2025/26 Concert Season
Subscription Concerts
Included with season ticket purchase! $35-$65 per ticket before ticketing fees.
Save most on ticketing fees by purchasing from the BSO office.
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, October 4, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Strauss | Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare
John Williams | “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Gustav Holst | The Planets
AN AMERICAN SALUTE
Saturday, November 8, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Special collaboration with Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra
Gould | American Salute
Custer | The American Frontier
John Williams | Hymn to the Fallen
Lowden | Armed Forces Salute
Barber | Adagio for Strings
Sousa, arr. Ed George | Washington Post March
Tchaikovsky | 1812 Overture
Sousa | Stars and Stripes Forever
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Friday, December 5, 2025
3:00 p.m.
With Bakersfield Master Chorale, Bakersfield College Combined Choirs, and CSUB University Singers
Celebrate the holiday season with BSO and Bakersfield College Choirs with festive music, from traditional carols to holiday movie hits.
Arrive early for our annual lobby festivities, including free desserts, children’s keepsake project, photo opportunity, and live music from PBVUSD’s Strolling Strings.
BEETHOVEN, BEETHOVEN, BEETHOVEN!
Saturday, March 21, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Beethoven| Prometheus Overture
Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven | Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
THE GREAT CLASSICS
Saturday, April 11, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Mozart | Don Giovanni: Overture
Price | Andante Moderato for string orchestra (from String Quartet No. 1)
Mozart | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Aija Mattson-Jovel, horn
Haydn | Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London”
JOHN WILLIAMS THE GREAT
Saturday, May 9, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Theme from Jurassic Park
Jaws
Theme from Schindler’s List
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Flight to Neverland (from Hook)
The Patriot
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Call of the Champions
Superman March
Subscription Concert Pricing*
Concerts Included: Opening Night • Friends & Inspirations • Mozart & Beethoven • Season Finale
Red Tier
$60 Single Ticket
$240 Season Ticket
No discounts
Purple Tier
$50 Single Ticket
$200 Season Ticket
Students 50% off
Gold Tier
$45 Single Ticket
$180 Season Ticket
Students 50% off
Teal Tier
$35 Single Ticket
$140 Season Ticket
Students 50% off
Family Concert Pricing*
Home for the Holidays
Starting at $41.20 Single Ticket (based on tier)
Starting at $25.75 Child 12 and Under
Family Matinee Concert
Starting at $30.90 Single Ticket
Starting at $20.60 Child 12 and Under
*Please note that prices exclude ticketing fees. Save most on ticketing fees and purchase from the BSO office.
Student and child discount offer valid at BSO office or Mechanics Box office with valid ID. All sales are final.
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Receive an invite to a private event with Maestro Stilian Kirov!
Conductor’s Circle memberships directly support the concert and educational programming BSO provides to our community. Our Conductor’s Circle is made up of generous patrons who make a gift of $1000 or more. Members will be invited to a private event with Maestro Kirov during the season and will enjoy free preferred parking along with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and upgraded wine and beer selections at subscription concerts. In addition, to help us grow our audience, Conductor’s Circle Members will have the opportunity to request two complimentary guest tickets to each subscription concert.