Superstars Midori and Yunchan at the Bowl
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Midori played Dvořák on 8/20 and Yunchan Lim played Beethoven "Emperor" on 8/29 at the Hollywood Bowl
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A Rousing All-Russian Night at the Bowl
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Being a concertmaster by profession Chalifour is not a flashy player, his playing virtuosic but unaffected, his musicianship pure and honest; the violin tone in the Sheherazade-like slow movement was silky and sensuous…
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 MoreHockney’s Fantastical ‘Turandot’ in L.A. Melts Chinese Ice with Italian Fire
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Angela Meade, the Turandot, has a powerful and vigorous soprano. The role (and the sizeable orchestra) seemed to hold no terrors for her. Her tone was firm and unwavering. Her singing was strong and unflagging.
Read MoreFinal Notes on the 2023/24 LA Phil Season
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Final concerts of the season include Louis Langrée, Víkingur Ólafsson, Maria João Pires, Gustavo Dudamel, and Yuja Wang.
Read MoreLA Opera's 'Traviata' has fine singing, high drama and opulent staging
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen, the Violetta, is a vivid and passionate artist, with a gleaming presence, a voice both flexible and lustrous, and strong musical and dramatic instincts.
Read MoreMTT Returns to Conduct a Triumphant Russian Program
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MTT’s podium manner was precise and lively as his condition allowed, flailing his arms, swaying his upper body and even stumping his feet to the music’s marching rhythm.
Read MoreL.A. Opera’s Double-bill Highway 1 and Dwarf a Giant Success
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Delving deeper into the music and libretti, however, the connoisseur discovers both works are neither about the blackness nor the Jewishness of their respective subject matter.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreA 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.
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