PYSO is Back!
Sunday night, , marked the first rehearsal of the 2022-2023 season, and we couldn’t be more excited! After student orientation, the orchestra was off to work preparing for our November 20th concert at Heinz Hall. The orchestra began working on Suite No. 2...
Devin Moore and the Isidore String Quartet take 1st place in the Banff International String Quartet Competition
Devin Moore and the Isidore String Quartet take 1st place in the Banff International String Quartet Competition, winning a package valued over $500,000 in prizes including a recording contract, three-years of professional management, an extensive winner's concert...
Azure Quartet helps CMP celebrate 60 Years!
The Azure Quartet, PYSO’s 2021-22 season Montgomery Fellowship Quartet sponsored by Chamber Music Pittsburgh(CMP), performed at CMP’s June 26 gala celebrating 60 years! The Quartet kicked off a wonderful evening of music by performing Missy Mazzoli’s “Enthusiasm...
PYSO Alumni Update: Harpist Isabel Cardenes to be performing with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra!
PYSO harp alumna Isabel Cardenes, who is currently studying at Manhattan School of Music, will be performing with a Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on June 15. She has also recently subbed with the Harrisburg Symphony and New Jersey Festival Orchestra.
PYSO Clarinetist Win’s First Prize in ICA Young Artist Essay Competition
PYSO Clarinetist, Matthew Rygelski recently won the 1st Prize for the Young Artist Essay Competition for the International Clarinet Association's Clareidoscope event. Clareidoscope is a one-day virtual festival featuring performances, clinics, performance...
PYSO Announces Winner of 2022 Conducting Competition!
PYSO is delighted to announce that the winner of PYSO’s 2022 Conducting Competition is ARJUN WASAN! Arjun will conduct the Overture to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) at our concert on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Heinz Hall. Congratulations Arjun! We'd...
PYSO Alumni Update – Yonatan Quemado’s Group, Resiliencia Ensemble presents Resurgam: a Reunion Recital
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 Alumni Update: Kayla Gilmore Wins International Competition and Performs at Carnegie Hall in New York!
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...
PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2021-2022 Concerto Competition Winner!
On Saturday January 8th, PYSO held its annual Concerto Competition. 14 talented PYSO musicians performed their pieces for a panel including PYSO Music Director Jacob Joyce, PYSO Executive Director Bill Powers, and guest panelist Maestro Glenn Lewis. We...
PYSO Returns to Heinz Hall – November 13
Join us as PYSO returns to Heinz Hall for this exciting program and for our first live performance on stage in more than 18 months! The concert is FREE, but a ticket is required. Download Your FREE Ticket Program features Stravinsky’s Firebird (1919), Brahms’ Academic...