November 5, 2020 :: This rockstar cellist was the youngest ever to win a principal position with the Seattle Symphony. Read below to learn a bit more about Joshua, who he’d be if he wasn’t a cellist, and how he’s returning to shake things up and show us a new side of the cello. First, how are you...
November 3, 2020 :: Get to know a little more about California Symphony Principal Cellist Leighton Fong. A California native, Leighton lets us in on his strangest performance story (it involves an improvising a makeshift bow!), his hobbies when he’s not on stage, and taking time to slow down. Originally posted in May, 2020. Tell us a bit about...
October 5, 2020 :: Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948) Aires Tropicales (1994) After Paquito D’River performed a dazzling jazz-inflected rendition of the Fantaisie-Impromptu on clarinet with combo backup, he pointed out to his Kennedy Center audience that the Fantaisie is the work of that esteemed Puerto Rican composer, Frédéric Chopin—who hails from the Caribbean side of Poland. It was charming,...
:: Former Composer-in-Residence Katherine Balch and returning artist Robyn Bollinger are joining creative forces again, this time for the all new virtual Second Saturdays @ California Symphony concert series. Read on to learn how Balch’s newest composition, Two Songs for Robyn, creatively incorporates sounds from a concrete jungle and the great outdoors. What’s the story...
September 11, 2020 :: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) The Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nobody ever gets accused of bad taste for programming Beethoven piano sonatas. They are bedrock works after all, foundational to every pianist’s upbringing and subsequent career. The subject of books upon articles upon treatises upon essays upon program notes, they have been sliced, diced, dissected, disassembled, and...
August 28, 2020 :: If he’d been allowed to sit down while practicing the violin as a child, Adam Golka may never have pursued his career as a pianist. Adam Golka tells us about his Texan-Polish roots, meditation, and that time he helped to avert disaster at a friend’s concert. Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are...
August 10, 2020 :: August 10, 2020 The past season may have been unlike any other in the California Symphony’s 34-year history, yet together we have so many things to be proud of, and signs that point to a bright future. Thank you for so much for your support! Questions about the new season and/or subscriptions? Read FAQs About the...
July 22, 2020 :: July 22, 2020 California Symphony is known for doing things differently, and if ever there was a moment to lean into this side of who we are and what we do, it’s now. We are excited to share news about our updated plans for the 20/21 season. We continue to create and to innovate in...
:: July 22, 2020 I renewed my subscription for the 20/21 season. What happens now? Roll Over Beethoven… The 20/21 season of concerts has been moved forward one year and will now take place in 21/22, and your subscription will automatically roll over to 21/22 with it. Your renewal instructions and seating preferences will be applied in 21/22...
June 19, 2020 :: ** THIS COURSE TOOK PLACE IN SUMMER 2020. ** Stay tuned for more music education opportunities… Instructor Scott Foglesong answers your classical music and symphony questions and more in Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed, a four-class course that has sold out in both its previous years. For your comfort and convenience, this year the course is offered...
