PSO Musicians Grow Deep Roots
Two PSO musicians plant roots in the Pittsburgh community by Susanne Park For PSO bassist John Moore and bassoonist David Sogg, trees are especially important. As players of two of …
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Two PSO musicians plant roots in the Pittsburgh community by Susanne Park For PSO bassist John Moore and bassoonist David Sogg, trees are especially important. As players of two of …
From left to right: PSO violist Meng Wang, Jia Hong-Guang , PSO cellist Adam Liu, and Zhan Shu by Craig Knox PSO Assistant-Concertmaster Jia Hong-Guang, a native of Shenyang, China, …
by Jack Howell What makes a symphony orchestra great? The obvious answer would be, “How well it plays. Duh.” Well, yes, but according to whom? Many years ago, I was …
Zoltan Kodaly By Ron Samuels Zoltán Kodály’s Dances of Galanta is an orchestral tour de force. Its dynamism and virtuosity are a thrill for orchestras to play and audiences …
by Suzanne Park “Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is…” – Malcolm Arnold, English composer One of the great benefits …