SoCalPulse

Untangling the Mind
2025-03-27 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
The human brain is an electrical web of 100 trillion connections that has made everything possible, from campfires to lunar landers. Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez guides a journey through the most remarkable human organ to see what really makes us.

Exodus
2025-03-29 | Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 535 N Main Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Highlighting Pacific Chorale’s chamber choir in a double chorus, along with Baroque orchestra Bach Collegium San Diego, encounter Handel’s riveting and powerful biblical oratorio, Israel in Egypt.

Simone Porter & Blake Pouliot, violin
2025-03-29 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Three young virtuosos share the stage for an unforgettable evening of classical brilliance: pianist Hsin-I Huang with violinists Simone Porter and Blake Pouliot. The wide-ranging program includes a variety of works including the Eagles’ instantly recognizable tune, “Hotel California,” Korngold’s beautiful Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, and the Danse Russe from Stravinsky’s Petrushka.

Herbie Hancock
2025-03-30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Creative Chair for Jazz and iconic American artist Herbie Hancock returns to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for one night of jazz and funk.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
2025-04-02 - 2025-04-06 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Returning to The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as part of an exclusive Southern California multi-year residency, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presents cutting-edge contemporary premieres and classics including Mr. Ailey’s signature work Revelations.

Regency Girls
2025-04-02 - 2025-05-04 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
A world premiere musical comedy about Elinor Benton who is pregnant, unmarried, and living in 19th-century England. What’s a young woman to do? Facing certain ruin, she gathers up her best friends and sets off on the ultimate road trip to find the one woman who might offer a chance to change her fate.

Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-04 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
The friendship between legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor John Williams led to Williams writing music with Ma’s cello in mind. Williams and Gustavo Dudamel share a similar friendship and the trio come together for a night of Williams’ music.

Emmet Cohen Trio
2025-04-04 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Jazz pianist/composer Emmet Cohen makes his BroadStage debut with his trio. Emmet Cohen has performed at top venues and festivals worldwide, and with over ten albums and frequent collaborations with jazz legends.

John Williams Spotlight
2025-04-05 - 2025-04-06 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Legendary maestro of the movies has a historic association with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is joined by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a night of music that celebrates his body of work.

Chamber Music with the LA Phil
2025-04-08 - 2025-04-22, 2025-05-13 - 2025-05-20 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Experience big performances on a more intimate scale when musicians from the LA Phil perform chamber music in small ensembles.

All the Devils are Here
2025-04-09 - 2025-04-20 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Tony Award Nominee and Grammy Award Winner Patrick Page turns his attention to the twisted motivation and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains. Page illuminates the playwright’s ever-evolving conception of evil by delving into more than a dozen of his most wicked creations.

Los Angeles Philharmonic
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-13 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Violinist Martin Chalifour joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Program details to be announced.

Rachel Mahon, Organ Recital
2025-04-13 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Canadian organist Rachel Mahon brings her panache and attention to detail to L.A. for her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut for a program that will feature Bach, Mendelssohn, Whitlock and more.

Carlos Simon’s Gospel Mass with Dudamel
2025-04-17 - 2025-04-18 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Gustavo Dudamel leads the world premiere of Carlos Simon’s Gospel Mass paired with a nostalgic Bernstein Divertimento.

Cody Fry with Orchestra
2025-04-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Musician Cody Fry was nominated for a Grammy for his re-orchestration of the Beatles’ classic “Eleanor Rigby”. This singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has stirred up a huge following for his emotional orchestral pop and is joined by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage.

Evgeny Kissin Rescital
2025-04-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Pianist Evgeny Kissin, known expert of Romantic era classics, makes his first Walt Disney Concert Hall recital in over a decade for a night of Chopin, Beethoven and Shostakovich.

Mozart & Nielsen
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-27 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Ryan Bancroft guides the LA Phil in the tumult and triumph of Nielsen’s Fourth, and South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son brings out the sublime sophistication of Mozart.

A Man of No Importance
2025-05-04 - 2025-06-01 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
An amateur theater group in Dublin is determined to stage a version of Oscar Wilde’s Salome at their leader’s church despite the objections of church authorities in this intimate musical, a queer coming-out story inspired by the 1994 film starring Albert Finney.

Life of Pi
2025-05-07 - 2025-06-01 | Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Direct from Broadway, Life of Pi is based on a novel that sold more than 15 million copies—a tale about a sixteen-year-old boy who survives on a lifeboat with his four furry companions.

Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-11 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Composer/conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen contrasts two iconic French composers, Boulez and Debussy as he leads the LA Phil and the Fantasie with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

Earth After Dark
2025-05-08 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Babak Tafreshi, photojournalist, cinematographer and National Geographic Explorer spent his career documenting the unbelievable beauty of the night sky and working to connect people through the shared experience of simply looking up.

Max Richter
2025-05-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
The minimalist composer Max Richter celebrates his 2004 album The Blue Notebooks and presents new material

Chanticleer
2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Grammy-Award winning ensemble Chanticleer takes the Main Stage for a program that will include music from Renaissance masterworks to Romantic part-songs, contemporary commissions, vocal jazz and everything in between.

Misalliance
2025-05-12 - 2025-06-09 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
George Bernard Shaw’s high-flying comedy about eight marriage proposals and a plane crash that take place all in one afternoon. What should have been a celebration of upcoming nuptials into aristocracy becomes wildly unexpected upon the unexpected arrival of uninvited guests.

A Doll’s House Part 2
2025-05-14 - 2025-06-08 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Bold, satisfying, and packed with razor-sharp twists, Lucas Hnath’s Tony-nominated play dives into the messy reality of what it means to be a woman living on your own terms.

Julius Rodriguez
2025-05-16 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Continuing the Future Sounds of Jazz series curated by Stanley Clarke, BroadStage presents jazz pianist, drummer, and composer, Julius Rodriguez.

Ravel & Adolphe
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-18 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Renowned French conductor Ludovic Morlot leads Spanish dance-inspired symphonic poems with the LA Phil, plus a world premiere cello concerto from Julia Adolphe.

Symphonies for Youth
2025-05-17 - 2025-05-24 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
LA Philharmonic hosts an interactive concert that introduces young audiences to symphonic music. Families are invited to participate in hands-on arts workshops.

Gershwin & Strauss
2025-05-18 - 2025-05-25 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Renowned pianist Jean Yves Thibaudet shines in Gershwin’s joyful Concerto in F and Teddy Abrams leads Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra made famous by Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
