WQED thanks its sponsors

TICKETS AND INFORMATION

Starting today » 7 day view


Uncommon Baroque Presenter: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 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 - 02/12/2012 Location: August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website

Blast! Presenter: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 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 Time: 7:30 pm Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA website \| map

Nathan Carterette, piano Presenter: Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania Local pianist Nathan Carterette performs works of Liszt, Brahms, and Godowsky. Free admission.	02/09/2012 Time: 12:00 pm Location: 445 S. Main St., Pittsburgh, PA 15220 website

Beethoven, Mozart & Respighi Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony 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 - 02/12/2012 02/10 - 8:00 pm 02/12 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website \| map

Pops II: Cirque de la Symphonie Presenter: Wheeling Symphony 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 Capitol Theater, 1015 Main St., Wheeling, WV website \| map

A Night of Song Presenter: Butler County Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor Bruce Lauffer is Music Director and Conductor of the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra as well as the Latshaw Pops Orchestra.	02/11/2012 Time: 7:30 pm Butler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Rd, Butler, PA website \| map

Heroes Presenter: Washington Symphony Orchestra 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 Time: 8:00 pm Trinity High School, 231 Park Ave, Washington, PA website \| map

Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children's Book Illustration Presenter: Frick Art & Historical Center 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 - 05/20/2012 7227 Reynolds St. Pittsburgh, PA website \| map

Daphne: Return to Love Cafe Presenter: Heinz Chapel 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 Time: 7:30 pm 1212 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA website \| map

Concerto Competition Concert Presenter: Duquesne University 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 Time: 8:00 pm Location: Power Center Ballroom, 1015 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website