A Holy Grail ‘Missa’ at Disney Hall
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The large-scale Missa Solemnis featured 125 voices from Barcelona's Orfeó Català and the Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana…
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Dudamel Returns in August, Russians, Ravel and All that Jazz
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In August, Dudamel returns to conduct two concerts. Also conductor Elim Chan, violinists James Ehnes, Vilde Frang, pianists Seong-Jin Cho, Daniil Trifonov, Nobuyuki Tsujii.
Read MoreL.A. Phil April Highlights: John Williams, Four Seaons, Nielsen and Evgeny Kissin
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April highlights include John Williams Celebration, McGegan conducting Four Seasons, Evgeny Kissin and Ryan Bancroft conducting Nielsen's Symphony No. 4
Read MoreFor Three Weeks, School Orchestras and Gustavo Celebrate Gustav’s Music in Mahler Grooves Festival
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Over a period of three weeks (2/22 – 3/7), the L.A. Phil celebrated the Mahler Grooves Festival. Youth orchestras from across the greater Los Angeles region assembled at the Disney Hall…
Read MoreAt the Bowl, L.A. Phil's Summer Finale Packs Impressive Vocal Power
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L.A. Phil's final three summer concerts at the Bowl featured Rihab Chaieb's Carmen, Diana Damrau singing Viennese operetta, and L.A. Master Chorale in Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Beethoven Ninth - all conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
Read MoreA Memorable Week with Violinists Itzhak Perlman and Anne-Sophie Mutter
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As a team, Mutter and Ferrández worked well together, him taking the lead in introducing the themes, and her matching the cello in warmth and brilliance.
Read MoreWagner’s Rhine Gold Shines Brightly in Disney Hall
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Frank Gehry, the hall’s architect, reconfigured the concert stage into an opera house’s orchestra pit. A platform above the pit is the actual stage where the actions take place, as well as the platform ring circling the front...
Read MoreDudamel’s Mahler Sixth packs emotional power in a sonic spectacular
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The greatly expanded orchestra featured four flutes, eight horns, two harps, an assortment of percussion, including a celeste, cowbells and a gigantic purpose-built sledgehammer…
Read MoreReturn of Dudamel’s Unsinkable Mahler Titanic First
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Spanish violinist María Dueñas played like a force of nature and with a winning smile, even after she broke the strings on her Strad…
Read MoreLA Phil's 'Fidelio' Is an Opera Hit for the Deaf
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Many in the audience were enjoying themselves and applauding in sign language (shaking both hands in the air)…
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