Prepare to take flight! From the first notes of Aghaei & Jacobsen’s Ascending Bird, we find ourselves transported into the textural world of a bird’s attempted flight into the sun. Saint-Saën’s soothing The Swan and commanding Cello Concerto No. 1 feature the inimitable talents of Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, while Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite close out the program with compositional intrigue that is at once frenetically playful and undeniably powerful. New subscriptions and single tickets on sale now! …
Home for the Holidays
Fresno’s symphonic holiday tradition returns with guest conductor Chelsea Tipton. The Fresno Philharmonic and special guests are joined by the Fresno Master Chorale, directed by Anna Hamre, while we delight in favorites of the holidays that make the season bright. New subscriptions and single tickets on sale now! …
Ghostbusters
We’re ready to believe you! Just in time for Halloween, experience Ivan Reitman’s hilarious comic blockbuster - Ghostbusters (1984) - with Elmer Bernstein’s score performed live by the Fresno Philharmonic and conducted by the composer’s son Peter Bernstein. The film will be displayed on a large screen in William Saroyan Theatre. New subscriptions and single tickets on sale now! …
Let’s Dance
Our Daniel R. Martin Masterworks season kicks off with a lively new orchestral work by Juan Pablo Contreras titled MeChicano – co-commissioned by the Fresno Philharmonic in partnership with New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – which celebrates the popular music of Mexican-American communities which have flourished in the U.S. Dazzling violinist Chee-Yun returns to Fresno for Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, which is suffused with Spanish dance rhythms. Our orchestral dance party concludes with Rachmaninoff’s enigmatic Symphonic Dances which pushes the limits of symphonic structure. New subscriptions and single tickets on sale now! …
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis leads the incomparable Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) in an unforgettable evening of swinging music. JLCO is made up of fifteen of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers in jazz music today. This concert is a special event and will be performed without the Fresno Philharmonic. Tickets for this event must be ordered separately and are not included in the subscription packages. …
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