Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, principal conductor*
Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
The first concert features Ólafsson as soloist in Beethoven’s iconic Emperor concerto, as well as the orchestra performing Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony, a majestic work evoking a vast, unfolding Nordic landscape. The program also includes the Bay Area premiere of a new commission by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, a truly original voice in concert music who won three 2025 Grammy Awards for a recording of her most recent orchestral works.
The second concert matches Ravel’s frolicking, jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G major with Shostakovich’s emotionally turbulent and engrossing Fifth Symphony.
“Rouvali was always alive to the pictorial detail, matched by the Philharmonia’s alert playing…vivid music-making is one of [his] strengths” (The Times, London).
Visit the Víkingur Ólafsson Artist in Residence page for information about campus events and activities as they are announced.
* Cal Performances debut
Sat, Oct 18 |
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| GABRIELA ORTIZ | New Work (Bay Area Premiere) |
| BEETHOVEN | Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor |
| SIBELIUS | Symphony No. 5 |
Sun, Oct 19 |
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| SIBELIUS | Finlandia |
| RAVEL | Piano Concerto in G major |
| SHOSTAKOVICH | Symphony No. 5 |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.
Sat, Oct 18, 8pm
Sun, Oct 19, 3pm
There is a $15 per order service charge on single ticket purchases that partially underwrites the cost of our ticketing platform, credit card processing, Ticket Office staffing, and ticket delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours. Note: there is a $20 service charge for all subscription orders.
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Sat, Oct 18, 8pm
Sun, Oct 19, 3pm
* There is a $15 per order service charge on ticket purchases made by phone or online that are not part of a subscription package, and a $20 service charge on all subscription orders. There is no fee for tickets purchased in person at the Zellerbach Hall Ticket Office unless they are part of a subscription. This fee helps to underwrite the cost of providing services online and by phone, as well as programs needed for digital order delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours.
Single tickets for 2025–26 Season events go on sale at noon as follows:
July 24: Donors of $100+
July 29: Email Club and UCB Community
Aug 5: General Public