CONCERT

Merry Mozart

Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

California Theatre,
San Jose, CA

Concert Length
Approx. 1 hr 50 min. with intermission

Music Notes occur one hour prior to
the concert in the auditorium.

Artists

  • Nathan Aspinall, conductor
    Symphony San Jose

Program

  • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried Idyll

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Trittico Botticelliano

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 39

About This Performance

Journey to a place where personal expression and timeless beauty meet in radiant harmony as three composers reveal their most poetic and expressive selves.

Written as a birthday gift for his wife and first performed on Christmas morning, Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll is a rare glimpse of the gentler side of the composer. Filled with tenderness and intimacy, the work is an idyllic unfolding of glowing harmonies, pastoral, calm, and deeply personal affection.

Ottorino Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano brings three Renaissance paintings to vivid musical life. Inspired by Botticelli’s La Primavera, The Adoration of the Magi, and The Birth of Venus, Respighi’s orchestration shimmers with color and imagination, transforming visual beauty into sound that is refined, atmospheric, and richly evocative.

Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 is a work of noble warmth and exuberant invention. Majestic yet playful, the symphony balances ceremonial grandeur with lyric elegance, offering music that sparkles with clarity, wit, and humanity.

Arrive early and get into the holiday spirit!

Step into the majestic California Theatre, dressed in its holiday finest, and get into the festive spirit before the concert. Carolers will fill the lobby with seasonal favorites, setting the perfect mood for a magical concert. Then, for the half hour leading up to the performance, enjoy live organ music in the lobby. Grab a drink, gather with friends and family, and let the season’s most beloved melodies welcome you in.