Ebullient Brahms Piano Trios with Yo-Yo Ma and Friends
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What’s even more astonishing, they made music together like a well-honed, silk-road smooth ensemble, with nary a hint of egos at play.
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Dudamel Presents Bernstein's Mass as Great Musical Theater
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The 'street people' chorus, in Christine Crook's psychedelically colorful hippie costumes, were as brutally relentless as McKinny's celebrant was serenely spiritual in his "A Simple Song".
Read MoreDudamel Conducts Brahms Ending in a Birthday Bash
/The Maraca2 percussion duo from the UK, who performed virtuoso stunts on their drum sets and ceramic tiles worthy of a Cirque du Soleil show
Read MoreA sensory Multimedia Presentation from Finland
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The three virtuoso dancers were from Finland’s Tero Saarinen Company, and created mesmerizing synergistic physical counterpart to the music.
Read MoreMehta Out, MTT In for Mozart and Bruckner
/Ms. Buniatishvili played with relaxed refinement in the first two movements which might strike some listeners as lethargic and others as elegant.
Read MoreGergiev Brings Mariinsky Orchestra to L.A. in an All-Russian Concert
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Gergiev met his match in pianist Denis Matsuev, who stunned in the power and clarity of his playing, romping through the four movements of the concerto with equal fun and ease.
Read MoreRiccardo Muti Leads Chicago Symphony in Memorable L.A. Debut
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the hall overflowed to capacity and a long line formed outside hoping to land tickets. Many in the audience were L.A. Phil musicians, past and present, coming to pay homage to a storied American orchestra.
Read MoreMozart Headlines LA Phil’s New Season
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Swedish clarinetist Martin Fröst shows his wizardry on the instrument, managing some impressive long-breathed phrases including an impossibly long one, across a wide dynamic range, at the end of the Adagio.
Read MoreStrong Force at Hollywood Bowl with John Williams, Kobe Bryant
/L.A. Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant emerged from his retirement to narrate his poem “Dear Basketball” to an animated film and music by Williams.
Read MoreLA Phil Closes Season with Brilliant Bartok Cycle and Janáček Fanfare
/At each concert, Yuja gave the audience their money’s worth – mind-blowing flashy encores of Mozart’s Turkish rondo and Carmen variations, in her own virtuoso improvisational style...
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