{"id":72009,"date":"2025-04-14T13:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=72009"},"modified":"2025-04-14T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:16:27","slug":"music-director-brett-mitchell-closes-inaugural-season-with-a-jubilant-program-of-bruch-and-beethoven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=72009","title":{"rendered":"MUSIC DIRECTOR BRETT MITCHELL CLOSES INAUGURAL SEASON WITH A JUBILANT PROGRAM OF BRUCH AND BEETHOVEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Acclaimed Violinist William Hagen Performs Bruch Violin Concerto<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Pasadena, CA \u2013\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>Music Director Brett Mitchell\u00a0<\/strong>and the<strong>\u00a0Pasadena Symphony<\/strong>\u00a0close the 2024-25 season with\u00a0<strong>Beethoven Symphony No. 6 \u201cPastoral\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>Saturday, May 3, 2025\u00a0<\/strong>with performances at\u00a0<strong>2:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>8:00pm\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0<strong>Ambassador Auditorium<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Chadwick\u2019s A Pastoral Prelude for Orchestra\u00a0<\/strong>will open the bucolic program, followed by the\u00a0<strong>Bruch Violin Concerto,\u00a0<\/strong>and concluding with Beethoven\u2019s sonic painting of the great outdoors, drawing the listener in with themes of spiritual renewal, pastoral landscapes, dramatic storms and startling beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Acclaimed Violinist\u00a0<strong>William Hagen<\/strong>\u00a0returns to the Ambassador stage to perform Bruch\u2019s playfully acrobatic and virtuosic Violin Concerto \u2013 a true showpiece for the master violinist. A \u201cbrilliant virtuoso\u201d\u00a0<em>(Dallas Morning News<\/em>), Hagen will delight audiences with his playing described as \u201c\u2026 captivating, floating delicately above the orchestra\u201d (<em>Chicago Classical Review<\/em>). Maestro Mitchell wraps his inaugural season in a cloak of musical beauty with this breathtaking season finale, closing with the optimism and joy of Beethoven\u2019s expansive \u201cPastoral\u201d Symphony.<\/p>\n<p>The Pasadena Symphony provides a vibrant experience specially designed for the music lover, the social butterfly or a date night out. Want to learn more about the music? Arrive early for\u00a0<strong><em>Insights<\/em><\/strong>, the pre-concert discussion with\u00a0<strong>KUSC Host<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Brian Lauritzen<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Music Director Brett Mitchell<\/strong>, which begins one hour prior to each performance. Or enjoy a bite or a glass in the Symphony Lounge, a posh setting along Ambassador Auditorium&#8217;s beautiful outdoor plaza with a full-service beverage center serving coffee, spirits and wine, plus sandwiches, soup, appetizers and dessert before the concert and during intermission.<\/p>\n<p>All concerts are held at Ambassador Auditorium, 131 South St. John Ave, Pasadena, CA. Single tickets start at $49 and may be purchased online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pasadenasymphony-pops.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=02fc9b1e3235d9e2c15baa36d&amp;id=8c376122c6&amp;e=cb6ad91429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pasadenasymphony-pops.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D02fc9b1e3235d9e2c15baa36d%26id%3D8c376122c6%26e%3Dcb6ad91429&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1744736549684000&amp;usg=AOvVaw15NXeKg9GnV2aKloPXZ2Xc\">www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org<\/a>\u00a0or by calling (626) 793-7172. Subscriptions for the 25\/26 season now available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed Violinist William Hagen Performs Bruch&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72010,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72009\/revisions\/72010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}