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In my previous incarnation as a freelance oboist, I got a call to play Handel’s “Messiah” with a pickup orchestra at Monumental Baptist Church on Chicago’s Southside—a Sunday afternoon rehearsal and concert, $50 check at the end. Easy gig…
In the years since its 2005 debut, global musical sensation Celtic Woman has emerged as both a formidable multimedia presence and a genuine cultural phenomenon…
It’s difficult for us to imagine the dire significance of Sofia Gubaidulina’s meeting with Dmitri Shostakovich in 1959 in Soviet Russia, where the Kremlin’s disapproval of a piece of music could put its composer in mortal peril. Born in 1931, Gubaidulina was, like Shostakovich, censured by the Kremlin while still in her twenties. Authorities warned her to change her music’s “mistaken path” to conform to government standards…
You can experience Alexander Shelley’s conducting (Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2) when he leads Pacific Symphony in a program that holds Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, Gubaidulina’s “Fairytale Poem,” and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with French pianist David Fray….
For anyone who appreciates the beauty and power of classical music, the movie “Maestro” is a must-see this holiday season. Starring Bradley Cooper, the film is a fearless love story chronicling the complicated lifelong relationship between music legend Leonard Bernstein and his extraordinary wife, Felicia Montealegre…
Presented by Pacific Symphony, the Lantern Festival Orchestra will bring together student and avocational adult string players from throughout the region to perform under the direction of Pacific Symphony Assistant Conductor, Dr. Jacob Sustaita, on the stage of the Renée and
Hosted and Curated by “First-Rate Mozartean” Orli Shaham Pacific Symphony’s 2023-24 Café Ludwig season is here, featuring three unique chamber music performances: “1842” (Nov. 5), “Defiance Against Adversity” (Feb. 11, 2024), and “Tribulations and Triumphs” (May 5). Hosted by longtime
Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles (PSYE) is one of the largest pre-professional musical training programs in the nation, nurturing and inspiring young musicians in grades 6 through 12. PSYE provides members with high-caliber and innovative artistic experiences, fostering musical development, personal
Ludovic Morlot is Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of Seattle Symphony in addition to being Associate Artist, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Morlot’s élan, elegance and intensity on stage have endeared him to audiences and orchestras worldwide,
Pacific Symphony’s 2023-24 season boasts an embarrassment of riches with many gifted guest conductors. If you missed Christian Kluxen’s debut performances (Oct. 19-21), you’ll want to read the reviews of Timothy Mangan for CultureOC.org and David J. Brown for LAOpus.org.