Pittsburgh Symphony on Tour

Jim Cunningham recaps the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's concert at the Festival House in Bregenz. Jim talks to Manfred Honeck's son Manuel Honeck; the State Cultural Chief of Austria; the Vice Governor of Bregenz; and visits the Wolfegg Castle.

Jim Cunningham files this live report with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's President and CEO Melia Tourangeau. They just arrived in Vienna and Ms. Tourangeau gives her impressions of the tour so far and even hints at a tour in 2017.

Jim Cunningham reports live from the Frankfurt airport, where the orchestra just arrived. Noah Bendix-Balgley talks about how the tour is going so far.

Jim Cunningham files a live report immediately after the concert in Frankfurt. PSO trumpet Chad Winkler talks to Jim about the concert, the busy travel schedule, and how he is looking forward to the concerts in Vienna.

Jim Cunningham reports live from Terezin, in the Czech Republic. It was an off day for the orchestra, so many musicians toured Terezin. The Clairon Quartet, which is made up of members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are playing a concert at Terezin as well. Jim Cunningham talked to Penny Brill, Paul Silver and his daughter Sarah Silver about the tour of Terezin.

Jim Cunningham talks to Tatjana Mead Chamis and Jennifer Orchard, who performed a short concert of music by composers who were at the Terezin concentration camp.

Jim Cunningham talks to Kent and Michelle Logsdon about the Berlin concert. Kent is Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Berlin. He's also a native of Sewickley. They both loved the concert and said the Berlin audience was impressed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Music Director Manfred Honeck talks about performing at the Philharmonie, working with Herbert van Karajan, and Karajan's secret door!

With the orchestra just arriving in Hannover, WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham talks to Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Vice President of Operations and General Manager Declan McGovern about starting the tour in Hannover, Germany.

The members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have all arrived in Hannover in preparation for their first concert of the tour on Friday night. Jim Cunningham has a conversation with bass Micah Howard about the tour.

Jim Cunningham files his first report from Hannover, Germany. He talks about about the upcoming concert by percussionist Martin Grubinger.