August 20, 2018
Returning Virtuoso Charlie Albright Uncovers the Jazzy Side of Beethoven, plus California Symphony Celebrates Bernstein’s 100th
2018-19 California Symphony season opener Beethoven & Bernstein features a return visit for internationally renowned pianist Charlie Albright, playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and a celebration of beloved works by American icon Leonard Bernstein, including Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Three Latin-American Dances for Orchestra by California native Gabriela Lena Franks rounds out a high-energy start to Donato Cabrera’s sixth season as Music Director with the California Symphony.
July 31, 2018
Contract Extensions with Music Director Donato Cabrera and Executive Director Aubrey Bergauer
Music Director Donato Cabrera and Executive Director Aubrey Bergauer have both agreed to separate contract extensions. Plus, the California Symphony ends the 2017-2018 fiscal year with its third budget surplus of the last four years.
April 19, 2018
California Symphony One of Seventeen Orchestras to Receive League of American Orchestras “American Orchestras’ Futures Fund” Grant
The $30,000 grant, made possible by the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation, supports the launch of a pilot adult education program called Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed, marketed in English and Spanish, with live on-site Spanish interpretation.
April 3, 2018
Season Finale includes Brahms, Sibelius, and a World Premiere by New Composer-in-Residence Katherine Balch
“Something Old, Something New,” the final concert in the 2017-18 season, features the debut performance of Composer-in-Residence Katherine Balch’s first commission for the California Symphony, like a broken clock. Music Director Donato Cabrera also conducts Sibelius’ Symphony No. 3, and internationally acclaimed, award-winning pianist Haochen Zhang performs Brahms’ virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 2.
March 21, 2018
Announcing the 2018-19 Season
This is the first season programmed after the publication of the organization’s statement of commitment to diversity, with female composers accounting for 15% of all composers programmed (2 out of 13), and living composers 31% (4 out of 13).
February 1, 2018
MOZART REQUIEM, Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18, 2018
Two conductors take the podium in the California Symphony’s March concerts. Guest conductor Ragnar Bohlin conducts works by Vaughan Williams and Pärt, while the second half is Mozart’s masterpiece for full orchestra and choir, under the direction of California Symphony maestro Donato Cabrera.
January 24, 2018
After a rousing debut last year, the California Symphony’s Symphony Surround special event is back—featuring “Classical Rock Star” cellist Joshua Roman, at the iconic Claremont Hotel Saturday, June 16, 2018
California Symphony continues to reinvent and reimagine the typical symphony fundraiser experience with Symphony Surround, where patrons dine while literally surrounded by the orchestra as they play.