WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 2014/15 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER 2014 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, September 25, 2014, at 7 PM YOLA AT LACHSA CHOIR AND MUSICIANS Daniel Cohen, conductor Neighborhood Concert Martin Chalifour, violin Luckman Auditorium PUENTE Oye como va VIVALDI/PIAZZOLLA Selections from The Four Seasons MILHAUD Le boeuf sur le toit LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at 7 PM -OPENING NIGHT GALA- Walt Disney Concert Hall Gustavo Dudamel (Non-subscription) Itzhak Perlman, violin Dan Higgins, alto saxophone Glenn Paulson, vibraphone Mike Valerio, string bass U.S. Army Herald Trumpets Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Anne Tomlinson, artistic director Netia Jones, projection design Robin Gray, lighting design A John Williams Celebration Olympic Fanfare and Theme Soundings Three Pieces from Schindler’s List Cadenza and Variations from Fiddler on the Roof* The Duel from The Adventures of Tintin Escapades from Catch Me if You Can Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars *Includes excerpts from the original Jerry Bock score from Fiddler on the Roof. OCTOBER 2014 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 3, 2014, at 11 AM Saturday, October 4, 2014, at 8 PM Sunday, October 5, 2014, at 2 PM Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Sō Percussion LANG Man Made (U.S. premiere, LA Phil co-commission) MAHLER Symphony No. 5 GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group Sō Percussion Joseph Pereira, percussion James Babor, percussion David LANG the so-called laws of nature for four percussionists Michael GORDON Timber for six percussionists LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 9, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 10, 2014, at 8 PM Saturday, October 11, 2014, at 8 PM Sunday, October 12, 2014, at 2 PM Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Amanda Woodbury, soprano So Young Park, soprano Lacey Jo Benter, mezzo-soprano Brenton Ryan, tenor Frederick Ballentine, tenor Nicholas Brownlee, bass Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, artistic director BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” John ADAMS Harmonium BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy 2 ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, October 12, 2014, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Christopher Houlihan, organ Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic brass section Tom Hooten, trumpet Chris Still, trumpet Jim Wilt, trumpet Stéphane Beaulac, trumpet Andrew Bain, horn Greg Roosa, horn Ethan Bearman, horn Brian Drake, horn James Miller, trombone Sonny Ausman, trombone John Lofton, trombone Norman Pearson, tuba Joseph Pereira, timpani GABRIELI Canzon per Sonar in Echo Duodecimi Toni (arranged for organ and brass) GABRIELI Canzon per Sonar Nomi Toni (arranged for organ and brass) SOWERBY Toccata (solo organ) VIERNE March Triompale (organ, brass and timpani) VIERNE Romance and Finale from Symphony No. 4, opus 32 (solo organ) DUKAS Fanfare (brass) BARBER Mutations from BACH (organ and brass) BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (solo organ) Bruce MILLER Pluto: The Last Planet (organ and brass) CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ALL-BEETHOVEN Trio in G for flute, bassoon and piano, WoO 37 String Quartet Op. 18, No. 2 Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 “Archduke” LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 17, 2014, at 8 PM -CASUAL FRIDAYS- Walt Disney Concert Hall Juanjo Mena, conductor Behzod Abduraimov, piano PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 3 TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 10 AM arts Walt Disney Concert Hall workshop; 11 AM performance The Organ: Stops, Keys, Pedals and Pipes Walt Disney Concert Hall’s unique and majestic organ, aptly nicknamed the “French fries,” celebrates its 10th birthday. Come hear these 6,134 metal and wooden pipes in action! LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 2 PM Juanjo Mena, conductor Behzod Abduraimov, piano PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical” PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 24, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 25, 2014, at 8 PM Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2 PM Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Olivier Latry, organ JANÁČEK Sinfonietta Kaija SAARIAHO Maan varjot (Earth’s Shadow) (U.S. premiere) SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR YOUTH Saturday, October 25, 2014, at 10 AM arts Walt Disney Concert Hall workshop; 11 AM performance The Organ: Stops, Keys, Pedals and Pipes Walt Disney Concert Hall’s unique and majestic organ, aptly nicknamed the “French fries,” celebrates its 10th birthday. Come hear these 6,134 metal and wooden pipes in action! 4 COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITALS Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Joshua Bell, violin Alessio Bax, piano SCHUBERT Violin Sonata in A major, D. 574 GRIEG Violin in F major, Op. 8 PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 80 Additional works to be announced from the stage CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic FRANÇAIX String Trio Ernst von DOHNÁNYI Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10 BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 18, No. 6 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 30, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 31, 2014, at 11 AM Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” HALLOWEEN ORGAN CONCERT Friday, October 31, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Special Non-subscription event) Halloween Film & Organ Clark Wilson, organ Nosferatu NOVEMBER 2014 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 2 PM Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” 5 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, November 7, 2014, at 8 PM Sunday, November 9, 2014, at 2 PM Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano Refik Anadol, video artist HERRMANN Suite from Psycho WEILL Selected Songs “One Life to Live” “My Ship” “Das Lied Von Der Harten Nuss” “September Song” “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” SALONEN Foreign Bodies VARÈSE Amériques (with video) WORLD MUSIC Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Diego El Cigala Diego El Cigala captivates global audiences by melding his beautiful flamenco voice with rhythms of his Spanish gitano heritage, in styles from bolero to tango to Afro- Caribbean jazz. BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr, director/harpsichord BACH Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 14, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 15, 2014, at 8 PM Sunday, November 16, 2014, at 2 PM Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Claudio Bohórquez, cello Arto Noras, cello Li-Wei Qin, cello RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole Krzysztof PENDERECKI Concerto Grosso for Three Cellos (West Coast premiere) ELGAR Enigma Variations 6 CHAMBER MUSIC Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic WEBER Trio in G minor, Op. 63 Carl REINECKE Trio in A minor, Op. 188 STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel, Op. 28 BRAHMS String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat, Op. 67 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, November 21, 2014, at 8 PM Saturday, November 22, 2014, at 2 PM Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Cameron Carpenter, organ Heidi Stober, soprano BARBER Toccata Festiva for organ and orchestra SCRIABIN (arr. CARPENTER) Sonata No. 4 (for solo organ) Stephen HARTKE Symphony No. 4, “Organ” (world premiere, LA Phil commission) SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ” LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, November 23, 2014, at 2 PM Costa Mesa (run-out) Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Cameron Carpenter, organ Heidi Stober, soprano BARBER Toccata Festiva for organ and orchestra Stephen HARTKE Symphony No. 4, “Organ” (world premiere, LA Phil commission) SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ” 7 ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, November 23, 2014, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Happy Birthday, “Hurricane Mama” PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS Michael Barone, host Ken Cowan, organ Frederick Swann, organ Cherry Rhodes, organ Chelsea Chen, organ Christoph Bull, organ Carol Williams, organ Aaron David Miller, organ Cameron Carpenter, organ Reger/Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 Searle WRIGHT Lyric Rhapsody Robert HEBBLE Heraldings DezsÖ D’ANTALFFY-ZSIROSS Sportive Fauns Clarence MADER Afternoon of a Toad RAVEL Bolero arranged by Hans Uwe Hielscher Carol WILLIAMS Freedom Carol WILLIAMS Walk on the Wild Side dedicated to Jimmy Smith Carol WILLIAMS Venus Toccata SCRIABIN (trans Carpenter) Sonata No. 4 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 28, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 29, 2014, at 8 PM Sunday, November 30, 2014, at 2 PM Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Gautier Capuçon, cello REGER Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin HAYDN Cello Concerto in C SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6 8 DECEMBER 2014 SONGBOOK SERIES Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Audra McDonald By winning a record-breaking sixth Tony® for her mesmerizing portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Audra McDonald has secured her place as a Broadway legend.