Clark Davis Morningside Dental Jim* & Peggy Degnan Charles S. Degrosky* Mrs. Cynthia Del Bianco Dr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Dell’Omo Lynn & David DeLorenzo Dr. Richard S. DeLuca David & Diane Denis Edward U. DePersis Patrick C. Derrico Dr. & Mrs. Frederick R. DeRubertis Diane Dewalt Mr. & Mrs. Victor DiCarlo Mrs. Tika Dickos Peter Ditsch Docimo Family Holland & Susan Donaldson Lisa Donnermeyer Michel & Christine Douglas Anthony V. Dralle Dristas, Thomas & Teresa Mr. David Duffee & Ms. Rebecca Catelinet John & Elizabeth Eckenrod Mr. & Mrs. David H. Ehrenwerth Christopher* & Gretchen Elkus Mrs. Doris B. Ely Eugene & Katrin Engles Jr. Mindy & Richard Epstein Francis E. Fairman III

Dan & Nancy Fales Tibey & Julian Falk Mr. Carmine Fantini Joan Feldman Dana H. Ferry Janet Fesq Dr. Joseph Fine Dr. A.M. & Jeanne Blend Finton Nancy A. Fitch Paul & Joanna Fitting Charles & Anna Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Fitzgerald Ms. Ann P. Flaherty Mr. Mark F. Flaherty Mr. & Mrs. James Flanigan Jan Fleisher Iris R. Flinn Suzanne Flood Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Fonseca Gene S. Forsythe Mr. & Mrs. Edward Fortwangler Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Fraelich Jr. Christina Friday Eleanor Friedman Friends of the PSO John & Elaine Frombach Dr. & Mrs. James L. Frost Mrs. Fran Frye Dr. & Mrs. Freddie H. Fu Mr. Gabriel C. Fusco Michael & Nina Gaffney Dr. & Mrs. Marc E. Garfinkel Hans & Gudrun Garkisch Joan & Stuart Gaul Pete Geissler Mr. & Mrs. William P. Getty Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Getze Barbara & Fred Gilman Mr. David Givens & Mr. Stephen Mellett Mike & Cordy Glenn Daniel & Marcia Glosser Fund Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goldberg Walter L. Goldburg Bernard Goldstein, M.D. & Russellyn Carruth Thomas W. Golightly* & Rev. Dr. Carolyn J Jones Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Good Richard E. Gordon & June F. Swanson Ms. Rita J. Gould

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Dr. Lora D. Graves & Dr. Bryan D. Dye David & Nancy Green Dr. & Mrs. M. Joseph Grennan Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gridley Margaret L. Groninger D.T. Gruelle Specialty Logistics Ormond & Jay Guenard Andrew Gurcak & Elaine Lees Kristine Haig & John Sonnenday John* & Judith Hall Mr. & Mrs. Van Beck Hall Robin & Scot Hamilton Wilfred & Susan Hansen Jeanie & Ben Hardesty Susan & David Hardesty Mr. & Mrs. James H. Hardie Mary O. Harrison Christopher & Lorien Hart Mr. Robert Hartman Ms. Christine A. Hartung Cal & Donna Hastings Greg Haughey Dr. Bobbie Lee Hawranko DMD Barbara A. Hays Cathy & John Heggestad Dr. & Mrs. Fred P. Heidenreich In Memory of John G. Heidish Ms. Martha S. Helmreich in Honor of my mother, Anne J. Schaff Eric & Lizz Helmsen Paul & Colleen Hennigan Marianne & Marshall Hess Mr. Ralf E. Hess Professor Benjamin E. Hicks Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hill Mr. & Mrs. David Hilty Jean A. Hinrichsen Pete & Rebecca Hoch Mr. Richard Hodos Ms. Donna Hoffman & Mr. Richard Dum Karen & Thomas Hoffman Greg & Amy Hogue Clare & Jim Hoke Katherine Holter Mr. William B. Holtzman Dr. & Mrs. Elmer Holzinger Ms. Madeleine Hombosky 42

Tom & Mary Hooten Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hooton Rachel & Micah Howard Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Huffman Mark Huggins & Bonnie Siefers Mr. & Mrs. Elwood T. Hughes Robert W. & M. Elise Hyland Ironmaster, LLC Robert & Rose Marie Izzo Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Jacob Dr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Jacobs Lynne & Blair Jacobson Paul & Barbara Jacoby Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Jamison Jr. Stacey L. Jarrell Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Jew Jr. Dawn M. Johnson Janis & Jonas Johnson Tom & Wendy Jones in Honor of Chris Wu John & Maureen Joyce Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Kadlic Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kahlson Alice & Richard Kalla Daniel G. & Carole L. Kamin Dr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kaplan Michael & Dolores Kara Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy Flo & Bob Kenny Rhian Kenny The Kessler Family Mrs. Greta Keverline Norman L. Kimes Mr. & Mrs*. James Kirsch Rich & Jan Kleiser Peggy C. Knott Ms. Marilyn Koch Bob & Susie Kopf Mr. & Mrs. Robert Y. Kopf III Drs. Fotios & Linda Koumpouras Eugene John Kritko Mr. & Mrs. John Krolikowski Mr. Nicholas Kyriazi Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lammie Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Landay Ronald & Lida Larsen Earl & Marilyn Latterman Kathy & Hank Lawrence Marvin & Gerry Lebby Drs. Grace & Joon Lee Joe Leja

Diana K. Lemley MD & Paul L. Shay MD Mr. David W. Lendt Dr. Herbert & Barbara Levit Mrs. William E. Lewellen III Anne Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Phillip K. Liebscher Robert & Janet Liljestrand Dr. Claudio A. Lima & Mrs. Kenia Ashby Mr. & Mrs. Kurt L. Limbach Walter F. Limbach Jim & Sandi Linaberger William Lindgren Tom & Gail Litwiler Jackie & Larry Lobl Margery J. Loevner Don & Hanne Lorch Mrs. Howard M. Love Eddie Lowy & Ricardo CortĂŠs Mr. Anthony G. Lucas & Mr. Andrew Leo Annette Lutz Mr. David A. Lynch & Ms. Dorothy A. Davis Edward J. Lynch In Memory of James Lyne William & Helen Lyons Mrs. Guinevere R. Mabunay Mr. & Mrs. William L. MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Sean Mahoney John K. Maitland Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Malnati Mrs. Doris Malter & Mr. Jeffrey Malter Carl & Alexis Mancuso Drs. Ellen Mandel & Lawrence Weber Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Mangold Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Marinelli Bud & Barbara Mars Mr. & Mrs. Rodger Marticke Dr. & Mrs. George J. Maruschock Thomas & Elizabeth Massella Dr. William Matlack & Leslie Crawford Matlack Karen Matthews Carolyn Maue & Bryan Hunt Ken & Dr. Carol Maurer Sidney McBride Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall

Mr.* & Mrs. Jon W. McCarter Patrick & Michelle McCarthy McCarthy Rail Insurance Managers, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. McChesney Jonathan & Kathryn McClure Paula & Bob McCracken Mr. Bernard J. McCrory Mrs. Samuel K. McCune Nancy McDonald Mary McDonough Keith McDuffie Kent & Martha McElhattan Barbara McKenna & Family Alexis & Andrew McKinley Mr. & Mrs. William J. Mehaffey Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Mellon Suzanne Mellon Peter & Memi Melotti Mark & Amy Mendicino Barbara Sachnoff Mendlowitz In Memory of William C. Menges Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Merriman Robert & Elizabeth Mertz Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Mrs. William Metcalf III Mr. & Mrs. Roger Meyer Dr. & Mrs. Milton M. Michaels Anne M. Miller Ms. Laurie Miller Robert & Miriam Miller Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Miller Jr. Jack Millstein Milana & Larry Milosh Frank C. & Judy L. Mindicino Jeffrey Mishler Signe Mitchell Ann & Mark Mizer Paul & Connie Mockenhaupt Ruth M. Montgomery Amy & Ira* M. Morgan Bill & Jane Morgan Dr. Harvey M. Morris Dr. & Mrs.* William S. Morrison

Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Morrissey Brenda & Frank Moses Ms. Ann Marie DeGeorge & Mr. Richard Mueller Michael & Cynthia Mullins Hilde Munck & Eckard Munck Richard & Martha Munsch Mary & Jim Murdy Arthur J. Murphy Jr. Suzanne Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. Muse James & Marlee Myers Dr. & Mrs. Donald D. Naragon Dr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Nebel Ellen & Ade Neidermeyer Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Rev. Robert & Suzanne Newpher Patricia K. Nichols Renee K. Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. David Nimick Karen Kelley Noble Hide & Julia Miller Nobumori Dr. Sean Nolan Mark & Nikki Nordenberg James & Lindsey Nova Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Null Lee* & John Oehrle Dr. Everett F. Oesterling & Mrs. Joyce Oesterling Mr. & Mrs. Hale Oliver Mr. & Mrs. James O’Neill John Orndorff Jr. Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack John A. Osuch Sandy & Gene O’Sullivan Russell G. & Karen Overfield David R. Owsley Dr. & Mrs. A. H. Panahandeh Dr. Armand J. Panson Sang C. Park Pauline R. Parker John & Joan Pasteris Carol & Richard Patterson Mr. & Mrs. James Patton Camilla Brent Pearce Dale & Michele Perelman Irina & Daniel Peris Bill & Stella Perrine Drs. Gail Pesyna & John Hooper Judy Petty

Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Piersol Bob & Ellen Piper Ed & Mary Ellen Pisula Drs. Mary & Raymond Pontzer Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Porkolab David & Marilyn Posner Mr. Mark Potter Ann & Mal Powell Richard O. Price Sarah A. Prichard Bob & Mary Jo Purvis Mrs. Jean Purvis Andrew & Liberty Pyros Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr. Fran Quinlan Janet K. Quint John & Gail Rackley The Rackoff Family, ASKO Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Betty Radvak-Shovlin Susan M. Rakfal, MD Barbara M. Rankin Mr. Leonard E. Rausch Mr. Joseph J. Regna Jr. Paul & Dorothy Reiber Frances Reichl Marnie Repasky Mr. & Mrs. Ralph K. Reubi John C.* & Mary A. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs.* James H. Rich Mr. & Mrs. James Roberts James W. & Susan Moore Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Bette & Howard M. Rom Janice G. Rosenberg Paul & Shereen Rosenberg Dr. Pinchas Rosenberg Shoshana & Jerry Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Byron W. Rosener III Carol & Scott Rotruck Harvey & Lynn Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Edmund S. Ruffin III Dr. Richard & Heidi Russman Shirley & Murray Rust Mrs. John M. Sadler Sally & Keith Saylor

Albert & Kathleen Schartner Paul & Cathy Schaughency Ann & Bill Scherlis Dr. & Mrs. Melvin M. Schiff Berndt Schmit Joe & Nancy Schmitt Mrs. Shirley Schneirov Christian Schörnich Mrs. Carol Schuler Bernie & Cookie Soldo Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Larry Schultz Mary Ann Scialabba, PhD Louise & Franco Sciannameo Mr. & Ms. Samuel D. Scott Mr.* & Mrs. Jobst W. Seehausen George & Marcia Seeley Mr. & Mrs. David P. Segel Mr. & Mrs. John M. Seifarth Aleen Mathews Shallberg & Richard Shallberg George & Carol Shannon Mrs. Sue Shapera Mr. Daniel H. Shapira Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Shepherd Jr. Dr. Karen Shulman & Mr. Jay I. Shulman Dr. Charles H. Shultz Marilyn G. Shure Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Shure Rhoda & Seymour* Sikov Lee & Myrna Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Lee Silverman Marjorie K. Silverman Mr. & Mrs.* William J. Simpson Marilyn & Norman A. Sindler Carol Slomski, MD Kathleen Opat Smith Rep. Sam & Donna Smith Mr.* & Mrs. Christian M. Snavely Mrs. Barney Snyder J. Soffietti David Solosko & Sandra Kniess Fund Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Sorr in support of music & wellness Mr. James Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Speyer III Henry Spinelli

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. St. Clair Janet H. Staab Mr. & Mrs. James C. Stalder Gary & Charlene Stanich Ms. Carrie M. Stanny Dr. James Staples Shirley* & Sidney Stark Jr. Jim & Barbara Steffy Charles & Rachel Stegeman Mrs. Edith Stein MaryJean & John Stephen Jerry Stephens Jayne & Tom Sterling James M. Stevenson Dr. Mervin S. & Marcia M. Stewart Steve Stockton 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 Joel & Maria Swanson Robert Swendsen & Roberta Klatzky Stu & Liz Symonds in Memory of Roger Sherman Tom & Karen Tabor Mr. & Mrs. Frank Talenfeld Dr. Jocelyn Tan & Dr. Alaa Shalaby Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Tannenbaum Carol L. Tasillo Mr. & Mrs. William H. Taylor Jr. Gordon & Catherine Telfer Dorothea Thompson Mayor John A. Thompson Mary Lloyd & George* Thompson Jill Thomson Mrs. Sonya Thorbecke Jim & Gail Titus Father James Torquato Melissa Trax & Adam Kupec Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Trees In Memory of Audrey Treloar and Florence & Norman Golomb Lex & Peggy Tsaggaris

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Jeffrey Turner & Tonya Stefko Eric & Barbara Udren Mary & Gerald Unger Diane & Dennis Unkovic Judy Vaglia Theo & Pia Van De Venne Suzan M. Vandertie Mary Vasilakis Dr. & Mrs. James E. Vaux R. Veatch Cate & Jerry Vockley Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Vogel Edward L. & Margaret Vogel Drs. Joan Vondra & Thomas Chang John & Linda Vuono Jan Wagner Judy Wagner & Mike LaRue

Wagner Family Charitable Trust Suzanne & Richard Wagner Kevin & Jennifer Walker John & Irene Wall Waller Family Mr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. Ward Tony & Pat Waterman Ms. Sally Webster & Ms. Susan Bassett Marvin & Dot* Wedeen Phillips Wedemeyer & Jeanne Hanchett Drs. John & Carla Weidman Michael & Cynthia Weisfield Mr. & Mrs. James P. Welch Jim & Jinny Welker Mr. & Mrs. Fred C. Wellinger Bernard & Sheila Werner Nancy Werner

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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 Robert & Carole Williams Robert E. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Wilson James & Ramona Wingate Mary Jo Winokur Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Witmer Sheryl & Bruce Wolf Michael J. Woodring Mr. Christopher Wu & Mrs. Annette Wu

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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 The Sherle and Michael Berger Charitable Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh 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. Dorothy M. Froelich Charitable Trust 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

Howard G. and Frances Y. Jones Fund of The Pittsburgh 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 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 Montague Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Parker 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 RMK Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation 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 Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh 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 The Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Rachel Mellon Walton Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Current as of November 3, 2015

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CORPORATIONS SIGNATURE CIRCLE

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A.C. Dellovade, Inc. American Eagle Outfitters Bayer Healthcare R&I The Brown Hurray Plantz Group, Merrill Lynch Management c3controls DIAMOND CIRCLE The Common Plea Catering $40,000 - $74,999 Inc. Lincoln Learning Solutions, ELG Haniel Metals Corp.

Inc. Farmers & Merchants Bank MSA of Western PA Levin Furniture PLATINUM CIRCLE Mascaro Construction $20,000 - $39,999 Company Allegheny Technologies Mylan Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (ATI) Oliver Wyman Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Peoples Natural Gas Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pirates Charities Federal Home Loan Bank of P.J. Dick, Trumbull & Lindy Pittsburgh Paving First National Bank of PwC Pennsylvania Schreiber Industrial Giant Eagle Development Co. The Kraft Heinz Company Uber Technologies, Inc. Macy’s Triangle Tech Group BRONZE CIRCLE Trib Total Media $2,500 - $4,999 UPMC & UPMC Health Plan Angelo, Gordon & Co. BB&T Bender Consulting GOLD CIRCLE Services, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999 Berner International Corp.

Citigroup big Burrito Restaurant Group Clearview Federal Credit Union Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Dollar Bank Foundation Cipriani & Werner PC Ernst & Young LLP Dominion Resources Fairmont Pittsburgh & Habitat Restaurant Eat’n Park Restaurants Federated Investors, Inc. Elite Coach Transportation FedEx Ground Huntington Bank Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Koppers Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Lighthouse Electric Inc. Company, Inc. PPG Industries Foundation Morton’s The Steakhouse The Frank E. Rath-Spang & Mozart Management Company Charitable Trust Pittsburgh Corning Reed Smith LLP Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting United States Steel Company Corporation Silhol Builders Supply

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United Bank Wampum Hardware Inc. WPXI-TV CORPORATE COUNCIL CIRCLE $1,000 - $2,499 4moms AlphaGraphics in the Cultural District Coury Financial Group CWA Asset Management Group LLC Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. ESB Bank Flaherty & O’Hara, P.C. Gordon Terminal Service Co. Jendoco Construction Corporation K&L Gates LLP Kerr Engineered Sales Company Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency LB Foster Company MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, Inc. McKamish, Inc. Nocito Enterprises, Inc. Rothman Gordon PC Sarris Candies, Inc. Six Penn Kitchen Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Stringert, Inc. Trebuchet Consulting LLC TriState Capital Bank United Safety Services, Inc. Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh PARTNER LEVEL $500 - $999

Anonymous (1) Allegheny Valley Bank Armada Austrian American Cultural Society, Inc. The Buncher Company BYS Yoga Students Clark Precision Machined Components

Consolidated Communications CrawfordEllenbogen LLC General Wire Spring Co. Goehring, Rutter & Boehm Hamill Mfg. Co. Hertz Gateway Center, LP Jennmar Corporation John B. Conomos, Inc. K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. Lucas Systems, Inc. Marketing Support Network Master Remodelers Metso Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Attorneys at Law Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Modany-Falcone, Inc. PGT Trucking Pzena Investment Management, LLC Rebecca L. Pounds DDS LLC Saint Vincent Archabbey & College 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.

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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 412.392.4842.

STEINBERG SOCIETY Anonymous (20) Siamak & Joan Adibi Rev. Drs. A. Gary & Judy Angleberger The Joan & Jerome* Apt Families Estate of Dorothy Avins 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* Tom & Jackie Cain Estate of Cynthia Calhoun Judy & Michael Cheteyan Educational/Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David W. Christopher Mr.* & Mrs. Edward S. Churchill Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene S. Cohen Basil & Jayne Adair Cox In Memory of Stuart William Discount Mr.* & Mrs. Thomas J. Donnelly Mary A. Duggan* Frank R. Dziama Steven G. & Beverlynn Elliott Emil & Ruth Feldman* Joan Feldman & William Adams Mrs. Loti Gaffney* Keith & Susan Garver Ken* & Lillian Goldsmith Mr.* & Mrs. Ira H. Gordon 48

James A. Gorton Estate of Anna R. Greenberg Estate of Lorraine M. Gross Maureen Guroff Elizabeth Anne Hardie Charles & Angela Hardwick Carolyn Heil Eric & Lizz Helmsen Ms. Judith Hess Estate of Mr. John H. Hill Estate of Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hurtt Philo & Erika Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. Blair Jacobson Esther G. Jacovitz Patricia Prattis Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Kahn* Leo & Marge Kane Lois S. Kaufman Stephen & Kimberly Keen Mr. Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Ms. Bernadette Kersting Dr. Laibe A.* & Sydelle Kessler Stanley & Margaret Leonard Frances F. Levin Doris L. Litman Penny Locke Estate of Edward D. Loughney Lauren & Hampton Mallory Dr. Richard Martin in Memory of Mrs. Lori Martin* Dale & Dr. Marlene* McCall George E. Meanor Mary Ellen Miller Ms. Jean L. Misner* Catherine Missenda* Dr. Mercedes C. Monjian Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Mooney Perry* & BeeJee Morrison Mildred S. Myers & William C. Frederick

Donn & Peggy* Neal Dr. Nancy Z. Nelson Rhonda & Dennis Norman Thaddeus A. Osial Jr. M.D. Estate of Irene G. Otte Judy Petty Estate of Dorothy R. Rairigh Barbara M. Rankin Richard E. Rauh Cheryl & James Redmond Dr.* & Mrs. William E. Rinehart Donald & Sylvia Robinson Mr. & Mrs. David M. Roderick Charlotta Klein Ross Harvey & Lynn Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Ryan Virginia Schatz Nancy Schepis Ron & Debra Schneider Dr. & Mrs. Harry E. Serene Dr. Charles H. Shultz Michael Shefler Dr. Stanley Shostak & Dr. Marcia Landy Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Simmons Dr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Stept Estate of Dr. Raymond & Karla Stept Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in Memory of Miss Jean Alexander Moore Tom & Jamee Todd Mrs. Jane Treherne-Thomas Gerald and Mary Unger Eva & Walter J. Vogel Mr. & Mrs. George L. Vosburgh Estate of John & Betty Weiland In memory of Isaac Serrins from Mr. & Mrs. Ira Weiss Brian Weller

Seldon Whitaker Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. White Charles L. & Katherine A. Wiley James & Susanne Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Witmer Patricia L. Wurster Estate of Rufus J. Wysor 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

Susan S. Greer Memorial Trumpet Chair, given by Peter Greer

First Violin Chair, given

by Allen H. Berkman in memory of his beloved wife, Selma Wiener Berkman

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education

Michael & Carol Bleier Viola Chair given in memory of our parents, Tina & Charles Bleier and Ruth & Shelley Stein

Vira I. Heinz Music Director Chair

Dr. William Larimer Mellon, Jr. Rachel Mellon Walton Principal Oboe Chair, given Concertmaster Chair, given

by Rachel Mellon Walton

by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mellon Scaife Messiah Concerts Endowed by the Howard and Nell E. Jacquelin Wechsler Miller Chair Horn Chair given in memory of Irving (Buddy) Wechsler Donald I. & Janet Moritz and Equitable Resources, Inc. Associate Principal Cello Barbara Weldon Chair Principal Timpani Chair

Principal Pops Conductor Chair Endowed by Henry & Elsie* Hillman The Perry & BeeJee Morrison String Instrument Loan Fund Tom & Dona Hotopp Lois R. Brozenick Memorial Principal Bass Chair First Violin Chair The Morrison Family Associate Principal Second Milton G. Hulme, Jr. Violin Chair Jane & Rae Burton Guest Conductor Chair Cello Chair given by Mine Safety Appliances Company Jackman Pfouts Principal Flute Chair, given Cynthia S. Calhoun in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Principal Viola Chair Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Arthur Jackman by Barbara Jones III Jackman Pfouts Guest Keyboard Chair Virginia Campbell Principal Harp Chair Pittsburgh Symphony Virginia Kaufman Association Resident Conductor Chair Principal Cello Chair Ron & Dorothy Chutz First Violin Chair Stephen & Kimberly Keen Reed Smith Chair honoring Bass Chair Tom Todd George & Eileen Dorman Horn Chair Assistant Principal Cello Chair G. Christian Lantzsch & Duquesne Light Company Dr.* & Mrs. William E. Principal Second Violin Rinehart Albert H. Eckert Chair Oboe Chair Associate Principal Percussion Chair Mr. & Mrs. William Genge Donald & Sylvia Robinson and Mr. & Mrs. James Family Foundation Beverlynn & Steven Elliott E. Lee Guest Conductor Chair Associate Concertmaster Principal Bassoon Chair Chair Martha Brooks Robinson Nancy & Jeffery Leininger Principal Trumpet Chair Jean & Sigo Falk First Violin Chair Principal Librarian Chair Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Silberman Edward D. Loughney Principal Clarinet Chair Endowed Principal Piccolo Co-Principal Trumpet Chair, given to honor Frank and Loti Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Fiddlesticks Family Concert Tillotson, Jr. Series Endowed by Gerald Viola Chair William & Sarah Galbraith & Audrey McGinnis Second Violin Chair Honoring The Center for Young Musicians Tom & Jamee Todd Principal Trombone Chair The Estate of Olga T. Gazalie First Violin Chair Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn United States Steel Viola Chair Corporation Ira & Nanette Gordon Assistant Principal Bass The Gracky Fund for Chair Education & Community Engagement

Hilda M. Willis Foundation Flute Chair Thomas H. & Frances Witmer Assistant Principal Horn Chair Current as of November 6, 2015 *deceased

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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 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 Foundation................................................................................................ Community Engagement Concerts Mr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue.........................................................................................................Music for the Spirit Roy & Susan Dorrance ..........................................................................................................................Music for the Spirit EQT Foundation............................................................... 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 Robert & Louise Kahn*......................................................................................................................... Schooltime Concerts 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 Dr.* & 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

W ELCO ME S T HE F O L LOW ING GRO U PS TO T HE SE PERFO R M A NCE S

Austrian American Cultural Society Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic Pitt Arts Russell Family & Friends Group Trinity High School University of Pittsburgh – Greensburg

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BENEFITING THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A FANFARE TOUR OF FOUR SHADYSIDE GILDED AGE MANSIONS EXQUISITELY DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, FEATURING CONTINUOUS LIVE MUSIC

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS BY NAT YOUNGBLOOD

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 • 11AM – 5 PM

TICKETS

$50 in advance $60 at the door (if available) 1.888.718.4253 www.showclix.com/event/ ShadysideSplendor

BRUNCH

(OPTIONAL) Mansions on Fifth 412.381.5105 The Twentieth Century Club 412.621.2353

EVERY GIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL 2015-2016 SEASON 51 FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.PSA75.org • 412.392.3303

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.

service and free reception space.

For more information, call 412.392.4819 or visit our website at pittsburghsymphony.org/groups for information.

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.

LATECOMER’S GALLERY is located behind the Main Floor to enjoy the performance until you can be seated. Latecomers will be seated at suitable intervals during the program, at the discretion of the conductor. The gallery is also available for parents with restless children.

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.

CHILDREN are encouraged to attend our youth concerts and Fiddlesticks Family Concerts.

Children age six and over, are welcome at all performances with a purchased ticket. The Latecomer’s Gallery and lobby video monitors are LOCKERS are located on the always options for restless children. Lower and Gallery levels.

COAT CHECK is available in the LOST AND FOUND items Grand Lobby or in the Dorothy Porter can be retrieved by calling Simmons Family Regency Room on 412.392.4844 on weekdays from the lower level.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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, Barbara Smorul, Concierges.]

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.

GROUPS can receive discounted tickets, priority seats, personalized

MOBILE 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.

PHOTOGRAPHY, video, or audio recording of the performance is strictly prohibited at all times.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RESTROOMS are located on the Lower, Grand Tier and Gallery levels.

Additional women’s restrooms are located off the Garden and Overlook rooms. Accessible restrooms are located on the Grand Tier level and a family/accessible restroom is available on the Main Floor.

SMOKING is not permitted in Heinz Hall. The garden is accessible during performances for this purpose.

SUPPORTING THE PSO AND HEINZ HALL is critical to the financial future of the Pittsburgh Symphony. 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

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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