Overview of the 64th Season of LAS
Pops concert on September 26, 2026.
Free family concert on the afternoon of December 5.
Evening concert dates are December 5, 2026; Feb. 13, April 10, and June 5, 2027.

POPS on the Green
September 26, 2026 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Our annual Pops concert, sponsored by the Symphony Guild, is on the lawn in front of the Bankhead Plaza on an autumn afternoon. Admission is free, but we do collect donations. All donations go to supporting the Symphony.

Family Concert
December 5, 2026 from 3 to 4 p.m.
In coordination with the Livermore Valley Arts and in partnership with Valley Dance Theatre, the Symphony Association presents a family concert inside Livermore’s Bankhead Theater. Youngsters enjoy an “instrument petting zoo” staffed by orchestra members in the lobby after the concert. Sign up through the Bankhead for free general-admission tickets to the short, fun-filled celebration of the holiday season on Saturday December 5 at 3 p.m.

photo: Rachel Rodgers

Hope and Joy
December 5, 2026 at 8 p.m.
(No preconcert talk—holiday parade day.)

Samuel Barber: Essay No. 1, Op. 12
Michael Tilson Thomas: Notturno
Paul-Agricole Génin: Carnaval de Venise
Annie Wu, flute soloist
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

Join us on a musical journey of optimism and hope. The music of American composers Samuel Barber and our late, beloved Michael Tilson Thomas explore themes of darkness moving into light. Hometown favorite flute soloist Annie Wu will play the virtuosic and lyrical Tilson Thomas piece “Notturno” plus a comedic depiction of the lively carnival of Venice! We finish the evening on a radiant note with Dvořák’s joyous 8th Symphony!
 
American in Paris
February 13, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
(Inside the Music, 7–7:15 p.m.)
solos by the winners of the 2026–2027 Competition for Young Musicians

Leonard Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Claude Debussy: Children’s Corner
George Gershwin: An American In Paris

Kick off your Valentine’s weekend with the Symphony! The winners of our annual Competition for Young Musicians are the stars of the show. Gershwin takes us on a jazzy symphonic escape à Paris. Bernstein sweeps us off our feet with excitement and romance.

photo: Marcel Indik

 
Soaring at Sunrise
April 10, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
(Inside the Music, 7–7:15 p.m.)

Margaret Brouwer: Paths to Sunrise
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Markus Pawlik, soloist
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

Center yourself in the awesome power of the natural world with the majestic 5th Symphony of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, famously inspired by the overwhelming flight of migratory birds at sunrise. Virtuoso pianist Markus Pawlik brings the intimate, expressive sounds of Robert Schumann to life.

photo: Eliza Logan

Blue Jeans and Beethoven
June 5, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
(Inside the Music, 7–7:15 p.m.)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Ava Pakiam, soloist
Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven
Aaron Copland: Rodeo

Livermore’s annual rodeo is right around the corner, inspiring us to celebrate the vibrant music of the American West with Copland’s Rodeo and music from the iconic film The Magnificent Seven. Violinist Ava Pakiam, a remarkable rising star, joins us for a performance of Beethoven’s spirited violin concerto to round up the evening.

The audience and performers are invited to enjoy a reception featuring Livermore Valley wines and hosted by the Livermore-Amador Symphony Guild in the lobby after each evening concert.

Programs subject to change.
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