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Calendar of Events
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Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion
Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
An international phenomenon, Grammy Award-winning tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain is one of the foremost percussionists of the contemporary world whose brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a national treasure of India. This Masters of Percussion performance will see Zakir Hussain joined by the astonishing Niladri Kumar on sitar, the peerless Eric Harland on Western drums, and the Kerala Drummers from the Southwestern coast of India.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
The Australian Chamber Orchestra lives and breathes music, making waves around the world for their explosive performances and brave interpretations. This performance is led by violinist Richard Tognetti and features pianist Paul Lewis.
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Havana Cuba All-Stars: Asere!
Saturday, April 6, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Back by popular demand! Comprised of Cuba’s greatest and most prominent musicians and backed by three of Cuba’s finest dancing couples, the high-energy Havana Cuba All-Stars bring a joyous celebration of Cuban music and dance styles, showcasing a wide variety of infectious Cuban rhythms and melodies, from the cha cha to the rumba and from “Son Cubano” style to the salsa.
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Thursday, April 18, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
One of the most sought after and cherished artists of our time, Grammy Award-winning pianist Murray Perahia is celebrated worldwide as a musician of rare musical sensitivity.
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Orange County Youth Symphony: 49th Season Finale
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 4pm
Musco Center for the Arts, Chapman University
The Philharmonic Society’s Orange County Youth Symphony's 49th season finale concert features more than 150 musicians with special guests from Diamond Bar High School Orchestra joining the OCYS to celebrate 10 years under the musical direction of Maestro Daniel Alfred Wachs in his farewell performance with Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony and Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1.
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20th Anniversary TourSilkroad Ensemble Heroes Take Their Stands
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 8pm
Segerstrom Hall
Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble seamlessly melds musical traditions from all over the world. Hear the Ensemble join forces with folklorist Ahmad Sadri for a five-part multimedia work, Heroes Take Their Stands, a cycle of stories that spans time, space, and the human experience.
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Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis & Jeremy Denk
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
A musical dream team, longtime musical collaborators and friends, violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk, unite for an evening of chamber works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff and Ravel.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter & Chamber Orchestra Vienna-Berlin
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Four-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter teams up with leading players from the Vienna Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic for Mozart’s brilliant Violin Concertos.
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Sunday, October 6, 2019, 3pm
Samueli Theater
True to the original social function of chamber music, Camera Lucida is a project of friendship and personal exploration—a chamber music collaboration between musicians with diverse backgrounds, including principal members of the San Diego Symphony, performance faculty of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and Columbia University, and guests from the international chamber music world.
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LA Phil with Esa-Pekka Salonen
Sunday, October 20, 2019, 3pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Grammy Award-winning conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the LA Phil in works by Tchaikovsky, Bartók and Thorvaldsdottir, joined by Gramophone’s 2017 Young Artist of the Year, violinist Daniel Lozakovich.
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Saturday, October 26, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
A magisterial presence at the keyboard, Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music.
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Friday, November 8, 2019, 8pm
Samueli Theater
Known for their energy, passion, and conviction of its interpretations, the Paris-based musicians behind the Modigliani Quartet bring a stylish precision to their performances of the most exquisite chamber music in the string quartet repertoire.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 8pm
Samueli Theater
Since its debut in 2002, the Danish String Quartet has become one of the most sought-after quartets in the world, earning numerous accolades, including being named winner of the 11th London International String Quartet Competition and coveted appointments with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s highly regarded CMS Two program and with BBC Radio 3 as a New Generation Artist.
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Vivaldi's The Four Seasons: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Led by violinist and music director Daniel Hope, the Zurich Chamber performs Vivaldi’s classic The Four Seasons along with works from Hope's recent recording for Deutsche Grammophon, My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin, which pays tribute to his dear friend and mentor.
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"The Spirit of the Season" with Voctave
Saturday, December 14, 2019, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
An 11-member a cappella ensemble with professional roots with Walt Disney World entertainment, Voctave is known for their chart-topping performances of Disney and Broadway hits, modern pop covers, and holiday favorites.
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Duke Ellington's Nutcrackerwith Duke Ellington Orchestra
Sunday, December 15, 2019, 7pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Jazz up your holidays with Duke Ellington’s dazzling reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra!
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 8pm
Samueli Theater
Three renowned visionary artists of the next generation—violinist Stefan Jackiw, pianist Conrad Tao, and cellist Jay Campbell—combine talents in this eclectic new piano trio, JCT (pronounced “junction”).
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax makes a special recital appearance in an all-Beethoven program, including the three Op. 2 sonatas, which the composer dedicated to Joseph Haydn.
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San Diego Symphony with Edo de Waart
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 3pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Dutch conductor Edo de Waart leads the San Diego Symphony in an all-Beethoven program, including his Egmont Overture and Symphony Nos. 4 and 6 ("Pastoral").
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman
Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
One of the world’s preeminent classical artists, Grammy Award-winning conductor and violinist Pinchas Zukerman has remained a phenomenon in the classical music world for more than four decades. Zukerman returns leading the London-based Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, an ensemble widely regarded for its exceptional quality and versatility.
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Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas, Part I
with Midori & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Friday, January 31, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Grammy Award-winning violinist Midori and renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet team up for a series of three concerts covering all ten of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas. An exclusive West Coast engagement of this complete cycle, the opening concert of the cycle showcases Sonata Nos. 1, 4, 8 and 7.
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Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas, Part II
with Midori & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 3pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Grammy Award-winning violinist Midori and renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet team up for a series of three concerts covering all ten of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas. Part two of this exclusive West Coast engagement of the complete cycle showcases Sonata Nos. 5, 6, and 10.
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Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas, Part III
with Midori & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Grammy Award-winning violinist Midori and renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet team up for a series of three concerts covering all ten of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas. An exclusive West Coast engagement of the complete cycle, the cycle concludes with Sonata Nos. 2, 3, and 9 ("Kreutzer").
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LBMF Opening Night: Ray Chen in Recital
Friday, February 7, 2020, 8pm
Venue TBD
Opening Night of the 2020 Laguna Beach Music Festival features Festival Artistic Director and internationally acclaimed violinist Ray Chen in recital with works by Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Debussy, and Ravel.
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Saturday, February 8, 2020, 8pm
Venue TBD
Festival Artistic Director and violin virtuoso Ray Chen and special guests for Bach's Double Violin Concerto and Ástor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
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Sunday, February 9, 2020, 3pm
Soka Performing Arts Center
Grammy Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov–winner of Gramophone’s 2016 Artist of the Year award–has been declared “without question the most astounding pianist of our age” (The Times of London).
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LBMF: Ray Chen & Dover Quartet
Sunday, February 9, 2020, 3pm
Venue TBD
Ray Chen joins forces with the critically acclaimed chamber ensemble Dover Quartet exploring rich works by Chausson and Elgar in the 2020 Laguna Beach Music Festival’s closing night.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Celebrated for her charismatic artistry and captivating stage presence, sensational piano dynamo Yuja Wang returns to Orange County with a vivid recital performance.
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Joshua Bell & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
One of the most celebrated violinists of his time, Joshua Bell returns with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in a program featuring Paganini's virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven’s beloved Fifth Symphony.
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Rotterdam Philharmonic & Lahav Shani
Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
The young Israeli conductor taking the classical music world by storm, Lahav Shani leads the Rotterdam Philharmonic in an all-Beethoven program, including the Seventh Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 5 (the "Emperor"), featuring pianist Nelson Freire.
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Augustin Hadelich & Orion Weiss
Thursday, March 26, 2020, 8pm
Samueli Theater
Musical America's 2018 Instrumentalist of the Year, violinist Augustin Hadelich joins with pianist Orion Weiss, a protégé of Emanuel Ax, for an extraordinary performance showcasing phenomenal technique and gorgeous tone.
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Boston Pops Esplanade & Randy Newman
Sunday, March 29, 2020, 7pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Legendary songwriter Randy Newman joins the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart, performing hits from his vast catalogue of unforgettable film scores and pop songs.
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Bomsori Kim & Rafal Blechacz
Sunday, April 19, 2020, 3pm
Samueli Theater
Stars of numerous prestigious international music competitions, South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim and Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz are two of today's most vibrant emerging musical personalities.
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Les Violons du Roy with Avi Avital
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Mandolin player Avi Avital, whose astonishing virtuosity has established him as a star on the international classical music scene and a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin repertory, joins Les Violons du Roy in works by Bach and Vivaldi.
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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Friday, May 15, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who became a household name worldwide after playing at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, joins the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and its new music director Jaime Martín for Saint-Saëns' captivating and brilliant Cello Concerto No. 1. Also on the program are Beethoven's Third Symphony and the world premiere of a new work by Derrick Spiva.
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Saturday, May 23, 2020, 8pm
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Internationally renowned superstar soprano Renée Fleming returns for a recital of beloved songs and arias.
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