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.
Now for the first time, composer Mark Knopfler’s unforgettable score has been specially arranged for San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Missing this cinematic concert experience would be inconceivable!
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.
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.
Conductor Tianyi Lu opens her concert with the self-standing first movement of Gareth Farr’s From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs. The distinguished soloist will be the English pianist Paul Lewis. And the concert ends with one of the best loved of all Tchaikovsky’s works, his intensely dramatic Fourth Symphony.
Creative Chair for Jazz and iconic American artist Herbie Hancock returns to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for one night of jazz and funk.
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.
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.
Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra makes its Orange County debut. Experience two works by father-daughter composers, Avril and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Aaron Azunda Akugbo performing Haydn's grand Trumpet Concerto.
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.
Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's pivotal figures in music. During the 2020 lockdown, Cohen developed "Live From Emmet's Place," a series of weekly performances by his trio and special guests live-streamed from his NYC apartment that recall the Harlem rent parties of yesteryear. These concerts, which have […]
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.
