Ailing Mehta Returns to Give Strong Brahms Performances
/Zubin Mehta, still ailing in body but very much alert in spirits, gave hugely vital accounts of Brahms Symphonies No. 3 and 4.
Read MoreMandolinist Avi Avital and L.A. Chamber Orchestra Heat Up Winter With Vivaldi
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Avi Avital showed a dazzling exhibition of perfect pitch, precision in fretboard work and pick-strumming tremolos in a unique interpretation of the work.
Read MoreHomecoming Mehta Turns LA Phil Into a Brahms Orchestra
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Plagued by health problems, Zubin Mehta returned to Los Angeles this month for an extended stay – to recuperate and to conduct all-Brahms concerts.
Read MoreEast Meets West: A Magnificent Chorus of Prayers for Unity
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Esmail’s musical style is unabashedly melodic, a beautifully seamless fusion of Western and Eastern (Indian) classical traditions.
Read MoreLA Opera's Fantastic 'Hansel and Gretel' Is an Early Holiday Treat
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Doug Fitch's production features colorful visuals – fantastical creatures of the forest, lush sylvan scenery, fanciful costumes and elaborate video projection special effects.
Read MoreThe Old Globe Joins LA Phil in a Multimedia ‘Tempest’
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Shakespeare’s final play “The Tempest” received a colorful, multimedia staging by The Old Globe and LA Phil in the Disney Hall, its shiny, billowing ‘sails’ and boat-shaped auditorium providing an ideal venue for the nautical-themed play.
Read MoreIn Tchaikovsky and Dvorak, Czech Philharmonic Exudes Warmth and Charm
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Semyon Bychkov is an exceptional conductor, and he seemed to draw out effortlessly the warmth of tone and the easy charm of phrasing for which the Czech Philharmonic has long been famous.
Read MoreGlass’s Satyagraha Still Relevant at 40: Colorful Staging, Luminous Voices and Orchestra Peal Out Gandhi’s Truth
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LA Opera’s 2018 staging of Glass’s “Satyagraha” is a down-to-the-details revival of Phelim McDermott’s highly acclaimed production first unveiled at the ENO in 2007
Read MoreBack by Popular Demand, Taiwan Philharmonic Shows its French Colors
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Taiwan Philharmonic showed a natural affinity for French Impressionism, in a sea journey full of light, waves and magical vistas, or in a mythical world of Daphnis et Chloé.
Read MoreA Powerfully Moving Bernstein Tribute by a Former Protégé
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There is no better person to host the Bernstein birthday bash than the Pacific Symphony’s Music Director Carl St. Clair, who got to know Lenny personally as his protégé at Tanglewood in the 1980’s.
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