Press releases from the California Symphony.
September 8, 2020
Programs span centuries with a special focus on commissions from the Symphony’s pioneering Young American Composer Residency.
August 19, 2020
Programmed works span centuries with a special focus on American, living, and minority composers.
July 22, 2020
New series features four free virtual concerts and conversations with Music Director Donato Cabrera
June 25, 2020
California Symphony continues to innovate with virtual adult education classes to make classical music more accessible
May 1, 2020
Supporters who join California Symphony on Patreon enjoy exclusive access to online experiences and merchandise.
April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020: California Symphony today announces its 34th season and its eighth under the baton of Music Director Donato Cabrera, even as the state remains under lockdown due to COVID-19.
February 18, 2020
Cuong was selected through a rigorous blind screening application process, which attracted submissions from a record 132 composers.
February 11, 2020
FATE AND FUTURE features Composer-in-Residence Katherine Balch’s third and final commission for the California Symphony. Illuminate, a song cycle for three voices and orchestra, explores poetry by four female poets and by French poet Arthur Rimbaud.
November 5, 2019
Following an extensive national search in collaboration with its music director Donato Cabrera and administrative staff, the California Symphony board of directors is delighted to announce its unanimous decision to hire Lisa Dell as the Symphony’s new executive director, effective Friday, November 15.
January 7, 2020
Alina Kobialka, violin, and Oliver Herbert, cello, are the featured artists for Brahms’ Double Concerto in this all-Brahms program.
