Pittsburgh, PA USA - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Ukraine Benefit Concert

02apr7:30 pmPittsburgh, PA USA - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Ukraine Benefit Concert

Event Details

Performing with
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Marta Krechkovsky, violin
Duquesne University Voices of Spirit
Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
Resident Artists of the Pittsburgh Opera

Programme
Arvo Pärt: Silouan’s Song
Myroslav Skoryk (arr. Alexander Levkovich): Melody
Dmitri Shostakovich: Largo from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 47
Josef Rheinberger: Abendleid from “Drei geistliche Gesänge”
James MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra
Traditional Spiritual (arr. Undine Smith Moore): We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace
Valentin Silvestrov (arr. Eduard Resatsch): “Prayer for Ukraine”
Valentin Silvestrov: III. Moderato from Three Bagatelles, Opus 1
Navajo Prayer (arr. Gregg Smith): “Now I Walk in Beauty”
Marta Keen (arr. Jay Althouse): “Homeward Bound”
Antonín Dvořák: Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, “From the New World”
Mykhailo Verbytsky (arr. Kim Hartquist): “Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy” (Ukrainian National Anthem)

Programme Note
Music Director Manfred Honeck will lead the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and be joined by the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Marta Krechkovsky, violin, Leif Ove Andsnes, piano, two Pittsburgh choirs, and Pittsburgh Resident Artists in support of humanitarian relief for the people of Ukraine.

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Time

(Saturday) 7:30 pm

Location

Heinz Hall

600 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, United States

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