Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Sylvia
4/9/2026 - 4/12/2026 (next performance: Thursday, 4/9/2026)

American Ballet Theatre's "Sylvia" Presented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts

LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents:
Turangalîla
4/10/2026 - 4/12/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/10/2026)

Simone Young guides Messiaen’s maximalist thrill ride.

San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents:
Journeys to California: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3
4/10/2026 - 4/11/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/10/2026)

Robert Spano, conductor Conrad Tao, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra ADAM SCHOENBERG: Cool Cat JOHN ADAMS: Century Rolls RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

The Soraya - Northridge - Presents:
Jeremy Jordan
Saturday, 4/11/2026

Tony-nominated tenor Jeremy Jordan, with the four-octave range, joins a long list of Broadway royalty with concert performances at The Soraya.

La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents:
COLTRANE 100: Both Directions at Once
Saturday, 4/11/2026

Marking the centennial of iconic saxophonist John Coltrane’s birth, an all-star lineup pays tribute to the inspirational artist, whose creativity and spirituality has influenced generations of musicians. The Coltrane 100 band offers modern interpretations of classic Coltrane repertoire, plus originals inspired by his legacy.

La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents:
Danish String Quartet with the Danish National Girls’ Choir
Sunday, 4/12/2026

Combining a string quartet and girls’ choir, two daring ensembles give visceral power to a millennium of women-centered music.

La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents:
Gautier Capuçon, cello Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Wednesday, 4/15/2026

“Among the constellation of young cellists, Gautier Capuçon shines brightly.” — The Telegraph “Thibaudet is always poetically refined and plays with delicacy and colour.” — BBC Classical Music magazine

Lyceum Theatre - Costa Mesa - Presents:
These Shining Lives
4/16/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Thursday, 4/16/2026)

Catherine Donohue and her friends have loving families and good jobs painting glow-in-thedark watch faces at Chicago’s Radium Dial Company, and the 1920s seem full of promise. The tragedy comes when Catherine and her colleagues begin falling ill, one by one, with mystifying ailments. When the cause of their symptoms finally becomes clear, Catherine and her friends must find a way to deal with them

Palm Canyon Theatre - Palm Springs - Presents:
Kiss of the Spider Woman
4/17/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a captivating musical experience for everyone in Palm Springs at Palm Canyon Theatre.

LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents:
Shostakovich & Sibelius
4/17/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

Alisa Weilerstein tackles a Shostakovich specialty, and Ryan Bancroft explores Finnish myth.

Santa Barbara Symphony - Santa Barbara - Presents:
Santa Barbara Symphony- An American in Paris
4/18/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026)

April 18 & 19, 2026- Gershwin’s jazzy musical postcard, An American in Paris, highlights this program of America’s masters as the nation turns 250.

San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents:
Fliter Plays Chopin
4/18/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026)

Anna Sulkowska-Migon, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra KILAR: Orawa CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 BORODIN: Symphony No. 2 BORODIN: “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor

La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents:
Aristo Sham, Van Cliburn Gold Medalist
Sunday, 4/19/2026

Experience the thrill of witnessing a rising star in this exclusive concert featuring Aristo Sham, the 2025 gold medalist of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Be among the first to hear the artistry that follows in the footsteps of legendary past winners like Radu Lupu, Vladimir Viardo, Alexei Sultanov, Olga Kern, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and Yunchan Lim.

Coachella Valley Repertory - Palm Springs - Presents:
Ernest Shakelton Loves Me
4/22/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Wednesday, 4/22/2026)

For those who loved CVRep’s production of The 39 Steps, this is a must-see! This stylish, critically acclaimed new musical comedy with a tongue-in-cheek script by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro (Nice Work If You Can Get It)!

San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents:
A Feast of Beethoven
4/24/2026 - 4/25/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/24/2026)

Trevor Pinnock, conductor Alexandra Dovgan, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture Op. 62 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents:
John Adams & Víkingur Ólafsson
4/25/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/25/2026)

John Adams leads two evenings of gritty, funky, and twitchy music with Iceland’s rockstar pianist.

La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents:
Alexandre Kantorow
Saturday, 4/25/2026

In 2019 Alexandre Kantorow won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, as well as the rarely awarded Grand Prix. Only one pianist had done that before: Daniil Trifonov in 2009.

Temecula Presents - Temecula - Presents:
Vera-Style Dance Company
Saturday, 4/25/2026

Versa-Style Street Dance Company: Where Hip Hop Comes Alive! Founded in 2005 by LA natives and co-artistic directors Jackie “Miss Funk” Lopez and Leigh “Breeze-lee” Foaad, Versa-Style Street Dance Company was born to uplift, empower, and celebrate the raw artistry of Hip Hop and street dance culture. Named “Los Angeles’ Best Dance Troupe for Hip Hop Empowerment" by LA Weekly, Versa-Style brings

Pasadena Symphony - Pasadena - Presents:
Beethoven Eroica
Saturday, 4/25/2026

Beethoven Eroica April 25, 2026 Brett Mitchell, conductor Julian Schwarz, cello Quinn Mason Heroic Overture (Overtura Eroica) Jennifer Higdon Cello Concerto *west Coast premiere Beethoven Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Peninsula Symphony - Redondo Beach - Presents:
Sublimely Viennese
Sunday, 4/26/2026

Maestro David Cubek directs the Peninsula Symphony performing Schubert and Mozart's Horn Concerto. Andrew Bain solos.