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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Cincinnati Symphony with Thor Johnson, Myra Hess, and the Pittsburgh Symphony, 1949/50

Maryla Jonas instead of Myra Hess (illness), Pittsburgh Symphony with Paul Paray, Chicago Symphony with Fritz Reiner, 1950

Pittsburgh Symphony with Paul Paray, Chicago Symphony with Fritz Reiner, Zino Francescatti, 1950

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Performances

11-06-1899
(Not Listed)
- Ein Sommernachtstraum: Overture
  - Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Symphony; No. 2; Op. 36; D Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Le rouet d'Omphale
  - Composer: Saint-Saëns, Camille
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Quartet for Strings; No. 14; D. 810; d minor: 2nd movement
  - Composer: Schubert, Franz Peter
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Parsifal: Good Friday Music
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Parsifal: Komm, komm, holder Knabe!
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Die Walküre: Walkürenritt
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
11-12-1900
University Hall
- Fidelio: Overture
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Concerto for Piano; No. 4; Op. 70; d minor
  - Composer: Rubinstein, Anton
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
  - Piano: Lockwood, Albert
- Symphony; No. 6; Op. 74; b minor
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Roman Carnival Overture; Op. 9
  - Composer: Berlioz, Hector
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebstod (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Hungarian Rhapsody for Piano; No. 14; f minor (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Liszt, Franz
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
11-18-1902
University Hall
- Cockaigne
  - Composer: Elgar, Edward
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Lieder ohne Worte; Op. 67, no. 4; C Major (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
  Notes: encore
- Symphony; No. 5; Op. 64; e minor
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Siegfried: Forging scene (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Melodie for piano; Op. 3, no. 1
  - Composer: Rubinstein, Anton
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
  Notes: encore
- Flatterer
  - Composer: Chaminade, Cécile
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
  Notes: encore
- Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig: Malaguena
  - Composer: Moszkowski, Moritz
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
02-17-1904
University Hall
- Symphony; No. 8; Op. 93; F Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Parsifal: Prelude
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Don Juan; Op. 20
  - Composer: Strauss, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
- Ruses d'amour: Suite
  - Composer: Glazunov, Aleksandr
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Herbert, Victor
  - Violin: Kunits, Luigi von
  - Cello: Merck, Henri
  Notes: La Fricassee; Grand pas des fiances; Ballabile des paysans et des paysannes
11-18-1904
University Hall
- Symphony; No. 9; D. 944; C Major
  - Composer: Schubert, Franz Peter
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy-overture)
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Rondino for Wind ensemble; WoO 25; E-flat Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 2: Menuet
  - Composer: Bizet, Georges
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Abendlied; Op. 107, no. 6 (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Schumann, Robert
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Feramors: Dance of the Bayadiers
  - Composer: Rubinstein, Anton
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Die Walküre: Walkürenritt
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
11-24-1905
University Hall
- Oberon: Overture
  - Composer: Weber, Carl Maria von
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Kanitz, Herr
- Burial of Ophelia
  - Composer: Ducoudray-Bourgault, H.
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Kanitz, Herr
- Burial of Ophelia
  - Composer: Ducoudray-Bourgault, H.
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Kanitz, Herr
  Notes: encore
- Gotterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine journey
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Kanitz, Herr
- Frühlingslied (unidentified) (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Kanitz, Herr
  Notes: encore
- Symphony; No. 5; Op. 64; e minor
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Feuersnot: Love scene (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Strauss, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
11-23-1906
University Hall
- Mignon: Overture
  - Composer: Thomas, Ambroise
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Symphony; No. 5; Op. 177; E major: 3rd Movement
  - Composer: Raff, Joachim
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Hansel und Gretel: Traum-Pantomime
  - Composer: Humperdinck, Engelbert
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Espana
  - Composer: Chabrier, Emmanuel
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Serse: Ombra mai fu (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Handel, George Frideric
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
  Notes: encore
- Variations sur un thème rococo
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
  - Cello: Bramsen, Henry
- Symphony; No. 4; Op. 36; f minor: 3rd Movement
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1; Op. 46
  - Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
- Kinderszenen: Traümerei (arr. for Orchestra)
  - Composer: Schumann, Robert
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
  Notes: encore
- Rienzi: Overture
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paur, Emil
02-23-1950
Hill Auditorium
- Die Zauberflöte: Overture
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paray, Paul
- Symphony; No. 4; Op. 120; d minor
  - Composer: Schumann, Robert
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paray, Paul
- La Valse
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paray, Paul
- Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite
  - Composer: Fauré, Gabriel
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paray, Paul
  Notes: La morte de Melisande omitted.
- L'Apprenti sorcier
  - Composer: Dukas, Paul
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Paray, Paul
02-26-1959
Hill Auditorium
- Egmont: Overture
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Serenade for strings; No. 13; G Major; K. 525
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Don Juan; Op. 20
  - Composer: Strauss, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Symphony; No. 6; A Major
  - Composer: Bruckner, Anton
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
02-29-1960
Hill Auditorium
- Sonata pian e forte
  - Composer: Gabrieli, Giovanni
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony; No. 2; Op. 36; D Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Don Giovanni: Overture (with concert ending)
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Arranger: Busoni, Ferruccio
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Pittsburgh symphony
  - Composer: Hindemith, Paul
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
02-14-1963
Hill Auditorium
- Symphony; No. 97: C Major
  - Composer: Haydn, Franz Joseph
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Big Ben
  - Composer: Toch, Ernst
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Symphony; Op. 21
  - Composer: Webern, Anton
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Symphony; No. 8; Op. 93; F Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
- Kaisermarsch
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Steinberg, William
03-19-1981
Hill Auditorium
- Symphony; No. 82; C Major
  - Composer: Haydn, Franz Joseph
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Previn, André
- Rapsodie espagnole
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Previn, André
- Symphony; No. 5; Op. 100; B-flat Major
  - Composer: Prokofiev, Sergei
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Previn, André
05-01-1985
Hill Auditorium
- Maskarade: Overture
  - Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Ehrling, Sixten
- Symphony; No. 5; Op. 50
  - Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Ehrling, Sixten
- Concerto for Violin; Op. 35; D Major
  - Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Ehrling, Sixten
  - Violin: Perlman, Itzhak
05-02-1985
Hill Auditorium
- Russian Easter Overture; Op. 36
  - Composer: Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Entremont, Philippe
- Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
  - Composer: Bloch, Ernest
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Entremont, Philippe
  - Cello: Williams, Anne Martindale
- Concerto for Piano; No. 17; K. 453; G Major
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Entremont, Philippe
  - Piano: Entremont, Philippe
- Rapsodie espagnole
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Entremont, Philippe
05-03-1985
Hill Auditorium
- Roman Carnival Overture; Op. 9
  - Composer: Berlioz, Hector
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
- Symphony; No. 40; K. 550; g minor
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
- Belshazzar's Feast
  - Composer: Walton, William
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
  - Baritone: Herford, Henry
  - Choir: Festival Chorus
  - Chorus Master: Bryant, Donald
05-04-1985
Hill Auditorium
- Overture; d minor
  - Composer: Handel, George Frideric
  - Arranger: Elgar, Edward
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
- Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
  - Composer: Handel, George Frideric
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
  - Soprano: Te Kanawa, Kiri
- Samson: Let the bright Seraphim
  - Composer: Handel, George Frideric
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
  - Soprano: Te Kanawa, Kiri
- In the South; Op. 50
  - Composer: Elgar, Edward
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
- Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes; Op. 33a
  - Composer: Britten, Benjamin
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
- Vier letzte Lieder
  - Composer: Strauss, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
  - Soprano: Te Kanawa, Kiri
- Zueignung; Op. 10, no. 1
  - Composer: Strauss, Richard
  - Author: Gilm, Hermann von
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
  - Soprano: Te Kanawa, Kiri
  Notes: Encore
- Cäcilie; Op. 27, no. 2
  - Composer: Strauss, Richard
  - Author: Hart, Heinrich
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Gibson, Sir Alexander
  - Soprano: Te Kanawa, Kiri
  Notes: Encore
04-30-1986
Hill Auditorium
- Requiem
  - Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Macal, Zdenek
  - Soprano: Lavani, Carmen
  - Mezzo-soprano: Taylor, Janice
  - Tenor: McCoy, Seth
  - Bass-baritone: Cheek, John
  - Choir: Festival Chorus
  - Chorus Master: Bryant, Donald
05-01-1986
Hill Auditorium
- Concerto for Piano; No. 24; K. 491; c minor
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Eschenbach, Christoph
  - Piano: Eschenbach, Christoph
- Symphony; No. 2; Op. 73; D Major
  - Composer: Brahms, Johannes
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Eschenbach, Christoph
05-02-1986
Hill Auditorium
- La Scala di Seta: Overture
  - Composer: Rossini, Gioachino
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Rampal, Jean-Pierre
- Concerto for Flute; BWV 1055; C Major
  - Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Rampal, Jean-Pierre
  - Flute: Rampal, Jean-Pierre
- Concerto for Flute; No. 1; G Major; K. 313
  - Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Rampal, Jean-Pierre
  - Flute: Rampal, Jean-Pierre
- Symphony; No. 2; Op. 36; D Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Rampal, Jean-Pierre
05-03-1986
Hill Auditorium
- Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
  - Composer: Berlioz, Hector
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Eschenbach, Christoph
- Concerto for Violin; Op. 77; D Major
  - Composer: Brahms, Johannes
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Eschenbach, Christoph
  - Violin: Stern, Isaac
- La Valse
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Eschenbach, Christoph
- Bolero
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Eschenbach, Christoph
04-27-1988
Hill Auditorium
- Symphony; No. 6; Op. 68; F Major
  - Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Thomas, Michael Tilson
- Concerto for Piano; No. 3; Op. 30; d minor
  - Composer: Rachmaninoff, Sergei
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Thomas, Michael Tilson
  - Piano: Feltsman, Vladimir
04-28-1988
Hill Auditorium
- Symphony; No. 3; d minor
  - Composer: Mahler, Gustav
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Thomas, Michael Tilson
  - Mezzo-soprano: Taylor, Janice
  - Choir: Boychoir of Ann Arbor
  - Choir: Women of the Festival Chorus
  - Chorus Master: Bryant, Donald
  - Chorus Master: Strode, Thomas
04-29-1988
Hill Auditorium
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
  - Composer: Wagner, Richard
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Macal, Zdenek
- Concerto for Violin; Op. 64; e minor
  - Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Macal, Zdenek
  - Violin: Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja
- Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 1
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Macal, Zdenek
- Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
  - Composer: Ravel, Maurice
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Macal, Zdenek
04-30-1988
Hill Auditorium
- Symphony; No. 8; Op. 88; G Major
  - Composer: Dvořák, Antonín
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Thomas, Michael Tilson
- Glagolitic Mass
  - Composer: Janáček, Leoš
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Thomas, Michael Tilson
  - Soprano: Kelm, Linda
  - Alto: Paris, Myrna
  - Tenor: West, Jon Fredric
  - Baritone: Ostendorf, John
  - Choir: Festival Chorus
  - Chorus Master: Bryant, Donald
  - Organ: Hart, David
- Slavonic Dance; Op. 46, no. 1; C Major
  - Composer: Dvořák, Antonín
  - Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  - Conductor: Thomas, Michael Tilson
  Notes: encore