Concertmaster David McCarroll Shines in Schumann Violin Concerto By GEORGE B. PAROUS Manfred Honeck, in fine spirits, conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra through a program that thrilled the audience last night; one that was on a par with the organization’s… Read More ›
Guest Soloist Hélène Grimaud Makes a Fine Display of New Steinway Grand By GEORGE B. PAROUS Last evening the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, under the whole-souled direction of Manfred Honeck, gave a spectacular performance of a fine program to open the… Read More ›
Renée Fleming is Guest Soloist of the “Now Is The Time Gala” By George B. Parous Despite the rain and the maze of scaffolding in front of the building, a mob found its way into Heinz Hall last evening to… Read More ›
Brilliant Finale to ‘Summer Shorts’ Series Offered Splendid Program By GEORGE B. PAROUS The last of the three PSO @ THE O’REILLY SUMMER SHORTS concerts played to a large audience last night, and when the final roars of approval died… Read More ›
Large Audience Fills Theater to Hear Jacob Joyce Conduct Orchestra in an Entertaining Program By GEORGE. B. PAROUS The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gave the second of three “PSO @ The O’Reilly Summer Shorts” last evening, and an audience even larger… Read More ›
Moon Doh Conducts a Midsummer Night’s Symphony By George B. Parous While Heinz Hall gets a summer facelift, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has moved across the street to the O’Reilly Theater, for a short series of Summer with the Symphony… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dancers Make Ravel’s “Boléro” More Thrilling Than Usual By George B. Parous Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gave one of their most memorable performances last evening, and a throng was gathered at Heinz Hall to… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced eight new concerts for the 2023-2024 season under two of its special concert series. Movies with the PSOwill include Superman, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and The Princess Bride. … Read More ›
Pianist Alice Sara Ott the Bright Particular ‘Star’ in Springtime Sky in Grieg A Minor Concerto By George B. Parous Vibrant, romantic, shocking – the program of this weekend’s Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts warn us – “A primal, riot-inducing masterpiece”… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of seeing Norm Lewis at the Trust Cabaret, where he performed the Johnny Mathis version of the song “Misty.” Yesterday, backed by a 3-piece band and the incomparable Pittsburgh Symphony… Read More ›
