2019/20 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Friday Evenings 2 (FR2)
FR2 is bursting with major concerts, such as Mahler’s “Resurrection” with Zubin Mehta. Dudamel conducts half the concerts, including the blockbusters Sunday in the Park with George and Gurrelieder. A highly eventful series.
Pre-Concert Event: Drinks in The Garden
Come at 6:30pm on Friday evenings before your concert, and enjoy complimentary drinks and unique views of DTLA from the Walt Disney Concert Hall Garden.
Dudamel Conducts Music from the Americas
Rousing music by Carlos Chávez, Esteban Benzecry, and Aaron Copland
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- CHÁVEZ Symphony No. 2, "Sinfonía India"
- Esteban BENZECRY Piano Concerto, “Universos infinitos” (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Intermission
- COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
- COPLAND Rodeo
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Sergio Tiempo, piano
Mehta’s Mahler
Mahler’s overwhelmingly transcendent Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
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- MAHLER Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"
- No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta, conductor
- Chen Reiss, soprano
- Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
The Weimar Republic: Germany 1918-1933
Weill’s Violin Concerto with Salonen
Salonen leads significant works from the Weimar Republic.
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- HINDEMITH Rag Time (on a theme of J.S. Bach)
- WEILL Violin Concerto
- Intermission
- BACH (arr. Schoenberg) “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele,” BWV 654
- BACH (arr. Schoenberg) “Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist,” BWV 667
- HINDEMITH Symphony: Mathis der Maler
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Carolin Widmann, violin
(Canceled) Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz’ most loved work is a symphony of love, from romantic infatuation to drug-fueled madness.
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- BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps
- BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14
- Intermission
- BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Rafael Payare, conductor
- Gil Shaham, violin
(Canceled) Sunday in the Park with George
Dudamel delves into the life of an artist via a magnificent American musical.
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Sunday in the Park with George
Book by James Lapine • Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Zack Winokur, director
(Canceled) Gustavo Conducts Gurrelieder
Dudamel presides over a massive expression of tragic love.
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- SCHOENBERG Gurrelieder
- No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Christiane Libor, Tove
- Jennifer Johnson Cano, Wood Dove
- Simon O'Neill, King Waldemar
- Hubert Francis, Klaus the Fool
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director