The program will feature the West Coast premiere of Seven Decisions of Gandhi by composer, violin soloist, and Cultures in Harmony founder William Harvey.
Juxtapositions of heroic journeys by Gandhi and Beethoven will be presented in our April program, with works symbolizing their singular evolutions and triumphs of will. In January, we will present the world premiere of a new piano concerto by Turkish composer and pianist Hakan Ali Toker, commissioned specifically for the Santa Cruz Symphony, in a program also featuring vivid translations of Point Reyes wildlife by Northern California native Gabriella Smith, and Ravel’s homage to the Parisian Baroque à la François Couperin. Our October program is dedicated to testaments to courage, resolve, and the endurance of the human spirit told through music, featuring the final works of Tchaikovsky and Bartok, a prayer for Ukraine, and viola soloist Yuchen Lu.
Our celebratory 65th season begins in September with thrillingly grand symphonic treatments of folkloric dances from across the world including Slavonic, Chinese, Rumanian, Hungarian, South African, and Mexican traditions, featuring a special collaboration with Watsonville’s own Esperanza del Valle Baile Folclórico. MUSIC THAT ILLUMINATES the indescribable, the breathtaking, the unforgettable
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