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
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
February 28, 2018
Mozart’s true life story needs no Hollywood-style embellishments, says Music Director Donato Cabrera. Tom Hulce as Wolgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1984 hit movie “Amadeus”. By California Symphony Music Director Donato Cabrera. A murderously jealous rival. A mysterious commission from a “gray messenger.” Rumors of poisoning… If the circumstances of Mozart’s death at 35 read like