All Symphony Classics concerts are performed at the Ambassador Auditorium located at 131 South St. John Ave, Pasadena, 91105. Often referred to as the "Carnegie Hall of the West," the world-renowned Ambassador Auditorium is the resident home of the Pasadena Symphony. All performances take place at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on concert days. Classical concerts last approximately two hours, and include a brief intermission.
Join us for Insights - a free pre-concert dialogue with our conductors regarding the works being performed, the historical backgrounds of the composers, and a behind-the-scenes discussion about our guest conductors. Insights begins one hour prior to each performance.
Tickets can be purchased in several ways:
Ticket Policy
All sales are final. No refunds can be made on ticket purchases. Season ticket holders may exchange tickets for another concert in the same series.
If you cannot use your tickets you may donate them back to the Pasadena Symphony and POPS so others may attend. To donate your tickets please contact the box office at BoxOffice@PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org. We must receive the donation at least 24 hours before the concert. An acknowledgment letter will be mailed to you within 2-3 weeks after the concert for your tax records.
Pasadena Symphony Association is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets or items. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management. One admission per ticket. Programs, dates, times, ticket prices and artists are subject to change. Ticket holder consents to allow PSA to use his or her image for marketing purposes in all media. All performances will occur rain or shine. Assistance dogs are allowed but no pets are allowed.
No video recording is allowed. Photography is allowed, but please no flash. Share your photos online! Use #paspops on Facebook and Instagram.
The brochure with seating chart and ticket order form
We strongly encourage you to pre-purchase parking as space is limited and may sell out before the concert. Pre-purchased parking is available until the Monday before each concert or until sold out. You may also pay for parking with cash the day of the concert (subject to availability).
Purchase Parking for the Ambassador Auditorium.
New parking options are conveniently located a block from the Ambassador Auditorium. General parking is now available at two locations for $10. A limited number of parking spots are available at the covered parking structure next to the auditorium. Space is limited and may sell out before the concert so we strongly recommend pre-purchasing parking in advance.
New ample parking is available at the Wells Fargo parking structure directly across Green street (entrance on Terrace at Green St.). Due to construction, please be prepared to use the crosswalk at Green Street and St. John Ave to access the auditorium. Parking is $10 and cash only. Please note, all parking lots close at 11 pm.
Accessible (ADA) parking is located at the surface parking lot adjacent to the Auditorium (entrance on St. John Ave.) for $10. Parking is very limited and may sell out before the concert, we strongly recommend pre-purchasing accessible parking in advance.
We offer valet parking for both the 2pm and the 8pm concert for $15. Valet parking is located at 131 S. St. John Ave. behind Ambassador Auditorium prior to the loading dock and regular parking at Maranatha’s parking structure. Valet parking is limited and is first come, first served, so please arrive early to ensure availability.
Immediate handicap access to the Ambassador veranda is located behind the Auditorium off St. John Ave. Conductor’s Circle patrons enjoy complimentary parking at the covered parking structure located next to the Auditorium.
The Symphony Lounge
The new Symphony Lounge brings yet another addition to the care-free and elegant experience of the Pasadena Symphony. Where old friends gather and new friends meet, the Symphony Lounge is a place to mix and mingle in an upscale social atmosphere while enjoying delicious morsels, fine wine, and music before and after Symphony concerts. A posh setting established in Ambassador Auditorium’s beautiful outdoor plaza, featuring a laid-back social atmosphere, where you never know who might stop by.
Menu for January 20, 2018 coming soon!
Symphony Lounge Features:
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Michael Abels Commission (world premiere)
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Michael Giacchino Voyage
Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Fantasy for Violin
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Debussy La Mer
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
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
Sydney Wang P (is for play) (world premiere, commission)
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Verdi Overture to La forza del destino
Schoenberg Orchard in Fog
Beethoven Symphony No. 5.
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