In February, California orchestras have 3 World Premieres, 2 North American Premieres, and 1 West Coast Premiere.

 

Saturday, February 1, at 8 p.m.

Downey Symphony

Sharon Lavery, conductor

Elizabeth Pitcarin, violin

Grieg: Holberg Suite

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Downey Civic Theatre, 8435 Firestone Blvd.

(562) 861-8211

www.downeysymphony.org

 

Saturday, February 1, at 1 p.m.

Sunday, February 2, at 1 p.m.

Oakland Youth Orchestra

Michael Morgan, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole

Elgar: Cello Concerto

Stookey: Go (World Premiere)

Saturday: Rossmoor, Walnut Creek

Sunday: San Leandro Performing Arts Center, San Leandro

(510) 832-7710

www.oyo.org 

 

Sunday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m.

Peninsula Symphony

Gary Berkson, conductor

Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin; Brett Deubner, viola; Linda Muggeridge, oboe; David Nicholson, clarinet; John Campbell, bassoon; Lisa Cherry, horn

Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Orchestra, K. 297b

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364

Redondo Union H. S. Auditorium, 631 Vincent St., Redondo Beach

(310) 544-0320

www.pensym.org

 

Sunday, February 2, at 7 p.m.

San José Chamber Orchestra

An Evening of Chamber Music Curated by the Dephi Trio

Music by Bolcom, Brahms, Dvorak, Kodaly, Martin, and Stoffregen

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

(408) 285-4416

www.sjco.org

 

Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 8, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Works by C.P.E. Bach and Joseph Haydn

Wednesday: Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Friday: SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco

Saturday and Sunday: First Congregational Church, Berkeley

(415) 252-1288

www.philharmonia.org

 

Wednesday, February 5, at 4:20 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Youth Music Monterey County

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor

Open Orchestra Rehearsal

Music Building at Monterey High School, 700 Pacific St.

(831) 375-1992

www.youthmusicmonterey.org

 

Thursday, February 6, at 8 p.m.

Berkeley Symphony

Joana Carneiro, conductor

Anthony Marwood, violin

Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite

Samuel Carl Adams: New Work for Violin and Ensemble (World Premiere)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"

Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley

(510) 841-2800 x1

www.BerkeleySymphony.org

 

Thursday, February 6, at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Jeannette Sorrell, leader & harpsichord

Josefina Vergara, violin; Andrew Shulman, cello; Trevor Handy, cello; Sandy Hughes, flute

Vivaldi: Concerto grosso in B minor (arr. Sorrell) after Sonata in B minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV 63 ("La follia")

Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, RV 531

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Boccherini: "Fandango" (arr. Sorrell) after Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major

Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles

(213) 622-7001 x212

http://www.laco.org/performances/238/

 

Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, February 9, at 2 p.m.

Diablo Symphony

Matilda Hofman, conductor

Fratello Marionettes

Gregory Stapp, soloist and narrator

Prokofiev: March Op. 99

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (with the Fratello Marionettes)

Mozart and Gounod Arias

Respighi: Fountains of Rome

Friday: Gateway Auditorium, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek

Saturday: Lesher Center, Walnut Creek

(925) 943-7469

www.diablosymphony.org

 

Friday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m.

Young Musicians Foundation

Roger Kalia, conductor

Kodaly: Dances of Galanta

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"

Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles

(213) 617-7707

www.ymf.org

 

Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 9, at 2 p.m.

Camellia Symphony Orchestra

Christian Baldini, conductor

Alina Kobialka, violin

Liadov: Baba Yaga

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1

Liadov: The Enchanted Lake

Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite

Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center

(916) 929-6655

www.camelliasymphony.org

 

Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 9, at 3 p.m.

Colburn Orchestra

Yehuda Gilad, conductor

Riria Niimura, flute

Ibert: Concerto for Flute

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Saturday: Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena

Sunday: Valley Performing Arts Center, Cal State Northidge

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6036339855/eorg

 

Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Folsom Symphony

Michael Neumann, conductor

Larry Ferrara, guitar; Robert Vann, tenor

Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48, Mvt. 1

Rodrigo: Fantasia para un Gentilhombre

Dvořák: Slavonic Dance Op. 72, No. 2

Hardelot/Teschemacher: "Because"

Rodgers & Hammerstein: "Younger than Springtime" from South Pacific

Meyerbeer: Coronation March

Rimsky-Korsakov: "Song of India"

Sartori: "Time to Say Goodbye"

Rodgers: Carousel Waltz

Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Pkwy., Folsom

(916) 608-6888

www.folsomsymphony.com 

 

Saturday, February 8, at 8 p.m.

Fremont Symphony

Gregory Van Sudmeier, conductor

Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Khachaturian and Gershwin, plus a group of fun little "bug" pieces by major composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov and Grieg.

Logan H. S. Performing Arts Center 1800 H St., Union City

(877) 938-9240

www.fremontsymphony.org

 

Saturday, February 8, at 11 a.m.

Hutchins Consort

Free Family Concert Series

Songs from the Heart

Encinitas Public Library, 540 Cornish Ave., Encinitas

(888) 996-2838

www.hutchinsconsort.org

 

Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 9, at 2 p.m. 

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus

Steven Schick, conductor

Sarah Cahill, piano

Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture

Harrison: Piano Concerto

Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Mandeville Auditorium, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla

(858) 534-4637

www.lajollasymphony.com

 

www.missionchamber.org

 

Saturday, February 8, at 4:20 p.m.  

Symphony Irvine

Dean Anderson, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien

Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa

www.symphonyirvine.org

 

Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Tulare County Symphony

Bruce Kiesling, conductor

Susan Doering, violin; Dieter Wulfhorst, cello; Valerie Walden, cello; Elisha Wilson, horn

Saint-Saëns: The Poet and the Muse             

Fauré: Elegy

Atterburg: Horn Concerto

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Visalia Fox Theatre

(559) 732-8600

www.tularecountysymphony.com

 

Sunday, February 9, at 7 p.m.

American Youth Symphony

Alexander Treger, conductor

Natalie Hoe, clarinet

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

Royce Hall, UCLA, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles

(310) 470-2332

www.AYSymphony.org

 

Sunday, February 9, at 3 p.m.

Rio Hondo Symphony

Kimo Furumoto, conductor

Suzanna Guzman, mezzo-soprano; Linda Leyrer, soprano; Alison Edwards, piano; Michael Sushel, piano; Elizabeth Lauretsen, narrator

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte Overture

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major

Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, "Paris"

Mozart: Music from Mozart's Operas

Mozart: Et in carnatus est from C Minor Mass

Mozart: "Voi che sapete" from Le Nozzé di Figaro

Mozart: "In uomini, in soldalti" from Cosi fan tutte

Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te"

Vic Lopez Auditorium, Whittier High School, 12417 E. Philadelphia St.

(562) 698-8626

www.riohondosymphony.org

 

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory

www.sdys.org

 

Sunday, February 9, at 4 p.m.

Santa Cecilia Orchestra

Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega, conductor

Dvořák: Carnival Overture

Marquez: Pasion segun San Juan Letran

Marquez: Danzon No. 4

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Occidental College, Thorne Hall, 1600 Campus Rd., Los Angeles

(323) 259-3011

www.scorchestra.org

 

Sunday, February 9, at 3 p.m.

Santa Maria Philharmonic

Trio du Jour with Brynn Albanese, Peter Jandula Hudson, Lynne Garrett (violin, viola, piano)

Home of Mark Sherman and Denise Barilla, Santa Maria

(805) 925-0412

www.santamariaphilharmonic.org

 

California Symphony

Donato Cabrera, conductor

Themes from Romeo and Juliet from Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Berlioz, and Bernstein

(925) 943-7469

www.californiasymphony.org

 

Tuesday, February 11, at 7 p.m.

Jeff Edmons, conductor

www.sdys.org

 

Thursday, February 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Margaret Batjer, curator, host, and violin

Arnold Steinhardt, violin; Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Tereza Stanislav, violin; Trevor Handy, cello; Joshua Ranz, clarinet; Roland Kato, viola; Andrew Shulman, cello

Korngold: "Marietta's Lied zur Laute" from Die tote Stadt

Dahl: Concerto à tre for Violin, Cello and Clarinet

Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major

Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica

(213) 622-7001 x1

http://www.laco.org/performances/242/

 

Saturday, February 15, at 8 p.m.

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

with the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

(209) 338-2100

http://www.modestosymphony.org/brahms_and_tchaikovsky_2013.aspx

 

Friday, February 14, at 8 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Kitaro Symphonic World Tour 2014

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m.

Fresno Philharmonic

Theodore Kuchar, conductor

Cirque de la Symphonie

William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno

(559) 261-0600

www.Fresnophil.org

 

Saturday, February 15, at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Philharmonic

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

"Casablanca," live on stage with the film

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

(702) 749-2000

www.lvphil.org

 

Saturday, February 15, at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Pasadena Symphony and POPS

Kazem Abdullah, conductor

The Donald Brinegar Singers

Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs                          

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John, Pasadena

(626) 793-7172

www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org

 

Saturday February 15, at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.        

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory

Jeff Edmons, conductor

www.sdys.org

 

Saturday, February 15, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m.

Santa Barbara Symphony

Nir Kabaretti, conductor

Hélène Grimaud, piano

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2

Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

Elgar: Salut D'Amor

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet

The Granada Theater, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara

(805) 899-2222

www.thesymphony.org

 

Saturday, February 15, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m.

Monday, February 17, at 8 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conductor

Philippe Bianconi, piano

Matre: Resurgence (North American Premiere)

Grieg: Piano Concerto

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, February 15, at 8 p.m.

Ventura Music Festival

Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band

Ventura H. S. Theatre, 2 N. Catalina St.

(805) 648-3146

www.venturamusicfestival.org 

 

Saturday, February 15, at 2 p.m.

Youth Music Monterey County

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor

Caleb Kim, cello

Shubert: Symphony No. 8

Bizet: Carmen Suite

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, I

Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea

(831) 375-1992

www.youthmusicmonterey.org

 

Sunday, February 16, at 2 p.m.

North State Symphony

Kyle Wiley Pickett, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet

Laxson Auditorium, Chico

(530) 898-6333

www.northstatesymphony.org

 

Sunday, February 16, 2014, 3 p.m.

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

Michel Taddei, guest conductor

Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8

Mozart: Symphony No. 29 

Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto

(650) 856-3848

www.pacomusic.org

 

Friday, February 21, at 8 p.m.

Oakland East Bay Symphony

Michael Morgan, conductor

Matthew Linaman, cello

Students from the MUSE (Music for Excellence) program

Bloch: Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra

Fineman: Songs (World Premiere)

Dvořák: Symphony No. 7

Paramount Theatre, Oakland

(510) 444-0801

www.oebs.org 

 

Friday, February 21, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 23, at 2:30 p.m.

Susanville Symphony

Benjamin J. Wade, conductor

America - A Portrait of Music

Susanville Assembly of God Church

(530) 310-8111

www.susanvillesymphony.com

 

Friday, February 21, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 23, at 3 p.m.

Westmont College Music Dept.

Michael Shasberger, conductor

Han Soo Kim, violin

Johnson: Nettleton (Come Thou Fount)

Handel: Prelude to Act III of Solomon

Fauré: Masques and Bergamasques

Diepenbrock: Hymne for Violin & Orchestra

Rimsky Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture

Alford: Colonel Bogey's March

Friday: Westmont College, Page Multipurpose Room, Santa Barbara

Sunday: First Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara

(805) 565-6040

http://www.westmont.edu/music/ 

 

Saturday, February 22, at 11 a.m.

Auburn Symphony

Peter Jaffe, conductor

Meagan Rao, soprano

Family Concert: It's About Time!

Placer H. S. Auditorium, 123 Agard St., Auburn

(530) 823-6683

www.AuburnSymphony.com

 

Saturday, February 22, at 8 p.m.

Livermore-Amador Symphony

Arthur Barnes, conductor

Robert Shi, piano; Arie Chen, piano; winners of the Competition for Young Musicians

Copland: Lincoln Portrait (narrated by William Perry)

Hanson: Symphony No. 2, "Romantic"

Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"

Crusell: Clarinet Concerto in F Minor (1st movement)

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, in F minor, op. 21 (1st movement)

Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore

(925) 373-6800

www.livamsymph.org 

 

Saturday, February 22, at 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, "Eroica"

Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena

(213) 622-7001 x1

http://www.laco.org/performances/236/

 

Saturday, February 22, at 8 p.m.

Nova Vista Symphony

Anthony Quartuccio, conductor

Gloria Liou, violin

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.

(650) 903-6000

www.novavista.org

 

Saturday, February 22, at 8 p.m.

Redwood Symphony

Dr. Eric Kujawsky, conductor

Jassen Todorov, violin

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Canada College Main Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City

(650) 366-6872

www.redwoodsymphony.org

 

http://CCSymphony.com 

 

Sunday, February 23, at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, February 25, at 7:30 p.m.
Marin Symphony
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Austin Huntington, cello
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Marin Center Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael

(415) 473.6800
http://www.marinsymphony.org 

Sunday, February 23, at 3:30 p.m.

Orchestra Santa Monica

Allen Robert Gross, conductor

Ricardo Escobar, guitar

Revueltas: Ocho por radio

González Medina: "Las primas del General Calles" (North American Premiere)

Márquez: Danzón No. 3

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica

(310) 525-7618

http://orchestrasantamonica.org

 

Friday, February 28, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m.

Eureka Symphony

Carol Jacobson, conductor

Otis Harriel, violin

Selections from Beethoven and Dvorak

Bruch: Violin Concerto

Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University

(707) 441-3818

www.EurekaSymphony.com

 

Friday, February 28, at 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 1, at 6 p.m.

Festival Mozaic

Scott Yoo, conductor and violin

Michelle Djokic, cello; Hari Bernstein, viola; Kathryn Eberle, violin

Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012

Mozart: String Quartet in F major, K. 590

Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67

Friday: King David's Masonic Lodge, 859 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo

Saturday: San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd.

Sunday: United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo

(805) 781-3009

http://www.festivalmozaic.com/

 

Friday, February 28, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 2, at 2 p.m.

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

Michael Morgan, conductor

Robert Tannenbaum, director

Verdi: Il Trovatore

Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St.

(916) 808-5181