It’s a Cello-bration!

Encore available through Dec. 11

What’s Interesting About This Concert

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What’s Interesting About This Concert

Cello-brate good times with this FREE virtual Second Saturdays video concert. 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 California Symphony Strings Quartet perform an eclectic program that celebrates all things strings.
  • Former TED fellow and returning favorite guest artist Joshua Roman demonstrates his range, with solo pieces including Bach, Caroline Shaw, and an original composition by Roman himself.
  • The string quartet shares a lesser known gem by 19th century English composer of color Coleridge-Taylor, and Jennifer Higdon’s Amazing Grace.

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).

Making Music Concerts at Home Fun

We like to do things a little differently...

  • Pre-concert interview with Maestro Cabrera and guest(s) begins 30 minutes before the show
  • Add comments in the chat window to let us know you're with us, if viewing online
  • Bring your drinks to your seats and stock up on ice cream
  • Clap when you like what you hear - why not?

The Program

BachSuite no. 1 in G Major: Prelude

Caroline Shawin manus tuas

PendereckiCapriccio per Siegfried Palm

Allison Loggins-HullStolen

Joshua RomanDuet (Digital Premiere)

Mark SummerJulie-O

Samuel Coleridge-TaylorFantasiestücke for String Quartet Op. 5, mvts 1, 2, and 5

J. HigdonAmazing Grace

Featured Artists

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