May 2016
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California Orchestras: May 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 June calendar listings is May 15.
In May, California Orchestras have 2 World Premieres.

Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Sacramento Youth Symphony
Michael Neumann, conductor
Beethoven: Fifth Symphony
Complete Star Wars Suite
Sacramento City College, Performing Arts Center, 3835 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento
(916) 731-5777 

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
De Ann Letourneau, violin; Andrew Smith, cello; Alexander Viazovtsev, flute; Voltaire Versoza, harpsichord
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 749-2000
www.Lvphil.org

Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano; Robert Thies, piano; Margaret Batjer, Maia Jasper, violin; Roland Kato, viola; Andrew Shulman, cello
Schumann: Selection of Songs
Ravel: Deux mélodies hébraïques; String Quartet in F major
The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(213) 622-7001 x1

Friday, May 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
California Symphony
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Jerome Simas, clarinet; Doug Brown, bassoon
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
Strauss: Duett-Concertino
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
5/6: Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr., Yountville
5/8: Lesher Center for the Arts, 1605 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(707) 944-9900

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 7 p.m.
American Youth Symphony
Yehuda Gilad, conductor
Simone Porter, violin
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D
Ann & Jerry Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 470-2332

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
David Alan Miller, conductor
Beethoven: Dramatic movements from the opera Fidelio; Symphony No. 9
Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento
(916) 808-2000

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 2 p.m.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra
Scott Sandmeier, conductor
Scott Foglesong '77, presenter
Strauss: Overture to Der Zigeunerbaron
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Revueltas: Sensemaya
Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., San Francisco
(415) 503-6275

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8 p.m.
San Luis Obispo Symphony
Thomas Davies, conductor
Mahler: Sympony No. 2, C minor, "Resurrection" 
Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, 1 Grande Ave., San Luis Obispo
(805) 543-3533

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Santa Cruz Symphony
Daniel Stewart, conductor
Salonen: NYX
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 
5/7: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz
5/8: Mello Center, 250 E. Beach St., Watsonville
(831) 420-5260

Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Auburn Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Richard Glazier, piano
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan")
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Shields Ave., Davis
(530) 823-6683

Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Monday, May 9, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Bruno Ferrandis, conductor
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
Debussy: Ibéria
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park
(707) 546-8742

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 4 p.m.
The Chapman Orchestra
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
Winners of 2016 Vocal and Instrumental Competition
Bernstein: Candide
Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr., Chapman University, Orange
(714) 997-6812

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday May 15, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
North State Symphony
Scott Seaton, conductor
Bates: Mothership
Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico;
Beethoven: Leonore Overture #3
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
5/14: Laxson Auditorium at CSU Chico, 300 W. 1st Ave., Chico
5/15: Cascade Theatre, 1731 Market St., Redding
(530) 898-6333
(530) 243-8877

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Fremont Symphony Orchestra
Michael Morgan, guest conductor
David Southorn, violin
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture
Bizet: Symphony in C
Mahler: Symphony No. 5.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 38451 Fremont Blvd., Fremont
(510) 371-4859

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Long Beach Symphony - POPS! Series
Matt Catingub, conductor
A Portrait of Paradise with HAPA
Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach 
(562) 436-3203 x1 

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Matthew Aucoin, guest conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Matthew Aucoin: Sound Investment commission            WORLD PREMIERE
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major
5/14: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
5/15: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood
(213) 622-7001 x1

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Santa Barbara Symphony
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar
Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz
Bernstein: Guitar Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 "Romantic"
The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara
(805) 899-2222

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 2 p.m.
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Bates: Devil's Radio
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
(415) 864-6000

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Symphony Irvine
Dean Anderson, conductor 
Ga Hyun Cho, violin; Katherine Giaquinto, soprano; Warren Kim, baritone
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Wagner: Overture to Rienzi
Rossini: Overture to William Tell; Largo al factotum (The Barber of Seville)
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Puccini: Quando m'en vo (La Boheme); Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine)
Gounod: Jewel Song (Faust)
Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Pl., Irvine
(310) 617-4999

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
California Youth Symphony
Leo Eylar, conductor
de Falla: Three Dances from the Three-Cornered Hat
Gershwin: An American in Paris
5/15: Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
5/22: San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
(650) 326-6666

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Fresno Philharmonic
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie
William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno
(559) 261-0600

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Mission Chamber Orchestra
Emily Ray, conductor
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Lee Actor: Piano Concerto No. 2                            WORLD PREMIERE
Mollicone: A Song for our Planet
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D, Op. 125
California Theatre, 345 S. 1st St., San Jose
(408) 286-2600 x23
www.missionchamber.org

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
2016 Concerto Winner
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Albeniz: Suite Iberia: El Puerto & Evocation
Bernstein: Suite from Candide
Musco Center for the Arts, 1 University Drive, Orange
(714) 997-6815

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, Adam Elmore, conductors
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Verdi: La Forza del Destino
Dvořák: Rhapsodie
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall, 2770 E. International Ave., Fresno
(559) 275-6694

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 7 p.m.
San José Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Quartuccio, conductor
Oliver Herbert, cello
Young Artist Concert
Trianon Theatre, 72 N. 5th St., San José
(408) 295-4416

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
Heiichiro Ohyama, conductor
Alessio Bax, piano
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 "Reformation" Op. 107 
Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara
(805) 966-2441

Friday, May 20, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8 p.m. 
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Monterey Symphony
Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Dvořák: Scherzo Capriccioso for orchestra, Op. 66
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28
Ravel: Tzigane
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 
5/20: Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas
5/21, 5/22: Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel-by-the-Sea
(831) 646-8511

Friday, May 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Eureka Symphony
Carol Jacobson, conductor
Thomas Nugent, Andrea Plesnarski, oboe
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Albinoni: Concerto No. 12 for Two Oboes in D Major
Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka
(707) 845-3655

Friday, May 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Nicole Greenridge, soprano; Tracy Silverman, electric violin
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur
Ravel: La Valse
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
(510) 444-0802
www.oaklandsymphony.org

Friday, May 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Peninsula Symphony North
Mitchell Sardou Klein, Bryan Baker, conductor
Isabella Perron, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 118
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
5/20: San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
5/21: Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
(650) 941-5291

Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
El Camino Youth Symphony
John Eells, conductor
Caroline Hsu, piano; Dylan Kim, viola
Mozart: Impressario Overture
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I; Athalia Overture
Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Forsyth: Viola Concerto, Mvt. I
Grieg: "Homage March" from Sigurd Josalfar
Spangenberg Theatre at Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto

Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Oliver Herbert, cello
Sparr: Dreams of the Old Believers
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33; Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas
(702) 749-2000
www.Lvphil.org 

Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Livermore-Amador Symphony
Lara Webber, conductor
Heidi Moss, soprano
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Bernstein: On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suites No.1 and No.2

Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Bach: Cello Concerto in A major, H. 439
Boccherini: Cello Concerto in G major, G. 480
Leo: Cello Concerto No. 3 in D minor, L. 60
Platti: Cello Concerto in D minor, D-WD 657
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C minor, RV 401
Bovard Auditorium, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001 x1

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Diablo Symphony
Matilda Hofman, conductor
Stephen Waarts, violin
Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Selections from the King Christian II Suite; Symphony No. 7
Lesher Center, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Orchestra Santa Monica
Allen Robert Gross, conductor
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano
Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony  No. 2
Moss Theater, New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 525-7618

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Southeast Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Orff: Carmina Burana
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles
(310) 673-7372

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 5 p.m.
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor
Williams: English Folk Song Suite
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
Miller: Gears
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34  
Carlmont High School Theatre, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont
(650) 591-2370

Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra
Frank Paul Fetta, conductor
Ruslan Biryukov, cello
Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562 4th St., San Bernardino
(909) 381-5388

Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
Guido Lamell, conductor
Jura Margulis, piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, 600 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
FREE (310) 395-6330

Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Redwood Symphony
Eric Kujawsky, conductor
Stravinsky: Scherzo a la Russe
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 ("retouched" by Mahler)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Canada College Main Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City 
(650) 366-6872

Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim and Adam Elmore, conductors
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Bach/Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno
(559) 275-6694

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:

 

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conductor

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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

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