The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra chronicles artistic defiance. From the opening notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, full of fate and fury, to the world-building text of Langston Hughes—experience music that outlasts, outshines, and out-dreams all barriers. Featuring music by Aaron Copland, Jessie Montgomery, Arvo Pärt, Valerie Coleman, and more, with special guest appearances by Vocalist Nikki Porter, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Yoshiaki Nakano, and PSO Acting Principal Violist Tatjana Mead Chamis.