The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra comes to Hartford
"Nothing short of extraordinary" is how critics have described the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's music director, Mariss Jansons. The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to host Jansons and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during his farewell tour before taking the helm of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. The orchestra will be performing in The Bushnell's Mortensen Hall as part of the Webster Classical Series on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets prices for this performance range from $28.00 to $75.00, and they may be purchased at The Bushnell Box Office located at 166 Capital Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets are also available online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 10 or more should call the Group Sales Hotline at (860) 987-5959.
The program for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will include Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, and Stravinsky's Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision). There will be a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's music director, Edward Cumming.
About Mariss Jansons Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Vira I. Heinz Chair, Mariss Jansons has captured the hearts of millions of listeners everywhere and brought audiences to their feet around the globe. He is recognized as one of the most distinguished musicians of his generation. Jansons has become known to audiences worldwide through his celebrated recordings, concert performances and touring, as well as numerous radio and television appearances.
Beginning in 2003, Maestro Jansons became Music Director of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and in 2004, Principal Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Prior to directing the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Jansons was Music Director of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for over 20 years, and served as Associate Principal Conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Jansons has also appeared with many of the world's greatest orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, The Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony and Bayerischer Rundfunk. He appears annually at the Salzburg Summer Festival.
About the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, a vital part of the City of Pittsburgh's heritage for more than 100 years, has a noble history of the finest conductors and musicians and they have a strong commitment to artistic quality and excellence. Audiences around the world have claimed the Pittsburgh Symphony as their orchestra of choice.
At home in the elegant Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall, the Orchestra offers 20 weeks of subscriptions concerts annually, a Pops series of seven weekends and a three-concert chamber orchestra series, Nuance. The Orchestra also performs free of charge education concerts for students in preschool to grade 6. Starting in the early 1900's with frequent performances in Canada, the Pittsburgh Symphony has confirmed its ranking as a world-class orchestra, earning critical acclaim for each tour abroad. In addition to their 28 international tours, the Pittsburgh Symphony also enjoys an equally distinguished record of domestic tours, which over the years have showcased the Orchestra in all of America's major cities and music centers.
The Pittsburgh Symphony enjoys a long and illustrious reputation for its recordings and radio concerts. Starting with the release of its first commercial recording in 1941, the Orchestra has made hundreds of critically acclaimed discs.
Prior to Mariss Jansons, Music Directors for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra included Maestro Lorin Maazel, André Previn and William Steinberg. Drawing upon musicians from five continents and music schools throughout the world, the Orchestra has assembled a cross section of musical talent.
Ticket and Performance Information The orchestra will be performing in The Bushnell's Mortensen Hall as part of the Webster Classical Series on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets prices for this performance range from $28.00 to $75.00, and they may be purchased at The Bushnell Box Office located at 166 Capital Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets are also available online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 10 or more should call the Group Sales Hotline at (860) 987-5959. There will be a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's music director, Edward Cumming.