Here is the full sked on the recently announced Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra tour to Europe in May. I know that your eyes might glaze over when you hear Heinz Hall trumpeting yet another tour, and a European one at that, but this one is really significant. At least one leg near the end: If the PSO is able to shine under music director Manfred Honeck at the Musikverein, the orchestra will have finally gotten back to where it was when Jansons was leading it in the 2003 -- and then who knows what could happen. It's long overdue time to trash that Big Five grouping, isn't it?
May 15, 2010: Basel, Switzerland; Musiksaal Stadtcasino
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Dvorák Symphony No. 8
May 16: Stuttgart, Germany; Liederhalle
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
May 17: Paris, France; Salle Pleyel
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
May 18: Frankfurt, Germany; Alte Oper
Emanuel Ax, piano
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
May 20: Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Philharmonie
Emanuel Ax, piano
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Dvorák Symphony No. 8
May 21, 2010: Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Philharmonie
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
May 22: Prague, Czech Republic; Smetana Hall
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
May 23: Dresden, Germany; Semperoper
Jan Vogler, cello
Schumann Cello Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
May 26: Vienna, Austria; Musikverein
Emanuel Ax, piano
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
May 27: Vienna, Austria; Musikverein
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
May 28: Budapest, Hungary; Bela Bartok National Concert Hall
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
May 29: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Cankarjev Dom
Posted
Oct 09 2009, 12:52 PM
by
Andrew Druckenbrod