WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 2009/10 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS
OCTOBER 2009
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, October 3, 2009, time to be announced Hollywood Bowl ¡Bienvenido Gustavo! A Musical Celebration of Los Angeles
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor TBA, soprano Mathew Rose, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 8, 2009, at 7 PM -INAUGURAL GALA- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir (world premiere; LAPA commission) MAHLER Symphony No. 1
The gala evening benefits the Musicians Pension Fund and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 9, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 10, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, October 11, 2009, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Wu Wei, sheng
CHIN u (U.S. premiere; LAPA commission) MAHLER Symphony No. 1
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Murray Perahia, piano
JAZZ Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Ramsey Lewis, piano Ann Hampton Callaway, vocalist
Two superlative artists come together for a night of pure unadulterated jazz. Piano legend Lewis will bring his sophisticated bop-inspired tunes, while Callaway, known for her swinging, spirited style, is at home with Broadway, pop and jazz. Each perform their own sets and together.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 16, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, October 18, 2009, at 2 PM
John Williams, conductor
Music from the City of Angels
In celebration of film music – one of L.A.’s greatest contributions to the music world – the leading cinematic composer of our time curates and conducts a program of “old and new Hollywood,” including works by such masters as Herrmann, Korngold, Previn, Rosenman, Waxman and, of course, Williams himself.
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall A MUSICAL CARNIVAL: featuring Carnival of the Animals
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 23, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009, at 2 PM
Andrey Boreyko, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Sleeping Beauty LUTOSLAWSKI Chain 2 STRAVINSKY Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée RAVEL La Valse
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall A MUSICAL CARNIVAL: featuring Carnival of the Animals
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 30, 2009, at 8 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009, at 2 PM
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin
DVO ÁK Carnival Overture SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 DVO ÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Saturday, October 31, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription; single event) Halloween Concert
Clark Wilson, organ
Nosferatu
The black-and-white silent horror classic with live organ soundtrack.
NOVEMBER 2009
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, November 1, 2009, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin
DVO ÁK Carnival Overture SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 DVO ÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
SONGBOOK SERIES Sunday, November 1, 2009, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall An Evening with Kris Kristofferson
In this solo acoustic show, three-time Grammy-winner and Country Music Hall-of-Famer Kris Kristofferson guides the audience through a poignant evening of songs of love and protest, including the classics made famous by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings , Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, November 6, 2009, at 8 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 2 PM
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Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Leah Crocetto, soprano Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano Joseph Calleja, tenor John Relyea, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director
VERDI Requiem
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Lang Lang, piano
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Nicholas McGegan, conductor Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano (Dido, Queen of Carthage) William Berger, baritone (Aeneas, Trojan Prince) Christine Brandes, soprano (Belinda/Handmaiden/1st Witch) Céline Ricci, soprano (Second Woman/Handmaiden/2nd Witch) Jill Grove, mezzo-soprano (Sorceress) Brian Thorsett, tenor (Spirit/Mercury/Sailor) Philharmonia Chorale Bruce Lamott, director
All-PURCELL program, including Dido and Aeneas
America’s top period orchestra celebrates one of England’s greatest composers; making it even more special is the Walt Disney Concert Hall debut of internationally acclaimed Texas mezzo Susan Graham.
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 14, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, November 15, 2009, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Dawn Upshaw, soprano
SCHUBERT (arr. BERIO) Rendering BERIO Folk Songs SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 13, 2009, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Dawn Upshaw, soprano
BERIO Folk Songs SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, November 15, 2009, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Jean Guillou, organ
BACH Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C, BWV 564 MOZART Fantasie in F minor, K. 608 GUILLOU Scenes d’Enfant (Child Scenes) MUSSORGSKY (arr. GUILLOU) Pictures at an Exhibition
WORLD MUSIC Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy
Celebrated jazz bassist Charlie Haden revisits this bluegrass/country roots with his family and band that includes the Haden triplets, Tanya, Rachel and Petra, brother Josh Haden, and a host of bluegrass musicians.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 2 PM Sunday, November 22, 2009, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
MOZART Symphony No. 38, “Prague” BERG Violin Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 20, 2009, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
BERG Violin Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
-WEST COAST: LEFT COAST- Saturday, November 21, 2009, time to be announced Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Kronos Quartet Matmos, electronics Terry Riley, organ Mike Einziger, guitar
This multi-genre kick-off event celebrates and previews the varied musical directions of the West Coast: Left Coast festival. Artists will collaborate in an overlapping musical experience, drawing inspiration from their West coast backgrounds.
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Monday, November 23, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
BRAHMS (orch. SCHOENBERG) Piano Quartet No. 1 BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
WAGNER Die Meistersinger, Prelude to Act I SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 27, 2009, at 8 PM - WEST COAST: LEFT COAST – Saturday, November 28, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, November 29, 2009, at 2 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Marino Formenti, piano
SALONEN L.A. Variations HARRISON Piano Concerto ADAMS City Noir (LAPA commission)
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GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 8 PM - WEST COAST: LEFT COAST – Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group John Adams, conductor Kronos Quartet, guest ensemble
MARSHALL Fog Tropes (brass version) PARTCH (arr. JOHNSTON) US Highball ZAPPA Yellow Shark (selections)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 8 PM - WEST COAST: LEFT COAST – Friday, December 4, 2009, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Leonard Slatkin, conductor Kronos Quartet, guest ensemble TBD, cello
GOLDSMITH Music for Orchestra Mason BATES Liquid Interface KORNGOLD Cello Concerto Thomas NEWMAN Work for Kronos Quartet and Orchestra (world premiere; LAPA commission)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 8 PM - WEST COAST: LEFT COAST – Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall John Adams, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin Joseph Pereira, timpani
PRE-CONCERT: Paul DRESHER/Mark APPLEBAUM In the Nameless for Quadrachord and Marimba Lumina KRAFT Timpani Concerto No. 1 ROSENMAN Suite from Rebel Without a Cause ADAMS The Dharma at Big Sur
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JAZZ Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 8 PM -WEST COAST: LEFT COAST- Walt Disney Concert Hall A Night of the Beats
Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Michael McClure, powet perfomer Kurt Elling, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, special guests
The poetry of the Beat Generation and the bebop of jazz were indelibly linked by their hip non-conformity and spontaneous creativity. The audience will have an opportunity to relive those heady days with some seminal Beat poems and jazz with a fresh twist from some of today’s finest artists including the LA Phil’s own Christian McBride and Redman and Lovano with a new take on Kerouac’s “Blues & Haikus.”
DECK THE HALL Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Holiday Organ Spectacular
David Higgs, organ
Holidays and the mighty Walt Disney Concert Hall organ – a perfect combination returns. Spirited organ master David Higgs shares with audiences his delightful combination of sacred and holiday music for an evening that represents the beauty, joy and majesty of the season…plus a sing-along or two!
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, December 11, 2009, at 8 PM Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, December 13, 2009, at 2 PM
Zubin Mehta, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
LISZT Orpheus BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec Bernard Labadie, conductor Rosemary Joshua, soprano David Daniels, countertenor Jan Kobow, tenor Joshua Bloom, bass-baritone
HANDEL Messiah
DECK THE HALL Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec Bernard Labadie, conductor Rosemary Joshua, soprano
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HANDEL Messiah
DECK THE HALL Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall A Chanticleer Christmas
The incomparably incandescent sounds of Chanticleer will fill the Hall as the Grammy-winning “orchestra of voices” returns for its wildly popular annual concert, brining an eclectic program of Christmas music guaranteed to make the holiday season resonate with an exquisite glow.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 18, 2009, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 8 PM Sunday, December 20, 2009, at 2 PM
Harry Bicket, conductor Veronika Eberle, violin
VIVALDI Concerto in G for Two Violins and Two Cellos, RV 575 RAMEAU Suite from Les Boréades VIVALDI “The Four Seasons”
DECK THE HALL Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 11:30 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 2:30 PM
Holiday Sing-Along
DECK THE HALL Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Holidays with Sweet Honey In The Rock
Whether your celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, this Grammy- winning a capella group will spread the joy of the holiday season as they interweave the rhythmic stories of their African ancestors with rich festive harmonies.
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DECK THE HALL Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Preservation Hall Jazz Band: A Creole Christmas
Enjoy the festive spirit with the rousing New Orleans jazz sounds of Preservation Hall. Stomp, clap, hoot and holler as they take on Christmas favorites and Creole classics in their inimitable style.
DECK THE HALL Thursday, December 31, 2009, 7 PM and 10:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall New Year’s Eve
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY
JANUARY 2010
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, January 7, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, January 10, 2010, at 2 PM
Bramwell Tovey, conductor André Watts, piano
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 2, “London” BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 8, 2010, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Bramwell Tovey, conductor André Watts, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall André Watts, piano Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 15, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 8 PM Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 2 PM
Lorin Maazel, conductor Nancy Gustafson, soprano
STRAUSS Rosenkavalier Suite STRAUSS Salome’s Dance and Final Scene from Salome SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall VIVALDI’S Four Seasons
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Richard Goode, piano
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, January 22, 2010, at 8 PM Sunday, January 24, 2010, at 2 PM
Lorin Maazel, conductor
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall VIVALDI’S Four Seasons
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, January 24, 2010, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Ken Cowan, organ
WIDOR Allegro (from Symphony No. 6) BACH “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland,” BWV 659 BACH “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her,” BWV 664 DUPRÉ Symphony No. 2, Op. 26 MENDELSSOHN (arr. WARREN) Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream KARG-ELERT Voices of the Night, Op. 142, No. 1 PAULUS “Blithely Breezing Along,” from Baronian Suite LISZT (arr. COWAN) Mephisto Waltz No. 1
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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Piotr Anderszewski, piano Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 8 PM -On Location: Emanuel Ax Residency- Walt Disney Concert Hall Emanuel Ax, piano Yo-Yo Ma, cello
SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro SCHUMANN Five Pieces in Folk Style LIEBERSON New commission – work for piano and cello CHOPIN Polonaise brillante SCHUMANN Fantasiestuecke, Op. 73 CHOPIN Sonata in G minor
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 29, 2010, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, January 30, 2010, at 8 PM Sunday, January 31, 2010, at 2 PM
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Piotr Anderszewski, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
SONGBOOK SERIES Friday, January 29, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
Backed by piano, bass and drums, Alpert’s warm, expressive trumpet complements Hall’s sensual, emotional voice for a unique blend of classic American standards and jazz, spiced with the colors of Brazilian music.
FEBRUARY 2010
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Stefan Asbury, conductor
Program to include: DAVIES Eight Songs for a Mad King SCHOENBERG Pierrot Lunaire
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall
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The Galileo Project
Music from VIVALDI, LULLY, MONTEVERDI, GALILEI, MERULA, MARINI, PURCELL, RAMEAU, HANDEL, ZELENKA, TELEMANN, WEISS, BACH
A don’t-miss, multi-media production that interleaves the birth of modern astronomy (including video projections) with a broad overview of music from that time, performed by Canada’s popular early music ensemble.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, February 5, 2010, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
HAYDN Symphony No. 101, “The Clock” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, February 6, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, February 7, 2010, at 2 PM
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
HAYDN Symphony No. 101, “The Clock” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
WORLD MUSIC Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Masters of Persian Music
Two of Iran’s most prominent figures in Persian classical music – Kayhan Kahlor (spike fiddle) and Hossein Alizadeh (plucked lute) – headline this edition of Masters of Persian Music, which will entrance with evocative improvisations and highlight the next generation.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, February 12, 2010, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 2 PM
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” DEBUSSY Nocturnes RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
VISITING ORCHESTRAS Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, February 19, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 8 PM Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 2 PM
Charles Dutoit, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano
GINASTERA Variaciones concertantes RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand STRAVINSKY Petrushka
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Friday, February 26, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joshua Bell, violin
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, February 27, 2010, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall BEETHOVEN’S IN THE HOUSE
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WORLD MUSIC Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Maria Rita
The daughter of Brazilian icon Elis Regina, vocalist Maria Rita’s charming, easty-going vocals and multi-octave range are entrancing. Singing Brazilian classics and jazzy sambas, Rita is on the vanguard of Brazil’s very finest talents and not to be missed!
MARCH 2010
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 8 PM Sunday, March 7, 2010, at 2 PM
James Conlon, conductor Lise de la Salle, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical” PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1 PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall BEETHOVEN’S IN THE HOUSE
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Focus on Peter Eötvös Programming to be announced
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 12, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, March 13, 2010, at 8 PM Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 2 PM
Edo de Waart, conductor Truls Mørk, cello
CHEN The Five Elements ELGAR Cello Concerto STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
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ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Hector Olivera, organ
BACH “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier” LISZT Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen” FRANCK Prelude, Fugue, and Variation BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor MICHEELSEN Toccata, Canzona, and Fugue on “Es sungen drei Engel” OLIVERA/ARLIN Poème “Sur l’arc-en-ciel” OLIVERA/MARTIN Introduktion, Präludium und Fugue über “das Strassenbahn-Lied” OLIVERA Improvisation on submitted theme
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Lars Vogt, piano Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Anonymous 4
A Medieval Ladymass
Performing 13th and 14th-century polyphony and chant, the haunting, otherworldly voices of this Grammy-winning quartet return to the album that made them an international sensation.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, March 19, 2010, at 11 AM Saturday, March 20, 2010, at 8 PM
Robin Ticciati, conductor Lars Vogt, piano
SIBELIUS King Kristian Suite GRIEG Piano Concerto LINDBERG Chorale ELGAR Enigma Variations
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WORLD MUSIC Friday, March 19, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Keali’i Reichel
With his warm, soulful vocals, Hawaii’s most popular and multi-talented performer intoxicates with his enthralling look inside the finest traditional and contemporary song and dance of the Hawaiian Islands.
JAZZ Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Al Jarreau Dee Dee Bridgewater Sings Billie Holiday
Two premier jazz vocalists perform their own sets. Multi-Grammy winner Al Jarreau is the master of smooth jazz scat singing; Dee Dee Bridgewater delves into repertoire from her theatrical portrayal of Billie Holiday with her sassy energy, and brings the timeless songs to life.
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 8 PM -On Location: Emanuel Ax Residency- Walt Disney Concert Hall Emanuel Ax, piano Dawn Upshaw, soprano Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion
Works by Chopin and Schumann, plus a new commissioned work by Osvaldo Golijov for soprano, hyper-accordion and piano.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 2 PM
Lionel Bringuier, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 26, 2010, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Lionel Bringuier, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Emanuel Ax, piano Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
APRIL 2010
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, April 2, 2010, at 11 AM Saturday, April 3, 2010, at 8 PM
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, April 9, 2010, at 8 PM Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 2 PM
Thomas Adès, conductor Anthony Marwood, violin
ADÈS These Premises Are Alarmed ADÈS Powder Her Face Suite ADÈS Violin Concerto, “Concentric Paths” RESPIGHI Feste Romane
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 11 AM -AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Walt Disney Concert Hall America’s Festival: Celebration of Dance
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Asko and Schoenberg Ensembles Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
ANDRIESSEN La Commedia (U.S. premiere)
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VISITING ORCHESTRAS Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saint Louis Symphony David Robertson, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
STRAVINSKY Danses concertantes MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2 STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 36, “Linz”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, April 16, 2010, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Jaap van Zweden, conductor Simon Trp eski, piano
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, April 17, 2010, at 11 AM -AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Walt Disney Concert Hall America’s Festival: Celebration of Dance
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, April 17, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, April 18, 2010, at 2 PM
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Simon Trp eski, piano
WAGENAAR Cyrano de Bergerac Overture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, April 18, 2010, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, organ
BÉDARD Suite du Premier Ton FRANCK Fantasie in A MULET Tu Es Petra CAUCHEFER-CHOPLIN Improvisation on a submitted theme RACHMANINOFF Prelude in C-sharp minor PIERNÉ Prelude in A minor VIERNE Prelude and Finale (from Symphony No. 1) CAUCHEFER-CHOPLIN Improvisation on a submitted theme
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-AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Monday, April 19, 2010, at 8 PM (Non-subscription) Walt Disney Concert Hall Pat Metheny The Orchestrion Tour Special Guest Romero Lubambo
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at 8 PM -On Location: Emanuel Ax Residency- Walt Disney Concert Hall Emanuel Ax, piano
CHOPIN Polonaise – Fantasie, Op. 61 ADAMS New commission – work for solo piano SCHUMANN Fantasy, Op. 17 SCHUMANN Fantasiestuecke, Op. 12 CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 41 CHOPIN Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise, Op. 22
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 8 PM -AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Friday, April 23, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
CHÁVEZ Toccata for Percussion LIEBERSON Neruda Songs BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety
-AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Saturday, April 24, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 2 PM
La Pasión Orchestra Maria Guinand, conductor Luciana Souza, vocalist Jessica Rivera, soprano Schola Cantorum of Venezuela
GOLIJOV La Pasión según San Marcos
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 29, 2010, at 8 PM -AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Friday, April 30, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Alberto Arvelo, director and film Schola Cantorum of Venezuela
ESTÉVEZ Cantata Criolla
A theatrical presentation (with film) of Antonio Estévez’ monumental work
MAY 2010
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, May 1, 2010, at 8 PM -AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Sunday, May 2, 2010, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Alberto Arvelo, director and film Schola Cantorum of Venezuela
ESTEVEZ Cantata Criolla
A theatrical presentation (with film) of Estévez’ monumental work
GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 8 PM -AMERICAS AND AMERICANS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Leo Brouwer, guitar Andrew McKenna Lee, guitar
LEE Five Refractions after a Prelude by Bach, for solo guitar NORMAN Gran Turismo BERMEL New work (world premiere, LAPA commission) BROUWER Work for solo guitar TBD BENZECRY New work (world premiere, LAPA commission)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, May 7, 2010, at 11 AM Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 8 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
HARTKE Symphony No. 4, “Organ” (world premiere; LAPA commission) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Monday, May 10, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– San Francisco Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Tuesday, May 11, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– San Francisco Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Wednesday, May 12, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– Phoenix Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir MAHLER Symphony No. 1
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 14, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– Chicago Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, May 15, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– Nashville Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
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SONGBOOK SERIES Saturday, May 15, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Patti LuPone – Matters of the Heart
Conceived and directed by Scott Wittman Musical arrangements by Dick Gallagher Musical direction by Chris Fenwick
With her inimitable sass and class, remarkable humor and immensely rich voice, Patti LuPone takes the audience on a tour of crimes, affairs and mysteries of the heart in electrifying performances of more than two dozen love songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Randy Newman, Brian Wilson, Judy Collins, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell and Cyndi Lauper.
JAZZ Sunday, May 16, 2010, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sonny Rollins
“Arguably the greatest saxophone player since Charlie Parker’s explosion on the scene in the ‘40s” (Downbeat), tenor sax player Sonny Rollins is still a formidable improvising force and still remains an inspiration after over 50 years of performing.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Monday, May 17, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– Washington, DC Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety MAHLER Symphony No. 1
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Wednesday, May 19, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– Philadelphia Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 20, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– New York Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 21, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– New Jersey Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety MAHLER Symphony No. 1
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, May 22, 2010 –AMERICAN TOUR– New York Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS City Noir MAHLER Symphony No. 1
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 28, 2010, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Lionel Bringuier, conductor Julian Rachlin, violin
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto SCRIABIN Poem of Ecstasy
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, May 29, 2010, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, May 30, 2010, at 2 PM
Lionel Bringuier, conductor Julian Rachlin, violin
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto DUTILLEUX Métaboles SCRIABIN Poem of Ecstasy
JUNE 2010
COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Christine Brewer, soprano
Programs, artists and dates subject to change.
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