Monday, April 30, 2012

GUNS'N'GIRLS: Photography by Rachel Nieborg & Ine Mulder


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


GUNS'N'GIRLS: Photography by Rachel Nieborg & Ine Mulder
709 Penn Gallery / April 27-June 10, 2012


The famed ‘still life’ of old masters is reinterpreted by two young Dutch artists: photographer Rachel Nieborg and designer Ine Mulder. The duo began working together on Girls’N’Guns in 2008 when Ine Mulder asked Rachel Nieborg to join her for shooting practice. The project evolved into a carefully crafted set recasting the still life paintings of the 17th century. Working with a metronome to fine tune the precision timing, one would literally shoot a gun while the other shot photographs. The images have not been edited with photo software, but capture the raw tension of stillness and movement, violence and beauty.

Their work has been displayed at Galerie Rademakers and is also on view at the photography museum, Foam, in Amsterdam. Ine Mulder graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven where she met Rachel Nieborg, a 2006 honors graduate of the Photo Academy in Amsterdam.

 On what most inspires and influences her photography, Rachel Nieborg writes: “A lot things influence my photography. I look around, observe and then something catches my eye and triggers the brain to do something with it: nature, a dance performance, or design and the news. I love form and structures of materials, calmness and quietness, but still a lot action--the search and travel within a picture or painting.


“I use to work in textiles, so the love for structures and materials are due to that, I believe.  I worked on new fabric collections for the clothing industry and so you visit the trend forecasting shows and musea…reflections of society. That is a way of looking and observing I still use in my photography.”  She notes, “I prefer not always tell of have a story next to the picture, because I like the viewer to have there own experience and to travel with and within the work when observing.”

GALLERY DETAILS
707 Penn Gallery is located on 707 Penn Ave. / Downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District
Hours: Wed. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun.11 a.m.–5 p.m.
707 Penn Gallery is a Project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and is free and open to the public.

ALSO ON EXHIBIT
Global Navigators featuring work by Guido van der Werve, Karen Sargsyan, Folkert De Jong, Peter Bogers, Marnix de Nijs, Mark Boulos and Gerard Holthuis
Wood Street Galleries, SPACE and 707 Penn Gallery
Hours: Wed. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun.11 a.m.–5 p.m.
www.woodstreetgalleries.org
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Grand Opening of South Shore Riverfront Park




Grand Opening of South Shore Riverfront Park

*    Thursday, May 3, 2012    *    6-8 PM    *        
27th & Water Streets in the SouthSide Works  

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), WYEP, the City of Pittsburgh and Riverlife have teamed up to bring you "Rhythm 'n' Flow" - a special event to celebrate the Grand Opening of South Shore Riverfront Park and Amphitheater.

Join us for an exciting evening on the riverfront in this spectacular park.  Hosted by Cindy Howes, WYEP Morning Mix host and producer, this family-friendly, FREE event will feature the fun indie pop sounds of Delicious Pastries and the high-gain electric/punk/indie rock of White Wives .  Kids can enjoy arts and crafts courtesy of the Citiparks Roving Art Cart.  Light snacks and beverages provided by Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh. Bike Valet provided by BikePGH.

Walk there, bike there, drive there - just get there!

This world class urban park project has transformed the industrial riverscape at the Monongahela River shoreline into a key link within Pittsburgh’s beautiful trail system. The new park will eventually provide access to the river for recreation, entertainment, a private marina, water taxi service and public docking for recreational boating.

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Legend of Zelda at Heinz Hall


For Immediate Release
April 25, 2012

PSO TO PERFORM ‘LEGEND OF ZELDA’ AT HEINZ HALL IN JULY

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m., April 30


PITTSBURGH – Tickets will be available Monday, April 30, for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) special concerts, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, that bring one of the most popular video game series to life.


The concerts will be at 8 p.m., July 27 & 28 at Heinz Hall. Tickets, ranging from $30 to $90, go on sale at 9 a.m., Monday, April 30, and can be purchased by calling 412.392.4900, or visiting the PSO online at www.pittsburghsymphony.org. PSO subscribers receive a 15 percent discount on tickets.

The PSO will be led by Irish conductor Eímear Noone.

Featuring dynamic and compelling video, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is the first ever video game themed concert to feature a complete four-movement symphony showcasing the work of Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo. Audiences get to witness 25 years of video game history unfolding, complete with gorgeous and cinematic video presentation, synced to picture with the game’s sensational, thematic and action-packed music played live by a full symphony orchestra.

More than 62 million copies of the game have been sold since its introduction in 1986, grossing more than Avatar and Titanic combined. Beyond the 15 Zelda video games, Zelda’s popularity has spawned a book series, comic book, Saturday morning cartoon, and a breakfast cereal. The most recent game, Skyward Sword, set a new record for the franchise, selling more than 550,000 copies in a week and becoming Zelda's fastest-selling title.

The PSO will also be performing The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses on Wednesday, July 25, at the Mann Center in Philadelphia.


A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and Dublin Conservatory of Music, Eímear Noone founded the successful Dublin City Concert Orchestra, which named film director John Boorman and composer Elmer Bernstein amongst its patrons. She relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 and has since composed for a number of feature films, including The Donner Party, starring Crispin Glover, as well as orchestrating for Oscar-nominee Javier Navarrete. Noone has worked on all three of Blizzard Entertainment’s record-breaking video game franchises, World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo, with the score she conducted for Diablo III currently nominated for several Golden Reel Awards. She also has conducted world-class orchestras, such as The Royal Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, and Pacific Symphony. As a studio conductor, she has recorded at the Skywalker Ranch, Abbey Road, Capitol Records and The Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox. She is currently touring as presenter and conductor of “The Zelda Symphony” in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Nintendo’s Zelda franchise. She has been music director for the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival since its inception and, in 2011, created a stage gala for Royce Hall entitled This Is Ireland to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Los Angeles.
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Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: rsantanam@pittsburghsymphony.org

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Contemporary Dance Enlivens Dance Council Upcoming Season


FOR RELEASE: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Contact: Diana Roth, roth@trustart.org

Pittsburgh Dance Council 2012/2013 Season

An exceptional lineup of world-class contemporary dance

The Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, announces a diverse representation of the best in contemporary dance for 2012-2013. The season combines the work of iconic choreographer Mark Morris with the rising talent of Pittsburgh native Kyle Abraham; the levity of the legendary Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo with the gravity of Akram Khan’s stunning full-length work Vertical Road; the ground-breaking action of STREB with the traditional cultural influences present in the work of New Zealand’s indigenous dance company Black Grace.

“What I’m really excited about this season is the breadth and depth of expressions that are communicated through dance,” said Executive Director Paul J. Organisak. “The season reflects a balanced mixture that offers audiences an eclectic and engaging glimpse into the vast range of contemporary dance.”

The Pittsburgh Dance Council 2012-2013 Season Line-up:

Photography by Tom Caravaglia

STREB: FORCES
Friday, September 28, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
8 p.m.
Byham Theater
A thrilling, heart-stopping investigation of action, STREB: FORCES  boldly explores a range of motions, from everyday movements to the extreme action of sports, the circus and adventure rides.  Inventor and architect of eccentric action, Elizabeth Streb orchestrates an athletic cadre of daring theater specialists, taking audiences on a wild ride into mechanically outrageous zones and configurations. Gravity be damned. Fasten your safety belts. "By exploring the frontiers of performance space, and creating works that reflect the spirit of our technological age, Ms. Streb is carrying dance into a new dimension." -The New York Times
streb.org

Vertical Road by Laurent Ziegler

Akram Khan Company Vertical Road
Saturday, October 20, 2012
8 p.m.
Byham Theater
British-born Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan is celebrated internationally for the vitality he brings to intercultural dance expressions. Khan’s stunning full-length work Vertical Road is a rare feast for the senses—design, lighting, music and dance combine in a rich glow of art. Vertical Road is a meditation on the journey from gravity to grace, drawing inspiration from the Sufi tradition and the words of beloved Persian poet and philosopher Rumi. "Akram Khan is a true choreographer...someone who asks what it is to be human and provides the answers in dance." -The London Evening Standard
akramkhancompany.net

Photography by Ian Douglas
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
Boyz n the Hood: Pavement
Saturday, February 16, 2013
8pm
Byham Theater
Like August Wilson, Kyle Abraham draws heavily from his experiences growing up African American in Pittsburgh to create personal and culturally-referenced works. The New York Times has described Kyle Abraham’s work as “an intriguing mix of breaking and Chaplinesque pathos.” The evening's full-length performance pairs classic essays from W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk and John Singleton’s 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood with an operatic score layered with a brash urban landscape. “Kyle Abraham is the biggest choreographic force coming out of Pittsburgh and has taken a prominent place as a must-see choreographer on the New York scene.” - Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
abrahaminmotion.org
Photography by Duncan Cole

Black Grace
Saturday, March 2, 2013
8 p.m.
Byham Theater
Samoan culture informs and shapes New Zealand’s most accomplished choreographer Neil Ieremia, fueling his artistry with organic exuberance.  Black Grace manifests the rhythms, spirit and energy of Pacific heritage with outstanding works from the company’s 17-year history.
The performance includes excerpts from Minoi, Pati Pati, Objects and Amata—plus a glimpse fromWaka, a fascinating new work inspired by the 1898 painting The Arrival of the Maoris. In the Samoan tradition of tatau (tattoo, body art), Black Grace will make an indelible impression. “A polished, pungent, bone-crunching physical and perfectly executed alchemy of music, muscle and motion.” - New Zealand Herald
blackgrace.co.nz

Photography by Sascha Vaughn
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Friday, April 5, 2013
8 p.m.
Byham Theater
For more than 35 years, New York’s legendary all-male dance company “Keeps on Trockin” by playfully bringing the pleasures of dance to the widest possible audience.  Through its skillful parodies of ballet classics and modern dance,  the Trocks’ comedic brilliance lies in incorporating and exaggerating the foibles, incongruities, accidents and underlying congruities of serious dance. “Whenever I leave a Trocks’ show I'm always, always, happy. I can't say this of any other company. What thrills me is the cleverness and subtlety of their observations and the sheer technical dedication of all involved. The Trocks know their stuff.” - Ballet Magazine
trockadero.org

Photography by Brian Snyder

Mark Morris Dance Group
Saturday, May 4, 2013
8 p.m.
Byham Theater
Endlessly inventive and masterful, Mark Morris ranks among the world’s greatest choreographers. Described as “undeviating in his devotion to music,” Mark Morris has made live musical accompaniment the gold standard in modern dance.  For more than three decades, the Mark Morris Dance Group has been wowing the world over with outstanding works that dutifully exude Mark Morris’ prolificacy, passion and artistic conviction. “That Mr. Morris reveals his musical sophistication through barefoot modern dancing is what gives his choreography such primal elegance. Whether the effect is joyful, bombastic or as quiet as can be, the connective tissue is rhythm. He finds ways to make bodies sing all the notes, not just the high ones.” - The New York Times
markmorrisdancegroup.org

Subscription Information
Subscription packages for the Pittsburgh Dance Council’ six-show series are available for: $96-$240. To subscribe, call 412-456-1390; groups of 10 or more tickets, call 412-471-6930. Single tickets for Pittsburgh Dance Council performances will go on sale to the general public in mid-August.

About The Pittsburgh Dance Council
The Pittsburgh Dance Council joined Pittsburgh Cultural Trust as a programming division 2002. The mission of Pittsburgh Dance Council is to bring the best contemporary dance companies from around the world to the Cultural District. Each season, Pittsburgh Dance Council presents diverse, world-class contemporary works, including U.S. and world premieres.
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Pittsburgh International Children's Festival Enfolds Pitt, Schenley Plaza


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Today's date: April 26, 2012
Media Contact:

Veronica Corpuz
(412) 471-6082
corpuz@trustarts.org
Diana Roth
(412) 471-8717
roth@trustarts.org


The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Presents the 26th Annual
Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival 
May 16-20, 2012 

Pittsburgh, PA:  The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and programming division Pittsburgh International Children's Theater, presents the Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival, Wednesday, May 16, through Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the University of Pittsburgh theaters and green spaces surrounding Schenley Plaza in Oakland. Programming will showcase international and local theater premieres, including a brand new interactive luminarium installation from Architects of Air. Giant Eagle is the lead sponsor of the 2012 Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival.


For information and tickets, visit the Box Office at Theater Square, pghkids.org or call 412-456-6666. Ticket packages and single tickets are available. Children ages 2 and under are admitted free but require a lap pass for theater performances.  Groups of 10 or more, please call 412-471-6930. Festival hours are weekdays Wed.-Fri.: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; weekend Sat./Sun.: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.   In addition to the featured ticketed performances, the Festival will include free hands-on academic, cultural, and international activities (Wed.-Sun), as well as performances at the free outdoor Community Stage (Wed.-Sun.), located in Schenley Plaza. Free outdoor activities and performances are 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. weekdays; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


“Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival is pleased to feature performances by artists from around the world that will engage children with different cultures and perspectives.  The 26th annual Children’s Festival showcases a variety of mediums for expressing ideas and stories, such as puppetry, soundscapes, music movement, dance and so much more.  Our ongoing goal is to provide a Festival where children and their families can learn about world cultures through their enjoyment of the performing and visual arts,” remarks  Pamela K. Lieberman, Manager-Children’s Theater Programming, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust & Executive Director-Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater.

Featured, ticketed performances by artists from Scotland, Australia, the Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States include:

World of Rhythm (Drums United, Netherlands) BellefieldHall Auditorium, single tickets: $8; Ages 6 through adult, Performances May 18: 11:15 a.m.; May 19: 11:15 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.; May 20: 11:15 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Drums United is an exciting world-percussion group composed of performers from the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Germany, Surinam, Venezuela. Blending African drumming, Dance, Hip Hop, Indian tablas, Cuban rumbas and more, this ensemble is more than just a drum group – Drums United features quality drumming in celebration of the unifying power of music. This performance is also a part of the Distinctively Dutch Festival.

Dudes (Beumer and Drost, Netherlands) Charity Randall Theatre, single tickets: $8; Ages 6 through adult, Performances May 16: 9:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.; May 17 & 18: 9:45 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.; May 19: 9:30 a.m. & 4:00 p.m.; May 20: 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Dudes is a hilarious mix of song, dance, juggling, puppetry, slap-stick comedy and more! The action takes place in the confines of a small locker room where the limitless possibilities of the imagination unfold. Among the thousands of locker rooms in Black & Gold Country, this might be the zaniest of them all! Join the “Dudes” and be amazed by how funny sports can be behind the scenes. This performance is also a part of the Distinctively Dutch Festival.

Plop! (Windmill Theatre, South Adelaide, Australia) Studio Theatre in the Cathedral of Learning, single tickets: $8; Ages 1-5 years, Performances May 16 & 17: 9:45 a.m.; May 18: 9:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m., May 19: 9:30 a.m. & 2:45 p.m., May 20: 9:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. This is a tale of true bravery when the smallest and most frightened creature summons up some rabbit courage to confront the terrible Plop! Specially crafted to provide our youngest audiences with an intimate, non-threatening first theatrical experience, this production explores the fear of unknown things that sometimes aren’t so scary after all.


Mirazozo (Architects of Air, Nottingham, UK) Festival Grounds, single tickets: $5; All ages, Entry every half hour May 16, 17 & 18: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; May 19 & 20: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Artist Alan Parkinson is back by popular demand with a brand new Luminaria! Enter a unique labyrinth of light and color equivalent to the size of a Steeler’s football field! A melding of architecture styles from across the globe, this giant inflatable structure will astonish you with its colorful domes and shimmering reflective panels. This is a work of art that must be seen to be believed! This installation is sponsored by Equitable Gas.


Cinderella (Shona Reppe Puppets, Scotland) Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, single tickets: $8; Ages 5 and up, Performances May 16, 17 & 18: 11:15 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.; May 19 & 20: 1:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. In this innovative, award-winning puppet show, Cinderella must find a dress, get to the ball and fall in love with the most handsome Prince in the world—all before midnight! This classic fairy tale is beautifully re-imagined with secret hatches, hidden drawers, jazz, and a handbag full of magic.




Origami Tales (Kuniko Theater, Japan/USA) Bellefield Hall Auditorium, single tickets: $8; Ages 4 and up, Performances May 16: 9:45 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.; May 17 & 18: 9:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.; May 19: 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.; May 20: 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.In Japanese, ori- means “to fold” and -gami means “paper.” Using origami, music and audience participation, Kuniko Yamamoto provides a magical entry into Japanese culture. In her new show “Origami Tales,” mythological character masks and puppets, amazing flowers and a dragon—all made from origami—set the stage while Kuniko shares heartfelt stories from ancient Japan. Origami Tales is presented in memory of Cas Welch, a dear friend and volunteer of the Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater and Festival.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Cultural District Restaurants Go "Dutch"


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Cultural District Restaurants Go "Dutch"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Diana Roth
(412) 471-8717
roth@trustarts.org

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents

DUTCH DINING WEEK

Part of the Distinctively Dutch Festival
Monday, April 23 through Friday, April 27, 2012

Pittsburgh, PA:The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Dutch Dining Week, as part of The Distinctively Dutch Festival, Monday, April 23 through Friday, April 27, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.at restaurants throughout the Cultural District.  Each restaurant will feature a Dutch dish and other special offerings during this week.

Participating restaurants include:

Bravo Franco Ristorante (613 Penn Avenue, 412-642-6677)
Pork tenderloin with a ginger sauce

Meat & Potatoes (649 Penn Avenue, 412-325-7007)
Specials are changing daily

Nine on Nine (600 Penn Avenue, 412-338-6463)
Yankee-Dutch cocktail

Palazzo Ristorante (144 6th Street, 412-434-6244)
Dutch cheese plate & specials on Heineken

Sharp Edge: Bistro on Penn (922 Penn Avenue, 412-338-2437)
Homemade pistachio country style pate and orange & fennel chicken terrine, with
assorted cheeses, whole grain mustard & toasted baguette, and more.

Six Penn Kitchen (146 6th Street, 412-566-7366)
Three-course tasting menu that includes a soup, a pork tenderloin, and apple pie for desert

Taste of Dahntahn (535 Liberty Avenue, 412-224-2240)
Specials on drinks, and other offerings.

Tonic Bar & Grill (971 Liberty Avenue, 412-456-0460)
Dutch shrimp & cucumber sandwich and a grilled pork tenderloin with apple leak potato pancakes, braised cabbage, and apple syrup

About the Distinctively Dutch Festival:
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, a nonprofit arts and economic development organization at the center of Downtown Pittsburgh’s revival, will host an array of U.S. and world premieres as part of an interdisciplinary arts festival: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Distinctively Dutch Festival. Celebrating the culture and contemporary performing and visual arts from the Netherlands, the three-month festival will feature dance, theater, music, visual art, film, cuisine, literature and architecture. Events will be held February 18-May 20, 2012, throughout Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, as well as at select venues, including MCG Jazz, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Carnegie Mellon University.

Presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Distinctively Dutch Festival is supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Performing Arts Fund NL, Music Center the Netherlands and Theater Instituut Nederland. In addition, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust gratefully acknowledges the Carol R. Brown Performance Fund for support of the Festival, as well as media partners Pittsburgh City Paper and 90.5 Essential Public Media.   For a listing of events and to receive updates, please visitTrustArts.org/dutchfestival or call 412-456-6666.
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PSO Seeks Choirs for 2013 Singing City Concert


For Immediate Release
April 23, 2012



PSO SEEKS CHOIRS FOR LARGE ‘SINGING CITY’ CONCERT NEXT YEAR

Concert on April 20, 2013, at Petersen Events Center, kicks off PSO’s Music for the Spirit Festival

Music Director Manfred Honeck

PITTSBURGH – Music Director Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) are seeking choirs from the greater Pittsburgh region and beyond to be among an estimated 3,000 singers participating in a concert that kicks off the PSO’s inaugural Music for the Spirit Festival next year.

Choral directors interested in participating in next year’s Singing City concert are invited to a special event at 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 7, at the Mozart Room at Heinz Hall, where Honeck will share his vision for the project, and project coordinators Christine Hestwood and Robert Page will share specific details about participating. To attend the May 7 event, choral directors must RSVP by Tuesday, May 1, to Christine Hestwood at chestwood@pittsburghsymphony.org.

The PSO would like high school, college, church, and community choirs to participate in its Singing City concert, led by Honeck, scheduled for April 20, 2013, at the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center. Several choral pieces will be performed, including the final movement of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony No. 2.

The 2013 Music for the Spirit Festival will be an extraordinary city-wide series of special concerts and events. Through Music for the Spirit, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra demonstrates its deep commitment to the power of music to promote and spread a spiritual and universal message. Additional details about the Music for the Spirit Festival will be announced at a later date.

Currently, the PSO performs the two performances with spiritual roots as part of Music for the Spirit. The first concert is at Heinz Hall; the second is in the community and rotates venues, bringing the PSO and Music for the Spirit to churches, synagogues, mosques and community centers. Last season, a free concert was held at St. Paul Cathedral. This season, a free concert, which is sold-out, will be held May 16 at Rodef Shalom Congregation in the city’s Oakland neighborhood.
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Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: rsantanam@pittsburghsymphony.org


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Friday, April 20, 2012

Calling All Student Fashionistas to Live Style Competition


Pittsburgh Fashion Week Newsletter

Student Competition and Meet Host of "How Do I Look?"

Fashion continues to emerge in Pittsburgh!!!


Watch and cover our industry's own fashion stylists as they ramp up for a live competition at The Mall at Robinson.

All individuals ages 18+ are eligible to compete in a live style competition. To register, post a picture with personal fashion statement expression why the contestant would like to compete on The Mall at Robinson Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/shoprobinsonmall.

Four contestants will be selected as qualifiers and will be contacted and asked to report to The Mall at Robinson at 12:30 p.m. this weekend on Saturday, April 21 to receive $150 and one hour to shop and model a fresh, innovated style. Winner will receive a $500 gift card.


VIP MEET & GREET WITH JEANNIE MAI

The Mall at Robinson is offering Fashionistas the opportunity for a VIP meeting with Jeannie Mai, Correspondent for Fashion Star and Host of Style Network's popular program "How Do I Look?" Students who attend on Saturday, April 21 at 1:00p.m. will be invited to meet and visit with Jeannie Mai and KDKA's Christine Sorenson. A great opportunity to expand a professional network in the fashion industry.


ALSO IN THE GRAND COURT from 1 to 3 p.m.
* The Live Style Competition
*A Spring Fashion Show
*Meet Jeannie Mai
*Mini Mani and Makeover Studio
*Prizes and more



The Mall Robinson is located at 100 Robinson Centre Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.
Questions about the competition or VIP meet and greet with Jeannie Mai: 412-788-0816

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The Temptations and The Four Tops in Concert


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Today's date: April 18, 2012
Media Contacts:
Veronica Corpuz
(412) 471-6082
corpuz@trustarts.org
                             
Diana Roth
(412) 471-8717
roth@trustarts.org      

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents

The Temptations and The Four Tops

Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Benedum Center 

Four Tops in Concert in 2007

Pittsburgh, PA:  R&B superstar groups The Temptations and The Four Tops will appear on stage together at the Benedum Center, on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.  This concert is part of the Cohen and Grigsby Trust Presents series and is a presentation of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.  Both of these ever-popular groups have been entertaining generations of fans for more than half a century.  These multi-platinum artists will deliver an unforgetable night of entertainment- performing their greatest hits and more in a show that will feature their vocal harmonies, artistic style, and classic dance moves.  “It’s very hard to ignore the energy and delight they delivered to the crowd (Joel Francis,The Daily Record).”

The Temptations

The Temptations began their career in the early 60s as members of the now-legendary Motown label, and have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. With the 1964 Top 20 hit “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” the group became a sensation.  Follow-up hits were equally as important to the group’s career such as “My Girl,” the group’s first number-one hit, and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”  Later hits include “I’m Gonna Make you Love Me,” a duet with Diana Ross & The Supremes, “I Can’t Get Next to You,” a number-one pop hit, and “Papa was a Rollin’ Stone,” won the group one of their three Grammy Awards.

Over the course of five decades, The Temptations have charted four Billboard number-one singles, as well as 14 R&B number-one singles. In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine named the group “one of the top 50 bands of all time.”  Otis Williams, the last original member still performing with the group, is now joined by Bruce Williamson, Joe Herndon, Terry Weeks, and Ron Tyson as the group continues the tradition of great Motown performances.  For more information about The Temptations, visit:www.thetemptations.com.

Recording their first single for Chess Records in 1956, The Four Tops (Levi Stubbs, Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Renaldo “Obie” Benson, and Lawrence Payton) joined the roster of Motown in 1963, and two years later the group scored their first Billboard number-one hit with “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch).”  Following this first success was a stream of hit singles, including the group’s signature song “Reach Out and I’ll Be There” in 1966, which became their second Billboard number-one hit.

Since the mid-80s, The Four Tops have focused primarily on touring.  Unlike similar groups, the same four singers consistently performed as The Four Tops, until Lawrence Payton passed away in 1997.  In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them #79 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and they received the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 51st Annual Grammy  Awards. Today,Abul “Duke” Fakir, the surviving member of the original quartet, performs and records the music of The Four Tops alongside Payton’s son Roquel, Ronnie McNeir andSpike Valone.  For more information about The Four Tops, visit www.theforutopsoriginal.com.

Tickets ($40-$100) for the May 13, 2012 performance of The Temptations and The Four Tops at the Benedum Center may be purchased at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, online atwww.TrustArts.org   or by calling (412) 456-6666. To purchase 10 or more tickets at special discounted rates, please call (412) 471-6930.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Emissaries of Peace Exhibit Opens at Fort Necessity



“Emissaries of Peace” The Cherokee and British Delegation Exhibit Opens at Fort Necessity National Battlefield 


FARMINGTON, Pa. – As part of National Park Week Fort Necessity is unveiling a new traveling exhibit on Saturday April 21, 2012. Emissaries of Peace: 1762 Cherokee & British Delegations, 250th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit will be presented in partnership with the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and the Friends of Fort Necessity.  The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is located on Cherokee, North Carolina, and represents the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally-recognized tribe.  Emissaries of Peace showcases Cherokee War Chief Ostenaco’s and Lt. Henry Timberlake’s journey to each other’s countries as Emissaries of Peace two hundred and fifty years ago. Admission to the park will be free for the day.


To celebrate the opening of the Emissaries of Peace exhibit, Lt. Henry Timberlake will visit Fort Necessity.  Travis Henline, Site Manager for West Virginia’s Independence Hall will present a living history program beginning at 1:00 p.m.   During the forty-five minute program, Timberlake, a young Virginia Regiment officer sent as an emissary among the Cherokee people in 1762 during the French and Indian War, recounts the circumstances that brought him among the Cherokee towns.  He shares his observations of Cherokee life, customs, diplomacy, and material culture.  The presentation will conclude with a question and answer session with the audience.  Henline is an Adjunct Professor at West Virginia University in the Native Studies Department, and is the former Coordinator of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s American Indian Initiative.

Park Superintendent Jeff Reinbold voiced his support of this new partnership between Fort Necessity and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian to present Cherokee History. “This exhibit and this summer’s Cherokee Cultural Heritage Festival provide visitors with the opportunity to learn about the two cultures that had leading roles in the French and Indian War,” said Reinbold.


Dr. Barbara Duncan, Director of Education at the Museum of the Cherokee will be on hand to explain how the exhibit was developed and its impact on the Cherokee people. The Emissaries of Peace exhibit includes, freestanding displays,  three short audio visual programs, original artwork commissioned by the Museum of the Cherokee, examples of Cherokee pottery, baskets and traditional dress of the Cherokee.   An author and editor, Duncan will also be available to sign the Emissaries of Peace Exhibit Catalogue and her other books:  Culture, Crisis, & Conflict: Cherokee and British Relation 1756-1765, Living Stories of the Cherokee, and Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook.

Rare archeological artifacts including pottery, trade beads, a digging hoe, decorative bells, a chunky stone, earrings, trade silver and armbands, on loan from the McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee are included in the exhibit.   These items were uncovered when archeologists excavated at the site of a 1762 Cherokee village beginning in 1967.  They provide a glimpse into Cherokee life at Chota in the 1700’s.

“We are looking forward to sharing this exhibit and these exciting events planned for 2012, and taking this story of two cultures to a wider audience,” said Ken Blankenship, Executive Director of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and enrolled tribal member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

After the living history presentation visitors will also be able to experience new programs being offered at Fort Necessity during this season including the “Young George Washington” Web Ranger Program, a new cell phone tour with ten stops from the Visitor Center to the Fort Area and a new audio tour for children of the exhibit.

Park Ranger James Tomasek will present a guided tour of the Cherokee archeological artifacts on display and guide visitors to the Fort sharing the archeological discoveries made at Fort Necessity in 1954.  Park Volunteer living history soldier Paul Mackowick will answer questions about the life of soldier in the Fort area, weather permitting. Volunteers from the Friends of Fort Necessity will serve light refreshments following the one o’clock presentation.

The event coincides with the National Park Service Junior Ranger Day.  Children ages 6 to 12 will be given Junior Ranger booklets and when completed will receive a Junior Ranger National Park Service Patch.  Special children’s activities will be available for the new exhibit.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/fone and www.cherokeemuseum.org/exhibits-emissaries.htm.
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Design Lives Here Engineering Student Challenge at WQED



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 16, 2011

CONTACT:  George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366 ghaziman@wqed.org

Maria Pisano
412-622-1459 mpisano@wqed.org




ANNUAL ENGINEERING ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM CULMINATES WITH STUDENT CHALLENGE EVENT AT WQED



PITTSBURGH—On Friday, April 20, 2012 the third annual Design Lives Here challenge will take place at WQED Studios in Oakland.

From January through April 2012, 10 regional schools as well as two afterschool programs targeting over 100+ minorities and girls participated in the Design Lives Here program presented by WQED Pittsburgh and the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP) with additional support from MSA, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare and American Bridge.

The participating schools and programs include:

SciTech Academy in Oakland
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament School in Natrona Heights
North Hills Junior High
St. Philip School in Crafton
Franklin Regional Middle School in Murrysville
West Mifflin Area Middle School
Winchester Thurston School in Shadyside
The Neighborhood Academy in East Liberty
Haine Middle School in Cranberry Township
Marshall Middle School in North Allegheny
YWCA Tech GYRLS Afterschool Program in Homewood
Investing Now Afterschool Program in Oakland

Utilizing activities and content from Design Squad Nation episodes and interactive resources, participating schools were guided by real engineers to complete challenges. Students participate in many diverse activities for up to four months - such as meeting and networking with the ESWP and WQED staff and working in teams to engineer games, instruments, launchers and cranes. As the students convene on April 20th, they will be randomly placed into teams across schools and given spontaneous challenges such as building a pop-up shelter and seeing if it can withstand “hurricane-like” winds.

Design Lives Here is a student outreach competition based on the PBS show Design Squad Nation, a reality-style program created to “inspire the next generation of engineers.” The show features teens engaged in challenges all over the United States and globe, vying for scholarships by designing devices to understand the complex – and compelling – world of engineering.

“As engineers we are always interested in engaging young people in S.T.E.M. careers. The Design Lives Here event will give us the opportunity to provide them with exciting and interactive real-world applications of engineering,” said Tom Donatelli, 2012 President of the ESWP.

“Thousands of jobs are open in our region in S.T.E.M. fields in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It is critical that we use every tool at our disposal – including television – to engage our next generation of creative problem solvers. Engaging kids in afterschool and classroom settings allows us to integrate a TV show, engineering mentors, hands-on problem solving, games, and animations into the learning process. Design Lives Here constantly reemphasizes to young people that they too, can participate in engineering as a career," said Jennifer Stancil, Executive Director of Educational Partnerships at WQED. “We are thrilled to engage major local partners in this investment in engineering education for teens.  It will positively impact teens, teachers
and businesses in our region.”

On the Border restaurant in Cranberry Township is providing lunch for students and participants on April 20th.

NOTE TO WORKING PRESS:
Photo opportunities are available on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. at WQED Studios in Oakland as the students take on their final Design Lives Here challenge.

For more information or to schedule an interview with any of the partners please contact George Hazimanolis at 412-622-1366 or ghazimanolis@wqed.org.

WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 128 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. WQED Pittsburgh is one of the first broadcasters in the country to be fully high- definition (HD) in its studio and field production capabilities. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and The WQED Education Department.

Design Squad Nation is a 10-part series of TV shows and video blogs that build on the success of the award-winning PBS reality competition series Design Squad to get kids excited about engineering. Design Squad Nation is high-energy, high-drama reality TV led by Judy and Adam, two professional engineers who work with kids around the world to make their wishes come tru through engineering. From creating a park for skaters at the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona to building a playground in a rural village in Nicaragua's northern mountains, the goal of Design Squad Nation is to inspire viewers to take on their own hands-on engineering activities.

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WQED Debuts Statewide Broadcast on Investment Fraud


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 16, 2012

CONTACT:  George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366 ghaziman@wqed.org

Maria Pisano
412-622-1459 mpisano@wqed.org

STATEWIDE BROADCAST TO ADDRESS INVESTMENT FRAUD ISSUES IN PENNSYLVANIA

“Fighting Fraud in Pennsylvania: A Statewide Initiative” LIVE from 8-8:30 p.m. on WQED-TV
followed by “Trick$ of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud” 8:30-9:30 p.m. on WQED-TV

PITTSBURGH—On Thursday, April 26 join WQED along with four other Pennsylvania public television stations (WQLN, WPSU, WVIA & WITF) for Fighting Fraud in Pennsylvania: A Statewide Initiative, a special panel discussion at 8 p.m., followed by the documentary Trick$ of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud at 8:30 p.m.

Presented by WQED with funding from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, Fighting Fraud in Pennsylvania: A Statewide Initiative is a LIVE half-hour panel discussion from WQED’s historic Fred Rogers Studio. Hosted by WQED’s Emmy® Award-winning Michael Bartley, the discussion will examine investment fraud in Pennsylvania—who it affects, current trends, and where viewers can get help. The panel will include Steve Irwin, Pennsylvania Securities Commissioner; Lori Schock, Director of the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy for the US Securities and Exchange Commission; and Gerri Walsh, President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation .

At 8:30 p.m., immediately following the panel discussion, WQED-TV will air the FINRA Foundation’s documentary Trick$ of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud.

Trick$ of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud opens up the con criminal playbook and shows viewers how it’s done. Featuring profiles of convicted criminals, fraud victims, academic experts, and securities regulators the documentary unravels the mysteries of investment fraud to reveal how these fraudsters psychologically manipulate their victims. The program is presented by WQED Pittsburgh and distributed to public television stations nationwide by Boston-based American Public Television.

WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 128 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. WQED Pittsburgh is one of the first broadcasters in the country to be fully high- definition (HD) in its studio and field production capabilities. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and The WQED Education Department.

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation is the largest foundation in the United States dedicated to investor education. Its mission is to provide investors with high-quality, easily accessible information and tools to better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and investing. The FINRA Foundation’s Investor Protection Campaign, online at SaveAndInvest.org, is a targeted effort to reduce the incidence of investment fraud among investors by teaching the tactics most commonly used by fraudsters and the simple steps every investor can take to reduce their risk.

American Public Television (APT) has been a leading distributor of high-quality, top-rated programming to America’s public television stations since 1961. Since 2004, APT has distributed approximately half of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles. Among its 300 new program titles per year are prominent documentaries, news and current affairs programs, dramatic series, how-to programs, children’s series and classic movies, including For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots, A Ripple of Hope, Rick Steves' Europe, Newsline, Globe Trekker, Simply Ming, Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope, America's Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated, Lidia's Italy, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, Midsomer Murders, Moyers & Company, Doc Martin, Rosemary & Thyme, BBC World News, The Rat Pack: Live and Swingin', Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful! and Nightly Business Report. APT also licenses programs internationally through its APT Worldwide service. In 2006, APT launched and nationally distributed Create® – the TV channel featuring the best of public television's lifestyle programming. APT is also a partner in the WORLD™ channel. For more information about APT’s programs and services, visit  APTonline.org. For more information on Create, visit CreateTV.com.
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PSO Celebrates the City of Light with 3 Week Tribute


For Immediate Release
April 16, 2012

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S 3-WEEK PARIS FESTIVAL CELEBRATES MUSIC, CULTURE, PEOPLE OF ‘CITY OF LIGHT’


Festival boasts concerts led by Music Director Manfred Honeck & guest conductor Gianandrea Noseda, live street music, free film screenings, lectures & performances by Lise de la Salle, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, PSO Principal Cello Anne Martindale Williams, and famed organist Paul Jacobs

PITTSBURGH –  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents a three-week-long celebration of the music, culture, people and works that transformed one of the most fascinating periods in French history.

Paris was the unrivaled musical capital of the world during the first quarter of the 20th century, and the PSO’s Paris Festival: The City of Light honors that time with a series of concerts, films, recitals, a panel discussion, lectures and other attractions April 27 – May 13.

The PSO, led by Victor de Sabata Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, begins the Paris Festival with BNY Mellon Grand Classics performances at 8 p.m., Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 at Heinz Hall. The program features Respighi’s La Boutique fantasque, Debussy’s Ibéria, and suites from Manuel de Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat. Pre-concert events include Jim Cunningham’s A Window into the City of Light lecture and excerpts from PBS TV special, Paris the Luminous Years: Toward the Making of the Modern. Following the concert, vocalist Daphne Alderson performs L’amour, La Vie: Daphne sings Piaf in the Grand Lobby.

Music Director Manfred Honeck will lead the PSO in the remaining two weekends of the Paris Festival.

At 8 p.m. on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, audiences can revel in favorites by French composers Debussy (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), Boulanger (Psalm 130) and Ravel (Boléro). Young French pianist Lise de la Salle makes her PSO debut with Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G.

A pre-concert food and wine tasting event, as well as Case Western Reserve University Professor of Musicology Mary E. Davis’ lecture, A Window into Parisian Salons, and the screening of La Passion Boléro will be held at Heinz Hall. Jazz legends Dave and Maureen Budway perform Fascinatin’ Rhythm: Gershwin Songs directly after in the Grand Lobby.

Organist Paul Jacobs performs at 3 p.m., Sunday May 6 at Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. A native of Washington, Pa., Jacobs is renowned as one of the best organists in the world. Among his numerous accolades, he is the youngest faculty member ever appointed at the famed The Julliard School and a recent Grammy Award winner.

The following weekend, Honeck closes the Paris Festival with sheer vigor in Gershwin’s An American in Paris in two BNY Mellon Grand Classics performances starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 11 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 13. PSO’s Principal Cello Anne Martindale Williams solos in Honegger’s Cello Concerto. The program also features Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka.

There will be two intermissions during these concerts. After the second intermission, PSO Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh will lead an ensemble of Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra musicians in Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde. The performance will feature a choreographed dance by Attack Theatre, commissioned by the PSO.

Pre-concert programs for the final weekend of the Paris Festival include Dr. Davis’s lecture, A Window Into the Exotic, and pianist Tom Roberts playing live accompaniment for silent short films by Charlie Chaplin.

On Friday, May 11 only, Consul General of France in Washington, Olivier Serot-Alméras, will be the guest of honor. He also will be attending a festival after-party that evening as Heinz Hall transforms into a night-club with Boilermaker Jazz Band and special guests in the Pittsburgh/Paris: The Roaring Twenties after-party.

Other festival highlights include a free film screening at the Harris Theater of the US premiere of La Passion Boléro at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. The film explores how Maurice Ravel’s Boléro – a work of such apparent simplicity – became the biggest hit in the classical repertory. Advance registration is required for this event. Call 412.392.4900.

Tickets to the Heinz Hall concerts range from $20 to $93. Prices are subject to change. Admission to Paul Jacobs’ recital at Heinz Chapel in Oakland will be $40. Tickets for all events can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box office at 412.392.4900, or by visiting www.pittsburghsymphony.org. Tickets for all the recitals also can be purchased at the venues prior to each event.

Tickets for the May 12 event at the Carnegie Museum are $10 for Carnegie Museum members and PSO subscribers and $20 for others.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 412.622.3288 or at members.carnegiemuseums.org/artandmusic.

Please note doors open at Heinz Hall earlier than usual. Doors open 90 minutes before all Paris Festival performances at Heinz Hall. All pre- and post-concert events, including the after-party on May 11, are free to ticket holders. Concert Preludes and Cinematheque film screenings begin at 6:45 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 1:15 p.m. on Sundays.

Paris Festival is made possible, in part, by the Jack Buncher Foundation, The Fine Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot. The PSO would like to recognize and thank BNY Mellon for their 2011-2012 title sponsorship of BNY Mellon Grand Classics. Fairmont Pittsburgh is the official hotel of the PSO. Delta Air Lines is the official airline of the PSO. Bobby Rahal Automotive Group is the official automotive group of the PSO.


A native of Austria, Manfred Honeck was appointed its ninth Music Director and began his tenure at the start of the 2008-2009 season. In February, he agreed to extend his contract through the 2019-2020 season. After performances at Carnegie Hall and a much-celebrated tour of European musical capitals in 2010, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra returned to Europe again in August and September 2011 for appearances at major music festivals, such as the Rheingau Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Grafenegg Festival, Musikfest Berlin, Beethovenfest Bonn, Lucerne Festival, BBC Proms, and concerts in Paris and Vilnius, Lithuania. In October and November of this year, Honeck will again lead the PSO on a tour of Europe, including a four-concert residency at the prestigious Musikverein in Vienna. Honeck's successful work in Pittsburgh is captured on CD by the audiophile Japanese label Exton. So far, Mahler's Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben have been released to critical acclaim.

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Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: rsantanam@pittsburghsymphony.org

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