From Tchaikovsky to Copland

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A little Walnut Creek history from the California Symphony archives! 📸

Throwing it back to 1988, when plans for what would become the Lesher Center for the Arts were taking shape in downtown Walnut Creek.

Pictured from left to right: California Symphony Board Member Bill Armstrong, Walnut Creek Director of Civic Arts Gary Schaub, Mayor Evelyn Munn, and California Symphony Music Director Barry Jekowsky at the groundbreaking for the Regional Center for the Arts.

Nearly four decades later, the Lesher Center remains our home for unforgettable live music.
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🎶 Walnut Creek, meet California Symphony Principal Clarinet Cory Tiffin 👉 @teniralcist 🎵

November 7-8, he`s stepping out of the orchestra and into the spotlight to perform Copland`s Clarinet Concerto as soloist.
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Your next night out in Walnut Creek — Cory Schuman, California Symphony`s Senior Coordinator of Patron Loyalty, is your guide to the symphony. Here`s everything you need to know. 🎻 ...

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And just like that, our 40th Anniversary Season is underway. 💛

Next up: From Tchaikovsky to Copland, November 7-8 🎟️

#CaliforniaSymphony #BayAreaArts #WalnutCreek #ClassicalMusic
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Symphony Reviews

California Symphony is as ambitious as ever

San Francisco Classical Voice

Donato Cabrera, artistic and music director for the past decade, is programming concerts as ambitious and grand as those coming from much larger orchestras.

San Francisco Classical Voice

Best of the East Bay: "Best Inclusive Classical Music Group"

Diablo Magazine

a thoroughly informative and enlightening evening

San Francisco Classical Voice

The artistic and music director of the California Symphony since 2013, Donato Cabrera is a leading light in the local cultural scene.

Diablo Magazine

a performance of vividness and grace

San Francisco Chronicle