2026-2027 Season Ticket packages available now!
Deluxe - features all nine concerts (25% discount)
New 4-concert-pack - ANY four concerts (20% discount)
Announcing our 2026-2027 Season!!
BAROQUE Concert 7:30pm SATURday, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
Music with select soloists and small ensembles performing a delightful array of music from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries…
First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
Darkness to Light 7:30pm Saturday, October 24, 2026
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Geoffrey Burr, clarinet
Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
FALL CHAMBER Concert 7:30pm SATURday, NOVEMBER 7, 2026
Philharmonic musicians and their friends in wind, string, and brass ensembles...
First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
Sounds of the Season 7:30pm Saturday, DECEMBER 12, 2026
Mozart “Sleigh Ride,” from Three German Dances, K605
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Barber Die Natali
Bizet. L’Arlesienne Suite Nos. 1 & 2 (excerpts)
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
HEROIC JOURNEYS 7:30pm Saturday, February 20, 2027
Anna Clyne Restless Oceans
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Ava Pakiam, violin
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
SPRING CHAMBER Concert 7:30pm SATURday, March 6, 2027
Philharmonic musicians and their friends in wind, string, and brass ensembles...
First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
Myths and Legends 7:30pm Saturday, APril 17, 2027
Imogen Holst Persephone
Prokofiev Lt. Kijé Suite
Sibelius. Symphony No. 2
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
Family ConcerT 3:00pm SUNday, May 23, 2027
…featuring the Winners of our Concerto Movement Competition!
Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto $15 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
one hour concert, no intermission
SUMMER Chamber Concert 7:30pm Saturday, June 19, 2027
Philharmonic musicians and their friends in wind, string, and brass ensembles...
First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto $25 General/Senior; $10 Youth/Student
A message from Music Director Lara Webber
Welcome back!
You’re invited to come together with your community and immerse yourself in the uplifting and inspiring stories of symphonic music performed by your friends and neighbors in the Palo Alto Philharmonic.
Join us for a beautiful season of thrilling music exploring themes of heroic resilience, the festive fun and spiritual renewal of the holiday season, and inspiring tales of myths and legends. You’ll hear the sweeping sounds of beloved composers like Beethoven, Dvořák, and Tchaikovsky, along with the compelling musical voices of Anna Clyne, Samuel Barber, and Imogen Holst.
Our own superstar Geoffrey Burr takes center stage as soloist in Mozart’s elegant Clarinet Concerto. Virtuoso violinist Ava Pakiam brings her exceptional talent to Tchaikovsky’s epic Violin Concerto. Our season finale celebrates the next generation of talented local musicians, featured as the winning soloists of our 2027 Concerto Movement Competition.
Come as you are, and enjoy an evening of music with friends on stage and off. We can’t wait to see you in the audience!
Mark your calendars, visit www.paphil.org, and consider subscribing and making a donation to support YOUR local orchestra!
Join us!
Lara
About the Philharmonic —
In 1988, a group of musicians and lovers of classical music organized a new community-based orchestra in Palo Alto, with the goal of presenting an annual series of orchestral and chamber music concerts performed by local musicians and led by conductor Gideon Grau for a discriminating local audience.
Today, 37 seasons later, the orchestra is led by Music Director Lara Webber, and Lee Actor serves as Composer-in-Residence Emeritus.
The Palo Alto Philharmonic Association is a registered non-profit organization, governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. In addition to presenting musically stimulating concerts at reasonable prices and in venues convenient to many, the Philharmonic is dedicated to encouraging all — young and old — to perform and appreciate serious contemporary and classical music. Our members as well as our audience, come from all over the Bay Area to make and enjoy music together.
In addition to the four Orchestra Concerts that constitute the backbone of the season, there are three Chamber Concerts and a Family Concert. The Chamber Concerts are a mix of small instrumental groups, that include orchestra members and invited guest musicians. Over the years, a loyal following has attended these performances. Our most recent addition is our Baroque Concert, held at the beginning of each concert season in September. This concert, featuring chamber and small-ensemble music from the Baroque period, has been tremendously successful. Our Family Concert, at the close of each season in May, has attracted its own following. These concerts have featured winners of student concerto movement competitions, educational and musical journeys designed to interest and entertain young and old.
Ticket prices cover only a small percentage of our operating costs; a large part of our success is due to your generous donations.
MUSIC Director LARA WEBBER
