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Pacific Symphony Plays Mozart & Brahms with Simone Porter At Soka Performing ARTS CENTER
11.14.19
Acclaimed violinist Simone Porter joins Carl St.Clair for a festive work by Mozart and Brahms’ only violin concerto on Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m. at the Soka Performing Arts Center – Concert Hall in Aliso Viejo.
In the past few years Simone Porter has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic; and with a number of renowned conductors, including Gustavo Dudamel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Stéphane Denève, Nicholas McGegan, Ludovic Morlot, and Donald Runnicles. The program includes MOZART Overture to Marriage of Figaro and BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77.
$45-$85; Senior, Student and Active Military: $40.50-$76.50. Tickets and more information at soka.edu/pac/performing-arts-events,
Box Office will be open 1 hour prior to scheduled performance times on performance days. Open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 949.480-4ART(4278). or tickets@soka.edu
Soka Performing Arts Center is at 1 University Drive in Aliso Viejo.
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Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert
11.13.19
Waltz into 2020 with Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Saturday, December 28, at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. This dazzling performance evokes a golden age of Viennese music, brimming with energy, merriment and romance. It is a glorious re-creation of the beloved Neujahrskonzert, the concert that has welcomed the New Year for more than 80 years in Vienna and all over the world.
Join conductor Balázs Bánfi and The Strauss Symphony of America, who will perform with Viennese soprano Patricia Nessy and tenor David Danholt, as well as members of the Europaballett St.Pölten and International Champion Ballroom Dancers. Audiences young and old will be carried away by the first notes of the eternal Blue Danube Waltz.
Single tickets start at $49 and are available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling 714.556.2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236.
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