Beethoven's Greatest Hits -- Outdoors With the Pacific Symphony
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (8808 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618)
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The last date listed for Beethoven's Greatest Hits was Sunday August 12, 2012 / 7:30pm.
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews
Dan Kap
Written on Aug 13 2012First, let me get the lousy stuff out of the way. I'll preface my comments with the fact that Goldstar's service has been nothing less than outstanding. But last evening, our assigned seats were separated; in fact, they weren't anywhere even near each other. Goldstar's FAQ states, "Will my group be seated together? For events with assigned seating, as long as you buy your seats in one transaction, they will be together." I did my order in one transaction and the seats weren't together. And that created a hassle with trying to trade with other patrons. We shouldn't have had to do that.
It was our first experience with the Verizon Amphitheater, and it's truly a wonderful venue. We took a picnic dinner with us, and spread out on a picnic table on a big, grassy circle. You can also picnic in your seats, as the theater does have good seat pitch between yours and the ones in front of you. But the very friendly outdoor staff had suggested the grassy circle area so we went with that. A real delight.
The Beethoven concert was fabulous; the Pacific Symphony is wonderful, and so was the piano soloist. We liked this venue better than the Hollywood bowl; the acoustics are far better since the amplification doesn't need to be as intense due to the smaller size of the Verizon theater. So you're hearing more of the real orchestra. The two, big TV monitors are better placed, too. Our seats were very good, and were as described and represented on Goldstar's website.
Parking was $10; getting in was easy but quite miserable getting out because of the very slow flow. But I guess that's to be expected considering the theater holds 14,000 people. I think it was 80%-90% full last night.
We do look forward to attending future events here, again with Goldstar's help!
Pete
Written on Aug 13 2012What a n ice evening with Beethoven. Picnic before followed by great music.
Plan on plenty of time to get into the theater . Many did not make the first movement and were not admitted until the second. And they were distracting.
Anita
Red Velvet Member
Written on Aug 13 2012Great evening under the stars.
MauiHawaii
Written on Aug 13 2012Great performance...........the very, very, very, long walk from parking areas was SO MUCH LONGGGGGGER then the HollywoodBowl/Greek, certainly a negative. HOWEVER, the performance was GREAT! Especially G. Martinez, FABULOUS!
A cold drink a must.......
More Information About Beethoven's Greatest Hits
Website
http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=9,5,6,6&productionID=8859
Description
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
About the Ticket Supplier: Pacific Symphony
Pacific Symphony, celebrating its 34th season in 2012-13, is led by Music Director Carl St.Clair. The largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 40 years, the Symphony is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own burgeoning community of Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year and a rich array of education and community programs, the Symphony reaches more than 275,000 residents -- from schoolchildren to senior citizens.
The Symphony offers a popular Pops season led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman. The Pops series stars some of the world's leading entertainers, and is enhanced by state-of-the-art video and sound. Each Pacific Symphony season also includes Café Ludwig, a three-concert chamber music series, and "Classical Connections," an orchestral series on Sunday afternoons offering rich explorations of selected works led by St.Clair. Assistant Conductor Maxim Eshkenazy brings a passionate commitment to building the next generation of audience and performer through his leadership of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra as well as the highly regarded Family Musical Mornings series.
The Symphony offers moving musical experiences with repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today's most prominent composers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival. The Wall Street Journal said, "Carl St.Clair, the Pacific Symphony's dynamic music director, has devoted 19 years to building not only the orchestra's skills but also the audience's trust and musical sophistication so successfully that they can now present some of the most innovative programming in American classical music to its fast-growing, rapidly diversifying community."
In addition to its winter home, the Symphony presents a summer outdoor series at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, the organization's summer residence since 1987.