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IT BEGINS WITH A
SUPERSTARS
OF THE SEASON
The 2014/15 season will be
filled with guest artists who
are leading lights throughout
the music world. Among the
many names are:
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Richard Goode, piano
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
András Schiff, piano
Emanuel Ax, piano
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Lang Lang, piano
Esperanza Spalding, bass, vocals
Joshua Bell, violin
Hélène Grimaud, piano
Hugh Masekela, trumpet
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Herbie Hancock, piano
Audra McDonald, soprano
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Murray Perahia, piano
Yuja Wang, piano
Chick Corea, piano
Gidon Kremer, violin
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
DUDAMEL
BANG
& MAHLER 5
Dudamel launches the season with a high-voltage
program of music old and new that includes plenty of
percussion. First off is a concerto by David Lang (Bang
on a Can), with the acclaimed Brooklyn-based quartet
So Percussion as our soloists. Then, a haunting trumpet
fanfare initiates Mahler’s Fifth, whose enormous musical
canvas includes an achingly beautiful love song for his
wife, Alma.
OCT 2–5
SERIES → TH1, FRM, SA1, SU1
BEETHOVEN
CONCERTO CYCLE FINALE
Itzhak Perlman
Yuja Wang
Lang Lang
“SOME OF THE BEST
BEETHOVEN PLAYING
YOU WILL EVER HEAR.”
Joshua Bell
Herbie Hancock
– BBC MUSIC
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Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel and Leif Ove Andsnes bring their
acclaimed three-year cycle of Beethoven’s music for
piano and orchestra to a climactic conclusion with two
major works, the “Emperor” Concerto and the Choral
Fantasy, with its preview of the “Ode to Joy.” Dudamel also
includes John Adams’ enthralling first piece for chorus and
orchestra, Harmonium, based on striking poetry by John
Donne and Emily Dickinson.
OCT 9-12
SERIES → TH2, FR2, SA2, SU2
Cameron Carpenter
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
BERLIOZ’
“HURRICANE
MAMA”
ROMEO &
JULIET
Lovingly referred to as the “French fries” and “Hurricane
Mama” — so named by musical visionary Terry Riley
after a night of improvising — Walt Disney Concert Hall’s
extraordinary pipe organ has, in its 10 years, drawn
leading organists from around the world, establishing
a genuine tradition. One frequent guest organist is the
highly gifted Cameron Carpenter, whose adventurist
approach is an ideal match for the LA Phil.
SALONEN, SAARIAHO
& SIBELIUS
DUDAMEL CONDUCTS
SAINT-SAËNS
These performances feature the U.S.
premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s organ
concerto Maan varjot (Earth Shadows),
with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the world
premiere of Stephen Hartke’s long-awaited
“Organ” Symphony, along with a triumphal
organ/orchestra work by Barber and
Saint-Saëns’ own “Organ” Symphony,
both featuring Carpenter.
OCT 24–26
SERIES → FR3, SA3, SU1
PULLING OUT
ALL THE STOPS
Pipedreams’ Michael Barone hosts a
musical birthday party for the organ,
featuring numerous brilliant organists.
NOV 23
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NOV 20–22
Romeo & Juliet, considered one of Berlioz’ greatest
and most original works, is given fresh context and
heightened meaning in this re-imagination, featuring
a newly commissioned video to accompany a complete
performance by our Conductor Laureate, Esa-Pekka
Salonen, and an exemplary cast. Bringing new light
to the masterpiece that Berlioz called his “Dramatic
symphony with chorus, vocal solos, and a prologue
in choral recitative, composed after Shakespeare’s
tragedy” are tenor Paul Groves, mezzo-soprano
Susan Graham, bass-baritone John Relyea and the
renowned Los Angeles Master Chorale.
SERIES → TH1, FRC2, SAM
A multimedia presentation
launching the new in/SIGHT
series on Friday evenings
See p. 16.
NOV 6, 7, 9
SERIES → TH2, FR1, SU2
DID YOU KNOW?
→→ The organ’s 6,134 pipes range in
size from a pencil to a telephone pole.
→→ The instrument was a collaboration
between architect Frank Gehry and
L.A. organ designer Manuel Rosales.
→→ The organ can range from barely
audible sounds all the way to
fortississimos that can obliterate
a full orchestra.
→→ The “French fries,” those specially
curved wood pipes in front, are made
of solid, vertical grain Douglas fir.
→→ The pipes behind the façade include
both metal pipes (tin and lead alloys)
and wood pipes (Norwegian pine).
Esa-Pekka Salonen
“[SALONEN’S] WAY WITH
[ROMEO & JULIET] TOOK IT
TO A PITCH OF INTENSITY
HERE. THE GOSSAMERLIGHT DEPICTION OF
QUEEN MAB SPARKLED
WITH DETAIL…”
– FINANCIAL TIMES
SERIES → OR1
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MTT @ 70
MISSA SOLEMNIS
WITH THE LOS ANGELES
PHILHARMONIC
Michael Tilson Thomas, our own L.A.-born and -bred musical
hero, has had a remarkable ride. From leading the Young Musicians
Foundation Debut Orchestra when he was only 19, he has gone on to
conduct the world’s greatest orchestras (including the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, for which he was Principal Guest Conductor from
1981-1985), collaborate with musicians from Stravinsky and Copland
to Elvis Costello and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and become the
galvanizing Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. A
trendsetter and longtime champion of American music, he received
the National Medal of Arts, our nation’s highest award for artists.
Join our celebration of this musical maverick as he turns 70, leading
two orchestras with whom he has had long associations, each with
a program that holds special meaning for him.
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Los Angeles Master Chorale
Beethoven’s spiritual monument is
revealed afresh in a new multimedia
production, conceived by MTT.
JAN 9–11
BRILLIANT
BRASS
SERIES → FR1, SA3, SU1
LONDON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA WITH
YUJA WANG
A delightful program of Classical-era music,
including Haydn’s pioneering trumpet concerto
and one of Mozart’s masterful and melodious horn
concertos, features two of the Philharmonic’s new
stars: Principal Trumpet Thomas Hooten, a Florida
native, and Principal Horn Andrew Bain, originally
from Australia. What a marvelous opportunity
to get to know these stellar virtuosos, who are
transforming our brass section!
MTT has chosen favorite music by Britten,
Gershwin and Sibelius.
MAR 24
VISITING ORCHESTRAS
CELEBRATE THIS
MUSICAL MAVERICK
FEB 6–8
SERIES → FR2, SA3, SU3
Thomas Hooten
Michael Tilson Thomas
Andrew Bain
“...BY ANY STANDARD,
[THE ORCHESTRA] PLAYED
MAGNIFICENTLY; THE BRASS
SECTION, IN PARTICULAR,
DESERVES A MEDAL FOR
COURAGE UNDER FIRE…
THE LA PHIL DEMONSTRATED
ONCE AGAIN WHY IT IS
THE MOST CREATIVE, AND,
THEREFORE, THE BEST,
ORCHESTRA IN AMERICA.”
– THE NEW YORKER
GÓRECKI'S
FOURTH SYMPHONY
The essence of the LA Phil’s programming
approach is the combination of old and new, with
one shedding light on the other. In this example,
a beloved touchstone (Sibelius’ Violin Concerto)
is juxtaposed with an unheard work, the Fourth
Symphony we commissioned from acclaimed
Polish composer Henryk Górecki, whose Third
Symphony became a cross-over hit, selling more
than a million CDs. Although Górecki died before
the Fourth was done, his composer son Mikolaj has
taken the completed short score and, following his
father’s instructions, realized the final work, which
pays homage to fellow Polish composer Alexandre
Tansman, whose own Stravinsky tribute opens this
concert.
JAN 16-18
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SERIES → FRC2, SA1, SU2
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
In a first for the LA Phil, we celebrate the Chinese New Year (Year of the Sheep)
with a delightfully eclectic blend of East and West. Joined by prominent Chinese
guest artists and conductor Xian Zhang, the orchestra will play music by
Chinese composers as well as traditional masterpieces by Saint-Saëns,
Chopin and Tchaikovsky. It will be a glorious celebration to remember, with
some suprises in store!
For her opera, Korean composer Unsuk Chin collaborated with American
playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) to craft a libretto from Lewis
Carroll’s beloved classic tales. Now, joining the collaboration for a completely
new production are trendsetting English director Netia Jones (Where the Wild
Things Are; 2013 Gala), who has transformed the use of video in concerts into
an art form, and celebrated Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki.
FEB 19–21
Get ready for a feast of the imagination as “…familiar shapes hover at odd
angles; age-old harmonies materialize from clouds of timbre and texture;
childlike snatches of song appear and disappear, like the body of the Cheshire
Cat” (The New Yorker). “Once in a while, Ms. Chin throws in pure lyricism, as
when a children’s chorus sings a breathtakingly beautiful setting of the Mock
Turtle’s lament” (The Wall Street Journal).
SERIES → TH2, FRC1, SA2
LATE
Presented in collaboration with LA Opera
MASTERWORKS
Whether he dies young or old, a composer’s final musical thoughts are
cherished as his highest and most profound artistic expressions. In the
New Year, you are presented with a splendid opportunity to hear late piano
masterworks by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, as well as Bruckner’s
moving final symphony, all in masterful performances.
Xian Zhang
MOZART & BRUCKNER
ANDRÁS SCHIFF
Eminent Swedish conductor Herbert
Blomstedt, celebrated for numerous prized
recordings, leads Bruckner’s Ninth and is
joined by the masterful Richard Goode for
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595.
A pianist of the highest rank, who has
dazzled audiences here with cycles of
Beethoven and Bach, presents two related
recitals of late sonatas by HAYDN,
MOZART, BEETHOVEN, and SCHUBERT.
JAN 30–FEB 1
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SERIES → FRM, SA1, SU1
FEB 18
SERIES → CE2
MAR 4
SERIES → CE1
FEB 27-28
SERIES → FR1, SA1
“LIKE A SUPERG-FORCE ROLLER
COASTER...”
– THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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TOUR DE
FORCE
NEXT ON GRAND:
CONTEMPORARY AMERICANS
In an ambitious and unprecedented collaboration across Grand Avenue’s
arts corridor – including The Music Center, LA Opera, Center Theatre
Group and more to be announced – the LA Phil inaugurates a recurring
festival that converges upon a creative force or cultural element.
Before Dudamel takes the orchestra on tour, we proud
Angelenos get a chance to hear their tour programs,
designed to display the musicians at their best. The
first of two features Mahler’s soul-searching Sixth
Symphony, the “Tragic.” The other program pairs John
Adams’ jazz-tinged portrait of L.A., City Noir, with
Gustavo’s fresh approach to the beloved “New World”
Symphony, Dvořák’s reflection on America.
This year, the LA Phil embraces the theme of Contemporary Americans
by focusing on the wildly creative music being made by American
composers, both established (i.e., Reich, Glass, Wolfe, Lang, Gordon) and
those with careers-in-the-making (Norman, Shaw, Dessner, etc.). Led by
Gustavo Dudamel, the range includes Pulitzer Prize-winning music, video
installations, vocal, chamber and orchestral music, as well as such guest
performers as the Labèque sisters and the Calder Quartet.
Three Tales
CHAMBER MUSIC:
ALL-AMERICAN
MAY 19
DUDAMEL,
DESSNER & GLASS
SERIES → CH2
MAY 28 & 30
GREEN UMBRELLA: ADAMS
CONDUCTS NEW WORKS
FALLA &
FLAMENCO
MAY 26
SERIES → GUI
SERIES → TH2, SA2
DUDAMEL,
MACKEY & REICH
MAY 29
SERIES → FR1
DUDAMEL,
MACKEY & MORE
WITH DUDAMEL
MAY 31
SERIES → SU3
Siudy Garrido
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 6
MAR 5-8
SERIES → TH2, FRC2, SA2, SU2
DUDAMEL’S “NEW WORLD”
MAR 12-13
Gustavo Dudamel
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To bring this vibrant Spanish program of music by Rodrigo
and Falla to a fitting climax, Dudamel leads Falla’s flamencoinspired masterpiece El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) in a
thrilling choreographed production featuring the dancers of
Siudy Garrido Ballet Flamenco.
Philip Glass
Caroline Shaw
SERIES → TH1, FRM
MAY 21-24
SERIES → TH1, FRC1, SAM, SU1
John Adams
Steve Reich
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LOS ANGELES
PHILHARMONIC SERIES
THURSDAY
EVENINGS
Savor the excitement of opening
nights and attend with the critics!
Both Thursday series feature
highlights of the season, a
wonderful balance of programs
and plenty of musical superstars.
SERIES
TH1
8 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
OCT 2
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 5
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
So Percussion
LANG Man Made (U.S. premiere,
LA Phil co-commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
OCT 30
BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA”
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
NOV 20
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
DUDAMEL CONDUCTS
SAINT-SAËNS
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organ
BARBER Toccata Festiva
for organ and orchestra
HARTKE Symphony No. 4, “Organ”
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
DEC 11
RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY
James Gaffigan, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini
BERNSTEIN Suite from On the Waterfront
FEB 12
SCHUMANN’S PIANO CONCERTO
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from
Peter Grimes
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration
SERIES
TH2
OCT 9
BEETHOVEN CYCLE FINALE
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9,
“From the New World”
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
“Emperor”
ADAMS Harmonium
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
MAY 7
BRAHMS WITH BRONFMAN
NOV 6
BERLIOZ’ ROMEO & JULIET
MAR 12
DUDAMEL’S “NEW WORLD”
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
BACH (arr. WEBERN) Ricercar
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
BACH (arr. STOKOWSKI) Toccata and
Fugue in D minor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BERLIOZ Romeo & Juliet (with video)
MAY 21
FALLA & FLAMENCO
WITH DUDAMEL
DEC 4
MUSSORGSKY WITH DUDAMEL
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
SALONEN Helix
RACHMANINOFF Isle of the Dead
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Angel Romero, guitar
Siudy Garrido Ballet Flamenco
FALLA Suite No. 2 from
The Three-Cornered Hat
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
FALLA El amor brujo
JAN 22
AX PLAYS CHOPIN
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 2
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
PROKOFIEV Suite from Cinderella
Angel Romero
Raynor Carroll
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8 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
FEB 19
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jian Wang, cello • Ning Feng, violin
Hoachen Zhang, piano
LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso
CHOPIN Andante spianato and
Grand Polonaise
TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations
TAN DUN The Triple Resurrection
(West Coast premiere)
MAR 5
Tour de Force
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 6
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
MAY 14
RAVEL x 3
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gerald Finley, baritone
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
SAARIAHO new work for baritone
and orchestra (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand
RAVEL Bolero
MAY 28
Next On Grand
DUDAMEL, DESSNER & GLASS
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Roomful of Teeth
Calder Quartet
SHAW Ritornello (West Coast premiere)
DESSNER new work for orchestra
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
GLASS Concerto for Two Pianos
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
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FRIDAY EVENINGS
in/SIGHT
Fridays at the Phil offer an array
of smaller series to kick off your
weekend. Choose from formats
which enhance your concert
experience, including our new series
in/SIGHT and Inside the Music, as well
as our ever-popular Casual Fridays.
Or select from more traditional
concert presentations. Either way,
your life will be enriched with live
music at the highest level.
Our FR1 series has been reimagined into a feast for eye and ear, to provide
audiences with a fully engaging way to experience each performance.
All four concerts will be enhanced with video installations, and, in some
cases, with dance or staging. It’s a new way to immerse yourself in the music!
SERIES
FR1
NEW THIS YEAR!
4 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
NOV 7
BERLIOZ’ ROMEO & JULIET
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BERLIOZ Romeo & Juliet (with video)
JAN 9
MTT @ 70
BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Michael Levine, director
Finn Ross, video artist
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Brandon Jovanovich, tenor
Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
(staged with video,
world premiere production)
Sarah Jackson
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FEB 27
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Netia Jones, director/video artist
Members of the Los Angeles Opera Chorus
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
Anne Tomlinson, artistic director
Cast to be announced
CHIN Alice in Wonderland
(staged with video)
Presented in collaboration with LA Opera
MAY 29
Next On Grand
DUDAMEL, MACKEY & REICH
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Beryl Korot, video artist
Ensemble Signal
Brad Lubman, music director
MACKEY new work for orchestra
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
REICH Three Tales (with video)
Working design for Alice in Wonderland
INSIDE THE MUSIC
WITH BRIAN LAURITZEN
CASUAL FRIDAYS
NEW THIS YEAR!
This exciting new series is designed and hosted by KUSC’s award-winning
classical radio personality Brian Lauritzen, who will guide your journey of
musical discovery. Each concert offers a multi-layered experience including
a video episode emailed to you before each performance; pre- and postconcert discussions with host and artists; and ways to engage online for
further discussion.
Get to know the orchestra and guest artists in this enjoyable “casual”
series. The evening includes an introduction from an orchestra member,
a slightly shorter concert with no intermission, a TalkBack (Q&A with the
artists) and post-concert mingling with members of the orchestra. It’s
your opportunity to connect with the music and the musicians in an
engaging yet informal atmosphere.
SERIES
SERIES
FRC2
4 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
NOV 21
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
DUDAMEL CONDUCTS
SAINT-SAËNS
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organ
BARBER Toccata Festiva
for organ and orchestra
HARTKE Symphony No. 4, “Organ”
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
JAN 16
GÓRECKI’S FOURTH SYMPHONY
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
TANSMAN Stele in memoriam
Igor Stravinsky
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
GÓRECKI Symphony No. 4 (U.S. premiere,
LA Phil commission)
MAR 6
Tour de Force
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 6
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
DEC 12
RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY
FRC1
4 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
OCT 17
DVOŘÁK’S SEVENTH
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
ADÈS Violin Concerto, Concentric Paths
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
JAN 23
AX PLAYS CHOPIN
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
PROKOFIEV Suite from Cinderella
FEB 20
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
Ning Feng, violin
Hoachen Zhang, piano
LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso
CHOPIN Andante spianato and
Grand Polonaise
TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations
TAN DUN The Triple Resurrection
(West Coast premiere)
MAY 22
FALLA & FLAMENCO
WITH DUDAMEL
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Angel Romero, guitar
Siudy Garrido Ballet Flamenco
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
FALLA El amor brujo
James Gaffigan, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of
Paganini
BERNSTEIN Suite from On the Waterfront
KUSC’s
Brian Lauritzen
Casual Friday with
Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Adams
and Deborah Borda
FRIDAY MIDDAY
FRIDAY EVENINGS (continued)
SERIES
FR2
6 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
OCT 10
BEETHOVEN CYCLE FINALE
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
“Emperor”
ADAMS Harmonium
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
NOV 14
DUTOIT AND THE ENIGMAS
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Claudio Bohórquez, Arto Noras,
Li-Wei Qin, cellos
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
PENDERECKI Concerto Grosso
for Three Cellos
ELGAR Enigma Variations
NOV 28
HAYDN & SCHUBERT
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello
REGER Four Tone Poems after
Arnold Böcklin
HAYDN Cello Concerto in C
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6
FEB 6
BRILLIANT BRASS
Andrew Manze, conductor
Thomas Hooten, trumpet
Andrew Bain, horn
MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto
MOZART Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495
HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London”
APR 17
BRAHMS’ FOURTH
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Martin Chalifour, violin
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
SUK Fantasy
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
MAY 15
RAVEL x 3
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gerald Finley, baritone
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
SAARIAHO new work for baritone
and orchestra (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand
RAVEL Bolero
SERIES
FR3
4 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
SERIES
FRM
OCT 24
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
SALONEN, SAARIAHO & SIBELIUS
6 CONCERTS
11:00 AM
OCT 3
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 5
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
So Percussion
LANG Man Made
(U.S. premiere, LA Phil co-commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta
SAARIAHO Maan varjot (Earth Shadows)
(U.S. premiere)
SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite
OCT 31
BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA”
DEC 5
MUSSORGSKY WITH DUDAMEL
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
SALONEN Helix
RACHMANINOFF Isle of the Dead
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
DEC 19
ALL MOZART
APR 10
VIVALDI CONCERTOS
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Beatrice Rana, piano
MOZART Overture to La clemenza di Tito
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271
MOZART Symphony No. 39, K.543
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
Program to include:
VIVALDI Concertos from The Four Seasons
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH
JAN 30
Late Masterworks
MOZART & BRUCKNER
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9
MAR 13
Tour de Force
DUDAMEL’S “NEW WORLD”
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9,
“From the New World”
MAY 8
BRAHMS WITH BRONFMAN
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
BACH (arr. WEBERN) Ricercar
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
BACH (arr. STOKOWSKI) Toccata and
Fugue in D minor
MAY 1
BEETHOVEN & STRAUSS
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Lise de la Salle, piano
WEBERN Im Sommerwind
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
The Los Angeles Philharmonic offers the indescribable experience of a
live orchestra combined with the fantasy of theater to introduce kids to
the joys of classical music. Each concert is preceded by a choice of arts
workshops. Designed for children 5-11.
SERIES
SY1
SY2
4 CONCERTS
SATURDAY
MORNINGS
OCT 18 and 25
WHAT DO FRENCH FRIES
SOUND LIKE?
Walt Disney Concert Hall’s unique and
majestic organ, with its extraordinary
outer pipes aptly nicknamed the “French
fries,” celebrates its 10th birthday this
season. Come see and hear these 6,134
metal and wooden pipes in action!
DEC 6 and 13
JAZZ and the ORCHESTRA
Explore the connections and
collaborations between orchestral music
and America’s national music, jazz. This
dynamic concert will feature special guest
artists, true jazz masters, playing alongside
musicians from YOLA (Youth Orchestra
Los Angeles), Gustavo Dudamel’s El Sistemainspired program.
FEB 7 and 14
BOLERO: RAVEL’S DANCE
FOR ORCHESTRA
Step into our third program in 3/4 time.
Maurice Ravel’s love for reinventing dance
movements resulted in his most popular
work, Bolero. Discover how his impeccable
style and infectious rhythms have kept us
tuned into his magical works for nearly a
hundred years.
APR 25 and MAY 2
PETER and the WOLF
Our culminating concert reprises one of
the most internationally revered pieces
designed to introduce kids to the orchestra:
Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. The narrated
classic illuminates the power of music on
the imagination, as the LA Phil brings to
life the story of a boy, his forest friends
and a scary wolf.
Gustavo Dudamel
Patricia Kindel
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TSFY workshops
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SATURDAY EVENINGS
SERIES
SA2
The centerpiece of your weekend, a premium Saturday
series enriches your life with a regular connection to the
greatest music in the finest performances.
SERIES
SA1
8 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
OCT 4
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 5
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
So Percussion
LANG Man Made
(U.S. premiere, LA Phil co-commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
NOV 1
BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA”
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Yefim Bronfman
OCT 11
BEETHOVEN CYCLE FINALE
DEC 6
MUSSORGSKY WITH DUDAMEL
FEB 28
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
SALONEN Helix
RACHMANINOFF Isle of the Dead
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Netia Jones, director/video artist
Members of the Los Angeles Opera Chorus
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
Anne Tomlinson, artistic director
Cast to be announced
CHIN Alice in Wonderland
(staged with video)
JAN 17
GÓRECKI’S FOURTH SYMPHONY
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
TANSMAN Stele in memoriam
Igor Stravinsky
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
GÓRECKI Symphony No. 4
(U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
JAN 31
Late Masterworks
MOZART & BRUCKNER
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9
8 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
“Emperor”
ADAMS Harmonium
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
NOV 15
DUTOIT LEADS THE ENIGMAS
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Claudio Bohórquez, Arto Noras,
Li-Wei Qin, cellos
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
PENDERECKI Concerto Grosso
for Three Cellos
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Presented in collaboration with LA Opera
APR 11
VIVALDI CONCERTOS
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
Program to include:
VIVALDI Concertos from
The Four Seasons
MAY 9
BRAHMS WITH BRONFMAN
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
BACH (arr. WEBERN) Ricercar
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
BACH (arr. STOKOWSKI) Toccata and
Fugue in D minor
DEC 20
ALL MOZART
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Beatrice Rana, piano
MOZART Overture to La clemenza di Tito
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271
MOZART Symphony No. 39, K. 543
JAN 24
AX PLAYS CHOPIN
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 2
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
PROKOFIEV Suite from Cinderella
FEB 21
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
Ning Feng, violin
Hoachen Zhang, piano
LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso
CHOPIN Andante spianato and
Grand Polonaise
TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations
TAN DUN The Triple Resurrection
(West Coast premiere)
MAR 7
Tour de Force
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 6
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
MAY 2
BEETHOVEN & STRAUSS
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Lise de la Salle, piano
WEBERN Im Sommerwind
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
MAY 30
Next On Grand
DUDAMEL, DESSNER & GLASS
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Roomful of Teeth
Calder Quartet
PERICH Interface
SHAW Partita
NORMAN String Quartet
DESSNER new work for orchestra
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
GLASS Concerto for Two Pianos
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Charles Dutoit
Akiko Tarumoto
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SATURDAY EVENINGS (continued)
SERIES
SA3
6 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
OCT 25
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
SALONEN, SAARIAHO & SIBELIUS
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta
SAARIAHO Maan varjot (Earth Shadows)
(U.S. premiere)
SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite
NOV 29
HAYDN & SCHUBERT
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello
REGER Four Tone Poems after
Arnold Böcklin
HAYDN Cello Concerto in C
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6
DEC 13
RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY
James Gaffigan, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini
BERNSTEIN Suite from On the Waterfront
JAN 10
MTT @ 70
BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Michael Levine, director
Finn Ross, video artist
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Brandon Jovanovich, tenor
Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
(staged with video,
world premiere production)
FEB 7
BRILLIANT BRASS
Andrew Manze, conductor
Thomas Hooten, trumpet
Andrew Bain, horn
MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto
MOZART Horn Concerto No.4, K. 495
HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London”
MAY 16
RAVEL x 3
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gerald Finley, baritone
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
SAARIAHO new work for baritone
and orchestra (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand
RAVEL Bolero
SATURDAY MIDDAY
SUNDAY MATINEES
This matinee series remains popular precisely because of its
time and day, which is absolutely ideal for many music lovers.
To experience the culminating performance of an LA Phil concert weekend
is a stimulating and satisfying way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
SERIES
SAM
5 CONCERTS
2:00 PM
OCT 18
DVOŘÁK’S SEVENTH
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
ADÈS Violin Concerto, Concentric Paths
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
NOV 22
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
DUDAMEL CONDUCTS
SAINT-SAËNS
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organ
BARBER Toccata Festiva
for organ and orchestra
HARTKE Symphony No. 4, “Organ”
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
SERIES
FEB 14
SCHUMANN’S PIANO CONCERTO
SU1
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from
Peter Grimes
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration
OCT 5
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 5
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
So Percussion
LANG Man Made
(U.S. premiere, LA Phil co-commission)
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
APR 18
BRAHMS’ FOURTH
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Martin Chalifour, violin
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
SUK Fantasy
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
OCT 26
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
SALONEN, SAARIAHO & SIBELIUS
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta
SAARIAHO Maan varjot (Earth Shadows)
(U.S. premiere)
SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite
MAY 23
FALLA & FLAMENCO
WITH DUDAMEL
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Angel Romero, guitar
Siudy Garrido Ballet Flamenco
FALLA Suite No. 2 from
The Three-Cornered Hat
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
FALLA El amor brujo
NOV 16
DUTOIT AND THE ENIGMAS
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Claudio Bohórquez, Arto Noras,
Li-Wei Qin, cellos
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
PENDERECKI Concerto Grosso
for Three Cellos
ELGAR Enigma Variations
DEC 7
MUSSORGSKY WITH DUDAMEL
Oscar M. Meza
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8 CONCERTS
2:00 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
SALONEN Helix
RACHMANINOFF Isle of the Dead
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
JAN 11
MTT @ 70
BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Michael Levine, director
Finn Ross, video artist
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Brandon Jovanovich, tenor
Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
(staged with video, world premiere production)
FEB 1
Late Masterworks
MOZART & BRUCKNER
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9
APR 12
VIVALDI CONCERTOS
Emanuelle Haïm, conductor
Program to include:
VIVALDI Concertos from The Four Seasons
MAY 24
FALLA & FLAMENCO WITH DUDAMEL
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Angel Romero, guitar
Siudy Garrido Ballet Flamenco
FALLA Suite No. 2 from
The Three-Cornered Hat
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
FALLA El amor brujo
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CLASSICAL PRESENTATIONS
SUNDAY MATINEES (continued)
SERIES
SU2
8 CONCERTS
2:00 PM
OCT 12
BEETHOVEN CYCLE FINALE
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
“Emperor”
ADAMS Harmonium
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
NOV 9
BERLIOZ’ ROMEO & JULIET
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director
BERLIOZ Romeo & Juliet (with video)
DEC 14
RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY
James Gaffigan, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini
BERNSTEIN Suite from On the Waterfront
JAN 18
GÓRECKI’S FOURTH SYMPHONY
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
TANSMAN Stele in memoriam Igor Stravinsky
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
GÓRECKI Symphony No. 4
(U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
FEB 15
SCHUMANN’S PIANO CONCERTO
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration
MAR 8
Tour de Force
DUDAMEL & MAHLER 6
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
APR 19
BRAHMS’ FOURTH
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Martin Chalifour, violin
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
SUK Fantasy
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
MAY 17
RAVEL x 3
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gerald Finley, baritone
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
SAARIAHO new work for baritone
and orchestra (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand
RAVEL Bolero
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SERIES
SU3
8 CONCERTS
2:00 PM
OCT 19
DVOŘÁK’S SEVENTH
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
ADÈS Violin Concerto, Concentric Paths
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
NOV 2
BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA”
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
NOV 30
HAYDN & SCHUBERT
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello
REGER Four Tone Poems after
Arnold Böcklin
HAYDN Cello Concerto in C
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6
DEC 21
ALL MOZART
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Beatrice Rana, piano
MOZART Overture to La clemenza di Tito
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271
MOZART Symphony No. 39, K. 543
FEB 8
BRILLIANT BRASS
Andrew Manze, conductor
Thomas Hooten, trumpet
Andrew Bain, horn
MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto
MOZART Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495
HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London”
COLBURN
CELEBRITY
RECITALS
The intense connection you feel
in the intimacy of a recital by
one of the world’s greatest living
musicians cannot be duplicated or
overstated.
MAR 1
Program to be announced
MAY 10
BRAHMS WITH BRONFMAN
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
BACH (arr. WEBERN) Ricercar
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
BACH (arr. STOKOWSKI) Toccata and
Fugue in D minor
CE1
4 CONCERTS
EVENINGS
CE2
4 CONCERTS
EVENINGS
Wed JAN 21 8:00 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Program to be announced
Program to be announced
Wed JAN 14 8:00 PM
Gidon Kremer, violin
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Wed FEB 18 8:00 PM
András Schiff, piano
MOZART Sonata in E-flat, K. 481
GLASS Sonata
WEINBERG Sonata No. 3, Op. 126
(solo violin)
SCHUBERT Fantasy in C, D. 934
MOZART Sonata in B-flat, K. 570
BEETHOVEN Sonata in A-flat, Op. 110
HAYDN Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:51
SCHUBERT Sonata in A, D. 959
Lang Lang
SERIES
Sun OCT 26 7:30 PM
Joshua Bell, violin
Wed MAR 4 8:00 PM
András Schiff, piano
MAY 31
Next On Grand
DUDAMEL, MACKEY & MORE
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Ensemble Signal
Brad Lubman, music director
MACKEY new work for orchestra
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
WOLFE/LANG/GORDON Shelter (with video)
SERIES
Sun MAR 22 7:30 PM
Lang Lang, piano
Program to be announced
HAYDN Sonata in C, Hob. XVI:50
BEETHOVEN Sonata in E, Op. 109
MOZART Sonata in C, K. 545
SCHUBERT Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Sun MAR 15 7:30 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
Program to be announced
Tue APR 14 8:00 PM
Hélène Grimaud, piano
LISZT Au bord d'une source,
Les jeux d'eau à la villa d'Este,
St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots
SCHUBERT/LISZT Auf dem Wasser zu singen
RAVEL Les jeux d'eau, Ondine
DEBUSSY La cathédrale engloutie (from
Préludes I ), Ondine (from Préludes II ),
Reflets dans l'eau (from Images I),
Poissons d'or (from Images II ),
Étude XI “pour les Arpèges composés,”
L’isle joyeuse
FAURÉ Barcarolle No. 5
ALBÉNIZ Almería (from Iberia)
Dale Breidenthal
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BAROQUE VARIATIONS
ORGAN RECITALS
GREEN UMBRELLA
This series takes pride in presenting the finest soloists and ensembles
from around the world in scintillating programs of Baroque music. This
season is an exemplary example.
This is a special year in the history of our remarkable organ as
we celebrate its 10th birthday with an international (and local)
roster of superb soloists.
Programs featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music
Group are at the heart of what makes us tick, ensuring the health
of the musical art for generations to come.
SERIES
BV1
4 CONCERTS
EVENINGS
Wed NOV 12 8:00 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, director/harpsichord
BACH The complete Orchestral Suites
Egarr will guide you through all of Bach’s
innovative dance suites with context and
insight.
Sun MAR 29 7:30 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
David Michalek, video/lighting/direction
BACH Partitas and Sonatas for Solo Violin
Bach’s towering masterpieces, touchstones
for violinists across the ages, inspire a
multi-media event to refresh the soul.
Les Arts Florissants
Wed APR 8 8:00 PM
Concerto Köln
TELEMANN Concerto in D for
Flute and Violin , TWV 51:D2
DURANTE Concerto Grosso No. 1
in F minor
VIVALDI Concerto in B-flat for
Mandolin and Violin, RV 548
CORELLI Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 4, No. 6
HANDEL Harp Concerto in B-flat,
Op. 4, No. 6
TELEMANN Overture and Conclusion
from Tafelmusik, Book 1
VIVALDI Concerto in D minor for
Mandolin and Harp, RV 541
Wed MAY 6 8:00 PM
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor/harpsichord
The brilliant French vocal/instrumental
ensemble makes its Walt Disney Concert
Hall debut with polyphonic airs de cours by
such composers as LAMBERT,
CHARPENTIER, MOULINIÉ, COUPERIN and
others.
SERIES
OR1
4 CONCERTS
SUNDAY 7:30 PM
OCT 12
Christopher Houlihan, organ
Members of the LA Phil brass section
The king of instruments and brass kings
of the LA Phil join for an evening of
distinctive repertoire and fanfares!
NOV 23
Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama”
PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS
Michael Barone, host
Artists to include: Frederick Swann,
Carol Williams, Cameron Carpenter, organ
The host of American Public Media’s
Pipedreams comes to celebrate the 10th
birthday of the organ with a team of
fabulous organists. Every one of the 6,134
pipes will be heard!
JAN 11
Anthony Newman, organ
Trumpet tunes by STANLEY, PURCELL,
CHARPENTIER, MOURET, and BACH
NEWMAN Fantasia on Stravinsky’s
Oedipus Rex
NEWMAN Fantasia and Fanfare on
Stravinsky’s Canticum Sacrum
NEWMAN Adagio, Toccata and Fugue in D
BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C,
BWV 564
MOZART Three Sonatas, K. 263, K. 67, and
K. 278
BACH Fugue in G “à la gigue,” BWV 577
APR 19
Olivier Latry, organ
Recording artist, teacher, international
touring recitalist, and one of the official
organists at Notre Dame in Paris, Latry
brings a program focused on French
repertoire.
CLASSICAL PRESENTATIONS
GU1
Fri OCT 31 8:00 PM
Halloween Film & Organ
5 CONCERTS
TUESDAY 8:00 PM
OCT 7
So Percussion
LANG the so-called laws of nature for
four percussionists
GORDON Timbre for six percussionists
DEC 9
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Evan Hughes, baritone
STOCKHAUSEN Gesang der Junglinge
ROMITELLI Amok Koma
(West Coast premiere)
FURRER linea dell'orizzonte
(U.S. premiere)
PINTSCHER songs from Solomon’s
garden for baritone and ensemble
(West Coast premiere)
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Nosferatu
Clark Wilson, organ
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SERIES
John Adams
JAN 13
John Adams, conductor
ZORN For Your Eyes Only
NEUWIRTH Hommage à Klaus Nomi (nine
songs for countertenor and ensemble)
(U.S. premiere)
GRUBER Frankenstein!!
MAR 10
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Program to include:
SCELSI Anahit
MAY 26
Next On Grand
John Adams, conductor
Hila Plitmann, soprano
CERRONE new work for soprano &
ensemble (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
FRIAR new work (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
MATTINGLY new work (world premiere,
LA Phil commission)
CHAMBER MUSIC
SOCIETY
Both of our Chamber Music series
continue a beloved tradition of
presenting our orchestra’s musicians
in intimate ensembles, preceded by
a complimentary wine tasting.
Details forthcoming.
SERIES
CH1
4 CONCERTS
TUESDAY 8:00 PM
OCT 14
MAY 5
ALL BEETHOVEN
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Program to include:
BRAHMS Piano Quintet
in F minor, Op. 34
NOV 18
FEB 10
SERIES
CH2
4 CONCERTS
TUESDAY 8:00 PM
OCT 28
MAY 19
Next On Grand
JAN 20
Emanuel Ax, piano
Program to include:
MOZART
Piano Quartet
in G minor, K. 478
ALL AMERICAN
APR 7
ALL MOZART
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AND SONGBOOK
SONGBOOK
SERIES
Esperanza Spalding
SERIES
WM1
4 CONCERTS
8:00 PM
Sat NOV 8
Diego El Cigala
With one of the most beautiful flamenco
voices of our time, Diego El Cigala has
captivated audiences all over the world
by seamlessly melding the rhythms and
melodies of his Spanish gitano heritage
with styles ranging from bolero to son,
tango, and Afro-Caribbean jazz.
Tue FEB 3
Kodo
Japan’s premier drumming ensemble
returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall with
fascinating precision, breathtaking
physicality and discipline. Their show
features both classical and modern
elements of this mesmerizing percussion
art form.
Tue DEC 2 8:00 PM
Audra McDonald
JAZZ
WORLD MUSIC
Sat MAR 14
20 Years of Freedom
Hugh Masekela & Vusi Mahlasela
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sat APR 25
Gracias a la Vida:
The Rebel Spirit of Violeta Parra
Two of South Africa’s true freedom
fighters and renowned musical icons,
Hugh Masekela and Vusi Mahlasela, come
together to honor 20 years of democracy
in South Africa. Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, the acclaimed all-male chorus,
celebrates over 50 years of joyous and
uplifting music combining intricate
rhythms and harmonies of South Africa
with the sounds and sentiments of gospel.
Known as the most important singersongwriter-storyteller in the history of
Chile, Violeta Parra sang about struggle,
defiance and triumph. Her songs were the
basis for Chile's "New Song" movement,
which spread throughout Latin America
and beyond. Chile’s leading artists pay
tribute to the rebel legend.
with special guests to be announced
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
SERIES
JZ1
SB1
3 CONCERTS
EVENINGS
4 CONCERTS
EVENINGS
Fri FEB 13 8:00PM
Terri Lyne Carrington’s
Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington, Lalah Hathaway,
Lizz Wright, Nona Hendryx, Tia Fuller,
Ingrid Jensen, Helen Sung, Matt Stevens,
Josh Hari
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Award-winning drummer, composer and
bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington has
gathered a myriad of voices and
crystallized them into a multi-faceted
whole that far outweighs the sum of its
parts. Featuring a talented, diverse lineup,
the live show re-creates the magic that
earned her a Grammy® , lacing jazz with
R & B and soul. Adept jazz vocalist,
Thelonious Monk competition-winner
and rising star Cécile McLorin Salvant
opens with smart sophistication and
an updated take on classic standards.
Sat MAR 21 8:00 PM
Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea
The LA Phil’s Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie
Hancock shares the stage with fellow
legend Chick Corea for an unforgettable
night of improvisation and artistry.
Thu APR 2 8:00 PM
Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead
Terence Blanchard, Sean Jones,
Peter Erskine, special guests
Still Ahead Orchestra
Vince Mendoza, conductor
Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain and
Miles Ahead forever changed the sound
of jazz. Some of today’s finest artists
celebrate the magic of the unique and
timeless partnership of Miles and Gil,
with original arrangements.
Sun APR 26 7:30 PM
Esperanza Spalding
As a young bassist/vocalist/composer,
Esperanza Spalding has always charted
her own course. For the first time, the
Grammy® winner brings her own
ensemble to Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Winner of five Tony® Awards and two
Grammys ®, the barrier-breaking
Broadway legend and Live From Lincoln
Center host Audra McDonald dazzles
audiences with favorite show tunes and
with songs from her latest album Go Back
Home — her most personal recording to
date. “Absolutely thrilling… a defining
voice of our time.” (The New York Times)
Sun MAY 3 7:30 PM
Michael McDonald
Five-time Grammy®-winning singer/
songwriter Michael McDonald has been
thrilling us with his distinctively soulful
style for four decades. From Doobie
Brothers classics such as “What a Fool
Believes” to solo hits like “I Keep
Forgettin’” and his Motown covers,
McDonald’s songs have emotional
immediacy and a laid-back groove. At the
heart of it, there is that rich, husky voice
that carries the ache of unrequited love.
Mon APR 6 8:00 PM
Arlo Guthrie
Alice’s Restaurant
50th Anniversary
Veteran singer/songwriter Arlo Guthrie’s
career exploded in 1967 with Alice’s
Restaurant, whose title song helped foster
a new commitment to social awareness
and activism. Celebrating a half-century
since that album, Guthrie continues to
walk to his own beat as he relives those
classic songs and shares anecdotes from
a life campaigning for social justice.
Audra McDonald
Christopher Still
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VISITING
ORCHESTRAS
SOUNDS
ABOUT TOWN
Don’t miss these two outstanding
ensembles in the stunning acoustics
of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Here’s your chance to experience
the remarkable talent of the next
generation here in the Southland.
Tue MAR 24 8:00PM
MTT @ 70
London Symphony Orchestra
Sun JAN 18 7:30 PM
Colburn Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from
Peter Grimes
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Wed APR 15 8:00PM
Seoul Philharmonic
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Sunwook Kim, piano
WAGNER Prelude to Tristan and Isolde
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
“Emperor”
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
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Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Program to be announced
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Sat JAN 24 2:00 PM
USC Thornton Symphony
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Carl St.Clair, conductor
Glenn Dicterow, violin
BERNSTEIN Slava!
BARBER Violin Concerto
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY
Over 150,000 school children, young musicians, and adults connect each
year in the concert hall, are inspired in their classrooms, and transform their
communities through the LA Phil’s dynamic education and community
programs.
CONNECTION
Ticket holders experience some of the world’s greatest artists in
conversation through Upbeat Live, Casual Friday TalkBacks, and the new
series Inside the Music with Brian Lauritzen. In addition, teachers and
leaders from around the world gather annually to explore music education
through the LA Phil’s Take a Stand symposium.
Official Timepiece of the LA Phil
Sat MAR 7 2:00 PM
American Youth Symphony
MEDIA SPONSORS
Alexander Treger, conductor
Program to be announced
INSPIRATION
Through YOLA, Gustavo Dudamel’s intensive orchestra training program
in underserved communities, students have opportunities to perform at
legendary venues led by world-renowned conductors. In March, top YOLA
students will travel to Boston to teach and play alongside younger students
in El Sistema-inspired programs, sharing the power of music.
TRANSFORMATION
Select high school students train in our rigorous two-year Composer
Fellowship Program, studying with internationally acclaimed artists
like Steven Stucky, John Adams, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Michael Tilson Thomas
The Music Director Chair held by Gustavo Dudamel is endowed by a gift to the LA Phil from the Walt and
Lilly Disney Foundation. The Creative Chair for Jazz held by Herbie Hancock is endowed by a gift to the
LA Phil from Carolyn and Bill Powers.
Myung-Whun Chung
Yuja Wang
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NON-SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS
HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Ben Hong
For more information, visit LAPhil.com/Education.
Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) is a partnership of the Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Harmony Project, Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), the EXPO Center, a City of Los
Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks facility, and the Los Angeles
County High School for the Arts. Take a Stand is a partnership of the LA Phil,
the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and Bard College.
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