Dear Pittsburgh Concert Society,

I wanted to reach out and thank you all directly for putting on the Major Artist Competition and Concert series.  It has been a wonderful experience for me to prepare for and compete in a serious competition with immensely helpful feedback from Mr. Gandre.  The performance last month was the icing on the cake for me.  It was wonderful to be able to perform my first ever professional recital in a lovely hall for family and friends who did not have to travel far at all to come see me.  I of course also would like to thank you for the financial aspect of the prize.  The entrance fee was extremely affordable which made the competition accessible to me (and, I'm sure, many others) and the cash award helped me to pay my wonderful accompanist and continue my studies in music as a graduate student.  It has gone straight into my savings account that helps me pay my general living expenses so that I can focus on practicing and planning my career in music.

Again, I cannot thank you and your donors enough.  This competition was a wonderful experience and I will cherish my memories of it (as well as the wonderful recording!) and recommend it and your organization to my peers in the area.

Sincerely,
Nathan Meyers

2022-2023 Season
All concerts are at 2:00 PM at the Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University

First Major Winners Concert: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Russki Quartet:
Laura Motchalov, violin; Mikhail Istomin, cello; Uliana Kozhevnikova and Igor Kraévsky, piano 4 hands
Megan Cumming, soprano Mark Carver, piano

Second Major Winners Concert: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Nathan Meyers, euphonium with Alaine Fink, piano
Alan Cline, tenor and Lucas Barkley, piano

Third Major Winners Concert: Sunday, November 6, 2022

Thanakarn Limtham, piano
Ethan Nylander, flute with Timothy Heavner, piano

Young Artists auditions, March 11, 2023
Adjudicator, James Roe, President and Executive Director, Orchestra of St. Luke's
*Applications accepted January 30 to February 28, 2023

Young Artist Winner Concerts: Sunday, April 2, 2023 and Sunday, April 16, 2023

Majors Auditions, April 14 and 15, 2023
Adjudicator, Andrea Kalyn, President, New England Conservatory of Music
*Applications accepted March 1 to March 31, 2023

Alumni Concert: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Janet Sung, violin

Amelia D'Arcy, soprano

Senior Voice Recital

Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland

No Fee

Join Pittsburgh's Colin Aikins, tenor, to celebrate his graduation from Curtis Institute of Music before he continues his studies at the Julliard School in New York City.

All concerts are at 2:00 pm at the Kresge Theater, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University. 

September 18, 2022 Russki Quartet; Megan Cumming, soprano
October 16, 2022 Nathan Meyers; euphonium; Alan Cline, tenor and Lucas Barkley, piano
November 6, 2022 Ethan Nylander, flute ; Thanakarn Limtham, piano

The 2022 PCS Majors auditions were held on April 8 and 9, the adjudicator was James Gandre, President, Manhattan School of Music.

Mr. Gandre selected the following winners:

Alan Kline, tenor with Lucas Barkley, piano
Russki Quartet: Laura Motchalov, violin; Mikhail Istomin, cello; Uliana Kozhevnikova and Igor Kraévsky, piano 4 hands.
Ethan Nylander, flute
Nathan Meyers, Euphonium
Thanakarn Limtham, piano
Megan Cumming, soprano

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these auditions.

Further information about the winners and their fall concerts will soon be available on this web site.

The Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists auditions were held on March 12, 2022. The adjudicator was James Gandre, President, Manhattan School of Music. 

Mr. Gandre chose the following winners:

Joseph Breslau, baritone, a student of Jesse Blumberg, attends the Cleveland Institute of Music
Henry Knudsen, piano, a student of Marina Lupinacci, attends Morgantown High School
Rebecca Mack, oboe, a student of Max Blair, attends Bethel Park High School
Juliana Matteo, harp, a student of Gretchen van Hoesen, attends Penn Trafford High School
Ziqian Peng, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Hampton High School

The winners will be featured at the PCS April 10, 2022 concert.

More information will soon be available on the Home page of the PCS website.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these auditions.

Young Artists Concert Series:

• March 27th and April 10th, 2022.

The 2021 PCS Young Artist auditions were conducted via video submission. The adjudicator was Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory. Mr. Novak selected the following winners:

Leona Chen, piano
Cody Conley, violin
Lawrence Liu, piano
Sophia Jho, harp
Bryan Wang, piano
Emily Kocur, piano
Matthew Tao, piano
Jason Lu, piano

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these unusual auditions.

Major Artists Concert Series:

• October 3rd, October 17th, and November 7th, 2021.

The 2021 PCS Major auditions were conducted via video submission. The adjudicator was Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory. Mr. Novak selected the following winners:

Marissa Weston, violin
Xiang Ji, saxophone
Xiaohan HU, piano
Megan Santora, voice
Sun Chang, piano
Benjamin Werley, tenor

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these unusual auditions.

We will update the Home page of the PCS website as information about the fall concerts becomes available.

Young Artist Audition Dates:

• March 12th, 2022.

Major Artist Audition Dates:

• April 8th & April 9th, 2022.

Alumni Concert Date:

• June 5th, 2022.

The 2021 PCS Major auditions were conducted via video submission. The adjudicator was Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory. Mr. Novak selected the following winners:

Marissa Weston, violin
Xiang Ji, saxophone
Xiaohan HU, piano
Megan Santoro, voice
Sun Chang, piano
Benjamin Werley, tenor

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these unusual auditions.

We will update the Home page of the PCS website as information about the fall concerts becomes available.

The 2021 PCS Young Artists auditions were conducted via video submission. The auditions were adjudicated by Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory. Mr. Novak selected the following Young Artists to be featured on the PCS YouTube channel:

Leona Chen, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Upper St. Clair High School
Cody Conley, violin, a student of Mark Huggins, attends PA Leadership Charter School
Lawrence Liu, piano, a student of Tanya Gelman, attends Fox Chapel Area High School
Sophia Jho, harp, a student og Gretchen van Hoesen, attends Shady Side Academy
Bryan Wang, piano, a student of Marina Lupinacci, attends North Allegheny Cyber School
Emily Kocur, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Moon Area High School
Matthew Tao, piano, a student of Frederic Chiu, attends Carnegie Mellon University
Jason Lu, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Upper St. Clair High School

Further information about the artists and their cyber concerts will be posted on our Home page.

PCS had to resort to video applications this year. Those applications were sent to Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory, who selected the following winners:

Anthony Gray, piano

Jiyeon Lee, piano

John Williams, guitar

Zuly Inirio, soprano

Isabella Egawa, violin

Planning for the concerts featuring these winners is underway. Updates will be posted the Home page as necessary.

Congratulations to the winners and a sincere thanks to all those who applied.