Pittsburgh New Music Net

PSO Student Reading Sessions are this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Heinz Hall. The sessions are open and free to the public and will include works by student composers from CMU, Duquesne, Pitt, and West Virginia Universities. You can visit the PSO Web site for the schedule.

See the details here.

Thursday single tickets start at $12.50
Fri/Sat single tickets start at $20
Sunday single tickets start at $17.50

John Adams conducts the PSO in Dharma at Big Sur with Leila Josefowicz on electric violin. The program also includes Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 6.

Carnegie Library Music Hall

Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra present PSO Composer of the Year John Adams for and Author Talk and Book Signing based on his new autobiography Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life.

$15 General admission, $5 students with ID. Order online or call 412-622-8866

January will be full of great contemporary music with two concerts by Music on the Edge, two concerts from the PSO featuring the music of John Adams, and HiTEC, a 22-member improvisation orchestra. Check out the Events Calendar here.

Heinz Hall

In the second of their special concerts featuring music of John Adams, Adams will lead the PSO in Britten’s Sinfonia da requiem, and two of his own works: On the Transmigration of Souls and Doctor Atomic Symphony (a repeat performance from January 16th). Find out more about John Adams and this PSO special concert here.

Heinz Hall

The first of two concerts featuring music by John Adams. On January 16th Adams will lead the PSO in Selections from Nixon in China and Doctor Atomic Symphony. Visit the PSO Web site for more information about this concerts including an excellent video interview with Adams about his operatic themes.