In January, California Orchestras have two World Premieres and one American Premiere.

 

Friday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic

John Roscigno, conductor

Susanne Boehm, violin; Michael Glenn Williams, piano

Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks
(805) 376-2485
www.tophil.org

 

Sunday, January 5, at 7 p.m.

San José Chamber Orchestra

Barbara Day Turner, conductor

Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Jon Manasse, clarinet

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto #2 in G minor

Michael Touchi: Gallarda (WORLD PREMIERE)

Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th St., San José

(408) 285-4416

www.sjco.org

 

Friday, January 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 12, at 2:30 p.m.  

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic  

John Roscigno, conductor  

Alec Cheng, violin; Jake Kim, violin Kevin Yu, piano; David Gatchel, piano; Mina Jung, piano; Louis Lee, piano; Annanlee Chang, piano; Sage Shurman, piano  

Saint-Saens:  Violin Concerto No. 3
Mozart: Violin Concerto in G
Bach: Keyboard Concerto in A
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Haydn: Piano Concerto in D
Saint-Saens: Africa Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in G minor
Schroter: Piano Concerto

1/10: Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Dr., Camarillo
1/12: Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks
(805) 376-2485

www.tophil.org

 

Saturday, January 11, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Pasadena Symphony

Nicholas McGegan, principal guest conductor

Umi Garrett, piano

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1                                            

Dvorák: Symphony No. 6

Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John, Pasadena

(626) 793-7172

www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org

 

Saturday, January 11, at 8 p.m.

Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera

Michael Morgan, conductor

Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Roumain: Woodbox Concerto

Stravinsky: Firebird Suite

Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento

(916) 808-5181

www.tickets.com/venue/sacramento-community-center-theatre-11901/

 

Saturday, January 11, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, January 12, at 3 p.m.

Monday, January 13, at 8 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Enrique Arturo Diemecke, guest conductor

Wu Man, pipa

Mozart: Symphony No. 15

Zhao Jiping: Pipa Concerto (AMERICAN PREMIERE)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastorale

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Sunday, January 19, at 3 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Richard Loheyde, conductor

Magic Circle Mime Company

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Philharmonic

Donato Cabrera, conductor

Alina Ming Kobialka, violin

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Eric Whitacre: Equus

Debussy: La Mer

Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Dr., Las Vegas

(702) 749-2000

www.lvphil.org

 

Saturday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra

Guido Lamell, conductor

James Price Johnson: Harlem Symphony

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

SGI Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica

FREE (310) 395-6330

www.smsymphony.org

 

Saturday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 19, at 3 p.m.

Auburn Symphony

Peter Jaffe, conductor

Adelle-Akiko Kearns, cello

Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6

Placer High School Auditorium, 123 Agard St., Auburn

(530) 823-6683

www.AuburnSymphony.com

 

Saturday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Tulare County Symphony

Bruce Kiesling, conductor

Bernstein: Symphonic Dance from West Side Story

Brubeck: Teddy Roosevelt in Cowboy Land; Clay Jenkinson, narrator

Visalia Fox Theatre

(559) 732-8600

www.tularecountysymphony.com

 

Sunday, January 19, at 4 p.m.

California Symphony
Tomasz Golka, conductor
Robert Ward, horn
Mahoney: Triple Point
Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Bach/Golka: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek 

(925) 943-7469
www.californiasymphony.org

Sunday, January 19, at 8 p.m.

Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay

Frances Steiner, conductor

Mayuko Kamio, violinist

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

Bizet: Symphony No.1 in C Major

Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Palos Verdes Peninsula

(310) 544-0403

www.palosverdes.com/chamberorchestra

 

Friday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 26, at 3 p.m. 

Joe McNalley, artistic director
Completely French from Baroque to Blues
Woods: The Devil and his Daughter (WORLD PREMIERE)
1/24: St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Drive, Encinitas
1/26: St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd., Newport Beach
(888) 996-2838
www.hutchinsconsort.org

Friday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Merced Symphony

Henrik Jul Hansen, conductor

Ravel: Bolero

Tchaikovsky: March Slave

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

Themes from Batman, Star Trek, and others

Merced Theatre, 645 W. Main St., Merced

(209) 381-0500

www.mercedsymphony.org

 

Friday, January 24, at 8 p.m.

Oakland East Bay Symphony

Michael Morgan, conductor

David Requiro, cello

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 2

Susa: The Blue Hour

Elgar: Enigma Variations

Paramount Theatre, Oakland

(510) 444-0801

www.oebs.org

 

Friday, January, 24, at 10 a.m.
Sunday, January 26, at 3 p.m.
San Bernardino Symphony
Frank Fetta, conductor
Judith Valles, narrator
Mariachi Youth Academy
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Chavez: Sinfonia India
Copland: Billy the Kid
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance
California Theatre of Performing Arts, 562 W. Fourth St., San Bernardino
(909) 381-5388
www.sanbernardinosymphony.org  

 

Saturday, January 25, at 8 p.m.

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor

Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano

Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Strauss: Burleske

Revueltas: La noche de los Mayas

Long Beach Performing Arts Center Terrace Theater, Long Beach

(562) 436-3203 x232

www.lbso.org

 

Saturday, January 25, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 26, at 7 p.m. 

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Halls, conductor
Margaret Batjer, violin
Andrew Shulman, cello
Allan Vogel, oboe
Kenneth Munday, bassoon
Mozart: Ballet Music from Idomeneo
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major
Kernis: Musica Celestis
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C major
1/25: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
1/26: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001 x1
www.laco.org/performance/229 

 

Sunday, January 25, at 7 p.m.

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory

Jeff Edmons, conductor

Wind Orchestra/Chamber Orchestra Concert

California Center for the Arts, Escondido

(619) 233-3232

www.sdys.org

 

Saturday, January 25, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, January 26, at 3 p.m.

Santa Barbara Symphony

Nir Kabaretti, conductor

Verdi: Greatest Opera Hits

Granada Theater, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara

(805) 899-2222

www.thesymphony.org 

 

Saturday, January 25, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, January 26, at 2 p.m.

Santa Cruz County Symphony

Daniel Stewart, conductor

Yunpeng Wang, baritone

Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet

1/25: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz
1/26: Mello Center for the Performing Arts, Watsonville  

(831) 420-5260

www.santacruzsymphony.org 

 

Saturday, January 25, at 7 p.m.

Youth Music Monterey County

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor

Aleksey Klyushnik, bass; Farkhad Khudyev, violin

Works by Brahms, Boffesini, Wieniavski, Gliere, Bach and more.

First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove, 915 Sunset Dr., Pacific Grove

(831) 375-1992

www.youthmusicmonterey.org

Sunday, January 26, at 3 p.m.

Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra

Bill Benson, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture

Borodin: Polovetsian Dances

Stravinsky: Fireworks

Gliere: Russian Sailor's Dance

Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila Overture

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks

(805) 449-2787

www.cvyo.org