WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 200 6/07 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2006
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 7 PM -OPENING NIGHT GALA- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite FALLA Master Peter’s Puppet Show RAVEL Bolero
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, September 29, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 8 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
OCTOBER 2006
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, October 1, 2006 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 6, 2006 at 8 PM Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 2 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Miah Persson, soprano Malena Ernman, mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu, tenor TBD, bass
STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms MOZART Mass in C Minor, K. 427
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 8 PM Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 2 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Brett Dean, viola
HAYDN Symphony No. 82, “The Bear” DEAN Viola Concerto (U.S. premiere and LAPA co-commission) MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
WORLD MUSIC Friday, October 13, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Artists and program TBD
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall NHK Symphony Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Hélène Grimaud, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 ELGAR Enigma Variations DEBUSSY La mer
SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall USC Thornton Symphony Carl St.Clair, conductor
Program TBD
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Brett Dean, conductor/viola
LIM Songs Found in Dream (U.S. premiere) DEAN Voices of Angels PATERAS Chromatophore (U.S. premiere) DEAN Pastoral Symphony
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 2 PM
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “Great”
2 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 20, 2006 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- -ON LOCATION- Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Joshua Bell, violin Walt Disney Concert Hall
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “Great”
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Emanuel Ax, piano
MOZART Così fan tutte Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17, K. 453 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 27, 2006 at 11 AM -ON LOCATION- Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 2 PM
Alan Gilbert, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
MOZART Don Giovanni Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271 STRAUSS Serenade STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Friday, October 27, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, duo recital
BEETHOVEN Twelve Variations in F Major on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte , Op. 66 BEETHOVEN Sonata for Horn and Piano in F Major, Op. 17 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2 BEETHOVEN Seven Variations in E-flat Major on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte , WoO. 46 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 2 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Colburn Conservatory Orchestra Yehuda Gilad, conductor Joshua Bell, special guest
Program TBD
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall András Schiff, piano
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ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Single event) Clark Wilson, organ
Celebrate Halloween at Walt Disney Concert Hall as renowned theater organist Clark Wilson returns to create the soundtrack for another spine- chilling silent film tale of terror on the hall’s magnificent pipe organ, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 version with John Barrymore)
NOVEMBER 2006
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Joshua Bell, violin
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Jonathan Nott, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
LIGETI Lontano SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished” BRAHMS Violin Concerto
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 3, 2006 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- -ON LOCATION- Jonathan Nott, conductor Walt Disney Concert Hall Joshua Bell, violin
LIGETI Lontano BRAHMS Violin Concerto
SONGBOOK SERIES Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Keb’ Mo’: Bring it Home
Keb’ Mo’
Grammy-winning country bluesman Keb’ Mo’ brings his soulful storytelling in this one-of-a-kind show. With a style that incorporates contemporary blues through rootsy folk, the reflective singer/songwriter released his first solo record in 1994, and six releases later, the L.A. native brings it home for an intimate performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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BAROQUE VARIATIONS Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Musica Antiqua Köln Reinhold Goebel, director Marjon Mijanovic, mezzo-soprano
HANDEL Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 3, No. 4a HANDEL Haec est Regina virginum , HWV 235 HANDEL Ah! che troppo ineguali , HWV 230 HANDEL Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 3, No. 4 FERRANDINI Il pianto di Maria: Giunta l’ora fatal
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 10, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 2 PM
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 STRAUSS Burleske STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joana Carneiro, conductor
The Music of Strauss and Mozart
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 7 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Emanuel Ax, piano Patrick Stewart, narrator
STRAUSS Enoch Arden MOZART Violin Sonata (TBD) STRAUSS Violin Sonata STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio MOZART Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, November 17, 2006 at 11 AM Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 8 PM Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 2 PM
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor André Watts, piano
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte SAINT-SÄENS Piano Concerto No. 2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 24, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 8 PM Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 2 PM
Carlos Kalmar, conductor Dennis Trembly, bass
JANÁČEK The Cunning Little Vixen Suite HARBISON Bass Concerto (West Coast premiere and LAPA co-commission) DVO ŘÁK Symphony No. 7
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joana Carneiro, conductor
The Music of Strauss and Mozart
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Jane Parker-Smith, organ
Parker-Smith is universally recognized as one of the world’s leading concert organists, acclaimed by the critics and public alike for her musicianship, virtuosity and interpretative ability. She has recorded a wide range of repertoire for numerous major labels.
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 8 PM - ON LOCATION - Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Thomas Adès, conductor
BARRY The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit (U.S. premiere)
DECEMBER 2006
WORLD MUSIC Friday, December 1, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Guinga with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Breathtaking Brazilian songwriter and guitar virtuoso performs his intricate and inspiring compositions with one of the world’s greatest orchestras.
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Sunday, December 3, 2006 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Thomas Adès, conductor Joana Carneiro, conductor
ADÈS Asyla TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Sunday, December 3, 2006 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Han-Na Chang, cello
DECK THE HALL Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Christmas with The Canadian Brass
The Canadian Brass
The five virtuosi return to brighten the holiday season with an energetic program of classics, jazz and holiday hits.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, December 8, 2006 at 8 PM Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 8 PM Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 2 PM
Ji ří Bělohlávek, conductor Sarah Chang, violin
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 JANÁČEK Taras Bulba DVO ŘÁK Symphony No. 6
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, December 15, 2006 at 11 AM Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 8 PM Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 2 PM
Bernard Labadie, conductor Mary Wilson, soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, mezzo-soprano James Taylor, tenor Brett Polegato, baritone La Chapelle de Québec, chorus
J.S. BACH Jesu, meine Freude , BWV 227 J.S. BACH Gloria in excelsis Deo , BWV 191 J.S. BACH Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243a (including four Christmas interpolations)
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 15, 2006 at 8 PM -DECK THE HALL- Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 7:30 PM
‘Twas the Week Before Christmas
The Philharmonic’s annual family concerts for the holidays feature spirited and festive orchestral music of the season as well as traditional songs and carols. Special guests and choruses TBD.
DECK THE HALL Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall A Chanticleer Christmas
Chanticleer
The twelve-member “orchestra of voices” celebrate the true mystery and wonder of Christmas with an elegant and distinctive blend of traditional carols, medieval and Renaissance sacred works, and moving spirituals.
DECK THE HALL Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 7:00 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 10:30 PM
Artists and program TBD
JANUARY 2007
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Yefim Bronfman, piano
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 5, 2007 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3
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GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Dawn Upshaw, soprano
DALLAPICCOLA Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado SAARIAHO Graal théâtre SAARIAHO Six Japanese Gardens SAARIAHO Lonh
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Hélène Grimaud, piano
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 12, 2007 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 2 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Dawn Upshaw, soprano
DEBUSSY Nocturnes SAARIAHO La Passion de Simone (U.S. premiere and LAPA co-commission)
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
JAZZ Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Horace Silver Tribute
Christian McBride, Roger Humphries and Cedar Walton with special guests Andy Bey, Randy Brecker, Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Coleman, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, and Charles Tolliver.
For this special evening, friends and former band mates celebrate pianist and composer Horace Silver, a legend of the hard-bop and soul jazz movements known for his hit “Song for my Father.”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 19, 2007 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
ADAMS Naive and Sentimental Music
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Jazz and the Orchestra
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 ADAMS Naive and Sentimental Music
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Hilary Hahn, violin
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group John Adams, conductor
ADAMS Gnarly Buttons ADAMS Grand Pianola Music
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 26, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 8 PM Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 2 PM
Hans Graf, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Hamlet Overture STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joana Carneiro, conductor
Jazz and the Orchestra
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FEBRUARY 2007
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, February 2, 2007 at 8 PM Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 2 PM
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin
ROSSINI The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
WORLD MUSIC Sunday, February 4, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Paco de Lucia
Internationally recognized as the master of flamenco guitar, Paco de Lucia is known for concerts that ring with emotional power and fervor.
VISTING ORCHESTRAS Monday, February 5, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor
Program to include: BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, conductor
Program TBD
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, February 9, 2007 at 8 PM Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 8 PM Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 2 PM
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Lang Lang, piano
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
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ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall László Fassang, organ
A major young talent in the international organ world, Budapest-born László Fassang won the Grand Prix de Chartres and the audience prize at the 2004 Chartres International Organ Competition, prestigious awards that follow other international distinctions.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 8 PM -BRAHMS CYCLE- Friday, February 16, 2007 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 8 PM Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 2 PM
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Venice Baroque Orchestra Giuliano Carmignola, violin
The Venice Baroque Orchestra is one of Europe’s premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. They are critical acclaimed for tours throughout North America, Europe, South America and Japan.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 8 PM -BRAHMS CYCLE- Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, February 23, 2007 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- -BRAHMS CYCLE- Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Walt Disney Concert Hall BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
SONGBOOK SERIES Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall The Songs of Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Six decades into one of songwriting’s most successful and honored careers with an astounding number of “firsts” and “number 1 hits” – Burt Bacharach is quite simply, one of the most accomplished composers of the 20 th and 21 st centuries.
12 CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 8 PM -BRAHMS CYCLE- Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
All-Brahms program
MARCH 2007
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 2, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 8 PM Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 2 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor Piotr Anderszewski, piano
PROKOFIEV The Love for Three Oranges Suite BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 8, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, March 9, 2007 at 8 PM Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 2 PM Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 2 PM
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Yundi Li, piano
REICH Triple Quartet LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 HOLST The Planets
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Alfred Brendel, piano
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 16, 2007 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Christian Zacharias, conductor/piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London”
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 11 AM -BRAHMS CYCLE- Walt Disney Concert Hall Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
The Music of Brahms
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 2 PM
Christian Zacharias, conductor/piano
C.P.E. BACH Symphony in E-flat Major, Wq. 179 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London”
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Paul Jacobs, organ
The young chairman of the Juilliard organ department has re-invigorated the American organ scene with his phenomenal technique and memory, his charismatic stage presence, his huge repertoire spanning five centuries, and the sense of showmanship he brings to an instrument often associated with staid and reserved performances.
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Joshua Bell, violin/conductor
Program to include: VIVALDI Four Seasons
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 11 AM -BRAHMS CYCLE- Walt Disney Concert Hall Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
The Music of Brahms
JAZZ Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Artists and program TBD
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 30, 2007 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 8 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
SALONEN Helix (U.S. premiere) RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite
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APRIL 2007
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
SALONEN Helix (U.S. premiere) RAVEL Piano Concerto for Left Hand PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 8 PM -TRISTAN PROJECT- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Peter Sellars, director Bill Viola, visual artist Christine Brewer, soprano (Isolde) Alan Woodrow, tenor (Tristan) Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Brangaene) John Relyea, bass (Marke) TBD, baritone (Kurwenal) Thomas Rolf Truhitte, tenor (Melot) Michael Slattery, tenor (Sailor)
DEBUSSY Printemps WAGNER Tristan and Isolde , Act I
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, April 13, 2007 at 8 PM -TRISTAN PROJECT- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Peter Sellars, director Bill Viola, visual artist Christine Brewer, soprano (Isolde) Alan Woodrow, tenor (Tristan) Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Brangaene) John Relyea, bass (Marke) TBD, baritone (Kurwenal) Thomas Rolf Truhitte, tenor (Melot) Michael Slattery, tenor (Sailor/Shepherd’s Voice)
DEBUSSY Nocturnes WAGNER Tristan and Isolde , Act II
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 8 PM -TRISTAN PROJECT- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Peter Sellars, director Bill Viola, visual artist Christine Brewer, soprano (Isolde) Alan Woodrow, tenor (Tristan) Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Brangaene) John Relyea, bass (Marke) TBD, baritone (Kurwenal) Thomas Rolf Truhitte, tenor (Melot) Michael Slattery, tenor (Shepherd’s Voice)
DEBUSSY La Damoiselle élue WAGNER Tristan and Isolde , Act III
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 6 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Single event) Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Peter Sellars, director Bill Viola, visual artist Christine Brewer, soprano (Isolde) Alan Woodrow, tenor (Tristan) Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Brangaene) John Relyea, bass (Marke) TBD, baritone (Kurwenal) Thomas Rolf Truhitte, tenor (Melot) Michael Slatterey, tenor (Sailor/Shepherd’s Voice)
WAGNER Tristan and Isolde (complete)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, April 20, 2007 at 11 AM Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 2 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Viktoria Mullova, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Monday, April 23 through Saturday, May 5, 2007 -ON TOUR- New York / New Jersey
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Il Giardino Armonico
Founded in 1985 and based in Milan, Il Giardino Armonico is one of Italy’s finest period instrument ensembles. Flexible in size, the ensemble concentrates on composers of the 17 th and 18 th centuries and has released many recordings, including their Grammy-winning collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli. 16
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Friday, April 27, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Garrick Ohlsson, piano
WORLD MUSIC Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Salif Keita, vocalist
Often called the Golden Voice of Africa, Malian superstar Salif Keita blends his traditional griot roots with African grooves, Islamic tinges and Western pop sensibilities to create an infectious and unique style.
MAY 2007
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Chanticleer
JAZZ Friday, May 4, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall The McCoy Tyner Quartet
Artists include McCoy Tyner, Dave Holland, Joe Lovano and Lewis Nash. Additional guests to be announced.
A titan of the jazz piano, known for his work with John Coltrane in the 1960’s, McCoy Tyner heads a quartet of luminaries for this performance.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 8 PM -SHADOW OF STALIN- Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 11, 2007 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Bramwell Tovey, conductor
BRITTEN “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes ELGAR Enigma Variations
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 2 PM
Bramwell Tovey, conductor Peter Stumpf, cello
BRITTEN “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 ELGAR Enigma Variations
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GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 8 PM -SHADOW OF STALIN- Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Program to include: GUBAIDULINA Concordanza SCHNITTKE Symphony No. 4
JAZZ Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Charles Mingus’ Epitaph Orchestra Gunther Schuller, conductor
The legendary bass player’s magnum opus “Epitaph” is performed by a stellar 31-piece orchestra. At its world premiere at Lincoln Center in 1989, The New York Times called it “the jazz event of the decade.” This performance also premieres a previously-missing section from the piece.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 18, 2007 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 2 PM
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Dawn Upshaw, soprano Simon Preston, organ
BARBER Toccata Festiva FOSS Time Cycle GOLIJOV Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
A Medieval Journey: Knights, Troubadours and Princesses
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Simon Preston, organ
Preston is the former organist at Westminster Abbey and a highly- esteemed conductor and soloist, touring world-wide across the Far East, Australia, South Africa, North America and much of Europe. Deftly talented and fluid in his command of manuals and pedals at any tempo, Preston is a Grammy-nominated recording artist in his more than 40-year career.
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VISITING ORCHESTRAS Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall The Philadelphia Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Program to include: TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
SONGBOOK SERIES Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Artists and program TBD
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 25, 2007 at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- -SHADOW OF STALIN- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Walt Disney Concert Hall Program to include: SHOSTAKOVICH Scenes from The Nose SHOSTAKOVICH Scenes from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
A Medieval Journey: Knights, Troubadours and Princesses
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 2 PM -SHADOW OF STALIN- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Program to include: SHOSTAKOVICH Scenes from The Nose SHOSTAKOVICH Scenes from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall YMF Debut Orchestra Sean Newhouse, conductor
Program TBD
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 8 PM -SHADOW OF STALIN- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Program TBD
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JUNE 2007
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, June 1, 2007 at 8 PM -SHADOW OF STALIN- Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Program TBD
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 8 PM -SHADOW OF STALIN- Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (with film) *Programs, artists and dates subject to change. 2.3.06
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