Cellist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Charlie Powers, talks with Jim Cunningham live about several upcoming concerts, all with cellos!

Charlie highlights a free concert at the City of Asylum which features The Clarion Quartet, the Pittsburgh Cello Quartet, and special guests David Harding and Dimitri Papadimitriou. The concert is on Tuesday, March 25th at 7 pm. It features music by Erich Korngold, Ernst Toch, and many other composers who were forced to flee Nazi Europe. The Clarion Quartet features members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Cello Quartet features PSO cellists!

Charlie also talks about a Academy Concert which will feature The Pittsburgh Cello Quartet on Sunday, April 6th. Their program will feature music by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and perhaps some arrangements of Mr. Roger's music. Charlie reminisces about his parents love of Johnny Costa's music, and how that translated to his own life.

Lastly, Charlie will be performing in several upcoming PSO concerts, including WQED Nights at the Symphony this weekend! Hopefully the audience won't hear Charlie individually, but in harmony with the orchestra as they perform Beethoven's Symphony No.6, Pastoral.

So many events to hear the amazing cellos of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra!

You can hear "Music of the Exiled" at City of Asylum on March 25th at 7 pm. There will also be free live-stream tickets.

Visit https://cityofasylum.org/program/the-clarion-quartet/ to learn more.

You can also see the Pittsburgh Cello Quartet at the Allegheny Unitarian Church on Sunday, April 6th at 7 pm as part of the Academy Concert series.

Visit the Academy Concert's Facebook page to learn more.