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after each City Lights concert, join us in the lobby for dancing courtesy of our DJ. It’s the sights and sounds of a night on the town!

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CITY LIGHTS SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTSAll concerts below are included in the Friday and Saturday 5-concert subscription packages.

BILL CONTI AT THE ACADEMY AWARDSFriday & Saturday, October 18 & 19, 8pmBill Conti, conductor

Academy® and five-time Emmy® Award-winner Bill Conti makes his debut as San Diego Symphony’s new prin-cipal pops conductor! Serving as musical director of the Academy Award ceremonies 19 times, Bill Conti will pay tribute to the most honored and popular music ever written for the silver screen. Relive your favorite memories and movies along with Conti’s own compositions including The Right Stuff, Gonna Fly Now and For Your Eyes Only. And the Oscar goes to…

- AN AMERICANA CHRISTMASTraditional, Blue Grass, GospelFriday & Saturday, December 20 & 21, 8pmNon-Subscription concerts: Saturday, December 21, 2pm; Sunday, December 22, 7:30pmMatthew Garbutt, conductorAlison Brown, banjo and guitarSan Diego Master Chorale; San Diego Children’s Choir

This year’s Holiday Pops will sparkle with something for the whole family to enjoy. It will be a celebration to remember featuring San Diego native and Grammy® Award-winning guitar and banjo player, Alison Brown. She will steal the spotlight performing festive holiday hits with a blue grass twist. And of course the evening would not be complete without our famous traditional yuletide hits guaranteed to lift your spirits!

BALLROOM WITH A TWIST - SINGING, DANCING AND MORE!Friday & Saturday, January 17 & 18, 8pmMatthew Garbutt, conductor

Tango, Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Jive – and then some! Conceived and choreographed by Dancing with the Stars’ Emmy®-nominated Louis van Amstel, Ballroom with a Twist is back by popular demand! Don’t miss this evening of grace, athleticism and passion. With a cast of international dancers and a pair of American Idol singers, you’ll be swept away with this sensational production.

PETER NERO PLAYS GERSHWINFriday & Saturday, March 28 & 29, 8pmPeter Nero, conductor and piano

Take a trip through the vast and delightful American songbook of George Gershwin with Grammy®, Lifetime Achievement Award-winner and Philly Pops conductor, pianist Peter Nero. Hailed as one of the premier interpreters of Gershwin and starring in the Emmy® Award-winning NBC Special S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous, S’Gershwin, prepare to be amazed as Peter Nero brings the music of one of the most cherished and popular composers to life.

SHEENA EASTON SINGS JAMES BONDFriday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 8pmBill Conti, conductorSheena Easton, vocals

The name is Bond. James Bond. Dashing and debonair. His movie themes evoke international intrigue, glamour and suspense. Two–time Grammy® Award-winning Sheena Easton, the featured singer on the James Bond soundtrack For Your Eyes Only, will enchant, entice and seduce you into the world of Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me, Diamonds are Forever, You Only Live Twice and The World Is Not Enough. How do you like your martini?

Bill Conti

San Diego Symphony, San Diego Master Chorale and

San Diego Children’s Choir

Ballroom with a Twist

Peter Nero

James Bond

Holiday Pops

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CLASSICAL SPECIALS

IRISH CHAMBERORCHESTRAwith SIR JAMES GALWAY*November 10, 7:30pmJoAnn Falletta, conductorSir James Galway, fluteLady Jeanne Galway, fluteHARTY: In IrelandMOZART: Flute Concerto No. 2HAMMOND: Carolan VariationsMENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3: Scottish

PINCHAS ZUKERMANAND YEFIM BRONFMANIN RECITAL*Saturday, April 5, 8pmPinchas Zukerman, violin and violaYefim Bronfman, pianoSCHUBERT: Sonatina, D. 385BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 7: EroicaBRAHMS: Viola Sonata No. 1

MEGADETH’SDAVE MUSTAINE withSAN DIEGO SYMPHONYSymphony InterruptedSaturday, April 12, 8pmDave Mustaine, guitarWAGNER: “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die WalküreVIVALDI: “Winter” from The Four SeasonsDVOˇRÁK: Symphony No. 9: From the New World

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NEW YEAR’S CONCERT Salute to Vienna*Wednesday, January 1, 2:30pm The Strauss Symphony of America András Deák, conductor (Budapest)Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano (Canada)Brian Cheney, tenor (New York) Dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine & International Champion Ballroom Dancers

A magnificent re-creation of Vienna’s world famous New Year’s Concert featuring a stellar cast of over 75 musicians, European singers and charming dancers. Ring in the New Year with a light hearted blend of famous Strauss waltzes, polkas & operetta excerpts.

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) with Lon Chaney*Wednesday, October 30, 8pm Russ Peck, organGet in the Halloween spirit with one of the greatest horror films of early cinema. Lon Chaney’s stunningly memorable performance as the Phantom is a must-see classic tale of romance and murder. The love-obsessed Phantom haunts the Paris Opera House in persuit of the woman he desires. Russ Peck accompanies the film on the mighty Fox Theatre Pipe Organ! COSTUME CONTEST: Dress up in your Halloween costume and enter to win special prizes.

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924) An Arabian Nights Fantasy starring Douglas Fairbanks*Saturday, February 1, 8pm Russ Peck, OrganStep into the world of flying carpets, fearsome monsters and magical escapades! Swashbuckling movie icon Douglas Fairbanks stars in this classic, silent film adventure about a slippery and stylish burglar who dares to fall love with the daughter of the Caliph!

THE KINGS OF SILENT COMEDY - Bumping into Broadway (1919) starring Harold LloydSherlock, Jr. (1924) starring Buster Keaton • The Vagabond (1919) starring Charlie Chaplin*Saturday, April 19, 8pm Russ Peck, organIn the Silent Era, Lloyd, Keaton and Chaplin were comedy royalty. Tonight all three stars shine brightly! First, Harold Lloyd’s famous “boy with glasses” character struggles on Broadway until he meets the girl and wins big at the casino. Next, Buster Keaton stars in a comedic mystery as two men vie for a beautiful girl’s affection by solving a “who-done-it.” And finally, the enduring Charlie Chaplin as The Vagabond falls in love with a gypsy ingénue ultimately winning her heart.

*San Diego Symphony does not perform.

Sir James Galway

Pinchas Zukerman

Salute to Vienna

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

The Vagabond (1916)

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Pipes and Drums of the Black Watch

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Russian National Ballet Theatre

CIRQUE CHINOIS*Sunday, September 30, 2012, 2pmDirect from Beijing. Cirque Chinois—one of the most distinguished circus troupes of China—flies, soars and sails into San Diego. Prepare to be amazed by the Great Teeterboard, Grand Flying Trapeze and Group Contortion.

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO*Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 7:30pmThe rhythm. The color. The costumes. It’s a performance that reflects the traditional culture of Mexico. From Veracruz to Yucatan, Ballet Folklórico represents the many distinct regions of a diverse people through music and movement.

ROYAL DRUMMERS AND DANCERS OF BURUNDI*Sunday, November 11, 2012, 7:30pmThey created an international sensation with the “Burundi beat.” Performances are ceremonial representing births, deaths and coronations. With drums made from hollowed tree trunks, they demonstrate a centuries-old technique and tradition giving the audience the ultimate, African musical experience.

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT 2013* Salute to ViennaTuesday, January 1, 2013, 2:30pmThe Strauss Symphony of AmericaAndreas Mitisek, conductor (Vienna)Anita Lukács, soprano (Budapest)Zsolt Vadász, tenor (Budapest)Dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of UkraineAnd International Champion Ballroom Dancers

A magnificent re-creation of Vienna’s world famous New Year’s Concert featuring a stellar cast of more than 75 musicians, European singers and charming dancers. Ring in the New Year with famous Strauss waltzes, polkas & operetta excerpts.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET THEATRE*Romance—Beauty—Splendor. It’s two nights of classic torytelling that comes alive through artistry and athleticism. This regal Russian troupe recreates Chopinana and the timeless tale of Shakespeare’s fateful young lovers. And then, it’s the famous fairytale, Cinderella.

TCHAIKOVSKY’S ROMEO AND JULIET Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 7:30pmPROKOFIEV’S CINDERELLA Thursday, February 14 , 2013, 7:30pm

PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE BLACK WATCH*Sunday, February 24, 2013, 7:30pmThe Black Watch once served all over the world, and today operates as a full battalion in the modern British Army. The Band of the Scots Guards, founded in 1642, entertained the troops through World War II. Together they’ll demonstrate the military rigors and magnificent spectacle of British pomp and pageantry.

Fox THEATRE FILM SERIES

BIG BUSINESS (1929) AND CHAPLIN’S SHORT FILMS: THE RINK AND THE PAWN SHOP*Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Charlie ChaplinSunday, December 2, 2012, 2pm Russ Peck, organ

Stan and Ollie are door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. Havoc ensues when they feud with grumpy, would-be customer, James Finlaynon, resulting in his home and their car being destroyed in the melee. Also, enjoy two of Chaplin’s most famous slapstick comedies, The Rink and The Pawn Shop.

THE SON OF THE SHEIK (1926)*Starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma BankySaturday, February 16, 2013, 8pm Russ Peck, organ

Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father’s gang of mountebanks. Yasmin and Ahmed begin to meet secretly until one night her father and the gang capture and torture Ahmed.

*San Diego Symphony does not perform.

The Son of the Sheik

International

Passport SeriesDance & Music

Join us for a trip around the world! From one of the most amazing cirque troupes in China to blistering Creole heat in New Orleans, our brand new International Passport Series has exciting dance and musical presentations that will appeal to everyone. Choose a combination of any five performances in this series below on pages 14 and 15 and save up to 25% off regular single ticket prices!

DANCE BRAZIL*Sunday, March 10, 2013, 7:30pm Strength and speed. This company excels in Afro-Brazilian artistic expression including Capoeira and contemporary movement plus traditional dance and martial arts. Dance Brazil, based in New York City, represents Brazilian culture in all of its explosive and dramatic forms.

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH IRVIN MAYFIELD*Friday, March 29, 2013, 8pm A tasty musical gumbo, here’s classic New Orleans jazz served with blistering Creole heat, led by Grammy® Award-winner Irvin Mayfield. The repertoire is steeped in the jazz canon of The Big Easy including original compositions and big band hits by Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

*San Diego Symphony does not perform.

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Symphony Hall was originally built in 1929 as The Fox Theatre, a premiere movie palace. Enjoy silent film legends on the big screen with incredible image quality from our rare carbon-arc film projectors! Subscribe to all three performances below and save up to 30% off regularly priced single tickets!

MY BEST GIRL (1927)*Starring Mary Pickford and Buddy RogersSaturday, May 11, 2013, 8pm Russ Peck, organ

Joe Merrill, son of a millionaire, poses as Joe Grant and takes a job in the stockroom of his father’s department store. There he meets and falls in love with stockroom girl Maggie Johnson. Problems arise when his engagement to high society girl, Millicent Rogers, goes awry. Uncredited as a Flirty Salesgirl is Carole Lombard.

Popcorn and drinks served at every showing!

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