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The Colburn Visiting Orchestras initiative advances artistic dialogue between the LA Phil and leading ensembles from across the globe, offering audiences opportunities to experience the world’s great orchestras in Los Angeles’ very own Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Colburn Visiting Orchestras is generously supported by the Colburn Foundation and Carol Colburn Grigor / Dunard Fund USA.

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Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal with Rafael Payare

Rafael Payare leads his Montreal orchestra in Shostakovich’s symphony of tragedy, terror, and triumph, plus Mendelssohn’s timeless Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos.

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Program

    • Samy MOUSSA
    Elysium
    • MENDELSSOHN
    Violin Concerto
  • Intermission
    • SHOSTAKOVICH
    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Artists

  • Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
  • Rafael Payare, conductor
  • Leonidas Kavakos, violin
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Handel’s Messiah with Le Concert d’Astrée

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Program

    • HANDEL
    Messiah

Artists

  • Le Concert d’Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
  • Lucy Crowe, soprano
  • Carlo Vistoli, countertenor
  • Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
  • Ashley Riches, baritone
  • Le Concert d’Astrée Choir
  • Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
  • Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
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London Symphony Orchestra with Antonio Pappano

The LSO tackles Shostakovich’s emotionally shattering Eighth Symphony and, with the great Maxim Vengerov, Beethoven’s bold Violin Concerto.

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Program

    • BEETHOVEN
    Violin Concerto
  • Intermission
    • SHOSTAKOVICH
    Symphony No. 8

Artists

  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Antonio Pappano, conductor
  • Maxim Vengerov, violin