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October 21 & 23: Program ............................................................15

October 21 & 23: ProgramNotes ..................................................16

Xian Zhang: Biography..................................................................22

Xiang Yu: Biography ......................................................................24

October 28, 29 & 30: Program ......................................................27

October 28, 29 & 30: ProgramNotes............................................38

Leonard Slatkin: Biography..........................................................34

Sir James Galway: Biography ......................................................36

Heinz Hall opens its doors: September 10, 1971........................2

TheWorld of Alan Hovaness ........................................................9

2011 European Festivals Tour, presented by BNYMellon ......7

Annual Fund Donors: Individuals..............................................38

Foundations & Public Agencies ..................................................47

Corporations .................................................................................. 48

Legacy of Excellence: Steinberg Society ....................................50

Legacy of Excellence: Sid Kaplan Tribute Program................51

Legacy of Excellence: Endowed Chairs ....................................51

Commitment to Excellence Campaign ..........................................52

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians ..............................6

Board of Trustees & Chairman’s Council ....................................8

Jack Heinz Society ..........................................................................10

New Leadership Board..................................................................10

Pittsburgh SymphonyAssociation..............................................10

Friends of the PSO ..........................................................................10

Administrative Staff........................................................................12

Heinz Hall Information & FAQ ..................................................56

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SEPTEMBER 10, 1971:HEINZ HALLOPENS ITS DOORS

The opening night for the PittsburghSymphonyOrchestra in its newly-renovatedhome was full of celebration fitting to thegrandeur of the building itself. September10, 1971 marked the 45th anniversary of thePittsburgh Symphony and the 20th year ofWilliam Steinberg’s role at the helm of theOrchestra. Before the opening event, sub-

scriptions for the 1971-72 season were soldout!

The festive eveningwas celebratedwithceremony and pageantry: flowers adornedthe tables and hallways; dinners were heldfor guests; champagnewas served to all; andabove all, world-class music was performedby the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Theentire city of Pittsburgh was celebrating theopening of its new performing arts centerand the nation took notice.

A thousand of the 2,847 guests were

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H. J. “Jack” Heinz II (right) and Henry L. Hillman (left)prior to their opening remarks on September 10, 1971.

Mayor Pete Flaherty (1970-1977), opening night.


W.F. and Mrs. Rockwell (left) withHenry L. Hillman (right).

Pennsylvania Senator and Mrs. Richard Schweiker(1969-1981) (right) with James Earl Jones (left).


invited to H.J. “Jack” and Drue Heinz’s inti-mate dinner party in the main ballroom ofthe PittsburghHiltonHotel. In attendance atthe dinner were such friends as Henry andElsie Hillman, Mr. andMrs. RichardMellon,Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Mellon, Mr. and Mrs. PaulBenedum, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Peck andcomposer Samuel Barber. Although theHilton was only two blocks from the newvenue, Mr. Heinz provided his guests withair-conditioned buses to transport them tothe red carpet rolled out in front of theentrances to the Hall.

Members of the National Council onthe Arts, including chairwoman NancyHanks, deputy chairman Michael Straight,Marian Anderson, Charlton Heston, JamesEarl Jones, Maurice Abravanel, conductorand director of the Utah SymphonyOrchestra, concert pianist Rudolf Serkin,Peter Mennin, director of the JuilliardSchool, and sculptor Richard Hunt, amongothers, attended the opening night’s events,despite the John F. Kennedy Center for thePerforming Arts opening the same week alittle closer to home.

The inaugural concert of the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra in its new home of

Heinz Hall for the PerformingArts began at8:40 p.m. and concluded at 10:45 p.m. Thededication address was given by Henry L.Hillman. The oboe sounded an ‘A,’ MaestroSteinberg arrived at the podium and the firstnotes of Beethoven’s Overture toConsecration of the House rang throughout thenew concert hall, pleasing the ears of all inattendance. Samuel Barber’s Fadograph of aYestern Scene, commissioned by the AlcoaFoundation for the occasion, followed theOverture. Prior to intermission, MaestroSteinberg led the PSO in the first movementof Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor,“Resurrection,” with the rest of the work tofollow after intermission. Soloists for theevening were Joanna Simon, mezzo-sopra-no, and Benita Valente, soprano. ThePennsylvania State University Chorus,directed by Raymond Brown, completed thenecessary forces for such a momentouspiece, aptly chosen for the resurrection of aworld-class concert hall from the “ashes” ofPenn Theatre.


“In the late 1960s the PittsburghSymphony was due to move out of its oldhome at Syria Mosque in Oakland. Yet itspromised new concert hall in the showyCenter for the Arts, planned for the lowerHill urban-renewal area, had not beenstarted (and never was). To give theSymphony temporary space, the HeinzEndowments bought the old PennTheatre, which, like many of the silent-movie theaters, had stage space. As thehope of the cultural display case on theHill was deferred still further, and as

interested parties stressed the advantagesof a concert hall in the center of the city,the temporary expedient became the per-manent plan with a remodeling by thelocal firm Stotz, Hess, MacLachlan &Fosner. Shop space became a lobby; theold entrance became a huge foyer win-dow; and broad office windows abovewere partly filled in, in a rather VienneseBaroque style. [One of the last makers] ofarchitectural terra cotta in the UnitedStates was commissioned to match thewarm off-white of the original facing, and

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. “Jack” Heinz II entering the hall Drue Heinz with Henry and Elsie Hillman

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Music Director William Steinberg leading the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in their performance ofMahler’s Second Symphony during the inaugural concert on September 10, 1971

H. J. “Jack” Heinz II welcomingMusic Director William Steinberg to the podium

The newly renovated Heinz Hall packed full of audiencemembers eagerly waiting to hear the Pittsburgh

Symphony Orchestra in its new home

did an almost-perfect job.Inside, the richly decorated auditori-

um, originally meant to be dark, waslightened in tones of cream, red, andgold, and Verner S. Purnell of Sewickleypainted huge gray-gold trophies in aNeo-Baroque manner. The old spaces out-side the auditorium were adapted tointermission crowds, presenting a specta-cle of real marble, fake marble, glossyceramics, and chandeliers.

The popularity of Heinz Hall led toits facilities being over-taxed, and anoth-

er grand movie house of the 1920s, theStanley Theatre, was adapted asBenedum Center for the PerformingArts.”

WALTER C. KIDNEY, PITTSBURGH’S LANDMARKARCHITECTURE: THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF PITTSBURGHAND ALLEGHENY COUNTY. COURTESY OF THE PITTSBURGHHISTORY & LANDMARK FOUNDATION.


SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PERRY & BEE JEE MORRISON STRING INSTRUMENT LOAN FUND

MUSIC DIRECTORManfred HoneckENDOWED BY THE VIRA I. HEINZ ENDOWMENT

PRINCIPAL POPSCONDUCTORMarvin HamlischENDOWED BY HENRY AND ELSIE HILLMAN

PRINCIPAL GUESTCONDUCTORLeonard Slatkin

VICTOR deSABATA GUESTCONDUCTOR CHAIRGianandrea Noseda

RESIDENT CONDUCTORLawrence LohVIRGINIA KAUFMAN RESIDENTCONDUCTOR CHAIR

ASSISTANT CONDUCTORThomas Hong

FIRST VIOLINNoah Bendix-BalgleyCONCERTMASTERRACHEL MELLONWALTONCONCERTMASTER CHAIR

Mark HugginsASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTERBEVERLYNN & STEVEN ELLIOTT CHAIR

Huei-Sheng KaoASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Hong-Guang JiaASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Jeremy BlackEllen Chen-LivingstonIrene ChengSarah ClendenningAlison Peters FujitoDavid GillisSELMAWIENER BERKMAN MEMORIAL CHAIR

Sylvia KimJennifer OrchardRON & DOROTHY CHUTZ CHAIR

Susanne ParkChristopherWuNANCY & JEFFERY LEININGER CHAIR

Shanshan YaoTHE ESTATE OF OLGA T.GAZALIE

Kristina Yoder

SECOND VIOLINJennifer RossjG. CHRISTIAN LANTZSCH& DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY CHAIR

Louis LevdTHE MORRISON FAMILY CHAIR

Dennis O’BoylexMichael DavisCarolyn EdwardsLinda FischerLorien Benet HartClaudia MahaveLaura MotchalovPeter SnitkovskyAlbert TanYuko UchiyamaRui-TongWang

VIOLARandolph KellyjCYNTHIA S. CALHOUN CHAIR

Tatjana Mead ChamisdJoen VasquezxMarylène Gingras-RoyPenny Anderson BrillCynthia BuschErina Laraby-GoldwasserPaul SilverMR.& MRS.WILLARD J.TILLOTSON, JR. CHAIR

Stephanie TretickMengWangAndrewWickesberg

CELLOAnneMartindaleWilliamsjPITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION CHAIR

David PremodDONALD I. & JANET MORITZ ANDEQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. CHAIR

Adam LiuxGEORGE & EILEEN DORMAN CHAIR

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Louis LowensteinHampton MalloryCARYL & IRVING HALPERN CHAIR

Lauren Scott MalloryMR.& MRS.MARTIN G.MCGUINN CHAIR

J. Ryan MurphyOTPAAM FELLOW

Charlotta Klein Ross

BASSJeffrey TurnerjTOM & DONA HOTOPP CHAIR

Donald H. Evans, Jr.dBetsy HestonxRonald CantelmJeffrey Grubbs

Peter GuildMicah HowardSTEPHEN & KIMBERLY KEEN CHAIR

John MooreAaronWhite

HARPGretchen Van HoesenjVIRGINIA CAMPBELL CHAIR

FLUTELorna McGheejJACKMAN PFOUTS FLUTE CHAIR

Damian Bursill-HallhJennifer ConnerHILDA M.WILLIS FOUNDATION CHAIR

PICCOLORhian KennyjFRANK AND LOTI GAFFNEY CHAIR

OBOECynthia KoledoDeAlmeidajDR.WILLIAM LARIMER MELLON, JR. CHAIR

James GortonhMILDRED S.MYERS&WILLIAM C. FREDERICK CHAIR

Scott BellMR.& MRS.WILLIAM E. RINEHART CHAIR

ENGLISH HORNHarold SmoliarjJOHANNES & MONA L. COETZEEMEMORIAL CHAIR

CLARINETMichael RusinekjMR.& MRS. AARON SILBERMAN CHAIR

Thomas ThompsonhRon Samuels

E-FLAT CLARINETThomas Thompson

BASS CLARINETRichard Pagej

BASSOONNancy GoeresjMR.& MRS.WILLIAM GENGEAND MR.& MRS. JAMES E. LEE CHAIR

David SogghPhilip A. Pandolfi

CONTRABASSOONJames Rodgersj

HORNWilliam CaballerojANONYMOUS DONOR CHAIR

Stephen KostyniakdZachary SmithxTHOMAS H.& FRANCES M.WITMER CHAIR

Robert LauverIRVING (BUDDY)WECHSLER CHAIR

Ronald SchneiderMICHAEL & CAROL BLEIER CHAIR

Joseph RoundsREED SMITH CHAIR HONORING TOM TODD

TRUMPETGeorge VosburghjMARTHA BROOKS ROBINSON CHAIR

Charles LirettehEDWARD D. LOUGHNEY CHAIR

Neal BerntsenChadWinklerSUSAN S.GREER MEMORIAL CHAIR

TROMBONEPeter SullivanjTOM & JAMEE TODD CHAIR

Rebecca CherianhJames Nova

BASS TROMBONEMurray Crewej

TUBACraig Knoxj

TIMPANIEdward StephanjBARBARAWELDONPRINCIPAL TIMPANI CHAIR

Christopher AllendJAMESW.& ERIN M. RIMMEL CHAIR

PERCUSSIONAndrew ReamerjALBERT H. ECKERT CHAIR

Jeremy BransondChristopher AllenJAMESW.& ERIN M. RIMMEL CHAIR

FRETTED INSTRUMENTSIrvin Kauffmanj

LIBRARIANSJoann Ferrell VosburghjJEAN & SIGO FALK CHAIR

Lisa Gedris

STAGE TECHNICIANSRonald EspositoJohn Karapandi

OPEN CHAIRSWILLIAM & SARAH GALBRAITHFIRST VIOLIN CHAIR

MR.& MRS. BENJAMIN F. JONES IIIKEYBOARD CHAIR

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2011 European Festivals Tour

MaestroManfredHoneck and the PSO returnedin early September froma successful three-weektour at the prestigious Lucerne Festival inSwitzerland, the Berlin Festival in Germany, aswell as concerts in Wiesbaden, Hamburg,Vilnius, and Paris. The orchestra performed twoconcerts at the Grafenegg Festival in Austria,and at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, at theprestigious BBC Proms concerts at London’sfamed Royal Albert Hall. This is the 116th yearof the Proms, billed as one of the world’s great-est music festivals.

Violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter andacclaimed pianist Hélène Grimaud joined thePSO on tour.

Additionally, a string quartet and a brassquartet of PSO musicians performed at BerlinCity Hall in a ceremony marking the 10thanniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The PSO’s performance of Mahler 5 at theBerliner Philharmonie on September 11 wasstreamed live on Arte Web Live, and later onAmerican Public Media, and is now availablefor viewing at pittsburghsymphony.org.

To see a recap of their travels,visit the PSO tour blog atpittsburghsymphony.org/blogs.

PRESENTING SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL TOURING IS MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, BY

CONCERT SPONSOR THIS ENGAGEMENT IS SUPPORTED BYMID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATIONTHROUGH USARTISTS INTERNATIONAL INPARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AND THEANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION

“The first-class Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra, which under Manfred Honeck’sartistic direction is well on the way toopening up new dimensions of sound.”

– ALAIN STEFFEN, TAGEBLATT LUXEMBURG

Joan AptBenno A.BerntConstance BerntMichael E.BleierDiana BlockTheodore N.BobbyDonaldW.BornemanLarry T.BrockwayMichael A.BrysonBernita BuncherRae R.BurtonRonald E.ChutzEstelle F.ComayBasil M.CoxL.VanV.Dauler, Jr.Robert C.Denove

William S.Dietrich*Roy G.Dorrance, IIIAlbert H.EckertBeverlynn ElliottSigo FalkTerri FitzpatrickElizabeth H.GenterIra H.GordonPeter S.GreerIra J.GumbergCaryl A.HalpernGregory HempflingJohn H.Hill�Thomas B.HotoppBarbara JeremiahRichard J.JohnsonJ.Craig Jordan

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James E.SteenCraig A.TillotsonJaneTreherne-ThomasJon D.WaltonHelge H.WehmeierMichael J.White,M.D.James A.WilkinsonThomas H.WitmerRachelWymardRobert Zinn

�distinguished emeritus*deceased

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Michael A.BrysonFINANCE COMMITTEE

Rae R.BurtonAUDIT COMMITTEE

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DonaldW.BornemanINVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Roy G.Dorrance, IIIHEINZ HALL COMMITTEE

Beverlynn ElliottMAJOR GIFTS COMMITTEE**,TOUR FUNDING TASK FORCE

Thomas B.HotoppEDUCATION AND COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Barbara JeremiahARTISTIC COMMITTEE

Jeffery L.LeiningerMAJOR GIFTS COMMITTEE**

Alicia McGinnisPATRON DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mildred S.MyersPUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Deborah L.RiceMARKETING COMMITTEE

JamesW.RimmelJACK HEINZ SOCIETY

ThomasToddGOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Helge H.WehmeierINTERNATIONAL ADVISORY TASK FORCE

RachelWymardDIVERSITY COMMITTEE

**co-chair

DavidW.ChristopherMrs.Frank J.GaffneyMrs.Henry J.Heinz, II

Mrs.Henry L.HillmanJames E.LeeEdward D.Loughney*

HowardM.Love*Donald I.MoritzDavidM.Roderick

Richard P.SimmonsThomasTodd

*deceased

Annabelle ClippingerCHAIR, NEW LEADERSHIP BOARD

Jared L.Cohon,Ph.D.PRESIDENT, CARNEGIEMELLONUNIVERSITY

Gregory G.Dell'Omo,Ph.D.PRESIDENT,ROBERTMORRIS UNIVERSITY

Paul Hennigan,Ed.D.PRESIDENT,POINT PARK UNIVERSITY

Harold SmoliarORCHESTRAMEMBER,PSO

Joseph RoundsORCHESTRAMEMBER,PSO

Alexandra KusicPRESIDENT,

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

The HonorableRich FitzgeraldCHIEF EXECUTIVE,ALLEGHENY COUNTY

KathleenMaskalickCHAIR,FRIENDS OFTHE PSO

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Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) was one of themost prolific composers of the 20th century,with close to 400 individual works, including67 symphonies, nine operas, two ballets,dozens of works for orchestra and band, morethan a hundred chamber pieces, a similarnumber of vocal works, and compositions forsolo piano. Drawing from a vast array ofstyles, Hovhaness found his unique voice oftonal, truly transcendental music at a timewhen other composers were exploring atonal-ity, serialism and minimalism, partly throughhis travels around the world.

One of Hovhaness’ first ventures abroadwas to Finland, where he met Jean Sibelius,after his graduation from the New EnglandConservatory of Music in 1934. Upon hisreturn to the US, Hovhaness became interest-ed in hisArmenian heritage and its music. Hisears wandered even further eastward: “In the1930s in Boston andNewYork, I was listeningto Armenian and Kurdish singers, and wasinfluenced by what Uday Shankar, Ravi’sbrother, was doing. The Eastern modalitieswere always there.” It was Hovhaness’ posi-tion as organist at St. JamesArmenian Churchin Watertown, MA that exposed him to themodes and monody of the Armenian liturgy.He studied with the composer-priest KomitasVartabed, of whom he stated, “To me, he’s theoriginal minimalist, and it was throughKomitas that I got the idea of saying as muchas possible with the fewest possible notes.”

Between 1959-60, Hovhaness was aFulbright Research Scholar in India. He stud-ied Karnatic music with native South Indianmusicians, was commissioned by All IndiaRadio towritemusic for an orchestramade upentirely of Indian instruments, and was thefirst Westerner invited to participate at theannual Music Festival of the Academy of

Music in Madras.Following his trip to

India, Hovhaness traveledto Japan and Korea wherehe studied Bunraku and Gagaku (ancient cer-emonial and court music of Japan) as well asAh-ak (ancient court music of Korea). Hisresearch with traditional musicians and seri-ous study of native instruments continued toadd color to his compositional palette.

Whereas many composers used musicfrom foreign cultures as a resource for theircompositions, Hovhaness incorporated thoseforeign sounds into his own thinking, his ownvoice: “My purpose is to create music not forsnobs, but for all people, music which is beau-tiful and healing. To attemptwhat old Chinesepainters called ‘spirit resonance’ in melodyand sound.” –ALANHOVHANESS

Top:MountArarat; bottom left: composerAlanHovhaness,working in score littered studio with black cat nestlingamong the papers on the piano; bottom right: painting ofAlan Hovhaness by Mary Zakarian


The World of Alan Hovaness

THEWORLDOFALANHOVHANESS

PRESIDENTAlexandra Kusic

PRESIDENT ELECTMargaret Bovbjerg

EX-OFFICIO PRESIDENTLinda Stengel

SECRETARY ANDPARLIAMENTARIANCheryl Redmond

NOMINATING CHAIRLinda Stengel

VICE PRESIDENTSOF AUDIENCEDEVELOPMENTDoris Cope,M.D.Reshma Paranjpe,M.D.

VICE PRESIDENTCOMMUNICATIONSCissy Rebich

NEWSLETTERPeg Fitchwell-Hill

VICE PRESIDENTEDUCATIONGillian Cannell

MUSIC 101 CHAIRSusie Prentiss

VICE PRESIDENTFINANCEMargaret Bovbjerg

VICE PRESIDENTOF FUND DEVELOPMENTMIllie Ryan

BOUTIQUE CHAIRSLinda StengelMichele Talarico

FINE INSTRUMENTFUND CHAIRChris Thompson

VICE PRESIDENTSMEMBERSHIPJennifer MartinCarolyn Maue

VICE PRESIDENT EVENTSFrancesca Peters

FALL ANNUALMEETING/LUNCHEONCHAIRSFran PetersAlex Kusic

HOLIDAYLUNCHEON CHAIRSFrances PickardThea StoverMary Lloyd Thompson

SPRINGLUNCHEON CHAIRSJan ChadwickSusie PrentissPatty Snodgrass

PSA NIGHT AT THESYMPHONY CHAIRSDoris Cope,M.D.Reshma Paranjpe,M.D.

ORCHESTRAAPPRECIATION CHAIRSMillie RyanFrances PickardChris Thompson

AFFILIATES' DAY CHAIRSMary Ann CraigCheryl Redmond

AFFILIATE LEADERSHIPCOUNCIL

SYMPHONY NORTH PRESIDENT

Clare Hoke

SYMPHONY EAST PRESIDENT

Robert Kemper

HONORARY DIRECTORSJoan AptGrace M. Compton*Betty FleckerCaryl A. HalpernDrue HeinzElsie HillmanJane S.Oehmler*Sandra H. PesaventoJanet ShoopKathy Kahn SteptJane C.VandermadeElizabeth B.WiegandJoan A. Zapp

*Deceased

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OR CALL 412-392-3303

CHAIRMANAnnabelle Clippinger

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TREASURERAlexis Unkovic McKinley

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRJanice Jeletic

UNIVERSITYRELATIONS CHAIRDaniel Pennell

SOCIALACTIVITIES CHAIRLynn Broman

EDUCATION &OUTREACH CHAIRElizabeth Etter

MEMBERSBernie S. AnnorCynthia DeAlmeidaAntonia FranzingerAlice GelorminoSusan JohnsonDavid KnappDawn KosanovichJames MaleziBridget MeachamLily Pietryka

Andrew SwensenRev.Debra Thompson

FOR INFORMATION ABOUTNLB MEMBERSHIP, CALL THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA AT 412.392.4865

CO-CHAIRSKathy & David Maskalick

FOUNDING CHAIRSConnie & Benno Bernt

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MEMBERSBernie S. AnnorJensina ChutzJeffrey J. ConnGavin H.GeraciRobert F. Hoyt

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Every performance reminds us that

you are one of our community’s most

valued natural resources.

The Arts Open Our Minds.

PRESIDENT & CEOJames A.WilkinsonSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT& COOMichael E. BielskiSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OFEDUCATION & STRATEGICIMPLEMENTATIONSuzanne PerrinoSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTOF FINANCE & CFOScott MichaelVICE PRESIDENTOF PUBLIC AFFAIRSJames R. BarthenVICE PRESIDENT OF AUDIENCEDEVELOPMENT & SALESYu-Ling ChengVICE PRESIDENTOF HEINZ HALLCarl A.MancusoVICE PRESIDENT,DONOR RELATIONSMary Ellen MillerSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTOF ARTISTIC PLANNING& AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENTRobert B.MoirGENERAL MANAGER & VICEPRESIDENT OF ORCHESTRAOPERATIONSMarcie SolomonASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTOF DONOR RELATIONS& DIRECTOR OF THEMAJOR CAMPAIGNJodi Weisfield

ADMINISTRATIONDawn CerconeSECRETARY TO THE BOARD/FINANCE& MUSIC DIRECTOR ASSISTANT

Lisa G.DonnermeyerMANAGING ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT

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ARTISTIC PLANNING& AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENTYonca KarakilicMANAGER OF ARTISTIC PLANNING,AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT & FESTIVALS

Erik ThogersonMANAGER OF ARTISTIC PLANNING& AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & SALESSally DenmeadSALES MANAGER

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Shannon CapellupoDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

Jan FleisherMAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

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Camilla Brent PearceDIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

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Lauren VermilionMAJOR CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR

Jessica D.WolfeDATA COORDINATOR

EDUCATION & COMMUNITYENGAGEMENTLisa HoakDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Gloria MouMANAGER OF EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

FINANCE, INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY& EMPLOYEE BENEFITSMichelle BalionisMANAGER OF ACCOUNTING

T.C. BrownANNUITY DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Kevin DeLucaDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Joanne KowalokACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Eric QuinlanCASH MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Fidele NiyonzigiraSYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Chrissy SavinellMULTIMEDIA MANAGER

GROUP SALESElise ClarkGROUP SALES COORDINATOR

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PRE-CONCERT one hour prior CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITH PSOCOMPOSER OF THE YEAR STEVEN STUCKY

XIAN ZHANG, CONDUCTOR

XIANG YU, VIOLIN

STEVEN STUCKY Radical Light

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 2 in G minor for Violinand Orchestra, Opus 63I. Allegro moderatoII. Andante assaiIII. Allegro, ben marcatoMR. YU

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ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120(ED. MAHLER) I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft

II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsamIII. Scherzo: LebhaftIV. Langsam - Lebhaft

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STEVEN STUCKYPSO 2011-2012 COMPOSER OF THE YEARRadical Light (2006-2007)

Steven Stucky is one of America’s most highly regard-ed and frequently performed composers. Born inHutchinson, Kansas on November 7, 1949 and raisedin Abilene, Texas, he studied at Baylor and Cornelluniversities, where his teachers in compositionincluded Richard Willis, Robert Palmer, Karel Husaand Burrill Phillips. Stucky taught at LawrenceUniversity in Wisconsin from 1978 to 1980, and hassince been on the faculty of Cornell University, wherehe founded the new music group Ensemble X and isnow Given Foundation Professor of Composition; hehas also taught at the Aspen Festival, Eastman Schoolof Music and University of California at Berkeley.

Stucky’s compositions have been widely per-formed throughout the United States and abroad byleading chamber ensembles and symphony orches-tras, and he has fulfilled commissions from the orches-tras of Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Singapore,Philadelphia, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati andSt. Louis, as well as from the National Endowment forthe Arts, Yale University, Boston Musica Viva, CornellUniversity and other distinguished organizations. Hewas one of 10 composers selected internationally tocontribute a work to the centennial celebration of New York’s Carnegie Hall;Angeluswaspremiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in that celebrated auditorium on 27September 1990. Stucky was Composer-in-Residence with the Los Angeles Philharmonicfrom 1988 to 2009, and hosted the New York Philharmonic’s Hear & Now concert seriesfrom 2005 until 2009. His other residencies include the American Academy in Rome,Princeton University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Pontificia UniversidadJaveriana in Bogotà, Colombia, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and NationalUniversity of the Arts in Taipei.

In addition to composing, Stucky is also active as a conductor, writer, lecturer andcontributor to music journals in America and Britain; he won the ASCAP Deems TaylorPrize for his 1981 book, Lutosławski and His Music. Among his other honors are theASCAP Victor Herbert Prize and First Prize from the American Society of UniversityComposers, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Councilof Learned Societies, National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Foundation,Bogliasco Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2005, he won thePulitzer Prize for Music for his Second Concerto for Orchestra. He is a trustee of theAmerican Academy in Rome, chair of the American Music Center, a board member of theKoussevitzky Music Foundation, and a member of both the American Academy of Artsand Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Radical Light was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and first per-

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 7 November 1949 inHutchinson, Kansas

PREMIERE OF WORK:Los Angeles, 18 October 2007Walt Disney Concert HallEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

THESE CONCERTS MARK THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA PREMIEREINSTRUMENTATION:piccolo, three flutes, three oboes,English horn, three clarinets, bassclarinet, two bassoons, contrabas-soon, four horns, three trumpets,three trombones, tuba, percussion,harp and strings.

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formed on 18 October 2007 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall by that orchestra, conduct-ed by Esa-Pekka Salonen. The composer wrote of the work, “According to [ancientChinese philosopher] Lao-tse, ‘Nothing that can be said in words is worth saying.’ Andaccording to Goethe, ‘Music begins where words end.’ If they are right, then to say whatRadical Light is ‘about’ is doubly impossible. Still, man is not only the animal that sings,but also the animal that speaks, the animal that cannot resist the urge to explain himself.

“I could say, then, that Radical Lightwas influenced by its role as a companion to twoSibelius symphonies in a festival of that composer’s music. It was daunting to play the roleof the upstart who dares to stand between two monuments like the Sibelius Seventh andFourth, but there was nothing for it but to meet the assignment head-on. Sibelius has beena strong influence on me for many years, and I especially admire his Seventh Symphonyas an architectural marvel. Having long wanted to attempt something like that myself, inRadical Light I tried to emulate something about the architecture of that peerless master-piece: a single span embracing many different tempi and musical characters, but never-theless letting everything flow seamlessly from one moment to the next — no sectionbreaks or disruptions, no sharp turns or border crossings. Radical Light is a fundamental-ly slow piece, but it is infiltrated more than once by livelier music.

“And the title? That came after the fact, and not easily. In the writings of my favoritepoet, A.R. Ammons [1926-2001], I found these striking lines:

He held radical lightin his skull: music

turned, asover ridges immanences of evening light

rise, turnedback over furrows of his brain

into the dark, shuddered,shot out again

in long swaying furls of sound.

“This poetry seemed — even if accidentally — to capture something about the role of theartist in general, about the personality of Sibelius in particular, and even about the veryarchitecture and physicality I had attempted in my piece. So I adopted Ammons’ title.What I hope for this music is, I think, what Ammons hoped for poetry: that it ‘leads us tothe unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational,structured selves refreshed. Having once experienced the mystery, plenitude, contradic-tion and composure of a work of art, we afterward have a built-in resistance to the slogansand propaganda of oversimplification that have often contributed to the destruction ofhuman life.... Nothing that can be said about it in words is worth saying.’”


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SERGEI PROKOFIEVConcerto No. 2 in Gminor for Violin andOrchestra, Opus 63 (1935)

When Prokofiev returned to Russia late in 1933 afterhis long residency in the West full of allegiance to thesocialist cause, he dedicated his art to fulfilling thedream of the 1917 Revolution. In his briefAutobiography of 1946 he wrote, “It is the duty of thecomposer, like the poet, the sculptor or the painter, toserve his fellow men, to beautify human life and pointthe way to a radiant future. Such is the immutablecode as I see it.” Once back in his homeland,Prokofiev wasted no time in putting into practice histheory of creating music that would communicatesimply and directly to listeners, and within three years,he wrote some of his most enduringly popular scores,including Lt. Kijé, Romeo and Juliet, Peter and theWolf and the Second Violin Concerto.

The Concerto’s direct lyrical expression and cleanformal lines are evident from its first gesture. The slightly melancholy main theme, builtaround a simple triadic configuration, is presented simply by the unaccompanied violin.The orchestra takes over the melody, allowing the soloist to apply to it some figurativearabesques that serve as the transition to the second subject. This theme, one of Prokofiev’sgreatest melodic inspirations, is sung by the violin above a quiet, undulating accompani-ment in the strings. The development section, an elaboration of the two main themes,achieves a masterful balance of flashing virtuosity, thematic manipulation and lyrical effu-sion. The recapitulation is begun by cellos and basses, and continues with the secondtheme soaring high into the soloist’s range. A brief coda, based on the main theme, bringsthe movement to a hushed, mysterious close. The second movement is one of the mostrapt, transcendent inspirations of 20th-century music, and, like the opening movement, isunabashedly romantic and filled with a haunting, bittersweet emotion. The finale is in thetraditional rondo form. Its theme is an ebullient dance melody that exudes some of the fieryspirit of a Gypsy fiddler.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 23 April 1891 in Sontzovka, Russia;died 5 March 1953 in Moscow.

PREMIERE OF WORK:Madrid, 1 December 1935; EnriqueArbós, conductor; Robert Soetens, soloist

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE:17 November 1939Fritz Reiner, conductorJasha Heifetz, violin

INSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds, horns and trumpets in pairs,percussion and strings.



ROBERT SCHUMANNSymphony No. 4 in Dminor, Opus 120(1841, 1851), Edited by Gustav Mahler

Though Robert Schumann’s four symphonies, com-posed during the 10 years after 1841, quickly enteredthe standard repertory, musicians later in the 19th cen-tury expressed concerns about his ability to writeeffectively for large ensemble. Most outspoken wasthe influential conductor Felix Weingartner (he wasthe first to record all nine Beethoven symphonies,1927-1938), who made the following comment in thestudy of the development of the symphony afterBeethoven that he published in 1897, when he wasdirector of the Royal Opera House in Berlin:“Schumann had not the slightest idea about handlingan orchestra, either as a conductor or in writing forit…. His instrumentation was so thick and dull that ifplayed as written, nothing of any meaning would begiven out by the orchestra.” Weingartner’s remarkoverstated the problems in Schumann’s scoring,which were created in no small measure by theexpansion of the orchestra from the 50 musicianscomprising the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra thatFelix Mendelssohn led in the work’s premiere in 1841to the 100-strong ensemble demanded at the end ofthe 19th century by Wagner and Strauss, but it didreflect (and promote) the then-prevailing opinion that the pieces were fair game for a con-ductor’s revisions.

The year of Weingartner’s critique, 1897, was also when Gustav Mahler was appoint-ed director of the Court Opera in Vienna, of whose orchestra, independently constitutedas the Vienna Philharmonic, he became principal conductor the following year. He hadlong admired Schumann’s music, and programmed the Symphony No. 1 on 15 January1899 and the Symphony No. 4 on 14 January 1900, both in his own edited versions,which he intended mainly to clarify their textures, rhythms, dynamics and instrumentalcolors. He left the works’ musical substance essentially untouched, though he did excisethe exposition repeats in both the opening movement and the finale of the FourthSymphony. Mahler authority David Matthews counted 466 separate changes in theSymphony No. 4, which Mahler made directly into his conducting score and had theorchestra librarian transfer to the players’ parts. Mahler’s versions were published byUniversal Edition in Vienna in 1927. In the conclusion of a detailed study of Mahler’s edi-tion of Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, published in Acta Musicologica in 2006, VeronicaMary Franke of the University of Kwazulku-Natal in South Africa wrote, “Mahler’s ‘emen-dations’ endorse Schumann’s orchestral aspirations, placing them in a positive rather thanpejorative light. It is clear that Mahler greatly admired Schumann’s symphonies, and didnot revise them with a view to exposing Schumann as a ‘bad’ or ‘deficient’ orchestrator.His retouchings strengthen and highlight qualities that already exist within Schumann’smusical structure and orchestral style, always allowing Schumann’s original purpose tostand out unmistakably.”

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 8 June 1810 in Zwickau,Germany; died 29 July 1856 inEndenich, near Bonn.

PREMIERE OF MAHLER’SEDITED VERSION:Vienna, 14 January 1900Grosser Saal of the MusikverinGustav Mahler, conductor

THESE CONCERTS MARK THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA PREMIERE OFMAHLER’S EDITED VERSIONINSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds in pairs, four horns,two trumpets, three trombones, tim-pani and strings.


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Schumann undertook a daring approach to musical form in his Symphony No. 4, inwhich four interrelated movements are collected into a single span — he instructed thatthere be only momentary pauses between the movements, connected the Scherzo direct-ly to the finale (as had Beethoven in his Fifth Symphony), shared some thematic materialamong them, and unified the entire structure by incorporating in each movement a“motto” phrase heard at the work’s outset. He toyed for a while with the title “SymphonicFantasy” and then considered the cumbersome Introduction, Allegro, Romanze, Scherzoand Finale, in One Movement before settling on a conventional name for an unconven-tional piece.

The Introduction is somber and slow-moving, with the “motto” (a half-dozen scalenotes turning around a central pitch) presented immediately by the second violins. Thetempo quickens and the Allegro begins with a bounding theme for violins and high wood-winds that encompasses the “motto.” The movement continues, passionate and eloquent,with the bounding main theme almost constantly in evidence. Hardly before the recapit-ulation has begun, however, it is abruptly cut off to make way for the wistful Romanze,based on a haunting melody sung by the oboe. Following a limpid section graced withflowing triplet figures from the solo violin, the oboe melody returns briefly before pausingon an inconclusive harmony that resolves only as the tempestuous Scherzo begins; a gen-tle trio recalling the Romanze provides formal balance at the movement’s center. With nobreak, the hushed expectancy that began the Symphony returns and here leads to theFinale. The bounding main theme of the opening movement reappears, as do other musi-cal ideas previously encountered. There is an excited energy about this closing movementthat confirms its role as the goal of everything that had preceded it. As if the exuberantmood that begins the finale were insufficient to conclude the Symphony’s overall struc-ture, the tempo in the closing pages twice leaps forward to provide a climactic coda.

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XIAN ZHANGThe 2011-2012 season marks Xian Zhang’sthird year as Music Director of OrchestraSinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, her con-tract having recently been extended to the endof 2014-2015. She is also Artistic Director ofthe NJO / Dutch Orchestra and EnsembleAcademy and conducted her first summercourse with them in August 2011. Prior tothis, she held the position of New YorkPhilharmonic’s Associate Conductor (and thefirst holder of the Arturo Toscanini Chair) forthree years having previously been theirAssistant Conductor.

In increasing demand as a guest conduc-tor in Europe, future engagements includeWiener Symphoniker, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France, OrchestreNational Bordeaux Aquitaine and ResidentieOrkest as well as the London Symphony, OsloPhilharmonic, Netherlands RadioPhilharmonic, Royal StockholmPhilharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony andGothenburg Symphony orchestras. Furtherahead, she will return to the RoyalConcertgebouw Orchestra in 2013-2014. Debuts last season included perform-ances with Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, NDRSinfonieorchester, Radio-SymphonieorchesterWien, Danish National and Swedish RadioSymphony Orchestra and a return to SWRSinfonieorchester Stuttgart.

Although now based in Europe, she con-tinues to work in North America, andlast season’s engagements includedWashington’s National Symphony Orchestraand Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Dates thisseason and next include New Jersey,Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Atlanta andIndianapolis symphony orchestras. She enjoysa strong relationship with the orchestra of theJuilliard School and recently conducted the

world premiere of a new work by AugustaRead Thomas at the Lincoln Center.

As an opera conductor, Xian Zhang madea sensational debut with La bohème forEnglish National Opera in spring 2007 andwill return to the ENO in 2013-2014. She con-ducted Turandot in Beijing in May 2009. Shemakes her debut with De Nederlandse Operain a double-bill, directed by Robert Lepage ofStravinsky’s Renard and Le Rossignol, inJanuary 2012. Future plans include her debutat La Scala in 2013-2014 and concert perform-ances of Turandot at the Schleswig HolsteinFestival in summer 2012.

Xian Zhang has championed Chinesecomposers, particularly the works of Chen Yi(including Momentum). In May 2008, shecompleted a major six-concert tour of Chinawith the Orchestra of the Juilliard Schoolon which Chen Yi’s Ge Xu was performedin Shanghai, Beijing and Suzhou. Shealso conducted Huang Ruo’s Fanfare with theNew York Philharmonic. She returns toChina in April 2012 to conduct ChinaPhilharmonic and Guanghzhou Symphony.

Born in Dandong, China, Xian Zhangmade her professional debut conducting Lenozze di Figaro at the Central Opera House inBeijing at the age of 20. She trained atBeijing’s Central Conservatory, earning bothher Bachelor and Master of Music degrees,and served one year on its conducting facultybefore moving to the United States in1998. Winning the Maazel/Vilar conductingcompetition in 2002 effectively launched hercareer.


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XIANG YUXiang Yu is regarded as one of today’s mosttalented and creative young violinists in theworld. His astonishing technique andexceptional musical talent have won him consis-tent critical acclaim (the Strad, String magazine.)and enthusiastic audience response worldwidefor his solo recitals, orchestral engagements, andchamber music performances.

Xiang is the 1st prize winner of the presti-gious Yehudi Menuhin International ViolinCompetition 2010, together with the Bach Prizeand the Audience Prize. He also won the 2nd

prize of Wieniawski International ViolinCompetition (2006) as the youngest prizewinner; 3rd prize of Michael Hill InternationalViolin Competition (2011); 2nd prize and theBest Commissioned Work Prize of 25th Irving M.Klein International String Competition; 1st prizeand the Best Chamber Music Performance prizeof the Baden-Württemberg International YouthMusic Competition (2005).

As an active young soloist, Xiang has per-formed more than 20 concerts in venues through-out the world, including Konzerthaus Berlin(Germany), Shanghai Grand Theatre (China),Wianiwski Hall (Poland), the Grand Theatre ofCalgary (Canada), Victoria Concert Hall(Singapore), Oslo Opera House & TroldsalenBergen (Norway), Auckland Town Hall (NewZealand), Bennett-Gordon Hall, and BostonJordan Hall (USA). Xiang also appeared as asoloist with world-leading orchestras such as theNational Theatre Symphony Orchestra, CalgaryPhilharmonic Orchestra, NorwegianBroadcasting Orchestra, Shanghai SymphonyOrchestra, Young Euro Classic Orchestra,Auckland Symphony Orchestra, and OsloPhilharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to his solo career, Xiang is alsoan active chamber musician. Since the age of 14,he has regularly presented chamber musicconcerts in China with repertoire ranging fromJoseph Haydn to Alfred Schnittke. His “XiangQuartet” not only won the 1st prize of the BodeCup Chamber Music Competition, but also pre-miered many contemporary chamber music mas-terpieces in China, including Ullmann’s StringQuartet No.3 and Hartmann’s String QuartetNo.1. Xiang has also been invited to numerousrenowned summer festivals such as KronbergAcademy (Germany), Verbier Academy(Switzerland), Yellow Barn Festival (USA),Morningside Music Bridge (Canada), SteansInstitute for Young Artists at the RaviniaFestival(USA). He has worked and performedwith Walter Levin, Zakhar Bron, ChristianTetzlaff, Nicolas / Ana Chumachenco, PamelaFrank, Kim Kashkashian, Ida Kavafian, MiriamFried, Frans Helmerson, and Paul Katz.

Born in Inner Mongolia, Mr. Yu received hisearly training from Qing Zheng in Shanghai. Heis now studying at the New EnglandConservatory in Boston with Prof. DonaldWeilerstein on full scholarship and NEC meritaward. In addition, he is also a recipient of theNEC Presidential Scholarship, Rising StarScholarship, and Irene M. Stare Scholarship inViolin.


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THESE PERFORMANCES MARK XIANG YU’S DEBUT WITH THE PSO.

PRE-CONCERT one hour prior CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITHPSO RESIDENT CONDUCTOR LAWRENCE LOH

LEONARD SLATKIN, CONDUCTOR

SIR JAMES GALWAY, FLUTE

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony No. 67 in F majorI. PrestoII. AdagioIII. MenuetIV. Allegro di molto - Adagio cantabile - Primo tempo

ALAN HOVHANESS Symphony No. 2, Opus 132, “Mysterious Mountain”I. Andante con motoII. Double Fugue: Moderato maestoso - Allegro vivoIII. Andante espressivo

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WOLFGANG AMADÉ MOZART Concerto No. 2 in D major for Flute and Orchestra,K. 285d [314]I. Allegro apertoII. Andante ma non troppoIII. AllegroSIR JAMES GALWAY

GEORGES BIZET Fantaisie Brilliante on themes from Bizet’s “Carmen”(ARR. FRANÇOIS BORNE for Flute and OrchestraED: SIR JAMES GALWAY) SIR JAMES GALWAY

POST-CONCERT CD SIGNING IN GRAND LOBBY WITH SIR JAMES GALWAY

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FRANZ JOSEPHHAYDNSymphony No. 67 in F major (ca. 1778)

Since Haydn’s name is so closely associated with thegenres of instrumental music, it is perhaps surprisingto learn that at the time he apparently wrote thisSymphony — 1778 — he was one of the busiest operaproducers in Europe. As part of his duties at theEsterházy Palace, he was not only responsible for theregular Tuesday and Saturday orchestral concerts (forwhich this work was written), but he was also incharge of the opera and marionette theaters. He com-posed music for each of those functions, organizedthe repertory and performers, oversaw the musiclibrary and instrument collections, and conducted theperformances. To say that he was busy is to seriouslyunderstate his situation. All of this operatic activitymeant that Haydn had less time to devote to the sym-phonic form than in previous years, and he tried to getthe most out his creative work by devising composi-tions that would interest not only the devoted con-noisseurs at Esterháza but also the wider Europeanaudiences who were increasingly demanding per-formances of his music. The Symphony No. 67 in F major, written around 1778, is aremarkable example of Haydn applying his mastery of craft to music of inventiveness andwide appeal.

The main theme of the Symphony’s opening movement comprises a violin melodythat skips nimbly among the notes of the tonic chord balanced by a legato, rising motive.The full ensemble repeats the opening idea and gives it a surprisingly tempestuous work-ing-out as the transition to the second theme, a flowing strain in close harmonies for vio-lins and oboes. Though the development section is concerned almost entirely with thenimble main theme, Haydn drew from it a wide variety of moods: tentative, dramatic,expectant, heroic. The materials of the exposition are then duly reprised before the move-ment ends with a delightful parting gesture from the winds.

The beautiful Adagio is built on a theme of delicacy and restraint presented by themuted violins and then enriched and elaborated by the full ensemble. A halting violinphrase bridges to the second subject, a smooth theme for the winds tastefully adornedwith violin filigree. A recall of the opening motive, punctuated with the tiniest of fanfaresfrom the winds, closes the exposition. The development concerns itself mainly with theprincipal theme, which at one point is given an extended treatment by the violins in exact,two-voice imitation (“canon” is the technical term). The earlier themes are recapitulatedbefore the movement closes with an effect unique in Haydn: the strings tapping softly withthe wood of the bow (“col legno”) to make the music virtually disappear as it ends.The Menuet is a straightforward and sturdy affair that does nothing to prepare for theextraordinary trio at the center of the movement, in which two solo violins mimic a coun-try dance accompanied by bagpipe, whose mock-drone requires the second violin to tunethe instrument’s lowest string down a full tone.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 31 March 1732 in Rohrau,Lower Austria; died 31 May 1809 inVienna.

PREMIERE OF WORK:Esterházy Palace, Hungary, ca. 1778Franz Joseph Haydn, conductor

THESE CONCERTS MARK THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA PREMIEREINSTRUMENTATION:pairs of oboes, bassoon and horns,and strings.


ALANHOVHANESSSymphony No. 2, Opus 132, “MysteriousMountain” (1955)

Alan Hovhaness, one of the most intriguing and pro-lific figures in American music, was born Alan VanessChakmakjian in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1911;his Armenian-born father was a chemistry professorand his mother was Scottish. Hovhaness began impro-vising and composing at an early age and studied atthe New England Conservatory in the 1930s withFrederick Converse. In 1940, he was appointed organ-ist at an Armenian church near Boston, from whichpost he investigated the music of his father’s nativeland. Two years later, he attended the Berkshire MusicCenter at Tanglewood on scholarship, but criticismthere of his music by Copland and Foss, his intensivestudy of Oriental music, philosophy and religion, andhis increasingly mystical attitude toward his art lefthim dissatisfied with his earlier work, so he summari-ly destroyed most of what he had written before 1940,said to have consisted of seven symphonies, five stringquartets, a number of operas and several hundredother compositions.

The influence of Armenian and Oriental music onHovhaness’ work became pervasive after 1945. Instyle, his works are primarily melodic, often melismatic and incantatory, with a harmonicvocabulary dependent on various modal formulas. There are frequent excursions intofugue and imitative textures, testimony to his long interest in the music of the EuropeanMiddle Ages and Renaissance. During the 1950s, he traveled widely, notably to India,Japan and Korea, where his music was well received and where he discovered new stylis-tic elements that soon appeared in his compositions. Like Olivier Messiaen of France,Hovhaness sought to reconcile mystical and mundane, Occidental and Oriental, ancientand modern in music of distinctive personality. He died in Seattle on June 21, 2000.

Hovhaness wrote the Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain,” in 1955 for LeopoldStokowski’s first concert as music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Of its title,the composer noted, “Mountains are symbols, like pyramids, of man’s attempt to knowGod. Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and the spiritualworlds. To some, the ‘Mysterious Mountain’ may be the phantom peak, unmeasured,thought to be higher than Everest, as seen from great distances by fliers in Tibet. To some,

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 8 March 1911 in Somerville,Massachusetts; died 21 June 2000in Seattle.PREMIERE OF WORK:Houston, 21 October 1955Leopold Stokowski, conductorPITTSBURGH PREMIERE:12 February 1960Syria MosqueRonald Ondrejka, conductorINSTRUMENTATION:three flutes, two oboes, Englishhorn, two clarinets, bass clarinet,two bassoons, contrabassoon, fivehorns, three trumpets, three trom-bones, tuba, timpani, harp, celestaand strings.APPROXIMATE DURATION:16 minutes

The finale begins in an expectable manner — quick tempo, distinctive main theme(whose memorable motives can easily be reconfigured in the development) and nicelycontrasted, short-phrased second theme — but then comes to a dead stop and inserts anunrelated slow movement in place of the customary development section. Two violinsand a cello provide a lovely chamber serenade and the winds add another strain beforethe music pauses on an expectant harmony to lead, as if nothing untoward had just hap-pened, to a full recapitulation of the exposition’s materials.



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it may be the solitary mountain, the tower of strength over a countryside — Fujiyama,Ararat, Monadnock, Shasta or Grand Teton.” The composer went on to explain about themusical structure of the work: “The first and last movements are hymn-like and lyrical,using irregular metrical forms. The first subject of the second movement, a double fugue,is developed in a slow vocal style. The rapid second subject is played by the strings, withits own counter-subject and with strict four-voice canonic episodes and triple counterpointepisodes.... In the last movement, a chant in 7/4 is played softly by muted horns and trom-bones. A giant wave in a 13-beat meter rises to a climax and recedes.... A middle melodyis sung by the oboes and clarinets in a quintuple beat. Muted violins return with the ear-lier chant, which is gradually given to the full orchestra.”

WOLFGANGAMADÉMOZARTConcerto No. 2 in Dmajor for Flute andOrchestra, K. 314 (K. 285d) (1777-1778)

During his stay in Mannheim early in 1778, Mozartmet “a gentleman of means and a lover of all the sci-ences,” one Willem Britten de Jong (which came outas DeJean in Mozart’s letters) who numbered amonghis accomplishments a certain ability on the flute. DeJong had heard of the 21-year-old musician’s extraor-dinary talent for composition from a mutual friend,Johann Baptist Wendling, the flutist with theMannheim orchestra, and he commissioned Mozartto write three concertos and three quartets with stringsfor his instrument. Since he was, as always, short ofmoney, Mozart accepted the proposal to help financethe swing he was then making through Germany andFrance in search of a permanent position. The next legof the journey was to lead from Mannheim to Paris,and these flute pieces would help to pay the bills.Mozart could not generate much enthusiasm for theproject. Already the trip was six months old, and hehad not had so much as a hint of a firm job offer. Hewas flustered over a love affair recently hatched witha local singer, Aloysia Weber (whose sister he eventually married when this first choicebecame unavailable), and letters from his father in Salzburg persistently badgered himabout his lack of a dependable income. Most of all, however, these flute works took timethat he wanted to spend composing opera, the most alluring avenue to success for an18th-century musician. He vented his frustration on the closest target — the flute — andvowed how he disliked it, and what a drudgery it was to have to write for an instrumentfor which he cared so little, and how he longed to get on with something more important.Still, Mozart was too full of pride and good taste to make hack work of these pieces, andhe wrote to Papa Leopold, “Of course, I could merely scratch away at it all day long: butsuch a thing as this goes out into the world, so it is my wish that I need not be ashamedthat it carries my name.” He managed to finish all three quartets but completed only twoof the concertos (the second one is actually just a transposition of the Oboe Concerto from

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 27 January 1756 in Salzburg;died 5 December 1791 in Vienna.

PREMIERE OF REVISED VERSIONAS THE FLUTE CONCERTO NO. 2:Mannheim, March 1778Willem Britten de Jong, soloist

PITTSBURGH PREMIERE ON ASUBSCRIPTION CONCERT:17 May 1985Zdenek Macal, conductorPaul Fried, flute

INSTRUMENTATION:two oboes, two horns and strings.


GEORGES BIZETFantaisie Brilliante on themes from Bizet’s“Carmen” (1872-1875) arr. François Borne,ed. Sir James GalwayBizet’s Carmen continues to excite and intrigue as dofew other musical works. The fascination of the operais not just in the glorious music but also in the charac-terization and dramatic power that electrify the score:Carmen herself is an unfathomable mixture of darksensuality and steely scorn; Don José is an all-too-human Everyman, drawn like a moth into the searingflame of Carmen’s temptations; Micaëla is sweet andgood and pitiable and defeated by events beyond hercontrol; Escamillo, the Toreador, parades his machis-mo as a mask for his lack of feeling and tenderness.

The Fantaisie Brilliante on Themes from“Carmen” for Flute and Orchestra is by FrançoisBorne (1862-1929), who taught the instrument at theToulouse Conservatory in the decades surroundingthe turn of the 20th century. The Fantaisie Brilliante isa virtuoso gloss on some of the best-known momentsfrom Bizet’s beloved opera: the dramatic music that accompanies Carmen’s entrance inAct I; the ominous “fate” theme that forms the second half of the opera’s prelude; the cig-arette girls’ anxious chorus as they await the arrival of Carmen; the Habanera (with twoelaborate variations), in which Carmen sings of the fickleness of her love (whose melodyBizet borrowed from a popular song by the Spanish composer Sebastián de Yradier); theDanse Bohême in Act II marking Carmen’s return to her Gypsy band after fleeing fromSeville; and a dazzling treatment of the swaggering Song of the Toreador sung by the bull-fighter Escamillo.


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the preceding year) by the time he left Mannheim. He settled with De Jong for just less thanhalf of the original fee, and let it go at that. Despite his disparagement of the instrument,Mozart’s compositions for flute occupy one of the most delightful niches of his incompara-ble musical legacy — Rudolf Gerber characterized them as combining “the perfect imageof the spirit and feeling of the Rococo age with German sentiment.”

Despite its double life (and more — Mozart sold it again a few years later), the SecondFlute Concerto must have well pleased De Jong, since Mozart went well beyond the “shortand easy” piece called for in the commission to produce a full-length concerto. Though thetechnical demands on the soloist are not extreme, Mozart allowed a cadenza in each of thework’s three movements so that players could display their skills as they wished. The open-ing movement is a compact and perfectly balanced concerto-sonata form, filled withMozart’s usual bounty of beautiful melodies, whose style is reminiscent of a sparkling operabuffa scene. The Andante is a graceful and relaxed song in sonatina form (sonata without adevelopment section) that exploits the warm, throaty sonority of the flute’s middle register.The finale is a gossamer rondo based on a theme Mozart so prized that he lifted it almostintact from this Concerto and dropped it into The Abduction from the Seraglio as Blonde’saria Welche Wonne, welche Lust in 1782.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 25 October 1838 in Paris; died3 June 1875 in Bougival, near Paris.

THESE CONCERTS MARK THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA PREMIERE ON ASUBSCRIPTION CONCERTINSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds, horns and trumpets inpairs, three trombones, timpani, per-cussion, harp and strings.


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LEONARD SLATKINInternationally acclaimed American conductorLeonard Slatkin began his appointment as MusicDirector of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra inSeptember 2008. He was recently named MusicDirector of the Orchestre National de Lyon(ONL), France, beginning with the 2011-2012season. In addition, Mr. Slatkin continues toserve as Principal Guest Conductor of thePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, a post thatbegan in the fall of 2008.

Following a 17-year tenure as MusicDirector of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra,Mr. Slatkin became Music Director of theNational Symphony Orchestra in Washington,D.C. in 1996. Other positions in the UnitedStates have included Principal Guest Conductorof the Minnesota Orchestra, where he foundedtheir “Sommerfest”; first Music Director of theCleveland Orchestra’s summer series at theBlossom Music Festival, a post he held for nineyears; Principal Guest Conductor of the LosAngeles Philharmonic Orchestra at theHollywood Bowl for three seasons; and addition-al positions with the New Orleans Philharmonicand the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

His engagements for the 2011-2012 includeOrchestre de la Suisse Romande, SeoulPhilharmonic, NHK Symphony, a tour ofGermany with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the New World and NationalSymphony (Washington, D.C.) Orchestras.

Most recently he has enjoyed return appear-ances with the Dresden Staatskapelle, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France, L’OrchestreNational de Lyon, Leipzig Gewandhaus,Orquesta Nacional de Espana (Madrid) and theOrquestra Simfònica de Barcelona. He his con-sistently re-engaged with many leading NorthAmerican ensembles including the Saint LouisSymphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, SeattleSymphony, Toronto Symphony, NashvilleSymphony, Pittsburgh Symphony and of course,Detroit.

Since his debut with the New YorkPhilharmonic in 1974, Mr. Slatkin has led virtual-ly all of the major orchestras in the United States,including those of Chicago, Boston, SanFrancisco, Cleveland and Philadelphia. He is aregular guest at major summer festivals such as

Aspen, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Saratoga, and NewYork’s Mostly Mozart Festival. In Great Britain heserved as Principal Guest Conductor of London’sPhilharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonicand was Chief Conductor of the BBC SymphonyOrchestra. Mr. Slatkin has conducted most of theworld’s major orchestras including the BerlinPhilharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra,Vienna Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic,Bayerische Symphony Orchestra and all theprominent ensembles in Paris and London. Hehas also appeared on podiums throughout the FarEast.

Opera performances have taken him tomany of the leading stages in the U.S. andabroad, including the Metropolitan Opera, LyricOpera of Chicago, Opera Bastille, ViennaStaatsoper, Stuttgart and Washington NationalOpera. He has also led summer productions inOrange, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and SantaFe.

Leonard Slatkin’s more than 100 recordingshave been recognized with seven Grammyawards and 64 nominations. He has recordedwith the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, NationalSymphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony,Minnesota Orchestra, Nashville SymphonyOrchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, andthe New York Philharmonic. European ensem-bles that he has recorded with include practicallyall the major London orchestras as well as thosein Munich, Paris, Prague, Stockholm and Berlin.

Throughout his career, Mr. Slatkin hasdemonstrated a continuing commitment to artseducation and to reaching diverse audiences. Heis the founder and director of the NationalConducting Institute, an advanced career devel-opment program for rising conductors.Additionally, Mr. Slatkin founded the Saint LouisSymphony Youth Orchestra and has also workedwith student orchestras across the United States,including those at the Curtis Institute of Music,The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Musicand the Eastman School of Music. He works fre-quently with youth orchestras across Americaand abroad, including the D.C. Youth Orchestra,Midwest Youth Symphony Orchestra, American-Soviet Youth Orchestra, European CommunityYouth Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago and


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LEONARD SLATKIN LAST CONDUCTED THE PSO IN MAY 2011.

American Youth Philharmonic. He also reachesout to younger musicians and music teachersthrough the NSO American Residencies programand regularly addresses and mentors public andprivate school students of all ages.

Mr. Slatkin has received many honors andawards, including the 2003 National Medal ofArts (the highest award given to artists by theUnited States Government), the Chevalier of theLegion of Honor, the American SymphonyOrchestra League’s Gold Baton for service toAmerican music, ASCAP awards with both theNational and Saint Louis Symphonies, an hon-orary doctorate from his alma mater The JuilliardSchool, the Lifetime Achievement Award at theDC Mayor’s Arts Awards, and the prestigiousDeclaration of Honor in Silver from the Austrian

ambassador to the United States for outstandingcontributions to cultural relations. Mr. Slatkin isthe Arthur R. Metz Foundation Conductor atIndiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, andbeginning with the 2007-2008 season, theDistinguished Artist in Residence at the AmericanUniversity.

Born in Los Angeles to a distinguished musi-cal family, his parents were the conductor-violin-ist Felix Slatkin and cellist Eleanor Aller, foundingmembers of the famed Hollywood StringQuartet. Mr. Slatkin began his musical studies onthe violin and studied conducting with his father,followed by Walter Susskind at Aspen and JeanMorel at The Juilliard School. He is the proudparent of a teenage son, Daniel.

SIR JAMES GALWAYSir James Galway is regarded as both thesupreme interpreter of the classical flute reper-toire and a consummate entertainer whoseappeal crosses all musical boundaries.

Sir James has made himself a legend, a mod-ern musical master whose virtuosity on the fluteis equalled only by his limitless ambitions andvision. Through his extensive touring, more than30 million albums sold, and his frequent interna-tional television appearances, Sir James hasendeared himself to millions worldwide and is atireless promoter of the arts.

Arguably the busiest man in classical music,the 2011-2012 season sees Galway appearing allover the world in concert – opening the seasonwith a tour of China, Korea and Japan. An exten-sive tour of North America follows, including per-formances with the Pittsburgh, Dallas, Detroit,Roanoke and Montreal Symphonies and recitalperformances in New York, Toronto and theAmerican Midwest. European engagementsinclude performances with the OrchestreNational de Lyon and a New Year’s Concert withthe Zurich Kammerorchestra. Other performanc-es include a long awaited Spring tour of SouthAmerica followed by performances in Ireland,the UK, Germany and Italy.

Belfast born, Sir James studied in Londonand Paris before embarking on his orchestralcareer with such prestigious orchestras as theSadlers Wells & Royal Covent Garden Operas,The BBC, Royal Philharmonic and LondonSymphony Orchestra, before taking up the covet-ed position of solo flautist with the BerlinPhilharmonic under Herbert von Karajan.

Since launching his successful career as asoloist in 1975, his busy touring schedule seeshim performing with the world’s leading orches-tras and most prestigious conductors. FromGalway’s lips have come definitive treatments ofclassical repertoire and masterworks by Bach,Vivaldi and Mozart. He also features contempo-rary music in his programs, including new fluteworks commissioned by him and for him bycomposers such as Adamo, Amram, Bolcom,Corigliano, Heath, Lieberman and Maazel.Recently commissioned are two new works: aDouble Flute Suite for two flutes and piano, writ-ten for Sir James & Lady Galway by the Northern

Irish composer Philip Hammond; and an Irishconcerto by Bill Whelan (composer of RiverDance). Both are to be premiered in the 2011-2012 season.

The 1st James Galway International FluteCompetition will be held in Belfast, NorthernIreland in June 2012, in collaboration with theUlster Orchestra, BBC Northern Ireland,Northern Ireland Tourist Board and the NorthernIreland Arts Council. As part of the legacy of SirJames, he has created this platform to help launchand promote young flutists through this competi-tion.

Alongside his busy performing schedule hemakes time to share his wisdom and experienceconducting annual master classes, commission-ing new works for the flute, publishing articles,flute studies and books (his latest autobiography,entitled The Man with the Golden Flute, a CelticMinstrel, was published by John Wiley & Son).To celebrate his legacy and commitment to fluteplayers all over the world, he has recently collab-orated with Conn-Selmer Inc. in the developmentof a new, high quality student flute, aptly called‘The Galway Spirit.’ His websitewww.thegalwaynetwork.com is devoted to stu-dents and educators.

Sir James has played for such dignitaries asQueen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, PresidentClinton, President George W. Bush, PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush, President Mary McAleese,Prince Charles, HRH The Princess Royal, TheEmpress of Japan, The Queen of Norway,Princess Diana, TRH The Earl and Countess ofWessex, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent,and most recently President Shimon Peres, andshared the stage with an amazing array of enter-tainers including Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini,John Denver, Elton John, the Chieftains, RayCharles, Joni Mitchell, Jessye Norman, CleoLaine and Andrea Bocelli. He performed withPink Floyd in their memorable concert at theBerlin Wall, was part of the Nobel Peace concertin Norway and performed at the G Seven summithosted by Queen Elizabeth II at BuckinghamPalace.

He also devotes much of his free time tosupporting charitable organizations such as SOS,FARA, Future Talent, Youth Music (UK), The


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SIR JAMES GALWAY LAST PERFORMED WITH THE PSO IN SEPTEMBER 2006.

Caron Keating Foundation and UNICEF, withwhich he holds the title of special representative.

Among the many honors and awards for hismusical achievements are: the RecordingAcademy’s President’s Merit Award, Classic BritsLifetime Achievement Award, numerous goldand platinum CDs, and most recent inductioninto the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. He hasbeen honored twice by Her Majesty QueenElizabeth II, with The OBE in 1979 and again in2001 with a Knighthood for his services to music.In December 2009, Sir James was awarded thehonor of being made the first Artist Laureate ofthe Ulster Orchestra.

2009 saw the release of the spectacularVivaldi DVD by Hardy Classics, with I SolistiVeneti, Claudio Scimone and Lady Galwayrecorded live at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice,Italy.

A discography of more than 65 CDs withBMG Sony Classics and Deutsche Grammophonranging from the great classics such as Mozartand Bach, to his performing on the soundtrack ofLord of the Rings Return of the King, and a recentrelease “O’Reilly Street” with the Cuban timbagroup Tiempo Libre, reflects his mastery of musi-cal diversity. Latest releases include a 70thBirthday compilation of some of the Maestro’sfavourite collaborations. In March, Sony will bereleasing as part or their ‘Sony Classical Masters’series, a 12 CD box set titled “James Galway –The Great Flute Concerto Edition.”

Sir James lives with his wife and family inSwitzerland and plays on the 20K ‘Galway’Nagahara Flute – especially commissioned forhim.


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Mr. &Mrs. Patrick M.O’Donnell

Dr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. MarthaE. Hildebrandt

Ellen OrmondWarren & Rena OstlundMr. &Mrs. James ParkerDrs. J. Parrish & C. SiewersSeth & Pamela PearlmanConnie &Mike PhillipsMr. &Mrs. Edward V.Randall, Jr.

Cheryl & James RedmondMr. &Mrs. Philip R. RobertsMr. Stephen RobinsonDr. Lee A. & Rosalind*Rosenblum

Mr. &Mrs. Stanley C. RuskinDrs. Guy &Mary Beth SalamaDr. Carlos R. SantiagoMr. David M. SavardJoseph Schewe, Jr.Esther SchreiberDr. Allan &Mrs. Brina D. SegalPreston &Annette ShimerDr. &Mrs. Dennis P. SlevinManny H. & Ileane SmithMarisa &Walter C. SmithSandy &Mr. Edgar SnyderHon. &Mrs. William L.Standish

Lewis M. Steele & AnnLabounsky Steele

Mr. &Mrs. James E. SteenBarbara & Lou SteinerJeff & Linda StengelFred &Maryann StewardDick & Thea StoverC. Dean StreatorMr. &Mrs. Frank TalenfeldDr. &Mrs. Ronald L. ThomasMr. &Mrs. Walter W. TurnerBob & Denise VenturaJimWalker & Jonnie ViakleyMr. &Mrs. Timothy VismorMr. &Mrs. Charles E. VogelDr. Ronald J. & Patricia J. WasilakMs. Sally Webster &Ms. SusanBassett

Mr. &Mrs. Raymond B. WhiteMr. &Mrs. ThomasWhiteElizabeth B. & Frank L.Wiegand, III

Sarah C. Williams & JosephWilson, III

Mr. &Mrs. Thomas H. WitmerNaomi YoranHugh D. &Alice C. YoungMiriam L. YoungMr. &Mrs. Charles Zellefrow

SYMPHONY CLUB$500 - $1,499Anonymous (27)Mr. &Mrs. GaryAbbsFrederic & Deborah AcevedoMary BethAdamsDr. LawrenceAdler &Ms.Judith Brody

R. Ward Allebach & Lisa D.Steagall

Mr. Christopher D. Allen &Ms.Claudia Mahave

David &AndreaAloeDonald D. AndersonMrs. Doris AndersonCraig & DawnAnderssonMr. &Mrs. Thomas W.Angerman

Mr. &Mrs. Charles ArmitageJames & SusanneArmourGerry & Jack* ArmstrongJames* & Ruth BachmanMr. &Mrs. Robert Y. BallMary L. BiscoeLorraine E. BalunDr. Esther L. BarazzoneRobert & Loretta BaroneRobert C. Barry, Jr. & Nancy L.Bromall

Robert Bastress & BarbaraFleischauer

Barbara N. BaurVitasta Bazaz & Sheen SehgalFund in Memory of Dr.Kuldeep Sehgal

Dorothy BeckerKenneth & Elsa BeckermanYu-Ling & Gregg BehrVange & Nick BeldecosJudith BellEdgar & Betty BelleRudy & Barbara BenedettiEleanor H. BergeMs. Evelyn BergerDr. Peter & Judy BerkowitzMrs. Georgia Berner &Mr.James Farber

Nancy Bernstein & Robert Schoen

Robert S. Bernstein & Ellie K.Bernstein Fund

Don BerryDr. &Mrs. Albert W. BiglanHarry S. Binakonsky, M.D.Franklin & Bonnie BlackstoneW. Gerald & Carolyn E. BlaneyMr. &Mrs. Harry E. Blansett, Jr.Diane C. BlantonRichard & Susan BloomJoseph & Shirley BonnerDonald W. & Judith L. BornemanMr. Albert BortzDana &Margaret BovbjergDr. &Mrs. A’Delbert BowenRobert N. BrandMr. &Mrs. William H. BrandeisHugh & Jean BrannanGerda &Abe BrettonMary & Russell BrignanoMary L. BriscoeSuzy & Jim BroadhurstSuzanne Broughton & RichardMargerum

Nicholas BrownNancy & John BrownellMr. &Mrs. David A. BrownleeTimothy & Linda BurkeMr. &Mrs. James BurnhamRev. Glen H. & Carol BurrowsBarbara & David BurstinJames & Judith CallomonAndrés Cárdenes &MoniqueMead

Dr. Albert A. CarettoCharles & Donna CashdollarJanet E. ChadwickDr. Thomas S. ChangMonsignor Willliam G.Charnoki, P.A.

Craig D. ChoateMr. Kenneth ChristmanDr. &Mrs. Albert E. ChungDavid Clark & Janese Abbottin memory of Perry MorrisonMr. &Mrs. William ClarksonWilliam & ElizabethClendenning

Mrs. Sarah Clendenning &Mr.Un Kim

Mr. &Mrs. Philip CoachmanStuart & Cathryn CoblinChristine & Howard CohenJared L. &Maureen B. CohonAlan & Lynne Colker

individual donors


Dale ColyerMr. &Mrs. Jack CorneliusBarton & Teri CowanSusan & George CraigSusan O. CramerMelvin R. CreeleyDavid &Marian CrossmanMr. &Mrs. Daniel G. CrozierJohn D. & Laurie B. CulbertsonSusan Campbell & PatrickCurry

Zelda CurtissCynthia CusterDr. &Mrs. Richard DaffnerJoan & Jim DarbyMr. &Mrs. William J. DarrNorina H. DaubnerJoan Clark DavisMarlene & Richard DavisJanis A. DavisBruce & Rita DeckerCharles S. DegroskyCaptain &Mrs. Ronald M. DelDuca, USN (ret.)

Dr. &Mrs. Gregory G. Dell’OmoMr. &Mrs. Lynn & DavidDeLorenzo

Dr. Jau-Shyong DengMr. &Mrs. Edward DePersisMr. &Mrs. Victor J. DiCarloMrs. Tika DickosRichard & Joan DiSalleDocimo FamilyMr. &Mrs. Todd DonovanDr. Jane Donovan & Dr. W. G.Donovan

Anthony V. DralleMary Jo DresselMary A. DugganJeff &Wendy DutkovicMr. &Mrs. Wm. F. EdsallMary Jane EdwardsIn Memory of Judith R.Eidemueller

Christopher & Gretchen ElkusEugene & Katrin EngelsArnold & Eva EnglerJane M. Epstine Charitable Fundof The Pittsburgh Foundation

Dr. Timothy EvansTibey & Julian FalkDr. &Mrs. John H. FeistDr. &Mrs. Lawrence FerlanMadelyn & John FernstromMrs. Orlie S. Ferretti

Ms. Janet FesqDr. Joseph FineMr. &Mrs. David FitzsimmonsMr. Mark F. FlahertyJane Flanders*Jan Fleisher & Rob BoulwareSuzanne FloodDr. &Mrs. Edward L. FoleyMrs. Barbara E. ForresterJanice & Larry FoulkeMr. &Mrs. K. H. Fraelich, Jr.Mrs. Natalie H. FriedbergFriends of the PSOJohn & Elaine FrombachMr. &Mrs. Frank B. Fuhrer, IIINormandie FulsonAnn & Bruce GablerMr. &Mrs. Robert H. GallagherGamma Investment CorporationMarlene E. GardnerMr. &Mrs. Paul R. GaudelliJoan & Stuart GaulPete GeisslerDr. &Mrs. Brian GeneralovichDr. &Mrs. Geoffrey GerberMr. &Mrs. William P. GettyMr. &Mrs. Charles E. GetzeJane N. GilbertRevs. Gaylord & Catherine GillisMike & Cordy GlennDolores GluckMr. &Mrs. Paul E. GobleMr. &Mrs. Ted GoldbergWalter I. GoldburgSamuel H. GoldenMr. Thomas W. Golightly & Rev.Carolyn J. Jones

Dr. &Mrs. C. B. GoodMr. James Gorton &Mrs.Gretchen Van Hoesen

The Graf FamilyLaurie GrahamMs. Rosanne Granieri & DavidMacpherson

David & Nancy GreenCharlotte T. GreenwaldDr. &Mrs. M. Joseph GrennanMr. &Mrs. Steven GridleyHanna GruenDr. &Mrs.* Alberto GuzmanJerome P. & Claire B. HahnMarnie & Jim HainesMr. &Mrs. Van Beck HallMr. &Mrs. Henry E. HallerMarjorie Burns Haller

Jim &Mary HamiltonJeanne M. HanchettSusan & David HardestyMr. &Mrs. Edward J. HarrisMs. Christine A. HartungMr. &Mrs. Calvin R. HastingsMr. &Mrs. Jack W. HausserCathy & John HeggestadDr. &Mrs. Fred P. HeidenreichMs. Martha S. Helmreich inHonor of my mother, Anne J.Schaff

Paul HenniganMr. &Mrs. Daniel H. HeplerBob & Georgia HernandezMarianne &Marshall HessDouglas &Antionette HillDr. &Mrs. John B. HillDr. Joseph &Marie HinchcliffeMr. Carlyle HochMs. Donna Hoffman &Mr.Richard Dum

Philo & Erika HolcombKatherine HolterDr. &Mrs. Elmer J. HolzingerMr. &Mrs. Michael E. HootonMr. &Mrs. G.T. HorneThomas O. HornsteinCharitable Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Hope H. HorstDrs. Mary & John HotchkissAnne K. HoyeMr. &Mrs. Alan R. HuffmanMr. &Mrs. Elwood T. HughesJean & Richard HumphreysRobert & Gail HunterJoan M. HurrellDr. &Mrs. Robert W.Hyland, Jr.

George L. Illig, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. David Iwinski, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. Vincent J. JacobDr. &Mrs. Samuel A. JacobsDr. &Mrs. Joseph Willcox JenkinsRichard C. Alter & Eric D.Johnson

Mr. &Mrs. Robert A. JohnsonTom & Cathie JohnsonMrs. Barbara B. JohnstonBarbara JohnstoneLey & Jackie JonesDr. RaymondM. JurigaRichard & Barbara KahlsonAlice & Richard Kalla

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Daniel & Carole KaminJulie & Jeffrey KantDr. &Mrs. Peter D. KaplanRhian KennyRuth Ann & Eugene KleinLynn &Milton KleinPeggy C. KnottHetty* & James KnoxMr. &Mrs. Thomas A. KobusMs. Marilyn KochNancy & Bill KochDr.* &Mrs. Kian S. KoorosMs. Dawn KosanovichWilliam B.* & Karen M. KostStephen KostyniakCarly, Catherine & Kim KozaMadeline Kramer in Memory ofFred Kramer

HelenAldisert &William L.Krayer

Alice & Lewis KullerRobert A. &Alice KushnerBetty LambDr. Michael LandayDr. &Mrs. Howard N. LangA. Lorraine LauxMarvin & Gerry LebbyMr. DavidW. LendtFather Ronald P. LengwinRobert W. LenkerSally LevinClaire & Larry LevineDr. &Mrs. Herbert & BarbaraLevit

Mrs. William E. Lewellen, IIIPhillip & Leslie LiebscherRobert & Janet LiljestrandElsa LimbachMr. &Mrs. Kurt L. LimbachMr. &Mrs. James T. LinabergerConstance T. LongDon &Hanne LorchMrs. Sybil S. LowyFrancis & Debbie LynchRosemarie & Jeffrey LynnPat & DonMacDonaldWilliam & Nora MacDonaldNeil & Ruth MacKayProf. Heather MacLeanHank MaderJohn K. MaitlandMr. &Mrs. Robert MalnatiCarl & Alexis MancusoPam & Charley MansellMr. &Mrs. Bernard S. Mars

Thomas & Elizabeth MassellaDr. WilliamMatlack & LeslieCrawford Matlack

Kenneth & Dr. Carol N. MaurerMs. Sidney F. McBrideMr. &Mrs. Jon W. McCarterMcCarthy Rail InsuranceManagers, Inc.

Mr. Samuel A. McClungJonathan & Kathryn McClurePaula & Bob McCrackenMrs. Samuel K. McCuneKeith McDuffieMary & R. Lee McFaddenMr. &Mrs. Michael H. McGarryCarol Jean McKenzieJean & John McLaughlinMr. &Mrs. William P. MeehanMr. David Givens &Mr. StephenMellett

In Memory of William C. MengesRobert & Elizabeth Mertz Fundof The PittsburghFoundation

Mrs. WilliamMetcalf, IIIMr. &Mrs. Roger F. MeyerBridget & Scott MichaelDr. &Mrs. Donald B. MiddletonRobert &MiriamMillerMr. &Mrs. Stuart M. MillerDr. &Mrs. Vincent P. Miller, Jr.Mr. David J. MillsteinDr. Samuel* & Nessa MinesPhyllis S. Mizel*Paul & Connie MockenhauptMr. Jason MooneyAmy & Ira M. MorganJim & Susan Morris in Honor ofKay Stolarevsky

Connie & Bruce MorrisonMr. &Mrs. Jeffrey MorrowFrank & Brenda MosesMr. &Mrs. Richard MunschDavid & Joan MurdochMary & JimMurdyTerrence H. MurphyP. & A.M. NagemDr. &Mrs. Donald D. NaragonDr. &Mrs. Michael S. NathansonDr. &Mrs. Dennis W. NebelConstance NelsonDr. Nancy Z. NelsonRev. Robert &Mrs. SuzanneNewpher

Patricia K. Nichols

Renee K. NicholsonMr. &Mrs. David NimickCharles & Lois NortonHeidi NovakDr. &Mrs. Harry M. NullMaureen S. O’BrienDr. &Mrs. Kook Sang OhPaul & Nancy O’NeillDr. &Mrs. RichardA. OrrDee Jay Oshry & Bart RackJohn A. OsuchSandy & Gene O’SullivanDr. &Mrs. Henry OverbeckDr. Paul M. Palevsky & Dr.Sharon R. Roseman

Mr. &Mrs. WilliamA. PartainDr. Anthony William PascullePatricia PasseltinerJohn & Joan PasterisKenneth PattersonCamilla B. PearceMr. &Mrs. Gerald F. PellettDaniel M. PennellDr. Jeffrey & Francesca PetersMs. Dorothy PhilippMr. &Mrs. Jon R. PiersolDrs. Robert & Kathy PistonEdward &Mary Ellen PisulaDr. &Mrs. Frederick PorkolabDavid &Marilyn PosnerMrs. Mildred M. PosvarEberhard PothmannMrs. Shirley PowAnn &Malvern PowellMs. Mary Alice PriceNancy S. Price*Myrna & Gerald PrinceMercedes & John PryceRobert &Mary Jo PurvisMr. &Mrs. C. J. Queenan, Jr.Fran QuinlanDr. * &Mrs. Donald H. QuintBarbara RackoffJames & Carol RandolphBarbara M. RankinDrs. Bruce & Jane RaymondDr. &Mrs. John A. RedfieldPaul & Dorothy ReiberEric & Frances ReichlMs. Victoria Rhoades CarraroDr. &Mrs. J. Merle RifeMavis & Norman RobertsonEdgar R. & Betty A. RobinsonMr. &Mrs. James E. RohrMr. &Mrs. C. Arthur Rolander

individual donors


Mr. &Mrs. Howard M. RomElaine RosecransJanice G. RosenbergMr. &Mrs. ByronW.Rosener, III

Mrs. Louisa RosenthalCarol & Scott RotruckDr. &Mrs. Wilfred T. RouleauJoseph RoundsMelvin & Jeanne RudovMr. &Mrs. Edmund S.Ruffin, III

Mr. R. Douglas RumbargerMr. Robert RuppMr. Leo P. RussellMurray & Shirley RustMrs. John M. SadlerDr. James R. SahoveyMerrilee H. SalmonTamiko SampsonDr. &Mrs. Isamu SandoBill McAllister & JanetSarbaugh

Charlie Ward &Marita SchardtAlbert & Kathleen SchartnerMr. &Mrs. Thomas A. SchelatAnn & Bill ScherlisDr. Melvin & Catherine SchiffMr. &Mrs. George SchneiderMr. &Mrs. K. GeorgeSchoeppner

Bernie & Cookie Soldo SchultzMr. &Mrs. Harry W. Schurr, IIMaryAnn ScialabbaGeorge &Marcia SeeleyMr. &Mrs. David P. SegelSharon SemenzaAleen Mathews Shallberg &Richard Shallberg

Richard F. & Linda W. ShawJudith D. ShepherdMr. &Mrs. Raymond V.Shepherd, Jr.

Dr. Charles H. ShultzMr. &Mrs. Robert S. ShureRhoda & Seymour SikovMarjorie K. SilvermanMarilyn & Norman A. SindlerMs. Ann SlonakerWallace & Patricia SmithElaine &William SmithBill & Patty SnodgrassMrs. Alice R. SnyderMarjorie A. SnyderMarcie Solomon &NathanGoldblatt

David Solosko & Sandra KniessFund

Dr. &Mrs. Edward M. Sorr insupport of music and wellness

Dr. Horton C. SouthworthSamuel & Judith SpanosRichard C. Spine & Joyce BermanHenry SpinelliJohn Spohler in Memory of PerryMorrison

Janet H. StaabJim & Judy StalderPatricia D. StaleyGary & Charlene StanichShirley & Sidney Stark, Jr.Dr. &Mrs. Terence StarzMr. &Mrs. Robert B. StayerWilliam H. SteeleBronna & Harold SteimanGene & Charlene StewartMr. &Mrs. Bernard P. Stoehr andFamily

Dr. &Mrs. Ron Stoller inmemory of Joanne Smaldino

In Memory of Miss JeanAlexander Moore

Mona & E.J. StrassburgerRichard A. Sundra, in LovingMemory of Patricia Sundra

C.J. Sylak, Jr.Stuart & Liz SymondsCarol L. TasilloMr. &Mrs. Charles R. TaylorMr. &Mrs. William H.Taylor, Jr.

Gordon & Catherine TelferMatthew TeplitzMr. Philip C. ThackarayDr. &Mrs. Arthur ThompsonMr. &Mrs. George H.Thompson

Bob & Bette ThomsonGail & Jim TitusDenny & Colleen TravisRosalyn &Albert TregerPaul A. TrimmerJeff &Melissa TsaiEric & Barbara UdrenDiane & Dennis UnkovicTheo & Pia Van De VenneSuzan M. VandertieEdward L. &Margaret VogelJohn & Linda VuonoLinda & DonWagenheimWagner Family CharitableTrust

Suzanne & RichardWagnerBill & Sue WagnerJohn & IreneWallMr. &Mrs. John WandriscoMr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. WardMr. &Mrs. L.A. Waterman, Jr.Ellen Mandel & LawrenceWeber

Marvin & Dot WedeenElaine WeilWilliam C. WeilJodi & AndrewWeisfieldBill WeissNorman &Marilyn WeizenbaumMr. &Mrs. James P. WelchNancyWelferJ.B. WellerFrank & HeideWenzelMrs. Louis A. WerbanethNancyWernerMr. &Mrs. Arthur WesterbergMr. &Mrs. Thomas C. WettachJames WhiteheadMr. Robert E. WilliamsPhilip R. WillsDr. Ann G. WilmothMr. &Mrs. Miles C. WilsonJames & RamonaWingateMarie & Daniel WinschelSheryl & Bruce WolfSidney & Tucky WolfsonEllie & Joe WymardRufus J. WysorMark & Judy YogmanMarlene & John YokimDr. &Mrs. Jack YortyDr. Mark C. ZemanickMr. &Mrs. Walter ZiatekSimone Ziegler

The Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra would like to thank thegenerous individuals whose giftswe cannot recognize due to spaceconstraints. Please read theirnames on our website atpittsburghsymphony.org.

Current as of September 30, 2011*deceased

2011-2012 SEASON


PSO BOOK CLUB COMES TO HEINZ HALL! Join usin an exploration of major themes from the 2011-2012season through a variety of books genres. Read thebook and join WQED-FM’s Jim Cunningham and PSOmusicians in an afternoon of lively discussion! PSOBook Club meetings are held at 1:30 pm prior to selectBNY Mellon Grand Classics Sunday afternoon per-formances in the Dorothy Porter Simmons RegencyRooms at Heinz Hall. FREE and open to all ticketholders to the afternoon’s performance.

BOOK CLUBin partnership with theCarnegie Library ofPittsburgh & ClassicalWQED-FM 89.3

Sunday, October 30, 2011, 1:30 PMThe Man with the Golden Flute:Sir James, A Celtic Minstrelby James GalwayWith Rhian Kenny, piccolo

Sunday, November 27, 2011, 1:30 PMThe Tale of the 1002nd Nightby Joseph RothWith James Rodgers, contrabassoon

Sunday, February 5, 2012, 1:30 PMTheWorld in Six Songs: How theMusicalBrain Created Human Natureby Daniel J. LevitinWith Penny A. Brill, viola

Sunday, April 1, 2012, 1:30 PMThe Student Conductorby Robert FordWith Jeffrey Turner, bass

Sunday, June 10, 2012, 1:30 PMRichard Strauss: A Musical Lifeby Raymond HoldenWith Louis Lev, violin

Call 412.392.4876 or email [email protected] to register.ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED.

Jeremy Black, violin“Melodic by Design”

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Betsy Heston, bass“Why the Bass?”

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

William Caballero, horn“A Triple Horn for a Triple Concerto”

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Ron Samuels, clarinet“The Clarinet: Last Will and Testament”

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Lawrence Loh and ThomasHong“Confessions of a Staff Conductor”

Thursday, May 10, 2012

12:30-1:30pmHeinz HallDorothy Porter SimmonsRegency Rooms

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLICNO RESERVATIONS NECESSARY

Bring a brown-bag lunch, or enjoy a $12gourmet picnic lunch from The CommonPlea. Desserts and beverages will beprovided by the PSA. To order lunchor for additional information call412.361.3346, or [email protected].

BLACK HESTON CABALLERO

SAMUELS LOH HONG

To reserve parking call 412.566.4190 at least 24 hours in advance.Pre-ordered lunches available 11.15 am onwards.

foundations & public agencies

FOUNDATIONS & PUBLIC AGENCIESAnonymous (1)Allegheny CountyAllegheny Regional Asset DistrictTheAlmira FoundationBessie F. Anathan Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Benjamin and Fannie Applestein Charitable TrustClaudeWorthington Benedum FoundationMeyer &Merle Berger Family Foundation, Inc.Allen H. Berkman and SelmaW. BerkmanCharitable Trust

The Louis & Sandra Berkman FoundationH. M. Bitner Charitable TrustMaxine andWilliam Block Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Paul and Dina Block FoundationBruce Family FoundationHenry C. Frick Educational Fund of The BuhlFoundation

Jack Buncher FoundationAnne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable andEducational Trust

Compton Family FoundationThe Rose Y. and J. Samuel Cox Charitable FundCyert Family FoundationKathryn J. Dinardo FundPeter C. Dozzi Family FoundationEden Hall FoundationMary McCune Edwards Charitable Lead TrustLillian Edwards FoundationEichleay FoundationJane M. Epstine Charitable Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Fair Oaks Foundation, Inc.Falk FoundationTheAudrey Hillman Fisher Foundation, Inc.Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationGoldberg Family Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

The Grable FoundationHansen FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsElsie H. Hillman FoundationThe Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial FundMay Emma Hoyt FoundationMilton G. Hulme Charitable FoundationRoyA. Hunt FoundationHyman Family FoundationEugene F. andMargaret Moltrup JannuziFoundation

Howard G. and Frances Y. Jones Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Thomas Marshall FoundationMassey Charitable TrustRuth Rankin McCullough Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

TheAndrewW. Mellon Foundation

Richard King Mellon FoundationR.K. Mellon Family FoundationMidAtlantic Arts Foundation through USArtistsInternational

Howard and Nell E. Miller FoundationMillstein Charitable FoundationThe Charles M. Morris Charitable TrustNational Endowment for theArtsVernon C. Neal &Alvina B. Neal FundA.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable TrustParker FoundationW. I. Patterson Charitable FoundationPennsylvania Council on theArtsPennsylvania Department of Community &Economic Development

Anna L. & Benjamin Perlow Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Pauline Pickens Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh SymphonyAssociationThe Platt Family FoundationNorman C. Ray TrustThe Donald & Sylvia Robinson FamilyFoundation

TheWilliam Christopher &Mary LaughlinRobinson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation

Rossin FoundationRyanMemorial FoundationJames M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker FoundationThe Mrs. William R. Scott Fund of ThePittsburgh Foundation

Scott Fund of The Pittsburgh FoundationSnavely Family Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Alexander C. and Tillie S. Speyer FoundationSymphony EastSymphony NorthSymphony SouthTippins FoundationEdith L. Trees Charitable TrustWallace Family Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Rachel MellonWalton Fund of The PittsburghFoundation

Weiner Family FoundationSamuel and Carrie ArnoldWeinhaus MemorialFund of The Pittsburgh Foundation

Robert andMaryWeisbrod FoundationHilda M. Willis FoundationPhillip H. and Betty L. Wimmer FamilyFoundation

Current as of September 29, 2011


BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATIONSIGNATURE CIRCLE$75,000 AND ABOVEAcusisAllegheny TechnologiesIncorporated

BNYMellonEQT CorporationHighmark Blue Cross BlueShield

PNC

DIAMOND CIRCLE$40,000 - $74,999Bobby Rahal AutomotiveGroup

PLATINUM CIRCLE$20,000 - $39,999Alcoa FoundationColumbia Gas of PennsylvaniaCurtiss-Wright Flow ControlCompany

Delta Air LinesFederal Home Loan Bank ofPittsburgh

First NiagaraGiant EagleH. J. Heinz CompanyFoundation

LANXESS CorporationMSACharitable FoundationPPG Industries FoundationPeoples Natural GasThorp Reed & Armstrong LLPTriangle Tech GroupUnited States Steel CorporationUPMC&UPMCHealth Plan

GOLD CIRCLE$10,000 - $19,999AnonymousAmerican Eagle OutfittersFoundation

Bayer USAFoundationBobby Rahal VolvoCitigroupClearview Federal CreditUnion

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.Dollar BankErnst & Young LLPFairmont Pittsburgh & HabitatRestaurant

The Frank E. Rath-Spang &Company Charitable Trust

Hefren-TillotsonMacy’s FoundationPittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.Sarris Candies, Inc.

SILVER CIRCLE$5,000 - $9,999AlphaGraphics in the CulturalDistrict

American EnvironmentalServices, Inc.

Ansaldo STS USA, Inc.Buchanan Ingersoll& Rooney PC

Calgon Carbon CorporationChesapeake Energy CorporationThe Common PleaCatering Inc.

DeloitteFederated Investors, Inc.Gleason, Inc.Heritage Valley Health SystemKPMG LLPLevin FurnitureMascaro Construction CompanyMEDRADMorgan StanleyMylan PharmaceuticalsOliver WymanPwCReed Smith LLPRuth’s Chris Steak HouseSchreiber IndustrialDevelopment Co.

SYCORTrombino Piano GallerieWest Penn Allegheny HealthSystem

BRONZE CIRCLE$2,500 - $4,999A.C. Dellovade, Inc.Angelo, Gordon & Co.Bank of America Merrill LynchBurrell Group, Inc.Cipriani &Werner PCElite Coach TransportationFort Pitt Capital GroupKoppersLighthouse ElectricCompany, Inc.

Marsh USA Inc.

Mozart ManagementPittsburgh Corning CorporationPittsburgh Valve & Fitting Co.Silhol Builders SupplyThe TechsWPXI-TV

BUSINESS PARTNERSPEWTER LEVEL$1,000 - $2,499Berner International CorpBowles Rice Attorneys at LawDickie, McCamey& Chilcote, P.C.

Elements Contemporary CuisineEllwood Group, Inc.FISERVHughes Television ProductionsJendoco ConstructionCorporation

Kerr Engineered Sales CompanyLidia’s Italy PittsburghMacLachlan, Cornelius& Filoni, Inc.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNocito Enterprises, Inc.Oxford Development CompanyRothman Gordon PCSix Penn KitchenStringert, Inc.Tube City IMS, LLCUnited Safety Services, Inc.WampumHardware Inc

PARTNER LEVEL$500 - $999Allegheny Valley BankBig Burrito Restaurant GroupBombardierThe Buncher CompanyCantor and Pounds DentalAssociates

Consolidated CommunicationsCrawford Ellenbogen LLCEnterprise BankGeneral Wire Spring Co.Goehring, Rutter & BoehmHamill Manufacturing CompanyHertz Gateway Center, LPHoffman Electric, Inc.Horovitz, Rudoy & RotemanThe Jas H. Matthews Educational& Charitable Trust

John B. Conomos, Inc.

CORPORATIONS Includes annual corporate donations and sponsorships

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corporations

K&I Sheet Metal, Inc.Lucas Systems, Inc.McKamish, Inc.Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLPMitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.Modany-Falcone, Inc.Modern Reproductions, Inc.Neville Chemical CompanyO’Neal Steel, Inc.PGT TruckingPzena Investment Management, LLCScott Metals Inc.Triad USAWagner Agency, Inc.Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPAWestmorelandMechanical Testing& Research, Inc.

We would like to thank all corporations thatcontribute to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.Please see our website for a complete listing atpittsburghsymphony.org.

Current as of October 10, 2011


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Symphony Orchestrain your estate plans.

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Anonymous (13)Siamak and JoanAdibiRev. Drs. A. Gary & JudyAngleberger

The Joan & Jerome*Apt FamiliesFrancis A. BalogRobert & Loretta BaronePatricia J. Bashioum*Scott J. BellMr.* &Mrs.* Allen H. BerkmanDr. Elaine H. BerkowitzBenno & Constance BerntMarilee Besanceney*Michael BielskiRuth M. Binkley*Thomas G. BlackBarbara M. BrockGladys B. BursteinHelen B. Calkins *Janet T. Caputo*Bernard Cerilli*Judy &Michael CheteyanEducational/CharitableFoundation

Mr. &Mrs. DavidW. ChristopherMr. &Mrs. Edward S. ChurchillDr. Johannes Coetzee*Mr.* &Mrs. Eugene S. CohenBasil & JayneAdair CoxRose Y. Cox*Chester* & Caroline* DaviesJean Langer Davis*Katherine M. Detre*Dr.* &Mrs*. Daniel J. DillonIn memory of Stuart WilliamDiscount

Mr.* &Mrs. Thomas J. DonnellyMrs. Philip D'Huc Dressler*Frank R. DziamaSteven G. & Beverlynn ElliottJane M. Epstine*Emil & Ruth* FeldmanMrs. Loti GaffneyKeith and Susan GarverMr.* &Mrs.* William H. GengeKen & Lillian GoldsmithC. Ruth Gottesman*Anna R. GreenbergMay Hanson*ElizabethAnne HardieCharles &Angela HardwickCarolyn Heil

Eric & Lizz HelmsenMr.* &Mrs.* Benson HendersonMr. John H. HillDoris M. Hunter, M.D.*Mr.* &Mrs.* William C. HurttPhilo & Erika HolcombMs. Seima HorvitzFlorence M. Jacob*Esther G. JacovitzEugene F. andMargaret MoltrupJannuzi Foundation

Patricia Prattis JenningsJane I. Johnson*Mr. &Mrs. Robert S. KahnMr. Sid Kaplan*Lois S. KaufmanMiss Virginia Kaufman*Stephen & Kimberly KeenMr. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr.Ms. Bernadette KerstingDr. LaibeA.* & Sydelle KesslerWalter C. Kidney*JohnW. Kovic, Jr.*Mildred Koetting*Raymond Krotec*Mr.* &Mrs.* G. ChristianLantzsch

Stanley &Margaret LeonardFrances F. LevinMargaret M. Levin*Martha Mack Lewis*Doris L. LitmanPenny LockeEdward D. Loughney*Lauren & HamptonMalloryBeatrice Malseed*Jeanne R. Manders*Dr. Richard Martin in memory ofMrs. Lori Martin

Dr. Marlene McCallElizabeth McCrady*J. Sherman and Suzanne S.McLaughlin

George E. MeanorMary K. Michaely *Catherine MissendaDr. Mercedes C. MonjianMr. &Mrs. Paul J. MooneyDr. Michael MoranPerry* & BeeJee MorrisonMildred S. MyersDr. Nancy Z. Nelson

Eda M. Nevin*Rhonda & Dennis NormanRose Noon*ThaddeusA. Osial, Jr. M.D.Irene G. Otte*Mrs. Dorothy R. Rairigh*Barbara M. RankinRichard E. RauhCheryl & James RedmondMr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartYvonne V. Riefer*Martha Robel*Donald & Sylvia RobinsonMr. &Mrs. David M. RoderickMr.* &Mrs. William R. RoeschCharlotta Klein RossMr. andMrs. Gary L. RyanVirginia SchatzNancy SchepisIn Memory of Isaac Serrins fromMrs. Isaac Serrins

Mr. &Mrs. Richard P. SimmonsAudrey I. StaufferDr. &Mrs. LeonardA. SteptIn Honor of Dr. Raymond SteptfromHis Loving Family

Mrs. Margaret Stouffer in memoryof Miss JeanAlexander Moore

In Loving Memory of Father andGrandfather William Steinbergfrom Silvia Tennenbaum&Family

Richard C. Tobias*Tom & Jamee ToddMr. &Mrs. Gideon ToeplitzMrs. Jane Treherne-ThomasEva &Walter J. VogelMr. &Mrs. George L. VosburghIn Memory of Isaac Serrins fromMr. &Mrs. Ira Weiss

David G. Weiss*BrianWellerDonald Frederick Wahl*Mr. &Mrs. Raymond B. WhiteSara Cancelliere Wiegand *James & SusanneWilkinsonMr.* &Mrs.* Arnold D. WilnerMr. &Mrs. ThomasWitmerPatricia L. WursterRufus J. WysorNaomi YoranMiriam L. Young

In addition to income from theAnnual Fund, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is dependenton a robust Endowment to assure its financial stability. Gifts from Legacy of Excellence pro-grams are directed to the endowment account to provide for the PSO's future. The SteinbergSociety honors donors who have advised the PSO in writing that they have made a provisionfor the orchestra through their estate plans. Members of the Sid Kaplan Tribute program havemade a planned gift to the endowment of $10,000 or more to commemorate a particular personor 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 tenyears, twenty years or in perpetuity. For additional information, call 412.392.3320.

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Principal Horn Chair, given byanAnonymous Donor

First Violin Chair, given byAllenH. Berkman in memory of hisbeloved wife, SelmaWienerBerkman

Michael & Carol Bleier HornChair given in memory of ourparents, Tina & Charles Bleierand Ruth & Shelley Stein

Jane & Rae Burton Cello ChairCynthia S. Calhoun PrincipalViola Chair

Virginia Campbell PrincipalHarp Chair

Ron & Dorothy Chutz FirstViolin Chair

Johannes &Mona L. CoetzeeMemorial Principal EnglishHorn Chair

George & Eileen DormanAssistant Principal CelloChair

Albert H. Eckert AssociatePrincipal Percussion Chair

Beverlynn & Steven ElliottAssociate ConcertmasterChair

Jean & Sigo Falk PrincipalLibrarian Chair

Endowed Principal PiccoloChair, given to honor Frankand Loti Gaffney

William & Sarah Galbraith FirstViolin Chair

Ira & Nanette Gordon – TheGracky Fund for Education &Community Engagement

Caryl & Irving Halpern CelloChair

William Randolph HearstEndowed Fund for Education

Vira I. Heinz Music DirectorChair

Principal Pops Conductor ChairEndowed by Henry & ElsieHillman

Tom&Dona Hotopp PrincipalBass Chair

Milton G. Hulme, Jr. GuestConductor Chair given byMine SafetyAppliancesCompany

Mr. &Mrs. Benjamin F. Jones III,Principal Keyboard Chair

Virginia Kaufman ResidentConductor Chair, LawrenceLoh

Stephen & Kimberly Keen BassChair

G. Christian Lantzsch &Duquesne Light CompanyPrincipal Second Violin Chair

Mr. &Mrs. William Genge andMr. &Mrs. James E. LeePrincipal Bassoon Chair

Nancy & Jeffery Leininger FirstViolin Chair

Edward D. Loughney Co-Principal Trumpet

Fiddlesticks Family ConcertSeries Endowed by Gerald &Audrey McGinnis HonoringThe Center for YoungMusicians

Mr. &Mrs. Martin G. McGuinnCello Chair

Dr. William Larimer Mellon, Jr.Principal Oboe Chair, givenby Rachel MellonWalton

Messiah Concerts Endowed bythe Howard & Nellie E. MillerChair

Donald I. & Janet Moritz andEquitable Resources, Inc.Associate Principal CelloChair

The Perry & BeeJee MorrisonString Instrument Loan Fund

The Morrison FamilyAssociatePrincipal Second Violin Chair

Mildred S. Myers &William C.Frederick Co-Principal OboeChair

Jackman Pfouts Principal FluteChair, given in memory of Mr.&Mrs. Arthur Jackman byBarbara Jackman Pfouts

Pittsburgh SymphonyAssociation Principal CelloChair

Reed Smith Chair honoring TomTodd Horn Chair

JamesW. & Erin RimmelPercussion Chair

Mr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartOboe Chair

Donald M. & Sylvia RobinsonFamily FoundationGuest Conductor Chair

Martha Brooks RobinsonPrincipal Trumpet Chair

Mr. &Mrs. Aaron SilbermanPrincipal Clarinet Chair

Mr. andMrs. Willard J. TillotsonJr. Viola Chair

Tom & Jamee Todd PrincipalTrombone Chair

Trumpet Chair, given by ananonymous donor

Rachel MellonWaltonConcertmaster Chair, givenby Mr. &Mrs. Richard MellonScaife

Jacqueline Wechsler Horn Chairgiven in memory of Irving(Buddy) Wechsler

Barbara Weldon PrincipalTimpani Chair

Hilda M. Willis FoundationFlute Chair

Thomas H. & Frances WitmerAssistant Principal HornChair

The Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra wishes to thankindividuals who have made giftsor provisions through the Legacyof Excellence programs. If you findthat your name has not been listedand should be, or if you would likeadditional information aboutmaking gifts to the endowment,please call 412.392.3320.Current as of October 4, 2011*deceased

The Sid Kaplan MemorialHallway given by DavidKaplan in appreciation of gen-erous gifts commemoratingfamily and friends

In Honor of Dr. Raymond Steptfrom his loving family

In Honor of Mariss & IrinaJansons and friendship fromDr. Laibe* & Sydelle Kessler

Honoring my dear friend,Marvin Hamlisch, fromMinaKulber

In Loving Memory of MartinSmith, PSO Horn, 1980-2005,from his siblings Todd Smith,Judy Dupont, & Susan Noble

SID KAPLAN TRIBUTE PROGRAM

ENDOWED CHAIRS


$1,000,000+Anonymous (1)BNYMellonThe Buncher Family FoundationEden Hall FoundationBeverlynn & Steven ElliottThe Heinz EndowmentsElsie & Henry HillmanThe Estate of Virginia KaufmanThe Richard King MellonFoundation

PNCR.P. Simmons FamilyRedevelopment AssistanceCapital Program

Arthur and Barbara Weldon

$500,000 - $999,999AnonymousRoy & Susan DorranceThe Giant Eagle FoundationMr. &Mrs.* J. Robert MaxwellCatharine M. Ryan & John T.Ryan III

Tom & Jamee Todd

$250,000 - $499,999Allegheny TechnologiesIncorporated

ClaudeWorthington BenedumFoundation

Edward S. & Jo-AnnM. ChurchillMr. &Mrs. J. ChristopherDonahue

Mr. &Mrs. Ira H. GordonDrue Heinz TrustTom &Dona HotoppG. Christian Lantszch*Lillian Edwards FoundationMr. &Mrs. Thomas McConomyMr. &Mrs. Thomas J. UsherThomas H. and Frances M.Witmer

$100,000 - $249,999Anonymous (3)Rae & Jane BurtonMr. &Mrs. Joseph L. CalihanThe Estate of Johannes CoetzeeRandi & L.Van V. Dauler, Jr.,Emma Clyde Hodge MemorialFund

EQT CorporationThe Estate of Beatrice MalseedThe Estate of Donald F. Wahl

Falk Foundation & Sigo and JeanFalk

Mr. &Mrs. Henry J. GailliotIra &Anita GumbergHansen FoundationHefren-TillotsonRick & Laurie JohnsonNancy & Jeff LeiningerMr. &Mrs. Martin G. McGuinnPerry* & BeeJee MorrisonRachel MellonWalton Fund ofThe Pittsburgh Foundation

Mr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartSamuel and Carrie ArnoldWeinhaus Fund

Edward D. Loughney*Bill* & Carol TillotsonJon & Carol WaltonHelge & Erika WehmeierJames & SusanneWilkinsonHilda M. Willis Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Estate of Florence M. JacobBenno & Constance BerntMichael & Carol BleierKathryn &Michael BrysonSidney & Sylvia BusisAnn & Frank CahouetRon & Dorothy ChutzBasil & JayneAdair CoxPamela R. & Kenneth B. DunnBarbara JeremiahGoldman Sachs GivesA. W. Mellon FoundationJames & Joan MooreDonald I. & Janet MoritzMildred S. Myers &William C.Frederick

Elliott S. OshryPittsburgh Post-GazetteReed Smith LLPAbby & Reid RuttenbergJohn P. & Elizabeth L. SurmaJacquelin G. Wechsler

$25,000-$49,999Anonymous (1)Alan L. & Barbara B. AckermanLarry & Tracy BrockwayRobert C. DenoveMartin & Lisa EarleEichleay FoundationErnst & Young LLPNancy Goeres &Michael RusinekMs. Anna Greenberg

Robert W. & Elizabeth C.Kampmeinert

Stephen & Kimberly KeenMrs. H.J. LevinBetty & Granger MorganThe Pittsburgh FoundationMr. &Mrs. Frank BrooksRobinson

Mr. &Mrs. William F. RoemerStan & Carole RussellKaren ScansaroliJames M. & Lucy K.Schoonmaker Foundation

Schreiber Industrial DevelopmentCo.

Mr. &Mrs. James E. SteenThe Estate of Joan DillonMilton & NancyWashingtonHarvey & Florence Zeve

$10,000 - $24,999Anonymous (1)William & Frances AloeCharitable Foundation

The Louis & Sandra BerkmanFoundation

Michael E. BielskiEstate of Ruth M. BinkleyMr. &Mrs. Daniel BookerAndrés Cárdenes &MoniqueMead

James C. & Carol* C. ChaplinJoseph* & Virginia CiceroThe Estate of Richard C. TobiasThe Estate of Jane I. JohnsonGreg & Ellen JordanRuth Feldman* & Emil FeldmanElizabeth H. GenterDavid & Nancy GreenCaryl & Irving HalpernDavid G. HammerTheWalt Harper Memorial FundW.S. & Linda J. HartHighmark Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaren & Thomas HoffmanMs. Seima HorvitzMark Huggins & Bonnie SiefersDavid &Melissa IwinskiEric & Valerie JohnsonRhian KennyJudith & Lester* LaveCarolyn Maue & Bryan HuntDouglas B. McAdamsAlicia & Victoria McGinnisMary Ellen Miller

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is grateful to our Commitment to Excellence Campaigndonors and is pleased to acknowledge the following members of our donor family who havemade gifts of $1,000 or more to the Commitment to Excellence Campaign. Every effort has beenmade to ensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call 412.392.2887.

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commitment to excellence

Maureen S. O'BrienMr. &Mrs. Thomas H. O'BrienThaddeusA. Osial, Jr. M.D. &Linda E. Shooer

Mr. &Mrs. John R. PriceDeborah RiceJamesW. & Erin M. RimmelMax & Tiffany StarksElizabeth Burnett & LawrenceTamburri

The Chester A. Davies TrustRachel W. WymardSeldon & SusanWhitakerDr. &Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer

$5,000-$9,999Jim & Jane BarthenScott BellAllan J. & Clementine K. BrodskyRoger & Judy CloughEstelle Comay & Bruce RabinPhilip J. & Sherry S. DieringerMr. &Mrs. David EhrenwerthMr. Ian FagelsonDr. &Mrs. Lawrence FerlanMr. &Mrs. Ronald E. GebhardtGail & Gregory HarbaughMr. &Mrs.* Charles H. HarffEric & Lizz HelmsenRichard &Alice KallaDouglas W. KinzeyCliff & Simi KressBetty L. LambScott & Bridget MichaelMr. &Mrs. Stuart M. MillerRobert Moir & Jennifer CowlesMary & JimMurdyMr. &Mrs. Hale OliverMr. &Mrs. Michael B. PollackTor Richter in memory of TibbieRichter

Dr. &Mrs. Leonard SteptDick & Thea StoverBecky & Herb TorbinJane F. Treherne-ThomasDr. Michael J. White &Mr.Richard L. LeBeau

Robert P. Zinn & Dr. DarleneBerkovitz

$1,000 - $4,999Anonymous (7)Mr. Thomas L. AllenJoan & Jerome*Apt & FamilyDr. &Mrs. AlanA. AxelsonKathleen & Joseph BairdRichard C. BarneyRobert W. & Janet W. BaumPhilip &Melinda BeardYu-Ling and Gregg BehrPatti & Sandy Berman

Georgia BernerDrs. Barbara &Albert BiglanMarian & Bruce BlockNadine E. BognarBetsy BossongLois R. BrozenickHoward &Marilyn BruschiDoug BurnsBurrell Group, Inc.Mr. &Mrs. Douglas CameronMr. &Mrs. Brian and ShannonCapellupo

Gloria R. ClarkMr. Ray CloverDr. Richard L. & Sally B. CohenBill & Cynthia CooleyStacy CorcoranRose & Vincent CrisantiPatricia CriticosDonna Dierken DadoAda & Stanford DavisDr. &Mrs. Gregory G. Dell'OmoValerie DiCarloWilliam S. Dietrich, II*June & Barry DietrichLisa DonnermeyerFrancis & Gene Fairman IIIIn Honor of Ruth Feldman* &Emil Feldman

Jan Fleisher & Rob BoulwareFriends & Family of Stanford P.Davis

Dr. R. Kent Galey & Dr. KarenRoche

Gamma Investment CorporationKathleen Gavigan &William B.Dixon

Mr. &Mrs. James GensteinMr. &Mrs. Thomas C. GrahamJohn F. GrayMr. &Mrs. Frank T. GuadagninoCarol E. HigginsAdam&Allison HillKelvin HillEsther & Terry HorneMr. &Mrs. Thomas O. HornsteinMr. &Mrs. RichardA. Jacobs, Jr.Susan &Wyatt JennyLeo &Marge KaneJoan M. KaplanMr. Navroz J. KarkariaJudgeWilliam Kenworthy &Mrs.Lucille Kenworthy

Mr. &Mrs. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr.Jan & Guari KieferAleta J. & Paul KingElaine & Carl KrasikIn Memory of Jack LarouereMr. &Mrs. Frederick C. LeechDr. Joseph &AnnaMae LenkeyFrances F. LevinKen &Hope Linge

E.D. LoughneyMacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni,Inc.

Mary Lou & Ted N. MageeCarl &Alexis MancusoDave & Kathy MaskalickMr. &Mrs. JosephA. Massaro, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. Water T. McGough, Jr.George & Bonnie MeanorMarilyn &Allan MeltzerBurl J. F. Moone, IIIArthur J. Murphy, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. Perry NapolitanoDr. andMrs. Arthur NussbaumRoger & Sarah ParkerCamilla B. Pearce and Dan Gee*Joseph & Suzanne PerrinoSymphony EastBarbara RackoffBruce S. ReopolosMr. &Mrs. Philip R. RobertsBetty & Edgar R. RobinsonBruce & Susy RobisonDr. LeeA. & Rosalind*Rosenblum

Joseph RoundsMillie & Gary RyanGail Ryave & FamilyMary SedigasAllyn R. Shaw, WilliamM. ShawIII & Family, SusanWambold

Mr. &Mrs. Raymond V.Shepherd, Jr.

Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Rebecca L.Carlin

Paul & Linda SilverLaurie & Paul SingerLois & Bill SingletonMarcie Solomon &NathanGoldblatt

Shirley & Sidney Stark, Jr.Jeff & Linda StengelStringert, Inc.Peter SullivanMr. &Mrs. Frank TalenfeldDorothea & Gerald* ThompsonJeff &Melissa TsaiJim* &Mary Jo WinokurScott & StacyWeberMarvin & Dot WedeenJodi &AndrewWeisfieldMr. &Mrs. Thomas D. WrightMr. &Mrs. Richard Zahren

We would like to thank all ofour donors to the Commitment toExcellence Campaign. A completelisting can be found on our website atpittsburghsymphony.org

Current as of October 4, 2011*deceased


SPECIAL NAMED GIFTSBNY Mellon ....................Recordings & Electronic Media, and Artistic Excellence ProgramsBenno & Constance Bernt ..................................................................................Stage Right DoorRae & Jane Burton ....................................................................................................Garden BenchRandi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr. ....................................Mozart Room Elevator & Garden BenchRoy & Susan Dorrance ..................................................................................Music for the SpiritEQT Corporation ..............Community Engagement & EQT Student Side-By-Side ProgramMr. & Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot ......................................................................................Grand PianoGoldman Sachs Gives ..........................................................Community Engagement ConcertsHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ..............................................Music and Wellness ProgramElsie & Henry HillmanThe Henry L. Hillman Endowment for International PerformancesDavid & Melissa Iwinski ......................................................................................Stage Left DoorLillian Edwards Foundation......................................................................Heartstrings ProgramMr. & Mrs.* J. Robert Maxwell ........................................................President and CEO’s OfficePittsburgh Post-Gazette ............................................................Grand Tier Door - Right CenterPNC................................................................PNC Walkway at Heinz Hall and PNC Tiny TotsMr. & Mrs. William E. Rinehart ................................................................................Grand PianoMr. & Mrs. William F. Roemer................................................................................Garden BenchCatharine M. Ryan & John T. Ryan, III ........................................................Music for the SpiritHarvey & Florence Zeve..........................................................................................Garden Bench

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In November 2006, the R.P. Simmons Family made atransformational $29.5 million lead gift to launch thePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Commitment toExcellence Campaign.

To date, more than $71 million has been raised to helpensure a bright future for your Orchestra.

In November 2011, the matching portion of theR.P. Simmons gift will expire. Your support of theCampaign NOW earns a match from the Simmons gift.That means your donation will make an even greaterimpact.

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Can I organize a group for a concert?Absolutely. With a group ticket pur-chase you receive discounted tickets,priority seats, personalized service andfree reception space. For more infor-mation, call 412.392.4819 or visit ourwebsite at pittsburghsympho-ny.org/groups

What time should I arrive for con-certs? You may want to arrive at least20minutes prior to concert start time toallow time for parking, entering thehall and finding your seat. BNYMellonGrand Classics patrons have the oppor-tunity to attend Concert Preludes,which begin one hour before the con-cert in the auditorium.

What should I wear to concerts?There is no official dress code forevents in Heinz Hall. Many patronswear business attire, and many preferto be more casual. Wear whatevermakes you feel comfortable.

May I bring my children? Introducingsmall children to music is important tothe PSO and we welcome young chil-dren to our youth concerts andFiddlesticks Family Series. Children,approximately age six and over, arewelcome at all performances with apurchased ticket. The Latecomer’sGallery and lobby video monitors arealways options for restless children.

May I take pictures? All still and videophotography, or audio recording arestrictly prohibited at all times.

How will I find parking? Pittsburgh’sCultural District can be very busy butguaranteed prepaid parking is availableto all ticketholders in the Sixth & Penngarage across from Heinz Hall. Askabout prepaid parking when you orderyour tickets.

What can I do to support the PSO?Your ticket purchase supports the PSOand we thank you! However, ticketsales only cover a portion of our oper-ating costs. To make a tax-deductiblegift to the PSO, contact our DonorRelations department at 412.392.4880or visit us online atpittsburghsymphony.org

How can I get someone from the PSOto speak at our event? The volunteersof the Speakers Bureau would like toshare their passion for the PSOwith thecommunity by providing a speaker foryou and your organization. If you areinterested, please call 412.392.2235.

HEINZ HALL BOXOFFICEMonday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to8 p.m. Saturday from Noon to 4 p.m. Weekend hours vary basedon performance times. Tickets may be purchased by calling412.392.4900 and are also available at Theater Square Box Office.

THE LATECOMER’S GALLERY, located behind the Main Floor,affords patrons who arrive after the beginning of a concert theopportunity to enjoy the performance until they can be seated.Latecomers will be seated at suitable intervals during the program,at the discretion of the conductor. The Latecomer’s Gallery is alsoavailable for parents with younger children.

THE MOZART ROOM AT HEINZ HALL Just seconds away fromyour seats, enjoy an all new dining experience with The CommonPlea. pittsburghsymphony.org/mozartroom Reservations at412.392.4879.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, such as requests for wheelchairaccessible locations, may be made when purchasing tickets.Hearing assistance devices are available in the Entrance Lobby.Doormen and ushers are also available for assistance with theseneeds.

RESTROOMS are located on the Lower, Grand Tier andGallery lev-els and off the Garden and Overlook rooms; a wheelchair-accessi-ble restroom is on the Main Floor.

FOR LOST AND FOUND ITEMS, call 412.392.4844 on weekdaysfrom 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

THE ELEVATOR is located next to the Grand Staircase.

HEINZ HALL IS A NON-SMOKING BUILDING AND HAS ANO SMOKING POLICY.

AN ATTENDED COAT CHECKROOM is available in the DorothyPorter Simmons Family Regency Room, located on the Lower Levelor in the Grand Lobby. Coin-operated lockers are located on theLower, Grand Tier and Gallery levels.

REFRESHMENT BARS are located in the Garden and Overlookrooms and in the Grand Tier Lounge. Intermission beverages maybe ordered prior to performances. Water cups are available in therestrooms.

FIRE EXITS are to be used ONLY in case of an emergency. If the firealarm is activated, follow the direction of HeinzHall ushers and staffto safely evacuate the theater.

CONCIERGE SERVICE, in the Entrance Lobby, is available to assistwith information about Heinz Hall, the Cultural District and areaattractions and to help with dining, hotel, entertainment and trans-portation concerns.

THE EMERGENCYREGISTRY BOOK, for the convenience of physi-cians and others who may be called in an emergency, is located atthe concierge desk. Please turn off cellular phones and pagers uponentering the theater and refer all emergency calls to 412.392.2880.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AT CONCERTS: Penny Vennare,Event Supervisor; Tina Castrodale, Concierge; Ron Ogrodowski,Concierge.

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