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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1895, gave its first concert the following year under the direction of Frederic Archer. Victor Herbert was the chief conductor from 1898 to 1904; he was succeeded by Emil Paur (1904–10). The orchestra was then disbanded. It was revived in 1926, and over the next decade it was led by Elias Breeskin (1927–30) and Antonio Modarelli (1930–37). The orchestra was reorganized by Otto Klemperer Klemperer, Otto (ô`tō klĕm`pərər), 1885–1973, German conductor, b. Breslau.
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 in 1937. Fritz Reiner Reiner, Fritz (rīn`ər), 1888–1963, American conductor, b. Budapest.
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 was chief conductor from 1938 to 1948, followed by William Steinberg (1952–76), André Previn Previn, Sir André (prĕv`ĭn), 1929–, American conductor, composer, and pianist, b. Germany, as Andreas Ludwig Priwin.
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 (1976–84), Lorin Maazel (1984–96), and Mariss Jansons (1997–2004). Since 2005, however, a trio of conductors (Sir Andrew Davis as artistic adviser and two guest conductors) has led the symphony. The orchestra performs in Heinz Hall, the renovated Loew's Penn Theater (built 1927).

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they will take their seats in the adjacent Hall to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
She sang with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Kansas City Symphony and appeared with the Santa Fe opera, Chattanooga opera and the Schubert opera in Connecticut.
In learning of the Simmons gift, Rohr said, "The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is the largest performing arts organization in the area with more employees and more concerts than any other - not to mention their national and international tours.
 
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