Yonatan Quemado, violinist, PYSO alum, and member of Resiliencia Ensemble recently reached out to us to let us know of an upcoming FREE concert the group will be putting on at the PYCO School of Music, Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30 pm. The concert is free, but...
PYSO was happy to receive an update from PYSO alumna and flautist Kayla Gilmore. In 2020, Kayla competed in the American Protégé International Woodwinds and Brass Competition. Kayla won first place in her category and this past December performed her concerto at New...
We recently heard from Rob Harris, a PYSO alum and professional violinist who currently resides in Australia. Rob sent PYSO the following message before Sunday’s virtual concert, and captures the same uplifting spirits channeled during Towards the Sun: All...
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...
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,...
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...