♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Mozart’s Great Mass
Heinz Hall
December 2, 8:00pm
December 4, 2:30pm
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor
The Mendelssohn Choir and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart’s brilliant, yet unfinished, Mass in C Minor. Not a lot is known about this work, but what we do know is that it was most likely written to showcase Mozart’s wife Constanze’s vocal range for Mozart’s father, Leopold.
Mystery surrounds Mozart’s unfinished Great Mass, but what we likely know is that this piece was written as a promise to Mozart’s wife to showcase her vocal range to her new, disapproving father-in-law. Hear the Sopranos Ying Fang and Lauren Snouffer fill these virtuosic roles, alongside Tenor Timothy Fallon, Baritone Alexander Birch Elliot and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Also, enjoy the new Steinway in this next installment of “Follow the Piano,” with the debut of the “spectacular” Martin Helmchen in Schumann’s Piano Concerto (Washington Post).
♦ Handel’s Messiah
Heinz Hall
December 3, 8:00pm
Ying Fang, soprano
Timothy Fallon, tenor
Alexander Birch Elliott, baritone
♦ PNC POPS
Highmark Holiday Pops
Heinz Hall
December 9, 8:00pm
December 10, 2:30pm & 8:00pm
December 11, 2:30pm
December 14, 7:39pm
December 16, 8:00pm
December 17, 8:00pm
December 18, 2:30pm & 7:00pm
Deck the halls with boughs of holly – and all of your favorite holiday music! Bring the whole family to experience Pittsburgh’s holiday tradition with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Santa Claus, too!
♦ PITTSBURGH CAMERATA
Christmas with the Camerata
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
December 2, 7:30pm
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
December 4, 3:00pm
Featuring special guests: Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Women’s Choir, Dr. Marissa Ulmer, director. Join the Pittsburgh Camerata for this annual holiday celebration. Usher in the season with a concert of solos and choral music to warm your heart and cheer your soul.
♦ PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHORALE
Sounds of the Season
December 2-4, 2022
“Sounds of the Season” will kick off the subscription ticket season. The choir will sing holiday favorites, including traditional classics, familiar carols, and popular songs, and the audience is invited to sing along on some of its favorites. This concert is a great way to start your holiday season with family and friends.
♦ Messiah Sing
December 11, 2022
Be a member of the choir for the afternoon or come and listen as an audience member. The Messiah Sing gives every person who loves this music an opportunity to sing it each holiday season. Bring a score if you have one or borrow one of ours. You’ll see what if feels like to sing with Dr. Medley and a professional orchestra and soloists as we experience the joy of Handel’s masterpiece.
♦ CITY THEATRE
The Wanderers
City Theatre Main Stage
November 26 – December 18
Orthodox Jews Esther and Schmuli have newly entered into an arranged marriage. Author Abe has entered a secret flirtatious correspondence with movie star Julie without their spouses’ knowledge. Swiveling between the 1970s and present day, The Wanderers is a mysterious new drama that puts a magnifying glass on the complications of love across generations and what it means to be happy.