Vibrant Program of Schoenberg, Ravel, Tchaikovsky in Mostly-Asian Week
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A vibrant program of Schoenberg, Tchaikovsky, Ravel features a mostly-Asian lineup: Xian Zhang, George Li, Seong-Jin Cho
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MTT and Yuja Are Out, But Celebration Continues in High Gear
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Different people, same spirit of celebration in the works featured… The concert opened with a video introduction of MTT’s career, followed by his composition Agnegram.
Read MoreOne Week After L.A.’s Devastating Fires, Concerts Resume and Spirits Lift
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After a week of silence, concerts at the Disney Hall resumed on January 18 with Beethoven & Tchaikovsky. The conductor was Philippe Jordan, from Switzerland, and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
Read MoreIn L.A. Phil’s First Concert of 2025, Violinist Batiashvilli Makes a Forceful Case for Beethoven, and Democracy
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Her violin tone had the needed richness and fullness, but she could play it lightly, conversationally, to etch a beautifully nuanced singing line,
Read MoreZubin Mehta Returns to L.A. Phil with Brahms and a Historic ‘Gurrelieder’
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This month, Zubin Mehta, the L.A. Phil’s beloved Music Director Emeritus, returned to conduct a pair of concerts.
Read MoreMandolin Virtuoso Avi Avital Brings Venetian Bonbons to Southern California
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The program was both delightful and ingenious, combining Vivaldi’s familiar “Four Seasons” with the less-familiar Venetian gondola songs. I attended both concerts in Aliso Viejo and Northridge.
Read MoreWeekend in Review - Hollywood, Mexican Film Music and Angela Gheorghiu
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Weekend of October 26-27: Korngold and Mahler at Pasadena Symphony, Angela Gheorghiu in Santa Monica, Hollywood and Mexican film music at LA Phil
Read MoreIn OC, London Philharmonic Orchestra Plays All Russian in Sold-Out Concert
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja was the soloist for the Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1. Her idiosyncratic, barefooted, neurotic manner of playing is by now familiar to her followers (and detractors).
Read MoreLang Lang Plays Thrilling Rachmaninoff in L.A. Phil Opening Gala
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In the big, Romantic concerto of Rachmaninoff, Lang Lang was thoroughly in his element and absolutely thrilling to behold. There were many fine qualities in Lang Lang’s Rachmaninoff Second.
Read More35 years on, Pacific Symphony is stronger than ever with Carl St.Clair at the helm
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Claire Huangci was the pianist for Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. Her virtuoso playing showed tremendous youthful enthusiasm and energy, at the same time engaging in subtle dialog with the orchestra.
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