BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Violin Superstar Leila Josefowicz & Finlandia November 5, 2010

Friday, November 5
BNY Mellon Grand Classics
Violin Superstar Leila Josefowicz & Finlandia
Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin. Stravinsky: Scherzo Fatastique; Sibelius: Symphony No. 7; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Sibelius: Finlandia. Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki makes her PSO debut with the music of fellow countryman Jean Sibelius in his single-movement Seventh Symphony and his most well-known piece, Finlandia. Stravinsky displays colorful orchestration in Scherzo Fantastique. MacArthur Award-winning violinist Leila Josefowicz returns for a virtuosic performance of Shostakovich’s searing Violin Concerto No. 1.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall/$20.00 - $88.00
Also, November 6
For ticket information call: 412-392-4900

Friday, November 5 • 8:00 Pm
Saturday, November 6 • 8:00 Pm

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