Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events in Concord, United States

California Symphony's November concerts explore the relationships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russian composer Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from 1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky, creating a direct musical and h ..

California Symphony's November concerts explore the relationships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russian composer Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from 1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky, creating a direct musical and h ..

California Symphony's holiday concerts are back by popular demand! Brass, percussion, and organ bring the season's music into sharp focus, moving from quiet reflection to rhythmic celebration. Familiar carols such as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Carol of the Bell ..

California Symphony opens its 40th anniversary season with a program celebrating American connections. All three works on the program share a common thread: they were premiered in the United States, a fitting nod as the nation marks its 250th anniversary and reflects ..

California Symphony opens its 40th anniversary season with a program celebrating American connections. All three works on the program share a common thread: they were premiered in the United States, a fitting nod as the nation marks its 250th anniversary and reflects ..

California Symphony presents Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed this July, expanding access to music education and offering a fun and informative introduction to classical music for "classically curious" adults in the Bay Area. Hosted by award-winning instructor Scott ..

California Symphony's season finale concerts feature Rachmaninoff's dazzling piano concerto, Borodin's dramatic symphony, and a world premiere. The performances include the third and final commission for the California Symphony by Resident Composer Saad Haddad, whose ..

California Symphony's season finale concerts feature Rachmaninoff's dazzling piano concerto, Borodin's dramatic symphony, and a world premiere. The performances include the third and final commission for the California Symphony by Resident Composer Saad Haddad, whose ..

California Symphony's March concerts feature music of reflection, resistance, and radiant transformation spanning the last century. Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's Stille Musik from 2002 sets the tone, taking listeners on a meditative journey away from the n ..

California Symphony's March concerts feature music of reflection, resistance, and radiant transformation spanning the last century. Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's Stille Musik from 2002 sets the tone, taking listeners on a meditative journey away from the n ..

California Symphony's first concerts of 2026 feature a genre-blending program that showcases the wind and brass instruments of the orchestra, moving from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classical elegance to Friedrich Gulda's jazz-inspired Cello Concerto. The concert begin ..

California Symphony's first concerts of 2026 feature a genre-blending program that showcases the wind and brass instruments of the orchestra, moving from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classical elegance to Friedrich Gulda's jazz-inspired Cello Concerto. The concert begin ..

California Symphony and Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. The concert opens with the rich harmonies of GRAMMY-winning composer Jessie Montgomery's Overture. Composed in 2022, Montgomery's Overture blends elements of ..

California Symphony and Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. The concert opens with the rich harmonies of GRAMMY-winning composer Jessie Montgomery's Overture. Composed in 2022, Montgomery's Overture blends elements of ..

California Symphony opens its 2025-2026 season with PICTURES FROM PARIS, featuring three iconic orchestral showstoppers to transport you to the vibrant artistic world of 1920s Paris. Conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, the orchestra performs Maur ..

California Symphony opens its 2025-2026 season with PICTURES FROM PARIS, featuring three iconic orchestral showstoppers to transport you to the vibrant artistic world of 1920s Paris. Conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, the orchestra performs Maur ..

California Symphony presents Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed this July, expanding access to music education and offering a fun and informative introduction to classical music for "classically curious" adults in the Bay Area. Hosted by award-winning instructor Scott ..

California Symphony concludes its 2024-2025 season with a striking pair of unfinished masterpieces, each marking the pinnacle of achievement for the composers. Conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, the orchestra performs the two surviving movements ..

The Oakland Civic Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Martha Stoddard and Assistant Conductor Andrew O'Donnell, presents its season fInale "Legends," featuring Alex Strachan in the exciting world premiere of Legend: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra by composer-i ..

Join California Symphony at Berkeley's iconic Claremont Hotel for a vintage Vegas-themed night of glitz, glamour, and timeless music, featuring cocktails, live and silent auctions, dinner, dancing, and performances by California Symphony musicians, plus live music an ..

The Oakland Civic Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Martha Stoddard and Assistant Conductor Andrew O'Donnell, presents its "Picturesque!" concert. The program features soloist Sara Couden in Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer and also includes traditional favorites ..

California Symphony’s first concerts of 2025, conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, combine a calming meditation by composer Carlos Simon, a world-famous Spanish guitar concerto by Joaquin Rodrigo, and Mozart’s classical grandeur. Inspired by the w ..

California Symphony’s first concerts of 2025, conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, combine a calming meditation by composer Carlos Simon, a world-famous Spanish guitar concerto by Joaquin Rodrigo, and Mozart’s classical grandeur. Inspired by the w ..

This November, California Symphony, conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, takes audience members on an odyssey through the orchestra. Benjamin Britten’s lively Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra uses a memorable theme to introduce different inst ..

This November, California Symphony, conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, takes audience members on an odyssey through the orchestra. Benjamin Britten's lively Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra uses a memorable theme to introduce different inst ..

California Symphony, conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, launches its 2024-25 season with two thrilling concerts celebrating the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, a monumental masterpiece that celebrates our shared humanity. The co ..

The Marcus Shelby Orchestra will perform PORT CHICAGO, a musical suite inspired by the Bay Area's Black World War II sailors of Port Chicago Naval Magazine, whose heroic actions initiated the desegregation of the US Navy. The suite captures the essence of the war era ..

The California Symphony conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera showcases the unique and individual sounds of woodwinds, brass, and percussion in "Mozart Serenades." Written when he was 17-years-old, Richard Strauss' lively Serenade opens the night of ..

The California Symphony conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera showcases the unique and individual sounds of woodwinds, brass, and percussion in "Mozart Serenades." Written when he was 17-years-old, Richard Strauss’ lively Serenade opens the night of ..

The California Symphony conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera presents Gershwin in New York, a program that spotlights the promise of the American Dream. In honor of one of the most significant and popular American composers, famed jazz pianist Marc ..

The California Symphony conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera presents Gershwin in New York, a program that spotlights the promise of the American Dream. Famed jazz combo the Marcus Roberts Trio—jazz pianist Marcus Roberts, NEA Jazz Master drummer J ..