Winter Concert: Legends and Legacies

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All Santa Monica Symphony concerts are FREE, and seating is first come, first serve.

Santa Monica Symphony
Geoffrey Pope, guest conductor
Gloria Cheng, piano

Program:
Claude Debussy     Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

John Williams         Prelude and Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra
Los Angeles Premiere
Gloria Cheng, piano

Intermission

Johannes Brahms     Symphony No. 1 in C minor
                                                 I. Un poco sostenuto — Allegro
                                                 II. Andante sostenuto
                                                 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
                                                 IV. Adagio — Più andante — Allegro non troppo, ma con brio — Più allegro

Concert Description:
Join the Santa Monica Symphony for an evening of evocative and powerful music with guest conductor Geoffrey Pope. The concert opens with Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), a masterful exploration of color and mood. The spotlight then turns to the Los Angeles premiere of John Williams’ mesmerizing Prelude and Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra with Grammy Award-winning pianist Gloria Cheng. The evening concludes with Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, a work that brilliantly blends drama, beauty, and exultant energy.

Doors open at 6:00 pm.

Parking Details: Ample street parking is available on Pearl Street, 16th Street, and 17th Street, as well as surrounding residential streets.