| In August and September 2022, a European tour will take Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to nine cities in Austria, Germany and Slovenia – a total of 11 concerts in Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Ljubljana, Grafenegg, Dresden, Essen, Cologne, at the Rheingau Music Festival in Wiesbaden and as the only U.S. orchestra at the Salzburg Festival will present works by Ravel, Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Strauss, among others. Soloists of the tour are cellist Gautier Capuçon, pianist Hélène Grimaud and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. This year marks 75 years since the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s first international tour in 1947, with the orchestra playing regularly in the most prestigious concert halls in the U.S. and around the world ever since. Now for the 14th time together with Music Director Manfred Honeck.“We are thrilled to head to Europe together again, to be a part of the rich music scenes in so many cities that love great music and have appreciated this orchestra in our recordings and concerts for so many years. It is an honor and a privilege to continue this 75-year tradition and bring to other parts of the world the exceptional Pittsburgh sound, our unique interpretations and the partnerships with Gautier Capuçon, Hélène Grimaud, and Anne-Sophie Mutter,” said Manfred Honeck. Once the “Steel City”, Pittsburgh is a city in transition – with its vibrant cultural center around the Andy Warhol Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, which is also considered an international cultural ambassador for the region. The orchestra has developed its unique Pittsburgh sound in recent decades through its work with Mariss Janson, William Steinberg, André Previn and Lorin Maazel, among others.Recent concerts of the orchestra from Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall are available here, presented by WQED: https://www.wqed.org/fm/podcasts/pittsburgh-symphony-radio“ The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is long regarded as our region’s most esteemed international cultural ambassador, with a storied touring history of 75 years. When we share the remarkable experience that is Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony, we feel incredible pride as we have the great fortune of representing our remarkable city, underscoring around the globe that Pittsburgh is synonymous with excellence,” said Melia Tourangeau, president and CEO, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. |
| 18 August Ljubljana, Cankarjev Dom Cultural and Congress Centre Schulhoff: “Five Pieces for String Quartet” (version for string orchestra and percussion) Ravel: Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” Hélène Grimaud – piano 20 August Grafenegg, Cloud Tower Schulhoff: “Five Pieces for String Quartet” (version for string orchestra and percussion) Ravel: Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major Strauss: Elektra / Suite by Manfred Honeck and Tomáš Ille Hélène Grimaud – piano 21 August Grafenegg, Cloud Tower Dvořák: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B minor op. 104 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 Gautier Capuçon – violoncello 24. August Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie Ligeti: Lontano Ravel: Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” Hélène Grimaud – piano 25. August Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie Schulhoff: Five pieces for string quartet Dvořák: Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in B minor op. 104 Strauss: Elektra / Suite by Manfred Honeck and Tomáš Ille Gautier Capuçon – violoncello 27 August Düsseldorf, Tonhalle Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op 54 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” Hélène Grimaud – piano 30 August Essen, Philharmonie Ligeti: “Lontano” for large orchestra Beethoven: Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra, op. 61 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin 31 August Salzburg, Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg Festival Ligeti: Lontano for large orchestra Beethoven: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 61 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin 1 September Dresden, Kulturpalast Schulhoff: “Five Pieces for String Quartet” (version for string orchestra and percussion) Ravel: Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 Hélène Grimaud – piano 2 September Wiesbaden, Kurhaus Rheingau Musik Festival Beethoven: Violin Concerto D major op. 61 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 “Symphony of Fate Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin 4 September Cologne, Philharmonie Beethoven: Violin Concerto D major op. 61 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 Anne-Sophie Mutter – Violin |
| The orchestra’s most recent SACD release, featuring live recordings of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” and Steven Stucky’s Silent Spring, was released in June 2022 on Reference Recordings: https://referencerecordings.com/recording/beethoven-symphony-no-6-stucky-silent-spring/ |