Music, that essential part of the human spirit, has a special and enduring power to bring us together and recognize our common aspirations and feelings. The Diablo Symphony is proud to bring high-quality music-making to you in a season that celebrates our musical community partners with a wide array of inspiring music from different parts of the globe. From our holiday and family concerts to opera and iconic symphonies, there is something for everyone!

Season and individual tickets are now available online or in person at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Visit or phone the box office (1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek; 925-943-7469), or click here to reach the Lesher Center’s webpage for the DSO’s season. Click “Buy Package” and proceed as directed. Purchase your season ticket before August 1, 2025 and receive a voucher for one adult or youth ticket to any one of the season’s concerts.

To purchase tickets for a particular concert, visit or call the Lesher Center box office, or click the concert’s title below; click “Buy Now” to proceed.

We look forward to seeing you at the symphony!

Verdi’s La Traviata
Coproduction with Festival Opera
Friday, October 24, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 26, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts

Featuring:
Jamie Chamberlin, Violetta
Nathan Granner, Alfredo
Zachary Gordin, Germont
Festival Opera Chorus

The Diablo Symphony Orchestra and Festival Opera unite for a thrilling modern concert staging of Verdi’s La Traviata, bringing new life to one of opera’s most-beloved masterpieces. Featuring the dynamic husband-and-wife duo Jamie Chamberlin and Nathan Granner in the iconic roles of Violetta and Alfredo, this production promises soaring melodies, heart-wrenching drama, and electrifying chemistry.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: WINTER LIGHTS
Saturday, December 13, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church

Featuring: Simon Hagopian, violin, and Blackhawk Chorus, Ken Abrams, Artistic Director

Celebrate the festive season with an array of gorgeous light-filled music with our special guests, the Blackhawk Chorus. Rising-star violinist Simon Hagopian delights us with Vivaldi’s “Winter” and Beethoven’s glorious “Romance.”

Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romance in F
Antonio Vivaldi – Winter from The Four Seasons
Johann Strauss II – Blue Danube Waltz
Holiday favorites with Blackhawk Chorus

Sounds of the Americas: A Mariachi Valentine
Sunday, February 15, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts

Featuring: Oscar Garibay and the UC Davis Mariachi Ensemble

Love is in the air—from Ginastera’s love story Estancia, which includes the famous “Malambo,” to a thrilling celebration with the renowned UC Davis Mariachi Ensemble. This concert showcasing the rhythms and melodies of Central and South America is not to be missed!

Gabriela Lena Frank – Elegia Andina
Gabriela Ortiz – Antropolis
Alberto Ginastera – Estancia
Mariachi meets the Symphony
Mariachi favorites with the symphony, featuring Oscar Garibay and the UC Davis Mariachi Ensemble

FAMILY CONCERT: JOY OF THE SYMPHONY
Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts

Featuring: Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner

The great composer Benjamin Britten introduces us to the different instruments of the orchestra in his brilliant and virtuosic variations for orchestra. Fun for the whole family!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture from The Abduction from the Seraglio
Benjamin Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Piano concerto featuring Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner

SEASON FINALE: SHOSTAKOVICH 5
Sunday, May 17, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts

Featuring: Composer Daniel Pesca, piano

With the performance of Shostakovich’s 5th symphony, the Diablo Symphony remembers this great composer in his 50th anniversary season. The difficulties under which Shostakovich composed permeate the deep and complex emotions of this extraordinary and brilliant work. Performed alongside works by two American composers which celebrate the joys and bravery of everyday existence, this program explores the whole gamut of human emotions. Don’t miss this powerful
finale to our season!

Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Daniel Pesca – Up North piano concerto (West Coast premiere)
Commissioned with a consortium of American orchestras, including the DSO
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5