Candlelight Concerts LA

Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Gabriel on Strings is a glowing, romantic concert experience that reimagines the unforgettable songs of “El Divo de Juárez” through the rich, expressive sound of a live string quartet, all set within a sea of flickering candles. Over the course of the performance, sweeping melodies and heartfelt harmonies transform classics like “Amor Eterno,” “Así Fue,” “Querida,” “Abrázame Muy Fuerte,” and “No Tengo Dinero” into elegant, cinematic arrangements that highlight the drama, tenderness, and pure emotion at the heart of Juan Gabriel’s music—creating a night that feels both intimate and joyfully celebratory.

Candlelight: The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole is a smooth, candlelit jazz night that wraps timeless crooner classics in the warm glow of hundreds of flickering candles, as a live jazz ensemble brings big-band charm and lounge-era romance to life in an intimate setting. Expect the easy swing and swagger of Sinatra favorites like “Come Fly with Me,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” paired with Nat King Cole staples that melt the room—especially the velvet-hearted “Unforgettable”—alongside beloved standards like “Night and Day,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” and “Almost Like Being in Love,” all delivered with the kind of elegance that makes the whole evening feel like stepping into a classic Hollywood soundtrack.

Candlelight: Tribute to Whitney Houston is a glowing, immersive concert that surrounds you with the warm flicker of candlelight as a live string quartet reimagines Whitney’s powerhouse hits in elegant, goosebump-inducing arrangements. Over the course of the evening, the music moves from big, triumphant anthems to tender ballads—featuring favorites like “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “Greatest Love of All,” “I Have Nothing,” and “How Will I Know,” plus crowd-pleasers such as “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love for You,” “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,” “So Emotional,” and even “When You Believe” and “Higher Love”—creating a heartfelt tribute that feels both intimate and larger-than-life.

Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings invites you to step into Middle-earth as a live string quartet brings the iconic music of the film trilogy to life in a warmly lit setting surrounded by a sea of flickering candles. Over the course of the concert, sweeping heroic themes and intimate, haunting melodies trace the saga’s emotional journey—from the Shire’s cozy wonder to the shadow and triumph of the final chapters—featuring beloved moments like “Concerning Hobbits,” “The Riders of Rohan,” and “Into the West,” reimagined with chamber-music elegance and cinematic punch. Designed as a special anniversary tribute, it’s an immersive, goosebump-inducing night that feels like traveling with the Fellowship—one glowing note at a time.

Candlelight: Tribute to Bad Bunny turns the glow of hundreds of candles into the perfect backdrop for a live string quartet reimagining the superstar’s biggest tracks in a fresh, cinematic way—equal parts romantic, swaggering, and irresistibly rhythmic. With melodies from favorites like “Yonaguni,” “Moscow Mule,” “Ojitos Lindos,” “Me Porto Bonito,” and “Tití Me Preguntó,” plus crowd-pleasing moments like “La Noche de Anoche,” “Callaíta,” “un 100xto,” and a closing medley, the concert blends reggaetón energy with elegant chamber-music textures for an immersive hour that feels both intimate and hype at the same time.

Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings is a high-energy, candlelit concert that flips golden-era hip-hop into lush, cinematic arrangements performed live by a string quartet, letting iconic hooks and beats hit with fresh drama and surprising emotion. Over about an hour, you’ll hear crowd-pleasing medleys celebrating legends like Fugees and Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Nas, Outkast, Missy Elliott, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., and Dr. Dre—plus a full-string take on Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice”—creating an immersive night that feels equal parts nostalgic, elegant, and electrifying under the warm glow of candlelight.

Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles is a genre-hopping, candlelit concert that pairs beloved classical masterpieces with iconic Beatles songs, reimagined for string quartet in a warm, immersive atmosphere. The set moves seamlessly from the elegance of Bach (including a Bach/“Blackbird” pairing) and the sparkle of Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” through the dramatic drive of Beethoven’s Fifth and the dreamlike shimmer of Debussy’s “Clair de Lune,” then back into Beatles favorites like “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Yesterday,” “Help!,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “A Day in the Life,” and “Strawberry Fields Forever,” creating a musical journey that connects centuries of melody, emotion, and invention in a single, intimate evening.

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA is a vibrant, candlelit concert that pits two legendary hit factories against each other-reimagined in rich, cinematic string arrangements that make familiar choruses feel brand new. Performed live by the Metropolis String Quartet, the program races from ABBA's glossy pop euphoria ("Dancing Queen," "SOS," "Money, Money, Money," "Voulez Vous," "Waterloo," "Super Trouper," "Mamma Mia," "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!") to Queen's larger-than-life rock drama ("Bohemian Rhapsody," "I Want to Break Free," "Killer Queen," "Don't Stop Me Now," "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions"), creating an immersive hour of sing-along energy, soaring melodies, and pure joy under the warm glow of candlelight.

Experience the raw emotion and unforgettable anthems of the 1990s reimagined in an intimate acoustic setting at Candlelight: 90s Unplugged, where the Listeso String Quartet breathes new life into grunge, alternative rock, and power ballads that defined a generation. This 60-minute journey features stripped-down interpretations of iconic tracks from Nirvana, Foo Fighters, The Cranberries, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, and more, transforming electric guitar riffs and drum-driven energy into hauntingly beautiful string arrangements that reveal the profound musicality beneath these beloved songs.

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer is a cinematic, candlelit concert that transforms some of modern film’s most iconic scores into an intimate, goosebump-inducing experience, performed live by a string quartet surrounded by the soft glow of hundreds of flickering candles. The program sweeps from soaring, emotional themes to pulse-pounding action cues—reimagining unforgettable music from Interstellar, Inception (“Time”), The Dark Knight (“Like a Dog Chasing Cars”), Gladiator, The Lion King, Man of Steel, Sherlock Holmes (“Discombobulate”), Kung Fu Panda (“Oogway Ascends”), Madagascar (“Zoosters Breakout”), and a Pirates of the Caribbean medley—capturing Zimmer’s signature blend of heart, momentum, and epic scale in a beautifully close-up setting.

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons is a high-energy, candlelit concert that transforms two arena-sized catalogs into lush, cinematic string arrangements, performed live by the Metropolis String Quartet for an immersive hour of soaring melodies and big emotional payoffs. The program moves through fan favorites like Coldplay's "Clocks," "Adventure of a Lifetime," "Fix You," "The Scientist," "Viva la Vida," and "A Sky Full of Stars," alongside Imagine Dragons hits including "Radioactive," "Eyes Closed," "Nice to Meet You," "Follow You," "Bad Liar," and "Believer," creating a "best of both worlds" evening where familiar choruses feel intimate, dramatic, and completely reimagined under the glow of candlelight.

Candlelight: Neo-Soul Favorites is a smooth, candlelit concert experience that reimagines modern R&B, neo-soul, and hip-hop favorites through lush live string arrangements, letting familiar grooves and hooks land with new intimacy and cinematic warmth. Performed by the Listeso String Quartet, the set moves through a feel-good, slow-burn playlist that can include SZA's "Good Days," Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor," Solange's "Don't Touch My Hair," Miguel's "Adorn," Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You," Prince's "Purple Rain," Sade's "Smooth Operator," D'Angelo's "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," Childish Gambino's "Redbone," H.E.R.'s "The Best Part," Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name," and Boyz II Men's "End of the Road," creating an immersive night that feels equal parts soulful, elegant, and deeply vibey under the glow of candlelight.

Candlelight: Tribute to Metallica unleashes the band’s biggest riffs and anthems in a totally different way, as a live string quartet turns heavy metal into a dramatic, cinematic concert experience under the warm glow of countless candles. Over 60 minutes, thunderous rhythms and soaring melodies shift between raw power and surprising tenderness, moving through iconic tracks like “Enter Sandman,” “One,” “Master of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Matters,” “The Unforgiven,” “Fade to Black,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Seek & Destroy,” “Sad But True,” and even “Whiskey in the Jar,” all reimagined with lush harmonies and adrenaline-pumping intensity that makes the music feel both intimate and epic at the same time.

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac is a glowing, immersive concert that transforms Fleetwood Mac's iconic soft-rock sound into lush, cinematic string arrangements performed live in a sea of flickering candles. Expect an intimate, emotionally rich journey through favorites like "Everywhere," "Gypsy," "You Make Loving Fun," "Never Going Back Again," "Don't Stop," "Gold Dust Woman," "Go Your Own Way," "Landslide," "Little Lies," "Songbird," "Rhiannon," and "The Chain," where familiar melodies take on new warmth and drama-part sing-along nostalgia, part classical reimagining, and entirely transportive.

Candlelight: Tribute to Adele is a glowing, immersive concert experience that reimagines Adele's powerhouse ballads and breakup anthems in lush live string arrangements, performed in a room lit by the soft shimmer of candlelight. Over roughly an hour, you'll hear beautifully transformed favorites like "Hello," "Rumour Has It," "Make You Feel My Love," "Water Under the Bridge," "Oh My God," "Someone Like You," "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)," "Chasing Pavements," "Skyfall," "When We Were Young," "Set Fire to the Rain," "Easy On Me," and "Rolling in the Deep," creating a night that feels intimate, cinematic, and deeply emotional from the first note to the final crescendo.

Candlelight: Tribute to Queen is a glowing, immersive concert that transforms the band's stadium-sized rock into lush, cinematic string arrangements performed live in a sea of flickering candles, letting every hook and harmony hit with fresh emotion and intimacy. Over about an hour, you'll hear instantly recognizable favorites like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Don't Stop Me Now," "We Will Rock You," "Somebody to Love," "Another One Bites the Dust," "Killer Queen," "Radio Ga Ga," "Love of My Life," and "We Are the Champions," all reimagined by a live string quartet for a night that feels both epic and beautifully close-up.

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles is a glowing, candlelit concert that reimagines the Fab Four’s most beloved songs through the rich, cinematic sound of a live string quartet, turning familiar melodies into something freshly intimate and surprisingly powerful. From bright, feel-good classics like “Here Comes the Sun” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to sing-along favorites such as “Hey Jude” and “With a Little Help From My Friends,” the set moves effortlessly between tenderness (“Yesterday,” “Blackbird,” “Here, There, and Everywhere”) and swagger (“Come Together,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”), creating a nostalgic night that feels both elegant and joyfully communal.

Candlelight: Mozart vs Beethoven is a luminous classical “showdown” that sets two titans of Western music side by side, performed live in a room glowing with candlelight as a string ensemble brings their most iconic melodies into sharp, emotionally charged focus. The program moves from Mozart’s sparkling elegance—featuring favorites like the “Turkish March,” the overture to The Marriage of Figaro, and the irresistible energy of Eine kleine Nachtmusik—into Beethoven’s bold, dramatic world with beloved excerpts such as the Moonlight Sonata, the aching slow movement of the Pathétique, “Für Elise,” and triumphant symphonic moments like “Ode to Joy” and the famous opening drive of Symphony No. 5, creating an intimate, cinematic evening where every phrase feels fresh, immediate, and unforgettable.

Candlelight Evanston: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More is an immersive classical concert that surrounds you with the warm glow of candlelight while a live string quartet brings Vivaldi’s seasonal masterpiece to life with vivid contrast and storytelling—bright, blossoming “Spring,” storm-tossed “Summer,” golden “Autumn,” and crystalline “Winter.” Along the way, the program expands the palette with the soaring lyricism of Massenet’s “Méditation,” the hypnotic modern shimmer of Max Richter’s reimagined Vivaldi, and the tango-tinged electricity of Piazzolla favorites like “Verano Porteño” and “Libertango,” creating a night that feels both intimate and cinematic from first note to last.