Upbeat Live

Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University, Christopher Russell explores the last pieces of music by Bruckner and Berg. This talk was given at the first performance of Mehta Conducts Bruckner and Berg at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: BERG Violin Concerto BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl...

Conductor Christian Campos discusses Mozart’s stirring unfinished masterpiece, Great Mass in C minor. This talk was given at the performance of Mozart’s Great Mass with Mehta at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Piece discussed: Great Mass in C minor See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for our 2021/22 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar .

Composer and conductor of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg delves into Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 in E minor. This talk was given at the performance of Mahler’s Seventh at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: MAHLER Symphony No. 7 in E minor See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for our 2021/22 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar .

Composer and conductor of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg explores music by Barber, Pärt and Dvořák. This talk was given at the performance of Hilary Hahn Plays Barber at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Arvo PÄRT Silhouette BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for our 2021/22 s...

Educator Rachel Iba and organist Monica Czausz Berney delve into music by Kapustin, Mendelssohn, Bach, Demessieux, Tchaikovsky and Naji Hakim. This talk was given at the first performance of Monica Czausz Berney at Walt Disney Concert Hall. KAPUSTIN (arr. Czausz Berney) Sinfonietta, Op. 49: Rondo MENDELSSOHN Allegro, Chorale and Fugue BACH Toccata and Fugue in D minor, “Dorian,” BWV 538 DEMESSIEUX...

Composer and USC educator Veronika Krausas discusses Shostakovich, Prokofiev and contemporary composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir. This talk was given at the first performance of Shostakovich and Prokofiev with Ludovic Morlot at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Anna THORVALDSDÓTTIR Metacosmos PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, in D-flat major, Op. 10 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 See this year’s...

KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen is joined by composer inti figgis-vizueta and musician Jay Campbell for a conversation about contemporary music. This talk was given at the first performance of Jay Campbell + inti figgis-vizueta at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: William KRAFT Encounters I: Soliloquy (In Memoriam, performed by Joseph Pereira, percussion) Liza LIM An ocean beyond earth for solo c...

Composer and USC educator Veronika Krausas delves into the life and music of composers Elgar and Tchaikovsky. This talk was given at the first performance of Elgar and Tchaikovsky at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Miguel FARÍAS Estallido (world premiere) ELGAR Cello Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique" See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in p...

Composer and conductor of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg discusses music by Bartók, Bjarnason, and Sibelius. This talk was given at the performance of Salonen Leads Bartok, Bjarnason, and Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Daníel BJARNASON FEAST (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from t...

Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, Kristi Brown-Montesano , explains the connection to nature in pieces by Bach, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gabriella Smith and Strauss. This talk was given at the performance of Strauss, Smith, and Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: BACH Preludio from Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 for solo violin Esa-Pekka SALONEN Fog (U.S. premiere...

Saxophonist and educator at the USC Thornton School of Music, Patrick Posey delves into the life and music of jazz legend, Duke Ellington . This talk was given at the performance of Symphonic Ellington: Sacred Concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. PERESS) Black, Brown & Beige Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. GOULD) Solitude ELLINGTON “David Danced” from the Sacred Co...

Saxophonist and educator at the USC Thornton School of Music, Patrick Posey delves into the life and music of jazz legendd, Duke Ellington . He is joined briefly by the evening’s conductor Thomas Wilkins. This talk was given at the performance of Symphonic Ellington: New World A-Comin’ at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. BERGER) Night Creature ELLINGTON New World A-...

Pianist and writer, Sarah Cahill , discusses music by Mahler, Berg and Brahms. This talk was given at the performance of Ax Plays Brahms at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: MAHLER Blumine BERG Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for our 2021/22 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar .

Violinist and educator, Rachel Iba , explores the musical storytelling behind pieces by Angélica Negrón , Nathalie Joachim , Pamela Z , Allison Loggins-Hull and Nina Shekhar . This talk was given at the performance of Nathalie Joachim + Pamela Z at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Angélica NEGRÓN This Person Nathalie JOACHIM “Suite pou Dantan” from Fanm d’Ayiti Pamela Z The Schmetterlin...

Professor of music at Caltech, Thomas Neenan , discusses music by Prokofiev, Michael Tilson Thomas and Fauré. This talk was given at the performance of Prokofiev and MTT at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: FAURÉ Pavane Michael TILSON THOMAS Meditations on Rilke PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100 See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person f...

KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen discusses pieces by Beethoven, Julia Adolphe and Nokuthula Ngwenyama. This talk was given at the performance of Beethoven and Julia Adolphe at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Nokuthula NGWENYAMA Primal Message Julia ADOLPHE Woven Loom, Silver Spindle (world premiere, LA Phil commission) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/...

Educator, Thomas Neenan , takes a look into the music of Conor D'Netto, Korngold and Brahms. This talk was given at the performance of Brahms and Korngold at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Connor D'NETTO Uncertain Planning (U.S. premiere) KORNGOLD Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for ou...

Reel Change Advisory Board member Kris Bowers and Reel Change grantee Sultana Isham talk about their approaches to the art form of film scoring, experiences in the industry, and the unconventional pathways that led them to film composition. This talk was given at the performance of Reel Change: Kris Bowers at Walt Disney Concert Hall. See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join...

KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explores a Mozart concerto and three Ravel favorites. This talk was given at the first performance of Mozart and Ravel at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: RAVEL Menuet antique MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin RAVEL Bolero See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for our 2021/22 season! Get tickets...

Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University, Christopher Russell discusses Rachmaninoff and minimalist music with composer John Adams . This talk was given at the first performance of Reich, Adams, and Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Steve REICH Runner John ADAMS Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances See this yea...

Musician and conductor, Rachel Iba discusses the 1920 silent film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and it’s organ accompaniment. This talk was given at the first performance of Halloween Organ, Film & Music: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Walt Disney Concert Hall. See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl . Join us in person for our 2021/22 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar .

Composer Veronika Krausas explores Tchaikovsky’s beloved concerto and new music by Saariaho. This talk was given at the first performance of Tchaikovsky and Saariaho with Mälkki at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Kaija SAARIAHO Vista (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Carol Grigor and the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 Se...

Composer Russell Steinberg discusses Mahler’s heavenly Fourth Symphony and the world premiere of Steven Mackey’s trumpet concerto. This talk was given at the first performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Jessie MONTGOMERY Strum Steven MACKEY Shivaree: Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Ellen...

Musician and conductor, Rachel Iba discusses organ pieces by Bach. This talk was given at the first performance of Cameron Carpenter at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: BACH Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 BACH Prelude and Fugue I in C Major from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870 BACH Prelude and Fugue XII in F Major from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 880 BACH Fantasi...

Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University, Christopher Russell discusses three pieces on life, death, and love, all inspired by Romantic poetry. This talk was given at the first performance of Dudamel Conducts Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: SCHOENBERG Transfigured Night STRAUSS Four Last Songs STRAUSS Death and Transfigura...