LONG BEACH SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES ITS 2023-2024 CONCERTS

Sip & Enjoy at the Classical concerts, or Party with Indoor Picnicking and Dancing at Pops
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LONG BEACH, CA, June 26, 2023 - Long Beach Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Eckart Preu, announces its 2023-2024 Classical and Pops seasons. 

The CLASSICAL Season opener on October 21, 2023 features the beautiful The Moldau by Smetana and Andreas Boyde, sharing his virtuosity in Dvorak’s Piano Concerto. On November 18, 2023, Kala Ramnath performs the Hindustani Violin Concerto written for her by Indian American composer Reena Esmail in a program also presenting Long Beach Ballet in Bernstein’s Fancy Free. Pictures at an Exhibition takes center stage on February 17, 2024 as audiences also enjoy Long Beach Symphony Principal Cello, Cécilia Tsan performing Dvo?ák’s Cello Concerto. The Long Beach Camerata Singers provide the vocal forces in the powerful Brahms Requiem and the gorgeous Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams on March 9, 2024. The season culminates on June 1, 2024 spotlighting the brilliant pianist Awadagin Pratt in one of the most famous works of all time, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 to provide the perfect ending to a great season of music. 

Music Director Eckart Preu adds,  

“Our Classical Season has something for everyone! Sip, relax and enjoy a beverage while hearing the great masterworks by Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Mussorgsky, as well as rarely heard works by Florence Price, Guillaume Conneson and Reena Esmail.” 

Audiences love the unique Long Beach Symphony Pops experience as they enjoy indoor picnicking while singing and dancing the night away inside the Long Beach Arena’s Pacific Ballroom. Opening on October 28, 2023 with A Beatles Celebration, four musicians from the Classical Mystery Tour celebrate Beatlemania and the 60^th Anniversary of the first Beatles U.S. tour.  A powerhouse trumpeter with a soulful voice, conductor Byron Stripling will entertain with his infectious yuletide joy and blazing virtuosity in seasonal tunes for Holiday Swing on December 9, 2023. The Music of the Rolling Stones by Windborneon February 3, 2024 features a full rock band and Long Beach Symphony delivering timeless hit songs like “Satisfaction”, “Ruby Tuesday”, “Honky Tonk Woman”, “Angie” and many more! A night devoted to the best of Fleetwood Mac on March 23, 2024 will have audiences singing along to “Go Your Own Way”, “Rhiannon”, “Dreams”, “The Chain”, and – of course – “Landslide.”  The Pops season concludes on May 4, 2024 with a Disco Fever Dance Party as thousands dance the night away in their boogie shoes to this 70’s extravaganza featuring Classical Night Fever as “The Ultimate Disco Party Band”. 

*All programs, dates and artists are subject to change. For more information or to purchase subscriptions visit www.LongBeachSymphony.org or call 562-436-3203.