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Friday, May 9 at 8pm
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, live from Heinz Hall
Hosted by Jim Cunningham
Manfred Honeck conducts the overture to Verdi's La forza del Destino; Ein Heldenleben, by Richard Strauss; and, with soloist Michael Rusinek, Alan Fletcher's Clarinet Concerto, a world-premiere PSO commission.
Saturday, May 10 at 2pm
Saturday at the Opera
Hosted by Ken Meltzer
Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (Elixir of Love), an early '70s recording starring the great Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), and soprano Joan Sutherland. Richard Bonynge conducts the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and English Chamber Orchestra.
Sunday, May 11 at 7am
Sunday Baroque
Hosted by Suzanne Bona
Sunday Baroque premieres on Mother's Day with a show about notable musical moms and their offspring -- past and present, real and fictional -- such as Bach's wife Anna Magdalena, his musical partner and mother to his 20 children.
Friday, May 16 at 7pm
Performance in Pittsburgh
Hosted by Stephen Baum
Tonight, highlights of the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society's "Bridges" series, including the Shanghai Quartet.
 Monday-Friday, May 5-9 at 10pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
This week, Bill explores the lives and music of the two Scandinavian greats: Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius. Music includes a number of chamber works, Grieg's Peer Gynt, the Norwegian Dances and several Sibelius symphonies.
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A bel canto vehicle for Laura Claycomb and Vivica Genaux. Claycomb, the superb coloratura, is Giulietta opposite the astounding mezzo Genaux in a pants role as Romeo. Thor Steingraber directs his L. A. opera production. Antony Walker conducts. More Info
PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck and Principal Clarinet Michael Rusinek premiere Alan Fletcher's new Clarinet Concerto. Also featured: Verdi's Overture to "La Forza del Destino" and Richard Strauss' grandiose self-portrait, "Ein Heldenleben." Broadcast live on Classical QED 89.3, May 9. More Info
Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts Faure's Requiem and Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony" to complete his tenure as PSO Principal Guest Conductor. With the Mendelssohn Choir prepared by Betsy Burleigh. Broadcast live on Classical QED 89.3, June 13. More Info
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