PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2009-2010 RADIO BROADCAST SEASON

10/04/2009
SMITH: The Star Spangled Banner
ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
Joshua Bell, violin
Manfred Honeck, conductor

10/11/2009
ADAMS: The Chairman Dances
THEOFANIDIS: Violin Concerto (world premiere)
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2
Sarah Chang, violin
Andris Nelsons, conductor

10/18/2009
ADAMS: Slonimsky’s Earbox
BERMEL: The Good Life (Pittsburgh 250 Celebration world premiere)
DVORAK: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Hila Plitmann, soprano; Kevin Deas, baritone; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, director
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

10/25/2009
BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy
BERLIOZ: King Lear Overture
STRAUSS: MacBeth
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Marek Janowski, conductor

11/01/2009
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22
STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony
Jonathan Biss, piano
Marek Janowski, conductor

11/08/2009
REPEAT: From PSO 99-12 (performance – 5/1-5/3, 1998)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 97
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4
SATIE/DEBUSSY: Gymnopedie No. 2
DEBUSSY: Nuages and Fetes from Nocturnes
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome
GRANDJANY: Aria in Classic Style
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune
Pamela Frank, violin
Mariss Jansons, conductor

11/15/2009
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Manfred Honeck, conductor

11/22/2009
SCHMIDT/NOTRE DAME: Intermezzo and Carnival Music, Mvmt. 1
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21
STRAUSS, JR.: Gypsy Bauern Overture
STRAUSS, JR.: Die Libelle, Polka Mazurka
STRAUSS, JR.: Furioso Polka
STRAUSS: Austrian Village Swallows Polka
STRAUSS, JR.: Auf der jagd (Hunting) Polka
STRAUSS, JR.: Im Krapfenwaldi
STRAUSS, JR.: Bauern Polka
STRAUSS, JR.: Thunder and Lightning Polka
STRAUSS, JR.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz
STRAUSS, JR.: Radetzky March
Lars Vogt, piano
Manfred Honeck, conductor

11/29/2009
BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
HIGDON: Concerto 4-3 (co-commission)
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3
Time for Three, string trio
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

12/06/2009
BARBER: Symphony No. 1
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
TRADITIONAL/WILLIAMS: Air and Simple Gifts
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor/violin; Gabriela Montero, piano
David Premo, cello
Michael Rusinek, clarinet

12/13/2009
SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
RAVEL: Trio
DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Orion Weiss, piano
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

12/20/2009
HANDEL: Messiah
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, director
Lawrence Loh, conductor

12/27/2009
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
LALO: Symphonie espagnole
RAVEL: Boléro
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor; Andrés Cárdenes, violin

01/03/2010
REPEAT: PSO 99-22 (performance – 12/10 – 12/13, 1998)
MOZART: Serenade No. 7, “Haffner”
MOZART: Adagio in E Major for Violin & Orchestra
MOZART: Rondo in C Major for Violin & Orchestra
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor & violinist

01/10/2010
BRAUNFELS: Te Deum, Part III, Excerpt
HAYDN: Oboe Concerto
ORFF: Carmina burana
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe; Mojca Erdmann, soprano; Christopher Pfund, tenor; Hugh Russell, baritone; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, director
Manfred Honeck, conductor

01/17/2010
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1
DVORAK: Symphony No. 8
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Manfred Honeck, conductor

01/24/2010
STRAVINSKY: “Dumbarton Oaks”
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
DEBUSSY: La Mer
Hannu Lintu, conductor; Yuja Wang, piano

01/31/2010
BRITTEN: “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 6
ADAMS: The Dharma at Big Sur
John Adams, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin

02/07/2010
REPEAT: FROM PSO 99-04 (performances – 3/6 – 3/8, 1998)
BERLIOZ: Overture to Beatrice & Benedict
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1
CHOPIN: Grande Valse brillante
SCHUBERT: Serenade
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C-sharp minor
Andre Previn, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

02/14/2010
WEBERN: Passacaglia Opus 1
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

02/21/2010
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
RACHMANINOFF: Spring Cantata
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 1
Simon Trpceski, piano; Vasily Ladyuk, baritone; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, director
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

02/28/2010
RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3
Denis Matsuev, piano
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

03/07/2010
STRAUSS: Death and Transfiguration
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Manfred Honeck, conductor

03/14/2010
REPEAT: From PSO 98-26 (performances – 1/16 – 1/18, 1998)
BACH: Six Brandenburg Concertos
Andrés Cárdenes, violin/conductor; Igor Kipnis, harpsichord

03/21/2010
BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture
MOZART: Symphony No. 38, “Prague”
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Manfred Honeck, conductor

03/28/2010
MAHLER: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Katy Shakelton Williams, soprano; Elizabeth deShong, mezzo-soprano; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, director
Manfred Honeck, conductor