February 2012



  • Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and Friends
    Thursday, February 23, 2012 8:00 PM
    The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio return for a brilliant collaboration with two renowned artists performing a new commissioned work by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
    Location:
    Irvine Barclay Theatre
    Pricing: $35.00 - $45.00
  • March 2012



  • A Night of Broadway at the Philharmonic Supper Club
    2012 Benefit Gala
    Friday, March 09, 2012 6:00 PM
    The Philharmonic Society's 2012 benefit gala will showcase entertainment from composer-lyricist Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway, featuring a dazzling cast of Broadway stars and an all-star New York band performing a musical revue of Broadway's most celebrated shows.
    Location:
    Samueli Theater
    Pricing: $1,000.00 - $2,500.00
  • St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:00 PM
    On its inaugural transcontinental tour of the United States, the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra will perform orchestral masterworks such as Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé and Pictures at an Exhibition.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • Takács Quartet and Garrick Ohlsson
    Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:00 PM
    Bringing fresh insights to string quartet repertoire, the Takács Quartet performs with Grammy Award-winning master pianist Garrick Ohlsson in a wonderful collaboration of Shostakovich’s exciting and difficult Piano Quintet.
    Location:
    Irvine Barclay Theatre
    Pricing: $35.00 - $45.00
  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:00 PM
    The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra visits with trailblazing female music director and Musical America's 2009 Conductor of the Year Marin Alsop in a performance of contemporary works.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • An Evening with Charles Castronovo
    Dinner & Music at Shady Canyon
    Friday, March 30, 2012 6:00 PM
    Catch a rare intimate performance with tenor Charles Castronovo as he performs Italian songs and opera arias accompanied by a guitar duo.
    Location:
    Shady Canyon Golf Club
    Pricing: $75.00 - $100.00
  • April 2012



  • "Night in Napoli" Charles Castronovo
    Sunday, April 01, 2012 7:00 PM
    Don't miss out as acclaimed tenor and CSUF alumnus Charles Castronovo makes his Orange County debut with "Night in Napoli."
    Location:
    Irvine Barclay Theatre
    Pricing: $35.00 - $45.00
  • Cleveland Orchestra
    Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:00 PM
    Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra with a performance of Mendelssohn’s beloved “Scottish” Symphony and other works.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
    Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:00 PM
    The famed British chamber orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields visits with superstar violinist and Grammy Award-winner Joshua Bell to perform a program of Beethoven’s most acclaimed pieces.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $40.00 - $250.00
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic with Pepe Romero
    Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 PM
    This season, the Los Angeles Philharmonic returns for its annual Orange County performance with a Spanish flair, including a repertoire of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • May 2012



  • New York Philharmonic
    Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:00 PM
    On his first tour of American cities with the Philharmonic, music director Alan Gilbert makes his Orange County conducting debut leading the New York Philharmonic through a lush program of famous orchestral gems you'll be sure to enjoy.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $50.00 - $350.00
  • June 2012



  • Simone Dinnerstein, piano
    Corona del Mar Baroque Music Festival
    Monday, June 18, 2012 8:00 PM
    Considered one of the foremost Bach interpreters today, do not miss Simone Dinnerstein’s Orange County debut as she pays tribute to Baroque-era master composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $15.00 - $45.00
  • October 2012



  • Parker Quartet
    Beethoven: The Late Great
    Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:00 PM
    Hear the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet perform the last piece Beethoven ever completed: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135. This performance is part of the Society’s multi-season Beethoven: the Late Great celebration.
    Location:
    Irvine Barclay Theatre
    Pricing: $35.00 - $45.00
  • November 2012



  • Philharmonia Orchestra
    Beethoven: The Late Great
    Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:00 PM
    Musical fireworks abound when Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Orange County for the first time since his departure from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, leading the famed Phiharmonia Orchestra on an exploration of works by Beethoven and Berlioz.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
    Beethoven: The Late Great
    Monday, November 19, 2012 8:00 PM
    Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his ensemble return performing Beethoven’s choral masterpiece, the Missa Solemnis. Written around the same time as the Ninth Symphony, the Missa Solemnis showcases Beethoven at the pinnacle of his composing prowess.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • Beethoven's Ninth
    Beethoven: The Late Great
    Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:00 PM
    Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his renowned ensemble return to Orange County with Beethoven’s final complete symphony—and the crown jewel of symphonic repertoire—the Ninth Symphony. Your ears will be forever changed after hearing this fine ensemble perform the “Ode to Joy.”
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $35.00 - $250.00
  • January 2013



  • Louis Lortie Goes to the Opera
    Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:00 PM
    The Society commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner with a recital by French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie, featuring Wagner opera transcriptions transcribed and arranged by Franz Liszt.
    Location:
    Soka Performing Arts Center
    Pricing: $20.00 - $150.00
  • February 2013



  • Yo-Yo Ma in Recital
    Saturday, February 02, 2013 8:00 PM
    One of classical music’s most celebrated artists, Grammy Award-winning superstar cellist and recent Kennedy Center Honoree Yo-Yo Ma returns to Orange County for a special recital accompanied by longtime collaborator Kathryn Stott.
    Location:
    Soka Performing Arts Center
    Pricing: $50.00 - $350.00
  • Itzhak Perlman in Recital
    Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:00 PM
    Acclaimed for his exceptional talent, legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman is one of the preeminent musicians of our generation. Honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, his recordings regularly appear on the best-seller charts and have earned fifteen Grammy Awards to date.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $50.00 - $350.00
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
    Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:00 PM
    England’s treasured BBC Concert Orchestra makes a rare journey across the Atlantic with a repertoire featuring works by central figures of 20th century British classical music: Britten, Elgar, and Butterworth. Young cellist Sophie Shao joins the orchestra for Elgar’s famous Cello Concerto.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • March 2013



  • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Monday, March 18, 2013 8:00 PM
    The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra makes its first Orange County performance in nearly two decades under the baton of David Robertson in his OC conducting debut with two of Strauss’ tone poems and Hindemith’s famed Mathis der Maler symphony.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $30.00 - $250.00
  • April 2013



  • Ray Chen in Recital
    Saturday, April 06, 2013 8:00 PM
    Virtuoso violinist Ray Chen will delight audiences with a recital repertoire spanning the Classical, Romantic and contemporary genres. Praised for his brilliant technique, Ray Chen has been profiled by The Strad and Gramophone magazines as “the one to watch.”
    Location:
    Irvine Barclay Theatre
    Pricing: $35.00 - $45.00
  • St. Lawrence String Quartet
    Beethoven: The Late Great
    Sunday, April 21, 2013 8:00 PM
    The Grammy-nominated St. Lawrence String Quartet makes its Orange County debut as part of the Society’s Beethoven: the Late Great celebration, performing the first of Beethoven’s late string quartets: String Quartet No. 12, Opus 127.
    Location:
    Irvine Barclay Theatre
    Pricing: $35.00 - $45.00
  • May 2013



  • Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel
    Friday, May 24, 2013 8:00 PM
    After a sold-out Orange County performance in 2011, Gramophone magazine’s 2011 Artist of the Year Gustavo Dudamel returns with Los Angeles Philharmonic for its annual Orange County visit.
    Location:
    Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
    Pricing: $50.00 - $350.00