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On Saturday, May 4^th, Classical Night Fever will blast out some of the best disco tunes from the 70s. Audiences at the Long Beach Arena will re-live those days as they boogie to the groove of Barry White, The Commodores, KC and The Sunshine Band, Bee Gees, the Village People, and Abba.

Bring your best platform shoes and moves! Classical Night Fever, dubbed “The Ultimate Disco Party band,” will bring the vocals and disco’s characteristic beat of the drums, as guest conductor Roger Kalia and the power of your Long Beach Symphony enlarge the euphoria that made disco such a popular genre. 70’s costumes and hair styles are encouraged for this groovy disco extravaganza!

Doors open at 6:30pm for indoor picnicking. Bring your baskets with food, sweets, libations, and even costumes and table decorations. You may also pre-order catering from these pre-approved vendors.

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Celebrating the Port of Long Beach!

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Celebrate one of the most important bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac. Featuring smash hits like “Go Your Own Way”, “Rhiannon”, “Dreams”, “The Chain”, and – of course – “Landslide”, the combination of core band and singers with your Long Beach Symphony gives audiences the chance to hear the band’s catalog like never before.

Doors open at 6:30pm for indoor picnicking. Bring your baskets with food, sweets, libations, and even costumes and table decorations. You may also pre-order catering from these pre-approved vendors.

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Chamber of Commerce Night!

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The iconic music of the Rolling Stones is set to captivate audiences at the Long Beach Arena on Saturday, February 3, 2024 as the power of Long Beach Symphony features a full evening of the timeless, legendary, enduring masterpieces elevated by a full orchestra. Let’s spend the night together and have a gas, gas, gas!

Under the baton of Brett Havens, Windborne’s Mick Adams will bring as much nostalgia to the stage as unparallel energy in an unforgettable experience with hits such as Jumpin’ Jack Flash, You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Under My Thumb, Sympathy For The Devil, Wild Horses, Ruby Tuesday, Let’s Spend The Night Together, and of course, the ultimate in “Satisfaction” and more. 

“Six decades is a lot to cover—and everyone will identify with these classic hits that have defined the meaning of rock and roll for so many of us. The dance floors will be set and ready,” says Long Beach Symphony President Kelly Ruggirello.

For an enhanced concert experience, audiences are encouraged to bring their picnic baskets, libations, and by all means, dancing shoes! Catering services can also be reserved ahead of the concert.

Enjoy Long Beach Symphony’s unique offering a full symphony concert with a band, dance floors at the sides of the stage, and the socially engaging indoor picnicking welcoming home-brought favorites or pre-ordered catering.

“We can’t wait to hit the stage and share the energy with our Stones’ fans,” adds Ruggirello.

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Ring in the holiday cheer with Byron Stripling’s Holiday Swing! Byron and Sidney McSweeney will light up your holiday stage with their infectious yuletide joy and everyone’s favorite seasonal tunes. Bring the fun, excitement and celebratory spirit to your concert hall as Byron dazzles audiences with his fabulous custom arrangements, virtuosic trumpet playing, vibrant and soulful singing voice, charismatic onstage swagger, and an unforgettable audience sing along. With popular tunes like Joy to the World, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, White Christmas, Silent Night and a few swingin’ surprises, audiences will experience one of the best gifts of the season.

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“…THE WORLD’S BEST BEATLES SHOW WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA…”  – BROADWAY WORLD

“THIS WAS NOT MERELY A SHOW; IT WAS A HAPPENING, A LOVE FEST, A SING ALONG AND A TRIP DOWN PENNY LANE.” – EXAMINER.COM

“MORE THAN JUST AN INCREDIBLE SIMULATION…THE SWELLING STRINGS AND SOARING FRENCH HORN LINES GAVE THE LIVE PERFORMANCE A HIGH GOOSE-BUMP QUOTIENT…THE CROWD STOOD AND BELLOWED FOR MORE.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES

Return to the era when the Beatles ruled the music world!  The four musicians of Classical Mystery Tour perform the greatest hits from The Beatles’ songbook, joined by the beautiful sounds of your Long Beach Symphony.  Don’t miss this high energy concert as you dance the night away celebrating Beatlemania and the 60^th Anniversary of the first Beatles U.S. tour!

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Please note: This is the last concert of the season, therefore there are no exchanges. Exchanges must be made within the season tickets are purchased.

Welcome June and the leading edge of summer! Our final concert begins with Anton Bruckner’s rousing “Romantic” Symphony, so named by Bruckner himself and inspired by his vision of a day in the life of a medieval village from dawn to dusk. The audience will hear the morning horn call welcoming the day ahead, the thundering hooves of mounted knights departing the castle, the frenzy of a hunt, and the revelry of a village meal and festival to end the long and eventful day. Then, the Symphony closes this concert and its 2023-2024 season with the help of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who gave the world perhaps the second-most well-known four-note opening salvo in the classical music canon with the opening notes of his Piano Concerto no.1, among the most popular and most performed piano concertos. Virtuoso pianist Awadagin Pratt – famed for his formidable technique as well as his love for pranking and colorful concert attire – joins the Symphony for a fiery finish. Don’t miss this scintillating season finale.

Take a sneak-peek at the PROGRAM’S NOTES!

In Maestro Eckart Preu’s own words

An opportunity to get in the mood: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Audiences will enjoy the Classical Series fun and elegant evening surrounded by the Terrace’s dazzling fountains and fire pits, live ensemble in the lobby, pre-concert talk to gain greater knowledge regarding the evening programming, and the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

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Enjoy the digital program book with program notes

Enjoy this FREE special Event with Dr. James Bass and the Long Beach Camerata Singers **March 6th**:

On Saturday, March 9^th, 2024, we will celebrate Spring with the music of Guillaume Connesson, Vaughan Williams, and Johannes Brahms, featuring solo performances by Elissa Johnston, Kevin Deas, and the powerful choral talents of the Long Beach Camerata Singers.

The evening begins with living French composer Guillaume Connesson’s “Cosmic Trilogy” (2010) as it rejoices in the vastness of the universe, its mysteries, and gorgeously illustrates the journey of life through the birth, radiance, and death of a star. Disparate influences of Indian raga and John Adams-esque modernism combine to convey the universal impact of time passing and how moments of the past and future come together to define the present.

Inspired by lovers gazing at the stars in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice,  Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music” captures the wonder of the night sky and its unfathomable mysteries.  The magic of the universe looking back upon itself is highlighted by the sweeping, lush orchestral arrangement. Come see why “Serenade to Music” reportedly brought audience member Sergei Rachmaninov to tears.

The evening closes with Johannes Brahms’ “A German Requiem,” a mournful meditation on death and redemption. Brahms’s poignant musical prayer (composed between 1865 and 1868) offers comfort and grace in the face of grief and commemoration of life. “A German Requiem” reflects the painful losses Brahms experienced in his own life, composed after the passing of both his adored mother and his mentor, Robert Schumann. Baritone Kevin Deas and Soprano Elissa Johnston join the Long Beach Camerata Singers in an evening celebrating the mysteries of life, death, and humanity’s place in the infinite universe.

In Maestro Eckart Preu’s own words

Audiences will enjoy the Classical Series fun and elegant evening surrounded by the Terrace’s dazzling fountains and fire pits, live ensemble in the lobby, 7PM Pre-Concert Talk to gain greater knowledge regarding the evening programming, and the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

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Long Beach Symphony presents an evening filled with music and imagery featuring the works of American composer Florence Price, Dvořák, Mussorgsky and Ravel, and Cécilia Tsan’s superb cello.  

A night of emotional warmth and vibrant colors opens with Concert Overture No. 2 by Florence Price, the first African American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer and to have her works performed by a major symphony orchestra. Her compositions disappeared after her death but were discovered half a century later in 2009 in a home in Illinois.  Long Beach Symphony will proudly present Price’s Concert Overture No. 2, a set of three spirituals that demonstrate the influence of ragtime, spirituals, and folk dance. This idea that celebrates American music was originally introduced by Dvořák who encouraged American composers to seek inspiration from their own roots.

Dvořák’s own work and Cello Concerto, featuring Long Beach Symphony’s Cécilia Tsan principal cellist, is beloved both for the deeply felt emotion it evokes and for the showmanship and mastery it spotlights in its soloist.

As a celebration of classical music and artistic inspiration, Long Beach Symphony also presents a mesmerizing performance of Modest Mussorgsky’s timeless masterpiece, “Pictures at an Exhibition.” This orchestral suite, originally composed in 1874, has become a staple of the classical repertoire and continues to captivate audiences with its vivid musical depictions of visual art. The composition was inspired by Mussorgsky’s visit to an exhibition of works by his dear friend, the artist Viktor Hartmann. Originally composed for piano solo, the stunningly creative work was arranged for full orchestra forty years after Mussorgsky’s death by Maurice Ravel to immediate and enduring high praise. From The Gnome to The Old Castle and concluding with the majesty of The Great Gate of Kiev, Mussorgsky’s musical visualization of a Russian gallery of paintings always delights. The original imagery will be projected on screen to enhance the audience’s listening experience.

Audiences can enjoy a relaxed, fun, yet elegant evening along the dancing fountains, fire pits and bar on the Plaza, and a 7pm Pre-Concert Talk that will give further context into the evening– with the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

In Maestro Eckart Preu’s own words

Audiences will enjoy the Classical Series fun and elegant evening surrounded by the Terrace’s dazzling fountains and fire pits, live ensemble in the lobby, pre-concert talk to gain greater knowledge regarding the evening programming, and the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

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Long Beach Symphony presents an evening of exciting, contrasting musical styles and art forms, plus the introduction of a new soundscape where Indian and western classical music come together in a haunting and extraordinary piece about climate change.

It’s a combination of styles, full of energy and contrasts as we are joined by Hindustani violinist Kala Ramnath and Long Beach Ballet.

The evening starts with Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, a lighthearted piece narrating our antihero’s narrow escapes while pursuing his affairs of the heart; an intimate piece based on Baroque music of the 18th century and yet 20th century neoclassicism making it very entertaining and theatrical.

Guest Hindustani violinist virtuoso Kala Ramnath, renowned as the leading 21^st century practitioner of Hindustani classical violin, will take the stage to perform highly sought-after and multiple-award-winning Indian-American composer Reena Esmail’s Violin Concerto, who wrote this piece specifically for Ramnath and Hindustani violin — a rhythmically captivating tour-de-force for orchestra and Hindustani violin. The concerto aptly channels Esmail’s talent for weaving Western and Indian classical music traditions to paint melodic pictures both rapturous and melancholic. As part of this musical presentation, Long Beach Symphony is proud to be a participant in the CA Festival Celebration of New Music.

From Scott Joplin, known as “the King of Ragtime,” Treemonisha overture, from his three-act opera recently rediscovered in the 1990s, will be followed by the boisterous and jazzy, cool, effervescent, improvisatory, and toe-tapping Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein where, appropriately, the Long Beach Ballet will take the stage.

Audiences can enjoy a relaxed, fun, yet elegant evening along the dancing fountains, firepits, and bars on the Plaza, and a 7pm Pre-Concert Talk that will give further context into the evening– with the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

In Music Director Eckart Preu’s own words…

About Kala Ramnath and her unique skills as a Hindustani violinist

Audiences will enjoy the Classical Series fun and elegant evening surrounded by the Terrace’s dazzling fountains and fire pits, live ensemble in the lobby, pre-concert talk to gain greater knowledge regarding the evening programming, and the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

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Join your Long Beach Symphony for Opening Night of the 2023-2024 season at the beautiful Terrace Theater. Music Director Eckart Preu launches the orchestra’s new season with a rainbow palette of 19th century musical colors. Johannes Brahms’ lushly harmonic, pulsating Hungarian Dances kick things off with a bright rhythmic energy. Next, renowned pianist and Romantic Era specialist Andreas Boyde joins the orchestra to perform the singular, highly imaginative Piano Concerto by Antonín Dvořák. Written especially for an outstanding popular Czech pianist who championed the young Dvořák, the composer’s only piano concerto will envelope listeners in waves of harmony and emotion. Finally, our celebratory season opening concert concludes with selections from another Romantic icon, the deeply personal “Ma Vlast” – “My Homeland” – by the Czech composer Bedrich Smetana. This beloved and popular work featuring the beloved “The Moldau”, resounding with patriotism, nostalgia, and passion, will send audiences away with ringing ears and hammering hearts.

In Music Director Eckart Preu’s own words:

Audiences will enjoy the Classical Series fun and elegant evening surrounded by the Terrace’s dazzling fountains and fire pits, live ensemble in the lobby, pre-concert talk to gain greater knowledge regarding the evening programming, and the ability to “Sip & Enjoy” in the concert hall.  

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