Hollywood Blockbusters

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

September 9, 2023 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy TicketsCelebrate 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.

Tchaikovsky 4

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

October  21, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmMason Bates Garages of the Valley Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4BUY 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…

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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

November 18, 2023 2:00pm & 8:00pmPatrick Harlin Earthrise Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Elgar Enigma VariationsBUY 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…

Holiday Look In Home Tour

CA, United States

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

Beethoven Emperor

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

January 27, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmJessica Hunt Climb Kodály Dances of Galánta Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"BUY TICKETSPraised by the Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression,” George Li has rapidly established a major international reputation since winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition Silver Medal. Jessica Hunt’s Climb is inspired…

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

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

February 17, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmJessie Montgomery Strum Tchaikovsky  Piano Concerto No. 1 Sibelius Symphony No. 2BUY TICKETS Spoil your Valentine with a luxurious night out for Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto performed by award-winning pianist Wynona Wang, who continues to dazzle on the international stage after winning First Prize at the Concert Artists Guild International…

Beethoven Violin Concerto

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

March 23, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmShawn Okpebholo Kutimbua Kivumbi (Stomp the Dust!) Stravinsky The Firebird Suite Beethoven Violin Concerto BUY TICKETS Experience Beethoven’s only violin concerto performed by the “frighteningly awesome” Avery Fisher-winning violinist Francisco Fullana. Plus, the magic and romance of Stravinsky’s soaring Firebird rounds out this colorful and majestic program. Francisco Fullana plays…

Vivaldi Four Seasons

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

April 20, 2024 2:00pm & 8:00pmBach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Si-ang Chen Symphony No. 1 "Expedition", 2nd mvt Puccini Crisantemi Vivaldi Four SeasonsBUY TICKETSIn our long tradition of featuring the stars of tomorrow here today, multiple prize-winning violinist Charlotte Marckx brings Vivaldi’s most cherished concertos to life with her technical chops and expressive panache. Dudamel Conducting…

Harlem Nights

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

June 29, 2024 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking Concert begins at 7:30pmBuy Tickets In honor of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the POPS celebrates the explosion of music in 1920s New York that gave birth to the Jazz Age, Swing Era and beyond. Hear favorites from Gershwin and Ellington to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

Waterloo: A Tribute to ABBA

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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.

Michael Feinstein’s Tribute to Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra

LA County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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…