100 Years of Broadway
2021-09-11 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

September 11, 2021
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy Tickets Broadway stars Liz Callaway (Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon) and Jordan Donica (Hamilton, Phantom of the Opera) bring to life your favorite Broadway shows from each decade through today. Hear hits from South Pacific, West Side Story, Cabaret, Wicked and more.
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines. ArtistsJordan DonicaSoloist Liz CallawaySoloist Michael FeinsteinConductor Video Liz Callaway sings “Once Upon A December/Journey to the Past” Jordan Donica sings “Music of the Night” Sponsors

Moonlight Sonata 2021
2021-09-25 | CA, United States
Pasadena City Hall

Thank you for your interest in the Moonlight Sonata Gala. The event for 2021 is concluded.
If you joined us for this enchanting evening under the star at Pasadena’s City Hall, thank you.
We hope to see you again for the Moonlight Sonata Gala next year on September 24, 2022.

Beethoven Symphony No. 7
2021-10-16 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

October 16, 2021
2:00pm & 8:00pm Jessie Montgomery Banner
Brahms Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 BUY TICKETS
“Classical music’s new breakout star…Goosby plays like an angel with nothing to prove. A cool, calm collected angel.” – Los Angeles Times
Widely recognized as one of the most gifted conductors of his generation, conductor Joseph Young kicks off the 21/22 season with breakout star Randall Goosby on Brahms Violin Concerto, plus Jessie Montgomery’s festive Banner, written to mark the 200th anniversary of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
ArtistsRandall GoosbyViolin Jessie MontgomeryComposer Joseph YoungConductor Sponsors

Rhapsody in Blue
2021-11-13 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

November 13, 2021
2:00pm & 8:00pm

Nkeiru Okoye
Voices Shouting Out

Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue

Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 “New World”

BUY TICKETS Experience the music that defined the American sound. Delight in the effervescence of Sanchez-Werner for Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue and get lost in one of the most popular symphonies of all time – a tribute to the American spirit. ArtistsLlewellyn Sanchez-WernerSoloist Anna RakitinaConductor Nkeiru OkoyeComposer Video Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner plays Barber Sonata in E-Flat Major, Fuga: Allegro con spirito for President Obama’s Inauguration Concert Sponsors

Holiday Look In Virtual Home Tour 2021
2021-12-04 - 2022-01-07 | CA, United States
December 4, 2021 – January 7, 2022
The 54th Annual Holiday Look In Home Tour will be Virtual again this year, showcasing lush verdant gardens and the magnificent architecture of four elegant homes embellished with the talent of the finest floral designers.
Enjoy a virtual feast for the eyes and ears as you leisurely stroll through the homes and gardens as the narrator points out interesting features to the sound of background music by members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras.
As in years past, you can visit our popular FREE Holiday Look In Boutique LIVE at the Scottish Rite Center where you can mingle with friends and shop to your heart’s content on December 4 and 5.
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The Boutique Returns December 4-5!

Scottish Rite Cathedral

150 N. Madison Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101

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Baroque: Brandenburg 5
2022-01-22 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

January 22, 2022
2:00pm & 8:00pm Gabriella Smith Brandenburg Interstices
Bach Violin Concerto No. 2
Vivaldi Flute Concerto No. 3, “The Goldfinch”
Boccherini Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
BUY TICKETS January’s Baroque concert heralds the return of 18th Century performance expert Nicholas McGegan, hailed as “the sunniest conductor in classical music” by The Los Angeles Times.
Gabriella Smith’s Brandenburg Interstices, a contemporary companion piece to Bach’s Brandenburg, honors the Baroque style while interweaving modern minimalism, Blues and American folk music. Smith has been called “the coolest, most exciting, most inventive new voice I’ve heard in ages” by Musical America, writing “high-voltage and wildly imaginative” music (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Entry to all performances requires Covid-19 vaccination and booster if eligible. Click here for the most up to date safety protocols.

ArtistsNicholas McGeganConductor Aubree OliversonViolin Martha ChanFlute Bogang HwangHarpsichord Video Aubree Oliverson plays Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor Sponsors

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
2022-02-12 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

February 12, 2022 Gabriela Frank Elegia Andina
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol BUY TICKETS Enjoy one of the most-loved violin concertos of all time in this passionate program with the exotic rhythms of Rimsky-Korsakov and Gabriela Frank for the Pasadena Symphony’s ode to romance. Russian-American conductor and Music Director of Chicago Opera Theatre, Lidiya Yankovskaya conducts with Korean virtuoso Chee-Yun dazzling on Tchaikovsky’s masterful concerto.
The Washington Post listed Gabriela Frank as one of the 35 most significant women composers in history. With a multicultural background of Peruvian, Chinese, Lithuanian and Jewish descent, exotic Peruvian rhythms flourish with passion in her “Elegía Andina,” which explores what it means to be of several ethnic persuasions and of several minds.
Entry to all performances requires Covid-19 vaccination and booster if eligible. Click here for the most up to date safety protocols. ArtistsLidiya YankovskayaConductor Gabriela Lena FrankComposer Chee-YunViolin Video Chee-Yun plays Astor Piazzolla’s “Invierno Porteño (Winter)” from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires), arranged by Leonid Desyatnikov. Sponsors
Entry to all performances requires Covid-19 vaccination and booster if eligible. Click here for the most up to date safety protocols.

Mozart Symphony No. 40
2022-03-19 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

March 19, 2022
2:00pm & 8:00pm Adam Schoenberg Finding Rothko
Grieg Piano Concerto
Mozart Symphony No. 40
Buy Tickets Mozart’s stormy Symphony No. 40 headlines this colorful program with Grieg’s Piano Concerto performed by Cuban pianist Aldo López-Gavilán, hailed as “a genius” by the Seattle Times for his “dazzling technique and rhythmic fire.”
Plus, the orchestra performs Composers Showcase artist Adam-Schoenberg’s “Finding Rothko,” described by the Aspen Times as a “colorful orchestration, rich in textures and a sense of power similar to the painter’s work.” The Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated composer is among the top 10 most performed living composers in the US.
Entry to all performances requires Covid-19 vaccination and booster if eligible. Click here for the most up to date safety protocols.

ArtistsAldo López-GavilánPiano Adam SchoenbergComposer Video Aldo López-Gavilán performs “Epilogo” featuring Josh Bell at Lincoln Center. ”Emporium” by Aldo López-Gavilán, conductor Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony. Sponsors

Beethoven Symphony No. 5
2022-04-30 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

April 30, 2022
2:00pm & 8:00pm Brett Banducci In Nomine (world premiere)
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Buy Tickets
We close the season with the four most infamous notes in classical music – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Plus, our Composers Showcase presents a world premiere by Brett Banducci, performed by the Pasadena Symphony’s Principal Horn Jim Thatcher, and acclaimed pianist Ran Dank delivers passion and pyrotechnics for Prokofiev No. 3.
Entry to all performances requires Covid-19 vaccination and booster if eligible. Click here for the most up to date safety protocols.

ArtistsRan DankPiano Keitaro HaradaConductor Brett BanducciComposer James ThatcherHorn Video Sponsors

Sway with Me: Latin Rhythm & Swing!
2022-06-25 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

June 25, 2022
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS It’s Mad Men meets I Love Lucy! Sway and swing under the stars with songs like Brazil, Sway, I Love Lucy and Girl from Ipanema made famous by Carmen Miranda, Desi Arnaz, Pink Martini and more.
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines.

Artists Michael FeinsteinConductor Mauricio MartinezSoloist Margo ReySoloist Video Margo Rey sings “Angel Eyes” live with Oscar Hernanadez & Spanish Harlem Orchestra Mauricio Martinez – “Don’t Wanna Lose You” from On Your Feet! Tour Sponsors

Michael Feinstein Sings Gershwin
2022-07-09 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

July 9, 2022
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS Michael puts down the baton for one night only to sing a full concert devoted to Gershwin, delivering treasures from his personal archives with “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You” and much more.
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines.

Artists Michael FeinsteinSoloist Larry BlankConductor Video Principal Pops Conductor, Michael Feinstein sings Gershwin’s “Strike up the Band” with the Pasadena POPS, August 19, 2017. Sponsors

Aretha: A Tribute
2022-07-23 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

July 23, 2022
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS Broadway diva Capathia Jenkins pays tribute to the Queen of Soul with her “soaring voice – sweet, smart, sassy and full of soul” (Chicago Tribune).
Hear “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Natural Woman,” “Think,” and more of your favorite hits.
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines.

Artists Larry BlankConductor Capathia JenkinsGuest Artist Matthew JohnsonGuest Artist KJLH Radio Free VoicesChoir Video Capathia Jenkins sings “Phenomenal Woman: Song for CJ”. Sponsors

American Icons: Judy Garland & Friends
2022-08-13 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 13, 2022
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS Feinstein uncovers jewels from the songbooks of a generation of iconic women as we celebrate the centennials of Judy Garland, Doris Day and Peggy Lee, and give a nod to Liza Minnelli and Garland’s legacy.
Hear “Big Spender,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Lady Be Good,” “The Trolley Song,” the original film arrangement for “Over The Rainbow” and much more.
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines.

Artists Michael FeinsteinConductor Melissa ManchesterGuest Artist Nicole HenryGuest Artist Maddie BaillioGuest Artist Video Sponsors

Michael Cavanaugh Sings Billy Joel & Elton John
2022-08-27 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 27, 2022
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS Grammy and Tony-nominated Michael Cavanaugh returns with the greatest hits of Billy Joel and Elton John. Get in a “New York State of Mind” with “Piano Man,” “Crocodile Rock,” “Rocket Man” and more, by “the new voice of the American Rock and Roll songbook,” (Billboard) for a night of sing-along favorites with your Pasadena POPS!
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines. Artists Michael CavanaughGuest Artist Larry BlankConductor Video Michael Cavanaugh performs Elton John’s “Honky Cat” with the Pasadena POPS, August 24, 2019. Sponsors

Broadway on Film
2022-09-10 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

September 10, 2022
Gates open at 6:30pm for picnicking*
Concert begins at 8:00pm*
*Time Change BUY TICKETS Hear the best of hit shows that traveled from Broadway to Hollywood from Funny Girl, Showboat and The Music Man to Chicago and The Wiz, with “Home,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” “Old Devil Moon” and much more.
*All concert dates subject to pending health department guidelines.

Artists Michael FeinsteinConductor LaChanzeGuest Artist Tony YazbeckGuest Artist Lillias WhiteGuest Artist Video Tony Yazbeck performs Gershwin’s “Slap that Bass” with the Pasadena POPS from July 13, 2019. Sponsors

Mozart & Saint-Saëns
2022-10-22 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

October 22, 2022
2:00pm & 8:00pm Nokuthula Ngwenyama Primal Message
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2
Rossini Overture to La Scala di Seta
Mozart Symphony No. 39 BUY TICKETS Terrence is “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years.” – Baltimore Sun
What should we put in humanity’s first message in a bottle sent 25,000 light years away? Violist-composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Primal Message creates a fantasia on our collective evolution through a drive to express, tying us in concert with universal celebration.
We are pleased to present Nokuthula Ngwenyama as part of the Pasadena Symphony’s annual Composers Showcase, featuring works by both emerging and established contemporary composers at each concert.
ArtistsVinay ParameswaranConductor Nokuthula NgwenyamaComposer Terrence WilsonPiano Video Terrence Wilson performing Prélude from Bach’s English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 2 and Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor for Salon de Virtuosi Alumni Spotlight 2020 Series. Sponsors

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius
2022-11-12 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

November 12, 2022
2:00pm & 8:00pm Valerie Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 BUY TICKETS Explore a Romantic world of destiny, fate and shocking climaxes with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony lead by Music Director of the Monterey Symphony in Carmel-by-the-Sea Jayce Ogren. Plus, International Tchaikovsky Competition winner Alexandra Conunova heightens the drama with Sibelius’ Violin Concerto.
We are pleased to present Valerie Coleman as part of our annual Composers Showcase, featuring works by both emerging and established contemporary composers at each concert. Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout is an anthem inspired by the tireless frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the heartwarming ritual of evening serenades that brings people together amidst isolation to celebrate life and the sacrifices of heroes. ArtistsJayce OgrenConductor Kristi Brown-Montesano, PhDInsights Host Valerie ColemanComposer Alexandra ConunovaViolin Video Alexandra Conunova performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” at the Orchestre International de Genève. Sponsors

Mendelssohn & Mozart
2023-01-21 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

January 21, 2023
2:00pm & 8:00pm Anna Clyne Sound and Fury
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, “Italian” BUY TICKETS
Conductor Joseph Young returns to take you on an aural journey through the countryside of Italy with Mendelssohn’s 4th Symphony, and pianist Vijay Venkatesh explores the melodic perfection of Mozart’s Piano Concert No. 20 with his “transcendent technique, unbridled passion, and irresistible charisma.” (Washington Post).
Plus Composers Showcase artist Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury draws inspiration from Shakespeare’s famous soliloquy for Macbeth as well as Haydn’s 60th Symphony, taking the listener on a journey that is both invigorating with ferocious string gestures and reflective with haunting melodies.
ArtistsVijay VenkateshPiano Anna ClyneComposer Joseph YoungConductor Video Vijay Venkatesh performing Saint-Saëns’ Concerto No.2 in G Minor Op.22 with the Sarasota Orchestra. Sponsors

Scheherazade
2023-02-11 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

February 11, 2023
2:00pm & 8:00pm Unsuk Chin subito con forza
Elgar Cello Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade BUY TICKETS A 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 Coriolan Overture. “Effective and eerie, with plenty happening in five teeming minutes. Chin’s ear for color is her greatest weapon.” —The Times
We are pleased to present Unsuk Chin as part of the Pasadena Symphony’s annual Composers Showcase, featuring works by both emerging and established contemporary composers at each concert.
ArtistsZuill BaileyCello Unsuk ChinComposer François López-FerrerConductor Video Zuill Bailey performing Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude at the historic Plaza Hotel. Sponsors

Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
2023-03-18 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

March 18, 2023
2:00pm & 8:00pm Huang Ruo Folk Songs for Orchestra: Flower Drum Song Feng Yang, Love Songs from Kang Ding
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 BUY 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 his recent debut at the Musikverein, which Der Standard called:

“astonishing” and “overwhelming… a world piano revolution… There are evenings when the clocks are reset. What was before is history. From now on: everything new.”
Our Composers Showcase presents the work of Huang Ruo, whose Folk Songs reflect the life, culture and soul of a civilization. His work preserves and renews the most well-known songs from China, transforming them into new pieces of art with organic originality. ArtistsHuang RuoComposer Rebecca TongConductor Alexander MalofeevPiano Video Alexander Malofeev performing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagnini Op. 43, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Sponsors

An American In Paris
2023-04-29 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

April 29, 2023
2:00pm & 8:00pm Gershwin An American in Paris
Barber Violin Concerto
Carlos Simon The Block
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances BUY TICKETS Take 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 by Romare Bearden’s paintings portraying the rich energy and joyous sceneries that Harlem expressed as the hotbed for African American culture, rounds out the third annual Composer’s Showcase. ArtistsTai MurrayViolin Kensho WatanabeConductor Carlos SimonComposer Video Tai Murray performing Nathan Milstein’s “Paganiniana” at Fundación Juan March in Madrid. Sponsors

Divas Through the Decades
2023-06-24 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

June 24, 2023
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy 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 a Spell on You, Proud Mary, I’m Every Woman and many more.

Artists Michael FeinsteinConductor Catherine RussellGuest Artist Nicole HenryGuest Artist Freda PayneGuest Artist Video Nicole Henry, Freda Payne & Catherine Russell join as soloists for Divas Through the Decades. Nicole Henry performs “Big Spender” at the Pasadena POPS – American Icons, August 13th, 2022 Sponsors

Kings of Soul
2023-07-15 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

July 15, 2023
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy 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 Lifting Me Higher and more to get you dancin’ in the aisles!

Artists Larry BlankConductor Kings of SoulSpecial Guests Video Sponsors

Michael Feinstein Sings Broadway
2023-07-29 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

July 29, 2023
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy 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.

Artists Larry BlankConductor Michael FeinsteinSoloist Video Sponsors

Viva Las Vegas!
2023-08-12 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 12, 2023
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy Tickets Hear 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.

Artists Michael FeinsteinConductor Matthew JohnsonGuest Artist Clint HolmesGuest Artist Storm LargeSoloist Video Sponsors

Music of Queen
2023-08-26 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 26, 2023
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy Tickets A 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 Are the Champions.

Artists Larry BlankConductor The Music of QueenSpecial Guests Video Sponsors

Hollywood Blockbusters
2023-09-09 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

September 9, 2023
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30pm Buy Tickets Celebrate 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.

Artists Michael FeinsteinConductor Christine EbersoleGuest Artist Cheyenne JacksonSoloist Video Sponsors

Tchaikovsky 4
2023-10-21 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

October 21, 2023
2:00pm & 8:00pm Mason Bates Garages of the Valley
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 BUY 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 “one of the new generation’s most promising and gifted young concert soloists.”
The 4th annual Composer’s Showcase kicks off with Grammy-nominated DJ and composer Mason Bates’ Garages of the Valley, inspired by the great inventors of our time, who dreamed up the digital age in the most low-tech of spaces.
ArtistsBrett MitchellMusic Director Diana AdamyanViolin Mason BatesComposer Video Diana Adamyan performs Edvard Grieg’s Violin Sonato No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13, I. Lento doloroso at VP Bank Classic Festivals in 2019. Sponsors

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2023-11-18 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

November 18, 2023
2:00pm & 8:00pm Patrick Harlin Earthrise
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Elgar Enigma Variations BUY 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 a seat on Elon Musk’s Space X flight. The piece is inspired by the iconic photo taken on the first-ever trip around the moon and is part of the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music, conceived by the LA Phil, San Diego and San Francisco Symphonies.

ArtistsWard StareConductor Natasha ParemskiPiano Patrick HarlinComposer Video

Natasha Paremski plays Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83, 3. Precipitato at the Tippet Rise Art Center
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Holiday Look In Home Tour
2023-12-02 - 2023-12-03 | CA, United States
An Enchanted In-Person Home Tour 2023

December 2 & 3
The 56th Annual Holiday Look In Home Tour will be showcasing beautiful gardens and the magnificent architecture of four elegant homes embellished by the talent of the finest floral designers.
Enjoy a feast for the eyes and ears as you leisurely stroll through the homes and gardens while docents point out interesting features and musicians provide holiday music in the background.
Visit our popular FREE Holiday Look In Boutique where you can mingle with friends and shop to your heart’s content on December 2 and 3 from 9:30am – 5:00pm.
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The Boutique Returns December 2-3!

The Scottish Rite

150 N. Madison Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101

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