Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra . Its venue is the concert hall in Pittsburgh ( Pennsylvania ), which was named after the local main sponsor of the orchestra when it reopened after a renovation in 1971 and has since been called Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts .
history
The orchestra was founded by the Pittsburgh Arts Society in 1895 and gave its first concert the following year. The first conductor was Frederic Archer , who, as the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra , hired musicians from that orchestra to strengthen the new orchestra. Edward Elgar and Richard Strauss came to Pittsburgh in the first few years .
In 1910 the orchestra was dissolved for the time being due to the poor financial situation. The restart took place in 1926, with the musicians initially rehearsing unpaid. The orchestra experienced the greatest growth in 1937 under the direction of Otto Klemperer .
Between 2005 and 2008 the orchestra was without a chief conductor ; the members were free to choose their repertoire. In 2009 Manfred Honeck was appointed musical director.
Chief conductor
- 1896–1898: Frederic Archer
- 1898–1904: Victor Herbert
- 1904–1910: Emil Paur
- 1910–1926: no game operation
- 1930-1937: Antonio Modarelli
- 1938–1948: Fritz Reiner
- 1952-1976: William Steinberg
- 1976-1984: André Previn
- 1988-1996: Lorin Maazel
- 1996-2004: Mariss Jansons
- 2005–2008: without musical director (artistic advisor: Sir Andrew Davis )
- Since 2009: Manfred Honeck
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinz Hall History . From pittsburghsymphony.org. Retrieved January 17, 2017