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California Orchestras: May Concert Listings

As part of ACSO's year-round programs and services, the Association of California Symphony Orchestras offers a monthly summary of orchestra performances in California. The information listed below represents concerts presented by current member organizations and is subject to change. For information on becoming an individual or organizational member please call us at (916) 484-6744 or visit us at www.acso.org/members-donors/.
 
The deadline to be included in the June 2014 calendar listings is May 24th. 

  

In May, California orchestras have 3 World Premieres and 1 West Coast Premiere.

 

Special Note: the events of the Ventura Music Festival, May 2-10, are located at the end of this listing.

 

Thursday, May 1, at 8 p.m.

Berkeley Symphony

Joana Carneiro, conductor

Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano

Salonen: Nyx

Saariaho: Adriana Songs

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, C minor

Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley

(510) 841-2800 x1

www.BerkeleySymphony.org

 

Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Jeffrey Kahane, keyboard

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

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

(213) 622-7001 x212

www.laco.org/performances/241/

 

Saturday, May 3, at 8 p.m.

Fremont Symphony Orchestra

presents Quartet San Francisco in recital

Works from their newest CD, Pacific Premieres: New Works by California Composers

Smith Center, Ohlone College

(877) 938-9240

www.fremontsymphony.org

 

Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m. 

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus

Steven Schick and David Chase, conductors

Chika Inoue, saxophone

Villa-Lobos: Saxophone Fantasia

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

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

(858) 534-4637

www.lajollasymphony.com

 

Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.

San Bernardino Symphony

Frank Fetta, conductor

Norman Kriger, piano

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

California Theatre of Performing Arts, 562 W. Fourth St., San Bernardino

(909) 381-5388

www.sanbernardinosymphony.org 

 

Saturday, May 3, at 5 p.m.      

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory

Jeff Edmons, conductor
Encore! Scholarship Fundraiser
Casa del Prado, Balboa Park
(619) 233-3232
www.sdys.org

 

Saturday, May 3, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.

Monday, May 5, at 8 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conductor

Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Debussy: Printemps

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, May 3, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.

Young People's Symphony Orchestra
David Ramadanoff, conductor

Ellie Kanayama, violin; Rachel Adams, flute

Berlioz: Overture to Le Corsaire, Op. 21

Reinecke: Ballade for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 288

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Allergo, molto appassionato

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

El Cerrito H. S. Performing Arts Theater, 540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito

(510) 849-9776

www.ypsomusic.net 

 

Sunday, May 4, at 7 p.m.

Berkeley Symphony

Joana Carneiro, conductor

Under Construction/EarShot New Music Series, Part II

Composers and repertoire to be announced

Osher Studio, 2055 Center St., Berkeley

(510) 841-2800 x1

www.BerkeleySymphony.org

 

Sunday, May 4, at 4 p.m.
California Symphony

Donato Cabrera, conductor

Ilya Yakushev, piano

Sparr: TBA (World Premiere)

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469

www.californiasymphony.org

 

Sunday, May 4, at 2:30 p.m.

Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra

Theodore Kuchar, conductor

Carl Gardner, bassoon (Young Artists Concerto Competition Winner)

Youth Orchestras of Fresno

William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno

(559) 261-0600

www.fresnophil.org 

 

Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.
Oakland Youth Orchestra
Michael Morgan and Bryan Nies, conductors
Nathaniel Stookey: Go (World Premiere)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole
Pops selections

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland

(510) 832-7710

www.oyo.org

 

Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.

Rio Hondo Symphony

Kimo Furumoto, conductor

Winner of Young Artists Competition

R. Strauss: Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra

Holst: The Planets

Williams: Main Theme from Star Wars

Williams: E.T. Adventures on Earth

Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier H.S., 12417 E. Philadelphia St., Whittier

(562) 698-8626

www.riohondosymphony.org            

 

Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, at 8 p.m.

Modesto Symphony

David Lockington, conductor
Carrie Hennessey, soprano
Guest Vocalist, baritone
MSO Chorus
Dr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr., chorus director

Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
Brahms: Requiem

Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto
(209) 338-2100

www.modestosymphony.org/brahms_requiem_2013-14.aspx

 

Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m.

North State Symphony

Kyle Wiley Pickett, conductor

David Requiro, cello

Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Dvoř�k: Cello Concerto

Saturday: Laxson Auditorium, Chico

Sunday: Cascade Theatre, Redding

(530) 898-6333

www.northstatesymphony.org

 

Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Pasadena Symphony and POPS

Jahja Ling, conductor

Shai Wosner, piano

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1                       

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5     

Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John, Pasadena

(626) 793-7172

www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org

 

Saturday, May 10, at 3 p.m.

Verdugo Youth Orchestra

Samvel Chilingarian, conductor

Jenkins: Palladio

Rossini: Barber of Seville

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante d�funte

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

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

(818) 951-6482

www.VYMA.org

 

Sunday, May 11, at 3 p.m.

Auburn Symphony

Peter Jaffe, conductor

Konstantin Soukhovetski, piano

Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny)

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Davis

(530) 823-6683

www.AuburnSymphony.com

 

Sunday, May 11, at 3 p.m.
Marin Symphony
Anne Lerner-Wright, conductor
Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D Major (original edition)
College of Marin James Dunn Performing Arts Theatre, 835 College Ave., Kentfield
(415) 479-8100
www.marinsymphony.org

 

Sunday, May 11, at 3 p.m.

Santa Maria Philharmonic

presents Burnished Brass Quartet

Bartelson's Ranch, Nipomo

(805) 925-0412

www.santamariaphilharmonic.org

 

Sunday, May 11, at 4 p.m.
South Valley Symphony

Antony Quartuccio, conductor
Henry Mollicone, guest conductor
Dale King, violin
Mollicone: Behind Me Dips Eternity
Mollicone: Hope from In Time of War
Bach: Concerto in E Major for Violin
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Mission San Juan Bautista
(831) 245-7134
www.southvalleysymphony.org

 

Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m.

Youth Music Monterey County

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor

Student guests from Orchestra in the Schools

Dvoř�k: Symphony No. 8

Borodin: Symphony No. 2, I

Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea

(831) 375-1992

www.youthmusicmonterey.org

 

Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Margaret Batjer, curator, host & violin

John Rubinstein, actor, composer & director

Andrew Shulman, cello; Jeffrey Kahane, piano

Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G minor

Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major

Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica

(213) 622-7001 x1

www.laco.org/performances/244

 

Thursday, May 15, at 4 p.m.

Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

Marc Yu, piano

Turnage: Frieze (West Coast Premiere)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, I

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Ren�e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa

(949) 553-2422

www.ocyso.org

 

Friday, May 16, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m.

Diablo Symphony

Matilda Hofman, conductor

Juliana Athayde, violin

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante d�funte

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1

Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919)

Ravel: Bolero

Friday: Gateway Auditorium, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek

Sunday: Lesher Center, Walnut Creek

(925) 943-7469

www.diablosymphony.org

 

Friday, May 16, at 8 p.m.

Oakland East Bay Symphony

Michael Morgan, conductor

Oakland Youth Orchestra

Oakland Symphony Chorus

Berlioz: Requiem

Paramount Theatre, Oakland

(510) 444-0801

www.oebs.org

 

Saturday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Philharmonic

Sarah Hicks, conductor

Patrick Harison, accordion

Debussy: Claire de Lune

Brel: Ne Me Quitte Pas

Colombo: Indifference and Passion.

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

(702) 749-2000

www.lvphil.org

 

Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m.

Livermore-Amador Symphony

Arthur Barnes, conductor

Barnes: Dallas Fanfare

Barnes: California Golden Suite

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore

(925) 373-6800

www.livamsymph.org

 

Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 18, at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & piano

Jeremy Denk, piano

Bach: Concerto No. 2 in C major for Two Keyboards

Ligeti: Piano Concerto

Mozart: Concerto No.10 in E-flat major for Two Pianos

Saturday: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale

Sunday: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles

(213) 622-7001 x1

www.laco.org/performances/232/

 

Saturday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

Benjamin Simon, conductor 

Jory Fankuchen, violin

Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 4 in A minor

Bloch Baal Shem: Three Pictures of Hassidic Life for violin and string orchestra

Vaughan-Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto

(650) 856-3848

www.pacomusic.org

 

Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m.

Santa Barbara Symphony

Nir Kabaretti, conductor

Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

Sheriff: Akeda

Dvoř�k: Concerto for Cello

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

The Granada Theater, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara

(805) 899-2222

www.thesymphony.org

 

Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m.

Santa Cruz County Symphony

Daniel Stewart, conductor

Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus; Cheryl Anderson, director

Lei Xu, soprano; Rene� Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Mario Davila, tenor; Ryan Spedo Green, baritone

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor

Saturday: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Sunday: Mello Center for the Performing Arts, Watsonville

(831) 420-5260

www.SantaCruzSymphony.org

 

Sunday, May 18, at 5 p.m.

Peninsula Youth Orchestra

Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor

Copland: Outdoor Overture

Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances

Concerto Winner(s) TBD

Shostakovich: Festive Overture

Gwyneth Walker: Concert Suite

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.5

Carlmont H. S. Theatre, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont

(650) 325-7967

www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org

 

Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conductor

Jeffrey Kahane, piano

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Santa Monica Symphony

Guido Lamell, conductor

Piazzolla: Libertango

Saint-Sa�ns: Symphony No. 3, "Organ Symphony" Finale

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, 600 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica

(310) 395-6330

www.smsymphony.org

 

Sunday, May 25, at 4 p.m.

Youth Orchestras of Fresno

Thomas Loewenheim and Limor Toren-Immerman, conductors
Laura Pedersen, soprano; Layna Chianakas, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Bengochea, tenor; Gabriel Loewenheim, bass

JOY Project Chorale; Dan Bishop, director

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks

Holst: St. Paul's Suite

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Finale

Froelich: A Beautiful Spark (World Premiere)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno

(559) 275-6694

www.youthorchestrasfresno.org

 

Friday, May 30, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 31, at 8 p.m.

Eureka Symphony Orchestra

Carol Jacobson, conductor

Claire Lisle, soprano

Selections from Gould and Thompson

Barber: Knoxville summer of 1915

Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University

(707) 822-2401

www.EurekaSymphony.com

 

Friday, May 30, at 8 p.m.

Modesto Symphony

Stuart Chafetz, guest conductor
Joan Hess, vocalist & dancer; Kirby Ward, vocalist & dancer
Hollywood and Broadway favorites

Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto
(209) 338-2100

www.modestosymphony.org/dancing_and_romancing_2013.aspx

 

Saturday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m.

Folsom Symphony

Peter Jaffe, guest conductor

R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Holst: The Planets - Mars, Venus, Jupiter

Goldsmith: Star Trek

Shore: Lord of the Rings Suite, "Fellowship of the Ring"

Williams: Superman March and Love Theme

J. Strauss: Music of the Spheres (Sphaerenklaenge Waltzer)

Wagner: Das Rheingold, Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

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

(916) 608-6888

www.folsomsymphony.com

 

Saturday, May 31, at 8 p.m.

Long Beach Symphony

Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor

Di Wu, piano

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

Long Beach Performing Arts Center Terrace Theater

(562) 436-3203 x232

www.lbso.org

 

Saturday, May 31, at 5 p.m.

Orange County Women's Chorus

Eliza Rubenstein, conductor

Sarah Hughes, assistant conductor

A musical journey south of the border

Bourne Hall at St. George's Episcopal Church, 23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills  

(949) 451-8590

www.ocwomenschorus.org

 

Sunday, May 31, at 3:30 p.m.

Orchestra Santa Monica

Allen Robert Gross, conductor

David Shostac, flute

Weber: Overture to "Oberon"

Ibert: Flute Concerto

Schumann: Symphony No.1 "Spring"

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

(310) 525-7618

www.orchestrasantamonica.org 

 

 

 

Ventura Music Festival

Nuvi Mehta, artistic director

(805) 648-3146

www.venturamusicfestival.org 

 

Friday, May 2, at 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 10, at 3 p.m.

An English tea with music by the Festival Brass Quintet

Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Rd., Ventura

 

Friday, May 2, at 8 p.m.

Igudesman & Joo: A Little Nightmare Music

Comedy and classical music at its finest

Community Presbyterian Church, 1555 Poli St., Ventura

 

Saturday, May 3, at 8 p.m.

Lynn Harrell, cello

Ventura High School Theatre, 2 Catalina St., Ventura

 

Sunday, May 4, at 7 p.m.

An Evening with Judy Collins

Ventura High School Theatre, 2 Catalina St., Ventura

 

Tuesday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m.

Cantus, nine-member a cappella ensemble

Ventura Missionary Church, 500 High Point Dr., Ventura

 

Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Rising Stars: a spotlight on local, talented, young classical musicians

First United Methodist Church

1338 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura

 

Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m.

Stanislav Khristenko, piano

Ventura Missionary Church, 500 High Point Dr., Ventura

 

Saturday, May 10, at 8 p.m.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Straight from New Orleans, Dixieland jazz at its finest

Majestic Ventura Theatre, 26 S. Chestnut St., Ventura


For the schedules of:


Los Angeles Philharmonic
www.laphil.org

Pacific Symphony
www.pacificsymphony.org 
 

 

San Diego Symphony
www.sandiegosymphony.org 

 

San Francisco Symphony
www.sfsymphony.org  
 

 

If your organization would like to be included in future listings, please e-mail your concert information to office@acso.org in the following format:

 

Day of week, Month, Date and Concert Time (a.m. or p.m.)

Name of Organization

conductor

soloist(s)

Repertoire Summary� (e.g., Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67)

Concert Location, Address, City

Telephone number for ticket information (xxx) xxx-xxxx

Website

 

Disclaimer: the entries in this document are given to us by the organization and ACSO claims no responsibility for their accuracy.