Vibrant Program of Schoenberg, Ravel, Tchaikovsky in Mostly-Asian Week
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A vibrant program of Schoenberg, Tchaikovsky, Ravel features a mostly-Asian lineup: Xian Zhang, George Li, Seong-Jin Cho
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MTT and Yuja Are Out, But Celebration Continues in High Gear
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Different people, same spirit of celebration in the works featured… The concert opened with a video introduction of MTT’s career, followed by his composition Agnegram.
Read MoreOne Week After L.A.’s Devastating Fires, Concerts Resume and Spirits Lift
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After a week of silence, concerts at the Disney Hall resumed on January 18 with Beethoven & Tchaikovsky. The conductor was Philippe Jordan, from Switzerland, and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
Read MoreIn L.A. Phil’s First Concert of 2025, Violinist Batiashvilli Makes a Forceful Case for Beethoven, and Democracy
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Her violin tone had the needed richness and fullness, but she could play it lightly, conversationally, to etch a beautifully nuanced singing line,
Read MoreZubin Mehta Returns to L.A. Phil with Brahms and a Historic ‘Gurrelieder’
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This month, Zubin Mehta, the L.A. Phil’s beloved Music Director Emeritus, returned to conduct a pair of concerts.
Read MoreHollywood Bowl 2024, a Satisfying Mozart and Beethoven week
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The sound system has been tweaked and improved for classical music. Gone are the crude amplification and ‘spotlighting’ of instruments, particularly the winds and brass.
Read MoreWagner, Brahms and sad decline of classical audience
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In an unusually stimulating pre-concert talk, Russell Steinberg drew a parallel between Wagner and Brahms...
Read MoreTwo Weeks with Zubin Mehta, a Fantastique Mahler and Berlioz
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In March, Zubin Mehta returned to L.A. to conduct Mahler Third and Symphonie fantastique. Joining him were German contralto Gerhild Romberger, Puerto Rican soprano Sophia Burgos and boy soprano Sebastian Dolinar…
Read MoreAt LA Phil, White-Hot Bruch and Brahms in Rain and Snow Week
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Tonight’s Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma…held her violin (the “Mlynarski” Stradivarius, 1718) the same way as Anne-Sophie Mutter, upon her bare shoulder, above her black-laced teal strapless gown.
Read MoreNutcracker, a Holiday Favorite with a Swinging Twist
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Over a span of two days (December 17-18), the LA Phil demonstrated its astonishing virtuosity and versatility by playing a dark tragic opera and a lighthearted ballet back to back.
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