A Composer Known For Her Inventiveness

The San Francisco Chronicle has described 32-year-old composer Katherine Balch as “some kind of Thomas Edison” because of the complexity and inventiveness evident in her pieces. The Pittsburgh Symphony has commissioned a new work from her, which will receive its world premiere on Feb. 16-18 in a program conducted by Manfred Honeck. Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto will feature Pablo Ferrández, followed by Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7.

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