Festival Orchestra: Shostakovich & Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto

Beloved Festival Orchestra member Conrad Jones moves from the brass section to the front of the stage to perform Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, one of the finest concertos ever written for the instrument, and the only one Haydn ever wrote. In contrast to Haydn’s singular piece are two works by important 20th century icons – a playful literary overture by American Samuel Barber, The School for Scandal Overture, and an incredibly precocious college graduation project by Dmitri Shostakovich, his Symphony No. 1.

program

Barber: The School for Scandal Overture
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1

Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor
Conrad Jones, trumpet

Festival Orchestra sponsored by Ari Rifkin, in memory of Leonard Rifkin
Maestro Runnicles sponsored by Susan Jane & Nicholas J. Sutton
Music Director Initiatives sponsored by Peter Fenton & Kate Greer
This week’s concerts sponsored by Karen Connelly & Laurentius Marais
Guest artist Conrad Jones sponsored by Jan & Chuck Davis
Program sponsored by Kathleen McCarragher

meet the musician

Conrad Jones

Trumpet

Conrad Jones

Trumpet

Conrad Jones was appointed Associate Principal Trumpet of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra by Music Director Manfred Honeck in April 2024. He has performed as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. During the summer season, he performs with the Grand Teton Music Festival and was Principal Trumpet of the Britt Festival Orchestra from 2014 to 2021.

Jones came to Pittsburgh from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, where he served as Principal Trumpet for seven years and was Principal Trumpet of the Tucson Symphony for the two seasons prior. During the 2015/16 season, he was Acting Second Trumpet of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.

A native of Long Island, New York, Conrad attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Robert Sullivan, Michael Miller and Michael Sachs before continuing his studies with Jim Wilt at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. He joined the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2025 and is a Yamaha Performing Artist

Join us in the lobby at 5 PM for a Pre-Concert Talk, an inside look into the music led by Timothy Constable. Talks are sponsored by the Goodman Family Foundation, in memory of Roy and Barbara Goodman.