The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert originally scheduled
for Saturday, February 21, 2014, due to weather conditions has been rescheduled
for Monday, April 20, at 8:00 p.m., in Fisher Auditorium.
The concert program, under the baton of Manfred Honeck, will
include selected pieces from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Ballet Suite and a new
arrangement by the Maestro of Antonin Dvorak’s opera, Rusalka. The concert will
close with Tchaikovsky’s finest achievements, the concert’s finale will be the
composer’s famous sixth and final symphony, commonly titled “The Pathetique.”
The concert will also include the Maestro’s own arrangement
of an operatic score from Rusalka transformed into a concert piece. The suite is from best
known for its lyrical “Song to the Moon.” The work will premiere just a few
days earlier at Heinz Hall and will be one of this year’s recordings by the
PSO.
If you have tickets for the February 21st concert
and are unable to attend the rescheduled concert, information on receiving a
refund (available through April 1), is available online.
Tickets
are priced at $40 (regular), $34 (discount for senior
citizens and groups of 15 or more), and $18 (I-Card holder, students,
and
children).