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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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