All Events | Starting Tuesday, February 14, 2012NPR's "From the Top" at Carnegie Mellon
Christopher O'Riley hosts a live taping of "From the Top," NPR's showcase of the best young musicians in America. Celebrate Valentine's Day with a show of love for Pittsburgh's wealth of musical talent as outstanding young artists from CMU's preparatory school and from around Pittsburgh perform for a nationwide radio audience.
02/14/2012
Shen Yun Performing Arts
Shen Yun presents colorful and exhilarating performances of classical Chinese dance and music -- traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from the five millennia of Chinese civilization. Award-winning vocalists perform with piano, and with the two-stringed erhu, also known as the Chinese violin. Shen Yun's one-of-a-kind orchestra and its all-original compositions, blend East and West like no other. Presented by Greater Philadelphia Falun Dafa Association.
02/15/2012
The Song of the Horse
Poet Samuel Hazo joins the River City Brass Quintet for a memorable evening of poetry and music.
02/16/2012
A Winter Overture
Recently named Ensemble in Residence at Heinz Chapel, OvreArts presents new works by founding composers Blake Ragghanti and Luke Mayernik as well as three other composers, with improvisational dance by the Pillow Project Dance Company. Free admission.
02/16/2012
Man of La Mancha
The classic musical Man ofLa Mancha features David Cabot as Don Quixote and Tony Marino as Sancho. Tickets: 724 832 7464.
02/17/2012
Music for Guitar
Guitarist Matthew Korbanic plays works by J.S. Bach, Andrew York and Robert Maggio as part of Chatham's Friday Afternoon Musicale series.
02/17/2012
Music as Inspiration
Manfred Honeck conducts a PSO-commissioned world premiere by Composer of the Year Steven Stucky to mark the 50th anniversary of environmentalist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring." Violinist Nikolaj Znaider returns in Sibelius' transcendent Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky's Symphony #6 "Pathétique" traverses the full range of human emotion — triumphant successes, heartbreaking personal tragedies, terrifying fears, and tender nostalgia.
02/17/2012
Alice Tan Ridley
Since 1992, Alice has been performing in the subway in NYC. Her legendary performances stop people dead in their tracks and rock the station. Her YouTube videos have surpassed 3 million hits, and brought an invitation to America's Got Talent.
02/18/2012
Freya String Quartet
Featuring Pittsburgh's Freya String Quartet, artists with Symbiotic Collusion. Great music and discussion in a laid-back atmosphere. Program includes works by Ravel, Philip Glass, and Pittsburgh composer Sean Neukom.
02/18/2012
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Ronald Zollman conducts Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik including a novel fifth movement. The Carnegie Mellon Chamber Orchestra also plays Dvorak's Serenade for Strings, and Serenade for Winds.
02/18/2012
La Clemenza di Tito
Jealousy, conspiracy. loyalty, and Mozart's music propel a story of intrigue, remorse, and fragile redemption. The daughter of the former emperor, uses her admirer in a plot to remove the beloved Emperor Tito, who fails to return her affections. Directed by Patrick Brannan with the Undercroft Orchestra conducted by Walter Morales. Sung in Italian with surtitles. Feb 18th is a preview performance.
02/18/2012
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra: Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
The PJO pits the region's best jazz drumming against Philadelphia native Christian McBride in a friendly but spirited rivalry. This concert will feature Pittsburgher Jeff "Tain" Watts as he and McBride both perform their big band compositions and arrangements with the PJO directed by Sean Jones.
02/18/2012
Lawes of Attraction
Break the lawes of love this Valentine's Day season with the enchanting sounds of Paula Fagerberg's Italian triple harp in Harp Consorts by William Lawes. Then, you'll fall in love with baroque music all over again with the quirky Ciacona by Antonio Bertali.
02/18/2012
Dance Works Rotterdam/Andre Gingras
Dance Works Rotterdam/André Gingras, the Netherlands' most explosive modern dance company, performs the US premiere of Anatomica, an unyielding exploration of the danger, beauty and consequences of the human body on display. Anatomica presents a wry commentary on the obsessive culture of "showing off" with its unabashed physicality and Gingras' signature high-octane partnering.
02/18/2012
Leonard Capalbo, tenor
Back by popular demand at St. Vincent, Mr. Catalbo sings modern and traditional pieces from the Italian, French and Germanic operas. Lauded for his "liquid and squillante tenor," and "commanding stage presence," Leonard Capalbo has worked closely with opera legend Marilyn Horne.
02/18/2012
Carnegie Mellon Chamber Orchestra
Ronald Zollman conducts Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, including what might be its lost second movement, plus Dvorak's Serenade for Winds, and Serenade for Strings.
02/18/2012
John Moore, double bass
Pittsburgh Symphony bass player John Moore will be joined in recital by PSO clarinetist Ron Samuels and pianist Billie Jo Miller. Free admission.
02/21/2012
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
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