60. Birthday of Manfred Honeck (September 2018)

On 17 September, Manfred Honeck will celebrate his 60. Birthday. In honour of this anniversary, the PSO has commissioned a new work by American composer Mason Bates, Resurrexit, which will have its world premiere on 28 September in Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh. Mason Bates is Composer of the Year 2018 at Musical America.

28, 30 September
Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall
Bates: Resurrexit, Commissioned by the PSO on the occasion of Manfred Honeck’s 60. birthday (UA)
Bruch: Violin concerto No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Pinchas Zukermann – Violin

new CD by Manfred Honeck & the PSO: Works by Beethoven & Strauss at Reference Recordings ( August 2018)

On September 21, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director Manfred Honeck will release their new CD, presenting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” as well as Strauss’ Horn concerto No. 1 (William Caballero – Horn) with the audiophile label Reference Recordings. It will be the eighth collaboration together with the label.

Find here further information provided by the label.

Manfred Honeck takes over concerts with the Concertgebouw Orchester (August 2018)

Manfred Honeck will take over four concerts with the Concertgebouw Orchester in the end of August and early September. He will step in for Daniele Gatti. Soloist will be soprano Anett Fritsch.

Find here all four concerts as an overview:

23 August – Amsterdam, Concertgebouw

3 September – Ljubljana, Cankarjev Dom Cultural and Congress Center’

4 September – Berlin, Philharmonie

5 September – Lucerne, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (Lucerne Festival)

Find further information on the concerts here.

Manfred Honeck: World premiere with the PSO – 10 years Music Director (June 2018)

On 8 and 10 June, conductor Manfred Honeck will conduct the world premiere of a piece by Pittsburgh composer Reza Vali with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Heinz Hall. The work was commissioned by the PSO on the occasion of Manfred Honeck’s 10the anniversary as Music Director at the PSO. Further, works by Mozart, Wagner, Liszt and Beethoven will be performed. Soloist of the concert will be pianist Igor Levit.

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Conductor Manfred Honeck guest at Munich Philharmonic (April 2018)

On 12, 13 and 15 April Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck will be guest with the Munich Philharmonic at the Philharmonic Hall Gasteig. On the program will be Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, sung by the Philharmonic Choir Munich.

Find here further information on these concerts.

 

Manfred Honeck at ICMA Award Ceremony & Gala Concert (April 2018)

Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck was awarded “Conductor of the Year” 2018 by the ICMA in January 2018. On 6 April 2018 the Award Ceremony & Gala Concert will take place in Katowice in Poland.

Manfred Honeck will conduct the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dvorak’s Rusalka-Suite.

Find here more information on the gala concert.

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