PYSO Alum Hannah Ishizaki (Violin 2013-2018) recently reached out to PYSO, to let students know about an upcoming arts festival she and her colleagues have organized, Amplified Currents. The festival “is aimed at curating intimate performances and conversations...
This Thursday evening, June 25, at 7pm EDT, PYSO alum Devin Moore will be appearing on Francesco Lecce-Chong’s Live web series “Thursday Night Live.” Francessco Lecce-Chong is currently the Music Director of two orchestras, the Eugene Symphony in...
Since its inception in 1978, the Saturday Light Brigade has been using radio to highlight young voices of the Pittsburgh community. Over the years, SLB has welcomed many PYSO, TRYPO, and YC2 members to play on air. Recently the YC2 Chamber group...
After a weekend of spectacular performances of the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra world-renowned violin virtuoso Ray Chen spent a hour with PYSO members and guests from TRYPO on the stage of Heinz Hall on Sunday evening, February 16....
Two PYSO members led pre-concert activities before the PSO Fiddlesticks performance on Saturday, February 1. Seen in the photos with eager young fans are flutist Alexa Drecnik and French horn player Cheyenne Halderman. Cheyenne is a recipient of a PYSO College...
The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh return to the Shadyside Presbyterian Church sanctuary to present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Regina Coeli, KV 276 under the direction of PYSO Music Director Earl Lee. PYSO will also...
Schedule: 2:00 PM – Orientation for all members (returning and new) 2:30-4:30 PM – Sectionals 4:30 PM – dinner served by the PYSO Parents’ Association 5:30-8:00 PM – Full orchestra rehearsal (Parents may sit in[...]
