Below is the complete listing for the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, entering its 61st Season (2019-20). The UCDSO is one of the most forward looking and advanced University orchestras in the US, having performed major works by Ligeti, Varèse, Luciano Berio, dozens of world premières, in addition to cycles by Sibelius, Schumann, Beethoven, and multiple works in the core symphonic repertoire. The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra has collaborated with many great artists of our time, such as violinist Miranda Cuckson, and conductors David Robertson and Dennis Russell Davies (and in side-by-side settings with the Saint Louis Symphony, and with members of the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the San Francisco Symphony). The orchestra has performed international tours to France, Australia, the Polynesia, and Spain. Our 61st season will be the 11th season under the leadership of music director and conductor Christian Baldini.
Rising Stars of Opera
October 5
Ashley Dixon, mezzo; Christopher Colmenero, tenor; and Christopher Oglesby, tenor
Mark Morash, Guest Conductor
November 23
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Christian Baldini, music director and conductor
Dialogues and Poetry
Strauss, Don Juan
Lutoslawski, Chain 2, with Maximilian Haft
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2, with Leyla Kabuli
February 1
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Christian Baldini, music director and conductor
Korean Virtuosity, Immortal Dances
Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jean Ahn, The Woven Silk, for haegeum and orchestra, with Soo Yeon Lyuh
Christian Baldini, NEW WORK for haegeum and orchestra, with Soo Yeon Lyuh
Ravel, La Valse
March 6
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
University Chorus, Caleb Lewis (director of choirs)
Christian Baldini, music director and conductor
Celebrating Beethoven
Laurie San Martin, New Work
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4, with Andrei Baumann
Beethoven, Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85
May 2
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Christian Baldini, music director and conductor
Spirits and Dances
Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 5
María Granillo, Danzas de los espíritus animales (World Première, Harp Concerto) – with Mercedes Gómez Benet
Dvorak, Symphony No. 8 in G major
May 30
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Christian Baldini, music director and conductor
Boundless Humor and Vitality
Juan Diego Diaz, Se fue Mendoza
Winner of the UCDSO Concerto Competition
Beethoven, Symphony No. 2
Christian Baldini's Interviews 