For each subscription package purchased before Sept. 1, you will receive a voucher for one free ticket to any one of the season’s concerts!
Message from Matilda Hofman, music director and conductor: I’m so proud of all the many ways the Diablo Symphony brings musical excellence to our community, from our main stage performances to our education and outreach programs. Our concerts are a place to find inspiration and joy as well as moments of peace and reflection in an uncertain world. I invite you to join us in music and community this season, and we look forward to sharing these beautiful moments with you!
Northern Spirits: Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Sunday, October 25, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts
Featuring:
Leyla Kabuli, piano
Sibelius’s breathtaking Symphony No. 2 forms the heart of this program. Local talent Leyla Kabuli brings fire to Prokofiev.
Carlos Simon – Breathe
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 1
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
Holidays: The Snowman Meets Vivaldi
Saturday, December 12, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
Featuring:
San Ramon Valley Chorale
This special holiday concert features Vivaldi’s iconic Gloria and the beautiful silent movie The Snowman—both in one afternoon of holiday celebration!
Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria
Howard Blake – The Snowman
Holiday favorites
Family Concert: Our Natural World
Sunday, February 21, 2027 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts
Fun for the whole family with music from Jurassic Park, Carnival of the Animals, and more!
Frank Duarte – Xhnisa
Antonín Dvořák – Legends
Ottorino Respighi – Pines of Rome
John Williams – Jurassic Park Medley
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
String concerto featuring Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner
FAMILY CONCERT: JOY OF THE SYMPHONY
Sunday, March 29, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts
Featuring: Josh Kornbluth, narrator, and Ellie Xuan, 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
Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Mvmt. 1, Ellie Xuan, Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner
John Williams – Star Wars, Main Theme
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