Conductor Simone Young Brings High Drama to Britten and Strauss
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To Los Angeles, conductor Simone Young brought her keen sense of drama and theatricality to the music of Britten and Strauss.
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LA Phil’s Double-Delight: John Williams Celebration on Dudamel’s Birthday
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Beyond all the pomp, comedy and magic, John Williams’ music is also capable of great emotion, as evidenced in the Theme from Schindler’s Lis, played poignantly by violinist Simone Porter.
Read MoreMozart and Beethoven in Harmony with Modernism
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On January 27, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, in co-partnership with Classical KUSC, presented an evening of new and old “Mozart + Beethoven’s Fifth featuring a world premiere by Sara Gibson” at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Read MoreAiling Mehta Returns to Give Strong Brahms Performances
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Zubin Mehta, still ailing in body but very much alert in spirits, gave hugely vital accounts of Brahms Symphonies No. 3 and 4.
Read MoreMandolinist Avi Avital and L.A. Chamber Orchestra Heat Up Winter With Vivaldi
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Avi Avital showed a dazzling exhibition of perfect pitch, precision in fretboard work and pick-strumming tremolos in a unique interpretation of the work.
Read MoreHomecoming Mehta Turns LA Phil Into a Brahms Orchestra
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Plagued by health problems, Zubin Mehta returned to Los Angeles this month for an extended stay – to recuperate and to conduct all-Brahms concerts.
Read MoreThe Old Globe Joins LA Phil in a Multimedia ‘Tempest’
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Shakespeare’s final play “The Tempest” received a colorful, multimedia staging by The Old Globe and LA Phil in the Disney Hall, its shiny, billowing ‘sails’ and boat-shaped auditorium providing an ideal venue for the nautical-themed play.
Read MoreIn Tchaikovsky and Dvorak, Czech Philharmonic Exudes Warmth and Charm
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Semyon Bychkov is an exceptional conductor, and he seemed to draw out effortlessly the warmth of tone and the easy charm of phrasing for which the Czech Philharmonic has long been famous.
Read MoreBack by Popular Demand, Taiwan Philharmonic Shows its French Colors
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Taiwan Philharmonic showed a natural affinity for French Impressionism, in a sea journey full of light, waves and magical vistas, or in a mythical world of Daphnis et Chloé.
Read MoreA Powerfully Moving Bernstein Tribute by a Former Protégé
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There is no better person to host the Bernstein birthday bash than the Pacific Symphony’s Music Director Carl St. Clair, who got to know Lenny personally as his protégé at Tanglewood in the 1980’s.
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