An American in Paris
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
412-392-4900
May 11, 2012 - May 13, 2012
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Artists
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Anne Martindale Williams, cello
Attack Theatre
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
Program
| Igor Stravinsky: | Pétroushka |  |
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| Arthur Honegger: | Cello Concerto | |
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| George Gershwin: | An American in Paris | |
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| Darius Milhaud | La Creation duMonde* |
About This Performance
PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck closes the Paris Festival with sheer vigor. The vibrant and exceptional music for the ballet Pétrouchka is an invention of Igor Stravinsky through his collaboration with the famous Ballets Russes in Paris. Then, hear three pieces inspired by the influence of American jazz in Paris. *Featuring Attack Theatre and an ensemble of Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra musicians conducted by Lawrence Loh
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Explore & Engage
CONCERT PRELUDE: A Window into the Exotic with Mary E. Davis
6:45 pm (Friday) and 1:15 pm (Sunday), on stage
In early 20th century Paris, attraction to all things exotic ran high. For artists, the imperative to create work that was both profoundly expressive and perceptibly modern fueled interest in unfamiliar cultures–from pagan Russia to contemporary Manhattan–which in turn could serve as the source for new methods, approaches, and materials. This talk by Mary E. Davis, Professor of Musicology at Case Western Reserve University, explores the radical and diverse outcomes of these engagements with the exotic, examining in particular their links to contemporary style, fashion, and technology.
CINEMATHEQUE: Charlie Chaplin – Silent Shorts with live accompaniment
6:45 pm (Friday) and 1:15 pm (Sunday), Dorothy Porter Simmons Regency Rooms
Features selections from the set of silent shorts Chaplin created for the Mutual Studios during the 1910s, with live accompaniment by Tom Roberts, piano.
AFTER-PARTY Pittsburgh/Paris: The Roaring Twenties
Friday only, Grand Lobby
American jazz was all the rage in the post-war Paris of the 1920s. Wrapping up an evening of jazz-inspired works, this after-party transforms the Grand Lobby into a night-club with complimentary light refreshments and specialty drinks at cash bar – Swing into the night with Boilermaker Jazz Band and special guests!
FREE to all ticketholders
*Doors open one hour and thirty minutes before all Paris Festival performances at Heinz Hall.
*All pre- and post-concert events are free to ticketholders.
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