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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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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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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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Claudia Mahave

Second Violin

Alice Victoria Gelormino Chair

 

Claudia Mahave, second violin, joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Mariss Jansons in 1997.  Born into a musical family in Santiago, Chile, she began her formal music studies at age six and attended several music festivals and participated in master classes throughout South America.  At age 15, Claudia made her first trip to the U.S. to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts, an experience that inspired her to continue studies and pursue a professional career in the United States.  While completing her Bachelor of Music degree from the Universidad de Chile, Claudia served as assistant concertmaster of the Orquesta de Camara de Chile. She subsequently completed a master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University. 

Throughout the years, Claudia Mahave has been an active chamber musician. She has frequently performed with her musician brother, cellist Pablo Mahave, as part of Trio Mistral, on chamber music series in their native Chile, Colombia and in the U.S.  She continues to collaborate in performance with her Pittsburgh Symphony colleagues in various Pittsburgh-area venues. 

Claudia Mahave is active as a private teacher, and she enjoys working with and coaching young musicians in school and youth orchestra music programs throughout the Pittsburgh region.