Concert and opera reviews from Southern California.
LA Phil journal of February, 2026 - Elim Chan conducts Mahler Fourth, Yuja Wang plays Prokofiev 2, Yunchan Lim plays Schumann, Cate Blanchett narrates Beethoven’s Egmont…
Read MoreUnder the spirited baton of Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados, this revival of a 30-year-old production radiates with fresh energy and high emotions.
Read MoreVonsattel’s Steinway was a protean instrument, producing gossamer pianissimos in rich tone and shimmering halos of sound without muddying the musical lines.
Read MoreGustavo Dudamel is going out with a bang. The maestro's final season as the LA Phil's Music & Artistic Director kicked off with a magnificent triple-header…
Read MoreThe LA Opera staging recreates the original 1950’s New York set and costumes from Chicago...The blue jeans and tenement housing fire escapes onstage contrasted sharply with the elegantly dressed opening night audience
Read MoreIn 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 MoreThis summer’s big draw is not big-name conductors, but a starry lineup of guest soloists – French pianist Hélène Grimaud, Japanese superstar jazz crossover pianist Hayato Sumino, the San Francisco Ballet – to name a few in the month of July
Read MoreLots of social media buzz surrounded a cast change announced in May, adding the celebrated Cuban-American coloratura soprano Lisette Oropesa as the first Gilda and relegating Kathryn Lewek, the original Gilda, to the second.
Read MoreApril highlights include John Williams Celebration, McGegan conducting Four Seasons, Evgeny Kissin and Ryan Bancroft conducting Nielsen's Symphony No. 4
Read MoreThis new-to-L.A. production of Mozart’s rom-com Così fan tutte is at once serious, moving, and entertaining. It is also thought-provoking.
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