Shawn E. Okpebholo is a GRAMMY®-nominated, critically-acclaimed and award-winning composer whose music has been described as “devastatingly beautiful” and “fresh and new and fearless” (The Washington Post), “affecting” (The New York Times), “searing” (The Chicago Tribune), “staggering” (The New Yorker), “lyrical, complex, singular” (The Guardian) and “powerful” (BBC Music Magazine). 

Spanish-born violinist Francisco Fullana, winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has been hailed as an "amazing talent" (Gustavo Dudamel) and "frighteningly awesome" (Buffalo News). His solo violin album Bach’s Long Shadow, was named BBC Music Magazine’s Instrumental Choice of the Month.

This season, critically acclaimed François López-Ferrer has made brilliant debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Orquesta Nacional de España, Ensemble intercontemporain, Opéra de Lausanne, Orquesta de Valencia, and many more.

All three bring their talents to the Symphony stage! 

Ambassador Auditorium – 131 S St. John Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105

Conductor – François López-Ferrer

Francisco Fullana (violin), Shawn Okpebholo (composer) 

SHAWN OKPEBHOLO Kutimbua Kivumbi (Stomp the Dust!)

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto

STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite 

Tickets: https://pasadenasymphony-pops.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S6S00000UREH9UAP