Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra
Sunday | January 25, 2026 | 5:00pm
Pre-concert conversation 4:15pm
Romantic Classics
We hope you enjoyed our The Power of Overtures concert as much as we enjoyed performing for you!
During our next concert, the first of 2026; Andrés Cárdenes will perform the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, and Beach Cities Symphony will perform works from Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Recognized worldwide as a musical phenomenon, Grammy-nominated Andrés Cárdenes parlays his myriad talents into one of classical musicʼs most versatile careers. A ferocious, passionate and personally charismatic artist; Cuban-born Cárdenes has garnered international acclaim from critics and audiences alike for his compelling solo violin, conducting, viola, chamber music, concertmaster and recorded performances.
In addition to Andrésʼ performance of the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26; Beach Cities Symphony will perform Ludwig van Beethovenʼs Egmont Overture, op. 84 and Felix Mendelssohnʼs Symphony No. 5 in D Major/D minor, op. 107.
A pre-concert conversation that begins at 4:15pm will feature comments from Beach Cities Symphony’s Music Director and Conductor, Arlette Cárdenes, and her brother—world-renowned violininst, Andrés Cárdenes. You will hear Andrés describe his attention to Max Bruch’s Violin concerto and maybe some wonderful tips on violin playing.
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Concert Location
Concerts are performed at
Redondo Union High School Auditorium
222 North PCH | Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Located at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Diamond Street.
PARKING IS FREE in the lot or on nearby streets. The parking lot entrance is located off of Vincent Street.
Beach Cities Symphony 2025 -2026 Season
News & Announcements
Dr. Geoffrey Pope, Maestro, has passed the conductor’s baton to Maestra Arlette Cárdenes – our first female conductor! We’d like to introduce Arlette Cárdenes, She is also our new Music Director and has a wonderful season of music planned for you!
Arlette Cárdenes is the Music Director of the Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra, having previously served as Associate Conductor since 2024 and Conductor of the Passacaglia Chamber Orchestra. She co-founded the Culver City Chamber Orchestra in 1997 with her brother, violinist Andrés Cárdenes, and has been its Music Director since 2005.
A dedicated cellist, she performs with the Peninsula and Beach Cities Symphonies and teaches privately in Culver City, where she has maintained a cello studio for over 30 years. Ms. Cárdenes earned her Master of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Michigan on full scholarship and her Bachelor’s from CSUN, where she won the concerto competition.
Her conducting studies include work with esteemed mentors such as John Koshak, Marin Alsop, and Leonard Slatkin through programs like the Conductor’s Guild Symposium and the American Symphony Orchestra League. She has performed with numerous orchestras across Michigan and California and now also offers virtual lessons to students nationwide.
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Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts & Culture. We are grateful to be a Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture grant recipient.
