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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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!
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…
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…
An annual tour of four elegant homes decorated for the holidays with an artisanal Holiday Boutique.
December 13, 2024 7:00pm December 14, 2024 4:00 & 7:00pm Brett Mitchell, conductor Lisa Vroman, vocalist Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Donald Brinegar Singers & JPL Chorus LA Bronze Handbell EnsembleBuy TicketsDue to overwhelming demand, we’ve added a Friday night performance of Pasadena’s most beloved holiday concert! Top off your holiday season in the architecturally exquisite…
January 25, 2025 2:00pm & 8:00pmBrett Mitchell, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano Jessie Montgomery Starburst Florence Price Concerto for Piano in One Movement Mozart Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”Buy TicketsA vibrant work by 2024 GRAMMY-winner Jessie Montgomery opens the program with acclaimed pianist Inon Barnatan performing trailblazing composer Florence Price’s Piano Concerto. Plus Mozart’s jubilant…
February 15, 2025 2:00pm & 8:00pmBrett Mitchell, conductor Mark Kosower, cello Wagner “Wotan’s Farewell” from Die Walküre Dvořák Cello Concerto Bartók Concerto for OrchestraBuy Tickets Indulge in the romance of Wagner’s thrilling “Wotan's Farewell” and Dvořák’s rapturous Cello Concerto, written in tribute to a long-lost love. Insights Sponsor:
