“The ultimate currency in human existence is time—and how you spend it. It’s being spent every second of your life, and you can never get it back.” Music Director Carl St.Clair With 2020 came a collective anxiety, as the pandemic
Celebrate a Valentine’s Day Spectacular with Exquisite Chamber Music
Feb. 14 | 1-2:30 p.m. | In Your Living Room For centuries, love has inspired some of the greatest music ever written. Whether you’re a die-hard romantic or a stone-cold skeptic, Valentine’s Day is a great excuse to pull out
Celebrate Lunar New Year on Feb. 12
Pacific Symphony’s popular annual “Lunar New Year” is usually a sell-out. Traditionally, it’s an evening concert filled with rich, colorful and festive music and dance to welcome the Lunar New Year. This year, due to the pandemic, the Symphony’s “Lunar
Longtime Pacific Symphony Supporters Ling & Charlie Zhang Donate $6.2 Million Office Building
Pacific Symphony is proud to announce that longtime supporters Ling and Charlie Zhang have donated to the orchestra the $6.16-million building that houses the organization’s administrative headquarters. Because of this donation, the Symphony projects it will save at least $150,000
The Next Great Tenor? You Be the Judge
A 27-year old British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso is being hailed as the next great tenor. Opera Now noted that De Tommaso “sounds like a youthful Italian Domingo with a gorgeous baritonal quality to the lower end, building up to a
Celebrate The Year of the Ox at Pacific Symphony’s Virtual Lantern Festival
The entire family can join Pacific Symphony for its annual Lantern Festival, which is being offered virtually for the first time. The event is free and takes place online on February 27, from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The Lantern
Pacific Symphony Principal Trumpet Barry Perkins Featured In “Inauguration Fanfare For Joe And Kamala”
Principal Trumpet Barry Perkins has been invited to represent Pacific Symphony in the Hope & Harmony Ensemble, formed by concert tour company Classical Movements in honor of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Led by world-renowned conductor Marin
Celebrating Diversity During the Holidays
Last month, AXP@Home, the online version of the Symphony’s acclaimed arts-X-press summer program, invited students to connect remotely to celebrate the holidays in song. They also enjoyed an in-depth discussion of the values of cultural tradition. This Holiday Diversity Celebration was
Symphony Staff Holiday Music Picks!
This year, the staff of Pacific Symphony celebrates the holiday season the best way we know how – by celebrating the incredible music that warms our hearts, inspires us, and reminds us of the season. Here are some Symphony staff’s
Top YouTube Picks to Celebrate “Beethoven@250”
In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, Pacific Symphony’s President John Forsyte lists some of the composer’s greatest hits in landmark recordings, all easily available on YouTube. Symphony No. 5Berlin Philharmonic | Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductorOrchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique | John Eliot
