Pittsburgh Area Concerts & Plays
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Gershwin's An American in Paris
Heinz Hall
May 17, 8:00pm
May 19, 2:30pm
Like Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin’s An American in Paris is iconic – a warm, jazz-infused tour through Paris that will put a smile on your face and get your foot tapping. Jazz influences continue in Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand - written for a pianist injured in the First World War performed here by the extraordinary pianist Cédric Tiberghien. Poulenc’s Suite from Les biches was originally written for Serge Diaghilev and his famous “Ballet Russe”.
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Heinz Hall
May 31,...
Pittsburgh Area Concerts & Plays
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Liszt's Dante Symphony
Heinz Hall
April 19, 8:00pm
April 21, 2:30pm
The Mendelssohn Choir and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra present the Pittsburgh premiere of Franz Liszt’s rarely-performed Dante Symphony. Liszt interprets Dante’s Divine Comedy through music, as he takes us through the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Heinz Hall
April 26, 8:00pm
April 27, 7:30pm
April 28, 2:30pm
It should be on everyone’s bucket list to hear in concert: containing the famous “ode to joy”, this powerful symphonic and choral masterpiece is an emotional and life-affirming experience. Experience the grandeur of Beethoven 9, and celebrate the 200th anniversary of the premiere,...