Past Events

October 16, 2021 2:00pm & 8:00pmJessie Montgomery  Banner Brahms Violin  Concerto Beethoven  Symphony No. 7BUY 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…

November 13, 2021 2:00pm & 8:00pm Nkeiru Okoye Voices Shouting Out Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "New World" BUY TICKETSExperience 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.Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner plays Barber Sonata in E-Flat Major, Fuga: Allegro con spirito for President Obama's Inauguration Concert  

January 22, 2022 2:00pm & 8:00pmGabriella 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 TICKETSJanuary’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…

February 12, 2022Gabriela Frank  Elegia Andina Tchaikovsky  Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky  Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Rimsky-Korsakov  Capriccio espagnolBUY TICKETSEnjoy 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…

March 19, 2022 2:00pm & 8:00pmAdam Schoenberg  Finding Rothko Grieg  Piano Concerto Mozart  Symphony No. 40 Buy TicketsMozart'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…

April 30, 2022 2:00pm & 8:00pmBrett Banducci  In Nomine (world premiere) Prokofiev  Piano Concerto No. 3 Beethoven  Symphony No. 5Buy 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…