A sensory Multimedia Presentation from Finland
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The three virtuoso dancers were from Finland’s Tero Saarinen Company, and created mesmerizing synergistic physical counterpart to the music.
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Mehta Out, MTT In for Mozart and Bruckner
/Ms. Buniatishvili played with relaxed refinement in the first two movements which might strike some listeners as lethargic and others as elegant.
Read MoreDomingo Is Nabucco in LA Opera’s Authentic Period Production
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Mr. Domingo, amazingly, had sung the tenor role Ismaele some 35 years ago and here sings the agony of the flawed king of Babylon with heartrending pathos.
Read MoreGergiev Brings Mariinsky Orchestra to L.A. in an All-Russian Concert
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Gergiev met his match in pianist Denis Matsuev, who stunned in the power and clarity of his playing, romping through the four movements of the concerto with equal fun and ease.
Read MoreRiccardo Muti Leads Chicago Symphony in Memorable L.A. Debut
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the hall overflowed to capacity and a long line formed outside hoping to land tickets. Many in the audience were L.A. Phil musicians, past and present, coming to pay homage to a storied American orchestra.
Read MoreAn Enchanted Evening at LA Opera’s ‘Pearl Fishers’
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This “Pearl Fishers” is unapologetically traditional, an enchanting mise-en-scène populated with real divers, fishermen, ocean waves and exotic Oriental colors on stage, as well as real pearls in the cast and orchestra.
Read MoreMozart Headlines LA Phil’s New Season
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Swedish clarinetist Martin Fröst shows his wizardry on the instrument, managing some impressive long-breathed phrases including an impossibly long one, across a wide dynamic range, at the end of the Adagio.
Read MoreLA Opera’s Landmark ‘Carmen’ Has Vocal Glamour and Audience of 10,000
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Anna Maria Martinez, in her second outing as Bizet’s femme fatale since Houston ’14, sang to a combined crowd of 10,000 at the Dorothy Chandler and, through live satellite beams, Santa Monica Pier and Exposition Park.
Read MoreStrong Force at Hollywood Bowl with John Williams, Kobe Bryant
/L.A. Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant emerged from his retirement to narrate his poem “Dear Basketball” to an animated film and music by Williams.
Read MoreLA Phil Closes Season with Brilliant Bartok Cycle and Janáček Fanfare
/At each concert, Yuja gave the audience their money’s worth – mind-blowing flashy encores of Mozart’s Turkish rondo and Carmen variations, in her own virtuoso improvisational style...
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