All Events | Starting Monday, February 6, 2012Uncommon
Dances by Mark Morris, Dennis Nahat, and a world premiere to music of Bach from Dwight Rhoden to launch a new partnership with the August Wilson Center.
02/08/2012
Blast!
Winner of the 2001 Tonys for Best Special Theatrical Event and Best Choreography, Blast! is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theater. Born on athletic fields across the nation, Blast! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.
02/08/2012
Nathan Carterette, piano
Local pianist Nathan Carterette performs works of Liszt, Brahms, and Godowsky. Free admission.
02/09/2012
Duquesne Symphony Orchestra
Directed by Jeffrey Turner, the Duquesne Symphony Orchestra develops the understanding, technique, and discipline required of the professional orchestral musician through a broad range of repertoire from the Baroque to contemporary. Soloists often include principal and section players from the world-renowned Pittsburgh Symphony.
02/10/2012
Beethoven, Mozart & Respighi
Beethoven's bold Symphony #1 pulses with youthful energy and unexpected twists. Pianist Lars Vogt, who commands a startling range of colors and subtleties, plays Mozart's Piano Concerto #16 in D major. Then, Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts two of Respighi's spectacular and splashy symphonic poems, The Pines of Rome and The Fountains of Rome.
02/10/2012
Pops II: Cirque de la Symphonie
The magic of cirque in the music hall, back by popular demand. T – the incredible acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie perform to the sounds of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra led by André Raphel.
02/10/2012
Daphne: Return to Love Cafe
Pittsburgh contralto Daphne Alderson and The Amazing Band present their annual Valentine's Day concert, revisiting Daphne's CD, A Matinee at the Love Cafe, featuring an assortment of standards, Europop ballads, and new arrangements of Leonard Cohen and Pete Seeger songs.
02/11/2012
Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children's Book Illustration
This exhibition provides an appealing survey of drawing styles and techniques from Randolph Caldecott in the 19th century to Chris van Allsburg in the 20th—with many delightful and familiar artists in between including Ernest Shepard, Maurice Sendak, Tomi diPaolo, and Jules Feiffer. The 40 works on paper by famed illustrators are supplemented by 13 books. Draw Me a Story will be staged with artworks hung slightly lower than usual, step stools available, and reading nooks in the galleries for visitors young and old.
02/11/2012
A Night of Song
Guest Conductor Bruce Lauffer is Music Director and Conductor of the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra as well as the Latshaw Pops Orchestra.
02/11/2012
Heroes
A selection of heroic music including Beethoven's Symphony #3 "Eroica," Wagner's "Siegfrid's Funeral March," and John Williams' "Superman" score. The WSO plays side-by-side with young musicians, and features its WSO Young Artist Competition winner.
02/11/2012
A Bach Tryptich
Alan Lewis directs Chatham Baroque, the Pittsburgh Brass Ensemble, the Calvary Choir and soloists in three Bach cantatas and the trumpet showpiece "Jauchzet Gott" with soprano Kathy Linger and baroque trumpeter Rick Murrell. Cantatas include #21 "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis," and #77, "Ich sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben."
02/12/2012
Wine & Chocolate Tasting
Renaissance & Baroque and the Pittsburgh Camerata offer a variety of chocolate and wine pairings to celebrate Valentine's Day and support these two arts organizations.
02/12/2012
A Romantic Afternoon
Istvan Jaray conducts Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture, Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp with Tara Yaney, flute, and Christine Mazza, harp; and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite #2.
02/12/2012
Sunday Afternoon Vocal Series
An Italian Valentine featuring the best of Verismo opera, featuring Amelia D’Arcy, soprano, Kelly Lynch; soprano, Enrique Bernardo, tenor and Robert Frankenberry, tenor with pianist Walter Morales.
02/12/2012
Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble
George Vosburgh and Stephen Story conduct a program including the Concerto for Violin and Wind Ensemble by Chad Robinson (who studied with Leonardo Balada) featuring CMU concertmaster Emma Steele, and Leonardo Balada's Concerto for Piano, Winds, and Percussion with pianist Enrique Graf. The Wind Ensemble will record Balada's concerto for release on the Naxos label.
02/12/2012
Concerto Competition Concert
Directed by Jeffrey Turner, the Duquesne Symphony Orchestra develops the understanding, technique, and discipline required of the professional orchestral musician through a broad range of repertoire from the Baroque to contemporary. Soloists often include principal and section players from the world-renowned Pittsburgh Symphony.
02/12/2012
Celtic Woman in Concert
When: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Venue: Heinz Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Regular Tickets
$110 Single ticket
$220 Pair tickets
Orchestra/Grand Tier
Credit Card Only, Non-Refundable
03/26/2013
QED Cooks Big Night 6-Course Dinner
When: Monday, May 6, 2013
Venue: D'Imperio's Restaurant, Monroeville
Time: 6pm
$150 Single ticket
Credit Card Only. Non-refundable.
Big Night Menu:
Bruschetta
Crespelle 'Mbusse (Wet Crepes)
Risotto Tricolore
Timbale
Porchetta Roast
Tiramisu
05/06/2013
The Tenors in Concert
**SOLD OUT**
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Venue: Byham Theater
Time: 8pm
Regular
$75 Single ticket
$150 Pair tickets
Ochestra/Director’s Circle
Credit Card Only, Non-Refundable
06/19/2013
Chautauqua: Straight No Chaser in Concert – Overnight Bus Trip
Chautauqua: Straight No Chaser in Concert – overnight bus trip
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013- Sunday, June 23, 2013
Location: Chautauqua
Time: 8:15pm
*Depart Saturday morning, June 22; arrive for lunch. Check into hotel and enjoy the grounds. Have dinner and see SNC in concert. On Sunday, have breakfast then leave to return to Pittsburgh.
Regular
$400 Single (single occupancy)
$750 Pair (double occupancy)
General Admission Seating
Credit Card Only, Non-Refundable
06/22/2013
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