Beethoven

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Airs Monday, May 6 at 11 a.m. This week on the Pittsburgh Symphony concert Manfred Honeck takes the podium with pianists Lars Vogt for a performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 16. Maestro Honeck will also lead the orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Respighi’s The Fountains of Rome and the Pines of Rome.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Airs Monday, April 22 at 11 a.m. This week Manfred Honeck leads the orchestra in Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Johann Strauss Jr.’s Artist’s Life Waltz, Pablo de Sarasate’s Gypsy Airs for Violin and Orchestra, Fritz Kreisler’s Love’s Joy for Violin and Orchestra, Josef Strauss’ Cheerful Fortitude Polka; On Holiday Polka; Feuerfest Polka; and Johann Strauss Jr.’s Radetzky March and Light of Heart Polka. Leif Ove Andsnes will also join maestro Honeck for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Airs Monday, February 18 at 11 a.m. Manfred Honeck leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the second concert of the season opening with Beethoven’s Overture to The Consecration of the House. Then the Eroica Trio takes the stage for a performance of Beethoven’s Concerto in C Major for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra, the “Triple Concerto.” This all Beethoven concert concludes with the Symphony No. 3.

Carnegie Hall Live: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Airs Tuesday, February 5 at 11:00 a.m. As one of its members aptly puts it, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra is "a human laboratory that can express to the whole world how to cope with each other." Established in 1999 as a workshop for young musicians from Israel, Palestine, and other Arab countries, the group is celebrated for its interpretations of Beethoven, which exude "youthful gusto and enthusiasm" (The Independent, London). On this program, they perform Beethoven's symphonies nos. 2 and 9.

Live from Lucerne

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Airs Monday, February 4 at 11 a.m. The final episode in the series from this year's Lucerne Festival features the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Choir and Swedish Radio Choir all under the direction of Claudio Abbado with soprano Juliane Banse, soprano Anna Prohska, alto Sara Mingardo, tenor Maximilian Schmitt, bass Rene Pape and Bruno Ganz as the narrator in Beethoven's Incidental music to Goethe's tragedy Egmont, and Mozart's Requiem in D minor.