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The Honeck Era
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Manfred Honeck is the ninth Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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The Post-Gazette has followed music director Manfred Honeck from his first moments with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Here's an archive of The Honeck Era, with more in Andrew Druckenbrod's blog.
2011-12: Season Five
• Concert Review: Honeck, PSO deliver a dramatic reading of Mahler Sixth (June 26, 2012)
• Concert review: Noseda, PSO find multicultural bliss at Paris Festival (April 28, 2012)
• Honeck soars with Beethoven (March 30, 2012)
• 'Play On': an illustrated look at Pittsburgh Symphony past and present (March 7, 2012)
• Composer Steven Stucky's new piece will honor Rachel Carson (Feb. 12, 2012)
• A risk-taking 'Messiah': PSO to stage oratorio much like opera (Nov. 27, 2011)
2010-11: Season Four
• New CD captures great performances (Aug. 25, 2011)
• Honeck takes pay cut in solidarity with musicians (Aug. 15, 2011)
• New concertmaster, 27, called 'technically brilliant' (July 17, 2011)
• Review: Classical and funk enliven 3 Rivers Arts Festival (July 6, 2011)
• Musicians' 3-year contract includes pay cut (June 13, 2011)
• Review: Honeck, PSO expertly address Mahler's highs and lows (May 21, 2011)
• Review: PSO captures raw emotions in its premiere of 'Stroke' (May 14, 2011)
2010-11: Season Three
• New breed of orchestra director: Maestro conducts business as well as symphonies (Feb. 27, 2011)
• Review: Beethoven challenged and invigorated by Honeck, PSO (Feb. 26, 2011)
• PSO series is centered on faith (Feb. 17, 2011)
• Review: Honeck shows his mastery again (Feb. 12, 2011)
• Paris will be a centerpiece of the Pittsburgh Symphony's 2011-12 season (Feb. 10, 2011)
• Lincoln Center stage for PSO next season (Feb. 1, 2011)
• Festival to explore Tchaikovsky's changing reputation (Jan. 30, 2011)
• Review: PSO and Honeck bolster the drama of Verdi's 'Requiem' (Dec. 4, 2010)
• PSO tries to get to the soul of 'Requiem' (Dec. 2, 2010)
• PSO waltzes on higher ground: risers make a comeback (Nov. 27, 2010)
• Leadership vital as PSO searches for concertmaster (Oct. 17, 2010)
• Review: PSO, Honeck charm with 'Don Juan,' Bartok and Mozart (Oct. 2, 2010)
• Wang's brilliance lights Rachmaninoff (Sept. 25, 2010)
• Review: Power of Beethoven's Fifth flows from its universality (Sept. 19, 2010)
• Noseda fills last spot in conductor trio (Sept. 9, 2010)
• Slatkin extends contract with PSO 3 years (Sept. 7, 2010)
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra headed to Canada next weekend (July 17, 2010)
2009-10: Honeck at the helm
• Review: Mahler's third sings under Honeck's baton (June 12, 2010)
• Review: Fast pace hinders Beethoven's 9th (June 5, 2010)
• PSO to present two works of monumental importance (June 2, 2010)
• Respect earned in Vienna concerts (May 28, 2010)
• In Europe, Pittsburgh Symphony to play in most prestigious halls (May 12, 2010)
• PG Interactive: Map and links for PSO Europe Tour 2010 (May 12, 2010)
• PSO, violinist Hahn give exciting interpretation of Sibelius (May 8, 2010)
• Ukrainian pianist shows power and poetry in Rachmaninoff (May 1, 2010)
• Review: PSO, Mutter fine-tune Mahler, Brahms (Feb. 6, 2010)
• PSO announces new season (Feb. 3, 2010)
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts to focus on life after death (Jan. 20, 2010)
• Classical Music: PSO, Opera lead decade's best (Dec. 27, 2009)
• Best Classical Performances of 2009 (Dec. 17, 2009)
• Honeck dares greatly to interpret Mozart's 'Requiem' (Dec. 5, 2009)
• PSO finds new life in Mozart's Requiem (Dec. 2, 2009)
• Review: PSO rises above pressure from petulant violinist (Sept. 18, 2009)
• Pittsburgh Symphony and Honeck in European spotlight (Sept. 13, 2009)
• Honeck to remain Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor until 2015 (Sept. 10, 2009)
• New director restores Pittsburgh Symphony's old vibrance (June 21, 2009)
• PSO ends season dramatically with Mahler (June 13, 2009)
• PSO closes season with Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 2 (June 11, 2009)
• Review: PSO, violinist push the pace in Beethoven (June 5, 2009)
• China Tour: Asia's reaction to PSO favorable overall (June 3, 2009)
• China Tour: PSO dazzles in stadium's opening gala (May 21, 2009)
• China Tour: Crowd in Shanghai didn't want PSO to stop the music (May 18, 2009)
• China Tour: After slow start, PSO recovers with Mahler (May 17, 2009)
• Summer Times: Classical Music (May 15, 2009)
• China Tour: Chinese get a charge out of PSO's powerful Beethoven (May 15, 2009)
• China Tour: PSO tuning up for status boost in classical hotbed: China (May 10, 2009)
• Review: Honeck drives Symphony to dramatic interpretations (May 1, 2009)
• PSO lays off nine administrators (March 10, 2009)
• Honeck to lead symphony on tour of Asia in May (March 7, 2009)
• Pianist, Pittsburgh Symphony bring out magic of Brahms, Dvorak (Feb. 28, 2009)
• Review: 'Carmina' nice break from the serious (Feb 21, 2009)
• 'Carmina Burana': College rock for medieval times (Feb. 19, 2009)
• Concertmaster Cardenes to leave PSO (Feb. 14, 2009)
• Guest star crashes PSO party in '09-10 (Feb. 1, 2009)
• PSO to play NYC's Carnegie Hall in 2010 (Jan. 22, 2009)
2008: A new era for PSO
• Best Classical Concert of 2008: PSO with Honeck (Dec. 31, 2008)
• Honeck takes a natural approach to Bruckner (Nov. 19, 2008)
• PSO delivers a deluxe CD of Richard Strauss (Oct. 31, 2008)
• Can Honeck take PSO to loftier heights? (Sept. 26, 2008)
• From Olympics to Adidas, Lang Lang's worldwide fan base flourishes (Sept. 18, 2008)
• From Austria to Pittsburgh III: PSO's Honeck arrives with a sound approach (Sept. 14, 2008)
• Symphony plans two new recordings at Heinz Hall (Sept. 5, 2008)
• Can PSO maintain status if salaries don't hit high note? (Aug. 22, 2008)
• With Honeck at the helm, PSO schedule is heavy on Viennese compositions (Feb. 10, 2008)
• From Austria to Pittsburgh II: Honeck revisits his musical home in Vienna (Feb. 3, 2008)
• Map: 2008 PSO European Tour (Jan. 20, 2008)
2007: Designated to be music director
• PSO opens with a bang (Sept. 29, 2007)
• Coming year pivotal in keeping PSO a first-class orchestra (Sept. 11, 2007)
• Honeck conducts during PSO visit (Sept. 7, 2007)
From Austria to Pittsburgh I: An illuminating visit with the new PSO conductor, at home in western Austria (April 8, 2007)• Honeck to lead symphony on tour of Asia in May (March 7, 2007)
• China Tour: Pittsburgh Symphony sets first China tour in 22 years (March 6, 2007)
• City opens arms to PSO's new music director from Austria Jan. 25, 2007
• PSO picks Austrian conductor as music director Manfred Honeck heartily endorsed by symphony musicians, begins in 2008 (Jan. 24, 2007)
2006: First appearances with the PSO
• Review: PSO conductor brings new world of sound (Nov. 25, 2006)
• PSO guest conductor has patience both on and off the podium (Nov. 23, 2006)
• Manfred Honeck returns to PSO (Oct. 13, 2006)
• Review: Honeck makes strong debut with PSO (May 13, 2006)
First Published June 18, 2009 2:11 pm
