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BEETHOVEN, RESPIGHI & MOZART FEBRUARY 10 & 12MUSIC AS INSPIRATION FEBRUARY 17, 18 & 19

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FIFTY YEARS LATER, SILENT SPRING IS STILL A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.

When Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, she set the stage for the modernenvironmental movement. Fifty years later, Chatham University honors Carson as an alumna and an inspiration for our new School of Sustainability and theEnvironment. Here, students learn how to solve some of our world’s greatest challenges through innovative degree programs. And soon, they will lead thefield of sustainability from our revolutionary Eden Hall Campus in the North Hills,where our goal is to produce no carbon emissions. To learn about how we’re building on Carson’s vision, visit chatham.edu/sse.

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It is the mission of the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra to providemusical experiences at the high-est level of expression to enrich the community andsatisfy the needs and preferences of our audiences.We will achieve this mission by working together tosupport an internationally recognized orchestra andby ensuring a viable long-term financial future; a ful-filling environment for our orchestra, staff, volun-teers; and the unsurpassed satisfaction of our cus-tomers.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performances arebrought to the community in part by generous sup-port from the Allegheny Regional Asset District andcorporations, foundations and individuals through-out our community. The PSO receives additionalfunding support through a grant from thePennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agencyfunded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania andan award from theNational Endowment for theArts.Art Works.

Radio station WQED-FM 89.3 and WQEJ-FM 89.7 isthe official voice of the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra. Tune in Sundays at 8 p.m. for “PittsburghSymphony Radio” concert broadcasts hosted by JimCunningham.

TOADVERTISE INTHE PROGRAM, CONTACT:Elaine Nucci at 412.471.6087, or email:[email protected]

February 10 & 12: Program ..........................................................13

February 10 & 12: ProgramNotes................................................14

Manfred Honeck: Biography........................................................20

Lars Vogt: Biography......................................................................22

February 17, 18 & 19: Program ....................................................31

February 17, 18 & 19: ProgramNotes..........................................32

Nikolaj Znaider: Biography..........................................................38

ATribute to Bill Dietrich..................................................................3

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring........................................................27

An Interview with Composer of the Year, Steven Stucky ....29

Annual Fund Donors: Individuals..............................................40

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 ..............................2

Board of Trustees & Chairman’s Council ....................................4

Jack Heinz Society ............................................................................6

New Leadership Board....................................................................6

Pittsburgh SymphonyAssociation................................................6

Friends of the PSO ............................................................................6

Administrative Staff..........................................................................8

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

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a tribute to bill dietrich

A TRIBUTETO BILL DIETRICHWilliam (Bill) S. Dietrich II (1938-2011)proudly served on the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra’s Board of Trusteesfrom 1998 -2011.

“I respected and admired Bill. He wasa valued member of our Board who willlong be remembered for his work as chair-man of our Investment Committee. ThePSO is a stronger organization andSouthwestern Pennsylvania is a strongerregion because of Bill. We are grateful forhis stalwart service and generosity,” said Richard P. Simmons, Chairman of the PSO Board ofTrustees.

Dietrich was born in Pittsburgh, the son of Marianna Brown Dietrich and Kenneth P.Dietrich on May 13, 1938. He was named after his grandfather.

He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1955 and remained a lifelong supporter of the BoyScouts of America. In 1999, he received The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Dietrich grad-uated from Conneaut Lake High School in 1956 and went on to earn a degree from PrincetonUniversity in 1960. After active duty in United States Marine Corps Reserve, he joined hisfather at Dietrich Industries, Inc., which was at that time a small steel warehouse and distribu-tion business located east of Pittsburgh. He would return to the classroom in the early 80s foran M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Pittsburgh.

As former chairman of Dietrich Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Worthington Industries,Inc., Dietrich grew the company into the nation's largest manufacturer of light metal framingfor the construction industry. Dietrich Industries was sold in 1996 to Worthington Industries,Inc., where he remained a director until 2008. Dietrich’s long-standing commitment toWestern Pennsylvania included active service on the boards of many regional institutions:Carnegie Mellon University, the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and theUPMC Health System and the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as chairman of theboard of trustees.

Bill is dearly missed by his many friends at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In recog-nition of Bill’s generosity, the Dietrich Endowment for PSO Educational Programs has beencreated. This endowment will allow the PSO to continue providing free, high-qualityeducation programs that impact thousands of children every year.

THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LONGTIME PSO TRUSTEE WILLIAM S. DIETRICH II.

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Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Mozart’s Requiem \ Waltzes by the Strauss Family

Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos \ Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 \ Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

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PRE-CONCERT one hour prior CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITHPSO ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR THOMAS HONG

MANFRED HONECK, CONDUCTOR

LARS VOGT, PIANO

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 in C major, Opus 21I. Adagio molto — Allegro con brioII. Andante cantabile con motoIII. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivaceIV. Finale: Adagio — Allegro molto e vivace

WOLFGANG AMADÉ MOZART Concerto No. 16 in D major for Pianoand Orchestra, K. 451I. Allegro assaiII. AndanteIII. Allegro di moltoMR. VOGT

INTERMISSION LOBBY EXHIBITS

OTTORINO RESPIGHI The Fountains of RomePlayed without pause I. The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn

II. The Triton Fountain at MorningIII. The Trevi Fountain at Mid-dayIV. The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset

OTTORINO RESPIGHI The Pines of RomePlayed without pause I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese

II. The Pines near a CatacombIII. The Pines of the JaniculumIV. The Pines of the Appian Way

POST-CONCERT ON-STAGE PERFORMANCE: BEETHOVEN’S STRING QUARTET INC MINOR, OP. 18, NO. 4 [EXCERPTS], WITH CHRIS WU, VIOLIN;SYLVIA KIM, VIOLIN; PAUL SILVER, VIOLA;ANNE MARTINDALE WILLIAMS, CELLO

BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALLFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012 AT 8:00 PMSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012 AT 2:30 PM

13PHOTOGRAPHY & AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PERFORMANCE ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

This weekend’s performances by Music Director Manfred Honeck are made possible, in part,through the generous Annual Fund support of the R.P. Simmons Family.

This weekend's performances by Piano Soloist Lars Vogt are made possible, in part,through the generous Annual Fund support of Helge & Erika Wehmeier.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s performance on Friday, February 10is dedicated to the memory of longtime PSO Trustee William S. Dietrich II.

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENSymphony No. 1 in C major, Opus 21(1799-1800)

The year of the First Symphony — 1800 — was a cru-cial time in Beethoven’s development. By then, hehad achieved a success good enough to write to hisold friend Franz Wegeler in Bonn, “My compositionsbring me in a good deal, and may I say that I amoffered more commissions than it is possible for me tocarry out. People no longer come to an arrangementwith me. I state my price, and they pay.” Behind himwere many works, including the Opus 18 Quartets,the first two piano concertos and the “Pathétique”Sonata, that bear his distinctive imprint. At the time ofthis gratifying recognition of his talents, however, thefirst signs of his fateful deafness appeared, and hebegan the titanic struggle that became one of the grav-itational poles of his life. Within two years, drivenfrom the social contact on which he had flourished bythe fear of discovery of his malady, he penned the“Heiligenstadt Testament,” his cri de coeur againstthis wicked trick of the gods. The C major Symphonystands on the brink of that great crisis in Beethoven’slife.

Beethoven’s music of the 1790s showed an increasingly powerful expression thatmirrored the maturing of his genius. The First Symphony, though, is a conservative, evena cautious work. In it, he was more interested in exploring the architectural than the emo-tional components of the form, and relied on the musical language established by Haydnand Mozart in composing it. In its reliance on a thoroughly logical, carefully conceivedstructure, this work also set the formal precedent for his later music: though Beethovendealt with vivid emotional states, the technique of his music was never founded upon anybut the most solid intellectual base.

The First Symphony begins with a most unusual slow introduction. The openingchord is a dissonance, a harmony that seems to lead away from the main tonality, whichis normally established immediately at the beginning of a classical work. Though notunprecedented (the well-known and influential Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, JohannSebastian’s Son No. 2, consistently took even more daring harmonic flights), it does rein-force the sense of striving, of constantly moving toward resolution that underliesBeethoven’s finest works. The sonata form proper begins with the quickening of the tempoand the presentation of the main theme by the strings. More instruments enter, tensionaccumulates, and the music arrives at the second theme following a brief silence — a tech-nique he derived from Mozart to emphasize this important formal junction. The wood-winds hold forth here, and the remainder of the exposition is given over to two large para-graphs of rising intensity, each punctuated by a firm cadence. The development sectiondeals exclusively with the main theme. The recapitulation follows the events of the expo-sition, but presents them in heightened settings.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 16 December 1770 in Bonn;died 26 March 1827 in Vienna

PREMIERE OF WORK:Vienna, 2 April 1800HoftheaterLudwig van Beethoven, conductor

PSO PREMIERE:3 November 1897Carnegie Music HallFrederic Archer, conductor

INSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds, horns and trumpets inpairs, timpani and strings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:25 minutes

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WOLFGANG AMADÉ MOZARTConcerto No. 16 in D major for Pianoand Orchestra, K. 451 (1784)

When Mozart returned to Vienna in November 1783from his visit to Salzburg to try (vainly) to convince hisfather, Leopold, of the wisdom of his recent marriageand the suitability of his new wife, his head was full ofplans for an opera buffa on a libretto by Abbé G.B.Varesco. However, Mozart sketched only eight num-bers before abandoning L’oca del Cairo (TheGoose ofCairo, assembled, with other music from Mozart’suncompleted operas, by the Swiss composer HansErismann in 1952 into the three-act Don Pedro)because, he informed Papa Leopold in Salzburg, “Ihave works which at the moment are bringing inmoney.” The money was to come from a series of sub-scription concerts he had scheduled for the Lentenseason, when the Church’s proscription of opera andtheater performances made Vienna’s halls availablefor instrumental programs.

Mozart arranged to present his Lenten concerts of1784 at a salon in the residence of the court printerand publisher, Johann Thomas von Trattner (FrauTherese von Trattner was a piano student of Mozartand the dedicatee of the Sonata and Fantasia in Cminor, K. 457 and 475), on the last three Wednesdays of the season — March 17th, 24thand 31st — and he was overjoyed to have as subscribers 174 of the most genteel repre-sentatives of the Austrian aristocracy, the worlds of finance, government and scholarship,foreign diplomats and other wealthy patrons of music. For this glittering assemblage,

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

PREMIERE OF WORK:Vienna, 31 March 1784TrattnerhofWolfgang Amadé Mozart, soloist

PSO PREMIERE:22 November 1957Syria MosqueWilliam Steinberg, conductorRudolf Serkin, piano

INSTRUMENTATION:flute, pairs of oboes, bassoons,horn and trumpets, timpani andstrings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:25 minutes

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The Andante, another sonata form, has a canonic main theme and a delicate second-ary melody. The development employs the melodic leaps of the subordinate theme; therecapitulation is enriched by the addition of contrapuntal accompanying lines. The thirdmovement is the most innovative in the Symphony. Though marked “Menuetto,” itstempo indication, “very fast and lively,” precludes the staid gait of the traditional courtlydance. This is rather one of those whirlwind packets of rhythmic energy that, beginningwith the Second Symphony, Beethoven labeled “Scherzo.” Its tripartite form (min-uet–trio–minuet) follows the classical model, with strings dominant in the outer sectionsand winds in the central episode.

The Finale begins with a short introduction comprising halting scale fragments thatpreview the movement’s vivacious main theme. Yet another excursion in sonata form, thisbustling movement is indebted to the sparkling style of Haydn, and even gives off muchof the brilliant wit associated with that composer. All is brought to an end with ribbons ofscales rising through the orchestra and the emphatic concluding measures.

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Mozart put forward his best effort, creating four new concertos (K. 449, 450, 451, 453)within just eight weeks, a feat that Alfred Einstein called “in no way less extraordinary thanthe miracle of the three symphonies [Nos. 39-41] of 1788.”

One of the signs of Mozart’s development as a concerto composer was the increas-ing integration of soloist and orchestra in music of broad expressive range, richly variedsonority and large sophisticated structures to create the sort of work that is sometimes cat-egorized as “symphonic.” The Concerto No. 16 in D major (K. 451), dated 22 March 1784and first performed at the Trattnerhof concert of March 31st, was among the earliest ofMozart’s “symphonic” concertos. It opens with a ringing martial volley from the fullorchestra. The marching motives continue through the main theme, and are contrasted bythe subsidiary subject, a tiny, arch-shaped phrase given by the horns and oboes andanswered by a pert rejoinder from flute and violins. Other thematic ideas tumble forth inthe closing passages of the orchestral introduction, perhaps the most arresting of which isa curious syncopated motive suspended above a walking bass line. Vigorous cadencesannounce the entry of the soloist, who embroiders the themes from the introduction withtasteful filigree upon their repetition. A broad statement by the orchestra leads to the move-ment’s brief central section, in which the rich colors of the winds are used as a foil for thecoruscating arpeggios of the piano. The recapitulation proceeds apace, allowing theopportunity for a cadenza, one version of which Mozart wrote down and sent to his sis-ter, Nannerl, also a talented pianist, the summer after the work was premiered. TheAndante is a gracious song built from the limpid, winding thematic cell provided at thebeginning by the violins. Complementary episodes separate the two returns of the mainmotive. The finale is a jocular rondo, much in the style of Haydn, with whom Mozart’sfriendship became fast in the months preceding the creation of this Concerto. (The sixquartets dedicated to Haydn were written between 1782 and 1785.) The last appearanceof the rondo theme is given in a bounding triple-meter transformation.

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OTTORINO RESPIGHIThe Fountains of Rome (1916) andThe Pines of Rome (1923-1924)

The Fountains of Rome is the earliest of the Romantrilogy of symphonic poems by which Respighi is pri-marily represented in the world’s concert halls. (ThePines of Rome followed in 1924, Roman Festivals in1929.) It was also his first great public success, thoughhis notoriety was not achieved without a certain diffi-culty. Toscanini had agreed to conduct the premiereof the Fountains, late in 1916. Germany and Italywere at war then, and there had been recent bomb-ings of Italian towns that resulted in heavy casualties.Despite heated anti-German feelings, however,Toscanini refused to drop from his programs selec-tions by that arch Teuton Richard Wagner. When hebegan Siegfried’s Funeral March on one Novemberconcert, grumbling arose in the audience and eruptedwith a shout from the balcony: “This piece is for thePaduan dead.” The infuriated Toscanini hurled hisbaton at the unruly audience and stormed off the stageand out of Rome. Plans for the premiere of TheFountains of Rome were therefore delayed, and thework had to wait until the following March to beheard in a concert conducted by Antonio Guarnieri.Respighi’s wife, Elsa, reported that the premiere wasnot a success. Indeed, the composer, whose musichad not yet found much favor, expected as much.Trying to make light of the possibility of failure, hewarned one of his friends to “take your umbrella andgaloshes” to the premiere of this modern-day “WaterMusic.” It was with Toscanini’s performances in Milanand Rome of the following year that The Fountains ofRome — and Respighi’s reputation — were estab-lished.

Respighi prefaced the orchestral score of TheFountains of Rome with the following description ofthe music:

“In this symphonic poem, the composer hasendeavored to give expression to the senti-ments and visions suggested to him by fourof Rome’s fountains contemplated at thehour in which their character is most in har-mony with the surrounding landscape, or inwhich their beauty appears most impressive

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 9 July 1879 in Bologna; died18 April 1936 in Rome

PREMIERE OF THEFOUNTAINS OF ROME:Rome, 11 March 1917AugusteumAntonio Guarnieri, conductor

PSO PREMIERE OF THEFOUNTAINS OF ROME:1 December 1929Syria MosqueEugene Goossens, conductor

INSTRUMENTATION:piccolo, two flutes, two oboes,English horn, two clarinets, bassclarinet, two bassoons, four horns,three trumpets, three trombones,tuba, timpani, percussion, twoharps, celesta, piano, organ andstrings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:15 minutes

PREMIERE OFTHE PINESOF ROME:Rome, 14 December 1924AugusteumBernardino Molinari, conductor

PSO PREMIERE OF THEPINES OF ROME:12 April 1931Syria MosqueEugene Goossens, conductor

INSTRUMENTATION:piccolo, three flutes, two oboes,English horn, two clarinets, bassclarinet, two bassoons, contrabas-soon, four horns, three trumpets,three offstage trumpets, three trom-bones, three offstage trombones,tuba, timpani, percussion, harp,celesta, piano, organ and strings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:26 minutes

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to the observer.“The first part of the poem, inspired by the fountain of Valle Giulia, depicts a

pastoral landscape: droves of cattle pass and disappear in the fresh damp mists ofa Roman dawn.

“A sudden loud and insistent blast of horns above the whole orchestra intro-duces the second part, The Triton Fountain. It is like a joyous call, summoningtroops of naiads and tritons, who come running up, pursuing each other and min-gling in a frenzied dance between the jets of water.

“Next there appears a solemn theme borne on the undulations of the orches-tra. It is the fountain of Trevi at mid-day. The solemn theme, passing from thewoodwind to the brass instruments, assumes a triumphal character. Trumpetspeal: across the radiant surface of the water there passes Neptune’s chariot drawnby sea-horses, and followed by a train of sirens and tritons. The procession thenvanishes while faint trumpet blasts resound in the distance.

“The fourth part, The Villa Medici Fountain, is announced by a sad themewhich rises above a subdued warbling. It is the nostalgic hour of sunset. The airis full of the sound of tolling bells, birds twittering, leaves rustling. Then all diespeacefully into the silence of the night.”

Of The Pines of Rome, the second work of Respighi’s trilogy on Roman subjects, the com-poser wrote (in the third person): “While in his preceding work, The Fountains of Rome,the composer sought to reproduce by means of tone an impression of nature, in The Pinesof Rome he uses nature as a point of departure, in order to recall memories and visions.The centuries-old trees which dominate so characteristically the Roman landscape becometestimony for the principal events in Roman life.”

Respighi supplied the following synopsis of the four continuous sections of The Pinesof Rome:

“1. The Pines of the Villa Borghese. Children are at play in the pine grove ofthe Villa Borghese, dancing the Italian equivalent of ‘Ring around the Rosy’; mim-icking marching soldiers and battles; twittering and shrieking like swallows atevening; and they disappear. Suddenly the scene changes to ...

“2. The Pines near a Catacomb. We see the shadows of the pines, whichoverhang the entrance of a catacomb. From the depths rises a chant which re-echoes solemnly, like a hymn, and is then mysteriously silenced.

“3. The Pines of the Janiculum. There is a thrill in the air. The full moonreveals the profile of the pines of Gianicolo’s Hill. A nightingale sings.

“4. The Pines of the Appian Way. Misty dawn on the Appian Way. The trag-ic country is guarded by solitary pines. Indistinctly, incessantly, the rhythm ofinnumerable steps. To the poet’s fantasy appears a vision of past glories; trumpetsblare, and the army of the Consul advances brilliantly in the grandeur of a newlyrisen sun toward the Sacred Way, mounting in triumph the Capitoline Hill.”

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MANFRED HONECKManfred Honeck was born in Austria andstudied music at the Academy of Music inVienna. An accomplished violinist and violist,he spent more than ten years as a member ofthe Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna StateOpera Orchestra. It is this experience that hasheavily influenced his conducting and hashelped give it a distinctive stamp.

Manfred Honeck was appointed the ninthMusic Director of the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra in January 2007 and began histenure at the start of the 2008-2009 season.Only two years later his contract was extend-ed until 2016. Following their successfulEuropean Tour in 2010 and the EuropeanFestival Tour 2011 with appearances at themajor music festivals, such as BBC Proms,Lucerne, Grafenegg, Rheingau, Schleswig-Holstein or Musikfest Berlin, ManfredHoneck and the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra will return to Europe inOctober/November 2012. Manfred Honeck’ssuccessful work in Pittsburgh is captured onCD by the Japanese label Exton. So far,Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 and 4,Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and RichardStrauss’ Ein Heldenleben have been releasedto critical acclaim.

From 2007 to 2011, Manfred Honeckwas Music Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgartwhere he conducted premieres includingBerlioz’s Les Troyens, Mozart’s Idomeneo,Verdi’s Aida, Richard Strauss’ Rosenkavalier,Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites andWagner’s Lohengrin and Parsifal as well asnumerous symphonic concerts. His operaticguest appearances include SemperoperDresden, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre de laMonnaie in Brussels, Royal Opera ofCopenhagen, the White Nights Festival in St.Petersburg, the Salzburg Festival and theVerbier Festival.

Honeck commenced his conductingcareer as assistant to Claudio Abbado at theGustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in Vienna.Subsequently, he was engaged by the ZurichOpera House from 1991-1996, where he wasawarded the prestigious EuropeanConductor’s Award in 1993. In 1996,

Honeck began a three-year stint as one ofthree main conductors of the MDR SymphonyOrchestra Leipzig, and in 1997, he served asMusic Director at the Norwegian NationalOpera in Oslo for a year. A highly successfultour of Europe with the Oslo Philharmonicmarked the beginning of a close collaborationwith this orchestra, which consequentlyappointed him Principal Guest Conductor, apost he held from 1998-2004. From 2000 to2006, Maestro Honeck was Music Director ofthe Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra andserved as Principal Guest Conductor of theCzech Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to2011.

As a guest conductor, Manfred Honeckhas worked with such major European orches-tras as the Deutsches Symphonie-OrchesterBerlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig,Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, RoyalConcertgebouw Orchestra, LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France and theVienna Philharmonic, and in the U.S. with theChicago Symphony Orchestra, Los AngelesPhilharmonic, National Symphony OrchestraWashington and Boston Symphony Orchestra.In the 2011-2012 season, will see him returnto his earlier places of activity in Stockholm,Oslo, Prague and Stuttgart and he will alsoconduct other prestigious orchestras includingStaatskapelle Dresden, Bamberg Symphony,Orchestre de Paris, Israel PhilharmonicOrchestra and Chicago Symphony. He willalso appear at the Beijing Music Festival andreturn to Verbier.

In 2010, Manfred Honeck earned an hon-orary doctorate from St. Vincent College inLatrobe, Pennsylvania. Apart from his numer-ous tasks as conductor, he has been artisticdirector of the “International ConcertsWolfegg” in Germany for more than 15 years.

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PHOTOCREDIT:FELIXBROEDE

MANFRED HONECK LAST CONDUCTED THE PSO IN JANUARY 2012

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LARS VOGTLars Vogt has rapidly established himself asone of the leading pianists of his generation.Born in the German town of Düren in 1970,he first came to public attention when he wonsecond prize at the 1990 Leeds InternationalPiano Competition and has since gone on togive major concerto and recital performancesthroughout Europe, Asia, Australia and Northand South America.

An EMI recording artist, Lars Vogt hasmade 15 discs for the label, including theHindemith Kammermusik No. 2 with theBerlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado, theSchumann, Grieg and the first two BeethovenConcertos with the City of BirminghamSymphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle, whohas described him as “one of the most extraor-dinary musicians of any age group that I havehad the fortune to be associated with.” Recentrecordings include solo Schubert for CAvi-music and Mozart Concerti with the SalzburgMozarteum Orchestra for Oehms. InSeptember 2010, he released a solo Liszt andSchumann disc on the Berlin Classics label.

During the 2011-2012 season, Lars Vogtwill make several appearances in NorthAmerica, performing with orchestras inToronto, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Seattleand undertaking an extensive tour withChristian Tetzlaff to New York, Philadelphiaand other major cities. Concerts with theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra featureprominently both with Vladimir Jurowski inLondon and on tour in the UK and Germanywith Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Other concertoengagements include the New JapanPhilharmonic/Daniel Harding, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France/Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestre de la SuisseRomande, Rotterdam Philharmonic, NationalOrchestra of Spain and orchestras in Berlin,Hamburg, Cologne, Milan, Florence andCopenhagen. Recital appearances feature theInternational Piano Series in London and theKonzerthaus, Vienna.

Lars Vogt opened the 2010-2011 seasonwith two appearances at the BBC Proms: asolo recital and the Grieg Concerto with theCzech Philharmonic under Sir John EliotGardiner. Other orchestral appearancesincluded the Orchestre de Paris, LondonPhilharmonic, BBC Symphony, FrankfurtRadio, Bayerische Rundfunk, Finnish Radio,Swedish Radio and Boston Symphony. InSummer 2011, he returned to the BBC Promsin duo with Christian Tetzlaff, toured withDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin andperformed at the Salzburg, Verbier,Schwarzenberg and Montreux Festivals.

Lars Vogt’s special relationship with theBerlin Philharmonic has continued followinghis appointment as their first ever “Pianist inResidence” in 2003-2004. Other highlightsover the past three seasons have included aresidency at the Mozartwoche in Salzburgwith the Vienna Philharmonic/ChristophEschenbach and the Mahler ChamberOrchestra/Daniel Harding; as well as appear-ances with the New York Philharmonic,Chicago Symphony, NHK Symphony, LondonSymphony, Royal Concertgebouw, ChamberOrchestra of Europe, BayerischeStaatsorchester, Dresden Staatskapelle andSanta Cecilia in Rome.

Lars Vogt enjoys a high profile as arecitalist and chamber musician and recentappearances include London, Paris, Munich,Madrid, Rome and New York. In June 1998,he founded his own festival in Heimbach,Germany. Known as “Spannungen,” its hugesuccess has been marked by the release of tenlive recordings on EMI. He enjoys regularpartnerships with colleagues such as ChristianTetzlaff and Thomas Quasthoff and collabo-rates occasionally with actor Klaus-MariaBrandauer and comedian Konrad Beikircher.In 2005, he founded “Rhapsody in School,”which has become a high profile educationproject across Germany.

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ON THE 50THANNIVERSARY OFTHE PUBLICATION OF RACHELCARSON’S SILENT SPRINGThe year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the publica-tion of Rachel Carson’s world changing book, SilentSpring. It is fitting to celebrate this occasion throughmusic, with a renewal of our collective commitment topreserving the natural environment – fresh air, clean waterand fertile ground-our life support system.

In 1962, when Silent Spring was published, the post-World War II explosion of invention and industrial domi-nance had launched the age of consumerism. In this hey-day of industrial production, amidst the smoke and grimeof the factories that marked the cities, and the clouds ofpesticides that covered agricultural lands, rose the quiet,eloquent voice of Rachel Carson. She was a child of theAllegheny River, born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, in1907, when the riverside still sported wading cows. Through her mother, Maria Carson, whotaught piano and allowed Rachel the liberty to learn from the woods, fields and streams,Rachel developed a deep appreciation for music. The rhythms and melody of the natural worldrun through her writing. She initially studied writing, then completed a degree in Biologyfrom The Pennsylvania College for Women, now Chatham University, in the class of 1929. Inher time living in Pittsburgh from 1907 to 1929, she saw the industrial revolution manifest inthe proliferation of factories making steel, glass, chemicals and power. She also experiencedthe effects of this activity on the natural world she loved. Her reflection in one of her last pub-lic speeches notes:

In spite of the truly marvelous inventiveness of the human brain, we are beginningto wonder whether our power to change the face of nature should not have beentempered with wisdom for our own good, and with a greater sense of responsibilityfor the welfare of generations to come. (1963 lecture to the Kaiser FoundationHospitals and Permanente Medical Group of San Francisco, in Lost Woods: theDiscovered Writing of Rachel Carson. Ed. Linda Lear. Beacon Press 2004.)

Rachel Carson stands as one of the most significant thought leaders of the twentieth cen-tury. The publication of Silent Spring in September 1962 unleashed a tidal wave of concernand captured the attention of citizens, politicians and industry magnates all over the world.The environmental movement worldwide took inspiration from Rachel Carson’s eloquence infusing science with action. She carried her message of precaution and preventive care for theEarth to the halls of Congress, and set in motion the groundwork for environmental protectionin law. In the wake of Silent Spring also grew a persisting body of oversimplifications, mythsand caricatures of her work. Controversy has followed the path of Rachel Carson. She hadthe courage to challenge pollution in our time and the passion to plead for those who couldnot speak – the living things of the Earth we all share, and the generations who come after us.

Patricia M. DeMarco, Ph.D.Director, Rachel Carson Institute

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an interview with steven stucky

JC: Pittsburgh Symphony Composer of the YearSteven Stucky is with us at Heinz Hall onceagain. He’s written a new piece, a world pre-miere on commission from the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra. It’ll be done here and inNew York when the orchestra is on tour atLincoln Center, Avery Fisher Hall. What’s itsound like Steven? We haven’t heard a bit of ityet: Silent Spring with inspiration from RachelCarson.SS: I haven’t heard it yet either. In my head, itsounds like a very dramatic tone poem that takesa long emotional journey from quiet music tovery intense music and back to quiet. It is writtenin honor of Rachel Carson and the 50th anniver-sary of Silent Spring, but it’s not pictorial music,that is, it doesn’t attempt to portray insects ordying trees … in a Richard Strauss[ian] way. It isreally about the emotional life of us individuallisteners as we take one of these musical jour-neys. And in that sense, the book Silent Springand Rachel Carson’s heroic status here inPittsburgh and all over this country is as good away into that process as any.JC: Rachel Carson grew up here. She’s a gradu-ate of Chatham University. And you’ve readthrough Silent Spring and some of her otherpieces too…SS: I’ve read quite a bit to get myself into themindset, and that was my second reading ofSilent Spring. The first time I read, it was a newbook… I was probably a high school student,and it was on everybody’s, you know, to-do listin the 1960s… And so I was very much aware ofit, and forty-some year passed and I read it again.JC: She was one of the first to raise the flag or aquestion mark regarding pesticides…SS: That’s right. I was very struck by what a poet-ic writer she was. There is real science in these

books, but there is also a lot of poetry. Poetry iseasier than science for a composer to latch onto.So I took phrases from the book Silent Springand from other writings of Rachel Carson andused them as section titles in my piece to suggestdifferent emotional landscapes. Some quietmusic and some very intense music… And then[there is]the final section called “Silent Spring” inwhich it is as if all the voices of the string sectionin the orchestra are singing their hearts out butthey fall silent… and we’re left with near silenceat the end.JC: ... You’ve gotten to know the city a little bet-ter in the three visits so far… What does it meanto be the Composer of the Year with thePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and how’s itgoing for you?SS: I’m having a wonderful season of it. I’mbeginning to think I really know the orchestrapretty well, some of them as individuals, but par-ticularly the style of playing…the sound of thehall, some members of the audience…That is thegreat thing about this Composer of the Year pro-gram, there is time to become part of the com-munity and to make real relationships.JC: Well, thanks for making Pittsburgh astop…and we are delighted to have you asComposer of the Year and we’ll look forward tohearing Silent Spring… and all the rest of yourmusic that is coming this season.SS: Thank you Jim and it is always good to talkto you.For the full video interview with Steven Stucky, go topittsburghsymphony.org and “connect” to us on YouTube.

WQED’S JIM CUNNINGHAMINTERVIEWS PSO COMPOSEROF THE YEAR STEVEN STUCKY

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PRE-CONCERT one hour prior CONCERT PRELUDE ON STAGE WITHPSO COMPOSER OF THE YEAR STEVEN STUCKEY

MANFRED HONECK, CONDUCTOR

NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER, VIOLIN

STEVEN STUCKY Silent SpringThe Sea Around Us — The Lost Wood —Rivers of Death — Silent SpringWORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONED BY THEPITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JEAN SIBELIUS Concerto in D minor for Violinand Orchestra, Opus 47I. Allegro moderatoII. Adagio di moltoIII. Allegro ma non tantoMR. ZNAIDER

INTERMISSION LOBBY EXHIBITS

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, “Pathétique”I. Adagio — Allegro non troppoII. Allegro con graziaIII. Allegro molto vivaceIV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso

BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALLFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 AT 8:00 PMSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012 AT 8:00 PMSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 AT 2:30 PM

Steven Stucky's Composer of the Yearresidency is made possible, in part, byan award from the NationalEndowment for theArts. Art Works.

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This weekend’s performances by Music Director Manfred Honeck are made possible, in part,through the generous Annual Fund support of the R.P. Simmons Family.

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STEVEN STUCKYSilent Spring (2011)

Steven Stucky is one of America’s most highly regard-ed and frequently performed composers. Born inHutchinson, Kansas on 7 November 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 ten composers selected internationally tocontribute a work to the centennial celebration ofNew York’s Carnegie Hall; Angelus was premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic inthat celebrated auditorium on 27 September 1990. Stucky was composer-in-residencewith the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1988 to 2009, and hosted the New YorkPhilharmonic’s Hear & Now concert series from 2005 until 2009. His other residenciesinclude the American Academy in Rome, Princeton University, University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotà, Colombia, CentralConservatory of Music in Beijing and National University 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.

The composer writes, “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was serialized in The NewYorker beginning in June 1962, then published in book form that September. It was not

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 7 November 1949 inHutchinson, Kansas

THESE PERFORMANCES MARKTHE WORLD PREMIERE:Commissioned by the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra in commemo-ration of the 50th anniversary of thepublication of Rachel Carson’s“Silent Spring“

INSTRUMENTATION:piccolo, three flutes, alto flute, twooboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet,two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bas-soons, contrabassoon, four horns,three trumpets, three trombones,tuba, percussion, harp, piano (dou-bling celesta), strings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:17 minutes

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the celebrated marine biologist’s first bestseller: that had been The Sea Around Us in1951. But with Silent Spring, the Pittsburgh-area native and Chatham College alumna gal-vanized public opinion and earned a permanent place in twentieth-century American his-tory. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Rachel CarsonInstitute, is marking the fiftieth anniversary of the publication by commissioning this newwork for orchestra.

“Those years around 1960 saw an intense intersection between scientificprogress and public discourse: the incontrovertible link between smoking andlung cancer (first established in 1950, but widely known a few years later); thefirst manned space flights in 1961 by Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepherd; theNuclear Test Ban Treaty, signed in 1963. The world view of my own generation,just coming of age in those years, was strongly shaped by these discourses,including of course the one about conservation and the environment, still ongo-ing, that Rachel Carson helped so forcefully to launch.

“I was delighted, therefore, to be asked to create this musical tribute. But Iwas perplexed, too: how to make a connection between science and music, ormore to the point between her science and my music? I reread “Silent Spring”and Carson’s other work, and I reveled again in the distinctive mixture of hardscience and eloquent lyricism that defines her voice. But how to make musicabout that?

“I didn’t try to. Instead, I gathered together four of Carson’s own titles: ‘TheSea Around Us; The Lost Wood’ and ‘Rivers of Death’ (both chapter titles inSilent Spring); and ‘Silent Spring’ itself. With these phrases as cues, I could fash-ion a one-movement orchestral tone poem in four sections that tries to create itsown dramatic and emotional journey from beginning to end, without referringspecifically to any scientific details.

“The result is music at once ‘abstract’ and ‘programmatic’ (admittedly fuzzyterms). ‘The Sea Around Us’ is murky water music: it rises from the depths of theorchestra until it reaches a grand but melancholy chorale evoking the vastexpanses of the sea. ‘The Lost Wood’ calls forth a desolate chaconne (i.e., a setof variations over a cyclic chord progression). The somber atmosphere growsmore and more intense until it leads to a short, scathing scherzo, ‘Rivers ofDeath.’ This diabolical ‘death scherzo,’ too, escalates until it cannot go any fur-ther, instead bursting into the ecstatic mass singing that begins the final section,‘Silent Spring.’ But — like the insects and birds that Rachel Carson wrote about— one by one those ecstatic orchestral voices fall quiet. We are left with near-silence.

“Rachel Carson’s trenchant writing gave us facts and figures, gave us march-ing orders, gave us the heart to change some of our habits. But, like all great writ-ing, it also gave us the spiritual and psychological space in which to contemplateour own thoughts about the world around us, about our own place in that world,about our own hopes and fears. Music can aspire to do the same. It cannot —should not attempt to — explain, preach, proselytize, comment on external life.Its domain is emotional life, not ‘real’ life. It is non-specific, non-semantic, non-representational. But music aspires to (and my Silent Spring aspires to) grant usaccess to our deepest emotional planes, to that region where — beyond words,beyond numbers, beyond theories and proofs — we live our fullest lives.”

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JEAN SIBELIUSConcerto in Dminor for Violin andOrchestra, Opus 47 (1903, revised 1905)

By 1903, when he was engaged on his ViolinConcerto, Sibelius had already composed Finlandia,Kullervo, En Saga, the Karelia Suite, the fourLemminkäinen Legends (including The Swan ofTuonela) and the first two symphonies, the works thatestablished his international reputation. He was com-posing so easily at that time that his wife, Aïno, wroteto a friend that he would stay up far into the night torecord the flood of excellent ideas that had comeupon him during the day. There were, however, somedisturbing personal worries threatening his musicalfecundity.

Just after the premiere of the Second Symphonyin March 1902, Sibelius developed a painful ear infec-tion that did not respond easily to treatment. Thoughtsof the deafness of Beethoven and Smetana plaguedhim, and he feared that he might be losing his hear-ing. (He was 37 at the time.) In June, he began havingtrouble with his throat, and he jumped to the conclu-sion that his health was about to give way, even won-dering how much time he might have left to work.Though filled with fatalistic thoughts at that time, heput much energy into the Violin Concerto. The earand throat ailments continued to plague him until 1908, when a benign tumor was dis-covered. It took a dozen operations until it was successfully removed, and the anxietyabout its return stayed with him for years. (Sibelius, incidentally, enjoyed sterling healthfor the rest of his days and lived to the ripe age of 91, a testament to the efficacy of histreatment.)

The Violin Concerto’s opening movement employs sonata form, modified in that asuccinct cadenza for the soloist replaces the usual development section. The expositionconsists of three theme groups — a doleful melody announced by the soloist over mur-muring strings, a yearning theme initiated by bassoons and cellos with rich accompani-ment, and a bold, propulsive strophe in march rhythm. The development-cadenza is builton the opening motive and leads directly into the recapitulation of the exposition themes.The second movement could well be called a “Romanza,” a descendant of the long-limbed lyricism of the Andantes of Mozart’s violin concertos. It is among the mostavowedly Romantic music in any of Sibelius’ works for orchestra. The Finale launches intoa robust dance whose theme the esteemed English musicologist Sir Donald Tovey thoughtcould be “a polonaise for polar bears.” A bumptious energy fills the movement, giving itan air reminiscent of the Gypsy finales of many 19th-century violin concertos. The formis sonatina, a sonata without development, here employing two large theme groups.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 8 December 1865 inHämeenlinna, Finland; died 20September 957 in Järvenpää,Finland

PREMIERE OF WORK:Helsinki, 8 February 1904Jean Sibelius, conductorViktor Novácek, soloist

PSO PREMIERE:2 February 1945Syria MosqueFritz Reiner, conductorJacsha Heifetz, violin

INSTRUMENTATION:woodwinds in pairs, four horns, twotrumpets, three trombones, timpani,and strings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:31 minutes

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PYOTR ILYICHTCHAIKOVSKYSymphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74,“Pathétique”

Tchaikovsky died in 1893, at the age of just 53. Hisdeath was long attributed to the accidental drinking ofa glass of unboiled water during a cholera outbreak,but that theory has been questioned in recent yearswith the alternate explanation that he was forced totake his own life because of a homosexual liaisonwith the underage son of a noble family. Though themanner of Tchaikovsky’s death is incidental to theplace of his Sixth Symphony in music history, the factof it is not.

Tchaikovsky conducted his B minor Symphonyfor the first time only a week before his death. It wasgiven a cool reception by musicians and public, andTchaikovsky’s frustration was multiplied when discus-sion of the work was avoided by the guests at a din-ner party following the concert. Three days later, how-ever, his mood seemed brighter, and he told a friendthat he was not yet ready to be snatched off by death,“that snubbed-nose horror. I feel that I shall live a longtime.” He was wrong. The evidence of the manner ofhis death is not conclusive, but what is certain is theoverwhelming grief and sense of loss felt by musiclovers in Russia and abroad as the news of his passing spread. Memorial concerts wereplanned. One of the first was in St. Petersburg on November 18th, only 12 days after hedied. Eduard Napravnik conducted the Sixth Symphony on that occasion, and it was aresounding success. The “Pathétique” was wafted by the winds of sorrow across the musi-cal world, and became — and remains — one of the most popular symphonies ever writ-ten, the quintessential expression of tragedy in music.

The title “Pathétique” was suggested to Tchaikovsky by his elder brother, Modeste. Inhis biography of Pyotr, Modeste recalled that they were sitting around a tea table oneevening after the premiere, and the composer was unable to settle on an appropriate des-ignation for the work before sending it to the publisher. The sobriquet “Pathétique”popped into Modeste’s mind, and Tchaikovsky pounced on it immediately: “Splendid,Modi, bravo. ‘Pathétique’ it shall be.” This title has always been applied to the Symphony,though the original Russian word carries a meaning closer to “passionate” or “emotional”than to the English “pathetic.”

The Symphony opens with a slow introduction dominated by the sepulchral intona-tion of the bassoon, whose melody, in a faster tempo, becomes the impetuous first themeof the exposition. Additional instruments are drawn into the symphonic argument until thebrasses arrive to crown the movement’s first climax. The tension subsides into silencebefore the yearning second theme appears, “like a recollection of happiness in time ofpain,” according to Edward Downes. The tempestuous development section, intricate,

ABOUT THE COMPOSER:Born 7 May 1840 in Votkinsk,Russia; died 6 November 1893 inSt. Petersburg

PREMIERE OF WORK:St. Petersburg, 28 October 1893Orchestra of the Imperial RussianMusic SocietyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, conductor

PSO PREMIERE:17 November 1899Carnegie Music HallVictor Herbert, conductor

INSTRUMENTATION:piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, twoclarinets, two bassoons, four horns,four trumpets, three trombones,tuba, timpani, percussion and strings

APPROXIMATE DURATION:45 minutes

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brilliant and the most masterful thematic manipulation in Tchaikovsky’s output, islaunched by a mighty blast from the full orchestra. The recapitulation is more condensed,vibrantly scored and intense in emotion than the exposition. The major tonality achievedwith the second theme is maintained until the hymnal end of the movement. Tchaikovskyreferred to the second movement as a scherzo, though its 5/4 meter gives it more the feel-ing of a waltz with a limp. The third movement is a boisterous march. The tragedy of theFinale is apparent immediately at the outset in its somber contrast to the whirling explo-sion of sound that ends the third movement. A profound emptiness pervades theSymphony’s closing movement, which maintains its slow tempo and mood of despairthroughout.

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

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

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Nikolaj Znaider is not only celebrated as oneof the foremost violinists of today, but is fastbecoming one of the most versatile artists ofhis generation uniting his talents as soloist,conductor and chamber musician.

This season, Nikolaj Znaider was invitedby Valery Gergiev to become Principal GuestConductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra in St.Petersburg where he will conduct a produc-tion of Marriage of Figaro and a number ofsymphonic concerts. He is a regular guestconductor with orchestras such as the LondonSymphony Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle,Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, CzechPhilharmonic, LA Philharmonic, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Radio France, RussianNational Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, SwedishRadio Orchestra and Gothenburg Symphony.The 2011-2012 season sees Znaider as Artistin Residence with the Dresden StaatskapelleOrchestra and in 2012-2013 making his con-ducting debut with the ConcertgebouwOrkest, Santa Cecilia Rome and PittsburghSymphony Orchestra.

As a soloist, Znaider works regularly withthe world’s leading orchestras and conductorssuch as Daniel Barenboim, Sir Colin Davis,Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta,Christian Thielemann, Mariss Jansons, CharlesDutoit, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Ivan Fischerand Gustavo Dudamel. In recital and chambermusic, he appears at all the major concerthalls. In the 2012-2013 season, the LondonSymphony Orchestra will present an ArtistPortrait of Znaider when he will play two con-certi with Sir Colin Davis, conduct a large-scale symphonic programme and play cham-

ber music with the principals of the orchestra.An exclusive RCA Red Seal recording artist,Znaider’s most recent addition to his discogra-phy is the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir ColinDavis and the Dresden Staatskapelle. Hisaward winning recordings of the Brahms andKorngold Violin Concerti with the ViennaPhilharmonic and Valery Gergiev, theBeethoven and Mendelssohn Concerti withZubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic andProkofiev No. 2 and Glazunov Concerti withMariss Jansons and the Bayerische Rundfunkhave been greeted with great critical acclaim,as was his release of the complete works forviolin and piano of Johannes Brahms withYefim Bronfman. For EMI Classics, he hasrecorded the Mozart Piano Trios with DanielBarenboim and the Nielsen and BruchConcertos with the London Philharmonic.

Znaider is passionate about the educationof musical talent and was for ten yearsFounder and Artistic Director of the NordicMusic Academy, an annual summer schoolwhose vision it was to create conscious andfocused musical development based on quali-ty and commitment.

Nikolaj Znaider plays the “Kreisler”Guarnerius “del Gesu” 1741 on extendedloan to him by The Royal Danish Theaterthrough the generosity of the VeluxFoundations and the Knud HøjgaardFoundation.

NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER

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MAESTRO’S CIRCLE$100,000+AnonymousMr. &Mrs. Juergen MrossThe musicians of the PittsburghSymphony

Dick & Ginny SimmonsMr. &Mrs. Thomas J. UsherArthur & Barbara Weldon

BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE$50,000 - $99,999Audrey & Jerry McGinnisPerry* & BeeJee MorrisonMr. Steven T. Schlotterbeck

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE$25,000 - $49,999AnonymousMr. &Mrs. JamesAgrasBill & Loulie CanadyRandi & L. Van V. Dauler, Jr.Steven G. & Beverlynn ElliottMr. &Mrs. Ira H. GordonMr.* &Mrs. Stanley R.Gumberg

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$15,000 - $19,999Mr. &Mrs. Edward S.Churchill

Ron & Dorothy ChutzJames K. & Sara C. DonnellL. Patrick &Marsha HasseyDouglas B. McAdamsJoanne B. RogersMr. Max Starks & Dr. TiffanyCalloway Starks

Elizabeth Burnett & LawrenceTamburri

GUARANTOR’S CIRCLE$10,000 - $14,999Anonymous (2)Michele & Pat AtkinsAllen Baum & ElizabethWitzke-Baum

Benno & Connie BerntNadine E. BognarKathryn &Michael BrysonJane & Rae R. BurtonDr. Rebecca J. CaserioRoy & Susan DorranceJean & Sigo FalkRobert W. & Elizabeth C.Kampmeinert

Nancy & Jeff LeiningerJanet & Donald MoritzBob & Joan PeircePauline SantelliThe David S. & KarenA.Shapira Foundation

John P. & Elizabeth L. SurmaJill & Craig TillotsonEllen & JimWaltonDr. &Mrs. Merrill F. Wymer

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE$7,500 - $9,999Michael & Carol BleierJoseph* & Virginia CiceroBetty F. Diskin in Memory ofArthur, William & RobertDiskin

Dr. &Mrs. Martin EarleCaryl & Irving HalpernJoseph & Dorothy JackovicJames & Joan Moore

INDIVIDUALS

EVERYGIFT IS INSTRUMENTAL

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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is pleased to acknowledge the followingmembers of our donor family who have made generous gifts of $500 or aboveto the Annual Fund in the past year. Those who have made a new gift orincreased their previous gift are listed in italics. Every effort has been made toensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call412.392.4842. Thank You!

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individual donors

Mr. &Mrs. Frank BrooksRobinson

Alece & David Schreiber

$5,000 - $7,499Anonymous (2)Alan L. & Barbara B. AckermanDan & Kay BarkerNoah Bendix-BalgleyTed & Kathie BobbyMs. Spencer BoydMr. &Mrs. Christopher BrentLarry & Tracy BrockwayDr. &Mrs. Sidney N. BusisMr. &Mrs. Joseph L. CalihanJames C. ChaplinMr. &Mrs. E. V. ClarkeMr.* &Mrs. Eugene CohenEstelle Comay & Bruce RabinBasil & Jayne Adair CoxRuby A. CunninghamAlison H. & Patrick D. DeemPhilip J. & Sherry S. DieringerWilliam S. Dietrich, II*Mr. &Mrs. J. ChristopherDonahue

Mr.* &Mrs. Thomas J. DonnellyMr. William J. FetterMr. &Mrs. Milton FineTerri H. FitzpatrickRobert & Jeanne GleasonMarjorie Burns HallerGail & Gregory HarbaughMr. &Mrs. J. Brett HarveyChristiane &Manfred HoneckMrs. Milton G. HulmeElizabeth S. HurttMr. &Mrs. Robert S. Jamison, Jr.Eugene F. &Margaret MoltrupJannuzi Foundation

Mr. &Mrs. Craig JordanMr. &Mrs. Robert S. KahnMr. &Mrs. R. Drew KistlerD. H. Lee, Jr.Anne LewisSally Minard &Walter LimbachDoris L. LitmanMr. &Mrs. ThomasMcConomy

Robert & Dana McCutcheonDevin & Shannon McGranahanMr. &Mrs. Martin G. McGuinnDr. Kenneth &Mrs. TraceyMelani

Marilyn &Allan H. MeltzerSamMichaels

Robert D. Mierley FamilyFoundation

Morby Family CharitableFoundation

Betty & Granger MorganGerald Lee Morosco & PaulFord, Jr.

Mildred S. Myers &William C.Frederick

Elliott S. OshryShelley, Dana, &Arthur PalmerDr. &Mrs. William R. Poller inhonor of our four grandsons

Mr. &Mrs. John R. & Svetlana S.Price

Mr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartMr. &Mrs. William F. RoemerMillie & Gary RyanNancy SchepisRobert & Janet SquiresMarcia & Dick SwansonMrs. Carol H. TillotsonJane F. Treherne-ThomasThomas L. & Bonnie W.VanKirk

Dr. Michael J. White &Mr.Richard LeBeau

Nozomi Williams in Honor ofSally Webster & Susan Bassett

Rachel & Franny Wymard

AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE$2,500 - $4,999Anonymous (8)Barbara &MarcusAaron, IIMr. &Mrs. Francis A. BalogDr. &Mrs. John C. BarberPhilip &Melinda BeardDr. &Mrs. David BeaudreauMichael & Sherle BergerDavid Blair &MarianneBokan-Blair

Marian & Bruce BlockDiana Block & Christopher KiehlMrs. WilliamA. BoydMr. &Mrs. Kenneth BrandGary & Judy BruceCharles* & Patricia BurkeJames &Margaret ByrneMr. &Mrs. Frank V. CahouetGail & Rob CanizaresRoger & Judy CloughCharles C. Cohen &Michele M.McKenney

Bill & Cynthia CooleyCyert Family FoundationMr. &Mrs. G. A. Davidson, Jr.

Ms. Jamini DaviesAda & Stanford DavisJim & Peggy DegnanJune & Barry DietrichElaine A. DivelyDr. James H. Duggan &Mary E.Duggan

Mr. Frank R. DziamaFrederick & Ruth EglerMarlene & Louis EpsteinMs. Kelly G. Estes &Mr. HankSnell

Henry & Ann FennerMr. &Mrs. Hans FleischnerKimberly & Curtis FlemingJ. Tomlinson FortMr. &Mrs. Henry J. GailliotGary & Joanne GarvinMrs. Merle GilliandNancy Goeres &Michael RusinekKenneth & Lillian GoldsmithMrs. Lee C. GordonGeorge & Jane GreerMr. &Mrs. George V. Grune, Jr.Mr. &Mrs.* Charles H. HarffCarolyn HeilDr. &Mrs. Allen HoggeDorothy A. HowatLeo &Marge KaneMr. &Mrs. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr.Sydelle KesslerCharles & Kathleen KovacCliff & Simi KressMr. &Mrs. Robert LaneJudith & Lester* LaveArthur S. Levine, M.D.& Linda S. Melada

In Memory of Elliot (Bud) LewisBarry Lhormer & Janet MarkelTom &Gail LitwilerMr.* &Mrs. HowardM. LoveMary Lou & Ted N. MageeJeanne R. Manders*Lucine & JohnMarousJames C. & Jennifer MartinDave & Kathy MaskalickVictoria & Alicia McGinnisGeorge & Bonnie MeanorMary Ellen MillerMontgomery IPAssociatesBetty & JohnMusslerBarbara & Eugene MyersMaurice & Nancy NernbergEliza & Hugh NevinFritz OkieThaddeus A. Osial, Jr. M.D. &Linda E. Shooer

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Robert & Lillian PanaguliasDrs. J. Parrish & C. SiewersRichard E. & Alice S. PattonEric & Sharon PerelmanMr. &Mrs. William C. PohlmannRichard E. RauhDr. Tor Richter in memory ofElizabeth W. Richter

JamesW. & Erin M. RimmelMr. &Mrs. Robert W. RiordanMr. &Mrs. Daniel M. RooneyAbby & Reid RuttenbergDonald D. Saxton, Jr. in memo-ry of Barbara Morey Saxton

Karen ScansaroliMrs. Virginia W. SchatzLeonard & Joan ScheinholtzMichael SheflerKay L. ShirkDr. Marcia Landy & Dr. StanleyShostak

Dr. Ralph T. Shuey &Ms.Rebecca L. Carlin

Paul & Linda SilverMr. &Mrs. Harry SteeleLowell & Jan SteinbrennerDrs. Michael & BeverlySteinfeld

Dr. &Mrs. Leonard SteptTheodore & Elizabeth SternMr. &Mrs. Harold H. StroebelMargaret Tarpey & BruceFreeman

Richard & Sandra TeodoriDorothea & Gerald* ThompsonMr. &Mrs. HarryA.Thompson, II

Mr. &Mrs. Arthur W. TicknorJohn & Nancy TrainaKonrad & Gisela WeisCarolyn & RichardWesterhoffSeldon & SusanWhitakerDr.* &Mrs. George R. WhiteMary Jo WinokurDrs. Barry Wu & Iris Tsungin Honor of Louise Wu

Naomi YoranHarvey & Florence ZeveDorothea K. ZikosRobert P. Zinn & Dr. DarleneBerkovitz

ENCORE CLUB$1,500 - $2,499Anonymous (7)Mrs. Ernest AbernathyAndrew &Michelle AloeDr. MadalonAmenta

Joan Frank AptMrs. Jane Callomon ArkusMr. &Mrs. David J. ArmstrongDr. &Mrs. Alan A. AxelsonMr. &Mrs. Robert BarensfeldMrs. Barbara C. &Mr. Ralph J.Bean, Jr.

Fred & Sue BennittJeanne & Richard F. BerdikDr. Michael & Barbara BiancoMr. Michael E. BielskiPhilip & Bernice BollmanDonald W. & Judith L. BornemanBetsy BossongDr. Carole B. BoydBozzone Family FoundationGary & Connie BrandenbergerHugh & Jean BrannanMr. &Mrs. James H. BregenserLawrence R. Breletic& Donald C. Wobb

Jill & Chuck BrodbeckMyron David BroffRoger & Lea BrownHoward &Marilyn BruschiDavid L. Buchta& Harmon K. Ziegler

William BurchinalDr. &Mrs. John A. BurkholderGene & Sue BurnsDr. Bernadette G. Callery & Dr.Joseph M. Newcomer

Susan S. CerconeMrs. Arthur L. Coburn, IIIChristine & Howard CohenMark & Sherri CohenMr. &Mrs. Joseph Alan CopeRose & Vincent A. CrisantiMarion S. DamickJerry &Mimi DavisAlfred R. de JaagerArmand C. DellovadeJames N. Dill, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. James R. DrakeJohn & Gertrude EchementLinda & Robert EllisonDonna & Bob FergusonMarvin Fields & Kate BrennanAlbert L. FiloniMr. &Mrs. James A. FisherMr. &Mrs. Joseph P. FisherChauncey &Magdaline FrazierDina & Jerry FulmerDr. &Mrs. J. William FutrellKeith & Susan GarverMr. &Mrs. Ronald E. GebhardtAli GelorminoMr. &Mrs. David C. Genter

Dr. Robert Joel Gluckman &Susan Johnson

Dr. &Mrs. Sanford A. GordonRick & Stephanie GreenMr. &Mrs. William H.Gullborg

William & Victoria GuyMr. &Mrs. George K. HannaDr. Samuel & Rev. DianaHarbison

Lauren Harder & Jason KassJay Frey &Michael HiresMr. &Mrs. C. T. HiteshewAlysia & Robert HoytDr. &Mrs. John W. HoytMicki HuffMr. &Mrs. Tom HunleyPhillip InjeianMary Lee & Joe IrwinAlice Jane & Paul R. JenkinsBarbara JohnstoneJackie & Ley JonesMr. &Mrs. Jayant KapadiaMr. &Mrs. David N. KaplanGerri KayJudgeWilliam Kenworthy &Mrs. Lucille Kenworthy

Gloria KleimanJames & Jane KnoxMs. Dawn KosanovichGeorge & Alexandra KusicDr. Joseph & AnnaMae LenkeyDr. Michael Lewis & Dr. KatiaSycara

Roslyn M. LitmanGeorge & Jane MalloryDr. Richard Martin in Memory ofMrs. Lori Martin

Carolyn Maue & Bryan HuntJean H. McCulloughMaryA. McDonoughMargaret J. McGowanAlan &Marilyn McIvorSherman & Sue McLaughlinSusan Lee MeadowcroftMuriel R. MorelandJim & Susan Morris in Honor ofKay Stolarevsky

Abby L. MorrisonLesa B. Morrison, Ph..D.Dr. &Mrs. Etsuro K. MotoyamaGerd D. & Helen MuellerDr. Cora E. MusialMr. &Mrs. Patrick M.O’Donnell

H. Ward & Shirley OlanderDr. Karl R. Olsen & Dr. MarthaE. Hildebrandt

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Ellen OrmondWarren & Rena OstlundMr. &Mrs. James ParkerSeth & 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 SalamaMr. David M. SavardThomas & Perri SchelatJoseph Schewe, Jr.Esther SchreiberDr. Allan &Mrs. Brina D. SegalPreston &Annette ShimerMr. &Mrs. Robert H. Shoop, Jr.Dr. &Mrs. Dennis P. SlevinJuliet Lea Hillman SimondsManny H. & Ileane SmithMarisa &Walter C. SmithMrs. Alice R. SnyderSandy &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. WitmerHugh D. &Alice C. YoungMiriam L. YoungMr. &Mrs. Charles Zellefrow

SYMPHONY CLUB$500 - $1,499Anonymous (29)Mr. &Mrs. GaryAbbsFrederic & Deborah AcevedoMary BethAdamsDr. LawrenceAdler &Ms.Judith Brody

R. WardAllebach & Lisa D.Steagall

Mr. Christopher D. Allen &Ms.Claudia Mahave

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

The Rev. Drs. A. Gary & JudyAngleberger

Mr. &Mrs. Charles ArmitageJames & SusanneArmourGeraldineArmstrongRuth Bachman in Memory ofJames Bachman

Mr. &Mrs. Robert Y. BallLorraine E. BalunDr. Esther L. BarazzoneRichard C. BarneyRobert & Loretta BaroneRobert C. Barry, Jr. & Nancy L.Bromall

Robert Bastress & BarbaraFleischauer

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

Dorothy BeckerKenneth & Elsa BeckermanNick & Dottie BeckwithMr. &Mrs. G. NicholasBeckwith, III

Yu-Ling & Gregg BehrVange & Nick BeldecosJudith BellEdgar & Betty BelleBendix-Balgley Fund of the TidesFoundation

Rudy & 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 BonnerMr. Albert BortzDana &Margaret BovbjergDr. &Mrs. A’Delbert BowenMatthew & Leslie BraksickRobert N. BrandMr. &Mrs. William H. BrandeisGerda &Abe BrettonMary & Russell BrignanoMary L. BriscoeSuzy & Jim BroadhurstSuzanne Broughton & RichardMargerum

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

Dr. &Mrs. Albert Caretto, Jr.Charles & Donna CashdollarJanet E. ChadwickDr. Thomas S. ChangMonsignor Willliam G.Charnoki, P.A.

Peggy & Joe CharnyCraig D. ChoateKenneth & Celia ChristmanDr. &Mrs. Albert E. ChungDavid Clark & Janese Abbott inMemory of Perry Morrison

Mr. &Mrs. William ClarksonWilliam & ElizabethClendenning

Mrs. Sarah Clendenning &Mr.Un Kim

Mr. &Mrs. Philip CoachmanStuart & Cathryn CoblinJared L. &Maureen B. CohonAlan & Lynne ColkerDale ColyerMr. &Mrs. Jack Cornelius

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Barton & 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. DaubnerJanis A. DavisJoan Clark DavisMarlene & Richard DavisBruce & Rita DeckerCharles S. DegroskyCaptain Ronald M. Del Duca,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 EdwardsChristopher & Gretchen ElkusEugene & Katrin EngelsArnold & Eva EnglerDr. Timothy EvansTibey & Julian FalkDr. &Mrs.* John H. FeistDr. &Mrs. Lawrence FerlanMadelyn & John FernstromMrs. Orlie S. FerrettiMs. Janet FesqDr. Joseph FineMr. &Mrs. David FitzsimmonsMr. Mark F. FlahertyJane Flanders*Jan FleisherSuzanne FloodDr. &Mrs. Edward L. Foley

Mrs. Barbara E. ForresterJanice & Larry FoulkeMr. &Mrs. K. H. Fraelich, Jr.Mrs. Natalie H. FriedbergFriends of the PSOJohn & Elaine FrombachMr. &Mrs. Frank B. Fuhrer, IIILorie FullerNormandie 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. GetzeJosie & Geoff GibsonJane N. GilbertRevs. Gaylord & Catherine GillisMike & Cordy GlennDaniel &Marcia Glosser FundDolores GluckMr. &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 GruenMr. Matteo GruelleIra &Anita GumbergDr. &Mrs.* Alberto GuzmanJerome P. & Claire B. HahnMarnie & Jim HainesMr. &Mrs. Van Beck HallMr. &Mrs. Henry E. HallerMarjorie Burns HallerJim &Mary HamiltonJeanne M. HanchettSusan & David HardestyMr. &Mrs. Edward J. HarrisMs. ChristineA. HartungMr. &Mrs. Calvin R. Hastings

Mr. &Mrs. Jack W. HausserJana & Fil HearnCathy & John HeggestadDr. &Mrs. Fred P. HeidenreichMs. Martha S. Helmreich inHonor of my mother, Anne J.Schaff

Eric & Lizz HelmsenMr. &Mrs. Thomas HendersonMr. &Mrs. Daniel H. HeplerBob & Georgia HernandezMarianne &Marshall HessDouglas &Antionette HillDr. &Mrs. John B. HillDr. Joseph &Marie HinchcliffeMr. Carlyle HochMs. Donna Hoffman &Mr.Richard Dum

Clare & Jim HokePhilo & 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. JohnstonTom &Wendy Jones in Honor ofChris Wu

Dr. RaymondM. JurigaRichard & Barbara KahlsonAlice & Richard KallaDaniel & Carole KaminJulie & Jeffrey KantDr. &Mrs. Peter D. KaplanFlo & Bob KennyRhian Kenny

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Ruth Ann & Eugene KleinLynn &Milton KleinPeggy C. KnottHetty* & James KnoxMr. &Mrs. Thomas A. KobusMs. Marilyn KochNancy & Bill KochDr.* &Mrs. Kian S. KoorosWilliam B.* & Karen M. KostStephen KostyniakCarly, Catherine & Kim KozaAndrew J. Kozusko, III, Esq.& Kristin M. Kozusko

Madeline Kramer in Memory ofFred Kramer

HelenAldisert &William L.Krayer

Alice & Lewis KullerRobert A. &Alice KushnerBetty LambDr. Michael LandayDr. &Mrs. Howard N. LangA. Lorraine LauxEarl &Marilyn LattermanMarvin & Gerry LebbyJoan LeeJoon & Grace LeeMr. 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. MarsThomas & Elizabeth MassellaHelen F. Mathieson

Dr. WilliamMatlack & LeslieCrawford Matlack

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

Mr. Samuel A. McClungJonathan & Kathryn McClureMary C. McCormickMargaret S. McCoyPaula & Bob McCrackenMrs. Samuel K. McCuneKeith McDuffieMary & R. Lee McFaddenMr. &Mrs. Michael H.McGarry

Carol Jean McKenzieJean & John McLaughlinMr. &Mrs. William P. MeehanMr. David Givens &Mr. StephenMellett

Mr. &Mrs. Richard P. MellonBarbara Sachnoff MendlowitzIn 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.Dr. Samuel* & Nessa MinesCatherine MissendaPhyllis S. Mizel*Paul & Connie MockenhauptMr. Jason MooneyAmy & Ira M. MorganConnie & Bruce MorrisonDr. &Mrs. William S. MorrisonMr. &Mrs. Jeffrey MorrowFrank & Brenda MosesMr. &Mrs. Richard MunschDavid & Joan MurdochMary & JimMurdyTerrence H. MurphyMr. &Mrs.* Albert C. MuseDr. &Mrs. Donald D. NaragonDr. &Mrs. Michael S. NathansonDr. &Mrs. Dennis W. NebelConstance NelsonDr. Nancy Z. NelsonRev. Robert &Mrs. SuzanneNewpher

Patricia K. NicholsRenee K. NicholsonMr. &Mrs. James NieceMr. &Mrs. David NimickDr. Sean NolanNan R. NorrisCharles & Lois NortonHeidi NovakDr. &Mrs. Harry M. NullMaureen S. O’BrienMr. &Mrs. Jack OffenbachDr. &Mrs. Kook Sang OhPaul & Nancy O’NeillVince OrnatoDr. &Mrs. RichardA. OrrDee Jay Oshry & Bart RackJohn A. OsuchSandy & Gene O’SullivanDr. &Mrs. Henry OverbeckDoug & Suzanne OwenDr. 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 PriceMyrna & Gerald PrinceMercedes & John PryceRobert &Mary Jo PurvisMr. &Mrs. C. J. Queenan, Jr.Fran QuinlanDr. * &Mrs. Donald H. QuintJames & Carol RandolphBarbara M. RankinDrs. Bruce & Jane RaymondDr. &Mrs. John A. RedfieldMr. Joseph J. Regna, Jr.Paul & Dorothy ReiberEric & Frances ReichlMs. Victoria Rhoades CarraroDr. &Mrs. J. Merle Rife

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Mavis & Norman RobertsonEdgar R. & Betty A. RobinsonMr. &Mrs. James E. RohrMr. &Mrs. C. Arthur RolanderMr. &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 SandoDr. Carlos R. SantiagoBill McAllister & JanetSarbaugh

Stephen & Susan SargentSally & Keith SaylorCharlie 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 Smith

Bill & Patty SnodgrassMarjorie A. SnyderMarcie Solomon &NathanGoldblatt

David Solosko & Sandra KniessFund

Kristine Haig & John SonnendayDr. &Mrs. Edward M. Sorr insupport of music and wellness

Dr. Horton C. SouthworthSamuel & Judith SpanosR. Palmer SpierlingRichard C. Spine & Joyce BermanHenry SpinelliJanet H. StaabJim & Judy StalderPatricia D. StaleyGary & Charlene StanichDr. James StaplesShirley & 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. William H.Taylor, Jr.

Gordon & Catherine TelferSue Challinor &Matt 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. VandertieMr. &Mrs. Jerry E. VestEdward L. &Margaret VogelJohn & Linda Vuono

Wagner Family CharitableTrust

Suzanne & RichardWagnerBill & Sue WagnerC. Robert WalkerJohn & IreneWallMr. &Mrs. John WandriscoMr. W.L. & Dr. B.H. WardTony & Pat WatermanMarvin & Dot WedeenElaine WeilWilliam C. WeilJodi & AndrewWeisfieldBill WeissNorman &MarilynWeizenbaum

Mr. &Mrs. James P. WelchNancyWelferJ.B. WellerFrank & HeideWenzelMrs. Louis A. WerbanethNancyWernerMr. &Mrs. Arthur WesterbergMr. &Mrs. Thomas C. WettachJames WhiteheadRuth O. WilliamsDr. 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 January 9, 2012*deceased

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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

The 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 FoundationThe Fine 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

Roy F. Johns, Jr. Family FoundationHoward 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 FundThe Norbell FoundationA.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable TrustParker FoundationThe Lewis A. and Donna M. Patterson CharitableFoundation

W. I. Patterson Charitable FoundationThe Lewis A. and Donna M. Patterson CharitableFoundation

Pennsylvania 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 FoundationThe H. Glenn Sample Jr. MDMemorial TrustJames 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

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BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATIONSIGNATURE CIRCLE$75,000 AND ABOVEAcusisAllegheny TechnologiesIncorporated

BNY MellonEQT CorporationHighmark Blue Cross BlueShield

PNC

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

PPG Industries Foundation

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

Delta Air LinesFederal Home Loan Bank ofPittsburgh

Giant EagleH. J. Heinz CompanyFoundation

LANXESS CorporationMSA Charitable FoundationPittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.Peoples Natural GasThorp Reed & Armstrong LLPTriangle Tech GroupUnited States Steel CorporationUPMC & UPMC Health Plan

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

Bayer USA FoundationCitigroupClearview Federal CreditUnion

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

The Frank E. Rath-Spang &Company Charitable Trust

Hefren-TillotsonMacy’s FoundationSarris 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.

DeloitteEat’n Park RestaurantsFederated Investors, Inc.Gleason, Inc.Heritage Valley HealthSystem

KPMG LLPLevin FurnitureMEDRADMorgan StanleyMozart ManagementMylan 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 PCDominion ResourcesELG Haniel MetalsCorporation

Elite Coach TransportationFort Pitt Capital Group

KoppersLighthouse ElectricCompany, Inc.

Marsh USA Inc.Mascaro ConstructionCompany

Pittsburgh CorningCorporation

Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting Co.Silhol Builders SupplyThe TechsWPXI-TV

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

ESB BankElements ContemporaryCuisine

Ellwood Group, Inc.FISERVHughes Television ProductionsJendoco ConstructionCorporation

Kerr Engineered SalesCompany

Lidia’s Italy PittsburghMacLachlan, Cornelius &Filoni, Inc.

McKamish Inc.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNocito Enterprises, Inc.Oxford Development CompanyRothman Gordon PCSix Penn KitchenStringert, Inc.Trebuchet Consulting LLCTube City IMS, LLCUnited Safety Services, Inc.Wampum Hardware Inc

PARTNER LEVEL$500 - $999Allegheny Valley BankBig Burrito RestaurantGroup

BombardierThe Buncher Company

CORPORATIONS Includes annual corporate donations and sponsorships

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corporations

Cantor and PoundsDental Associates

ConsolidatedCommunications

Crawford EllenbogenLLC

Enterprise BankGeneral Wire SpringCo.

Goehring, Rutter &Boehm

Hamill ManufacturingCompany

Hertz Gateway Center,LP

Hoffman Electric, Inc.Horovitz, Rudoy &Roteman

The Jas H. MatthewsEducational &Charitable Trust

John B. Conomos, Inc.K&I Sheet Metal, Inc.Lucas Systems, Inc.Marstrand IndustriesInc.

Metso MineralsIndustries, Inc.

Meyer, Unkovic &Scott LLP Attorneysat Law

Mitsubishi ElectricPower Products, Inc.

Modany-Falcone, Inc.ModernReproductions, Inc.

Neville ChemicalCompany

O’Neal Steel, Inc.PGT TruckingPzena InvestmentManagement, LLC

Scott Metals Inc.Triad USAWagner Agency, Inc.Weltman, Weinberg& Reis Co., LPA

WestmorelandMechanical Testing& Research, Inc.

We would like to thank allcorporations that con-tribute to the PittsburghSymphony Orchestra.Please see our website for acomplete listing atpittsburghsymphony.org.

Current as of January 24,2012

Music Director Manfred Honeck

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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 GarverThe Estate of Olga T. GazalieMr.* &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 Horvitz*Florence 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. NelsonEda 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

Michael SheflerMr. &Mrs. Richard P. SimmonsAudrey I. Stauffer*Dr. &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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legacy of excellence

Principal Horn Chair, given byanAnonymous Donor

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

Michael & Carol BleierHorn Chair given in memoryof our parents, Tina & CharlesBleier and Ruth & ShelleyStein

Jane & Rae Burton Cello ChairCynthia S. CalhounPrincipal Viola Chair

Virginia CampbellPrincipal Harp Chair

Ron & Dorothy ChutzFirst Violin Chair

Johannes &Mona L. CoetzeeMemorial Principal EnglishHorn Chair

George & Eileen DormanAssistant Principal CelloChair

Albert H. EckertAssociate Principal PercussionChair

Beverlynn & Steven ElliottAssociate ConcertmasterChair

Jean & Sigo FalkPrincipal Librarian Chair

Endowed Principal PiccoloChair, given to honor Frankand Loti Gaffney

William & Sarah GalbraithFirst Violin Chair

The Estate of Olga T. GazalieFirst Violin Chair

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

Susan S. Greer MemorialTrumpet Chair, given by PeterGreer

Caryl & Irving HalpernCello Chair

William Randolph HearstEndowed Fund for Education

Vira I. Heinz Music DirectorChair

Principal Pops Conductor ChairEndowed by Henry & ElsieHillman

Tom&Dona HotoppPrincipal Bass Chair

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

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

Virginia KaufmanResident Conductor Chair,Lawrence Loh

Stephen & Kimberly KeenBass Chair

G. Christian Lantzsch &Duquesne Light CompanyPrincipal Second Violin Chair

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

Nancy & Jeffery LeiningerFirst Violin Chair

Edward D. LoughneyCo-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 and Nell E.Miller Chair

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

The Perry & BeeJee MorrisonString Instrument Loan Fund

The Morrison FamilyAssociate Principal SecondViolin Chair

Mildred S. Myers&William C. FrederickCo-Principal Oboe Chair

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

Pittsburgh SymphonyAssociation Principal CelloChair

Reed Smith Chair honoringTom Todd Horn Chair

JamesW. & Erin RimmelPercussion Chair

Mr. &Mrs. William E. RinehartOboe Chair

Donald & Sylvia RobinsonFamily Foundation GuestConductor Chair

Martha Brooks RobinsonPrincipal Trumpet Chair

Mr. &Mrs. Aaron SilbermanPrincipal Clarinet Chair

Mr. andMrs. Willard J. TillotsonJr. Viola Chair

Tom & Jamee ToddPrincipal Trombone Chair

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

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

Barbara WeldonPrincipal Timpani 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 January 24, 2012*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

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$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 - $999,999Anonymous (1)Dollar BankRoy & 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. UsherJon & Carol WaltonThomas H. and Frances M.Witmer

$100,000 - $249,999Anonymous (3)Wendy & David Barensfeld inMemory of Robert E. Herlands

Kathryn &Michael BrysonRae & Jane Burton

Mr. &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. WahlFalk Foundation & Sigo and JeanFalk

Mr. &Mrs. Henry J. GailliotGoldman Sachs GivesIra &Anita GumbergHansen FoundationWilliam Randolph HearstFoundation

Hefren-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 TillotsonHelge & Erika WehmeierJames & SusanneWilkinsonHilda M. Willis Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Estate of Florence M. JacobBenno & Constance BerntMichael & Carol BleierSidney & Sylvia BusisAnn & Frank CahouetRon & Dorothy ChutzBasil & JayneAdair CoxEstate of Olga T. GazalieBarbara JeremiahRobert W. & Elizabeth C.Kampmeinert

A. W. Mellon FoundationJames & Joan MooreDonald I. & Janet MoritzMildred S. Myers &William C.Frederick

Elliott S. OshryPittsburgh Post-GazetteReed Smith LLP

Abby & Reid RuttenbergJohn P. & Elizabeth L. SurmaJacquelin G. Wechsler

$25,000-$49,999Anonymous (1)Alan L. & Barbara B. AckermanAstorinoLarry & Tracy BrockwayRobert C. DenovePamela R. & Kenneth B. DunnMartin & Lisa EarleEichleay FoundationErnst & Young LLPNancy Goeres &Michael RusinekMs. Anna GreenbergStephen & 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 IndustrialDevelopment Co.

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. ChaplinVirginia K. CiceroThe Estate of Richard C. TobiasThe Estate of Jane I. JohnsonGreg & Ellen JordanRuth Feldman* & Emil FeldmanElizabeth H. GenterDavid & Nancy GreenCaryl & Irving Halpern

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

Robert & Lillian PanaguliasMr. &Mrs. John R. PriceDeborah RiceJamesW. & Erin M. RimmelMax & Tiffany StarksEstate of Audrey I. StaufferElizabeth Burnett & LawrenceTamburri

The Chester A. Davies TrustEdward L. &Margaret VogelMrs. Evette WivaggRachel 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 HelmsenHyman Family FoundationRichard &Alice KallaMr. &Mrs. Arthur J. Kerr, Jr.Douglas W. KinzeyCliff & Simi KressBetty L. LambJeanne R. Manders*Scott & Bridget MichaelMr. &Mrs. Stuart M. Miller

Robert 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

Mr. &Mrs. Thomas D. WrightRobert P. Zinn & Dr. DarleneBerkovitz

$1,000 - $4,999Anonymous (7)Mr. &Mrs. John Crile Allen, Sr.Mr. Thomas L. AllenDavid &AndreaAloeJoan & Jerome*Apt & FamilyJohn H. AshtonDr. &Mrs. AlanA. AxelsonKathleen & Joseph BairdRichard C. BarneyRobert W. & Janet W. BaumPhilip &Melinda BeardYu-Ling and Gregg BehrPatti & Sandy BermanGeorgia BernerMs. Mary BiaginiDrs. Barbara &Albert BiglanMarian & Bruce BlockNadine E. BognarBetsy BossongJim & Debbie BoughnerMr. &Mrs. DavidA. BrownleeLois 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 DiCarloJune & Barry DietrichLisa Donnermeyer

John & Gertrude EchementFrancis & Gene Fairman IIIIn Honor of Ruth Feldman* &Emil Feldman

Mrs. Orlie S. FerrettiJan FleisherMr. &Mrs. Joseph U. FryeFriends & Family of Stanford P.Davis

Bruce &Ann GablerDr. R. Kent Galey & Dr. KarenRoche

Gamma Investment CorporationKathleen Gavigan &William B.Dixon

Mr. &Mrs. James GensteinBernard Goldstein, M.D. &Russellyn Carruth

Mr. ThomasW. Golightly & Rev.Carolyn J. Jones

Mr. &Mrs. Thomas C. GrahamJohn F. GrayMr. &Mrs. Frank T. GuadagninoKristine Haig & John SonnendayDeirdre & Brian HenryCarol E. HigginsAdam&Allison HillKelvin HillEsther & Terry HorneMr. &Mrs. Thomas O. HornsteinDavid &Mary HughesMary Lee & Joe IrwinVincent J. JacobMr. &Mrs. RichardA. Jacobs, Jr.Maureen Jeffrey TrustSusan &Wyatt JennyMr. &Mrs. Wilbur S. JonesLeo &Marge KaneJoan M. KaplanMr. Navroz J. KarkariaJudgeWilliam Kenworthy &Mrs.Lucille Kenworthy

Jan & Guari KieferAleta J. & Paul KingCarly, Catherine & Kim KozaElaine & Carl KrasikIn Memory of Jack LarouereMike LaRue & JudyWagnerA. Lorraine LauxMr. &Mrs. Frederick C. LeechJohn Lenkey IIIDr. Joseph &AnnaMae LenkeyFrances F. LevinKen &Hope LingeTom &Gail LitwilerE.D. LoughneyMacLachlan, Cornelius& Filoni, Inc.

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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 BenchWilliam S. Dietrich, II* ............................................................Endowment for PSO Educational ProgramsDollar Bank ..............................................................................................Community Engagement ConcertsMr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue ................................................................................Music for the SpiritRoy & 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 Hillman ..................The Henry L. Hillman Endowment for International PerformancesMs. Seima Horvitz........................................................................................................................Garden BenchDavid & 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 SpiritAlece & David Schreiber ............................................................................................................Garden BenchHarvey & Florence Zeve ........................................................................................................Garden Bench

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Mary Lou & Ted N. MageeCarl &Alexis MancusoIn Memory of Elizabeth &Leonard Martin

Dave & Kathy MaskalickMr. &Mrs. JosephA. Massaro, Jr.Mr. &Mrs. Water T. McGough, Jr.George & Bonnie MeanorMarilyn &Allan MeltzerMerrills FamilyBurl J. F. Moone, IIIArthur J. Murphy, Jr.Terrence H. MurphyMr. &Mrs. Perry NapolitanoDr. &Mrs. Harry M. NullDr. andMrs. Arthur NussbaumRoger & Sarah ParkerJohn & Joan PasterisRichard E. &Alice S. PattonCamilla B. Pearce and Dan Gee*Joseph & Suzanne PerrinoMs. MaryAlice PriceSymphony EastBarbara RackoffBruce S. ReopolosMr. &Mrs. Philip R. Roberts

Betty & Edgar R. RobinsonMr. WilliamM. RobinsonBruce & Susy RobisonDr. LeeA. & Rosalind*Rosenblum

Charlotta Klein RossJoseph RoundsMillie & Gary RyanGail Ryave & FamilyMary SedigasMrs. Virginia W. SchatzAllyn R. Shaw, WilliamM. ShawIII & Family, SusanWambold

Michael SheflerMr. &Mrs. Raymond V.Shepherd, Jr.

Dr. Ralph T. Shuey & Rebecca L.Carlin

Paul & Linda SilverLaurie & Paul SingerLois & Bill SingletonMarjorie A. SnyderMarcie Solomon &NathanGoldblatt

Martin Staniland &AlbertaSbragia

Shirley & Sidney Stark, Jr.Sarah & Thomas St. ClairJeff & Linda StengelStringert, Inc.Peter SullivanMr. &Mrs. Frank TalenfeldDorothea & Gerald* ThompsonJeff &Melissa TsaiDrs. Ben Van Houten & VictoriaWoshner

John and Linda VuonoJim* &Mary Jo WinokurScott & StacyWeberMarvin & Dot WedeenJodi &AndrewWeisfieldMr. &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

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