SoCalPulse

iLe at The Wallis
2025-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
From her roots as the powerhouse vocalist of Calle 13 to her GRAMMY-winning solo career, iLe brings a mesmerizing blend of traditional Latin rhythms and cutting-edge electronic sounds in an evening of music that transcends boundaries and speaks to the soul.

Lucia Micarelli: ROOTS
2025-02-22 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Lucia Micarelli presents her newest project “Roots”, a journey through the diverse tapestry of American music—soulful strains of classical masterpieces to the infectious rhythms of jazz and timeless melodies of the Great American Songbook.

What the Constitution Means to Me
2025-02-26 - 2025-03-23 | North Coast Rep, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, 92075, United States
This emotionally charged theatrical event explores the U.S. Constitution’s significance in contemporary America and the impact is has on individuals and society as a whole. This Tony-nominated and Pulitzer Prize finalist offers a powerful, humor-filled, and though-provoking performance.

Víkingur Ólafsson & Yuja Wang
2025-02-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Two of today’s finest pianists team up on technically and emotionally complex piano works for four hands, ranging from Dave Brubeck, John Adams, and Arvo Pärt to Rachmaninoff’s nostalgic Symphonic Dances and Schubert’s Fantasie..

Song of the Night
2025-02-27 - 2025-03-01 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
For the first time, Gustavo Dudamel will lead the LA Phil in Mahler’s Seventh, “a symphony of everything: from chaos to glory, sarcasm to tenderness, from a funeral march to a seductive tango.”

Carmina Burana & Bach
2025-02-27 08:00 - 2025-03-01 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The Grammy Award-winning Pacific Chorale takes centerstage for Carmina Burana, the most frequently performed choral work of the 21st century.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-16 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A delightfully funny family musical about a boy who loves books but doesn’t like reading them. One day he tries nibbling on a page and soon finds himself chomping his way through the school library, getting smarter with each bite.

Vänskä Conducts Sibelius and Beethoven
2025-02-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä is a leading authority on the music of Jean Sibelius, having recorded all seven of the composer’s symphonies. On this program, he leads the Symphony first in Sibelius’ dark and brooding tone poem Tapiola. Rounding out the program is Beethoven’s Emperor piano concerto performed by Finnish pianist and Beethoven expert Paavali Jumppanen.

To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell
2025-03-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
The multi-Grammy nominated experimental orchestral collective Wild Up brings together notable guest artists to celebrate the work of avant-minimalist disco composer Arthur Russell with a new series of collaborative arrangements: The Arthur Russell Songbook.

Gustav and Alma
2025-03-06 - 2025-03-09 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
In the final weekend of the Mahler Grooves Festival, Dudamel explores the marriage Gustav and Alma Mahler through their music. The program includes Gustav’s Fifth Symphony and Alma’s Five Songs

Calidore String Quartet
2025-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The Calidore String Quartet, comprised of four millennial musicians, is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast chamber music repertory. They take the Samueli Theater stage with the world premiere of String Quartet No. 3 by Han Lash commissioned by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting for the Segerstrom Chamber Series.

Motown: The Groove That Changed America
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-08 | Center Theatre, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA, 92029, United States
The CCAE celebrates Motown—the musical movement that changed America.

Mother Goose, Symphonic Dances and More
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-09 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Conductor Matthias Pintscher begins the concert with the beautiful glittering colors of Ravel’s Mother Goose, And Alexi Kenney makes his Symphony debut with his interpretation of Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2.

The Wonders We Carry Inside
2025-03-20 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Iranian-American composer
Gity Razaz
curates an evening of music honoring the mystical beauty of Persian culture and the power of women to shape history both past and present.

Koh Plays Mendelssohn
2025-03-20 - 2025-03-22 | Pacific Symphony, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 92626, United States
Grammy award-winning Jennifer Koh unites with young Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli’s animated direction for a night of classical music that is sure to inspire and challenge the status quo.

Jan Lisiecki in Recital: “Preludes”
2025-03-21 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Jan Lisiecki
performs a program of preludes on the Jacobs Music Center stage, treating the audience to dozens of succinct, characterful works by Chopin, J. S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Szymanowski and Messiaen.

Jane Eyre
2025-03-23 - 2025-04-20 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
The orphaned Jane Eyre takes a position working as governess at Thornfield Hall for the brooding Edward Rochester. The strong-willed heroine falls in love with her mysterious employer, but the discovery of a dark secret forces the young governess to make a heart-wrenching decision that changes their lives forever.

Le Concert d’Astrée Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
2025-03-25 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Baroque music champion Emmanuelle Haïm leads one of the foremost ensembles, Le Concert d’Astrée in music by two of the most pivotal composers of the era —Handel’s decorated Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day oratorio with soprano Erin Morley, Bach’s French-inspired suites, and works by Rameau.

Israel Philharmonic
2025-03-26 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Lahav Shani leads a musical program of prayer, passion, and remembrance. The evening features IPO’s principal cellist Haran Meltzer performing Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and principal flutist Guy Eshed performing Bernstein’s Ḥalil.

Le Concert d’Astrée The Triumph of Time and Disillusion
2025-03-27 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Baroque music champion Emmanuelle Haïm leads one of the foremost ensembles, Le Concert d’Astrée in Handel’s first of many oratorios, the operatic
Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno or “The Triumph of Time and Disillusion.”

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.

The Princess Bride in Concert
2025-03-28 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
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!

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.

From the Depths: Lu Leads Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
2025-03-29 - 2025-03-30 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
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.

True West
2025-03-29 - 2025-04-13 | Divisionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., San Diego, 92116, United States
Step into the raw and riveting world of Sam Shepard’s True West where the blistering heat of the California desert mirrors the searing tensions between estranged brothers, Austin and Lee. Set against the backdrop of a suburban house, this modern American classic unravels a primal struggle for identity and dominance as the siblings confront their turbulent past and uncertain futures.

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.
