2019/20 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sunday 1 (SU1)
Sunday afternoons, a great time for a concert, will be jam-packed with music of all kinds and sizes, with half of this series conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Highlights include American icons, The Rite of Spring, Ax playing Beethoven, Salonen leading Weill and Hindemith, and much more.
Dudamel Conducts Gershwin & Copland
Beauty and bravura by American masters.
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- BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915
- GERSHWIN Concerto in F
- Intermission
- PREVIN Can Spring be Far Behind?
- COPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Julia Bullock, soprano
Dudamel Conducts Rachmaninoff & Stravinsky
Dudamel and music by the Russian Romantic and the Russian Revolutionary.
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- RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
- Intermission
- STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Mehta Conducts Wagner & More
Highlights from The Twilight of the Gods, followed by early modernist works.
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- WAGNER Götterdämmerung: Rhine Journey
- WAGNER Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music
- WAGNER Götterdämmerung: Immolation Scene
- Intermission
- SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
- WEBERN Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
- WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta, conductor
- Christine Goerke, soprano
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
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
Power to the People!
Yolanda Adams with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil
The “Queen of Contemporary Gospel Music” joins the LA Phil in a joyous celebration of the spirit.
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- Jessie MONTGOMERY Banner
- ELLINGTON Three Black Kings
- Intermission
- Yolanda Adams with the LA Phil
- All orchestra arrangements for Yolanda Adams and West Angeles Choir by Leon Lacey
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Yolanda Adams
- West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir
- Dr. Judith McAllister, director
(Canceled) Mälkki Conducts Sibelius
The Finnish conductor leads an all-Finnish program, including a premiere.
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- Kaija SAARIAHO Vista (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Carol Grigor and the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund)
- Intermission
- SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
(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