Santa Barbara Symphony Youth Ensembles to Perform FREE Season Finale Concerts on May 24 & 25, 2025
Application Now Open for 2025/26 Season — Auditions Set for June 7-8 The Santa Barbara Symphony Youth Ensembles will cap off their 2024/25 season with a pair of FREE community concerts. The community is invited to witness the talent and dedication of more than 100 student musicians across three orchestra levels, ranging in age from […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Season Finale Delivers Double Impact: Two Concerts, Two Different Programs, Two Acclaimed Violinists
World-renowned violinists Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony take the stage in an expansive program Direct from Carnegie Hall: Avner Dorman’s Double Concerto to receive its West Coast Premiere; co-commissioned by The Symphony Patrons who buy tickets for both Saturday & Sunday performances save 20% The Santa Barbara Symphony will bring its 2024/25 season to a […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Debuts Its New Chorus with Brahms’ Moving A German Requiem and Mahler’s Transcendent Ruckert-Lieder
Featuring Soprano Magdalena Kuźma, Baritone Daniel Scofield, and the Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus As part of a Season of firsts, innovation, collaboration, and surprises, the Santa Barbara Symphony invites audiences to experience two giant masterpieces that inspire life, loss, and hope as The Symphony performs Brahms’ Requiem at the Granada Theatre on Saturday, April 26, […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Announces Its 2025/26 Season Celebrating Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti’s 20th Anniversary
Highlights include a Joint Season Opener with State Street Ballet, Mozart’s Requiem with the newly formed Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus, and all five Beethoven Piano Concertos — all on The Granada Theatre stage from October 2025 through May 2026 Early 7-concert subscribers enjoy an additional free Spring 2025 concert The Santa Barbara Symphony proudly announces […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Presents a Provocative Musical Journey Through The Seven Deadly Sins
The Sultry Storm Large Reprises Her Often Praised Role as the Dual Character Anna Featuring the Acclaimed Hudson Shad (Vocal) Quartet The Santa Barbara Symphony invites audiences to experience the sultry and sensational Storm Large as she brings her unique interpretation of Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins to the Granada Theatre on Saturday, March […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Celebrates Comedy’s Golden Age with Chaplin’s Centennial Masterpiece: The Gold Rush
Audiences Will Experience a Live Orchestra Synchronizing with this Classic Film on the Big Screen Featuring Grammy Award-winning Conductor and Composer Lucas Richman as Guest Conductor The Santa Barbara Symphony invites audiences to rediscover comedy’s golden age as Charlie Chaplin’s iconic film, The Gold Rush is projected on the big screen at the Granada Theatre […]
Call for Local Singers! — The Santa Barbara Symphony Announces the Launch of its New Symphony Chorus
INTEREST FORM APPLICATION DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT JANUARY 24, 2025 The Santa Barbara Symphony is thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking initiative: The Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus. This new, dynamic ensemble will debut during the Brahms’ Requiem concert weekend on April 26 & 27, 2025 at the Granada Theatre, performing Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem. […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Presents Mozart Marathon – An Inaugural Weekend Festival Celebrating a Musical Genius
Audiences to Experience Eight Masterworks and Five Symphony Soloists Over Two Programs The Santa Barbara Symphony kicks off the first concert weekend of 2025 with Mozart Marathon — a two-day festival for the community to experience the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the extraordinary artistry of five soloists — on Saturday, January 18, 2025, […]
The Santa Barbara Symphony Invites the Community to Celebrate at the ‘Biggest & Best’ Musical New Year’s Eve Party
The Santa Barbara Symphony invites the community to ring in the new year at the ‘biggest & best’ musical New Year’s Eve party on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, from 8:30 – 10:00 pm at the elegant Granada Theatre. Single tickets start at $65. Group discounts start at 20% (for 10 or more), and Symphony subscribers […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Continues Its 2024/25 Concert Season with French Connections — A Celebration of French Masterpieces
Internationally Acclaimed David Greilsammer in a dual role as Guest Conductor and Pianist The Santa Barbara Symphony continues its 2024/25 Season with French Connections, a celebration of three centuries of French musical masterpieces, on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at The Granada Theatre. This thematic one-concert-only performance features internationally renowned conductor and pianist […]
