DEC 13-14 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Alan Chapman
Concert: Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Upbeat Live
Pre-Concert Talks and Events
Enhance your concert experience with pre-concert talks!
Upbeat Live is an informative and engaging way to learn about the music before your concert. Renowned musicologists will take you through music theory, guided listening and the program's historical and cultural context. Plus, you'll hear interviews with guests and members of the LA Phil and participate in Q&A!
Cost
Free to ticket holders
When
UBL starts 1 hour before the concert start time*
Where
Talks talk place in BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert Hall*
*Please note for Friday matinees: UBL talks take place at 9:45AM in the main auditorium
Upbeat Live is available for the following concert series:
Can't attend?
Dial 1-605-475-4333 and enter access code 184648 to listen on your way to the Hall.*
Listen to past talks
You can listen to the audio recordings from past season's talks here.
*Dial in not available for Friday matinees. This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 605, South Dakota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans.
2018/19 Upcoming Schedule
DEC 15-16 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Russell Steinberg
Concert: Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 2
JAN 5-6 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Thomas Neenan
Concert: Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 4
JAN 18-19 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Veronika Krausas
Concert: Turangalîla Symphony
JAN 24-27 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Celebrating John Williams
FEB 1-3 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Christopher Russell
Concert: Britten & Strauss
SUN / FEB 3 • TALK BEGINS 6:30PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Paul Jacobs
FEB 6-7 • TALK BEGINS 7PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Chinese New Year
SAT / FEB 16 • TALK BEGINS 7PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: William Grant Still & the Harlem Renaissance: Symphony No. 1
SUN / FEB 17 • TALK BEGINS 1PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: William Grant Still & the Harlem Renaissance: Symphony No. 4
FEB 28-MAR 3 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME*
Asadour Santourian
Concert: Dudamel Conducts Mahler
*Friday's matinee starts at 9:45AM in the main auditorium
TUES / MAR 5 • TALK BEGINS 7PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: New Work by Bryce Dessner
MAR 7-10 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Dudamel & Yuja Wang
APR 5-7 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME*
Christopher Russell
Concert: Mirga Leads Tchaikovsky & Debussy
*Friday's matinee starts at 9:45AM in the main auditorium
SUN / APR 7 • TALK BEGINS 6:30PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Cameron Carpenter
APR 18-20 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME*
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Salonen’s Stravinsky: Myths
*Friday's matinee starts at 9:45AM in the main auditorium
APR 26-28 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Kristi Brown-Montesano
Concert: The Weimar Republic
MAY 2-5 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Thomas Neenan
Concert: Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart
MAY 10-12 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME*
Christian Campos
Concert: Mozart with Dudamel
*Friday's matinee starts at 9:45AM in the main auditorium
FRI / MAY 17 • TALK BEGINS 7PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Lang Lang & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
SAT / MAY 18 • TALK BEGINS 7PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Lang Lang & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
SUN / MAY 19 • TALK BEGINS 1PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Lang Lang & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
SUN / MAY 19 • TALK BEGINS 6:30PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: Iveta Apkalna
MAY 25-26 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME
Kristi Brown-Montesano
Concert: Masses by Haydn & Beethoven
MAY 30-31 & JUN 2 • TALK BEGINS 1 HOUR BEFORE CONCERT START TIME*
Asadour Santourian
Concert: Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s Eighth
*Friday's matinee starts at 9:45AM in the main auditorium
JUN 11-12 • TALK BEGINS 7PM
Speaker to be announced
Concert: ATLAS
Listen to Past 2018/19 Talks
Upbeat Live - November
AUDIO: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
SUN / NOV 11, 2018 - 6:30PM • Derrick Spiva Jr.
AUDIO: The Tempest
FRI / NOV 9, 2018 - 1PM • Veronika Krausas
AUDIO: Mälkki Conducts Mahler’s 5th
THU / NOV 1, 2018 - 7PM • Asadour Santourian
Upbeat Live - October
AUDIO: Halloween Organ & Film: Nosferatu
WED / OCT 31, 2018 - 7PM • Alan Chapman
AUDIO: Beethoven’s Fifth
FRI / OCT 26, 2018 - 11AM • Eric Bromberger
AUDIO: Romeo & Juliet
TUE / OCT 18, 2018 - 7PM • Veronika Krausas
AUDIO: LA Fest: LA’s Newest Music
TUE / OCT 9, 2018 - 7PM • Andrew Norman
AUDIO: Renée Anne Louprette
SUN / OCT 7, 2018 - 1PM • Jaebon Hwang
AUDIO: LA Fest: Dudamel Kicks Off the 100th Season
SAT / OCT 6, 2018 - 7PM • Kristi Brown-Montesano