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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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
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.
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
Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Omid Zoufonoun, conductor
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Ash Walker, acting chorus director
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”
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
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
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
