By L.E. McCULLOUCH 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 ›
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Stars, Stripes, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Bring American Soundscapes to Life
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 ›
oSP’s Call Board for February 19th, 2026
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 ›
Mambo, Meditation, and Mastery mingle in Symphonic Valentine.
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 ›
Pittsburgh Symphony’s 2026–27 Season Balances Familiar Faces and New Directions
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 ›
Review: Bask in the Warmth of PSO Pops’ ‘South Pacific in Concert’
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.
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board, January 8, 2026
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 ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board: October 2, 2025
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 ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board: September 25, 2025
Fab 4 Set for barebone’s ‘God of Carnage’ Barebones productions has announced the cast of its next show, Yasmin Reza’s God of Carnage, with artistic director Patrick Jordan joined in the 2009 Tony Award-winning best play by Daina Michelle Griffith, David Whalen, and Gayle Pazerski. Whalen also… Read More ›
Call Board: CLO’s New-Era ‘Rocky Horror’; New Horizon’s ‘Sistas’; Ensemble 10/10 Festival; and More
Pittsburgh CLO’s Kara Cabaret series returns to the Greer Cabaret Theater with The Rocky Horror Show, plus wrap-around events that include a RHS Drag Brunch and Late Night Costume Contests. The company calls the production “an important milestone as the… Read More ›
