Weekend in Review - Hollywood, Mexican Film Music and Angela Gheorghiu
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Weekend of October 26-27: Korngold and Mahler at Pasadena Symphony, Angela Gheorghiu in Santa Monica, Hollywood and Mexican film music at LA Phil
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2023 Hollywood Bowl Classical Highlights
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Classical highlights at the Bowl, 2023 include John Williams, Verdi’s Requiem, Rhapsody in Blue, Rachel Barton Pine…
Read MoreLA Phil Season Ends with Mostly Memorable Mozart
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Swiss Philippe Jordan returned to conduct Dvorak and Bruckner. Pianists Víkingur Ólafsson and Mitsuko Uchida played Mozart...
Read MoreLA Phil’s Double-Delight: John Williams Celebration on Dudamel’s Birthday
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Beyond all the pomp, comedy and magic, John Williams’ music is also capable of great emotion, as evidenced in the Theme from Schindler’s Lis, played poignantly by violinist Simone Porter.
Read MoreA Pleasant Outdoor Summer Night with Perlman and Dudamel
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Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl featured two powerhouse names in classical music – Itzhak Perlman and Gustavo Dudamel. The music-making, however, was pleasantly low-key and congenial.
Read MoreDudamel Conducts a Forceful 'Otello' at the Bowl
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For the Sunday performance of Verdi’s “Otello”, the sound engineers clearly flattered the dynamic conducting of Gustavo Dudamel. The results were some incredibly exciting passages…
Read MoreBernstein 100 Celebration Continues at the Bowl
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TV actress Sutton Foster and Broadway veteran Brian Stokes Mitchell made a delightful, winsome couple in musical numbers from On the Town (1944) and Wonderful Town (1953).
Read More‘Schumann Focus’ Project Features Pianist, Cellist and Psychologist
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This month, the LA Phil put Schumann front and center in a comprehensive survey of his works, including an illuminating talk by Dr. Richard Kogan on mental illness and creativity.
Read MoreDudamel Conducts Brahms Ending in a Birthday Bash
/The Maraca2 percussion duo from the UK, who performed virtuoso stunts on their drum sets and ceramic tiles worthy of a Cirque du Soleil show
Read MoreMendelssohn's early romantic gem and Countess Polignac
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The slender and firm tone of his 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius was unmistakable and stood apart and above from the pack of orchestral strings during ensemble playing.
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