Carnegie Mellon University School of Music and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have announced a new four-year partnership designed to give CMU music students direct access to professional musicians and conductors. The agreement places PSO artists regularly on campus for master classes, rehearsals, performances,… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Manfred Honeck, will embark on a three-week 2026 European Tour, performing 13 concerts across six countries and nine cities, including two performances at the Lucerne Festival; Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg; the Chopin and His Europe Festival in Warsaw; and as the only American orchestra at the prestigious Salzburg Festival. In early July, the orchestra will release an album featuring two works included on the tour, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 and Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances on the Reference Recordings label.
By L.E. McCULLOUGH When singer Lilly Abreu and filmmaker Andrés Tapia-Urzua began contemplating how to devise a transformative multimedia music-and-film event, two core elements dominated the discussion from start to finish. “We wanted to create a unique concert experience in… Read More ›
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 ›
With news from MANFRED HONICK, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY, ARTS LANDING, PITTSBURGH OPERA, PEARL ARTS, POINT PARK CONSERVATORY OF DANCE, CMU DRAMA PSO’s MANFRED HONECK HONORED FOR BRUCKNER LEADERSHIP This weekend, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck will receive the Julio Kilenyi Medal… Read More ›
By YVONNE HUDSON Romance meets pathos this weekend at Heinz Hall. Opening with Arturs Maskats’ “Tango”, the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Valentine’s weekend concert celebrates romance and dance, conducted by Manfred Honeck. Inspired during a visit to Italy in 2002, the Latvian… Read More ›
The PSO’s newly announced 2026–27 classical season leans into what the ensemble does best: deep artistic relationships, ambitious programming, and a growing interest in how symphonic music fits into contemporary cultural life. Music Director Manfred Honeck returns for his 19th… Read More ›
What a treat, to take trip to the tropics, just a few miles from home, and feel the warmth emanating from the Heinz Hall stage, now aglow with a staged concert of “South Pacific.” The wonderfully woven tapestry of the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterwork teams Pittsburgh’s world-class orchestra, Broadway star power, local musical theater talent and Carnegie Mellon’s stars of tomorrow, today.
With news about Prime Stage Theatre, MCG Jazz, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh CLO NEW PLAY CELEBRATES HILL DISTRICT FOUNDING OF FREEDOM HOUSE AMBULANCE SERVICE Prime Stage Theatre will present the premiere of Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance, a… 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 ›
