Mahler's Fifth
Featuring Jing Wang, the 2007 Irving M. Klein International String Competition Winner
Friday, May 16, 2008 - 8:00 pm
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Flint Center/DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino

Program:
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5, C sharp minor
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
     Jing Wang, violin

Musical Soiree at a beautiful Atherton home, benefiting the Peninsula Symphony
Join us for an outdoor evening of beautiful music, fine food and drink, and an opportunity to support the Peninsula Symphony.
Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 - 6:00 pm
Home of Karen & Ellis Alden
55 Orchard Hills, Atherton

Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet
     Heidi Hau -piano, Patricia Burnham - violin, Wendy Cornish - viola, Glenn Fisher - cello
Peninsula Symphony Brass Quintet: Led by Brian Holmes, French horn

Summer Pops Concert
Enjoy a fun outdoor concert for the whole family. Featuring the winner of the 2008 Young Musicians' Competition!
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Oak Creek Apartments
1600 Sand Hill Road, Palo Alto

Jeffrey Siegel Plays Grieg
The celebrated pianist, Jeffrey Siegel, returns to our stage in a rhapsodic and Romantic Grand Opening program to kick off the Symphony's 60th Season!
Friday, Oct 17, 2008 - 8:00 pm
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Flint Center/DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino

Program:
Jean Sibelius: Spring Song, Op. 16
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
     Jeffrey Siegel, piano
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

4th Annual Swing Fever
Join us for an elegant evning of fine food and wine, our live and silent auction, and a night full of dancing to the sounds of a 12-piece swing band!
Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 - 6:00 pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel
1221 Chess Drive, Magellan Ballroom, Foster City

Holiday Concert

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 500, Stanford University, Palo Alto
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 - 1:30 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 500, Stanford University, Palo Alto

Program:
Brian Holmes: Amherst Requiem (World Premiere)
Aaron Copland: Quiet City
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
     Stanford Symphonic Chorus, Stephen Sano, Music Director

Flamenco with Angel Romero
Guitarist Angel Romero and the colorful Flamenco dance company Brisas de Espana light up the stage in a brilliant Spanish program.
Friday, Jan 16, 2009 - 8:00 pm
Fox Theatre
2215 Broadway St., Downtown, Redwood City
Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 - 8:00 pm
Flint Center/DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino

Program:
Manuel De Falla: Interlude and Dance from La Vida Breve
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite
Manuel De Falla: Three Cornered Hat Suite
Emmanuel Chabrier: Espana
     Carolina Lugo's Brisas de Espana
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
     Angel Romero, guitar

Concerto-Fest
We will celebrate three spectacular soloists, who happen to live right in our backyard, in a vivid display of solo-orchestra fireworks!
Friday, Mar 20, 2009 - 8:00 pm
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 - 8:00 pm
Flint Center/DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino

Program:
Edward Elgar: Cockaigne, Op. 40 ("In London Town")
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto in F Minor
     Zachariah Spellman, tuba
Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in E Minor, RV 484
     Rufus Olivier, bassoon
Carl Maria von Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Op. 35
     Rufus Olivier, bassoon
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102
     Heidi Hau, piano
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Carmina Burana
The San Jose Symphonic Choir joins the Symphony for Orff's spine-tingling masterpiece, and we present the lastest young Klein Competition virtuoso.
Friday, May 15, 2009 - 8:00 pm
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 8:00 pm
Flint Center/DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino

Program:
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
     San Jose Symphonic Choir, Leroy Kromm, Music Director
: Concert (TBA)
     Winner of the 2008 Irving M. Klein International String Competition