PRESS RELEASES
| The Soraya Presents the Los Angeles Premiere of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Production of The Nutcracker
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns to The Soraya this holiday season with three performances of the classic ballet, The Nutcracker, on December 7 & 8. With Tchaikovsky’s original music, this storybook production, choreographed by ASFB executive director Jean-Phillippe Malaty and artistic director Tom Mossbrucker, is set in the Victorian era, beginning with the resplendent party and concluding with the fantastical scenes in the second act centered around a bright and colorful carousel.
| Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts Is Honored with 2019 Ticketmaster Sustainability Award as CSUN Celebrates Sustainability Day on Thursday, October 24
The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) has been awarded the 2019 Ticketmaster Sustainability Award which was recently presented at the Ticketmaster Arts Summit. The Ticketmaster Award coincides with CSUN’s 11th annual Sustainability Day to be held on its campus this Thursday, October 24th from 9:30am to 4:45pm.
| America’s Premier Trio Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Continues the Beethoven’s 250th Celebration with Two Nights of All-Beethoven program
After four decades of world-wide success, including many award-winning recordings and newly commissioned works, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with its performances. Now, America’s premier trio will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary with two nights at The Soraya performing several of the composer’s most beloved work as part of the intimate Onstage Sessions Chamber music series.
| The Soraya’s Onstage Jazz Club returns with Vocalist, Guitarist and Composer Camila Meza & The Nectar Orchestra with special guest musicians, wild Up
The Soraya’s intimate onstage Jazz Club returns for two special nights when the extraordinary Camila Meza takes to the stage performing with LA’s own wild Up, sitting in with The Nectar Orchestra. Downbeat Magazine said, “This triple threat from Santiago, Chile, had more to offer than just a beautiful voice, thoughtful lyrics and refreshing stage presence.”
| Mandy Gonzalez Brings “the Room Where It Happens” to The Soraya for an Evening of Broadway Music from Lin-Manuel Miranda to Stephen Schwartz
Mandy Gonzalez will “take a break” from playing Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway for a rare Southern-California appearance at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) on Saturday, October 26 at 8pm. Gonzalez will perform hits from Wicked, Hamilton, and more.
| Farruquito Internationally renowned composer, choreographer and flamenco dancer
The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) presents internationally renowned flamenco dancer Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya “Farruquito” for one night only on Saturday, November 9 at 8:00pm. Heir to one of the most revered Gypsy flamenco dynasties in Spain, The New York Times said he is the “greatest flamenco dancer of this new century … he is one of today’s superlative dance artists.”
| Icon of Afro-Cuban Jazz Chucho Valdés Brings his band to play tracks from his newest release Jazz Batá 2 at The Soraya
Winner of six Grammy and three Latin Grammy Awards, Cuban pianist, composer and arranger, Chucho Valdés, is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Now, he will be performing tracks from his 2018 release Jazz Batá 2, inspired by his seminal record Jazz Batá, at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 19 at 8pm.
| The Soraya Kicks Off Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with American Pianist Jonathan Biss Performing Two Nights
In the coming year, the classical music world celebrates the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts will explore the composer’s works, from his most iconic symphonies to the quieter piano solos with eight major performances slated throughout the 2019-20 Season. The Beethoven performances begin with Itzhak Perlman opening The Soraya season on Thursday, September 19 followed by pianist Jonathan Biss performing two evenings, Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16.
| Marisol Hernandez—La Marisoul—Steps into the Spotlight at The Soraya!
Los Angeles’ own powerhouse vocalist Marisol Hernandez (aka La Marisoul) steps out on her own on Saturday, October 12 with a band of All-Stars to breathe new life into the most influential Mexican-American music of the past three generations. She promises tunes from Lalo Guerrero to Los Lobos, and she will bring special guest musicians from Los TexManiacs, California Feetwarmers, and more. The singer’s captivating voice has been heralded for her searing takes on love, loss, and heartbreak.