The New Season Begins:
RAVISHING RACHMANINOFF

Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, 8:00pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Shiyeon Sung, conductor
Awadagin Pratt, pianist

VALERIE COLEMAN: Seven O’clock Shout
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Piano Concerto in A, BWV 1055
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rounds for Piano & String Orchestra
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances

TRUTH TO POWER
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, 8:00pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Oakland Symphony Chorus

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Fidelio Overture
ANTHONY DAVIS: You Have The Right To Remain Silent
MARGARET BONDS: Montgomery Variations (selections)
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms

DVOŘÁK NEW WORLD
Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, 8:00pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Kalena Bovell, conductor
Samantha Ege, piano

TEXU KIM: Līlā (Barlow Prize commission)
DOREEN CARWITHEN: Concerto for Piano and Strings
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”


HERE I STAND: PAUL ROBESON

Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 ∙ 8:00pm

Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Morris Robinson, bass
Oakland Symphony Chorus

JOAN TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
CARLOS SIMON WITH LIBRETTO BY DAN HARDER:
Here I Stand: Paul Robeson
(World Premiere – Oakland Symphony Commission,
Generously Funded by The Robeson Centennial Committee)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

THE PASSION OF TCHAIKOVSKY
Friday, March 22, 2024, 8:00pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Louis Lohraseb, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violin

JOHANNA DODERER: Ritus (US Premiere)
SAMUEL BARBER: Violin Concerto
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

Season Finale:
BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH
Friday, May 17, 2024, 8:00pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Conductor to be announced
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
Oakland Symphony Chorus

AARON COPLAND: Old American Songs (selections)
WYNTON MARSALIS: Violin Concerto
UNSUK CHIN: subito con forza
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

ADD TO YOUR ORDER
LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER
Sunday, December 10, 2023, 4:00pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Omid Zoufonoun, conductor
Oakland Symphony Chorus

 


PLAYLIST: ANGELA Y. DAVIS

Saturday
, Oct. 21, 2023, 7:30pm
Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Angela Y. Davis, special guest
Kamau Bell, host
Rickey Minor, conductor

The Oakland Symphony’s signature Playlist returns to celebrate Angela Y. Davis. Activist. Educator. Conscience of a generation. She will share the music that inspired her courage and her commitment. Hosted by W. Kamau Bell, Oakland Symphony’s 2018 Playlist honoree.