Violin Superstar Leila Josefowicz & Finlandia
This Friday, November 5th 2010 – Saturday, November 6th 2010 at Heinz Hall
Tickets cost: $20.00 – $88.00.
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.
Call BNY Mellon Grand Classics/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at 412-392-4900 for more information.