Veterans of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music have wonderful old memories, such as the days of Gerhard Samuel, Carlos Chavez and Dennis Russell Davies leading premieres of works, or Nicolas Slonimsky, in his 90s, playing the piano with an orange. Read More
In addition to music festivals in The City, events in attractive locations such as Napa and Santa Cruz encourage combining two fine traditional seasonal activities — day trips and concert-going in casual attire, in informal settings. Note: Summer ticket prices often are cheaper than those in fall and winter. Read More
