PYSO’s 2020 Concerto Winners on WQED’s Performance in Pittsburgh Series
This Friday, March 5, Amanda Kengor (harp) and Katie Liu (piano), PYSO’s 2020 Concerto Competition winners’ will be featured on WQED Radio at 7 PM in their Performance in Pittsburgh Series! Last May Amanda and Katie were all set to perform at Heinz Hall in PYSO’s 2020...
Update from a PYSO Alum
Diani Shi, PSYO alum (2006-2009 and concertmaster in 2008-09!) has been busy! After PYSO she graduated from Princeton, then graduated from Harvard Medical School, and now is a resident physician at the Harvard hospitals in Boston. She continued to play violin in...
Front Row: the PSO Virtual experience to feature PYSO Alum Hannah Ishizaki and Devin Moore
This fall the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be releasing a 5-episode series, Front Row: The PSO Virtual Experience. Each episode will include music, history, and interviews aimed to connect communities not only in Pittsburgh, but globally. Episode 3,...
PYSO Alum Andrew Griffin Appointed Viola Chair for Ain’t Too Proud on Broadway
We recently heard from Andrew Griffin, who played viola with PYSO from 2003 to 2004. Andrew is currently playing viola for the new Broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Andrew wrote in to tell us about some of his favorite PYSO...
College Discussion with PYSO Alum
On Monday evening PYSO hosted a discussion with PYSO alumni about their unique academic and career plans after high school. Together, the alumni represented 13 different undergraduate institutions, and shared a multitude of helpful insights. The almuni...Upcoming Events
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6:30 pm
Beyond the Notes-Reflections of ...
Beyond the Notes-Reflections of ...
Apr 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
This session entitled “Reflections of freelance musicians and the art of building careers with multiple orchestras” will be a panel discussion, moderated by Bill Powers, that will not only feature our own Earl Lee but[...]