Seasons & Episodes
Mozart as Keyboard Prodigy
Previn discusses Mozart's life and genius, performs his "C-Major Sonata for Four Hands" with Patricia Prattis-Jennings,
Concert of Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
Previn conducts the symphony in Stravinsky's "Firebird", and soloist Horatio Gutierrez plays Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concer
The World of Stephen Sondheim
The award-winning Broadway composer-lyricist talks about his craft and the state of today's musical theatre. Cast member
Creating an Impression
Previn and guest Thomas Hoving, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, examine the Impressionistic movement and its
Oscar Peterson
Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson joins Previn at the keyboard for a lively two-man show of conversation and music reflecting
Why a Rehearsal?
As television cameras observe an actual Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, Previn explains the importance of the r
Isaac Stern
Violinist Isaac Stern joins pianist Andre Previn and cellist Michael Grebanier of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for
Concert of Brahms and Prokofiev
Previn conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as they perform "Symphony No. 2" by Brahms and "Classical Symphony" by
The Music That Made the Movies
Composer John Williams, who wrote the music for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars, joins for performances
A Feast of Walton
Composer Sir William Walton is honored with a performance of his oratorio "Belshazzar's Feast", which includes baritone
An Evening with Comden and Green
The musical comedy team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green join for reminiscences of their movie musical days in Hollywood
Two Concerti
With principal pianist Patricia Prattis Jennings of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Previn performs Mozart's "Concerto for Two
A Gathering of Players
Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, and Nathaniel Rosen, principal cellist for the Pittsburgh Symphony, join Previn in an inf
Alpine
Previn conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in a performance of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony, then examines some of Stra
Dame Janet Baker
Dame Janet discusses her artistic career with Previn, who accompanies her in a performance of the song cycle she commiss
Brahms' Requiem
The 70-minute-long requiem features the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, soprano Barbara Hendricks, and baritone Ryan Ed
Mistress of Jazz / Jazz Great Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald discusses her career, from Chick Webb to the big bands to the song books of Gershwin and Cole Porter and
Movie Music
Composer John Williams premieres his new "Superman Suite", Miklos Rozsa conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony in his "Ben Hur
Itzhak Perlman
Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony, then talks with conductor A
Nathaniel Rosen
Cellist Nathaniel Rosen, the first American to win the Tchaikovsky Competition since Van Cliburn, is featured soloist in
Yehudi Menuhin
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin performs chamber music with Pittsburgh Symphony cellist Ann Martindale Williams and Previn.
Carmina Burana
Pittsburgh Symphony and Penn State University Choir perform the concert favorite, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" - a livel
Benjamin Britten
This tribute to English composer Benjamin Britten features concert tenor Robert Tear and French hornist Barry Tuckwell s
Perlman: Cool and Classic
A candid close-up on the making of a jazz record, this special features violinist Itzhak Perlman, Andre Previn on piano,
Rachmaninov
Pianist Horacio Gutierrez joins Andre Previn and the Pittsburgh Symphony for a performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano
The British Festival
Highlights from Pittsburgh's city-wide festival honoring British music and arts in the fall of 1981. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma jo