by Craig Johnson | Apr 14, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News
Maestro Leonard Slatkin took time out of his busy schedule this weekend as guest conductor with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to conduct part of PYSO’s rehearsal on Saturday, April 13, working on excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. PYSO’s Conducting...
by Eve Goodman | Mar 27, 2019 | PYSO in the News, Uncategorized
PSO guest artist Julian Rachlin gave an extraordinary masterclass to PYSO students on March 24, 2019 at Heinz Hall. Three students (pictured below) played in the masterclass – Carolyn Carr (playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto), Devin Lai (playing...
by Eve Goodman | Mar 27, 2019 | PYSO in the News
PYSO members were thrilled to have PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck conducting Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet at PYSO rehearsal on March 24, 2019 at Heinz Hall. We are so grateful that the Maestro so generously shared his time, expertise, and inspiration with our...
by Eve Goodman | Mar 21, 2019 | PYSO in the News, Uncategorized
Back in 2010 Lawrence Loh (PYSO Music Director at the time) instituted the conducting workshop and competition and this March PYSO’s new Music Director Earl Lee (pictured above) continues the tradition. This past Saturday, Maestro Lee held the first of three...
by Eve Goodman | Feb 8, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News, Students in the News
Isabella playing for Music in the Moment Isabella Cardenes is in her second season playing harp with PYSO. She recently played Handel’s Concerto for Harp with the Westmoreland Symphony (with former PYSO Music Director Daniel Meyer conducting!). Last summer she...
by Eve Goodman | Jan 16, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News, Students in the News
PYSO Percussionist Sophie Lauver is the winner of this year’s PYSO Concerto Competition! PYSO held its competition at Kresge Auditorium in Carnegie Mellon’s School of Music this past Saturday, January 12. PYSO Music Director Earl Lee and CMU School of...
