Upbeat Live Schedule 2009/10 Season

John Williams: Music from the City of Angels
Friday, October 16, 2009, 7:00 PM
Jon Burlingame, film music writer for Variety and film-music history instructor at the Thornton School of music at USC.

Boreyko Conducts Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
Friday, October 23, 2009, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, Director of Orchestral Studies at Azusa Pacific University an Coordinator of the Orchestra Program at Orange County High School of the Arts

Eschenbach Conducts Dvorák
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Dudamel Conducts Verdi's Requiem
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 7:00 PM
Asadour Santourian, Artistic Advisor and Administrator of Aspen Music Festival and School.

Dudamel and Upshaw
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, Director of Orchestral Studies at Azusa Pacific University an Coordinator of the Orchestra Program at Orange County High School of the Arts

Organ Recital: Jean Guillou
Sunday, November 15, 2009, 6:30 PM
Tom Neenan, Music Director and Conductor of the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra and lecturer in Music History and Music Theory at CalTech.

Dudamel and Shaham
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Berliner Philharmoniker
Monday, November 23, 2009, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

West Coast, Left Coast: Dudamel Conducts Salonen and Adams
Friday, November 27, 2009, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC, in conversation with LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams.

West Coast, Left Coast: Green Umbrella: Adams and Kronos Quartet
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 7:00 PM
John Adams, Pulitzer prize-winning composer and Los Angeles Philharmonic Creative Chair, in coversation with David Harrington, violinist and founder of Kronos Quartet

West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Kronos Quartet
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7:00 PM
Frank Oteri, New York City-based composer and music journalist and American Music Center’s Composer Advocate and the Founding Editor of its web magazine, NewMusicBox. (www.newmusicbox.org).

West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Kronos Quartet
Friday, December 4, 2009, 9:45 AM
Frank Oteri, New York City-based composer and music journalist and American Music Center’s Composer Advocate and the Founding Editor of its web magazine, NewMusicBox. (www.newmusicbox.org).

West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Josefowicz
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 7:00 PM
Molly Sheridan is a writer, broadcaster, and blogger focused primarily on the intersection of music and contemporary culture.

Mehta and Bronfman
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

The Four Seasons
Friday, December 18, 2009, 9:45 AM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist, in conversation with conductor Harry Bicket.

Watts Plays Brahms
Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer; in conversation with Bramwell Tovey. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Maazel Conducts Bruckner
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Organ Recital: Ken Cowan
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 6:30 PM
Tom Neenan, Music Director and Conductor of the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra and lecturer in Music History and Music Theory at CalTech.

Anderszewski Plays Beethoven
Friday, January 29, 2010, 9:45 AM
Daniel Kessner, composer, conductor, flutist and Emeritus Professor at Cal State Northridge.

Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven
Friday, February 5, 2010, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Schumann and Ravel
Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Conlon Conducts Prokofiev
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:00 PM
Asadour Santourian, Artistic Advisor and Administrator of Aspen Music Festival and School.

de Waart Conducts Beethoven and Strauss
Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Organ Recital: Hector Olivera
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 6:30 PM
Tom Neenan, Music Director and Conductor of the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra and lecturer in Music History and Music Theory at CalTech.

Vogt Plays Grieg
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Bychkov Conducts Mahler's 5th
Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Adès Conducts Adès
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Organ Recital: Paul Jacobs
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 6:30 PM
Tom Neenan, Music Director and Conductor of the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra and lecturer in Music History and Music Theory at CalTech.

Americas and Americans: Dudamel Conducts Bernstein and Lieberson
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:00 PM
 

Americas and Americans: Golijov's St. Mark Passion
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Dudamel: Adams & Mahler
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 6:30 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, Director of Orchestral Studies at Azusa Pacific University an Coordinator of the Orchestra Program at Orange County High School of the Arts

Rachlin plays Sibelius
Friday, May 28, 2010, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.