A Symphonic Ballet with Elim Chan
Debussy’s dreamlike colors, Stravinsky’s vivid energy, and Gomyo premieres Adams’ Violin Concerto.
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A Symphonic Ballet with Elim Chan
Elim Chan leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in two enchanting and colorful orchestral favorites. Debussy’s hues in Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun are otherworldly if hazy and in watercolor. The Impressionistic atmosphere Debussy conjures exudes a fragile beauty that set off a revolution, which Pierre Boulez said “breathed new air into the art of music.” By contrast, Stravinsky paints with bold, contrasting blocks of sound. Petrushka’s Picasso-esque approach to musical color and movement sets the stage for the story of a mischievous puppet, packed with Russian folklore and misadventure.
In between, Karen Gomyo—who has been described as “a first-rate artist of real musical command, vitality, brilliance, and intensity” by the Chicago Tribune—gives the world premiere of Samuel Adams’ Violin Concerto. The two combined for the premiere of Adams’ “mesmerizing, soulful” (The Independent) Chamber Concerto in 2018. The son of LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams, Samuel Adams writes in a musical style that combines his own background as a jazz bassist with his interest in European modernism and acoustic-digital sounds.
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Approx. 2-2.5 hours,
including 20-minute intermission
This performance is generously supported in part by the Kohl Virtuoso Violin Fund.
Sponsored By
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Program
Samuel ADAMS
Fast
Heavy
Very calm, suspended
Fast
world premiere
LA Phil commission
with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund
Intermission
STRAVINSKY
The Shrovetide Fair
Petrushka’s Cell
The Moor’s Room
The Shrovetide Fair (Evening)
Watch & Listen
Elim Chan on Debussy, Stravinsky, & Adams
Elim Chan returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall October 22-25 to conduct music that's near and dear to her heart. Get your tickets today!
Elim Chan on the magic of conducting
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Samuel Adams - Variations (2020)
Written for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Louis Langrée, Variations is a transcendent piece that reflects Adams' time in a desert neighborhood of Nevada during the summer of 2020 in the middle of a global pandemic.
Go Behind the Score of “Petrushka”
Joanne Pearce Martin and Thomas Hooten talk Stravinsky.
Get to Know: Igor Stravinsky
Explore the many sounds and styles from the imaginative 20th-century Russian composer.
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