PRESS RELEASES
| Classical Nights at The Soraya Continue with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Featuring Rising Star Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason; Vasily Petrenko, Conductor and Music Director
The Soraya’s Classical Series continues on Jan. 21, 2024 with the return of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) under the music direction of conductor Vasily Petrenko and featuring in-demand pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason who will perform Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto, a work that also appears on Kanneh-Mason’s 2019 critically acclaimed debut recording. RPO also performs Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, Pathétique, which debuted in 1893 just nine days before the composer’s death.
| The Third-Annual Jazz at Naz Festival Returns with Seven Concerts in the Great Hall and the Onstage Jazz Club
Fast to be recognized as one of the best winter jazz festivals on the West Coast, the third-annual Jazz at Naz Festival features an all-star lineup of the finest musicians in both The Soraya’s Great Hall and its innovative onstage Jazz Club—a unique and intimate setting for jazz performances hosted directly on The Soraya’s stage with less than 300 seats available.
| The Soraya Presents the World Premiere of DIAVOLO: Existencia, 30 Years After the Northridge Earthquake
On January 17, 2024, DIAVOLO, Architecture in Motion, and The Soraya will present the world premiere of Existencia, a new work to commemorate the 30 years since the Northridge Earthquake struck California State University Northridge (CSUN), in 1994 — and event which was said to have been the worst natural disaster ever to hit a university campus in the United States.
| Musical America Names Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber of The Soraya as a “Top 30 Professional” for 2023
Musical America, the oldest influential American magazine covering music, drama, and dance since 1899, has named Thor Steingraber as one of its Top 30 Professionals for 2023. The annual report profiles thoughtful, creative, and innovative leaders who persistently and relentlessly strive to ensure the performing arts remain vital in their communities.
| Mark Howard’s Trinity Irish Dance Company Premieres A Very Irish Christmas at The Soraya
The unique power and grace of Chicago’s internationally-renowned Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) comes to The Soraya with an exclusive holiday performance. “Sophisticated and commanding” (Los Angeles Times) and “impossibly complex” (The New York Times), the company is the birthplace of progressive Irish Dance, an innovative movement genre that “ushered in a new era for Irish step dance” (Chicago Tribune).
| Celebrate the Holidays at The Soraya!
Celebrating the holidays at The Soraya has become a tradition for families across the greater Los Angeles region. With a wide variety of offerings for members of all families — including the increasingly popular Nochebuena: A Christmas Spectacular — The Soraya’s festive celebration spans across nine performances by five artists.
| The Soraya Welcomes Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens in LA premiere of the “American Railroad” Project
GRAMMY Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble brings its multi-year project, American Railroad, to The Soraya on Sun, Nov 12 at 7pm followed by a 6pm free community event on Mon, Nov 13 at LA’s historic Union Station.
| JUST ANNOUNCED: GRAMMY-winning Samara Joy adds second show to The Soraya’s Holiday Series
Bridging the jazz and gospel gap, Joy brings her multi-generational family act to Northridge following the release of her latest album “A Joyful Holiday.
| Two Nights of Classical Music at The Soraya!
The Soraya’s 2023/2024 Season continues in November with two extraordinary nights of classical music — Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to The Soraya to conduct the Colburn Orchestra on Sat, Nov 4 at 8pm, followed by the astonishing violinist Midori performing with Festival Strings Lucerne on Thu, Nov 9 at 8pm.