Semifinalists Announced for Orange County’s 2025 Artist of the Year Awards
From the pool of 923 nominees this season, 112 students named as semifinalists.
April 20, 2025
Arts Orange County Announces Honorees for Its 25th Annual Awards
The ceremony on Sept. 16 will include honoring the group’s longtime leader, Richard Stein, who is retiring.
April 18, 2025
St.Clair and Pacific Symphony Shine Up Wagner’s ‘Rheingold’
REVIEW: Strong singing cast and imaginative semi-staged production bring the opera to life.
April 11, 2025
Jazz Icon Terence Blanchard Brings His Reimagined Fan-Favorite Album to Soka
The multitalented musician and Spike Lee collaborator will revisit his album “Flow” – reworked to perform with the E-collective string quartet – during his upcoming jazz concert in Aliso Viejo.
April 9, 2025
Fullerton Museum Gets a Dose of Orange County’s Punk Rock Rebellion
O.C. punk rock exhibit is the largest, longest in Fullerton Museum Center history.
April 4, 2025
Protests and Tchaikovsky with the Israel Philharmonic in O.C.
REVIEW: The performance, which also included Jewish-themed music by Bruch and Bernstein, was a mixed bag but proceeded without a hitch.
March 28, 2025
Orange County’s Rising Stars: 12th Annual Artist of the Year Nominees Revealed
High school arts teachers nominated 923 students for the awards program this season.
March 16, 2025
Vienna Philharmonic Brings Distinctive Sound to Beethoven and Strauss
REVIEW: Yefim Bronfman shines as soloist, Nézet-Séguin almost makes ‘Ein Heldenleben’ work.
March 10, 2025
An Exclusive Residency Brings the Vienna Philharmonic to Orange County
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County moves forward from “a model of purely visiting orchestras” to a more inclusive and comprehensive model.
March 5, 2025
Pacific Symphony’s 2025-26 Season Includes Four Appearances by its New Conductor
Alexander Shelley will conduct major works by Ravel, Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Pacific Symphony’s 2025-26 classical series, announced today, includes four appearances by its music director designate, Alexander Shelley, who will...
February 27, 2025
A New Era at Segerstrom: Limor Tomer’s Vision for the Performing Arts in Orange County
Segerstrom’s new VP of programming aims to expand the center’s artistic scope, deepen community ties and build on its legacy.
February 24, 2025
London Symphony Shows its Stuff in Mahler
REVIEW: Newly appointed chief conductor sweated the details with Mahler; pianist Yunchan Lim balanced chops and restraint with Rachmaninoff.
February 21, 2025
