Creativity, art and self-expression can be such an important part of one’s growth and development. Not only are people, especially kids, able to express their personality, but there is no limit to what can be communicated through the arts. It

Music has played a huge role over many centuries in defining generations, places and time periods – but have you ever wondered about the history of modern day instruments? One instrument that most people probably have not heard of is

This is Beethoven’s 250th birthday year, and former Symphony guest pianist Boris Giltburg is recording all 32 of the great composer’s piano sonatas! His website explains: “To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, I will be learning and filming all 32

‘Tis the “Year of the Rat,” and we couldn’t be more excited here at the Symphony for another colorful Lunar New Year celebration at the end of the month! For the past several years, we’ve celebrated the Lunar New Year

“Music is always about people, wanting to connect, and connecting together” —Valerie Imhof, Class Act co-founder and program chair In 1994, parents from seven Orange County elementary schools sat around a table and discussed their hopes and dreams for music

Starting the New Year off strong is “Beethoven’s Violin Concerto,” a concert taking place from Jan. 16-18. Clara-Jumi Kang performs this wickedly lyrical piece, often referred to as “The Emperor Concerto,” as Christian Arming conducts the Symphony. Elsewhere on the

The little bolts of electricity running through their neurons as they play are not connected the same way as concert goers’. Piano players brains even work differently than the way musicians’ are wired. And this is all because of the

Take time in the New Year to reconnect with the arts, and discover the magic of classical music in live concert! Our January schedule is packed with talented musicians from all over the world, making it the right time to

Opera seems analogous to a bumblebee: it’s an anatomical impossibility that somehow shouldn’t fly, and yet it does. English satirist Terry Pratchett once quipped: “Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong.” And, indeed, when

There I was, in the summer of sixth or seventh grade, sitting in the string ensemble having the time of my life at school. I loved playing violin, and the human touch of music. I was able to say what