Symphony on a Sunday

Classics I

Symphony on a Sunday

Kick off the new season with a special Sunday matinee as the SLO Symphony performs Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.

Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00pm

Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

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Concert Sponsor: Len Jarrott

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Program Details

Carlos Simon

Four Black American Dances

  • Composed in 2023
  • Commissioned and premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Johannes Brahms

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
featuring Steven Moeckel

  • Composed in 1878
  • Brahms’s only violin concerto
  • Premiered in Leipzig on New Years Day 1879
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

  • Composed in 1888
  • Premiered in St. Petersburg with Tchaikovsky conducting
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Please note

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Salome Jordania will now appear with the SLO Symphony to perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor on February 7, 2026. 

Special Matinee

To ease traffic and parking concerns resulting from a football game taking place the same weekend, this concert has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 3 PM.

  • Walk the red carpet as we open our 25-26 season
  • Arrive early to snap a pic in our photo booth
  • The first 150 attendees will receive a giveaway from the City of SLO in honor of Artober

Enhance Your Experience

Symphonic Foray — Pre-Concert Talk

  • Special start time at 2pm
  • Go behind the scenes with Maestro Sewell, soloist Steven Moeckel, and other special guests
  • Learn more about the history of the music
  • Free to all concert ticketholders
  • Sponsored by Fred and Rochelle Friedman

No Ties Allowed — Open Rehearsal

  • Because of the matinee schedule, the No Ties Allowed open rehearsal will not be offered for this concert.
  • Join us at a future No Ties Allowed event.

More about the Program

Maestro Andrew Sewell and host Len Jarrott explore the upcoming concert* on Monarch Radio. Mr. Jarrott is also the generous sponsor of this concert. (*Recorded prior to the change in program.)

Listen In

Enjoy this curated playlist of the concert program in Apple Music and Spotify.