

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BNY Classics: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: — About this Performance —
Nine days before his death, Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of one of the most resounding final statements in music: his “Pathétique” Symphony, full of sweeping melodies, passionate outbursts, and emotional extremes. “Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this symphony,” he wrote. “I love it as I have never loved any of my other musical offspring.” Then, Beethoven First Piano Concerto, indicative of the composer’s evolving style and fearless experimentation.

— Symphony Starter —
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— Performances —
Friday, May 15: 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 17: 2:30 PM

— The Artists —
Edward Gardner, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano

— The Program —
Knussen: Flourish with Fireworks
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique"
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/bny-classics-tchaikovskys-pathétique/200028187375613
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, fireworks, meetups, it, live-music, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://pittsburghsymphony.org/production/99038/tchaikovskys-pathetique?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=pittsburgh-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Pittsburgh
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 600 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15222
- **lat**: 40.44259
- **long**: -80.00179
- **full address**: 600 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15222

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (https://allevents.in/org/pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra/25990579)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 600 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15222
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, concerts, fireworks, meetups, it, live-music, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about BNY Classics: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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