For Two Weeks, Two Finns Conduct LA Phil in the Two B's
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Daniil Trifonov, the famed Russian pianist, also made his long-overdue return and the hall was packed on this ‘casual Friday’ evening.
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A Memorable Week with Violinists Itzhak Perlman and Anne-Sophie Mutter
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As a team, Mutter and Ferrández worked well together, him taking the lead in introducing the themes, and her matching the cello in warmth and brilliance.
Read MoreWagner’s Rhine Gold Shines Brightly in Disney Hall
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Frank Gehry, the hall’s architect, reconfigured the concert stage into an opera house’s orchestra pit. A platform above the pit is the actual stage where the actions take place, as well as the platform ring circling the front...
Read MoreDudamel’s Mahler Sixth packs emotional power in a sonic spectacular
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The greatly expanded orchestra featured four flutes, eight horns, two harps, an assortment of percussion, including a celeste, cowbells and a gigantic purpose-built sledgehammer…
Read MoreAt Disney Hall, Pink Martini Rings in New Year with Nostalgia and Optimism
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The Portland, Oregon band returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for another eclectic New Year’s program…
Read MoreDecember with Zubin Mehta Is the Month to be Jolly
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Mehta’s account of Mahler First Symphony after the intermission was unlike any I have heard, with its insertion of the “Blumine” movement between the first and second.
Read More'Frida and Diego' in L.A., all that glitter is not gold
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The excellent musical team did their best to work with the meager materials they’ve got. From the podium, Lina González-Granados commanded the strong feeling for individual lines.
Read More'Rodelinda' in L.A., a Baroque gem full of vocal gold
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The English Concert orchestra, featuring period strings, a theorbo, two harpsichords facing each other, two recorders and oboes (played by the same players), performed like a veritable b’rock band…
Read MoreL.A. Opera's Handsome New 'Barber' is a Cut Above Competition
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The uncut, note-perfect score of Barbiere used in this production – which I assume is the new critical edition from Pesaro – breezed through the three hours without an ounce of tedium or boredom.
Read MoreL.A. Opera Opens New Season with a Musically Compelling ‘Don Giovanni’
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Isabel Leonard, the Donna Elvira,...gave a probing performance of the most troubled of the Don’s three female victims.
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