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Classical Music Rocks...in July
Well it may not actually rock, but it's nice to enjoy some strings, winds and early European tunes in the Southern California breeze...
Enjoy Chamber music under the stars from two-time Grammy winner Southwest Chamber Music in the natural surroundings of The Huntington Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. Summer Festival Concerts often coincide with exhibitions on view at The Huntington galleries. $28, $38
Enjoy the music of Hindemith, Poulenc and Ravel in the open air. Free
Thomas Wilkins conducts the orchestra in the program “Some Enchanted Evening: A Night of Romance with Special Guest Chris Isaak.” $10-$114
Victor Vener conducts the orchestra in the program “Andrew Lloyd Webber Meets Puccini,” featuring excerpts from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Evita,” as well as arias from the Puccini operas “La Boheme,” “Madame Butterfly,” “Gianni Schicci” and “Tosca.” Gates open at 5:30 p.m, concert begins at 7:30 p.m. $10-$98
Music Director Rachael Worby and The Pasadena POPS present “In the Heat of the Night” with baritone Nmon Ford, hip poet balladeers Steve and Sekou tha Misfit and pianist Daniel Lessner. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for pre-concert dining. $20-$90
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Mozart’s “Overture to La clemenza di Tito,” "Ch'io mi scordi di te," Piano Concerto No. 17, "Exsultate Jubilate" and Symphony No. 38, "Prague." Featuring mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and pianist Orion Weiss. $1-$95
Long Yu conducts the orchestra in Yanjun’s “Moon Reflected on the ‘Erquan’ Fountain,” Tan Dun’s “Crouching Tiger Concerto” and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Featuring the virtuoso pianist Lang Lang. $1-$95