Fri / Oct 2, 2026 - 8:00PM
Kwamé Ryan Leads Adams & Copland
The Grammy-winning conductor makes his LA Phil debut with an all-American program.
Drinks in The Garden
Have a pre-concert drink on us in our rooftop garden
Starting at 6:30pm, you can enjoy a drink on us and soak up the lush and leafy ambience of Walt Disney Concert Hall’s garden.
• WHEN: Before select Friday night concerts listed below
• WHERE: Walt Disney Concert Hall's garden (enter as usual, then head up to the rooftop)
• COST: Free for ticketholders
• RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes—but come whenever you can
• START TIME: 6:30pm
Each attendee will get a voucher for 1 free drink. Valid only at the bar in the garden after scanning tickets. This event is subject to cancellation due to weather conditions.
Presented By
The Drinks in the Garden Experience
Upcoming Concerts
Fri / Oct 16, 2026 - 8:00PM
Swan Lake & Liszt with Bronfman
Elim Chan shapes Swan Lake while Yefim Bronfman dazzles in Liszt.
Fri / Nov 13, 2026 - 8:00PM
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
The Russian Romantic’s passionate thrill ride meets a contemporary saxophone concerto about the Black American diaspora.
Fri / Dec 4, 2026 - 8:00PM
Simply Beethoven: “Eroica” and Piano Concerto No. 1 with Dudamel
Dudamel leads Beethoven’s revolutionary symphony, and Buchbinder embarks on a concerto cycle.
Fri / Dec 18, 2026 - 8:00PM
Celebrating Christmas with Le Concert d’Astrée
Early music expert Emmanuelle Haïm leads seasonal gems with the choir from one of the foremost ensembles in the field of historically informed performance practice.
Fri / Jan 8, 2027 - 8:00PM
Harding Leads Strauss
Daniel Harding leads a program of rich orchestral storytelling.
Fri / Jan 15, 2027 - 8:00PM
Simply Beethoven: The “Emperor” Concerto and Symphony No. 4
The culmination of Rudolf Buchbinder’s complete cycle of Beethoven piano concertos plus the composer’s joyful Fourth Symphony.
Fri / Jan 29, 2027 - 8:00PM
Salonen Leads Smith & Sibelius
Esa-Pekka Salonen leads a celebration of birthdays and birdsong featuring Finnish music and a premiere by Gabriella Smith.
Fri / Feb 5, 2027 - 8:00PM
Rituals: One Morning Turns Into an Eternity
Esa-Pekka Salonen and theater director Peter Sellars lead an emotional journey from grief to transcendence with operatic Schoenberg and Mahler works.
Fri / Feb 26, 2027 - 8:00PM
Minimalist Icons: Vasks, Pärt & Górecki
“There is so much divine power and beauty in the substance of music,” —Arvo Pärt
Fri / Apr 9, 2027 - 8:00PM
Schumann’s Piano Concerto
Fujita shines in Robert Schumann’s poignant concerto, and Popelka unleashes orchestral drama.
Fri / Apr 16, 2027 - 8:00PM
Minimalist Icons: John Adams
A spotlight on music from the operas of the LA Phil’s Creative Chair.
Fri / May 7, 2027 - 8:00PM
Dudamel Leads Prokofiev & Stravinsky
Gustavo Dudamel returns with a program of rapturous, rhythmic wonders.
Fri / May 14, 2027 - 8:00PM
Rituals: The Rite of Spring with Salonen
One of music’s most iconic ritualistic expressions meets Prokofiev’s “melody of the highest beauty” (Bachtrack)