The Coachella Valley Symphony is an impressive, community-driven orchestra made up of professional musicians, talented amateurs, and dedicated volunteers who all come together for the love of music. Their final concert of the season, held last night at the McCallum Theatre, was a lot of fun. The program, titled “Best of Stage & Screen,” featured recognizable pieces from movies, with a few classical gems mixed in for good measure.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet!

Music Director Carl St. Clair led the Pacific Symphony tonight in an exciting concert at the McCallum Theatre. It began with an energetic rendition of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and concluded with the great composer’s uplifting Symphony No. 7. In between, celebrated French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet delivered a virtuosic performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ exotic Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian.”