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Midori & Festival Strings Lucerne

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Violin virtuoso Midori performs Schumann's romantic Violin Concerto with Switzerland's Festival Strings Lucerne in this concert also featuring music by Beethoven, Dubugnon and Honegger.

What the World Needs Now

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

Rob Fisher, music director and piano, is joined by vocalists Ross Lekites and Bianca Marroquin to proclaim what "there’s just too little of...love, sweet love."

The XIXth (The Nineteenth)

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Watch the world-premiere of The Xixth (The Nineteenth), a play by Kemp Powers about two Black American sprinters, the fastest men on Earth, raise their fists in protest. Inspired by […]

Pelléas & Mélisande

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Lost in the forest, a prince encounters an ethereal beauty with a mysterious past (and lush locks that would make Rapunzel envious). But after she's brought home to his family, […]

About Last Knife Happenings at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood

The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood 1400 Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States

WINE AND JAZZ: A CLASSIC PAIRING…what do they have in common? Everything. Witness musical talent composing jazz with nuances and layers of sound and tones that don’t necessarily strike you right away but […]

Exotic Deadline: or the MSG

Conrad Prebys Theatre Center 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

World premiere By Keiko Green Directed by Jesca Prudencio It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward Asian American high schooler whose world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her […]

1776

Ahmanson Theatre 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their […]

Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Virtuoso pianist/performer/playwright/ producer Hershey Felder returns to The Wallis for a strictly limited engagement of his acclaimed work, Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone. The legendary composer of “Rhapsody in Blue,” An American in Paris, and hundreds of […]

Company Chaliwaté & Focus Dimanche

broadstage 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Somewhere in the near future, a family is about to spend their Sunday together as strong winds and torrential rains rage outside. Meanwhile, three filmmakers journey to the edge of […]

Payare conducts Brahms

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The dynamic Venezuelan-born Music Director of the San Diego Symphony brings to life Darker America by William Grant Still, often called the “Dean of African American composers,” whose work, the […]

Dinur, Montgomery and the “Classical” Symphony

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States

Guest conductor Yaniv Dinur leads the Orchestra in Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony. The revered pianist Awadagin Pratt performs the celebrated composer Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, originally conceived for Pratt. Haydn’s monumental “London” […]

Gloria Gaynor—The Queen of Disco

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Once and forever, Gloria Gaynor remains the reigning queen of disco! 45 years beyond her anthem “I Will Survive,” and she has, and is stronger than ever. Hear the two-time […]

Emerson String Quartet

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

After 47 years of performing as a group, Emerson String Quartet launches their farewell tour to commemorate their music and time spent together as an internationally acclaimed ensemble. Our audiences […]

Paul Jacobs

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Heralded as “one of the major musicians of our time” by The New Yorker, Jacobs will transfix audiences in music by Bach.Heralded as “one of the major musicians of our […]

Hairspray

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

You Can’t Stop the Beat! Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her […]

Mozart & Brahms

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Pianist Sunwook Kim—praised for his “keen mind” and “pearly virtuosity” by The Times of London—joins principal players and section musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic for two quartets. First is […]

Hélène Grimaud Colburn Celebrity Recital

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Hélène Grimaud brings her unique poetic expression and peerless technical control to music by Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Artists Hélène Grimaud, piano

Nat Geo Live: Adaptation

broadstage 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Alizé Carrère, Environmental Anthropologist & Filmmaker Explore the remarkable ways people around the world are adapting to a changing climate with environmental anthropologist and filmmaker Alizé Carrère. Dive into the […]

Verdi’s Rigoletto

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

A lecherous Duke, who lives to take his pleasure. His twisted court jester, who lives to take his revenge. Carl St.Clair conducts this season’s semi-staged opera production: Verdi’s Rigoletto, the […]

Schumann and Sheherazade

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Anna Clyne, British “composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods” (The New York Times), offers us her one-movement orchestral piece, designed, as she says, to “evoke a visual journey for […]

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I

La Mirada Theatre 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, United States

The King and I is one of the greatest musicals from the golden age of Broadway – adored by the public and critics alike – with one of the finest […]

Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Debussy

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Revel in two amazing pieces by the French composer Claude Debussy. The first, Prelude to "Afternoon of a Faun," made his international reputation for its unashamed sensuality and dreamy delicacy. […]

Rodrigo Amarante

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Brazilian-born singer, songwriter, and arranger Rodrigo Amarante shares songs from throughout his acclaimed discography, new compositions, and some Brazilian favorites, all specially arranged for a small acoustic ensemble to honor […]

Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander brings two of his beloved children’s books, Acoustic Rooster and Indigo Blume, to the stage in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission. Alexander […]

Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw with special guest Shodekeh Talifero

broadstage 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, United States

The brilliant multi-genre quartet, Sō Percussion, joins forces with two preeminent collaborators to present a mesmerizing evening of new music. Selections from Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, their 2020 […]

Colburn Orchestra Sounds About Town

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Colburn Orchestra is the flagship ensemble of the Colburn Conservatory of Music, which was established in 2003 and currently offers degrees from a Bachelor of Music up through a […]

Ulysses Owens, Jr. & J’Nai Bridges

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Opera star J’Nai Bridges and Grammy Award-winning drummer and jazz trailblazer Ulysses Owens, Jr. collaborate on Notes on Hope, which includes French art songs, jazz and spirituals from Debussy, Ravel, […]

Jason Robert Brown

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Special Guest Mykal Kilgore You know and love this contemporary composer, director, orchestrator, and lyricist, and we’re thrilled to welcome Jason Robert Brown to Samueli Theater for his Segerstrom Center […]

Dance at The Music Center

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

One of the most famous and dynamic dance ensembles in the world, Paul Taylor Dance Company serves as the premier institution for American modern dance and is known for unparalleled […]

Dream House Quartet

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

The extraordinary celebrity of the pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque... immersing themselves in an increasingly youthful repertoire. —The Guardian Formed in 2018, Dream House Quartet fuses decades of musical mastery […]

Coleman ’72

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Jenn, Michelle and Joey look back at the summer of 1972, when their Korean American family piled into the Buick for an All-American road trip—spontaneously orchestrated by their father. From […]

avaaz

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Meet Roya, our fabulous hostess, as she welcomes you into her home to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. She’s preparing a feast, but the main attraction is Roya sharing […]

LA Phil with Leila Josefowicz

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Violin virtuoso Leila Josefowicz plays Thomas Adès’ "Concentric Paths" Violin Concerto, and one of the most sought-after young conductors, Elim Chan, leads the LA Phil in Tchaikovsky's popular Fifth Symphony as […]

Tales From Italy

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Inspired by the charm and beauty of Italy, each work on this program reveals a different perspective on the “Bel Paese” (“beautiful county”). Stravinsky and Musgrave both provide expressive, poetic […]

LA PHILHARMONIC: Bohemian Strings

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Cellist David Garrett curates a concert focused on Bohemian composers and is joined by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This stirring program of Czech chamber music includes Leoš Janáček’s […]

Garrick Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Garrick Ohlsson, on piano, performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op.30 along with Lutoslawski’s Concerto. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

Dvořák and Bruckner

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

May 5-7. LA Phil Principal Concertmaster Martin Chalifour and Vienna State Opera Music Director Philippe Jordan come together for a program of extraordinary melodies of Dvořák’s violin concerto and Bruckner’s […]

The Music of The Rolling Stones

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

May 5-6. Since their first live production of classic rock music with orchestra in 1995, Windborne Productions, Inc. have gone on to create several memorable tribute shows. The Music of […]

The Concert—A Tribute to ABBA

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

May 6. Dance and sing to iconic hits from ABBA, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme,” and “Dancing Queen.” Starts […]

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

May 7. The Grammy-award winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, featuring nearly 300 choristers from six choral ensembles, covers works that span more than four centuries: from Johan Sebastian Bach to […]

TAURUS SZN: A Birthday Party for Rico Nasty

NTWRK LA 433 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, United States

Rapper and trap artist Rico Nasty, in collaboration with WMX (Warner Music Group’s in-house creative agency) and NTWRK, presents TAURUS SZN: A Birthday Party for Rico Nasty. The birthday bash […]

The Roaring ‘20s

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

May 11-13. A three-part celebration starting with the music that defined the Roaring Twenties.  First, listen to music of the era in the concert hall, such as George Gershwin’s Rhapsody […]

Beethoven and Strauss

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

May 11, 13-14. Pianist Pierre-Laurent is joined by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as he plays Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto. Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen concludes the program with the Der Rosenkavalier Suite. […]

blackbox: Mento Buru

broadstage 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, United States

May 12. Mento Buru is a 7-piece band, combining an energetic blend of Latin rhythms, Jamaican SKA, jazz, funk, and reggae. Starts at 8 p.m.

LA Dance Project—Romeo and Juliet

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

May 12-14. The LA Dance Project, founded by Benjamin Millepied, works to inspire, create, educate and change perspectives through the accessible and transformative power of dance in Los Angeles and […]

Blue13 Dance Company

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

May-May 13. Blue13’s work rejects monolithic representations of both Indianness and contemporaneity and reveals complexities intrinsic to South Asian and intersectional identities through provocative and boundary-expanding contemporary works.

Star Wars: A New Hope – In Concert

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

May 13-14. Conner Gray Covington conducts the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in bringing to life in concert, the Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the fourth episode of the saga. Starts […]

Rhapsody in Blue

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

May 14. The joy of George Gershwin will fill the concert hall as Carl St. Clair explores those fascinating rhythms, including Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and other […]

Chicago

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

May 16-21. There’s never been a better time to experience Chicago, Broadway’s razzle-dazzle smash. This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy, […]

Salonen, Stravinsky, and Bartok

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

May 18-19, 21. The incomparable Esa-Pekka Salonen, former LA Phil Music Director, conducts the LA Philharmonic and organist Iveta Apkalna in a program by two of his heroes, Stravinsky and […]

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