Arts preview: Classical music reaches a crescendo

The classical music scene in Orange County continues to improve as newer venues offer more concerts and artists of indisputable stature. The choices have never been so plentiful, with close to 100 professional events crowding the calendar in 2018-19.
Soka University offers a line-up of artists that rivals any mid-size classical season in the country at its acoustically superior Performing Arts Center, which opened in September 2011. The Musco Center at Chapman University, completed in 2016, has