2017/18 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Friday Evenings 2
Violinist Leila Josefowicz and Principal Guest Conductor Susanna Mälkki partner for the U.S. premiere of Luca Francesconi’s Duende – The Dark Notes, Emmanuelle Haïm conducts a program of 18th-century music, and acclaimed conductor/composer Matthias Pintscher leads violinist Renaud Capuçon and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the West Coast premiere of his concerto, mar’eh. The series closes with two epic programs: Bernstein’s sweeping Mass helmed by Gustavo Dudamel, and a pairing of Holst’s The Planets with Andrew Norman’s A Trip to the Moon.
Symphonie Fantastique with Susanna Mälkki
Experience the energy of Berlioz’ dream-induced symphony.
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- BERLIOZ
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- Luca FRANCESCONI
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- BERLIOZ
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
- Leila Josefowicz, violin
Bach & Pergolesi
A highly acclaimed conducting talent leads a trio of 18th century masterpieces.
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- PURCELL
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- RAMEAU
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- BACH
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- PERGOLESI
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
- Laura Claycomb, soprano
- Christophe Dumaux, countertenor
Debussy, Ravel, & Beyond
Acclaimed conductor/composer Matthias Pintscher interprets French masters.
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- RAVEL
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- Matthias PINTSCHER
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- DUKAS
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Matthias Pintscher, conductor
- Renaud Capuçon, violin
Bernstein's Mass with Dudamel
Dudamel marshals singers, choirs, dancers, a rock band and a marching band for Bernstein’s Mass.
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- BERNSTEIN
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Elkhanah Pulitzer, director
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director
A Trip to the Moon
An exhilarating new work for children and families takes its inspiration from Georges Méliès’ adaptation of the Jules Verne classic.
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- Andrew NORMAN
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- HOLST
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Teddy Abrams, conductor
- Yuval Sharon, director
- Diana Wyenn, associate director and choreographer
- Takeshi Kata, set design
- Christopher Kuhl, lighting designer
- Jason H. Thompson, video design
- Kaitlyn Pietras, video design
- Mark Grey, sound designer
- Ann Closs-Farley, Costume Designer
- Peter Tantsits, Georges Méliès
- Lauren Snouffer, Eoa
- Eve Gigliotti, Queen of the Moon People
- Theo Hoffman, Moon Man
- Clayton Farris, Professor Barbenfouillis
- Todd Strange, Nostradamus
- Kalean Ung, Alcofrisbas
- Jon Lee Keenan, Omega
- James Hayden, Micromegas
- Carolyn Michelle Smith, Parafaragaramus
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director
- Hoover Street Elementary School Chorus
- Paula Ludwig Van Houten, Music Director
- Members of YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles)
Schumann Focus: Symphony No. 1 • Piano Concerto
Dudamel and Mitsuko Uchida – one of the world’s foremost Schumann interpreters – launch the Schumann Focus with the German master’s beloved Piano Concerto, and Dudamel leads his vibrant “Spring” Symphony.
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- SCHUMANN
- Intermission
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- SCHUMANN
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Mitsuko Uchida, piano