FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Saturday, February 20, 2010

Tuesdays with Morrie

02/20/2010 - 02/28/2010
New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PA
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Noe Inui, violin
First Prize winner in the 2009 Young Concert Artists Auditions, the Belgian-born Inui is a protege of Ulf Hoelscher and has performed with Martha Argerich. He'll perform works by Mozart, Brahms, Stravinsky and Szymanowski with pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera.
02/20/2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Rd, Latrobe, PA
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Russian Masterworks
Lawrence Loh conducts music from a variety of brilliant Russian composers -- Prokofiev: Love of Three Oranges March; Tchaikovsky: Symphony #5; Shostakovich: Festive Overture and Violin Concerto, with the PSO's Laura Motchalov as soloist.  Free.
02/20/2010
Time: 4:00 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Av, Pittsburgh , PA
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Young Artists Winners Recital
In this, the second of this season's winners' recitals, instrumentalists are pianists Stephanie Guo, Teja Badami, and Sean Nimmo.  The vocalist is soprano Hannah Taylor, accompanied by pianist Donna Amato.
02/21/2010
Time: 2:00 pm
Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Free Concert
Pablo Ardiles conducts a Vivaldi concerto for two flutes, the Pittsburgh premiere of John Rutter's Suite for Strings, and selections from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Gershwin's An American in Paris.
02/21/2010
Time: 5pm

Location: Ingomar United Methodist Church, North Hills
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Duquesne Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, Music Director Laureate
02/21/2010
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Drue Heinz Lectures: Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander’s very public poem, "Praise Song for the Day," written for the Obama inauguration, put poetry in the media spotlight. Dr. Alexander is chair of African American Studies at Yale University. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Alexander is a poet, essayist, playwright, and teacher raised in Washington, DC.
02/22/2010
Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Av, Pittsburgh, PA
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Xanadu
Taking audiences back to 1980 California, this hilarious new musical follows the beautiful Kira, who travels to earth to inspire a struggling young artist named Sonny, as she helps this aspiring painter to find his voice, discover true love and build the world’s first roller disco (not necessarily in that order).
02/23/2010 - 02/28/2010

Location: Benedum Center, 7th St & Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Le Grand Cirque
Le Grand Cirque is a mesmerizing spectacle of artistry and imagination performed by some of the world's greatest acrobatic and theatrical performers that is guaranteed to leave audiences spellbound and breathless with amazement and wonder. This thrilling cirque-style show has magnificent performers, spectacular costumes and breathtaking acts. With the best jugglers, high-wire artists and acrobats in the world, Le Grand Cirque has stolen the hearts of everyone who has seen the show.
02/23/2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA
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CMU Guitar Ensemble
Director James Ferla leads the Guitar Ensemble in a program of solo and ensemble performances of a diverse array of works, from Hindemith's 'Rondo' through the 'Concerto for Guitar' by Villa-Lobos to a couple of Lennon & McCartney songs.
02/24/2010
Time: 8pm

Location: Kresge Theater
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