The most famous masterpiece by Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns, “Carnival of the Animals,” was not publicly performed during his lifetime. The suite was only played twice in small, intimate concerts. The musicians who were at those concerts, notably Frank Liszt, implored Saint-Saëns

“Diehl, a rising star of jazz piano, has an individual talent so huge that one day he may extend the jazz tradition …” Aaron Diehl joins us for “Rhapsody in Blue” conducted by Mei-Ann Chen Nov. 14-16. Taking jazz and

Orange County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution honoring Pacific Symphony as Orange County’s “Global Arts Ambassador” reflecting the success of Pacific Symphony’s historic tours to China, Europe, and a sold-out Carnegie Hall performance, as well as its national television

Pacific Symphony is here to give you the chills and thrills of a composer with two eerie soundtracks – Happy Halloween! Five episodes and 19 Emmy nods later, HBO’s “Chernobyl” felt like a real cultural event. If you haven’t seen

Michael Franz will join Pacific Symphony as principal bass in January 2019. A native of Burlington, Vt., he began playing double bass in public school at age 14. Franz is a 2014 graduate of the Eastman School of Music where

The Halloween season is here, and November is just around the corner. That means colder weather, pumpkin pie and exciting concerts with Pacific Symphony! Performances are scheduled for the first and third weekends. The first weekend we will host our

With Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday coming up next year, and a Pops concert celebrating the legacy he’s left on musical theater right around the corner (shameless ticket plug), we’d like to bring your attention to an interview from NPR’S “Fresh

It was May, 1992, and I entered the labyrinth basement of our former concert hall to warm up for my audition for Pacific Symphony. I was grateful for the signs directing me to the green room, the warmup spaces and

Get to know another one of our new musicians – today, second violinist Hanbyul Jang! She, along with Warren, Julie and Joanna will be featured in our concert this weekend, Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique”! A native of South Korea, Hanbyul Jang joined

Another day, another new musician to add to the Pacific Symphony family! Today, get to know Julie Ahn, who was just added to our first violin roster. Julie, along with Joanna and Warren, will be performing during our upcoming Tchaikovsky’s