Rituals Festival
Requiem
Esa-Pekka Salonen pairs two requiems: Mozart’s final musical expression of mortality and Ligeti’s mesmerizingly thick and cloudlike Mass of the Dead, memorably included in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Loading
Individual tickets on sale: [[ $t(vm.selectedInstance.bookingState.performance.onSaleDateFormatted) ]]
Individual tickets on sale: [[ $t(vm.selectedInstance.bookingState.performance.onSaleDateFormatted) ]]
Individual tickets on sale: [[ $t(vm.selectedInstance.bookingState.performance.onSaleDateFormatted) ]]
Individual tickets on sale: [[ $t(vm.selectedInstance.bookingState.performance.onSaleDateFormatted) ]]
Requiem
Presented as part of the LA Phil’s Rituals festival, curated by Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, this pairing of requiems brings us face to face with questions of faith, humanity, and mortality.
Mozart’s Requiem owes some of its timeless staying power to the composer’s death prior to its completion. It unfolds as a sacred rite suspended between fear and hope. From its booming Dies irae to its heart wrenching Lacrimosa, the unfinished mass is a powerful yet gentle statement on salvation and eternal rest.
György Ligeti’s Requiem, in the composer’s words, is “hysterical, hyperdramatic, and unrestrained.” When Salonen led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first performance of the work in 1998, The New York Times wrote that it felt like a “physical evocation of cold sweat.” Striking, substantial, and, sopping with terror, the music “bears the imprint of a long time spent in the shadow of death” Ligeti says. Sci-fi film fans might recognize its unsettling murmurs and sounds of cosmic dread from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Artists
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Choir
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
%20Salonen%20conducting.tif?w=350&h=210&f=cover&fx=50&fy=50)
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, California 90012
Transportation
We suggest arriving at least 1 hour before your event's start time
Metro
Get to the Hall via the A or E Line to Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station, or take the B or D Line to Civic Center/Grand Park Station. The Metro J Line busway also stops nearby at Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill.
Rideshare
All rideshare, access, and drop-off vehicles are welcome to unload passengers on Grand Avenue in front of the concert hall.
Parking
Parking is available directly beneath Walt Disney Concert Hall. Enter on 2nd Street or Lower Grand Avenue.
Accessibility
Walt Disney Concert Hall offers accessibility options for individuals with mobility, auditory, or visual impairments.
Create Your Own Package
Bundle any group of 3 or more concerts to save on ticket fees.
LA Phil Store
The LA Phil Store is the exclusive source of goods as uplifting as the music of the LA Phil! Visit the store at intermission or catch an artist signing after the concert.
Part of Rituals Festival
Friday Evenings 3, Saturday Evenings 2, Sunday Matinees 3
Rituals Festival
One Morning Turns Into an Eternity
The Otis Booth Foundation Series: Thursday Evenings, Casual Fridays (FRC), Saturday Matinees, Sunday Matinees 1
Rituals Festival
Requiem
Rituals Festival
The Rite of Spring with Salonen
Sunday Matinees 1 Series
