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GIBBONS/BLOW: What? No Purcell?!

EVENT DESCRIPTION English 17th century music is naturally dominated by the genius of the short-lived Henry Purcell. But there is wonderful, quirky and great stuff from his colleagues, teachers and...

Handel’s Heroes & Villains — Episode 2: Deborah

EVENT DESCRIPTION PBO’s Jews & Music/JAMOnline presents Handel’s Deborah in the next installment of Handel's Heroes & Villains, exploring the "complicated" personalities of the Hebrew Bible that figure so prominently in Handel’s epic operas and oratorios. We...

PBO/VIRTUAL Grand Finale

Cue the fireworks, and pop those champagne corks — there's lots to celebrate as we come to the FINAL virtual concert of 2020/2021! It is our pleasure to present our Grand...

PBO is Bringing Back Baroque!

Live music is all about our shared experience. Join us LIVE for the first time since February 2020when violin virtuoso Augusta McKay Lodge makes her Philharmonia debut as leader! Augusta will lead the Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players at our...

The No One’s Rose

Music, poetry, dance and theatre combine in The No One’s Rose—a new, multifaceted, genre-defying piece. PBO, in partnership with the American Modern Opera Company and Stanford Live, is heartened to bring...

The No One’s Rose

Music, poetry, dance and theatre combine in The No One’s Rose—a new, multifaceted, genre-defying piece. PBO, in partnership with the American Modern Opera Company and Stanford Live, is heartened to bring...

The No One’s Rose

Music, poetry, dance and theatre combine in The No One’s Rose—a new, multifaceted, genre-defying piece. PBO, in partnership with the American Modern Opera Company and Stanford Live, is heartened to bring...

Schumann’s Reawakened Masterpieces

We return to live performance in grand style, with music from one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era, and finally welcome Music Director Richard Egarr for his first...

Schumann’s Reawakened Masterpieces

We return to live performance in grand style, with music from one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era, and finally welcome Music Director Richard Egarr for his first...

Schumann’s Reawakened Masterpieces

We return to live performance in grand style, with music from one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era, and finally welcome Music Director Richard Egarr for his first...

Schumann’s Reawakened Masterpieces

We return to live performance in grand style, with music from one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era, and finally welcome Music Director Richard Egarr for his first...

Something Old, Something New, Something Mad

A thrilling potpourri of baroque, classical and modern sounds make up this program, featuring conductor Jonathan Cohen, cellist Keiran Campbell, and a world premiere by Australian composer Paul Stanhope.

Handel’s Biblical Heroes & Villains

Drawing from Handel’s popular renditions of biblical narratives in the historically ubiquitous format of the oratorio—somewhere between off-stage opera and a secular meditation on the role of the Bible in...

Something Old, Something New, Something Mad

A thrilling potpourri of baroque, classical and modern sounds make up this program, featuring conductor Jonathan Cohen, cellist Keiran Campbell, and a world premiere by Australian composer Paul Stanhope.

Something Old, Something New, Something Mad

A thrilling potpourri of baroque, classical and modern sounds make up this program, featuring conductor Jonathan Cohen, cellist Keiran Campbell, and a world premiere by Australian composer Paul Stanhope.

Something Old, Something New, Something Mad

A thrilling potpourri of baroque, classical and modern sounds make up this program, featuring conductor Jonathan Cohen, cellist Keiran Campbell, and a world premiere by Australian composer Paul Stanhope.

Up on the Downbeat: Send in the Clowns!

EVENT DESCRIPTION   Join Artistic Director of Dance Through Time Jen Meller along with PBO violinist Carla Moore in our latest Up on the Downbeat event—a series dedicated to exploring the synthesis of music and dance...

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

The perfect start to the holiday season, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio combines the drama of an oratorio with the religiosity of a cantata, resulting in a piece of astonishingly vivid musical color and...

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

The perfect start to the holiday season, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio combines the drama of an oratorio with the religiosity of a cantata, resulting in a piece of astonishingly vivid musical color and...

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

The perfect start to the holiday season, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio combines the drama of an oratorio with the religiosity of a cantata, resulting in a piece of astonishingly vivid musical color and...

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

The perfect start to the holiday season, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio combines the drama of an oratorio with the religiosity of a cantata, resulting in a piece of astonishingly vivid musical color and...

Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Bach’s B Minor Mass is one of the towering achievements of the Baroque, and indeed of all classical music. It is the summation of Bach’s creative output, but likely never...

Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Bach’s B Minor Mass is one of the towering achievements of the Baroque, and indeed of all classical music. It is the summation of Bach’s creative output, but likely never...

Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Bach’s B Minor Mass is one of the towering achievements of the Baroque, and indeed of all classical music. It is the summation of Bach’s creative output, but likely never...

Mozart the Radical

Mozart was a composer who loved to test boundaries, and in his Symphony No. 38 you hear him pushing the orchestra of the day to the limit, expanding the horizons...

Mozart the Radical

Mozart was a composer who loved to test boundaries, and in his Symphony No. 38 you hear him pushing the orchestra of the day to the limit, expanding the horizons...