Happy Rootin’ Tootin’ Birthday, America!
Sept. 12, 2pm | Cañada College Main Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City | redwoodsymphony.org | Tickets: $35 adults / $30 seniors / $15 student with ID
Redwood Symphony’s Family Concert! Kids — and adults — will love this concert with a tour of the Orchestra, group conducting lesson (free glowing batons for all!) and ten raffle winners conducting the orchestra in a Sousa March.
Don Giovanni
Sept. 13–27 | California Theatre, 345 S. 1st, San Jose | operasj.org | $50.50–$250.50
Seduction and supernatural justice lead to the downfall of the notorious libertine antihero who has left a trail of broken hearts and vengeful spirits.
Angel Stanislav Wang: Worlds Away
Sept. 27, 2:30pm | De Anza College Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino | steinwaysociety.com | Tickets: $50–$75
Angel Stanislav Wang’s recital showcases a striking range—from the romantic intensity of Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor to the color and atmosphere of Debussy’s Estampes and the electrifying brilliance of Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Sept. 27, 7pm | St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave., San Jose | sjco.org | Ticket prices pending
Conductor: Liana Bérubé. Program: TBA
John Williams’ World
Oct. 2, 7:30pm | Heritage Theatre, 1 W Campbell Ave., Campbell | peninsulasymphony.org | Tickets: $100–$175
Peninsula Symphony’s 78th Season opens with a celebration of the music of John Williams, Hollywood’s greatest orchestral storyteller whose music has defined generations of moviegoers.
The New World
Oct. 3, 7:30pm & Oct. 4, 2:30pm | California Theatre, 345 S 1st St., San Jose | symphonysanjose.org | Tickets: $17.50–$125
Celebrate 250 years of the American spirit with music that reflects the nation’s past, present, and promise. Program includes Billy the Kid Suite, Rhapsody on America, Symphony No. 9.
The American Spirit
Oct. 10, 7:30pm | Cañada College Main Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City | redwoodsymphony.org | $35 adults / $30 seniors / $15 student with ID
The opener for Redwood Symphony’s 42nd season, ranges from a suite from the high energy Billy the Kid ballet, to Jennifer Higdon’s moving memorial Blue Cathedral and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Tony Siqi Yun: Reverence and Brilliance
Oct. 11, 2:30pm | De Anza College Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino | steinwaysociety.com | Tickets: $50–$75
Gold Medalist of the First China International Music Competition (2019), Yun blends intellectual insight with emotional intensity. His Steinway Society recital program offers the spiritual introspection of Bach/Busoni and Liszt, dramatic contrasts of Beethoven and virtuosity of Brahms’ Paganini Variations.
Old World, New World
Oct. 17, 7:30pm | De Anza College Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino | novavista.org | Tickets: $45 general admission / $35 senior / under 21 free
Amateur Van Cliburn Competition winner Thomas Yu plays selections from Beethoven, Ives, Florence Price, Gershwin and Sousa.
Symphonic Spooktacular
Oct. 24, 7:30pm & Oct. 25, 2:30pm | California Theatre, 345 S 1st St., San Jose | symphonysanjose.org | Tickets: $17.50–$125
Peter Jaffe and Symphony San Jose summon bold, triumphant themes that celebrate courage and hope—and to dark, thrilling scores that revel in mischief and menace.
Let the Poets Speak
Oct. 30, 7:30pm | Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Sanford | live.stanford.edu | Tickets: from $73.44
On the occasion of composer Philip Glass’s 90th birthday, Let the Poets Speak celebrates Glass’s extraordinary relationships and collaborations with poets. For this program, Philip Glass composed original works for Allen Ginsberg’s poems including “Wichita Vortex Sutra” and “Magic Psalm”. The evening features performances by longtime Glass interpreter pianist Timo Andres, theater artist Taylor Mac, and members of the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
George Li: Gallery of Dreams
Nov. 8, 2:30pm | De Anza College Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino | steinwaysociety.com | Tickets: $50–$75
In his Steinway Society program “Gallery of Dreams”, George Li journeys from the lyricism of Schumann to the shimmering colors of Debussy, culminating in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Nov. 15, 7pm | St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave., San Jose | sjco.org | Ticket prices pending
Conductor: Liana Bérubé. Program: TBA
Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Nov. 18, 7:30pm | Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford |live.stanford.edu | Tickets: From $73.44
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen sings late Romantic songs by Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, and Strauss, along with dramatic 20th-century selections by Korngold, Kander, and Previn.
La Salsa!
Nov. 21, 7:30pm | Cañada College Main Theater | redwoodsymphony.org | $35 Adults / $30 Seniors / $15 Student with ID
In his Bay Area debut, rising composer Roberto Sierra takes a trip to Daugherty’s fever dream of crazed motorcyclists, personified by a quartet of bassoons (Italian: fagotti), concluding with Britten’s popular tour of the modern orchestra.
Stanford Concerts with Stanford Symphonic Chorus
Nov. 21 & 22, 7:30pm | Bing Concert Hall, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City | peninsulasymphony.org | Ticket prices pending
A Peninsula Symphony tradition returns to Bing Concert Hall, with Stanford Concerts and Stanford Symphonic Chorus uniting for an all-British program with Walton’s Crown Imperial and Elgar’s London portrait to two Vaughan Williams works and Anna Clyne’s This Moment.
