Special Events
Season 56
SPECIAL EVENTS
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | JOYCE DiDONATO & KINGS RETURN | CAMERON CARPENTER* | UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
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*LJMS debut
HOLIDAY EVENT
JOYCE DiDONATO and KINGS RETURN present
KINGS ReJOYCE!
with CRAIG TERRY
Saturday, December 7, 2024 · 7:30 PM
Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Experience the magic of multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as she joins forces with the dynamic four-piece vocal group Kings Return, alongside the brilliant pianist Craig Terry. This special Christmas program promises a delightful blend of sacred and popular repertoire, transporting you to a world of joy and wonder. Don’t miss this unforgettable collaboration of world-class talent, as “KINGS: ReJOYCE!” brings the true spirit of the season to life.
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ANTONIO PAPPANO, conductor
YUNCHAN LIM, piano
Friday, February 21, 2025 · 8 PM
Jacobs Music Center
Sir Antonio Pappano, Musical America’s 2024 Conductor of the Year, leads a breathtaking program of lyrical might! Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Artist-in-Residence Yunchan Lim takes the stage to debut his brilliance with the heartfelt and romantic Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2.
Mahler’s First Symphony develops from the faintest of sounds into a lighthearted melody that echoes and crescendos all the way through its exhilarating finale.
This event is also part of our WinterFest Gala. Concert-only tickets for this special event will go on sale September 2024, but WinterFest Gala tickets can be purchased now. Email Gala@theconrad.org for more information.
Concert copy courtesy of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County
40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
Thursday, April 3, 2025 · 7:30 PM
Balboa Theatre
Whether they appear at the Queen’s private birthday party in Windsor Castle, at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, in Carnegie Hall, or at the Sydney Opera House—it is the declared mission of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to fight the serious side of life with all their might. They pull it off with charm, British wit, surprising arrangements and pure delight in playing and entertaining people. Take a fast-paced sprint through all musical genres: from ABBA to ZZ Top, from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, from bluegrass to Lady Gaga.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
CAMERON CARPENTER, organ
Friday, May 16, 2025 · 7:30 PM
St. James By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
“A fallen angel who gives the organ back its sin.” — Die Zeit
J.S. BACH
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
FRANCK
Choral II in B Minor, FW 39 Choral I in E Major, FW 38
J.S. BACH
Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552 “Saint Anne”
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Carpenter)
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