Henry Segerstrom News

Exploring the breadth and depth of American dance, Segerstrom Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a diverse lineup of programming this Spring. It all begins with the World Premiere of American Ballet Theatre's new work from ABT Artist-in-Residence Alexei Ratmansky titled Of Love and Rage.

The incredible musical stylings of cross-genre sensation Pink Martini will once again join Pacific Symphony musicians onstage for the fourth time since 2010, in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall as Andy Einhorn conducts! Pink Martini is part big band, part classical ensemble, part salsa troupe and all fun!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present Broadway Legends: An All-Star Tribute to Hal Prince, a one-night-only exclusive engagement celebrating the legacy of the late producer and director Harold Prince and the acclaimed shows and music that he shaped into many of the greatest hits in Broadway history.

The incredible musical stylings of world music group Pink Martini will once again join Pacific Symphony musicians onstage for the fourth time since 2010, in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall as Andy Einhorn conducts! Pink Martini is part big band, part classical ensemble, part salsa troupe and all fun!

Enter the doors of Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and dive into the world of Prokofiev's educational and exciting a?oePeter and the Wolf.a?? Join guest conductor Maxim Eshkenazy as he leads Peter and his brave animal friends on an adventure to outsmart the Big Bad Wolf! Watch the Magic Circle Mime Co. and the colorful characters of the orchestra bring this timeless symphonic fairy tale to life!

Critically-acclaimed violinist Augustin Hadelich returns to Pacific Symphony, conducted by returning guest conductor Michael Francis, for three nights of electrifying performances. Hadelich headlines these concerts performing Paganini's virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 1, in a program opening with American composer Christopher Rouse's atmospheric work a?oeProspero's Room,a?? and closing with Rachmaninoff's quintessentially Russian Symphony No. 3. Where piano fans look to Rachmaninoff for keyboard virtuosity, violinists turn to Paganini. An outrageously gifted musician and one of the first a?oerock starsa?? of classical music, Paganini was also an accomplished composer writing hundreds of pieces including six violin concertos.

For the fifth year in a row, Pacific Symphony and South Coast Chinese Cultural Center/Irvine Chinese School join hands to present a free, fun, family-friendly Lantern Festival, commemorating the end of the Lunar New Year celebration.

Soka Performing Arts Center presents Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra with violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 3pm. The program includes Ticheli's There Will Be Rest, a piece of fragile beauty and quiet dignity, and Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, considered to be his most lyrical work, and the only concerto he wrote for one of the most popular instruments of his day: the violin.

Back by popular demand, the multifaceted virtuoso Chris Botti teams up with Pacific Symphony for a night of trumpeted serenades that you and your Valentine won't soon forget. From crooning jazz standards and classical ballads to upbeat pop tunes, Botti's wide array of performing expertise is sure to put you in a romantic mood. Pops conductor Albert-George Schram joins the Symphony again for this spectacular concert.

In a vibrant East-meets-West explosion of music and dance, Pacific Symphony welcomes the Chinese zodiac's 'Year of the Rat' with its annual 'Lunar New Year' concert. Inviting an array of talented performers from the local community and beyond, the colorful program offers a wide spectrum of entertainment unlike any other experienced in Orange County, ranging from talented dance ensembles and singers to Eastern instrumentalists, performing Eastern folk songs, orchestral classics and even some new commissions. With Music Director Carl St.Clair leading the orchestra, the evening's visual and aural spectacle is sure to properly celebrate the Lunar New Year with energetic fervor.

Pacific Symphony's Family Musical Mornings series presents a special, just-for-kids rendition of Gaetano Donizetti's 'The Elixir of Love' in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Enter the big top to immerse yourself in Donizetti's operatic circus, featuring a lovestruck laborer, a greedy quack and a love potion-what could possibly go wrong here? Associate Conductor Roger Kalia leads the audience through the twists and turns of Donizetti's comic opera for a morning of magical music.

Ring in the 2020 New Year with Pacific Symphony for a night of music written and inspired by Beethoven. With guest conductor Christian Arming manning the podium, the evening kicks off with a show-stopping performance of Beethoven's iconic Violin Concerto by internationally acclaimed violinist Clara-Jumi Kang. Afterwards, Dvořák's beloved Symphony No. 8 brings the program to an exhilarating end in a tour de force of musical fervor!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that music legend Art Garfunkel will present an intimate evening on January 11, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. a?oeA beautiful countertenora?? (The New York Times), Art Garfunkel has made an incredible mark on the music world both as a solo artist and as one half of the unrivaled duo, Simon & Garfunkel. In this intimate concert experience, Art is joined by a guitarist and keyboardist, performing Simon & Garfunkel songs, solo hits, and select covers in addition to reading excerpts from his book, What Is It All But Luminous: Notes From An Underground Man.

Soka Performing Arts Center presents Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, January 9, 2020 at 3pm. This concert is truly a Pacific Symphony family affair as Maestro St.Clair leads the Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra in this all-Mozart program, along Concert Master Dennis Kim and Benjamin Smolen who holds the Symphony's Valerie and Hans Imhof Principal Flute Chair. The all-Mozart program includes Flute Concerto in G Major and Violin Concerto No. 3.

The ever-popular, entertainer extraordinaire Marie Osmond teams up with Pacific Symphony to present audiences with the gift of music, featuring some festive holiday favorites plus hit country singles such as a?oePaper Roses,a?? a?oeMeet Me in Montanaa?? and a?oeRead My Lips.a?? Joined by guest-conductor and Symphony favorite Albert-George Schram, a?oeChristmas with Marie Osmonda?? promises to make your evening merry and bright, bringing a celebratory close to 2019!

Marvel at the 4,322-pipe, $3.1 million king of instruments that is the William J. Gillespie Concert Organ as the musicians of Pacific Symphony join forces with concert organist Todd Wilson for another grand a?oeHoliday Organ Spectacular.a?? Programming a musical cocktail of sacred and holiday music alongside traditional organ works, the evening will be sure to reflect upon the season's joyful festivities. Musicians from the Symphony include the evening's host Barry Perkins, trumpet; Mindy Ball, harp; Dennis Kim, violin; Meredith Crawford, viola; and Elliott Moreau, bassoon and saxophone.

Ring in the holiday season with the triumphant, annual celebration of Handel's beloved oratorio, a?oeMessiah.a??

Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Fiesta Navidad, one of Orange County's most popular and anticipated holiday celebrations, returns to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Thursday, December 19 at 8:00 p.m. This joyful family concert features the renowned Grammy Award-winning Mariachi Los Camperos and dance group Chiquina Palafox.

Watch the children's toys, mice and music all come to life with Pacific Symphony presenting the a?oeNutcracker for Kidsa?? in time for the holiday season! Join Associate Conductor Roger Kalia and Orange County's acclaimed Festival Ballet Theatre at the concert hall for a journey through the Land of Sweets, a grand holiday sing-a-long and a chance to meet a special guest flying in from the North Pole!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a thrilling roster of performances and events that celebrate the holiday season. It all begins on December 1 when Mannheim Steamroller returns to the Center, followed by a dose of laughter and some holiday shopping with Dixie's Tupperware Party (December 4 a?" 8), then American Ballet Theatre's delightful production of The Nutcracker (December 13 a?" 22), the popular annual presentation of Fiesta Navidad with Mariachi Los Camperos (December 19), Spanish Harlem Orchestra's Salsa Navidad (December 21), and all culminating with the elegant Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert (December 28).