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 ›
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 ›
By Sharon Eberson Sting is at Heinz Hall this week to get personal with Pittsburgh audiences. He is here not only to sing his greatest hits, but to tell the stories behind his storied lyrics, backed by the “world-renowned” –… Read More ›
Maestro Daniel Meyer conducts the always spectacular Pittsburgh Symphony through a tour-de-force of well-known holiday classics in various stylistic presentations. ByJessica Neu Holiday magic can be defined in myriad ways as it is a unique experience, feeling, or emotion to any individual,… Read More ›
Seating Capacity of Heinz Hall is Tested – Performance a Fine One By George B. Parous The Heinz Hall box-office sang its own version of the “Hallelujah Chorus” last night, after Handel’s timeless oratorio, The Messiah, drew a colossal crowd… Read More ›
Schumann Concerto and Modified Mozart Received with Thunderous Ovations By George B. Parous The “Great Mass” of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Große Messe in c-Moll, K. 427/417a, if you will, or, Great Mass in C minor, K. 427/417a, if you won’t)… Read More ›
