The Paramount Theatre is the proud home of the OAKLAND SYMPHONY.

Experience the music of the masters, the works of living American composers and the sensational playing of the Oakland Symphony in the gorgeous glow of the Paramount Theatre!

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Upcoming Events

Ravishing Rachmaninoff

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Program:

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

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Angela Davis' Playlist

Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Angela Y. Davis, special guest
W. 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.

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Truth to Power

Thursday, November 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Program:

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Fidelio Overture

ANTHONY DAVIS: You Have The Right To Remain Silent

MARGARET BONDS: Montgomery Variations (selections)

IGOR STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms

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Let Us Break Bread Together: Holiday 2023

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Omid Zoufonoun, conductor

Oakland Symphony Chorus

Ash Walker, acting chorus director

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Dvořák New World

Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Program:

TEXU KIM: Līlā (Barlow Prize commission)

DOREEN CARWITHEN: Concerto for Piano and Strings

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

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The Artist as Activist

Friday, February 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Program:

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

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The Passion of Tchaikovsky

Friday, March 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Program:

JOHANNA DODERER: New Work (US Premiere)

SAMUEL BARBER: Violin Concerto

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

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Beethoven’s Fifth

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Program:

Conductor to be announced

AARON COPLAND: Old American Songs (selections)

WYNTON MARSALIS: Violin Concerto

UNSUK CHIN: subito con forza

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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