The Planets
After a new concerto for flute and bass, the personalities of the planets come alive.
Program
- Felipe LARA : Double Concerto (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Intermission
- HOLST : The Planets
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki conductor
- Claire Chase flute
- Esperanza Spalding bass
About This Performance
Each planet in Holst’s stirring suite of orchestral portraits takes its character from astrological descriptions, giving it a distinct, highly colorful profile, from the frighteningly war-bent Mars to the mysterious, ethereal Neptune. Our Principal Guest Conductor also shares a new concerto for flute and bass by Felipe Lara, a Brazilian-born composer based in Boston.
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