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Discuss “Pittsburgh Symphony gets into gear”

With the advent of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's new season, a vast, awe-inspiring realm of classical music has opened itself to its unsuspecting audience. CMU students have a special chance to discover music in a whole new form, for our local professional musicians have lined up an outstanding gamut of musical prospects. On September 9, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) showcased world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a televised blockbuster performance that gave a scintillating beginning to a promising season.

On September 16, I experienced the PSO in full blast as they ripped through Stravinsky's powerful [ITAL]Rite of Spring[ITAL]. The orchestra's powerful, primal rhythm tore consciousness and thought apart, and for the second...

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