January 13, 2019
A selection of Argentinian wines is available to pair with this concert. And of course, because this is the California Symphony, we want you to enjoy yourself, so you can sip your wine or other drinks—wines, beer, sodas and hot beverages—all from the comfort of your seat in the theater. ¡Salud! We have partnered with
December 29, 2018
The California Symphony presents A TANGO WITH MOZART at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8pm and Sunday, Jan. 20 at 4pm, featuring: Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Mozart – Symphony No. 39 Mozart Symphony No. 39 The
December 29, 2018
I tend to get a little obsessed with my hobbies. It’s how I ended up here!”—Jennifer Cho When she is not playing the violin, Concertmaster Jennifer Cho is busy cultivating the food forest on her 1/10th acre home in Petaluma with bassist husband Mark Wallace, their son, two cats, and five chickens. “It is a
December 29, 2018
Sensual, seductive, and evocative. We get in the mood for A TANGO WITH MOZART, featuring the tango-infused Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, with our all-time favorite big screen interpretations of the dance. 1. El Tango de Roxanne – from Moulin Rouge The ’80’s Police hit gets a tango-flavored, gravelly-voiced makeover in the 2001 movie starring Nicole
December 29, 2018
Concertmaster and soloist in January’s A TANGO WITH MOZART Jennifer Cho talks with us about stepping up to lead her Symphony colleagues in a tango, about her life outside of music (with feathery friends Buggy, Buffy and Boo Boo), and why performing over a swamp isn’t necessarily the greatest idea. As Concertmaster, the audience is used to seeing
January 1, 2019
PROGRAM: A TANGO WITH MOZART Saturday, January 19 at 8PM and Sunday, January 20 at 4PM, at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917) (orch. Ravel, 1919)–by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)–by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543 (1788)–by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
December 5, 2018
Bow a violin or a cello, pucker up to a trumpet, clack a castanet, or see if you can get a note out of the clarinet that doesn’t summon a flock of Canada Geese: The California Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo offers the chance to get up close and personal with instruments you can see on
November 20, 2018
An animated holiday classic, a Grammy-winning choir, mulled wine & cocoa to sip at your seat… Get the scoop on what to expect when you come to one of the California Symphony’s holiday concerts. There’s nothing quite like the buzzing atmosphere of the California Symphony’s holiday concerts, with the aroma of mulled wine in the
November 20, 2018
From Sesame Street to the Simpsons and rubber chickens, Tchaikovsky’s classic has been given some interesting treatments through the years. Here’s our pick of 11 of the best (and the worst.) 1. The Simpsons — Cause Christmas Eve is Here “Why should I care it’s all humbug.” — Montgomery Burns 2. Sesame Street Elmo gets down with Jamie
November 20, 2018
Cadence Strange, 12, gets up at 5:30 a.m. to make the two-hour commute from Pittsburg by bus and BART to Oakland, where he attends the Pacific Boychoir Academy. In addition to taking regular classes, Cadence spends three hours a day studying music theory, learning to sight-read, and rehearsing choral works in Latin and German. California Symphony