Time Out

You have exceeded the time limit and your seats have been released.

Moonlight Masquerade

Moonlight Masquerade

Moonlight Masquerade

Moonlight Masquerade

Sat, Sep 17, 2016, 7:00pm
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Heinz Hall

One of today’s preeminent violinists, Gil Shaham joins Music Director Manfred Honeck and your Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for our annual Gala concert featuring Sarasate’s dazzling Carmen Fantasy, ​charming Kreisler showpieces, and evocative night music including Debussy’s beloved Clair de lune, Prokofiev’s "Masks" from Romeo and Juliet and more!

For information about or tickets for the Moonlight Masquerade Soiree, please visit here. The evening will feature a silent auction benefitting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.  Click here to register online and start bidding.

Artists

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Program

Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Opus 96
Prokofiev: "Masks" from Romeo and Juliet, Opus 64a
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Mendelssohn: Scherzo from the Incidental Music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opus 61
Strauss: "Moonlight Scene" from Capriccio, Opus 85
Greig: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt
Khachaturian: Suite from Masquerade
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
Sarasate: Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 25

Program Notes

Accessibility:

    For personal assistance selecting accessible seats or for more information about accessibility for a person with a disability, please contact Customer Service at 412-392-4900.