Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn

Sat / Feb 4, 2023 - 8:00PM

Charismatic Ray Chen plays one of the most treasured violin concertos of all time.

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Program

Olga NEUWIRTH Masaot/Clocks without Hands
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
Intermission
BRAHMS (arr. Schoenberg) Piano Quartet No. 1

Artists

About this Performance

Best known as the Music Director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, conductor/composer Matthias Pintscher leads a program combining a recent work by Olga Neuwirth—“a big, brash, brilliant showpiece, continuing in the raucous line of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Varèse’s Amériques“ (The New York Times)—with classics by Mendelssohn and Brahms. After the brilliant Ray Chen gives his take on the beloved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Pintscher illuminates Brahms’ chamber masterpiece redressed in colorful and clarifying orchestral garb by Schoenberg.

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Upbeat Live with Christopher Russell

Event starts at 7:00PM

Before the concert, some of the sharpest musical minds around – including members of the LA Phil – guide you through the evening’s music, complete with a Q&A session for any lingering questions. This free event is held in BP Hall, accessible after your ticket is scanned.

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