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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210109
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SUMMARY:Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
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URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/rachmaninoff-piano-concerto-3/
LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019/2020 season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200216
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SUMMARY:Gershwin/Debussy
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URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/gershwin-porgy-and-bess/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200126
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SUMMARY:Vivaldi Four Seasons
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URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/vivaldi-four-seasons/
LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019/2020 season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191117
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SUMMARY:Beethoven "Emperor" Piano Concerto
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URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/beethoven-emperor-piano-concerto/
LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
CATEGORIES:2019/2020 season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191020
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SUMMARY:Brahms Symphony No. 1
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”14502″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″]\n	 			\n					\n						\n						Ambassador Auditorium\n						\n					\n				\n			[vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]October 19\, 2019\n2:00pm & 8:00pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\nSydney Wang   (P is for Play!)\n\n\n                          world premiere\, Pasadena Symphony Commission\n\nBruch                Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor\, Op. 26\nBrahms             Symphony No. 1 in C minor\, Op. 68\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]Buy Tickets[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]Pasadena’s Classical season opens with quite possibly the best first symphony ever written – placing Brahms in his rightful place as one of the world’s most beloved musical geniuses whose works stand the test of time. Tessa Lark\, “an accomplished and expressive artist worthy of all the fuss\,” (Albany Times Union) will delight audiences with Bruch’s playfully acrobatic and virtuosic Violin Concerto\, plus hear a new commission worthy of a grand opening night![/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″]Listen[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Program Notes[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]ArtistsTessa LarkViolin Sydney WangComposer Video[vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/27wKHoHVitg”]Sponsors[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”14300″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/give/leadershipgifts/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/brahms-symphony-no-1/
LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
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