The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra will kick off the 2012-13 season of free Heinz Hall concerts at 7:30 p.m. Sunday with Gabriel Fauré’s “Pélleas and Mélisande.”

Violin soloist Noah Bendix-Balgley, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, will join the young musicians for Mozart’s “G Major Violin Concerto.” The evening will end with Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances.”

The concert is free, but tickets are required for admission. To download free eTickets, visit www.pyso.us.