The musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has extended their current agreement for one more year. The agreement, which will be extended until the 2023-2024 season, will include a 2 percent increase in compensation (1 percent in minimum scale, or base pay, and a nearly $1,100 increase in guaranteed media payments like digital performances) and several workplace changes that will {…}
The Pittsburgh Symphony has extended Music Director Manfred Honeck’s contract. The orchestra announced the conductor would continue at his post until the end of the 2027-8 season. Honeck began his tenure in 2008 and has cemented his reputation as one of world’s best conductors. He has also brought “new energy and verve to old warhorses in both concerts and recordings {…}
(Credit: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Facebook Page) The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced additional furloughs and layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new measures also include salary reductions for musicians, and for 30 percent of the company’s full-time administrative staff. “Our guiding principles must continue to be threefold: to ensure the safety and health of our staff, musicians and audience; {…}
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring some of the top soloists in the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances. The first vocal performance of the season will be Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Manfred Honeck conducts the performance with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, Duquesne University Voices of Spirit, Grove {…}
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season which will feature a wide range of incredible repertory. This season will put a spotlight on the music of Beethoven, featuring a number of his iconic symphonies, his only opera, and a mass. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on featuring vocal performances. The first such performance {…}