2022/23 Walt Disney Concert Hall
"The Nutcracker"
When Dudamel last led The Nutcracker in concert with the LA Phil in 2013, the Los Angeles Times’ Mark Swed wrote the music was “irresistible” and “reinvigorated,” noting it was a rare treat to experience Tchaikovsky’s score treated as the main attraction with nuance and flow. This time Dudamel conducts the holiday favorite with a twist, when he leads both Tchaikovsky’s original as well as Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington’s swinging reimagination of the many colors and drama of the original.
The Nutcracker with Dudamel: Tchaikovsky & Ellington
From Sugar Plum Fairies to Sugar Rum Cherries
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- TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I
- Intermission
- TCHAIKOVSKY/ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK) The Nutcracker Suite
- TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II (selections)
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director
The Nutcracker with Dudamel: Tchaikovsky & Ellington
Symphonies for Youth
A timeless Christmas favorite that offers drama and memorable melodies.
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- TCHAIKOVSKY Overture to The Nutcracker
- ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK) Overture from The Nutcracker Suite
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 1: Decoration and Illumination of the Christmas Tree
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 2: March
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 7: The Nutcracker Battles the Army of the Mouse King
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 8: A Pine Forest in Winter
- ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK) Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 12c: Divertissement: Tea
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 12d: Divertissement: Trepak
- ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK) Dance of the Floreadors (Waltz of the Flowers)
- ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK) Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
- TCHAIKOVSKY No. 14c: Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy: Variation II (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
- ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK) Peanut Brittle Brigade
- No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Debbie Devine, director
- Lesley Gonzalez, stage manager
- Azra King-Abadi, lighting designer
- Kitty McNamee, choreographer
- Rasta Thomas, choreographer
- Jessica Gadzinski, dancer
- Jalyn Flowers, dancer