Pasadena Symphony & Pops

MGM Movie Classics
2019-09-14 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

September 14, 2019
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm.

Buy Tickets A backstage pass celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Wizard Of Oz with original arrangements from the classic score including If I Only Had A Brain and Over the Rainbow and The Cyclone plus That’s Entertainment, Singing In The Rain, The Trolley Song and so much more! ArtistsMichael FeinsteinConductor Gavin CreelSoloist Karen ZiembaSoloist Jamie ChamberlinSpecial Guest Video Sponsors

Music of Elton John Starring Michael Cavanaugh
2019-08-24 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 24, 2019
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm.

Buy Tickets Grammy and Tony-nominated Michael Cavanaugh, “the new voice of the American Rock and Roll songbook” (Billboard), performs the greatest hits of Sir Elton John with Crocodile Rock, Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, Benny and the Jets and more with your Pasadena POPS! ArtistsMichael CavanaughGuest Artist Larry BlankResident Pops Conductor Video Sponsors

Michael Feinstein Sings Cole Porter
2019-08-03 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 3, 2019
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm.

Buy Tickets Smart and sophisticated with a charming streak for mischief – Feinstein delves into Porter’s naughty sense of wordplay with Night And Day, Begin The Beguine, Can Can, I Get A Kick Out Of You and Just One Of Those Things. ArtistsLarry BlankResident Pops Conductor Michael FeinsteinSoloist Mitzi GaynorSpecial Guest Video Sponsors

Rhapsody in Blue
2019-07-13 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

July 13, 2019
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm. BUY TICKETS The Gershwin Era meets the energy and excitement of the Jazz Age with your favorite Jazz and Swing standards from Gershwin to Ella. Along with Rhapsody in Blue, hear “I Got Rhythm,” An American in Paris, “Fascinating Rhythm,” “Boy! What Love Has Done to Me,” “Lady be Good” and much more. ArtistsMichael FeinsteinConductor Tony YazbeckGuest Artist Frederick HodgesPiano Patti AustinSoloist Video Sponsors

The Great American Songbook: Icons from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway & Hollywood
2019-06-22 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

June 22, 2019
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm. Buy Tickets From Stephen Foster to Richard Rodgers, and Barry Manilow to Marvin Hamlisch – the best of American popular song with Beautiful Dreamer, Maria, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, and more! ArtistsMichael FeinsteinConductor Melissa ErricoSoloist Kevin McKiddSoloist Video Sponsors

Dwight Yoakam Live at the Arboretum
2019-06-15 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

June 15, 2019
5:30pm: Gates open for picnicking.
7:00pm: Supporting act Desure opens.
8:00pm: Dwight Yoakam performs. Buy Tickets
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the third annual summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with multiple Grammy Award-winning country star Dwight Yoakam. Don’t miss your chance to hear hits “Streets of Bakersfield,” “Fast As You,” “Honky Tonk Man,” “Guitars, Cadillacs” and many more, live for one night only under the stars at the lush grounds of the Arboretum.
ArtistsDwight YoakamDesureVenue Info Seats are assigned to individual tables, but it’s open seating at the tables.
Food and soft drinks will be available for purchase onsite. Beer and wine will also be available for purchase at the Arboretum Library’s Beer for Books/Wine for Spines booth. All proceeds benefit the Arboretum Library. Guests are also welcome to bring their own food and drinks including beer and wine.
Please dress comfortably and bring a jacket or sweater for the evening as it will get cool. Please be aware that for safety reasons, open flames (candles, lanterns, etc.) are not permitted. Smoking is not permitted. Guests can use umbrellas before the concert, but umbrellas must be put away prior to the start of the concert. Assistance dogs are allowed but no pets please. The performance will occur rain or shine. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

Parking is available in the Arboretum lot ($10) and at the Santa Anita Race Track ($6), first-come, first serve. Free shuttles will operate to and from the Arboretum. A limited number of accessible parking spaces are available. Please arrive early to ensure availability. Parking is only sold on-site on the day of the concert.
All guests can use our drop-off zone to drop off passengers and food items. Ride Share (Uber, Lyft), Access and drop off vehicles are welcome to drop off passengers and food items prior to the concert inside the main parking lot, located at Arboretum Way. Please inform parking staff that you are using the Drop Off.
Ride Share, Access and pick-up vehicles will not be able to enter the main parking lot until 20 minutes after the concert ends. After that time, at the discretion of parking staff, the main parking lot will be open to allow Ride Share and other pick-up vehicles into the parking lot for pickup.

Onsite Box Office hours on concert day, Saturday, June 15th.
Hours: 12 noon – 8 pm
Email: BoxOffice@PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org
Text: (626) 531-1401
Sponsors

Beethoven Symphony No. 5
2019-05-04 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

May 4, 2019
2:00pm & 8:00pm Verdi Overture to La forza del destino
Adam Schoenberg Orchard in Fog (for violin and orchestra)
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Buy Tickets Beloved violinist Anne Akiko Meyers returns with a remarkable new violin concerto by Grammy-nominated L.A. composer Adam Schoenberg, leading up to the four most famous notes in history with Beethoven’s infamous Fifth Symphony. Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsAnne Akiko Meyersviolin Video Watch David’s preview of our classics season finale. Watch Anne’s recent world premiere of Schoenberg’s Orchard in Fog: Sponsors

Mahler Symphony No. 1 "Titan"
2019-03-23 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

March 23, 2019
2:00pm & 8:00pm Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21
Mahler Symphony No. 1 Buy Tickets Indulge yourself in Mahler’s monumental and gloriously sonorous “Titan” Symphony, and top it off with Mozart’s fantastical Piano Concerto No. 21 with International Beethoven Piano competition winner Rodolfo Leone. Program Notes Listen Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 Excerpt 3 Excerpt 4 ArtistsRodolfo Leonepiano Video Sponsors

Tchaikovsky Spectacular
2019-02-16 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

February 16, 2019
2:00pm & 8:00pm Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Buy Tickets Music Director David Lockington conducts this all-Tchaikovsky spectacular with his Fifth Symphony exploring a romantic world of destiny, fate and shocking climaxes, plus his wildly popular First Piano Concerto performed by Russian American Pianist Olga Kern – a Van Cliburn winner with direct ancestral links to Tchaikovsky himself! Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsOlga Kernpiano Video Watch a clip from Olga’s historic Gold-medal winning Van Cliburn Performance: Sponsors

Baroque Masters
2019-01-26 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

January 26, 2019
2:00pm & 8:00pm Bach Concerto for Two Violins
Corelli Concerto Grosso in D Major
Vivaldi Concerto for Bassoon
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Handel Water Music Suite No. 1 Buy Tickets “One of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent), Nic McGegan conducts the best of the Baroque with Bach’s Brandenburgs, Handel’s Water Music and Vivaldi Concertos. Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsNicholas McGeganConductor Aimée KrestonViolin Andrew PickenViola Sara ParkinsViolin Rose CorriganBassoon Jonathan FlaksmanCello Aaron OltmanViola Video Sponsors

Bernstein & Copland
2018-11-17 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

November 17, 2018
2:00pm & 8:00pm Hailstork An American Port of Call
Barber Violin Concerto
Copland Billy the Kid Suite
Bernstein On the Waterfront
Bernstein West Side Story Selections Buy Tickets Celebrate Bernstein’s centennial with hits from On the Waterfront to West Side Story plus the best from his friends and contemporaries with Copland, Barber and more. Sphinx laureate Melissa White shines on violin. Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsMelissa Whiteviolin Sponsors

Mozart Requiem
2018-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Ambassador Auditorium

October 20, 2018
2:00pm & 8:00pm Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 3
Elgar Introduction & Allegro
Mozart Requiem Buy Tickets Tender melodies, powerful choruses, exquisite arias — Mozart’s hauntingly beautiful “Requiem” gets the Pasadena Symphony’s 2018-19 season off to a grand start. Listen Download Program Notes ArtistsTracy Van FleetMezzo-soprano Amanda KeenanSoprano James OnstadTenor Lee PoulisBaritone Donald Brinegar SingersSponsors

Moonlight Sonata
2018-09-22 | CA, United States
Pasadena City Hall

A one-of-a-kind fundraising event, the Moonlight Sonata Gala benefitting the Pasadena Symphony and POPS will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Pasadena’s iconic City Hall. This year’s distinct Luminaries include Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Barbara Mann Steinwedell – incomparable supporters of the PSA’s musical mission.
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 courtyard. As musical notes float in the air, the evening moves into Centennial Square for a luxe dinner with fine wine. The magically transformed square will host an awards presentation and a fast-paced Live Auction. With stars twinkling above, the evening concludes with dancing to the Nina Lares Band.
Sponsorship, Underwriting and Patron Donor Level information is below. Thank you for your support of PSA’s Moonlight Sonata Gala 2018! Support Moonlight Sonata Now Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship Form Auction Donation Form Video

Broadway Goes to the Movies
2018-09-08 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
LA County Arboretum

September 8, 2018 Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm. Buy Tickets Hear the best of hit shows that traveled from Broadway to Hollywood from My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music to Jersey Boys and your favorite classic films. With “The Impossible Dream,” “Can’t Take My Eyes off of You,” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” plus many more beloved show tunes, it’s quintessential Feinstein at his finest.
Special guests include Two-time Tony-winner Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd St), Tony-winner John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys), and Madam Secretary’s Erich Bergen who just finished a turn as the lead in Broadway’s Waitress. ArtistsChristine EbersoleGuest Artist Erich BergenSoloist John Lloyd YoungSoloist. Photo courtesy Variety, Alex Hoerner Michael FeinsteinConductor Video Sponsors

Bernstein's New York
2018-08-18 | LA County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91007, United States
LA County Arboretum

August 18, 2018
Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking.
Concert begins at 7:30pm. Buy Tickets Experience first-hand stories from Candide to On the Town and West Side Story, and an intimate look inside the legend’s friendships with Copland, Sinatra, the Big Apple and more, as only Michael Feinstein can deliver. ArtistsMichael FeinsteinConductor Julian OvendenSoloist Finn SagalSoloist Video Sponsors

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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