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California Orchestras: February 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 March calendar listings is February 15.

In February, California Orchestras have 4 World Premieres  

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Mozart: Concerto for Fortepiano No. 23 in A major; Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major; Symphony No. 27 in G major
2/3: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
2/5: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
2/6, 2/7: First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
(415) 392-4400

Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Kenneth Munday, bassoon; Patricia Mabee, harpsichord; Allan Vogel, Claire Brazeau, oboe; Edward Meares, bass
Couperin: Les goűts-réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts
Zachow: Trio Sonata in F major
Handel: Trio Sonata in E-flat major, HWV 382
Fasch: Sonata in D minor
Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001 x1

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Camellia Symphony
Christian Baldini, conductor
Ken Ueno, overtone singer
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance in G-minor, Op. 46 No. 8
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) 
Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center, 3835 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento
(916)-929-6655 

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Colburn Orchestra
Thierry Fischer, guest conductor
Signe Sőmer, clarinet; Tanner Menees, viola
Debussy: Jeux
Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E Minor, Op.88
Haydn: Symphony No.96 in D Major (The Miracle)
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena
(213) 621-1050
www.colburnschool.edu

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 4 p.m.
El Camino Youth Symphony
Jindong Cai; John Eells, conductors
Gwhyneth Chen, Josephine Chou, piano; Bennet Huang, cello
Dun: Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture
Xinghai: Yellow River Concerto
Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No.1, Mvt. I
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I
Xilin: Torch Dance
Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m
Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 2 p.m.
La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
Steven Schick, conductor
Lisa Moore, piano
Ligeti: Atmospheres
Glass: Piano Concerto No.2, "Lewis and Clark"
Griswold: Jeux a la fin du monde
Debussy: La Mer
Mandeville Auditorium UCSD, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla
(858) 534-4637

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Pink Martini 
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 749-2000

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Long Beach Symphony
Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor
Cécilia Tsan, cello
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale; Cello Concerto No.1
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Alborada del gracioso; Boléro
Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
(562) 436-3203 x1

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Merced Symphony
Ming Luke, conductor
Carrie Hennessey, soprano
Broadway Favorites
Merced Theatre, 645 W. Main St., Merced
(209) 381-0500

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra
Frank Paul Fetta, conductor
Ives: Variations on America
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
Gould: American Salute
Rodgers and Bennett: Victory at Sea Medley
Still: The American Scene
Sousa: Selected Marches
California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562 4th St., San Bernardino
(909) 381-5388

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 p.m.
San Luis Obispo Symphony
Laura Jackson, conductor
Caroline Goulding, violin
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite: Five Children's Pieces 
Tian: Violin Concerto: The Infinite Dance
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 in A Major
Cal Poly PAC, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo
(805) 543-3533

Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 3:30 p.m.
Mission Chamber Orchestra
Emily Ray, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C, K. 415
Deussen: Journey of the Heart                    WORLD PREMIERE
Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E-flat
Bersano: Pizzicato grazioso and Valse "Joie de Vivre" from Music for Strings WORLD PREMIERE
Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St., San Jose
(408) 236-3350

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
Heiichiro Ohyama, conductor
Heiichiro Ohyama, viola
Mozart: Horn Quintest in E-flat major, K. 407; F. Devienne Quartet for bassoon & strings in G minor; String Quintet No. 4 in G minor for two violas     
Fleischmann Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta Del Sol, Santa Barbara
(805) 966-2441

Friday, February 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Laguna Beach Music Festival
Jennifer Koh, violin; Shai Wosner, piano 
Bach: Partita No. 2 for solo violin
Berio: Sequenza VIII for solo violin
Salonen: Lachen verlernt for solo violin
Schubert: Four Impromptus for solo piano, D. 935, with jazz improvisations by Shai Wosner
Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach 
(949) 715-9713

Friday, February 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Vő: Dan tranh zither
Vân-Ánh Vő: Lullaby for a Country          WORLD PREMIERE
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
(510) 444-0802
www.oaklandsymphony.org

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Folsom Lake Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Livia Sohn, violin
Glinka: overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Chausson: Počme
Ravel: Tzigane
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Harris Center for the Arts, Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Parkway, Folsom
(916) 608-6888

Saturday February 13, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday February 14, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Fresno Philharmonic
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Francesca Dego, violin
Verdi: Overture to I vespri siciliani
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1
Casella: Paganiniana
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall, 2770 E. International, Fresno
(559) 261-0600

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Laguna Beach Music Festival
Christopher Rountree, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin; Shai Wosner, piano 
Norman: Gran Turismo
Silvestrov: The Messenger for piano and ensemble
Clyne Rest: These Hands for violin and ensemble
Bridgetower: Fantasy for violin and piano
Vivier: Xipangu for large ensemble
Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach 
(949) 715-9713

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 6 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Annual Gala
Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001 x3

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Pasadena Symphony
David Lockington, conductor
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2                                              
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena
(626) 793-7172

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Redlands Symphony
Jon Robertson, conductor
Weber: Der Freischütz Overture
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
University of Redlands Memorial Chapel, Redlands
(909) 748-8018                        

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory
Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Adam Pezdek, conductors
Winter Showcase and Ovation Concerts
Copley Symphony Hall, Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St., San Diego

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Santa Barbara Symphony
James Judd, conductor
Ian Parker, piano
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini; Symphonic Dances
The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara
(805) 899-2222

Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Fremont Symphony Orchestra
Jason Klein, conductor
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Wagner: Prelude and Love Death from Tristan and Isolde
Puccini: "Mario, Mario" from Tosca 
Fauré: Pavane
Bernstein: West Side Story
Ravel: Boléro
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 38451 Fremont Blvd., Fremont
(510) 371-4859

Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Laguna Beach Music Festival
Jennifer Koh, violin; Shai Wosner, piano 
Beethoven: Sonata No. 3, Op. 12 No. 3
Cheung: Elective Memory for violin and piano      WORLD PREMIERE
Beethoven: Sonata No. 10, Op. 96
Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach 
(949) 715-9713

Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Peninsula Symphony
Gary Berkson, conductor
Scott Tennant, guitar
Akutagawa: Music for Symphony Orchestra
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Redondo Union High School Auditorium, 631 Vincent St., Redondo Beach
(310) 544-0320

Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Southeast Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Coleridge-Taylor: Song of Hiawatha
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles
(310) 673-7372

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
De Ann Letourneau, violin; Jason Bonham, viola; Andrew Smith, cello; Sandra Rivers, piano
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78; Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8; Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 749-2000
 
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Monterey Symphony 
Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Emil Khudyev, clarinet
Khudyev: The Sounds of Eternity 
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92
2/19: Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas
2/20, 2/21: Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel-by-the-Sea
(831) 646-8511
www.montereysymphony.org

Friday, February 19, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3 p.m.
 Westmont College Orchestra
Michael Shasberger, conductor
2/19: Hahn Hall Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd., Santa Barbara
2/21: First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave., Santa Barbara 
(805) 565-6040
www.westmont.edu/music

Friday, February 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Young Musicians Foundation
Yuga Cohler, conductor
Kirsten Ashley Wiest, soprano
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Ligeti: The Mysteries of the Macabre
Salonen: Foreign Bodies
Aratani Theatre, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles
(213) 617-7707

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 11 a.m.
American Youth Symphony
Family Concert
UCLA's Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles
(310) 470-2332

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 7 p.m.
American Youth Symphony
Robert McDuffie, conductor and violin
Glass: The American Four Seasons
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
UCLA's Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles
(310) 470-2332
www.AYSymphony.org 

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Livermore-Amador Symphony
Lara Webber, conductor
Jiho Choi, cello; Dong Hui (Tony) Kim, violin
Theofanidis: Rainbow Body
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
Saint-Saëns: Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Opus 107 (1st movement)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35 (1st movement)
Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Long Beach Symphony - POPS! Series
David Benoit, conductor
An Evening with Oleta Adams & David Benoit
Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
(562) 436-3203 x1

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2
Ravel: Ma mčre I'oye, ("Mother Goose")
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major
2/20: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
2/21: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood
(213) 622-7001 x1

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Redwood Symphony
Eric Kujawsky, conductor
Louise Costigan-Kerns, piano
Chabrier: Suite Pastorale
Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations
Mozart: Piano Concerto #24 in C minor
Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils
Canada College Main Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City
(650) 366-6872

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sacramento Philharmonic
Case Scaglione, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Stravinsky: Symphony in C
Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento
(916) 808-2000

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. 
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 2 p.m.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra
Scott Sandmeier, conductor
Scott Foglesong '77, presenter
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Schubert/Berio: Rendering
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., San Francisco
(415) 503-6275

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Monday, February 22, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Bruno Ferrandis, conductor   
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, Unfinished
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park
(707) 546-8742

Saturday February 20, 2016 at 6 p.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Stockton Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Arturo Sandoval, trumpet
An Evening with Arturo Sandoval
Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton
(209) 951-0196

Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Tulare County Symphony
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Williams, Zimmer, Elfman
Visalia Fox Theatre, 308 W. Main St., Visalia
(559) 732-8600

Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Nova Vista Symphony
Tony Quartuccio, conductor
Richard Lin, violin
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View
(408) 624-1492

Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Jinjoo Cho, violin
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor
Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall, 2770 E. International Ave., Fresno
(559) 275-6694

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 9:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite 1
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa
(714) 556-2787

Friday, February 26, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Festival Mozaic
Scott Yoo, violin; Bion Tsang, cello; John Novacek, piano
Brahms: Piano Trios, Op. 8 and 87
Bach: Suite No. 1 for solo cello, BWV 1007
2/26: Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo
2/27: Private Home, Arroyo Grande
2/28: Congregation Beth David, 10180 Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo
(805) 781-3009                                    

Friday, February 26, 2016 at 8 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory
Jeff Edmons, conductor
Ning Feng, violin
Kabalevsky: The Comedians, Op. 26
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K.385
Sherwood Auditorium, Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla

Friday, February 26, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 3 p.m.
 San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Christine Brandes, soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (arr. Stein)
2/26: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
2/27: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
2/28: First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
FREE (415) 692-3367

Sunday, February 28, at 4 p.m.
Carson City Symphony
David Bugli, conductor
Madeline Eastman, vocal 
Beal: (arr.) Four jazz tunes
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite
Joplin: Bethena
Washburn: New England Holiday
Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City, Nevada
(775) 883-4154

Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Marin Symphony
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Robert Belinic, guitar
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Rodrigo: Concierto de Arunjuez
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 3501 Civic Center Dr., San Rafael
(415) 473-6800

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

 

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Concert Location, Address, City

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