Patrons can attend special previews on the night of their concert. The preview is a free, informal discussion about the evening's program which takes place at the Orange County Performing Arts Center at 7:00 p.m before every Classics concert.

The Previews are presented by knowledgeable hosts including KUSC radio personality Alan Chapman, and other distinguished hosts, and feature discussions about the symphonic works to be performed by the Symphony on that evening's concert. The final result is a heightened understanding and enjoyment of the concert.

A 15-minute version of the Pre-concert Talk is available online for live-streaming or downloading approximately one week before each performance. Go to the concert page on this website and click the Multimedia tab.

Pre-Concert Talks and Podcasts Archive

2012-2013 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series

• Classical 1 Preview Talk: André Watts Plays Brahms
• Classical 2 Preview Talk: Conrad Tao Plays Grieg
• Classical 3 Preview Talk: Come to the Cabaret
• Classical 4 Preview Talk: Alisa Weilerstein Plays Dvorak
• Classical 5 Preview Talk: Beethoven's Violin Concerto
• Classical 6 Preview Talk: Mozart's Requiem & More
• Classical 7 Preview Talk: Puccini's Tosca
• Classical 8 Preview Talk: From Bach to Mahler
• Classical 9 Preview Talk: Beethoven's Fifth
• Classical 10 Preview Talk: Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony
• Classical 12 Preview Talk: Rite of Spring Turns 100
• Classical 11 Preview Talk: Duke Ellington Orchestra

2011-2012 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series

• Classical 1 Preview Talk: Sarah Chang Plays Mendelssohn
• Classical 2 Preview Talk: 2011 - A Space Odyssey
• Classical 3 Preview Talk: Mahler's Ninth
• Classical 4 Preview Talk: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
• Classical 5 Preview Talk: Tchaikovsky's Fifth
• Classical 6 Preview Talk: Beethoven & Benedetti
• Classical 7 Preview Talk: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
• Classical 8 Preview Talk: Rachmaninoff's Mighty Third
• Classical 9 Preview Talk: Nowruz - Celebrating Spring
• Classical 10 Preview Talk: La Bohème
• Classical 11 Preview Talk: Schubert's Ninth
• Classical 12 Preview Talk: Beethoven's Ninth

2010-2011 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series

• Classical 1 Preview Talk: Tchaikovsky's First
• Classical 2 Preview Talk: Pictures at an Exhibition
• Classical 3 Preview Talk: Mozart and Beethoven
• Classical 4 Preview Talk: Rachmaninoff's Second
• Classical 5 Preview Talk: Zukerman Plays Beethoven
• Classical 6 Preview Talk: Beethoven's Piano Concerto
• Classical 7 Preview Talk: Cathedrals of Sound
• Classical 8 Preview Talk: The Passion of Philip Glass
• Classical 9 Preview Talk: Mahler and Liszt
• Classical 10 Preview Talk: Bolero!
• Classical 11 Preview Talk: Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninoff
• Classical 12 Preview Talk: Rhapsody in Blue

2009-2010 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series

• Classical 1 Preview Talk: Midori Plays Tchaikovsky
• Classical 2 Preview Talk: Alpine Symphony
• Classical 3 Preview Talk: Enigma Variations
• Classical 4 Preview Talk: Beethoven’s Fifth
• Classical 5 Preview Talk: A Tchaikovsky Portrait
• Classical 6 Preview Talk: The Greatest Generation
• Classical 7 Preview Talk: Fantastique!
• Classical 8 Preview Talk: Gershwin & All That Jazz
• Classical 9 Preview Talk: Poulenc’s Organ Concerto
• Classical 10 Preview Talk: Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
• Classical 11 Preview Talk: Leila Josefowicz
• Classical 12 Preview Talk: André Watts Returns