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MUSIC

‘RUSSIAN BEAUTY’

The Pacific Symphony will play a program of Russian works today at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The divertimento from

Stravinsky’s “The Fairy Kiss,” written on the 35th anniversary of

Tchaikovsky’s death, and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 precede

Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet suite. Tickets cost from $19 to $59.

The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 755-5799.

MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN

Canadian pianist and composer Marc-Andre Hamelin will perform at

7:30 p.m. today in Founders Hall. Herbert Glass will give a preview

at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $49. Founders Hall is at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 755-5799.

NEIL SEDAKA

Pop legend Neil Sedaka joins the Pacific Symphony ops in concert

in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets cost $26 to

$80. Segerstrom Hall is at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 755-5799.

PARISSA AND THE DASTAN ENSEMBLE

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is presenting the

Parissa and Dastan Ensemble in concert at 7 p.m. May 11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $100, $59, $55, $40, $29

and $19 at can be purchased at the Center’s Box Office at (714)

556-2787. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

OCC SYMPHONY

The Orange Coast College’s Symphony will close its 42nd season at

7:30 p.m. May 11 with a performance featuring works by composers

Mussorgsky, Ravel and Beethoven. The concert is in OCC’s Robert B.

Moore Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $6 and are available at the

Community Education Office. Information: (714) 432-5880. OCC is at

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

SOPRANO ISABEL BAYRAKDARIAN

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian will debut in the Orange County

Performing Arts Center’s Voices in Song series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday

in Founder’s Hall. She won first prize in the prestigious Placido

Domingo 2000 Operalia competition. Tickets are $60 and are available

at the Center box office or online at www.ocpac.org. The Center is at

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 755-5799.