"...more striking even than the individual virtuosity was the profound level of integration among the players, who showed a rare degree of ensemble from beginning to end.” - The Washington Post about Hermitage Piano Trio

"Bak was dazzling...he played with a full-bodied sound and exacting intonation and articulation. His playing was so constantly involving and impressive that one was drawn to each note and phrase." - George Grella, New York Classical Review, about Jordan Bak

Soloist Jordan Bak

Hermitage Piano Trio

Program
Music by Robert Schumann, Amy Beach, Frank Bridge, and Danny Elfman

Oddities & Overtures: A Special Event with Danny Elfman

Join us for an exclusive meet-and-greet event with the master of the macabre and musical artistry, Danny Elfman. Step into a world where the eerie meets the extraordinary, nestled within the eclectic Oddities Flea Market.

Meet and greet with Danny Elfman and have him sign your exclusive Oddities & Overtures event print (available only at the 2025 San Diego Oddities Flea Market). This print is included in each ticket purchase. Tier 2 & 3 ticket holders can capture the moment with a personal photo alongside Danny. Additional oddities and surprises await at this special event.

*** MUST Purchase a ticket to the 2025 San Diego Oddities Flea Market to attend.
*** ALL SALES ARE FINAL

“Percussion has always been my first love in the musical world. The quartet was exciting, but taking it to the level of a full concerto was another thing altogether. A huge challenge.” —Elfman

Soloist Vivi Vassileva

Nürnberger Symphoniker

Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)

 Programme to include music from:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Batman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Corpse Bride
Beetlejuice

Anthony Gabriele conductor
Kantos Chamber Choir

A magical celebration of one of cinema’s most inventive duos. Tim Burton’s films conjure up captivating worlds, and the incredible musical imagination of Danny Elfman brings those stories to life. Outrageously tuneful, deliciously dark or just plain fantastical, there’s no film composer quite like him. Tonight, the Orchestra celebrate music and storytelling, performing works from Beetlejuice, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands and more, all enhanced by visuals of original sketches, drawings and storyboards on the big screen.

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Academy Orchestra:
Dvořák (arr. Tim Jackson) Symphony No. 9 ‘New World Symphony’

Alex Dunn conductor

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra:
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets
Elfman Wunderkammer

Robert Guy conductor
Hannah Mackenzie and Richard Cowen piccolo trumpets

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Academy Orchestra
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra brass players Hannah Mackenzie and Richard Cowen started out in Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (formerly Merseyside Youth Orchestra). Now, they’re back where it all began, taking to the stage alongside our current Youth Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as soloists in Vivaldi’s sparkling Concerto for Two Trumpets. The Youth Orchestra will also perform the world premiere of a brand-new version of Danny Elfman's Wunderkammer. In the first half, the talented Youth Academy Orchestra perform Dvořák's New World Symphony, arranged especially for them by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Tim Jackson.

Elfman Percussion Concerto
Copland Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Gershwin An American in Paris

JoAnn Falletta conductor
Colin Currie percussion

Danny Elfman is a legend of movie music, the man whose scores for Batman and Edward Scissorhands fused rock ‘n’ roll with orchestral technicolour to dazzling effect. His Percussion Concerto is a gripping way to get to know Colin Currie – as one critic put it, “surely the world’s finest and most daring percussionist”. And conductor JoAnn Falletta – an American in Liverpool – delivers a side-order of high-kicking tunes and fascinating rhythms, courtesy of Aaron Copland and George Gershwin.

Post-concert Question Time – starts 15 minutes after the concert ends (in the Music Room) with JoAnn Falletta and Colin Currie.

From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond - Nov 2nd at the Hollywood Bowl & Nov 3rd at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA .  Join us for our Halloween weekend extravaganza along with special guests Johnny Jewel x DESIRE. See you there!

From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond, a career spanning show. Nov 2nd at the Hollywood Bowl & Nov 3rd at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountainview, CA.  Join us for a Halloween / Day of the Dead weekend extravaganza along with special guests Johnny Jewel x DESIRE. See you there!

Fabien Gabel, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

BERNSTEIN, CANDIDE:  Overture
DANNY ELFMAN Percussion Concerto
WEILL, LADY IN THE DARK: Symphonic Nocturne
BERNSTEIN, WEST SIDE STORY: Symphonic Dances

Finn, Film, Fiery, Fabulous

Kaija Saariaho: Aure
Danny Elfman: Piano Quartet
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (“From My Life”)

Jesse Holstein, violin
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Anna Griffis, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Janice Weber, piano

The recent passing of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho ended a brilliant career in the highest echelons of the music world. Aure, a work for violin and viola, demonstrates her mastery and originality. Danny Elfman, prolific film composer (Spider-Man, Good Will Hunting), singer, and percussionist, turns his protean talents to the Piano Quartet, with amazing results. The ravishing renegade Rebecca Clarke explores both modern concepts and ancient styles with her duo-concertante Dumka. Lastly, the autobiographical String Quartet No. 1 (“From My Life”) of Bedřich Smetana, father of Czech nationalist music, closes our season with one of the most beloved works in the chamber repertoire. 

Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and Grammy-nominated composer collective. For over 15 years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience.

Clarice Assad, arr. TCP: The Hero
Philip Glass, arr. TCP: Metamorphosis No. 1
Danny Elfman: Percussion Quartet
Gemma Peacocke: Death Wish
Jlin: selections from Perspective

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Perspective by Jlin was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by the Boulanger Initiative, the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation, Carnegie Hall, the Lester & Hope Abelson Fund for the Performing Arts at the Chicago Community Foundation, the DEW Foundation, and Third Coast Percussion’s New Works Fund

Percussion Quartet by Danny Elfman was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by Philip Glass’s Days and Nights Festival.

Finn, Film, Fiery, Fabulous

Kaija Saariaho: Aure
Danny Elfman: Piano Quartet
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (“From My Life”)

Jesse Holstein, violin
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Anna Griffis, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Janice Weber, piano

The recent passing of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho ended a brilliant career in the highest echelons of the music world. Aure, a work for violin and viola, demonstrates her mastery and originality. Danny Elfman, prolific film composer (Spider-Man, Good Will Hunting), singer, and percussionist, turns his protean talents to the Piano Quartet, with amazing results. The ravishing renegade Rebecca Clarke explores both modern concepts and ancient styles with her duo-concertante Dumka. Lastly, the autobiographical String Quartet No. 1 (“From My Life”) of Bedřich Smetana, father of Czech nationalist music, closes our season with one of the most beloved works in the chamber repertoire. 

Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and Grammy-nominated composer collective. For over 15 years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience.

Clarice Assad, arr. TCP: The Hero
Philip Glass, arr. TCP: Metamorphosis No. 1
Danny Elfman: Percussion Quartet
Gemma Peacocke: Death Wish
Jlin: selections from Perspective

Tickets and more info TBA.

Perspective by Jlin was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by the Boulanger Initiative, the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation, Carnegie Hall, the Lester & Hope Abelson Fund for the Performing Arts at the Chicago Community Foundation, the DEW Foundation, and Third Coast Percussion’s New Works Fund

Percussion Quartet by Danny Elfman was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by Philip Glass’s Days and Nights Festival.

Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and Grammy-nominated composer collective. For over 15 years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience.

The group’s recordings include 14 feature albums and appearances on 14 additional releases. The quartet has put its stamp on iconic percussion works by John Cage and Steve Reich, and Third Coast has also created first recordings of commissioned works by Philip Glass, Augusta Read Thomas, Devonté Hynes, Gavin Bryars, Donnacha Dennehy, David T. Little, Ted Hearne, and more, in addition to recordings of the ensemble’s own compositions.

Perspectives invites listeners to embark on an exciting musical adventure, featuring virtuosic repertoire written for TCP by some of today’s leading music creators. Iconic film composer Danny Elfman, innovative electronic music producer Jlin, American legend Philip Glass, and groundbreaking flute/electronics duo Flutronix embody the diversity of 21st century music making, drawing inspiration from a wide range of influences and points of view.

Grammy-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion brings their eclectic and genre-redefining musicality to The Nimoy. With a repertoire that includes commissioned and collaborative works by all-star composers such as Danny Elfman, Philip Glass and Jlin, among others across a wide variety of genres, Third Coast Percussion celebrates the extraordinary depth and breadth of possibilities in the world of percussion.

Chicago-based musicians Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and David Skidmore bring a sense of genuine curiosity to every concert, fusing their backgrounds as both musicians and teachers to establish a dynamic interplay with audiences that fosters a sense of communal creativity at every performance through exciting and unexpected musical experiences.

Sarah Hicks, conductor
Sandy Cameron, violin
Symphony San Jose

PROGRAM:
Erich Korngold, Overture to The Sea Hawk
Danny Elfman, Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1

Sarah Hicks, conductor
Sandy Cameron, violin
Symphony San Jose

PROGRAM:
Erich Korngold, Overture to The Sea Hawk
Danny Elfman, Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1

Colin Currie, percussion
David Danzmayr, conductor
Utah Symphony

PROGRAM:
B. DESSNER: Tromp Miniature
D. ELFMAN: Percussion Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1

Colin Currie, percussion
David Danzmayr, conductor
Utah Symphony

PROGRAM:
B. DESSNER: Tromp Miniature
D. ELFMAN: Percussion Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1

Christopher Dragon, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Colorado Symphony

KORNGOLD Theme and Variations, Op. 42
DANNY ELFMAN Percussion Concerto
STRAVINSKY The Firebird: Suite (1945)

Christopher Dragon, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Colorado Symphony

KORNGOLD Theme and Variations, Op. 42
DANNY ELFMAN Percussion Concerto
STRAVINSKY The Firebird: Suite (1945)

Christopher Dragon, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Colorado Symphony

KORNGOLD Theme and Variations, Op. 42
DANNY ELFMAN Percussion Concerto
STRAVINSKY The Firebird: Suite (1945)

Axel Hess, Violin
Florian Glocker, Viola
Anne Yumino Weber, Cello
Benyamin Nuss, Piano

ALFRED SCHNITTKE: Adagio from the String Trio
GEORGE ENESCU: Aubade for String Trio in C major
DANIEL ELFMAN: Piano Quartet
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor op. 60