WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 2015/16 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2015
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at 7 PM LA County High School for the Arts Los Angeles Philharmonic/LACHSA Orchestra Juan Felipe Molano, conductor
MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT Saturday, September 26, 2015, at 6 PM Crozier Middle School, Inglewood Immortal Beethoven
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at 7 PM -OPENING NIGHT CONCERT & GALA- Immortal Beethoven: Opening Night Concert & Gala Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Christoph Waltz, narrator Rachele Gilmore, soprano Dancers courtesy of Barak Ballet: Melissa Barak, artistic director/choreographer Beckanne Sisk, guest principal dancer Ryan Camou, Jessica Gadzinski, Evan Swenson, Maura Villanueva and Hannah Wilcox Mariana Ortiz, soprano J’nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano Joshua Guerrero, tenor Soloman Howard, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director
Trevor Sterlin Burk, lighting designer Renae Niles, dance consultant Ruth Fentroy, costume designer Margery Simkin, casting director
BEETHOVEN Selections from Egmont, Op. 84 Overture “Die Trommel geruhret” Zwischenactmusik I. Andante “Freudvoll und Leidvoll” “Clärchen’s Tod bezeichnend” “Susser Schlaf, du kommst wie ein reines gluck” Siegessymphonie BEETHOVEN Selections from The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 Overture Act 2: No. 4 Maestoso - Andante Act 2: No. 5 Adagio - Andante quasi allegretto Act 2: No. 16 Finale BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, 4th movement, “Ode to Joy”
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OCTOBER 2015
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Simone Porter, violin
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Friday, October 2, 2015, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 4
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 11 AM YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Ludwig’s Legacy
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
As part of the Immortal Beethoven festival, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela takes us on an adventure through Beethoven’s most beloved works. The audience discovers Beethoven’s passionate determination to create, and how his driver continues to inspire musicians across the globe.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
3 SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 8
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, October 4, 2015, at 2 PM & Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 8 PM SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: The Ninth
Los Angeles Philharmonic Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Mariana Ortiz, soprano J’nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano Joshua Guerrero, tenor Soloman Howard, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Monday, October 7, 2015, at 6:30 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA - NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT - Chamber Ensemble from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Inner-City Arts Orchestra of Venezuela
Program TBD
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 8, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Simone Porter, violin
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
4 SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 6:00 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA/YOLA Take a Stand Symposium Concert Walt Disney Concert Hall Youth Orchestra Los Angeles Juan Felipe Molano, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, Movements III & IV BEETHOVEN Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72
MEMBERS OF SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA/YOUTH ORCHESTRA LOS ANGELES/TAKE A STAND TEACHER’S ORCHESTRA
BEETHOVEN Wellington’s Victory, Op.91
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Thursday, October 8, 2015, at 7:30 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA - NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT - SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Purpose Church Joshua Dos Santos, conductor
BEETHOVEN Egmont: Overture BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 8, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Simone Porter, violin
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Friday, October 9, 2015, at 11 AM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 4
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
5 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 9, 2015, at 8 PM - INSIDE THE MUSIC - Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, October 10, 2015, at 11 AM YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Ludwig’s Legacy
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
As part of the Immortal Beethoven festival, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela takes us on an adventure through Beethoven’s most beloved works. The audience discovers Beethoven’s passionate determination to create, and how his driver continues to inspire musicians across the globe.
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Saturday, October 10, 2015, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 8
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, October 11, 2015, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven: The Ninth
Los Angeles Philharmonic Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Mariana Ortiz, soprano J’nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano Joshua Guerrero, tenor Soloman Howard, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
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CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Immortal Beethoven
Lyndon Johnston Taylor, violin Dana Hansen, viola Robert deMaine, cello Brian Johnson, bass Andrew Lowy, clarinet Shawn Mouser, bassoon Amy Jo Rhine, horn Nathan Cole, violin Akiko Tarumoto, violin Ben Ullery, viola Simón Bolívar String Quartet, guest ensemble
BEETHOVEN Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 BEETHOVEN Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op. 74 “Harp” Simón Bolívar String Quartet
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 15, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 8 PM Sunday, October 18, 2015, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
STRAVINSKY Suites Nos. 1 and 2 for small orchestra Louis ANDRIESSEN Mysteriën (U.S. premiere) STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 16, 2015, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
STRAVINSKY Suites Nos. 1 and 2 for small orchestra STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Sunday, October 18, 2015, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sir András Schiff, piano
HAYDN Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI:52 BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor, Op. 111 MOZART Sonata in D, K. 576 SCHUBERT Sonata in B-flat, D. 960
7 WORLD MUSIC Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Eddie Palmieri Chucho Valdés: Irakere 40
This incredible evening features two legends of Latin jazz piano. Salsa pioneer Eddie Palmieri fearlessly combines Afro-Caribbean grooves with hard-bop harmonies. Chucho Valdés is a towering figure who combines classic jazz dexterity with the rhythmic intricacies of Afro-Cuban culture.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 23, 2015, at 8 PM Saturday, October 24, 2015, at 8 PM
Sir András Schiff, conductor/piano Anna Lucia Richter, soprano Britta Schwarz, alto Werner Güra, tenor Robert Holl, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 HAYDN Mass in Time of War, Hob. XXII:9
Post concert recital:
ALL-SHUBERT
Ständchen, D. 920 Widerschein, D. 949 Fischerweise, D. 881 Das Lied im Grünen, D. 917 Im Frühling, D. 882 Totengräbers Heimweh, D. 842 Der blinde Knabe, D. 833 Ständchen, D. 920
8 BAROQUE VARIATIONS Sunday, October 25, 2015, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki, conductor Ryo Terakado, violin Guy Ferber, trumpet Joanne Lunn, soprano Andreas Böhlen, recorder Masamitsu San’nomiya, oboe Kiyomi Suga, flauto traverso
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047 VIVALDI Recorder Concerto in C, RV 443 HANDEL Gloria in B-flat, HWV deest BACH Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034 VIVALDI Oboe Concerto in C, RV 450 BACH Cantata No. 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!
CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Elizabeth Baker, violin David Garrett, cello Junko Ueno Garrett, piano Lyndon Johnston Taylor, violin Johnny Lee, violin Jason Lippmann, cello Ben Ullery, viola
All-MENDELSSOHN
Fanny MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio in D minor Felix MENDELSSOHN String Quartet op. 13 no. 2 in A minor
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 29, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 30, 2015, at 11 AM
Semyon Bychkov, conductor Renaud Capuçon, violin
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
9 HALLOWEEN ORGAN CONCERT Saturday, October 31, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Special Non-subscription event) Halloween Organ With Film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Clark Wilson, organ
It’s “horror in the hall” as the silent 1920 classic starring John Barrymore is accompanied live by Clark Wilson on the Hall’s monster organ.
NOVEMBER 2015
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, November 1, 2015, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Semyon Bychkov, conductor Renaud Capuçon, violin
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joshua Bell, violin Sam Haywood, piano
VITALI Chaconne for Violin and Piano in G minor BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 47 FRANCK Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano SARASATE Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
SONGBOOK Thursday, November 5, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Kristin Chenoweth
Multi-talented Emmy®- and Tony®-winning actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth brings a fun-filled new show that promises exciting surprises. She’ll also sing favorites from her best-known shows (Wicked, Glee and On the Twentieth Century), popular standards and classics from Broadway, Hollywood and beyond!
10 WORLD MUSIC Friday, November 6, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Youssou N’Dour
Senegal-born international giant Youssou N'Dour debuts at Walt Disney Concert Hall. From sensational pop hits steeped in the mbalax sound of his homeland to reggae, rumba, hip-hop and jazz, N’Dour has entertained and championed social causes for over 37 years. The Los Angeles Times calls him “one of the world’s greatest singers.”
JAZZ Sunday, November 8, 2015, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Billy Childs’ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro featuring Becca Stevens, Alicia Olatuja and the Lyris String Quartet Brad Mehldau Trio
Grammy®-winning pianist and composer Billy Childs pays homage to the great singer-songwriter Laura Nyro and her innovative songbook of joyous, Brill Building jazz-pop. One of the most influential pianists of the last two decades, the amazing Brad Mehldau – with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier – mixes pop, rock, and classical music into a stunning jazz-based brew.
NON-SUBSCRIPTION Monday, November 9, 2015, at 7 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Glen Hansard Special guest Aoife O’Donovan
As the celebrated principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for the influential Irish group The Frames and half of the acclaimed duo The Swell Season, Hansard has garnered a reputation as an unparalleled frontman. In 2007, he and Czech songstress Markéta Irglová took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Falling Slowly” off the Once soundtrack. In 2013, the Broadway adaptation,Once, The Musical, won eight Tony Awards including the top musical prize itself.
11 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 13, 2015, at 8 PM -in/SIGHT- Walt Disney Concert Hall Ludovic Morlot, conductor Sergey Khachatryan, violin Tal Rosner, video artist Mattia Casalegno, video operator
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes (with video) BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, November 14, 2015, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, November 15, 2015, at 2 PM
Ludovic Morlot, conductor Sergey Khachatryan, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto John Luther ADAMS Become Ocean
CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Camille Avellano, violin Mark Baranov, violin Bernadene Blaha, piano Nathan Cole, violin Robert deMaine, cello Barry Gold, cello David Howard, clarinet Ingrid Hutman, viola Mark Kashper, violin Marion Arthur Kuszyk, oboe Shawn Mouser, bassoon Peter Rofé, bass Ben Ullery, viola
Michele Zukovsky, clarinet
PROKOFIEV Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56 PROKOFIEV Quintet GLINKA Trio Pathétique ARENSKY Quartet No. 2, Op. 35
12 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 20, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 8 PM Sunday, November 22, 2015, at 2 PM
Lionel Bringuier, conductor Yuja Wang, piano Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director
DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271 Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane (U.S. premiere)
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 11 AM YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Adventures abound within the music of English composer Benjamin Britten. The audience will experience musical journeys and magical landscapes as we dive into some of his beloved works, including The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, November 22, 2015, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Raúl Prieto Ramírez, organ
RITTER Sonata II in E minor, Op.19 SAINT-SAËNS (arr. Lemare) Danse macabre FRANCK Pièce Héroïque DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue on the Name ALAIN, Op. 7 LISZT (arr. Ramírez) Mephisto Waltz No. 1 BACH Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 WAGNER (arr. Ramírez) Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
13 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 27, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 28, 2015, at 8 PM Sunday, November 29, 2015, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Roberto Bolle, Apollo Hee Seo, Terpsichore Stella Abrera, Calliope Devon Teucher, Polyhymnia
BRITTEN Young Apollo STRAVINSKY Apollo Music by Igor Stravinsky, Choreography by George Balanchine SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
DECEMBER 2015
CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall James Babor, percussion Martin Chalifour, violin Nathan Cole, violin Jin Shan Dai, violin Michele Grego, bassoon Vija Gupta, violin Burt Hara, clarinet Marion Arthur Kuszyk, oboe Gloria Lum, cello Amy Jo Rhine, horn Robert Thies, piano Ben Ullery, viola Bing Wang, violin
BACH (arr. Chalifour) Adagio and Fugue in C BEETHOVEN Quintet for Piano and Winds GOLIJOV Mariel BARTÓK String Quartet No. 5
14 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 8 PM Sunday, December 6, 2015, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
MENDELSSOHN Harmoniemusik BACH Violin Concerto No. 1 BACH Violin Concerto No. 2 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 1
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 4, 2015, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
BACH Violin Concerto No. 1 BACH Violin Concerto No. 2 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 1
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 11 AM YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Adventures abound within the music of English composer Benjamin Britten. The audience will experience musical journeys and magical landscapes as we dive into some of his beloved works, including The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Calder Quartet Formalist Quartet Lyris Quartet
CAGE (arr. Eric Byers) Music for Marcel Duchamp Christian WOLFF (arr. Chiara Giovando) Edges Ben JOHNSTON Amazing Grace Steve REICH Triple Quartet John Luther ADAMS Canticles of the Sky for string quartet (world premiere, LA Phil commission) George BRECHT String Quartet (“Shaking hands”) Tristan PERICH Triple Quartet (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
15 Thursday, December 10, 2015, at 8 PM LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
WEINBERG Suite from The Golden Key VIEUXTEMPS Violin Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 11, 2015, at 8 PM - INSIDE THE MUSIC - Walt Disney Concert Hall Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
WEINBERG Suite from The Golden Key VIEUXTEMPS Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
DECK THE HALL Thursday, December 17, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) A Chanticleer Christmas
The 12 men of this “orchestra of voices” make a welcome return for their exquisite and eclectic Christmas program.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 18, 2015, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 19, 2015, at 8 PM Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 2 PM
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano
RACHMANINOFF Vocalise RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
DECK THE HALL Friday, December 18, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Holiday Organ Spectacular David Higgs, organ
Celebrate the season with the beauty and majesty of the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ as it brings devotional and festive holiday favorites to life.
16 DECK THE HALL Saturday, December 19, 2015, at 11:30 AM, and Walt Disney Concert Hall 2:30 PM (Non-subscription) Holiday Sing-Along
Melissa Peterman, special guest David Prather, host John Sutton, conductor – Angeles Chorale
Accompanied by the Hall’s huge pipe organ, a choir and a jazz combo, you’ll enjoy singing numerous popular songs of the season. It’s the jolliest holiday sing-along in town!
DECK THE HALL Monday, December 21, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) A Swingin’ Christmas: The Count Basie Orchestra Carmen Bradford, guest vocalist
One of the hottest bands anywhere, directed by Scotty Barnhart, cooks up a jazzy Christmas celebration from holiday favorites to the best of the Basie Band tunes.
DECK THE HALL Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) White Christmas Sing-Along
WORLD PREMIERE EVENT
Celebrate the season with one of the greatest holiday films of all time! With on-screen lyrics, the audience can sing along with the immortal Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen performing such iconic classics by Irving Berlin as "The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing," "Snow," "Sisters" and, of course, "White Christmas."
DECK THE HALL Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Soweto Gospel Choir
The Grammy®-winning South African ensemble makes a welcome return to Walt Disney Concert Hall with their uplifting holiday program, an enlivening blend of African gospel, spirituals, reggae and American popular music.
17 DECK THE HALL Thursday, December 31, 2015, at 7 PM, and 10:30 Walt Disney Concert Hall PM (Non-subscription) New Year’s Eve with Gladys Knight
Ring in the New Year with the gloriously rich sounds of the “Empress of Soul,” seven-time Grammy®-winner Gladys Knight, performing her high-octane mix of R&B, soul and jazz.
JANUARY 2016
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 8, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 2 PM
Daniel Harding, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
Pierre BERLIOZ Le corsaire FRANCK Symphonic Variations BOULEZ Memoriale SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) The Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra YMF Music Director Designate, conductor
IVES The Unanswered Question Mark-Anthony TURNAGE Passchendaele (U.S. premiere, OCYSO co-commission) NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”
18 COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Itzhak Perlman, violin Emanuel Ax, piano
MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 17 in C major, K. 296 FAURÉ Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13 STRAUSS Sonata in E-Flat Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 18 Additional works to be announced from the stage.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, January 15, 2016, at 11 AM Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, January 17, 2016, at 2 PM
Itzhak Perlman, conductor/violin
MOZART Adagio (for violin and orchestra), K. 261 MOZART Rondo (for violin and orchestra), K. 373 MOZART Symphony No. 27 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Lukasz Borowicz, conductor Burt Hara, clarinet Agata Zubel, soprano
Krzysztof MEYER Musique scintillante (U.S. premiere) Paweł MYKIETYN 3 for 13 (West Coast premiere) Krzysztof PENDERECKI Sinfonietta No. 2 for clarinet and strings (West Coast premiere) Agata ZUBEL new work for soprano and ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Paweł SZYMAŃSKI quasi una sinfonietta (West Coast premiere)
19 BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin/viola d’amore
Chiara’s Diary
PORTA Sinfonia in D for strings VIVALDI Sinfonia in G for strings, RV 149, “Il Coro delle muse” PORPORA Sinfonia a tre in G VIVALDI Violin Concerto in B-flat, RV 372, “Per la S.ra Chiara” MARTINELLI Concerto for Viola d’amore and strings in D, “Per la S.ra Chiaretta” MARTINELLI Concerto for Violin in E, “dedicato all S.ra Chiara” LATILLA Sinfonia in G PEROTTI Grave for Violin and Organ in G minor BERNASCONI Sinfonia for strings in D
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 22, 2016, at 8 PM - INSIDE THE MUSIC - Walt Disney Concert Hall Jesús López-Cobos, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
HALFFTER Tiento del primer tono y batalla imperial (West Coast premiere) BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 2 PM
Jesús López-Cobos, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
HALFFTER Tiento del primer tono y batalla imperial (West Coast premiere) BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
20 TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 11 AM YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall City of Light: A Musical Tour de France
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The audience will discover the colorful and rich orchestral music of France with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in celebration of the LA Phil’s French festival.
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Paul Jacobs, organ Christine Brewer, soprano
BACH Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29, BWV 29 BACH Bist du bei mir HANDEL But Oh! What Art Can Teach FRANCK Panis Angelicus Nadia BOULANGER Trois Pièces for organ solo Lili BOULANGER Pie Jesu PUCCINI Salve Regina REGER Toccata and Fugue, Op. 59 REGER Songs (after Hugo Wolf) “Nun wander, Maria” “Führ’ mich, Kind, nach Bethlehem!” “Gebet” GOUNOD Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach) GOUNOD O Repentir! WIDOR Toccata from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42
CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Andrew Bain, horn Jin-Shan Dai, violin Barry Gold, cello Vijay Gupta, violin Hsin-I Huang, piano Ingrid Hutman, viola Gloria Lum, cello Joanne Pearce Martin, piano Dale Hikawa Silverman, viola Meredith Snow, viola Akiko Tarumoto, violin
ALL-BRAHMS
BRAHMS Horn Trio, Op. 40 BRAHMS String Quintet No. 1, Op. 88 BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
21 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 29, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, January 31, 2016, at 2 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 1
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 11 AM YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall City of Light: A Musical Tour de France
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The audience will discover the colorful and rich orchestral music of France with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in celebration of the LA Phil’s French festival.
FEBRUARY 2016
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall City of Light
St. Louis Symphony David Robertson, conductor Deborah O’Grady, production director and photographer Seth Reiser, lighting and scenic designer Adam Larsen, video consultant
MESSIAEN Des canyons aux étoiles…
SONGBOOK Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Brian Stokes Mitchell Los Angeles Philharmonic
Dubbed Broadway’s “Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, in the recording studio and in concert performances. On his most recent record, Simply Broadway, Stokes’ powerhouse baritone brings storytelling and drama to great heights on favorite classics of the Broadway canon, from Camelot, Porgy and Bess, and Company, to Man of La Mancha, South Pacific and Les Misérables.
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, February 12, 2016, at 8 PM -in/SIGHT- Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, February 14, 2016, at 2 PM
City of Light
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Vincent DuBois, organ Camilla Tilling, soprano Ars Electronica Futurelab, installation artists
TANGUY Affettuoso POULENC Organ Concerto DUTILLEUX Correspondances RAVEL Mother Goose
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti, artistic director/violin Jon Frank, photographic images and footage Mick Sowry, director Mark Atkins, didgeridoo Derek Hynd, surfer in the film Stephen Pigram, voice
The Reef: TOGNETTI Heart of The Black Beast, Bathymetry TOGNETTI/GRANDAGE Beyond SEEGER “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” RAMEAU “Les Vents” from Les Boréades LIGETI Ramifications George CRUMB Black Angels (excerpts) BACH Fugue from Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 GRANDAGE/ATKINS Immutable PIGRAM BROTHERS “Raindancing” S. PIGRAM “Mimi” KILAR Orawa ALICE IN CHAINS “Them Bones,” “Angry Chair” Brett DEAN “Peripeteia” from Electric Preludes SHOSTAKOVICH Allegro molto from Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a RACHMANINOFF Vocalise BEETHOVEN Cavatina from String Quartet, Op. 130 (arrangements by Tognetti and Grandage)
23 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, February 19, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, February 21, 2016, at 2 PM
City of Light
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor David Edwards, director Colin Grenfell, lighting designer Stéphane Degout, Pelléas Camilla Tilling, Mélisande Laurent Naouri, Golaud Willard White, Arkel Felicity Palmer, Genevieve Chloé Briot, Yniold
DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande
JAZZ Saturday, February 20, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Dianne Reeves Gregory Porter
With her sophisticated jazz sensibility and one of the richest, most flexible voices around, Dianne Reeves is one of the country’s most mesmerizing performers and storytellers. Brooklyn-based Gregory Porter, with his soulful baritone, is “The next great male jazz singer.” (NPR Music)
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Sunday, February 21, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Yundi, piano
Program TBD
The former Yundi Li is best known for being the youngest- ever winner of the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition. A huge mega-star in his native China, Yundi has focused recently on music by Beethoven in recordings and recitals that have been widely acclaimed.
24 CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall City of Light
Martin Chalifour, violin Ingrid Chun, violin Jin Shan Dai, violin David Garrett, cello Vijay Gupta, violin Thomas Hooten, trumpet Ingrid Hutman, viola Jason Lippmann, cello Gloria Lum, cello Oscar M. Meza, bass David Allen Moore, bass Joanne Pearce Martin, piano Meredith Snow, viola
RAVEL Duo for Violin and Cello SAINT-SAENS Septet RAVEL (arr. Roland Kato) Mother Goose
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 25, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, February 26, 2016, at 11 AM Saturday, February 27, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, February 28, 2016, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Sergio Tiempo, piano
WILLIAMS Soundings GINASTERA Piano Concerto No. 1 Andrew NORMAN new work (world premiere, LA Phil commission) COPLAND Appalachian Spring
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Friday, February 26, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Daniil Trifonov, piano
Program TBD
Born in 1991, Trifonov is taking the music world by storm: just weeks after winning the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, he took First Prize and a host of media at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. “What he does with his hands is technically incredible. It’s also his touch – he has tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard anything like that.” (Martha Argerich)
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MARCH 2016
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall LA Phil New Music Group Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor Christina Naughton, piano Michelle Naughton, piano
NANCARROW Sonatina for Piano Four Hands Clara IANNOTTA Intent on Resurrection – Spring or Some Such Thing (U.S. premiere) LUTOSŁAWSKI Variations on a theme of Paganini Chaya CZERNOWIN Knights of the strange/Tutti (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission) Annie GOSFIELD new work for two pianos and electronics (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, March 4, 2016, at 8 PM Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Anne Tomlinson, artistic director
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
SONGBOOK SERIES Friday, March 11, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall José González with yMusic
Swedish-born, but of Argentinean descent, José González makes his debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in this special performance with the strings of inventive classical ensemble yMusic. One of today’s most remarkable songwriters, with a crystal-clear singing voice and vibrant, classically-inspired guitar playing, González pulls from folk, pop and an array of world music traditions to build songs that are powerful, haunting and intimate.
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The “voice of the voiceless,” Argentina’s Mercedes Sosa was a leader of the nueva canción movement, created to resist South America’s military dictatorships. Her extraordinary voice and rebellious songs were rooted in Argentinian and other South American folk music. After her arrest and exile, she returned stronger than ever.
SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, March 13, 2016, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) American Youth Symphony National Children’s Chorus Luke McEndarfer, artistic director
TAN DUN Heaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997)
JAZZ Friday, March 18, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Herbie Hancock
The LA Phil’s Chair for Jazz makes a welcome return for an evening packed with brilliant artistry and musical experimentation.
WORLD MUSIC Saturday, March 26, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall La Santa Cecilia Buika
L.A.’s own La Santa Cecilia blends Pan-American rhythms from cumbia, bossa nova and bolero to rock, ska and R&B, bringing the block party to the concert hall. Acclaimed Spanish flamenco singer Buika returns with a voice that stirs the soul and new repertoire from reggae to flamenco and beyond.
27 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Nicholas McGegan, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin Nathan Cole, violin Ariana Ghez, oboe Whitney Crockett, bassoon Robert deMaine, cello
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 BACH Concerto for Two Violins BACH Sinfonia in D major, BWV, 1045 HAYDN Sinfonia concertante in B-flat SCHUBERT Symphony No. 3
APRIL 2016
JAZZ Friday, April 1, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Mack Avenue Superband featuring Gary Burton, Tia Fuller, Sean Jones, Christian McBride, Ulysses Owens, Jr., Christian Sands, Kirk Whalum José James
As one of the last exclusively jazz labels, Mack Ave Records boasts an extraordinary roster of stars, both established and up-and-coming. Expect scintillating solos and fiery musical chemistry from its Superband, helmed by veterans Christian McBride and Gary Burton. New York’s José James opens with hypnotic fluid vocals and ultra hip style.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Nicholas McGegan, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin Nathan Cole, violin Ariana Ghez, oboe Whitney Crockett, bassoon Robert deMaine, cello
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 BACH Concerto for Two Violins BACH Sinfonia in D major, BWV, 1045 HAYDN Sinfonia concertante in B-flat SCHUBERT Symphony No. 3
28 ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, April 3, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Thomas Trotter, organ
BACH Toccata & Fugue in F, BWV 540 MOZART Adagio & Allegro, K. 594 SCHUMANN Two Fugues on B.A.C.H. DOVE The Dancing Pipes WIDOR Symphony No. 5: 1. Allegro DUKAS (arr. Trotter) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice LISZT Fantasia & Fugue on B.A.C.H.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, April 8, 2016, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall James Gaffigan, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, April 10, 2016, at 2 PM
James Gaffigan, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 STRAUSS Salome Dances
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Spirit of the Cello
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and a virtuoso cellist lead the audience on a humorous exploration of the role of the cello, through music by Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Our cellist learns the true spirit of the instrument, and his cello discovers many other possibilities for making music besides being in the spotlight.
29 CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Camille Avellano, violin Andrew Bain, horn Jin Shan Dai, violin Robert deMaine, cello David Garrett, cello Barry Gold, cello Carolyn Hove, English horn David Howard, clarinet Lyndon Johnston Taylor, violin Catherine Ransom Karoly, flute Marion Arthur Kuszyk, oboe Marco Larco, viola Johnny Lee, violin Shawn Mouser, bassoon Joanne Pearce Martin, piano Vicky Ray, piano Dale Hikawa Silverman, viola
Elliott CARTER Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord Brad LUBMAN Tangents (world premiere, LA Phil commission) BARBER String Quartet Eric EWAZEN Quintet for English Horn and Strings BARBER Summer Music
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Les Violons du Roy Bernard Labadie, conductor Alexandre Tharaud, piano
BACH (arr. Labadie) Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 BACH Concerto in D minor for Keyboard and Orchestra, BWV 1052 BACH Concerto in F minor for Keyboard and Orchestra, BWV 1056 HANDEL Water Music – Suite No. 1 in F
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 14 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, April 15 2016, at 8 PM Saturday, April 16 2016, at 8 PM
John Adams, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome RESPIGHI The Fountains of Rome ADAMS Scheherazade.2
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Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 11 AM TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Walt Disney Concert Hall Spirit of the Cello
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and a virtuoso cellist lead the audience on a humorous exploration of the role of the cello, through music by Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Our cellist learns the true spirit of the instrument, and his cello discovers many other possibilities for making music besides being in the spotlight.
31 GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group John Adams, conductor Craig Werden, voice Theo Bleckmann, baritone Timur Bekbosunov, tenor Additional artist to be announced
Beth Morrison Projects Beth Morrison and Paola Prestini, co-director and co- curator
Juhi BANSAL new work for piano and voice (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Ted HEARNE Sound from the Bench “Mouth Piece” “When You Hear” Jacob COOPER new work for ensemble and voice, with video (world premiere, LA Phil commission) John ADAMS I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky “Mike’s Song about Arresting a Particular Individual” “Song About The On-site Altercation” “Dewain’s Song of Liberation and Surprise” Jefferson FRIEDMAN from On in Love (West Coast premiere) “Tarrying” “Fight Song” Leaha VILLARREAL Never Not Paola PRESTINI new work (world premiere) David T. LITTLE Artaud in the Black Lodge (West Coast premiere) “Petrograd 1917” “Here, my severed digit” Additional selections to be announced
A project of Beth Morrison Projects and VisionIntoArt, co-curated and co-directed by Beth Morrison and Paola Prestini, in collaboration with the LA Phil.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, April 24, 2016, at 2 PM
Edo de Waart, conductor Behzod Abduraimov, piano
ADAMS The Chairman Dances SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
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SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, April 24, 2016, at 7 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Colburn Orchestra Stéphane Denève, conductor Rodolfo Leone, piano
John WILLIAMS JUST DOWN WEST STREET … on the left LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Murray Perahia, piano
Program TBD
Longtime master pianist Murray Perahia has been celebrated over the years for his probing performances of music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms, winning eight Gramophone Awards and being voted into the inaugural Gramophone Hall of Fame.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, April 29, 2016, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 8 PM
Jakub Hrůša, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain GRIEG Piano Concerto JANÁČEK Taras Bulba
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MAY 2016
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 6, 2016, at 8 PM -in/SIGHT- Sunday, May 8, 2016, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor Pierre Audi, director Quay Brothers, video artists Leigh Melrose, Lindsay Kesselman, Marcel Beekman, Cristina Zavalloni, Mattijs van de Woerd, Nora Fischer, Martijn Cornet, singers
Louis ANDRIESSEN Theatre of the World (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
ALL-BRASS
Member of the talented Los Angeles Philharmonic brass section will perform stirring music from different eras. A wine reception awaits beforehand.
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Nicholas McGegan, conductor Andreas Scholl, countertenor Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
HANDEL selected arias and duets Arvo PÄRT new arrangement
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 13, 2016, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Piatigorsky International Cello Festival: Bloch
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
BLOCH Schelomo BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
34 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Piatigorsky International Cello Festival: Elgar
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Truls Mørk, cello
ROSSINI William Tell Overture ELGAR Cello Concerto BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, May 15, 2016, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Piatigorsky International Cello Festival: Martinů
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Sol Gabetta, cello
ROSSINI William Tell Overture MARTINŮ Cello Concerto No. 1 (1955 version) BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Sunday, May 15, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Piatigorsky International Cello Festival: Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott in Recital
Yo-Yo Ma, cello Kathryn Stott, piano
One of the world’s most beloved musicians and ambassadors of music appears in an intimate recital.
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITAL Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Piatigorsky International Cello Festival
Emerson String Quartet, guest ensemble Ralph Kirshbaum, cello SAKURA Cello Ensemble, guest ensemble
SCHUBERT Quintet in C Brett DEAN Twelve Angry Men (for 12 cellos and film) Anna CLYNE new work for mass cello ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission) VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
35 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, May 20, 2016, at 8 PM Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, May 22, 2016, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Lucy Crowe, soprano Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Kaspars Putniņš, artistic director Latvian Radio Choir Sigvards Kļava, artistic director
Arvo PÄRT Miserere MOZART Requiem, K. 626
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 20, 2016, at 8 PM - INSIDE THE MUSIC - Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Lucy Crowe, soprano Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Kaspars Putniņš, artistic director Latvian Radio Choir Sigvards Kļava, artistic director
Arvo PÄRT Miserere MOZART Requiem
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 26, 2016, at 8 PM -in/SIGHT- Friday, May 27, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bill Viola, video artist Inon Barnatan, piano
Arvo PÄRT Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Bill VIOLA Inverted Birth (Los Angeles premiere) MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17, K. 453 Arvo PÄRT Symphony No. 4, “Los Angeles”
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Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
MOZART Symphony No. 25, K. 183 Arvo PÄRT Greater Antiphons (world premiere, LA Phil commission) MOZART Symphony No. 40, K. 550
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, May 29, 2016, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Aaron David Miller, organ Damin Spritzer, organ
Arvo PÄRT Annum per annum MOZART Fantasia in F minor, K. 608 MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 GIGOUT Grand choeur dialogué Additional works to be announced
JUNE 2016
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, June 3, 2016, at 8 PM Saturday, June 4, 2016, at 8 PM Sunday, June 5, 2016, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Carrie Dennis, viola
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta BARTÓK Viola Concerto LIGETI Apparitions BARTÓK Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Programs, artists and dates subject to change. 11.06.15
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