KUSC Radio Local Event Arts Public Service Announcements July - September 2014

START DATE: 7/7 KILL DATE: 7/20 The L. A. Phil presents great opera in concert on Sunday, July 27th, at the Hollywood Bowl. The charismatic Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic and an acclaimed cast in opera’s greatest double-bill: Pagliacci and Cavalleria rusticana . Written by Italian composers at the top of their game, both operas bristle with the extreme, no-holds-barred passions of jealous lovers. One night only. Get your opera tickets at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/7 KILL DATE: 7/19 Summertime and the livin’ is easy when Pacific Symphony performs “Gershwin Greats,” Sunday, July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, part of the Mercedes-Benz Summer Festival. Relax under the stars to Gershwin favorites, including An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue and selections from “Porgy and Bess,” featuring the powerhouse voices of Angela Brown and Kevin Deas. Gates open at 5:30 for picnicking. For tickets, visit Pacific Symphony dot org.

START DATE: 7/7 KILL DATE: 7/24 Ballet superstars Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev are coming to the Southland with a world premiere dance event, Solo For Two , at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, July 25 th through 27th. Solo For Two features new works by three of today’s most innovative choreographers, created to showcase the spectacular artistry of these incomparable dancers. Don’t miss Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev in Solo For Two at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. For tickets, visit S-C-F-T-A-dot-org.

START DATE: 7/9 KILL DATE: 7/11 Celebrate summer at The Pasadena Playhouse! Discover new stories about pop legend Judy Garland as her son Joey Luft shares memories of his mother and unveils performance footage in color for the first time on the big screen in A JUDY GARLAND CONCERT WITH JOEY LUFT from July 11th through the 13th. Fans can also enjoy a collection of Judy Garland's iconic wardrobe on display at The Pasadena Playhouse. FOR TICKETS VISIT PASADENA PLAYHOUSE DOT ORG.

START DATE: 7/9 KILL DATE: 7/22 The L. A. Phil presents Rubén Blades with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Tuesday, July 29th, at the Hollywood Bowl. After Dudamel and the orchestra perform festive New World dances, iconic Panamanian performing artist Rubén Blades joins them for a journey through his songbook of infectious Latin jazz and sophisticated salsa. Get your tickets for Rubén Blades at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/10 KILL DATE: 7/21 The L. A. Phil presents “DUDAMEL & BEETHOVEN” on July 22nd and 24th at the Hollywood Bowl. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are joined by a blockbuster trio — violinist Renaud Capuçon, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean- Yves Thibaudet — for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Then experience the relentless drive of the world’s most famous symphony: Beethoven’s Fifth . Get your tickets for “DUDAMEL & BEETHOVEN” at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/11 KILL DATE: 7/24 The L. A. Phil presents an evening of film scores from the Americas on Thursday, July 31st, at the Hollywood Bowl. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with guest artist Gustavo Santaolalla, perform music from such films as Battlestar Galactica , The Motorcycle Diaries , and Beasts of the Southern Wild , many with film clips. A suite from Dudamel’s first film score caps the evening. Get your tickets at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/12 KILL DATE: 7/14 The L. A. Phil presents “TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO” on Tuesday, July 15th, at the Hollywood Bowl . This iconic work is one of the best-known concertos of all time, with irresistible melodies and thrilling virtuoso demands. Fully up to the challenge is 24-year-old prize-winner Behzod Abduraimov, whose first recording NPR dubbed “a stunner.” Get your tickets to hear Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/14 KILL DATE: 7/23 The Marina del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park continue on Thursday, July 24. Music Director Frank Fetta conducts the Marina Del Rey Summer Symphony in a concert of Prokofiev’s passionate ballet score Romeo and Juliet, Mussorgsky’s The Great Gate of Kiev and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto featuring the young violinist William Hagen. For more information about the free concerts, call 310-305-9545.

START DATE: 7/14 KILL DATE: 7/25 Maestro Eduard Schmieder and his “world-class” iPalpiti orchestra are back in town for their 17 th annual festival. The grand-finale at Walt Disney Concert Hall is Saturday, July 26 th at 8 PM featuring two rarely heard compositions- Shchedrin’ Carmen Suite with the battery of 4 percussion and Stabat Mater by Pergolesi. Rising star of the MET soprano Disella Lárusdóttir and acclaimed American countertenor Daniel Bubeck are the soloists. Tickets online at I –P-A-L-P-I-T-I dot-org.

START DATE: 7/16 KILL DATE: 7/29 The L. A. Phil presents an evening of “TRUMPET & GUITAR” with orchestra on Tuesday, August 5th, at the Hollywood Bowl. After trumpeter Alison Balsom plays music by Falla and Miloš Karadagli ć plays the most beloved guitar concerto, the two rising stars will get together for some enchanting duets. The Los Angeles Philharmonic will also perform colorful dances by Kodály and Ravel. Get your tickets for this lovely evening at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/18 KILL DATE: 7/31 The L. A. Phil presents masterpieces by Brahms and Mahler, on Thursday, August 7th, at the Hollywood Bowl. Internationally acclaimed violinist Hilary Hahn joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s own Principal Cellist Robert deMaine for the virtuosic exhilaration of Brahms’ Double Concerto. The concert concludes with the blazing triumph of Mahler’s First Symphony. Tickets for Hilary Hahn and the LA Phil are available at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 7/21 KILL DATE: 8/10 The Music Academy of the West presents Bizet’s grand opera CARMEN at Santa Barbara’s Granada Theatre on August first and third. This brand-new full production, overseen by the legendary Marilyn Horne, is set near the mountains of 19 th -century California. A giant cast of soldiers, smugglers, and settlers set the stage as Carmen searches for freedom in a world of conflicting cultures. What will be her destiny at the final Fiesta ? For CARMEN tickets, visit musicacademy.org

START DATE: 7/23 KILL DATE: 8/5 The L. A. Phil presents virtuoso Gil Shaham in “RUSSIAN JOURNEY” on August 12th at the Hollywood Bowl. Shaham tackles Prokofiev’s popular Violin Concerto No. 2 with its delectable flavors of Russian and Spanish music. Leonard Slatkin also leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, which perfectly captures tales of the Arabian Nights in music that is lush, melodic and dramatic. Get your tickets at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 7/23 KILL DATE: 8/7 The L. A. Phil presents “ELGAR with YO-YO MA” on Thursday, August 14th, at the Hollywood Bowl. One of the world’s most recognized and beloved artists, cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform the glowing, autumnal Cello Concerto by Sir Edward Elgar, in partnership with Leonard Slatkin and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Music by Walton and Debussy completes this very special program. Get your tickets for “ELGAR with YO-YO MA” at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 7/26 KILL DATE: 8/8 The L.A. Phil presents the Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks on August 15th and 16th at the Hollywood Bowl. One of the most beloved of Bowl traditions, the Tchaikovsky Spectacular closes, as always, with the 1812 Overture , bringing together the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the USC Marching Band, and those amazingly choreographed fireworks. Summer isn’t complete without the Tchaikovsky Spectacular! Get your tickets at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 7/28 KILL DATE: 8/8 Pacific Symphony performs Disney “Fantasia”: Live in Concert, August 9 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, part of the Mercedes-Benz Summer Festival. It’s a fun evening for the entire family as bewitched broomsticks, dancing hippos and one magical mouse appear on the big screen while the orchestra performs classical favorites from the original 1940 film and “Fantasia 2000.” Gates open at 6 p.m. for picnicking. Get your tickets at Pacific Symphony DOT ORG.

START DATE: 7/28 KILL DATE: 8/6 The Marina del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park present a free concert on Thursday, August 7. Music Director Frank Fetta invites pianist Yana Reznik for an evening of music from blockbuster Hollywood films including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue from The Great Gatsby, Richard Addinsell’s The Warsaw Concerto from Dangerous Moonlight as well as pieces from Star Wars, Titanic, The Wizard of Oz and more. Call 310-305-9545 for more information

START DATE: 7/30 KILL DATE: 8/12 The L. A. Phil presents “The Four Seasons” on Tuesday, August 19th, at the Hollywood Bowl. Vivacious conductor Nicholas McGegan will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in selections from The Four Seasons by both Antonio Vivaldi and tango-master Astor Piazzolla. Then, numerous movements from Handel’s sprightly Water Music Suites will fill the night air. Get your tickets for “The Four Seasons” and more at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 7/31 KILL DATE: 8/5 The L. A. Phil presents masterpieces by Brahms and Mahler, on Thursday, August 7th, at the Hollywood Bowl. Internationally acclaimed violinist Alina Pogostkina joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s own Principal Cellist Robert deMaine for the exhilaration of Brahms’ famed Double Concerto. The concert concludes with the blazing triumph of Mahler’s First Symphony. Get your tickets for this magnificent program at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/1 KILL DATE: 8/14 The L. A. Phil presents a glorious all-Mozart program on Thursday, August 21st, at the Hollywood Bowl. Vivacious conductor Nicholas McGegan will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a range of the prolific composer’s mature works, including Piano Concerto No. 22 and Symphony No. 35, the “Haffner,” music which combines fire and grace. Get your tickets for this delightful evening of Mozart at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/6 KILL DATE: 8/14 The L. A. Phil presents “The Emperor and the Exhibition” on August 26th and 28th at the Hollywood Bowl. Joined by acclaimed soloist Marc-André Hamelin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic begins with Beethoven’s final piano concerto, the mighty “Emperor.” Then: kaleidoscopic pieces by Mussorgsky arranged by the legendary Leopold Stokowski: Night on Bald Mountain and Pictures at an Exhibition . Get your tickets for this magnificent program at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/6 KILL DATE: 8/13 The L. A. Phil presents YO-YO MA on Thursday, August 14th, at the Hollywood Bowl. One of the world’s most recognized and beloved artists, cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform the glowing, autumnal Cello Concerto by Sir Edward Elgar, in partnership with Leonard Slatkin and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Music by Walton and Debussy completes this very special program. Get your tickets for “YO-YO MA with the LA PHIL” at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/6 KILL DATE: 8/11 The L. A. Phil presents “Scheherazade and Shaham” on August 12th at the Hollywood Bowl. Virtuoso Gil Shaham tackles Prokofiev’s dazzling Violin Concerto No. 2 with its delectable hints of Spanish music. Leonard Slatkin also leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, which captures tales of the Arabian Nights in music that is lush, melodic and dramatic. Get your tickets at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/7 KILL DATE: 8/15 The Los Angeles Conducting Workshop comes to USC’s Bovard Auditorium August 10- 16 th . A week-long conducting masterclass developing the next generation of conductors. The workshop concludes with a final concert showcasing twelve conductors trained with a professional orchestra presenting a concert of Brahms, Beethoven and Schumann. The final concert is August 16 th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at L-A-Conducting- Workshop-dot-com.

START DATE: 8/11 KILL DATE: 8/17 Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, ONCE, comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa for two weeks only, August 19 th through 31 st . Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, ONCE draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It's an unforgettable story about going for your dreams and the power of music to connect us all. Don’t miss ONCE at Segerstrom Center For The Arts – for tickets, visit S-C-F-T-A dot org.

START DATE: 8/11 KILL DATE: 8/20 The Marina del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park present a free concert on Thursday, August 21 with Bernadette Peters. Appearing with her own 10-piece orchestra, three-time Tony-award winner Bernadette Peters will feature songs that made her a Broadway star. For more information about the free concerts, food trucks in the park or for a water bus schedule, call 310-305-9545.

START DATE: 8/13 KILL DATE: 8/26 The L. A. Phil presents music by MOZART & MENDELSSOHN on September 2nd, at the Hollywood Bowl. The warm, autumnal glow of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, featuring virtuoso Kari Kriikku, is contrasted with vigorous and magical music by Mendelssohn, including selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream , plus his exuberant Fourth Symphony. Get your tickets for this concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/14 KILL DATE: 8/21 The Colburn School's 2014–15 season features the Colburn Orchestra with guest conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen and Sir Neville Marinner, Jean-Yves Thibaudet as the new Colburn Artist-in-Residence, French violinist Laurent Korcia performing with the gifted students of the Music Academy, and concerts all season long by Colburn School musicians. For tickets and more information visit colburnschool.edu or call 213-621- 1050.

START DATE: 8/15 KILL DATE: 8/28 Support for KUSC comes from LA Opera and by Rolex, presenting Plácido Domingo’s Operalia. The world opera competition takes the LA Opera stage for a finals concert on Saturday, August 30. Forty of the world’s most promising young singers compete for 10 coveted spots. Be part of the action, as the final 10 are revealed. See the future stars of opera today! Plácido Domingo’s Operalia finals concert, August 30 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Tickets at 213-972-8001 or L A Opera dot org.

START DATE: 8/15 KILL DATE: 8/28 The L. A. Phil presents APPALACHIAN SPRING on September 4th at the Hollywood Bowl. The wide-open American vistas of Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite meet the magical fairy-tale world of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. And teenage virtuoso Simone Porter joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Barber’s dramatic Violin Concerto. Topping this captivating evening is a rare Thursday night fireworks display. Get your tickets at Hollywood Bowl dot com.

START DATE: 8/16 KILL DATE: 8/20 Are you a singer? Santa Barbara Choral Society auditions for qualified singers for next season are August 23 and 24. This season's repertoire includes works by Bach, Mozart, Rutter, and Gjeilo, Orff's Carmina Burana, the World Premier of a new work by modern composer Rollo Dilworth, and Porgy and Bess with the Symphony. Sing on the Lobero and Granada stages with the Choral Society this season! Go to sbchoral.org for more information.

START DATE: 8/18 KILL DATE: 8/29 Send summer out with a bang at Pacific Symphony’s “Tchaikovsky Spectacular,” complete with cannons and fireworks in the “1812” Overture, on August 30 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, part of the Mercedes-Benz Summer Festival. Enjoy music under the stars, including Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring Jon Nakamatsu, gold medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Gates open at 6 p.m. for picnicking. For tickets, visit Pacific Symphony dot org.

START DATE: 8/22 KILL DATE: 9/5 The L. A. Phil presents THE PLANETS – AN HD ODYSSEY on Tuesday, September 9th, at the Hollywood Bowl. As Bramwell Tovey and the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform Holst’s evocative The Planets , state-of-the-art images from NASA rovers and satellites, as well as computer-generated graphics of the Mars landing, will be projected on the Bowl’s big screen. Get your tickets for this exciting special event at HollywoodBowl.com.

START DATE: 8/22 KILL DATE: 9/9 Tickets to the L. A. Phil’s sensational upcoming season at Walt Disney Concert Hall are now on sale! Highlights featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic include: Gustavo Dudamel leading music by Mahler, Beethoven, and more; soloists such as Martha Argerich and Emanuel Ax; and multi-media productions with video. Additional highlights include: Yuja Wang, Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Lang Lang, and many more. Get your tickets at LAPhil.com.

START DATE: 8/25 KILL DATE: 8/31 The Geffen Playhouse proudly presents HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN! Featuring the composer’s most popular and enduring songs from “God Bless America,” to “White Christmas” and beyond, Felder’s masterful creation of character and musical performance makes this evening with Irving Berlin an unforgettable theatrical event! Performances begin November eleventh in the Gil Cates Theater. Secure your seats now before they sell out. Tickets and more at Geffen playhouse dot com.

START DATE: 8/27 KILL DATE: 9/14 The Santa Barbara Symphony announces its 2014-2015 season, with an exciting series of programs and collaborations. Beginning in October, join internationally acclaimed music director Nir Kabaretti for works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff and more. Also this season, enjoy a screening of the Charlie Chaplin film ‘City Lights,’ with live orchestra accompaniment in the stunning Granada Theater. Subscriptions available now. New subscribers save even more! For information call 805-898-9386 or online at thesymphony.org.

START DATE: 9/1 KILL DATE: 9/19 Plácido Domingo stars in LA Opera’s La Traviata, joining forces with Nino Machaidze and Arturo Chacón-Cruz for one of the world’s most famous operas. A naive young man and a gorgeous party girl fall in love and pursue a romantic dream that ends in tragedy. James Conlon conducts Verdi’s masterpiece for seven performances only at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. LA Opera’s La Traviata . Opens September 13 th . Tickets at 213-972- 8001 or L A Opera dot org.

START DATE: 9/1 KILL DATE: 9/11 Called “Unforgettably gutsy” by the New York Times and “One of the best American dancer-choreographers” by the Chicago Tribune , Daniel Ezralow, whose credits include theatre, film, opera and television, debuts his new dance company at the Ford with a commissioned world premiere set to live music by adventurous chamber orchestra wild Up. September 13th at the Ford Theatres, off the 101 freeway in the Hollywood Hills. Tickets and info at ford theatres dot org or 3 2 3 – GO-1-FORD.

START DATE: 9/2 KILL DATE: 10/5 Center Theatre Group presents THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at the Ahmanson Theatre. Direct from Broadway, Cicely Tyson reprises the role that won her the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood join her in this exclusive west coast engagement of Horton Foote’s classic family drama. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL – coming to the Ahmanson Theatre beginning September 17 th . More information at Trip to Bountiful dot com slash now.

START DATE: 9/3 KILL DATE: 9/5 O’Neill’s Ghosts by award-winning playwright Jovanka Bach, is told from the tormented perspective of Eugene O’Neill as he struggles with his latest writing while being haunted by the ghosts of his family. O’Neill’s Ghosts opens at the Odyssey Theatre in Santa Monica September 5 th for a limited engagement. Performances Thursday to Saturday 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets at (310) 477-2025 or OdysseyTheatre.com.

START DATE: 9/8 KILL DATE: 9/1 Single tickets are now available for all LA Master Chorale performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall! This season’s offerings will dazzle your senses by mixing choral music with film and water, featuring Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc and The Water Passion After St. Matthew . You’ll also hear the glorious music of the Renaissance, an “A Cappella Christmas,” Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and the sensuous music of Eric Whitacre and Arvo Pärt. To learn more, visit LAMC dot org.

START DATE: 9/8 KILL DATE: 9/19 Join Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and music director Jeffrey Kahane for Beethoven’s Symphony Number 5, his most famous symphony, and experience a foray into the exotic with a world premiere by Australian composer Cameron Patrick. Finnish pianist and “exciting new talent” Juho Pohjonen also performs Saint-Saëns’ “Egyptian” Concerto on Saturday, September 20 at Alex Theatre and Sunday, September 21 at Royce Hall. Tickets and information at L-A-C-O.org.

START DATE: 9/15 KILL DATE: 9/23 Violin superstar Joshua Bell joins Pacific Symphony September 25 th through 28 th at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Hailed by The Boston Herald as “the greatest American violinist active today,” Joshua Bell displays his fire in Glazunov’s festive Violin Concerto. Celebrating his twenty-fifth anniversary as music director, Carl St.Clair also leads the orchestra in Ravel’s colorful “Daphnis and Chloe” For tickets to Joshua Bell, visit Pacific Symphony DOT ORG.

START DATE: 9/15 KILL DATE: 9/29 The L. A. Phil presents Music Director Gustavo Dudamel leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Mahler’s intense Fifth Symphony, October 2nd through the 5th at Walt Disney Concert Hall. An edgy trumpet call introduces this work that contains a whole universe of emotion, including the passionate, tender love music of the Adagietto. The concert begins with a new percussion concerto by Pulitzer-winner David Lang. Get your tickets at L-A-Phil dot com.

START DATE: 9/19 KILL DATE: 10/2 The L. A. Phil presents the Beethoven Cycle Finale, October 9th through the 12th at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are joined by the acclaimed Leif Ove Andsnes for Beethoven’s majestic final two works for piano and orchestra, the mighty “Emperor” Concerto and the Choral Fantasy , featuring the Los Angeles Master Chorale, which also performs the enthralling Harmonium by John Adams. Get your tickets at L-A-Phil dot com.

START DATE: 9/19 KILL DATE: 9/23 Don’t miss LA Opera’s La Traviata, now playing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Los Angeles Daily News said Plácido Domingo “is a force of nature,” and James Conlon "was in complete control of his musical forces." The OC Register said Nino Machaidze “was a glorious presence, completely engrossed in Violetta's joy and suffering." LA Opera’s La Traviata. Through September 28 th only. Tickets at 213-972-8001 or L A Opera dot org.

START DATE: 9/25 KILL DATE: 10/9 The Emerson String Quartet comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa for one performance only, Friday, October 10 th at 8pm. For its annual visit to Orange County, the nine-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble will perform an all-Beethoven program to open the Center’s 25 th season of chamber music. Information and tickets for the Emerson String Quartet at Segerstrom Center are available at S-C-F-T-A dot org.

START DATE: 9/27 KILL DATE: 10/10 The L.A. Phil presents music by PROKOFIEV and DVO ŘÁK, October 17th through the 19th at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Fresh from his Hollywood Bowl triumph, Behzod Abduraimov makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with Prokofiev’s blistering Third Piano Concerto. Juanjo Mena also leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Dvo řák’s noble, dramatic, and richly Romantic Symphony No. 7. Get your tickets at L-A-Phil dot com.

START DATE: 9/29 KILL DATE: 10/9 Valley Performing Arts Center presents its first classical performance of the season, the distinguished London Philharmonic Orchestra, on Friday, October 10 th at 8PM. The dynamic Vladimir Jurowski conducts Dvorak’s The Noonday Witch, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Number six - Pathétique, and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto Number three, with renowned pianist, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Visit VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DOT ORG AND MENTION PROMO CODE “BRITWEEK” for a 25% DISCOUNT.

START DATE: 9/29 KILL DATE: 10/12 UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the prodigiously talented pianist Charlie Albright in concert Wednesday, October 15 at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Albright performs a hauntingly beautiful program of Chopin, Schubert, Janá ček and more. Don't miss this Gilmore Young Artist, praised by The New York Times for "jaw- dropping technique. [and] virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality." For tickets, call (805) 893-3535 or visit www dot Arts And Lectures dot UCSB dot edu.

START DATE: 9/30 KILL DATE: 10/10 The Philharmonic Society opens its season with the London Philharmonic, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring Gramophone Award-winning pianist Jean- Efflam Bavouzet, and Dvorak’s Noonday Witch . Saturday, October 11, 8pm, at Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets and information at 949 553 2422 or Philharmonic Society dot org.