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2022/23 Season Press Releases

November 10, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Announces the Appointment of Board Members Shikir Hightower-Gaskin and Rigel Robinson

October 27, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony welcomes fives new musicians to its core orchestra for the 22/23 season

October 6, 2022 – BSO is one of thirty Orchestras selected to join League of American Orchestras’ New Consortium

July 13, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Announces 2022-23 Season

July 7, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Renews Contract with Music Director Joseph Young through the 2024-25 Season

2021/22 Season Press Releases

May 18, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Appoints Kate Kammeyer as Executive Director

April 26, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Symphonic III: REJOICE

March 28, 2022 – Downtown Berkeley Association Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Berkeley Symphony and Local Arts Organizations with the Front Row Festival 

March 8, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony to Expand Accessibility Offerings, Providing Audio Descriptions for SYMPHONIC II: REIMAGINE Friday, March 25, 2022, at 7:30 P.M.

March 2, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Presents SYMPHONIC II: REIMAGINE – Exploring Cross-Cultural Family Stories and Reimagined Children’s Classics

January 5, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Postpones Chamber II Performance

November 9, 2021 – Over 100 San Francisco Bay Area Arts and Cultural Organizations Unite For #BayAreaArtsTogether

October 28, 2021 – Tickets on Sale Now for Berkeley Symphony’s Historic 50th Anniversary Season

July 28, 2021 – Berkeley Symphony Announces 2021-22 Season

June 30, 2021 – Music Director Joseph Young Leads Berkeley Symphony in First Live Performance in Over a Year at Bruns Amphitheater, August 4

2020/21 Season Press Releases

June 1, 2021 – Berkeley Symphony Presents REAL Berkeley Episode 3: Audacious Performances featuring guest artists John Adams, Robert Dekkers, and Post:Ballet – June 13

May 25, 2021 – Berkeley Symphony Awarded League of American Orchestras Catalyst Fund Grant to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

March 4, 2021 – Berkeley Symphony announces REAL Berkeley virtual film series

September 23, 2020 – Berkeley Symphony announces Reading is Instrumental  in partnership with Berkeley Public Library and Berkeley Public Library Foundation

2019/20 Season Press Releases

January 7, 2020 – Joseph Young and Berkeley Symphony Present Mary Kouyoundjian World Premiere with the San Francisco Girls Chorus and Bryce Dessner Bay Area Premiere featuring soloist Mezzo-Soprano Kelley O’Connor February 6

September 26, 2019 – Berkeley Symphony Opens 2019-2020 Season October 24; Joseph Young Leads in Debut Appearance as Music Director, Conrad Tao Returns as Soloist for Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major

September 16, 2019 – Berkeley Symphony Announces Strategic Realignment of Key Artistic and Executive Responsibilities

June 18, 2019 – 2019-20 Season Announcement

April 17, 2019 – Berkeley Symphony Announces Joseph Young as New Music Director

2018/19 Season Press Releases

June 7, 2018 – 2018-19 Season Announcement

2017/18 Season Press Releases

March 13, 2018 – 14th Annual Benefit Gala featuring Joshua Bell

March 6, 2018 – Berkeley Symphony-Apr19 Symphonic IV: Beethoven’s Nineth with Guest Conductor Ken-David Masur

February 20, 2018 – Berkeley Sounds Composer Fellows and Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Anna Clyne present Full Series at BAMPFA

January 22, 2018 – Berkeley Symphony-Feb1&2 Symphonic III: Getty & Berlioz

January 18, 2018 – Berkeley Symphony Announces Conductor Changes to Upcoming 17|18 Performances

November 7, 2017 – Berkeley Symphony-Dec 7 Symphonic II: Clyne & Rachmaninoff

September 12, 2017 – Berkeley Symphony-Oct5&6 Symphonic I: Adams & Shostakovich

May 11, 2017 – Berkeley Symphony 2017-18 season press release

2016/17 Season Press Releases

March 23, 2017 – Berkeley Symphony-May 4 concert Christian Reif guest conducts Shostakovich

January 3, 2017 – Berkeley Symphony-Jan 26 concert Christian Reif guest conducts

December 21, 2016 – Berkeley Symphony and Anna Clyne selected for Music Alive Residency Award

November 10, 2016 – Berkeley-Symphony-Dec-8-concert-Elim-Chan-to-conduct

August 26, 2016 – Berkeley Symphony 2016-17 season

Past Season Press Releases

April 14, 2016- Berkeley Symphony 2016-17 season press release

March 23, 2016- Berkeley Symphony May 5 concert press release

February 1, 2016 – Berkeley Symphony_Tito Munoz to conduct Feb 4 concert press release

Nov 2, 2015 – Berkeley Symphony Dec 3 2015 concert press release

Sep 1, 2015 – Berkeley Symphony opens 2015-16 season with Saariaho West Coast premiere Oct. 14 at Zellerbach Hall

René Mandel, Artistic Director

Jim Tibbs, Executive Director

Joseph Young, Music Director

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