Concert and opera reviews from Southern California.
It’s a star-studded week at the Disney Hall, headlined by LA Phil’s beloved former Music Director Zubin Mehta and superstar (some say popstar) pianists Lang Lang and Yuja Wang.
Read MoreHilary Hahn must be the violinist du jour among the Gen Z’s. Large contingents of college kids from around the U.S. showed up in force avidly to hear their idol, and they were not disappointed.
Read MoreYoung dancers of the Hamburg Ballet, who were instructed to improvise and react to the specific words and passages in the music. It’s a novel approach that worked brilliantly.
Read MoreThe concert began with a speech by John Forsyte, President of the Pacific Symphony, and the orchestra playing "Prayer for Ukraine"
Read MoreWith the war in Ukraine still raging unabated into the second week...this week’s somber LA Phil program is a reflection of the world at large.
Read MoreOne of the many pleasures of resuming life post-Covid is seeing the return of beloved former Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, always adventurous and daring in his programming.
Read MoreOn February 5, LA Phil went on to new heights with conductor Philippe Jordan, who gave a brilliant Russian program that would not soon be forgotten
Read MoreOne cannot say enough good things about Ms. Kern’s playing, in which clarity of line is in no way clouded by passionate expression and outbursts.
Read MoreThibaudet produced some marvelous sonorities in “Voiles” and “Des pas sur la neige”, even injecting the impressionist-colored “Hills of Anacapri” (in Sicily) with heated Latin passion.
Read MoreA most uplifting, satisfying performance, attended by a fully-masked and vaccinated audience at near capacity who enthusiastically applauded at the end of every movement.
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