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California Orchestras: January 2016 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 February calendar listings is January 15.

In January, California Orchestras have 2 US Premieres and 1 World Premiere  

Friday, January 1, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 3 p.m.
 San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat, Op. 84
Bach: Concerto for Three Violins, BWV 1064R
Copland: Quiet City
1/1: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
1/3: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 7 p.m.
San José Chamber Orchestra
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Jon Manasse, clarinet
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto #1
Von Weber: Concertino for Clarinet
Touchi: Gallarda
Trianon Theatre, 72 N. 5th St., San José
(408) 295-4416

Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Martina Filjak, piano
Bates: Devil's Radio
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 749-2000

Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Pasadena Symphony and POPS
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Sean Chen, piano
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony                                        
Schubert: Unfinished Symphony                                  
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"                                              
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena
(626) 793-7172

Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Monday, January 11, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Mei-Ann Chen, guest conductor
Caroline Goulding, violin
Huang: Saibei Dance
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park
(707) 546-8742

Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Young Musicians Foundation
Yuga Cohler; Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductors
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Turnage: Passchendaele                                     US PREMIERE
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, "The Inextinguishable"
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 617-7707

Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Southeast Symphony
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Marsalis: Fiddler's Tale
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles
(310) 673-7372

Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Fresno Philharmonic
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall, 2770 E. International, Fresno
(559) 261-0600

Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Santa Barbara Symphony
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Francesca Dego, violin; Robert deMaine, cello
Gabrieli: Symphoniae Sacrae
Handel: Water Music Suite
Carrara: Machpelah: Dialog for Violin, Cello and Orchestra US PREMIERE
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara
(805) 899-2222

Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Santa Monica Symphony
Guido Lamell, conductor
Caroline McKenzie, soprano
Donizetti: O Mio Fernando from La Favorite
Schubert: Ave Maria
Traditional: Gospel Train; Deep River, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, My Soul is Anchored in the Lord, We Shall Overcome
Copland: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
SGI Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
FREE (310) 395-6330
www.smsymphony.org

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Pinchas Zukerman, violin and conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "Turkish"; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major; K. 467 "Elvira Madigan;" Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa
(949) 553-2422

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Downey Symphony
Sharon Lavery, conductor
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade, K. 525)
Kostors: To Dust                                                          WORLD PREMIERE
Holst: St. Paul's Suite
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22  
Downey Theatre, 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey
(562) 861-8211

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor 
Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Andrew Craig Brown, bass-baritone
Bach: Cantata No. 140, "Sleepers Awake"
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena
(213) 622-7001 x1

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Redlands Symphony
Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor
Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
University of Redlands Memorial Chapel, 1200 E. Colton Ave., Redlands
(909) 748-8018

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Reno Chamber Orchestra
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Francesca Dego, violin
Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in A minor, RV 522
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Nightingale Concert Hall, 1335 N. Virginia St., Reno, Nevada
(775) 348-9413
www.renochamberorchestra.org

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sacramento Philharmonic
James Feddeck, conductor
Schubert: Symphony No. 4
Mozart: Requiem
Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento
(916) 808-2000

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2 p.m. 
Santa Cruz Symphony
Daniel Stewart, conductor
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
1/23: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz
1/24: Mello Center, 250 E. Beach St., Watsonville
(831) 420-5260 

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 6 p.m.
Stockton Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Nicolasa Kuster, Bassoon
Peter Schickele: Bassoon Concerto
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21& 61
Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton
(209) 951-0196
www.stocktonsymphony.org

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Tulare County Symphony
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Andrew Tyson, piano
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Visalia Fox Theatre, 308 W. Main St., Visalia
(559) 732-8600

Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 4 p.m.
California Symphony
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Charlie Albright, piano
Stravinsky: Scherzo á la russe
Milhaud: Le création du monde
Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Weill: A Little Three-Penny Music
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1605 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469

Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Orchestra Santa Monica
Allen Robert Gross, conductor
Gary Bovyer, clarinet
Mozart: Symphony No. 21; Clarinet Concerto; Symphony No. 39
Moss Theater, New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 525-7618

Friday, January 29, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Peninsula Symphony North
Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor
Taylor Eigsti, piano
Gerswhin: I Got Rhythm Variations
Brubeck: Strange Meadowlark
Cory/Cross: I Left My Heart in San Francisco
1/29: Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
1/30: Capuchino Theatre, 1501 Magnolia Ave., San Bruno
(650) 941-5291

Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Auburn Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Tino Guo, cello
Copland: Billy the Kid Suite
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Placer High School Auditorium, 123 Agard St., Auburn
(530) 823-6683
www.auburnsymphony.com/ 

Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Conejo Valley Youth Orchestras
Bill Benson, conductor
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre; The Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 5 & 6
Ponchielle: Dance of the Hours
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks
(805) 449-2787

Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Sacramento Youth Symphony
Michael Neumann, conductor
Von Suppé: Overture to Pique Dame
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
Glière: Russian Sailor's Dance
Jenkins: Palladio
De Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Mozart: Violin Concerto in G (1st mvt)
Back-Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Schubert: Unfinished Symphony (1st mvt)
Sacramento City College, Performing Arts Center, 3835 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento
(916) 731-5777 

Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Vallejo Symphony
Marc Taddei, conductor
Hadliegh Adams, baritone
Stravinsky: "Apollo"
Beethoven (arr. Weingartner): "An die ferne geliebte"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Hogan Auditorium, 850 Rosewood Ave., Vallejo
(707) 643-4441

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) (instrument)

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.