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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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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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Julia Harguindey

Principal Bassoon

Mr. & Mrs. William Genge and Mr. & Mrs. James E. Lee Chair

 

Argentinian-born bassoonist Julia Harguindey is joining the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as Principal Bassoon at the beginning of the 2025 season, while continuing in her role as Principal Bassoon of The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, a position she has held since the 2016–17 season. She also served as Principal Bassoon of the Nashville Symphony from 2016 to 2025.

An active and dedicated educator, Ms. Harguindey is on the faculty of both the Curtis Institute of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. She has performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and appeared as guest principal bassoon with ensembles including the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Les Violons du Roy (Québec). As a soloist, she performed The Five Sacred Trees by John Williams with the Nashville Symphony under the direction of the composer.

After moving to Montréal in 1991, she studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and later at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Her principal teachers include Daniel Matsukawa and Mathieu Harel.