2024/25 Season Press Releases
July 9, 2024 – Berkeley Symphony Announces 24/25 Season
2023/24 Season Press Releases
April 18, 2024 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Pictures at an Exhibition
April 5, 2024 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Play on Words
February 15, 2024 – Berkeley Symphony Welcomes Marion Atherton, Executive Director
February 6, 2024 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Literary Soundscapes
Januar 17, 2024 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Spirited Impressions
December 13, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Presents French Reverie
November 27, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Holiday Winds
November 8, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Presents California Connections
October 2, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Opens 2023-24 Symphonic Series with American Kaleidoscope
September 15, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Presents American Intersections
July 11, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Announces 2023/24 Season
2022/23 Season Press Releases
June 21, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Receives $1.5 Million Gift from Gordon Getty
May 11, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Presents Symphonic III: Enduring Stories
May 5, 2023 – Berkeley Adds Three New Violists To Its Core Orchestra for the 2022-23 Season
May 1, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Hosts Symphony Soirée Saturday, May 20, 2023
March 14, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony presents “Symphonic II: Connections”
February 28, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony presents “Spring Fever” chamber concert at Piedmont Center for the Arts
January 3, 2023 – Berkeley Symphony Presents: Winter of Love featuring René Mandel and friends
November 10, 2022 – Berkeley Symphony Announces the Appointment of Board Members Shikiri 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 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
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
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
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