2026 European Festival Tour Concerts
Kurhaus Meran, Merano (Italy)
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Schulhoff (arr. Honeck/Ille) - Five Pieces
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg (Austria)
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Schulhoff (arr. Honeck/Ille) - Five Pieces
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
National Philharmonic, Warsaw (Poland)
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Bruce Liu, piano
Szymanowski - Concert Overture
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
National Philharmonic, Warsaw (Poland)
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg (Germany)
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg (Germany)
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Carlos Simon - Four Black American Dances
Barber - Violin Concerto
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Kultur & Kongresszentrum, Lucerne (Switzerland)
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
Kultur & Kongresszentrum, Lucerne (Switzerland)
Friday, September 4, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Penderecki - Metamorphosen, Violin Concerto No. 2
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Cologne Philharmonie, Cologne (Germany)
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Penderecki - Metamorphosen, Violin Concerto No. 2
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Monday, September 7, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Carlos Simon - Four Black American Dances
Barber - Violin Concerto
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Philharmonie, Essen (Germany)
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna (Austria)
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Barber - Violin Concerto
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna (Austria)
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
WITH GRATITUDE
International touring is made possible, in part, by the Hillman Endowment for International Performances.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is grateful for overall support provided by local and state government entities: the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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