Press

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

Bryce Dessner

Sean Jones

Mary Kouyoumdjian

Kelley O’Connor

San Francisco Girls Chorus

Conrad Tao

Xie Wang

Berkeley Symphony

Berkeley Symphony