Brahms Symphony No. 1

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

Sydney Wang P (is for play) (world premiere, commission)
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms Symphony No. 1

Beethoven “Emperor” Piano Concerto

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

Ellen Reid Petrichor
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”
Defalla El amor brujo Ritual Fire Dance
Defalla Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
Marquez Danzon No.2

Holiday Look In

An annual self-guided tour of four elegant homes decorated for the holidays with an artisanal Holiday Boutique:

Vivaldi Four Seasons

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

Bach  Goldberg Variations for strings
Reena Esmail  Teen Murti
Albinoni  Oboe Concerto for trumpet
Vivaldi  The Four Seasons
Piazzolla  "Spring" from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Gershwin/Debussy

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

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Michael Giacchino Voyage
Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Fantasy for Violin
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Debussy La Mer

Moonlight Sonata Virtual Gala

BUY TICKETSSave the date for the 2019 Moonlight Sonata Gala benefitting the Pasadena Symphony and POPS - Saturday, September 28, 2019. Embrace your inner reveler as we gather under the stars set against City Hall’s iconic dome. Toast with friends and savor delicious hors d’oeuvres while bidding on fabulous silent auction items in the cloistered…

Gershwin & Dvorak

CA, United States

Free Live Stream January 16 at 4pm. Gershwin  Rhapsody in Blue Dvořák  String Quartet No. 12 "American"View Program Ring in the New Year with the music that defined the American sound. Experience the virtuosity of Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue as you’ve never seen before and luxuriate in the soul stirring melodies of Dvorak’s American…

Home for the Holidays

All Saints Church , United States

Ring in your holiday season with Pasadena's most sought-after holiday concert with Broadway's Lisa Vroman an array of choruses and handbells in this festive concert of popular holiday melodies that will fill your home with the joy of music.

Beethoven & Brahms

CA, United States

DONATE NOW Free Live Stream January 30 at 4pm Beethoven   Violin ConcertoAngelo Xiang Yu, violin Brahms   Clarinet QuintetDonald Foster, clarinet VIEW PROGRAM Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Angelo Xiang Yu brings his "stupendous technique" (Art Fuse) to Beethoven's virtuosic Violin Concerto, while the orchestra’s Principal Clarinet, Donald Foster, gives a stunning performance of Brahms’ sensuous Clarinet Quintet.…

Rachmaninoff & Chopin

CA, United States

DONATE NOW Free Live Stream February 13 at 4pm. Rachmaninoff  Symphonic DancesChopin  Piano Concerto No. 1 David Lockington, Music Director & HostInon Barnatan, PianoMusicians from the Pasadena Symphony VIEW PROGRAM Experience what you’ve never before seen from your concert hall seats from the comfort of your own home with “one of the most admired pianists…

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

CA, United States

February 27, 2021Mendelssohn   Octet for Strings Tchaikovsky    Violin ConcertoConcert premieres at 4:00pm and is available to stream on its broadcast date free to the general public for 48 hours.For unlimited on-demand access and other perks, become a season member:BECOME A MEMBERThe genius of a 16-year-old Mendelssohn is on colorful display with inspiring melodies from…

Bach | Puccini | Mozart

CA, United States

March 13, 2021 Mozart   Divertimento in D majorPuccini  ChrysanthemumsBach      Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2Milhaud Sonatine for Violin and Cello Concert premieres at 4:00pm and is available to stream on its broadcast date free for 48 hours. REGISTER FOR FREE For unlimited on-demand access and other perks, become a season member. BECOME A MEMBER View Program Book