FRIDAY, AUG. 25, 9:30 P.M.
The Odeion
Patras, Greece
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Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4

Review: Classical music in the land of the classics

PSO arrives in Greece for first leg of European tour

Interviews with musicians and others:

PSO tubist Craig Knox	Percussionist George Willis
Retired percussionist Gerald Unger	PSO horn player Stephen Kostyniak
PSO horn player Joseph Rounds	Joseph Rounds, Part II
PSO horn player Zach Smith on the Odeion's architecture
PSO violinist Albert Tan, wife Gail Malcolm, PSO violinist Emma Hancock
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Charles Ries, U.S. Ambassador to Albania Marcie Ries
Violinist Stephanie Tretick

SUNDAY, AUG. 27-28, 8 P.M.
National Concert Hall
Dublin, Ireland
www.nch.ie
Aug. 27
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Charles Ives Symphony No. 2

George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Aug. 28
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4

Review: PSO plays an all-American program in Dublin concert

PSO players find Dublin an enticing city to visit

Interviews with musicians and others:

PSO bassist Jeff Turner	PSO violinist Peter Snitkovsky
PSO oboist Scott Bell, English horn player Harold Smoliar, daughter, Rachel
Auld Dubliner pub in the Temple Bar section of Dublin \| The pub crowd

TUESDAY, AUG. 29, 7:30 P.M.
St. David's Hall
Cardiff, Wales
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Review: Symphony is superb in Wales concert

Transporting PSO is like maneuvering an army

Interviews with musicians and others:

Head stage tech John Karapandi	Stage manager Paul Hunt
Stage hand Ronald 'Rocky' Esposito	Workers unload PSO equipment

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30, 7:30 P.M.
Royal Albert Hall
London, England
www.royalalberthall.com
112th Season of BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Charles Ives Symphony No. 2

Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Review: Slatkin exhibits deft touch as fill-in

PSO relishes being city's ambassador

Interviews with musicians and others:

Allegheny Conference on Community Development CEO Michael Langley
PSO bassoonist James Rodgers	PSO violinist Louis Lev
Prommer: "Ken" from Glasgow	Prommer: "Sue" of London