The Pittsburgh Symphony is alarmed that its music director Mariss Jansons has been mentioned often as a possible candidate to run the New York Philharmonic. So the orchestra has contacted orchestra supporters and asked them to write to Jansons and ask him to remain. “We believe the Pittsburgh community has to show Mariss its affection to balance the only reason he’d go to New York, which is prestige. Artistically, New York is no better than the PSO.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette