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West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Josefowicz
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8:00 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall
(Map/Directions)
111 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323.850.2000
- Other Performances:
- Sunday, December 6, 2009, 2:00 PM (Sunday 3)
- Featured Artists:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- John Adams, conductor
- Paul Dresher, Quadrachord
- Joel Davel, Marimba Lumina
- Leila Josefowicz, violin
- Joseph Pereira, timpani
| Dresher: “Glimpsed from Afar” For Quadrachord and Marimba Lumina | Details | |
| Kraft: Timpani Concerto No. 1 | Details | |
| Rosenman: Suite from Rebel Without a Cause | Details | |
| Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur | Details |
Additional Info:
Part of the West Coast, Left Coast Festival
John Adams composed The Dharma at Big Sur (for 6-string electric violin and orchestra) for the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall. The soloist’s astonishingly virtuosic “improvisations” are all written out in detail, which is hard to believe when you hear the performance.
Related Videos:
Adams on Dharma at Big Sur with clips from WDCH opening performance
Foundation/Government Support For This Event:
