California Symphony can now be heard by music lovers across the state, thanks to a one-of-a-kind partnership with Classical KDFC in the Bay Area and Classical KUSC in Southern California.
Tune in to hear past performances, aired in their entirety, which showcase the Symphony’s diverse programming, from Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms, to more recent commissions by alums of the Young American Composer-in-Residence program, including Kevin Puts (1996-99), Chris Theofanidis (1994-96), and Katherine Balch (2017-20).
As someone who now resides in San Francisco, but whose Mexican American roots are in Los Angeles, it is with great pride that these performances will now be heard across the state.”
—Music Director Donato Cabrera
PAST EPISODES
EPISODE ONE
Original performance date: 5/4/2014
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Ilya Yakushev, Piano
COMPOSER D. J. Sparr (2011-2014)
Sparr Dreams of the Old Believers (2014 commission)
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
EPISODE TWO
Original performance date: 5/3/2015
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Adam Golka, Piano
COMPOSER Dan Visconti (2014-2017)
Visconti Breakdown (2015 commission)
Grieg Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
EPISODE THREE
Original performance date: 9/18/2016
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Annie Wu, Flute
COMPOSER Kevin Puts (1996-1999)
Puts Network (1997 commission)
Mozart Flute Concerto in G
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
EPISODE FOUR
Original performance date: 1/22/2017
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Maria Radutu, Piano
COMPOSER Christopher Theofanidis (1994-1996)
Theofanidis Peace, Love, Light YOUMEONE (2002 commission)
Mozart Piano Concerto K. 488
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
EPISODE FIVE
Original performance date: 5/7/2017
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Inbal Segev, Cello
COMPOSER Dan Visconti (2014-2017)
Beethoven Coriolan Overture Op. 62
Visconti Tangle Eye, Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (2017 commission)
Bruckner Symphony No. 6
EPISODE SIX
Original performance date: 5/6/2018
KDFC – Sunday, March 28 at 8:00 PM
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Haochen Zhang, Piano
COMPOSER Katherine Balch (2017-2020)
Balch like a broken clock (2018 commission)
Sibelius Symphony No. 3
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 830
EPISODE SEVEN
Original performance date: 5/5/2019
KDFC – Sunday, April 25 at 8:00 PM
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Robyn Bollinger, violin
COMPOSER Katherine Balch (2017-2020)
Balch Artifacts, Violin Concerto (2019 commission)
Bruckner Symphony No. 7
Mozart Symphony No. 1
Puts Flute Concerto (commissioned by Californians Joe & Bette Hirsch)
Haydn Symphony No. 104
EPISODE EIGHT
Original performance date: 11/17/2019
KDFC – Sunday, May 23 at 8:00 PM
CONDUCTOR Donato Cabrera
GUEST ARTIST Annie Wu, flute
COMPOSER Kevin Puts (1996-1999)