PRESS RELEASES
| The Soraya Presents An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt
Two of America’s most prolific songwriters of any generation—Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt—bring their unique blend of musical artistry to The Soraya on Wednesday, November 9 at 8pm.
| The Soraya Produces a Musical Celebration of Dolores Huerta!
Si, se puede. Three words that inspired a movement and defined the legacy of civil rights icon and American living legend Dolores Huerta. On Sunday, Nov 13 at 7 pm, the Younes and Soraya Center for the Performing Arts will honor her with Concierto para Dolores: A Musical Tribute to Dolores Huerta, a one-night celebration of the social justice trailblazer.
| The Soraya Presents Israel Philharmonic with Lahav Shani
An evening of firsts –the Israel Philharmonic makes a historic Soraya debut of new music director Lahav Shani who inherited the role from Los Angeles’ beloved Zubin Mehta. Maestro Shani will provide The Soraya another milestone –the first ever Mahler symphony to resound in the Great Hall.
| The Soraya Welcomes Back Soweto Gospel Choir
Three-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to The Soraya with an all-new concert, HOPE—It’s Been a Long Time Coming, Songs from the Great African and American Struggle, a timely program honoring artists who have struggled for civil rights and social justice in the U.S. and South Africa. Rousing freedom songs mix with music by Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Mahalia Jackson, and others, combined with traditional African gospel music and from the American Civil Rights Movement.
| Hecho en Las Américas Continues at The Soraya with Luis Enrique + C4 Trío with Special Guest Nella
The Soraya brings together the sounds of Nicaragua and Venezuela for a special one-night only pairing of the Grammy Award-winning artists Luis Enrique +C4 Tríowith special guest Nella. Acclaimed for taking the Venezuelan four-string cuatro international, “El Príncipe de la Salsa,” Luis Enrique will be joined by C4 Tríoto headline the evening. The night will be extraordinaryas it will mark the Los Angeles debut of Nella, the 2019 Latin Grammy Award Best New Artist.
| Aída Cuevas Launches Hecho en Las Américas at The Soraya
Aída Cuevas, “The Queen of Ranchera Music” commemorates the 45th anniversary of her career as she returns to her Los Angeles familia at The Soraya for the fourth time to perform Yo Creo Que Es Tiempo, a spectacular retrospective of her most beloved songs and greatest hits including favorites such as El Pastor, México en la Piel, Te Doy Las Gracias, and Quizás Mañana.
| The Soraya Welcomes Cuba’s Legendary Malpaso Dance Company
Cuba’s celebrated Malpaso Dance Company comes to The Soraya for the first time on Thursday, Oct. 13 with three major pieces that capture the soul of the island nation, its aspirations, and its proud cultural identity alike. In its “Signature Series” style, The Soraya once again brings live music together with dance as Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble perform “24 Hours and a Dog” for the company which was created by Malpaso Artistic Director Osnel Delgado.
| The Soraya Joins Forces with The New York Times at “A New Climate”
The New York Times will host “A New Climate,” a live in-person event on Wednesday, October 12 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Soraya’s Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber and composer and environmentalist Gabriella Smith join tech leaders, engineers, storytellers, musicians, and food innovators to participate in the day-long event which will preview extended excerpts of each of The Soraya’s Treelogy’s three musical pieces ahead of its official world premiere in February 2023. “A New Climate” participants include Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair of Microsoft; Linda Zhang, Chief Engineer at Ford Motors; and Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, amongst others.
| The Soraya’s Jazz at Naz Festival Returns!
The Soraya’s Jazz at Naz festival returns for a second year with five nights of the best of Jazz performances kicking off on February 2 with Christian McBride’s “The Movement Revisited,” celebrating heroes of the Civil Rights movement during Black History Month. Four more February performances follow – two in The Soraya’s Great Hall, with its pristine acoustics, and two nights of performances in the intimate onstage Jazz Club.