This broadcast series, hosted by Jim Cunningham, presents concerts by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra recorded at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts. Manfred Honeck has served as music director since the 2008-2009 season. The PSO has been heard on the air since radio began in Pittsburgh with early broadcasts on Pittsburgh's KDKA in the 1920s. Its first network broadcasts appeared on NBC in 1936.
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Li Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture in A Major, Op. 96
Georges Bizet: Selections from L’Arlesienne Suites No.1 and No. 2
Christoph Konig, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, Classical
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73