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Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Rouse an Audience with Beethoven and Wagner
PSO Premiere of a Contemporary Piece by Carlos Simon; Matthias Goerne Delivers Wagnerian Excerpts in Excellent Voice By George B. Parous Music lovers who braved trudging into the frigid temperatures last evening, were treated to a splendid concert given by… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Opens a Brilliant ‘Ariodante’ at the CAPA
Soprano Emily Richter All But Steals the Show From a Stage Bursting With Talent By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera continued the roll it’s been on this season with the company’s premiere of George Frideric Handel’s classic Ariodante last evening…. Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – ‘Mozart & More’
Interesting Program Offers Wagner, Strauss, Elgar and, of course, More Mozart By George B. Parous Guest conductor Sir Mark Elder, piano soloist Paul Lewis, and the great ensemble of talent that is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, offered a brilliant program… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Presents Rachmaninoff’s Final Triumphant Symphony
Peter Oundjian Conducts – Violinist Alina Ibragimova Debuts in Prokofiev Concerto By George B. Parous Friday night, January 13, was anything but unlucky for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and their audience, when an interesting and difficult program was performed; a… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Daniel O’Hearn on Local Premiere of ‘Ariodante’
Young Tenor Will Make 2nd Appearance of the Season in the Company’s Production of the Handёl Work By George B. Parous Next Saturday evening, January 21, Pittsburgh Opera will present the company premiere of Handёl’s Ariodante, a Baroque era opera… Read More ›
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Kamratōn (Women In New Music) Opens Eighth Season
Very Contemporary Chamber Music Brought a Distinct Beat to Friends House By George B. Parous The unique, decidedly contemporary group of “Women in New Music,” launched their eighth season Friday night (Jan. 6) in a comfortable room at the Friends… Read More ›
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Chatham Baroque Offers Holiday Cheer on a Cold Night
The Art of the Trio Holiday Edition By George B. Parous Chatham Baroque this weekend gave a series of three concerts which combined two of their annual traditions – the “Art of the Trio” and the “Holiday” concerts, offered in… Read More ›
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Resonance Works Revives ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ at the New Hazlett
Seasonal Offering Preceded by a Powerful Performance of ‘The Ballad of the Brown King’ By George B. Parous Amahl and the Night Visitors, the “children’s” opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti, with both music and libretto by the… Read More ›
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Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Thrills a Massive PSO Audience
Seating Capacity of Heinz Hall is Tested – Performance a Fine One By George B. Parous The Heinz Hall box-office sang its own version of the “Hallelujah Chorus” last night, after Handel’s timeless oratorio, The Messiah, drew a colossal crowd… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Mozart’s Mysterious ‘Great Mass’ and More
Schumann Concerto and Modified Mozart Received with Thunderous Ovations By George B. Parous The “Great Mass” of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Große Messe in c-Moll, K. 427/417a, if you will, or, Great Mass in C minor, K. 427/417a, if you won’t)… Read More ›