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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Baroque
2024-05-04 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Baroque Series concludes with a selection of masterworks from the Italian Baroque, led by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, among them Vivaldi’s Concerto in D minor for Guitar, featuring South Korean guitarist JIJI. Principal Cello, Andrew Shulman, is also a soloist on the program. Two contemporary works inspired by the era round out the program – Caroline Shaw’s Stucco & Brocatelle and Max Richter’s recomposed version of “Spring” from Vivaldi’s
Four Seasons
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Jiji + Vivaldi
2024-05-04 19:30 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
The second Baroque concert of the season brings together guitarist JIJI and the musicians of LACO to perform masterworks from the Italian Baroque, as well as contemporary music inspired by the era from Caroline Shaw and Max Richter.

Bound for Bachfest!
2024-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
Bach Collegium previews Bachfest. In his second year as Thomaskantor, J.S. Bach composed a new cantata for every Sunday; a total of 52 works.
Address:
St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church
743 Prospect St La Jolla,

Common Kings with Special Guest The Green
2024-05-04 18:00 - 20:00 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
AEG Goldenvoice presents Common Kings as they bring their American, Hawaiian and Samoan reggae rock/pop music to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with special guest The Green
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‘Get Down’ in Downtown L.A.
2024-05-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Jerry Moss Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
An outdoor celebration of music, dance, culture and the love of vinyl records returns to the Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center with a vinyl marketplace, art-making, interactive activities, dance performances and an open dance floor.

Culture Clash
2024-05-04 08:00 - 17:00 | The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, United States
”May the 4th be with you.” The iconoclastic Chicano performance troupe proudly returns to The Soraya with an all-new show that serves up an explosive cocktail of humor and satirical outrage. This eclectic group of California natives has profoundly explored the evolution of LatinX culture on stages and screens for four decades.

Stir
2024-05-04 - 2024-05-26 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
A Globe-commissioned, world-premiere play about family, food, and healing. Two siblings, separated by distance and circumstance, meet to share their mother’s favorite recipe.

Carmina Burana
2024-05-04 - 2024-05-05 | California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, 92025, United States
Season 31 closes with two City Ballet favorites.
Mozart Concerto
is classical ballet at its finest. And the music and choir of
Carmina Burana
are matched with a powerful Black Tuesday tale that only a high-drama ballet can tell

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert
2024-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will present Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert featuring John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film.
The concert will be led by conductor John Beal
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High School Choir Festival: 35th Anniversary Celebration
2024-05-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
The LA Master Chorale celebrates 35 years of arts education program that connects the communities of greater Los Angeles in a performance of 1,000 voice choir led by Grant Gershon, Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director.

Us, An Evening of Magic & Illusions
2024-05-03 - 2024-05-18 | California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, 92025, United States
Us is a theatrical magic experience based on real-life, secret pop-up art exhibits orchestrated by the star of the show, Michael Lamb. Experience an evening of amazing, original impossibilities that both engage and involve the audience. Us is about the magic of family, community, and the act of living.

VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON, Piano
2024-05-02 08:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Hailed as “Iceland’s Glenn Gould” (The New York Times), Icelandic pianist Vikingur Ólafsson makes his Orange County recital debut performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

Monsters of the American Cinema
2024-05-02 - 2024-05-19 | Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
When his husband dies, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself both the owner of a drive-in movie theater and a caregiver to his late husband’s straight, white teenage son, Pup. Told through dueting monologues and playful dialogue,
Monsters of the American Cinema is a haunting and humorous tale about fathers and sons, ghosts and monsters.

Dudamel Leads Mozart and Strauss
2024-05-02 - 2024-05-05 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil lead Strauss’ Don Quixote featuring LA Phil Principal Cello and Principal Viola Robert deMaine and Teng Li as soloists.

Matt Doyle
2024-05-02 - 2024-05-04 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Matt Doyle is coming to Orange County directly from Broadway, where he won the 2022 Tony Award for ‘Best Featured Actor in a Musical’ for his performance in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company
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Víkingur Ólafsson
2024-05-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Víkingur Ólafsson performs the 75,000+ notes of Bach’s Goldberg Variations with “a complete show of mastery and virtuosity” (Bachtrack).

A Conversation with Michael Pollan
2024-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The bestselling author and sustainable food advocate is sure to provide a highly entertaining and thought-provoking evening of discourse.

Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique
2024-04-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
You’ll not only get to enjoy the music but also commentary from the stage as Pacific Symphony guest conductor Shiyeon Sung guides you through Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique

The Boy Who Cried Wolf
2024-04-27 - 2024-04-28 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Inspired by the famous Aesop fable and featuring a gifted ensemble of actor/musicians, this musical, wintery tale follows a young boy who learns that nobody believes a liar, even when they’re telling the truth.

Yefim Bronfman
2024-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Legendary classical pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to La Jolla Music Society for its’ Piano Series for a passionate program that will include Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien and Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata in G Major.

Madama Butterfly
2024-04-26 - 2024-04-28 | San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is a passionate and haunting story about a young woman who makes a stand to support herself after her father takes his life. She is betrayed by the American Naval Officer with whom she falls in love with.

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-27 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
One of classical music’s enduring favorites, Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” is a musical representation of the composer’s private struggles, including his failing health and his difficult personal life.

Willie Nelson & Family
2024-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
AEG Goldenvoice presents the 7-decade career of Willie Nelson, who has earned every conceivable award as a musician, with special guests Asleep at the Wheel.

Galilee, 34
2024-04-21 - 2024-05-12 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The healer from Nazareth is dead—and his followers are determined to keep sharing his message. The problem is the Roman Empire wants them out of the picture. And they don’t have a leader.

Antonio Sánchez: Birdman Live
2024-04-20 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Four-time Grammy-Award winner Antonio Sánchez, one of the most renowned drummers in the international jazz scene, takes the stage to celebrate the 10th anniversary celebration of Birdman with a live score to film.
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Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
2024-04-20 19:30 - 21:30 | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Pianist Hiromi’s takes the stage as part of the electrified four-piece ensemble Sonicwonder featuring Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Hadrien Feraud on bass and Gene Coye on drums. Her musicianship and improvisation eclipse the boundaries of jazz, classical and pop.

A Cathedral of Trees
2024-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 3502 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, 92117, United States
Celebrating the beauty of our natural world, this program explores choral artistry rooted in nature and reaching toward the heavens. Selections include some of today’s most prominent composers, as well as emerging voices in our field. Musical selections include Crescent Meadow by Nell Shaw Cohen, At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners by Williametta Spencer, and Polar Eurfori by Kim Andrew Arnesen.

Horizons: Beethoven + Skye
2024-04-20 08:00 - 2024-04-21 17:00 | CAP AT UCLA, 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, 90095, United States
LACO presents music that unifies us during times of dissonance with the premiere of Derrick Skye’s multicultural exploration, To Be A Horizon, which engages in an endless pursuit of connection in order to deconstruct musical and cultural divides.

Patti Lupone
2024-04-20 07:30 - 21:30 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Broadway’s diva extraordinaire returns to LA Opera for a solo concert after unforgettable star turns in The Ghosts of Versailles and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogany.

Vivaldi Four Seasons
2024-04-20 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Multiple prize-winning violinist Charlotte Marckx brings Vivaldi’s most cherished concertos to life with her technical chops and expressive panache.
