2019/20 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday Evenings 2 (SA2)
Star conductors – including Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Zubin Mehta – lead fascinating programs of music by a wide range of composers: Beethoven, Dvořák, Mahler, Ives, Fauré, Weill, Hindemith, Duruflé, Prokofiev, and Norman.
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
Beethoven with Emanuel Ax
The timeless power of Beethoven: 3rd Piano Concerto with Ax and the iconic 5th Symphony.
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- BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
- Intermission
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- , conductor
- Emanuel Ax, piano
Weimar Nightfall: The Seven Deadly Sins
Vibrant musical theater from the Weimar Republic.
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- HINDEMITH Murderer, Hope of Women
- WEILL/BRECHT The Berlin Requiem
- WEILL/BRECHT The Seven Deadly Sins
- No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Simon McBurney, director
- Gerard McBurney, music consultant/dramaturge
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
- Anna Fleischle, production designer
- Will Duke, video designer
- Paul Anderson, lighting designer
- Frederick Vogler, sound designer
- Leah Hausman, movement director/choreographer
- Sasha Milavic Davies, associate director
- Hannah Whitley, text and image consultant
- Sharon Zhu, executive producer
- Nora Fischer, soprano
- Madeleine Bradbury Rance, soprano
- Alaysha Fox, soprano
- Lacey Jo Benter, soprano
- Sarah Beaty, mezzo-soprano
- Peter Hoare, tenor
- Simon Bode, tenor
- Christopher Purves, baritone
- Jarrett Ott, baritone
- Jorge Arbert, actor
- Scott Rad Brown, actor
- Jay Dunn, actor
- Chihiro Kawasaki, actor
- Brandon Mathis, actor
- Jobel Medina, actor
- Maxime Nourissat, actor
- Gabriella Schmidt, actor
Dvořák 9 & Ives 4
Dudamel’s inspired look at two composers who viewed America in their own ways reaches its climax.
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- IVES The Unanswered Question
- IVES Symphony No. 4
- Intermission
- DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
(Canceled) Requiems: Fauré & Duruflé
Experience the solace and beauty of these exquisite French Requiems.
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- FAURÉ Requiem, Op. 48 (1893 version)
- Intermission
- DURUFLÉ Requiem, Op. 9 (1961 version)
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Bernard Labadie, conductor
- Lydia Teuscher, soprano
- Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
- Jean-François Lapointe, baritone
- Thomas Annand, organ
- La Chapelle de Québec
(Canceled) Dudamel Conducts Norman & Prokofiev
With Dudamel, a charismatic cellist performs a brand-new cello concerto.
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- Andrew NORMAN Unstuck
- Andrew NORMAN Cello Concerto (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Intermission
- PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Johannes Moser, cello