Obviously everyone is unsure when live events will return. Here are some we found that are tentatively scheduled. In the meantime, come chat with fellow classical music fans on our CapRadio Music Facebook group where you'll also find links to upcoming LIVE STREAMING concerts, presented by organizations who want to keep us all in the music during these uncertain times of canceled concerts.
You might also be interested in our Jazz Event Listings.
Organizations sometimes change their times or programs. Click the link to verify the details before you go!
You might also be interested in our Jazz Event Listings.
Organizations sometimes change their times or programs. Click the link to verify the details before you go!
| Date | Performer or Event | Venue | Notes |
| Ongoing | Sac State Student & Faculty Recitals | CSUS | Students and faculty in the CSUS Music Dept regularly perform many concerts per month, most for FREE. Click the link to view their master calendar and check it often! Concerts are added (and some cancelled or rescheduled) frequently. We'll add "big event" concerts below. |
| Ongoing | Sac City College Music Events | Sac City College | The Sacramento City College Music Department offers numerous concerts each semester. Some require a small admission charge or donation, but many are FREE. Student ensembles perform several times each year, and there are also regular concerts featuring faculty/staff performers and guest artists. Click the link for the times, dates, and locations of upcoming concerts. |
| Ongoing | ARC Student & Faculty Recitals | American River College, Sac | Click the link to view the ARC calendar of student music events; classical and jazz, including the award-winning ARC Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Occasional clinics and workshops are also listed. |
| Ongoing | CRC Student & Faculty Recitals | Cosumnes River College, Sac | Cosumnes River College in Sacramento presents student classical and jazz ensembles and visiting artists. Click the link for upcoming events. |
| Ongoing | Sierra College Music & Drama Events | Sierra College, Rocklin | Click the link to view the Music and Drama events calendar for Sierra College in Rocklin. |
| Ongoing | UC Davis Music Events | UC Davis | In addition to any major events listed further below, the UC Davis Music Department presents FREE noontime concerts, faculty recitals and student performances. Click the link to discover additional classical music events not listed below. |
| Ongoing | University of the Pacific Music Dept | UOP, Stockton | University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music hosts upwards of 100 performances each year. You'll find performances by students, faculty, nationally and internationally renowned guest artists, as well as the University Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Concert Band, choirs, and music ensembles. Major events also listed further below. |
| 7/4/2020 | Yuba Sutter Symphony | Yuba City Town Center | Yuba Sutter Symphony Annual 4th of July Concert. 10:15 am at Yuba City Town Center. |
| 7/20/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Nevada Museum of Art | A Conversation on the Mysteries of Art and Family" with pianist Simone Dinnerstein and Simon Dinnerstein. Nevada Museum of Art. (Time & details yet TBA; check the link.) |
| 7/27/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | Copland: Suite from Billy the Kid; Torke: Bright Blue Music; Bernstein: Suite from Fancy Free. 7:00pm. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 7/28/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun); Debussy: Première Rhapsodie; Bizet: Carmen Suite #2; Chopin: Piano Concerto #1. 7:00pm. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 7/29/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | Family Concert “All About Rhythm.” Music Maker Faire booths open at 10 am and close at 2:00 pm. Booths include interactive activities from the Discovery Museum, Nevada Museum of Art and Blue Note B’s Horn Shop. There will be opportunities to try out instruments from 10-11am, and 12-2:00 pm. Featuring hands-on fun, demonstrations, narration, and concerts with music by Bernstein, Beethoven, Applebaum, and Stravinsky. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 7/31/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | Chamber Concert. Hermann: Capriccio #1 for 3 Violins; Applebaum: Catfish for Percussion Trio; Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello, Piano. 7:00pm. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 8/3/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | "From the Opera House to the Concert Hall." Rossini: Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell); Rossini “Sois immobile” from William Tell; Rossini: “Largo al factotum” from Barber of Seville (Lucas Meachem, baritone). Brahms: Symphony #2. 7:00pm. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 8/4/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | "Russian and French Nights." Balakirev: Overture on Three Russian Folk Themes; Tchaikovsky: Robert’s aria from Iolanta; Gounod: “Avant de quitter ces lieux” from Faust (Lucas Meachem, baritone). Tchaikovsky: Symphony #2, “Little Russian.” 7:00pm. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 8/5/2020 | Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | Chamber Concert. Prokofiev: Quintet in g minor for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Bass; Schubert Quartet #14: “Death and the Maiden.” 7:00pm. Pavilion at Sierra Nevada University, 291 Country Club Dr, Incline Village, NV. |
| 9/12/2020 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Beethoven: Symphony #1 and Symphony #9. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 9/13/2020 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Beethoven: Symphony #1 and Symphony #9. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 10/3/2020 | Camellia Symphony | CK McClatchy HS, Sac | "Endless Melodies" - Juan Diego Díaz: "Se fue Mendoza"; Schumann, Cello Concerto; Sibelius, Symphony #2. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm. Music at 7:30pm. CK McClatchy High School Auditorium, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sac |
| 10/3/2020 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 10/4/2020 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 11/7/2020 | Camellia Symphony | CK McClatchy HS, Sac | "Dreamlike Recollections" - Ursula Kwong-Brown, NEW WORK (world premiere); Nielsen, Violin Concerto; Lutoslawski, Symphony #4. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm. Music at 7:30pm. CK McClatchy High School Auditorium, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sac |
| 11/7/2020 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Bellido: "Fiesta!" Beethoven: Symphony #4. Sibelius: Violin Concerto. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 11/8/2020 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Bellido: "Fiesta!" Beethoven: Symphony #4. Sibelius: Violin Concerto. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 1/16/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | "All Americans: Copland and Price." Works by the incomparable American composer Aaron Copland and the first-ever black female composer to be performed by a major symphony orchestra, Florence Price. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 1/17/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | "All Americans: Copland and Price." See Jan 16 for details. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 2/20/2021 | Camellia Symphony | CK McClatchy HS, Sac | "Dreams and Dances" - Prokofiev, Symphony-Concerto Op. 125; with Amos Yang (Assistant Principal Cello, San Francisco Symphony); Beethoven, Symphony #7. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm. Music at 7:30pm. CK McClatchy High School Auditorium, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sac |
| 2/20/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | American violin & piano virtuoso Ray Ushikubo will be our featured Davidson Fellow for the season. He will perform two solo roles, on both piano and violin, for a masterful rendition of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 2/21/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | See Feb 20 for details. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 3/14/2021 | Camellia Symphony | CK McClatchy HS, Sac | "Operatic Rising Stars." 3:00pm. (CK McClatchy High School Auditorium, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sac?) |
| 3/27/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Prokofiev’s genius burns with brooding intensity in his darkly passionate Fifth Symphony. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 3/28/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Prokofiev’s genius burns with brooding intensity in his darkly passionate Fifth Symphony. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 4/24/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Mahler’s arresting Symphony #9. To experience a Mahler symphony live is to know why it’s an experience unlike anything in all of art. 7:30pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 4/25/2021 | Reno Philhamonic | Reno, NV | Mahler Symphony #9. See Feb 24 for more. 4:00pm. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S Virginia St, Reno. |
| 5/1/2021 | Camellia Symphony | CK McClatchy HS, Sac | "Resurrection" - Mahler, Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” with Carrie Hennessey, soprano, & Julie Miller, mezzo-soprano; Sacramento City College Choirs; Davis Chorale. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm. Music at 7:30pm. CK McClatchy High School Auditorium, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sac |
| 6/5/2021 | Camellia Symphony | CK McClatchy HS, Sac | "Interstellar Voices" - Opera arias & duets with Carrie Hennessey, soprano and Sarah Fitch, mezzo-soprano. Holst - The Planets, with the Davis Chorale. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm. Music at 7:30pm. CK McClatchy High School Auditorium, 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sac |