WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 2011/12 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2011

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at 7 PM -OPENING NIGHT GALA- Walt Disney Concert Hall OPENING NIGHT GALA (Non-subscription) Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Herbie Hancock, piano

GERSHWIN Cuban Overture GERSHWIN An American in Paris GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

The gala evening benefits the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, September 30, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine STRAVINSKY Symphony in C BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

OCTOBER 2011

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, October 1, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, October 2, 2011, at 2 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine STRAVINSKY Symphony in C BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall LA Phil New Music Group Otto Tausk, conductor

DI CASTRI La forma dello spazio for solo violin FELDMAN Viola in My Life Nos. 1 and 2 TAKEMITSU Rain Coming HAAS new work (U.S. premiere, LAPA commission)

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 7, 2011, at 11 AM Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 8 PM Sunday, October 9, 2011, at 2 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Janine Jansen, violin

MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto MENDELSOHN Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”

BAROQUE VARIATIONS Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall English Concert Harry Bicket, conductor/harpsichord Andreas Scholl, countertenor

BIBER Sonata No. 6 PURCELL Songs Sweeter than roses Music for a while Evening Hymn PURCELL Airs & Dances from King Arthur to include: How blest Fairest isle Cold Genius MUFFAT Passacaglia from Sonata V PURCELL Scenes from Fairy Queen to include: The Plaint One charming night

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 8 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

VIVIER Orion BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 14, 2011, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS – Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Johannes Moser, cello

FRANÇAIX Octet SCHUBERT Octet

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 21, 2011, at 8 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Johannes Moser, cello

ADAMS Tromba lontana CHAPELA Concerto for Electric Cello (world premiere, LAPA commission) PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

JAZZ Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sing The Truth! with Angélique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright

Three stellar vocalists perform music from three recently passed legends – Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln and Odetta – along with songs made famous by Billie Holiday and other jazz greats. This celebration of the jazz spirit is led by musical director and drummer Terri Lynn Carrington and features other star musicians.

SONGBOOK SERIES Sunday, October 23, 2011, at 7:30 PM

3 Walt Disney Concert Hall JANE KRAKOWSKI

Tony- and Olivier-winning actress and singer Jane Krakowski’s patented brand of hot and vulnerability has kept her in good stead, from her Broadway triumphs to her popular television roles. In her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut, Krakowski will beguile with songs popularized by the female performers who have inspired her.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, October 23, 2011, at TBD - SFSO 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON CONCERT – SFSO 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON CONCERT Davies Symphony Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Johannes Moser, cello

ADAMS Tromba lontana CHAPELA Concerto for Electric Cello (world premiere, LAPA commission) PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Monday, October 24, 2011, at TBD - SFSO 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON CONCERT – SFSO 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON CONCERT Davies Symphony Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine STRAVINSKY Symphony in C BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

WORLD MUSIC Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra

Featuring his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra – made up of a Serbian gypsy band, a string ensemble, an Orthodox male choir, and two Bulgarian sisters singing back-up – Bregovic’s music marries the dance tunes of a raucous gypsy brass band with traditional Eastern European choral music, all with a rock and roll edge. Bregovic’s live concerts are symphonic raves, cathartic and delirious.

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 28, 2011, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS – Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Richard Goode, piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, October 30, 2011, at 2 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Richard Goode, piano

KURTÁG Grabstein für Stefan MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

HALLOWEEN ORGAN CONCERT Sunday, October 30, 2011, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription; single event) Halloween Organ and Film

Clark Wilson

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

NOVEMBER 2011

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Hilary Hahn, violin

The ever-amazing range of this talented young performer continues to dazzle her fans and attract new ones. The combination of impeccable technique and profound musicality has earned her plaudits from critics around the world, and she brings new insights to everything she plays.

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 4, 2011, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 8 PM Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 2 PM

James Conlon, conductor Yuja Wang, piano

BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOÁK Symphony No. 7

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall MENDELSSOHN’S MYSTICAL LANDSCAPES

The ultimate family event, combining fun and fantasy, makes the LA Phil part of a child’s wonderful world. Led by the LA Phil’s Dudamel Conducting Fellows and directed by theater artists, this series of captivating orchestral concerts will give children ages 5 to 11 the opportunity to create memories they’ll never forget.

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Lang Lang, piano

Bringing new audiences to classical music, the astonishing Chinese virtuoso plays everything with brilliance and irresistible flair, charming the world in the process.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 11, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 12, 2011, at 8 PM Sunday, November 13, 2011, at 2 PM

Semyon Bychkov, conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos

RAVEL Rhapsodie espagnole (for two solo pianos) DUBUGONON New Work for Orchestra and Two Pianos (world premiere, LAPA commission) RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

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TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, November 12, 2011, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall MENDELSSOHN’S MYSTICAL LANDSCAPES

The ultimate family event, combining fun and fantasy, makes the LA Phil part of a child’s wonderful world. Led by the LA Phil’s Dudamel Conducting Fellows and directed by theater artists, this series of captivating orchestral concerts will give children ages 5 to 11 the opportunity to create memories they’ll never forget.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 17, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 2 PM Sunday, November 20, 2011, at 2 PM

Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor TBD, soprano

HANDEL II delirio amoroso HANDEL Water Music

ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, November 20, 2011, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall László Fassang, organ

BACH Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 SCHUMANN Four Fugues on B-A-C-H from Op. 60 REGER Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 46 LISZT (transcr. Reger) Legende No. 2 (St. Francis of Paola walking on the water) LISZT Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen” FASSANG Improvisation on Bach and Liszt themes

JAZZ Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Trey McIntyre Dance Project

Fresh from its stunning 2010 Hollywood Bowl debut, the Trey McIntyre Project performs a brand new collaboration in its Walt Disney Concert Hall debut. The entrancing, mystical world of New Orleans comes to life through superb modern dance and the intoxicating New Orleans jazz of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 25, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 26, 2011, at 8 PM Sunday, November 27, 2011, at 2 PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon music director

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 HILLBORG New Work for Chorus, Soloists and Orchestra (world premiere, LAPA commission)

DECEMBER 2011

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 2, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 8 PM Sunday, December 4, 2011, at 2 PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Peter Sellars, director Soloists, TBD Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director

SHOSTAKOVICH Orango (world premiere) Orchestration by Gerard McBurney

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 8, 2011, at 8 PM - PACIFIC STANDARD TIME CONCERTS – Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall PACIFIC STANDARD TIME: The Hollywood Sound

Thomas Wilkins, conductor

Program to include music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 9, 2011, at 8 PM

8 - PACIFIC STANDARD TIME CONCERTS – - CASUAL FRIDAYS – PACIFIC STANDARD TIME: The Hollywood Sound Walt Disney Concert Hall Thomas Wilkins, conductor

Program to include music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams.

VISITING ORCHESTRAS Saturday, December 10, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Boston Symphony Orchestra James Levine, conductor

HARBISON Symphony No. 4 RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2 BARTÓK Miraculous Mandarin Suite WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

BAROQUE VARIATIONS Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Philharmonia Baroque Nicholas McGegan, conductor Susanne Rydén, soprano Daniel Taylor, alto Thomas Cooley, tenor Nathaniel Watson, baritone Philharmonia Chorale Bruce Lamott, director

HANDEL Messiah

DECK THE HALL Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Philharmonia Baroque Nick McGegan, conductor Susanne Rydén, soprano Daniel Taylor, alto Thomas Cooley, tenor Nathaniel Watson, baritone Philharmonia Chorale Bruce Lamott, director

HANDEL Messiah

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DECK THE HALL Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) A CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS

The Grammy-winning “orchestra of voices” returns with a fresh take on seasonal classics, from serene chant to vibrant spirituals, for a uniquely radiant holiday experience.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, December 16, 2011, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 17, 2011, at 8 PM Sunday, December 18, 2011, at 2 PM

Bernard Labadie, conductor Benedetto Lupo, piano

MOZART Chaconne from Idomoneo ballet music MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

DECK THE HALL Friday, December 16, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) HOLIDAY ORGAN SPECTACULAR

David Higgs, organ

The beauty and majesty of the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ cast a cheerful glow on an eclectic program of holiday music.

DECK THE HALL Saturday, December 17, 2011, at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) HOLIDAY SING-ALONG

Featuring everyone’s favorite Christmas and holiday songs. Families are encouraged to celebrate a cherished holiday tradition. Lyric sheets provided to all!

DECK THE HALL Monday, December 19, 2011, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) THE KLEZMATICS

Get ready for Chanukah with the invigorating sounds of the Grammy- winning klezmer superstars. Steeped in Eastern European Jewish traditions and spirituality, their ecstatic music will have you dancing in the aisles.

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DECK THE HALL Saturday, December 31, 2011, at 7 PM and 10:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) New Year’s Eve

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JANUARY 2012

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, January 5, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, January 6, 2012, at 11 AM Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 8 PM Sunday, January 8, 2012, at 2 PM

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

DVOÁK Hussite Overture LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 13, 2012, at 8 PM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, January 15, 2010, at 2 PM

THE MAHLER PROJECT

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Thomas Hampson, baritone Miah Persson, soprano

MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer MAHLER Symphony No. 4

GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Bang on a Can All-Stars red fish blue fish Steven Schick, artistic director Steve Reich, composer/performer David Cossin, percussionist

REICH Clapping Music REICH Piano Phase/Video Phase REICH 2x5 (West Coast premiere) REICH Music for 18 Musicians

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, January 19, 2012, at 8 PM

11 - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall THE MAHLER PROJECT

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 10, Adagio

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 20, 2012, at 8 PM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – - CASUAL FRIDAYS – THE MAHLER PROJECT Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 1

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 11 AM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Saturday, January 28, 2012, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall “Mahler’s World” with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 8 PM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – THE MAHLER PROJECT Walt Disney Concert Hall

(Non-subscription) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Miah Persson, soprano Cristianne Stotjin, mezzo-soprano Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gerson, music director

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA - THE MAHLER PROJECT – THE MAHLER PROJECT Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Cristianne Stotjin, mezzo-soprano Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon music director Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Anne Tomlinson, artistic director

MAHLER Symphony No. 3

BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall 12 Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin/director Vivcia Genaux, mezzo-soprano

VIVALDI Senna Festeggiante Overture VIVALDI “Quell’usignuolo” VIVALDI “Vorrei dirti il mio dolore” NARDINI Violin Concerto in A, Op. 1, No. 1 VIVALDI “Alma oppressa” VIVALDI “Splender fra’l cieco orror” VIVALDI Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 8 VIVALDI “E prigioniero e re” from Semiramide VIVALDI “Come in vano il mare irato” from Catone in Utica LOCATELLI Concerto Grosso in E-flat, Op. 7, No. 6, “Il Pianto d’Arianna” VIVALDI “Agitata da due venti” from Adelaide

SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA - THE MAHLER PROJECT – THE MAHLER PROJECT Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, January 27, 2012, at 8 PM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Saturday, January 28, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 2 PM

THE MAHLER PROJECT

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 7:30 PM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Members of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA - THE MAHLER PROJECT – THE MAHLER PROJECT Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel conductor

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MAHLER Symphony No.7

FEBRUARY 2012

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 8 PM - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Friday, February 3, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, February 5, 2012, at 2 PM

THE MAHLER PROJECT

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 8 PM SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA THE MAHLER PROJECT - THE MAHLER PROJECT – Venue TBD Los Angeles Philharmonic (Non-subscription) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel, conductor soloists TBD Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon music director Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Anne Tomlinson artistic director other choruses TBD

MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC February 11 - 19, 2012 - CARACAS TOUR – Tour- Caracas

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joshua Bell, violin

Bell’s prowess as a soloist and collaborator extraordinaire plus his remarkable emotional depth have made him an audience favorite.

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

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Surviving the transition from young virtuoso to an assured artist of diversity and distinction, this Norwegian dynamo electrifies the stage with his blazing talent. Program to include music by Chopin and Debussy.

SONGBOOK SERIES Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall JUDY COLLINS

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Judy Collins, known for her unworldly voice and eclectic tastes, has thrilled audiences worldwide for more than 40 years with her unique blend of interpretative folk and pop. Accompanying herself on piano and guitar, Collins performs music by her contemporaries and from her own songbook.

JAZZ Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Chucho Valdes & The Afro Cuban Messengers Cubano Be Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band with Terence Blanchard

Multi-Grammy-winner and “dean of Latin Jazz” (The New York Times), Chucho Valdes is a titan of the keyboard whose style is breathtaking on ballads and hip-swinging Latin montunos alike. Sanchez and Blanchard explore Afro-Cuban jazz in a tribute to Cuban conga maestro Chano Pozo and the late, great trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, February, 19, 2012, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Olivier Latry, organ

HEILLER Tanz Toccata ALAIN Three Dances STRAVINSKY (transcr. Latry) for two organs The Rite of Spring

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, February 24, 2012, at 11 AM Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 8 PM

Charles Dutoit, conductor

STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments DEBUSSY La mer PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, February 26, 2012, at 7:30 PM

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GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall LA Phil New Music Group Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor Monica Germino, violin Cristina Zavalloni, soprano

ANDRIESSEN La Girò for violin and ensemble (U.S. premiere) ANDRIESSEN Anaïs Nin for singer, ensemble, and film (U.S. premiere) ANDRIESSEN Life (with film by Marijke van Warmerdam)

MARCH 2011

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 2, 2012, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS – Walt Disney Concert Hall Pablo Heras Casado, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin

MATHESON Violin Concerto (West Coast premiere, LAPA commission) STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Holst’s The Planets

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 2 PM

Pablo Heras Casado, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin

BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture MATHESON Violin Concerto (West Coast premiere, LAPA commission) STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Anne Tomlinson, artistic director

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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Jeffrey Kahane and LACO: a 15th Anniversary Celebration

Jeffrey Kahane, piano

Gabriel KAHANE Django: Tiny Variations on a Big Dog MENDELSSOHN Variations Serieuses SCHUBERT Sonata in A major, D. 959 FAURÉ Piano Quartet in C minor with members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Holst’s The Planets

JAZZ Sunday, March 11, 2012, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Billy Childs Quartet and Kronos Quartet Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers featuring Eyvind Kang & Rudy Royston

Fearless San Francisco-based string quartet Kronos and L.A.’s own modern jazz pianist/composer Billy Childs each play their own sets and then collaborate on a piece written by Childs to stunning effect. “The most innovative and influential jazz guitarist of the past 25 years” (Wall Street Journal), Bill Frisell begins the evening with his spacious jazz & country-inflected drum/violin trio.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 8 PM - PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL – PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL Walt Disney Concert Hall Neeme Järvi, conductor Ralph Kirshbaum, cello

DVOÁK Carnival Overture DVOÁK Cello Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, March 17, 2012, at 8 PM - PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO

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DVOÁK Carnival Overture SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, March 18, 2012, at 2 PM - PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL – PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL Walt Disney Concert Hall Neeme Järvi, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello

DVOÁK Carnival Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations RESPHIGI Adagio con Variazioni SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Sunday, March 18, 2012, at 7:30 PM - PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL – PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL Walt Disney Concert Hall Steven Isserlis, Ralph Kirshbaum, Ronald Leonard, Lawrence Lesser, Mischa Maisky, Nathaniel Rosen, Jeffrey Solow, Raphael Wallfisch, Alisa Weilerstein, cellos

MOÓR Prelude TORTELIER Sonata Breve SAINT-SAËNS The Swan RACHMANINOFF Elegie in E, Op. 3, No. 1 FAURÉ Cello Sonata No. 2 ADÈS Lieux Retrovés STRAVINSKY (arr. by Piatigorsky) Suite Italienne BACH Air on a G String ROUSE Rapturedux

WORLD MUSIC Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion is a thrilling exploration of the depth and breadth of Indian music. From meditative classical ragas, to high energy rhythmic drumming and dance, a fascinating musical journey will unfold.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, March 23, 2012, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS – Walt Disney Concert Hall Osmo Vänskä, conductor

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 2 PM

Osmo Vänskä, conductor Martin Fröst, clarinet

STRAUSS Rosenkavalier Suite AHO Clarinet Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 6

ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Isabelle Demers, organ

BACH Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, “St. Anne” WIDOR Andante Sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70 Henry MARTIN Prelude and Fugue in E Major WAGNER (trans. Demers) Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg PROKOFIEV (trans. Demers) Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Rachel LAURIN Toccata, from Symphony No. 1, Op. 36

Friday, March 30, 2012, at 8 PM LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, March 31, 2012, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall James Gaffigan, conductor André Watts, piano

RESPIGHI Trittico botticelliano BARTÓK Miraculous Mandarin Suite GRIEG Piano Concerto

APRIL 2012

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, April 1, 2012, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall James Gaffigan, conductor André Watts piano

RESPIGHI Trittico botticelliano

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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 8 PM

John Adams, conductor Leila Josefewicz, violin

PÄRT Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten ADAMS Violin Concerto GLASS Symphony No. 9 (West Coast premiere, LAPA co-commission)

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, April 6, 2012, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS – Walt Disney Concert Hall John Adams, conductor Leila Josefewicz, violin

ADAMS Violin Concerto GLASS Symphony No. 9 (West Coast premiere, LAPA co-commission)

GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall LA Phil New Music Group John Adams, conductor Gloria Cheng, piano Oscar Bettison, percussionist

STOCKHAUSEN Tierkries CAGE Concerto for Prepared Piano BETTISON New Work (world premiere, LAPA commission)

WORLD MUSIC Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Soweto Gospel Choir

Direct from South Africa the spectacular and inspirational power of the 26-member Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall. African and gospel traditions burst with color, spirit and jubilation!

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, April 13, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 8 PM Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 2 PM

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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Ruth Ziesak, soprano Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano Richard Croft, tenor Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director

BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Minimalist Jukebox

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Monday, April 16, 2012, at 8 PM – SUBLIME SCHUBERT – Walt Disney Concert Hall SUBLIME SCHUBERT

Matthias Goerne, baritone Christoph Eschenbach, piano

SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at 8 PM – SUBLIME SCHUBERT – Walt Disney Concert Hall SUBLIME SCHUBERT

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

ALL-SCHUBERT

COLBURN CELEBRITY SERIES Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 8 PM – SUBLIME SCHUBERT – Walt Disney Concert Hall SUBLIME SCHUBERT

Matthias Goerne, baritone Christoph Eschenbach, piano

SCHUBERT Winterreise

VISITING ORCHESTRAS Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Seoul Philharmonic Myun-Whung Chung, conductor

RAVEL La Valse DEBUSSY La Mer TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”

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SUBLIME SCHUBERT

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Matthias Goerne, baritone

SCHUBERT: ORCHESTRATED SONGS “An Silvia,” D. 891 (anonymous orchestration) “Memnon,” D. 541 (orch. Johannes Brahms) “Gruppe aus dem Tartarus,” D. 583 (orch. Max Reger) “Der Wegweiser,” D. 911, No. 20 (from Winterreise) (orch. Anton Webern) “Im Abendrot,” D. 799 (orch. Max Reger) “Tränenregen,” D. 795, No. 10 (from Die schöne Müllerin) (orch. Anton Webern) “Erlkönig,” D. 328 (orch. Max Reger) SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C, “The Great”

TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Minimalist Jukebox

BAROQUE VARIATIONS Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Concerto Köln

DALL’ABACO Concerto in E minor for Two Flutes, Op. 5, No. 3 VIVALDI Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 407 BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066 BACH Oboe d’amore Concerto, BWV 1055 SAMMARTINI Sinfonia in A BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, April 27, 2012, at 11 AM Sunday, April 29, 2012, at 2 PM

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar

TURINA Danzas fantásticas RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

WORLD MUSIC Saturday, April 28, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Paco De Lucía

The most influential and innovative flamenco guitarist of the last 30

22 years, De Lucía’s modern style encompasses the soul of flamenco fused with the embellishment of jazz. Performances abound with dramatic cascades of notes, explosive percussion and mesmerizing dance.

MAY 2012

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, May 4, 2012, at 8 PM Saturday, May 5, 2012, at 8 PM Sunday, May 6, 2012, at 2 PM

Simon Rattle, conductor Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano

LIGETI Atmosphères WAGNER Prelude Act 1 of Lohengrin MAHLER Rückert Lieder BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9

ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, May 6, 2012, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Peter Conte, organ

BERNSTEIN (trans. Conte) Overture to Candide GUILMANT March Religieuse DUPRÉ Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23 BACH (trans. Widor) Pastorale and Mattheus-Final from Bach’s Memento MENDELSSOHN (trans. Lemare) Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream ELMORE Fantasy on Nursery Tunes DUKAS (trans. Conte) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall LA Phil New Music Group Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Colin Currie, percussion Foundry Steel Pan Ensemble TBD, soprano or mezzo-soprano

AKIHO Alloy PEREIRA Percussion Concerto (world premiere; LAPA commission) BERIO Recital for Cathy

VISITING ORCHESTRAS Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) New York Philharmonic 23 Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

DVOÁK Carnival Overture LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2 (West Coast premiere) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 10, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, May 12, 2012, at 8 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Alina Pogostkina, violin

GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 VASKS Distant Light SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 18, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 2 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Paul Curran, director Frank Gehry, architect TBD, designer Mariusz Kwiecien, Don Giovanni Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon music director

MOZART Don Giovanni

SONGBOOK SERIES Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall ELAINE STRITCH

“Elaine Stritch Singin’ Sondheim…One Song at a Time”

Following an unparalleled journey of iconic performances – from Sondheim’s Company to her Tony-winning show Elaine Stritch at Liberty to her hilarious Emmy-winning appearances on 30 Rock – the ferociously age-defiant “Broadway Baby” makes her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with a program that is sure to be a once-in-a- lifetime event.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

ALL-MOZART

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 8 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Paul Curran, director Frank Gehry, architect TBD, designer Mariusz Kwiecien, Don Giovanni Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon music director

MOZART Don Giovanni

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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, May 25, 2012, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS – Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor TBD, violin

TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor TBD, violin

GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano TBD, contralto Russell Thomas, tenor Dan Bubeck, countertenor Brian Cummings, countertenor Steven Rickards, countertenor Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director

ADAMS The Gospel According to the Other Mary (world premiere, LAPA commission)

JUNE 2012

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, June 1, 2012, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, June 2, 2012, at 2 PM Sunday, June 3, 2012, at 2 PM

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano TBD, contralto Russell Thomas, tenor Dan Bubeck, countertenor Brian Cummings, countertenor Steven Rickards, countertenor Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director

ADAMS The Gospel According to the Other Mary

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