Get ready to experience a summer of music with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra! Summer with the Symphony returns with a diverse lineup of concerts in some new locations that are sure to delight audiences of all ages. From classical masterpieces to contemporary favorites, there's something for every taste!
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is a celebration of the arts in downtown Pittsburgh unlike any other in the nation. Each of its world-class, multi-disciplinary performing and visual arts attractions is free to attend and open to everyone. Learn more→
Raised in D.C. and Reykjavik, with Icelandic and Chinese roots, Laufey's classical piano and cello training from her mother collided with her love for her father's jazz records. Her 2022 album, described by NME as "candid self-expression wrapped in the dreamy lilt of the old jazz standards," foreshadows her captivating debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She weaves her unique storytelling and spellbinding voice with influences from Ravel, Chopin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday. Learn more→
Join the Pittsburgh Symphony for its annual Americana Concert centered around American music in tribute to our military personnel and veterans. Featuring music from The Patriot by John Williams, George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, and the songs of the armed forces, this star-spangled program, led by Associate Conductor Jacob Joyce with Katy Williams as vocalist, is performed in Oakland’s Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and is free to the public, though registration is required. Learn more→
The GRAMMY-nominated singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and bona fide TikTok star makes music that sounds like the new Golden Age of orchestral pop. In his Heinz Hall debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, he brings the perfect blend of velvet-tone vocals and instrumental shades erupting in full-blown Technicolor. Learn more→
Since the release of the first Star Wars movie over 45 years ago, the Star Wars saga has had a seismic impact on both cinema and culture, inspiring audiences around the world with its mythic storytelling, captivating characters, groundbreaking special effects and iconic musical scores composed by Williams.
The GRAMMY®-winning soundtrack by legendary composer John Williams will be performed alongside the Oscar®-nominated film to thrilling effect in a live concert experience.
The presentation is licensed by Disney Concerts. Learn more→
The Pittsburgh Symphony is crossing Penn Avenue again to play in the O’Reilly Theater and continue last year’s inaugural Summer Shorts series. This brisk, Italian program features a bouquet of Italian favorites in works by Rossini and Marianna Martines, plus Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony, and a rare treat in the PSO concerto debut of Principal Bass Nicholas Myers in Bottesini’s virtuosic Bass Concerto #2. Learn more→
The Pittsburgh Symphony’s musical ambassador, Fiddlesticks, is coming to your neighborhood to share his favorite things with his new friends in these summertime family concerts!
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