ESSEN, Germany — In the bowels of a concert hall, two men hold their breath. Joining Hnatiuk in breathing exercises was Micah Wilkinson, the principal trumpet player in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Bulgarian violinist Dimitrinka Tuturilova studied at Carnegie Mellon University with another Pittsburgh Symphony musician, violinist Chris Wu. The couple eventually found employment in Muenster and took a day recently to visit the Pittsburgh Symphony in Essen and catch up with Tuturilova’s former teacher. Hnatiuk noticed the difference when he attended a Pittsburgh Symphony concert in Germany.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2022 18:57 UTC