2017/18 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Green Umbrella
Add the intense rush of exploration and the thrill of discovery to stunning concert experiences and you get Green Umbrella, the Los Angeles Philharmonic at its most daring. This season, the acclaimed new-music series includes the world premieres of Annie Gosfield’s War of the Worlds and Ted Hearne’s opera Place. Conductors include Gustavo Dudamel, John Adams, Susanna Mälkki, Carlos Miguel Prieto, and Christopher Rountree.
CDMX: New Music from Mexico
Sample the sounds that make Mexico a central destination for cutting-edge musical discovery.
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- Édgar GUZMÁN new work for chamber ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Juan Felipe WALLER new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Ivan NARANJO new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Diana SYRSE new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Alejandro CASTAÑOS new work for chamber ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Artists
- LA Phil New Music Group
- Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
War of the Worlds
Yuval Sharon’s modern take on a “fake news” classic.
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- Annie GOSFIELD War of the Worlds (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Artists
- LA Phil New Music Group
- Christopher Rountree, conductor
- Yuval Sharon, director
Green Umbrella: Mälkki Conducts
Our Principal Guest Conductor illuminates the edge of the avant-garde.
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- Francesca VERUNELLI Unfolding
- Marcos BALTER new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Francesco FILIDEI Toccata
- Helmut LACHENMANN Mouvement
Artists
- LA Phil New Music Group
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Adams Conducts
The LA Phil Creative Chair leads a provocative program, including intense work from Julius Eastman.
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- Aura
- Andrew MCINTOSH Shasta (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- EASTMAN Evil Nigger
- MARTIRANO L's G.A. (with projections by Ron Nameth)
Artists
- LA Phil New Music Group
- John Adams, conductor
- Dynasty Battles, piano
- Michelle Cann, piano
- Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
- Vicki Ray, piano
- Ron Athey, politico
- test person
Dudamel Conducts Hearne and Rzewski
Join us for a night of provocative music, from Rzewski’s fierce Minimalist classic Coming Together to a new work for wearable electronics.
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- Pauchi SASAKI Gama XV: Piece for Two Speaker Dresses
- Frederic RZEWSKI Coming Together
- Ted HEARNE Law of Mosaics
Artists
- LA Phil New Music Group
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Claire Chase, flutes/vocals/speaker dress
- Pauchi Sasaki, violin/electronics/vocals/speaker dress
- Davóne Tines, narrator