Shelley Conducts The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Strauss
October 22 - October 24, 2026
Alexander Shelley, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD: Violin Concerto No. 2
STRAUSS: Also Sprach Zarathustra
These are melodies you know, leaping from the symphony to the silver screen. Conductor Alexander Shelley brings orchestral magic with Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Disney’s Fantasia) and Strauss’ dramatic tone poem, featuring its iconic sunrise fanfare (2001: A Space Odyssey). Virtuoso James Ehnes debuts a sweeping Violin Concerto by film composer James Newton Howard.
Henri Temianka Distinguished Violinist Concert Series
Sponsored by Dr. Daniel Temianka and Dr. Zeinab Dabbah
Preview Talk at 7 p.m. with Classical California midday host Alan Chapman.
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October 22, 2026 | 8:00 PM
October 23, 2026 | 8:00 PM
October 24, 2026 | 8:00 PM
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