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Dining in the Cultural District

With more than 50 restaurants in walking distance to theaters, the Cultural District offers a wide variety of dining options to satisfy your personal tastes and budget. Enjoying a relaxing meal before a show or capping off the evening with cocktails and dessert add to a pleasurable experience in the Cultural District.

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The Perfect Gift

A Pittsburgh Cultural District-wide gift card can be used to purchase tickets for Pittsburgh Cultural Trust events as well as any event taking place in the Cultural District. With so many exciting shows, concerts, and exhibitions, there is truly something for everyone!

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Get to the Show!

The Cultural District is accessible by public transportation, including Port Authority buses, "T" light-rail service and Pittsburgh's famous inclines. Driving to the show? There is also ample parking in and around the District -- for real-time garage parking information, try ParkPGH.

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Max Blair

Associate Principal Oboe


Max Blair joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as associate principal oboe in 2016. He has performed as guest principal oboe with the Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco, Baltimore, and Detroit Symphonies, and the Buffalo Philharmonic. For two seasons, he also served as principal oboe of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in New York City. He spent previous summers performing at the Marlboro, Verbier, and Aspen music festivals. In 2019, Blair was the only woodwind player from the United States selected to compete in the Tchaikovsky Competition, held once every four years in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Blair received his master's and bachelor's degrees from The Juilliard School as a student of Elaine Douvas and Nathan Hughes, respectively. He went on to spend two seasons as a fellow at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, where he worked closely with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.

Also a passionate teacher, Max Blair is a faculty member of Duquesne University and maintains a private studio. He has been a guest teacher for the Juilliard Summer Winds program and has given master classes across the country.

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Max Blair began playing the oboe at age 14. Prior to Juilliard, he studied with Oregon Symphony members Karen Wagner and Marty Hebert. In his free time, he plays the strategy game Go, is a member of an adult ice hockey league, and spends time with his Siberian husky, Artemis.