2025/26 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Body and Sound: Music in Five Senses
Music is not invisible. Nor does it lack texture, flavor, or scent. When we encounter music, we encounter it with our entire bodies, all five senses working together as we react to what’s in front of us. Body & Sound is an exploration of the odd ways music shapes and is shaped by forces you wouldn’t expect. How does the smell of an alluring incense change the way we hear a piece of music? Do familiar works sound different when performed in the dark? How well might a Michelin-approved meal pair with a consensus masterpiece? These are all questions we’re asking this spring, with a series of multisensory concerts and events like no other. Join us, and get a taste—or a glimpse—of what’s possible.
Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen
Salonen joins forces with a favorite collaborator and leads Scriabin’s Poem of Fire
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- Gabriella SMITH
- Intermission
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- DEBUSSY
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- SCRIABIN
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Grimanesa Amorós, Multimedia Artist
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Liv Redpath, soprano
- Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
Symphonies for Youth
Sensory Symphony
Feel the music in your bones, breath, and heart, as we explore new ways of being present.
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- Program to include selections from:
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- Ellen REID
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- John LUTHER ADAMS
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- SIBELIUS
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- Steve REICH
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- SAINT-SAËNS
- No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Aleksandra Melaniuk, conductor
- Jennifer Niedringhaus-Lopez, animator and voice-over artist
- Nick Van Houten, lighting designer
- Arturo Fernandez Jr., stage manager
Ancestral Table
Join us for a shared meal and interdisciplinary performance at Millwick
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- Mary PRESCOTT
Artists
- Mary Prescott, artist
- Jazz Singsanong, chef
Turangalîla
Simone Young guides Messiaen’s maximalist thrill ride.
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- MESSIAEN
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Simone Young, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot
- Zack Winokur, director
Crossing Open Ground
Experience the work of John Luther Adams in Elysian Park
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- John LUTHER ADAMS
Artists
- Dimitri Chamblas, director
- Christopher Rountree, conductor
- Musicians from USC Thornton School of Music