Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Museum of Art and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are partnering in 2021 and 2022 to bring you artworks from the museum’s collection that connect with the sounds of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s 2021/22 season. Below, learn more about these artworks as they relate to the PSO season’s lineup.
To enjoy more of the museum’s vast collection and stay abreast of the latest programs and happenings, visit our collection, Teenie Harris Archive, calendar of events, and new exhibitions. To learn more about the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the 2021-2022 season, visit PittsburghSymphony.org

Vanessa German & Jessie Montgomery
Fri., June 10 | Sat., June 11 | Sun., June 12
Pittsburgh-based artist Vanessa German and New York-based composer Jessie Montgomery both share the common sentiment that art and music can heal and strengthen communities.

Andreas Achenbach & Johannes Brahms
Fri., June 3 | Sun., June 5
Composer Johannes Brahms and painter Andreas Achenbach are connected by German Romanticism—a 19th century intellectual and philosophical approach to creativity which blurred the divisions among literature, music, and the visual arts.

Claude Monet & Claude Debussy
Fri., May 20 | Sun., May 22
Writers, musicians, artists, and intellectuals met and mingled in 19th century Paris, including the likes of Claude Debussy and Claude Monet.

Mary Cassatt & Dvořák
Fri., May 6 | Sat., May 7 | Sun., May 8
Celebrate the women in your life this Mother’s Day with Pittsburgh-born artist Mary Cassatt.

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot & Gustav Mahler
Fri., Apr. 22 | Sun., Apr. 24
The connecting thread between nature and humans is the driving force behind both Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s and Gustav Mahler’s works.

Malvina Hoffman & Anton Bruckner
Fri., Mar. 25 | Sat., Mar. 26 | Sun., Mar. 27
Sculptor, Malvina Hoffman, and composer, Anton Bruckner, followed very different religious teachings.

Eduardo Chillida & Joaquin Rodrigo
Fri., Mar. 11 | Sun., Mar. 13
Two Spanish creatives, artist Eduardo Chillida and composer Joaquin Rodrigo, found inspiration in their beloved Spain.

Gertrude Käsebier & Reza Vali
Fri., Feb. 11 | Sun., Feb. 13
Worlds collide in Pittsburgh around the complicated and often fraught concept of love – the intricacies of which are weighted by cultural expectations and norms.

Francisco de Goya & Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri., Jan. 21 | Sun., Jan. 23
Despite not knowing each other, Spanish artist Francisco de Goya and German composer Ludwig van Beethoven were connected by the marvels they created and the challenges they endured in their lives.

Jean Dunand, Jean Dupas, and Gioachino Rossini
Fri., Feb. 18 | Sun., Feb. 20
The dawn played a significant role in both sight and sound for the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini and Swiss and French designers Jean Dunand and Jean Dupas.