MainStage Live
Exploring the Past. Composing the future.
Our 2024-2025 MainStage Live concert series features an electrifying mix of celebrated soloists, established quartets, and innovative ensembles shaping the future of chamber music. Join us for five breathtaking concerts that explore the inspiring history and vibrant future of this dynamic genre. From classic Baroque masterpieces to groundbreaking new commissions, we invite you to experience the intimacy and power of chamber music like never before!
Subscriptions are on sale now! Save 20% off individual tickets with a subscription to our MainStage Live series.
PNC Theatre
At the award-winning Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University
350 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(corner of Smithfield and Forbes)
SUBSCRIPTION BENEFITS AND Concert DETAILS
How much does a subscription cost?
Tier 1 $220 • Tier 2 $180 • Tier 3 $140. Student subscriptions for all tiers are $60.
As always, a subscription offers the best deal for tickets (a 20% discount) while offering you access to the best seats in the house before single tickets go on sale.
What perks are included with my subscription?
- 20% off single ticket prices and choice of the best seats in the house before single tickets go on sale
- $5 off any additional single tickets purchased throughout the season
- Priority seat selection in the PNC Theatre
How much are single tickets?
Tier 1 $55 • Tier 2 $45 • Tier 3 $35. $15 Student Rush tickets are available in person on the day of the concert at the box office with valid student ID presented.
Will Chamber Music Pittsburgh offer digital recordings of concerts this season? How does that work?
Yes; each concert will be recorded live and produced into a high-quality video that will be sent via email one week following the live concert. These recordings are available to view on-demand as many times as you’d like for one week following delivery. All digital recordings are included with every subscription. Digital subscriptions are also available independently for $144 for out-of-town friends and family.
How can I buy a subscription or a single ticket?
Subscriptions can be purchased online here, by mailing in a subscription form (from our season brochure) with a check made out to Pittsburgh Playhouse or credit card payment, or by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse Box Office at 412-392-8000. Current subscribers should call the box office directly to keep or change their current seats or mail a brochure order form to directly to the box office for processing (350 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.)
Single tickets may be purchased online or by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse Box Office beginning August 15, 2024.
What are your protocols for COVID-19?
COVID-19 vaccination and masking are optional. Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell or have been exposed to COVID-19. CMP reserves the right to change, update, and enforce these policies as regulations may change. Please check reminder emails for updated information, and thank you for helping to keep our artists, staff, and patrons safe.
Where is PNC Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, and where should I park?
PNC Theater is located at 350 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15222, at the corner of Smithfield and Forbes. There is ample parking within 2 blocks of the venue at the following garages:
- Mellon Square Garage (500 Smithfield St.)
- Oliver Garage (350 Oliver Ave off of Wood St)
- Third Avenue Garage (238 Fourth Avenue)
- Forbes Garage (413 Cherry Way)
All garages offer flat rates between $4-$6 after 4PM. Street parking is free after 6 PM.
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnerships has a wonderful interactive map to find up to date parking info. Find parking map here.
I have more questions!
We’d love to hear from you and offer any help we can! Please email info@chambermusicpittsburgh.org, call Chamber Music Pittsburgh at 412-626-6121 x1, or call The Pittsburgh Playhouse Box Office at 412-392-8000 for all ticketing related questions.
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Escher Quartet with Jordan Bak
October 21, 2024, 7:30PM
A powerful collaboration between Bak’s “haunting lyrical grace” (Gramophone) and the Escher Quartet’s “eloquent, full-blooded playing” (BBC Music Magazine)
Samuel Barber Quartet in B minor, Op 11
Florence Price Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Johannes Brahms String Quintet in G Major, Op. 111
Tommy Mesa and Michelle Cann
January 20, 2025, 7:30PM
Reimagining the chamber music canon for the 21st century, Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa pairs his charismatic style with Michelle Cann’s “exquisite” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) command of the piano.
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano
Andrea Casarrubios Mensajes del agua
Claude Debussy Sonata in D minor
Kevin Day Sonata for Cello and Piano
Nikolai Kapustin Elegy
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Les Délices with Nicholas Phan
February 24, 2025, 7:30PM
Baroque-era instruments and new compositions collide to redefine the boundaries of early music, inspired by a traditional Chinese Confucian myth.
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair La Bergère
Marin Marais Le Labyrinthe from 4ème Livre
Viet Cuong A Moment’s Oblivion (World Premiere)
Commissioned by Les Délices
François Couperin Selections from Sixième Ordre, 2ème Livre
Barricades mistérieuses
Les Langueurs tendres
Michel Pignolet de MontéclairLe Dépit généreux
PUBLIQuartet
March 10, 2025, 7:30PM
What is American: Found Futures blurs the boundaries between improvisation and composition, Afrofuturism and contemporary classical performance, perceived past and imagined future.
In its Chamber Music Pittsburgh debut, the “boldly imaginative” (BBC Music Magazine) PUBLIQuartet presents What is American: Found Futures. This groundbreaking program blurs the boundaries between improvisation and composition, Afrofuturism and contemporary classical performance, perceived past and imagined future.
Dover Quartet
April 21, 2025, 7:30 PM
“One of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC Music Magazine) presents three unique perspectives on America.
Jessie Montgomery Strum
*Pura Fé Rattle Songs (arranged for string quartet by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate)
*Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate Woodland Songs
Antonín Dvořák Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (“American”)
*Commissioned for this program