2025-26 Season

We are pleased to announce our 2025-26 season. Maestro Peter Jaffe has programmed another season of outstanding music for all to experience – from major works of Beethoven, Brahms, Musorgsky/Ravel, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky to festive holiday music and a celebration of American composers to honor our nation’s 250th birthday.

As a season subscriber of our five concert series, you have the opportunity to lock in your seats before the general public and enjoy up to a 20% price discount.

THE BIG PICTURE

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Terrence Wilson, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Musorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

DECK THE HALL

Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2:00 pm

Carrie Hennessey, soprano
Northern California Youth Chorus, Judy Britts, director

A fabulous soprano with soaring range and adorable young choristers join the celebration. Sounds of the season include Sleigh Ride, O Holy Night, a Christmas carol singalong, Symph-Hanukkah, music from The Nutcracker and The Polar Express, and many more goodies!

A NIGHT FOR ROMANCE

Saturday, February 14, 2026, 7:30 pm

Tiffany Townsend, soprano
Cedric Berry, bass-baritone

Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Gershwin: Summertime, I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’, and Bess, You is My Woman Now from Porgy and Bess
Mendelssohn: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy

PASSION AND POWER

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 7:30 pm

Ava Pakiam, violin

Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 4

AMERICAN SALUTE

Saturday, June 6, 2026, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 7, 2026, 2:00 pm

Omari Tau, narrator and baritone

Build the excitement leading up to our nation’s 250th birthday! Festivities include iconic musical hits from American composers, Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, and musical favorites from stage and screen. Don’t miss this stellar season finale!