Tourstart Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Medici.tv livestream on 22 May in Berlin

Tomorrow, on Friday, 20 May, the tour start of the big Europe tour of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Manfred Honeck will take place in Kuppelsaal in Hannover, Germany.

The orchestra will play 14 concerts in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. Soloists will be percussionist Martin Grubinger, pianist Daniil Trifonov and the violinists Leonidas Kavakos and Anne-Sophie Mutter.

The concert on 22 May 2016 at 8 pm in Berlin Philharmonie will be presented as a worldwide livestream by Medici.tv, facilitated by Berlin Phil Media GmbH.

Find here the link to the livestream.

Release Tchaikovsky CD of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (May 2016)

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra releases its new CD with Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony and Dvořák’s Rusalka fantasy (Arr. Honeck / Ille) on 13 May 2016 by Reference Recordings. This release is the fifth in a series of multi-channel hybrid SACD recordings on the FRESH! label by Reference Recordings with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Manfred Honeck.

Tchaikovsky says about the symphony: „I absolutely consider it to be the best, and in particular, the most sincere of all my creations.“

Manfred Honeck writes in his booklet notes: „It is undoubtedly clear that Tchaikovsky truly put all of his soul into this unique masterpiece. I dare to say that in a way, Tchaikovsky experienced his own death through the music. One can be sure that only somebody who is deeply empathetic about both life and death can be capable of creating such an atmosphere and I am deeply grateful for the great musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra who went with me on this journey, requiring the utmost technical perfection to reach such a level of expression.“

The album also includes the world premiere of the Rusalka Fantasy, an orchestral suite drawn from Dvořák’s opera by Mr. Honeck and arranger Tomáš Ille.

Manfred Honeck conducts Concertgebouworkest (February 2016)

Austrian Manfred Honeck conducts Concertgebouworkest on 12 and 14 February in Amsterdam.

Together with baritone Matthias Goerne they will perform Mahler’s “Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn”. The orchestra will also play Beethoven’s 7 symphony.

Find here further information.

Europe Tour of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck (February 2016)

From 20 May until 4 June the PSO and their Music Director Manfred Honeck go on big Europe Tour: Together with soloists Martin Grubinger, Daniil Trifonov, Anne Sophie Mutter and Leonidas Kavakos they will tour with 14 concerts through four countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium).

Find the complete tourdates here:

20 May
Hannover, Kuppelsaal im HCC
Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 4 f-Moll op. 36
Hartl: Konzert für Marimbaphon, 4 Pauken, Percussion und Orchester

Martin Grubinger – Percussion

21 May
Bremen, Die Glocke
Rachmaninow: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll op. 18
Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 74 ‚Pathétique’

Daniil Trifonov – Piano

22 May
Berlin, Philharmonie
Beethoven: Ouvertüre »Coriolan«
Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll »Pathétique«
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

23 May
Dresden, Albertinum                 Dresdner Musikfestspiele
Beethoven: Ouvertüre zu „Coriolan“ op. 62
Rachmaninow: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll op. 18
Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 4 f-Moll op. 36
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

25 May
Frankfurt, Alte Oper
Beethoven: Ouvertüre »Coriolan«
Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll »Pathétique«
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

26 May
Wien, Musikverein
Haydn: Symphonie D-Dur, Hob. I:93
Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 4 f-Moll op. 36
Hartl:
Konzert für Marimbaphon, 4 Pauken, Percussion und Orchester
Martin Grubinger – Percussion

27 May
Wien, Musikverein
Dvořák: „Karneval“ – Konzertouvertüre op. 92
Liszt: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 5 e-Moll op 64

Daniil Trifonov – Piano

28 May
Wien, Musikverein
Beethoven: Ouvertüre »Coriolan«
Berg: Konzert für Violine und Orchester „Dem Andenken eines Engels“
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll »Pathétique«
Leonidas Kavakos – Violin

29 May
Bregenz, Festspielhaus
Beethoven: Ouvertüre »Coriolan«
Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 5 e-Moll op 64
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

31 May                                 
Basel, Stadtcasino
Haydn: Sinfonie D-Dur Hob. I: 93
Liszt
: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll »Pathétique«

Daniil Trifonov – Piano

1 June                                    
Brüssel, Bozar Centre for fine Arts       
Haydn: Symphonie D-Dur, Hob. I:93
Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll
Strauss: Suite aus „Elektra“
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

2 June
Stuttgart, Liederhalle
Beethoven: Ouvertüre »Coriolan«
Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll »Pathétique«
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

3 June
München, Philharmonie am Gasteig
Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 5 e-Moll op.64
Daniil Trifonov – Piano

4 June
München, Philharmonie am Gasteig
Dvořák: „Karneval“ – Konzertouvertüre op. 92
Dvořák:
 Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-moll op. 53
Tschaikowsky: Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-Moll »Pathétique«
Anne Sophie Mutter – Violin

Concert broadcast on Classic.fm of the PSO and Manfred Honeck (December 2015)

On 3 December at 8 pm (GMT) British radio channel classic.fm broadcasts a concert of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted Manfred Honeck, that was played in Heinz Hall / Pittsburgh in September 2015.

Find here the link with the announcement of the concert. For interested listeners outside the UK we recommend a mobile app with international radio channels.

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