Masterworks by Mozart and Brahms

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Last Modified: August 13, 2012

Juanjo Mena

Performances

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Artists

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Juanjo Mena, conductor

Program

Listen Program Notes

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Program Notes

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Program Notes

Brahms: Three Hungarian Dances (No. 1 in G minor; No. 6 in D major; No. 5 in G minor) Program Notes

About This Performance

At age 49 Brahms was so depressed that he told his publisher to expect nothing more. That summer, however, he wrote his Third Symphony, a work of characteristic conflict and resolution that ends with an utterly personal vision of bittersweet resignation and twilight serenity.

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One of Spain’s most distinguished conductors, who scored a hit in his LA Phil debut at the Hollywood Bowl.

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Upbeat Live: pre-concert talks

Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 7:00pm
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 9:45am
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 7:00pm
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 1:00pm

Thomas Neenan

Thomas Neenan interviews conductor Juanjo Mena for the first half, followed by a lecture on Brahms and Mozart.

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