In April, California Orchestras have 2 West Coast Premieres and 2 World Premieres.

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

Sunday April 12 at 2 p.m.

Reno Chamber Orchestra

Theodore Kuchar, conductor

Pianist Robert Levin, piano

Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos

Nightingale Concert Hall, UNR, 1335 North Virginia St., Reno

2 concert event (775) 348-9413

www.renochamberorchestra.org

Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Berkeley Symphony Family Concert: I'm a Performer!

Malcolm X Elementary School, 1731 Prince St., Berkeley

(510) 841-2800 ext. 1

www.berkeleysymphony.org

FREE

Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m.

Downey Symphony Orchestra

Sharon Lavery, conductor

Hao Zhou, violin, 2013 (Young Artist Competition winner)

Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Downey Theatre, 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey

(562) 861-8211

www.downeysymphony.org

Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m.

Fremont Symphony Orchestra

Gregory Van Sudmeier, conductor

Alice Zhu, piano

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Chopin: Piano Concerto in E minor

Smith Center at Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont

(510) 371-4859

www.fremontsymphony.org

Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m.

Livermore-Amador Symphony

Lara Webber, conductor

Annie Wu, flute

Copland: Our Town

Devienne: Flute Concerto No. 7 in E Minor

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor

Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore

www.livermoreamadorsymphony.org

Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Mission Chamber Orchestra

Emily Ray, conductor

Ani Aznavoorian, cellist

Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4, "Italian"

Durwynne Hsieh: Cello Concerto (WORLD PREMIERE)

Lars-Erik Larsson: Pastoral Suite

Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite

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

(408) 236-3350

www.missionchamber.org

Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m.

Redlands Symphony

Jon Robertson, conductor

Roberta Rust, piano

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica, op. 55

University of Redlands Memorial Chapel, 1200 E Colton Ave., Redlands

(909) 748-8018

www.redlandssymphony.com

Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.

San Bernardino Symphony

Frank Fetta, conductor

Todor Pelev, violin

Ana Maria Maldonado, cello

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Violincello

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony No. 3

California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562 4th St., San Bernardino

(909) 381-5388

www.sanbernardinosymphony.org

Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.

Santa Barbara Symphony

Nir Kabaretti, director

Philippe Quint, violin

Tanaka: Guardian Angel

Korngold: Violin Concerto No. 1

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9

The Granada Theater, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara

(805) 899-2222

www.thesymphony.org

Sunday, April 12 at 5 p.m.

Berkeley Symphony & Friends Chamber Music

Dan Flanagan, violin; Elizabeth Prior, viola; Jonah Kim, cello;  

Michel Taddei, bass; Miles Graber, piano

Ravel and Schubert

Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont

(510) 841-2800 ext. 1

www.berkeleysymphony.org

Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Marin Symphony

Alasdair Neale, conductor

Marin Symphony Chorus, Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra

Bates: Mothership

Poulenc: Gloria

Strauss: Don Juan

Sibelius: Finlandia

Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael

(415) 473-6800

www.marinsymphony.org

Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.

San Luis Obispo Symphony

Michael Nowak, conductor

David Peck, clarinet; Edith Orloff, piano

Schumann: Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 for Clarinet and Piano

Prokofiev: Selections from "Visions Fugitives", Op. 22 for Solo Piano

Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet

Trinity Methodist Church, Los Osos

(805) 756-4849

www.slosymphony.org

Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Richard Loheyde, conductor

Family Concert Series "Harry Potter & the Magic of Music"

Roustabout Theater, Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.

Vallejo Symphony

David Ramadanoff, conductor

Dan Levitan, harp

Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances

Debussy: Sacred and Profane Dances

Ravel: Introduction and Allegro

Ibert: Divertissement for Chamber Orchestra

Poulenc: Deux Marches Et Un Intermčde

Honegger: Pastorale d'ete

Lander Hall, Touro University, Mare Island, Vallejo

(707) 643-4441

http://vallejosymphony.org/

Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 17 at 8 p.m. & Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Soloists from San Francisco Opera Center's Adler Fellowship Program

Ted Huffman, director

Rossini: La cambiale di matrimonio (The Marriage Contract)

4/15: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto

4/17: SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco

4/18; 4/19: First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

(415) 392-4400

http://www.philharmonia.org/concert/april-2015/

Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18 at 8 p.m.

Eureka Symphony

Carol Jacobson, conductor

Kibbe: Aztec Fantasy op. 128

Rodriguez: The Dot & the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics 

Jacqueline Dandeneau, narrator

PLUS Youth Competition Winners  

Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka

(707) 845-3655

www.eurekasymphony.org

Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18 at 8 p.m.

Modesto Symphony

David Lockington, conductor

Eliot Bailen, cello

Susan Rotholz, flute

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique

Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto

(209) 338-2100

http://modestosymphony.org/tchaikovsky_symphony_no_6_2014.aspx

Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m.

Monterey Symphony

Max Bragado-Darman, conductor

Roberto Díaz, violist

Johann Strauss: Overture to the Gypsy Baron

William Walton: Concerto for Viola

Serge Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

4/17: Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas

4/18 & 4/19: Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel-by-the-Sea

(831) 646-8511

www.montereysymphony.org

Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic

John Roscigno, conductor

4/17: Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Dr., Camarillo

4/19: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Scherr Forum, 2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd.,

Thousand Oaks

(805) 376-2485

www.tophil.org

Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Young Musicians Foundation

Roger Kalia conductor

Athena Tsianos, piano

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Aratani Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles

www.ymf.org

Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.

Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay

Frances Steiner, conductor

Dimitri Levkovich, piano

Mendelssohn: "Scottish" Symphony

Franck: Symphonic Variations

Chopin: Grande Polonaise

Palos Verdes Center, 27570 Norris Center Dr., Palos Verdes Peninsula

(310) 544-0403

www.palosverdes.com/chamberorchestra

Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Joshua Weilerstein, conductor

David Shostac, flute; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello

Joseph Hallman: Imagined Landscapes (WEST COAST PREMIERE)

Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1

Mozart: Symphony No. 41­, "Jupiter"

4/18: Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale

4/19: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood

(213) 622-7001 ext. 1

http://www.laco.org/attend/mozart-jupiter/

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

Santa Maria Philharmonic

John Farrer, conductor

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Winners of Concerto Competition

Dvořák: Symphony No. 7

Grace Baptist Church, 605 E. McCoy Ln., Santa Maria

(805) 925-0412

http://www.santamariaphilharmonic.org/concerts-tickets/

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

Tulare County Symphony

Bruce Kiesling, conductor

Lindsay Deutsch, violin

Sibelius: Finlandia

Corigliano: Chaconne from "Red Violin"

Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Visalia Fox Theatre; 308 West Main St., Visalia

(559-732-8600)

www.tularecountysymphony.com

Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m.

Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra

Ivan Shulman, conductor

Hye-Won Cho, piano

Bach: (orch. Elmahmoudi): Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Bruckner: March in D minor

Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op. 15

4/19: Hillcrest Retirement Community, 2705 Mountain View Dr., La Verne

4/26: Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica

ladso.org

Sunday, April 19 at 3:30 p.m.

Orchestra Santa Monica

Allen Robert Gross, conductor

Chen Yi: Duo Ye

Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegia Andina

Astor Piazzolla: Libertango

Dvořák: Czech Suite

Moss Theater, New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica

(310)-525-7618

www.OrchestraSantaMonica.org

Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m.

Symphony Irvine

Dean Anderson, artistic director

Zun-Hin Woo, associate conductor 

Massimiliano Chiappinelli and Emilija Pinto, piano

Respighi: Pines of Rome

D'Ambrosio: Zodiaco for Piano 4 Hands and Orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE)

Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine

(310) 617-4999

www.SymphonyIrvine.org

Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Daria van den Bercken, piano

Handel: Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428; Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427; Menuet in G minor, HWV 434, No. 4; Chaconne in G major, HWV 435

Zipper Concert Hall, 200 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles

(213) 622-7001 ext. 1

http://www.laco.org/attend/baroque-conversations-4/

Friday & Saturday, April 24, 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, 26 at 3 p.m.

Chapman Orchestra & Opera Chapman

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

Donizetti: "The Elixir of Love"

Memorial Hall Auditorium, One University Dr., Chapman University, Orange

(714) 997-6812

https://www.chapman.edu/copa/music/index.aspx

Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

Colburn Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Stravinsky: Feu d'artifice, op.4

Stravinsky: The Firebird

Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles

(213) 621-1050

Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m.

Susanville Symphony

Benjamin J. Wade, conductor 

Saint Saens: Carnival of the Animals

Prokofief: Peter and the Wolf

Susanville Assembly of God Church, Susanville

(530) 310-8111

www.susanvillesymphony.com

Saturday, April 25 at 3 p.m.

Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra

Bill Benson, conductor

Tomiko Taylor, music therapist

Classic Concert for Children and Families

Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks

(805) 523-8045

www.cvyo.org

Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra

Theodore Kuchar, conductor

Catherine Manoukian, violin; Isabel Bayrakdarian, mezzo-soprano

Fresno Master Chorale; Fresno State Concert Choir

Anna Hamre, director

Gomidas: Choral Works

Kradjian: Cantata for the Living Martyrs

Khachaturian: Violin Concerto

Dvořák: Te Deum

William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno

(559) 261-0600

www.fresnophil.org

Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Philharmonic

Donato Cabrera, conductor

Joyce Yang, piano

Adams: The Chairman Dances

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas

(702) 749-2000

www.lvphil.org

Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m.

Long Beach Symphony

Lucas Richman, conductor

Roger Wilkie, violin

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Chausson: Počme for Violin and Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47

Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach

(562) 436-3203 ext. 1

www.LongBeachSymphony.org

Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m.

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra

David Ramadanoff, conductor

Craig Reiss, violin; Richard Andaya, cello

Smetana: Overture to the Bartered Bride

Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor

Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Valley Rd., Portola Valley

(650) 683-0544

www.MasterSinfonia.org

Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Merced Symphony

Ming Luke, conductor

Laurel Zucker, flute; Madeline Olson, harp

Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op 84

Mozart: Concerto for Harp and Flute

Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E Minor, Op 98

Merced Theatre, 301 W. Main St., Merced

(209) 381-0500 or www.mercedtheatre.org

www.mercedsymphony.org

Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m.

Nova Vista Symphony

Anthony Quartuccio, conductor

Oliver Herbert, cello

Rossini: Overture to The Siege of Corinth

Haydn: Concerto no.2 in D for Cello and Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Strauss: Don Juan

De Anza Visual & Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino

(408) 624-1492

www.novavista.org

Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m.

American Youth Symphony

Alexander Treger, conductor

Glenn Dicterow, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola

Dvořák: Carnival Overture

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante

Elgar: Enigma Variations

Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles

(310) 470-2332

www.AYSymphony.org

Thursday, April 30 at 8 p.m.

Berkeley Symphony

Joana Carneiro, conductor

UC Berkeley Choruses, Marika Kuzma, director

Adler Fellowship Program of the San Francisco Opera Center

Adams: Choruses from The Death of Klinghoffer

Mozart: Requiem

Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800, Berkeley

(510) 841-2800 ext. 1

www.berkeleysymphony.org

Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic, Los Angeles Times

Margaret Batjer, curator & host

Josefina Vergara, violin; Carrie Kennedy, violin; Roland Kato, viola;  

Giovanna M. Clayton, cello; Tereza Stanislav, violin; Jacqueline Brand, violin;

Robert Brophy, viola; Armen Kasjikian, cello;

Gabriel Kahane: Bradbury Studies (WEST COAST PREMIERE)

Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 303

The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica

(213) 622-7001 ext. 1

http://www.laco.org/attend/westside-connections-3-3/

Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.

Westmont College Orchestra

Michael Shasberger, conductor

Paul Mori, bassoon 

Goeller: Lead on O King Eternal

Verdi: Overture to la Forza del Destino

Vivalidi: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, F. VIII No. 6, RV 484

Tchaikovsky: Capriccion Italien

Coleman: For A Beautiful Land

Zimmer: Music from Gladiator 

Westmont College, Page Hall Multi Purpose Room, 955 La Paz Rd., Santa Barbara

(805) 565-6040

www.westmont.edu/music/concerts