Tchaikovsky Celebration to End Pacific Symphony's Summer Program

Labor Day weekend has never sounded so good! It's time to celebrate and commemorate nearly three decades of Pacific Symphony concerts at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre during the very last concert before the venue's scheduled closure.

Replete with booming cannons, dazzling fireworks and extraordinary music, "Tchaikovsky Spectacular" ensures this remarkable era in the Symphony's history ends with a triumphant finale. The program is a Tchaikovsky hit parade featuring excerpts from the perennially popular ballets "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker," and two beloved concertos-the Violin Concerto in D Major and Piano Concerto No. 1. Music Director Carl St.Clair takes the audience down memory lane and leads the orchestra and two virtuosic soloists, pianist Natasha Paremski and violinist Paul Huang, as well as the Huntington Beach Concert Band. The curtain falls on this chapter of the Symphony's story to the traditional sounds of the electrifying "1812" Overture.

"Tchaikovsky Spectacular" takes place on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m., at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. Tickets are $25-$108. Gates open at 6 p.m. for picnicking. Onsite, the award-winning caterer 24 carrots serves up a menu of delicious gourmet options for pre-concert dining. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or visit www.PacificSymphony.org.

"In the past, Pacific Symphony has enchanted our summer audiences during our Tchaikovsky finale with his wonderful music," says Maestro St.Clair. "It just seemed perfect to revisit these jewels as we say goodbye to Irvine Meadows before moving into our new home, taking Tchaikovsky's music with us in our hearts and memories."

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