Scheherazade

Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

February 11, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmUnsuk Chin subito con forza Elgar Cello Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov ScheherazadeBUY TICKETSA Grammy Award winner, Zuill’s celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has secured his place as “easily one of the finest cellists alive today." – Classical Net Written for Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Subito con forza weaves gestures from the composer’s…

Beethoven & Rachmaninoff

Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

March 18, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmHuang Ruo Folk Songs for Orchestra: Flower Drum Song Feng Yang, Love Songs from Kang Ding Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Beethoven Symphony No. 3BUY TICKETS A young prodigious genius, Alexander Malofeev has quickly established himself as one of the most prominent pianists of his generation, taking the orchestral world by storm with…

An American In Paris

Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

April 29, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmGershwin An American in Paris Barber Violin Concerto Carlos Simon The Block Rachmaninoff Symphonic DancesBUY TICKETSTake a stroll through Gershwin's Paris, and experience the modern rhythms of Rachmaninoff’s thrilling final work and Barber's exquisite Violin Concerto performed by the "technically flawless, vivacious and scintillating" Tai Murray (Muso Magazine), in this exhilarating season finale. Plus, Grammy-nominated Carlos Simon's The Block, inspired…

Divas Through the Decades

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

June 24, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets Hear us Roar! From Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner and beyond - the POPS celebrates powerful black women who shaped the American Songbook with timeless hits Natural Woman, This Will Be, I Put…

Kings of Soul

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

July 15, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets Hear the hit songs of Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Al Green, Barry White and Smokey Robinson with Soul Man, Shop Around, Get Ready, Try a Little Tenderness, Stand By Me, Move On Up, Your Love Keeps…

Michael Feinstein Sings Broadway

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

July 29, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets Feinstein puts down the baton and picks up the mic for one night only to salute the giants of Broadway from Gershwin to Sondheim. Hear your favorite showtunes from Hello, Dolly!, Into the Woods, Les Misérables and more.

Viva Las Vegas!

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

August 12, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy TicketsHear the stories behind the singers who made Las Vegas the entertainment capital of the world with songs from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Elvis and so much more.

Music of Queen

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

August 26, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy TicketsA spectacular tribute to Queen’s greatest hits – this concert Will Rock You! Hear I Want It All, Another One Bites the Dust, Under Pressure, Killer Queen, Fat Bottomed Girls, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Somebody to Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, and We…

Hollywood Blockbusters

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

September 9, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy TicketsCelebrate the songs that made Hollywood a hit parade by beloved film composers from Henry Mancini to John Williams, with music from Pink Panther, E.T., Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark and more.

Tchaikovsky 4

Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

October  21, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmMason Bates Garages of the Valley Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4BUY TICKETS The Pasadena Symphony opens the Classical Music season with Brett Mitchell leading the orchestra for Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 and Armenian violinist Diana Adamyan performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. A Menuhin Competition winner,The Violin Channel has called Adamyan…

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Ambassador Auditorium 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

November 18, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmPatrick Harlin Earthrise Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Elgar Enigma VariationsBUY TICKETS Multiple award-winning pianist Natasha Paremski performs this diabolically difficult rhapsody with a “flair for the way Rachmaninoff must be played” (Chicago Tribune). As part of our Composer’s Showcase, Patrick Harlin wrote Earthrise after he was denied…

Holiday Look In Home Tour

CA, United States

An annual tour of four elegant homes decorated for the holidays with an artisanal Holiday Boutique: