On Nov. 27, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform a special "Music for the Spirit” concert with guest artist and internationally acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman to honor the Tree of Life synagogue victims, one month after the anti-Semitic shooting that claimed 11 lives.
Tickets to the event were free and sold out last week, but Pittsburgh's local classical radio station, WQED-FM, has announced that it will broadcast the performance live from the hall with interviews with musicians beginning at 7 p.m. and the concert starting at 7:30 p.m on 89.3 FM and online at wqed.org/fm. PBS will tape the performance and broadcast nationally on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.
The orchestra had previously stated that it would broadcast the concert live on its Facebook page, but announced today that this would not be the case.
PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck will lead the concert, and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform as well. All artists agreed to donate their services.
First Published: November 19, 2018, 7:52 p.m.
Updated: November 26, 2018, 8:44 p.m.
