PRESS RELEASES
| Luis Coronel y Leonardo Aguilar – Two Rising Stars of New Latin Music Join Forces for the First Time for One-Night Only Concert at The Soraya
Two of New Latin Music’s top rising stars — 23-year-old Luis Coronel and 20-year-old Leonardo Aguilar—team up for the first time ever for a one-night only not-to-be-missed 8:00pm concert on Saturday, February 8 at The Soraya at CSUN, Los Angeles’ top venue for Latin music.
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Returns to The Soraya for the Beethoven 250th Anniversary Celebration!
The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts will present Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) for the third consecutive year on Friday, February 7 at 8:00pm. LACO’s new Music Director Jaime Martín will conduct the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Albert Schnelzer’s Burn My Letters: Remembering Clara. The program also features Dvořák’s radiant Symphony No. 6 and renowned German violinist Christian Tetzlaff performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto which continues The Soraya’s celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary this season. Upcoming Beethoven performances also includes Pinchas Zukerman conducting Beethoven Symphony No. 7 with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Jan. 24), Joshua Bell conducting Beethoven Symphony No. 5 with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (March 4), and Lahav Shani conducting Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra featuring pianist Nelson Freire (March 25).
| Two of Western North America’s Finest Dance Companies Offer Two Very Different Interpretations of Classic Ballet
The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts presents two very different works from two of the finest ballet companies in the western half of North America-Ballet West’s beautifully traditional production of Giselle, and Ballet BC’s stunningly reimagined take on the timeless tale of Romeo + Juliet.
| The Soraya Presents the Legendary Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano
The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts welcomes the legendary Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8pm. Acclaimed as one of the most exciting groups presenting authentic regional dances of Mexico, Ballet Folclórico Nacional is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the culture of Mexico.
| 25th Anniversary of Cirque Éloize Hotel
As part of The Soraya’s Family Fun series, The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts presents Hotel – the fifteenth show by the acclaimed Canadian troupe Cirque Éloize, now celebrating its 25th anniversary – for two performances only, January 25 and 26, 2020. Like Saloon presented last year at The Soraya, audiences will once again be amazed by and delight in powerful acrobatic feats in a light comic show, this time with a classic hotel setting.
| The Soraya’s Celebration of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Continues with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts continues its Beethoven 250th celebration as it presents the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Pinchas Zukerman as Principal Guest Conductor and Violin Soloist on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 8pm.
| Jason Moran Returns to The Soraya to Perform His Live Score of Ava Duvernay’s Groundbreaking Film Selma
Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the story of the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s landmark 1965 march for voting rights – an event that forever changed history. In honor of Dr. King’s birthday and Black History Month, The Soraya will screen Selma on the large screen – with its score performed live by its composer, acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran – artistic director of Jazz at the Kennedy Center – with the New West Symphony conducted by Cheche Alara on Saturday, February 1 at 8:00pm at The Soraya.
| Luciana Souza The Book of Longing Featuring Chino Pinheiro & Scott Colley
The Soraya’s intimate onstage Jazz Club welcomes GRAMMY® Winner Luciana Souza for two nights performing songs from her critically acclaimed album, The Book of Longing. Inspired by the poetry of Leonard Cohen, Brazilian-American vocal jazz veteran Souza explores the theme of saudade, or yearning, in this work. NPR music critic Michelle Mercer has said of Souza’s The Book of Longing, “[This is her] most graceful album…it’s one of her best yet.”
| YouTube Supergroup Voctave Celebrates The Spirit of the Season at The Soraya
Voctave, the YouTube sensation with over 100 million views, will bring its popular holiday show to The Soraya on Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 pm. With dynamically rich harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies, Voctave’s The Spirit of the Season is a holiday treat for the entire family. The Soraya’s 2019 holiday programming also includes Aspen Sante Fe Ballet’s The Nutcracker on December 7 & 8 and Nochebuena featuring Eugenia León, Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles, and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar on December 14.