Press Releases

Special Screening Of U.S. Broadcast Premiere Of Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island: The Dream Of America With Pacific Symphony" On PBS' Great Performances

2018/06/13

Pacific Symphony Performs Lauridsen, Ravel, Bernstein And Strauss In Lyrical Program Featuring Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers And Concertmaster-Designate Dennis Kim

2018/05/24

Pacific Symphony Pops Gets Saturday Night Fever With Multimedia Tribute Band "Stayin' Alive" Performing The Music Of The Bee Gees

2018/05/16

Acclaimed Pianist Boris Giltburg Joins Pacific Symphony For A Night Of Russian Classical Music, Performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2

2018/05/15

EXCLUSIVE ANNUAL WINE EVENT—“PACIFIC COAST WINE FESTIVAL SUPPORTING PACIFIC SYMPHONY”—TAKES PLACE JUNE 2 AT THE BALBOA BAY RESORT IN NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. Live auction to feature such wines as Domaine del la Romanée-Conti and Screaming Eagle

2018/05/14

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Marches Forward To End The 2017-18 Season On A Patriotic Note With "Americana," Celebrating The Concert Band's Place In American History

2018/05/09

Pacific Symphony Appoints New Concertmaster: Korean-Born Dennis Kim Has Served As Concertmaster With Leading Orchestras On Four Continents

2018/04/30

Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra Concludes Season With Gershwin's "American In Paris," Plus, Glazunov And Sibelius Violin Concertos Played By Concerto Competition Winners

2018/04/17

Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings Ends Season With Summer Tunes From The British Isles And A Visit From Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble—In Preparation For Tour To Costa Rica

2018/04/16

Pacific Symphony Unveils The Sublime Beauty Of Beethoven's "Emperor," Played By One Of Classical Music's Finest Pianists, André Watts, And The Intensity Of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony

2018/04/12

Renowned Organist Dennis James To Perform A Chilling Soundtrack To The First-Ever Vampire Film (1922), "Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror," Starring Max Schreck

2018/04/09

PACIFIC SYMPHONY INVITES ORANGE COUNTY AUDIENCES TO PREVIEW THE CONCERT TO BE PERFORMED AT CARNEGIE HALL ON APRIL 21

2018/04/05

"Cirque De La Symphonie" Brings Magical Fusion Of Dramatic Cirque Feats And Classical Music To Pacific Symphony Pops

2018/03/20

Pacific Symphony Makes Carnegie Hall Debut In Philip Glass Program Featuring New York Premiere Of Orchestra Co-Comission The Passion Of Ramakrishna, April 21

2018/03/19

Genre-Bending Sensation Pink Martini Joins Pacific Symphony For Another Pops Concert Full Of Unique, Worldly Music

2018/03/15

New York, New York! Guests Of Pacific Symphony's 2018 Gala, "On The Town," Revel In 1940s New York As They Celebrate The Orchestra's Upcoming Debut At Carnegie Hall

2018/03/13

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Director Gregory X. Whitmore Honored Twice—By The American Prize And The International Society For Music Education

2018/03/12

NPR's "From The Top" Selects Two Pacific Symphony Youth Ensemble Musicians To Perform On The National Broadcast With Renowned Host Christopher O'Riley

2018/02/14

Rich And Inventive, Pacific Symphony's Opera Initiative Enters Seventh Year With Mozart's Beloved "The Magic Flute," Featuring World-Class Soloists, Pacific Chorale and Stunning Stage Design

2018/02/08

Pacific Symphony's 2018 Gala, "On The Town," Returns To The Glamour And Elegance Of 1940s New York To Celebrate The Orchestra's Upcoming Carnegie Hall Debut On April 21!

2018/02/01

Pacific Symphony And South Coast Chinese Cultural Center/ Irvine Chinese School Celebrate The End Of The Lunar New Year With The Exciting And Colorful "2018 Lantern Festival"

2018/01/30

Set Sail For A Romantic Valentine's Day Celebration With Soft-Rock Sensation Christopher Cross When Pacific Symphony Pops Heads For The Proverbial Island Of Starry-Eyed Dreams

2018/01/29

Pacific Symphony's Cafe Ludwig Celebrates The Late Leonard Bernstein's 100th And Steve Reich's 80th With All-American Chamber Music

2018/01/25

Pacific Symphony's "Love Feast"—A Vibrant Array Of East-Meets-West Music And Dance—Welcomes The Chinese New Year And Brings Orange County's Communities Together In Celebration

2018/01/23

Pacific Symphony And Orange County School Of The Arts (OCSA) Partner To Provide Mentorship And Training To The Next Generation Of Musicians

2018/01/22

Great Music, Singing, Dancing and Good-Natured Pranks Abound During "Fledermaus: The Bat-Man's Revenge - Opera For Kids!" As Pacific Symphony Delivers Its Version Of The Famous Operetta

2018/01/22

太平洋交響樂團宣佈首次訪華巡演音樂總監卡爾·聖克萊爾（Carl St.Clair）將帶領樂團於2018年5月9至15日造訪中國五大城市曲目包括莫扎特第三號小提琴協奏曲，平克斯·祖克曼擔任獨奏

2018/01/12

太平洋交响乐团宣布首次访华巡演音乐总监卡尔·圣克莱尔（Carl St.Clair）将带领乐团于2018年5月9至15日造访中国五大城市曲目包括莫扎特第三号小提琴协奏曲，平克斯·祖克曼担任独奏

2018/01/12

Pacific Symphony Announces First-Ever Tour To China Music Director Carl St.Clair to Conduct Symphony in Five Cultural Centers, May 9-15, 2018

2018/01/12

Music Director Carl St.Clair Leads Pacific Symphony And One Of Russia's Greatest Pianists, Alexander Romanovsky, In Prokofiev's Highly Demanding Piano Concerto No. 2 Romanovsky also performs Prokofiev during Sunday Casual Connections

2018/01/10

"Strings For Generations" Tunes Up For New Season As Pacific Symphony And Irvine Chinese School Welcome Families To Play Together And Share The Joy Of Music

2017/12/19

Premier Organist Paul Jacobs Returns To Pacific Symphony For A Special Recital Featuring Music By J.S. Bach And Franz Liszt, Performed On The William J. Gillespie Concert Organ

2017/12/14

Pacific Symphony Opens The New Year With Beethoven's First And Only Violin Concerto Performed By Virtuoso Ray Chen; Elgar's Symphony No. 1 Rounds Out Concert Of Firsts

2017/12/13

Grammy and Academy Award-Nominated Singer, Writer, Actor, Producer And Director Seth MacFarlane Makes His Orange County Debut Performing Timeless Holiday Classics

2017/11/20

Bask In The Splendor Of The Holidays When Leading Organist Todd Wilson Joins Pacific Symphony Musicians For A Festive Evening Showcasing The Majestic William J. Gillespie Organ

2017/11/14

Rejoice In The Inspired Melodies And Theatrical Mastery Of "Handel's Glorious Messiah," When John Alexander Conducts Pacific Symphony In This Moving Prelude To Christmas

2017/11/06

Magical Whirl of Dazzling Dancers, Gallant Prince and Stunning Sugar Plum Fairy Make Spirits Bright For Pacific Symphony's Enchanting Holiday Favorite, "Nutcracker For Kids"

2017/11/02

Double Debut: Internationally Acclaimed Chinese Pianist Xiayin Wang Joins Pacific Symphony To Play Gershwin's Concerto In F Led By Estonian Anu Tali

2017/11/01

Be Strung Along By The Beauty Of Music And Young Talent When Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings Opens Season With Prelude Chamber Strings And Music From Baroque Era To Now

2017/10/25

Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra's 2017-18 Season Takes Flight With Stravinsky's "Firebird" And Revels In Berlioz's "Roman Carnival Overture," As It Explores The Music Behind "Stories And Myths"

2017/10/24

Inspired By The Past Anniversary Season And Austrian Tour, Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Opens 2017-18 With Nothing Less Daunting Than "Empires And Everything Else"

2017/10/23

It's An Afternoon Of California-Inspired Chamber Music And Art At The Hilbert Museum When Partners Pacific Symphony And Chapman University Present Latest "INTERPLAY" Concert

2017/10/12

Let's Play! Community Musicians Say "Yes!" To Invitation By Pacific Symphony To Rehearse And Perform Chamber Music With Orchestra Musicians On Samueli Theater's Concert Stage

2017/10/11

"Tribute To Ella!" Pacific Symphony's Pops Season Celebrates The Centennial Birthday Of Ella Fitzgerald With A Mesmerizing And Memorable Tribute To The Remarkable "First Lady Of Song"

2017/10/10

Halloween Goes Hollywood When Pacific Symphony Hosts The Despicable Villains' Choice Awards With Music From "Star Wars," "Harry Potter" And "The Nightmare Before Christmas!"

2017/10/05

Internationally Celebrated Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Returns For The First Time Since The 1999-2000 Pacific Symphony Season To Perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 Under The Baton Of Norwegian Conductor Rune Bergmann

2017/10/04

Pacific Symphony's 2017-18 Pops Season Opens With The Incomparable, Multi-Award-Winning Music Icon David Foster, Whose Catalog Of Endless Hits Defines Popular Music

2017/09/26

Pacific Symphony's Class Act Enters 23rd Season As Students Throughout Orange County Discover The Magic Of Music Through Beethoven's Trials And Triumphs

2017/09/25

Celebrated Conductor André Previn Cancels October Appearance With Pacific Symphony

2017/09/12

Pacific Symphony's Cafe Ludwig Returns to Serve Up 2017-18 Season's First Delicious Helping of Chamber Music with "Beethoven & Schubert"

2017/09/07

Pacific Symphony Welcomes Violin Superstar Joshua Bell for a Stunning Performance of Sibelius' Technically Challenging and Musically Riveting Violin Concerto. Dvořák’s much-loved Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” caps off the evening

2017/08/31

Pacific Symphony's 39th Season Launches with Beethoven's Mighty Fifth Symphony and Operatic Superstar, Greet Grimsley, in his Pacific Symphony Debut

2017/08/30

Just Added to Pacific Symphony's 2017-18 Pops Series: Pink Martini!

2017/08/28

West Coast Debut of This Year's Van Cliburn International Competition Gold Medalist, Yekwon Sunwoo. Pacific Symphony’s Much-Loved Annual Favorite “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” Concludes the First “Summerfest” Season of Magical Music at Pacific Amphitheatre!

2017/08/08

It's Movie Night! Pacific Symphony "SummerFest" Delivers Thrills, Chills and Big Scary Dinosaurs, as the Orchestra Performs John Williams Knockout Score for "Jurassic Park"!

2017/07/24

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Awarded First Place in Austria’s Premier Global Youth Music Festival

2017/07/18

It's Time! Pacific Symphony Fills Summer Evenings with Free, Joyous Music in the Great Outdoors When It Travels to Irvine, Mission Viejo and Newport Beach for "Symphony in the Cities"

2017/07/06

California Dreamin' Takes Talented Young Musicians of Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble on Tour to Austria for Participation in Prestigious Music Festival

2017/06/26

Everybody Cut Loose! Pacific Symphony’s Rockin’ SummerFest Concert Stars Kenny Loggins in a Feel-Great Summer Night of Smash Hits, Co-Presented with the OC Fair!

2017/06/21

Hello Summer! Pacific Symphony Inaugurates New SummerFest Series at OC Fair with "Symphonic Springsteen" Along With Dazzling Fireworks for Magical July 4th Celebration

2017/06/14

Pacific Symphony Announces 2017-18 Pops Season Brimming with Bright Stars and Sparkling Entertainment Led By Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman

2017/04/21

Pacific Symphony and Music Director Carl St.Clair announce 2017-18 Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series and Special Events

2017/02/20

Pacific Symphony “SummerFest” Makes Grand Debut at OC Fair's Pacific Amphitheatre—Kicking off a Whole New Era of Sensational Summer Music in the Great Outdoors!

2017/02/13