Music as Inspiration

Artists

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Program

Steven Stucky:	Silent Spring (World Premiere & PSO Commission)
Jean Sibelius:	Violin Concerto
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky:	Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"

About This Performance

Pause and reflect on the preciousness of life with three inspirational musical pieces. Manfred Honeck unveils a world premiere and PSO commission by Composer of the Year Steven Stucky, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Pittsburgh environmentalist Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Gramophone describes violinist Nikolaj Znaider as "one of the greatest artists of his generation." He returns to perform Sibelius' transcendent Violin Concerto, with its heart-wrenching slow movement and hair-raising finale. Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" Symphony traverses the full range of human emotion–recalling triumphant successes, heartbreaking personal tragedies, terrifying fears, and tender nostalgia.

Explore & Engage

Concert Prelude presented by the Composer of the Year Steven Stucky
Free and open to all ticket holders; on stage, one hour prior to the concert

Browse through displays about PSO 2011-12 Composer of the Year Steven Stucky and the world premiere of his Silent Spring, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of environmentalist Rachel Carson’s seminal book of the same name; composers Sibelius and Tchaikovsky and a look at the PSO’s 2011 European Tour.

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This concert is part of these Subscription Series:

• Friday Ovation
• Friday Premiere
• Friday Virtuoso
• Saturday Ovation
• Saturday Virtuoso
• Sunday Ovation
• Sunday Premiere
• Sunday Virtuoso

Venue Details

Heinz Hall
600 Penn Ave | Pittsburgh, PA | 15222 | Directions

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