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JOE HISAISHI NAMED LA PHIL COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE FOR THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL AND THE FORD IN FIVE-YEAR ARTISTIC PARTNERSHIP

Renowned Composer and Conductor to Collaborate with the LA Phil Through Performances, Commissions, Recordings, and Educational Initiatives Across all LA Phil Venues

The LA Phil Announces An Intimate Evening with GIVĒON to the Walt Disney Concert Hall 2026/27 Season

Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 8PM Tickets On-Sale this Friday, October 23, at 11AM PT

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LA PHIL AND ORCHESTRE DE PARIS ANNOUNCE THE SALONEN INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING FELLOWSHIP

New transatlantic program will provide emerging conductors with mentorship, professional experience and artistic development opportunities under the guidance of Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen

YOLA Marks Five Years of the Beckmen YOLA Center with Expanded Programs, Partnerships, and Educational Opportunities

New initiatives include Beckmen YOLA Center anniversary programming, expanded school partnerships, new East Los Angeles hub, Symphonies for Schools opportunities, and community collaborations

LA Phil Announces 2026 Neighborhood Concerts

LA Phil Announces 2026 Neighborhood Concerts in Bellflower, Rowland Heights, Lancaster and Compton

PBS KIDS Raises the Curtain on Gustavo Dudamel’s CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS, Premiering November 16

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LA PHIL APPOINTS BEN ULLERY AS PRINCIPAL VIOLA, JOHN CONNELL CHAIR

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LA Phil APPOINTS VINETA SAREIKA AS CONCERTMASTER, MARJORIE CONNELL WILSON CHAIR

LA PHIL APPOINTS DANIEL HARDING AS ITS NEXT MUSIC DIRECTOR

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LA PHIL HONORS GUSTAVO DUDAMEL AS ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL LAUREATE OF THE LA PHIL AND FOUNDING DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR LAUREATE OF YOLA UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TENURE AS MUSIC & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

About the LA Phil

The LA Phil offers live performances, media initiatives, and learning programs that inspire and strengthen communities in Los Angeles and beyond.

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Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is our world-class, genre-defying orchestra. Our orchestra embodies LA’s adventurous artistic spirit, cross-cultural curiosity, and love of the traditional and the new.

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The Ford

For over 100 years, The Ford has featured a variety of performances, from punk rock to Shakespeare. Today, the LA Phil presents music, dance, theater, comedy, and film in its open-air amphitheater.

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Hollywood Bowl

One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, the Hollywood Bowl has hosted everyone from The Beatles to Igor Stravinsky. The LA Phil presents hundreds of concerts each year on its historic stage.

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

Designed by architect Frank Gehry, Walt Disney Concert Hall is our orchestra’s winter home and host to hundreds of concerts presented each year by the LA Phil.

YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles)

YOLA is the LA Phil’s flagship youth music program, providing young people with free instruments, music instruction, and opportunities to perform in their communities and around the world.

Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center (BYC)

Opened in Inglewood in August 2021, the 25,000-square-foot, Frank Gehry-designed Beckmen YOLA Center serves as the home of YOLA's latest site and provides a place to gather for YOLA musicians from across Los Angeles.

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