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About the Performance: Brahms’ last completed orchestral work, his magnificent Double Concerto – featuring Pinchas Zukerman and his wife Amanda Forsyth – is followed on this program by Brahms’ tragic and noble final symphony, from which Mehta will extract every iota of Romantic fervor. Mehta's Brahms: Symphony No. 4 is supported by an Edgerton Foundation grant. Program: BRAHMS :  Concerto for Viol...

About the Performance: In this program of Brahms contrasts, the epic, many layered four-movement Second Piano Concerto is paired with the delightful and lyrical Second Symphony. Bronfman and Mehta will revel in this music. Program: BRAHMS :  Piano Concerto No. 2   Intermission BRAHMS :  Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta  conductor Yefim Bronfman  piano...

About the Performance: Zubin Mehta launches his Brahms Cycle with the rich, roiling waves of power that are the First Piano Concerto and First Symphony. Joining in is enduring Philharmonic friend and pianistic dynamo Yefim Bronfman. Program: BRAHMS :  Piano Concerto No. 1   Intermission BRAHMS :  Symphony No. 1 Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta  conductor Yefim Bronfman  piano FRI / DE...

About the Performance: Music by composers near to Michael Tilson Thomas’ heart make up this program, beginning with the Romantic beauties of Tchaikovsky in his extremely popular tribute to Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers. The Russian composer displayed his abiding love for the music of Mozart with his  Variations on a Rococo Theme  – a brief, elegant concerto for cello and orchestra. One of the...

About the Performance: L.A.’s own Michael Tilson Thomas partners with the orchestra for his own latest work, followed by the passionate emotional depths of Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique.” Program: Michael TILSON THOMAS : Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind Intermission TCHAIKOVSKY :  Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique" Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Michael Tilson Thomas  conductor Measha Brueggergosm...

About the Performance: Combining film clips with live performances of the scores, we bring to life the iconic music chosen by late legendary director Stanley Kubrick – from Beethoven to Penderecki. By Arrangement with Warner Bros. Pictures Program: Various composers :  Selections from 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Barry Lyndon, and Eyes Wide Shut Artists: Los Angeles Phil...

About the Performance: The colorful, iconoclastic Cameron Carpenter shows off Walt Disney Concert Hall’s awe-inspiring pipe organ with the crushing power chords of Poulenc’s idiosyncratic Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ beloved, melody-rich Third Symphony. Program: Christopher CERRONE :  The Insects Became Magnetic  (World premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schl...

About the Performance: One of the wonders of the world, Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra brings together young musicians from Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Spain to make music at the highest level. Program: STRAUSS:  Don Quixote Intermission TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 Artists: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim conductor Kian Soltani cello M...

About the Performance: For this major production with director Barry Edelstein and The Old Globe – featuring a cast of 27 actors, singers, and dancers – Susanna Mälkki conducts Sibelius’ evocative music for Shakespeare’s mysterious masterpiece about a shipwreck on a magical island. Program: SIBELIUS and SHAKESPEARE:  The Tempest Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic The Old Globe Susanna Mälkki  condu...

About the Performance: One of music’s towering figures, Steve Reich has composed a new work for our Centennial that is sure to be unforgettable under Principal Guest Conductor Susanna Mälkki. To complete the program, she reveals the vast emotional landscape that is Mahler’s Fifth. Program: Steve REICH: Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil co-commission with generous support fr...

About the Performance: Organist Clark Wilson provides chills and thrills to accompany the silent classic  Nosferatu , the first film adaptation of  Dracula . Program: Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror Artists: Clark Wilson  organ WED / OCT 31, 2018 - 8:00PM Upcoming concerts: www.laphil.com/calendar Upbeat Live schedule, details, and speaker bios: www.laphil.com/ubl

About the Performance: Don’t miss the iconic energy and inexorable power of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, preceded by the extraordinary Jean-Yves Thibaudet performing Saint-Saëns’ elegantly glittering Fifth Piano Concerto. Program: KNUSSEN:  O Hototogisu! fragment of a Japonisme(U.S. premiere) SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian” Intermission BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 Artists: Los Angeles P...

About the Performance: Innovative choreographer and L.A. Dance Project Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied joins Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, bringing to vivid life the famous balcony scene from Prokofiev’s  Romeo and Juliet  - one of dance’s most evocative and vibrant scores – in collaboration with L.A. Dance Project. Program: PROKOFIEV:  Romeo and Juliet, complete ballet, Op. 64 Artists: Lo...

About the Performance: Dudamel takes the podium on the first night of our new-music series to showcase our own virtuosos and leading lights of Southern California’s living music scene, including a new Garden installation by composer and sound artist Ellen Reid. (*World premiere, LA Phil commission) Program: Ethan BRAUN:  The Lost Ones* Natacha DIELS:  Laughing to Forget* (with generous support fro...

About the Performance: We kick off the LA Fest festival with the ultimate L.A.-centric piece, Salonen’s breakthrough work. Soloists for the Beethoven are our own Philharmonic principals, and Dudamel concludes the evening with a major new work by L.A.- based composer Andrew Norman, already a winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award. Program: Esa-Pekka SALONEN:  LA Variations BEETHOVEN:  Concerto...

About the Performance: We kick off the LA Fest festival with the ultimate L.A.-centric piece, Salonen’s breakthrough work. Soloists for the Beethoven are our own Philharmonic principals, and Dudamel concludes the evening with a major new work by L.A.- based composer Andrew Norman, already a winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award.   Program: Esa-Pekka SALONEN:  LA Variations BEETHOVEN:  Concert...

Concert: Mirga Conducts Mahler Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Eric Bromberger received his Ph. D. in Am...

Concert: CDMX: New Music from Mexico (Contemporary Mexico) Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Of Lithuanian...

Concert: Jean-Baptiste Robin in Recital Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Thomas Neenan is Lecturer in Mus...

Concert: Young Caesar Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Eva Soltes is a prolific performing arts producer,...

Concert: Bartók Cycle with Dudamel and Yuja Wang Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Asadour Santourian, vic...

Concert: Organ Recital: Iveta Apkalna Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Born in Mannheim, Germany, Christo...

Concert: Schubert Symphonies / Mahler Songs 8 & 9 Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Lorraine Byrne Bodley...

Concert: Schubert Symphonies / Mahler Songs 3 & 4 Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: James William Sobaskie...

Concert: The Best of Wagner’s Ring Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information:  laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Thomas Neenan is Lecturer in Music Hi...