Pasadena Symphony & Pops

Summer of Love: Michael Feinstein Sings the Hits of the 60s
2018-07-21 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

July 21, 2018
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm. Buy Tickets Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the baton and picks up the mic for one night only to sing your favorite ’60s songs. As you know, it wasn’t all Woodstock! The ’60s were cool with the stylish stylings of the “Mad Men” era. From The Doors to Sinatra to Tom Jones, Feinstein defines the sounds of the ultimate decade with Light My Fire, It Had to Be You, It’s Not Unusual and many more hits! ArtistsLarry BlankResident Pops Conductor Michael FeinsteinSoloist Video Sponsors

Music Under the Stars
2018-07-07 | Pasadena City Hall, 100 Garfield Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Pasadena City Hall

July 7, 2018

Gates open at 6:00pm.
Concert begins at 8:00pm.
Larry Blank, conductor
Maximo Marcuso, soloist
Christina Saffran, soloist
Lisa Vroman, soloist
JPL and the Donald Brinegar Singers RSVP Join the Pasadena Symphony and POPS for a free concert under the stars! Resident POPS Conductor Larry Blank leads the orchestra in a celebration of music from Broadway, Hollywood and the Great American Songbook, featuring soloists taken straight from Broadway, and the JPL Chorus!
Arrive early for gourmet food trucks, a musical instrument petting zoo, and pre-concert family fun! Concert Info This concert is free to the public, no tickets or reservations are required. The concert will last about 75 minutes. Please dress comfortably and bring a jacket or sweater for the evening as the weather cools. The concert is performed on the plaza in front of city hall, so please bring a lawn chair and/or blanket. Folding chairs may be rented for a small fee. Seating is open, non-reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Food Trucks ArtistsThe JPL ChorusLarry BlankResident Pops Conductor Christina SaffranSoloist Lisa VromanSoloist Maximo MarcusoSoloist Sponsors This concert is presented by:

That's Entertainment: Gershwin to Sondheim
2018-06-23 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

June 23, 2018 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm. Buy Tickets Gershwin gems from the jazz age to modern classics from Sondheim and everything in between! With Porgy and Bess and S’Wonderful to Company and Follies, plus popular standards and vintage archival surprises from Feinstein’s vault. ArtistsMichael FeinsteinConductor Liz CallawaySoloist Brighton ThomasSoloist Aaron LazarSoloist Video Sponsors

Trace Adkins: Live at the Arboretum
2018-06-16 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

June 16, 2018
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:00pm. Buy Tickets
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the second annual summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with three-time Grammy-nominated country star Trace Adkins. Trace’s trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts including “Still a Soldier,” “I’m Tryin,”‘ and “Ladies Love Country Boys.” An accomplished actor, author, and veterans’ advocate, Adkins has raised more than $1.5 million dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project as winner of NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Don’t miss your chance to hear him live for one night only under the stars at the lush grounds of the Arboretum.
ArtistsTrace AdkinsSponsors

Beethoven! Beethoven!
2018-05-05 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

May 5, 2018
2:00pm & 8:00pm Beethoven Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” Buy Tickets Double your fun with the ultimate Beethoven experience with the composer’s one and only violin concerto and the heroic symphony that changed it all. Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsAngelo Xiang YuViolin Video Sponsors

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
2018-03-24 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

March 24, 2018
2:00pm & 8:00pm Alexander Miller Scherzo Crypto
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Elgar Enigma Variations Buy Tickets “Brilliant technique can be taken for granted …but von Oeyen leaves you convinced that he can do absolutely anything he likes with a keyboard.”
– Chicago Tribune Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsAndrew von OeyenPiano Video Sponsors

Stravinsky Firebird Suite
2018-02-17 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

February 17, 2018 2:00pm & 8:00pm Dale Trumbore new work for orchestra (world premiere, Pasadena Symphony commission)
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Stravinsky The Firebird Suite Buy Tickets ArtistsInbal SegevCello Video Sponsors

Baroque Around The World
2018-01-20 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

January 20, 2018
2:00pm & 8:00pm Telemann Overture des nations anciens et modernes
Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe
Graun “Tra le procelle assorto” from Ceasar e Cleopatra
Handel “Piangero” from Julius Ceasar
Hasse “Morte col fiero aspetto”, Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra
Mattheson The Death of Cleopatra
Rameau Les Indes Galantes Buy Tickets
Exotic Baroque from Cleopatra to Bach. McGegan at his very best.
Acclaimed Soprano Sherezade Panthaki invokes the fabled queen with Colburn artist Blake Pouliot on Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, all in the masterful hands of Conductor Nicholas McGegan. Highly regarded as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent), you won’t want to miss the “King” of Baroque interpretation at his finest.
ArtistsSherezade Panthakisoprano Blake Pouliotviolin Video Sponsors

Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
2017-11-18 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

November 18, 2017
2:00pm & 8:00pm Rossini Barber of Seville Overture
Saint Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2
Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” Buy Tickets Mozart’s final and most triumphant symphony – “Jupiter” – leads this tour de force program with Rossini’s Barber of Seville and acclaimed BBC New Generation Artist Zee Zee on St. Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2. ArtistsZee Zeepiano Video Sponsors

Tchaikovsky Symphony 4
2017-10-14 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

October 14, 2017
2:00pm & 8:00pm James Lee III Ichabod! The Protest is over!
(world premiere)
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Buy Tickets “Jenson played it effortlessly – a rich zinging tone and a singing musicianship that was forceful, strong and passionate.”
– The Daily Gazette Listen Audio Download Program Notes ArtistsDylana JensonViolin Video Sponsors
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