For Immediate Release
April 20, 2022
Contact: Julie Goetz, Director of Communications
(412) 905-9058 jgoetz@pittsburghsymphony.org
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY: SPRING 2022 CALENDAR
Experience “Jurassic Park in Concert” at Heinz Hall in July
Spring concerts continue with Beethoven in Your Neighborhood and more than a dozen Classical and Pops concerts in person and livestreamed
PITTSBURGH, PA—Relive the magic of “Jurassic Park” on the big screen accompanied by a thrilling live performance by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now for this exciting experience at Heinz Hall on July 9 and 10, 2022, that features the magical cinema partnership of Steven Spielberg and John Williams.
A groundbreaking action-packed adventure of the ultimate battle between man and prehistoric predators, each concert will contain the original, full-length “Jurassic Park” film projected on an HD screen accompanied by the full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score live with the movie. Pre-sale tickets are available now to Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra subscribers and donors at the Concerto Club level; the general public on sale date is April 22, 2022. Ticket prices range from $25-$105 and are available at the Heinz Hall Box Office online at pittsburghsymphony.org, by phone at 412.392.4900, or in person at 600 Penn Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh.
Jurassic Park is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. Licensed by Universal Studios. All rights reserved.
BEETHOVEN IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY PROJECT:
First announced in early April, the Pittsburgh Symphony’s “Beethoven In Your Neighborhood: Library Project” concerts take place from May 4 to June 29, 2022, at original Pittsburgh library locations commissioned by Andrew Carnegie. Together with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Library Association and MuseumLab, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra invites Pittsburgh to enjoy the musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven and the community’s historic library system. Each event in the free, 16-concert series will feature musical hosts, local historians and librarians, as well as a performance of one of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets performed by Pittsburgh Symphony string musicians.
For concert dates, a schedule of events and ticket information, visit pittsburghsymphony.org/BIYN.
Due to limited seating capacities at each library venue, attendees are encouraged (but not required) to make reservations here: pittsburghsymphony.formstack.com/forms/library_internal_sign_up_form.
SPRING 2022 BNY MELLONG GRAND CLASSICS HIGHLIGHTS:
Six more programs remain in the BNY Mellon Grand Classics subscription series for the 2021-2022 season. Music Director Manfred Honeck leads three concert weekends, David Afkham leads one, and conductors Nathalie Stutzmann and Matthias Pintscher each make their Pittsburgh debuts in the remaining two. Pianists Yefim Bronfman, Beatrice Rana and Emanuel Ax return to Heinz Hall this spring, while violinists Daniel Lozakovich and Alexi Kenney also make their Pittsburgh debuts as soloists.
The Pittsburgh Symphony is thrilled to welcome back to the stage its long-time choral partner, the outstanding Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, in a long-awaited return of performance of orchestral works with chorus takes place on April 30 with a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 at Heinz Hall, the capstone of Bank of America Symphony Week. The Mendelssohn Choir will also join Manfred Honeck and the Orchestra for the Pittsburgh premiere of Antonina Dvorak’s Te Deum, a joyful, spectacular work that heralded Dvorak’s move to America.
Two additional livestreams and radio simulcasts on WQED-FM (89.3) have been added to the BNY Mellon Grand Classics series. The programs are hosted by WQED-FM’s Jim Cunningham, with special guest interviews at intermission, and are directed by seven-time EMMY Award winning director Habib Azar. Viewers will see an updated look to the Pittsburgh Symphony’s virtual streaming platform, PSO Front Row, psofrontrow.org. Livestreams begin at 7:30 p.m., and concerts radio broadcasts begin at 8:00 p.m. The livestream and radio simulcast programs are: “Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff” on Friday, April 22, 2021, and “Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart” on Friday, June 19, 2021.
SPRING 2022 PNC POPS HIGHLIGHTS:
The 2021-2022 PNC Pops season continues with performances of “To Marvin: With Love” in May and “Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown” in June.
From May 13-15, conductor Jack Everly and vocalist Marissa McGowan present “To Marvin, With Love,” which celebrates the memory of Marvin Hamlisch with a program of favorites from his storied career and momentous history with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as its first Principal Pops Conductor.
The PNC Pops 2021-2022 season closes out with sensational Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling as he leads “Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown” from June 24-26. Vocalists Chester Gregory, Michael Lynche and Shayna Steele join Stripling to bring some of Motown music’s biggest smash hits to life.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT: NEW AUDIO DESCRIPTION EQUIPMENT AT HEINZ HALL
The Pittsburgh Symphony and Heinz Hall have extended their commitment to accessibility and inclusive experiences for all concert patrons with newly installed audio description equipment at Heinz Hall. The system, serving patrons who are blind or have low vision, became available for the first time at “Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” on April 10, 2022. Audio description is a form of live narration that informs listeners of key visual elements of a production during the live broadcast, providing accessibility to the sights and images of that production to benefit patrons that are blind or low vision. This system is available to patrons on request in advance.
SCHOOLTIME PROGRAMS AT HEINZ HALL AND ONLINE AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATORS THROUGH JUNE 30
Schooltime concerts return to Heinz Hall for the first time in two years on May Three virtual schooltime units from the 2021-2022 season—“Meet the Orchestra” and “What Makes Jazz?” with Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling, and “Origin Stories” with conductor Daniel Meyer and host Mikael Owunna—will continue to be available online for educators and their students through June 30, 2022. The concerts are free, but registration is required. For more information, visit pittsburghsymphony.org/schooltime.
TICKET INFORMATION:
The remaining dates on the orchestra’s 2021-2022 season calendar can be found below and at pittsburghsymphony.org, and tickets may be purchased on the PSO website, through the box office at 600 Penn Ave., or by calling 412.392.4900. Single tickets for the 2022-2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra go on sale on June 17, 2022.
Please see the “Safely Together” web page for Heinz Hall health and safety policies, including updated vaccination and mask policies as of March 2022, and improvements that have been made at Heinz Hall to make the patron experience more comfortable and enjoyable.
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING 2022 CALENDAR LIST
Unless otherwise noted, all concerts take place at Heinz Hall.
BNY Mellon Grand Classics: BRONFMAN PLAYS RACHMANINOFF
Friday, April 22, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Gloria Isabel Ramos Triano: why? *World premiere & commission*
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 30
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Classical Special: AN EVENING WITH HONECK, MUTTER & WILLIAMS
Monday, April 25, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
John Williams, conductor
Beethoven In Your Neighborhood Week: at CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER (sold-out)
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 & Symphony No. 7
Beethoven In Your Neighborhood Week: PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (sold-out)
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 & Symphony No. 1
Beethoven In Your Neighborhood Week: NEW HAZLETT THEATER (sold-out)
Thursday, April 28, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & Symphony No. 5
Beethoven In Your Neighborhood Week: CARNEGIE HALL (HOMESTEAD)
Friday, April 29, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 & Symphony No. 3
Beethoven In Your Neighborhood Week: BEETHOVEN’S NINTH
Saturday, April 30, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Sari Gruber, soprano
Maire Therese Carmack, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Werley, tenor
Brian Kontes, bass
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Dvořák’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
Friday, May 6, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 7, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor (debut)
Daniel Lozakovich, violin (debut)
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) *PSO premiere*
Johannes Brahms: Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 77
Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, "From the New World"
PNC Pops: TO MARVIN, WITH LOVE
Friday, May 13, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Jack Everly, conductor
Marissa McGowan, vocalist
BNY Mellon Grand Classics: ALEXI KENNEY PLUS LA MER
Friday, May 20, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Matthias Pintscher, conductor (debut)
Alexi Kenney, violin (debut)
Maurice Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye [Mother Goose] (complete ballet)
Claude Debussy: La mer: Three Symphonic Sketches
Béla Bartók: Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
PSO360: VIOLIN SPLENDOR WITH ALEXI KENNEY
Saturday, May 21, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Alexi Kenney, violin (PSO360 debut)
BNY Mellon Grand Classics: CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF RETURNS
Friday, June 3, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, 2022 2:30 p.m.
David Afkham, conductor (debut)
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Coriolan, Opus 62
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 99
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68
BNY Mellon Grand Classics: TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO
Friday, June 10, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 11, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Beatrice Rana, piano
Lauren Snouffer, soprano (debut)
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (debut)
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Jessie Montgomery: Source Code *PSO premiere*
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 23
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
Antonin Dvořák: Te Deum, Opus 103 *PSO premiere*
BNY Mellon Grand Classics: EMANUEL AX PLAYS MOZART
Friday, June 17, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 19, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Giacomo Puccini (arr. Honeck/Ille): Symphonic Suite from Turandot *World premiere & commission*
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 20 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, K. 466
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64
RECORDING WEEKEND
PNC Pops: DANCING IN THE STREET: MUSIC OF MOTOWN
Friday, June 24, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 2022 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Byron Stripling, conductor
Chester Gregory, vocalist
Michael Lynche, vocalist
Shayna Steele, vocalist
Pops Special: JURASSIC PARK FILM WITH ORCHESTRA
Saturday, July 9, 2022 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 10, 2022 2:30 p.m.
Jacob Joyce, conductor
WITH GRATITUDE:
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to sponsors of the Beethoven In Your Neighborhood project. Overall project support is generously provided in part by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Catharine M. Ryan and John T. Ryan III. The Bank of America Symphony Cycle is presented by Bank of America, with additional support from FedEx Ground. The Library portion of Beethoven in Your Neighborhood is generously supported in part by PNC.
BNY Mellon Grand Classics concerts are made possible by title sponsorship support from BNY Mellon and are supported in part by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Fairmont Pittsburgh is the official hotel of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Delta Air Lines is the official airline of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
PNC Pops concerts are made possible by title sponsorship support from PNC and are supported in part by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Fairmont Pittsburgh is the official hotel of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
PSO360 concerts are made possible by series sponsorship support from Dentons Cohen & Grigsby.
Pittsburgh Symphony Learning & Community Engagement programs are supported by Federated Hermes, Inc., Hefren-Tillotson, Inc., NexTier Bank, P.J. Dick, Trumbull & Lindy Paving, PPG Foundation, and UPMC Health Plan; and, by generous grants from The Jack Buncher Foundation, the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Fiddlesticks concerts are endowed by Gerald and Audrey McGinnis, honoring the Center for Young Musicians.
Schooltime concerts are made possible by generous support from FedEx Ground, Equitrans Midstream, EQT Foundation, and PPG Industries Foundation.
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