PASADENA SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES STELLAR 23/24 SEASON OF CLASSICAL MUSIC’S GREATEST HITS PAIRED WITH ITS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED COMPOSER’S SHOWCASE OF VIBRANT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

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Acclaimed guest conductors Brett Mitchell, Ward Stare, Kensho Watanabe, Kyle Dickson, François López-Ferrer, Linhan Cui and Jenny Wong will serve as Artistic Partners for the 2023/24 season March 15, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Symphony announces its 2023/24 season with an exhilarating schedule of seven performances, running October 21, 2023 through April 20, 2024. Season…

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A WORLD PIANO REVOLUTION IS COMING TO PASADENA SYMPHONY IN MARCH: ALEXANDER MALOFEEV PERFORMS RACHMANINOFF’S 2ND PIANO CONCERTO

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February 23, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Following February’s nearly sold-out Scheherazade performance, the Pasadena Symphony continues its 22/23 season with Beethoven & Rachmaninoff on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Piano phenom Alexander Malofeev will headline a program of heavy-hitters by two of Classical music’s…

SCHEHERAZADE AND GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING CELLIST ZUILL BAILEY ARRIVE AT THE PASADENA SYMPHONY JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

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January 27, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues the 22/23 season with Scheherazade on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. The orchestra’s ode to romance will also feature Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey on Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Spanish-American conductor François López-Ferrer, who serves…

CONDUCTOR JOSEPH YOUNG RETURNS TO LEAD THE PASADENA SYMPHONY FOR MENDELSSOHN AND MOZART

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January 3, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony kicks off the new year with Mendelssohn & Mozart on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Acclaimed conductor Joseph Young, who serves as Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony among other major posts across the…

LA OPERA RESIDENT CONDUCTOR LINA GONZÁLEZ-GRANADOS LEADS THE PASADENA SYMPHONY FOR TCHAIKOVSKY NO. 5

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With Sibelius Violin Concerto performed by International Tchaikovsky Competition winner Alexandra Conunova October 26, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its 95th season with Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Newly appointed LA Opera Resident Conductor, Lina…

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PASADENA SYMPHONY KICKS OFF 2022-23 SEASON WITH MOZART, SAINT-SAËNS AND A MESSAGE TO HUMANITY

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September 29, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony opens its 95th season with Mozart & Saint-Saëns on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Internationally recognized for his energetic presence, imaginative programming and compelling musicianship, conductor Vinay Parameswaran will kick off the 2022-23 Symphony…

PASADENA YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT RETURNS LIVE AND IN-PERSON TO AMBASSADOR AUDITORIUM

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April 28, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony Association is pleased to announce the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras (PYSO) annual Spring Concert to be held at Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, May 7. The free concert will feature all six PYSO ensembles showcasing the hard work and dedication they’ve put in throughout the academic year.…

RAN DANK PERFORMS PROKOFIEV WITH THE PASADENA SYMPHONY ALONGSIDE A WORLD PREMIERE BY BRETT BANDUCCI AND BEETHOVEN’S NO. 5 FOR ITS SEASON FINALE AT AMBASSADOR AUDITORIUM

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April 18, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony concludes its season on Saturday, April 30 with the four most well-known notes in Classical music – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Relentless, emotional and triumphant all describe Beethoven’s most famous symphony, which will be led by internationally renowned conductor Keitaro Harada, who currently serves as Music…

PASADENA SYMPHONY HEATS UP THE AMBASSADOR WITH A FIERY GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO AND MOZART SYMPHONY N0. 40

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March 4, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its 2021/22 season on Saturday, March 19 with Mozart Symphony No. 40. Mozart’s stormy symphony headlines a colorful program with Grieg’s hugely popular Piano Concerto and Adam Schoenberg’s “Finding Rothko.” Highly sought-after conductor Brett Mitchell leads the orchestra as Artistic Partner for this emotionally-charged repertoire…

PASADENA SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2022/23 SEASON TOGETHER WITH MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH

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Acclaimed guest conductors François López-Ferrer, Lina Gonzáles-Granados, Vinay Parameswaran, Rebecca Tong, Kensho Watanabe, Jenny Wong and Joseph Young will serve as Artistic Partners for the 2022/23 season Third annual Composers Showcase will feature works by composers who are shaping the future of classical music with Unsuk Chin, Anna Clyne, Valerie Coleman, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Huang Ruo…