Read All About it: The Honeck Era
Our growing online division here at the Post-Gazette -- destined to be the main business down the road -- did a wonderful job building an index page that shows just how much coverage we have had of Manfred Honeck's tenure with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. I always feel I can do more as a critic, but it makes me proud to know we have blanketed this important era for the PSO so far.
Actually, many of my reviews are not in there, so it's not even everything we have done on Honeck and the PSO, but it is still rather comprehensive.
You can access the index at this address, but I also just list what is there now below (it will be continually updated, so the link will have the most current info).
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: The Honeck Era
The Post-Gazette has followed maestro Manfred Honeck from his first moments with the PSO. Here's an archive of The Honeck Era.
2009: Honeck at the helm
- 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)
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 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)