Obviously, we're getting ready for The Music of Star Wars this Saturday 👾

To celebrate even more May the 4th, use promo code R2D$2OFF for $2 off your tickets to Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert... July 13 & 14 at Heinz Hall! bit.ly/3QvXNwu

We appreciate our teachers (again!). Don't forget: Promo code PSOTEACHER gets you $20 tickets for Gershwin's An American in Paris on May 17 & 19, as well as a special DISRUPT performance on May 18.

Here's Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling 🎺

It was an incredible weekend at Heinz Hall: 4️⃣ debut soloists, 3️⃣ pieces with the Mendelssohn Choir of PGH, 2️⃣ world premieres, and 1️⃣ Beethoven 9.

📷: Sydney Frencho

Add some joy to your spring 🌷

Tickets are selling fast for this weekend's concerts! Experience Beethoven's epic 'Ode to Joy' with the Maestro Manfred Honeck and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. bit.ly/3UtNZoS

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Andrew Davis, who served as Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Artistic Advisor from 2005 to 2007. In memory of his joyful artistry and vital guidance, we dedicated Sunday's concert to his memory.

📷: Lucas Dawson Photography

We appreciate our teachers! And our concerts on May 17, 18, and 19 will be in appreciation of them. Teachers, use the code PSOTEACHER for $20 tickets. Until then, we’ll be asking some of our artists about teachers they’ve appreciated. To kick us off, Hilary Hahn!

Rachmaninoff rising.

Leif Ove Andsnes has arrived to play Rach’s 3rd Piano Concerto! Come Rach with us this weekend (pun intended). TICKETS: pittsburghsymphony.org/production/846…

Congrats to our Side by Side students on a great performance, and to Moon Doh for leading them from rehearsals to the stage!📸:Sydney Frencho

Dreaming of Summertime on this rainy April day ☔

Come hear Byron Stripling, Charlie Albright, and Sydney McSweeney do some Gershwin this weekend. bit.ly/3xxFkZT

Weekend with Osmo Vänskä:

✅ Toccata and Fugue
✅ Jean-Yves Thibaudet playing Saint-Saëns
✅ Encores: Ravel's Pavane and Debussy's Sunken Cathedral
✅ Nielsen's Inextinguishable
✅ Post-concert: Nielsen's Wind Quintet and short Ukrainian pieces

📸: Alexis Wary

A joy and honor to play the national anthem for the @pittsburghpirates home opener. ⚾

📸: Alexis Wary

“Music is life and, like life, inextinguishable.” - Carl Nielsen

Come hear the timpani duel 🥁 in Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony tomorrow night and Sunday! Tickets here: bit.ly/3J2siGa

Bach, orchestrated. 🎹

Osmo Vänskä began rehearsals today with the opening notes of this weekend's concerts. Come hear the Toccata and Fugue, Jean-Yves Thibaudet play Saint-Saens' Egyptian concerto, and Nielsen's Inextinguishable. bit.ly/43GSqzP

We've announced our summer lineup! Star Wars, TikTok stars, Italian classics, free concerts... Add the Symphony to your summer playlist 🌞

After presale, get your tickets starting Monday!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Rachmaninoff!

Here he is proofreading his Third Piano Concerto which, coincidentally, we're performing April 19 and 21 with Leif Ove Andsnes at the piano. Get your tickets in the link: bit.ly/3vqvIiE 🎹

We had an amazing three concerts last weekend with Hilary Hahn, Juanjo Mena, and James Lee III. Hilary also stopped by a Side-by-Side coaching after one of her own rehearsals to give some advice to young violinists. 📷 Alexis Wary and George Lange

Side-by-Side students from 32 high schools just participated in sectionals! On 4/9 they'll perform alongside PSO musicians... Get your tickets and come cheer them on! $15 for adults / $10 for students + children 🙌 bit.ly/3TBQgN8

📷: George Lange

Our next Discovery and Drinks event is coming up on Thursday, April 4 at Cinderlands Warehouse! Explore in an intimate setting how composers use elements of their homeland's culture to forge a unique style and musical voice. Get your tickets here! bit.ly/discovery-and-…

Congratulations to our Associate Conductor Jacob Joyce on his PSO Subscription Premiere, and to James Ehnes for a Bernstein Serenade! 'Joyce's aversion to melodrama allowed the music to pour forth from the orchestra with exceptional clarity.' - Jeremy Reynolds, Post-Gazette

Learn more about the Official Airline of the PSO, @delta, in the link: pittsburghsymphony.org/pso_home/web/g…