PYSO to perform Elgar’s Enigma Variations during free concert
May 17
Free concert
The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and music director Lawrence Loh welcome spring with a special concert celebrating the PYSO’s 70th season. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. May 17 at Heinz Hall. In addition to performing Elgar’s Enigma Variations, the orchestra will be joined by PYSO Alumni to form a “super-orchestra” on Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture. Ariana Chiu, winner of the 2015 PYSO Concerto Competition, will join her fellow members to perform the first movement from Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto. Ariana, a ninth-grader at Upper St. Clair High School, is completing her first full season with PYSO.
The concert is free, but tickets are required for admission. To download free tickets, www.pyso.us.