The award-winning 80-member orchestra, led by dynamic Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong, performs seven triple sets of its classical concerts at the world-class Weill Hall at the Green Music Center, October through May, on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Rising star conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong is in his second year with the Santa Rosa Symphony.
In the 2019-2020 season, boundary-busting banjo player Béla Fleck plays his Juno Concerto, renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, SSU Symphonic Chorus sings Mozart’s Requiem and critically-acclaimed Natasha Paremski plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Browse the full list of Francesco Lecce-Chong’s carefully-crafted Classical Series concerts, which also include more Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Copland, Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, Sibelius and two world premieres, on the Symphony’s website.
Other popular Santa Rosa Symphony programs that reach a diversified audience at the acoustically-exquisite Weill Hall include a free community concert, a Saturday afternoon dress rehearsal series and an affordable Sunday afternoon three-concert Family Series. The Symphony performs its four-concert Symphony Pops series at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. The 92-year-old Symphony’s comprehensive music education programs reach 30,000 students annually.
Santa Rosa Symphony
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