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Review: Emanuel Ax Plays Chopin with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
PSO Premiere of Schmidt Symphony No. 4, Strauss Tone Poem Make for Excellent Program By George B. Parous A diverse and entertaining program was offered by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra last evening, and the crowd that braved the raw, late-winter… Read More ›
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‘To Breathe Free’ Another Milestone for Resonance Works
Maria Sensi Sellner Leads Ensemble Through a Splendid 10th Anniversary Program By George B. Parous Resonance Works gave a diverse and highly entertaining, celebratory concert last evening at the First United Methodist Church, Bloomfield, which will be repeated Sunday afternoon… Read More ›
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Brilliant Evening with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Guest Violinist Gil Shaham
Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk Brings Out the Best for Heinz Hall Crowd By George B. Parous There is always something soul-stirring – an indefinable, sweeping emotion of mixed pleasure and awe, that rolls from the stage of Heinz Hall onto, above… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Announces Plans for 85th Season
Eclectic Mix of Old and New & Special Events February is the time of year when Pittsburgh Opera announces its plans for the upcoming season, and today is the day when they publish their official line-up. It’s early for complete… Read More ›
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Manfred Honeck and the PSO Deliver a Thrilling Rendition of ‘The Planets’
Holst Masterpiece Follows Company Premiere of Auerbach Work; Violinist Ray Chen and Mendelssohn Concerto By George B. Parous As they often do, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra not only topped their previous performance at Heinz Hall last evening,… Read More ›
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Chatham Baroque Offers ‘The Isle of Delos’ and Other Gems
Trio Is Augmented by Four Guest Artists in Interesting Evening of Musical Delights By George B. Parous In a program devoted mostly to the works of Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, last evening, at the Calvary Episcopal Church (and this… Read More ›
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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 ›
