The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pittsburgh Symphony Music Director Manfred Honeck, perform Ludwig van Beethoven's beloved Ninth Symphony. Beethoven included a chorus in his Ninth Symphony, setting a text by Friedrich Schiller to music, and uniting both orchestra in choir in harmony. The concert will also include Beethoven's only concerto for violin, Concerto in D Major for Violin and...
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I Got Gershwin!
On the cover of Time magazine at age 26, on the Broadway stage, in Hollywood, from Tin Pan Alley to Paris, George Gershwin dominated the scene of the early twentieth century. Join us for a delightful evening of song, including excerpts from Porgy and Bess, and standards like “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You,” “The Man I Love,” “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off,” and “Love...
Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Gioachino Rossini called his Petite Messe Solennelle "the last of my sins of old age." The Mass, completed just five years before his death, was Rossini's last major work, written 30 years after his last opera. Like all Rossini's music, it is gorgeously lyric, spirited, and irresistibly engaging. "Petite" only in instrumental accompaniment, and not overly solemn, the exquisite writing for four soloists and chorus...
Let’s Fall in Love! A Valentine’s Day Cabaret
Join members of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for an evening of love and song on the most romantic night of the year: Valentine's Day! We return to the second-floor lounge of Olive or Twist to celebrate the thrills of falling in love. Last year's Cabaret sold out in advance, so purchase tickets early to ensure a happy Valentine's Day.
Includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, special dessert,...
Faith & Fate: Beethoven’s Mass in C and Brahms’ Schicksalslied
Our season begins with musical giants, Johannes Brahms and Ludwig von Beethoven, sung by the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, and accompanied by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Brahms' Schicksalslied, or Song of Fate, takes us from heavenly bliss to the dramatic depths of despair, bemoaning the unpredictability of our earthly existence. Beethoven's Mass in C Major is an unexpectedly peaceful and sublime expression of faith from the stormy iconoclast. Come meet a...