It’s a Cello-bration!

With Joshua Roman and California Symphony String Quartet.


Online and on Walnut Creek TV

Cello-brate good times with this FREE virtual Second Saturdays video concert, hosted by Music Director Donato Cabrera. Join 30 minutes ahead of the concert to hear Maestro Cabrera in conversation with the featured artists.

  • “Rock Star Cellist” and composer Joshua Roman plus members of the California Symphony’s strings section perform an eclectic program that celebrates all things strings.
  • Former TED fellow and acclaimed cellist Joshua Roman performs
  • A quartet of California Symphony string musicians—Concertmaster Jennifer Cho, Philip Santos (violin), Marcel Gemperli (viola), and Leighton Fong (cello)—share lesser known gems by 19th century English composer of color
  • Joshua Roman will perform on the Firebirds of a Feather program in the 2021-22 season.

This concert is made possible by California Symphony donors, with additional support from a CARES Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).