Classical Concerts in Southern California: Area Guide

Official La Jolla Music Society presentation. Calendar categories: classical.

Rafael Payare , conductor Sergey Khachatryan , violin KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Read the Program Notes for this concert.

Program: SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8; DEBUSSY: Piano Trio in G major; DVOŘÁK: Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 The Philharmonic Society opens its 2026-27 season with three of today’s most celebrated classical artists—pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, and cellist Gautier Capuçon—joining forces for an electrifying chamber music program. Featuring works by Shostakovich, Debussy, and Dvořák, this rare collaboration brings together extraordinary individual artistry in a performance praised as “a supergroup to savour” ( The Arts Desk ).

The Classical Edge series is a meeting between music and the story behind the notes. Part concert, part history, and part discovery - an educational journey illuminating the birth of Impressionism.

Buy official tickets for the Escher String Quartet, performing October 15, at Conrad Prebys Music Center Concert Hall. Tickets at artpower.ucsd.edu

Ludovic Morlot , conductor Jörgen van Rijen , trombone DEBUSSY: "Nuages" and "Fêtes" from Nocturnes JIMMY LÓPEZ: Shift , Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso POULENC: Suite from The Does (Les biches) RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole Ludovic Morlot , one of today’s foremost French conductors, leads a program of luminous and inviting French music – works alive with dance rhythms, nocturnal magic, and brilliant color. At its center is Shift , a virtuosic trombone concerto by Composer in Residence Jimmy López . Performed by Jörgen van Rijen and co commissioned by the San Diego, Rotterdam, and San Francisco symphonies, the four movement work explores the elements – Sound , Water , Light and Sonoluminescence , where vibrating sound waves create bubbles that glow with light.

Ludovic Morlot , conductor Jörgen van Rijen , trombone DEBUSSY: "Nuages" and "Fêtes" from Nocturnes JIMMY LÓPEZ: Shift , Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso POULENC: Suite from The Does (Les biches) RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole Read the Program Notes for this concert.

What happens when conservatory-trained virtuosos decide the rules no longer apply? On October 16th at Ventura Music Hall, TAKE3 answers that question with violin, cello, and piano, and absolutely no apologies.