Lise Davidsen Returns to Santa Monica in a Powerful, Wide-Ranging Concert
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The acclaimed Norwegian soprano returned to Santa Monica to once again shake up the Broadstage with her powerful voice.
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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 MoreMaster Chorale Shines in Mozart’s Arrangement of ‘Messiah'
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The choral singing was quite exceptional – admirable clarity, flexibility and crisp diction in the thorniest fugues
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 MoreBenjamin Bernheim: A Masterful Journey Through French Mélodie
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French baritone Benjamin Bernheim made his West Coast debut at the Wallis in Beverly Hills, in a spellbinding recital of French art songs.
Read MoreLA Opera Revives Its Enchanting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with a Winning Cast
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The large international cast are stylish in their French singing and idiomatic in conveying the French text despite not one singer is French…
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
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