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OPTIONS SEASON TICKET SEASON SEASON TICKET OPTIONS TICKET SEASON POINTS CDMX Music from Mexico City Ciudad de México (CDMX), a city of nearly nine million people, has one of the most OF INTEREST vibrant contemporary music communities in the world, drawing on rich musical traditions going back centuries. In October, the LA Phil will offer a window into THE SEASON IN FOCUS Mexico City’s colorful music scene with a mix of events on and off subscription, including orchestral concerts with Gustavo Dudamel, and artists such as Café Tacvba Antonio Sanchez, Natalia Lafourcade, Mexrrissey and Café Tacvba.

OCT 9-17 Series: GU1, JZ1, WM1 plus Additional Concerts

Natalia Lafourcade

“The story of Los Angeles and Mexico is one and the FOCUS IN SEASON THE same. It has never been more important to remember the history we share and the music we make.” Gustavo Dudamel ELISE SHOPE HENRY + PALISADES PARK THE SEASON IN FOCUS Mozart 1791 Dudamel Conducts Music from Mozart’s Final Year In what would be the last year of his life, Mozart composed extraordinary Schumann Cycle music, including his final piano concerto and The Magic Flute. Did he realize that his life was about to end? In a remarkable journey through time, Gustavo Dudamel Conducts Symphonies, Concertos and More Dudamel will explore music composed by the 35-year-old Mozart, who A signature element of Dudamel’s tenure has been to present the complete symphony remains as relevant as ever, selling more CDs than the biggest names in pop cycles of the greatest Romantic composers, immersing audiences in their unique music. Gustavo and the Los Angeles Philharmonic launch the season with a artistic voices. On the heels of insightful surveys of Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, festive all-Mozart Gala, followed by two weekends of music from that and Schubert comes an exploration of Robert Schumann, whose music is so pure, so fateful, fruitful year, 1791. unselfconscious that he seems to share his heart and spirit directly with us. In May, Gustavo Dudamel will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in all four symphonies, plus SEP 29-OCT 1 Series: TH2, FRM, FRC2, SA1, Schumann’s two greatest concertos — with pianist Mitsuko Uchida and cellist OCT 3 SA2, SU1, SU2, CH1 Sol Gabetta — and a major neglected gem staged by Peter Sellars. OCT 5-8

MAY 22-JUN 3 Series: TH1, TH2, FR2, FRM, FRC2, SA1, SA2, SAM, SU1, SU2, SU3, CH2

6 7 Multidisciplinary Productions Reflecting the LA Phil's commitment to large-scale productions highlighting sight, sound and movement, these Composer Salonen ambitious programs offer a sampling of the varied range of our in/SIGHT concerts. Look for this symbol [ ] in the calendar pp. 14-37. A Look at his Extraordinary Music During his 17 years as the LA Phil’s Music Director, War of the Worlds Mahler’s Song of the Earth Esa-Pekka Salonen became one of the most important and beloved conductors of our time. He also emerged as a Orson Welles’ 1939 “fake news” led millions of panicked Mahler’s penultimate completed work — revelatory settings of world-class composer from whose new Los Angeles roots listeners to believe that aliens were invading. Yuval Sharon ancient Chinese poems on life, love, and loss, for two singers and sprang extraordinary music, much of which was premiered takes the original radio script as the basis of an audacious orchestra — resists classification; is it a song cycle, symphony, right here. We take great pride in presenting four programs of his new performance piece to be heard around L.A. — at WWII- operatic drama? Gustavo Dudamel will lead an unprecedented brilliant work, in the first of which he’ll conduct three concertos, era sirens reactivated for two-way communication — and staging by our Artist-Collaborator Yuval Sharon in partnership each with a superstar soloist: Yo-Yo Ma, Yefim Bronfman, and Leila simultaneously at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Composer with TEATROCINEMA, Chile’s imaginative theater company that Josefowicz. April’s program features a world premiere conducted Annie Gosfield’s use of radio sounds makes her the creates digital backgrounds with 2D and 3D video. These interact by Gustavo Dudamel. ideal collaborator in this must-see event. live with the performers, heightening the profound impact of this extraordinary music. NOV 12, 18* Series: GU1 YS FEB 8-11 Series: TH1, FR1, FRM, FRC2, SA2, PROJECT *Part of Noon to Midnight APR 5-7 Series: TH1, FR3, SA2 PROJECTYS FEB 16-18 SAM, SU1, SU2, SU3, SY1, SY2 MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRODUCTIONS FEB 24, MAR 10 APR 13-15 Mälkki: Strauss and Saarinen Peter Sellars & the Peri Our new Principal Guest Conductor Susanna Mälkki perfectly Schumann’s massive and rarely performed oratorio Das “A fiercely committed and very fine [composer]...in his own encapsulates her singular musical perspective and approach by Paradies und die Peri will be staged by illustrious director Peter works, the orchestra swivels, surges, and throws off sparks... programming the U.S. premiere of Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Sellars, inspired by the stunning art found in the cave temples at He is a master of the long and lovely meditation.” Cello Concerto — as it was meant to be, choreographed for three Dunhuang, China. With Dudamel conducting a phenomenal cast New York Magazine dancers — alongside works by Bach and Strauss. For these and immersive visuals by innovative designer Refik Anadol, concerts, she will collaborate with the innovative Finnish these concerts will stir deeply both heart and mind. choreographer Tero Saarinen and his dance company. JUN 1-3 Series: FRC2, SA2, SU1 JAN 19-21 Series: FRC2, SA1, SU2

THE SEASON IN FOCUS Bernstein’s Mass Bernstein’s eclectic and very personal Mass calls for huge Bernstein 100 forces including orchestra, street singers, adult and children’s choruses, rock and marching bands, and more, all to be Celebrating an American Original conducted by Dudamel. Acclaimed director Elkhanah Pulitzer (Nixon in China) will bring this enormous The incomparable Leonard Bernstein would have turned 100 in staging and rarely performed epic to life. 2018. The American musical giant, a son of Ukrainian immigrants, openly invested his generous personality into everything he wrote. FEB 1-4 Series: TH2, FR2, SA3, SU3 Dudamel leads a rare production of his all-encompassing Mass, as well as the life-affirming Chichester Psalms. Violinist Hilary Hahn performs his remarkable Serenade, and David Newman conducts West Side Story live-to-picture. WAR OF THE WORLDS NOV 24, 26 Series: TH2, FR2, FR3, FRC1, DEC 1-3 SA1, SA3, SU1, SU2, SU3 FEB 1-4 APR 19, 21, 22

8 9 COLLABORATORS & VISIONARIES EXPANDING PERSPECTIVES

Herbie Hancock Hilary Hahn Mitsuko Uchida Susanna Mälkki Zubin Mehta Principal Guest Conductor Recently named Musical America’s “Conductor of the Year,” Susanna Mälkki begins a three-year appointment as our first Principal Guest Conductor since Sir Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas more than 30 years ago. Share in the thrill as she brings her unique and forward-thinking vision to three orchestral

Charles Dutoit & VISIONARIES COLLABORATORS programs, plus a Green Umbrella concert. András Schiff Yo-Yo Ma OCT 27-29 Series: TH2, FR1, FR2, FRC2, SA1, John Adams NOV 2-5 SA2, SA3, SU1, SU2, SU3, GU1 JAN 19-21 JAN 23

“My fundamental wish is to share the joy I experience in the music. We don’t play and listen to difficult music out of a sense of duty, but because it is something fascinating and exhilarating which keeps our playing and listening real.” Yefim Bronfman Susanna Mälkki Itzhak Perlman Leila Josefowicz Leslie Odom, Jr. COLLABORATORS & VISIONARIES Yuval Sharon Artist-Collaborator “L.A.’s avant-garde opera darling” (Hollywood Reporter), Yuval Sharon returns for a second season with three Dianne Reeves major projects, on stage and throughout the city. Julia Bullock Yuja Wang

Khatia Buniatishvili NOV 12, 18 * Series: TH1, FR2, FR3, SA2, GU1 MAR 2,3 *Additional Concert APR 5-7

“[Sharon] has broken the fourth wall with a vengeance, not merely freeing opera from the opera house, but making its heightened expression the sound of real, everyday and inner life.” The Wall Street Journal Art Garfunkel Jean-Yves Thibaudet Emanuel Ax Martha Argerich

PROJECTYS Look for this symbol 10 11 MINYOUNG CHANG + WATTS TOWERS SERIES AT A GLANCE

Los Angeles Philharmonic (Orchestral) TH1/2, FR1/2/3, FRM, FRC 1/2, SA1/2/3, SAM, SU1/2/3, SY1/2 There are 17 series featuring our orchestra, available on Thursdays through Sundays, each crafted to provide balance, variety and inspiration.

Three with unique features are:

Casual Fridays FRC1 Come as you are! Enjoy a shorter program, post-concert Q&A, and an after-party with the musicians.

Inside the Music FRC2

KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen hosts. Your ticket includes a preview video and AT A GLANCE SERIES podcast, plus pre- and post-concert presentations and Q&As.

Toyota Symphonies for Youth SY1, SY2 Saturday morning programs for children 5-11, preceded by art workshops.

SERIES A GLANCE AT Baroque BV1 Green Umbrella GU1 Leading artists in programs that speak to all This acclaimed new music series facets of early music and the Baroque era. is the LA Phil at its most daring.

Colburn Celebrity Recitals CE1, CE2 World Music WM1 The finest artists in the world International sensations, in intimate performances. live in concert!

Chamber Music CH1, CH2 Jazz JZ1 Members of the orchestra and guests perform music Four brilliant evenings, plus a bonus concert, for small ensembles, preceded by a wine reception. curated by Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock.

Organ Recitals OR1 Songbook SB1 The world’s top organists perform Devoted to performers of the Great remarkable repertoire that highlights American Songbook and beyond. our Hall’s powerful instrument.

Programs, artists, prices and dates subject to change

12 13 OCTOBER SEASON ORCHESTRAL Mozart 1791: Scenes from The Magic Flute Thu OCT 5 8pm (TH2) For his second week focused on Mozart’s final year, Dudamel leads the Fri OCT 6 8pm (FRC2) CALENDAR gorgeous Clarinet Concerto – featuring one of the world’s greatest clarinet Sat OCT 7 8pm (SA1) soloists – and highlights from the enchanted opera The Magic Flute. Both Sun OCT 8 2pm (SU2) SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER works were premiered shortly before Mozart’s untimely death. Los Angeles Philharmonic MOZART Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 Gustavo Dudamel, conductor MOZART Selections from The Martin Fröst, clarinet Magic Flute, K. 620 Julia Bullock, Pamina GALA Opening Night Concert & Gala Paul Appleby, Tamino Tue SEP 26 7pm Elliot Madore, Papageno Los Angeles Philharmonic All-MOZART program Julia Bullock Jessica Pratt, Queen of the Night Gustavo Dudamel, conductor additional artists to be announced

ORCHESTRAL Mozart 1791: Final Piano Concerto ORGAN RECITALS Jean-Baptiste Robin in Recital Fri SEP 29 11am (FRM) Sun OCT 8 7:30pm (OR1) Gustavo Dudamel In his final year, Mozart penned some of his most extraordinary music. Organist of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles, Sat SEP 30 8pm (SA2) For this special program, Gustavo includes the last piano concerto and Jean-Baptiste Robin is widely regarded as one of the most Sun OCT 1 2pm (SU1) exquisite vocal works, such as Ave verum corpus and the rarely heard prominent French organists of his generation, particularly K. 623, known as the Little Masonic Cantata, for men’s voices. for his performances of French Baroque music. CALENDAR SEASON

Los Angeles Philharmonic MOZART Overture to La clemenza di Tito program to be announced Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595 Javier Perianes, piano "Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio" J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano from La clemenza de Tito Jean-Baptiste Robin Paul Appleby, tenor Laut verkünde unsre Freude, K. 623 JAZZ CDMX: BiRDMAN LiVE Shenyang, bass-baritone Ave verum corpus, K. 618 Mon OCT 9 8pm (JZ1) Los Angeles Master Chorale Mexican percussionist, composer and five-time Grammy®-winner Grant Gershon, Artistic Director Antonio Sanchez performs his unique and vibrant percussion-only score SEASON CALENDAR live-to-picture for a screening of Birdman, which won the Oscar® for Best Picture in 2014. “Mr. Sanchez emerged as one of the standout jazz drummers on the contemporary scene, a polyrhythmic ace attuned to CHAMBER MUSIC All-Mozart J'Nai Bridges the subtlest dynamic fluctuations.” – The New York Times Tue OCT 3 8pm (CH1) Mozart’s intimate musical thoughts are at the heart of this season’s first Antonio Sanchez chamber music program.

members of the program to include: Los Angeles Philharmonic MOZART String Quintet in E-flat, K. 614 Antonio Sanchez preceded by a complimentary WORLD MUSIC CDMX: Natalia Lafourcade wine reception Thu OCT 12 8pm (WM1) Seven-time Latin Grammy®-winner Natalia Lafourcade is one of Mexico’s biggest contemporary music stars. While anchored in her traditional roots, she also explores reggae, bossa nova, and calypso with intriguing acoustic guitar, piano, and stunningly delicate vocals. For the first time, she will be accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Natalia Lafourcade

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Natalia Lafourcade

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Fri OCT 13 8pm CDMX: Noche de Cine COLBURN CELEBRITY Shaham in Recital RECITALS From the Golden Age of Mexican cinema to present day, Mexico City has One of the world’s most acclaimed violinists returns for an intimate Wed OCT 18 8pm (CE1) been the center of the Latin American film scene. Celebrate an evening of evening of musical gold, with examples from the 18th century to the scores and songs from beloved films both classic and modern. 21st. He is joined by his frequent recital partner, composer-pianist Akira Eguchi. Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gil Shaham, violin KREISLER Preludium and Allegro Akira Eguchi, piano PROKOFIEV Five Melodies, Op. 35 FRANCK Violin Sonata in A BACH Partita No. 3 in E for solo violin Sat OCT 14 CDMX: Now! Gustavo Dudamel SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo time to be announced A celebratory snapshot of Ciudad de México’s colorfully vibrant music Capriccioso community – featuring established and emerging acts who highlight the Avner DORMAN Nigunim rich traditions and contemporary creativity overflowing from this Latin-American capital. Gil Shaham

Mexrrissey ORCHESTRAL Mirga Conducts Mahler La Sonora Santanera Thu OCT 19 8pm (TH1) additional artists to be announced In this transporting program, a veteran virtuoso performs the dramatic Fri OCT 20 8pm (FR3) Violin Concerto by prolific Soviet composer Mieczysław Weinberg, a Sat OCT 21 2pm (SAM) Shostakovich colleague. Mirga leads Mahler’s shortest and sweetest symphony, which concludes with a child’s view of life in heaven. CALENDAR SEASON Sun OCT 15 7:30pm CDMX: Café Tacvba Los Angeles Philharmonic MESSIAEN Un sourire (A Smile) For the first time in their 28 years, the “greatest rock band in Mexico…and… Mirga Gražinyte˙ -Tyla, conductor WEINBERG Violin Concerto possibly even the world” (The New York Times), Café Tacvba, performs with Gidon Kremer, violin MAHLER Symphony No. 4 Mexrrissey full orchestra. Celebrating a new record, this special concert, conducted Janai Brugger, soprano by Gustavo Dudamel, will showcase their extraordinary catalog with Mirga Gražinyte˙ -Tyla imaginative new arrangements and their distinctive attitude.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor VISITING Chicago Symphony Orchestra SEASON CALENDAR Café Tacvba ORCHESTRAS One of the world’s most honored orchestras and its revered Music Sun OCT 22 7:30pm Director delight Brahms lovers with the two warm, buoyant middle symphonies. GREEN UMBRELLA CDMX: New Music from Mexico Chicago Symphony Orchestra BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 Tue OCT 17 8pm (GU1) To conclude our focus on the music of Mexico City, new music expert Prieto Riccardo Muti, conductor Symphony No. 2 leads a performance that includes five world premieres by talented and acclaimed composers with connections to Mexico’s great capital city.

LA Phil New Music Group Édgar GUZMÁN new work for chamber CHAMBER MUSIC Chamber Music Gidon Kremer Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor ensemble* Café Tacvba Tue OCT 24 8pm (CH2) Juan Felipe WALLER new work for ensemble* Listening to music on an intimate level at our Chamber Music concerts Ivan NARANJO new work for ensemble* is a great way to relax and restore. Diana SYRSE new work for ensemble* members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced Alejandro CASTAÑOS new work for preceded by a complimentary wine reception chamber ensemble*

*(world premiere, LA Phil commission)

CDMX is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 60 cultural institutions across Southern California. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. Carlos Miguel Prieto Riccardo Muti The presenting sponsor is Bank of America. Supported through grants from the Getty Foundation.

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in/SIGHT SEASON CALENDAR SEASON NOVEMBER-DECEMBER DECEMBER

CHAMBER MUSIC French Music TOYOTA SYMPHONIES Stravinsky's Firebird Tue NOV 14 8pm (CM1) FOR YOUTH Enjoy this rich program of intimate French delights to relax and restore Los Angeles Philharmonic Sat DEC 2 11am (SY1) your spirit.

members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced preceded by a complimentary wine reception SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Sun DEC 3 7pm Anne Tomlinson, conductor program to be announced Toyota Symphonies for Youth ORCHESTRAL Bach & Pergolesi Thu NOV 16 8pm (TH2) The highly acclaimed early music maestro leads this 18th-century program Emmanuelle Haïm Fri NOV 17 8pm (FR2) bringing together the famous Third Suite by J.S. Bach, Purcell’s suite inspired CHAMBER MUSIC Bach & Mendelssohn Sun NOV 19 2pm (SU3) by Shakespeare, and Pergolesi’s masterpiece, written in the final weeks of Tue DEC 5 8pm (CH2) An insightful pairing of chamber works by these two great masters makes his all-too-brief life: a lamentation about Mary at the foot of the cross. for a well-rounded experience. Los Angeles Philharmonic PURCELL Suite from The Fairy Queen members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor RAMEAU Suite from Les Indes Galantes preceded by a complimentary wine reception Laura Claycomb, soprano BACH Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 Christophe Dumaux, countertenor PERGOLESI Stabat Mater

COLBURN CELEBRITY Calder Quartet RECITALS CALENDAR SEASON Sat NOV 18 12pm Noon to Midnight: A Day of New Music Winners of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, this innovative and Wed DEC 7 8pm (CE2) acclaimed chamber ensemble excels across the full range of genres and Calder Quartet Following last year's extraordinary success, N2M will let you roam the collaborates with artists from every point on the spectrum. PROJECTYS spaces of Walt Disney Concert Hall in a festival atmosphere for a day of Christopher Rountree pop-up performances featuring L.A.'s top new music ensembles. program to include: SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14, "Death and the Maiden" LA Phil New Music Group day to include: Christopher Rountree, conductor Annie GOSFIELD War of the Worlds Yuval Sharon, director (LA Phil commission)

SEASON CALENDAR ORCHESTRAL Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto ORCHESTRAL Bernstein 100: West Side Story Fri DEC 8 11am (FRM) A renowned conductor and the pianist who tore it up in 2016 join forces Fri NOV 24 8pm (FR3) Sat DEC 9 8pm (SA3) In honor of the Leonard Bernstein Centennial, experience the iconic winner for the Romantic piano concerto. Prokofiev’s musical outpouring of Sun NOV 26 2pm (SU2) Sun DEC 10 2pm (SU1) of ten Oscars® as never before — with Bernstein’s score performed live with grief at the losses from WWII concludes this multifaceted concert. the re-mastered film (directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, featuring West Side Story © 1961 Los Angeles Philharmonic CHEN YI Ge Zu (Antiphony) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robbins’ choreography, Ernest Lehman’s screenplay, Arthur Laurents’ book Studios Inc. Xian Zhang, conductor TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 All rights reserved. and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics) all projected in HD. Sergio Tiempo, piano PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6 West Side Story © A.M.P.A.S. Los Angeles Philharmonic BERNSTEIN West Side Story Sergio Tiempo David Newman, conductor

SONGBOOK Leslie Odom, Jr. ORCHESTRAL Bernstein 100: Hilary Hahn Plays Bernstein Fri DEC 8 8pm (SB1) Having won a Tony Award® for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in Hamilton Fri DEC 1 8pm (FRC1) One of the world’s greatest violinists joins the LA Phil for Leonard Bernstein’s on Broadway, this deft, stylish and charismatic star will perform Sat DEC 2 8pm (SA1) fascinating concertante work, inspired by Plato’s discourse on all aspects of songs from his recent, self-titled debut album, as well as some holiday Sun DEC 3 2pm (SU3) love. To open, Cuban-born composer Tania León shares her latest work. favorites, backed by a four-piece combo.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Tania LEÓN new work for orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor (except Fri) (world premiere, Hilary Hahn, violin LA Phil commission) BERNSTEIN Serenade RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 Hilary Hahn Leslie Odom, Jr.

in/SIGHT 20 21 PROJECTYS Yuval Sharon DECEMBER DECEMBER-JANUARY

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES Stravinsky's Firebird DECK THE HALL White Christmas Sing-Along FOR YOUTH Sat DEC 23 Los Angeles Philharmonic Enjoy singing along with such songs as “The Best Things Happen Sat DEC 9 11am (SY2) 3pm, 8pm When You’re Dancing,” “Snow,” “Sisters” and, of course, the iconic “White Christmas,” as you watch a screening of this beloved 1954 film, with all the lyrics on screen. ORCHESTRAL Mozart & Bruckner with Mehta Thu DEC 14 8pm (TH1) The LA Phil’s beloved former Music Director returns for a classic Fri DEC 15 8pm (FR1) combination of Mozart and Bruckner, featuring the latter’s powerful DECK THE HALL New Year’s Eve Sat DEC 16 8pm (SA1) but poignantly unfinished final symphony. Sun DEC 31 Sun DEC 17 2pm (SU2) Ring in the New Year with outstanding music in a grand finale to 7pm, 10:30pm White Christmas Zubin Mehta Los Angeles Philharmonic MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 the holiday season. © Paramount Pictures Zubin Mehta, conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 artists to be announced Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

ORCHESTRAL Debussy, Ravel & Beyond DECK THE HALL Holiday Sing-Along Fri JAN 5 8pm (FR2) Sat DEC 16 One of the greatest conductor/composers of his generation, Pintscher Accompanied by Walt Disney Concert Hall’s huge pipe organ, a choir Sat JAN 6 8pm (SA3) 11:30am, 2:30pm brings his composer’s ear to all he conducts. Great French violinist and a jazz combo, you’ll enjoy singing everything from “Silent Night” Capuçon collaborates with him on Pintscher’s concerto. The rest of to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” hosted by the hilarious

this gorgeous program revisits three great French composers from CALENDAR SEASON Melissa Peterman. A jolly good time for the entire family! the turn of the last century. Melissa Peterman, host Los Angeles Philharmonic RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole John Sutton, conductor Matthias Pintscher, conductor Matthias PINTSCHER mar’eh Angeles Chorale Khatia Buniatishvili Renaud Capuçon, violin (West Coast premiere) Matthias Pintscher DEBUSSY Iberia from Images DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice DECK THE HALL A Chanticleer Christmas Tue DEC 19 8pm Possibly America’s finest chorus, this 12-man Grammy®-winning SEASON CALENDAR ensemble makes a welcome return with their impeccable singing BAROQUE Vivaldi, the Farewell Concertos and eclectic Christmas program, ranging from Gregorian chant to Tue JAN 9 8pm (BV1) Chanticleer Biondi and Europa Galante, among the best of the best, take you back American spirituals. in time to experience works written by an impoverished Vivaldi near the end of his life, in search of a new beginning in Vienna.

Europa Galante GALUPPI Overture to Adriano in Siria DECK THE HALL Dianne Reeves – Christmas Time Is Here Fabio Biondi, violin VIVALDI Sinfonia in G for strings, Wed DEC 20 8pm One of the greatest jazz voices of our time brings to life many and conductor RV 149, “Il Coro delle muse” songs from her album of classic Christmas carols. Violin Concerto in A, RV 552, Renaud Capuçon “con eco in lontano” REUTTER Sinfonia in D minor HOLZBAUER Flute Concerto in G DECK THE HALL Naturally 7 REINHARDT Sonata a quattro Fri DEC 22 8pm The a cappella sensations, who produce all their “instrumental” violini e basso accompaniments with their own voices, perform a holiday-themed VIVALDI Violin Concerto in C, RV 186 Fabio Biondi Dianne Reeves program that’s sure to warm you up! Violin Concerto in B-flat, RV 371

Naturally 7 Europa Galante

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ORCHESTRAL Itzhak Perlman Plays & Conducts Thu JAN 11 8pm (TH2) The beloved violinist shares a wide-ranging program as both Fri JAN 12 11am (FRM) conductor and soloist, from energizing Bach through delightful Sat JAN 13 8pm (SA2) Brahms to noble Elgar.

Los Angeles Philharmonic BACH Violin Concerto No. 1 Itzhak Perlman, violin and in A minor, BWV 1041 conductor BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn ELGAR Enigma Variations

Itzhak Perlman

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES The Magic of Dvorˇák FOR YOUTH Los Angeles Philharmonic Sat JAN 13 11am (SY1)

ORCHESTRAL Mälkki: Strauss and Saarinen Fri JAN 19 8pm (FRC2) Principal Guest Conductor Susanna Mälkki cuts across a vast range of

Sat JAN 20 8pm (SA1) CALENDAR SEASON German music, featuring our brilliant Principal Cellist in Bernd Alois Sun JAN 21 2pm (SU2) Zimmermann’s highly colorful and uniquely creative concerto from 1966, complete with dancers. The massive orchestra Strauss requires for his Alpine climb creates imposing force. Susanna Mälkki Los Angeles Philharmonic BACH (arr. WEBERN) Ricercar Susanna Mälkki, conductor ZIMMERMANN Concerto for cello and Robert deMaine, cello orchestra, en forme de pas de trois Tero Saarinen Company (U.S. premiere) STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony SEASON CALENDAR

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES The Magic of Dvorˇák FOR YOUTH Los Angeles Philharmonic Sat JAN 20 11am (SY2)

ORGAN RECITALS Katelyn Emerson in Recital Toyota Symphonies for Youth Sun JAN 21 7:30pm (OR1) The number of prizes, milestones and raves that rising star organist Katelyn Emerson has racked up is even more astounding coupled with the fact that she’s only recently out of school.

program to include works by ALAIN, BACH, DUPRÉ, and VIERNE

Katelyn Emerson

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GREEN UMBRELLA Mälkki Conducts CHAMBER MUSIC Chamber Music Tue JAN 23 8pm (GU1) Our new Principal Guest Conductor displays one of her great strengths Tue FEB 6 8pm (CH1) Listening to music on an intimate level at our Chamber Music concerts by illuminating works from the cutting edge of the avant-garde. is a great way to relax and restore. LA Phil New Music Group Francesca VERUNELLI Unfolding members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced Susanna Mälkki, conductor (string quartet) preceded by a complimentary wine reception Marcos BALTER new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Francesco FILIDEI Toccata Helmut LACHENMANN Mouvement ORCHESTRAL Composer Salonen: Concertos Susanna Mälkki Thu FEB 8 8pm (TH1) A Who’s Who of top virtuosos alternate for three spectacular concertos Yo-Yo Ma Fri FEB 9 8pm (FRC1) composed by our Conductor Laureate, who also leads one of Beethoven’s Sat FEB 10 8pm (SA2) ORCHESTRAL Dudamel Conducts Brahms most exciting symphonies. What a weekend! Sun FEB 11 2pm (SU2) Thu JAN 25 8pm (TH1) With his ever-deepening interpretations, Dudamel returns to Brahms’ Los Angeles Philharmonic BIBER Battalia (except Fri) Fri JAN 26 8pm (FR1) grand and imposing First Symphony. Our gifted Principal Timpanist Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto Sun JAN 28 2pm (SU1) premieres another of his intriguing, pulsating compositions. Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Feb 8) (Feb 8, West Coast premiere) Yefim Bronfman, piano (Feb 9, 10) Piano Concerto (Feb 9, 10) Los Angeles Philharmonic STRAVINSKY Fireworks Leila Josefowicz, violin (Feb 11) Violin Concerto (Feb 11) Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Joseph PEREIRA Concerto for timpani BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Joseph Pereira, timpani and two percussion (world premiere, Maraca 2, percussion LA Phil commission) CALENDAR SEASON BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

CHAMBER MUSIC All-Beethoven Gustavo Dudamel Tue FEB 13 8pm (CH2) Yefim Bronfman Be captivated by incomparable chamber works of Beethoven. JAZZ Herbie Hancock Sat JAN 27 8pm (JZ1) members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced Our esteemed Creative Chair for Jazz will perform another preceded by a complimentary wine reception one-of-a-kind concert. Details to be announced soon!

Herbie Hancock, keyboards SEASON CALENDAR ORCHESTRAL Composer Salonen: Wing on Wing Fri FEB 16 8pm (FRC2) As part of our celebration of Salonen the composer, we present the newly Sat FEB 17 2pm (SAM) ORCHESTRAL Bernstein 100: Bernstein’s Mass with Dudamel revised version of a work he originally composed for the opening of Walt Sun FEB 18 2pm (SU1) Thu FEB 1 8pm (TH2) Disney Concert Hall. Beethoven’s towering concerto leads off. Dudamel marshals a huge cast of singers, choirs, dancers, rock band, Fri FEB 2 8pm (FR2) marching band and orchestra for Bernstein’s unabashedly eclectic and Sat FEB 3 8pm (SA3) Los Angeles Philharmonic BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto highly dramatic theater piece. For this sweeping summation of life and Sun FEB 4 2pm (SU3) Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor MOZART Selections from music, Bernstein himself wrote most of the lyrics, which lay bare the Vilde Frang, violin The Impresario, K. 486 crisis of faith experienced by a priest celebrating mass. Esa-Pekka Salonen Herbie Hancock Kiera Duffy, soprano Esa-Pekka SALONEN Wing on Wing Los Angeles Philharmonic BERNSTEIN Mass So Young Park, soprano Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Elkhanah Pulitzer, director Los Angeles Master Chorale ORGAN RECITALS Peter Richard Conte in Recital Grant Gershon, Artistic Director Sun FEB 18 7:30pm (OR1) Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Possessing nearly unparalleled technique, a brilliant ear for tonal color and Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director an innovative programming style, Peter Richard Conte is highly regarded as cast to be announced an enthralling performer and an arranger of jaw-dropping transcriptions.

Peter Richard Conte, organ program to include music by IVES, Andrew Ennis, flugelhorn and organ BERNSTEIN, PUCCINI, and SIBELIUS

Leonard Bernstein Peter Richard Conte

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GREEN UMBRELLA Adams Conducts Wed FEB 28 8pm The Oscar® Concert Tue FEB 20 8pm (GU1) Our Creative Chair leads an audacious program including nearly lost As part of the Oscar® Week celebrations for its 90th Anniversary, the post-minimalist music by the late African-American provocateur Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® teams with the LA Phil to composer Julius Eastman. Salvatore Martirano’s best-known work — present this year’s nominated scores live in concert. Thomas Wilkins will L’s G.A. (Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address) for gas-masked politico, helium lead a celebration of the fascinating history of film music, and the program bomb, two-channel tape recorder — is a bold piece with a powerful anti- will include suites and video from each nominated film. war message. Also features premieres from Young and McIntosh. Los Angeles Philharmonic LA Phil New Music Group Katherine YOUNG new work for ensemble Thomas Wilkins, conductor John Adams, conductor (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Andrew McINTOSH new work for ensemble John Adams (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Thomas Wilkins ORCHESTRAL A Trip to the Moon EASTMAN Evil N****r Fri MAR 2 8pm (FR2) MARTIRANO L’s G.A. A fresh new work from prize-winning composer Andrew Norman Sat MAR 3 8pm (SA2) takes its inspiration from Georges Méliès' 1902 silent film version of a Jules Verne classic. YS PROJECT Los Angeles Philharmonic Andrew NORMAN A Trip to the Moon ORCHESTRAL Muhly & Mussorgsky Great for the whole Teddy Abrams, conductor (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission) Fri FEB 23 8pm (FRC1) After Ravel’s gentle, rippling tribute to the French Baroque, we will family, ages 6 and up. Yuval Sharon, director HOLST The Planets Sat FEB 24 8pm (SA1) shake the rafters with Muhly’s new Organ Concerto. Ravel’s unparalleled Los Angeles Master Chorale

Sun FEB 25 2pm (SU3) CALENDAR SEASON orchestration of Mussorgsky’s mighty suite of aural pictures will bring Grant Gershon, Artistic Director down any rafters left remaining. Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director Los Angeles Philharmonic RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin (except Fri) James Conlon, conductor Nico MUHLY Organ Concerto (world A Trip to the Moon James Conlon James McVinnie, organ premiere, LA Phil commission) MUSSORGSKY (arr. Ravel) Pictures at an COLBURN CELEBRITY Ma • Kavakos • Ax Exhibition RECITALS Three of the most acclaimed artists in the world get together as Sun MAR 4 7:30pm (CE2) a supergroup to share the richness within the three piano trios

SEASON CALENDAR by Johannes Brahms. TOYOTA SYMPHONIES Composer Salonen: Wing on Wing Yo-Yo Ma, cello BRAHMS Trio in C, Op. 87 FOR YOUTH Los Angeles Philharmonic Leonidas Kavakos, violin Trio in C minor, Op. 101 Sat FEB 24 11am (SY1) Emanuel Ax, piano Trio in B, Op. 8

BAROQUE Baroque Brass COLBURN CELEBRITY Trifonov & Babayan Thu MAR 8 8pm (BV1) RECITALS Taking center stage, the Philharmonic's sensational brass players offer James McVinnie Already considered one of the world’s most amazing pianists, Leonidas Kavakos Sun FEB 25 7:30pm an invigorating evening of colorful music from the age of Gabrieli, Daniil Trifonov teams with multiple prize-winning Armenian-American (CE1) Bach, and Handel. pianist Sergei Babayan, whose students, including Trifonov, have won awards all over the world. Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced brass section Daniil Trifonov, piano RACHMANINOFF Suites for Two Pianos Sergei Babayan, piano Mauro LANZA new work for two pianos (world premiere, LA Phil commission) RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole

Daniil Trifonov Emanuel Ax

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JAZZ John Beasley presents MONK’estra CHAMBER MUSIC Chamber Music Fri MAR 9 8pm (JZ1) Tue MAR 20 8pm (CH1) Geri Allen presents The Erroll Garner Project: Listening to music on an intimate level at our Chamber Music concerts is a Concert by the Sea great way to relax and restore. John Beasley presents featuring Gerald Clayton, Christian Sands, Darek Oles, MONK'estra Victor Lewis, Russell Malone members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced preceded by a complimentary wine reception The L.A.-based big band John Beasley presents MONK’estra celebrates the 100th birthday of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk with fresh new arrangements of Monk’s unique compositions, along with clips of his performances. Closing the evening will be a homage to one of the most ORCHESTRAL Bruch & Dvorˇák popular albums in jazz history, pianist Erroll Garner’s Concert by the Sea. Thu MAR 22 8pm (TH1) Spotlighting two members of the LA Phil family — former Resident Conductor Lionel Bringuier Today’s most exciting jazz pianists, with an all-star rhythm section, will Sat MAR 24 8pm (SA3) Bringuier and Principal Concertmaster Chalifour — this Romantic program perform such classics as “April in Paris,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Sun MAR 25 2pm (SU3) includes Bruch’s lyrical masterpiece. Its G-minor drama is followed by Me,” “Autumn Leaves” and many more. the sunny G major of Dvorˇák’s exuberant Eighth Symphony.

Los Angeles Philharmonic BRAHMS Tragic Overture Lionel Bringuier, conductor BRUCH Violin Concerto Glen Hansard TOYOTA SYMPHONIES Composer Salonen: Wing on Wing Martin Chalifour, violin DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8 FOR YOUTH Los Angeles Philharmonic Sat MAR 10 11am (SY2)

JAZZ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Chick Corea CALENDAR SEASON Fri MAR 23 8pm (JZ1) The ever-swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra presents a WORLD MUSIC Glen Hansard new program with jazz titan Chick Corea. Sparks will fly as the Sat MAR 10 8pm (WM1) Acclaimed singer-songwriter Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, The Frames) — orchestra performs Corea’s gems, as well as swinging, soulful Chick Corea focus of the Oscar®-winning film Once and its Tony Award®-winning musical standards that will raise the roof! SONGBOOK adaptation — returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for two performances of soul- Sun MAR 11 7:30pm (SB1) Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra stirring melodies and raw emotion. For Sunday’s concert, Glen will be joined Chick Corea, keyboards for a very special evening by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Martha Argerich Glen Hansard SEASON CALENDAR Los Angeles Philharmonic (Mar 11) TOYOTA SYMPHONIES Pictures at an Exhibition FOR YOUTH Los Angeles Philharmonic Sat MAR 24 11am (SY1) COLBURN CELEBRITY Perlman & Argerich RECITALS Two living legends in joint recital – this is one for the record books! Tue MAR 13 8pm (CE1) Wed MAR 14 8pm (CE2) Itzhak Perlman, violin program to include: SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN American Youth Symphony Martha Argerich, piano BACH Sonata for Keyboard and Violin, Sun MAR 25 7:30pm American Youth Symphony American Youth Symphony program to be announced BWV 1017 Carlos Izcaray, conductor FRANCK Violin Sonata in A

Itzhak Perlman VISITING ORCHESTRAS San Francisco Symphony ORCHESTRAL Beethoven & Sibelius Tue MAR 27 8pm Fri MAR 16 8pm (FR3) L.A. favorite Michael Tilson Thomas leads his brilliant orchestra Eminent Danish maestro Blomstedt has programmed a pair of beloved Sat MAR 17 2pm (SAM) in a power-packed, expressive program that sprang from the second symphonies (in the same key) that differ dramatically from one Sun MAR 18 2pm (SU1) highly charged atmosphere of early 20th-century Vienna. another, resulting in an unexpected and richly rewarding symbiosis. San Francisco Symphony BERG Violin Concerto Los Angeles Philharmonic BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 5 Herbert Blomstedt, conductor SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 Gil Shaham, violin

Herbert Blomstedt Michael Tilson Thomas

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ORCHESTRAL Richard Goode Plays Mozart ORCHESTRAL Composer Salonen: Thu MAR 29 8pm (TH2) Fri APR 13 11am (FRM) Dudamel Conducts Salonen & Shostakovich The incomparable Richard Goode joins us for the exquisite concerto Fri MAR 30 8pm (FR1) Sat APR 14 2pm (SAM) that Mozart composed for a young blind virtuoso named Maria As part of Composer Salonen, his brand-new orchestral work will be Sat MAR 31 8pm (SA1) Sun APR 15 2pm (SU3) Theresa Paradis. Then, Manze leads a rare performance of Vaughan conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Shostakovich’s most popular symphony Williams’ vividly dramatic and expressive Sixth Symphony. Although will follow Varèse’s musical vision of an imagined New York City. VW wouldn’t confirm that it was a reaction to the sufferings of WWII, it Los Angeles Philharmonic Esa-Pekka SALONEN new work is clearly in a different world from his more pastoral achievements. Gustavo Dudamel, conductor for orchestra (world premiere, Los Angeles Philharmonic BACEWICZ Overture LA Phil commission) Andrew Manze, conductor MOZART Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456, VARÈSE Amériques Richard Goode, piano “Paradis” SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 Richard Goode Esa-Pekka Salonen VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 6

GREEN UMBRELLA Dudamel Conducts Hearne World Premiere TOYOTA SYMPHONIES Pictures at an Exhibition Tue APR 17 8pm (GU1) In a country at a crossroads where the intersections of manifest destiny FOR YOUTH Los Angeles Philharmonic and gentrification meet history and personal experience, Hearne’s Place Sat MAR 31 11am (SY2) explores the complex and contentious map of the place we call home.

Produced in collaboration Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Ted HEARNE Place (world with Beth Morrison LA Phil New Music Group premiere, commissioned by Projects Patricia McGregor, director the LA Phil, Barbican Centre CALENDAR SEASON ORCHESTRAL Mahler’s Song of the Earth Saul Williams and Ted Hearne, and Beth Morrison Projects) co-librettists Thu APR 5 8pm (TH1) Mahler’s penultimate completed work is unclassifiable — neither song Toyota Symphonies for Youth Fri APR 6 8pm (FR3) cycle, symphony, nor operatic drama. His penetrating settings of ancient Gustavo Dudamel Sat APR 7 8pm (SA2) Chinese poems reveal a universe of experience within an individual, our Sun APR 8 2pm* (SU2) relationship to nature, and the sometimes cruel, sometimes beautiful cycle of life. In an unprecedented move, three of these performances ORCHESTRAL Bernstein 100: Dudamel Conducts Beethoven 9 will be staged by our Artist-Collaborator Sharon in conjunction with Thu APR 19 8pm (TH2) YS These two glorious works for orchestra with chorus just cry out PROJECT TEATROCINEMA, a Chilean theater company renowned for innovative Fri APR 20 8pm (FRC1)

SEASON CALENDAR to be concert mates, and music lovers will hardly be able to contain * no staging or video APR 8 interaction between video and live performers. Sat APR 21 8pm (SA3) themselves. Dudamel’s reputation for intensity and incisive detail Sun APR 22 2pm (SU1) Los Angeles Philharmonic MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde makes this a definite don’t-miss! Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Los Angeles Philharmonic BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms Yuval Sharon and Zagal, directors Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (except Fri) TEATROCINEMA John Holiday, countertenor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 Russell Thomas, tenor Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Yuval Sharon Michael König, tenor Jennifer Johnson Cano Davóne Tines, bass-baritone Los Angeles Master Chorale COLBURN CELEBRITY Schiff in Recital Grant Gershon, Artistic Director RECITALS Schiff, an L.A. favorite for his spectacular recitals here, brings a program Sun APR 8 7:30pm (CE2) from the heart of his repertory that will be sure to enthrall any music lover.

Sir András Schiff, SCHUMANN Theme with Variations in E-flat, piano WoO 24, “Ghost Variations” BRAHMS Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 MOZART Rondo in A minor, K. 511 BRAHMS Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 BACH Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) BRAHMS Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 András Schiff Davóne Tines BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux” in/SIGHT 32 33 PROJECTYS Yuval Sharon APRIL APRIL-MAY

SONGBOOK Art Garfunkel SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Colburn Orchestra Sun APR 29 7:30pm (SB1) Sun APR 22 7pm Spanning his solo hits from “All I Know” to “Bright Eyes,” as well as such Colburn Orchestra program to be announced favorites as “The Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” from his legendary partnership with Paul Simon, Grammy®-winning singer and poet Art Garfunkel shares diamond-cut melodies from his half-century career in this evening of words and music. BAROQUE Les Violons du Roy Thu APR 26 8pm (BV1) Using modern instruments, the much-recorded and highly acclaimed Canadian chamber orchestra and their founder present an immersive COLBURN CELEBRITY Yuja Wang in Recital evening of incomparable music by Bach. RECITALS Yuja Wang has ascended to the very heights of world’s top Art Garfunkel Les Violons du Roy All-BACH program: Tue MAY 8 8pm (CE1) keyboard virtuosos. In the intimacy of a solo recital, you can Bernard Labadie, conductor Three Leipzig Chorales, BWV 651, 660, 655 Colburn Orchestra focus on every detail of her miraculous playing. Isabelle Faust, violin [transc. Labadie] Pascale Giguère, violin Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Yuja Wang, piano [arr. Labadie] Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 ORCHESTRAL Bruch & Tchaikovsky Contrapunctus XIV from The Art of the Fugue, Sat MAY 12 8pm (SA2) BWV 1080 [completed by Bernard Labadie Max Bruch’s Concerto for Two Pianos is not widely known. In fact, its

Sun MAY 13 2pm (SU2) CALENDAR SEASON after Davitt Moroney] history is strange, even sad, but when you hear how touchingly beautiful it Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043 is, you will likely never forget it. Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony is built on memorable Ukrainian folk tunes.

Los Angeles Philharmonic SCHUBERT Fantasia in F minor JAZZ Crosscurrents: Zakir Hussain, Dave Holland, Semyon Bychkov, conductor for Four Hands Yuja Wang Fri APR 27 8pm (JZ1) Chris Potter, Shankar Mahadevan Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos BRUCH Concerto for Two Pianos The Vijay Iyer Sextet TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Bernard Labadie “Little Russian” Bridging both directions of inspiration between jazz and the music of

SEASON CALENDAR India, Crosscurrents is built on the foundational duo of renowned tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain and brilliant bassist Dave Holland, joined for this performance by acclaimed sax player Chris Potter and superstar ORCHESTRAL Schumann Cycle: Concert 1 composer/vocalist Shankar Mahadevan. Innovative composer/pianist Thu MAY17 8pm (TH1) Renowned for his symphony cycles, Gustavo now focuses on the Vijay Iyer has already been DownBeat’s “Artist of the Year” three times. Fri MAY 18 8pm (FR2) pure-hearted music of Robert Schumann, one of the greatest “[one of] today’s most important pianists… extravagantly gifted… Sat MAY 19 8pm (SA1) composers of the Romantic era despite his many travails. brilliantly eclectic” – The New Yorker Sun MAY 20 2pm (SU3) Mitsuko Uchida, acknowledged as one of the foremost Schumann interpreters, joins us for Schumann's only Piano Concerto.

Los Angeles Philharmonic SCHUMANN Piano Concerto Katia and Marielle Labèque WORLD MUSIC Bajofondo Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Symphony No. 1, “Spring” (Thu/Fri) Sat APR 28 8pm (WM1) Argentine and Uruguayan collective Bajofondo returns to Walt Mitsuko Uchida, piano Symphony No. 2 (Sat/Sun) Disney Concert Hall for the first time since its sold-out performance in 2010. The high-energy electro-rock-tango ensemble, fronted by Vijay Iyer Oscar®- and Grammy®-winning Gustavo Santaolalla, is known for its rousing live shows and modern reimagining of traditional Latin instrumentation.

Bajofondo Mitsuko Uchida

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ORGAN RECITALS Hector Olivera in Recital Sun MAY 20 7:30pm Beginning years ago as a child prodigy in Buenos Aires, Hector (OR1) Olivera now commands the finest organs on the world stage. Acclaimed for his prodigious technical proficiency and the uncanny effect he has on his audience, Olivera makes a welcome return to Walt Disney Concert Hall.

CHAMBER MUSIC All-Schumann Sol Gabetta Tue MAY 22 8pm (CH2) In conjunction with Dudamel’s Schumann Cycle, we present examples of the composer’s glorious chamber music.

members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic program to be announced preceded by a complimentary wine reception

ORCHESTRAL Schumann Cycle: Concert 2 Thu MAY 24 8pm (TH2)

Dudamel continues his Schumann Cycle with the final two symphonies — CALENDAR SEASON Fri MAY 25 11am (FRM) lilting, soaring and majestic — and the wonderful Cello Concerto, with the Sat MAY 26 2pm (SAM) equally wonderful Sol Gabetta as soloist. Sun MAY 27 2pm (SU2) Los Angeles Philharmonic SCHUMANN Genoveva Overture Lucy Crowe Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Cello Concerto Sol Gabetta, cello Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” (Thu/Fri) Symphony No. 4 (Sat/Sun) SEASON CALENDAR ORCHESTRAL Schumann Cycle: Concert 3 Fri JUN 1 8pm (FRC2) To conclude his Schumann survey, Dudamel teams with Peter Sellars for Sat JUN 2 8pm (SA2) the rarely performed oratorio on Thomas Moore’s poem about a peri — a Sun JUN 3 2pm (SU1) fairy-like spirit somewhere between an angel and a devil — who is trying to re-enter heaven by finding the gift that God will like best.

Los Angeles Philharmonic SCHUMANN Das Paradies und die Peri Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gustavo Dudamel Peter Sellars, director Refik Anadol, video artist Lucy Crowe, peri Joshua Stewart, narrator Ying Fang, young maiden Tamara Mumford, angel Davóne Tines, old man Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, Artistic Director

Peter Sellars

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