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| The Classical Music of Sir Paul McCartney 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 his Nova, performed by members of the PSO; benefits pediatric heart research. Guest artists include pianist/composer Roger Kellaway, jazz pianist Peter Beets, the Nashville duo Steel Magnolia, and composer and former Chicago member Bill Champlin. Date(s): 05/25/2013 Time: 8pm Location: Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh | 05/25/2013 Time: 8pm Location: Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh |
| Afternoon of the Elves 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, the most exciting of which is a mysterious elf village. When Hillary, a popular new fourth grader, learns of the tiny houses, an unlikely friendship develops between the two girls. While caring for the elf village, Hillary stumbles on a much darker secret about Sara-Kate's life, which forces her to consider the charmed life she's had while others her age struggle to survive. Date(s): 05/25/2013 - 06/09/2013 Location: Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | 05/25/2013 - 06/09/2013 Location: Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website |
| Phillips Family in Concert 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 two premieres by Pittsburgh composer and musical patrriarch Eugene Phillips--Quintetto Concertante for soprano, flute, two violins and viola, and Suite for Viola and Bass Flute featuring a giant flute sounding two octaves below the standard instrument. Date(s): 05/26/2013 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | 05/26/2013 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh Piano Trio Performance by the Pittsburgh Piano Trio with light fare and dessert provided. Reservations required. | 05/28/2013 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Mansions on Fifth, 5105 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website |
| Other Desert Cities 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 Palm Springs enclave is upset when relatives arrive for the holidays. Son Trip is a TV reality show producer; Polly's sister Silda is a wisecracking liberal just out of rehab; most troubling is daughter Brooke, who announces that she is about to publish a revealing memoir. This 2012 Tony-nominated Broadway sensation by Jon Robin Baitz is an entertaining look at unruly family politics. Rob Ruggiero directs. | 05/30/2013 - 06/30/2013 O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map |
| The Kreutzer Sonata 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 Sonata between them, powerful and evocative. Was Beethoven's music the soundtrack to their illicit passion, or has Pozdynyshev made a terrible mistake? Irish playwright Nancy Harris adapted Tolstoy's classic novella into a theatrical experience. Richard McMillan stars, Alan Stanford directs. | 05/30/2013 - 06/22/2013 Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PA website | map |
 Honeck, Mozart & Mahler 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 yet triumphant and features two “night music” movements and is extremely gratifying for the musicians and audience alike. The concert begins with Mozart's “A Little Night Music." | 05/31/2013 - 06/02/2013 05/31 - 8:00 pm 06/01 - 8:00 pm 06/02 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map |
| 42nd Street Presenter: Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Broadway razzle-dazzle at its best. Fired from her first Broadway show, starry-eyed actress Peggy Sawyer thought she’d never see her name in lights, but fate had other plans. Come and meet those dancing feet in this Tony Award®-winning musical. The toe-tapping, foot-stomping score includes such classics as "We’re in the Money," "42nd Street" and "Lullaby of Broadway." | 05/31/2013 - 06/09/2013 Location: Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA website |
| Flute Recital Suzanne Levinson, flute, with Raymond Blackwell, piano & baritone, and Margaret Kenney, oboe & English horn, in a program by French, Dutch, Australian, American, Bohemian, and British composers. 412 882-9300. Date(s): 06/01/2013 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Baldwin United Methodist Church, 5001 Baptist Rd., Pittsburgh, PA | 06/01/2013 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Baldwin United Methodist Church, 5001 Baptist Rd., Pittsburgh, PA |
