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 3 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. 4 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 5 CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 8 PM -ON LOCATION- Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Thomas Adès, piano 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. 6 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.