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Arnold Schoenberg’s inventive approach to harmony left a lasting influence on the 20th century. Marking the 150th anniversary of his birth, the LA Phil explores the work of the Austrian-turned-Angeleno composer from his distinct avant-garde compositions to his Romantic and sweeping Gurrelieder.

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Intimate Schoenberg

Schoenberg at 150 Festival

From post-Romanticism to the emancipation from tonality, Schoenberg’s brilliance shines through these smaller works.

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Program

    • SCHOENBERG
    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4, for string sextet
  • Intermission
    • SCHOENBERG
    String Quartet No. 1

Artists

  • Johnny Lee, violin
  • Rebecca Reale, violin
  • Jenni Seo, viola
  • Dana Lawson, viola
  • Robert deMaine, cello
  • Jason Lippmann, cello
  • Bing Wang, violin
  • Emily Shehi, violin
  • Ben Ullery, viola
  • Dahae Kim, cello
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Zubin Mehta Conducts Gurrelieder

Schoenberg at 150 Festival

Mehta leads one of his specialties in Schoenberg’s epic and Romantic masterpiece.

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Program

    • SCHOENBERG
    Gurrelieder
  • Part I
    Intermission
    Part II
    Part III

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Zubin Mehta, conductor
  • Christine Goerke, soprano (Tove)
  • Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (Waldtaube)
  • John Matthew Myers, tenor (Waldemar)
  • Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Klaus-Narr)
  • Gabriel Manro, baritone (The Peasant)
  • Dietrich Henschel, speaker
  • Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
  • Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
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Ravel & Brahms

Schoenberg at 150 Festival

Seong-Jin Cho returns for Ravel’s joyful Concerto in G, and Paavo Järvi leads a Brahms quartet lovingly orchestrated by Schoenberg.

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Program

    • BACEWICZ
    Concerto for String Orchestra
    • RAVEL
    Piano Concerto in G
  • Intermission
    • BRAHMS (orch. Schoenberg)
    Piano Quartet No. 1

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Paavo Järvi, conductor
  • Seong-Jin Cho, piano