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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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Kelsey Blumenthal

First Violin

 

Kelsey Blumenthal joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2014-2015 season. 

Blumenthal made her solo debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck in 2017, and has since soloed with the orchestra on multiple occasions. In demand as an orchestral player, she has performed with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra, and is a member of the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Blumenthal studied as a fellow at the Taos School of Music, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Tanglewood Music Center. She has also been a guest artist at the Laguna Beach Music Festival. 

Originally from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Kelsey Blumenthal grew up in a musical family and followed the career path of her mother, Holly Ovenden, and grandmother, Helen Gilbert, who were both professional violinists. She studied at The Juilliard Pre-College in high school and earned her Bachelor of Music degree from The Colburn School in Los Angeles. She completed her Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory in May 2014. Her primary teachers were Robert Lipsett, Malcolm Lowe, Arnold Steinhardt, Catherine Cho and Bonnie Black.  

Kelsey Blumenthal lives in Squirrel Hill with her husband, Bill, and her daughter, Anna.