BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pasadena Symphony & Pops - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pasadena Symphony & Pops X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pasadena Symphony & Pops REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 DTSTAMP:20260424T060642 CREATED:20240401T165942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T181545Z UID:31339-1774051200-1774137599@pasadenasymphony-pops.org SUMMARY:Dvořák New World Symphony DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”31276″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]\n \n \n \n Ambassador Auditorium\n \n \n \n [vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text css=””]March 21\, 2026\n2:00pm & 8:00pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Brett Mitchell\, conductor\nJuan Pablo Contreras\, composer & special guest \nBernstein Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free\nJuan Pablo Contreras Symphony No. 1\n“MyGreat Dream” (co-commission)\nDvořák Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]Buy Tickets[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Be among the first to experience acclaimed composer Juan Pablo Conteras’ first symphony\, capturing his journey to becoming a composer and a US citizen\, and get lost in one of the most popular symphonies of all time – a tribute to the American spirit. [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]ArtistsJuan Pablo ContrerasComposer & Special Guest Brett MitchellMusic Director Video[vc_empty_space height=”10px”]Sponsors[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””] \nIndividual Concert Underwriter:\nThe Executive Committee of the\nPasadena Symphony Association Board of Directors \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””] \nInsights Sponsor:\nAlan Fisher\, MD\n& Hear MD \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/from-the-new-world/ LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States CATEGORIES:2025/26 Season,Symphony Classics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JPB_featured.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pasadena Symphony":MAILTO:info@pasadenasymphony-pops.org GEO:34.143377;-118.156512 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=131 S St. John Avenue:geo:-118.156512,34.143377 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260222 DTSTAMP:20260424T060642 CREATED:20240401T165942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T004113Z UID:31334-1771632000-1771718399@pasadenasymphony-pops.org SUMMARY:Tchaikovsky Pathétique DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”31278″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]\n \n \n \n Ambassador Auditorium\n \n \n \n [vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text css=””]February 21\, 2026\n2:00pm & 8:00pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Brett Mitchell\, conductor\nMichelle Cann\, piano \nJeffrey Nytch Beacon\nMozart Piano Concerto No. 23\nTchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]Buy Tickets[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Delight in the elegance of Mozart’s 23rd Piano Concerto\, shimmering with grace and lyrical beauty at the hands of the electrifying Michelle Cann. Then\, plunge into the emotional depths of Tchaikovsky’s haunting “Pathétique” Symphony for a gripping journey exploring love\, despair and fate. \nJoin us one hour before the performance for Insights – a free pre-concert dialogue with KUSC Host Brian Lauritzen and Music Director Brett Mitchell. Learn about the works being performed and get a behind-the-scenes look at our guest artists and conductor.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]ArtistsJeffrey NytchComposer Michelle CannPiano Brett MitchellMusic Director Video[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_alqHrFJ3w&feature=youtu.be” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]Sponsors[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Underwriter: \nMarlene R. Konnar & John D. Baldeschwieler \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nInsights Sponsor: \nAlan Fisher\, MD\n& Hear MD \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/tchaikovsky-pathetique/ LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States CATEGORIES:2025/26 Season,Symphony Classics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Michelle-Cann_featured.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pasadena Symphony":MAILTO:info@pasadenasymphony-pops.org GEO:34.143377;-118.156512 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=131 S St. John Avenue:geo:-118.156512,34.143377 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125 DTSTAMP:20260424T060642 CREATED:20240401T165942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T004040Z UID:31313-1769212800-1769299199@pasadenasymphony-pops.org SUMMARY:Mendelssohn & Meyer DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”31280″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]\n \n \n \n Ambassador Auditorium\n \n \n \n [vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text css=””]January 24\, 2026\n2:00pm & 8:00pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Brett Mitchell\, conductor\nTessa Lark\, violin \nMendelssohn The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)\nEdgar Meyer Violin Concerto\nMendelssohn Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]Buy Tickets[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text css=””]Embark on a rich musical journey as Mendelssohn’s evocative “Scottish” Symphony captures the misty beauty of the Highlands\, and violinist Tessa Lark brings you through fields of Southern bluegrass with fire and finesse for Edgar Meyer’s genre-blending concerto.  \nJoin us one hour before the performance for Insights – a free pre-concert dialogue with KUSC Host Brian Lauritzen and Music Director Brett Mitchell. Learn about the works being performed and get a behind-the-scenes look at our guest artists and conductor.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]ArtistsTessa LarkViolin Edgar MeyerComposer Brett MitchellMusic Director Video[vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/Mx06NJ782TY?si=weZfQzhLevtVzw9j” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”]Sponsors[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Underwriter: \nBarbara Mann Steinwedell \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nInsights Sponsor: \nAlan Fisher\, MD\n& Hear MD \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/mendelssohn-and-meyer/ LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States CATEGORIES:2025/26 Season,Symphony Classics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tessa-Lark_featured.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pasadena Symphony":MAILTO:info@pasadenasymphony-pops.org GEO:34.143377;-118.156512 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=131 S St. John Avenue:geo:-118.156512,34.143377 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251109 DTSTAMP:20260424T060642 CREATED:20251001T165942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T003746Z UID:31274-1762560000-1762646399@pasadenasymphony-pops.org SUMMARY:Symphonie Fantastique! DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”31279″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]\n \n \n \n Ambassador Auditorium\n \n \n \n [vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text css=””]November 8\, 2025\n2:00pm & 8:00pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Brett Mitchell\, conductor\nOrion Weiss\, piano \nJim Self Tour de Force\nRavel Piano Concerto in G Major\nBerlioz Symphonie Fantastique[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]BUY TICKETS[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text css=””]Mitchell kicks off the season in dramatic style with Ravel’s jazz-inspired Piano Concerto and Berlioz’s bold\, hallucinatory masterpiece of passion\, obsession and vivid orchestral storytelling. Plus Principal Tuba Jim Self’s celebratory Tour de Force opens his 50th season with the orchestra!  \nJoin us one hour before the performance for Insights – a free pre-concert dialogue with KUSC Host Brian Lauritzen and Music Director Brett Mitchell. Learn about the works being performed and get a behind-the-scenes look at our guest artists and conductor.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”]ArtistsBrett MitchellMusic Director Orion WeissPiano Jim SelfComposer Video[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/gxMhFvm0yX4?si=ftu9j5WEtp1534OL” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]Sponsors[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Underwriter:\nKimberly S. Winick \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nInsights Sponsor:\nAlan Fisher\, MD\n& Hear MD \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/symphonie-fantastique/ LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States CATEGORIES:2025/26 Season,Symphony Classics ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Orion-Weiss_featured.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pasadena Symphony":MAILTO:info@pasadenasymphony-pops.org GEO:34.143377;-118.156512 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=131 S St. John Avenue:geo:-118.156512,34.143377 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR