 | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - La Jolla - Presents: Gustavo Romero Plays Sergei Rachmaninoff | 2025 Summer Festival | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | Piano Concert Series in La Jolla 7/6/2025 - 7/27/2025 (next performance: Sunday, 7/13/2025) Each year, Romero chooses a composer to study in depth, sharing the full range of their artistry. This year the composer for tribute is Sergei Rachmaninoff. Dinners will be offered after the first and last concerts, providing an opportunity for concertgoers to socialize, meet Romero, and share a delicious meal catered by Girard Gourmet. |
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 | Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum - Topanga - Presents: Much Ado About Nothing 6/7/2025 - 9/13/2025 (next performance: Sunday, 7/13/2025) Sparks fly as two couples become ensnared in a whirlwind of lies and deceptions in Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy of romance, wit, and intrigue. |
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 | San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents: TwoSet Violin World Tour 2025/26 Tuesday, 7/15/2025 TwoSet Violin, the classical music's favorite duo, returns to live audiences on another World Tour!
For one day only, join Brett and Eddy for an unforgettable concert experience of jaw-dropping musical panache, side-splitting humor, and everything in between! Don't miss this chance to watch internet sensation TwoSet Violin LIVE at Jacobs Music Center. |
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 | Music Academy of the West - Santa Barbara - Presents: Beethoven+ 7/15/2025 - 7/17/2025 (next performance: Tuesday, 7/15/2025) Immerse yourself in Beethoven’s revolutionary piano sonatas with celebrated pianist Jeremy Denk in three evenings of brilliant performance and insightful commentary.
Each 75-minute lecture-recital highlights a masterwork (or two) thoughtfully paired with complementary pieces that reveal new dimensions of Beethoven’s genius from Nina Simone to Ligeti and Wagner. |
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 | Music Academy of the West - Santa Barbara - Presents: Mozart’s Don Giovanni in Concert Thursday, 7/17/2025 The covers (understudies) of this summer’s grand opera take center stage to offer a preview of Mozart’s masterpiece in an intimate setting.
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 | LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents: Brahms & Grieg Thursday, 7/17/2025 Tabita Berglund leads Peer Gynt and Hélène Grimaud explores the drama of young Brahms. |
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 | Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra - Santa Monica - Presents: Santa Monica Music Festival 7/17/2025 - 7/20/2025 (next performance: Thursday, 7/17/2025) Join us for the inaugural Santa Monica Music Festival: July 17–20, 2025!
Experience four unforgettable days of music—from Mozart to some of today’s most exciting new voices.
Whether you’re a lifelong classical enthusiast or just beginning to explore, this festival invites you to enjoy world-class performances in an intimate, welcoming setting—just steps from the beach! |
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 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Costa Mesa - Presents: The Concert- A Tribute to ABBA Saturday, 7/19/2025 "The Concert- A Tribute to ABBA" Live at Segerstrom Center for the Arts! |
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 | Inland Valley Repertory Theatre - La Verne - Presents: Inland Valley Repertory Theatre Presents Disney's Newsies 7/19/2025 - 8/3/2025 (next performance: Saturday, 7/19/2025) Tickets are now available for Inland Valley Repertory Theatre's production of Disney’s Newsies. This high-energy, family-friendly musical will be performed at the Morgan Auditorium on the University of La Verne campus July 19 - August 3. |
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 | San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents: Disney’s The Lion King in Concert Saturday, 7/19/2025 Thiago Tiberio, conductor
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The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will present a screening of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s feature The Lion King with Hans Zimmer’s Oscar®-winning musical score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor Thiago Tiberio. |
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 | San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents: UNITE! Music Festival presents The Sea Party Sunday, 7/20/2025 After our grand Sea Party debut in 2023, we are back with a re-imagined queer house music pride party! Submerge yourself in our oasis for dance floor therapy with feel-good house music, abundant self-expression through fashion and art, and a welcoming vibe for every identity under the queer umbrella and its allies. |
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 | Music Academy of the West - Santa Barbara - Presents: Solo Piano Spotlight I Tuesday, 7/22/2025 Indulge in an array of color and sound in this series of concerts highlighting the rare talent and virtuosity of our piano fellows. Experience the full flowering of pianistic possibility and see why the keyboard remains music’s most versatile storytelling instrument.
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 | LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents: Rhapsody in Blue and the "New World" Tuesday, 7/22/2025 Dalia Stasevska leads a program of Gershwin, Dvorák, and Ginastera. |
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 | La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents: Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill: Shadow Cities Tuesday, 7/22/2025 Ephrat Asherie collaborates with GRAMMY® award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill on the company’s newest creation, Shadow Cities, a reflection on the beauty, vastness and joy of the in-between. |
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 | Music Academy of the West - Santa Barbara - Presents: Studio Artists Showcase Wednesday, 7/23/2025 An intimate recital highlighting the talent of our studio artists through arias and art song.
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 | Ventura Music Festival - Ventura - Presents: Rising Stars from The Coluburn School Thursday, 7/24/2025 VMF proudly presents Colburn School talents Ray Ushikubo and Chi-Jo Lee in solo sets of piano artistry. Venue: The Performing Arts Center at Ventura College. |
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 | LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents: The Planets Thursday, 7/24/2025 Leonard Slatkin leads Holst’s masterpiece as well as his son’s homage to NASA’s Voyager. |
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 | Conor Hanick and Jeremy Denk. - Santa Barbara - Presents: Solo Piano Spotlight II Tuesday, 7/29/2025 Indulge in an array of color and sound in this series of concerts highlighting the rare talent and virtuosity of our piano fellows. Experience the full flowering of pianistic possibility and see why the keyboard remains music’s most versatile storytelling instrument. |
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 | UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies - Los Angeles - Presents: Webern Quartet: 2025 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival Tuesday, 7/29/2025 Join us for a performance by the Webern Quartet, the first concert in the 2025 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival, curated by Artistic Director Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A.
Admission is free, no reservations required! |
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 | UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies - Los Angeles - Presents: Strings and Keys: A University of Utah Faculty Recital: 2025 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival Thursday, 7/31/2025 Join us for a performance by Strings and Keys: A University of Utah Faculty Recital, the second concert in the 2025 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival, curated by Artistic Director Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A.
Admission is free, no reservations required!
All concerts will also be livestreamed on the Center's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ucla-c1718cs |
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