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River City Brass on Tour - May 10 2013 AM
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River City Brass General Director and conductor James Gourlay talks about his souvenir of the band's visit to Rome this week

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River City Brass General Director and conductor James Gourlay plays his brand-new tuba in Rome during the band's first European tour.

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Saturday, May 25 at 1pm
Saturday at the Opera: Lyric Opera of Chicago
We welcome back this series of broadcasts of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, considered one of the top three U.S. opera companies. The series begins with Giuseppe Verdi’s >Simon Boccanegra, starring Thomas Hampson in the title role. Sir Andrew Davis conducts.
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Sunday, May 26 at 7am
Sunday Baroque, with Suzanne Bona
On this Memorial Day weekend, we’ll offer music of remembrance and reflection, including selections from a hauntingly beautiful and ancient Requiem Mass.
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Sunday, May 26 at 6pm
Sunday at the Symphony: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez conducts Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and the prelude to Parsifal. Michael Barenboim, son of pianist and conductor Daniel Baremboim, is soloist in Arnold Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto.
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Host of NPR's "From the Top" Chris O'Riley plays Franz Liszt's transcriptions of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, Wagner's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, a fantasy on Mozart's Don Giovanni, and more. (2CDs)
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Arturo Toscanini conducts the combined NBC Symphony & New York Philharmonic in a benefit concert at the old Madison Square Garden. New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia auctions off Toscanini's baton for $10,000.

 

 

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The Classical Music of Sir Paul McCartney
Saturday, May. 25 at 8pm
Rock for The Heart foundation presents Heart Strings, a salute to the classical music of Sir Paul McCartney, featuring the North American premiere of the orchestral adaptation of ...more info

Afternoon of the Elves
Saturday, May. 25 - Sunday, Jun. 9
Presenter: Point Park University
 Jr. presents Afternoon of the Elves, based on the 1990 Newberry Honor book by Janet Taylor Lisle. It's the story of Sara-Kate Connolly's overgrown back yard, which hides many secrets, ...more info

Phillips Family in Concert
Sunday, May. 26 at 3:00 pm
Todd and Daniel Phillips of the Orion String Quartet. soprano Amy Philllips, flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, and violinist Catherine Cho perform music by Beethoven, Schubert, Isaye and Saint-Saëns along with ...more info

Pittsburgh Piano Trio
Tuesday, May. 28 at 6:30 pm
Performance by the Pittsburgh Piano Trio with light fare and dessert provided. Reservations required. ...more info

Other Desert Cities
Thursday, May. 30 - Sunday, Jun. 30
Presenter: Pittsburgh Public Theater
Lyman Wyeth is an actor-politician in the Ronald Reagan mold. His impeccable wife Polly never has a strand of hair out of place. Now retired, their life in a wealthy ...more info

The Kreutzer Sonata
Thursday, May. 30 - Saturday, Jun. 22
Presenter: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
Pozdynyshev, an enigmatic stranger in a smoky rail car, weaves a tale of love, loss and betrayal. His sensuous wife plays piano while his old friend plays violin, the Kreutzer ...more info


Honeck, Mozart & Mahler
Friday, May. 31 - Sunday, Jun. 2
Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony
Manfred Honeck's Mahler journey continues with the Symphony #7, one of the highlights of the season. This grand work, composed at a tumultuous time in the composer's life, is sad ...more info

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