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Celebrating Nir Kabaretti's 20th Anniversary
The Symphony’s 2025/26 Season
The Symphony’s
2025/26 Season
SEASON OPENER WITH
STATE STREET BALLET
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
State Street Ballet
Santa Barbara City College Brass
SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite
PROKOFIEV scenes from Romeo and Juliet
(with State Street Ballet)
MOZART REQUIEM
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Christian Lindberg & Dillon MacIntyre, trombones
Anastasia Malliaras, soprano
Christina Pezzarossi, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Barasa, tenor
Colin Ramsey, bass
Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus
AARON JAY KERNIS Musica Celestis
ANDREA TARRODI Double Trombone Concerto
(co-commissioned by The Symphony)
MOZART Requiem
ALL BEETHOVEN’S FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS IN TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OVER THE WEEKEND
BEETHOVEN CONCERTO MARATHON
Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Soloists: 5 winners of different international
piano competitions
CONCERTO NO. 1 (Sun) Dmitry Shishkin
(International Tchaikovsky and Geneva
International competitions)
CONCERTO NO. 2 (Sun) Angie Zhang
(American Piano Awards)
CONCERTO NO. 3 (Sat) Winner of the Music
Academy of the West piano competition
(to be announced in July 2025)
CONCERTO NO. 4 (Sat) Evren Ozel
(Cleveland International competition)
CONCERTO NO. 5 (Sun) Jonathan Mamora
(Palm Springs International Piano competition)
VALENTINE'S WEEKEND
ROMANTIC HOLLYWOOD
Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Valentine’s weekend brings the sweep of cinema’s most romantic melodies. A concert of love themes, stories, and songs from nearly a dozen Hollywood classics: Out of Africa, Dr. Zhivago, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more!
BELLA ITALIA
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Hanzhi Wang, accordion
VIVALDI “Winter” from The Four Seasons
CRISTIAN CARRARA Red Ferrari Accordion Concerto
PUCCINI Capriccio Sinfonico
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
IVES Three Places in New England
BARBER Violin Concerto
JENNIFER HIGDON Blue Cathedral
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
SEASON FINALE:
MAHLER'S RESURRECTION
Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Johanna Will, soprano
Felicia Gavilanes, mezzo-soprano
Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
SUBSCRIBERS—Your Questions Answered
What seats do I have?
As a Symphony Subscriber, you have the benefit of selecting your own seats. Once the renewal priority window closes on March 23, we begin the process of fulfilling seat requests. We make every effort to accommodate your selection and, if needed, will offer an alternative as close as possible to your original request.
When will I receive my tickets?
Tickets will be mailed to you about one month before the first concert of the 2025/26 season.
Will there be a Season Brochure?
Yes! Keep an eye on your mailbox for our 2025/26 Season brochure, which will arrive in late February/early March.
How can I sponsor a concert, guest artist, or selection? / How can I join the Heritage Society or Crescendo? / How can I support your music education programs?
To discuss any of our vital programs that impact our community, please contact Juli Askew, Development Manager at [email protected] or (805) 898-8785.
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Please consider including a donation with your subscription renewal. Your generosity supports our musicians and students, and allows us to continue to present world-class performances.
Have additional questions? You can reach us by phone at (805) 898-9386 or email [email protected].
*All programs and artists are subject to change.
