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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Monday, December 5, 2011
Pittsburgh Trio
The Pittsburgh Trio: Jennifer Orchard, violin; Mikhail Istomin, cello; and Xiayin Wang, piano, plays Brahms' Trio in B Major, Paul Schoenfeld's light and jazzy Café Music, and a Russian "mystery piece."
12/05/2011
Time: 8:00 pm
4905 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
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Yo-Yo Ma with the PSO
With 15 Grammy Awards, an Avery Fisher Prize and a National Medal of Arts, Yo-Yo Ma is arguably classical music's most respected and versatile soloist. Ma returns to Heinz Hall for an exclusive performance of Dvorak's Cello Concerto with Music Director Manfred Honeck and the PSO. Also, hear the popular Suite from Tchaikovsky's holiday ballet The Nutcracker.
12/06/2011
Time: 7:30 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Turtle Island Quartet with Mike Marshall
The Turtle Island Quartet - best known for its fusion of classical technique with the American music traditions of jazz, rock, bluegrass, and folk, as well as the traditional ethnic musics of other nationalities - makes its PCMS debut with mandolinist Mike Marshall in "Solstice Celebration," a program featuring music of the solstice season from each of the performers' ancestral heritages. The audience will be treated to the music traditions of Christmas, Chanukah and Dewali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, as well as contemporary selections associated with the season.
12/06/2011
Time: 7:30 pm
4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Neil Berg's Broadway Holiday
The number one touring Broadway concert in America brings Broadway's finest stars and greatest songs together for an unforgettable holiday event!
12/06/2011
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA
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A Musical Christmas Carol
12/08/2011 - 12/23/2011
Location: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St, Pittsburgh, PA
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Holidays from Around the World
Music Director Edward Leonard conducts Holiday Favorites by Tchaikovsky, Corelli, Johann Strauss, and others.
12/09/2011 - 12/10/2011
12/09 - 8:00 pm
12/10 - 7:00 pm
Location: various
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Twelfth Night
One of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, Twelfth Night is a beguiling comedy pondering love lost and found. A shipwreck separates twins Viola and Sebastian, but tragedy quickly turns to comedy when they wash up in a land turned upside-down by love. With raucous antics, ravishing language and rich characters, Shakespeare creates a bittersweet tale of laughter and longing. Bridget Connors directs.
12/09/2011 - 12/18/2011
Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Jazz Nutcracker
Sexier and jazzier than any version you've seen before, Doug Bentz's fresh twist and choreography bring to life a whole sultry slew of characters, including the Sugar Rum Cherry. With a musical arrangement based on Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, this unrivaled dance masterpiece features live music by the Benny Benack Band.
12/09/2011 - 12/18/2011
Location: Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Holiday Concert with the Carnegie Mellon Concert Choirs
Robert Page conducts the Carnegie Mellon Holiday Concert, featuring classic orchestral arrangements by Arthur Harris, and more. Noon at CMU's Rangos Ballroom & 8:00 pm at Carnegie Music Hall.
12/09/2011
Time: 12 & 8 pm
Location: various
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Holiday Unwrapped
This dance premiere features Attack Theatre's rambunctious physicality and theatrical wit, set to the sounds of classical, jazz, and klezmer music, all wrapped around interactive games and movement adventures for kids and adults before and after the show. Socks become ice skates, empty packages become turntables, and the dinner table has a life of its own — all with the message that it's better to dance with the box on your head than to fret over what's inside.
12/09/2011 - 12/10/2011
Location: 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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