Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is an American symphony orchestra, based at Heinz Hall in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1895 by the Pittsburgh Arts Society with conductor Frederic Archer.
Music Directors and other artistic leaders:
1895–1898 Frederic Archer (Lead Conductor)
1898–1904 Victor Herbert
1904–1910 Emil Paur
1930–1937 Antonio Modarelli
1937 Otto Klemperer (Guest Conductor)
1938–1948 Fritz Reiner
1948–1952 [url=https://www.discogs.com/ru/artist/6807584]Vladimir Bakaleinikov[/url]
1948–1952 Victor de Sabata (Guest Conductor)
1952–1976 William Steinberg
1976–1984 André Previn
1984–1996 Lorin Maazel
1996–2004 Mariss Jansons
2005–2008 Andrew Davis (Artistic Advisor)
2008–present Manfred Honeck
Mar 19, 2025
Lang Lang with the PSO
Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
Symphony No. 7/Resurrexit
Bruckner*, Bates* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2024
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, 5.0 + HDCD
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 / Schulhoff: Five Pieces
Tchaikovsky*, Schulhoff*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2023
Symphony No.6 / Silent Spring
Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven*, Stucky*
2022
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Symphony No.9
Beethoven* / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2021
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, HDC
Symphony No.9
Beethoven* / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2021
Reference Recordings
File, DSF, Album, 5 C
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 / Macmillan: Larghetto For Orchestra
Brahms*, MacMillan* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2021
Symphony No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra // William Steinberg
2020
Deutsche Grammophon
4xFile, FLAC, RE
Symphony No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra // William Steinberg
2020
Deutsche Grammophon
4xFile, FLAC, RE
Symphony No.8
Ludwig van Beethoven, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra // William Steinberg
2020
Deutsche Grammophon
4xFile, FLAC, RE
Symphony No.9 ”Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra // William Steinberg
2020
Deutsche Grammophon
4xFile, FLAC, RE
A Wagner Concert
Wagner*, Fritz Reiner Conducting Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2020
Sony Classical, Columbia Masterworks
9xFile, FLAC, Comp, Mono, RM, 24-
Symphony No. 4 & Double Concerto For Clarinet And Bassoon
Tchaikovsky*, Leshnoff* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2020
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, HDC
Symphony No. 9
Bruckner*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2019
Symphony No. 3 Eroica / Horn Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss - William Caballero, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2018
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Symphony No. 5 / Adagio
Shostakovich* / Barber*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2017
Symphony No. 6 - Rusalka Fantasy
Tschaikovsky*, Dvořák* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2016
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
Elektra - Rosenkavalier
Strauss* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2016
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
William Steinberg On Command Classics 35mm Stereo, Vol. 2
William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2016
Classical Recordings Quarterly Editions
CD, Comp
Symphony No. 5 / Symphony No. 7
Beethoven* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2015
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, HDC
Symphony No. 4
Bruckner* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2015
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
In Truth
Lucas Richman - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2015
Albany Records
CD
Symphony No. 8 / Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa
Dvořák* / Janáček* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2014
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, HDC
Don Juan / Death And Transfiguration / Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
2013
Reference Recordings
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, HDC
Can Can: Gaîté Parisienne, Overtures
Offenbach* - André Previn & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner* & Philharmonia Orchestra
2013
Decca
CD, Comp, RE
Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53 (B.108) / Overture "My Home"
Antonín Dvořák, Nathan Milstein, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / István Kertész, London Symphony Orchestra
2012
High Definition Tape Transfers
4xFile, DSF, Comp, RM, DSF
William Steinberg Conducts Mahler, Elgar, Strauss And Prokofiev
Mahler*, Elgar*, Strauss*, Prokofiev*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Steinberg
2012
Urania Records (4)
2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM
Symphony No. 5
Mahler*, Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2011
Exton (2)
SACD, Hybrid
Symphony No.3
Mahler*, Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Michelle DeYoung, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh*, Children's Festival Chorus Of Pittsburgh*
2011
Exton (2)
2xSACD, Hybrid, Album
Lorin Maazel Conducts Sibelius
Sibelius*, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Julian Rachlin
2011
Sony Classical
5xCD, Comp
Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky* - Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2011
Exton (2)
CD, Album
Symphony No. 4
Mahler*, Manfred Honeck, Sunhae Im, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2010
Exton (2)
SACD, Hybrid
Symphonie Fantastique / Le Roi Lear
Hector Berlioz, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski
2010
PentaTone classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Symphony No. 1 "Titan"
Mahler*, Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2009
Exton (2)
SACD, Hybrid
Alpine Symphony / Macbeth / Eine Alpensinfonie
Strauss*, Marek Janowski, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2009
PentaTone classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Rustic Wedding Symphony - Concertos
Goldmark* - Dohnányi*, Sarah Chang - Cristina Ortiz - János Starker*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln*, André Previn - James Conlon
2009
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp, RM
Ein Heldenleben
R. Strauss*, Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Michael Rusinek
2008
Exton (2)
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Ltd
Symphony No. 4 / 8 Hungarian Dances For Orchestra
Johannes Brahms, Marek Janowski, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2008
PentaTone classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
Violin Concertos / Suite In A Minor
Korngold*, Goldmark*, Sinding* - Itzhak Perlman, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
2008
Symphonies Nos.2&3
Johannes Brahms - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Marek Janowski
2007
PentaTone classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op.68 / Haydn Variations
Johannes Brahms - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski
2007
PentaTone classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
Fritz Reiner - Shostakovich / Strauss
Fritz Reiner, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich*, Strauss*
2002
Magic Talent
CD, Comp
Symphonies 1-7 /Violin Concerto / Orchestral Works
Sibelius* - Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Julian Rachlin
2002
Sony Classical
5xCD, Comp, RE, RM, 20- + Box
Violin Concerto, Orchestral Works
Sibelius* / Rachlin*, Maazel*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2001
Sony Classical, Sony Classical
CD, Album, Comp
Pathetique (Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74) / Serenade For Strings
Tchaikovsky*, Steinberg*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2001
The Three Cornered Hat (Complete) / Escales / Daphnis Et Chloë
Manuel De Falla, Jacques Ibert, Maurice Ravel - Frederica von Stade, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn
2001
Symphony No. 8
Shostakovich*, Mariss Jansons, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
2001
Enigma Variations / Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis/Boléro/La Valse/Pavane Pour Infante Défunte
Sir Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Steinberg Conducting Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Ravel
2000
Disky Classics
CD, Comp, RE, RM
Four Chamber Works: String Quartet No. 1 - Incantation And Allegro - Aeolian Muses - Rhythms And Rituals
Nancy Galbraith - Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Principals*, Carnegie Mellon School Of Music Faculty, Renaissance City Winds
1999
Élan Recordings
CD, Album
Dvořák • Glazounov • Schubert
Dvořák*, Glazounov*, Schubert* - Milstein*, Steinberg*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1999
EMI Classics
CD, Comp
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1; Schubert Symphony No. 8 Unfinished
Brahms*, Schubert* - Rudolf Firkušný, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
1999
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, Mono
Violin Concerto In D Major, Symphony No.1 In C Minor
Milstein*, Tchaikovsky*, Brahms*, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1999
EMI Classics
CD, Comp
Concerto No.5 In E-Flat Emperor; Symphony No.7 IN A Major
Beethoven* - Rudolf Firkusny* ∙ Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ∙ William Steinberg
1998
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
CD, Comp, RM
Symphony No. 1 In D Major, Concerto Grosso No.1
Mahler*, Bloch* / William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra*
1997
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, Mono, RM
Symphony No. 6 In F Major "Pastoral", Symphony No.5 In C Minor
Beethoven*, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra*, Steinberg*
1997
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, Mono
Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto/Rhapsody
Grofé Conducts Grofé*, Jesus Sanroma*, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, George Gershwin
1997
Everest
CD, Comp, RE
Brahms: Violin Concerto / Symphony No.2
Brahms*, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski, Erica Morini, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
1997
Cinema Serenade
Perlman* - Williams* - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1997
Concerto For Orchestra / Anima Mundi
Richard Danielpour - David Zinman, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1997
Violin Concertos
Beethoven* & Brahms*, Nathan Milstein, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1997
Symphony No. 6 - Dances of Galánta - Works by Weiner, Bartók, Kabalevsky, and Glinka
Shostakovich*, Kodály* - Fritz Reiner, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1996
Sony Classical, Sony Classical
CD, Comp, Mono, RM
Benjamin Lees · Ellen Taaffe Zwilich · Leonardo Balada
Benjamin Lees, Leonardo Balada, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1996
New World Records
CD, Album
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 In D Major / Mozart: Symphony No. 35 In D Major "Haffner", Symphony No. 40 In G Minor
Beethoven*, Mozart* / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
1996
Sony Classical
CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Pla
The Music Of Stephen Foster, Jerome Kern And Irving Berlin
William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony* And The Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh, Raoul Poliakin And His Orchestra
1996
Everest
CD, Album, Comp, RM
Pini Di Roma / Feste Romane / Fontane Di Roma
Ottorino Respighi, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1996
Symphony No.3 • Finlandia • Karelia Suite Op. 11 • Valse Triste
Sibelius*, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1996
Symphony No.3 "Organ" / Danse Macabre / Phaéton / Danse Bacchanale
Saint-Saëns*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1996
1812 Overture - Romeo And Juliet - Francesca Da Rimini - Marche Slave
Tchaikovsky* - Slatkin*, Steinberg*, Markevitch*, Giulini*, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1995
Seraphim, Seraphim
CD, Comp, RE
Brahms Symphony No. 1. Haydn "Surprise" Symphony.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
1995
Seraphim, EMI Classics
CD, Comp, M/Print, RM
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Handel*, London Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, William Steinberg, Linde-Consort, Hans-Martin Linde
1995
Seraphim, EMI Classics
CD, Comp
Classic Performances 100 Years Of Glory
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Reiner*, Steinberg*, Previn*, Maazel*
1995
Pittsburgh Symphony Society
4xCD, Comp, Mono, Smplr
Fritz Reiner In Pittsburgh Volume 1 - Enregistrements 1940-1941 Vol. 1
Fritz Reiner, Richard Wagner, Johann Strauss*, Richard Strauss, Orchestre Symphonique De Pittsburgh*
1995
Lys
2xCD, RM, Box
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Violin Concerto / Suite For Violin & Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman • Bartók* • Conus* • Sinding* • London Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra • André Previn
1995
Symphonies 2 & 6
Jean Sibelius, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1995
Great Works Of Richard Wagner
Wagner* - William Steinberg, Erich Leinsdorf, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1994
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, RM
Appalachian Spring (Ballet) / Spirituals For String Choir And Orchestra / An American In Paris
Copland*, Gould*, Gershwin*, London Symphony*, Walter Susskind, Pittsburgh Symphony*, William Steinberg
1994
Everest
CD, Comp
Orchestral Masterworks
Borodin*, Glinka*, Mussorgsky*, Ravel*, Tchaikovsky*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
1994
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, RM
Symphonien 94 "Surprise" 96 "Miracle" 104 "London"
Haydn*, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
1994
EMI Classics
CD, Comp
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin* - André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1994
Musical Heritage Society
CD, Album
The Best Of Saint-Saëns
Saint-Saëns* - Szeryng* • Campanella* • Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo • Ceccato* • Van Remoortel* • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra • Previn* • Davidovich* • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra* • Järvi* • Haitink* • Gendron* • Chorzempa* • Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra* • De Waart*
1994
Gaîté Parisienne - Voyage To The Moon - Orpheus In The Underworld
Offenbach*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio de Almeida, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
1994
Violin Concerto / En Saga / Serenade For Violin & Orchestra, Op. 69 No.2
Sibelius* - Julian Rachlin, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1994
Grand Canyon Suite / Hero and Leander
Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1994
Symphonies 1 & 7
Sibelius*, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1993
Sony Classical
CD, Album
Tchaikovsky • Symphony No. 4 • Romeo And Juliet / Glinka • Overture "Ruslan And Ludmilla"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
1993
Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante
Yo-Yo Ma, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1992
Symphony No. 3 / Symphony No. 4
Johannes Brahms, Leopold Stokowski, Houston Symphon*, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony*
1991
Everest
CD, Comp
Die Walküre, Act 1
Richard Wagner - Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Susan Dunn, Klaus König, Peter Meven
1991
Telarc Digital
CD, Album
Tannhäuser Without Words
Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1991
Sony Classical
Cass, Album
Piano Concertos No. 2 & No. 3
Rachmaninoff* - Horacio Gutiérrez, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1991
Symphonies 4 & 5
Sibelius* - Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1991
Tannhäuser Without Words
Richard Wagner, Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1991
Tchaikovsky - Concerto En Ré Majeur - Mendelssohn - Concerto En Mi Mineur
Nathan Milstein, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Orchestre Symphonique de Pittsburg*, William Steinberg, Philharmonia Orchestra, Leon Barzin
1990
Rhapsody In Blue
André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1989
Philips
CD, Mini
Symphony No. 7 In E Major / Symphony No. 8 In C Minor
Anton Bruckner, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra*, Hans Knappertsbusch
1989
MCA Classics, MCA Classics
2xCD, Album, Comp, RM
Anton Bruckner- Sinfonie Nr. 7 & 8
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, Münchner Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch
1989
MCA Classics
2xCD, Comp
From America
Aaron Copland And George Gershwin, The Pittsburgh Symphony*, William Steinberg, The Utah Symphony*, Maurice Abravanel*
1988
Duet (4)
2xCD, Comp, RM
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Piano Concerto in F major
George Gershwin, Jesus Maria Sanroma, Eugene List, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra*, William Steinberg, Samuel Adler
1988
Price-Less
CD, Comp
Billy The Kid / Rodeo / Appalachian Spring / El Salon Mexico
Aaron Copland - Pittsburgh Symphony*, William Steinberg, The Utah Symphony*, Maurice Abravanel*
1988
MCA Classics
CD, Comp, RE
Porgy & Bess (A Symphonic Picture) / An American In Paris / Piano Concerto In F
Gershwin*, William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony*, Maurice Abravanel*, The Utah Symphony*
1988
MCA Classics
CD, Comp, RE, RM
Symphonies Nos. 2, 4, & 7 / Leonore Overture No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven, William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
1988
MCA Classics
2xCD, Album, Comp
Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux - Aquarium
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - 2. Aquarium
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Theme
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Rhapsody In Blue
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Aquarium
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (Live)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 : 2. Aquarium
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Thema, "Chorale St. Antoni": Andante
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Dyrenes Karneval - Aquarium
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: I. Andante - Allegro con anima
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Aquarium
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro non troppo (Live)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro con brio
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) - Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 1
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1883 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): I. Allegro moderato
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
III. Poco allegretto
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto (Live)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
II. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Live)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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19Lang Lang with the PSO
Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Of America