The Mendelssohn Choir and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra present the Pittsburgh premiere of Franz Liszt's rarely-performed Dante Symphony. Liszt interprets Dante's Divine Comedy through music, as he takes us through the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9
The Mendelssohn Choir and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra present the perennial favorite, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. This performance celebrates the 200th anniversary of the premiere, which took place in Vienna in May 1824....
Matthew Mehaffey to Step Down as Mendelssohn Choir Music Director
After seven seasons, Robert Page Music Director Matthew Mehaffey will end his tenure with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP) at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season. During his seven seasons with the choir, Mehaffey expanded its reach through compelling storytelling, unconventional collaborations and impactful community partnerships. Mehaffey's farewell concert will be The Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci on May...
FINAL FANTASY 35th Anniversary Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY Coral
The producers of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY are proud to present a new orchestra concert experience: FINAL FANTASY 35th Anniversary Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY Coral. Specially curated by Nobuo Uematsu, the program is a monumental, retrospective celebration of the incredible FINAL FANTASY music catalogue. Conductor and GRAMMY-Award winner Arnie Roth leads The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and vocalist Susan Calloway,...
Mozart’s Great Mass
The Mendelssohn Choir and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart's brilliant, yet unfinished, Mass in C Minor. Not a lot is known about this work, but what we do know is that it was most likely written to showcase Mozart's wife Constanze's vocal range for Mozart's father, Leopold.
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