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Carnegie Hall Presents

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
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Manfred Honeck, Seong-Jin Cho
Manfred Honeck by Felix Broede, Seong-Jin Cho by Ben Wolf
When pianist Seong-Jin Cho last performed one of Rachmaninoff’s orchestral works at Carnegie Hall, a modern-day legend was born. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) now invites Cho to perform another of the composer’s pulse-quickening piano-and-orchestra showpieces: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. This exciting program also features Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, for which the PSO earned a Best Orchestral Performance Grammy Award in 2018—the same year that conductor Manfred Honeck was named Artist of the Year by the International Classical Music Awards jury. A New York premiere by internationally renowned composer Lera Auerbach, commissioned by the PSO, rounds out the performance.

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Performers

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, Music Director and Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Program

LERA AUERBACH Frozen Dreams (NY Premiere)

RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5


Encore:

CHOPIN Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Seong-Jin Cho)

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Now in its 130th season, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is celebrated for artistic excellence, innovation, and its deep commitment to community. Under the leadership of Music ...

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Manfred Honeck

Over the last quarter-century, Manfred Honeck has established himself as one of the world’s leading conductors, acclaimed for his distinctive interpretations and arrangements. He is ...

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Seong-Jin Cho

Seong-Jin Cho has established himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. With an innate musicality and ...

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