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Conductor Juraj Valcuha discusses the
January 13, 14 and 15 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts
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Sunday, February 5 at 7am
Sunday Baroque
Hosted by Suzanne Bona
It may be the shortest month on the calendar – even in Leap Year – but February is not short on special occasions. In addition to the better-known holidays, this is also International Friendship Month, and Library Lovers’ Month. This morning, we’ll celebrate those worthy occasions with musical friendships, and music by composers who wrote some of the books you’ll find in the library.
Sunday, February 5 at 8pm
Pittsburgh Symphony
Hosted by Jim Cunningham
Andris Nelsons conducts Toru Takemitsu’s Requiem, performed in memory of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck
Japan last March. The program also includes Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov and, with soloist Jonathan Biss, Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto #2.
Friday, February 10 at 7pm
Pittsburgh Foundation Performance in Pittsburgh
Hosted by Stephen Baum
Tonight, the Renaissance City Winds with pianist Rodrigo Ojeda play works by Ibert, Muczynski, Saint-Saens, and Roy Harris.
 Saturday, February 11 at 12pm
The Metropolitan Opera
Hosted by Margaret Juntwait
Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung. With its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring Cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried – the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts.
 Monday-Friday, February 6 - February 10 at 10pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
This week, Bill welcomes one of America’s foremost composers, John Corigliano, as co-host and programmer. more info
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Presented by Chatham Baroque
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at various
until Sunday, February 19, 2012
Break the lawes of love this Valentine's Day season with the enchanting sounds of Paula Fagerberg's Italian triple harp in Harp Consorts by William Lawes. Then, you'll fall in love with baroque music all over again with the quirky Ciacona by Antonio Bertali. More Info
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm
"One of Pittsburgh's greatest treasures," says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations played on instruments of the Baroque period. Soprano Sara Botkin is known for performances with Chatham Baroque and the Bach and Baroque Ensemble, and for her solo CDs "Breath of Heaven" and "An Angel's Christmas." More Info
Presented by Alia Musica Pittsburgh
Friday, April 13, 2012
until Saturday, April 14, 2012
AMP is joined by other Pittsburgh new music ensembles and musicians -- IonSound, ELCO, Assembly, LEMUR, and more More Info
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