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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.

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The Nutcracker with Dudamel: Tchaikovsky & Ellington

From Sugar Plum Fairies to Sugar Rum Cherries

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Program

    • 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
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The Nutcracker with Dudamel: Tchaikovsky & Ellington

Symphonies for Youth

A timeless Christmas favorite that offers drama and memorable melodies.

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Program

    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    Overture to The Nutcracker
    • ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK)
    Peanut Brittle Brigade
    • 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)
    Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
    • ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK)
    Dance of the Floreadors (Waltz of the Flowers)
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    No. 12d: Divertissement: Trepak
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    No. 12c: Divertissement: Tea
    • ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK)
    Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    No. 8: A Pine Forest in Winter
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    No. 7: The Nutcracker Battles the Army of the Mouse King
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    No. 2: March
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
    No. 1: Decoration and Illumination of the Christmas Tree
    • ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN (arr. TYZIK)
    Overture from The Nutcracker Suite
  • 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