Somber Elgar and Tchaikovsky Program Offers Solace, Optimism
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With the war in Ukraine still raging unabated into the second week...this week’s somber LA Phil program is a reflection of the world at large.
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Salonen Returns with Something Old and Lots of New
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One of the many pleasures of resuming life post-Covid is seeing the return of beloved former Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, always adventurous and daring in his programming.
Read MoreOne Month in Review - 3 Conductors for 3 Pianists in LA
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On February 5, LA Phil went on to new heights with conductor Philippe Jordan, who gave a brilliant Russian program that would not soon be forgotten
Read MoreA Triumphant Post-Covid Return to Disney Hall with Korngold and Brahms
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A most uplifting, satisfying performance, attended by a fully-masked and vaccinated audience at near capacity who enthusiastically applauded at the end of every movement.
Read MoreA Shockingly Good Russian Week with Dudamel and Pianist Seong-Jin Cho
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Cho, born in 1994, commands the technical brilliance and expressive power to rival and, in some cases, top the best of them. His K-pop star good looks did not hurt, either.
Read MoreHomecoming Mehta Turns LA Phil Into a Brahms Orchestra
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Plagued by health problems, Zubin Mehta returned to Los Angeles this month for an extended stay – to recuperate and to conduct all-Brahms concerts.
Read MoreThe Old Globe Joins LA Phil in a Multimedia ‘Tempest’
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Shakespeare’s final play “The Tempest” received a colorful, multimedia staging by The Old Globe and LA Phil in the Disney Hall, its shiny, billowing ‘sails’ and boat-shaped auditorium providing an ideal venue for the nautical-themed play.
Read MoreA Rainbow-Colorful Take on Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
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LA Phil presents an innovative Romeo and Juliet in collaboration with the LA Dance Project, and features French horn guest star Sarah Willis from the Berlin Philharmonic!
Read MoreClassical Music is New Again in LA Phil's 100th Season
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The celebration of LA Phil’s 100th-anniversary season boldly looked into the future, not the past, with two avant-garde works – “LA Variations” by Esa-Pekka Salonen and “Sustain” by Andrew Norman.
Read MoreA Delightful Bowl of Beethoven, Orff and British Comedy
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British guest conductor/humorist Bramwell Tovey is a perennial favorite at LA Phil, not only for his considerable musical acumen, but also for his endless supply of jokes and anecdotes.
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