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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."

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 […]

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 […]

Destiny of Desire

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

The Old Globe presents Destiny of Desire – An Unapologetic Telenovela for the Stage, a witty and modern comedy by Karen Zacarías, winner of the Helen Hayes Award. Directed by […]

Miró Quartet with Special Guest Kevin Puts

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

May 20. In its Wallis debut, the award-winning Miró Quartet reunites with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, one of the most important composers of his generation. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

Haydn + Price

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

Pacific Chorale proudly presents Price’s rediscovered Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, alongside Joseph Haydn’s stirring and majestic Nelson Mass. Starts at 5 p.m.

Stranger Love

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

May 20. Stranger Love is a LA Phil commissioned world-premiere production that follows two lovers whose romance unfolds. An inspired 3 act performance that combines music and theater.

SINGING WITH THE DEVIL: PAYARE AND CANTATA CRIOLLA

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

Music Director Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in works by two of Venezuela’s most notable composers. Antonio Estévez’s best-known music is the 1954 Cantata Criolla, a lively work based on […]

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