Baroque Masters

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

January 26, 2019 2:00pm & 8:00pmBach     Concerto for Two Violins Corelli  Concerto Grosso in D Major Vivaldi  Concerto for Bassoon Bach     Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Handel  Water Music Suite No. 1Buy 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.ListenDownload Program Notes

Tchaikovsky Spectacular

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

February 16, 2019 2:00pm & 8:00pmTchaikovsky  Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky  Symphony No. 5Buy TicketsMusic 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…

Mahler Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

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

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21
Mahler Symphony No. 1

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.

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

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

Verdi Overture to La forza del destino
Schoenberg Orchard in Fog
Beethoven Symphony No. 5.

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.

Dwight Yoakam Live at the Arboretum

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

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.

Rhapsody in Blue

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

The Gershwin Era meets the energy and excitement of the Jazz Age with music by George & Ira, Duke Ellington and Harold Arlen with I Got Rhythm, An American in Paris, Strike Up the Band, Stormy Weather and Rhapsody in Blue.

Michael Feinstein Sings Cole Porter

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

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.

Music of Elton John Starring Michael Cavanaugh

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

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!

MGM Movie Classics

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

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 Brian and Over the Rainbow and The Cyclone plus That’s Entertainment, Singing In The Rain, The Trolley Song and so much more!

Moonlight Sonata

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…

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