Pittsburgh Symphony on Tour

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Jim Cunningham reports daily from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's travels on their European Festivals Tour.

  1. 09/05/2022

    Monday September 5th - Morning Tour Report

    The 2022 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra European Festival Tour came to a triumphant close in Cologne last night with Anne-Sophie Mutter playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto and the Manfred Honeck conducting the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5.  In this final Tour Report, Jim spoke with both Manfred Honeck and Anne-Sophie Mutter to get their thoughts on the tour.  Plus, hear from Principal Tuba Craig Knox who talks about how he stays in shape on tour.  Plus, hear from the organizer of the Cologne Philharmonie, who says it's not only the acoustics that bring orchestras to Cologne, but also the beer!

    16 min

  2. 09/04/2022

    Sunday September 4th - Afternoon Tour Report

    Jim Cunningham spoke with cellist Aron Zelkowicz as he visits a family home and factory outside of Wiesbaden, Germany.   He also talks to the organizers of the Rheingau Music Festival; the Principal Officer and Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany Norman Thatcher Scharpf and his wife Donna; as well as with PSO President and CEO Melia Tourangeau and President of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Mark Thomas.

    17 min

  3. 09/03/2022

    Saturday September 3rd - Afternoon Tour Report

    It's a day off for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, but it's a jam packed tour report!   Jim Cunningham spoke with Principal Clarinet Michael Rusinek and Principal Bassoon Nancy Goeres; New York Times Classical Music Critic Zachary Woolfe, PSO Clarinetist Victoria Luperi and her two nephews as they visited a botanical garden, President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate Jake Corman, and Artistic Director of the Philharmonie Essen, Marie Babette Nierenz.

    16 min

  4. 09/02/2022

    Friday September 2nd - Evening Tour Report

    It was the next to last concert on this 2022 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra European Festivals Tour.  The PSO played at Wiesband, Germany with Anne-Sophie Mutter playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto and Manfred Honeck conducting the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5.  After the concert, Jim Cunningham spoke with Principal Harp Gretchen van Hoesen and cellist Mikhail Istomin to get their thoughts on tonight's concert.

    14 min

  5. 09/02/2022

    Friday September 2nd - Morning Tour Report

    It's a beautiful day in Wiesbaden, Germany.  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra just arrived and will perform tonight.   It's the next to last concert of the tour.  Jim Cunningham interrupted PSO Assistant Conductor Jacob Joyce's lunch to get his thoughts on the tour, his role on the trip and more.

    10 min

  6. 09/01/2022

    Thursday September 1st - Evening Tour Report

    "Everyone's a Critic" goes the saying.  But for Jeremy Reynolds - it's the truth!  Jeremy is the Classical Music Critic for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.   He joined WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham in the lobby of the hotel after the Dresden concert for this tour report.  It was going to be a long night of writing, so he had ordered a pizza for delivery.  Jeremy talks about tonight's concert, some of the other stories he's covered while on the tour and much more.  Which European concert hall sounds a lot like Heinz Hall?  Find out in this tour report!

    17 min

  7. 09/01/2022

    Thursday September 1st - Morning Tour Report

    WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham chats with cellist Jan Vogler.   He's performed with Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall  in the past, and he's thrilled to have them at the Dresden Music Festival.  Jan talks about his role as intendant of the Dresden Music Festival, his recent recordings, and growing up in East Berlin.

    22 min

  8. 08/31/2022

    Melia Tourangeau & Mark Thomas

    Two Pittsburgh Presidents joined WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham for a conversation - Melia Tourangeau, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Mark Thomas, President of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance.  Both talk about how the PSO is a fantastic Ambassador of Pittsburgh to Europe, and the importance of the arts in bringing European business to Pittsburgh.

    12 min
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Jim Cunningham reports daily from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's travels on their European Festivals Tour.

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