Upbeat Live
Pre-Concert Talks and Events
Get a guided tour of the evening’s music before your concert at Upbeat Live!
Key thinkers and guest musicians – including members of the LA Phil – share their expertise and offer historical and cultural context for your program’s pieces, giving you a deeper understanding of the music. This free event is held in BP Hall, accessible after your ticket is scanned.
Cost
Free to ticket holders
When
UBL starts 1 hour before the concert start time*
Where
Talks take 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.*
*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.
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2019/20 Schedule to be announced!
Listen to Past 2018/19 Talks
Upbeat Live - April
AUDIO: Salonen Conducts Pines of Rome
SUN / APR 28, 2018 - 1PM • Kristi Brown-Montesano
AUDIO: Salonen’s Stravinsky: Myths
SAT / APR 20, 2018 - 7PM • Simon Morrison
AUDIO: Salonen’s Stravinsky: Faith
SUN / APR 14, 2018 - 1PM • Christopher Russell
AUDIO: Salonen’s Rite of Spring
SAT / APR 13, 2018 - 7PM • Thomas Neenan
AUDIO: Cameron Carpenter
SUN / APR 7, 2018 - 6:30PM • Thomas Neenan
AUDIO: Mirga Leads Tchaikovsky & Debussy
SUN / APR 7, 2018 - 1PM • Christopher Russell
Upbeat Live - March
AUDIO: Gershwin & Ravel
SUN / MAR 31, 2018 - 1PM • Alan Chapman
AUDIO: Dudamel & Yuja Wang
SUN / MAR 10, 2018 - 1PM • Veronika Krausas
AUDIO: Bryce Dessner’s Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)
TUE / MAR 5, 2018 - 7PM • Derrick Spiva Jr.
AUDIO: Dudamel Conducts Mahler
SUN / MAR 3, 2018 - 1PM • Brian Lauritzen
Upbeat Live - February
AUDIO: William Grant Still & the Harlem Renaissance: Symphony No. 4
SUN / FEB 17, 2018 - 1PM • Ami Motevalli
AUDIO: Buddha Passion
SAT / FEB 9, 2018 - 7PM • Daniel Kessner
AUDIO: Paul Jacobs
SUN / FEB 3, 2018 - 6:30pm • Thomas Neenan
AUDIO: Britten & Strauss
FRI / FEB 1, 2018 - 7PM • Christopher Russell
Upbeat Live - January
AUDIO: Celebrating John Williams
THU / JAN 24, 2018 - 7PM • Conrad Pope
AUDIO: Turangalîla Symphony
FRI / JAN 18, 2018 - 7PM • Veronika Krausas
AUDIO: Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 4
SUN / JAN 6, 2018 - 1PM • Thomas Neenan
Upbeat Live - December
AUDIO: Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 2
SAT / DEC 15, 2018 - 7PM • Russell Steinberg
AUDIO: Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 1
FRI / DEC 14, 2018 - 7PM • Alan Chapman
AUDIO: Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT
SUN / DEC 9, 2018 - 1PM • Thomas Neenan
AUDIO: MTT and Tchaikovsky 6
SUN / DEC 2, 2018 - 1PM • Russell Steinberg
Upbeat Live - November
AUDIO: Stanley Kubrick’s Sound Odyssey
SUN / NOV 25, 2018 - 1PM • Bernardo Rondeau
AUDIO: Cameron Carpenter Plays Saint-Saëns
SUN / NOV 18, 2018 - 1PM • Christopher Russell
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