Intimate, limited-capacity concert where cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs on stage with a chamber ensemble of Pittsburgh Symphony musicians.
Alisa Weilerstein plays Heinz Hall on Saturday, October 17, as part of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's PSO360 series. It's a chamber concert, so the scale is smaller than a typical PSO night: Weilerstein is the main feature, performing on stage with a chamber ensemble of PSO musicians rather than the full orchestra. The program centers on her cello, with the ensemble providing the accompaniment.
What makes PSO360 different from a standard concert is the seating. Instead of the usual rows facing the stage, around 200 seats are placed right on the stage itself, arranged around the artists and a grand piano. It puts you inside the music, close enough to see the bow work and hear the breathing between phrases, rather than watching from the house. If you're used to the distance of a big hall, this is a completely different way to experience a performance.
Weilerstein is a world-class cellist, and this is one of the few times you'll get to see her this close. The ensemble she's playing with comes from within the PSO, so it's a smaller group of the symphony's own musicians rather than a separate chamber ensemble brought in for the night. The result is a more intimate, stripped-back version of the orchestral sound, with the cello taking the lead.
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The concert is Saturday, October 17, at Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh. Because the seating is limited to those few hundred spots on stage, it's a smaller crowd than a full symphony performance. You can find tickets through the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
