PSO Blogs

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa discusses the May 17, 18, & 19, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concerts

Violinist Nicola Benedetti discusses the May 10 & 12, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts.

Conductor Kazem Abdullah discusses the May 10 & 12, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert

Conductor and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell discusses the April 5-7, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Leonard Slatkin discuss the March 22-24, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Noah Bendix-Balgley discusses the difference between a modern violin & a baroque violin.

Pianist Shai Wosner discusses the March 8 & 10, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Violist Paul Silver discusses Patron Appreciation Month at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Pianist Denis Matsuev discusses the February 15 & 17, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert.

PSO Concertmaster, Noah Bendix-Balgley, discusses his violin and the selection process when finding a new instrument.

Conductor Michael Francis discusses the January 25-27, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Pianist Benjamin Hochman discusses Ravel's Left-Hand Piano Concerto

Gianandrea Noseda discusses the January 11-13, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert

Gianandrea Noseda discusses the January 18-20, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert

Cellist, Enrico Dindo, discusses the January 11-13, 2013 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert

Composer of the Year Mason Bates & violinist Anne Akiko Meyers discuss the December 7 & 9 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert

PSO Concertmaster, Noah Bendix-Balgley, addresses questions from young musicians, revealing information from what sparked his interest in the violin to how he memorizes music.

Baritone Gregg Baker discusses the upcoming November 23-25 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert

PSO Concertmaster, Noah Bendix-Balgley, discusses his path to becoming the concertmaster and his responsibilities associated with the position.

PSO Concertmaster, Noah Bendix-Balgley, discusses the 2012 European Tour.

Tenor Paul Appleby discusses the upcoming October 12-14, 2012 performance of Mozart's Requiem

F. Murray Abraham discusses the upcoming October 12-14 performance of Mozart's Requiem

PSO Concertmaster, Noah Bendix-Balgley, discusses Beethoven's Violin Concerto and his October 12, 2012 -- October 14, 2012 performance of the piece.

PSO Concertmaster, Noah Bendix-Balgley, shows us what he likes to do after the practicing is done. In this episode, we visit the North Shore.

Manfred Honeck Discusses Steven Stucky's Silent Spring

Manfred Honeck Discusses Dvorak's Symphony No. 9

Manfred Honeck Discusses Tchaikovsky's Sympony No. 5

Manfred Honeck Discusses Mahler's Second Symphony

Manfred Honeck Discusses Mozart's Requiem

Manfred Honeck Discusses Mozart's Requiem (German)

Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley Discusses the European Tour (German)

Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley Discusses the European Tour (English)

Heinz Hall 40th Anniversary Video

Manfred Honeck discusses the famous 'Hammerschlag' in the 4th movement of Mahler's Sixth Symphony.

Mason Bates, the 2012-2013 Composer of the Year, discusses his violin concerto commission

Mason Bates, the 2012-2013 Composer of the Year, discusses his piece, Mothership.

Mason Bates discusses his path to PSO 2012-2013 Composer of the Year

Stephen Hough discusses the March 31 - April 1 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Leonard Slatkin discusses the March 30 - April 1 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

PSO Soloists discuss the March 9-11 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Emanuel Ax discusses the March 2 & 4 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 12-13 Season Announcement

Nikolaj Znaider discusses the March 2 & 4 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Nikolaj Znaider discusses the February 17-19 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts

Lars Vogt discusses the February 10,11 and 12 PSO Concert

Dame Evelyn Glennie discusses the upcoming January 13, 14 and 15 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performances. Learn more or buy tickets at pittsburghsymphony.org

Conductor Juraj Valčuha discusses the upcoming January 13, 14 and 15 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts