Beethoven Violin Concerto

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

March 23, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmShawn Okpebholo Kutimbua Kivumbi (Stomp the Dust!) Stravinsky The Firebird Suite Beethoven Violin Concerto BUY TICKETS Experience Beethoven’s only violin concerto performed by the “frighteningly awesome” Avery Fisher-winning violinist Francisco Fullana. Plus, the magic and romance of Stravinsky’s soaring Firebird rounds out this colorful and majestic program. Francisco Fullana plays…

Vivaldi Four Seasons

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

April 20, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmBach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Si-ang Chen Symphony No. 1 "Expedition", 2nd mvt Puccini Crisantemi Vivaldi Four SeasonsBUY TICKETSIn our long tradition of featuring the stars of tomorrow here today, multiple prize-winning violinist Charlotte Marckx brings Vivaldi’s most cherished concertos to life with her technical chops and expressive panache. Dudamel Conducting…

Harlem Nights

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

June 29, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets In honor of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the POPS celebrates the explosion of music in 1920s New York that gave birth to the Jazz Age, Swing Era and beyond. Hear favorites from Gershwin and Ellington to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

Waterloo: A Tribute to ABBA

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

July 13, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets Named “the best ABBA since ABBA” by ABBA’s official international fan club, audiences will be dancing in the aisles to ABBA's most iconic hits. Hear “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Waterloo,” “Dancing Queen” and more.

Michael Feinstein’s Tribute to Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra

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

July 27, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets "The Best is Yet to Come” as Michael Feinstein remembers the larger than life personas of Tony Bennett and Ol' Blue Eyes. From “New York, New York” to “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” hear the stories behind these legends as only the…

Michael Cavanaugh Sings Paul Simon & More

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

August 10, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets“The New Voice of the American Rock ’n Roll Songbook,” (Billboard) returns with the music of Paul Simon, James Taylor, Billy Joel and more. You’re guaranteed to know and love every song with "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," “You Can Call me…

California Dreamin’

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

August 24, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy TicketsMusic that shaped a state of mind from the Gold Rush through the rise of Hollywood studio music with hits from The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas, the Eagles and more. Hear everything from "California Dreamin’" and "Good Vibrations" to "Do…

Oscar Meets Tony

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

September 7, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy TicketsAward-winning music from stage and screen with songs from Hello Dolly, Gigi, Wicked and Chicago with composers Henry Mancini, Alan Menken and more.

Moonlight Sonata

Thank you for your interest in the Moonlight Sonata Gala. The event for 2024 has concluded. If you joined us for this enchanting evening under the star at Pasadena’s City Hall, we say thank you for your support in music!

Mahler Symphony No. 1

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

October 26, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmBrett Mitchell, conductor Akiko Suwanai, violin Peter Boyer New Beginnings Korngold Violin Concerto Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”   Buy Tickets Mitchell launches his tenure with the massive orchestral force of Mahler’s monumental “Titan” Symphony, topping off a grandiose performance with International Tchaikovsky Competition winner Akiko Suwanai on Korngold’s “Hollywood” Violin…

Rhapsody in Blue

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

November 16, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmBrett Mitchell, conductor Stewart Goodyear, piano   Mason Bates Sea-Blue Circuitry Gershwin  Rhapsody in Blue Ravel  Une barque sur l’océan Debussy  La MerBuy TicketsThis water-themed program introduces Mason Bates’ motherboard-inspired Sea-Blue Circuitry and commemorates the 100th birthday of Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue. Float away as Debussy’s La Mer paints a…