Diane Jo is a senior at Amador Valley High School and has been playing the violin since the age of nine, currently studying under the tutelage of Mrs. Ju-Yi Peng. She has played with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra for five years, and has served as the Concertmaster during the 2016-17 Season and also during […]
Tenor Adam Flowers has performed principal tenor roles in opera houses throughout North America, Hawaii, and Japan. In July of 2006 he completed a five year Artist-In-Residency for Opera San Jose, performing over 32 roles. Adam recently performed the tenor solo in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony under the baton of Maestro Jindong Cai with the El […]
As a preview of Oakland Symphony’s March 31 “New World” concert at the Paramount Theatre, members of the Symphony’s string section are performing an excerpt from Dvořák’s American Suite. This spiritual and emotional musical journey expresses the composer’s intense longing for his beloved home while experiencing the thrill of the “new world” and its varied […]
Michael Morgan and Oakland Symphony uncover a hidden musical treasure with Joachim Raff’s rarely-performed Symphony No. 3 at Lost Romantic Symphonies on November 18. Gershwin’s Cuban Overture kicks off the evening to celebrate Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra’s recent Cuban tour, with youth and adult Symphony musicians performing together. Acclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins presents the U.S. […]
Chromatic is shaping up to be unlike any other Oakland Symphony Gala! We’re back in Oakland at the Rotunda Building, we’re auctioning off once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and the night centers around a five-course wine pairing dinner helping us tell the story of our amazing musicians from the MUSE (Music for Excellence) Program, Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, […]
Maestro Morgan once again shines the spotlight on Romantic composers with Joachim Raff’s Symphony No. 3. Raff comped his Symphony No. 3 in Weisbaden in 1869 and it premiered in 1870 in Weimar. It is one of his most successful works and earned him his reputation as a symphonist. One critic called it “the best […]
Take a journey with Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra and Chorus with It’s in the Stars: Songs of Fate. The evening will highlight songs with an overlying theme of fate and destiny, including Brahms’ Schicksalslied, op. 52, and Bizet’s Carmen Suites.
Maestro Morgan once again shines the spotlight on Romantic composers with Joachim Raff’s Symphony No. 3. Raff composed his Symphony No. 3 in Weisbaden in 1869 and it premiered in 1870 in Weimar. It is one of his most successful works and earned him his reputation as a symphonist. One critic called it “the best symphony […]
House Concert with Amy Likar Can’t wait to get started on the 2016/17 Season with Oakland Symphony? Missing your fabulous Symphony musicians during the long summer? Well, help is here! Join Oakland Symphony star flutist Amy Likar for an intimate concert at her home in Orinda! Not only will you be one of the few […]
This whole trip has been absolutely amazing, but this day in particular was very special to me and I’m sure for everyone else. It started off with us visiting the house Ernest Hemingway lived in while he was in Cuba. In his home, we found many unique treasures. There were hundreds of books available to […]