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Concerts & Events Recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and eight consecutive ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, pianist and composer Conrad Tao leads the 2021 Laguna Beach Music Festival as Artistic Director, dazzling audiences with his astonishing musical innovation and artistry. As a composer, Tao has been commissioned to write works for orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. His works also expand beyond the classical repertoire, exploring new mediums of expression, such as his original composition for the dance piece More Forever, which he and dancer Caleb Teicher premiered at the Guggenheim in 2019 to unanimous acclaim.

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Events

Festival Salon Thursday, February 11, 2021 VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE Festival Salon: 6:00pm PST | Tickets: $20/household Join us as we kick off the Laguna Beach Music Festival with a special livestreamed Salon performance from the home of our 2021 Festival Artistic Director, composer and pianist Conrad Tao. Access to the virtual Festival Salon concert is $20 per household, including one week of on demand access after the concert premiere. Post-concert Q&A with Conrad Tao | Tickets: $50/household Upgrade your concert experience and join Conrad Tao after the performance for a live Q&A via ZOOM. Tickets are $50, including concert access. Post-concert Q&A tickets include: concert access for 1 household post-concert Q&A access for 1 household Exclusive VIP Wine and Cheese Hour (Limited to 15 households) Wine and Cheese Hour: 5:00-5:45pm PST | Tickets: $150/household VIP Wine and Cheese Hour tickets include: concert access for 1 household a charcuterie box (designed to be shared by 2 people) and bottle of wine delivered to your door* exclusive pre-concert virtual wine and cheese hour via ZOOM which includes a special performance by additional guest artists post-concert Q&A access for 1 household Tickets for this exclusive opportunity are $150 per household and will be limited to 15 households. We hope you will join us for this unique and intimate event! *Charcuterie boxes and wine delivery only available within 50 miles of Irvine, CA and restricted to those at least 21 years of age. Delivery will follow proper social distancing and no-contact delivery.

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Concerts

	Opening Night: Counterpoint May 2021 | exact date TBD VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE Opening Night program includes music by Bach, Gershwin, and more.
	Its Brilliance Almost Frightened Me May 2021 | exact date TBD VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE CRANE: Prelude No. 1 BERG: “Traumgekrönt” from Seven Early Songs SCHUBERT: “Gretchen am spinnrade” (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel) WUBBELS: gretchen am spinnrade SEEGER: String Quartet BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
	Change This Thread on Which We Move May 2021 | exact date TBD VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE Caroline SHAW: Entr’acte (Westerlies arrangement) DEBUSSY: Violin Sonata in G minor GESUALDO: selected Madrigals Other works to be announced.

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Outreach & Discovery


The Festival is dedicated to building community enrichment by creating multiple outreach opportunities to share the love of music.

Please check back soon for the 2021 outreach and discovery events.