Previous Concerts
65 Years of Passion
10/25/14 at 8:00pm
Seduction… betrayal… love… devotion… The escapades of Strauss’ Don Juan contrast with the fatherly devotion of Wagner’s Wotan in some of the grandest and most intensely dramatic music ever written.
Sponsored by Beaver Medical Group
“Classical Favorites” at the Redlands Bowl
08/22/14 at 8:00pm
Free admission! The Redlands Bowl’s 2014 season finale features the Redlands Symphony performing two of classical music’s most popular pieces… with fireworks!
Sponsored by Redlands Community Music Association
“Virtuosity +” at the Redlands Bowl
08/08/14 at 8:00pm
Free admission! Mozart’s catchy overture to The Marriage of Figaro opens an evening in which Italian violinist Roberto Cani joins Frank Fetta and the Redlands Symphony in Mendelssohn’s gorgeous violin concerto and the orchestra romps through the wit of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony.
Sponsored by Redlands Community Music Association
Robertson performs Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mozart
05/11/14 at 3:00pm
Maestro Jon Robertson joins Concertmaster Jeanne Skrocki and Principal Cellist Kyle Champion for a moving Mother's Day afternoon of chamber music with members of the Redlands Symphony string section.
Connect with The Heroes
04/12/14 at 8:00pm
In honor of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, we pay tribute to those heroes who still walk among us and to those who gave the last full measure of devotion.
Sponsored by Beaver Medical Group
Special Artists
Program
- William Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
- Richard Rodgers Victory at Sea (selections)
- John Williams Three Pieces from “Schindler’s List”
- Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
- John Williams Hymn to the Fallen from “Saving Private Ryan”
- Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
- Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto
The Carnival of the Animals: Family Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo
04/06/14 at 2:00pm
Lions and tigers and... pianists? Oh, my! Bring your family and friends to join us for our FREE annual Family Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo!
Sponsored by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Special Artists
Connect with The Past
03/22/14 at 8:00pm
In the second installment of our Masters of Music series, we investigate composers who breathed new life into “old-fashioned” forms.
Connect with The Future
02/22/14 at 8:00pm
Each year, audiences at the Redlands Symphony have the opportunity to be the first to hear one of tomorrow’s great musicians when the winner of the annual Concerto Competition takes center stage with the orchestra.
Sponsored by University of Redlands
Connect with Distant Lands
01/25/14 at 8:00pm
Leave the freeways and orange groves behind and journey north to the fjords, the glaciers, and the stunning beauty of Norway and Finland.
Sponsored by Loma Linda University Medical Center
Connect with An Old Friend
11/23/13 at 8:00pm
While it’s fun to meet new people, sometimes you just want to relax with someone who makes you feel comfortable. There’s always a chance you’ll discover something new.
Sponsored by The Wheeler Family Trust
Connect with A Better World
10/12/13 at 8:00pm
Our first concert celebrates people who overcame enormous obstacles and violent opposition to fight for their beliefs.
Sponsored by Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty
The Two Sides of Mozart
04/06/13 at 8:00pm
The Redlands Symphony season finale features two faces of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His elegant, often wistful Clarinet Concerto (performed by Kathryn Nevin) serves as a contrast to the majestic intensity and drama of his magnum opus for choir and orchestra, the Requiem. Over 150 singers will join the orchestra to bring Mozart’s final masterpiece to life.
Fathers and Sons
03/09/13 at 8:00pm
Wolfgang and Leopold, Johann Sebastian and Carl Phillip Emmanuel… the Mozart and the Bach families had more than a single composer. This concert highlights these family ties and also features the RSO's incomparable principal horn, Laura Brenes, performing the horn concerto of Franz Strauss (Richard’s father, of course).
The Tragic Beauty of Brahms and Tchaikovsky
01/19/13 at 8:00pm
Co Nguyen conducts two major works from the core of 19th century Romantic canon on a concert that also includes the University of Redlands Student Concerto Competition winner. Brahms’ Tragic Overture begins the evening, which continues as pianist Anthony Ribaya joins the orchestra to present Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2. Our night concludes with one of the greatest, most emotionally raw symphonies ever composed, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, Pathétique.
Masters of Music
11/10/12 at 8:00pm
Renowned Broadway and Hollywood actor John Rubinstein (Wicked, Hello I Must Be Going) joins Maestro Robertson to share A Soldier’s Tale, Igor Stravinsky’s brilliant retelling of a classic Russian folk tale. The evening also features Mendelssohn’s popular second piano trio and La Revue de Cuisine, the score to Bohuslav Martinů’s ballet about the scandalous liaisons that occur between your kitchen utensils when your back is turned.