By JESSICA NEU The lights dimmed, the crowd quieted, but then, upon hearing the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” they immediately rose to their feet. However, this was no sporting event- not even a kickoff party to start counting… Read More ›
IN MEMORAM: GEORGE B. PAROUS, OUR OPERA AND CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWER George B. Parous, onStage Pittsburgh’s cherished contributor and reviewer of opera and classical music, passed away unexpectedly last week. A Pittsburgh native, George first studied music and cello in… Read More ›
Column By SHARON EBERSON It’s Monday night, and the final seconds of the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals are ticking away as I write this. The live YouTube broadcast of the 2024 Jimmy Awards is over, host Josh… Read More ›
By Camille Agie “You won’t leave here as you came,” said PNC Pops conductor Bryon Stripling before the start of the concert, “Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound,” performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Despite being a lifelong… Read More ›
By YVONNE HUBSON Where else but Heinz Hall can the top hits of George Gershwin and his brother Ira conjure such magic? With the Pittsburgh Symphony on stage–wrapped around a stellar jazz ensemble– delivering a program overflowing with favorites, the current POPS weekend is… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced a 2024-25 season of “new sounds, a sense of wonder, our city’s shining stars and ‘Beyond the Music’ experiences,” for its 129th year and 17th under the direction of Manfred Haneck. Guest artists for… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU If you ever had your parents tell you, “you can be anything you want to be in life,” did you ever consider the possibility of being an acrobat who juggles while laying flat on their back while… Read More ›
